When does the A-League season start? How to watch, dates, schedule, teams for Australia's top football division

Kieran Francis

When does the A-League season start? How to watch, dates, schedule, teams for Australia's top football division image

Now that the AFL and NRL seasons are coming to an end, it's time for the A-League to fill our summer sporting schedule.

Sadly, the A-League Men competition has already made plenty of negative headlines with Western United taken out of the league after their owner went into liquidation.

However, the league will still go on with 12 teams, which means a competition with no byes.

The Sporting News has all the details on when the A-Leagues will start.

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When will the A-League Men's competition kick off?

The A-League Men competition will start on Friday, October 17 with Adelaide United hosting Sydney FC.

Twelve teams will play across 26 rounds, with the grand final scheduled for the weekend of May 23.

A-League Men fixture.

A-League Men teams

  • Adelaide United
  • Auckland FC
  • Brisbane Roar
  • Central Coast Mariners
  • Macarthur FC
  • Melbourne City
  • Melbourne Victory
  • Newcastle Jets
  • Perth Glory
  • Sydney FC
  • Wellington Phoenix
  • Western Sydney Wanderers

When will the A-League Women's competition kick off?

The A-League Women competition will start on Friday, October 31 with Western Sydney Wanderers hosting Perth Glory FC.

Eleven teams will play across 22 rounds, with the grand final scheduled for the weekend of May 17.

A-League Women fixture.

A-League Women teams

  • Adelaide United
  • Brisbane Roar
  • Canberra United
  • Central Coast Mariners
  • Melbourne City
  • Melbourne Victory
  • Newcastle Jets
  • Perth Glory
  • Sydney FC
  • Wellington Phoenix
  • Western Sydney Wanderers

Kieran Francis

Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.