2021–22 in Australian soccer
Season of Australian soccer
| Season | 2021–22 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||||
| ALM Premiership | Melbourne City | |||
| ALM Championship | Western United | |||
| National Premier Leagues | Finals not held | |||
| FFA Cup | Melbourne Victory | |||
| Women's soccer | ||||
| ALW Premiership | Sydney FC | |||
| ALW Championship | Melbourne Victory | |||
| ||||
The 2021–22 season was the 53rd season of national competitive association football in Australia and 139th overall.
National teams
Men's senior
Friendly
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2021–22.
Australia 
v 
Jordan
v 
Jordan | 1 June 2022 | Australia | 2–1 | Jordan | Doha, Qatar |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait) |
FIFA World Cup qualification
AFC third round Group B
Australia v 
China
v 
China | 2 September 2021 Group B | Australia | 3–0 | China | Doha, Qatar |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
Vietnam 
v Australia
v Australia | 7 September 2021 Group B | Vietnam | 0–1 | Australia | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 19:00 UTC+7 | Report |
| Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
Australia v 
Oman
v 
Oman | 7 October 2021 Group B | Australia | 3–1 | Oman | Doha, Qatar |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Report |
| Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
Japan 
v Australia
v Australia | 12 October 2021 Group B | Japan | 2–1 | Australia | Saitama, Japan |
| 19:14 UTC+9 | Report |
| Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 14,437 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
Australia v 
Saudi Arabia
v 
Saudi Arabia | 11 November 2021 Group B | Australia | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia | Sydney, Australia |
| 20:05 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium Attendance: 23,314 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
China v Australia
v Australia | 16 November 2021 Group B | China | 1–1 | Australia | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:00 UTC+4 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
Australia v Vietnam
v Vietnam | 27 January 2022 Group B | Australia | 4–0 | Vietnam | Melbourne, Australia |
| 20:10 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 27,740 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
Oman v Australia
v Australia | 1 February 2022 Group B | Oman | 2–2 | Australia | Muscat, Oman |
| 20:00 UTC+4 |
| Report | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
Australia v Japan
v Japan | 24 March 2022 Group B | Australia | 0–2 | Japan | Sydney, Australia |
| 20:10 UTC+11 | Report |
| Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 41,852 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
Saudi Arabia v Australia
v Australia | 29 March 2022 Group B | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Australia | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:00 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
AFC Fourth-round play-off
United Arab Emirates 
v Australia
v Australia | 7 June 2022 | United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | Australia | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 21:00 UTC+3 |
| Report | Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
Inter-Confederation play-offs
Australia v 
Peru
v 
Peru | 13 June 2022 | Australia | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Peru | Al Rayyan, Qatar |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Men's under 23
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2021–22.
Australia v 
New Zealand
v 
New Zealand | 12 July 2021 | Australia | 0–2 | New Zealand | Ichihara, Japan |
| 19:00 (UTC+9) | Report |
| Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium |
Australia v New Zealand
v New Zealand | 15 July 2021 | Australia | 1–0 | New Zealand | Ichihara, Japan |
| 18:00 (UTC+9) | Duke  3' | Report | Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Olympic Games
Argentina 
v Australia
v Australia | 22 July 2021 Group Stage | Argentina | 0–2 | Australia | Sapporo, Japan |
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
Australia v 
Spain
v 
Spain | 25 July 2021 Group Stage | Australia | 0–1 | Spain | Sapporo, Japan |
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Report |
| Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
Australia v 
Egypt
v 
Egypt | 28 July 2021 Group Stage | Australia | 0–2 | Egypt | Rifu, Japan |
| 20:00 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Miyagi Stadiun Attendance: 0 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
Indonesia 
v Australia
v Australia | 26 October 2021 Group Stage | Indonesia | 2–3 | Australia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 17:00 UTC+5 |
| Report | Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea) |
Australia v Indonesia
v Indonesia | 29 October 2021 Group Stage | Australia | 1–0 | Indonesia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 17:00 UTC+5 |
| Report | Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Arif Shamil Abd Rasid (Malaysia) |
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Australia v 
Kuwait
v 
Kuwait | 1 June 2022 Group stage | Australia | 2–0 | Kuwait | Qarshi, Uzbekistan |
| 18:00 (UTC+5) |
| Report | Stadium: Markaziy Stadium Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
Iraq 
v Australia
v Australia | 4 June 2022 Group stage | Iraq | 1–1 | Australia | Qarshi, Uzbekistan |
| 18:00 (UTC+5) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Markaziy Stadium Attendance: 492 Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan) |
Jordan v Australia
v Australia | 7 June 2022 Group stage | Jordan | 0–1 | Australia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 18:00 (UTC+5) |
| Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan) |
Australia v 
Turkmenistan
v 
Turkmenistan | 11 June 2022 Quarter-final | Australia | 1–0 | Turkmenistan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 18:00 (UTC+5) |
| Report | Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 247 Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar) |
Australia v Saudi Arabia
v Saudi Arabia | 15 June 2022 Semi-final | Australia | 0−2 | Saudi Arabia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 18:00 (UTC+5) | Report | Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 323 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq) |
Japan v Australia
v Australia | 18 June 2022 3rd place match | Japan | 3–0 | Australia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 18:00 (UTC+5) | Report | Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 230 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
Women's senior
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's national team in 2021–22.
Japan v Australia
v Australia | 14 July 2021 MS&AD Cup | Japan | 1–0 | Australia | Kameoka, Japan |
| 19:20 UTC+9 |
| Report | Stadium: Sanga Stadium Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan) |
Republic of Ireland 
v Australia
v Australia | 21 September 2021 | Republic of Ireland | 3–2 | Australia | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 19:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland) |
Australia v 
Brazil
v 
Brazil | 23 October 2022 (2022-10-23) | Australia | 3–1 | Brazil | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:50 |
| Report |
| Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 15,270 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
Australia v Brazil
v Brazil | 26 October 2022 (2022-10-26) | Australia | 2–2 | Brazil | Sydney, Australia |
| 20:05 |
| Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 12,087 Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland) |
Australia v 
United States
v 
United States | 27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) | Australia | 0–3 | United States | Sydney, Australia |
| 15:00 | Source | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 36,109 Referee: Hyeon Jeong Oh (South Korea) |
Australia v United States
v United States | 30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) | Australia | 1–1 | United States | Newcastle, Australia |
| 20:05 |
| Report |
| Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 20,495 Referee: Park Sejin (South Korea) |
Australia v New Zealand
v New Zealand | 8 April 2022 (2022-04-08) | Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand | Townsville, Australia |
| 19:45 10:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: QCB Stadium Attendance: 10,779 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan) |
Australia v New Zealand
v New Zealand | 12 April 2022 (2022-04-12) | Australia | 3–1 | New Zealand | Canberra, Australia |
| 19:45 10:00 | Report |
| Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 13,077 Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan) |
Spain v Australia
v Australia | 25 June 2022 (2022-06-25) | Spain | 7–0 | Australia | Huelva, Spain |
| 21:30 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Colombino Attendance: 6,869 Referee: Monika Mularczyk (Poland) |
Portugal 
v Australia
v Australia | 28 June 2022 (2022-06-28) | Portugal | 1–1 | Australia | Estoril, Portugal |
| 21:00 UTC+1 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estádio António Coimbra da Mota Referee: Victoria Beyer (France) |
Olympic Games
Australia v New Zealand
v New Zealand | 21 July 2021 Group Stage | Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand | Tokyo, Japan |
| 20:30 | Report | Rennie 90+1' | Stadium: Tokyo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) |
Sweden 
v Australia
v Australia | 24 July 2021 Group Stage | Sweden | 4–2 | Australia | Saitama, Japan |
| 17:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
United States v Australia
v Australia | 27 July 2021 Group Stage | United States | 0–0 | Australia | Kashima, Japan |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) |
Great Britain 
v Australia
v Australia | 30 July 2021 Quarter-finals | Great Britain | 3–4 | Australia | Kashima, Japan |
| 18:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda) |
Australia v Sweden
v Sweden | 2 August 2021 Semi-finals | Australia | 0–1 | Sweden | Yokohama, Japan |
| 20:00 | Report |
| Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 0 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
Australia v United States
v United States | 5 August 2021 Bronze medal match | Australia | 3–4 | United States | Kashima, Japan |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina) |
AFC Women's Asian Cup
Australia v 
Indonesia
v 
Indonesia | 21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) Group stage | Australia | 18–0 | Indonesia | Mumbai, India |
| 15:30 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran) |
Philippines 
v Australia
v Australia | 24 January 2022 (2022-01-24) Group stage | Philippines | 0–4 | Australia | Mumbai, India |
| 15:30 UTC+5:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei) |
Australia v 
Thailand
v 
Thailand | 27 January 2022 (2022-01-27) Group stage | Australia | 2–1 | Thailand | Mumbai, India |
| 19:30 UTC+5:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar) |
Australia v 
South Korea
v 
South Korea | 30 January 2022 (2022-01-30) Quarter-final | Australia | 0–1 | South Korea | Pune, India |
| --:-- UTC+5:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Qin Liang (China PR) |
Women's under-20
Australia was to host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, between 14 and 22 August 2021 in Shepparton, Victoria.[1][2] However, in July 2021, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed that the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the Women's U-20 team in 2021–22.
Australia v New Zealand
v New Zealand | 6 April 2022 | Australia | 5–1 | New Zealand | Canberra, Australia |
| 18:30 UTC+10 | Report |
| Stadium: Deakin Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
Australia v New Zealand
v New Zealand | 10 April 2022 | Australia | 1–1 | New Zealand | Canberra, Australia |
| 14:00 UTC+10 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Viking Stadium Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia) |
New Zealand v Australia
v Australia | 12 June 2022 | New Zealand | 2–1 | Australia | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 14:00 UTC+12 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Kiwitea Street |
Women's under-17
Australia was to host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, between 18 and 26 September 2021 in Cessnock, New South Wales.[1][2] However, in July 2021, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed that the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
AFC competitions
AFC Champions League
Qualifiers:
- Melbourne City as 2020–21 A-League regular season premiers
- Melbourne Victory as 2021 FFA Cup winners
- Sydney FC as 2020–21 A-League regular season runners-up
Melbourne Victory were eliminated in the play-off round.
Group stage
Group G
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BGP | MCY | JND | UCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BG Pathum United (H) | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Jeonnam Dragons | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | United City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Group H
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | YFM | JBH | HOA | SYD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai (H) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Sydney FC | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — |
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
Men's football
A-League Men
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 49 | Qualification for finals series and 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 48 | Qualification for finals series[b] |
| 3 | Western United (C) | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 45 | |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 43 | |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 42 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix[c] | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 39 | |
| 7 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Sydney FC | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 31 | |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 29 | Qualification for 2022 Australia Cup play-offs[d] |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 26 | |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 18 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.[4] Melbourne City qualified as they were Premiers in both seasons.
- ^ The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a play-off round.[5]
National Premier Leagues
The Final Series was not held.
Cup competitions
FFA Cup
A-Leagues All Stars Game
| A-Leagues All Stars | 2–3 | Barcelona |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Women's football
A-League Women
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 33 | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 27 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 24 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 17 | |
| 7 | Canberra United | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 13 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 10 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 7 | |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 7 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Deaths
- 3 January 2022: Ulysses Kokkinos, 74, former South Melbourne Hellas, Fitzroy United, Hakoah Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne Juventus, West Adelaide Hellas, Western Suburbs, and Floreat Athena forward.[6][7]
- 23 February 2022: Jim Milisavljevic, 70, former Footscray JUST and Carlton Serbia goalkeeper.[8]
- 14 March 2022: Colin Kitching, 88, former Bundamba, Blackstone United, St Helens United, Hellenic, and Australia forward.[9]
Retirements
- 14 September 2021: Wayne Brown, 33, former Newcastle Jets midfielder.[10]
- 19 September 2021: Christine Nairn, 30, former United States and Melbourne Victory midfielder.[11]
- 24 September 2021: Lisa De Vanna, 36, former Australia, Adelaide Sensation, Western Waves, Perth Glory, Brisbane Roar, Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City, North Shore Mariners, Canberra United, South Melbourne, and Sydney FC forward.[12]
- 28 September 2021: Steven Taylor, 35, former Wellington Phoenix defender.[13]
- 30 September 2021: Ronald Vargas, 34, former Venezuela and Newcastle Jets forward.[14]
- 15 October 2021: Simon Cox, 34, former Ireland and Western Sydney Wanderers forward.[15]
- 23 October 2021: Adam Federici, 36, former Australia and Macarthur FC goalkeeper.[16]
- 28 October 2021: Daniel Georgievski, 33, former Macedonia, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Melbourne City defender.[17][18]
- 12 November 2021: Joe Ledley, 34, former Wales and Newcastle Jets midfielder.[19]
- 27 January 2022: Besart Berisha, 36, former Albania, Kosovo, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory, and Western United forward.[20]
- 9 March 2022: Zac Anderson, 30, former Gold Coast United, Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC, and Olympic FC defender.[21]
- 30 April 2022: Andy Keogh, 35, former Republic of Ireland and Perth Glory forward.[22]
- 7 May 2022: Bobô, 37, former Sydney FC forward.[23]
- 20 May 2022: Louis Fenton, 29, former New Zealand and Wellington Phoenix defender.[24]
- 22 May 2022: Joseph Mills, 32, former Perth Glory defender.[25]
Comebacks
- 23 November 2021: Ashleigh Sykes, 28, former Australia international forward who retired in 2018 and signed with Canberra United.[26]
- 25 November 2021: Lisa De Vanna, 36, former Australia international forward who retired in September 2021 and signed with Perth Glory.[27]
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- ^ a b "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Latest update on the AFC National Team Competitions in 2021 and 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "A big AFC change has sparked a new A-Leagues table scramble: How it works". Australian Professional Leagues. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Economou, Alex (3 January 2022). "Hellas football superstar Ulysses Kokkinos' odyssey comes to an end". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Greek Australian soccer legend, Ulysses Kokkinos, passes away". The Greek Herald. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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- ^ "Vale Colin Kitching". Football Australia. 14 March 2022.
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- ^ Rollo, Phillip (28 September 2021). "Wellington Phoenix defender Steven Taylor retires days after being named captain". Stuff.
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- ^ Casey, Gavan (15 October 2021). "Former Ireland international striker Simon Cox retires from football". The42.
- ^ Bruce, Jasper (23 October 2021). "A-League: Macarthur FC captain Adam Federici announces retirement". The Australian.
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- ^ "Joe Ledley: Ex-Wales, Cardiff City, Celtic and Crystal Palace midfielder retires". BBC Sport. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
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External links
- Football Australia official website
