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A-League Women
Season2024–25
Dates1 November 2024 – 17 May 2025
Matches played6
Goals scored31 (5.17 per match)
Top goalscorerEmily Gielnik
Kathryn Harvey
Maja Markovski
Rhianna Pollicina
Fiona Worts
(2 goals)
Biggest home winMelbourne City 5–2 Perth Glory
(3 November 2024)
Biggest away winAdelaide United 2–3 Melbourne Victory
(2 November 2024)
Highest scoringMelbourne City 5–2 Perth Glory
(3 November 2024)
Longest winning run1 match
Canberra United
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
Western United
Longest unbeaten run1 match
Canberra United
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
Western United
Longest winless run1 match
Adelaide United
Brisbane Roar
Perth Glory
Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix
Longest losing run1 match
Adelaide United
Brisbane Roar
Perth Glory
Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix
Highest attendance3,000
Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Sydney FC
(2 November 2024)
Lowest attendance807
Western United 4–2 Wellington Phoenix
(1 November 2024)
All statistics correct as of 3 November 2024.
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results)

The 2024–25 A-League Women, known as the Ninja A-League for sponsorship reasons, will be the seventeenth season of A-League Women, the Australian national women's soccer competition.

Melbourne City are the defending premiers and Sydney FC are the defending champions.

Clubs

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium
16,500
Marden Sports Complex
6,000
ServiceFM Stadium
7,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Perry Park
5,000
Canberra United Canberra McKellar Park
3,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Industree Group Stadium
20,059
Woy Woy Woy Woy Oval
1,500
Melbourne City Melbourne AAMI Park
30,050
City Football Academy
9,000
Melbourne Victory Melbourne AAMI Park
30,050
The Home of the Matildas
3,000
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
5,000
McDonald Jones Stadium
33,000
Maitland Maitland Regional Sportsground
8,000
Perth Glory Perth Sam Kerr Football Centre
2,500[1]
HBF Park
20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Leichhardt Oval
20,000
Allianz Stadium
42,500
Wellington Phoenix Porirua Jerry Collins Stadium
1,900
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney CommBank Stadium
30,000
Wanderers Football Park
1,000
Western United Tarneit Ironbark Fields
5,000

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturers Kit sponsors
Adelaide United Australia Adrian Stenta Australia Isabel Hodgson[2] UCAN[3] Kite[4]
Brisbane Roar United States Alex Smith Australia Tameka Yallop[5] Cikers[6] Ausenco[7]
Canberra United Australia Antoni Jagarinec Australia Michelle Heyman[8] ISC Sport[9] University of Canberra[10][11]
Central Coast Mariners England Emily Husband Australia Taren King[12] Cikers[13] Budget[14]
Melbourne City Australia Michael Matricciani New Zealand Rebekah Stott[15] Puma[16] Etihad Airways
Melbourne Victory Wales Jeff Hopkins United States Kayla Morrison[17] Macron[18] Turkish Airlines[19]
Newcastle Jets Australia Ryan Campbell Australia Cassidy Davis[20] Legend Sportswear[21] Port of Newcastle[22]
Perth Glory Australia Stephen Peters Australia Isobel Dalton
Nigeria Onyinyechi Zogg[23] 		Macron[24] Vacant[25]
Sydney FC Australia Ante Juric Australia Natalie Tobin[26] Under Armour[27] Macquarie University[28]
Wellington Phoenix England Paul Temple New Zealand Annalie Longo[29][30] Paladin Sports[31] Entelar Group[32]
Oppo[a][32]
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Robbie Hooker Australia Amy Harrison[33] Adidas[34] Herbalife[35]
Western United Australia Kat Smith Australia Chloe Logarzo[36] Kappa[37] Sharp[37]
  1. ^ Away kit

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Canberra United Australia Njegosh Popovich End of contract 17 May 2024[38] Pre-season Australia Antoni Jagarinec[39] 24 June 2024
Newcastle Jets Australia Ryan Campbell (caretaker) Promoted to full-time N/A Australia Ryan Campbell[40] 12 June 2024
Perth Glory Australia Alex Epakis Mutual contract termination 24 June 2024[41] Australia Stephen Peters[42] 26 July 2024
Melbourne City Australia Dario Vidošić Signed by Brighton & Hove Albion 10 July 2024[43] Australia Michael Matricciani[44] 21 August 2024

Transfers

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Main article: A-League Women transfers for 2024–25 season

Foreign players

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Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Dominican Republic Lucía León England Abby Clarke England Fiona Worts Japan Nanako Sasaki United States Erin Healy
Brisbane Roar Bulgaria Evdokiya Popadinova Japan Momo Hayashi Singapore Danelle Tan United States Emily Pringle United States Olivia Sekany Republic of Ireland Deborah-Anne De la HarpeA
Canberra United New Zealand Elizabeth Anton New Zealand Ruby Nathan
Central Coast Mariners England Brooke Nunn England Jade Pennock United States Brianne Riley Croatia Bianca GalicA
Melbourne City Canada Kathryn Harvey Spain Malena Mieres United States Lourdes Bosch United States Taylor Otto Venezuela Mariana Speckmaier New Zealand Rebekah StottA
Serbia Tyla-Jay VlajnicA
Melbourne Victory England Ellie Wilson New Zealand Claudia Bunge United States Sara D'Appolonia United States Kayla MorrisonB
Newcastle Jets Canada Danielle Krzyzaniak New Zealand Deven Jackson Switzerland Lorena Baumann United States Gia Vicari
Perth Glory Japan Miku Sunaga New Zealand Kelli Brown Nigeria Onyinyechi Zogg United States Gabby Hollar Wales Megan Wynne
Sydney FC England Faye Bryson England Millie Farrow United States Shea Connors United States Jordan Thompson New Zealand Brianna EdwardsA
Wellington Phoenix Algeria Imane Chebel England Olivia Fergusson Japan Mebae Tanaka Portugal Carolina Vilão United States Maya McCutcheon Lebanon Tiana JaberA
Western Sydney Wanderers Japan Ena Harada Japan Aya Seino Portugal Siena Arrarte
Western United Colombia Isabel Dehakiz Colombia Sandra Ibarguen Japan Keiwa Hieda Philippines Sara Eggesvik United States Catherine Zimmerman
The following do not fill a Visa position:
  • A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team
  • B Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 3 Qualification for AFC Women's Champions League and Finals series
2 Western United 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 3 Qualification for Finals series
3 Central Coast Mariners 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
4 Melbourne Victory 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3[a]
5 Canberra United 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3[a]
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1[b]
7 Newcastle Jets 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1[b]
8 Adelaide United 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0[c]
9 Brisbane Roar 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 0[c]
10 Wellington Phoenix[d] 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 0
11 Sydney FC 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
12 Perth Glory 1 0 0 1 2 5 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[45]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Fair Play points: Melbourne Victory –1, Canberra United –2.
  2. ^ a b Away goals per match: Western Sydney Wanderers 2, Newcastle Jets 0.
  3. ^ a b Fair Play points: Adelaide United 0, Brisbane Roar –1.
  4. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Women's Champions League as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results

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Individual matches are collated at each club's season article. The season is made up of a full home-and-away 22-round schedule for each club with an extra round being Unite Round.[46]

Home-and-away
Home \ Away ADL BRI CAN CCM MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN
Adelaide United 23 Mar 15 Feb 8 Mar 20 Dec 2–3 8 Dec 7 Feb 18 Apr 12 Jan 27 Dec 25 Jan
Brisbane Roar 19 Jan 4 Jan 14 Dec 9 Mar 8 Jan 16 Mar 15 Nov 9 Nov 2 Feb 13 Apr 16 Feb
Canberra United 16 Nov 3–2 8 Feb 1 Mar 21 Dec 29 Dec 1 Feb 22 Mar 13 Apr 18 Jan 11 Jan
Central Coast Mariners 4 Jan 30 Mar 30 Nov 31 Dec 11 Apr 1 Feb 14 Mar 3–1 26 Jan 28 Feb 22 Dec
Melbourne City 16 Mar 11 Jan 15 Dec 16 Nov 1 Feb 11 Apr 5–2 15 Feb 28 Dec 30 Nov 23 Mar
Melbourne Victory 29 Mar 19 Apr 9 Mar 16 Feb 9 Nov 21 Mar 18 Jan 24 Jan 13 Dec 5 Jan 17 Nov
Newcastle Jets 8 Jan 21 Dec 25 Jan 19 Apr 8 Feb 11 Jan 1 Mar 8 Mar 17 Nov 2–2 30 Mar
Perth Glory 15 Dec 26 Jan 29 Mar 28 Dec 18 Apr 8 Dec 10 Nov 10 Jan 16 Feb 22 Mar 7 Mar
Sydney FC 31 Jan 2 Mar 15 Jan 19 Jan 5 Jan 28 Dec 15 Dec 12 Apr 15 Mar 16 Nov 9 Feb
Wellington Phoenix 2 Mar 8 Dec 10 Nov 22 Mar 30 Mar 8 Feb 19 Jan 4 Jan 21 Dec 9 Mar 20 Apr
Western Sydney Wanderers 10 Nov 9 Feb 20 Apr 12 Jan 25 Jan 15 Mar 14 Feb 20 Dec 28 Mar 9 Jan 14 Dec
Western United 12 Apr 29 Dec 14 Mar 8 Nov 17 Jan 1 Mar 3 Jan 21 Jan 8 Dec 4–2 31 Jan
Updated to match(es) played on 2 November 2024. Source: A-League Women
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Unite Round
Home \ Away ADL BRI CAN CCM MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN
Adelaide United 22 Nov
Brisbane Roar
Canberra United 24 Nov
Central Coast Mariners 23 Nov
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets 23 Nov
Perth Glory
Sydney FC 24 Nov
Wellington Phoenix
Western Sydney Wanderers 22 Nov
Western United
First match(es) will be played: 22 November 2024. Source: A-League Women
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 3 November 2024.
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Emily Gielnik Melbourne Victory 2
Canada Kathryn Harvey Melbourne City
Australia Maja Markovski Canberra United
Australia Rhianna Pollicina Melbourne City
England Fiona Worts Adelaide United
6 Numerous 1

Clean sheets

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As of 3 November 2024
Rank Goalkeeper Club Clean sheets

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sam Kerr Football Centre". Austadiums. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Adelaide United announce ALW leadership group". Adelaide United. 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Reds unveil majestic home kit for 2022/23". Adelaide United. 26 August 2022.
  4. ^ "United extends partnership with Kite Property". Adelaide United. 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ Brisbane Roar [@brisbaneroar] (26 September 2024). "Captain Meeks. Tameka Yallop will be our Captain for the 2024/25 Ninja A-League Season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Brisbane Roar Announces Apparel Partnership with Cikers Australia". Brisbane Roar. 5 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Brisbane Roar renew partnership with Ausenco for 2024/25 Ninja A-League Season". Brisbane Roar. 30 September 2024.
  8. ^ Mee, Cameron (28 August 2023). "A-League Women: Canberra United looking to fill half of squad with season looming". The Canberra Times. While skipper Michelle Heyman is back for her 12th season with Canberra United...
  9. ^ "Canberra United & ISC Sport announce new apparel partnership". Canberra United. 10 September 2021.
  10. ^ "United reveal 22/23 home kit". Canberra United. 26 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Striking new away kit for United". Canberra United. 28 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Taren King confirmed as Central Coast Mariners Ninja A-League captain". Central Coast Mariners. 1 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Central Coast Mariners announce club record apparel partnership with Cikers Australia alongside launch of 2023 Australia Cup kit". Central Coast Mariners. 20 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Central Coast Mariners and Budget Drive Women's Football to New Heights with Historic Club Partnership Investment". Central Coast Mariners. 2 October 2024.
  15. ^ "CONFIRMED: Rebekah Stott to continue as Women's Captain". Melbourne City. 5 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Manchester City replaces Nike with Puma in kit deal". BBC News. 28 February 2019.
  17. ^ "Melbourne Victory announce Men's and Women's Captains". Melbourne Victory. 10 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Victory joins forces with Macron". Melbourne Victory. 30 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Melbourne Victory lands Turkish Airlines as its new Principal Partner". Melbourne Victory. 4 March 2024.
  20. ^ "Cassidy Davis to lead the Newcastle Jets in 2024/25". Newcastle Jets. 31 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Newcastle Jets launch new season kit with Legend Sportswear". Newcastle Jets. 16 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Port of Newcastle renews major partnership with Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets. 23 September 2022.
  23. ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 October 2024). "Taggart, Dalton and Zogg to lead Glory in 2024/25 A-Leagues season". Perth Glory.
  24. ^ Morgan, Gareth (15 January 2021). "Glory confirms four-year extension to Macron partnership". Perth Glory.
  25. ^ Morgan, Gareth (25 September 2024). "New Glory era reflected in stunning 2024/25 Macron home kit". Perth Glory.
  26. ^ "Tobin ready to lead once again". Sydney FC. 12 October 2023.
  27. ^ "Sydney FC Unveil Under Armour 2024-25 Home And Away Kits". Sydney FC. 16 September 2024.
  28. ^ "Sydney FC announce five year principal partnership with Macquarie University". Sydney FC. 6 October 2023.
  29. ^ "Longo to lead new-look Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 11 October 2023.
  30. ^ "Nix skipper re-signs for 2024-25 season". Wellington Phoenix. 19 September 2024.
  31. ^ "Paladin to keep kitting out the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 2 August 2022.
  32. ^ a b "Entelar Group joins OPPO as the club's biggest supporters". Wellington Phoenix. 28 August 2024.
  33. ^ "Club Captain Amy Harrison Re-signs". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 July 2024.
  34. ^ "Three stripes for three years: Wanderers announce three-year partnership with Adidas". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 July 2023.
  35. ^ "Herbalife extend support to Women's team with new front-of-shirt partnership". Western Sydney Wanderers. 8 October 2024.
  36. ^ Hughes, Nick (1 November 2023). "Chloe Logarzo to lead Western United ALW charge". Western United.
  37. ^ a b Hughes, Nick (26 September 2024). "Western United launches iconic 2024/25 kits". Western United.
  38. ^ "Canberra United update: 17 May 2024". Canberra United. 17 May 2024. Current Head Coach, Njegosh Popovich, is nearing the end of his contract
  39. ^ "Jagarinec appointed new Canberra United head coach". Canberra United. 24 June 2024.
  40. ^ Gardiner, James (12 June 2024). "Finals and youth firmly in focus for Newcastle Jets new owners". Newcastle Herald. Bisetto confirmed that Stanton and Ryan Campbell, who took the women's team to a historic semi-final berth, had been retained.
  41. ^ Morgan, Gareth (24 June 2024). "ALW Head Coach Epakis departs club for personal reasons". Perth Glory.
  42. ^ Morgan, Gareth (26 July 2024). "Stephen Peters confirmed as Glory's new ALW Head Coach". Perth Glory.
  43. ^ "Dario Vidosic announced as Head Coach of Brighton & Hove Albion". Melbourne City. 10 July 2024.
  44. ^ "Experienced Head Coach to spearhead Premiership defence". Melbourne City. 21 August 2024.
  45. ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
  46. ^ "FULL FIXTURE for 2024-25 Ninja A-League Women season released: Every match here". A-Leagues. 12 September 2024.
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