2022–23 A-League Men
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 7 October 2022 – 27 May 2023 |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 26 (2.36 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jamie Maclaren (3 goals) |
Biggest home win | Macarthur FC 2–0 Adelaide United (16 October 2022) |
Biggest away win | Brisbane Roar 0–2 Melbourne City (14 October 2022) Western United 1–3 Sydney FC (16 October 2022) |
Highest scoring | Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory (8 October 2022) |
Longest winning run | 2 matches Macarthur FC Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers |
Longest unbeaten run | 2 matches Macarthur FC Melbourne City Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington Phoenix |
Longest winless run | 2 matches Brisbane Roar Perth Glory Western United |
Longest losing run | 2 matches Perth Glory Western United |
Highest attendance | 21,840 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory (8 October 2022) |
Lowest attendance | 3,213 Macarthur FC 2–0 Adelaide United (16 October 2022) |
Average attendance | 9,847[1] |
← 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 16 October 2022.(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results) |
The 2022–23 A-League Men, known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is the 46th season of national level men's soccer in Australia, and the 18th since the establishment of the competition as the A-League in 2004. The regular season commenced on 7 October 2022. The season features a mid-season break from 18 November 2022 to 8 December 2022 due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar.[2]
Melbourne City are the defending premiers and Western United are the defending champions.
Clubs[]
Twelve clubs participate in the 2022–23 season.
Club | City | Home ground | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | 16,500 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Moreton Daily Stadium | 11,500 |
Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 | ||
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | 20,059 |
Mudgee | Glen Willow Regional Sports Stadium | 10,000 | |
Macarthur FC | Sydney | Campbelltown Stadium | 17,500[3] |
Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | HBF Park | 20,500 |
Macedonia Park | 5,000 | ||
Sydney FC | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 42,500[4] |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Sky Stadium | 35,000 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | CommBank Stadium | 30,000 |
Western United | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Ballarat | Mars Stadium | 11,000 |
Personnel and kits[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Carl Veart | Craig Goodwin[5] | UCAN[6] | Flinders University[7] Australian Outdoor Living[note 1][8][9] |
Brisbane Roar | Warren Moon | Tom Aldred | New Balance[10] | Cars4Us[11][12] |
Central Coast Mariners | Nick Montgomery | Danny Vukovic[13] | Paladin Sports[14] | MATE[15] |
Macarthur FC | Dwight Yorke | Ulises Dávila | Kelme[16] | ALAND[17] |
Melbourne City | Patrick Kisnorbo | Scott Jamieson | Puma[18] | Etihad Airways |
Melbourne Victory | Tony Popovic | Joshua Brillante | Macron[19] | Bonza[20] |
Newcastle Jets | Arthur Papas | Carl Jenkinson Matthew Jurman Brandon O’Neill[21] |
Legend Sportswear[22] | Port of Newcastle[23] Ampcontrol[note 1][22][24] |
Perth Glory | Ruben Zadkovich | Mustafa Amini[25] | Macron[26] | Evolution Capital[27] |
Sydney FC | Steve Corica | Alex Wilkinson | Under Armour[28] | The Star[29] |
Wellington Phoenix | Ufuk Talay | Alex Rufer | Paladin Sports[30] | Oppo[31] Spark[note 1][31] |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Mark Rudan | Marcelo[32] | Kappa[33] | Voltaren[34] Turner Freeman Lawyers[note 1][35] |
Western United | John Aloisi | Alessandro Diamanti[36] | Kappa[37] | Simonds Homes[37] |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Macarthur FC | Ante Milicic | Resigned[38] | 26 April 2022 | Pre-season | Dwight Yorke | 15 May 2022[39] |
Perth Glory | Ruben Zadkovich | Promoted to full time | 2 June 2022 | Pre-season | Ruben Zadkovich | 2 June 2022[40] |
Foreign players[]
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (or New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[41]
2Australian citizens (or New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury replacement players, or National team replacement players;
4Guest players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)
Transfers[]
Regular season[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Melbourne City | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Qualification to Finals series, , and possible 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Qualification to Finals series, , and possible 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[a] |
3 | Macarthur FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Qualification to Finals series and |
4 | Sydney FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
5 | Newcastle Jets | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
6 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
7 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Qualification to [c] |
8 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Adelaide United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
10 | Brisbane Roar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
11 | Perth Glory | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
12 | Western United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
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:
- ^ Jump up to: a b 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. Due to the change of the AFC competitions dates to an autumn–spring format, Australia will have two domestic seasons completed before the competition starts. Football Australia are yet to announce their own slot allocation method for the competition.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they come from New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a .[42]
Fixtures and results[]
The 2022–23 season sees each team play 26 games, starting on 7 October 2022, and concluding on 30 April 2023, with a mid-season break between 14 November 2022 and 9 December 2022, due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[43] This will be followed by a finals series for the top six teams.
Regular season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
- As of 16 October 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[44] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 3 |
2 | Róbert Mak | Sydney FC | 2 |
Ben Waine | Wellington Phoenix | ||
4 | 18 players | 1 |
Clean sheets[]
- As of 16 October 2022
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[45] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Filip Kurto | Macarthur FC | 2 |
Lawrence Thomas | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
3 | Tom Glover | Melbourne City | 1 |
Jordan Holmes | Brisbane Roar |
See also[]
- 2022–23 A-League Women
- 2022–23 Adelaide United FC season
- 2022–23 Brisbane Roar FC season
- 2022–23 Central Coast Mariners FC season
- 2022–23 Macarthur FC season
- 2022–23 Melbourne City FC season
- 2022–23 Melbourne Victory FC season
- 2022–23 Newcastle Jets FC season
- 2022–23 Perth Glory FC season
- 2022–23 Sydney FC season
- 2022–23 Wellington Phoenix FC season
- 2022–23 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
- 2022–23 Western United FC season
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Away kit
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