2022–23 in Australian soccer

Season of Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season2022–23
Men's soccer
ALM PremiershipMelbourne City
ALM ChampionshipCentral Coast Mariners
Australia CupMacarthur FC
Women's soccer
ALW PremiershipSydney FC
ALW ChampionshipSydney FC
← 2021–22 Australia 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 54th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 140th overall.


National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

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

Australia  v  New Zealand
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)
New Zealand  v  Australia
25 September 2022 New Zealand  0–2  Australia Auckland, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+12 Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 34,985
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
Australia  v  Ecuador
24 March 2023 Australia  3–1  Ecuador Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEDT
Report
  • Torres 23'
 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 20,668
Referee: Kim Dae-yong (South Korea)
Australia  v  Ecuador
28 March 2023 Australia  1–2  Ecuador Melbourne, Australia
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 27,103
Referee: Chae Sang-hyeop (South Korea)
Argentina  v  Australia
15 June 2023 Argentina  2–0  Australia Beijing, China
20:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Worker's Stadium
Attendance: 68,000
Referee: Ma Ning (China)

FIFA World Cup

France  v  Australia
22 November 2022 Group stage France  4–1  Australia Al Wakrah, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 40,875
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Tunisia  v  Australia
26 November 2022 Group stage Tunisia  0–1  Australia Al Wakrah, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 41,823
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
Australia  v  Denmark
30 November 2022 Group stage Australia  1–0  Denmark Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 41,232
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Argentina  v  Australia
3 December 2022 Round of 16 Argentina  2–1  Australia Al Rayyan, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3
Report
  • Fernández 77' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Attendance: 45,032
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Men's under-23

Friendlies

Switzerland U20 Switzerland v  Australia
24 March 2023 Switzerland U20 Switzerland 1–0  Australia Bellinzona, Switzerland
19:00 (UTC+1)
  • Matoshi 3'
 Report Stadium: Stadio Comunale Bellinzona
Como Italy v  Australia
27 March 2023 Como Italy 0–4  Australia Como, Italy
15:30 (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia

Maurice Revello Tournament

In preparation for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, the Olyroos participated in the Maurice Revello Tournament, a youth tournament held in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.[1] Due to the late withdrawal of the Togo team in early June, the tournament organisers called-up a selection of under-21 players from the Mediterranean region, who participated in the Olyroos group.[2]

Qatar  v  Australia
6 June 2023 Group stage Qatar  0–0
(4–3 p)		  Australia Aubagne, France
14:00 (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Lattre-de-Tassigny Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
Penalties
Australia  v U-21 Mediterranean team
9 June 2023 Group stage Australia  3–2 U-21 Mediterranean team Mallemort, France
14:00 (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur
Attendance: 350
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Mexico  v  Australia
12 June 2023 Group stage Mexico  0–2  Australia Aubagne, France
14:00 (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Lattre-de-Tassigny Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Karim Abed (France)
Australia  v  Panama
16 June 2023 Semi-final Australia  1–2  Panama Salon-de-Provence, France
14:30 (UTC+2)
Report
  • Contreras 37'
  • Perdomo 87'
 Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
France  v  Australia
18 June 2023 Third place play-off France  0–2  Australia Salon-de-Provence, France
14:30 (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stade d'Honneur Marcel Roustan
Attendance: 600
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

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.[3]

Australia  v  Morocco
22 September 2022 (2022-09-22) Australia  0–1  Morocco San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
18:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Australia  v  Chile
24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) Australia  1–3  Chile San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
21:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
England  v  Australia
27 September 2022 (2022-09-27) England  3–0  Australia San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
17:00 CEST
Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena

FPF Sub-18 International Tournament

After missing out on qualification to the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, the Young Socceroos sent an under-18 squad to contest the FPF Sub-18 International Tournament, a four nations tournament taking place in Portugal.[4]

Portugal  v  Australia
9 June 2023 (2023-06-09) Portugal  4–2  Australia Queluz, Portugal
18:00 WEST
Report
Stadium: Sports Complex Real Sport Clube
Referee: Pedro Ramalho (Portugal)
England  v  Australia
11 June 2023 (2023-06-11) England  3–2  Australia Oeiras, Portugal
 Report
Stadium: Cidade do Futebol
Norway  v  Australia
13 June 2023 (2023-06-13) Norway  1–2  Australia Oeiras, Portugal
 Report
Stadium: Cidade do Futebol

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.[5] However, they were reinstated[6] when Iraq lost hosting rights due to the 2021–2022 Iraqi political crisis,[7] with the matches rescheduled and relocated to Kuwait City.[8]

Australia  v  Kuwait
14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) Group stage Australia  4–1  Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 AST
Report
  • Al-Azmi 52' (pen.)
 Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
India  v  Australia
16 October 2022 (2022-10-16) Group stage India  1–4  Australia Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:30 AST Report
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Australia  v  Iraq
18 October 2022 (2022-10-18) Group stage Australia  1–0  Iraq Kuwait City, Kuwait
16:30 AST
Report Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

Australia  v  Vietnam
1 March 2023 (2023-03-01) Group stage Australia  0–1  Vietnam Fergana, Uzbekistan
15:00 UZT Report Stadium: Istiqlol Stadium
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Iran  v  Australia
4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) Group stage Iran  2–3  Australia Fergana, Uzbekistan
15:00 UZT
  • Eslamtalab 25'
  • Enayatzadeh 80'
 Report
Stadium: Istiqlol Stadium
Attendance: 1,154
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Qatar  v  Australia
7 March 2023 (2023-03-07) Group stage Qatar  1–9  Australia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00 UZT
  • Asar 2'
 Report
Stadium: JAR Stadium
Attendance: 123
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Uzbekistan  v  Australia
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
Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
Penalties

Men's under-17

Friendlies

Australia  v  Czech Republic
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
Australia  v  Morocco
13 February 2023 (2023-02-13) 2023 Antalya Youth Cup Australia  2–1  Morocco Antalya, Turkey
11:00 TRT
Report
  • 74'
 Stadium: Emir Sport Complex
Australia  v  Uzbekistan
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

Australia  v  Myanmar
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)
Cambodia  v  Australia
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)
Malaysia  v  Australia
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

Australia  v  Northern Mariana Islands
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 Sports City
Attendance: 484
Cambodia  v  Australia
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 Sports City
Referee: Choi Hyun-jae (South Korea)
Australia  v  China
9 October 2022 (2022-10-09) Group stage Australia  3–1  China Shepparton, Australia
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Shepparton Sports City
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Australia  v  Saudi Arabia
16 June 2023 Group stage Australia  0–2  Saudi Arabia Chonburi, Thailand
17:00 (ICT) Report
  • Al-Bishri 56'
  • Al-Jadaani 86'
 Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)
China  v  Australia
19 June 2023 Group stage China  3–5  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
17:00 (ICT)
  • Wang 14', 62'
  • Jiwen 45+7'
 Report
Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)
Tajikistan  v  Australia
22 June 2023 Group stage Tajikistan  0–2  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
17:00 (ICT) Report
Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)
Japan  v  Australia
26 June 2023 Quarter-final Japan  3–1  Australia Pathum Thani, Thailand
17:00 (ICT)
Report Stadium: BG Stadium
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Women's senior

Friendlies

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

Australia  v  Canada
3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) Australia  0–1  Canada Brisbane, Australia
14:45 UTC+10 Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 25,016
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Australia  v  Canada
6 September 2022 (2022-09-06) Australia  1–2  Canada Sydney, Australia
19:40 UTC+10
  • Fowler 3'
 Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 26,997
Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)
Australia  v  South Africa
8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) Australia  4–1  South Africa London, United Kingdom
12:30 UTC±0
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Referee: Lorraine Watson (Scotland)
Denmark  v  Australia
11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) Denmark  1–3  Australia Viborg, Denmark
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Viborg Stadion
Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)
Australia  v  Sweden
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) Australia  4–0  Sweden Melbourne, Australia
14:45 UTC+11
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,065
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Australia  v  Thailand
15 November 2022 (2022-11-15) Australia  2–0  Thailand Gosford, Australia
19:30 UTC+11
Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 11,271
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Australia  v  Scotland
7 April 2023 Australia  0–1  Scotland London, England
13:45 Report Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium
Referee: Louise Thompson (Northern Ireland)
England  v  Australia
11 April 2023 England  0–2  Australia London, England
19:45 Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 14,489
Referee: Natalie Simon (United States)

Cup of Nations

Australia  v  Czech Republic
16 February 2023 (2023-02-16) Australia  4–0  Czech Republic Gosford, Australia
19:10
Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,702
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
Australia  v  Spain
19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) Australia  3–2  Spain Sydney, Australia
18:00
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 17,333
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
Australia  v  Jamaica
22 February 2023 (2023-02-22) Australia  3–0  Jamaica Newcastle, Australia
19:10
Source Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,093
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Women's under-23

AFF Women's Championship

Philippines  v  Australia
4 July 2022 Group stage Philippines  1–0  Australia Manila, Philippines
19:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,408
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
Thailand  v  Australia
6 July 2022 Group stage Thailand  2–2  Australia Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 207
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
Australia  v  Indonesia
8 July 2022 Group stage Australia  4–0  Indonesia Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Referee: Aung Seinn Cho (Myanmar)
Singapore  v  Australia
10 July 2022 Group stage Singapore  1–4  Australia Manila, Philippines
16:00 UTC+8
  • Umairah 89'
 Report
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Referee: Supiree Testhomya (Thailand)
Australia  v  Malaysia
12 July 2022 Group stage Australia  6–0  Malaysia Imus, Philippines
19:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: City of Imus Grandstand
Referee: Công Thị Dung (Vietnam)

Women's under-20

Friendlies

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

UNAM Pumas Mexico v  Australia
July 2022 UNAM Pumas Mexico 0–1  Australia Mexico City, Mexico
Report Attendance: 0[a]
Mexico  v  Australia
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[a]
Australia  v  Colombia
5 August 2022 Australia  3–2  Colombia Costa Rica
  • Hunter ?' (pen.)
  • ? ?'
  • ? ?'
 FA report
FCF report
Attendance: 0[a]
Australia  v  Solomon Islands
8 November 2022 2022 Pacific Women's Four Nations Tournament Australia  2–1  Solomon Islands Canberra, Australia
17:00 UTC+11
Report
  • David 44'
 Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Australia  v  Fiji
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
Australia  v  Papua New Guinea
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
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Match played behind closed doors.

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.[9] 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.[10] Australia were drawn into the same group as the hosts, for the official Opening Match of the competition.[11]

Costa Rica  v  Australia
10 August 2022 Group stage Costa Rica  1–3  Australia San José, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC−6
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Attendance: 22,506
Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)
Brazil  v  Australia
13 August 2022 Group stage Brazil  2–0  Australia Alajuela, Costa Rica
14:00 UTC−6
Report Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Cheryl Foster (Wales)
Australia  v  Spain
16 August 2022 Group stage Australia  0–3  Spain Alajuela, Costa Rica
20:00 UTC−6 Report
Stadium: Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto
Attendance: 939
Referee: Francia González (Mexico)

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification

Australia  v  Iraq
4 March 2023 First round Australia  Cancelled  Iraq Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
--:-- UTC+6 Source Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium
Guam  v  Australia
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)
Kyrgyzstan  v  Australia
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)
Australia  v  Lebanon
3 June 2023 Second round Australia  5–0  Lebanon Việt Trì, Vietnam
17:00 UTC+7
  • Johnson 10'
  • Ferris 15'
  • Dos Santos 80'
  • Saveska 90'
  • Cicco 90+3'
 Report Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Yu Hong (China PR)
Iran  v  Australia
5 June 2023 Second round Iran  0–3  Australia Việt Trì, Vietnam
17:00 UTC+7 Report
  • Johnson 27', 29'
  • Lobo 64'
 Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Pansa Chaisant (Thailand)
Vietnam  v  Australia
7 June 2023 Second round Vietnam  0–2  Australia Việt Trì, Vietnam
20:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Việt Trì Stadium
Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)

Women's under-17

Friendlies

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

Australia  v South Korea South Korea U-15
30 October 2022 Australia  1–3 South Korea South Korea U-15 Kingscliff, Australia
16:00 AEDT
  • Kuilamu 21'
 Report
  • Phiar 5', 81'
  • Won 56'
 Stadium: Walter Peate Oval
Australia  v South Korea South Korea U-15
2 November 2022 Australia  1–1 South Korea South Korea U-15 Burleigh Heads, Australia
19:00 AEST
  • Dos Santos 31'
 Report
  • Jeon 38'
 Stadium: Pizzey Park
Australia  v South Korea South Korea U-15
4 November 2022 Australia  0–1 South Korea South Korea U-15 Burleigh Heads, Australia
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Pizzey Park
South Korea  v  Australia
6 June 2023 South Korea  1–1  Australia Paju, South Korea
15:00 KST Report Stadium: National Football Center
South Korea  v  Australia
9 June 2023 South Korea  1–3  Australia Paju, South Korea
10:30 KST Report Stadium: National Football Center

AFF Women's U-18 Championship

Australia  v  Philippines
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)
Malaysia  v  Australia
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)
Australia  v  Myanmar
29 July 2022 Group stage Australia  2–1  Myanmar Palembang, Indonesia
15:30 UTC+7
Report
  • Zin Moe Pyae 23'
 Stadium: Jakabaring Athletic Field
Australia  v  Thailand
2 August 2022 Semi-final Australia  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Thailand Palembang, Indonesia
20:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium
Vietnam  v  Australia
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

Australia  v  Bhutan
22 April 2023 Round 1 Australia  Cancelled  Bhutan Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
--:-- UTC+8 Withdrawal Stadium: MFF Football Centre
Mongolia  v  Australia
24 April 2023 Round 1 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)
Australia  v  Chinese Taipei
28 April 2023 Round 1 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
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 26 16 7 3 61 32 +29 55 Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2 Central Coast Mariners (C) 26 13 5 8 55 35 +20 44 Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and Finals series
3 Adelaide United 26 11 9 6 53 46 +7 42 Qualification for Finals series[b]
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[c] 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 for 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 for AFC Cup group stage and 2023 Australia Cup play-offs[d]
Source: A-Leagues
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.[12]
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  4. ^ Qualified to the AFC Cup as the 2022 Australia Cup winners.

Finals series

Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
5 Sydney FC 1 0 1
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 1 Melbourne City 1 4 5
5 Sydney FC 2 1 Melbourne City 1
2 Central Coast Mariners 6
3 Adelaide United 1 0 1
3 Adelaide United 2 2 Central Coast Mariners 2 2 4
6 Wellington Phoenix 0

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
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 18 13 1 4 43 15 +28 40 Qualification to Finals series and 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship
2 Western United[a] 18 13 0 5 38 20 +18 39 Qualification to Finals series
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[a] 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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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.[13]

Finals series

Semi-finalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
1Sydney FC02Western United0
2Western United11Sydney FC4
1Sydney FC1
4Melbourne Victory0
3Melbourne City3 (1)
4Melbourne Victory3 (4)

Ref: [14]

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

Final

Sydney United 580–2Macarthur FC
Report
Attendance: 16,641
Referee: Daniel Elder

Deaths

Retirements

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