Latest news about men's A-League
Former Wellington Phoenix forward Oskar Zawada has got off to a flying start with his new Dutch Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. In the starting line-up for the first time, Zawada scored twice in the first half to give his side … Read More
New A-League club Auckland FC have confirmed pre-season games against Northern League clubs Auckland United and Birkenhead United. The matches will provide supporters with their first opportunities to see the inaugural men’s squad in action as they prepare for their … Read More
By Harrison Ryburn With about four months till their men’s A-League debut, Auckland FC have started pre-season training at North Harbour Stadium in Albany, albeit with a small but growing squad. Only 13 of the club’s 17 announced players featured … Read More
Auckland’s Go Media Stadium will be the home ground for Auckland FC’s A-League fixtures for at least the next five years. The club has signed a long-term agreement with Auckland Stadiums, a division of Tätaki Auckland Unlimited, to play their … Read More
New Zealand international Ben Old is the second Wellington Phoenix player to secure a life-changing move to one of the world’s top leagues since the end of the A-League season. Following the Phoenix men’s record-breaking 2023-24 Isuzu UTE A-League campaign, … Read More
Here’s the full media briefing at which the Wellington Phoenix revealed All Whites winger Marco Rojas was returning to the men’s A-League club. Flanked by director of football Shaun Gill and head coach Giancarlo Italiano, Rojas (32) explained his reasons … Read More
New Zealand international Marco Rojas is returning to Wellington Phoenix, the club that launched his professional football career. The All Whites winger, who won the Johnny Warren Medal as the A-League’s best player in 2013, has signed with the Wellington … Read More
Melbourne Victory midfielder Jake Brimmer has signed to join A-League expansion club Auckland FC. An Australian U-17 and U-20 international, Brimmer (26) won the prestigious Johnny Warren Medal in 2021-22 after being judged to be Australia’s Men’s Player of the … Read More
Melbourne Victory have signed former Wellington Phoenix winger Reno Piscopo on a two-year deal after his departure from the Newcastle Jets. Piscopo (26) played 59 games for the Phoenix between 2019 and 2022, scoring eight goals and winning selection to … Read More
Goalkeeper Jack Duncan is leaving the Wellington Phoenix to join Melbourne Victory, without having made an appearance for the New Zealand club. Duncan (31) joined the Phoenix for the 2023-24 season but could not get into the men’s A-League starting … Read More
A-League newcomers Auckland FC have hired former Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper coach Jonathan Gould. Gould (55) will coach the goalkeepers at Auckland FC, returning to New Zealand after a spell with English Championship club Stoke City. So far, the club has … Read More
A-League clubs face significant cost-cutting ahead of their next season after a significant reduction in the funding they receive from leagues’ operators. The Australian Professional Leagues (APL) have told clubs they’ll receive $530,000 from the organisation’s central distribution for the … Read More
New Zealand and Wellington Phoenix defender Finn Surman is reported to be set for a transfer to Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers. Surman (20) is set to join the Oregon-based team coached by former England international Phil Neville, according … Read More
Out-of-contract Wellington Phoenix striker Oskar Zawada has signed a two-year deal to join Dutch Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. Zawada (28) told RKC Waalwijk’s website: “After successful years in New Zealand, I am ready for a new sporting challenge and RKC … Read More
New Zealand international Clayton Lewis will fight criminal charges alleging he took part in a corrupt betting scheme while playing for A-League club Macarthur. Lewis (27) appeared in the Downing Centre Local Court, Sydney, on Thursday July 4, 2024, accused … Read More
A-League expansion club Auckland FC have confirmed three more signings, including two All Whites. New Zealand internationals Callan Elliot and Joey Champness, and Melbourne City’s Scott Galloway, will join the club for the 2024-25 Isuzu UTE A-League season. The latest … Read More
All Whites winger Joey Champness is working on two careers at once — as a professional footballer and as a recording artist who performs under the name JOWIC. His biggest single so far, My Plan, has been viewed more than … Read More
Triple trophy-winning defender Dan Hall has become the 13th player recruited by A-League expansion club Auckland FC. Australia-born Hall (25) joins from the Central Coast Mariners where he was an integral part of the club’s history-making season in which they … Read More