A-League Ladder

The A-League Ladder is also known as the A-League Table and lists the positions of all 13 clubs in the competition over the season

The A-League Ladder lists the 13 professional soccer clubs in the annual A-League Premiership ranked from 1 – 13 based on their current competition points.

A-League teams are awarded three points for a win and one point each for a draw, which is a far more common occurrence in soccer than in other football codes like the NRL or AFL.

When clubs have the same amount of competition points their standings on the A-League ladder is determined by goals for and against to determine a clear ranking order. The standings determine the teams that continue onto the A-League finals after the regular season.

The team that finishes top of the A-League standings at the end of this season are known as the season’s Premiers. The top six teams on the table face off across a three-week finals series leading up to the A-League Grand Final to determine the season’s Champions who receive the famous ‘toilet seat’ trophy.

Soccer betting is available on where teams in the A-League will finish on the ladder such as ‘To Finish Bottom’, ‘Top Six Finish’, ‘Top Victorian Team’ and ‘Top NSW Team’. Futures A-League odds on the League Champions are also open throughout the season.

Three-time A-League Premiers Melbourne Victory (2007, 2009, 2015, 2018), had finished the highest in the A-League standings more than any other club until the 2019-20 season and are also four-time A-League Champions (2007, 2007, 2015 and 2018).

Sydney FC (2006, 2010, 2017, 2019) surpassed them when becoming the most successful A-League team in history with their fifth success in the 2020 A-League Grand Final after securing their fourth Premiership that season.

Where clubs sit on the A-League table has an impact on the round-by-round football betting odds on the competition as well as all-in markets on the A-League Grand Final.

Melbourne City finished top of the table to secure the A-League Premiers title in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

After securing the Premiership finishing Number one on the A-League ladder for the 2022/23 season Melbourne City went on to play in their fourth straight Grand Final but went down 6 – 1 to the Central Coast Mariners who had finished second on the ladder that season.

Overall A-League Winner markets are usually led by those teams highest up the ladder during the season.

The 2024/25 A-League Premiers are Auckland FC who finished top of the table for their first title.

See below for where your favourite A-League teams sit on the 2024/25 ladder! 

2024/25 A-League Ladder

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland FC*	26	15	8	3	49	27	+22	53	Qualification for Finals series
2	Melbourne City	26	14	6	6	41	25	+16	48	Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
3	Western United	26	14	5	7	55	37	+18	47	Qualification for Finals series
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	13	7	6	58	40	+18	46
5	Melbourne Victory	26	12	7	7	44	36	+8	43
6	Adelaide United	26	10	8	8	53	55	−2	38
7	Sydney FC	26	10	7	9	53	46	+7	37
8	Macarthur FC	26	9	6	11	50	45	+5	33	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two
9	Newcastle Jets	26	8	6	12	43	44	−1	30
10	Central Coast Mariners	26	5	11	10	29	51	−22	26	Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs
11	Wellington Phoenix*	26	6	6	14	27	43	−16	24
12	Brisbane Roar	26	5	6	15	32	51	−19	21
13	Perth Glory	26	4	5	17	22	56	−34	17

Source: A-Leagues

* 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.