2025–26 Auckland FC season

Auckland FC
2025–26 season
OwnerBlack Knight Football and Entertainment
ChairmanBill Foley
Head CoachSteve Corica
StadiumMount Smart Stadium
A-League MenTBD
Australia CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Jesse Randall (3)
Biggest win4–0
vs. Gold Coast Knights (A)
(29 July 2025)
Australia Cup
All statistics correct as of 13 August 2025.

The 2025–26 Auckland Football Club season will be the club's second season in the A-League Men, the top flight of Australian soccer. The season will cover the period from 1 July 2025 until 30 June 2026.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Michael Woud
2 DF Japan JPN Hiroki Sakai (captain)
4 DF New Zealand NZL Nando Pijnaker
6 MF Belgium BEL Louis Verstraete
7 MF New Zealand NZL Cameron Howieson
8 MF Chile CHI Felipe Gallegos
9 FW England ENG Sam Cosgrove
10 FW Uruguay URU Guillermo May
11 FW Australia AUS Marlee Francois
12 GK New Zealand NZL Scott Morris
14 FW New Zealand NZL Liam Gillion (scholarship)
15 DF New Zealand NZL Francis de Vries
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF New Zealand NZL Adama Coulibaly (scholarship)
17 DF New Zealand NZL Callan Elliot
18 MF New Zealand NZL Finn McKenlay (scholarship)
19 MF New Zealand NZL Oliver Middleton (scholarship)
21 FW New Zealand NZL Jesse Randall
22 MF Malta MLT Jake Brimmer (vice-captain)
23 DF Fiji FIJ Dan Hall
27 FW New Zealand NZL Logan Rogerson
30 GK New Zealand NZL Joseph Knowles (scholarship)
35 FW New Zealand NZL Jonty Bidois (scholarship)
77 FW Australia AUS Lachlan Brook
— GK New Zealand NZL Oliver Sail

Transfers

Note: Transfers' in/out date may refer to the date of announcement and not the date of signing from the mentioned players.

Transfers in

No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
12 GK Scott Morris England Stoke City Free transfer 1 year 7 July 2025 [1]
77 FW Australia Lachlan Brook United States Real Salt Lake Free transfer 7 August 2025 [2]
— GK Oliver Sail Perth Glory Free transfer TBA 18 August 2025 [3]
9 FW England Sam Cosgrove Unattached Free transfer 19 August 2025 [4]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
25 FW Colombia Neyder Moreno Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [5]
9 FW Max Mata England Shrewsbury Town End of loan 30 June 2025 [6]
12 GK Alex Paulsen England Bournemouth End of loan 30 June 2025 [7]
8 MF Luis Toomey Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [8]
5 DF Tommy Smith England Braintree Town Mutual contract termination 17 July 2025 [9][10]
3 DF Australia Scott Galloway Unattached Mutual contract termination 21 July 2025 [11]

Contract extensions

No. Position Player Duration Date Notes Ref
27 Forward Logan Rogerson 2 years 6 July 2025 [12]

Pre-season and friendlies

22 July 2025 West Coast Rangers New Zealand 0–5 New Zealand Auckland FC Auckland, New Zealand
19:00 NZST Report (NZF)
Report
  • Rogerson ?'
  • Randall ?', ?'
  • Francois ?'
  • Howieson ?'
 Stadium: Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Luke Gardner
3 August 2025 Brisbane Roar Australia 2–2 New Zealand Auckland FC Brisbane, Australia
12:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Imperial Corp Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Australia Cup 29 July 2025 Round of 32 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00
Total 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 100.00

Last updated: 13 August 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

Main article: 2025–26 A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
2 Auckland FC[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Finals series[b]
3 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Macarthur FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 October 2025. Source: A-Leagues
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ 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.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 27 May 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Australia Cup

Main article: 2025 Australia Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

29 July 2025 Round of 32 Gold Coast Knights 0–4 Auckland FC Gold Coast
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,517
Referee: Lara Lee
13 August 2025 Round of 16 South Melbourne 0–3 Auckland FC Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Declan Woods
23 August 2025 Quarter-final Sydney FC v Auckland FC Sydney
19:30 AEST Source Stadium: Jubilee Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[13]

As of 13 August 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Men Australia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK New Zealand NZL Michael Woud 2 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF Japan JPN Hiroki Sakai 2 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF New Zealand NZL Nando Pijnaker 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF New Zealand NZL Francis de Vries 2 0 0 0 2 0
17 DF New Zealand NZL Callan Elliot 2 0 0 0 1+1 0
23 DF Fiji FIJ Dan Hall 2 0 0 0 2 0
52 DF New Zealand NZL Luka Vicelich 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
7 MF New Zealand NZL Cameron Howieson 2 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF Chile CHI Felipe Gallegos 2 0 0 0 2 0
18 MF New Zealand NZL Finn McKenlay 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 MF New Zealand NZL Oliver Middleton 2 0 0 0 0+2 0
22 MF Malta MLT Jake Brimmer 2 0 0 0 0+2 0
Forwards
10 FW Uruguay URU Guillermo May 2 1 0 0 2 1
11 FW Australia AUS Marlee Francois 2 1 0 0 2 1
14 FW New Zealand NZL Liam Gillion 2 1 0 0 0+2 1
21 FW New Zealand NZL Jesse Randall 2 3 0 0 2 3
27 FW New Zealand NZL Logan Rogerson 2 1 0 0 2 1
77 FW Australia AUS Lachlan Brook 1 0 0 0 0+1 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[13]

As of 13 August 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
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 4 DF New Zealand Nando Pijnaker 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF Chile Felipe Gallegos 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
18 MF New Zealand Finn McKenlay 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
19 MF New Zealand Oliver Middleton 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0

Clean sheets

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 13 August 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1 New Zealand Michael Woud 0 2 2
Total 0 2 2

References

  1. ^ "Scott Morris Arrives At Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 7 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Auckland FC Signs Australian Winger Lachlan Brook From Real Salt Lake". Auckland FC. 7 August 2025.
  3. ^ Plummer, Benjamin (18 August 2025). "Oli Sail joins Auckland FC in effort to reclaim All Whites No 1 spot". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Striker Sam Cosgrove Joins Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 19 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Gracias Moreno!". Auckland FC. 27 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Max Mata returns to Shrewsbury Town". Auckland FC. 10 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Alex Paulsen returns to AFC Bournemouth". Auckland FC. 13 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Luis Toomey Departs Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 9 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Tommy Smith Bids Farewell to Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 17 July 2025.
  10. ^ Halls, Ross (5 August 2025). "Ipswich Town: Tommy Smith joins Braintree from Auckland". East Anglian Daily Times.
  11. ^ "Scott Galloway Departs Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 21 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Logan Rogerson Extends Contract with Auckland FC". Auckland FC. 6 July 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Auckland FC – Squad". soccerway.com.
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