List of A-League Men clubs
The following is a list of clubs who have played in the A-League Men since its formation in 2005 as the A-League to the current season.
Twelve of the fifteen clubs to have participated in the A-League Men are competing in the 2022-23 season. Seven (Adelaide United, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets, Perth Glory and Sydney FC) have contested every season in the A-League Men.
Five clubs, Macarthur FC, Melbourne City, Wellington Phoenix, Western Sydney Wanderers and Western United are not founding members of the A-League Men, but have not been disbanded since their debuts.
Table
[edit]All statistics here refer to time in the A-League Men only. A-League Men teams playing in the 2024–25 season are indicated in bold, while founding members of the A-League Men are shown in italics.
| Club | Location | Total seasons |
Seasons | Highest finish |
Most recent finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | 19 | 2005–present | 1st | 3rd |
| Auckland FC | Auckland | 1 | 2024–present | TBC | TBC |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | 19 | 2005–present | 1st | 8th |
| Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | 19 | 2005–present | 1st | 2nd |
| Gold Coast United | Gold Coast | 3 | 2009–2012 | 3rd | 10th |
| Macarthur FC | Sydney (Gregory Hills) |
4 | 2020–present | 6th | 12th |
| Melbourne City | Melbourne (Cranbourne) |
14 | 2010–present | 1st | 1st |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne (Swan Street) |
19 | 2005–present | 1st | 11th |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | 19 | 2005–present | 2nd | 10th |
| New Zealand Knights | Auckland | 2 | 2005–2007 | 8th | 8th |
| North Queensland Fury | Townsville | 2 | 2009–2011 | 7th | 11th |
| Perth Glory | Perth | 19 | 2005–present | 1st | 9th |
| Sydney FC | Sydney (Surry Hills) |
19 | 2005–present | 1st | 5th |
| Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | 17 | 2007–present | 3rd | 6th |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney (Rooty Hill) |
11 | 2012–present | 1st | 4th |
| Western United | Truganina | 5 | 2019–present | 3rd | 7th |
As of the 2007–08 season, New Zealand Knights were disbanded from the A-League, as they were replaced by the Wellington Phoenix.[1]
In 2009, the A-League marked the addition of two new teams both from Queensland which was the Gold Coast United and North Queensland Fury who made their debuts for the 2009–10 season.[2]
In late 2009 Sydney Rovers FC were awarded the license rights to join the A-League provisionally for the 2011–12 season, which would have made them the 11th team in the league, with a 12th team license to be awarded at a later date to even the numbers of participants. One year later the Rovers license was withdrawn due to financial concerns.
The North Queensland Fury only lasted two seasons in the A-League and Gold Coast United lasted three. In Gold Coast's third and final season, new Melbourne club, Melbourne Heart joined the league which brought the total number of teams to 11. In 2012 Gold Coast United were disbanded after low crowds from the A-League and Clive Palmer withdrawing his funding from the team after clashing with the FFA.
New Sydney team Western Sydney Wanderers joined the league in 2012–13 season.[3]
The number of teams in the A-League stayed the same for six years until it was announced that Western United will play in the A-League in 2019 with Macarthur FC joining in 2020.[4][5]
Auckland will once again host an A-League team from 2024–25 onwards, with Bill Foley being awarded a licence to own the club in November 2023.[6] The Australian Professional Leagues also plans to introduce a Canberra team in the same season.[7] In June 2024, the APL announced that the Canberra team would not be ready for the 2024–25 season.[8]
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[edit]Timeline
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League member Former member
Location of all A-League Men clubs
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References
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Specific
- ^ "Kiwis alive as Townsville b pulls pin". Fox Sports. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2007.
- ^ "Gold Coast And Townsville Set For A-League". FourFourTwo. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ "New Hyundai A-League club for Western Sydney". Football Federation Australia. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
- ^ "FFA announce A-League expansion to 12 teams but clubs are wary of 'smokescreen'". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 February 2018.
- ^ Davutovic, David (5 December 2016). "A-League expansion plans revealed with two new teams to join in 2018-19". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Auckland expansion team awarded full A-Leagues license". A-Leagues. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "A-Leagues set to expand to Canberra and Auckland for 2024-25 season". ABC News. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ "Update: Canberra expansion bid". A-Leagues. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.