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2024–25 Macarthur FC season

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Macarthur FC
2024–25 season
ManagerMile Sterjovski
StadiumCampbelltown Sports Stadium
A-League Men5th
Australia CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Valère Germain
Marin Jakoliš
(4 each)

All:
Valère Germain (8)
Highest home attendance4,448
vs. Central Coast Mariners
(23 December 2024)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance3,312
vs. Brisbane Roar
(30 November 2024)
A-League Men
Average home league attendance3,893
Biggest win6–1
vs. Perth Glory (H)
(20 October 2024)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat1–2
vs. Newcastle Jets (H)
(25 October 2024)
A-League Men

2–1
vs. Melbourne Victory (A)
(3 November 2024)
A-League Men

0–1
vs. Auckland FC (N)
(24 November 2024)
A-League Men
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 23 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is Macarthur Football Club's fourth season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Macarthur FC participated in this season's editions of the Australia Cup.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman
6 DF Australia AUS Tomislav Uskok
7 MF Australia AUS Daniel De Silva
8 MF Australia AUS Jake Hollman
9 FW Australia AUS Chris Ikonomidis
11 FW Australia AUS Jed Drew
12 GK Poland POL Filip Kurto
13 DF Australia AUS Ivan Vujica
14 MF Australia AUS Kristian Popovic
15 DF Belgium BEL Dino Arslanagić
16 DF Australia AUS Oliver Jones
17 MF Australia AUS Oliver Randazzo (scholarship)
18 DF Australia AUS Walter Scott
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Australia AUS Ariath Piol (scholarship)
20 DF Australia AUS Kealey Adamson
21 FW Australia AUS Bernardo Oliveira
22 MF Australia AUS Liam Rose
23 MF Australia AUS Frans Deli (scholarship)
24 FW Australia AUS Dean Bosnjak (scholarship)
26 MF Australia AUS Luke Brattan
27 DF Australia AUS Joshua Damevski (scholarship)
28 FW Australia AUS Harry Sawyer
30 GK Australia AUS Alexander Robinson
33 DF Australia AUS Yianni Nicolaou
44 FW Croatia CRO Marin Jakoliš
98 FW France FRA Valère Germain (captain)

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
26 MF Luke Brattan Unattached Free transfer 1 year 4 June 2024 [1]
44 FW Croatia Marin Jakoliš France Angers Free transfer 1 year 15 June 2024 [2][3]
22 MF Liam Rose United States El Paso Locomotive Free transfer 2 years 20 June 2024 [4]
9 FW Chris Ikonomidis Unattached Free transfer 2 years 22 June 2024 [5]
27 DF Joshua Damevski Melbourne City Youth Scholarship 2 years 29 July 2024 [6]
7 MF Daniel De Silva Unattached Free transfer 1 year 28 August 2024 [7]
28 FW Harry Sawyer Australia South Melbourne Free transfer 2 years 15 September 2024 [8][9]
15 DF Belgium Dino Arslanagić Unattached Free transfer 1 year 16 September 2024 [10]

From youth squad

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
24 FW Australia Dean Bosnjak 17 scholarship contract[11]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
17 FW Raphael Borges Rodrigues England Coventry City Undisclosed 24 May 2024 [12]
2 DF Jake McGing Retired 28 May 2024 [13]
36 FW Ali Auglah Unattached Mutual contract termination 28 May 2024 [14]
1 GK Danijel Nizic Unattached End of contract 3 June 2024 [15]
3 DF New Zealand Tommy Smith Auckland FC End of contract 3 June 2024 [15][16]
7 MF Daniel De Silva Unattached End of contract 3 June 2024 [15]
15 MF Kearyn Baccus Unattached End of contract 3 June 2024 [15]
19 MF Jesper Webber Unattached End of contract 3 June 2024 [15]
24 MF Tanzania Charles M'Mombwa Unattached End of contract 3 June 2023 [15]
27 MF Jerry Skotadis Unattached End of contract 3 June 2024 [15]
44 DF Matthew Millar Unattached End of contract 3 June 2024 [15]
10 MF Mexico Ulises Dávila Unattached Mutual contract termination 24 June 2024 [17]
15 FW Lachlan Rose Newcastle Jets Mutual contract termination 18 July 2024 [18][19]
23 MF New Zealand Clayton Lewis Unattached Contract terminated 19 September 2024 [20]

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Ref.
30 Alexander Robinson GK 2 years 14 May 2024 [21]
19 Ariath Piol FW 2 years 27 May 2024 [22]
18 Walter Scott DF 1 year 6 June 2024 [23]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

5 October 2024 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Cancelled Australia Macarthur FC Sydney
11:00 AEST Cancellation Stadium: Wanderers Football Park

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 20 October 2024 3 May 2025 Matchday 1 9 3 3 3 17 13 +4 033.33
Australia Cup 30 July 2024 29 September 2024 Round of 32 Winners 5 5 0 0 9 4 +5 100.00
Total 14 8 3 3 26 17 +9 057.14

Last updated: 23 December 2024
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Melbourne Victory 8 5 2 1 13 5 +8 17 Qualification for Finals series[a]
4 Melbourne City 8 4 2 2 15 9 +6 14
5 Macarthur FC 9 3 3 3 17 13 +4 12 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[b]
6 Western United 9 3 3 3 15 12 +3 12 Qualification for Finals series[a]
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 8 3 2 3 19 15 +4 11
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[24]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
9 3 3 3 17 13  +4 12 1 2 1 12 8  +4 2 1 2 5 5  0

Last updated: 23 December 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Away figures include Macarthur FC's 1–0 loss on neutral ground against Auckland FC on 24 November 2024.

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundHHAANHAAHAAHABHHAHABHAAHABAHH
ResultWLLWLDDWD
Position147677855
Points33366781112
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 October 2024 1 Macarthur FC 6–1 Perth Glory Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 4,002
Referee: Ben Abraham
25 October 2024 2 Macarthur FC 1–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 3,809
Referee: Tim Danaskos
3 November 2024 3 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Macarthur FC Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,087
Referee: Jack Morgan
9 November 2024 4 Sydney FC 1–2 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 12,194
Referee: Casey Reibelt
24 November 2024 5 Macarthur FC 0–1 Auckland FC Sydney
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Ben Abraham
30 November 2024 6 Macarthur FC 4–4 Brisbane Roar Sydney
18:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 3,312
Referee: Daniel Elder
7 December 2024 7 Western United 0–0 Macarthur FC Melbourne
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 2,867
Referee: Alex King
14 December 2024 8 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Macarthur FC Wellington
17:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 7,384
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh
23 December 2024 9 Macarthur FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 4,448
Referee: Adam Kersey
27 December 2024 10 Perth Glory v Macarthur FC Perth
18:45 AWST Stadium: HBF Park
1 January 2025 11 Western Sydney Wanderers v Macarthur FC Sydney
18:00 AEDT Stadium: CommBank Stadium
6 January 2025 12 Macarthur FC v Adelaide United Sydney
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
12 January 2025 13 Newcastle Jets v Macarthur FC Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
20 January 2025 15 Macarthur FC v Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
25 January 2025 16 Macarthur FC v Melbourne City Sydney
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
1 February 2025 17 Auckland FC v Macarthur FC Auckland
17:00 NZDT Stadium: Go Media Stadium
9 February 2025 18 Macarthur FC v Western United Sydney
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
16 February 2025 19 Western Sydney Wanderers v Macarthur FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT Stadium: CommBank Stadium
1 March 2025 21 Macarthur FC v Sydney FC Sydney
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
7 March 2025 22 Melbourne City v Macarthur FC Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
28 March 2025 23 Adelaide United v Macarthur FC Adelaide
19:05 ACDT Stadium: Coopers Stadium
28 March 2025 24 Macarthur FC v Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
4 April 2025 25 Brisbane Roar v Macarthur FC Brisbane
18:35 AEST Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
20 April 2025 27 Central Coast Mariners v Macarthur FC Gosford
17:00 AEST Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
25 April 2025 28 Macarthur FC v Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:35 AEST Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium

Australia Cup

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30 July 2024 Round of 32 O'Connor Knights 1–2 Macarthur FC Canberra
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 3,210
Referee: Sam Kelly
25 August 2024 Round of 16 Newcastle Jets 3–4 Macarthur FC Maitland
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 2,971
Referee: Ben Abraham
14 September 2024 Quarter-finals Oakleigh Cannons 0–1 Macarthur FC Melbourne
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 807
Referee: Jack Morgan
22 September 2024 Semi-finals South Melbourne 0–1 Macarthur FC Melbourne
18:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 4,138
Referee: Ben Abraham
29 September 2024 Final Melbourne Victory 0–1 Macarthur FC Melbourne
19:10 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,289
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of match played 23 December 2024

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Men Australia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
5 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman 7 0 2+0 0 5+0 0
6 DF Australia AUS Tomislav Uskok 14 2 8+1 2 5+0 0
7 MF Australia AUS Daniel De Silva 9 2 2+5 2 2+0 0
8 MF Australia AUS Jake Hollman 11 2 7+1 1 2+1 1
11 FW Australia AUS Jed Drew 12 1 6+1 1 4+1 0
12 GK Poland POL Filip Kurto 14 0 9+0 0 5+0 0
13 DF Australia AUS Ivan Vujica 14 0 9+0 0 5+0 0
15 DF Belgium BEL Dino Arslanagić 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0
16 DF Australia AUS Oliver Jones 6 0 3+0 0 0+3 0
17 MF Australia AUS Oliver Randazzo 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
18 DF Australia AUS Walter Scott 14 0 3+6 0 2+3 0
19 FW Australia AUS Ariath Piol 8 1 2+4 1 0+2 0
20 DF Australia AUS Kealey Adamson 13 1 9+0 1 3+1 0
21 FW Australia AUS Bernardo Oliveira 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 MF Australia AUS Liam Rose 12 0 6+3 0 3+0 0
23 MF Australia AUS Frans Deli 5 0 1+1 0 2+1 0
24 FW Australia AUS Dean Bosnjak 10 1 0+7 1 0+3 0
25 MF Australia AUS Flynn Madden 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
26 MF Australia AUS Luke Brattan 14 1 9+0 0 5+0 1
27 DF Australia AUS Joshua Damevski 5 0 0+2 0 1+2 0
28 FW Australia AUS Harry Sawyer 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0
33 DF Australia AUS Yianni Nicolaou 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
44 FW Croatia CRO Marin Jakoliš 14 7 9+0 4 5+0 3
98 FW France FRA Valère Germain 13 8 9+0 4 4+0 4

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[25]

As of match played 23 December 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 6 DF Australia Tomislav Uskok 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1
2 98 FW France Valère Germain 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0
3 44 FW Croatia Marin Jakoliš 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0
4 15 DF Belgium Dino Arslanagić 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 MF Australia Liam Rose 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
6 5 DF Australia Matthew Jurman 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF Australia Daniel De Silva 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF Australia Jake Hollman 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Australia Jed Drew 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 DF Australia Ivan Vujica 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
16 DF Australia Oliver Jones 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
18 DF Australia Walter Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 FW Australia Ariath Piol 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 DF Australia Kealey Adamson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 FW Australia Dean Bosnjak 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 14 0 1 9 1 0 23 1 1

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of match played 23 December 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 12 Poland Filip Kurto 1 3 4
Total 1 3 4

References

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  1. ^ "Welcome to the Bulls: Luke Brattan!". Macarthur FC. 4 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Marin Jakoliš s'engage avec Macarthur FC!" [Marin Jakoliš joins Macarthur FC!]. Angers (in French). 15 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Marin Jakoliš signs with the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 18 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Liam Rose returns to the Bulls!". Macarthur FC. 20 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Welcome Chris Ikonomidis to the Bulls!". Macarthur FC. 22 June 2024.
  6. ^ "The Bulls' Newest Addition: Joshua Damevski". Macarthur FC. 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Daniel De Silva returns to the Bulls!". Macarthur FC. 28 August 2024.
  8. ^ South Melbourne [@smfc] (15 September 2024). "South Melbourne FC confirms the departure of our captain, Harrison Sawyer, who has signed a professional contract with Macarthur FC in the A-League effective immediately" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Macarthur Bulls Signs Striker Harrison Sawyer for the Next Two Seasons!". Macarthur FC. 16 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Belgian centre-back Dino Arslanagić signs with the Bulls!". Macarthur FC. 16 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Welcome to the A-Leagues, Dean Bosnjak!". Macarthur FC. 30 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Australian winger Raphael signs for Coventry City". BBC Sport. 24 May 2024.
  13. ^ Macarthur FC [@mfcbulls] (28 May 2024). "The club can confirm that Jake McGing has announced his retirement from professional football after a brilliant career. We sincerely thank Jake for his contributions to the club, both on the field and in the community" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Macarthur FC [@mfcbulls] (28 May 2024). "Macarthur FC can also confirm the departure of player Ali Auglah. We would like to thank Ali for his unwavering dedication to the club and wish him the best in future endeavours" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Bulls confirm the departures of eight players". Macarthur FC. 3 June 2024.
  16. ^ "AFC blend youth with experience as two more signings announced". Auckland FC. 3 June 2024.
  17. ^ Macarthur FC [@mfcbulls] (24 June 2024). "The club and Ulises Davila have agreed on a mutual termination of his contract going forward. The club will not be making any further comment at this stage" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Lachlan Rose Departs From The Bulls". Macarthur FC. 18 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Lachlan Rose". Newcastle Jets. 21 July 2024.
  20. ^ Smith, Erin (19 September 2024). "Macarthur FC CEO Sam Krslovic discusses the match-fixing saga, and unexpected financial blow, which rocked the club". Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  21. ^ "19 year old goalkeeper re-signs with the Bulls!". Macarthur FC. 14 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Young hero commits for two more seasons!". Macarthur FC. 27 May 2024.
  23. ^ "Walter Scott extends with the Bulls!". Macarthur FC. 6 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Macarthur FC - Squad". soccerway.com.