2024–25 Auckland FC season

Auckland FC 2024–25 football season
Auckland FC
2024–25 season
OwnerBlack Knight Football and Entertainment
ChairmanBill Foley
Head CoachSteve Corica
StadiumMount Smart Stadium
A-League MenMatchday 1
Home colours
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The 2024–25 Auckland Football Club season is the club's first season in existence and their inaugural season in the A-League Men, the top flight of Australian soccer. The season will cover the period from 1 June 2024 until 30 June 2025.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Michael Woud
2 DF Japan JPN Hiroki Sakai
3 DF Australia AUS Scott Galloway
5 DF New Zealand NZL Tommy Smith
7 MF New Zealand NZL Cam Howieson
8 MF New Zealand NZL Luis Toomey (scholarship)
9 FW New Zealand NZL Max Mata (on loan from Shrewsbury Town)
11 FW New Zealand NZL Joe Champness
14 FW New Zealand NZL Liam Gillion (scholarship)
15 DF New Zealand NZL Francis de Vries
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF New Zealand NZL Adama Coulibaly (scholarship)
17 DF New Zealand NZL Callan Elliot
18 MF New Zealand NZL Finn McKenlay (scholarship)
21 FW New Zealand NZL Jesse Randall
22 MF Australia AUS Jake Brimmer
23 DF Fiji FIJ Dan Hall
27 FW New Zealand NZL Logan Rogerson
30 GK New Zealand NZL Joseph Knowles
35 FW New Zealand NZL Jonty Bidois (scholarship)
— MF New Zealand NZL Oliver Middleton (scholarship)

Transfers

Note: Transfers' in/out date may refer to the date of announcement and not the date of signing from the mentioned players.

Transfers in

No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
1 GK Michael Woud Unattached Free transfer 30 May 2024 [1]
15 DF Francis de Vries New Zealand Eastern Suburbs Free transfer 30 May 2024 [1]
7 MF Cameron Howieson New Zealand Auckland City Free transfer 30 May 2024 [1]
21 FW Jesse Randall New Zealand Wellington Olympic Free transfer 30 May 2024 [1]
5 DF Tommy Smith Macarthur FC Free transfer 3 June 2024 [2]
9 FW Max Mata England Shrewsbury Town Loan 1 year 3 June 2024 [2][3]
8 MF Luis Toomey New Zealand Eastern Suburbs Free transfer Scholarship contract 20 June 2024 [4]
14 FW Liam Gillion New Zealand Auckland City Free transfer Scholarship contract 20 June 2024 [4]
18 MF Finn McKenlay New Zealand Eastern Suburbs Free transfer Scholarship contract 20 June 2024 [4]
16 MF Adama Coulibaly New Zealand Western Springs Free transfer Scholarship contract 20 June 2024 [4]
TBD MF Oliver Middleton New Zealand Auckland United Free transfer Scholarship contract 20 June 2024 [4]
35 FW Jonty Bidois New Zealand Tauranga City Free transfer Scholarship contract 20 June 2024 [4]
23 DF Fiji Dan Hall Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 2 years 2 July 2024 [5][6]
11 FW Joe Champness Unattached Free transfer 3 July 2024 [7]
17 DF Callan Elliot Unattached Free transfer 3 years 3 July 2024 [7][8]
3 DF Australia Scott Galloway Melbourne City Free transfer 3 July 2024 [7]
22 MF Australia Jake Brimmer Unattached Free transfer 9 July 2024 [9]
2 DF Japan Hiroki Sakai Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Free transfer 25 July 2024 [10][11]
27 FW Logan Rogerson Armenia Noah Free transfer 29 July 2024 [12]
30 GK Joseph Knowles New Zealand Eastern Suburbs Free transfer 29 July 2024 [12]

Pre-season and friendlies

Auckland United New Zealand v New Zealand Auckland FC
31 July 2024 Auckland United New Zealand 2–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Auckland, New Zealand
19:35 NZST
  • Curry 9'
  • Phoenix 55'
 Report
Stadium: Keith Hay Park
Birkenhead United New Zealand v New Zealand Auckland FC
7 August 2024 Birkenhead United New Zealand v New Zealand Auckland FC Auckland, New Zealand
19:30 NZST Source Stadium: Shepherds Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Source: Competitions

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Auckland FC unveil first signings ahead of debut season". Auckland FC. 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b "AFC blend youth with experience as two more signings announced". Auckland FC. 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Max Mata Joins Auckland FC on season-long loan deal". Shrewsbury Town. 3 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Six players secure scholarship contracts with Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 20 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Auckland FC welcomes back-to-back championship winner Dan Hall to the club!". Auckland FC. 2 July 2024.
  6. ^ Rollo, Phillip (2 July 2024). "Why A-League winner Dan Hall is swapping Central Coast for new boys Auckland FC". Stuff. Hall has committed to a two-year contract.
  7. ^ a b c "Three more signings for Auckland FC, with two bringing All Whites experience". Auckland FC. 3 July 2024.
  8. ^ @ByPhillipRollo (3 July 2024). "Elliot is three years but have asked for the rest" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Australian football superstar crosses the ditch to join Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 9 July 2024.
  10. ^ "磐田戦後 酒井宏樹、アレクサンダー ショルツあいさつ" [After the match against Iwata, Hiroki Sakai and Alexander Scholz gave speeches]. Urawa Red Diamonds (in jp). 30 July 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ^ "Japanese defender Hiroki Sakai joins Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 25 July 2024.
  12. ^ a b Pisani, Sacha (29 July 2024). "Auckland FC make two signings, incl. New Zealand international who played for A-Leagues rivals". A-Leagues.
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