2024–25 A-League Women

The 2024–25 A-League Women, known as the Liberty A-League for sponsorship reasons, will be the seventeenth season of A-League Women, the Australian national women's soccer competition.

A-League Women
Season2024–25
All statistics correct as of 14 June 2024.
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results)

Melbourne City FC are the defending premiers and Sydney FC are the defending premiers champions.

Clubs

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Stadiums and locations

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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 Macedonia Park
HBF Park
7,000
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

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturers Kit sponsors
Adelaide United   Adrian Stenta   Isabel Hodgson[1] UCAN[2] Kite[3]
Brisbane Roar   Alex Smith   Ayesha Norrie[4] New Balance[5] Ausenco[6]
Canberra United   Antoni Jagarinec   Michelle Heyman[7] ISC Sport[8] University of Canberra[9][10]
Central Coast Mariners   Emily Husband   Taren King[11] Cikers[12] DMC Conveyor Services[13]
Melbourne City   Dario Vidošić   Rebekah Stott[14] Puma[15] Etihad Airways
Melbourne Victory   Jeff Hopkins   Kayla Morrison[16] Macron[17] Turkish Airlines[18]
Newcastle Jets   Ryan Campbell (caretaker)   Cassidy Davis[19] Legend Sportswear[20] Port of Newcastle[21]
Perth Glory Vacant Vacant Macron[22] Gold Valley[23]
Sydney FC   Ante Juric   Natalie Tobin[24] Under Armour[25] Macquarie University[26]
Wellington Phoenix   Paul Temple   Annalie Longo[27] Paladin Sports[28] Oppo[29]
Spark[a][29]
Western Sydney Wanderers   Robbie Hooker   Amy Harrison[30] Adidas[31] Intermain[32]
Western United   Kat Smith   Jaclyn Sawicki
  Chloe Logarzo[33]
Kappa[34] Sharp[34]
  1. ^ Away kit

Managerial changes

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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[35] Pre-season   Antoni Jagarinec[36] 24 June 2024
Perth Glory   Alex Epakis Mutual contract termination 24 June 2024[37] TBD

Transfers

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Foreign players

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Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United
Brisbane Roar
Canberra United
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City   Taylor Otto   Rebekah StottA
Melbourne Victory   Kayla MorrisonB
Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory
Sydney FC   Millie Farrow   Jordan Thompson
Wellington Phoenix
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western United
The following do not fill a Visa position:
  • 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

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League table

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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
Source: A-Leagues
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[38]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Adelaide United announce ALW leadership group". Adelaide United. 13 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Reds unveil majestic home kit for 2022/23". Adelaide United. 26 August 2022.
  3. ^ "United extends partnership with Kite Property". Adelaide United. 10 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Brisbane Roar's captain Ayesha Norrie signs on for Liberty A-League 2023/24 season". Brisbane Roar. 11 August 2023.
  5. ^ "New Balance to Bring The Roar as new Official Apparel Partner". Brisbane Roar. 6 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Brisbane Roar continues partnership with Ausenco for 2023/24 Liberty A-League season". Brisbane Roar. 27 July 2023.
  7. ^ 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...
  8. ^ "Canberra United & ISC Sport announce new apparel partnership". Canberra United. 10 September 2021.
  9. ^ "United reveal 22/23 home kit". Canberra United. 26 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Striking new away kit for United". Canberra United. 28 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Taren King named Central Coast Mariners A-League Women's captain". Central Coast Mariners. 11 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Central Coast Mariners announce club record apparel partnership with Cikers Australia alongside launch of 2023 Australia Cup kit". Central Coast Mariners. 20 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Long term partner DMC Conveyor Services becomes Mariners A-League Women's front of shirt sponsor". Central Coast Mariners. 19 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Rebekah Stott named Melbourne City Women's Captain". Melbourne City. 9 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Manchester City replaces Nike with Puma in kit deal". BBC News. 28 February 2019.
  16. ^ "Melbourne Victory announce Men's and Women's Captains". Melbourne Victory. 10 October 2023.
  17. ^ "Victory joins forces with Macron". Melbourne Victory. 30 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Melbourne Victory lands Turkish Airlines as its new Principal Partner". Melbourne Victory. 4 March 2024.
  19. ^ Gardiner, James (11 October 2023). "A-League soccer, 2023: Jets name captains for 2023-24 A-League assault". The Newcastle Herald.
  20. ^ "Newcastle Jets launch new season kit with Legend Sportswear". Newcastle Jets. 16 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Port of Newcastle renews major partnership with Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets. 23 September 2022.
  22. ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 January 2021). "Glory confirms four-year extension to Macron partnership". Perth Glory.
  23. ^ "Gold Valley is the Principal Partner of the Perth Glory Women's Team". Gold Valley. 30 November 2022.
  24. ^ "Tobin ready to lead once again". Sydney FC. 12 October 2023.
  25. ^ "Sydney FC In Australian First Partnership With Under Armour". Sydney FC. 1 July 2019.
  26. ^ "Sydney FC announce five year principal partnership with Macquarie University". Sydney FC. 6 October 2023.
  27. ^ "Longo to lead new-look Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 11 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Paladin to keep kitting out the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 2 August 2022.
  29. ^ a b "Spark and OPPO double their support for the Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 22 September 2022.
  30. ^ "Harrison named Liberty A-Leagues captain". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 October 2023.
  31. ^ "Three stripes for three years: Wanderers announce three-year partnership with Adidas". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 July 2023.
  32. ^ "Wanderers announce Westfield W-League major partnership with Intermain". Western Sydney Wanderers. 26 September 2019.
  33. ^ Hughes, Nick (13 October 2023). "Sawicki and Logarzo to lead Western United Women in season two". Western United.
  34. ^ a b Hughes, Nick (5 October 2023). "Western United drops bold 2023/24 kits inspired by the West". Western United.
  35. ^ "Canberra United update: 17 May 2024". Canberra United. 17 May 2024. Current Head Coach, Njegosh Popovich, is nearing the end of his contract
  36. ^ "Jagarinec appointed new Canberra United head coach". Canberra United. 24 June 2024.
  37. ^ Morgan, Gareth (24 June 2024). "ALW Head Coach Epakis departs club for personal reasons". Perth Glory.
  38. ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.