Eednud Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Fixtures for the new season released today. FEATURES OF THE 2015-16 A-LEAGUE DRAW: * 11th season, 30 weeks * First round: October 8 - Western Sydney v Brisbane, Pirtek Stadium; October 9 - Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory, Adelaide Oval; October 10 - Central Coast v Perth, Central Coast Stadium; Sydney FC v Melbourne City, Allianz Stadium; October 11 - Wellington v Newcastle, Westpac Stadium * First finals round: April 15-17 * Grand final: May 1 * Thursday night soccer: rounds 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13 * New Sunday 7pm (AEST/AEDT) kickoff time for 5 matches * Summer of soccer: 20 matches in 23 days (December 18-January 10), including Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day * Grand final re-match: round 6 (November 14), Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory, Allianz Stadium * Sydney derbies: rounds 3 (October 24), 15 (January 16) and 20 (February 20) * Melbourne derbies - rounds 2 (October 17), 11 (December 19) and 19 (February 13) * Asian Champions League match days considered for participating clubs - 3 round-27 matches will be confirmed after the ACL draw is conducted in December * No clubs will travel back to back between Wellington and Perth Alternate venues: * Adelaide United will host Melbourne Victory at Adelaide Oval (round 1) * Sydney FC will host first A-League game at ANZ Stadium against Newcastle (round 14) * Brisbane will host the competition's first match at Cazaly's Stadium in Cairns (round 10) * Central Coast will play a home game against the Victory at Simonds Stadium in Geelong (round 14) * Wellington will host the Victory in Auckland (round 9), and then Central Coast in Christchurch (round 17) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Mon the Central Coast Mariners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papad Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Mark Milligan left Victory, real shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Josh Kennedy has decided to retire due to persistent injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 FFA Cup 1st Round draw made yesterday with 3 all A-League ties and away ties for the other 4 A-League clubs. Games to be played from 28 July to 12 August with live coverage of some ties on Fox Sports. Croydon Kings won the SA Cup on Saturday after winning last seasons State Grand Final. Might go to their game v Brisbane Lions as ground is only 2km from where I live. Balmain Tigers who meet Melbourne Victory are the lowest ranked club at Level 4. Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar Croydon Kings (SA) v Lions FC (QLD) Hume City (VIC) v Brisbane Strikers (QLD) Blacktown City (NSW) v MetroStars (SA) Rockdale City Suns (NSW) v Perth SC (WA) Oakleigh Cannons (VIC) v Far North Queensland Heat (QLD) Palm Beach Sharks (QLD) v South Melbourne (VIC) Sydney United (NSW) v South Hobart (TAS) Gungahlin United (ACT) v Sydney Olympic (NSW) Broadmeadow Magic (Northern NSW) v Heidelberg United (VIC) Darwin Olympic (NT) v Adelaide United Sorrento FC (WA) v Sydney FC Balmain Tigers (NSW) v Melbourne Victory Edgeworth FC (Northern NSW) v Melbourne City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Looks like Nathan Burns will be on the move from The Phoenix to FC Tokyo soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latino Lover Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Some pretty big journeys for little clubs in the cup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 How much is it into games in the A-League? Wanting to head to see Brisbane on the 22nd of January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 How much is it into games in the A-League? Wanting to head to see Brisbane on the 22nd of January. Don't think walk up ticket prices have been released by most clubs yet and will depend on where you want to sit and how big the game is but In Adelaide probably around $25-40. Check the Brisbane Roar web site closer to the start of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Quite a few pre-season games coming up this month: Wed 15 Adelaide United v Manchester City (Gold Coast - closed doors) Fri 17 Brisbane Roar v Liverpool (Suncorp) Sat 18 Melbourne City v Manchester City (Gold Coast) Sat 18 Real Madrid v AS Roma (MCG) Mon 20 Adelaide United v Liverpool (Adelaide Oval) Tues 21 AS Roma v Manchester City (MCG) Fri 24 Manchester City v Real Madrid (MCG) Cheapest tickets for Liverpool game in Brisbane is $73 and Adelaide $45.88 although that is for a standing area. They are even charging $20 to attend an open training session in Adelaide. Think cheapest tickets for the MCG games just under $70. Most tickets for all these games will be in the $100 plus bracket. Lot of money for pre-season friendlies with probable multiple substitutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papad Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 I was tempted by Real v Roma but tickets were 124 dollars! Bit steep to see B teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share Posted July 15, 2015 Man City beat Adelaide 2-0 (Barker 63, Zuculini 84) with Man City line-up as follows: City first-half team: Caballero, Maffeo, Kompany ©, Humphreys, Horsfield, Nasri, Toure, Garcia, Ntcham, Pozo, Iheanacho City second-half team: Wright, Clichy, Plummer, Evans, Glendon, Fernando, Fofana, Zuculini, Navas, Barker, Unal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Adelaide United coach Josep Gombau has resigned for family reasons although he still had a year to go on his contract. His assistant, ex Barcelona and Spanish international player, Guillermo Amor, will take over from 1 August in a 2 year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Adelaide United coach Josep Gombau has resigned for family reasons although he still had a year to go on his contract. His assistant, ex Barcelona and Spanish international player, Guillermo Amor, will take over from 1 August in a 2 year deal. For some reason I always though Gombau was Dutch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 For some reason I always though Gombau was Dutch! There's a smart reply to that but can't think of one. Seems Brisbane Roar still in a bit of strife (now they did have a Dutch manager for part of last season) . http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-25/brisbane-roar-debts-a-league-qru/6648332 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 FFA Cup First Round starts tonight with 4 games but no A-League clubs involved. Fox Sports showing the Palm Beach Sharks v South Melbourne game live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 FFA Cup First Round starts tonight with 4 games but no A-League clubs involved. Fox Sports showing the Palm Beach Sharks v South Melbourne game live. It's live on BT Sport over here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted July 29, 2015 Author Share Posted July 29, 2015 It's live on BT Sport over here Game being played at Cbus Stadium the home of the Gold Coast Titans rugby league club. It's a pity aren't playing at the Sharks home ground. Both are Tier 2 clubs and South Melbourne used to play in the old NSL as South Melbourne Hellas and Australia's coach Ange Postecoglou played for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 It's live on BT Sport over here Why? Are they really desperate to show live games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris. Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Why? Are they really desperate to show live games? They normally just use the feed from one of the channels in Australia for the league fixtures I'm sure, so it's probably just a case of sticking something on to fill the gap, with very little effort required on their part. Not sure if they showed any of the early rounds from the cup last season, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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