List of A-League Men clubs

The following is a list of clubs who have played in the A-League Men since its formation in 2005 as the A-League to the current season.

Twelve of the fifteen clubs to have participated in the A-League Men are competing in the 2022-23 season. Seven (Adelaide United, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets, Perth Glory and Sydney FC) have contested every season in the A-League Men.

Five clubs, Macarthur FC, Melbourne City, Wellington Phoenix, Western Sydney Wanderers and Western United are not founding members of the A-League Men, but have not been disbanded since their debuts.

Table

See also: Expansion of the A-League Men

All statistics here refer to time in the A-League Men only. A-League Men teams playing in the 2024–25 season are indicated in bold, while founding members of the A-League Men are shown in italics.

Club	Location	Total seasons	Seasons	Highest finish	Most recent finish
Adelaide United	Adelaide	19	2005–present	1st	3rd
Auckland FC	Auckland	1	2024–present	TBC	TBC
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane	19	2005–present	1st	8th
Central Coast Mariners	Gosford	19	2005–present	1st	2nd
Gold Coast United	Gold Coast	3	2009–2012	3rd	10th
Macarthur FC	Sydney (Gregory Hills)	4	2020–present	6th	12th
Melbourne City	Melbourne (Cranbourne)	14	2010–present	1st	1st
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne (Swan Street)	19	2005–present	1st	11th
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle	19	2005–present	2nd	10th
New Zealand Knights	Auckland	2	2005–2007	8th	8th
North Queensland Fury	Townsville	2	2009–2011	7th	11th
Perth Glory	Perth	19	2005–present	1st	9th
Sydney FC	Sydney (Surry Hills)	19	2005–present	1st	5th
Wellington Phoenix	Wellington	17	2007–present	3rd	6th
Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney (Rooty Hill)	11	2012–present	1st	4th
Western United	Truganina	5	2019–present	3rd	7th

As of the 2007–08 season, New Zealand Knights were disbanded from the A-League, as they were replaced by the Wellington Phoenix.^[1]

In 2009, the A-League marked the addition of two new teams both from Queensland which was the Gold Coast United and North Queensland Fury who made their debuts for the 2009–10 season.^[2]

In late 2009 Sydney Rovers FC were awarded the license rights to join the A-League provisionally for the 2011–12 season, which would have made them the 11th team in the league, with a 12th team license to be awarded at a later date to even the numbers of participants. One year later the Rovers license was withdrawn due to financial concerns.

The North Queensland Fury only lasted two seasons in the A-League and Gold Coast United lasted three. In Gold Coast's third and final season, new Melbourne club, Melbourne Heart joined the league which brought the total number of teams to 11. In 2012 Gold Coast United were disbanded after low crowds from the A-League and Clive Palmer withdrawing his funding from the team after clashing with the FFA.

New Sydney team Western Sydney Wanderers joined the league in 2012–13 season.^[3]

The number of teams in the A-League stayed the same for six years until it was announced that Western United will play in the A-League in 2019 with Macarthur FC joining in 2020.^[4][5]

Auckland will once again host an A-League team from 2024–25 onwards, with Bill Foley being awarded a licence to own the club in November 2023.^[6] The Australian Professional Leagues also plans to introduce a Canberra team in the same season.^[7] In June 2024, the APL announced that the Canberra team would not be ready for the 2024–25 season.^[8]

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Timeline

League member Former member

Location of all A-League Men clubs

Adelaide United Auckland FC Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Gold Coast United Macarthur FC Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets New Zealand Knights North Queensland Fury Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western United Western Sydney Wanderers

References

General

• "A-Leagues Clubs". A-Leagues.

Specific

1. "Kiwis alive as Townsville b pulls pin". Fox Sports. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2007.
2. "Gold Coast And Townsville Set For A-League". FourFourTwo. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
3. "New Hyundai A-League club for Western Sydney". Football Federation Australia. 11 April 2012. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
4. "FFA announce A-League expansion to 12 teams but clubs are wary of 'smokescreen'". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 February 2018.
5. Davutovic, David (5 December 2016). "A-League expansion plans revealed with two new teams to join in 2018-19". Herald Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
6. "Auckland expansion team awarded full A-Leagues license". A-Leagues. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
7. "A-Leagues set to expand to Canberra and Auckland for 2024-25 season". ABC News. 14 March 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
8. "Update: Canberra expansion bid". A-Leagues. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.