2022–23 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season	2022–23
Men's soccer
ALM Premiership	Melbourne City
Australia Cup	Macarthur FC
Women's soccer
ALW Premiership	Sydney FC
ALW Championship	Sydney FC

The 2022–23 season is the 54th season of competitive association football in Australia.

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's senior national team in 2022–23.

22 September 2022	Australia	1–0	New Zealand	Brisbane, Australia
20:00 UTC+10	Mabil 32'	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 25,392 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

25 September 2022	New Zealand	0–2	Australia	Auckland, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+12		Report	Duke 54' Cummings 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 34,985 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

24 March 2023	Australia	3–1	Ecuador	Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEDT	Irvine 12' Mabil 32' Kuol 84'	Report	Torres 23'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 20,668 Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)

28 March 2023	Australia	1–2	Ecuador	Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEDT	Borrello 16'	Report	Estupiñán 51' (pen.) Pacho 65'	Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 27,103 Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)

FIFA World Cup

22 November 2022 Group stage	France	4–1	Australia	Al Wakrah, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Rabiot 27' Giroud 32', 71' Mbappé 68'	Report	Goodwin 9'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 40,875 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

26 November 2022 Group stage	Tunisia	0–1	Australia	Al Wakrah, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3		Report	Duke 23'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 41,823 Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

30 November 2022 Group stage	Australia	1–0	Denmark	Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Leckie 60'	Report		Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 41,232 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

3 December 2022 Round of 16	Argentina	2–1	Australia	Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Messi 35' Álvarez 57'	Report	Fernández 77' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 45,032 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Men's under-23

Friendlies

24 March 2023	Switzerland U20	1–0	Australia	Bellinzona, Switzerland
19:00 (UTC+1)	Matoshi 3'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona

27 March 2023	Como	0–4	Australia	Como, Italy
15:30 (UTC+1)		Report	Botic Hollman (pen.) Kuol D'Arrigo	Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Maurice Revello Tournament

In preparation for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, the Olyroos will participate in the Maurice Revello Tournament, a prestigious youth tournament taking place in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.[1]

6 June 2023 Group stage	Qatar	v	Australia	Aubagne, France
14:00 (UTC+2)		Source		Stadium: Lattre-de-Tassigny Stadium

9 June 2023 Group stage	Australia	v	Togo	Mallemort, France
14:00 (UTC+2)		Source		Stadium: Honneur Stadium

12 June 2023 Group stage	Mexico	v	Australia	Aubagne, France
14:00 (UTC+2)		Source		Stadium: Lattre-de-Tassigny Stadium

Men's under-20

Costa Cálida Supercup

Following the withdrawal from 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification, the Young Socceroos participated in the Costa Cálida Supercup, a four nations tournament which took place in Spain.[2]

22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)	Australia	0–1	Morocco	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:00 CEST		Report	Labib 3'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)	Australia	1–3	Chile	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
21:00 CEST	Badolato 21'	Report	Guajardo 30' Fuentealba 44', 57'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

27 September 2022 (2022-09-27)	England	3–0	Australia	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
17:00 CEST	Jebbison 32' Ramsey 38' Edozie 51'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification

At the end of August, Football Australia withdrew the team from the tournament, citing safety reasons and travel advice.[3] However, they were reinstated[4] when Iraq lost hosting rights due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis,[5] with the matches rescheduled and relocated to Kuwait City.[6]

14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) Group stage	Australia	4–1	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 AST	Segecic 24' (pen.) Popovic 32' (pen.), 40' Triantis 88'	Report	Al-Azmi 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

16 October 2022 (2022-10-16) Group stage	India	1–4	Australia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:30 AST	G. Singh 62'	Report	Kuol 12' Yumnam 32' (o.g.) Segecic 86' Caputo 90+2'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) Group stage	Australia	1–0	Iraq	Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:30 AST	Popovic 59'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

1 March 2023 (2023-03-01) Group stage	Australia	0–1	Vietnam	Fergana, Uzbekistan
15:00 UZT		Report	Quốc Việt 6'	Stadium: Istiqlol Stadium Attendance: 5,715 Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) Group stage	Iran	2–3	Australia	Fergana, Uzbekistan
15:00 UZT	Eslamtalab 25' Enayatzadeh 80'	Report	Simmons 8' Segecic 19', 46'	Stadium: Istiqlol Stadium Attendance: 1,154 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

7 March 2023 (2023-03-07) Group stage	Qatar	1–9	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UZT	Asar 2'	Report	Al-Ghareeb 13' (o.g.) Donnell 21' Borges-Rodrigues 25' Oliveira 39', 67' Yull 76' Popovic 79' Goodwin 90' Badolato 90+2'	Stadium: JAR Stadium Attendance: 123 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) Quarter-final	Uzbekistan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UZT	Abdurahmatov 79'	Report	Popovic 77'	Stadium: Milliy Stadium Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
	Penalties
	Fayzullaev Kholdorkhonov Abdurazzoqov Makhamadjonov Rahmonaliyev		Triantis Goodwin Rawlins Badolato Segecic

Men's under-17

Friendlies

10 February 2023 (2023-02-10) 2023 Antalya Youth Cup	Australia	0–0	Czech Republic	Antalya, Turkey
15:00 TRT		Report		Stadium: Emir Sport Complex

13 February 2023 (2023-02-13) 2023 Antalya Youth Cup	Australia	2–1	Morocco	Antalya, Turkey
11:00 TRT	Green 44' Glasson 48' (pen.)	Report	74'	Stadium: Emir Sport Complex

15 February 2023 (2023-02-15) 2023 Antalya Youth Cup	Australia	1–2	Uzbekistan	Antalya, Turkey
15:00 TRT	Hoey 40'	Report	35' 76'	Stadium: Emir Sport Complex

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

2 August 2022 (2022-08-02) Group stage	Australia	2–3	Myanmar	Bantul, Indonesia
15:00	Coveny 39' Pizio 44'	Report	Saw Myo Zaw 3' Shine Wanna Aung 23' Pyae Sone Aung 72'	Stadium: Sultan Agung Stadium Attendance: 33 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

5 August 2022 (2022-08-05) Group stage	Cambodia	4–2	Australia	Bantul, Indonesia
15:00	David 1' Menghong 23', 90+1' Makara 83'	Report	Gulasi 38' (pen.) Hately 82'	Stadium: Sultan Agung Stadium Attendance: 26 Referee: Mick Jon Pineda (Philippines)

8 August 2022 (2022-08-08) Group stage	Malaysia	2–2	Australia	Sleman, Indonesia
15:00	Saharuddin 36', 48'	Report	Gulasi 17' Hately 65'	Stadium: Maguwoharjo Stadium

AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

5 October 2022 (2022-10-05) Group stage	Australia	23–0	Northern Mariana Islands	Shepparton, Australia
19:30 AEDT	Irankunda 1', 6', 16', 38', 71' Hately 28', 44', 48' Glasson 32', 36', 59', 64' di Pizio 35' (pen.), 54' Pearman 43' Antoniou 53', 63' Quintal 56', 69' Parkes 75' Lebib 77' Ngewakl 89' (o.g.) Dovison 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Shepparton Football Complex Attendance: 484

7 October 2022 (2022-10-07) Group stage	Cambodia	0–10	Australia	Shepparton, Australia
19:45 AEDT		Report	Chongmieng 5' (o.g.) Glasson 13' Hately 36', 73' Irankunda 49' Lebib 52' Quintal 72' (pen.), 81' Dovison 77' di Pizio 90'	Stadium: Shepparton Football Complex Referee: Choi Hyun-jae (South Korea)

9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) Group stage	Australia	3–1	China	Shepparton, Australia
15:00 AEDT	Irankunda 7' (pen.), 65' di Pizio 70'	Report	Wang Yudong 25'	Stadium: Shepparton Football Complex Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

16 June 2023 Group stage	Australia	v	Saudi Arabia	Chonburi, Thailand
17:00 (ICT)		Source		Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

19 June 2023 Group stage	China	v	Australia	Chonburi, Thailand
17:00 (ICT)		Source		Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

22 June 2023 Group stage	Tajikistan	v	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
17:00 (ICT)		Source		Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the women's senior national team in 2022–23.

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03)	Australia	0–1	Canada	Brisbane, Australia
14:45 UTC+10		Report	Leon 11'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 25,016 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

6 September 2022 (2022-09-06)	Australia	1–2	Canada	Sydney, Australia
19:40 UTC+10	Fowler 3'	Report	Leon 48', 64'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 26,997 Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08)	Australia	4–1	South Africa	London, United Kingdom
12:30 UTC±0	Vine 5', 24' Polkinghorne 42' Foord 53'	Report	Magaia 87'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Referee: Lorraine Watson (Scotland)

11 October 2022 (2022-10-11)	Denmark	1–3	Australia	Viborg, Denmark
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Holmgaard 1'	Report	Foord 66', 76' Gorry 74'	Stadium: Viborg Stadion Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12)	Australia	4–0	Sweden	Melbourne, Australia
14:45 UTC+11	Kerr 36' Foord 51', 76' Fowler 72'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 22,065 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

15 November 2022 (2022-11-15)	Australia	2–0	Thailand	Gosford, Australia
19:30 UTC+11	Kerr 40' Raso 47'	Report		Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 11,271 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

7 April 2023	Australia	0–1	Scotland	London, England
13:45		Report	Docherty 47'	Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland)

11 April 2023	England	0–2	Australia	London, England
19:45		Report	Kerr 32' Grant 67'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 14,489 Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

Cup of Nations

16 February 2023 (2023-02-16)	Australia	4–0	Czech Republic	Gosford, Australia
19:10	Raso 48', 55' Kerr 70' Polkinghorne 84'	Report		Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 7,702 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19)	Australia	3–2	Spain	Sydney, Australia
18:00	Vine 11' Polkinghorne 16' Foord 42'	Report	Carmona 73' Redondo 90+4'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 17,333 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

22 February 2023 (2023-02-22)	Australia	3–0	Jamaica	Newcastle, Australia
19:10	Gorry 28' Chidiac 56' Foord 69'	Source		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 9,093 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

AFF Women's Championship

4 July 2022 Group stage	Philippines	1–0	Australia	Manila, Philippines
19:00 UTC+8	Bolden 60'	Report		Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,408 Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

6 July 2022 Group stage	Thailand	2–2	Australia	Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8	Kanyanat 41' Ploychompoo 60'	Report	Sayer 18' Hawkesby 26' (pen.)	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Attendance: 207 Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

8 July 2022 Group stage	Australia	4–0	Indonesia	Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8	Sayer 9', 13', 15', 44'	Report		Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Aung Seinn Cho (Myanmar)

10 July 2022 Group stage	Singapore	1–4	Australia	Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8	Umairah 89'	Report	Heatley 11' Hunter 16' Lowry 47' Gallagher 69'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

12 July 2022 Group stage	Australia	6–0	Malaysia	Imus, Philippines
19:00 UTC+8	Dawber 13', 24' Hawkesby 20', 65', 67' McNamara 82'	Report		Stadium: City of Imus Grandstand Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)

Women's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the women's U20 national team in 2022–23.

July 2022	UNAM Pumas	0–1	Australia	Mexico City, Mexico
		Report		Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]

26 July 2022	Mexico	3–3	Australia	Mexico City, Mexico
	Maldonado 47' Marín 74', 85'	Report	Johnson ?' Hunter ?', ?'	Stadium: Centro de Alto Rendimiento Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]

5 August 2022	Australia	3–2	Colombia	Costa Rica
	Hunter ?' (pen.) ? ?' ? ?'	FA report FCF report	Reyes ?' Bonilla ?'	Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1]

8 November 2022 2022 Pacific Women's Four Nations Tournament	Australia	2–1	Solomon Islands	Canberra, Australia
17:00 UTC+11	Prakash 12' O'Grady 46'	Report	David 44'	Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport

11 November 2022 2022 Pacific Women's Four Nations Tournament	Australia	3–0	Fiji	Canberra, Australia
17:00 UTC+11	Fisher 50' Saveska 52' Allan 64'	Report		Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport

13 November 2022 2022 Pacific Women's Four Nations Tournament	Australia	Cancelled	Papua New Guinea	Queanbeyan, Australia
16:00 UTC+11		Cancellation		Stadium: Seiffert Oval

FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

Since the qualifying competition for the U-20 Women's World Cup was cancelled, the AFC nominated three teams based on the results of the 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, with Japan, South Korea and North Korea qualifying.[7] After the withdrawal of North Korea, it was announced that Australia would replace North Korea as the AFC’s representatives at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8] Australia were drawn into the same group as the hosts, for the official Opening Match of the competition.[9]

10 August 2022 Group stage	Costa Rica	1–3	Australia	San José, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC−6	Pinell 19'	Report	Hunter 37' (pen.) Henry 38' Fenton 72'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica Attendance: 22,506 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

13 August 2022 Group stage	Brazil	2–0	Australia	Alajuela, Costa Rica
14:00 UTC−6	Priscila 26' Aline 46'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)

16 August 2022 Group stage	Australia	0–3	Spain	Alajuela, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC−6		Report	Gabarro 19', 24', 61'	Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto Attendance: 939 Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification

4 March 2023 First round	Australia	Cancelled	Iraq	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
--:-- UTC+6		Source		Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium

6 March 2023 First round	Guam	0–13	Australia	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 UTC+6		Report	Murray 5', 40' Hollman 17', 37' Johnson 28' Kenney 45' (o.g.) Cicco 63', 70', 90+3' Dos Santos 65' Grove 74' Galic 79' Murphy 85'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 10 Referee: Sejin Park (South Korea)

10 March 2023 First round	Kyrgyzstan	0–7	Australia	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
20:00 UTC+6		Report	Dos Santos 4' Murphy 21', 48' Murray 24', 34' O'Grady 37' Briedis 90+7'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 512 Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)

3–11 June 2023 Second round	Australia	v	Lebanon	TBD
--:--		Source

3–11 June 2023 Second round	Iran	v	Australia	TBD
--:--		Source

3–11 June 2023 Second round	Australia	v	Vietnam	TBD
--:--		Source

Women's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the women's U17 national team in 2022–23.

30 October 2022	Australia	1–3	South Korea U-15	Kingscliff, Australia
16:00 AEDT	Kuilamu 21'	Report	Phiar 5', 81' Won 56'	Stadium: Walter Peate Oval

2 November 2022	Australia	1–1	South Korea U-15	Burleigh Heads, Australia
19:00 AEST	Dos Santos 31'	Report	Jeon 38'	Stadium: Pizzey Park

4 November 2022	Australia	0–1	South Korea U-15	Burleigh Heads, Australia
19:00 AEST		Report	39' (o.g.)	Stadium: Pizzey Park

AFF Women's U-18 Championship

25 July 2022 Group stage	Australia	4–0	Philippines	Palembang, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7	Prakash 26', 62' Beier 59' Lobo 69'	Report		Stadium: Jakabaring Athletic Field Referee: Keomany Phengmeuangkhon (Laos)

27 July 2022 Group stage	Malaysia	0–8	Australia	Palembang, Indonesia
19:30 UTC+7		Report	Fisher 18' O'Grady 37', 44' Accardo 45' Brown 77', 90' Saveska 89' Massih 90+2'	Stadium: Jakabaring Athletic Field Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)

29 July 2022 Group stage	Australia	2–1	Myanmar	Palembang, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7	Brown 3' O'Grady 65'	Report	Zin Moe Pyae 23'	Stadium: Jakabaring Athletic Field

2 August 2022 Semi-final	Australia	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Thailand	Palembang, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+7	O'Grady 109'	Report		Stadium: Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium

4 August 2022 Final	Vietnam	0–2	Australia	Palembang, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+7		Report	Saveska 39' Stanic-Floody 52'	Stadium: Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium Referee: Supiree Testomya (Thailand)

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

22 April 2023 Group stage	Australia	Cancelled	Bhutan	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
--:-- UTC+8		Withdrawal		Stadium: MFF Football Centre

24 April 2023 Group stage	Mongolia	0–11	Australia	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
15:00 UTC+8		Report	Groidis 1' Kuilamu 19' Younis 24' Meyers 45+1', 87' McMahon 45+3' Fuller 49', 69', 82', 90+4' Kiceec 89'	Stadium: MFF Football Centre Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)

28 April 2023 Group stage	Australia	3–0	Chinese Taipei	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
15:00 UTC+8	Brooking 26' Williams 58' (pen.) Dale 90+3'	Report		Stadium: MFF Football Centre Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)

Domestic leagues

A-League Men

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City	26	16	7	3	61	32	+29	55	Qualification to Finals series, and qualification to the 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
2	Central Coast Mariners	26	13	5	8	55	35	+20	44	Qualification to Finals series, and qualification to the 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage
3	Adelaide United	26	11	9	6	53	46	+7	42	Qualification to Finals series[lower-alpha 3]
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	11	8	7	43	27	+16	41
5	Sydney FC	26	11	5	10	40	39	+1	38
6	Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 4]	26	9	8	9	39	45	−6	35
7	Western United	26	9	5	12	34	47	−13	32
8	Brisbane Roar	26	7	9	10	26	33	−7	30
9	Perth Glory	26	7	8	11	36	46	−10	29	Qualification to the 2023 Australia Cup play-offs
10	Newcastle Jets	26	8	5	13	30	45	−15	29
11	Melbourne Victory	26	8	4	14	29	34	−5	28
12	Macarthur FC	26	7	5	14	31	48	−17	26	Qualification to the 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage, and qualification to the 2023 Australia Cup play-offs[lower-alpha 5]

Source: Keepup.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:

Match played behind closed doors.
Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.[10]
The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
Qualified to the AFC Cup as the 2022 Australia Cup winners.

National Premier Leagues

There was no finals series for the third year in a row.

A-League Women

Sydney FC won the regular season for the third consecutive time.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC	18	13	1	4	43	15	+28	40	Qualification to Finals series
2	Western United[lower-alpha 1]	18	13	0	5	38	20	+18	39
3	Melbourne City	18	9	3	6	36	23	+13	30
4	Melbourne Victory	18	7	8	3	29	22	+7	29
5	Canberra United	18	8	5	5	35	30	+5	29
6	Perth Glory	18	8	4	6	31	26	+5	28
7	Western Sydney Wanderers	18	5	4	9	16	23	−7	19
8	Adelaide United	18	5	3	10	16	29	−13	18
9	Brisbane Roar[lower-alpha 1]	18	4	6	8	16	31	−15	18
10	Newcastle Jets	18	4	2	12	22	53	−31	14
11	Wellington Phoenix	18	3	4	11	20	30	−10	13

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

The APL awarded Western United a 3–0 win as a result of Brisbane Roar fielding an ineligible player, after the round 17 match had originally finished 2–0 for Brisbane.[11]

Finals series

[12]


Semi-finals			Preliminary Final			Grand Final



1	Sydney FC	0				2	Western United	0

2	Western United	1				1	Sydney FC	4

			1	Sydney FC	1

			4	Melbourne Victory	0

3	Melbourne City	3 (1)

4	Melbourne Victory	3 (4)

Domestic cups

Australia Cup

Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Peninsula Power	4
NWS Spirit	1	Peninsula Power	2
Wollongong United	2	Green Gully	1
Green Gully	3			Peninsula Power	0
Sydney United 58	3			Sydney United 58	1
Monaro Panthers	0	Sydney United 58 (p)	1 (4)
Western United	2	Western United	1 (3)
Melbourne Victory	1					Sydney United 58 (a.e.t.)	3
Adelaide City	1					Brisbane Roar	2
Logan Lightning	0	Adelaide City	2 (1)
Newcastle Jets	0	Adelaide United (p)	2 (4)
Adelaide United	2			Adelaide United	1
Mindil Aces	0			Brisbane Roar	2
Avondale FC	6	Avondale FC	2 (1)
Heidelberg United	1	Brisbane Roar (p)	2 (4)
Brisbane Roar	3							Sydney United 58	0
Bonnyrigg White Eagles	0							Macarthur FC	2
Oakleigh Cannons	5	Oakleigh Cannons (a.e.t.)	5
Brisbane City	3	Brisbane City	3
Cockburn City	1			Oakleigh Cannons	2
Bentleigh Greens (a.e.t.)	2			Sydney FC	1
Broadmeadow Magic	1	Bentleigh Greens	1
Sydney FC (p)	3 (3)	Sydney FC	2
Central Coast Mariners	3 (1)					Oakleigh Cannons	2
Armadale SC	2					Macarthur FC	5
Modbury Jets	5	Modbury Jets	0
Magpies Crusaders United	0	Macarthur FC	4
Macarthur FC	6			Macarthur FC	2
Newcastle Olympic	0			Wellington Phoenix	0
Melbourne City	1	Melbourne City	1
Devonport City	0	Wellington Phoenix	2
Wellington Phoenix	4

Deaths

25 July 2022: Karen Harris, Australia, Elizabeth Downs, Campbelltown City, Renegades, and Modbury Vista full-back.[13]
21 August 2022: Peter Stone, 67, Australia, Western Suburbs, APIA Leichhardt, and St George midfielder.[14]
21 October 2022: Masato Kudo, 32, Japan and Brisbane Roar striker.[15]
10 November 2022: John Roche, 75, Australia, Sutherland Shire, and Marconi Fairfield defender.[16]
28 February 2023: Grant Turner, 64, New Zealand and South Melbourne striker.[17]
28 March 2023: Manfred Schaefer, 80, Australia, Blacktown, and St. George-Budapest Club defender.[18]

Retirements

19 July 2022: Tommy Oar, 30, former Australia, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, and Macarthur midfielder.[19]
20 July 2022: James Meredith, 34, former Australia, Perth Glory, and Macarthur defender.[20]
3 October 2022: Matt Simon, 36, former Australia, Central Coast Mariners, and Sydney FC forward.[21]
19 October 2022: Ola Toivonen, 36, former Sweden and Melbourne Victory forward.[22][23]
10 January 2023: Yusuke Tanaka, 36, former Western Sydney Wanderers defender.[24]
23 January 2023: Jem Karacan, 33, former Central Coast Mariners midfielder.[25]
2 February 2023: Matthew Spiranovic, 34, former Australia, North Geelong Warriors, Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Perth Glory defender.[26]
4 February 2023: Mitchell Mallia, 30, former Central Coast Mariners, Marconi Stallions, Sydney FC, Blacktown City, and Perth Glory midfielder.[27]
1 April 2023: Kim Carroll, 35, former Australia, Queensland Sting, Brisbane Roar, and Perth Glory defender.[28]
1 April 2023: Tara Andrews, 29, former Australia and Newcastle Jets forward.[29]
1 April 2023: Claire Coelho, 26, former Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC goalkeeper.[30]
1 April 2023: Teigen Allen, 29, former Australia, Sydney FC, Western Sydney Wanderers, Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory, and Newcastle Jets defender.[31]
2 April 2023: Ellie Brush, 34, former Australia, Canberra United, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Sydney FC defender.[32]
5 April 2023: Jessie Rasschaert, 35, former Canberra United and Brisbane Roar defender.[33]
29 April 2023: Nikolai Topor-Stanley, 38, former Australia, Belconnen United, Manly United, Sydney FC, Perth Glory, Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Western United defender.[34]
29 April 2023: Alessandro Diamanti, 39, former Italy and Western United midfielder.[35]

Notes

References

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"AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023™ Qualifiers Group H to be held in Kuwait". Asian Football Confederation. 14 September 2022.
"AFC Women's Football Committee hails the successful restart of the Asian women's game". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 October 2021.
"Asia's representatives at FIFA women's competitions confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 March 2022.
"Australia to open FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 following Final Draw". Football Australia. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
"A big AFC change has sparked a new A-Leagues table scramble: How it works". Australian Professional Leagues. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
Pisani, Sacha (17 March 2023). "Roar handed points deduction for Liberty A-League breach". KeepUp.com.au.
"Summary - A-League Women - Australia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".
"Vale Karen Harris". Football Australia. 25 July 2022.
Kerry, Craig (21 August 2022). "Hunter football mourns former Socceroo Peter Stone". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
"Former Brisbane Roar striker Masato Kudo dies aged 32 after brain surgery". ABC News. 22 October 2022.
"Vale John Roche". Football Australia. 10 November 2022.
"All White great passes away". NZ Herald. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
"Vale Manfred Schaefer". Socceroos. Football Australia. 28 March 2023.
Jackson, Ed (19 July 2022). "Ex-Socceroo Oar announces retirement". The Sunday Times.
"James Meredith Joins the Bulls Coaching Ranks". Macarthur FC. 20 July 2022.
Monteverde, Marco (3 October 2022). "A-League: Mariners legend Matt Simon to retire after a decorated A-League career". The Australian. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
Ögren, Vendela (19 October 2022). "Ola Toivonen avslutar karriären efter säsongen" [Ola Toivonen ends his career after the season]. Expressen (in Swedish).
Tomlinson, Andy (20 October 2022). "Roker Roundup: Ex-Sunderland striker McCoist thinks we can make the Championship Playoffs!". Roker Report. SB Nation. Following hot on the heels of Seb Larsson announcing his retirement, his former Sweden and Sunderland team-mate Ola Toivonen has followed suit and decided to hang up his boots.
"Former Wanderer Yusuke Tanaka announces retirement". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 January 2023.
Low, Jonathan (23 January 2023). "Former Reading FC captain Jem Karacan pens emotional message after announcing his retirement". Berkshire Live. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
Monteverde, Marco (2 February 2023). "Ex-Socceroo Matthew Spiranovic retires after losing battle with long-term foot injury". news.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
Stavroulakis, Mark (7 February 2023). "Mallia calls time on his footballing career". National Premier Leagues NSW. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
Smith, Ben (22 March 2023). "Perth Glory veteran defender and club stalwart Kim Carroll to call time on decorated career at end of season". The West Australian. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
"Tara Andrews announces her retirement". Newcastle Jets. 24 March 2023.
"ALW Match Preview: Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix". Newcastle Jets. 23 March 2023. Goalkeeper Claire Coelho has also announced her retirement from the professional game. Coelho joined the club in 2013 and told her teammates of her decision on Thursday night.
"ALW Match Preview: Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC". Newcastle Jets. 31 March 2023. Alongside Claire Coelho, defender Teigen Allen has also announced that she will be retiring at the end of the season.
"United legend Brush announces retirement". Canberra United. 15 March 2023.
"Jessie Rasschaert announces retirement". Brisbane Roar. 5 April 2023.
Monteverde, Marco (19 April 2023). "Veteran defender Nikolai Topor-Stanley calls time on his decorated A-League career". The Australian.
Hughes, Nick (24 April 2023). "Italian superstar Alessandro Diamanti announces retirement". Western United.

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[bcd-7] Match played behind closed doors.

[table_note_res_AFCCL0.25606743304807-12] Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.[10]

[table_note_res_FS0.25606743304807-13] The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.

[table_note_WEL0.25606743304807-14] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

[table_note_res_AFCC-ACPO0.25606743304807-15] Qualified to the AFC Cup as the 2022 Australia Cup winners.

[table_note_BRI0.99830862227749-16] The APL awarded Western United a 3–0 win as a result of Brisbane Roar fielding an ineligible player, after the round 17 match had originally finished 2–0 for Brisbane.[11]

[1] "Subway Olyroos to debut at Maurice Revello Tournament". Mirage News. 4 April 2023.

[2] "Young Socceroos Squad Named for Four Continents Tournament in Spain". Socceroos. Football Australia. 13 September 2022.

[3] "AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2022™ Qualifiers Update". Football Australia. 26 August 2022.

[U20Australia-4] "Australia reinstated for AFC U-20 Asian Cup 2023™ Qualifiers". Football Australia. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[Iraq-5] Salem, Amr (1 September 2022). "AFC moves Asian Youth Qualifiers from Basra to another country". Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[6] "AFC U20 Asian Cup Uzbekistan 2023™ Qualifiers Group H to be held in Kuwait". Asian Football Confederation. 14 September 2022.

[8] "AFC Women's Football Committee hails the successful restart of the Asian women's game". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 14 October 2021.

[australia-9] "Asia's representatives at FIFA women's competitions confirmed". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 16 March 2022.

[host-10] "Australia to open FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022 following Final Draw". Football Australia. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[11] "A big AFC change has sparked a new A-Leagues table scramble: How it works". Australian Professional Leagues. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

[17] Pisani, Sacha (17 March 2023). "Roar handed points deduction for Liberty A-League breach". KeepUp.com.au.

[18] "Summary - A-League Women - Australia - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway".

[19] "Vale Karen Harris". Football Australia. 25 July 2022.

[20] Kerry, Craig (21 August 2022). "Hunter football mourns former Socceroo Peter Stone". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2022.

[21] "Former Brisbane Roar striker Masato Kudo dies aged 32 after brain surgery". ABC News. 22 October 2022.

[22] "Vale John Roche". Football Australia. 10 November 2022.

[23] "All White great passes away". NZ Herald. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[24] "Vale Manfred Schaefer". Socceroos. Football Australia. 28 March 2023.

[25] Jackson, Ed (19 July 2022). "Ex-Socceroo Oar announces retirement". The Sunday Times.

[26] "James Meredith Joins the Bulls Coaching Ranks". Macarthur FC. 20 July 2022.

[27] Monteverde, Marco (3 October 2022). "A-League: Mariners legend Matt Simon to retire after a decorated A-League career". The Australian. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

[28] Ögren, Vendela (19 October 2022). "Ola Toivonen avslutar karriären efter säsongen" [Ola Toivonen ends his career after the season]. Expressen (in Swedish).

[29] Tomlinson, Andy (20 October 2022). "Roker Roundup: Ex-Sunderland striker McCoist thinks we can make the Championship Playoffs!". Roker Report. SB Nation. Following hot on the heels of Seb Larsson announcing his retirement, his former Sweden and Sunderland team-mate Ola Toivonen has followed suit and decided to hang up his boots.

[30] "Former Wanderer Yusuke Tanaka announces retirement". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 January 2023.

[31] Low, Jonathan (23 January 2023). "Former Reading FC captain Jem Karacan pens emotional message after announcing his retirement". Berkshire Live. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[32] Monteverde, Marco (2 February 2023). "Ex-Socceroo Matthew Spiranovic retires after losing battle with long-term foot injury". news.com.au. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[33] Stavroulakis, Mark (7 February 2023). "Mallia calls time on his footballing career". National Premier Leagues NSW. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

[34] Smith, Ben (22 March 2023). "Perth Glory veteran defender and club stalwart Kim Carroll to call time on decorated career at end of season". The West Australian. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

[35] "Tara Andrews announces her retirement". Newcastle Jets. 24 March 2023.

[36] "ALW Match Preview: Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix". Newcastle Jets. 23 March 2023. Goalkeeper Claire Coelho has also announced her retirement from the professional game. Coelho joined the club in 2013 and told her teammates of her decision on Thursday night.

[37] "ALW Match Preview: Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC". Newcastle Jets. 31 March 2023. Alongside Claire Coelho, defender Teigen Allen has also announced that she will be retiring at the end of the season.

[38] "United legend Brush announces retirement". Canberra United. 15 March 2023.

[39] "Jessie Rasschaert announces retirement". Brisbane Roar. 5 April 2023.

[40] Monteverde, Marco (19 April 2023). "Veteran defender Nikolai Topor-Stanley calls time on his decorated A-League career". The Australian.

[41] Hughes, Nick (24 April 2023). "Italian superstar Alessandro Diamanti announces retirement". Western United.