Soccer in Australia
Season2023–24
Men's soccer
Australia CupSydney FC
Australia

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

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) 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

Second round
Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia Lebanon State of Palestine Bangladesh
1  Australia 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 6 World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup — 21 Mar 11 Jun 7–0
2  Lebanon 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 26 Mar — 0–0 11 Jun
3  Palestine 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 1 Asian Cup qualifying third round 0–1 6 Jun — 26 Mar
4  Bangladesh 2 0 1 1 1 8 −7 1 6 Jun 1–1 21 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 21 November 2023. 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[lower-alpha 1]
17:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 14,537
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
Notes
  1. ↑ Palestine will play their home game at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.[1]

AFC Asian Cup

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage
4  India 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: the-afc.com[2]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) 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)

FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B
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)
Knockout stage
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

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)

Men's under-23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) 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
  • El Sayed 45+1'
 Report
Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium


AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Australia qualified for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, which is scheduled to begin in April 2024.

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Group stage Australia  Cancelled  North Korea Dushanbe, Tajikistan
[3] Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Group stage Laos  1–7  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:30
  • Khounthoumphone 12'
 Report
Stadium: Central Republican Stadium
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) Group stage Tajikistan  1–1  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:30
Report
Stadium: Central Republican Stadium

AFC U-23 Asian Cup


Men's under-20

Marbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament

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
  • Brandtman 8'
 Report
  • Kalambayi 40'
 Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
14 October 2023 Australia  1–1
(6–5 p)		  Netherlands Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST
Report (FA)
Report (KNVB)
Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
17 October 2023 Australia  2–2
(7–6 p)		  Denmark Marbella, Spain
14:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Marbella Football Centre

Women's under-20

Friendlies

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
  • Zhang 6'
  • Yu 66', 85'
 Report
  • Apostolakis 89'
 Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium
Referee: Mu Mingxin (China)

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

3 March 2024 Group stage South Korea  v  Australia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 UTC+5 Source Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium
9 March 2024 Group stage Australia  v  Chinese Taipei Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 UTC+5 Source Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium

Men's under-17

Women's under-17

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

Australia won all three of their matches and qualified for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, which is scheduled to begin in April 2024.

20 September 2023 Round 2 Australia  6–2  Philippines Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 ICT
  • Kuilamu 30'
  • Cuthbert 42'
  • McMahon 46'
  • Skelly 55'
  • Younis 75'
  • Duong 86' (pen.)
 Report
  • Mathelus 14' (pen.), 17'
 Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
22 September 2023 Round 2 Vietnam  1–2  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 ICT
  • Ngân Thị Thanh Hiếu 28'
 Report
  • Dale 41', 45'
 Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Center
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 competitions

AFC Champions League

Group H

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

Group F

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[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 0–3 — 1–0
4 Myanmar Shan United 6 1 1 4 3 14 −11 4[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 2–1 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.

Group G

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

AFC Women's Club Championship

Group B

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

A-League Men

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory 12 6 6 0 25 14 +11 24 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 6 3 3 20 12 +8 21 Qualification for Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
3 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 11 6 3 2 18 12 +6 21
4 Central Coast Mariners 12 5 3 4 23 18 +5 18
5 Adelaide United 13 5 3 5 27 23 +4 18
6 Melbourne City 12 5 3 4 23 19 +4 18
7 Macarthur FC 13 4 6 3 22 23 −1 18
8 Sydney FC (X) 12 5 0 7 20 24 −4 15 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2
9 Brisbane Roar 11 4 2 5 17 25 −8 14 Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Newcastle Jets 11 3 4 4 18 20 −2 13
11 Perth Glory 11 2 2 7 18 24 −6 8
12 Western United 12 2 1 9 11 28 −17 7
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. 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.[6][7]
(X) Assured of qualification for AFC Champions League 2 by winning the 2023 Australia Cup but may still qualify for all other permutations.
Notes:
  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

National Premier Leagues

A-League Women

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 11 8 2 1 28 17 +11 26 Qualification to Finals series and 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
2 Perth Glory 12 6 3 3 17 13 +4 21 Qualification to Finals series
3 Western United 11 5 2 4 17 17 0 17
4 Newcastle Jets 12 5 2 5 20 22 −2 17
5 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 12 5 1 6 17 14 +3 16
6 Sydney FC 10 4 4 2 11 7 +4 16
7 Melbourne Victory 12 4 3 5 18 17 +1 15
8 Central Coast Mariners 11 4 3 4 12 12 0 15
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 14
10 Brisbane Roar 12 3 4 5 15 21 −6 13
11 Canberra United 11 2 4 5 23 25 −2 10
12 Adelaide United 12 2 2 8 14 29 −15 8
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 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[8]
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.

Domestic cups

Australia Cup

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
Central Coast Mariners 3 (9) Sydney FC 2
Sydney FC (p) 3 (10) 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

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

Deaths

Retirements

References

  1. ↑ "Australia, Palestine to face off at Jaber Stadium". Arab Times. 28 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup Fixtures 2023". the-AFC. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Олимпийская сборная КНДР (U-23) снялась с отборочного турнира Кубка Азии-2024 в Душанбе" [The Olympic team of the DPRK (U-23) withdrew from the qualifying tournament of the Asian Cup 2024 in Dushanbe] (in Russian). Tajikistan Football Federation. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Subway Young Socceroos squad named for Marbella Week of Football". Socceroos. Football Australia. 26 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "CommBank Young Matildas squad selected for China international series". Football Australia. 21 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Socceroos [@Socceroos] (6 July 2023). "Today, we lost another of our great pioneers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Sir Bobby Charlton: England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend dies". BBC Sport. 21 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "Terry Venables: Former England manager dies aged 80". Sky Sports. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Terry Venables, former England, Spurs and Barcelona manager, dies aged 80". The Guardian. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  13. ↑ Georgina Worth [@worthgc] (11 July 2023). "Very grateful for the experiences I've had over the last 7 years during my time with Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets. It's time to move on and experience what else life has to offer. Thank you to everyone who has supported me, particularly my family and friends" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (14 July 2023). "Earlier in the week, Georgina Worth announced her retirement from football. Well done on a fantastic career Georgina, we wish you well for the future" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (24 July 2023). "Our 2022/23 A-League Women's Player of the Year Emily Garnier announced her retirement from football over the weekend. Congratulations on a fantastic career Em!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  16. ↑ Sanders, Emma (21 September 2023). "Natasha Dowie retires: Striker 'really proud' to end career at Liverpool". BBC Sport.
  17. ↑ Leclercq, Justine (21 September 2023). "L'ancien joueur des Aiglons, Eric Bauthéac prend sa retraite" [Former Eaglets player Eric Bauthéac retires] (in French). France Bleu.
  18. ↑ "Football: Former Japan, Feyenoord midfielder Ono to retire". Nippon.com. 27 September 2023.
  19. ↑ "Tom Rogic: Ex-Celtic midfielder retires aged 30 to give 'focus and attention' to family". BBC Sport. 3 October 2023.
  20. ↑ Errington, Chris (30 October 2023). "Former Plymouth Argyle winger Craig Noone announces retirement". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "Japan's 'Genius' Shinji Ono Calls It Quits at 44". Yomiuri Shimbun. 3 December 2023.
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