The 2024/25 A League Men's season is back once again as the biggest-ever season of soccer in Australia and New Zealand begins.
Central Coast Mariners defeated Melbourne Victory 3-1 after extra time in a pulsating home Grand Final last season to collect their third A-League Men's title, and now as the first ever season to feature 13 teams – with the addition of New Zealand's Auckland FC – expect nothing less than the best as the 20th season of the competition begins.
Auckland FC join the Wellington Phoenix as New Zealand's only representatives in the A-League, and are the first new team in the competition since Western United's arrival in 2019. It's the third attempt at creating a successful pro soccer side in the largest city across the Tasman, after Football Kingz FC and the New Zealand Knights exited in 2004 and 2007 respectively.
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The Sporting News looks at the key fixture details and how to follow the matches from the brand-new A-League Men's season, with all 13 teams based across Oceania hoping for a successful campaign.
A League free live streams, TV channels in Australia
- Live Stream: Paramount+, 10 Play
- TV Channel: Channel 10 Bold
Soccer fans in Australia can tune into every single A League Men's match in the 2024–25 season both live and on demand with a subscription to Paramount+, who are offering a seven-day free trial for new customers on their streaming service.
Both the A League Men's and Women's competitions are available with Paramount+, as well as coverage of international matches played by Australia's Socceroos and Matildas national teams across the new season.
Free-to-air coverage also comes in the form of Channel 10's two main networks, with two A League Men's matches per weekend set to be shown live on 10 Bold and 10 Play at 5.00pm and 7.35pm AEDT on Saturday.
10 Play will also feature highlights of every A-League Men matches and full match replays for all the games broadcast on 10 Bold.
A further 10 matches across the Women's Ninja A League season will also be shown on 10 Bold, with free-to-air live and catch-up streaming of those matches also available via 10 Play, Channel 10's streaming service.
2024/25 key A League fixtures
Each team in the A League Men will play 26 matches across 29 regular-season rounds in 2024–25, with Auckland FC's arrival creating an odd number of clubs and necessitating one side to sit out one match per weekend.
The regular season ends on Sunday, May 4, 2025, and leads into the six-team Final series to decide who wins the competition.
Here are just some of the key fixtures this season to put in your diary!
| Match | Date |
| Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Sydney FC | Saturday, October 19, 2024 |
| Melbourne City vs. Melbourne Victory | Saturday, October 26, 2024 |
| Wellington Phoenix vs. Auckland FC | Saturday, November 2, 2024 |
| Sydney FC vs. Macarthur FC | Saturday, November 10, 2024 |
| Newcastle Jets vs. Central Coast Mariners | Friday, November 22, 2024 |
| Western United vs. Melbourne Victory | Saturday, November 30, 2024 |
| Auckland FC vs. Wellington Phoenix | Saturday, December 7, 2024 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Brisbane Roar | Saturday, December 14, 2024 |
| Melbourne Victory vs. Melbourne City | Saturday, December 21, 2024 |
| Perth Glory vs. Macarthur FC | Friday, December 27, 2024 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Macarthur FC | Wednesday, January 1, 2025 |
| Brisbane Roar vs. Central Coast Mariners | Friday, January 3, 2025 |
| Melbourne Victory vs. Western United | Friday, January 10, 2025 |
| Perth Glory vs. Western Sydney Wanderers | Tuesday, January 14, 2025 |
| Adelaide United vs. Melbourne Victory | Saturday, January 18, 2025 |
| Newcastle Jets vs. Perth Glory | Saturday, January 25, 2025 |
| Central Coast Mariners vs. Newcastle Jets | Saturday, February 1, 2025 |
| Sydney FC vs. Western Sydney Wanderers | Saturday, Feburary 8, 2025 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Macarthur FC | Sunday, February 16, 2025 |
| Auckland FC vs. Wellington Phoenix | Saturday, February 22, 2025 |
| Macarthur FC vs. Sydney FC | Saturday, March 1, 2025 |
| Adelaide United vs. Brisbane Roar | Saturday, March 8, 2025 |
| Perth Glory vs. Brisbane Roar | Saturday, March 15, 2025 |
| Melbourne Victory vs. Adelaide United | Saturday, March 29, 2025 |
| Western United vs. Perth Glory | Saturday, April 5, 2025 |
| Newcastle Jets vs. Central Coast Mariners | Saturday, April 12, 2025 |
| Melbourne Victory vs. Auckland FC | Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
| Melbourne City vs. Adelaide United | Saturday, April 26, 2025 |
| Macarthur FC vs. Western Sydney Wanderers | Saturday, May 3, 2025 |