Australia · National second tier · 2025
Australian Championship
Australian Championship2025Seasons
- 2026
- 2025
Won by South Melbourne · The group tables, the knockout bracket and every result.
Group stage
Australian Championship
- 1–2 in each group Quarter-finals
Group A
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | South Melbourne | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | WWWWD | 1613 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | Moreton City Excelsior | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 13 | +2 | LLWDD | 85 |
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | LWLDW | 77 |
| 4 | Broadmeadow Magic | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | WLLLL | 33 |
Group B
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | Heidelberg United | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | WWDDD | 129 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | Marconi Stallions | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | WWDWL | 1010 |
| 3 | Wollongong Wolves | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | LLWDW | 107 |
| 4 | South Hobart | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 20 | −14 | LLLLD | 11 |
Group C
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | Avondale | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | DDWWD | 129 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | NWS Spirit | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | DWLLW | 87 |
| 3 | Preston Lions | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | LDWDD | 76 |
| 4 | Canberra FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | WLLDL | 44 |
Group D
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | WLDWW | 1310 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | MetroStars | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | LWDWW | 1010 |
| 3 | Bayswater City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | WWWLL | 109 |
| 4 | Sydney United | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | −9 | LLLLL | 10 |
Times in local kick-off time (each venue's own)
Friday 10 October
- FTSouth Melbourne NPL Victoria3–2Sydney Olympic NPL NSW
Saturday 11 October
- FTPreston Lions NPL Victoria1–1NWS Spirit NPL NSW
- FTMetroStars NPL South Australia0–1APIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSW
Sunday 12 October
- FTBroadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSW2–3Moreton City Excelsior NPL Queensland
- FTHeidelberg United NPL Victoria1–0Marconi Stallions NPL NSW
- FTSouth Hobart NPL Tasmania1–3Wollongong Wolves NPL NSW
- FTAvondale NPL Victoria3–1Canberra FC NPL Capital Territory
- FTSydney United NPL NSW1–1Bayswater City NPL Western Australia
Friday 17 October
- FTAPIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSW4–0Sydney United NPL NSW
Saturday 18 October
- FTMarconi Stallions NPL NSW4–0South Hobart NPL Tasmania
- FTWollongong Wolves NPL NSW0–3Heidelberg United NPL Victoria
Sunday 19 October
- FTSydney Olympic NPL NSW2–3Broadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSW
- FTCanberra FC NPL Capital Territory3–2Preston Lions NPL Victoria
- FTNWS Spirit NPL NSW3–3Avondale NPL Victoria
- FTBayswater City NPL Western Australia1–0MetroStars NPL South Australia
- FTSouth Melbourne NPL Victoria2–0Moreton City Excelsior NPL Queensland
Friday 24 October
- FTPreston Lions NPL Victoria0–0Avondale NPL Victoria
Saturday 25 October
- FTMarconi Stallions NPL NSW3–0Wollongong Wolves NPL NSW
- FTSydney United NPL NSW1–2MetroStars NPL South Australia
Sunday 26 October
- FTBroadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSW0–1South Melbourne NPL Victoria
- FTMoreton City Excelsior NPL Queensland1–2Sydney Olympic NPL NSW
- FTHeidelberg United NPL Victoria6–1South Hobart NPL Tasmania
- FTNWS Spirit NPL NSW2–1Canberra FC NPL Capital Territory
- FTBayswater City NPL Western Australia1–0APIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSW
Friday 31 October
- FTMarconi Stallions NPL NSW1–1Heidelberg United NPL Victoria
Saturday 1 November
- FTCanberra FC NPL Capital Territory1–4Avondale NPL Victoria
- FTSydney Olympic NPL NSW1–2South Melbourne NPL Victoria
Sunday 2 November
- FTMoreton City Excelsior NPL Queensland5–1Broadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSW
- FTWollongong Wolves NPL NSW3–2South Hobart NPL Tasmania
- FTAPIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSW1–1MetroStars NPL South Australia
- FTNWS Spirit NPL NSW1–3Preston Lions NPL Victoria
- FTBayswater City NPL Western Australia3–2Sydney United NPL NSW
Friday 7 November
- FTSydney United NPL NSW1–2APIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSW
Saturday 8 November
- FTSydney Olympic NPL NSW3–3Moreton City Excelsior NPL Queensland
- FTSouth Melbourne NPL Victoria2–0Broadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSW
Sunday 9 November
- FTSouth Hobart NPL Tasmania0–2Marconi Stallions NPL NSW
- FTHeidelberg United NPL Victoria2–2Wollongong Wolves NPL NSW
- FTPreston Lions NPL Victoria0–0Canberra FC NPL Capital Territory
- FTAvondale NPL Victoria1–0NWS Spirit NPL NSW
- FTMetroStars NPL South Australia2–0Bayswater City NPL Western Australia
Friday 14 November
- FTMoreton City Excelsior NPL Queensland3–3South Melbourne NPL Victoria
Saturday 15 November
- FTAvondale NPL Victoria1–1Preston Lions NPL Victoria
- FTWollongong Wolves NPL NSW5–0Marconi Stallions NPL NSW
Sunday 16 November
- FTBroadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSW2–4Sydney Olympic NPL NSW
- FTSouth Hobart NPL Tasmania2–2Heidelberg United NPL Victoria
- FTMetroStars NPL South Australia2–0Sydney United NPL NSW
- FTCanberra FC NPL Capital Territory0–1NWS Spirit NPL NSW
Date not confirmed
- FTAPIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSW4–1Bayswater City NPL Western Australia
Friday 21 November
- PensAPIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSW1–1Marconi Stallions NPL NSWPenalties 7–8 · Leichhardt Oval
Saturday 22 November
- FTAvondale NPL Victoria1–3Moreton City Excelsior NPL QueenslandAvenger Park
- FTHeidelberg United NPL Victoria6–1MetroStars NPL South AustraliaOlympic Village
Sunday 23 November
- FTSouth Melbourne NPL Victoria2–0NWS Spirit NPL NSWLakeside Stadium
Saturday 29 November
- FTSouth Melbourne NPL Victoria1–0Heidelberg United NPL Victoria
- FTMarconi Stallions NPL NSW1–0Moreton City Excelsior NPL QueenslandMarconi Stadium
Saturday 6 December
- FTSouth Melbourne NPL Victoria2–0Marconi Stallions NPL NSWOlympic Village
Quarter-finals
South Melbourne NPL Victoria2NWS Spirit NPL NSW0
Heidelberg United NPL Victoria6MetroStars NPL South Australia1
Avondale NPL Victoria1Moreton City Excelsior NPL Queensland3
Semi-finals
South Melbourne NPL Victoria1Heidelberg United NPL Victoria0
Marconi Stallions NPL NSW1Moreton City Excelsior NPL Queensland0
Final
South Melbourne NPL Victoria2Marconi Stallions NPL NSW0
Who plays in it
Sixteen clubs: the eight foundation clubs, plus one club from each state's National Premier League. A state's place goes to its regular-season premiers; when the premiers are a foundation club (already in), it goes to the highest-placed club that isn't. It's a competition, not a division: there's no promotion to the A-League, and every club goes back to its state league the next season.
Foundation clubs: APIA Leichhardt Tigers, Avondale, Marconi Stallions, Preston Lions, South Melbourne, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, Wollongong Wolves.
Qualified through the 2025 state leagues:
- NPL NSW NWS Spirit (premiers)
- NPL Victoria Heidelberg United (2nd: the premiers, Avondale, are a foundation club)
- NPL Queensland Moreton City Excelsior (premiers)
- NPL Western Australia Bayswater City (premiers)
- NPL South Australia MetroStars (premiers)
- NPL Northern NSW Broadmeadow Magic (premiers)
- NPL Capital Territory Canberra FC (premiers)
- NPL Tasmania South Hobart (premiers)
Format
Four groups of four, playing each other home and away (six games each). The top two in each group reach the quarter-finals, hosted by the group winners, then come one-off semi-finals and a final.
South Melbourne won the first Australian Championship and with it a place in the Australia Cup.
Results entered by hand from published match reports (last updated 6 December 2025).