2026–27 A-League Men

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.

ClubCityHome groundCapacityAdelaide UnitedAdelaideCoopers Stadium16,500Auckland FCAucklandGo Media Stadium27,700Brisbane RoarBrisbaneSuncorp Stadium52,500Kayo Stadium10,000Central Coast MarinersGosfordPolytec Stadium20,059Macarthur FCSydneyCampbelltown Sports Stadium17,500Melbourne CityMelbourneAAMI Park30,050Melbourne VictoryMelbourneAAMI Park30,050Newcastle JetsNewcastleMcDonald Jones Stadium30,000Perth GloryPerthHBF Park20,500 Sydney FC SydneyAllianz Stadium42,500Wellington PhoenixWellingtonHnry Stadium34,500ChristchurchOne New Zealand Stadium25,000Western Sydney WanderersSydneyCommBank Stadium30,000

Personnel and kits Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor Adelaide United Airton Andrioli Craig Goodwin UCAN Mega Rewards 1KOMMA5° Auckland FC Pedro Moreira Hiroki Sakai New Balance ANZ Brisbane Roar Michael Valkanis Vacant Kelme Focus Construct Central Coast Mariners John Hutchinson Trent Sainsbury KonQa polytec Macarthur FC Sasa Ognenovski Vacant Kelme Pennytel Melbourne City Aurelio Vidmar Aziz Behich Puma Etihad Airways Melbourne Victory Giovanni Savarese Vacant Elite ElevenTurkish Airlines Newcastle Jets Mark Milligan Max Burgess New BalanceOz Shipping Containers Perth Glory Vacant Macron Chicken Treat Sydney FC Patrick Kisnorbo Rhyan Grant Under Armour Macquarie University Wellington Phoenix Chris Greenacre Alex Rufer Dynasty Sport Entelar GroupOppo Western Sydney Wanderers Ufuk Talay Lawrence Thomas Asics WestfieldTurner Freeman Lawyers

Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment Western Sydney Wanderers (caretaker) End of contract 25 April 2026Pre-season 26 April 2026 Central Coast Mariners 25 April 202629 June 2026 Wellington Phoenix (caretaker) Promoted to full time roleN/A 28 April 2026 Melbourne Victory End of contract 19 May 202618 June 2026 Auckland FC Signed by Yokohama F. Marinos 19 June 2026 Pedro Moreira30 July 2026Macarthur FC Mile SterjovskiMutual termination18 August 2026 Sasa Ognenovski20 August 2026

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-visa foreigner(s) Former player(s) Adelaide United Anselmo Joshua Smits Bart Vriends Juan Muñiz Ajak Riak Auckland FC Felipe Gallegos Sam Cosgrove Hiroki Sakai Daniel Normann Jake Brimmer Brisbane Roar Milorad Stajić Marko Ilic Virgiliu Postolachi Nam Tae-hee Tom Aldred Central Coast Mariners John-Kymani Gordon Daniel Scarlett Rufai Abubakar Noah McCann Storm Roux Macarthur FC Tatsuki Nara Ryan Fraser Kai Kennedy Luke Vickery Melbourne City Matheus Rossetto Julio Cascante Emiliano Marcondes Takeshi Kanamori Mathew Baker Melbourne Victory Clarismario Santos Philipp Ziereis Charles Nduka Guillermo May Tom Lockyer Newcastle Jets Zach Clough Joe Lolley Nikos Vergos Joe Shaughnessy Perth Glory Matt Ellis Sam Sutton Brian Kaltak Tom Lawrence Charbel Shamoon Lucas Scicluna Stefan Colakovski Sydney FC Marcel Tisserand Takahiro Sekine Oriola Sunday Víctor Campuzano Ethan Dyer Joe Lacey Wellington Phoenix Kazuki Nagasawa Rafael Durán Max Anderson Bryce Duke Western Sydney Wanderers Germán Ferreyra Hiroshi Ibusuki Liam Gillion Notes:

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.

League table

2026–27 A-League Men

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