2018–19 in Australian soccer explained

Country:	Australia
Season:	2018–19
Division1:	A-League Premiership
Champions1:	Perth Glory
Division2:	A-League Championship
Champions2:	Sydney FC
Division3:	National Premier Leagues
Domestic:	FFA Cup
Dchampions:	Adelaide United
Wdivision1:	W-League Premiership
Wchampions1:	Melbourne Victory
Wdivision2:	W-League Championship
Wchampions2:	Sydney FC
Prevseason:	2017–18
Nextseason:	2019–20
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The 2018–19 season was the 50th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 136th overall.

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2018–19.

AFC Asian Cup

See main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

See main article: Australia men's national under-23 soccer team.

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2018–19.

AFC U-23 Championship qualification

See main article: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

See main article: Australia national under-20 soccer team.

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2018–19.

AFC U-19 Championship

See main article: 2018 AFC U-19 Championship.

Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

See main article: Australia national under-17 soccer team.

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2018–19.

AFC U-16 Championship

See main article: 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.

Australia women's national soccer team

See main article: Australia women's national soccer team.

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2018–19.

Tournament of Nations

See main article: 2018 Tournament of Nations.

Cup of Nations

See main article: 2019 Cup of Nations.

FIFA Women's World Cup

See main article: 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

See main article: Australia women's national under-20 soccer team.

AFF Women's Championship

See main article: 2018 AFF Women's Championship.

2019 AFC Women's Championship qualification

See main article: 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification.

Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

See main article: Australia women's national under-17 soccer team.

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under 17 national team in 2018–19.

AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

See main article: 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification.

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League

See main article: 2020 AFC Champions League.

Group stage

See main article: 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.

Group H

Men's football

A-League

See main article: 2018–19 A-League.

Finals series

Grand final

National Premier Leagues

The Final Series featured the winner of each Member Federation's league competition in the National Premier Leagues, with the overall winner qualifying directly for the 2019 FFA Cup Round of 32.

State club winners

These are the winners for each top-tier state competition in 2019.

Federation	Champions	Premiers	National Cup
scope=row	Capital Football	Gungahlin United	Canberra Olympic	Tigers FC
scope=row	Football South Coast	Corrimal Rangers	Wollongong Olympic	Bulli
scope=row	Northern NSW Football	Edgeworth	Maitland	N/A
scope=row	Football NSW	Sydney United 58	Wollongong Wolves	Marconi Stallions
Football Northern Territory	North: Casuarina	North: Casuarina	Darwin Olympic
	South: Vikings	South: Verdi
scope=row	Football Queensland	Gold Coast Knights	Lions FC	N/A
scope=row	Football South Australia	Campbelltown City	Campbelltown City	N/A
scope=row	Football Tasmania	Devonport City		South Hobart
scope=row	Football Victoria	Bentleigh Greens	Heidelberg United	Hume City
scope=row	Football West	Perth SC	Perth SC	N/A

Cup competitions

FFA Cup

Final

Women's football

W-League

See main article: 2018–19 W-League.

Finals series

Deaths

• Darren Stewart, 52, former Australia, Newcastle Rosebud, APIA Leichhardt, and Newcastle Breakers defender.^[1]
• David Cervinski, 48, former Melbourne Knights, North Geelong Warriors, Carlton SC, and Wollongong Wolves defender.^[2]

Retirements

• 28 July 2018: Ljubo Milicevic, 37, former Australia, Melbourne Knights, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory, and Newcastle Jets defender.^[3]
• 11 August 2018: Michael Beauchamp, 37, former Australia, Marconi Stallions, Parramatta Power, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Heart, Sydney FC, and Western Sydney Wanderers defender.^[4]
• 12 August 2018: Dylan Macallister, 36, former Sydney Olympic, Northern Spirit, Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix, Gold Coast United, and Melbourne Heart striker.^[5]
• 28 August 2018: Luke Wilkshire, 36, former Australia and Sydney FC defender.^[6]
• 17 September 2018: Gülcan Koca, 28, former Turkey and Melbourne Victory defender.^[7]
• 20 September 2018: Anna Green, 28, former New Zealand, Adelaide United, and Sydney FC defender.^[8]
• 13 November 2018: Ante Covic, 43, former Australia, Marconi Stallions, Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Perth Glory goalkeeper.^[9]
• 7 January 2019: Adrian Leijer, 32, former Australia, Melbourne Knights, and Melbourne Victory defender.^[10]
• 30 January 2019: Kalifa Cissé, 35, former Mali and Central Coast Mariners defender.^[11]
• 29 March 2019: Tim Cahill, 39, former Australia and Melbourne City striker.^[12]
• 4 April 2019: Brendon Santalab, 36, former Parramatta Power, Sydney United, Sydney FC, North Queensland Fury, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Perth Glory striker.^[13]
• 12 April 2019: Carl Valeri, 34, former Australia and Melbourne Victory midfielder.^[14]
• 15 April 2019: Alex Brosque, 35, former Australia, Marconi Stallions, Brisbane Roar, and Sydney FC forward and midfielder.^[15]
• 17 April 2019: Matt McKay, 36, former Australia, Brisbane Strikers, Eastern Suburbs, and Brisbane Roar midfielder.^[16]
• 22 April 2019: Bruce Djite, 32, former Australia, Adelaide United, and Gold Coast United striker.^[17]
• 2 May 2019: Marcelo Carrusca, 35, former Adelaide United, Melbourne City, and West Adelaide midfielder.^[18]
• 9 May 2019: Eugene Galekovic, 37, former Melbourne Knights, Eastern Pride, South Melbourne, Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United, and Melbourne City goalkeeper.^[19]
• 17 May 2019: Manny Muscat, 34, former Sunshine George Cross, Green Gully, Wellington Phoenix, and Melbourne City defender.^[20]
• 11 June 2019: Aaron Hughes, 39, former Northern Ireland and Melbourne City defender.^[21]
• 24 June 2019: Jop van der Linden, 28, former Sydney FC defender.^[22]

External links

• Football Federation Australia official website

Notes and References

1. News: Former Socceroo Stewart passes away. 19 October 2018. 20 October 2018. FTBL. Davidson. John.
2. News: Two-time Wollongong Wolves' NSL champion David Cervinski dies, aged 48. Illawarra Mercury. 17 May 2019.
3. FourFourTwo. Milicevic calls time on playing career. 30 July 2018. 31 July 2018.
4. Web site: Inaugural Wanderers captain calls time on storied career. A-League. 16 August 2018. Windon, Jacob. 22 September 2018.
5. News: Magnificent Macallister to sign off for Manly United. 10 August 2018. 14 August 2018. Manly United FC. Lefebvre, Jordan.
6. News: Wilkshire keen to take Wolves to new heights. 28 August 2018. 11 November 2018. Illawarra Mercury. Cohen, Mitch.
7. News: Koca retires from professional football. The Women's Game. 17 September 2018. 18 September 2018.
8. News: Football Fern Anna Green walks away from professional football. Stuff.co.nz. 20 September 2018. 22 September 2018. Hyslop, Liam.
9. Episode 182. Bill and Boz. Fox Sports. 13 November 2018.
10. News: Former Melbourne Victory captain and Socceroo Adrian Leijer takes up senior position with Adidas. Herald Sun.
11. News: 'I'm getting out of the way: Star Mariners import swaps A-League for Academy. ftbl.com.au. 30 January 2019. 31 January 2019. Radbourne, Lucas.
12. News: Tim Cahill confirms his retirement from football at the age of 39. news.com.au. 29 March 2019. 6 April 2019.
13. News: Perth Glory striker Brendon Santalab will retire at season's end. Nick. Taylor. The West Australian. 4 April 2019.
14. News: Victory captain Valeri to retire at season's end. The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 April 2019.
15. News: Sydney FC captain Alex Brosque announces retirement from football. Dominic. Bossi. The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 April 2019. 15 April 2019.
16. News: Brisbane Roar legend Matt McKay to call it quits on stellar career. Marco. Monteverde. The Courier-Mail. 17 April 2019.
17. Web site: Adelaide United legend Bruce Djite has decided to officially hang up the boots. Carly. Adno. Fox Sports. 22 April 2019.
18. News: Adelaide United champion and West Adelaide star recruit Marcelo Carrusca has called it quits to focus on coaching academy. Val. Migliaccio. The Advertiser. 2 May 2019.
19. News: A-League's most decorated goalkeeper calls time on career. David. Davutovic. Herald Sun. 8 May 2019.
20. Web site: Former Phoenix and City defender announces his retirement. Gemma. Earnshaw. Football Federation Australia. A-League. 17 May 2019.
21. Web site: Aaron Hughes: Former Northern Ireland skipper retires after win over Belarus. 11 June 2019. BBC.
22. News: Van der Linden (28) houdt het voor gezien: 'Dit is het niet meer waard'. Van der Linden (28) says: 'This is no longer worth it'. Dutch. Stef. de Bont. Voetbal International. 24 June 2019.