2026–27 A-League Men

A-League Men
Season2026–27
Dates16 October 2026 – 5/6 June 2027
2027–28 →

The 2026–27 A-League Men, known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, will be the 50th season of national level men's soccer in Australia, and the 22nd since the establishment of the competition as the A-League in 2004. Newcastle Jets are the defending premiers while Auckland FC are defending champions.

Clubs

Stadiums and locations

Twelve clubs are participating in the 2026–27 season.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club City Home ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium 16,500
Auckland FC Auckland Go Media Stadium 27,700
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Kayo Stadium 10,000
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Polytec Stadium 20,059
Macarthur FC Sydney Campbelltown Sports Stadium 17,500[1]
Melbourne City Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Melbourne Victory Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Newcastle Jets Newcastle McDonald Jones Stadium 30,000
Perth Glory Perth HBF Park 20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Allianz Stadium 42,500[2]
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Hnry Stadium 34,500
Christchurch One New Zealand Stadium 25,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney CommBank Stadium 30,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Adelaide United Brazil Airton Andrioli Australia Craig Goodwin[3] UCAN[4] Mega Rewards[5]
1KOMMA5°[a]
Auckland FC Portugal Pedro Moreira Japan Hiroki Sakai[6] New Balance[7] ANZ[8]
Brisbane Roar Australia Michael Valkanis Vacant Kelme[9] Value Dental Centres
Central Coast Mariners Malta John Hutchinson Australia Trent Sainsbury[10] KonQa[11] polytec[12]
Macarthur FC Australia Sasa Ognenovski Vacant Kelme[13] SipEnergy
Melbourne City Australia Aurelio Vidmar Australia Aziz Behich[14] Puma[15] Etihad Airways
Melbourne Victory Venezuela Giovanni Savarese Vacant Macron Turkish Airlines[16]
Newcastle Jets Australia Mark Milligan Vacant New Balance[17] Emerald Horizon
Perth Glory Australia Adam Griffiths England Scott Wootton[18] Macron[19]
Sydney FC Australia Patrick Kisnorbo Australia Rhyan Grant[20] Under Armour[21] Macquarie University[22]
Wellington Phoenix England Chris Greenacre New Zealand Alex Rufer[23] Dynasty Sport[24] Entelar Group
Oppo[a]
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Ufuk Talay Australia Lawrence Thomas[25] Asics[26] Turner Freeman Lawyers[27][a]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Gary van Egmond (caretaker) End of contract 25 April 2026[28] Pre-season Australia Ufuk Talay 26 April 2026[29]
Central Coast Mariners Australia Warren Moon 25 April 2026[30] Malta John Hutchinson 29 June 2026[31]
Wellington Phoenix England Chris Greenacre (caretaker) Promoted to full time role N/A England Chris Greenacre 28 April 2026[32]
Melbourne Victory Australia Arthur Diles End of contract 19 May 2026[33] Venezuela Giovanni Savarese 18 June 2026[34]
Auckland FC Australia Steve Corica Signed by Yokohama F. Marinos 19 June 2026[35] Portugal Pedro Moreira 30 July 2026[36]
Macarthur FC Australia Mile Sterjovski Mutual termination 18 August 2026[37] Australia Sasa Ognenovski 20 August 2026[38]

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Brazil Anselmo Netherlands Joshua Smits Netherlands Bart Vriends Spain Juan Muñiz South Sudan Ajak Riak[b]
Auckland FC Chile Felipe Gallegos England Sam Cosgrove Japan Hiroki Sakai Norway Daniel Normann Malta Jake Brimmer[b]
Brisbane Roar Bosnia and Herzegovina Milorad Stajić Germany Marko Ilic Moldova Virgiliu Postolachi South Korea Nam Tae-hee Scotland Tom Aldred[c]
Central Coast Mariners Scotland Noah McCann New Zealand Storm Roux[b]
Macarthur FC Scotland Kai Kennedy
Melbourne City Brazil Matheus Rossetto Denmark Emiliano Marcondes Japan Takeshi Kanamori Indonesia Mathew Baker[b]
Melbourne Victory Brazil Clarismario Santos Germany Philipp Ziereis Japan Charles Nduka Spain Juan Mata Wales Tom Lockyer
Newcastle Jets England Zach Clough England Joe Lolley Greece Nikos Vergos Republic of Ireland Joe Shaughnessy
Perth Glory England Scott Wootton New Zealand Sam Sutton Vanuatu Brian Kaltak Wales Tom Lawrence Iraq Charbel Shamoon[b]
Malta Lucas Scicluna[b]
North Macedonia Stefan Colakovski[b]
Sydney FC Democratic Republic of the Congo Marcel Tisserand Spain Víctor Campuzano Japan Takahiro Sekine Nigeria Oriola Sunday New Zealand Ethan Dyer[b]
Wales Joe Lacey[b]
Wellington Phoenix Japan Kazuki Nagasawa Mexico Rafael Durán
Western Sydney Wanderers Argentina Germán Ferreyra Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki New Zealand Liam Gillion Scotland Ryan Fraser

Regular season

The regular season is made up of a full home-and-away 22-match schedule for each club, plus four extra rounds, for a total of 26 matches played. The top six will qualify for the finals series.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Away kit
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Australian citizens (or New Zealand citizens, in the case of Auckland FC and/or Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team
  3. ↑ Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (or New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Auckland FC and/or Wellington Phoenix)

References

  1. ↑ "Campbelltown Stadium". austadiums.com. Austadiums. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Allianz Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Craig Goodwin Returns as Captain as Young South Australians Step Up into Leadership Group". Adelaide United. 5 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Reds unveil majestic home kit for 2022/23". Adelaide United. 26 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Routley, Hayley (25 August 2026). "Home Grown | Adelaide United Unveils 2026/27 Home Kit Inspired by Iconic Palm House". Adelaide United.
  6. ↑ "Sakai Appointed New Auckland FC Captain; Two Vice Captains Named". Auckland FC. 15 October 2024.
  7. ↑ "All Paths Lead Here: Auckland FC Release New Home Jersey". Auckland. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  8. ↑ ahayes (29 August 2025). "ANZ Steps Up as Major Sponsor of Auckland FC, Backing the Future of Football in New Zealand". Auckland. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "Brisbane Roar announces three-year official apparel partnership with Kelme". Brisbane Roar. 3 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Trent Sainsbury named Central Coast Mariners Isuzu UTE A-League captain". Central Coast Mariners. 14 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Ingham, Matty (27 June 2026). "COMMUNITY AT THE HEART: MARINERS WELCOME KONQA AS OFFICIAL KIT PARTNER". Central Coast Mariners.
  12. ↑ "polytec to Feature as Front of Shirt Sponsor for A-League Men's Team for Next Five Years". Central Coast Mariners. 23 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Macarthur FC continue their Apparel Partnership for the Next Three Years". Macarthur FC. 12 September 2024.
  14. ↑ "Aziz Behich named Men's Captain". Melbourne City. 19 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Manchester City replaces Nike with Puma in kit deal". BBC News. 28 February 2019.
  16. ↑ "Melbourne Victory lands Turkish Airlines as its new Principal Partner". Melbourne Victory. 4 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Newcastle Jets Announce New Balance as Official Apparel Partner". Newcastle Jets. 25 June 2025.
  18. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (15 October 2025). "Glory skippers named for 2025/26 A-Leagues Season". Perth Glory.
  19. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (1 October 2025). "Glory extends long-term apparel partnership with Macron". Perth Glory.
  20. ↑ "Rhyan Grant named Sydney FC's 2024/25 Isuzu UTE A-League Men's Captain". Sydney FC. 29 July 2024.
  21. ↑ "Sydney FC Extends Under Armour Partnership To 10 Years". Sydney FC. 29 January 2026.
  22. ↑ "Sydney FC announce five year principal partnership with Macquarie University". Sydney FC. 6 October 2023.
  23. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (9 October 2022). "Wellington Phoenix captain's injury 'every footballer's worst nightmare'". Stuff.
  24. ↑ "Dynasty Sport to kit the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 3 July 2025.
  25. ↑ Dodd, James (14 October 2024). "Key Wanderers starting role 'up for grabs' after major injury blow ahead of Sydney Derby". A-Leagues. Thomas, who was appointed Wanderers captain following the departure of Brazilian defender Marcelo....
  26. ↑ "ASICS and Western Sydney Wanderers kick off official partnership". Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 July 2026.
  27. ↑ "Turner Freeman Lawyers Extend Co-Major Partnership with Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 October 2025.
  28. ↑ "Talay appointed Wanderers Head Coach for 2026-27 and 2027-28 seasons". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 March 2026.
  29. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (30 March 2026). "Western Sydney Wanderers appoint former Sydney FC coach Ufuk Talay". news.com.au. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "Confirmed: Central Coast on the hunt for new coach for next season". Football360. 9 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  31. ↑ Ingham, Matty (29 June 2026). "Hutch is Home: Mariners legend returns as Head Coach". Central Coast Mariners.
  32. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (28 April 2026). "Wellington Phoenix confirm Chris Greenacre as head coach". Stuff.
  33. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (19 May 2026). "Melbourne Victory's 'unapologetic' A-League ambitions result in coaching change". The Australian. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  34. ↑ "Melbourne Victory appoints Giovanni Savarese as A-League Men's Head Coach". Melbourne Victory. 18 June 2026.
  35. ↑ "Auckland FC coach Steve Corica departs after title-winning season for Japan job". Radio New Zealand. 19 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  36. ↑ Voerman, Andrew (30 July 2026). "Auckland FC lock in Portuguese coach Pedro Moreira for A-League Men title defence". Stuff. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  37. ↑ "Thank You, Mile". Macarthur FC. 17 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
  38. ↑ "Welcome, Sasa Ognenovski". Macarthur FC. 20 August 2026.


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