2025–26 A-League Women

The 2025–26 A-League Women, known as the Ninja A-League for sponsorship reasons, was the eighteenth season of A-League Women, the Australian national women's soccer competition. The competition began on 31 October 2025.

Melbourne City were the defending premiers and Central Coast Mariners were the defending champions. Melbourne City won both their fifth premiership and championship at the end of the season.

Clubs The number of clubs reduced from 12 in the 2024–25 season to 11, following the removal of Western United by Football Australia for financial reasons.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

ClubCityHome groundCapacity Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium Marden Sports ComplexServiceFM StadiumBrisbane RoarBrisbaneImperial Corp StadiumCanberra UnitedCanberraMcKellar Park Central Coast Mariners Gosford Industree Group Stadium Woy WoyWoy Woy Oval Melbourne City Melbourne AAMI Park City Football Academy Melbourne Victory Melbourne AAMI Park The Home of the Matildas Newcastle Jets Newcastle Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground McDonald Jones StadiumMaitlandMaitland Regional Sportsground Perth Glory Perth Sam Kerr Football Centre HBF Park Sydney FC Sydney Leichhardt Oval Allianz Stadium Wellington Phoenix Porirua Jerry Collins Stadium Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney CommBank Stadium Wanderers Football Park

Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturers Kit sponsors Adelaide United UCAN Flinders University Brisbane Roar Cikers Ausenco Canberra United KonQa University of Canberra ClubLime Central Coast Mariners Cikers Budget Melbourne City Puma Etihad Airways Melbourne Victory Macron Turkish Airlines Newcastle Jets New Balance nib Perth Glory MacronBoom Logistics Sydney FC (caretaker) Under Armour Macquarie University Wellington Phoenix Dynasty Sport OppoEntelar Group Western Sydney Wanderers Adidas Herbalife

Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointmentWellington Phoenix End of contract17 April 2025Pre-season30 July 2025Newcastle Jets End of contract16 May 20253 June 2025Central Coast Mariners Signed by Football Australia as Matildas assistant coach9 June 202525 August 2025Adelaide United Signed by Adelaide United Men as assistant coach25 June 202517 July 2025Sydney Resigned3 February 202610th (caretaker)3 February 2026

Transfers

Foreign players Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s) Adelaide United Erin Healy Claudia JenkinsA Fiona Worts Brisbane Roar Momo Hayashi Bente Jansen Ashlyn Miller Marianna Seidl Josie Studer Angela BeardA Canberra United Nanako Sasaki Elizabeth Anton Josie Aulicino Emma Hawkins Jazmin Wardlow Mary Stanić-FloodyA Central Coast Mariners Millie Farrow Lorena Baumann Cannon Clough Blake HughesB Melbourne City Danielle Turner Ellie Wilson Chinaza Uchendu Malena Mieres Taylor Otto Deven JacksonB Laura HughesA Melbourne Victory Claudia Bunge Zoe McMeeken Kennedy White Payton Woodward Kayla MorrisonB Newcastle Jets Kelli Brown Charlotte Lancaster Anna Leat Olivia Page Perth Glory Onyinyechi Zogg Emma Tovar Rola Badawiya Gabby Hollar Megan Wynne Sydney FC Riley Tanner Madison Ayson Heather Hinz Jodi Ülkekul Bianca GalicA Laurie-Ann Moïse Wellington Phoenix Lucía León Brooke Nunn Sabitra Bhandari Tessel Middag Ellie Walker Tiana JaberA Mackenzie AnthonyR Makala WoodsR Western Sydney Wanderers Wang Ying Yuan Cong Ena Harada Janae DeFazio Kim So-eun Ava CollinsR Brianna EdwardsA Siena ArrarteA

Regular season

League table

Results Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.

Home-and-away

Finals series

The finals series will run over four weeks, involving the top six teams from the regular season. In the first week of fixtures, the third-through-sixth ranked teams play a single-elimination match, with the two winners of those matches joining the first and second ranked teams in two-legged semi-final ties. The two winners of those matches meet in the Grand Final.

Bracket

Elimination-finals

Semi-finals Summary

Matches

Melbourne City won 2–0 on aggregate.

Wellington Phoenix won 3–2 on aggregate.

Grand Final

Regular season statistics Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals1Melbourne City122Central Coast Mariners113Newcastle Jets8Brisbane RoarMelbourne Victory5Brisbane Roar7Melbourne Victory8Newcastle Jets6Canberra UnitedMelbourne CityWellington PhoenixWellington Phoenix

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref. Kennedy White Melbourne Victory Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 (A) 9 November 2025 Holly McNamara Melbourne City Perth Glory 3–1 (H) 28 December 2025 Pia Vlok Wellington Phoenix Newcastle Jets 6–1 (A) 1 February 2026 Daisy Brown Brisbane Roar Newcastle Jets 4–2 (H) 20 March 2026

Key(H)Home team(A)Away team

Clean sheets

RankGoalkeeperClubClean sheets1Wellington Phoenix7Melbourne Victory3Sydney FC6Melbourne CityPerth Glory6Canberra United5Adelaide United8Western Sydney Wanderers49Central Coast Mariners3Sydney FC

End-of-season awards The following awards were announced at the 2025–26 Dolan Warren Awards night that took place on 21 May 2026.

Julie Dolan Medal – Isabel Gomez (Central Coast Mariners) Young Footballer of the Year – Pia Vlok (Wellington Phoenix) Golden Boot Award – Holly McNamara (Melbourne City) (12 goals) Goalkeeper of the Year – Courtney Newbon (Melbourne Victory) Coach of the Year – Antoni Jagarinec (Canberra United) Referee of the Year – Isabella Mossin Fair Play Award – Adelaide United Goal of the Year – Peta Trimis (Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory, 27 December 2025) Save of the Year – Claudia Jenkins (Adelaide United) Playmaker of the Year – Brooke Nunn (Wellington Phoenix) Fan Player of the Year – Bethany Gordon (Canberra United)

Club awards Club Player of the Season Adelaide United Ella Tonkin Brisbane Roar Momo Hayashi Canberra United Elizabeth Anton Central Coast Mariners Greta Krazula Melbourne City Rebekah Stott Melbourne Victory Rachel Lowe Newcastle Jets Sophie Hoban Perth Glory Tijan McKenna Sydney FC Willa Pearson Wellington Phoenix Grace Jale Western Sydney Wanderers Talia Younis

2025–26 A-League Women

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