The 2024–25 season is the 56th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 142nd overall.

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

FIFA World Cup qualification

=Third round

Table

Matches

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the women's senior national team in 2024–25.

2024 Paris Olympic games

Australia named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament on 4 June 2024. Australia performed poorly in the group stage, losing to both Germany and the United States, while barely beating Zambia, the lowest ranked team in the tournament (conceding 5 goals to them). They ended the tournament third place in their group and didn't advance to the knockout stage. Following the tournament

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's contract came to an end.

SheBelieves Cup

In November 2024,

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confirmed the Matildas would make their debut in the SheBelieves Cup in February 2025, joining Colombia and Japan in the United States.

Men's under-23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under-23 national team in 2024–25.

Doha International U-23 Cup

Australia were invited to take part in the Doha International U-23 Cup in March 2025, alongside Croatia (U-21 side), Egypt, Qatar, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates (U-20 side). Australia finished the tournament in the third place in the overall standings with five points having won once and drawn twice with Qatar overtaking them due to goal difference and Croatia sitting top with six points.

Women's under-23

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under-20 national team in 2024–25.

ASEAN U-19 Boys Championship

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

After a draw with group leader

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in their last qualification match, the Young Socceroos finished second in the group and qualified for the final competition as one of the five best runners-up. By winning their quarter-final match in the final competition, Australia qualified for the

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in September 2025.

Panda Cup

UEFA Friendship Cup

Australia was invited to play in the 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup, taking place in

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. Nominally an U18 competition, the cup is intended to offer early exposure for the U20 group of players to be involved in the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup qualification cycle.

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 World Cup. Following the World Cup, the team commenced a new cycle PacificAus Sports Four Nations Tournament.

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under-17 national team in 2024–25.

ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

After a draw with group leader

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in their last qualification match, the Joeys topped their qualification group with a superior goal difference and qualified automatically for the final competition.

Women's under-17

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League Elite

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qualified to the League stage as Premiers in the

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AFC Champions League Two

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qualified to the Group stage as winners of the

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Knockout stage

AFC Women's Champions League

Melbourne City qualified for the competition as Premiers of the

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Knockout stage

Domestic leagues

A-League Men

Finals series

A-League Women

Finals series

National Premier Leagues

Domestic cups

Australia Cup

Final

Deaths

* 19 August 2024: Jimmy Armstrong, 81,

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Brunswick Juventus Brunswick Zebras Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club that based in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick East. The club fields both senior and reserves teams for men & women, and operates a junior academy under license fro ...

, Shepparton United, Morwell Falcons, and Sandringham City forward. * 6 October 2024:

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, 73, assistant coach of

. * 31 March 2025: Glenn Ahearn, 62,

, Sydney City, and Brisbane City goalkeeper.

Retirements

* After the Paris Olympics tournament:

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, 36, former

Matildas The Australia women's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) s ...

goalkeeper, retired from international football. * 9 August 2024:

Ivan Franjic Ivan Frankie Franjic (born 10 September 1987) is a former Australian soccer player and head coach, who last played for Melbourne Knights in the NPL Victoria. Club career Victorian Premier League Franjic played at Junior level for Meadow Park ...

, 36, former

St Albans Saints St Albans Dinamo Soccer Club, formerly known as St Albans Saints Soccer Club between 1993 and 2023, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in St Albans, Victoria. Established by local Croatian Australians as Dinamo, the club is ...

Melbourne Knights Melbourne Knights Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the suburb of Sunshine North, Melbourne. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria, the second-tier of the Australian soccer league ...

Oakleigh Cannons Oakleigh Cannons Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in the south-east Melbourne suburb Oakleigh. As of 2025, the club competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria (NPL Victoria). History South Oakleigh Soccer Club was establ ...

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland. competing in Australia's premier men's competition, A-League Men, which is the top tier Australia's football pyramid. When Queensland Lions F.C. were ...

, Melbourne City,

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Perth, Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under Professional sports league organi ...

Macarthur FC Macarthur Football Club is an Australian professional association football, soccer club based in South Western Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in Australia's premier soccer competition, the A-League, under Professional sports league organi ...

, Caroline Springs George Cross, and

Heidelberg United Heidelberg United Alexander Football Club (founded as Alexander the Great-Melbourne Soccer Club) established in 1958 is a football (soccer) club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg West, Victoria, Australia. The team currently ...

defender. * 17 August 2024:

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, 34, former

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and

Western Sydney Wanderers Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, Wanderers, or simply as WSW) is an Australian professional association football club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in t ...

midfielder. * 22 September 2024: Lauren Keir, 27, former

Canberra United Canberra United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Founded in 2008 by Capital Football, the club was an inaugural member of the W-League and the only club not affiliated with ...

and

defender. * 10 October 2024:

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, 34, former

, Melbourne City, and

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...

defender. * 16 October 2024:

Hannah Wilkinson Hannah Lilian Wilkinson (born 28 May 1992) is a retired New Zealand football player who played for Tennessee Volunteers women's soccer, Tennessee Volunteers in the American college system, Vittsjö GIK and Djurgårdens IF Fotboll (women), Djurg� ...

, 32, former

and Melbourne City forward. * 17 November 2024:

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, 35, former

, Melbourne City,

, and

midfielder. * 1 December 2024:

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, 35, former

defender, retiring from international football. * 9 December 2024: Nani, 38, former

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and

winger. * 28 December 2024:

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, 27, former

, and Melbourne City midfielder. * 31 January 2025:

Scott Neville Scott Neville (born 11 January 1989) is a retired professional soccer player who played as a defender. Born in England, he represented Australia at youth level. Personal life Scott Neville is the son of former English Football League pro, S ...

, 36, former

Newcastle Jets Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from the Australi ...

, and

defender. * 6 February 2025:

Jamie Young Jamie Iain Young (born 25 August 1985) is a retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Australia, he was a youth international for England. Early life and education Young was born in Brisbane, Australia, and is of Sri ...

, 39, former

Western United Western United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club. The club is based in the western Melbourne suburb of Tarneit, the club aims to represent western Victoria, incorporating the western suburbs of Melbourne; the regional ci ...

, and Melbourne City goalkeeper. * 19 April 2025:

Mariel Hecher Mariel Hecher (born 19 October 1992) is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder, winger or striker for Brisbane Roar. Early life Hecher started playing futsal at the age of six. Education Hecher attended Southern Cross Univ ...

, 32, former Lions FC and

forward. * 19 April 2025: Keeley Richards, 30, former

and

goalkeeper. * 20 April 2025:

Annalie Longo Annalie Antonia Longo (born 1 July 1991) is a Former New Zealand professional footballer who played for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women and the New Zealand national team. She has played for Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory in the ...

, 33, former

, and

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League Men, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the 2007–08 ...

midfielder. * 10 May 2025: Matthew Trott, 39, former

Central Coast Lightning Central Coast United FC, is a semi-professional soccer club, based and located on the Central Coast of New South Wales. For the 2024 season, the club's senior teams will compete in the NSW League Two competitions and the clubs youth team will com ...

, and Maitland goalkeeper. * 13 May 2025:

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, 38, former

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional men's soccer club located in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club was one of the eight founding members of the A-League Men and have competed in it concurrently since its formation, u ...

midfielder. * 13 May 2025: Javi López, 39, former

defender. * 23 May 2025: Maruschka Waldus, 32, former

and

defender.

References

External links

Football Australia official website
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