The 2021–22 A-League Men, known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is the 45th season of national level men's
soccer in Australia, and the 17th since the establishment of the
competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, ind ...
as the A-League in 2004.
Melbourne City are the defending champions and premiers, having won their first titles respectively the
previous season.
Clubs
Twelve clubs participate in the 2021–22 season.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Foreign players
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
Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...
);
2Australian citizens (or New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...
) 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)
Salary cap exemptions and captains
Transfers
Regular season
League table
Fixtures and results
Positions by round
Finals series
Format
The finals series consists of six teams who are placed by rank, as determined at the end of the regular season. The finals series runs over four weeks. In the first week of fixtures, the third-through-sixth ranked teams play a single-elimination match, with the two winners of those matches joining the first and second ranked teams in two-legged ties played over two weeks. The first and second placed teams will choose whether they will play home or away in the first leg. The two winners of those matches meet in the grand final.
This season is the first in this format.
Elimination-finals
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Semi-finals
Summary
Matches
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Grand Final
Regular season statistics
Top scorers
Hat-tricks
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*(H) – Home team
*(A) – Away team
Clean sheets
See also
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2021–22 A-League Women
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2021–22 Adelaide United FC season
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2021–22 Brisbane Roar FC season
The 2021–22 season is Brisbane Roar's 16th season in the A-League
A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of th ...
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2021–22 Central Coast Mariners FC season
The 2021–22 season is the 17th in the history of the Central Coast Mariners Football Club. This is the Central Coast Mariners' 17th season in the A-League. In addition to the domestic league, Central Coast also participated in the FFA Cup.
P ...
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2021–22 Macarthur FC season
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2021–22 Melbourne City FC season
The 2021–22 season was the 12th in the history of Melbourne City Football Club In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City also competed in the FFA Cup and AFC Champions League. They were managed by Patrick Kisnorbo and captained by ...
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2021–22 Melbourne Victory FC season
The 2021–22 season was the 17th in the history of Melbourne Victory Football Club. This was Melbourne Victory's 17th season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne Victory also participated in the FFA Cup.
The seaso ...
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2021–22 Newcastle Jets FC season
The 2021–22 season was Newcastle Jets' 21st season since its establishment in 2000. The club participated in the A-League for the 17th time.
Players
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Contract extension ...
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2021–22 Perth Glory FC season
The 2021–22 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 25th season since its establishment in 1996. The club participated in the A-League Men, A-League Men's competition for the 17th time and the Australia Cup for the seventh and eighth time.
Play ...
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2021–22 Sydney FC season
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2021–22 Wellington Phoenix FC season
The 2021–22 season was the Wellington Phoenix's 15th season since its establishment in 2007. The club participated in the A-League for the 15th time and in the FFA Cup for the 7th time.
This season was the Phoenix's third season fully or ...
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2021–22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
The 2021–22 Western Sydney Wanderers season was the club's tenth season since its establishment in 2012, and participated in the A-League Men for the tenth time.
On 30 January 2022, it was announced that manager Carl Robinson had been sacked ...
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2021–22 Western United FC season
The 2021–22 season was the third in the history of Western United Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Western United also competed in the FFA Cup for the first time.
They finished third in the regular season and then won the C ...
Notes
References
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A-League Men seasons
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