The 2022 A-Leagues All Stars Game was the third edition of the A-Leagues All Stars Game, and the first since the 2014 Game. It was held at Accor Stadium in Sydney on 25 May 2022 against Spanish club Barcelona. Barcelona won the game 3–2.
The game was televised in Australia on Network 10.
Pre-match Having not played an All Stars game since the 2014 edition against Juventus, on 6 April 2022, the A-Leagues announced the return of the concept for the match against Barcelona. It was the first time Barcelona has visited Australia.
The game was in the same week as the 2022 A-League Men Grand Final. Players participating in the Grand Final did not play in the All Stars Game.
On 27 April 2022, it was announced that former Sydney FC midfielder Dwight Yorke would coach the A-Leagues All-Stars. The appointment was criticised by Football Coaches Australia, who argued that the All Stars coach should be an A-League Men or Australian national team coach. On 13 May 2022, it was announced that Yorke's assistants would be Rob Stanton, Heather Garriock and goalkeeping coach Davide Del Giovine.
The match was Barcelona's first ever game in Australia, the 68th country in which Barcelona has played.
Squads A-Leagues All Stars On 5 May 2022, it was announced that the A-Leagues All Stars squad would consist of thirty players: 13 selected by a fan vote, 15 selected by Dwight Yorke and his assistants and two selected by A-Leagues commissioner Greg O'Rourke. Every A-League Men club had at least one player selected. While players participating in the 2022 A-League Men Grand Final were unable to play in the All Stars Game, they remained eligible for inclusion in the squad with "non-playing" status.
The initial thirteen players, selected by fan vote, were named on 19 May 2022. The remaining seventeen squad members were named on 20 May 2022.
Barcelona Barcelona's squad to travel to Australia was named on 22 May 2022.
Notes: Injured or otherwise unable to play.
Match The game was broadcast in Australia on Network 10.
Details
GK 1 Filip Kurto DF 3 Jason Davidson DF 14 Kye RowlesDF 4 Adrian Mariappa DF 23 Rhyan Grant MF 5 Jack Rodwell (c) MF 26 Jay O'Shea MF 27 Reno Piscopo MF 11 Daniel Penha MF 17 Anthony Caceres FW 9 Jason Cummings Substitutes:GK 20 Andrew Redmayne DF 2 Scott Neville MF 7 Olivier Boumal MF 8 Isaías MF 10 Miloš Ninković DF 18 Adama Traoré FW 19 Callum Timmins FW 36 Garang Kuol DF 41 Alexandar Popovic FW 66 Nestory Irankunda Manager: Dwight Yorke GK 1 Marc-André ter Stegen DF 31 Alejandro Balde DF 23 Samuel Umtiti DF 4 Ronald Araújo DF 8 Dani Alves MF 30 Gavi MF 5 Sergio Busquets (c) MF 34 Álvaro Sanz FW 7 Ousmane Dembélé FW 17 Luuk de Jong FW 11 Adama Traoré Substitutes:GK 24 Arnau Tenas FW 9 Memphis Depay MF 10 Ansu Fati DF 18 Jordi Alba FW 21 Frenkie de Jong FW 25 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang DF 41 Mika Màrmol MF 43 Jandro Orellana MF 44 Antonio Aranda Manager: Xavi Match rules 90 minutes.
References
External links Official Barca in Sydney website