Australian A-League

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Established
2004 (21 years old)

First Recorded Event
2013-10-11

Current Season
2024-2025

Level Below
Australia ACT NPL

Sport
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Soccer

Location
Australia

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - ESPN [2018-2021]

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Upcoming
16 May	Western U	9:35am	Melbourne
17 May	Melbourne	9:35am	Auckland F
24 May	Melbourne	9:35am	Western Un
24 May	Auckland	6:00am	Melbourne
Results
10 May	Western S	1 - 2	Melbourne
09 May	Western U	3 - 2	Adelaide U
04 May	Melbourne	1 - 1	Newcastle
04 May	Wellingto	0 - 2	Perth Glor
03 May	Macarthur	1 - 3	Western Sy
03 May	Western U	4 - 2	Auckland F
03 May	Melbourne	5 - 1	Sydney FC
02 May	Central C	1 - 2	Brisbane R
27 Apr	Auckland	1 - 0	Perth Glor
27 Apr	Western U	1 - 0	Sydney FC

Description

The A-League is a professional men's soccer league, run by Football Federation Australia (FFA). At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's primary competition for the sport. The A-League was established in 2004 as a successor to the National Soccer League (NSL) and competition commenced in August 2005. The league is currently contested by ten teams; nine based in Australia and one based in New Zealand. It is known as the Hyundai A-League (HAL) through a sponsorship arrangement with the Hyundai Motor Company.

Seasons run from October to May and include a 27-round regular season and an end-of-season finals series playoff tournament involving the highest-placed teams, culminating in a grand final match. The winner of the regular season tournament is dubbed 'premier' and the winner of the grand final is 'champion'. This differs from the other major football codes in Australia, where 'premier' refers to the winner of the grand final and the winner of the regular season is the 'minor premier'. The A-League's non-standard terminology is reflective of the increased prestige associated with winning the regular season in association football compared to other football codes in Australia. Successful A-League clubs gain qualification into the continental competition, the Asian Football Confederation Champions League (ACL).

Since the league's inaugural season, a total of six clubs have been crowned A-League Premiers and five clubs have been crowned A-League Champions. The current premiers and champions are Brisbane Roar, who won both titles in 2013–14.

Seasons

Teams

Adelaide United	Auckland FC	Brisbane Roar FC	Central Coast Mar
Macarthur FC	Melbourne City FC	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory	Sydney FC	Wellington Phoeni	Western Sydney Wa
Western United FC