2022–23 A-League Men
46th season of top-tier soccer league in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2022–23 A-League Men, known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons, was the 46th season of national level men's soccer in Australia, and the 18th since the establishment of the competition as the A-League in 2004.
Season | 2022–23 |
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Dates | 7 October 2022 – 3 June 2023 |
Champions | Central Coast Mariners (2nd title) |
Premiers | Melbourne City (3rd title) |
Champions League | Melbourne City |
AFC Cup | Central Coast Mariners Macarthur FC |
Matches played | 156 |
Goals scored | 477 (3.06 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Jamie Maclaren (24 goals) |
Biggest home win | Melbourne City 6–1 Macarthur FC (4 February 2023) |
Biggest away win | Sydney FC 0–4 WS Wanderers (18 March 2023) |
Highest scoring | Adelaide United 4–4 WS Wanderers (19 February 2023) Perth Glory 4–4 Adelaide United (23 April 2023) |
Longest winning run | 4 matches Adelaide United Melbourne City |
Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Adelaide United |
Longest winless run | 6 matches Macarthur FC Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory |
Longest losing run | 3 matches Brisbane Roar Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Wellington Phoenix Western United |
Highest attendance | 34,232[1] Sydney FC 0–1 WS Wanderers (12 November 2022) |
Lowest attendance | 1,408[1] Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Macarthur FC (11 March 2023) |
Total attendance | 1,115,048[1] |
Average attendance | 7,544[1] ( 1,942) |
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 23 April 2023.(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results) |
The regular season commenced on 7 October 2022. The season featured a mid-season break from 18 November 2022 to 8 December 2022 due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar.[2]
Melbourne City were the defending premiers and Western United were the defending champions.[3] Melbourne City successfully defended their title, winning their third premiership in a row with two games remaining. Central Coast Mariners won their second championship, defeating Melbourne City 6–1 in the Grand Final.
This season was the first A-League Men season since 2013–14 to record an increase in average attendance compared to the previous season.