2018–19 in Australian soccer

The 2018–19 season will be the fourteenth season of the current professional domestic soccer competition in Australia.

Domestic competitions

A-League

Pos

Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

Adelaide United

0

Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League group stage

Qualification to Finals series semi-finals

2

Brisbane Roar

0

Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2

Qualification to Finals series semi-finals

3

Central Coast Mariners

0

Qualification to Finals series elimination-finals

4

Melbourne City

0

5

Melbourne Victory

0

6

Newcastle Jets

0

7

Perth Glory

0

8

Sydney FC

0

9

Wellington Phoenix^{[lower-alpha 1]}

0

10

Western Sydney Wanderers

0

First match(es) will be played on 19 October 2018. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2020 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

W-League

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Adelaide United	Qualification to Finals series
2	Brisbane Roar
3	Canberra United
4	Melbourne City
5	Melbourne Victory
6	Newcastle Jets
7	Perth Glory
8	Sydney FC
9	Western Sydney Wanderers

First match(es) will be played on 25 October 2018. Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

National Youth League

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Template:2018–19 National Youth League table

National Premier Leagues

The Finals Series features 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


Sydney Olympic	1

Perth SC	0
		Campbelltown City	2

		Sydney Olympic	1
Canberra FC	0

Campbelltown City	3
				Campbelltown City	2

				Lions FC	1
Devonport City	2

Heidelberg United	3
		Lions FC	1 (3)

		Heidelberg United	1 (1)
Lions FC	1

Edgeworth Eagles	0

Domestic cups

FFA Cup

Round of 32 25 July–7 August		Round of 16 21–29 August		Quarter-finals 18–26 September		Semi-finals 5–6 October		Final 31 October

Canberra FC	1
Broadmeadow Magic	4	Broadmeadow Magic	0
Bentleigh Greens	1	Bentleigh Greens	4
Wellington Phoenix	0			Bentleigh Greens	1
Gwelup Croatia	0			Heidelberg United	0
Adelaide Comets	4	Adelaide Comets	0
Heidelberg United	2	Heidelberg United	4
Charlestown City Blues	1					Bentleigh Greens	0
Port Melbourne	0					Adelaide United	2
APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1	APIA Leichhardt Tigers	3
Perth Glory	0	Melbourne Victory	2
Melbourne Victory	1			APIA Leichhardt Tigers	0
Queensland Lions	3			Adelaide United	2
Olympic FC	2	Queensland Lions	0
Adelaide United	3	Adelaide United	1
Central Coast Mariners	0							Adelaide United
Brisbane Roar	0							Sydney FC
Melbourne City (a.e.t.)	1	Melbourne City	1
Gold Coast Knights	0	Newcastle Jets	0
Newcastle Jets	1			Melbourne City	1
Bonnyrigg White Eagles	2			Western Sydney Wanderers	2
Hakoah Sydney City East	1	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	1
Hellenic Athletic	3	Western Sydney Wanderers	2
Western Sydney Wanderers	4					Western Sydney Wanderers	0
Avondale FC	4					Sydney FC	3
Marconi Stallions	1	Avondale FC	4
Northcote City	1	Devonport City	1
Devonport City	3			Avondale FC	2
Cairns FC	4			Sydney FC (a.e.t.)	4
Armadale SC	0	Cairns FC	1
Rockdale City Suns	2	Sydney FC	2
Sydney FC	4

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's senior national team in 2018–19.

15 October 2018	Kuwait	v	Australia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 AST (UTC+3)		Source		Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium

17 November 2018	Australia	v	South Korea	Brisbane, Australia
		Source		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

20 November 2018	Australia	v	Lebanon	Sydney, Australia
		Source		Stadium: ANZ Stadium

AFC Asian Cup

6 January 2019 Group stage	Australia	v	Jordan	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
15:00 GST (UTC+4)				Stadium: Hazza bin Zayed Stadium

11 January 2019 Group stage	Palestine	v	Australia	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
15:00 GST (UTC+4)				Stadium: Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium

15 January 2019 Group stage	Australia	v	Syria	Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
17:30 GST (UTC+4)				Stadium: Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium

Men's under 23

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies to be played by the men's under 20 national team in 2017–18.

16 August 2018 SBS Cup	Japan	1–0	Australia	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)	Bogado 31', 60' Romero 57'			Stadium: Ashitaka Park Stadium

19 August 2018 SBS Cup	Shizuoka Prefecture U-18	0–0 (3–4 p)	Australia	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	Folami 13' Cavallo 41'	Stadium: Pasir Gudang Stadium

15 October 2018	Singapore U-21	v	Australia	Singapore
		Source		Stadium: Bishan Stadium

AFC U-19 Championship

19 October 2018 (2018-10-19) Group Stage	South Korea	v	Australia	Bekasi, Indonesia
19:00		Report		Stadium: Patriot Candrabaga Stadium

22 October 2018 (2018-10-22) Group Stage	Australia	v	Vietnam	Bekasi, Indonesia
16:00		Report		Stadium: Patriot Candrabaga Stadium

25 October 2018 (2018-10-25) Group Stage	Australia	v	Jordan	Cibinong, Indonesia
19:00		Report		Stadium: Pakansari Stadium

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under 17 national team in 2018–19.

15 September 2018	Australia	5–1	Oman	Nilai, Malaysia
	Duzel 32' Roddy 70' Walsh 77' Kirdar 79' Zervas 81'	Report	Rabeea 32'	Stadium: USIM Stadium

AFC U-16 Championship

22 September 2018 Group Stage	South Korea	3–0	Australia	Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
20:45 (UTC+8)	Choi Min-seo 43', 68' Hong Yun-sang 51'	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)	Duzel 67' Botic 74'	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)	Roddy 8', 45+3' Botić 26', 61'	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)	Sutan 17' Rendy 89'	Report	Walsh 51' Leombruno 65' Botic 74'	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)	Toyama 59', 69' Mito 78'	Report	Botic 8' (pen.)	Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Attendance: 224 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the women's senior national team in 2018–19.

5 October 2018	France	2–0	Australia	Saint-Étienne, France
21:00 CEST	Le Sommer 56', 90'	Report		Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

9 October 2018	England	1–1	Australia	London, England
19:00 BST	Kirby 21'	Report	Polkinghorne 84'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: Florence Guillemin (France)

10 November 2018 Seven Consulting International Series	Australia	–	Chile	Sydney, Australia
15:30 AEDT		Source		Stadium: Penrith Stadium

13 November 2018 Seven Consulting International Series	Australia	–	Chile	Newcastle, Australia
20:00 AEDT		Source		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Tournament of Nations

26 July 2018	Brazil	1–3	Australia	Kansas City, United States
15:15 (CDT)	Debinha 79'	Report	Poliana 9' (o.g.) Butt 39' Kerr 50'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 10,307 Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)

29 July 2018	United States	1–1	Australia	East Hartford, United States
19:00 (EDT)	Horan 90'	Report	Logarzo 22'	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 21,570 Referee: Miriam León (El Salvador)

2 August 2018	Australia	2–0	Japan	Bridgeview, United States
16:45 (CDT)	Kennedy 47' Kerr 81'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,922 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

Women's under-20

AFF Women's Championship

30 June 2018 Group stage	Malaysia	0–7	Australia	Palembang, Indonesia
16:00 WIB		Report	Chidiac 1', 49', 72' Fowler 4', 59' Condon 6' Sayer 87'	Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)

4 July 2018 Group stage	Australia	9–0	Timor-Leste	Palembang, Indonesia
19:00 WIB	Vine 11', 18' Tumeth 37' Sayer 55', 65' Cooney-Cross 59' Phonsongkham 72' Lowe 79' Fowler 86'	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	Fowler 10', 12', 18', 27', 31' Gordon 14' McNamara 29' Barbieri 42', 57', 87' Ibini 69' Chidiac 90'	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	Silawan 50' Kanjana 60', 62', 63'	Report	Chidiac 86' (pen.) Cooney-Cross 90+1'	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	Tuyết Dung 17', 90'	Report	Chidiac 18', 76' Nevin 35' Cooney-Cross 65'	Stadium: Jakabaring Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Abirami Apbai Naidu (Singapore)

13 July 2018 Final	Thailand	3–2	Australia	Palembang, Indonesia
19:00 WIB	Suchawadee 59' Orathai 70' Rattikan 73'	Report	Fowler 26', 58'	Stadium: Jakabaring Stadium

Women's under-17

AFC U-16 Women's Championship qualification

17 September 2018 Round 1	Palestine	0–11	Australia	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
13:00 (KGT)		Report	Beaumont 3', 65' Stamatopoulos 12', 39', 45+1' Jancevski 22' Wallhead 57', 82' Farmer 88' Hunt 90+3', 90+4'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

19 September 2018 Round 1	Australia	11–0	Indonesia	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
13:00 (KGT)	Stamatopoulos 5', 39' (pen.) Beaumont 11', 49', 67', 70' Jancevski 33', 42' Jasnos 54' Morley 60', 76'	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	Morley 4', 38', 84' Jancevski 32' Zois 57', 63', 65' Farmer 61' Jasnos 73' Mckenna 82'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

23 September 2018 Round 1	Australia	7–0	Chinese Taipei	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
13:00 (KGT)	Morley 8', 17', 44' Beaumont 45+2' Jancevski 65', 85' Chen Yu-chi 78' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Ri Hyang-ok (North Korea)

Deaths

Retirements

28 July 2018: Ljubo Milicevic, 37, former Australia, Melbourne Knights, Perth Glory, Melbourne Victory and Newcastle Jets defender.^[1]
11 August 2018: Michael Beauchamp, 37, former Australia, Marconi Stallions, Parramatta Power, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Heart, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers defender.^[2]
12 August 2018: Dylan Macallister, 36, former Sydney Olympic, Northern Spirit, Central Coast Mariners, Wellington Phoenix, Gold Coast United and Melbourne Heart striker.^[3]
17 September 2018: Gülcan Koca, 28, former Turkey and Melbourne Victory defender.^[4]
20 September 2018: Anna Green, 28, former New Zealand, Adelaide United and Sydney FC defender.^[5]

References

↑ "Milicevic calls time on playing career". FourFourTwo. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
↑ Windon, Jacob (16 August 2018). "Inaugural Wanderers captain calls time on storied career". A-League. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
↑ Lefebvre, Jordan (10 August 2018). "Magnificent Macallister to sign off for Manly United". Manly United FC. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
↑ "Koca retires from professional football". The Women's Game. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
↑ Hyslop, Liam (20 September 2018). "Football Fern Anna Green walks away from professional football". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

External links

Football Federation Australia official website

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[table_note_WEL0.73309424181147-1] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2020 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[2] "Milicevic calls time on playing career". FourFourTwo. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[3] Windon, Jacob (16 August 2018). "Inaugural Wanderers captain calls time on storied career". A-League. Retrieved 22 September 2018.

[4] Lefebvre, Jordan (10 August 2018). "Magnificent Macallister to sign off for Manly United". Manly United FC. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

[5] "Koca retires from professional football". The Women's Game. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[6] Hyslop, Liam (20 September 2018). "Football Fern Anna Green walks away from professional football". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 September 2018.