2025 Australian Championship

Australian Championship
Season2025
Dates10 October – 6/7 December 2025
2026 →

The 2025 Australian Championship will be the first edition of the Australian Championship, a national second-tier competition of soccer in Australia, held after the finish of the second-tier 2025 National Premier Leagues season.[1]

The tournament will consist of six home-and-away matches in four groups for teams in the group stage, culminating in a knockout finals series, and will begin on 10 October 2025 and end on 6–7 December 2025.[2]

Teams

Sixteen teams will compete in the tournament, eight Foundation Clubs[3] and Premiers from the eight 2025 National Premier Leagues competitions, which will be determined by mid-September.[4]

Locations of the 2025 Australian Championship clubs
Locations of the 2025 Australian Championship clubs in Sydney
Locations of the 2025 Australian Championship clubs in Melbourne

Group stage

The draw was confirmed on 1 May 2025.[2] Four of the foundation clubs (APIA Leichhardt, Avondale, Marconi Stallions and South Melbourne) were seeded into position 1 of the groups.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Melbourne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Finals series
2 Sydney Olympic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2025 NPL Queensland Premiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 2025 NPL Northern NSW Premiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 October. Source: NNSWF
10 October 2025 1 South Melbourne v Sydney Olympic Melbourne
Source Stadium: Lakeside Stadium

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Marconi Stallions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Finals series
2 Wollongong Wolves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2025 NPL Victoria Premiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 2025 NPL Tasmania Premiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: in October. Source: NNSWF
18 October 2025 2 Wollongong Wolves v 2025 NPL Victoria Premiers Wollongong
Source Stadium: WIN Stadium

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Avondale FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Finals series
2 Preston Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2025 NPL NSW Premiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 2025 NPL Capital Football Premiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 11 October. Source: NNSWF
11 October 2025 1 Preston Lions v 2025 NPL NSW Premiers Melbourne
Source Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 APIA Leichhardt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Finals series
2 Sydney United 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 2025 NPL South Australia Premiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 2025 NPL Western Australia Premiers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: in October. Source: NNSWF
17 October 2025 2 APIA Leichhardt v Sydney United 58 Sydney
Source Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

Finals series

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGrand Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
A1
 
 
 
C2
 
Winner QF1
 
 
 
Winner QF2
 
B1
 
 
 
D2
 
Winner SF1
 
 
 
Winner SF2
 
C1
 
 
 
A2
 
Winner QF3
 
 
 
Winner QF4
 
D1
 
 
B2
 

Quarter-finals

A1vC2
B1vD2
C1vA2
D1vB2

Semi-finals

v
v

Grand Final

v

See also

References

  1. ^ "Football Australia unveils the "Australian Championship"". Australian Championship. 12 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Australian Championship Draw Confirmed With Historic Rivalries To Launch New Era". Australian Championship. 1 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Football Australia announces foundation clubs for National Second Tier". Australian Championship. 20 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Football Australia Domestic Match Calendar 2024/25" (PDF).
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