A-League Men 25-26 Season Guide: Tickets, fixtures, how to watch

After the longest off-season in world football, the Isuzu UTE A-League is BACK for the 2025-26 campaign on October 17!

Melbourne City are the Champions, and Auckland FC are the Premiers as we return for the 21st season of the Isuzu UTE A-League.

Since City conquered Melbourne Victory in the 2025 Grand Final there have been 110 new signings (and counting), and Brisbane Roar, Adelaide United and Newcastle Jets have all appointed new head coaches. Stunning new kits have been released for 2025-26, academy guns have signed senior deals and senior internationals have arrived Down Under for their first taste of the Isuzu UTE A-League.

With so much to catch up on ahead of the 2025-26 season, read on as aleagues.com.au brings you up to speed with key storylines, derby dates, full squad lists, broadcast information, membership and ticket details and everything in between.

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What are the big storylines of 2025-26?

Melbourne City return as Isuzu UTE A-League Champions after downing Melbourne Victory 1-0 in the first-ever Melbourne Derby Grand Final – their title defence will occur alongside an AFC Champions League Elite campaign.

Auckland FC, meanwhile, return for the club’s second season after a remarkable inaugural term which saw Steve Corica’s side lift the Premiers Plate. But the Black Knights failed to convert their Premiership into a trophy double, losing to Melbourne Victory in the Semi-Finals in a major upset. Whether Corica and Co. can recapture the magic of season 2024-25 and make another tilt at the title will be a key story to follow this season.

Melbourne City aren’t the only team competing in Asia; the new-look Macarthur Bulls are in the midst of their AFC Champions League Two group stage duties as the Isuzu UTE A-League season nears and Mile Sterjovski’s side will be hoping to replicate Central Coast Mariners’ efforts in the AFC Cup in 2024 by making a deep run in Asia’s second-tier continental club competition.

Down the other end of the table, Perth Glory are looking to avoid three consecutive wooden spoons while Brisbane Roar hope to convert a promising run of pre-season form into a run at the Finals Series. Same goes for Newcastle Jets who, under new head coach Mark Milligan, won the 2025 Hahn Australia Cup to end the club’s 17-year trophy drought.

Adelaide United legend Craig Goodwin is back at the Reds this season, while Spanish World Cup, UEFA Champions League and Europa League winner Juan Mata has swapped Western Sydney Wanderers for Melbourne Victory – and that’s just scratching the surface of player movement in the off-season.

To read more about the key storylines surrounding each club for season 2025-26, read aleagues.com.au’s three-part series of burning questions facing every team.

BURNING QUESTIONS, PART 1: Adelaide United, Auckland FC, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners
BURNING QUESTIONS, PART 2: Macarthur Bulls, Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory and Newcastle Jets
BURNING QUESTIONS, PART 3: Perth Glory, Sydney FC, Wellington Phoenix, Western Sydney Wanderers.

What are the key season dates?

The Isuzu UTE A-League 2025-26 season kicks off on the weekend of October 17-19.

In 2025-26, the Isuzu UTE A-League will feature 12 teams following the announcement Western United’s Club Participation Agreement (CPA) has been placed in conditional hibernation for the upcoming campaign.

The 26-round, 12-team campaign sees each club play 22 home-and-away fixtures, and will meet four teams on three occasions throughout the season.

FULL FIXTURES: Every match of the Isuzu UTE A-League 25-26 season here

Get ready for Round 1

Round 1 is headlined by an F3 Derby between Central Coast Mariners and Mark Milligan’s Newcastle Jets on Sunday afternoon, after the season gets underway with two enticing fixtures on Friday night.

The Airton Andrioli era at Adelaide United begins against rivals Sydney FC at Coopers Stadium, while Michael Valkanis’ new-look Brisbane Roar welcome Macarthur Bulls to Suncorp Stadium.

There is also a Semi-Final rematch between Grand Finalists Melbourne Victory and reigning premiers Auckland FC, to go with a Distance Derby pitting Perth Glory against Wellington Phoenix as defending champions Melbourne City visit Western Sydney Wanderers.

FIRST 5 FIXTURES: Your Isuzu UTE A-League team’s start to the 2025-26 season
FINALS SERIES: 2025-26 structure and dates

The Finals Series

The Isuzu UTE A-League 2026 Finals Series will kick off on the weekend of May 1-3, 2026 with the Grand Final scheduled for the weekend of May 23-24, 2026.

The 2026 Finals Series will follow last season’s format with two Elimination Finals – the two winners advancing to a two-legged Semi Final against the top two sides, with the winners qualifying for the Grand Final.

Derby dates and other notable fixtures

Keep these dates circled in your calendars, with blockbuster fixtures addng to the excitement of the 2025-26 campaign.

Sydney Derbies (Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers)

Saturday 29 November @ Commbank Stadium
Saturday 31 January @ Allianz Stadium
Saturday 11 April @ Commbank Stadium

Melbourne Derbies (Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory)

Saturday 8 November @ AAMI Park
Saturday 20 December @ AAMI Park
Saturday 21 February @ AAMI Park

New Zealand Derbies (Auckland FC v Wellington Phoenix)

Saturday 8 November @ Sky Stadium
Saturday 6 December @ Go Media Stadium
Saturday 21 December @ Sky Stadium

F3 Derbies (Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets)

Sunday 19 October @ polytec Stadium
Saturday 28 February @ polytec Stadium
Saturday 25 April @ McDonald Jones Stadium

Original Rivalry (Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory)

Saturday 13 December @ AAMI Park
Saturday 17 January @ Coopers Stadium
Friday 27 February @ AAMI Park

Big Blue (Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC)

Saturday 22 November @ TBC
Monday 26 January @ AAMI Park
Saturday 7 March @ Allianz Stadium

Other Notable Matches…

Round 1: Adelaide United v Sydney FC – Friday 17 October, Coopers Stadium at 7:00pm AEDT
Round 1: Brisbane Roar v Macarthur Bulls – Friday 17 October, Suncorp Stadium at 9:05pm AEDT
Round 1: Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix – Saturday 18 October, HBF Park 9:45pm AEDT
Round 3: Macarthur Bulls v Western Sydney Wanderers – Saturday 1 November, Campbelltown Stadium at 7:35pm AEDT
Round 10: Newcastle Jets v Macarthur Bulls – Friday, 26 December, McDonald Jones Stadium at 7:35pm AEDT (Boxing Day)
Round 10: Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar – Wednesday 31 December, polytech Stadium at 7:00pm AEDT (New Year’s Eve)
Round 11: Auckland FC v Newcastle Jets – Thursday 1 January, Go Media Stadium at 3:00pm AEDT (New Year’s Day)
Round 11: Western Sydney Wanderers v Macarthur Bulls – Thursday 1 January, CommBank Stadium at 7:00pm AEDT (New Year’s Day)
Round 12: Macarthur Bulls v Sydney FC – Saturday 10 January, Campbelltown Stadium at 7:35pm AEDT
Round 15: Perth Glory v Auckland FC – Saturday 31 January, HBF Park at 9:45pm AEDT
Round 23: Adelaide United v Auckland FC – Friday 3 April, Coopers Stadium at 7:34pm AEDT (Good Friday)
Round 23: Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC – Saturday 5 April, TBC at 5:00pm AEDT
Round 23: Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix – Sunday 5 April, AAMI Park at 3:00pm AEDT (Easter Sunday)

DERBY DATES: The matches to circle in your calendar now

How can I watch the Isuzu UTE A-League?

Paramount Australia remains the exclusive home of Australian football for the 2025-26 season in Australia. Football fans across the country will once again enjoy access to a mountain of football with every single A-Leagues match available to stream live on Paramount+.

Building on the growth in TV viewership (up 9 per cent) in 2024-25, this season will again see a Saturday night doubleheader shown live on free-to-air – with back-to-back Isuzu UTE A-League Men matches on 10 Drama and 10 streaming from 5pm and 7.35pm AEST.

In New Zealand, Sky remains the exclusive home of the Isuzu UTE A-League, with all matches broadcast live on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now and Sky Go, and selected A-Leaguesʼ games will be available to watch free-to-air on Sky Open.

Over 1.4 million New Zealanders tuned in to watch Isuzu UTE A-League football on Sky during the 24-25 season. An additional 450,000 viewers streamed matches via Sky Sport Now and Sky Go.

Key broadcast information:

Every Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s match will be shown live on Paramount+
Each Saturday two Isuzu UTE A-League Men matches will be broadcast live and free on 10 Drama and available to stream live and free on 10
Outside of the Saturday double-header on 10 Drama and 10 streaming, Paramount+ is the only place to catch every Isuzu UTE A-League Men match
New Zealand fans can enjoy every Isuzu UTE A-League match live on Sky Sport, Sky Sport Now and Sky Go, with selected A-Leagues games also broadcast free-to-air on Sky Open
Minis, highlights and replays are also available to stream on Paramount+

How can I become a member and buy tickets?

If you are looking to buy regular season tickets for A-Leagues matches you should always buy them directly from A-Leagues Clubs.

You can purchase tickets safely from official Club websites or ticket offices linked here for the Isuzu UTE A-League Men’s competition.

Clubs will also provide details of any authorised ticket partners on their official site.

CLICK HERE to visit the Isuzu UTE A-League ticket hub

You can also become a member by visiting the A-Leagues Membership Hub!

Click here for information on every club’s membership packs and options for the 2025-26 campaign.

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What happened in the transfer window?

A grand total of 110 transfers occurred in the Isuzu UTE A-League off-season and with clubs still able to acquire players who were free agents when the window shut on September 15, that number is likely to increase as the season start date of October 17 draws near.

Adelaide United lured club legend Craig Goodwin back to the club after a two-season absence, Juan Mata left Western Sydney Wanderers for Melbourne Victory and 24-year-old Peru international Piero Quispe joined Sydney FC on loan from Mexican giants Pumas UNAM in some of the headline moves of the window.

TRANSFER CENTRE: Your club’s ins/outs ahead of the upcoming season

Perth Glory also snared Vanuatu international Brian Kaltak from Central Coast Mariners, while South Korea international Ji Dong-won made his way to Macarthur Bulls from Suwon Bluewings and AFC Asian Champions League winner Takeshi Kanamori joined Melbourne City for the club’s Isuzu UTE A-League Championship defence – and that’s just scratching the surface.

Arrivals

Adelaide United: Craig Goodwin, Julian Kwaaitaal (returns from loan at FC Eindhoven), Joey Garuccio (scholarship), Sotirios Phillis (scholarship), Vinko Stanisic (scholarship), Joshua Smits, Anselmo de Moraes, Juan Muñiz, Jake Najdovski, Israel Monga (scholarship)
Auckland FC: Lachlan Brook, Oli Sail, Sam Cosgrove, Jake Girdwood-Reich (loan)
Brisbane Roar: Milorad Stajic, James McGarry, Hosine Bility, Michael Ruhs, Dean Bouzanis, Christoper Long, Justin Vidic, Dimitri Valkanis (loan), Georgios Vrakas, Jordan Lauton, Matthew Dench, Youstin Salas (loan)
Central Coast Mariners: Andrew Redmayne, James Donachie, Will Kennedy, Alexi Houridis, James Houridis
Macarthur Bulls: Ji Dong-won, Anthony Caceres, Callum Talbot, Harry Politidis, Zane Helweh (scholarship), Will McKay (scholarship), Sebastian Krslovic (scholarship), Šime Gržan, Damien Da Silva, Rafael Duran Martinez, Luke Vickery
Melbourne City: Takeshi Kanamori, Liam Bonetig, Beckham Baker (2027-28), Elbasan Rashani, Besian Kutleshi, Akeem Gerald, Matthew Baker, Ryan Kalms
Melbourne Victory: Louis D’Arrigo, Keegan Jelacic, Franco Lino (loan), Kayne Razmovski, Sebastian Esposito (loan), Jason Davidson, Emre Saglam (loan), Jack Mihailidis (promoted), Daniel Lazarevski (promoted), Oliver Dragicevic, Xavier Stella, Denis Genreau, Jack Warshawsky, Matthew Grimaldi, Juan Mata
Newcastle Jets: Alex Badolato, Max Burgess, Joe Shaughnessy, James Delianov, Joel Bertolisio, Xavier Bertoncello (scholarship), Lucas Scicluna (scholarship), Christian Bracco (scholarship), Max Cooper (scholarship), Alex Nassiep
Perth Glory: Brian Kaltak, Sam Sutton, Scott Wootton, Callum TImmins, Mark Birighitti, Sebastian Despotovski (scholarship), Oliver Evans (scholarship), Arion Sulemani, Jaiden Kucharski, Gabriel Popovic, Charbel Shamoon, Rhys Bozinovski, Matthew Sutton
Sydney FC: Al Hassan Toure, Patrick Wood (end of loan to Perth Glory), Rhys Youlley, Akol Akon, Mathias Macallister, Paul Okon-Engstler, Marcel Tisserand, Piero Quispe (loan), Victor Campuzano, Abel Walatee, Ben Garuccio
Wellington Phoenix: Ifeanyi Eze, Carlo Armiento, Nikola Mileusnic, Manjrekar James, Dan Edwards, Ramy Najjarine
Western Sydney Wanderers: Kosta Barbarouses, Steven Ugarkovic, Phillip Cancar, Alou Kuol, Ruon Tongyik, Angus Thurgate

Departures

Adelaide United: Isaías (retired), Javi Lopez (retired), Ryan Tunnicliffe, Josh Cavallo, Jordan Elsey, James Delianov, Zach Clough, Stefan Mauk, Archie Goodwin
Auckland FC: Neyder Moreno, Max Mata (end of loan), Alex Paulsen (end of loan), Luis Toomey, Tommy Smith, Scott Galloway
Brisbane Roar: Keegan Jelacic (end of loan), Florin Berenguer, Louis Zabala, Adam Zimarino, Corey Brown, Rafael Struick, Asumah Abubakar, Jack Hingert, Walid Shour, Matt Acton, Pearson Kasawaya
Central Coast Mariners: Brian Kaltak, Alou Kuol, Noah Smith, Will Wilson, Sasha Kuzevski, Jack Warshawsky, Mikael Doka (loan)
Macarthur Bulls: Kealey Adamson, Ivan Vujica, Danny De Silva, Yianni Nicolaou, Peter Makrillos, Jake Hollman, Kevin Boli, Saif-Eddine Khaoui, Marin Jakolis
Melbourne City: Steven Ugarkovic, Harry Politidis, Arion Sulemani, Callum Talbot, James Jeggo (retired), Marco Tilio (end of loan), Yonatan Cohen
Melbourne Victory: Fabian Monge, Alex Menelaou, Christian Siciliano, Kasey Bo, Daniel Arzani, Ryan Teague, Mitch Langerak (retired), Zinedine Machach
Newcastle Jets: Dane Ingham, Ryan Scott, Matt Scarcella, Justin Vidic, Wellissol, Callum Timmins, Jacob Dowse, Charles M’Mombwa, Zac Bowling, Phillip Cancar
Perth Glory: Joel Anasmo (loan move – Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors), Jaylan Pearman, Anas Hamzaoui, Lachie Barr, Patrick Wood (end of loan), Riley Warland, Tass Mourdoukoutas, Yuto Misao, Takuya Okamoto, Hiroaki Aoyama, Oli Sail, Tomislav Mrcela, Nikola Mileusnic
Sydney FC: Patryk Klimala (end of loan), Andrew Redmayne, Jaushua Sotirio (end of loan), Jaiden Kucharski, Max Burgess, Anas Ouahim, Adrian Segecic, Anthony Caceres, Leo Sena, Aaron Gurd (loan), Douglas Costa, Will Kennedy
Wellington Phoenix: Scott Wootton, Sam Sutton, Kosta Barbarouses, Stefan Colakovski, Francisco Geraldes, Dublin Boon
Western Sydney Wanderers: Nicolas Milanovic, Marcus Antonsson, Jack Clisby, Dean Pelekanos, Jeong Tae-Wook, Taiga Harper, Zac Sapsford (Dundee United), Alexander Badolato, Marcus Younis, Oscar Priestman, Juan Mata

Full squads

Adelaide United: Ethan Alagich, Austin Ayoubi, Jay Barnett, Ethan Cox, Harry Crawford, Anselmo de Moraes, Yaya Dukuly, Luke Duzel, Ben Folami, Joey Garuccio, Craig Goodwin, Luka Jovanovic, Feyzo Kasumovic, Panagiotis Kikianis, Ryan Kitto, Julian Kwaaitaal, Panashe Madanha, Israel Mbula-Monga, Juan Muniz, Jake Najdovski, Malual Nichola, Bailey O’Neil, Sotirios Phillis, Dylan Pierias, Joshua Smits, Vinko Stanisic, Fabian Talladira, Amlani Tatu, Max Vartuli, Bart Vriends, Ryan White, Jonny Yull

Auckland FC: Jonty Bidois, Jake Brimmer, Lachlan Brook, Sam Cosgrove, Adama Coulibaly, Francis De Vries, Callan Elliot, Marlee Francois, Luis Felipe Gallegos, William Gillion, Jake Girdwood-Reich, Daniel Hall, Cameron Howieson, Joseph Knowles, Guillermo May, Finn McKenlay, Oliver Middleton, Nando Pijnaker, Jesse Randall, Logan Rogerson, Oliver Sail, Hiroki Sakai, Louis Verstraete, Michael Woud

Brisbane Roar: Nathan Amanatidis, Hosine Bility, Dean Bouzanis, Jacob Brazete, Antonee Burke-Gilroy, Matthew Dench, Marcus Ferkranus, Macklin Freke, Ben Halloran, Lucas Herrington, Henry Hore, Samuel Klein, Jordan Lauton, Christopher Long, Austin Ludwik, Quinn MacNicol, James McGarry, James O’Shea, Michael Ruhs, Youstin Salas, Milorad Stajic, Dimitri Valkanis, Justin Vidic, Georgios Vrakas, Benjamin Warland

Central Coast Mariners: Jai Ajanovic, Bailey Brandtman, Arthur De Lima, Miguel Di Pizio, James Donachie, Nicholas Duarte, Haine Eames, Ryan Edmondson, Abdelelah Faisal, Diesel Herrington, Alexander Houridis, James Houridis, Will Kennedy, Lucas Mauragis, Alfie McCalmont, Sebit Ngor, Nathan Paull, Adam Pavlesic, Dylan Peraic-Cullen, Andrew Redmayne, Storm Roux, Trent Sainsbury, Logan Sambrook, Harrison Steele, Bradley Tapp, Christian Theoharous

Macarthur Bulls: Dean Bosnjak, Luke Brattan, Anthony Caceres, Damien Da Silva, Joshua Damevski, Frans Deli, Rafael Duran Martinez, Sime Grzan, Zane Helweh, Chris Ikonomidis, Dong-won Ji, Matthew Jurman, Sebastian Krslovic, Filip Kurto, Will McKay, Bernardo Oliveira, Henrique Oliveira, Harry Politidis, Kristian Popovic, Oliver Randazzo, Alexander Robinson, Liam Rose, Harrison Sawyer, Walter Scott, Callum Talbot, Tomislav Uskok, Luke Vickery

Melbourne City: Peter Antoniou, Nathaniel Atkinson, Beckham Baker, Matthew Baker, Patrick Beach, Aziz Behich, Liam Bonetig, Max Caputo, Lachlan Charles, Emin Durakovic, German Ferreyra, Akeem Gerald, Takeshi Kanamori, Ryan Kalms, Andreas Kuen, Besian Kutleshi, Mathew Leckie, Alessandro Lopane, Benjamin Mazzeo, Medin Memeti, Andrew Nabbout, Jayden Necovski, Dakota Ochsenham, Kavian Rahmani, Elbasan Rashani, Zane Schreiber, Harrison Shillington, Samuel Souprayen, Kai Trewin, Lawrence Wong

Melbourne Victory: Louis D’Arrigo, Jason Davidson, Jack Duncan, Sebastian Esposito, Denis Genreau, Oliver Gragicevic, Daniel Graskoski, Matthew Grimaldi, Brendan Hamill, Joshua Inserra, Lachlan Jackson, Keegan Jelacic, Luka Kolic, Daniel Lazarevski, Franco Lino, Juan Mata, Jack Mihailidis, Roderick Miranda, Reno Piscopo, Joshua Rawlins, Kayne Razmovski, Jing Reec, Emre Saglam, Xavier Stella, Clerismario Santos Rodrigues, Adama Traore, Jordi Valadon, Nishan Velupillay, Nikolaos Vergos, Jack Warshawsky

Newcastle Jets: Eli Adams, Thomas Aquilina, Alexander Badolato, Lachlan Bayliss, Joel Bertolissio, Xavier Bertoncello, Christian Bracco, Max Burgess, Maxwell Cooper, James Delianov, Will Dobson, Oscar Fryer, Benjamin Gibson, Kostandinos Grozos, Noah James, Kota Mizunuma, Alex Nassiep, Mark Natta, Meliwethu Nkomo, Alexandro Nunes, Lachlan Rose, Lucas Scicluna, Joseph Shaughnessy, Aleksandar Susnjar, Clayton Taylor, Ben van Dorssen, Daniel Wilmering

Perth Glory: Luke Amos, Joel Anasmo, Mark Birighitti, Nathanael Blair, Rhys Bozinovski, Adam Bugarija, Cameron Cook, Sebastian Despotovski, Oliver Evans, William Freney, Taras Gomulka, Brian Kaltak, Jaiden Kucharski, Tadiwanashe Kuzamba, Andriano Lebib, Zach Lisolajski, Kaelan Majekodunmi, Khoa Ngo, Brandon O’Neill, Trent Ostler, Nicholas Pennington, Gabriel Popovic, Joshua Risdon, Charbel Sharmoon, Arion Sulemani, Sam Sutton, Adam Taggart, Callum Timmins, Lachlan Wales, Scott Wootton

Sydney FC: Akol Akon, Nickolas Alfaro, Victor Campuzano, Jordan Courtney-Perkins, Zachary De Jesus, Harrison Devenish-Meares, Marin France, Ben Garuccio, Alex Grant, Rhyan Grant, Gus Hoesfloot, Corey Hollman, Wataru Kamijo, Joel King, Joseph Lacey, Joe Lolley, Mathias Macallister, Lachlan Middleton, Paul Okon-Engstler, Alexandar Popovic, Tiago Quintal, Piero Quispe, Marcel Tisserand, Al Hassan Toure, Abel Walatee, Tyler Williams, Patrick Wood, Rhys Youlley

Wellington Phoenix: Carlo Armiento, Luke Brooke-Smith, Daniel Edwards, Ifeanyi Eze, Isaac Hughes, Hideki Ishige, Manjrekar James, Albert Kelly-Heald, Lukas Kelly-Heald, Xuan Loke, Nikola Mileusnic, Kazuki Nagasawa, Ramy Najjarine, Joshua Oluwayemi, Tim Payne, Corban Piper, Paulo Retre, Fin Roa Conchie, Alex Rufer, Matthew Sheridan, Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues, Jayden Smith, Luke Supyk, Nathan Walker

Western Sydney Wanderers: Alaat Abdul-Rahman, Mohamed Al-Taay, Kosta Barbarouses, Nathan Barrie, Alexander Bonetig, Brandon Borrello, Joshua Brillante, Phillip Cancar, Jarrod Carluccio, Gabriel Cleur, Ricky Fransen, Alex Gersbach, Aydan Hammond, Jordan Holmes, Bozhidar Kraev, Alou Kuol, Ben Mewett, Anthony Pantazopoulos, Dylan Scicluna, Aidan Simmons, Lawrence Thomas, Angus Thurgate, Ruon Tongyik, Steven Ugarkovic, Tristan Vidackovic

Meet the coaches

There are four new coaches in the Isuzu UTE A-League this season.

A new era begins in Adelaide as the departure of Reds legend Carl Veart from the head coach post led to the appointment of Brazilian youth guru Airton Andrioli, who has served as the club’s head of youth football since 2020.

Brisbane Roar, meanwhile, begin the 2025-26 season under former Ajax and Greece assistant Michael Valkanis, who has replaced Ruben Zadkovich in the top job at the club.

In Newcastle, CommBank Socceroos legend Mark Milligan has taken the reins from former Jets head coach Rob Stanton; in the off-season, Milligan led the Jets to the 2025 Hahn Australia Cup title, breaking the club’s 17-year trophy drought.

Lastly, Central Coast Mariners have announced the appointment of Warren Moon in an interim capacity following the departure of Mark Jackson to Thai powerhouse Buriram United.

Isuzu UTE A-League coaches for 2025-26

Adelaide United: Airton Andrioli
Auckland FC: Steve Corica
Brisbane Roar: Michael Valkanis
Central Coast: Warren Moon (interim)
Macarthur FC: Mile Sterjovski
Melbourne City: Aurelio Vidmar
Melbourne Victory: Arthur Diles
Newcastle Jets: Mark Milligan
Perth Glory: David Zdrilic
Sydney FC: Ufuk Talay
Wellington Phoenix: Giancarlo Italiano
Western Sydney Wanderers: Alen Stajcic

All-new kits

With the start of every A-Leagues season comes the excitement of kit reveals, and this pre-season has been no different.

Eleven of the 12 clubs competing in the 2025-26 Isuzu UTE A-League campaign have released at least one kit ahead of the start of the term, with more expected to be revealed within the week leading into the start of Round 1. Click here to keep track of each club’s kit releases.

A-LEAGUES KITS: Every team’s new jerseys for the 2025-26 season

Essential reading

Catch up with aleagues.com.au’s comprehensive pre-season coverage, with everything you need to know about key talking points, fixtures, signings and departures, kits and the young players to watch, as well as long-form interviews with players and coaches.