Season | 2024–25 |
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Dates | 1 November 2024 – 17 May 2025 |
← 2023–24 2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 14 June 2024.(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results) |
The 2024–25 A-League Women, known as the Ninja A-League for sponsorship reasons, will be the seventeenth season of A-League Women, the Australian national women's soccer competition.
Melbourne City FC are the defending premiers and Sydney FC are the defending champions.
Clubs
[edit]
Stadiums and locations
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium Marden Sports Complex |
16,500
6,000 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Ballymore Stadium Perry Park |
8,000
5,000 |
Canberra United | Canberra | McKellar Park | 3,500
|
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Industree Group Stadium | 20,059
|
Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park City Football Academy |
30,050
9,000 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | AAMI Park The Home of the Matildas |
30,050
3,000 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground McDonald Jones Stadium |
5,000
33,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | Sam Kerr Football Centre HBF Park |
2,500[1]
20,500 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Jubilee Oval Leichhardt Oval Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre |
20,505
20,000 5,000 |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington Porirua Auckland |
Sky Stadium Jerry Collins Stadium Go Media Mount Smart Stadium |
34,500
1,900 30,000 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Marconi Stadium CommBank Stadium Wanderers Football Park |
9,000
30,000 1,000 |
Western United | Wyndham | City Vista Recreation Reserve | 4,000
|
Personnel and kits
[edit]- ^ Away kit
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canberra United | Njegosh Popovich | End of contract | 17 May 2024[37] | Pre-season | Antoni Jagarinec[38] | 24 June 2024 |
Newcastle Jets | Ryan Campbell (caretaker) | Promoted to full-time | N/A | Ryan Campbell[39] | 12 June 2024 | |
Perth Glory | Alex Epakis | Mutual contract termination | 24 June 2024[40] | Stephen Peters[41] | 26 July 2024 | |
Melbourne City | Dario Vidošić | Signed by Brighton & Hove Albion | 10 July 2024[42] | Michael Matricciani[43] | 21 August 2024 |
Transfers
[edit]Foreign players
[edit]- A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team
- B Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Finals series and 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League |
2 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Finals series |
3 | Canberra United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Melbourne City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Perth Glory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | Sydney FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | Western United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[44]
Notes:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
Results
[edit]Individual matches are collated at each club's season article. The season was made up of a full home-and-away 22-round schedule for each club with an extra round being Unite Round.[45]
- Home-and-away fixture
- Unite Round
Finals series
[edit]The finals series will use the same format as A-League Men; run over four weeks, and involving the top six teams from the regular season. In the first week of fixtures, the third-through-sixth ranked teams play a single-elimination match, with the two winners of those matches joining the first and second ranked teams in two-legged semi-final ties. The two winners of those matches will meet in the Grand Final.[46]
Elimination-finals
[edit]3rd place | v | 6th place |
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4th place | v | 5th place |
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Semi-finals
[edit]Summary
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st place | Lowest place EF winner | 2–4 May | 9–11 May | |
2nd place | Highest place EF winner | 2–4 May | 9–11 May |
Matches
[edit]Lowest place EF winner | v | 1st place |
---|---|---|
1st place | v | Lowest place EF winner |
---|---|---|
Highest place EF winner | v | 2nd place |
---|---|---|
2nd place | v | Highest place EF winner |
---|---|---|
Grand Final
[edit]Highest place SF winner | v | Lowest place SF winner |
---|---|---|
See also
[edit]- 2024–25 A-League Men
- A-League Women transfers for 2024–25 season
- 2024–25 Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) season
- 2024–25 Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women) season
- 2024–25 Canberra United FC (A-League Women) season
- 2024–25 Central Coast Mariners FC (A-League Women) season
- 2024–25 Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) season
- 2024–25 Melbourne Victory FC (A-League Women) season
- 2024–25 Newcastle Jets FC (A-League Women) season
- 2024–25 Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) season
- 2024–25 Sydney FC (A-League Women) season
- 2024–25 Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women) season
- 2024–25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) season
- 2024–25 Western United FC (A-League Women) season
References
[edit]- ^ "Sam Kerr Football Centre". Austadiums. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
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- ^ "Reds unveil majestic home kit for 2022/23". Adelaide United. 26 August 2022.
- ^ "United extends partnership with Kite Property". Adelaide United. 10 October 2023.
- ^ Brisbane Roar [@brisbaneroar] (26 September 2024). "Captain Meeks. Tameka Yallop will be our Captain for the 2024/25 Ninja A-League Season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar Announces Apparel Partnership with Cikers Australia". Brisbane Roar. 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar renew partnership with Ausenco for 2024/25 Ninja A-League Season". Brisbane Roar. 30 September 2024.
- ^ Mee, Cameron (28 August 2023). "A-League Women: Canberra United looking to fill half of squad with season looming". The Canberra Times.
While skipper Michelle Heyman is back for her 12th season with Canberra United...
- ^ "Canberra United & ISC Sport announce new apparel partnership". Canberra United. 10 September 2021.
- ^ "United reveal 22/23 home kit". Canberra United. 26 September 2022.
- ^ "Striking new away kit for United". Canberra United. 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Taren King named Central Coast Mariners A-League Women's captain". Central Coast Mariners. 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Central Coast Mariners announce club record apparel partnership with Cikers Australia alongside launch of 2023 Australia Cup kit". Central Coast Mariners. 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Central Coast Mariners and Budget Drive Women's Football to New Heights with Historic Club Partnership Investment". Central Coast Mariners. 2 October 2024.
- ^ "CONFIRMED: Rebekah Stott to continue as Women's Captain". Melbourne City. 5 October 2024.
- ^ "Manchester City replaces Nike with Puma in kit deal". BBC News. 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory announce Men's and Women's Captains". Melbourne Victory. 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Victory joins forces with Macron". Melbourne Victory. 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory lands Turkish Airlines as its new Principal Partner". Melbourne Victory. 4 March 2024.
- ^ Gardiner, James (11 October 2023). "A-League soccer, 2023: Jets name captains for 2023–24 A-League assault". The Newcastle Herald.
- ^ "Newcastle Jets launch new season kit with Legend Sportswear". Newcastle Jets. 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Port of Newcastle renews major partnership with Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets. 23 September 2022.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 January 2021). "Glory confirms four-year extension to Macron partnership". Perth Glory.
- ^ "Gold Valley is the Principal Partner of the Perth Glory Women's Team". Gold Valley. 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Tobin ready to lead once again". Sydney FC. 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Sydney FC Unveil Under Armour 2024-25 Home And Away Kits". Sydney FC. 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Sydney FC announce five year principal partnership with Macquarie University". Sydney FC. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Longo to lead new-look Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Nix skipper re-signs for 2024-25 season". Wellington Phoenix. 19 September 2024.
- ^ "Paladin to keep kitting out the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Entelar Group joins OPPO as the club's biggest supporters". Wellington Phoenix. 28 August 2024.
- ^ "Club Captain Amy Harrison Re-signs". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Three stripes for three years: Wanderers announce three-year partnership with Adidas". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Herbalife extend support to Women's team with new front-of-shirt partnership". Western Sydney Wanderers. 8 October 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (13 October 2023). "Sawicki and Logarzo to lead Western United Women in season two". Western United.
- ^ a b Hughes, Nick (26 September 2024). "Western United launches iconic 2024/25 kits". Western United.
- ^ "Canberra United update: 17 May 2024". Canberra United. 17 May 2024.
Current Head Coach, Njegosh Popovich, is nearing the end of his contract
- ^ "Jagarinec appointed new Canberra United head coach". Canberra United. 24 June 2024.
- ^ Gardiner, James (12 June 2024). "Finals and youth firmly in focus for Newcastle Jets new owners". Newcastle Herald.
Bisetto confirmed that Stanton and Ryan Campbell, who took the women's team to a historic semi-final berth, had been retained.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (24 June 2024). "ALW Head Coach Epakis departs club for personal reasons". Perth Glory.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (26 July 2024). "Stephen Peters confirmed as Glory's new ALW Head Coach". Perth Glory.
- ^ "Dario Vidosic announced as Head Coach of Brighton & Hove Albion". Melbourne City. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Experienced Head Coach to spearhead Premiership defence". Melbourne City. 21 August 2024.
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- ^ "FULL FIXTURE for 2024-25 Ninja A-League Women season released: Every match here". A-Leagues. 12 September 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Ninja A-League Women finals structure and dates". A-Leagues. 12 September 2024.