2024–25 Macarthur FC season
2024–25 season | |
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Manager | Mile Sterjovski |
Stadium | Campbelltown Sports Stadium |
A-League Men | 8th |
Australia Cup | Winners |
Top goalscorer | League: Valère Germain (7) All: Valère Germain (11) |
Highest home attendance | 8,002 vs. Sydney FC (1 March 2025) A-League Men |
Lowest home attendance | 3,312 vs. Brisbane Roar (30 November 2024) A-League Men |
Average home league attendance | 4,297 |
Biggest win | 6–1 vs. Perth Glory (H) (20 October 2024) A-League Men |
Biggest defeat | 0–2 vs. Sydney FC (A) (1 March 2025) A-League Men |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
All statistics correct as of 28 March 2025. |
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
[edit ]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit ]Transfers in
[edit ]No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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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 NPL | 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] |
35 | FW | Henrique Oliveira | Australia FFSA NTC | Free transfer | Scholarship contract | 2 January 2025 | [11] |
11 | MF | Peter Makrillos | Unattached | Free transfer | 5 months | 29 January 2025 | [12] |
95 | MF | Tunisia Saîf-Eddine Khaoui | Unattached | Free transfer | 5 months | 3 February 2025 | [13] |
39 | DF | Ivory Coast Kévin Boli | Unattached | Free transfer | 5 months | 4 February 2025 | [14] |
From youth squad
[edit ]N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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24 | FW | Australia | Dean Bosnjak | 17 | scholarship contract[15] |
Transfers out
[edit ]No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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17 | FW | Raphael Borges Rodrigues | England Coventry City | Undisclosed | 24 May 2024 | [16] |
2 | DF | Jake McGing | Retired | 28 May 2024 | [17] | |
36 | FW | Ali Auglah | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 28 May 2024 | [18] |
1 | GK | Danijel Nizic | Unattached | End of contract | 3 June 2024 | [19] |
3 | DF | New Zealand Tommy Smith | Auckland FC | End of contract | 3 June 2024 | [19] [20] |
7 | MF | Daniel De Silva | Unattached | End of contract | 3 June 2024 | [19] |
15 | MF | Kearyn Baccus | Unattached | End of contract | 3 June 2024 | [19] |
19 | MF | Jesper Webber | Unattached | End of contract | 3 June 2024 | [19] |
24 | MF | Tanzania Charles M'Mombwa | Unattached | End of contract | 3 June 2024 | [19] |
27 | MF | Jerry Skotadis | Unattached | End of contract | 3 June 2024 | [19] |
44 | DF | Matthew Millar | Unattached | End of contract | 3 June 2024 | [19] |
10 | MF | Mexico Ulises Dávila | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 24 June 2024 | [21] |
15 | FW | Lachlan Rose | Newcastle Jets | Mutual contract termination | 18 July 2024 | [22] [23] |
23 | MF | New Zealand Clayton Lewis | Unattached | Contract terminated | 19 September 2024 | [24] |
15 | DF | Belgium Dino Arslanagić | Turkey Manisa | Mutual contract termination | 22 January 2025 | [25] [26] |
19 | FW | Ariath Piol | United States Real Salt Lake | 830,000ドル | 23 January 2025 | [27] [28] [29] |
16 | DF | Oliver Jones | Denmark Randers | 400,000ドル | 28 January 2025 | [30] [31] |
11 | FW | Jed Drew | Austria TSV Hartberg | Undisclosed | 30 January 2025 | [32] [33] |
98 | FW | France Valère Germain | Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Mutual contract termination | 17 February 2025 | [34] [35] [36] |
Contract extensions
[edit ]No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Ref. |
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30 | Alexander Robinson | GK | 2 years | 14 May 2024 | [37] |
19 | Ariath Piol | FW | 2 years | 27 May 2024 | [38] |
18 | Walter Scott | DF | 1 year | 6 June 2024 | [39] |
16 | Oliver Jones | DF | 3 years | 8 January 2025 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 until end of 2027–28.[40] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit ]Win Draw Loss
Competitions
[edit ]Overall record
[edit ]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
A-League Men | 20 October 2024 | 3 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 036.36 | |
Australia Cup | 30 July 2024 | 29 September 2024 | Round of 32 | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 100.00 |
Total | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 048.15 |
Last updated: 28 March 2025
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
[edit ]League table
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | Adelaide United | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 33 | Qualification for Finals series [a] |
7 | Sydney FC | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 30 | |
8 | Macarthur FC | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 29 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two [b] |
9 | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 26 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 40 | −14 | 25 | Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs |
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.[41]
Notes:
- ^ 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.
- ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.
Results summary
[edit ]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 |
Last updated: 28 March 2025.
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
[edit ]A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
Matches
[edit ]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
- Bugarija 73'
Attendance: 4,002
Referee: Ben Abraham
- Jakoliš 19'
- Adams 56', 60'
Attendance: 3,809
Referee: Tim Danaskos
- Barbarouses 44'
Attendance: 7,384
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh
- De Silva 11'
- Eames 53'
Attendance: 4,448
Referee: Adam Kersey
- Mata 23'
- Pantazopoulos 55'
Attendance: 9,012
Referee: Casey Reibelt
- Hollman 16'
- Nagasawa 65'
- Barbarouses 71' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Adam Kersey
- Germain 62'
Attendance: 3,843
Referee: Alex King
- Moreno 9'
- Verstraete 80'
- Hollman 90+5'
Attendance: 14,051
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
- Pantazopoulos 56' (o.g.)
Attendance: 9,243
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Australia Cup
[edit ]Statistics
[edit ]Appearances and goals
[edit ]- As of match played 28 March 2025
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | Australia Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
5 | DF | Australia AUS | Matthew Jurman | 16 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Australia AUS | Tomislav Uskok | 22 | 3 | 16+1 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Australia AUS | Daniel De Silva | 17 | 2 | 4+11 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Australia AUS | Jake Hollman | 24 | 5 | 19+2 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | |
9 | FW | Australia AUS | Chris Ikonomidis | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Australia AUS | Peter Makrillos | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
12 | GK | Poland POL | Filip Kurto | 26 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Australia AUS | Ivan Vujica | 25 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Australia AUS | Oliver Randazzo | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Australia AUS | Walter Scott | 23 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | |
20 | DF | Australia AUS | Kealey Adamson | 26 | 2 | 21+1 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | |
21 | FW | Australia AUS | Bernardo Oliveira | 9 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Australia AUS | Liam Rose | 19 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
23 | MF | Australia AUS | Frans Deli | 11 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
24 | FW | Australia AUS | Dean Bosnjak | 15 | 1 | 0+12 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Australia AUS | Flynn Madden | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
26 | MF | Australia AUS | Luke Brattan | 27 | 3 | 22+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 1 | |
27 | DF | Australia AUS | Joshua Damevski | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
28 | FW | Australia AUS | Harry Sawyer | 12 | 2 | 3+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | |
30 | GK | Australia AUS | Alexander Robinson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Australia AUS | Yianni Nicolaou | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
39 | DF | Ivory Coast CIV | Kévin Boli | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
44 | FW | Croatia CRO | Marin Jakoliš | 27 | 9 | 21+1 | 6 | 5+0 | 3 | |
95 | MF | Tunisia TUN | Saif-Eddine Khaoui | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: | ||||||||||
11 | FW | Australia AUS | Jed Drew | 18 | 6 | 12+1 | 6 | 4+1 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Belgium BEL | Dino Arslanagić | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
16 | DF | Australia AUS | Oliver Jones | 11 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Australia AUS | Ariath Piol | 11 | 3 | 4+5 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | |
98 | FW | France FRA | Valère Germain | 21 | 11 | 17+0 | 7 | 4+0 | 4 |
Disciplinary record
[edit ]Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[42]
- As of match played 28 March 2025
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||||||||
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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 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
2 | 44 | FW | Croatia | Marin Jakoliš | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
3 | 22 | MF | Australia | Liam Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
26 | MF | Australia | Luke Brattan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
5 | 8 | MF | Australia | Jake Hollman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
13 | DF | Australia | Ivan Vujica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
7 | 5 | DF | Australia | Matthew Jurman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
11 | MF | Australia | Peter Makrillos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
18 | DF | Australia | Walter Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
10 | 7 | MF | Australia | Daniel De Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
12 | GK | Poland | Filip Kurto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
17 | MF | Australia | Oliver Randazzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
20 | DF | Australia | Kealey Adamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
23 | MF | Australia | Frans Deli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
24 | FW | Australia | Dean Bosnjak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 98 | FW | France | Valère Germain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
2 | 15 | DF | Belgium | Dino Arslanagić | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
3 | 16 | DF | Australia | Oliver Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
4 | 11 | FW | Australia | Jed Drew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
19 | FW | Australia | Ariath Piol | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 39 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
Clean sheets
[edit ]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 28 March 2025
Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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1 | 12 | Poland | Filip Kurto | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 6 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Welcome to the Bulls: Luke Brattan!". Macarthur FC . 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Marin Jakoliš s'engage avec Macarthur FC!" [Marin Jakoliš joins Macarthur FC!]. Angers (in French). 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Marin Jakoliš signs with the Bulls". Macarthur FC . 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Liam Rose returns to the Bulls!". Macarthur FC . 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Welcome Chris Ikonomidis to the Bulls!". Macarthur FC . 22 June 2024.
- ^ "The Bulls' Newest Addition: Joshua Damevski". Macarthur FC . 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Daniel De Silva returns to the Bulls!". Macarthur FC . 28 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Macarthur Bulls Signs Striker Harrison Sawyer for the Next Two Seasons!". Macarthur FC . 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Belgian centre-back Dino Arslanagić signs with the Bulls!". Macarthur FC . 16 September 2024.
- ^ Macarthur FC [@mfcbulls] (2 January 2025). "🚨 Meet the youngest-ever Bulls signing! 🚨 Henrique Oliveira is making history as he joins the team on a scholarship contract at just 15 years old!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Welcome, Peter Makrillos!". Macarthur FC . 29 January 2025.
- ^ "Saîf-Eddine Khaoui Joins the Bulls!". Macarthur FC . 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Kevin Boli Joins the Bulls". Macarthur FC . 4 February 2025.
- ^ "Welcome to the A-Leagues, Dean Bosnjak!". Macarthur FC . 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Australian winger Raphael signs for Coventry City". BBC Sport. 24 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "The Bulls confirm the departures of eight players". Macarthur FC . 3 June 2024.
- ^ "AFC blend youth with experience as two more signings announced". Auckland FC . 3 June 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Lachlan Rose Departs From The Bulls". Macarthur FC . 18 July 2024.
- ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Lachlan Rose". Newcastle Jets . 21 July 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Macarthur FC [@mfcbulls] (22 January 2025). "Macarthur FC can confirm that the club has mutually agreed to terminate the contract of Dino Arslanagic on compassionate grounds. We would like to thank Dino for his time, dedication, and contributions to the club. We wish him all the best in his future endeavours" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Manisa [@ManisaFK] (25 January 2025). "Manisa FK ailesine hoş geldin Dino Arslanagic" (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Macarthur FC farewells Ariath Piol". Macarthur FC . 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake Signs Australian Striker Ariath Piol". Real Salt Lake . 23 January 2025.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (28 January 2025). "Oliver Jones the latest A-League defender set for move to Europe". News.com.au .
Macarthur has also sold attacker Ariath Piol to American Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake for about 830,000ドル
- ^ "Thank you, Oliver Jones". Macarthur FC . 28 January 2025.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (28 January 2025). "Oliver Jones the latest A-League defender set for move to Europe". News.com.au .
- ^ "Jed Drew Secures Move Overseas". Macarthur FC . 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Verstärkung aus Känguru-Kontinent" [Reinforcements from Kangaroo Continent] (in German). TSV Hartberg. 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Bulls Farewell Captain Valère Germain". Macarthur FC . 17 February 2025.
- ^ Clarke, George (17 February 2025). "Ref standards prompt Macarthur captain Germain to quit". The Canberra Times .
- ^ "ヴァレール・ジェルマン選手 加入のお知らせ". Sanfrecce. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "19 year old goalkeeper re-signs with the Bulls!". Macarthur FC . 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Young hero commits for two more seasons!". Macarthur FC . 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Walter Scott extends with the Bulls!". Macarthur FC . 6 June 2024.
- ^ "Extending the Wall: Oliver Jones Re-Signs with the Bulls". Macarthur FC . 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues . 17 October 2024.
- ^ "Macarthur FC - Squad". soccerway.com.