Australia · National second tier
Australian Championship
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Group stage · 3 of 6 rounds played · The group tables, every result so far and the fixtures to come; the bracket fills in once the groups are done.
Group stage
Australian Championship
- 1–2 in each group Quarter-finals
Group A
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | South Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | WDW | 87 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | Sydney United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | DDW | 65 |
| 3 | Sutherland Sharks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | LWL | 33 |
| 4 | Canberra FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | DLL | 11 |
Group B
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | Broadmeadow Magic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | DWW | 87 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | DWW | 77 |
| 3 | Avondale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | DLL | 21 |
| 4 | Adelaide City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | DLL | 11 |
Group C
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | Bayswater City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | WWD | 77 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | Oakleigh Cannons | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | WDD | 65 |
| 3 | Sydney Olympic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | LLW | 33 |
| 4 | Marconi Stallions | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | LDL | 21 |
Group D
| Pos | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Form | PtsL5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (Quarter-finals) | Lions FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | LWW | 66 |
| 2 (Quarter-finals) | Wollongong Wolves | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | DWL | 54 |
| 3 | Preston Lions | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | DLW | 44 |
| 4 | South Hobart | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | WLL | 33 |
- A drawn game goes to a penalty shootout: the winner gets 2 points, the loser 1 (both shown as draws).
- Results are added by hand after each matchday: there are no live scores for this competition yet.
Times in local kick-off time (each venue's own)
Thursday 15 October
- FTPreston Lions NPL Victoria0–0Wollongong Wolves NPL NSWWollongong Wolves won the shootout
Friday 16 October
- FTAdelaide City NPL South Australia2–2Avondale NPL VictoriaAvondale won the shootout
- FTOakleigh Cannons NPL Victoria4–2Sydney Olympic NPL NSW
Saturday 17 October
- FTSutherland Sharks NPL NSW0–1South Melbourne NPL Victoria
- FTBroadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSW0–0APIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSWBroadmeadow Magic won the shootout
- FTBayswater City NPL Western Australia3–1Marconi Stallions NPL NSW
Sunday 18 October
- FTSydney United NPL NSW1–1Canberra FC NPL Capital TerritorySydney United won the shootout
- FTLions FC NPL Queensland1–2South Hobart NPL Tasmania
Thursday 22 October
- FTLions FC NPL Queensland2–1Preston Lions NPL VictoriaLuxury Paints Stadium
Friday 23 October
- FTSouth Melbourne NPL Victoria1–1Sydney United NPL NSWSouth Melbourne won the shootout · Lakeside Stadium
- FTAdelaide City NPL South Australia1–3APIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSWAdelaide City Park
Saturday 24 October
- FTAvondale NPL Victoria1–2Broadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSWAvenger Park
- FTMarconi Stallions NPL NSW0–0Oakleigh Cannons NPL VictoriaMarconi Stallions won the shootout · Marconi Stadium
- FTCanberra FC NPL Capital Territory0–2Sutherland Sharks NPL NSWDeakin Stadium
Sunday 25 October
- FTWollongong Wolves NPL NSW2–0South Hobart NPL TasmaniaMacedonia Park
- FTSydney Olympic NPL NSW1–2Bayswater City NPL Western AustraliaSydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
Thursday 29 October
- FTCanberra FC NPL Capital Territory0–2South Melbourne NPL VictoriaDeakin Stadium
Friday 30 October
- FTSydney Olympic NPL NSW3–2Marconi Stallions NPL NSWSydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
- FTBroadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSW3–2Adelaide City NPL South AustraliaMagic Park
Saturday 31 October
- FTSutherland Sharks NPL NSW1–2Sydney United NPL NSWSeymour Shaw Stadium
- FTWollongong Wolves NPL NSW1–3Lions FC NPL QueenslandMacedonia Park
- FTSouth Hobart NPL Tasmania1–2Preston Lions NPL VictoriaD'Arcy Street
Sunday 1 November
- FTAPIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSW5–2Avondale NPL VictoriaLambert Park
- PensBayswater City NPL Western Australia0–0Oakleigh Cannons NPL VictoriaPenalties 2–4 · Frank Drago Reserve
Thursday 5 November
- 19:30Sydney Olympic NPL NSWvOakleigh Cannons NPL VictoriaSydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
Friday 6 November
- 19:30Canberra FC NPL Capital TerritoryvSydney United NPL NSWDeakin Stadium
Saturday 7 November
- 15:00Marconi Stallions NPL NSWvBayswater City NPL Western AustraliaMarconi Stadium
- 15:00APIA Leichhardt Tigers NPL NSWvBroadmeadow Magic NPL Northern NSWLambert Park
- 17:00Wollongong Wolves NPL NSWvPreston Lions NPL VictoriaMacedonia Park
- 19:30South Melbourne NPL VictoriavSutherland Sharks NPL NSWLakeside Stadium
Sunday 8 November
- 15:00Avondale NPL VictoriavAdelaide City NPL South AustraliaAvenger Park
- 15:00South Hobart NPL TasmaniavLions FC NPL QueenslandD'Arcy Street
The top two in each group go through to the quarter-finals. The ties appear here once the group stage is over.
Who plays in it
Sixteen clubs: the eight foundation clubs, plus one club from each state's National Premier League. A state's place goes to its regular-season premiers; when the premiers are a foundation club (already in), it goes to the highest-placed club that isn't. It's a competition, not a division: there's no promotion to the A-League, and every club goes back to its state league the next season.
Foundation clubs: APIA Leichhardt Tigers, Avondale, Marconi Stallions, Preston Lions, South Melbourne, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, Wollongong Wolves.
Qualified through the 2026 state leagues:
- NPL NSW Sutherland Sharks (4th: the premiers, APIA Leichhardt Tigers, are a foundation club)
- NPL Victoria Oakleigh Cannons (premiers)
- NPL Queensland Lions FC (premiers)
- NPL Western Australia Bayswater City (premiers)
- NPL South Australia Adelaide City (premiers)
- NPL Northern NSW Broadmeadow Magic (premiers)
- NPL Capital Territory Canberra FC (premiers)
- NPL Tasmania South Hobart (premiers)
Format
Four groups of four, playing each other home and away (six games each). The top two in each group reach the quarter-finals, hosted by the group winners, then come one-off semi-finals and a final. A drawn group game goes to a penalty shootout: the winner gets 2 points, the loser 1.
No live scores: results are added by hand after each matchday (last updated 2 November 2026).