2024–25 Auckland FC season
Auckland FC 2024–25 football season
| 2024–25 season | ||
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| Owner | Black Knight Football and Entertainment | |
| Chairman | Bill Foley | |
| Head Coach | Steve Corica | |
| Stadium | Mount Smart Stadium | |
| A-League Men | Matchday 1 | |
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2025–26 → | ||
The 2024–25 Auckland Football Club season is the club's first season in existence and their inaugural season in the A-League Men, the top flight of Australian soccer. The season will cover the period from 1 June 2024 until 30 June 2025.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Note: Transfers' in/out date may refer to the date of announcement and not the date of signing from the mentioned players.
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Michael Woud | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2024 | [1] | |
| 15 | DF | Francis de Vries |  Eastern Suburbs | Free transfer | 30 May 2024 | [1] | |
| 7 | MF | Cameron Howieson | Auckland City | Free transfer | 30 May 2024 | [1] | |
| 21 | FW | Jesse Randall | Wellington Olympic | Free transfer | 30 May 2024 | [1] | |
| 5 | DF | Tommy Smith | Macarthur FC | Free transfer | 3 June 2024 | [2] | |
| 9 | FW | Max Mata |  Shrewsbury Town | Loan | 1 year | 3 June 2024 | [2][3] |
| 8 | MF | Luis Toomey | Eastern Suburbs | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
| 14 | FW | Liam Gillion | Auckland City | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
| 18 | MF | Finn McKenlay | Eastern Suburbs | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
| 16 | MF | Adama Coulibaly | Western Springs | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
| TBD | MF | Oliver Middleton | Auckland United | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
| 35 | FW | Jonty Bidois | Tauranga City | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
| 23 | DF |  Dan Hall | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 2 years | 2 July 2024 | [5][6] |
| 11 | FW | Joe Champness | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 July 2024 | [7] | |
| 17 | DF | Callan Elliot | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 years | 3 July 2024 | [7][8] |
| 3 | DF |  Scott Galloway | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 3 July 2024 | [7] | |
| 22 | MF | Jake Brimmer | Unattached | Free transfer | 9 July 2024 | [9] | |
| 2 | DF |  Hiroki Sakai | Urawa Red Diamonds | Free transfer | 25 July 2024 | [10][11] | |
| 27 | FW | Logan Rogerson |  Noah | Free transfer | 29 July 2024 | [12] | |
| 30 | GK | Joseph Knowles | Eastern Suburbs | Free transfer | 29 July 2024 | [12] | |
| 20 | GK | Alex Paulsen | Bournemouth | Loan | 1 year | 9 August 2024 | [13] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Auckland United 
v Auckland FC
v Auckland FC | 31 July 2024 | Auckland United | 2–2 | Auckland FC | Auckland |
| 19:35 NZST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Keith Hay Park |
Birkenhead United v Auckland FC
v Auckland FC | 7 August 2024 | Birkenhead United | Cancelled | Auckland FC | Auckland |
| 19:30 NZST | Source | Stadium: Shepherds Park | ||
| Note: Game was cancelled due to Birkenhead's rescheduled Northern League fixture.[14] | ||||
Auckland FC v East Coast Bays
v East Coast Bays | 7 August 2024 | Auckland FC | 1–0 | East Coast Bays | Auckland |
| 19:35 NZST |
| Report | Stadium: Fred Taylor Park |
Newcastle Jets 
v Auckland FC
v Auckland FC | 13 August 2024 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | Auckland FC | Sydney |
| Report (Auckland FC) Report (Newcastle Herald) | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval |
Western Sydney Wanderers v Auckland FC
v Auckland FC | 17 August 2024 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Auckland FC | Sydney |
| 13:00 AEST | Source | Stadium: Wanderers Football Park |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||
| A-League Men | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | |
Source: Competitions
A League Men
League Table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series |
| 2 | Auckland FC[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 18 October 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[15][16]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[15][16]
Notes:
- ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ 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.
Matches
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
References
- ^ a b c d "Auckland FC unveil first signings ahead of debut season". Auckland FC. 30 May 2024.
- ^ a b "AFC blend youth with experience as two more signings announced". Auckland FC. 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Max Mata Joins Auckland FC on season-long loan deal". Shrewsbury Town. 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Six players secure scholarship contracts with Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Auckland FC welcomes back-to-back championship winner Dan Hall to the club!". Auckland FC. 2 July 2024.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (2 July 2024). "Why A-League winner Dan Hall is swapping Central Coast for new boys Auckland FC". Stuff.
Hall has committed to a two-year contract.
- ^ a b c "Three more signings for Auckland FC, with two bringing All Whites experience". Auckland FC. 3 July 2024.
- ^ @ByPhillipRollo (3 July 2024). "Elliot is three years but have asked for the rest" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Australian football superstar crosses the ditch to join Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 9 July 2024.
- ^ "磐田戦後 酒井宏樹、アレクサンダー ショルツあいさつ" [After the match against Iwata, Hiroki Sakai and Alexander Scholz gave speeches]. Urawa Red Diamonds (in Japanese). 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Japanese defender Hiroki Sakai joins Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 25 July 2024.
- ^ a b Pisani, Sacha (29 July 2024). "Auckland FC make two signings, incl. New Zealand international who played for A-Leagues rivals". A-Leagues.
- ^ "Auckland FC sign Alex Paulsen on loan from AFC Bournemouth: Full details". A-Leagues. 9 August 2024.
- ^ "A-League's Auckland FC to play East Coast Bays in second pre-season friendly". Friends of Football. 3 August 2024.
- ^ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.
