The A-Leagues All Star Game is an association football 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 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

On 13 November 2012, it was confirmed that Manchester United would come to Australia and play an all-star team consisting of A-League players.^[1] The inaugural A-League 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.^[2] 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.^[3][4]

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.^[5]

On 18 March 2024, it was announced that the A-League All Stars would be facing Premier League side Newcastle United on 24 May 2024, 5 days after the conclusion of the Premier League season. The game is to be played at the Marvel Stadium, and is the first time in 10 years that United have visited Australia.^[6]

Games

A-League All Stars v Manchester United

20 July 2013 2013	A-League All Stars	1–5	Manchester United	Sydney, New South Wales
19:30 AEST	Berisha 51'	Report	Lingard 10', 54' Welbeck 33', 70' Van Persie 86'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 83,127 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)

A-League All Stars v Juventus

10 August 2014 2014	A-League All Stars	2–3	Juventus	Sydney, New South Wales
19:30 AEST	Carrusca 9' Jurić 76'	Report	Llorente 58' Pogba 87' Pepe 90+3'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 55,364 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

A-Leagues All Stars v Barcelona

25 May 2022 2022	A-Leagues All Stars	2–3	Barcelona	Sydney, New South Wales
20:05 AEST	Piscopo 47' Traoré 53'	Report	Dembélé 34' Traoré 72' Fati 77'	Stadium: Accor Stadium Attendance: 70,174 Referee: Alex King (Australia)

A-Leagues All Stars Men v Newcastle United

24 May 2024 2024	A-Leagues All Stars Men	v	Newcastle United	Melbourne, Victoria
17:15 AEST		Source		Stadium: Marvel Stadium

The 2013 and 2014 matches were televised in Australia by Seven Network. The 2022 match was televised on 10 Bold.

A-Leagues All Stars Women

Games

A-Leagues All Stars Women v Arsenal

24 May 2024 2024	A-Leagues All Stars Women	v	Arsenal	Melbourne, Victoria
20:05 AEST		Report		Stadium: Marvel Stadium