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2023–24 in Australian soccer

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Soccer in Australia
Season2023–24
Men's soccer
ALM PremiershipCentral Coast Mariners
Australia CupSydney FC
Women's soccer
ALW PremiershipMelbourne City
ALW ChampionshipSydney FC
← 2022–23 Australia 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was the 55th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 141st overall.

National teams

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Men's senior

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Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2023–24.

9 September 2023 Mexico  2–2  Australia Arlington, United States
21:00 UTC-5
Report
Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Referee: Rubio Vázquez (United States)
13 October 2023 England  1–0  Australia London, England
19:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 81,116
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
17 October 2023 Soccer Ashes Australia  2–0  New Zealand London, England
19:45 UTC+1
Report Stadium: Gtech Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,761
Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)
6 January 2024 Bahrain  0–2  Australia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Baniyas Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Al-Harmoodi (United Arab Emirates)

FIFA World Cup qualification

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Second round
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Group I
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia State of Palestine Lebanon Bangladesh
1  Australia 6 6 0 0 22 0 +22 18 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup 5–0 2–0 7–0
2  Palestine 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8 0–1 0–0 5–0
3  Lebanon 6 1 3 2 5 8 −3 6 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–5 0–0 4–0
4  Bangladesh 6 0 1 5 1 20 −19 1 0–2 0–1 1–1
Source: FIFA AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
16 November 2023 Second round Australia  7–0  Bangladesh Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+11
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,876
Referee: Ahrol Risqullaev (Uzbekistan)
21 November 2023 Second round Palestine  0–1  Australia Kuwait City, Kuwait[a]
17:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 14,537
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
21 March 2024 Second round Australia  2–0  Lebanon Sydney, Australia
20:10 UTC+11
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 27,026
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
26 March 2024 Second round Lebanon  0–5  Australia Canberra, Australia[b]
19:45 UTC+11 Report
Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 25,023
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
6 June 2024 Second round Bangladesh  0–2  Australia Dhaka, Bangladesh
16:45 UTC+6 Report
Stadium: Bashundhara Kings Arena
Attendance: 5,227
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
11 June 2024 Second round Australia  5–0  Palestine Perth, Australia
20:05 UTC+8
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 18,261
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)
Notes
  1. ^ Palestine played their home game at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[1]
  2. ^ Lebanon played their home game in Australia due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[2]

AFC Asian Cup

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 1 2 0 4 1 +3 5
3  Syria 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  India 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
13 January 2024 Group stage Australia  2–0  India Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 35,253
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
18 January 2024 Group stage Syria  0–1  Australia Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 10,097
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
23 January 2024 Group stage Australia  1–1  Uzbekistan Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 15,290
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Knockout stage
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2 February 2024 Quarter-finals Australia  1–2 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 39,632
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Men's under-23

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Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2023–24.

17 November 2023 Qatar  1–2  Australia Khobar, Saudi Arabia
19:00 AST
Report
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

WAFF U-23 Championship

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As part of their preparations for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, Australia accepted an invitation to participate in the WAFF U-23 Championship.[3]

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

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6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Qualification stage Laos  1–7  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:30 Report
Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Qualification stage Tajikistan  1–1  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:30
Report
Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
Attendance: 12,400
Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)
15 April 2024 Group stage Australia  0–0  Jordan Doha, Qatar
16:00 AST Report Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
21 April 2024 Group stage Qatar  0–0  Australia Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 AST Report Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Men's under-20

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Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-20 national team in 2023–24.

5 June 2024 South American Tour Uruguay  3–3
(4–3 p)
 Australia Montevideo, Uruguay
10:00 UYT
Report
Stadium: Complejo Uruguay Celeste [es]
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
8 June 2024 South American Tour Chile  2–2
(5–4 p)
 Australia La Calera, Chile
16:00 CLT
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar
11 June 2024 South American Tour Chile  2–1  Australia Santiago, Chile
17:00 CLT Report Stadium: ANFP Federacion de Futbol de Chile

Marbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament

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The Young Socceroos participated in the Marbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament in Spain.[4]

12 October 2023 Australia  1–1
(4–1 p)
 France Marbella, Spain
14:00 CEST Report Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
17 October 2023 Australia  2–2
(7–6 p)
 Denmark Marbella, Spain
14:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Centre

Men's under-17

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Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-17 national team in 2023–24.

11 April 2024 European camp Switzerland  3–4  Australia Locarno, Switzerland
13:00 (CET)
  • Lebrino 6'
  • Mahic 120+1', 102+5'
Report
Stadium: Stadio Communale Ascona
Note: Match took place over four quarters of 30-minutes each
16 April 2024 European camp Inter Milan U-17 Italy 4–2  Australia Milan, Italy
15:00 (CET)
  • 27'
  • 40'
  • 45'
  • 73'
Report Stadium: Konami Youth Development Centre

ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

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23 June 2024 Group stage Thailand  0–0  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB Report Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
26 June 2024 Group stage Australia  2–0  Malaysia Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB
Report Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
Referee: Clarence Leow Hong Wei (Singapore)
29 June 2024 Group stage East Timor  0–12  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
15:00 WIB Report
Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)
1 July 2024 Semi-final Indonesia  3–5  Australia Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB
Report
Stadium: Manahan Stadium

Women's senior

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Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2023–24.

14 July 2023 (2023-07-14) Australia  1–0  France Melbourne, Australia
19:30 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 50,629
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) Canada  5–0  Australia Langford, Canada
19:30 UTC−8
Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Deily Gómez (Costa Rica)
5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) Canada  1–0  Australia Vancouver, Canada
19:00 UTC−8
Report Stadium: Christine Sinclair Place
Attendance: 48,112
Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)
9 April 2024 (2024-04-09) Mexico  0–2  Australia San Antonio, United States
19:00 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 7,163
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)
31 May 2024 Australia  1–1  China Adelaide, Australia
19:40 UTC+09:30
Report
Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 52,912
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
3 June 2024 Australia  2–0  China Sydney, Australia
19:30 UTC+10:00
Report Stadium: Accor Stadium
Attendance: 76,798
Referee: Oh Hyun-jung (South Korea)

FIFA Women's World Cup

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Group B
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Nigeria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
3  Canada 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4  Republic of Ireland 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
20 July 2023 (2023-07-20) Group Stage Australia  1–0  Republic of Ireland Sydney, Australia
18:00 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)
27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) Group Stage Australia  2–3  Nigeria Brisbane, Australia
18:00 UTC+10
Report
Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 49,156
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
31 July 2023 (2023-07-31) Group Stage Canada  0–4  Australia Melbourne, Australia
18:00 UTC+10 Report
Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 27,706
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
7 August 2023 Round of 16 Australia  2–0  Denmark Sydney, Australia
20:30 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)
16 August 2023 Semi-final Australia  1–3  England Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+10
Report
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 75,784
Referee: Tori Penso (United States)
19 August 2023 Third place play-off Sweden  2–0  Australia Brisbane, Australia
18:00 UTC+10
Report Stadium: Lang Park
Attendance: 49,461
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers

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26 October 2023 Round 2 Australia  2–0  Iran Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 18,798
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
29 October 2023 Round 2 Philippines  0–8  Australia Perth, Australia
15:10 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Perth Stadium
Attendance: 59,155
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)
1 November 2023 Round 2 Australia  3–0  Chinese Taipei Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 19,084
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
24 February 2024 Round 3 Uzbekistan  0–3  Australia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
14:00 UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
28 February 2024 Round 3 Australia  10–0
(13–0 agg.)
 Uzbekistan Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+11
Report Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 54,120
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Women's under-23

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Friendlies

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The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-23 national team in 2023–24.

1 June 2024 Four Nations Tournament Australia  0–3  Germany Växjö, Sweden
18:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Värendsvallen

Women's under-20

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Friendlies

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A two-game series against China was held to help preparations for the U-20 Women's Asian Cup.[5]

3 December 2023 China  1–3  Australia Xiamen, China
15:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Referee: Dai Bingyue (China)
6 December 2023 China  3–1  Australia Xiamen, China
13:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Referee: Mu Mingxin (China)

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

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With three wins in the group stage, Australia secured qualification to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6]

3 March 2024 Group stage South Korea  1–2  Australia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium
Attendance: 40
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
6 March 2024 Group stage Uzbekistan  0–2  Australia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 UTC+5 Report
Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 80
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
13 March 2024 Semi-final Australia  1–5  Japan Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: JAR Stadium
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)
16 March 2024 Third place match Australia  1–0  South Korea Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 UTC+5
Report Stadium: JAR Stadium
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Women's under-17

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AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

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Australia won all three of their matches and qualified for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.

20 September 2023 Round 2 Australia  6–2  Philippines Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 ICT
Report
Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
24 September 2023 Round 2 Australia  4–0  Bangladesh Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 ICT
  • Dale 2', 57', 61', 74'
Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

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7 May 2024 Group stage China  3–0  Australia Bali, Indonesia
16:00 WITA Report Stadium: Bali United Training Center
Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)
10 May 2024 Group stage Australia  1–4  Japan Bali, Indonesia
19:00 WITA
Report
Stadium: Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium
Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)
13 May 2024 Group stage Australia  1–3  Thailand Bali, Indonesia
16:00 WITA
Report
Stadium: Bali United Training Center
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

AFC competitions

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AFC Champions League

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Group H

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VEN MCY ZHP BUR
1 Japan Ventforet Kofu 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Advance to round of 16 3–3 4–1 1–0
2 Australia Melbourne City 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9 0–0 1–1 0–1
3 China Zhejiang 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7 2–0 1–2 3–2
4 Thailand Buriram United 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1 6 2–3 0–2 4–1
Source: AFC

AFC Cup

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Central Coast Mariners won the competition for the first time.[7] Mariners' striker Marco Túlio was the leading goalscorer for the competition, with eight goals. Central Coast Mariners' victory meant that Australia became the first nation to have had clubs winning both the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup, following Western Sydney Wanderers' victory in the 2014 AFC Champions League.

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAC CRO DHC SHN
1 Australia Macarthur FC 6 5 0 1 23 5 +18 15 Zonal semi-finals 5–0 8–2 4–0
2 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12 3–0 4–0 4–0
3 Philippines DH Cebu 6 1 1 4 4 19 −15 4[a] 0–3 0–3 1–0
4 Myanmar Shan United 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 4[a] 0–3 2–1 1–1
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CCM TFC BUF STA
1 Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 4 1 1 21 7 +14 13 Zonal semi-finals 1–1 6–3 9–1
2 Malaysia Terengganu 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 12 1–0 2–0 2–2
3 Indonesia Bali United 6 2 1 3 15 15 0 7 1–2 1–1 5–2
4 Philippines Stallion Laguna 6 0 1 5 9 27 −18 1 0–3 2–3 2–5
Source: AFC

Knockout stage

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13 February 2024 Zonal semi-finals Macarthur FC Australia 3–0 Malaysia Sabah Sydney
15:00 UTC+11
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)
7 March 2024 (2024-03-07) Inter-zone semi-finals Central Coast Mariners Australia 4–0 India Odisha Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Inter-zone final Abdysh-Ata Kant Kyrgyzstan 1–1 Australia Central Coast Mariners Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:00 KGT
Report
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Attendance: 10,663
Referee: Gamini Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
24 April 2024 (2024-04-24) Inter-zone final Central Coast Mariners Australia 3–0
(4–1 agg.)
Kyrgyzstan Abdysh-Ata Kant Gosford, Australia
19:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

AFC Women's Club Championship

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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Hyundai Steel Red Angels 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Advance to final
2 Australia Sydney FC 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 Uzbekistan FC Nasaf (H) 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
4 Iran Bam Khatoon FC 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Domestic leagues

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A-League Men

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners (C) 27 17 4 6 49 27 +22 55 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
2 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 15 8 4 42 26 +16 53 Qualification for Finals series[b]
3 Melbourne Victory 27 10 12 5 43 33 +10 42
4 Sydney FC 27 12 5 10 52 41 +11 41 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[c]
5 Macarthur FC 27 11 8 8 45 48 −3 41 Qualification for Finals series[b]
6 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 50 38 +12 39
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 11 4 12 44 48 −4 37
8 Adelaide United 27 9 5 13 52 53 −1 32
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 42 55 −13 30 Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Newcastle Jets 27 6 10 11 39 47 −8 28
11 Western United 27 7 5 15 36 55 −19 26
12 Perth Glory 27 5 7 15 46 69 −23 22
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[8][9]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ a b The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  3. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.

Finals series

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Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand final
4 Sydney FC 4
5 Macarthur FC 0 4 Sydney FC 1 0 1
1 Central Coast Mariners 2 0 2
1 Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.) 3
3 Melbourne Victory (p) 1 (3) 3 Melbourne Victory 1
6 Melbourne City 1 (2) 3 Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
2 Wellington Phoenix 0 1 1

A-League Women

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 22 12 5 5 40 29 +11 41 Qualification to Finals series and 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
2 Sydney FC (C) 22 11 6 5 31 20 +11 39 Qualification to Finals series
3 Western United 22 11 3 8 37 34 +3 36
4 Melbourne Victory 22 10 6 6 44 29 +15 36
5 Central Coast Mariners 22 10 5 7 31 24 +7 35
6 Newcastle Jets 22 10 3 9 43 36 +7 33
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 22 10 3 9 30 30 0 33
8 Wellington Phoenix[a] 22 9 1 12 36 33 +3 28
9 Brisbane Roar 22 7 5 10 28 35 −7 26
10 Perth Glory 22 6 6 10 25 32 −7 24
11 Canberra United 22 6 6 10 39 47 −8 24
12 Adelaide United 22 4 3 15 21 56 −35 15
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[10]
(C) Champions
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.

Finals series

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Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand final
1 Melbourne City 3 3 6
4 Melbourne Victory 0 (2) 6 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0
5 Central Coast Mariners (p) 0 (4) 1 Melbourne City 0
2 Sydney FC 1
2 Sydney FC 1 1 2
3 Western United 2 5 Central Coast Mariners 0 1 1
6 Newcastle Jets (a.e.t.) 4

National Premier Leagues

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Domestic cups

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Australia Cup

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
North Eastern MetroStars 5
Inglewood United 0 North Eastern MetroStars 1
Hellenic Athletic 0 Inter Lions 0
Inter Lions 6 North Eastern MetroStars 1
Oakleigh Cannons 2 Melbourne City 2
Melbourne City 3 Melbourne City 3
Peninsula Power 1 Wellington Phoenix 0
Wellington Phoenix (a.e.t.) 2 Melbourne City 1
Goulburn Valley Suns 1 Sydney FC 2
APIA Leichhardt 4 APIA Leichhardt 0
Sydney FC (p) 3 (10) Sydney FC 2
Central Coast Mariners 3 (9) Sydney FC 3
Gold Coast Knights 1 Western United 0
Devonport City Strikers 0 Gold Coast Knights 0
Edgeworth FC 0 Western United 2
Western United 4 Sydney FC 3
Melbourne Knights 4 Brisbane Roar 1
Lions FC 1 Melbourne Knights 2
Campbelltown City 2 Campbelltown City 0
Macarthur FC 1 Melbourne Knights 3
Mt Druitt Town Rangers 3 Heidelberg United 2
Canberra Croatia 1 Mt Druitt Town Rangers 0
Moreton Bay United 0 Heidelberg United 3
Heidelberg United 3 Melbourne Knights 0
Broadmeadow Magic 2 Brisbane Roar 1
Sydney United 58 4 Sydney United 58 0
Newcastle Jets 2 Brisbane Roar 5
Brisbane Roar (a.e.t.) 3 Brisbane Roar 4
Floreat Athena 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2
Western Sydney Wanderers 6 Western Sydney Wanderers 5
Northcote City 0 Adelaide United 1
Adelaide United 2

Final

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Sydney FC3–1Brisbane Roar
Report
Attendance: 15,482
Referee: Ben Abraham

Deaths

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Retirements

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References

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