| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 October 2025 – 23 May 2026 |
| AFC Champions League Two | Newcastle Jets |
| Matches | 101 |
| Goals | 279 (2.76 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Ifeanyi Eze Lachlan Rose (8 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Melbourne City 4–0Perth Glory (25 October 2025) Melbourne Victory 5–1Wellington Phoenix (29 December 2025) Macarthur FC 6–2 Melbourne City (24 January 2026) Melbourne Victory 4–0Sydney FC (26 January 2026) |
| Biggest away win | Adelaide United 0–4Central Coast Mariners (4 January 2026) |
| Highest scoring | Newcastle Jets 4–5 Macarthur FC (26 December 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Newcastle Jets |
| Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches Newcastle Jets |
| Longest winless run | 6 matches Central Coast Mariners |
| Longest losing run | 4 matches Central Coast Mariners |
| Highest attendance | 33,265 Sydney FC 4–1Western Sydney Wanderers (31 January 2026) |
| Lowest attendance | 1,601 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Macarthur FC (18 January 2026) |
| Total attendance | 835,492 |
| Average attendance | 8,272 |
2026–27 → All statistics correct as of 14 February 2026. | |
The2025–26 A-League Men, known as theIsuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is the 49th season of national level men'ssoccer in Australia, and the 21st since the establishment of thecompetition as the A-League in 2004.Auckland FC are the defending premiers whileMelbourne City are the defending champions.
The number of clubs reduced from 13 in the2024–25 season to 12, following the removal ofWestern United byFootball Australia for financial reasons.[1]
Twelve clubs are participating in the 2025–26 season.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Jets | End of contract | 5 May 2025[44] | Pre-season | 6 May 2025[45] | ||
| Brisbane Roar | Mutual consent | 6 May 2025[46] | 7 May 2025[47] | |||
| Adelaide United | End of contract | 10 May 2025[48] | 26 May 2025[49] | |||
| Central Coast Mariners | Signed byBuriram United | 10 October 2025[50][51] | 15 October 2025[52] | |||
| Perth Glory | Sacked | 28 October 2025[53] | 12th | 31 October 2025[54] | ||
| Promoted to full-time | N/A | 5th | 16 December 2025[55] | |||
| Central Coast Mariners | Promoted to full-time | N/A | 11th | 6 January 2026[56] | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sacked | 20 January 2026[57] | 12th | 21 January 2026[58] |
The regular season is made up of a full home-and-away 22-match schedule for each club, plus four extra rounds, for a total of 26 matches played. The top six will qualify for the finals series.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Jets(X) | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 33 | Qualification forAFC Champions League Elite andFinals series[a] |
| 2 | Auckland FC[b] | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 28 | Qualification forFinals series[a] |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 26 | |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 25 | |
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 25 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Melbourne City | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 22 | |
| 8 | Brisbane Roar | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 22 | |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 25 | −4 | 20 | |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 20 | |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 19 | |
| 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 17 |
| Home \ Away | ADL | AKL | BRI | CCM | MAC | MCY | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD | WEL | WSW | ADL | AKL | BRI | CCM | MAC | MCY | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD | WEL | WSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | 0–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | |||||||||||||||
| Auckland FC | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brisbane Roar | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | a | a | ||||||||||||||
| Macarthur FC | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | |||||||||||||||
| Melbourne City | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 0–0 | a | 1–3 | |||||||||||||||
| Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 0–1 | a | |||||||||||||||
| Newcastle Jets | 4–1 | a | 4–5 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 2–0 | |||||||||||||||
| Perth Glory | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sydney FC | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | a | |||||||||||||||||
| Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | a | ||||||||||||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | a |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 8 | |
| Newcastle Jets | |||
| 3 | Auckland FC | 7 | |
| Newcastle Jets | |||
| 5 | Auckland FC | 6 | |
| Melbourne City | |||
| Auckland FC | |||
| Macarthur FC | |||
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 5 | |
| Newcastle Jets | |||
| Adelaide United | |||
| Perth Glory | |||
| Melbourne Victory |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Jets | Melbourne Victory | 5–2 (H) | 24 October 2025 | [61] | |
| Sydney FC | Newcastle Jets | 1–4 (A) | 1 November 2025 | [62] | |
| Perth Glory | Melbourne City | 1–3 (A) | 28 December 2025 | [63] | |
| Melbourne Victory | Wellington Phoenix | 5–1 (H) | 29 December 2025 | [64] | |
| Adelaide United | Brisbane Roar | 2–3 (A) | 24 January 2026 | [65] | |
| Newcastle Jets | Adelaide United | 2–3 (A) | 8 February 2026 | [66] |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| (H) | Home team |
| (A) | Away team |
| Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne City | 7 | |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 6 | |
| Sydney FC | |||
| 4 | Auckland FC | 5 | |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | |
| Central Coast Mariners | |||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | |||
| 8 | Macarthur FC | 3 | |
| Perth Glory | |||
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | |
| Wellington Phoenix | |||
| Adelaide United |
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