The 2025–26 season was the 57th season of national competitive Soccer in Australia and 143rd overall.
National teams Men's senior
Friendlies
FIFA World Cup
Women's senior
Friendlies The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2025–26.
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Men's under-23
Friendlies The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-23 national team in 2025–26.
AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Women's under-23
Football Australia decided to send the under-23 team to the 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship.
ASEAN Women's Championship
Men's under-20
Friendlies The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-20 national team in 2025–26.
SBS Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
ASEAN U-19 Boys' Championship
Women's under-20
Friendlies The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-20 national team in 2025–26.
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup
Men's under-17
Friendlies The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under-17 national team in 2025–26.
AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification
ASEAN U-17 Boys' Championship
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
North Korea withdrew due to concerns related to the 2026 Iran War, leaving the tournament at 15 teams.https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/how-india-can-qualify-for-fifa-u17-world-cup-north-korea-dpr-withdraws-under-17-asian-cup-2026-scenarios-explained/article70915742.ece Australia qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, after reaching the quarter-finals.
Women's under-17
Friendlies The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under-17 national team in 2025–26.
ASEAN U-16 Women's Championship
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
Australia qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Morocco, after reaching the semi-finals.
AFC competitions AFC Champions League Elite
Melbourne City qualified to the League stage as runners-up in the 2024–25 A-League Men. The Premiers Auckland FC could not qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
Knockout stage
AFC Champions League Two
Macarthur FC qualified to the Group stage as winners of the 2024 Australia Cup.
Knockout stage
AFC Women's Champions League
Melbourne City qualified for the competition as Premiers of the 2024–25 A-League Women.
Knockout stage
OFC competitions 2026 OFC Professional League
Australian club South Melbourne participated in this new regional competition.
Domestic leagues A-League Men
The number of clubs was reduced from 13 in the previous season to 12, following the collapse of Western United.
Finals series
A-League Women
Similar to the Men's competition, the number of clubs was reduced from 12 in the previous season to 11, following the collapse of Western United.
Finals series
National Premier Leagues
Australian Championship
Knockout stage
Domestic cups Australia Cup
Final
Deaths 8 September 2025: Doug Rennie, 91, Pan Hellenic and Sydney Austral player and referee. 11 October 2025: Keith Learmonth, 92, Australia, Corrimal Rangers, and Corrimal United forward. 9 December 2025: Dixie Deans, 79, Scotland and Adelaide City forward. 27 January 2026: Rado Vidošić, 64, Queensland Lions player, Brisbane Roar, Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory, and Wellington Phoenix assistant coach, and Brisbane Roar, Melbourne City Women, and Melbourne City head coach.
Retirements 3 July 2025: Jimmy Jeggo, 33, former Australia, FFV NTC, Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United, and Melbourne City midfielder. 10 July 2025: Mitchell Langerak, 36, former Australia, Melbourne Victory, and South Melbourne goalkeeper. 19 July 2025: Jessica McDonald, 37, former United States, Melbourne Victory, and Western United forward. 28 July 2025: Marco Rojas, 33, former New Zealand, Wellington Phoenix, Melbourne Victory, and Brisbane Roar forward. 22 August 2025: Laini Freier, 24, former Australia and Brisbane Roar midfielder. 23 August 2025: Neil Kilkenny, 39, former Australia, Melbourne City, Perth Glory, Western United, and Sorrento midfielder. 28 August 2025: Lydia Williams, 37, former Australia, Canberra United, Melbourne City, and Melbourne Victory goalkeeper. 10 September 2025: Bruno Fornaroli, 38, former Australia, Melbourne City, Perth Glory, and Melbourne Victory forward. 3 October 2025: Lia Privitelli, 31, former Melbourne Victory midfielder. 14 October 2025: Hiroaki Aoyama, 29, former Perth Glory midfielder. 12 January 2026: Gabriel Cleur, 27, former Western Sydney Wanderers defender. 17 January 2026: Valère Germain, 35, former Macarthur FC forward. 24 January 2026: Chloe Berryhill, 31, former Australia, Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets, North Shore Mariners, Blacktown Spartans, Western United, and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder. 4 April 2026: Jodi Ülkekul, 28, former Sydney FC attacker. 24 April 2026: Damien Da Silva, 37, former Melbourne Victory and Macarthur FC defender. 25 April 2026: Josh Risdon, 33, former Australia, Perth Glory, Western Sydney Wanderers and Western United defender. 30 May 2026: Tolgay Arslan, 35, former Melbourne City midfielder.
Notes
References
External links Football Australia official website