A-League Men

Also known as Hyundai A-League, A-League

men's top tier soccer league in Australia and New Zealand

Key facts

Organising body: Football Australia (2004–2020) Australian Professional Leagues (2020–present)
Founded: April 2004 ; 22 years ago ( 2004-04 )
First season: 2005–06
Country: Australia (10 teams)
Other club from: New Zealand (2 teams)
Confederation: AFC
Domestic cup: Australia Cup
International cups: AFC Champions League Elite AFC Champions League Two
Current champions: Auckland FC (1st title) , ( 2025–26 )
Current premiers: Newcastle Jets (1st title) , ( 2025–26 )
Most championships: Sydney FC (5 titles)
Most premierships: Sydney FC (4 titles)
Most appearances: Leigh Broxham (371)
Top scorer: Jamie Maclaren (154)
Broadcaster s: Australia: Network 10 , Paramount+ New Zealand: Sky Open , Sky Sport International: Broadcasters
Website: aleagues .com .au /a-league-men /

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Encyclopedic overview

A-League Men, also known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional soccer league in Australia and New Zealand and the highest level of the Australian soccer league system. Established in 2004 as the A-League by the Australian Soccer Association (ASA) as a successor to the National Soccer League (NSL), competition commenced in August 2005.

Administered by Australian Professional Leagues (APL), it is contested by twelve teams; ten based in Australia with two in New Zealand. Seasons run from October to May and include a 27-round regular season followed by a finals series playoff involving the six highest-placed teams, culminating in a grand final match. Winners of the regular season are dubbed the 'Premier' while the winner of the grand final is the season's Champion; differing from other football codes in Australia, where premier refers to the grand final winner and the winner of the regular season is the 'minor premier'.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “A-League Men” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.