2025–26 Macarthur FC season

Macarthur FC
2025–26 season
ManagerMile Sterjovski
StadiumCampbelltown Sports Stadium
A-League MenTBD
A-League Men FinalsDNQ
Australia CupQuarter-final
AFC Champions League TwoMatchday 1
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Bernardo
Chris Ikonomidis
(2 goals each)
Biggest win5–0
vs. Southern Districts Raiders (H)
(29 July 2025)
Australia Cup
All statistics correct as of 5 August 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Macarthur Football Club's sixth season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Macarthur FC participated in this season's editions of the Australia Cup and the AFC Champions League Two.

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 Australia AUS Alexander Robinson
3 DF France FRA Damien Da Silva
5 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman
6 DF Australia AUS Tomislav Uskok
7 FW Croatia CRO Šime Gržan
9 FW Australia AUS Chris Ikonomidis
10 MF Australia AUS Anthony Caceres
11 FW Australia AUS Bernardo Oliveira
12 GK Poland POL Filip Kurto
14 MF Australia AUS Kristian Popovic
17 MF Australia AUS Oliver Randazzo (scholarship)
18 DF Australia AUS Walter Scott
19 DF Australia AUS Harry Politidis
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Australia AUS Liam Rose
23 MF Australia AUS Frans Deli (scholarship)
24 FW Australia AUS Dean Bosnjak (scholarship)
25 DF Australia AUS Callum Talbot
26 MF Australia AUS Luke Brattan (captain)
27 DF Australia AUS Joshua Damevski (scholarship)
28 FW Australia AUS Harry Sawyer
29 FW Australia AUS Zane Helweh (scholarship)
31 DF Australia AUS Sebastian Krslovic (scholarship)
32 DF Australia AUS Will McKay (scholarship)
33 FW South Korea KOR Ji Dong-won
35 FW Australia AUS Henrique Oliveira (scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
25 DF Callum Talbot Melbourne City Free transfer Multi-year 1 July 2025 [1]
19 DF Harry Politidis Melbourne City Free transfer Multi-year 1 July 2025 [2]
10 MF Anthony Caceres Sydney FC Free transfer 1 year 1 July 2025 [3]
7 FW Croatia Šime Gržan Unattached Free transfer 1 year 16 July 2025 [4]
33 FW South Korea Ji Dong-won South Korea Suwon FC Free transfer 1 year 5 August 2025 [5]
3 DF France Damien Da Silva France Clermont Foot 63 Free transfer 1 year 19 August 2025 [6]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
29 FW Australia Zane Helweh 19 3-year scholarship contract[7][8]
32 DF Australia Will McKay 19 3-year scholarship contract[7][8]
31 DF Australia Sebastian Krslovic 19 3-year scholarship contract[7][8]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
33 DF Yianni Nicolaou Australia Sutherland Sharks End of contract 28 June 2025 [9][10]
7 MF Daniel De Silva Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [9]
8 MF Jake Hollman Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [11]
11 MF Peter Makrillos Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [9]
13 DF Ivan Vujica Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [9]
39 DF Ivory Coast Kévin Boli Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [12]
44 FW Croatia Marin Jakoliš Armenia Noah End of contract 30 June 2025 [13][14]
95 MF Tunisia Saîf-Eddine Khaoui France Red Star End of contract 30 June 2025 [12][15]
20 DF Kealey Adamson England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed 1 July 2025 [16]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Ref.
6 Tomislav Uskok DF 1 year 30 May 2025 [17]
18 Walter Scott DF 1 year 2 June 2025 [18]
14 Kristian Popovic MF 1 year 4 June 2025 [19]
26 Luke Brattan MF 1 year 10 June 2025 [20]
5 Matthew Jurman DF 1 year 12 August 2025 [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

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

Last updated: 11 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
3 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Finals series[a]
4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Macarthur FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Melbourne Victory 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. ^ 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: Start 17 October.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Australia Cup

Main article: 2025 Australia Cup
29 July 2025 Round of 32 SD Raiders 0–5 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:30 AEST Report
  • Bernardo 32'
  • Letta 36' (o.g.)
  • Sawyer 49'
  • Ikonomidis 64'
  • Caceres 82'
 Stadium: Fairfield Showground
Attendance: 2,716
Referee: Jake Rose
11 August 2025 Round of 16 North Eastern MetroStars 0–2 Macarthur FC Adelaide
19:30 ACST Report
Stadium: T.K. Shutter Reserve
Attendance: 2,073
Referee: Daniel Cook
24 August 2025 Quarter-final Newcastle Jets v Macarthur FC Maitland
16:00 AEST Source Stadium: Maitland Showground

AFC Champions League Two

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BJG MAC TPF HNP
1 China Beijing Guoan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16 — 11 Dec 6 Nov 18 Sep
2 Australia Macarthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Oct — 27 Nov 6 Nov
3 Hong Kong Tai Po 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Oct 18 Sep — 11 Dec
4 Vietnam Công An Hà Nội 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Nov 23 Oct 2 Oct —
First match(es) will be played: 18 September 2025. Source:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
18 September 2025 1 Tai Po Hong Kong v Australia Macarthur FC Hong Kong
18:00 UTC+8 Source Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
2 October 2025 2 Macarthur FC Australia v China Beijing Guoan Sydney, Australia
17:45 AEST Source Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
23 October 2025 3 Công An Hà Nội Vietnam v Australia Macarthur FC Hanoi, Vietnam
19:15 UTC+7 Source Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium
6 November 2025 4 Macarthur FC Australia v Vietnam Công An Hà Nội Sydney, Australia
18:45 AEDT Source Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
27 November 2025 5 Macarthur FC Australia v Hong Kong Tai Po Sydney, Australia
18:45 AEDT Source Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
11 December 2025 6 Beijing Guoan China v Australia Macarthur FC Beijing, China
20:15 UTC+8 Source Stadium: Workers' Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 11 August 2025

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

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Two
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
6 DF Australia AUS Tomislav Uskok 2 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0
9 FW Australia AUS Chris Ikonomidis 2 2 0 0 2+0 2 0 0
10 MF Australia AUS Anthony Caceres 2 1 0 0 2+0 1 0 0
11 FW Australia AUS Bernardo 2 2 0 0 2+0 2 0 0
12 GK Poland POL Filip Kurto 2 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0
17 MF Australia AUS Oliver Randazzo 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
18 DF Australia AUS Walter Scott 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
19 DF Australia AUS Harry Politidis 2 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0
22 MF Australia AUS Liam Rose 2 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0
24 FW Australia AUS Dean Bosnjak 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
25 DF Australia AUS Callum Talbot 2 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0
26 MF Australia AUS Luke Brattan 2 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0
28 FW Australia AUS Harry Sawyer 2 1 0 0 2+0 1 0 0
29 FW Australia AUS Zane Helweh 2 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
31 DF Australia AUS Sebastian Krslovic 2 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0
32 DF Australia AUS Will McKay 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:

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.[22]

As of match played 29 July 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Two 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 Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 match played 29 July 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Two Total
1 12 Poland Filip Kurto 0 1 0 1
Total 0 1 0 1

References

  1. ^ "Bulls Sign A-League Champion Callum Talbot". Macarthur FC. 17 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the Bulls, Harry Politidis". Macarthur FC. 19 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Anthony Caceres Signs with the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 24 June 2025.
  4. ^ "New Bull Alert: Šime Gržan Signs With the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 16 July 2025.
  5. ^ "South Korean International: Ji Dong-won Joins!". Macarthur FC. 5 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Damien Da Silva is a Bull!". Macarthur FC. 19 August 2025.
  7. ^ a b c "Three Youngsters Step Up to the A-League Squad". Macarthur FC. 28 May 2025.
  8. ^ a b c "Three youngsters level up. Will McKay, Zane Helweh & Sebastian Krslovic have been promoted on Scholarship Deals until 2028". Macarthur FC. 28 May 2025 – via Instagram.
  9. ^ a b c d "Macarthur Bulls Confirm Departures of Four Players". Macarthur FC. 6 June 2025.
  10. ^ "New signing: Yianni Nicolaou". Facebook. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Thank You, Jake". Macarthur FC. 7 June 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Bulls Confirm Departures of Khaoui and Boli". Macarthur FC. 1 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Thank You, Marin". Macarthur FC. 3 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Please welcome our new signing — Marin Jakoliš". instagram.com/noah.footballclub/ (in Armenian). FC Noah Instagram. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  15. ^ "SAÎF-EDDINE KHAOUI SIGNE" [Saîf-Eddine Khaoui signs]. Red Star (in French). 28 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Thank You, Kealey". Macarthur FC. 27 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Tomislav Uskok Extends Stay with The Bulls". Macarthur FC. 30 May 2025.
  18. ^ "Scott Commits to the Bulls for Another Season". Macarthur FC. 2 June 2025.
  19. ^ Macarthur FC [@mfcbulls] (4 June 2025). "Popa extends! Kristian Popovic has committed to the Bulls for one more season 💪" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ "The Captain Stays On". Macarthur FC. 10 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Matthew Jurman Extends With The Bulls". Macarthur FC. 12 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Macarthur FC - Squad". soccerway.com.
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