2023–24 A-League Men Explained
The 2023–24 A-League Men, known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, was the 47th season of national level men's soccer in Australia, and the 19th since the establishment of the competition as the A-League in 2004. This season is expected to be the last as a 12 team competition, with expansion to 14 teams from 2024–25 with the inclusion of Auckland FC. Another team proposed is Canberra United FC which is yet to be confirmed.
Melbourne City were the defending premiers and Central Coast Mariners were the defending champions.
Clubs
Stadiums and locations
Twelve clubs are participating in the 2023–24 season.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club | City | Home ground | Capacity |
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Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | 16,500 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
Brisbane | Ballymore Stadium | 6,000 |
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Industree Group Stadium | 20,059 |
Macarthur FC | Campbelltown | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | 17,500[1] |
Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 30,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | HBF Park | 20,500 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 42,500[2] |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Sky Stadium | 35,000 |
Auckland | Go Media Mount Smart Stadium | 30,000 |
Auckland | Eden Park | 50,000 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Parramatta | CommBank Stadium | 30,000 |
Western United | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Ballarat | Mars Stadium | 11,000 |
Hobart | North Hobart Oval | 10,000 |
Tarneit | Wyndham Regional Football Facility | 5,000 |
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Personnel and kits
- Melbourne Victory's shirt sponsor was changed to AIA for the finals series after Bonza entered voluntary administration on 30 April 2024.
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Brisbane Roar | (caretaker) | End of contract | 2 May 2023 | Pre-season | | 2 May 2023[45] |
Wellington Phoenix | | End of contract[46] | 6 May 2023 | | 6 May 2023[47] |
Perth Glory | | Resigned[48] | 2 June 2023 | (caretaker) | 12 July 2023[49] |
Newcastle Jets | | Resigned[50] | 19 June 2023 | | 26 June 2023[51] |
Perth Glory | (caretaker) | End of contract | 3 August 2023 | | 3 August 2023[52] |
Central Coast Mariners | | Signed by Hibernian[53] | 11 September 2023 | (caretaker) | 11 September 2023[54] |
(caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 27 September 2023 | | 27 September 2023[55] |
Melbourne City | | Mutual termination | 1 November 2023 | 12th | (caretaker) | 1 November 2023[56] |
Sydney FC | | Mutual termination [57] | 7 November 2023 | 12th | | 8 November 2023[58] |
Brisbane Roar | | Signed by Shanghai Port[59] [60] | 24 December 2023 | 5th | (caretaker) | 24 December 2023 |
(caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 1 January 2024 | 7th | | 1 January 2024[61] |
| Indefinite leave | 1 February 2024 | 9th | (caretaker) | 1 February 2024[62] |
(caretaker) | Promoted to full-time | N/A | 8th | | 22 April 2024[63] | |
Foreign players
See also: A-League Men transfers for 2023–24 season.
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (or New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[64]
2Australian citizens (or New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury replacement players, or National team replacement players;
4Guest players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)Regular season
The 2023–24 season will see each team play 27 games followed by a finals series for the top six teams.
Fixtures and results
Finals series
See main article: 2024 A-League Men finals series. The finals series will be held in mostly the same format as the previous year, run over four weeks, involving the top six teams from the regular season. In the first week of fixtures, the third-through-sixth ranked teams will each play an 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.[65] The previous format, which saw Sydney hosting the Grand Final until the 2024–25 season, was overturned in October 2023, reverting back to the higher-ranked semi-final winner hosting the match.[66]
Elimination-finals
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Semi-finals
Matches
Central Coast Mariners won 2–1 on aggregate.----Melbourne Victory won 2–1 on aggregate.
Grand Final
See also: 2024 A-League Men Grand Final.
Regular season statistics
Top scorers
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Hat-tricks
See main article: List of A-League Men hat-tricks.
Clean sheets
Rank | Goalkeeper | Club | Clean sheets[78] |
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1 | align=left data-sort-value="Vukovic, Danny" | Danny Vukovic | Central Coast Mariners | 12 |
2 | align=left data-sort-value="Paulsen, Alex" | Alex Paulsen | Wellington Phoenix | 11 |
3 | align=left data-sort-value="Young, Jamie" | Jamie Young | Melbourne City | 10 |
4 | align=left data-sort-value="Izzo, Paul" | Paul Izzo | Melbourne Victory | 6 |
5 | align=left data-sort-value="Kurto, Filip" | Filip Kurto | Macarthur FC | 5 |
align=left data-sort-value="Scott, Ryan" | Ryan Scott | Newcastle Jets |
align=left data-sort-value="Thomas, Lawrence" | Lawrence Thomas | Western Sydney Wanderers |
8 | align=left data-sort-value="Freke, Macklin" | Macklin Freke | Brisbane Roar | 3 |
9 | align=left data-sort-value="Gauci, Joe" | Joe Gauci | Adelaide United | 2 |
Daniel Margush | Western Sydney Wanderers |
Andrew Redmayne | Sydney FC | |
Awards
Annual awards
Club awards
Club | Player of the Season | |
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See also
External links
Notes and References
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- Web site: Central Coast Mariners announce club record apparel partnership with Cikers Australia alongside launch of 2023 Australia Cup kit. Central Coast Mariners. 20 July 2023.
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- Web site: Voltaren sign two-year Co-Major Partnership extension. Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 September 2021.
- Web site: Turner Freeman Lawyers extend partnership for next three seasons. Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 September 2022.
- Web site: Josh Risdon takes Western United captaincy in landmark season. Nick. Hughes. Western United. 18 October 2023.
- Web site: Western United launches new threads for 2022/23 season. Western United. 20 September 2022.
- Web site: Western United drops bold 2023/24 kits inspired by the West. Nick. Hughes. Western United. 5 October 2023.
- News: Ross Aloisi appointed BRFC Head Coach. Brisbane Roar. 2 May 2023.
- Web site: Talay to depart Phoenix at season's end. Wellington Phoenix. 14 April 2023.
- News: Wellington Phoenix appoint Giancarlo Italiano to replace Ufuk Talay as men's head coach. Jason. Pine. The New Zealand Herald. 18 April 2023.
- Web site: Perth Glory coach Ruben Zadkovich resigns after one season in charge. Greig. Johnstone. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 June 2023.
- Web site: Glory confirm familiar face as interim coach & provide update on ownership situation. Matt. Comito. Keep Up. 12 July 2023.
- Web site: Arthur Papas resigns as head coach. Newcastle Jets. 19 June 2023.
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- Web site: Former Matildas coach Alen Stajcic to lead Perth Glory. Justin. Chadwick. The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 August 2023.
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- Web site: Mark Jackson joins the Central Coast Mariners. Central Coast Mariners. 27 September 2023.
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- News: Sydney FC Head Coach Steve Corica to leave club. Sydney FC. 7 November 2023.
- News: Sydney FC appoint Ufuk Talay as Head Coach. Sydney FC. 8 November 2023.
- News: Brisbane Roar announce departure of A-League Men's Head Coach, Ross Aloisi. Brisbane Roar. 24 December 2023.
- News: Ross Aloisi leaves Brisbane Roar to link with Kevin Muscat at Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port . Marco. Monteverde. News.com.au. 24 December 2023.
- News: Brisbane Roar welcome Ben Cahn as new A-League men's Head coach. Brisbane Roar. 1 January 2024.
- News: Brisbane Roar Men's Head Coach, Ben Cahn, takes medical leave. Brisbane Roar. 1 February 2024.
- News: Ruben Zadkovich appointed Brisbane Roar coach on a permanent basis. Marco. Monteverde. News.com.au. 22 April 2024.
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- News: Harrington . Anna . Fornaroli masterclass leads Victory past Jets in ALM. 29 October 2023. The Canberra Times. 29 October 2023.
- News: Pisani . Sascha . Hat-trick hero Zawada fuels Wellington's best Isuzu Ute A-League start after three rounds. 4 November 2023. A-Leagues. 4 November 2023.
- News: Four-naroli: Bruno leads Victory to 4-3 win over WSW. The Riverine Herald. 10 December 2023.
- News: Comito. Matt. City & Mariners share the points as Torres scores three in thrilling six-goal Grand Final rematch. A-Leagues. 17 December 2023.
- News: D’Urbano . Nick . Maclaren makes A-Leagues history as a Melbourne City put eight past Brisbane Roar in record setting night. 29 December 2023. A-Leagues. 28 December 2023.
- News: D’Urbano . Nick . Hat-trick from Bulls star salvages point for Macarthur in six-goal thriller against Western United. 12 January 2024. A-Leagues. 12 January 2024.
- News: Ibusuki hat-trick leads Reds to 4-3 ALM win over Sydney. George. Clarke. The Canberra Times. 13 January 2024.
- News: Pisani . Sacha . 7 goals, a red card & a 93rd-minute winner! Macarthur win A-Leagues classic v Wanderers. 4 February 2024. A-Leagues. 4 February 2024.
- News: Irankunda nets hat-trick in Reds' 4-1 win over Western. Lee. Gagliardi. The Canberra Times. 29 March 2024.
- News: Harrington . Anna . City smash Perth 8-0 to stay firmly in ALM finals race. 14 April 2024. The Canberra Times. 14 April 2024.
- Web site: Player Statistics (Clean sheets) . Ultimate A-League.
- News: Central Coast Mariners midfielder Josh Nisbet wins Johnny Warren Medal. Marco. Monteverde. news.com.au. 25 May 2024.
- Web site: Every Isuzu UTE A-League award winner: Johnny Warren Medalist, Goal of the Year & more. A-Leagues. 26 May 2024.
- Web site: Congratulations Newcastle Jets: Winners of the Isuzu UTE A-League Fair Play award for season 2023-24!. A-Leagues. Facebook. 20 May 2024.
- Web site: Alex King awarded 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League Men Referee of the Year. A-Leagues. 21 May 2024.
- AdelaideUnited. 1790721500187914269. Congratulations to Zach Clough, our Vidmar Medallist. 15 May 2024.
- Web site: Brisbane Roar 2023/24 Season Awards Night at Emporium Hotel South Bank. Brisbane Roar. 23 April 2024.
- Web site: Historic award for Galic, Izzy & Nizzy dominate 2024 MMD. Central Coast Mariners. 30 April 2024.
- Web site: Hollman On Top: Jake Hollman claims the Macarthur Medal. Macarthur FC. 2 May 2024.
- Web site: Player of the Year: Tolgay Arslan awarded Scott Jamieson medal. Melbourne City. 14 May 2024.
- Web site: Damien Da Silva and Kayla Morrison take out Victory Medal. Melbourne Victory. 29 April 2024.
- Web site: Bolden and Stamatelopoulos take out top awards. Newcastle Jets. 30 April 2024.
- Web site: Taggart and Lowry claim top honours at glittering MGP Awards event. Gareth. Morgan. Perth Glory. 6 May 2024.
- Web site: Lolley And McLean Take Out Top Season Awards. Sydney FC. 29 May 2024.
- Web site: Barry and Barbarouses crowned players of the year. Wellington Phoenix. 30 April 2024.
- Web site: Matos, Marcelo take out top honours at 2024 Wanderers Medal. Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 May 2024.
- Web site: Daniel Penha sweeps Western United ALM Player of the Season . Western United. Nick. Hughes. 8 May 2024.