2024–25 A-League Women

Seventeenth edition of the top Australian women's football (soccer) league

Football league season
A-League Women
Season2024–25
Dates1 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

Adelaide United
Brisbane Roar
Canberra United
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory
Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix
Western United
Western Sydney Wanderers


Stadiums and locations

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
4,000
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

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

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Canberra United Australia Njegosh Popovich End of contract 17 May 2024[34] Pre-season Australia Antoni Jagarinec[35] 24 June 2024
Newcastle Jets Australia Ryan Campbell (caretaker) Promoted to full-time N/A Australia Ryan Campbell[36] 12 June 2024
Perth Glory Australia Alex Epakis Mutual contract termination 24 June 2024[37] Australia Stephen Peters[38] 26 July 2024
Melbourne City Australia Dario Vidošić Signed by Brighton & Hove Albion 10 July 2024[39] Australia Michael Matricciani[40] 21 August 2024

Transfers

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Japan Nanako Sasaki
Brisbane Roar Bulgaria Evdokiya Popadinova Japan Momo Hayashi Singapore Danelle Tan United States Emily Pringle Republic of Ireland Deborah-Anne De la HarpeA
Canberra United New Zealand Elizabeth Anton New Zealand Ruby Nathan
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City Spain Malena Mieres United States Lourdes Bosch United States Taylor Otto Venezuela Mariana Speckmaier New Zealand Rebekah StottA
Serbia Tyla-Jay VlajnicA
Melbourne Victory England Ellie Wilson New Zealand Claudia Bunge United States Sara D'Appolonia United States Kayla MorrisonB
Newcastle Jets Canada Danielle Krzyzaniak Switzerland Lorena Baumann
Perth Glory New Zealand Kelli Brown Nigeria Onyinyechi Zogg Philippines Jessika Cowart United States Gabby Hollar Wales Megan Wynne
Sydney FC England Millie Farrow United States Shea Connors United States Jordan Thompson New Zealand Brianna EdwardsA
Wellington Phoenix England Olivia Fergusson Portugal Carolina Vilão Lebanon Tiana JaberA
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western United Philippines Sara Eggesvik
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

League table

Pos Team
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 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
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. 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[41]
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

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.[42]

Home-and-away fixture
Home \ Away ADL BRI CAN CCM MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN
Adelaide United 23 Mar 15 Feb 8 Mar 20 Dec 2 Nov 8 Dec 7 Feb 18 Apr 12 Jan 27 Dec 25 Jan
Brisbane Roar 19 Jan 4 Jan 14 Dec 9 Mar 8 Jan 16 Mar 15 Nov 9 Nov 2 Feb 13 Apr 16 Feb
Canberra United 16 Nov 2 Nov 8 Feb 1 Mar 21 Dec 29 Dec 1 Feb 22 Mar 13 Apr 18 Jan 11 Jan
Central Coast Mariners 4 Jan 30 Mar 30 Nov 31 Dec 11 Apr 1 Feb 14 Mar 2 Nov 26 Jan 28 Feb 22 Dec
Melbourne City 16 Mar 11 Jan 15 Dec 16 Nov 1 Feb 11 Apr 3 Nov 15 Feb 28 Dec 30 Nov 23 Mar
Melbourne Victory 29 Mar 19 Apr 9 Mar 16 Feb 9 Nov 21 Mar 18 Jan 24 Jan 13 Dec 5 Jan 17 Nov
Newcastle Jets 8 Jan 21 Dec 25 Jan 19 Apr 8 Feb 11 Jan 1 Mar 8 Mar 17 Nov 3 Nov 30 Mar
Perth Glory 15 Dec 26 Jan 29 Mar 28 Dec 18 Apr 8 Dec 10 Nov 10 Jan 16 Feb 22 Mar 7 Mar
Sydney FC 31 Jan 2 Mar 15 Jan 19 Jan 5 Jan 28 Dec 15 Dec 12 Apr 15 Mar 16 Nov 9 Feb
Wellington Phoenix 2 Mar 8 Dec 10 Nov 22 Mar 30 Mar 8 Feb 19 Jan 4 Jan 21 Dec 9 Mar 20 Apr
Western Sydney Wanderers 10 Nov 9 Feb 20 Apr 12 Jan 25 Jan 15 Mar 14 Feb 20 Dec 28 Mar 9 Jan 14 Dec
Western United 12 Apr 29 Dec 14 Mar 8 Nov 17 Jan 1 Mar 3 Jan 21 Jan 8 Dec 1 Nov 31 Jan
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. Source: A-League Women
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Unite Round
Home \ Away ADL BRI CAN CCM MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN
Adelaide United 22 Nov
Brisbane Roar
Canberra United 24 Nov
Central Coast Mariners 23 Nov
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets 23 Nov
Perth Glory
Sydney FC 24 Nov
Wellington Phoenix
Western Sydney Wanderers 22 Nov
Western United
First match(es) will be played: 22 November 2024. Source: A-League Women
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

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.[43]

Elimination-finals

3rd placev6th place
4th placev5th place

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

Lowest place EF winnerv1st place
1st placevLowest place EF winner
Highest place EF winnerv2nd place
2nd placevHighest place EF winner

Grand Final

Highest place SF winnervLowest place SF winner

See also

  • 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

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  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. ^ "New Balance to Bring The Roar as new Official Apparel Partner". Brisbane Roar. 6 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Brisbane Roar continues partnership with Ausenco for 2023/24 Liberty A-League season". Brisbane Roar. 27 July 2023.
  6. ^ 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...
  7. ^ "Canberra United & ISC Sport announce new apparel partnership". Canberra United. 10 September 2021.
  8. ^ "United reveal 22/23 home kit". Canberra United. 26 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Striking new away kit for United". Canberra United. 28 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Taren King named Central Coast Mariners A-League Women's captain". Central Coast Mariners. 11 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Central Coast Mariners announce club record apparel partnership with Cikers Australia alongside launch of 2023 Australia Cup kit". Central Coast Mariners. 20 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Long term partner DMC Conveyor Services becomes Mariners A-League Women's front of shirt sponsor". Central Coast Mariners. 19 September 2023.
  13. ^ "Rebekah Stott named Melbourne City Women's Captain". Melbourne City. 9 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Manchester City replaces Nike with Puma in kit deal". BBC News. 28 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Melbourne Victory announce Men's and Women's Captains". Melbourne Victory. 10 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Victory joins forces with Macron". Melbourne Victory. 30 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Melbourne Victory lands Turkish Airlines as its new Principal Partner". Melbourne Victory. 4 March 2024.
  18. ^ Gardiner, James (11 October 2023). "A-League soccer, 2023: Jets name captains for 2023–24 A-League assault". The Newcastle Herald.
  19. ^ "Newcastle Jets launch new season kit with Legend Sportswear". Newcastle Jets. 16 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Port of Newcastle renews major partnership with Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets. 23 September 2022.
  21. ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 January 2021). "Glory confirms four-year extension to Macron partnership". Perth Glory.
  22. ^ "Gold Valley is the Principal Partner of the Perth Glory Women's Team". Gold Valley. 30 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Tobin ready to lead once again". Sydney FC. 12 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Sydney FC In Australian First Partnership With Under Armour". Sydney FC. 1 July 2019.
  25. ^ "Sydney FC announce five year principal partnership with Macquarie University". Sydney FC. 6 October 2023.
  26. ^ "Longo to lead new-look Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 11 October 2023.
  27. ^ "Paladin to keep kitting out the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 2 August 2022.
  28. ^ a b "Spark and OPPO double their support for the Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 22 September 2022.
  29. ^ "Club Captain Amy Harrison Re-signs". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 July 2024.
  30. ^ "Three stripes for three years: Wanderers announce three-year partnership with Adidas". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 July 2023.
  31. ^ "Wanderers announce Westfield W-League major partnership with Intermain". Western Sydney Wanderers. 26 September 2019.
  32. ^ Hughes, Nick (13 October 2023). "Sawicki and Logarzo to lead Western United Women in season two". Western United.
  33. ^ a b Hughes, Nick (5 October 2023). "Western United drops bold 2023/24 kits inspired by the West". Western United.
  34. ^ "Canberra United update: 17 May 2024". Canberra United. 17 May 2024. Current Head Coach, Njegosh Popovich, is nearing the end of his contract
  35. ^ "Jagarinec appointed new Canberra United head coach". Canberra United. 24 June 2024.
  36. ^ 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.
  37. ^ Morgan, Gareth (24 June 2024). "ALW Head Coach Epakis departs club for personal reasons". Perth Glory.
  38. ^ Morgan, Gareth (26 July 2024). "Stephen Peters confirmed as Glory's new ALW Head Coach". Perth Glory.
  39. ^ "Dario Vidosic announced as Head Coach of Brighton & Hove Albion". Melbourne City. 10 July 2024.
  40. ^ "Experienced Head Coach to spearhead Premiership defence". Melbourne City. 21 August 2024.
  41. ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  42. ^ "FULL FIXTURE for 2024-25 Ninja A-League Women season released: Every match here". A-Leagues. 12 September 2024.
  43. ^ "2024-25 Ninja A-League Women finals structure and dates". A-Leagues. 12 September 2024.
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