2018–19 in Australian soccer
The 2018–19 season was the 50th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 136th overall.
National teams
Australia men's national soccer team
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2018–19.
15 October 2018 | UTC+3 ) |
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Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Referee: Yaqoob Said Abdullah Abdul Baki (Oman) |
17 November 2018 | AEST (UTC+10 ) |
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30 December 2018 | UTC+4 ) |
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Report | Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
7 June 2019 | KST (UTC+9 ) |
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Report | Stadium: Busan Asiad Main Stadium |
AFC Asian Cup
6 January 2019 GST (UTC+4 ) |
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Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 4,934 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
11 January 2019 GST (UTC+4 ) |
Report | Stadium: Rashid Stadium Attendance: 11,915 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
15 January 2019 GST (UTC+4 ) |
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Report | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 10,492 Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico) |
21 January 2019 GST (UTC+4 ) |
Report | Stadium: Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 6,809 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) | ||
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25 January 2019 GST (UTC+4 ) |
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Report | Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 25,053 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
Australia men's national under-23 soccer team
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2018–19.
14 March 2019 | Petaling Jaya City | 2–0 | Australia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
21:00 AWT | Report | Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium |
17 March 2019 | Malaysia | 1–1 | Australia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
20:45 AWT |
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Stadium: Shah Alam Stadium |
AFC U-23 Championship qualification
24 March 2019 Group H | Chinese Taipei | 0–6 | Australia | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
15:30 ICT | Report |
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26 March 2019 Group H | South Korea | 2–2 | Australia | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
15:30 ICT | Report |
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Stadium: ) |
Australia men's national under-20 soccer team
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2018–19.
16 August 2018 Fujieda, Japan | ||||
18:30 (JST) | Miyashiro 26' | Stadium: Fujieda Soccer Stadium |
17 August 2018 SBS Cup | Paraguay | 3–0 | Australia | Numazu, Japan |
18:30 (JST) |
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Stadium: Ashitaka Park Stadium |
19 August 2018 Shizuoka, Japan | ||||
15:00 (JST) | Stadium: Kusanagi Stadium |
11 October 2018 | Johor Darul Ta'zim III | 1–2 | Australia | Pasir Gudang, Malaysia |
Yusof 81' | Report | Cavallo 41' |
Stadium: Pasir Gudang Stadium |
15 October 2018 | Singapore U-21 | 0–1 | Australia | Singapore |
Source | Stamatelopoulos 40' | Stadium: Bishan Stadium |
AFC U-19 Championship
19 October 2018 Group Stage | South Korea | 1–1 | Australia | Bekasi, Indonesia |
19:00 | Jeon Se-jin 52' | Report | Najjarine 89' | Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium Attendance: 151 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia) |
22 October 2018 Group Stage | Australia | 2–1 | Vietnam | Bekasi, Indonesia |
16:00 | Report | Nam 85' | Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium Attendance: 44 Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman) |
25 October 2018 Group Stage | Australia | 1–1 | Jordan | Cibinong, Indonesia |
19:00 | Puflett 10' | Report | Al-Zebdieh 76' | Stadium: Pakansari Stadium Attendance: 42 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand) |
29 October 2018 Quarter-finals | Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Australia | Bekasi, Indonesia |
19:30 |
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Report | Atkinson 42' | Stadium: Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium Attendance: 110 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan) |
Australia men's national under-17 soccer team
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2018–19.
4 March 2019 2019 UEFA ASSIST Tournament | Turkey | 4–1 | Australia | Manavgat, Turkey |
11:30 (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex Referee: Emre Kargın (Turkey) |
6 March 2019 2019 UEFA ASSIST Tournament | Australia | 2–3 | Tanzania | Antalya, Turkey |
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8 March 2019 2019 UEFA ASSIST Tournament | Australia | 2–2 | Guinea | Antalya, Turkey |
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AFC U-16 Championship
22 September 2018 Group Stage | South Korea | 3–0 | Australia | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
20:45 (UTC+8) |
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Report | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 133 Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia) |
25 September 2018 Group Stage | Australia | 2–1 | Iraq | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
16:00 (UTC+8) | Report | Qasim 81' (pen.) | Stadium: UM Arena Stadium Attendance: 187 Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran) |
28 September 2018 Group Stage | Australia | 4–0 | Afghanistan | Petaling Jaya, Malaysia |
16:00 (UTC+8) |
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Report | Stadium: Petaling Jaya Stadium Attendance: 115 Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei) |
1 October 2018 Quarter-finals | Indonesia | 2–3 | Australia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
16:30 (UTC+8) |
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Report | Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 13,743 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea) |
4 October 2018 Semi-finals | Japan | 3–1 | Australia | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
16:30 (UTC+8) | Report | Botic 8' (pen.) | Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 224 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
Australia women's national soccer team
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2018–19.
5 October 2018 | CEST |
Le Sommer 56', 90' | Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Attendance: 10,815 Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia) |
9 October 2018 | BST |
Kirby 21' | Report | Polkinghorne 84' | Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Florence Guillemin (France) |
10 November 2018 Seven Consulting International Series | Australia | 2–3 | Chile | Sydney, Australia |
15:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Penrith Stadium Attendance: 15,185 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
13 November 2018 Seven Consulting International Series | Australia | 5–0 | Chile | Newcastle, Australia |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 12,649 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) |
4 April 2019 | United States | 5–3 | Australia | Commerce City, United States |
19:00 (MDT) | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,264 Referee: Karen Abt (United States) |
1 June 2019 | Netherlands | 3–0 | Australia | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
18:15 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Philips Stadion |
3 June 2019 | Netherlands | 3–1 | Australia | Netherlands |
CEST | Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Tournament of Nations
26 July 2018 | CDT ) |
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Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 10,307 Referee: Christina Unkel (United States) |
29 July 2018 | EDT ) |
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Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 21,570 Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador) |
2 August 2018 | CDT ) |
Report | Stadium: ) |
Cup of Nations
28 February 2019 | Australia | 2–0 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
19:30 AEDT | Report Summary |
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 6,805 Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan) |
3 March 2019 | Australia | 4–1 | South Korea | Brisbane, Australia |
18:00 AEST | Report Summary |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 10,520 |
6 March 2019 | Australia | 3–0 | Argentina | Melbourne, Australia |
18:00 AEDT | Report Summary |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,834 Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan) |
FIFA Women's World Cup
9 June 2019 Group Stage | Australia | 1–2 | Italy | Valenciennes, France |
13:00 CEST |
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Stadium: Stade du Hainaut Attendance: 15,380 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
13 June 2019 Group Stage | Australia | 3–2 | Brazil | Montpellier, France |
18:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 17,032 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
18 June 2019 Group Stage | Jamaica | 1–4 | Australia | Grenoble, France |
21:00 CEST |
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Stadium: Stade des Alpes Attendance: 17,402 Referee: Katalin Kulcsár (Hungary) |
22 June 2019 Round of 16 | Norway | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Australia | Nice, France |
21:00 CEST |
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Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 12,229 Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany) |
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Australia women's national under-20 soccer team
AFF Women's Championship
30 June 2018 Group stage | Malaysia | 0–7 | Australia | Palembang, Indonesia |
16:00 WIB | Report | Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam) |
4 July 2018 East Timor | Palembang, Indonesia | |||
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Report | Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam) |
6 July 2018 Group stage | Australia | 12–0 | Cambodia | Palembang, Indonesia |
16:00 WIB | Report | Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar) |
8 July 2018 Group stage | Thailand | 4–2 | Australia | Palembang, Indonesia |
19:00 WIB | Report |
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Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Bui Thi Thu Trang (Vietnam) |
11 July 2018 Semi-final | Vietnam | 2–4 | Australia | Palembang, Indonesia |
16:00 WIB |
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Stadium: Jakabaring Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore) |
13 July 2018 Final | Thailand | 3–2 | Australia | Palembang, Indonesia |
19:00 WIB | Report |
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2019 AFC Women's Championship qualification
24 October 2018 Round 1 | Australia | 18–0 | Mongolia | Jounieh, Lebanon |
11:30 EEST |
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26 October 2018 Round 1 | Lebanon | 0–2 | Australia | Jounieh, Lebanon |
15:30 EEST | Report |
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26 April 2019 Round 2 | Australia | 11–1 | Nepal | Mandalay, Myanmar |
15:00 MST | Report |
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28 April 2019 Round 2 | Myanmar | 1–3 | Australia | Mandalay, Myanmar |
18:00 MST |
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30 April 2019 Round 2 | Australia | 4–1 | Uzbekistan | Mandalay, Myanmar |
15:00 MST |
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Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium )Referee: Chang Xinxin (China |
Australia women's national under-17 soccer team
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under 17 national team in 2018–19.
15 February 2019 | Australia | 4–0 | Myanmar | Brisbane, Australia |
18:00 (AEST) | Report | Stadium: Lions Stadium |
17 February 2019 | Australia | 2–1 | Myanmar | Gold Coast, Australia |
18:30 (AEST) | Report |
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Stadium: Gold Coast Knights Stadium |
AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification
17 September 2018 Round 1 | Palestine | 0–11 | Australia | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
13:00 (KGT) | Report |
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19 September 2018 Round 1 | Australia | 11–0 | Indonesia | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
13:00 (KGT) | Report | Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 75 Referee: Fusako Kajiyama (Japan) |
21 September 2018 Round 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 0–10 | Australia | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
17:00 (KGT) | Report | Stadium: Hong Kong ) |
23 September 2018 Round 1 | Australia | 7–0 | Chinese Taipei | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
13:00 (KGT) |
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Report | Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea) |
3 March 2019 Round 2 | Australia | 3–0 | Iran | Vientiane, Laos |
15:00 (ICT) | Report | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore) |
5 March 2019 Round 2 | Vietnam | 0–1 | Australia | Vientiane, Laos |
15:00 (ICT) | Report |
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Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand) |
7 March 2019 Round 2 | Laos | 0–3 | Australia | Vientiane, Laos |
18:30 (ICT) | Report | Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,025 Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore) |
AFC competitions
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAN | GZE
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1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | Guangzhou Evergrande
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | Daegu FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | 0–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | ||
4 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULS
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SSI
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1 | Ulsan Hyundai
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Shanghai SIPG
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 9 | 5–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | ||
3 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 8 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Sydney FC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–4 | — |
Men's football
A-League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Perth Glory | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 60 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a] |
2 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 52 | |
3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 50 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[a] |
4 | Adelaide United | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 40 | |
6 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 40 | |
7 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 35 | |
8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 24 | |
9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 18 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Finals series
Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | |||||||||
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Melbourne City | 0 | Perth Glory | 0 (1) | ||||||||
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Sydney FC | 6 | ||||||||||
Melbourne Victory | 3 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | ||||||||
Wellington Phoenix | 1 |
Elimination-finals
3 May 2019 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
19:50 AEST |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,010 Referee: Shaun Evans |
5 May 2019 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
18:30 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 13,232 Referee: Kurt Ams |
Semi-finals
12 May 2019 | Perth Glory | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Adelaide United | Perth |
18:30 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 17,868 Referee: Alex King | ||
Penalties | ||||
10 May 2019 | Sydney FC | 6–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
18:30 AWST | Report | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 12,141 Referee: Chris Beath |
Grand final
Perth Glory | 0–0 | Sydney FC |
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National Premier Leagues
The Final Series featured the winner of each Member Federation's league competition in the National Premier Leagues, with the overall winner qualifying directly for the 2019 FFA Cup Round of 32.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
Wollongong Wolves | 5 | |||||||||||||
Canberra Olympic | 1 | |||||||||||||
Wollongong Wolves | 2 | |||||||||||||
Perth SC | 0 | |||||||||||||
Heidelberg United | 2 | |||||||||||||
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Lions FC | 3 | |||||||||||||
Maitland FC | 3 | |||||||||||||
Devonport City | 2 | |||||||||||||
Maitland FC | 0 | |||||||||||||
Lions FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
Lions FC | 2 | |||||||||||||
Campbelltown City | 1 |
State club winners
These are the winners for each top-tier state competition in 2019.
Federation | Champions | Premiers | National Cup |
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Capital Football | Gungahlin United | Canberra Olympic | Tigers FC |
Football South Coast | Corrimal Rangers | Wollongong Olympic | Bulli |
Northern NSW Football | Edgeworth | Maitland | N/A |
Football NSW | Sydney United 58 | Wollongong Wolves | Marconi Stallions |
Football Northern Territory | North: Casuarina | North: Casuarina | Darwin Olympic |
South: Vikings | South: Verdi | ||
Football Queensland | Gold Coast Knights
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Lions FC | N/A |
Football South Australia | Campbelltown City | Campbelltown City | N/A |
Football Tasmania | Devonport City | South Hobart | |
Football Victoria | Bentleigh Greens | Heidelberg United | Hume City |
Football West | Perth SC | Perth SC | N/A |
Cup competitions
FFA Cup
Final
Adelaide United | 2–1 | Sydney FC |
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Women's football
W-League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne Victory
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12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series and 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship |
2 | Brisbane Roar
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12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
3 | Sydney FC (C)
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12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 19 | |
4 | Perth Glory
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12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 19 | |
5 | Melbourne City
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12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 19 | |
6 | Adelaide United
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12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 18 | |
7 | Newcastle Jets
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12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 16 | |
8 | Canberra United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 13 | |
9 | Western Sydney Wanderers
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12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals series
Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
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2 | Brisbane Roar
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3 | Sydney FC
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Deaths
- APIA Leichhardt, and Newcastle Breakers defender.[1]
- David Cervinski, 48, former Melbourne Knights, North Geelong Warriors, Carlton SC, and Wollongong Wolves defender.[2]
Retirements
- 28 July 2018:
- 11 August 2018:
- 12 August 2018: Northern Spirit, Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix, Gold Coast United, and Melbourne Heart striker.[5]
- 28 August 2018:
- 17 September 2018: Melbourne Victory defender.[7]
- 20 September 2018: Sydney FC defender.[8]
- 13 November 2018: Australia, Marconi Stallions, Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Perth Glory goalkeeper.[9]
- 7 January 2019:
- 30 January 2019: Kalifa Cissé, 35, former Mali and Central Coast Mariners defender.[11]
- 29 March 2019: Australia and Melbourne City striker.[12]
- 4 April 2019:
- 12 April 2019: Australia and Melbourne Victory midfielder.[14]
- 15 April 2019:
- 17 April 2019:
- 22 April 2019:
- 2 May 2019: Marcelo Carrusca, 35, former Adelaide United, Melbourne City, and West Adelaide midfielder.[18]
- 9 May 2019: Eastern Pride, South Melbourne, Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United, and Melbourne City goalkeeper.[19]
- 17 May 2019:
- 11 June 2019: Aaron Hughes, 39, former Northern Ireland and Melbourne City defender.[21]
- 24 June 2019: Jop van der Linden, 28, former Sydney FC defender.[22]
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