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.

FIFA World Cup qualification

=Second round

Group I

;Notes

AFC Asian Cup

=Group B

=Knockout stage

Men's under-23

Friendlies

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

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.

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-20 national team in 2023–24.

Marbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament

The Young Socceroos participated in the Marbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament in Spain.

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-17 national team in 2023–24.

ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

Women's senior

Friendlies

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

FIFA Women's World Cup

=Group B

=Knockout stage

2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers

Women's under-23

Friendlies

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

Women's under-20

Friendlies

A two-game series against

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was held to help preparations for the U-20 Women's Asian Cup.

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

With three wins in the group stage, Australia secured qualification to the

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Women's under-17

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

Australia won all three of their matches and qualified for the

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AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League

Group H

AFC Cup

Central Coast Mariners won the competition for the first time. 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

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and

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, following Western Sydney Wanderers' victory in the

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Group F

Group G

Knockout stage

AFC Women's Club Championship

Group B

Domestic leagues

A-League Men

Finals series

A-League Women

Finals series

National Premier Leagues

Domestic cups

Australia Cup

Final

Deaths

* 6 July 2023: Attila Abonyi, 76,

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, Melbourne Hungaria,

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, and Melita Eagles winger. * 21 October 2023: Sir Bobby Charlton , 86, England, Newcastle KB United and Blacktown City midfielder. *25 November 2023: Terry Venables, 80, coach of

. * 15 January 2024:

Stephen Laybutt Stephen John Laybutt (3 September 1977 – 13 January 2024) was an Australian professional soccer player who played as a defender (association football), defender. Laybutt came out as gay in 2021. He died by suicide in January 2024. Early l ...

, 46,

, Wollongong Wolves, Brisbane Strikers, Parramatta Power,

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, and Newcastle Jets defender. * 11 March 2024:

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, 59,

, Adelaide City, and Marconi Stallions forward. * 8 April 2024:

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, 94,

and Sydney Prague goalkeeper. * 27 June 2024:

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, 78,

, Canterbury Marrickville, and Pan Hellenic midfielder.

Retirements

* 11 July 2023: Georgina Worth, 26, former Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets goalkeeper. * 24 July 2023: Emily Garnier, 27, former Newcastle Jets defender. * 21 September 2023: Natasha Dowie, 35, former England and Melbourne Victory forward. * 21 September 2023:

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, 36, former Brisbane Roar midfielder. * 3 October 2023: Tom Rogic, 30, former

, Belconnen United, Central Coast Mariners, and Melbourne Victory midfielder. * 30 October 2023:

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, 35, former Melbourne City and Macarthur midfielder. * 3 December 2023: Shinji Ono, 44, former

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and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder. * 24 March 2024:

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, 28, former Newcastle Jets, Adelaide United, Melbourne City, South Melbourne, Warners Bay, and

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forward. * 29 March 2024:

Larissa Crummer Larissa Rose Crummer (born 10 January 1996) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Brisbane Roar in the W-League and the Australia women's national team, also known as the Matildas. She previously played for W- ...

, 28, former

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, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City, and Newcastle Jets defender and forward. * 14 April 2024:

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, 28, former

, Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory,

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, and Melbourne City defender. * 27 April 2024: Jason Hoffman, 35, former Hamilton Olympic, Newcastle Jets, Richmond SC, and Melbourne City defender. * 27 April 2024:

Miloš Ninković Miloš Ninković ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Нинковић; born 25 December 1984) is a Serbian footballer who currently plays for A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers. Club career Čukarički At a young age Ninković joined FK Čukarički's you ...

, 39, former Serbia,

, and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder. * 3 May 2024:

Natasha Rigby Natasha Rigby is an Australian soccer player who plays for the Perth Glory in the W-league. Rigby grew up in Margaret River, a small town south of Perth. There was no girls' soccer team, and she played with the boys. She moved to Perth to stud ...

, 31, former

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...

defender. * 7 May 2024:

Gema Simon Gema Simon (born 19 July 1990) is an Australian international soccer player who played for Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory, Ottawa Fury, Suwon, Avaldsnes, Þróttur Reykjavík, and the Australia women's national soccer team. Early life Simo ...

, 33, former

, Melbourne Victory, and Newcastle Jets defender. * 22 May 2024: Tando Velaphi, 37, former Perth SC, Queensland Roar,

, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City, and Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper. * 25 May 2024:

Leigh Broxham Leigh Michael Broxham (born 13 January 1988) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. As of May 2021, he currently holds the record for most appearances for Melbourne Victory, p ...

, 36, former

and Melbourne Victory defender. * 26 May 2024: Danny Vukovic, 39, former

, Parramatta Power, Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix,

, Melbourne Victory, and

goalkeeper. * 28 May 2024: Jake McGing, 30, former Marconi Stallions, Central Coast Mariners, Brisbane Roar, and Macarthur FC defender. * 28 May 2024:

Alexandra Huynh Alexandra Huynh (born 25 July 1994) is an Australian association football player, who currently plays for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian A-League Women and the Australia national team. She is the cousin of Kassandra Huynh; the exe ...

, 29, former

, Macarthur Rams, and Newcastle Jets defender.

References

External links

Football Australia official website
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