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A-Leagues All Stars Game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | A-League All Stars |
| founded | 2013 |
| region | Australia (AFC) |
| number of teams | 2 |
| broadcasters | Network 10 |
The A-Leagues All Star Game is a soccer match contested by the A-Leagues All Stars team against an invitee club. The All Stars team is made up of selected A-League Men or A-League Women players. The game is played during the footballing off-season, the first of which was held on 20 July 2013.
After the 2014 edition, the All Star Game was not held for almost a decade, before the concept was revived in 2022 and was expected to continue for at least the 2023, 2024 and 2025 A-League seasons as part of the commercial agreement with the NSW State Government to play a "Football Festival" culminating with the A-League Grand final in Sydney for those three seasons.
A-League All Stars Men
Background
The inaugural All Stars Game took place on 20 July 2013, against Manchester United. The A-League team was picked by an online vote by fans and by the appointed manager.
On 20 December 2013, it was confirmed that Juventus would compete against the all-star team for the 2014 game, again hosted in Sydney.
On 6 April 2022 it was announced that a third A-League All Stars match would be held against Barcelona on 25 May 2022, again in Sydney.
The 2023 edition was under negotiations with Bayern Munich to appear as the foreign club but the APL were unable to fund the multi-million dollar appearance fee.
In the fourth game in 2024 the A-League All Stars faced Premier League side Newcastle United as part of Global Football Week Melbourne, 5 days after the conclusion of the Premier League season. The game was played at Marvel Stadium, and is the first time in 10 years that United have visited Oceania.
Games
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- Taggart
- Stamatelopoulos
- Hollman
- Courtney-Perkins
- Kraev
Man of the match
A-Leagues All Stars Women
Background
On 18 March 2024, it was announced that the A-League All Stars would be facing Women's Super League side Arsenal on 24 May 2024 as part of Global Football Week Melbourne, five days after the conclusion of the WSL season. The game was played at Marvel Stadium and broadcast on 10 Bold. The All Stars squad, which was coached by former A-League Women's Melbourne City and Arsenal's coach, Joe Montemurro. Arsenal won by a single goal, with a header by Alessia Russo after a cross from Vivienne Lia.
Games
References
References
- "Italian giants Juventus coming to Sydney". [[Football Federation Australia]].
- Bossi, Dominic. (11 March 2022). "Barcelona set to play in Sydney against A-League All Stars". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
- (6 April 2022). "Barcelona announce Sydney tour to play A-Leagues All Stars". [[A-League Men]].
- "Bayern blow kills ALM All Stars clash as GF locked in".
- (2024-03-18). "Newcastle United announce post-season matches in Australia".
- (May 2024). "A-League All Stars {{!}} Matches, Squads & Announcements".
- Lewis, Samantha. (24 May 2024). "Arsenal defeat A-League Women 1-0 after men thrash Newcastle United in All Stars double-header".
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