2022 A-Leagues All Stars Game

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2022 A-Leagues All Star Game
2022 A-Leagues All Stars Logo.png
Event2021–22 A-League Men
A-Leagues All Stars Barcelona
Australia New Zealand Spain
2 3
Date25 May 2022
VenueAccor Stadium, Sydney, Australia
RefereeAlex King
Attendance70,174
← 2014

The 2022 A-Leagues All Stars Game was the third edition of the A-Leagues All Stars Game, and the first since the 2014 Game. It was held at Accor Stadium in Sydney on 25 May 2022 against Spanish club Barcelona. Barcelona won the game 3–2.

The game was televised in Australia on Network 10.

Pre-match[]

Having not played an All Stars game since the 2014 edition against Juventus, on 6 April 2022, the A-Leagues announced the return of the concept for the match against Barcelona. It is the first time Barcelona has visited Australia.

The game was in the same week as the 2022 A-League Men Grand Final. Players participating in the Grand Final did not play in the All Stars Game.[1]

On 27 April 2022, it was announced that former Sydney FC midfielder Dwight Yorke will coach the A-Leagues All-Stars.[2] The appointment was criticised by Football Coaches Australia, who argued that the All Stars coach should be an A-League Men or Australian national team coach.[3] On 13 May 2022, it was announced that Yorke's assistants would be Rob Stanton, Heather Garriock and goalkeeping coach .[4]

The match was Barcelona's first ever game in Australia, the 68th country in which Barcelona has played.[5]

Squads[]

A-Leagues All Stars[]

On 5 May 2022, it was announced that the A-Leagues All Stars squad would consist of thirty players: 13 selected by a fan vote, 15 selected by Dwight Yorke and his assistants and two selected by A-Leagues commissioner Greg O'Rourke. Every A-League Men club had at least one player selected. While players participating in the 2022 A-League Men Grand Final were unable to play in the All Stars Game, they remained eligible for inclusion in the squad with "non-playing" status.[6]

The initial thirteen players, selected by fan vote, were named on 19 May 2022.[7] The remaining seventeen squad members were named on 20 May 2022.[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Poland POL Filip Kurto (Macarthur FC)
2 DF Australia AUS Scott Neville (Brisbane Roar)
3 DF Australia AUS Jason Davidson (Melbourne Victory)
4 DF Jamaica JAM Adrian Mariappa (Macarthur FC)
5 MF England ENG Jack Rodwell (Western Sydney Wanderers, captain)
7 MF Cameroon CMR Olivier Boumal (Newcastle Jets)
8 MF Australia AUS Isaías (Adelaide United)
9 FW Australia AUS Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners)
10 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Ninković (Sydney FC)
11 MF Brazil BRA Daniel Penha (Newcastle Jets)
14 DF Australia AUS Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners)
17 MF Australia AUS Anthony Caceres (Sydney FC)
18 DF Ivory Coast CIV Adama Traoré (Western Sydney Wanderers)
19 MF Australia AUS Callum Timmins (Perth Glory)
20 GK Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne (Sydney FC)
23 DF Australia AUS Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jay O'Shea (Brisbane Roar)
27 MF Australia AUS Reno Piscopo (Wellington Phoenix)
36 FW Australia AUS Garang Kuol (Central Coast Mariners)
41 DF Australia AUS Alexandar Popovic (Adelaide United)
66 FW Australia AUS Nestory Irankunda (Adelaide United)
— GK England ENG Jamie Younga (Western United)
— DF Australia AUS Ben Garuccioa (Western United)
— DF Australia AUS Curtis Gooda (Melbourne City)
— DF Switzerland  SUI Léo Lacroixa (Western United)
— DF Portugal POR Roderick Mirandaa (Melbourne Victory)
— MF Australia AUS Jake Brimmera (Melbourne Victory)
— FW Australia AUS Craig Goodwina (Adelaide United)
— FW Australia AUS Mathew Leckiea (Melbourne City)
— FW Australia AUS Jamie Maclarena (Melbourne City)
— FW Georgia (country) GEO Beka Mikeltadzea (Newcastle Jets)
— FW Australia AUS Marco Tilioa (Melbourne City)

Barcelona[]

Barcelona's squad to travel to Australia was named on 22 May 2022.[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Germany GER Marc-André ter Stegen
4 DF Uruguay URU Ronald Araújo
5 MF Spain ESP Sergio Busquets (captain)
7 FW France FRA Ousmane Dembélé
8 DF Brazil BRA Dani Alves
9 FW Netherlands NED Memphis Depay
10 FW Spain ESP Ansu Fati
11 FW Spain ESP Adama Traoré (on loan from Wolverhampton)
17 FW Netherlands NED Luuk de Jong (on loan from Sevilla)
18 DF Spain ESP Jordi Alba
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Netherlands NED Frenkie de Jong
23 DF France FRA Samuel Umtiti
25 FW Gabon GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
30 MF Spain ESP Gavi
31 DF Spain ESP Alejandro Balde
34 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Sanz
36 GK Spain ESP Arnau Tenas
41 DF Spain ESP Mika Màrmol
43 MF Spain ESP Jandro Orellana
44 MF Spain ESP Antonio Aranda

Notes:

a Injured or otherwise unable to play.

Match[]

The game was broadcast in Australia on Network 10.[10]

Details[]

A-Leagues All Stars AustraliaNew Zealand2–3Spain Barcelona
  • Piscopo 47'
  • Traoré 53'
 Report
Attendance: 70,174
Referee: Alex King
a white shirt, white shorts, and white socks
A-Leagues All Stars
Barcelona
GK 1 Poland Filip Kurto downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 3 Australia Jason Davidson downward-facing red arrow 30'
DF 14 Australia Kye Rowles
DF 4 Jamaica Adrian Mariappa downward-facing red arrow 58'
DF 23 Australia Rhyan Grant downward-facing red arrow 85'
MF 5 England Jack Rodwell (c) downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 26 Republic of Ireland Jay O'Shea downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 27 Australia Reno Piscopo downward-facing red arrow 64'
MF 11 Brazil Daniel Penha downward-facing red arrow 58'
MF 17 Australia Anthony Caceres downward-facing red arrow 79'
FW 9 Australia Jason Cummings downward-facing red arrow 57'
Substitutes:
GK 20 Australia Andrew Redmayne upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 2 Australia Scott Neville upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 7 Cameroon Olivier Boumal upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 8 Australia Isaías upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 10 Serbia Miloš Ninković upward-facing green arrow 58'
DF 18 Ivory Coast Adama Traoré upward-facing green arrow 30'
FW 19 Australia Callum Timmins upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 36 Australia Garang Kuol upward-facing green arrow 57'
DF 41 Australia Alexandar Popovic upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 66 Australia Nestory Irankunda upward-facing green arrow 64'
Manager:
Trinidad and Tobago Dwight Yorke
GK 1 Germany Marc-André ter Stegen downward-facing red arrow 46'
DF 31 Spain Alejandro Balde downward-facing red arrow 62'
DF 23 France Samuel Umtiti downward-facing red arrow 73'
DF 4 Uruguay Ronald Araújo
DF 8 Brazil Dani Alves
MF 30 Spain Gavi downward-facing red arrow 73'
MF 5 Spain Sergio Busquets (c) downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 34 Spain Álvaro Sanz downward-facing red arrow 62'
FW 7 France Ousmane Dembélé downward-facing red arrow 78'
FW 17 Netherlands Luuk de Jong
FW 11 Spain Adama Traoré downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
GK 24 Spain Arnau Tenas upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Netherlands Memphis Depay
MF 10 Spain Ansu Fati upward-facing green arrow 73'
DF 18 Spain Jordi Alba upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 21 Netherlands Frenkie de Jong upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 25 Gabon Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang upward-facing green arrow 62'
DF 41 Spain Mika Màrmol upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 43 Spain Jandro Orellana upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 44 Spain Antonio Aranda upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager:
Spain Xavi

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.

References[]

  1. ^ Rugari, Vince (6 April 2022). "FC Barcelona confirmed for historic Australian visit next month". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  2. ^ Monteverde, Marco (27 April 2022). "Ex-Manchester United and Sydney FC star Dwight Yorke named as coach of A-League All Stars team to meet Barcelona". news.com.au.
  3. ^ "FCA disagrees with Yorke's appointment". Trinidad Express Newspapers. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Davide Del Giovine named in A-League All Stars coaching line-up". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  5. ^ Roberts, Mike (18 May 2022). "Australia: A brand new destination". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ^ Smithies, Tom. "Who makes your All Stars XI? It's time to vote: here's how". keepup.com.au.
  7. ^ Thomas, Joshua (19 May 2022). "A-Leagues All Stars: Players picked for Barcelona match, past squads, coach and previous results". sportingnews.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  8. ^ Harrington, Anna (20 May 2022). "ALM young guns get shot against Barcelona". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Barcelona's squad list for their friendly in Australia". Sport.es. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  10. ^ "International Stars On The Home of Football". 10Play. 28 April 2022.

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