2023–24 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season	2023–24
Men's soccer
ALM Premiership	Central Coast Mariners
Australia Cup	Sydney FC
Women's soccer
ALW Premiership	Melbourne City
ALW Championship	Sydney FC

The 2023–24 season was 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 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	Jiménez 69' (pen.) Huerta 83'	Report	Souttar 16' Boyle 63' (pen.)	Stadium: AT&T Stadium Referee: Rubio Vázquez (United States)

13 October 2023	England	1–0	Australia	London, England
19:45 UTC+1	Watkins 57'	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	Souttar 13' Irvine 76'	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	Binaddi 36' (o.g.) Duke 61'	Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Referee: Mohamed Al-Harmoodi (United Arab Emirates)

FIFA World Cup qualification

Second round

Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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	World Cup qualifying third round and Asian Cup	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	Asian Cup qualifying third round	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	Souttar 4' Borrello 20' Duke 37', 40' Maclaren 48', 70', 84'	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	Souttar 18'	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	Baccus 5' Rowles 54'	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	Yengi 2' Jradi 47' (o.g.) Goodwin 48', 81' Iredale 68'	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	Hrustic 29' Yengi 62'	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	Yengi 5' (pen.), 41' Taggart 26' Boyle 53' Irankunda 87' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 18,261 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Notes

^ Palestine played their home game at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.^[1]
^ Lebanon played their home game in Australia due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.^[2]

AFC Asian Cup

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	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	Irvine 50' Bos 73'	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	Irvine 59'	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	Boyle 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Turgunboev 78'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 15,290 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

Knockout stage

28 January 2024 Round of 16	Australia	4–0	Indonesia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Baggott 12' (o.g.) Boyle 45' Goodwin 89' Souttar 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 7,863 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

2 February 2024 Quarter-finals	Australia	1–2 (a.e.t.)	South Korea	Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3	Goodwin 42'	Report	H.C. Hwang 90+6' (pen.) Son 104'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 39,632 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Men's under-23

Friendlies

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	El Sayed 45+1'	Report	Toure 27' Brook 40'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

21 November 2023	Saudi Arabia	1–3	Australia	Khobar, Saudi Arabia
16:00 AST	Bahusayn 90+5'	Report	Botic 12', 36' Velupillay 43'	Stadium: Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium

WAFF U-23 Championship

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]

20 March 2024 Group stage	Australia	2–1	Iraq	Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
20:00 AST	D'Arrigo 10' A. Kuol 15'	Report	Jaafar 48'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium

23 March 2024 Semi-final	Australia	1–1 (2–1 p)	Egypt	Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
23:00 AST	G. Kuol 15' (pen.)	Report	J. Hollman 22' (o.g.)	Stadium: Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium
	Penalties
	Courtney-Perkins Okon-Engstler Girdwood-Reich Velupillay Brook		Adel Faisal El Debes El Saaiy Eid

26 March 2024 Final	Australia	2–2 (3–4 p)	South Korea	Al Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia
23:00 AST	A. Kuol 11', 72'	Report	Lee Young-jun 26' Kang Seong-jin 62'	Stadium: Al Fateh Stadium
	Penalties
	A. Kuol Italiano D'Arrigo J. Hollman G. Kuol		Lee Tae-seok Lee Kang-hee An Jae-jun Seo Myung-guan

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) Qualification stage	Laos	1–7	Australia	Dushanbe, Tajikistan
20:30	Khounthoumphone 12'	Report	Velupillay 2', 4' D'Arrigo 7' Botic 21', 55' Brook 59' A. Kuol 79'	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	Soirov 28'	Report	Peupion 12'	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)

18 April 2024 Group stage	Indonesia	1–0	Australia	Doha, Qatar
16:00 AST	Komang 45'	Report		Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

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

Friendlies

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	Lavega ?', ?' Pino 95' (pen.)	Report	Caputo 25', 32' Badolato 31'	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	Loyola 16' Arce 64'	Report	Yull Youlley	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nicolás Chahuán Nazar

11 June 2024 South American Tour	Chile	2–1	Australia	Santiago, Chile
17:00 CLT	Pinto Margas	Report	Jovanovic	Stadium: ANFP Federacion de Futbol de Chile

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	Waddingham 58'	Report (FA) Report (KNVB)	Milambo	Stadium: Marbella Football Centre

17 October 2023	Australia	2–2 (7–6 p)	Denmark	Marbella, Spain
14:30 CEST	Waddingham 18' Brandtman 87'	Report		Stadium: Marbella Football Centre

Men's under-17

Friendlies

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	MacNicol 9', 55' Tatu 72' Bolongi 107'	Stadium: Stadio Communale Ascona
Note: Match took place over four quarters of 30-minutes each

16 April 2024 European camp	Inter Milan U-17	4–2	Australia	Milan, Italy
15:00 (CET)	27' 40' 45' 73'	Report	MacNicol 10' Pullella 30'	Stadium: Konami Youth Development Centre

ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

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	Tatu 45+5' Williams 90+5'	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	J. Houridis 6', 23' Didulica 8', 57', 78', 80' Alfaro 47' MacNicol 51', 58' (pen.), 63', 89' Graoroski 54'	Stadium: Sriwedari Stadium Referee: Muhammad Zulfiqar (Singapore)

1 July 2024 Semi-final	Indonesia	3–5	Australia	Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB	Gholy 3', 45+5' Holong 90+3'	Report	Tatu 23', 66' MacNicol 45+2' Didulica 70', 86'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium

3 July 2024 Final	Thailand	1–1 (7–8 p)	Australia	Surakarta, Indonesia
19:30 WIB	Poramet 33'	Report	MacNicol 45+3'	Stadium: Manahan Stadium Referee: Koji Takasaki (Japan)
	Penalties
	Poramet Phuriphan Phanuphong Supakorn Natthakit Kittipob Chaiwat Siwakorn Chatchawas		Alfaro MacNicol Maltz Didulica Eames Pullella Garbowski Kutleshi Necovski

Women's senior

Friendlies

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	Fowler 66'	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	Prince 10', 43' Lacasse 49' Awujo 55' Leon 62'	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	Quinn 40'	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	Raso 9' Foord 52'	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	Heyman 90+5'	Report	Zhang 30'	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	Wheeler 48' Raso 56'	Report		Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 76,798 Referee: Oh Hyun-jung (South Korea)

FIFA Women's World Cup

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	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	Advance to knockout stage
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	Catley 52' (pen.)	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	Van Egmond 45+1' Kennedy 90+10'	Report	Kanu 45+6' Ohale 65' Oshoala 72'	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	Raso 9', 39' Fowler 58' Catley 90+4' (pen.)	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	Foord 29' Raso 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 75,784 Referee: Rebecca Welch (England)

12 August 2023 Quarter-final	Australia	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	France	Brisbane, Australia
17:00 UTC+10		Report		Stadium: Lang Park Attendance: 49,461 Referee: María Carvajal (Chile)
	Penalties
	Foord Catley Kerr Fowler Arnold Gorry Yallop Carpenter Hunt Vine		Bacha Diani Renard Le Sommer Périsset Geyoro Karchaoui Lakrar Dali Bècho

16 August 2023 Semi-final	Australia	1–3	England	Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+10	Kerr 63'	Report	Toone 36' Hemp 71' Russo 86'	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	Rolfö 30' (pen.) Asllani 62'	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	Carpenter 19' Kerr 78'	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	Fowler 15' Kerr 19', 45+2', 46' Foord 30', 34', 56' Wheeler 72'	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	Fowler 62' Kerr 68' Yallop 76'	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	Heyman 72' Fowler 84' Foord 86'	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	Asadova 1' (o.g.) Heyman 4', 8', 16', 45+2' Torpey 22' Fowler 36' Foord 38' Raso 68' Sayer 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 54,120 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Women's under-23

Friendlies

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

26 September 2023	Australia	1–0	Scotland	Varese, Italy
11:30 CEST	Doran	Report		Stadium: AIS European Training Centre

29 May 2024 Four Nations Tournament	Sweden	3–0	Australia	Växjö, Sweden
19:00 CEST	Renmark 11', 31' Handfast 41'	Report		Stadium: Visma Arena

1 June 2024 Four Nations Tournament	Australia	0–3	Germany	Växjö, Sweden
18:00 CEST		Report	Apostolakis 30' (o.g.) #10 48' #2 60'	Stadium: Värendsvallen

4 June 2024 Four Nations Tournament	Australia	2–2 (5–3 p)	Poland	Växjö, Sweden
13:00 CEST	Cerne 60' Margraf 75'	Report	Krezyman 24' Wróbel 55'	Stadium: Värendsvallen Referee: Isabelle Svensson (Sweden)
	Penalties
	Gomez Lowry Hollman Nash Margraf		Grzybowska Domin Dudziak Kaczor

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	Zheng 83' (pen.)	Report	Galic 10' Grove 66' O'Grady 68'	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

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	Jeon 25'	Report	Trimis 73' Thomas-Chinnama 90'	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	Galic 5' Trimis 38'	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

9 March 2024 Group stage	Australia	3–0	Chinese Taipei	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 UTC+5	Nash 20' Kruger 40' Cicco 81'	Report		Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium

13 March 2024 Semi-final	Australia	1–5	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
16:00 UTC+5	Trimis 13'	Report	Yoneda 3' Shiragaki 63' Hijikata 83' Sasai 88' Thomas-Chinnama 89' (o.g.)	Stadium: JAR Stadium Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

16 March 2024 Third place match	Australia	1–0	South Korea	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
13:00 UTC+5	Gooch 78'	Report		Stadium: JAR Stadium Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

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.

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 U-17 Women's Asian Cup

7 May 2024 Group stage	China	3–0	Australia	Bali, Indonesia
16:00 WITA	Zhou Xinyi 5' Xiao Jiaqi 63' Zhang Kecan 77'	Report		Stadium: Bali United Training Center Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

10 May 2024 Group stage	Australia	1–4	Japan	Bali, Indonesia
19:00 WITA	Dos Santos 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Sato 3', 10' Shinjo 65' Hirakawa 80'	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	Punch 31'	Report	Kurisara 38' Rinyaphat 67' Chutikan 90+7'	Stadium: Bali United Training Center Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	VEN	MCY	ZHP	BUR
1	Ventforet Kofu	6	3	2	1	11	8	+3	11	Advance to round of 16	—	3–3	4–1	1–0
2	Melbourne City	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9		0–0	—	1–1	0–1
3	Zhejiang	6	2	1	3	9	13	−4	7		2–0	1–2	—	3–2
4	Buriram United	6	2	0	4	9	10	−1	6		2–3	0–2	4–1	—

Source: AFC

AFC Cup

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

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MAC	CRO	DHC	SHN
1	Macarthur FC	6	5	0	1	23	5	+18	15	Zonal semi-finals	—	5–0	8–2	4–0
2	Phnom Penh Crown	6	4	0	2	15	7	+8	12	Zonal semi-finals	3–0	—	4–0	4–0
3	DH Cebu	6	1	1	4	4	19	−15	4^[a]		0–3	0–3	—	1–0
4	Shan United	6	1	1	4	3	14	−11	4^[a]		0–3	2–1	1–1	—

Source: AFC
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.

Group G

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

Source: AFC

Knockout stage


Zonal semi-finals				Zonal finals				Inter-zone play-off semi-finals				Inter-zone play-off finals				Final



Macarthur FC			3

Sabah			0
				Macarthur FC			2
ASEAN Zone
				Central Coast Mariners (a.e.t.)			3	Central Coast Mariners	4	0	4
Central Coast Mariners			4
								Odisha	0	0	0
Phnom Penh Crown			0									Central Coast Mariners	1	3	4

												Abdysh-Ata Kant	1	0	1
								Abdysh-Ata Kant	5	3	8

								Taichung Futuro	0	1	1
																Central Coast Mariners	1

																Al Ahed	0
Al-Riffa	1	1	2

Al-Nahda	1	3	4
				Al-Nahda	0	2	2
West Asia Zone
				Al Ahed	1	2	3
Al Ahed (p)	0	1	1 (4)

Al-Kahrabaa	1	0	1 (2)

13 February 2024 Zonal semi-finals	Macarthur FC	3–0	Sabah	Sydney
15:00 UTC+11	Dávila 40' Drew 46', 80'	Report		Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

13 February 2024 Zonal semi-finals	Central Coast Mariners	4–0	Phnom Penh Crown	Gosford
17:00 UTC+11	Reec 37' Edmondson 72', 78', 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

22 February 2024 Zonal final	Macarthur FC	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
19:00 AEDT	Dávila 88' Rose 92'	Report	Torres 81' Doka 105+3' Barcellos 120'	Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium

7 March 2024 (2024-03-07) Inter-zone semi-finals	Central Coast Mariners	4–0	Odisha	Gosford
19:00 AEDT	Doka 36', 77' (pen.) Roux 52' Barcellos 89'	Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

14 March 2024 (2024-03-14) Inter-zone semi-finals	Odisha	0–0 (0–4 agg.)	Central Coast Mariners	Bhubaneswar, India
15:00 IST		Report		Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

17 April 2024 (2024-04-17) Inter-zone final	Abdysh-Ata Kant	1–1	Central Coast Mariners	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:00 KGT	Uzdenov 90+3'	Report	Kaltak 81'	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	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Abdysh-Ata Kant	Gosford, Australia
19:00 AEST	Di Pizio 77', 90+1' Doka 86'	Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

5 May 2024 Final	Al Ahed	0–1	Central Coast Mariners	Muscat, Oman
20:00 UTC+4		Report	Kuol 84'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Referee: Omar Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

AFC Women's Club Championship

Group B

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

Source: AFC
(H) Hosts

Domestic leagues

A-League Men

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for Finals series^[b]
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	Qualification for Finals series^[b]
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:

^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
^ ^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.
^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.

Finals series

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

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ 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

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

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
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

7 October 2023

19:45 AEDT

Sydney FC	3–1	Brisbane Roar
Fábio 67' (pen.), 90+1' Mak 72'	Report	Waddingham 18'

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 15,482

Referee: Ben Abraham

Deaths

6 July 2023: Attila Abonyi, 76, Australia, Melbourne Hungaria, St George-Budapest, Sydney Croatia, and Melita Eagles winger.^[11]
21 October 2023: Sir Bobby Charlton , 86, England, Newcastle KB United and Blacktown City midfielder.[12]
25 November 2023: Terry Venables, 80, coach of Australia.^[13]^[14]
15 January 2024: Stephen Laybutt, 46, Australia, Wollongong Wolves, Brisbane Strikers, Parramatta Power, Sydney Olympic, and Newcastle Jets defender.^[15]
11 March 2024: Steve Maxwell, 59, Australia, Adelaide City, and Marconi Stallions forward.^[16]
8 April 2024: Ron Lord, 94, Australia and Sydney Prague goalkeeper.^[17]
27 June 2024: Alan Westwater, 78, Australia, Canterbury Marrickville, and Pan Hellenic midfielder.^[18]

Retirements

11 July 2023: Georgina Worth, 26, former Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets goalkeeper.^[19]^[20]
24 July 2023: Emily Garnier, 27, former Newcastle Jets defender.^[21]
21 September 2023: Natasha Dowie, 35, former England and Melbourne Victory forward.^[22]
21 September 2023: Éric Bauthéac, 36, former Brisbane Roar midfielder.^[23]
3 October 2023: Tom Rogic, 30, former Australia, Belconnen United, Central Coast Mariners, and Melbourne Victory midfielder.^[24]
30 October 2023: Craig Noone, 35, former Melbourne City and Macarthur midfielder.^[25]
3 December 2023: Shinji Ono, 44, former Japan and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.^[26]^[27]
24 March 2024: Adriana Konjarski, 28, former Newcastle Jets, Adelaide United, Melbourne City, South Melbourne, Warners Bay, and Broadmeadow Magic forward.^[28]^[29]
29 March 2024: Larissa Crummer, 28, former Australia, Sydney FC, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City, and Newcastle Jets defender and forward.^[30]^[31]
14 April 2024: Emma Checker, 28, former Australia, Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Canberra United, and Melbourne City defender.^[32]^[33]
27 April 2024: Jason Hoffman, 35, former Hamilton Olympic, Newcastle Jets, Richmond SC, and Melbourne City defender.^[34]
27 April 2024: Miloš Ninković, 39, former Serbia, Sydney FC, and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.^[35]
3 May 2024: Natasha Rigby, 31, former Perth Glory defender.^[36]
7 May 2024: Gema Simon, 33, former Australia, Melbourne Victory, and Newcastle Jets defender.^[37]^[38]
22 May 2024: Tando Velaphi, 37, former Perth SC, Queensland Roar, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City, and Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper.^[39]
25 May 2024: Leigh Broxham, 36, former Australia and Melbourne Victory defender.^[40]
26 May 2024: Danny Vukovic, 39, former Australia, Parramatta Power, Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory, and Sydney FC goalkeeper.^[41]
28 May 2024: Jake McGing, 30, former Marconi Stallions, Central Coast Mariners, Brisbane Roar, and Macarthur FC defender.^[42]
28 May 2024: Alexandra Huynh, 29, former Australia, Macarthur Rams, and Newcastle Jets defender.^[38]

References

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^ "Subway Socceroos to play second World Cup Qualifier in Canberra". Football Australia. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^ "Subway Olyroos to participate in WAFF U23 Championship in Saudi Arabia". Socceroos. Football Australia. 6 March 2024.
^ "Subway Young Socceroos squad named for Marbella Week of Football". Socceroos. Football Australia. 26 September 2023.
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^ "CommBank Young Matildas seal U20 World Cup qualification with 3–0 win against Chinese Taipei". Football Australia. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "Kuol strike secures Central Coast Mariners historic title". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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^ "Terry Venables: Former England manager dies aged 80". Sky Sports. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^ "Terry Venables, former England, Spurs and Barcelona manager, dies aged 80". The Guardian. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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^ "Vale Alan Westwater". Socceroos. Football Australia. 1 July 2024.
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^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Sanders, Emma (21 September 2023). "Natasha Dowie retires: Striker 'really proud' to end career at Liverpool". BBC Sport.
^ 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.
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^ Errington, Chris (30 October 2023). "Former Plymouth Argyle winger Craig Noone announces retirement". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
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^ Valentine, Renee (16 May 2024). "'Pretty threatening': Brisbane Roar forward joins forces with in-form Babic". Newcastle Herald. The loss of strike weapons Lucy Jerram and Adriana Konjarski, who combined for 59 goals between them last year, left a gaping hole in the defending champions' attack.
^ "Tårevått farvel for Larissa. Nå legger hun opp" [Tearful goodbye for Larissa. Now she hangs up]. Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 29 March 2024.
^ "Matilda Larissa Crummer retires after Champions League loss, to return home and become a plumber". ABC News. 30 March 2024.
^ "Emma Checker calls time on her professional football career". Melbourne Victory. 12 March 2024.
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^ Clarke, George (29 January 2024). "A-League icon Milos Ninkovic sets retirement date". Yahoo! Sport.
^ Morgan, Gareth (3 May 2024). "Glory legend Rigby announces her retirement". Perth Glory.
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^ ^a ^b "Liberty A-League 2024-25 Transfer Centre: Your club's ins/outs". aleagues.com.au. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ Morgan, Gareth (22 May 2024). "Retro Corner… A tribute to Tando". Perth Glory.
^ "Leigh Broxham retires from professional football". Melbourne Victory. 23 April 2024.
^ Simkin, Emma; Kozaki, Danuta (26 May 2024). "Central Coast Mariners captain Danny Vukovic announces retirement a day after club's historic win". ABC News. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
^ Macarthur FC [@mfcbulls] (28 May 2024). "The club can confirm that Jake McGing has announced his retirement from professional football after a brilliant career. We sincerely thank Jake for his contributions to the club, both on the field and in the community" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

Football Australia official website

[2] Palestine played their home game at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.^[1]

[Canberra-4] Lebanon played their home game in Australia due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.^[2]

[table_hth_DHC0.37717137736137-10] Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.

[table_note_WEL0.40721237259321-11] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

[table_note_res_FS0.40721237259321-12] 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.

[table_note_res_ACL20.40721237259321-13] Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.

[table_note_WEL0.17625925418747-16] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

[1] "Australia, Palestine to face off at Jaber Stadium". Arab Times. 28 October 2023.

[3] "Subway Socceroos to play second World Cup Qualifier in Canberra". Football Australia. 1 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

[5] "Subway Olyroos to participate in WAFF U23 Championship in Saudi Arabia". Socceroos. Football Australia. 6 March 2024.

[6] "Subway Young Socceroos squad named for Marbella Week of Football". Socceroos. Football Australia. 26 September 2023.

[7] "CommBank Young Matildas squad selected for China international series". Football Australia. 21 November 2023.

[8] "CommBank Young Matildas seal U20 World Cup qualification with 3–0 win against Chinese Taipei". Football Australia. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[9] "Kuol strike secures Central Coast Mariners historic title". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 5 May 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

[14] "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.

[15] "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.

[17] "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.

[18] Socceroos [@Socceroos] (6 July 2023). "Today, we lost another of our great pioneers" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[19] "Sir Bobby Charlton: England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend dies". BBC Sport. 21 October 2023.

[20] "Terry Venables: Former England manager dies aged 80". Sky Sports. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

[21] "Terry Venables, former England, Spurs and Barcelona manager, dies aged 80". The Guardian. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.

[22] McSweeney, Jessica; Ganko, Josefine (15 January 2024). "Ex-Socceroos player Stephen Laybutt found dead in NSW bushland". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[23] Valencich, Glenn (11 March 2024). "Stephen Maxwell dies aged 59 as tributes flow for NSL champion and former Socceroos player". Seven News.

[24] "Vale Ron Lord". Football Australia. 9 April 2024.

[25] "Vale Alan Westwater". Socceroos. Football Australia. 1 July 2024.

[26] 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.

[27] 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.

[28] 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.

[29] Sanders, Emma (21 September 2023). "Natasha Dowie retires: Striker 'really proud' to end career at Liverpool". BBC Sport.

[30] 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.

[31] "Tom Rogic: Ex-Celtic midfielder retires aged 30 to give 'focus and attention' to family". BBC Sport. 3 October 2023.

[32] Errington, Chris (30 October 2023). "Former Plymouth Argyle winger Craig Noone announces retirement". Plymouth Live. Retrieved 3 November 2023.

[33] "Japan's 'Genius' Shinji Ono Calls It Quits at 44". Yomiuri Shimbun. 3 December 2023.

[34] "Football: Former Japan, Feyenoord midfielder Ono to retire". Nippon.com. 27 September 2023.

[35] Valentine, Renee (22 March 2024). "AJ set for fitting finale against Warners Bay after deciding to step away". Newcastle Herald.

[36] Valentine, Renee (16 May 2024). "'Pretty threatening': Brisbane Roar forward joins forces with in-form Babic". Newcastle Herald. The loss of strike weapons Lucy Jerram and Adriana Konjarski, who combined for 59 goals between them last year, left a gaping hole in the defending champions' attack.

[37] "Tårevått farvel for Larissa. Nå legger hun opp" [Tearful goodbye for Larissa. Now she hangs up]. Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 29 March 2024.

[38] "Matilda Larissa Crummer retires after Champions League loss, to return home and become a plumber". ABC News. 30 March 2024.

[39] "Emma Checker calls time on her professional football career". Melbourne Victory. 12 March 2024.

[40] A-League Women [@aleaguewomen] (15 April 2024). "This weekend we said farewell to a true legend of the Liberty A-League" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[41] "Hoffman to farewell fans at the F3 Derby on Saturday". Newcastle Jets. 25 April 2024.

[42] Clarke, George (29 January 2024). "A-League icon Milos Ninkovic sets retirement date". Yahoo! Sport.

[43] Morgan, Gareth (3 May 2024). "Glory legend Rigby announces her retirement". Perth Glory.

[44] Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (7 May 2024). "Thank you for everything Gema. A stalwart of the Jets, congratulations on a fantastic career. Simon departs the Jets after 134 appearances for the club" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[newcastleretire24-45] "Liberty A-League 2024-25 Transfer Centre: Your club's ins/outs". aleagues.com.au. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[46] Morgan, Gareth (22 May 2024). "Retro Corner… A tribute to Tando". Perth Glory.

[47] "Leigh Broxham retires from professional football". Melbourne Victory. 23 April 2024.

[48] Simkin, Emma; Kozaki, Danuta (26 May 2024). "Central Coast Mariners captain Danny Vukovic announces retirement a day after club's historic win". ABC News. Retrieved 26 May 2024.

[49] Macarthur FC [@mfcbulls] (28 May 2024). "The club can confirm that Jake McGing has announced his retirement from professional football after a brilliant career. We sincerely thank Jake for his contributions to the club, both on the field and in the community" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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