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. |
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1 | GK | Michael Woud | Unattached | Free transfer | 30 May 2024 | [1] | |
15 | DF | Francis de Vries | ![]() | Free transfer | 30 May 2024 | [1] | |
7 | MF | Cameron Howieson | ![]() | Free transfer | 30 May 2024 | [1] | |
21 | FW | Jesse Randall | ![]() | Free transfer | 30 May 2024 | [1] | |
5 | DF | Tommy Smith | Macarthur FC | Free transfer | 3 June 2024 | [2] | |
9 | FW | Max Mata | ![]() | Loan | 1 year | 3 June 2024 | [2][3] |
8 | MF | Luis Toomey | ![]() | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
14 | FW | Liam Gillion | ![]() | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
18 | MF | Finn McKenlay | ![]() | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
16 | MF | Adama Coulibaly | ![]() | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
TBD | MF | Oliver Middleton | ![]() | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
35 | FW | Jonty Bidois | ![]() | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 20 June 2024 | [4] |
23 | DF | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 3 July 2024 | [7] | |
22 | MF | ![]() | Unattached | Free transfer | 9 July 2024 | [9] | |
2 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | 25 July 2024 | [10][11] | |
27 | FW | Logan Rogerson | ![]() | Free transfer | 29 July 2024 | [12] | |
30 | GK | Joseph Knowles | ![]() | Free transfer | 29 July 2024 | [12] | |
20 | GK | Alex Paulsen | ![]() | Loan | 1 year | 9 August 2024 | [13] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Auckland United
v
Auckland FC
![New Zealand](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
![New Zealand](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
31 July 2024 | Auckland United ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Auckland |
19:35 NZST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Keith Hay Park |
Birkenhead United
v
Auckland FC
![New Zealand](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
![New Zealand](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
7 August 2024 | Birkenhead United ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | 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
![New Zealand](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
![New Zealand](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
7 August 2024 | Auckland FC ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Auckland |
19:35 NZST |
| Report | Stadium: Fred Taylor Park |
Newcastle Jets
v
Auckland FC
![Australia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![New Zealand](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
13 August 2024 | Newcastle Jets ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Sydney |
Report (Auckland FC) Report (Newcastle Herald) | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval |
Western Sydney Wanderers
v
Auckland FC
![Australia](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
![New Zealand](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
17 August 2024 | Western Sydney Wanderers ![]() | v | ![]() | Sydney |
13:00 AEST | Source | Stadium: Wanderers Football Park |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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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 |
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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.