A-League All Stars Game

A-League All Stars Game
Founded	2013
Abolished	2015
Region	Australia (AFC)
Number of teams	2
Television broadcasters	Seven Network
Website	aleagueallstars

The A-League All Star Game was an annual soccer match contested by the A-League All Stars team against an invitee club. The All Stars team was made up of selected A-League players. The game is played during the footballing off-season, the first of which was held on 20 July 2013. The All Star Game has not been held since 2014.

Background[]

On 13 November 2012, it was confirmed that Manchester United would come to Australia and play an all-star team consisting of A-League players.^[1] The inaugural A-League All Stars Game took place on 20 July 2013, against Manchester United. The A-League team was picked by an online vote by fans and by the appointed manager. On 20 December 2013, it was confirmed that Juventus would compete against the all-star team for the 2014 game, again hosted in Sydney.^[2] There has been no All Stars match since. ^[3]

Games[]

20 July 2013 2013	A-League All Stars	1–5	Manchester United	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Berisha 51'	Report	Lingard 10', 54' Welbeck 33', 70' Van Persie 86'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 83,127 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

10 August 2014 2014	A-League All Stars	2–3	Juventus	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Carrusca 9' Jurić 76'	Report	Llorente 58' Pogba 87' Pepe 90+3'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 55,364 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Both matches were televised in Australia by Seven Network.

References[]

^ "Stage set for Manchester United to play A-League all-stars". The Australian. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
^ "Italian giants Juventus coming to Sydney". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
^ Dominic Bossi (24 April 2015). "English Premier League giants Chelsea to play friendly game against Sydney FC in June". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2015.

External links[]

[1] "Stage set for Manchester United to play A-League all-stars". The Australian. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

[2] "Italian giants Juventus coming to Sydney". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.

[3] Dominic Bossi (24 April 2015). "English Premier League giants Chelsea to play friendly game against Sydney FC in June". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 22 May 2015.

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