2023–24 in Australian soccer Season of Australian soccer
The 2023–24 season was the 55th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 141st overall.
National teams
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2023–24.
FIFA World Cup qualification
Second round
Group I
Notes
AFC Asian Cup
Group B
Knockout stage
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2023–24.
WAFF U-23 Championship
As part of their preparations for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, Australia accepted an invitation to participate in the WAFF U-23 Championship.[ 3]
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-20 national team in 2023–24.
The Young Socceroos participated in the Marbella Week of Football U-18 International Tournament in Spain.[ 4]
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-17 national team in 2023–24.
ASEAN U-16 Boys Championship
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2023–24.
Group B
2024 Paris Olympic qualifiers
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-23 national team in 2023–24.
Friendlies
A two-game series against China was held to help preparations for the U-20 Women's Asian Cup.[ 5]
With three wins in the group stage, Australia secured qualification to the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup .[ 6]
Australia won all three of their matches and qualified for the 2024 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup .
AFC competitions
AFC Champions League
Group H
AFC Cup
Central Coast Mariners won the competition for the first time.[ 7] Marco Túlio was the leading goalscorer for the competition, with eight goals. Central Coast Mariners' victory meant that Australia became the first nation to have had clubs winning both the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup , following Western Sydney Wanderers ' victory in the 2014 AFC Champions League .
Group F
^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.
Group G
Knockout stage
Group B
Domestic leagues
A-League Men
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.
[ 8] [ 9] (C) Champions
Notes:
Finals series
A-League Women
Source:
A-Leagues Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin
[ 10] (C) Champions
Notes:
Finals series
National Premier Leagues
Domestic cups
Australia Cup
Final
Deaths
6 July 2023: Attila Abonyi , 76, Australia , Melbourne Hungaria , St George-Budapest , Sydney Croatia , and Melita Eagles winger.[ 11]
21 October 2023: Sir Bobby Charlton CBE England , Newcastle KB United and Blacktown City midfielder.[ 12]
25 November 2023: Terry Venables , 80, coach of Australia .[ 13] [ 14]
15 January 2024: Stephen Laybutt , 46, Australia , Wollongong Wolves , Brisbane Strikers , Parramatta Power , Sydney Olympic , and Newcastle Jets defender.[ 15]
11 March 2024: Steve Maxwell , 59, Australia , Adelaide City , and Marconi Stallions forward.[ 16]
8 April 2024: Ron Lord , 94, Australia and Sydney Prague goalkeeper.[ 17]
27 June 2024: Alan Westwater , 78, Australia , Canterbury Marrickville , and Pan Hellenic midfielder.[ 18]
Retirements
11 July 2023: Georgina Worth , 26, former Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets goalkeeper.[ 19] [ 20]
24 July 2023: Emily Garnier , 27, former Newcastle Jets defender.[ 21]
21 September 2023: Natasha Dowie , 35, former England and Melbourne Victory forward.[ 22]
21 September 2023: Éric Bauthéac , 36, former Brisbane Roar midfielder.[ 23]
3 October 2023: Tom Rogic , 30, former Australia , Belconnen United , Central Coast Mariners , and Melbourne Victory midfielder.[ 24]
30 October 2023: Craig Noone , 35, former Melbourne City and Macarthur midfielder.[ 25]
3 December 2023: Shinji Ono , 44, former Japan and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.[ 26] [ 27]
24 March 2024: Adriana Konjarski , 28, former Newcastle Jets , Adelaide United , Melbourne City , South Melbourne , Warners Bay , and Broadmeadow Magic forward.[ 28] [ 29]
29 March 2024: Larissa Crummer , 28, former Australia , Sydney FC , Brisbane Roar , Melbourne City , and Newcastle Jets defender and forward.[ 30] [ 31]
14 April 2024: Emma Checker , 28, former Australia , Adelaide United , Melbourne Victory , Canberra United , and Melbourne City defender.[ 32] [ 33]
27 April 2024: Jason Hoffman , 35, former Hamilton Olympic , Newcastle Jets , Richmond SC , and Melbourne City defender.[ 34]
27 April 2024: Miloš Ninković , 39, former Serbia , Sydney FC , and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.[ 35]
3 May 2024: Natasha Rigby , 31, former Perth Glory defender.[ 36]
7 May 2024: Gema Simon , 33, former Australia , Melbourne Victory , and Newcastle Jets defender.[ 37] [ 38]
22 May 2024: Tando Velaphi , 37, former Perth SC , Queensland Roar , Perth Glory , Melbourne Victory , Melbourne City , and Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper.[ 39]
25 May 2024: Leigh Broxham , 36, former Australia and Melbourne Victory defender.[ 40]
26 May 2024: Danny Vukovic , 39, former Australia , Parramatta Power , Central Coast Mariners , Wellington Phoenix , Perth Glory , Melbourne Victory , and Sydney FC goalkeeper.[ 41]
28 May 2024: Jake McGing , 30, former Marconi Stallions , Central Coast Mariners , Brisbane Roar , and Macarthur FC defender.[ 42]
28 May 2024: Alexandra Huynh , 29, former Australia , Macarthur Rams , and Newcastle Jets defender.[ 38]
References
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A-Leagues Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.^ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season" . A-Leagues Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.^ "Competitions Rules" . A-Leagues . Retrieved 14 October 2023 .^ Socceroos [@Socceroos] (6 July 2023). "Today, we lost another of our great pioneers" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .^ "Sir Bobby Charlton: England World Cup winner and Manchester United legend dies" . BBC Sport . 21 October 2023.^ "Terry Venables: Former England manager dies aged 80" . Sky Sports . Retrieved 26 November 2023 .^ "Terry Venables, former England, Spurs and Barcelona manager, dies aged 80" . The Guardian . Retrieved 26 November 2023 .^ McSweeney, Jessica; Ganko, Josefine (15 January 2024). "Ex-Socceroos player Stephen Laybutt found dead in NSW bushland" . The Sydney Morning Herald ^ Valencich, Glenn (11 March 2024). "Stephen Maxwell dies aged 59 as tributes flow for NSL champion and former Socceroos player" . Seven News ^ "Vale Ron Lord" . Football Australia . 9 April 2024.^ "Vale Alan Westwater" . Socceroos Football Australia . 1 July 2024.^ Georgina Worth [@worthgc] (11 July 2023). "Very grateful for the experiences I've had over the last 7 years during my time with Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets. It's time to move on and experience what else life has to offer. Thank you to everyone who has supported me, particularly my family and friends" (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (14 July 2023). "Earlier in the week, Georgina Worth announced her retirement from football. Well done on a fantastic career Georgina, we wish you well for the future" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .^ Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (24 July 2023). "Our 2022/23 A-League Women's Player of the Year Emily Garnier announced her retirement from football over the weekend. Congratulations on a fantastic career Em!" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .^ Sanders, Emma (21 September 2023). "Natasha Dowie retires: Striker 'really proud' to end career at Liverpool" . BBC Sport . ^ Leclercq, Justine (21 September 2023). "L'ancien joueur des Aiglons, Eric Bauthéac prend sa retraite" [Former Eaglets player Eric Bauthéac retires] (in French). France Bleu . ^ "Tom Rogic: Ex-Celtic midfielder retires aged 30 to give 'focus and attention' to family" . BBC Sport . 3 October 2023.^ Errington, Chris (30 October 2023). "Former Plymouth Argyle winger Craig Noone announces retirement" . Plymouth Live . Retrieved 3 November 2023 . ^ "Japan's 'Genius' Shinji Ono Calls It Quits at 44" . Yomiuri Shimbun ^ "Football: Former Japan, Feyenoord midfielder Ono to retire" . Nippon.com . 27 September 2023.^ Valentine, Renee (22 March 2024). "AJ set for fitting finale against Warners Bay after deciding to step away" . Newcastle Herald ^ Valentine, Renee (16 May 2024). " . Newcastle Herald The loss of strike weapons Lucy Jerram and Adriana Konjarski, who combined for 59 goals between them last year, left a gaping hole in the defending champions' attack. ^ "Tårevått farvel for Larissa. Nå legger hun opp" [Tearful goodbye for Larissa. Now she hangs up]. Bergensavisen ^ "Matilda Larissa Crummer retires after Champions League loss, to return home and become a plumber" . ABC News ^ "Emma Checker calls time on her professional football career" . Melbourne Victory ^ A-League Women [@aleaguewomen] (15 April 2024). "This weekend we said farewell to a true legend of the Liberty A-League" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .^ "Hoffman to farewell fans at the F3 Derby on Saturday" . Newcastle Jets ^ Clarke, George (29 January 2024). "A-League icon Milos Ninkovic sets retirement date" . Yahoo! Sport . ^ Morgan, Gareth (3 May 2024). "Glory legend Rigby announces her retirement" . Perth Glory ^ Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (7 May 2024). "Thank you for everything Gema. A stalwart of the Jets, congratulations on a fantastic career. Simon departs the Jets after 134 appearances for the club" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .^ a b "Liberty A-League 2024-25 Transfer Centre: Your club's ins/outs" . aleagues.com.au . 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024 .^ Morgan, Gareth (22 May 2024). "Retro Corner… A tribute to Tando" . Perth Glory ^ "Leigh Broxham retires from professional football" . Melbourne Victory ^ Simkin, Emma; Kozaki, Danuta (26 May 2024). "Central Coast Mariners captain Danny Vukovic announces retirement a day after club's historic win" . ABC News . Retrieved 26 May 2024 . ^ Macarthur FC [@mfcbulls] (28 May 2024). "The club can confirm that Jake McGing has announced his retirement from professional football after a brilliant career. We sincerely thank Jake for his contributions to the club, both on the field and in the community" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
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