2024–25 A-League Women

The 2024–25 A-League Women, known as the Ninja A-League for sponsorship reasons, was the seventeenth season of A-League Women, the Australian national women's soccer competition.

Melbourne City were the defending premiers and Sydney FC were the defending champions.

Central Coast Mariners won their first ever A-League Women title, defeating Melbourne Victory 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after extra time in the Grand Final. Melbourne City retained their status as premiers but did not play in the Grand Final, having been defeated by Central Coast Mariners in the semi-finals.

Clubs

Stadiums and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium Marden Sports ComplexServiceFM StadiumBrisbane RoarBrisbanePerry Park Canberra United Canberra McKellar Park Central Coast Mariners Gosford Industree Group Stadium Woy WoyWoy Woy Oval Melbourne City Melbourne AAMI Park City Football Academy Melbourne Victory Melbourne AAMI Park The Home of the Matildas Newcastle Jets Newcastle Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground McDonald Jones StadiumMaitlandMaitland Regional Sportsground Perth Glory Perth Sam Kerr Football Centre HBF Park Sydney FC Sydney Leichhardt Oval Allianz Stadium Wellington Phoenix Porirua Jerry Collins Stadium Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney CommBank Stadium Wanderers Football Park Western United Tarneit Ironbark Fields

Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturers Kit sponsors Adelaide United UCAN Kite Brisbane Roar Cikers Ausenco Canberra United Cikers University of Canberra Central Coast Mariners Cikers Budget Melbourne City Puma Etihad Airways Melbourne Victory Macron Turkish Airlines Newcastle Jets Legend Sportswear Port of Newcastle Perth Glory Isobel Dalton Onyinyechi Zogg MacronBoom Logistics Sydney FC Under Armour Macquarie University Wellington Phoenix Paladin Sports Entelar Group Oppo Western Sydney Wanderers Adidas Herbalife Western United Kappa Sharp

Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointmentCanberra United End of contract17 May 2024Pre-season24 June 2024Newcastle Jets (caretaker) Promoted to full-time12 June 2024Perth Glory Mutual contract termination24 June 202426 July 2024Melbourne City Signed by Brighton & Hove Albion10 July 2024 Michael Matricciani21 August 2024Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual contract termination7 January 202511th (caretaker)7 January 2025 (caretaker) Promoted to full-time12th21 March 2025

Transfers

Foreign players Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s) Adelaide United Lucía León Abby Clarke Fiona Worts Erin Healy Nanako Sasaki Claudia JenkinsA Brisbane Roar Evdokiya Popadinova Momo Hayashi Danelle Tan Anneka Lewerenz Emily Pringle Deborah-Anne De la HarpeA Olivia Sekany Canberra United Ruby Nathan Madison Ayson Elizabeth Anton Central Coast Mariners Brooke Nunn Jade Pennock Sarah Rowe Bianca GalicA Blake HughesB Brianne Riley Melbourne City Kathryn Harvey Lourdes Bosch Malena Mieres Taylor Otto Mariana Speckmaier Rebekah StottA Tyla-Jay VlajnicA Melbourne Victory Ellie Wilson Claudia Bunge Sara D'Appolonia Kayla MorrisonB Newcastle Jets Danielle Krzyzaniak Deven Jackson Lorena Baumann Gia Vicari Perth Glory Miku Sunaga Kelli Brown Onyinyechi Zogg Gabby Hollar Megan Wynne Sydney FC Faye Bryson Millie Farrow Shea Connors Jordan Thompson Brianna EdwardsA Wellington Phoenix Olivia Fergusson Mebae Tanaka Carolina Vilão Alivia Kelly Maya McCutcheon Tiana JaberA Imane Chebel Western Sydney Wanderers Ena Harada Aya Seino Siena ArrarteA Western United Isabel Dehakiz Sandra Ibarguen Keiwa Hieda Sara Eggesvik Catherine Zimmerman

Regular season The regular season is made up of a full home-and-away 22-round schedule for each club, with an extra round called Unite Round, for a total of 23 matches.

League table

Results Individual matches are collated at each club's season article. Home-and-away

Unite Round

Finals series The finals series will use the same format as A-League Men; run over four weeks, and involving the top six teams from the regular season. In the first week of fixtures, the third-through-sixth ranked teams play a single-elimination match, with the two winners of those matches joining the first and second ranked teams in two-legged semi-final ties. The two winners of those matches will meet in the Grand Final.

Bracket

Elimination-finals

Semi-finals Summary

Matches

Central Coast Mariners won 3–2 on aggregate.

Melbourne Victory won 6–2 on aggregate.

Grand Final

Regular season statistics

Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1Melbourne City152Melbourne Victory12Brisbane Roar4Adelaide United115Brisbane Roar96Adelaide United8Western United8 Erin HealyAdelaide United7 Michelle HeymanCanberra UnitedWestern UnitedWestern Sydney WanderersMelbourne City

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref. Emily GielnikMelbourne Victory Western United4–1 (H)17 November 2024 Sienna SaveskaWestern Sydney WanderersWestern United 5–1 (H)14 December 2024 Laini Freier Brisbane RoarNewcastle Jets6–1 (A)21 December 2024 Laini Freier Brisbane Roar Western United8–2 (A)29 December 2024 Holly McNamara Melbourne City Western United5–1 (H)4 February 2025 Holly McNamara Melbourne CityAdelaide United4–3 (H)16 March 2025 Tameka Yallop Brisbane RoarWestern Sydney Wanderers4–4 (H)13 April 2025

Key(H)Home team(A)Away team

Clean sheets RankGoalkeeperClubClean sheets1Melbourne Victory112Adelaide United7Melbourne City4Central Coast Mariners6Brisbane Roar6Canberra United57Wellington Phoenix48Sydney FC3Sydney FC10Western United2Perth GloryWestern UnitedNewcastle Jets

End-of-season awards The following awards were announced at the 2024–25 Dolan Warren Awards night that took place on 27 May 2025.

Julie Dolan Medal – Alex Chidiac (Melbourne Victory) Young Footballer of the Year – Indiana Dos Santos (Sydney FC) Golden Boot Award – Holly McNamara (Melbourne City) (15 goals) Goalkeeper of the Year – Sarah Langman (Central Coast Mariners) Coach of the Year – Adrian Stenta (Adelaide United) Referee of the Year – Izzy Cooper Fair Play Award – Melbourne City Goal of the Year – Alana Jancevski (Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC, 24 January 2025) Save of the Year – Claudia Jenkins (Adelaide United) Playmaker of the Year – Sophie Hoban (Newcastle Jets) Fan Player of the Year – Isabel Gomez (Central Coast Mariners)

Club awards

Club Player of the Season Adelaide United Erin Healy Brisbane Roar Tameka Yallop Canberra United Elizabeth Anton Central Coast Mariners Taylor Ray Melbourne City Taylor Otto Melbourne Victory Kayla Morrison Newcastle Jets Sophie Hoban Perth Glory Isobel Dalton Sydney FC Natalie Tobin Wellington Phoenix Annalie Longo Western Sydney Wanderers Sham Khamis Western United Catherine Zimmerman

2024–25 A-League Women

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