The 2026 A-Leagues All Stars Women game was the second A-Leagues All Stars Women game, an exhibition soccer match in Australia. It featured an all-star squad from the A-League Women against English Women's Super League side Chelsea. The All-Star Game was played on 12 August 2026, at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales. The match was part of the 2026 Sydney Super Cup, the second edition of the Sydney Super Cup; Chelsea won 3–0.
Background In early December 2025, it was reported that Chelsea were a target for an off-season match against the A-Leagues All Stars Women in Australia, in part due to the presence of Australians Ellie Carpenter and Sam Kerr in the Chelsea side. On 8 December 2025, it was announced that the match between Chelsea and the A-Leagues All Stars Women would take place as part of the 2026 Sydney Super Cup in Sydney at Allianz Stadium on 12 August 2026.
On 9 March 2026, Melbourne Victory coach Jeff Hopkins was announced as head coach of the A-League All Stars. Melissa Barbieri and Maruschka Waldus will act as Hopkins' assistant coaches with Claire Coelho appointed as goalkeeping coach. In June of that year, Kerr signed with American club Gotham FC and consequently would not play for Chelsea in August.
Squads A-Leagues All Stars Women squad On 11 July 2026, Tameka Yallop was the first member of the 18-player All Stars squad to be announced, with a new player revealed every day. Two years earlier, Yallop, Mackenzie Hawkesby, Kayla Morrison and Rebekah Stott were members of the 2024 All Stars against WSL team Arsenal.
Chelsea squad Chelsea announced the first three members of their travelling squad on 27 July 2026. The full 26-player squad was revealed on 2 August 2026. Republic of Ireland left-back Katie McCabe represented Arsenal in the 2024 edition before signing for Chelsea in June 2026. Nathalie Björn, who was included in the squad announcement on 27 July, was not named to the final travelling squad.
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External links Sydney Super Cup official website