'Festival of Football' set for expansion - APL chief
APL chief executive Danny Townsend has told ESPN that planning for an expanded and improved "Festival of Football" next year is already underway.
APL chief executive Danny Townsend has told ESPN that planning for an expanded and improved "Festival of Football" next year is already underway.
Adelaide United star and Socceroo Craig Goodwin has taken out the Johnny Warren Medal, while Melbourne Victory's Alex Chidiac also took top honours winning the Julie Dolan Medal despite playing just 13 A-League Women's matches.
Long-serving Melbourne Victory chairman Anthony Di Pietro has stepped down, saying he's confident the club is strong enough to move forward without him.
City captain Scott Jamieson insists that the Grand Final narrative shouldn't be about money but, as always in the A-League, the numbers behind the scenes matter.
Rado Vidosic's journey has taken him from conscripted army service in Kosovo, to high school teaching, to working throughout Australia and now, to the verge of A-League glory.
Melbourne City have extra emotional motivation for the A-League Grand Final with captain Scott Jamieson revealing he will retire after the match and move into coaching.
We name our team of the season from Australian under-23 players in the A-League Men.
From the moment that the Mariners set up a meeting with Melbourne City in this year's A-League Grand Final, the role that money plays in football became an inevitable narrative.
Nick Montgomery has warned naysayers to write his side off at their peril after the Mariners set up an A-League Grand Final clash with Melbourne City.
Australian football's great future challenge will not be producing quality youth, but providing the opportunities they need to succeed.
Melbourne City's Jordan Bos is set to become the most expensive domestic player in Australian football history after sealing a move to KVC Westerlo.
Saturday's semifinal first leg boiled down to how well CCM could contain Nestory Irankunda. They did a fine job, but there's 90 mins still to play.
Sydney FC's active supporter group have called off their boycott of the club's A-League Men semifinal against Melbourne City.
Incoming Wellington Phoenix boss Giancarlo Italiano has a huge rebuilding job on his hands after the club announced the departure of eight players.
After being forced to batten down the hatches for much of the first half, Sydney FC came back to beat rivals WSW in the elimination final.
The Wanderers could have hardly planned it better: an elimination final against Sydney FC, and the chance to exorcise nearly a decade of mediocrity.
With fan boycotts threatening to derail the ALM finals, Danny Townsend has reiterated the APL's commitment to introducing official supporter groups.
Bayern Munich has withdrawn from a proposed A-League All-Stars game and the APL is struggling to find a new opponent, Danny Townsend has told ESPN.
With the A-Leagues' first "Destination NSW Grand Final" set to be played on Sunday, there remains a gulf in trust with the A-Leagues and its fans.
Western United's Alessandro Diamanti will have one last chance to dazzle A-League Men fans and destroy Perth's hopes of sneaking into the play-offs.
Western United will attempt to stage A-League Men and A-League Women games out of its new training base in Melbourne's west in the 2023-24 season.
Brisbane Roar will abandon Redcliffe and return to their namesake city from next season to play at Suncorp Stadium and the redeveloped Ballymore.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne City FC | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | +29 | 55 |
Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | +20 | 44 |
Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | +7 | 42 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | +16 | 41 |
Sydney FC | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | +1 | 38 |
Wellington Phoenix FC | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -6 | 35 |
Western United | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | -13 | 32 |
Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 30 |
Perth Glory | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | -10 | 29 |
Newcastle Jets | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -15 | 29 |
Melbourne Victory | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -5 | 28 |
Macarthur FC | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -17 | 26 |