2025–26 Macarthur FC season

Macarthur FC
2025–26 season
ManagerMile Sterjovski
StadiumCampbelltown Sports Stadium
A-League Men10th
Australia CupQuarter-final
AFC Champions League TwoRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Harry Sawyer
(4)

All: Harry Sawyer (6)
Highest home attendance7,605
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(1 November 2025)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance3,001
vs. Adelaide United
(27 October 2025)
A-League Men
Average home league attendance4,194
Biggest win5–0
vs. Southern Districts Raiders (H)
(29 July 2025)
Australia Cup
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Newcastle Jets (A)
(24 August 2025)
Australia Cup
All statistics correct as of 19 December 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  AUS Alexander Robinson
3 DF  FRA Damien Da Silva
5 DF  AUS Matthew Jurman
6 DF  AUS Tomislav Uskok
7 FW  CRO Šime Gržan
8 FW  AUS Luke Vickery
9 FW  AUS Chris Ikonomidis
10 MF  AUS Anthony Caceres
11 FW  AUS Bernardo Oliveira
12 GK  POL Filip Kurto
13 FW  MEX Rafael Durán
14 MF  AUS Kristian Popovic
17 MF  AUS Oliver Randazzo
18 DF  AUS Walter Scott
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  AUS Harry Politidis
22 MF  AUS Liam Rose
23 MF  AUS Frans Deli (scholarship)
24 FW  AUS Dean Bosnjak
25 DF  AUS Callum Talbot
26 MF  AUS Luke Brattan (captain)
27 DF  AUS Joshua Damevski (scholarship)
28 FW  AUS Harry Sawyer
29 FW  AUS Zane Helweh (scholarship)
31 DF  AUS Sebastian Krslovic (scholarship)
32 DF  AUS Will McKay (scholarship)
33 FW  KOR Ji Dong-won
35 FW  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 Šime Gržan Unattached Free transfer 1 year 16 July 2025 [4]
33 FW Ji Dong-won Suwon FC Free transfer 1 year 5 August 2025 [5]
3 DF Damien Da Silva Clermont Foot 63 Free transfer 1 year 19 August 2025 [6]
13 FW Rafael Durán Martinez Atlante Free transfer 1 year 12 September 2025 [7]
8 FW Luke Vickery Unattached Free transfer 2 years 26 September 2025 [8]

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
29 FW Zane Helweh 19 3-year scholarship contract[9][10]
32 DF Will McKay 19 3-year scholarship contract[9][10]
31 DF Sebastian Krslovic 19 3-year scholarship contract[9][10]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
33 DF Yianni Nicolaou Sutherland Sharks End of contract 28 June 2025 [11][12]
7 MF Daniel De Silva Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [11]
8 MF Jake Hollman Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [13]
11 MF Peter Makrillos Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [11]
13 DF Ivan Vujica Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [11]
39 DF Kévin Boli Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [14]
44 FW Marin Jakoliš Noah End of contract 30 June 2025 [15][16]
95 MF Saîf-Eddine Khaoui Red Star End of contract 30 June 2025 [14][17]
20 DF Kealey Adamson Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed 1 July 2025 [18]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Ref.
6 Tomislav Uskok DF 1 year 30 May 2025 [19]
18 Walter Scott DF 1 year 2 June 2025 [20]
14 Kristian Popovic MF 1 year 4 June 2025 [21]
26 Luke Brattan MF 1 year 10 June 2025 [22]
5 Matthew Jurman DF 1 year 12 August 2025 [23]
17 Oliver Randazzo MF 4 years 12 November 2025 [24]
24 Dean Bosnjak FW 4 years 12 November 2025 [24]

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 17 October 2025 24 April 2026 Matchday 1 8 3 2 3 6 8 −2 037.50
Australia Cup 29 July 2025 24 August 2025 Round of 32 Quarter-final 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 066.67
AFC Champions League Two 18 September 2025 Group stage 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 066.67
Total 17 9 3 5 26 18 +8 052.94

Last updated: 19 December 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Brisbane Roar 9 4 3 2 9 5 +4 15 Qualification for Finals series[a]
4 Melbourne City 7 3 3 1 9 5 +4 12
5 Macarthur FC 8 3 2 3 6 8 −2 11
6 Perth Glory 8 3 1 4 7 11 −4 10
7 Adelaide United 8 3 0 5 12 11 +1 9
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 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
8 3 2 3 6 8  −2 11 2 2 1 5 5  0 1 0 2 1 3  −2

Last updated: 19 December 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round1234567981011171213141516182019212223242526
GroundAHHAAHHHAAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAAH
ResultLWDLWLDW
Position128587910
Points034477811
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2025–26 A-League Men season were released on 11 September 2025.[25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 October 2025 1 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Macarthur FC Brisbane
20:05 AEST
  • O'Shea 38' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 6,218
Referee: Adam Kersey
27 October 2025 2 Macarthur FC 2–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 3,001
Referee: Shaun Evans
1 November 2025 3 Macarthur FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 7,605
Referee: Alireza Faghani
9 November 2025 4 Sydney FC 2–0 Macarthur FC Sydney
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 10,817
Referee: Daniel Elder
22 November 2025 5 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Macarthur FC Wellington
17:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 3,677
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
30 November 2025 6 Macarthur FC 0–2 Perth Glory Sydney
15:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 3,123
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
5 December 2025 7 Macarthur FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:35 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 3,046
Referee: Alex King
19 December 2025 9 Macarthur FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
  • Dench 48'
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Referee: Adam Kersey
23 December 2025 8 Melbourne City v Macarthur FC Melbourne
19:15 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
1 January 2026 11 Western Sydney Wanderers v Macarthur FC Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
10 January 2026 12 Macarthur FC v Sydney FC Sydney
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
24 January 2026 14 Macarthur FC v Melbourne City Leumeah
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
30 January 2026 15 Adelaide United v Macarthur FC Adelaide
19:05 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
6 February 2026 16 Macarthur FC v Perth Glory Sydney
16:35 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
TBC 17 Macarthur FC v Auckland FC Sydney
TBC Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
28 February 2026 19 Macarthur FC v Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:35 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
15 March 2026 21 Melbourne Victory v Macarthur FC Melbourne
TBC AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
21 March 2026 22 Auckland FC v Macarthur FC Auckland
15:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
12 April 2026 26 Perth Glory v Macarthur FC Perth
17:00 AWST Stadium: HBF Park
24 April 2026 28 Macarthur FC v Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:35 AEST Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium

Australia Cup

29 July 2025 Round of 32 SD Raiders 0–5 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:30 AEST Report
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 3–0 Macarthur FC Maitland
16:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Maitland Showground
Attendance: 2,579
Referee: Tim Danaskos

AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAC HNP TPF BJG
1 Macarthur FC 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 13 Advance to round of 16 2–1 2–1 3–0
2 Công An Hà Nội 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 1–1 3–0 2–1
3 Tai Po 6 2 1 3 8 14 −6 7 2–1 1–0 3–3
4 Beijing Guoan 6 1 2 3 10 12 −2 5 1–2 2–2 3–0
Source: ACL2
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
18 September 2025 1 Tai Po 2–1 Macarthur FC Mong Kok, Hong Kong
18:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium
Attendance: 1,875
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)
2 October 2025 2 Macarthur FC 3–0 Beijing Guoan Sydney, Australia
17:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 2,960
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
23 October 2025 3 Công An Hà Nội 1–1 Macarthur FC Hanoi, Vietnam
19:15 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium
Attendance: 4,169
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
6 November 2025 4 Macarthur FC 2–1 Công An Hà Nội Sydney, Australia
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Referee: Clifford Postanes Daypuyat (Philippines)
27 November 2025 5 Macarthur FC 2–1 Tai Po Sydney, Australia
18:45 AEDT
  • Vickery 50', 70'
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
11 December 2025 6 Beijing Guoan 1–2 Macarthur FC Beijing, China
20:15 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Workers' Stadium
Referee: Ahmad Alaeddin (Lebanon)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 19 December 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
1 GK  AUS Alexander Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF  FRA Damien Da Silva 8 0 3+1 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF  AUS Matthew Jurman 10 0 6+1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
6 DF  AUS Tomislav Uskok 17 2 7+1 0 3+0 0 6 2
7 FW  CRO Šime Gržan 12 2 5+1 0 0+1 0 4+1 2
8 FW  AUS Luke Vickery 10 2 2+4 0 0 0 2+2 2
9 FW  AUS Chris Ikonomidis 7 3 1 0 3 2 3 1
10 MF  AUS Anthony Caceres 15 2 6 0 3 1 6 1
11 FW  AUS Bernardo 8 2 1+3 0 2+0 2 1+1 0
12 GK  POL Filip Kurto 16 0 8 0 3 0 5 0
13 FW  MEX Rafael Durán 11 0 5+2 0 0 0 2+2 0
14 MF  AUS Kristian Popovic 3 1 0+2 0 0 0 1 1
17 MF  AUS Oliver Randazzo 12 0 3+2 0 0+2 0 4+1 0
18 DF  AUS Walter Scott 8 0 1+2 0 1+2 0 1+1 0
19 DF  AUS Harry Politidis 16 0 7+1 0 3 0 5 0
22 MF  AUS Liam Rose 16 1 7 1 3 0 3+3 0
23 MF  AUS Frans Deli 5 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
24 FW  AUS Dean Bosnjak 11 0 3+2 0 0+1 0 2+3 0
25 DF  AUS Callum Talbot 15 0 7 0 3 0 4+1 0
26 MF  AUS Luke Brattan 15 0 8 0 3 0 4 0
27 MF  AUS Joshua Damevski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
28 FW  AUS Harry Sawyer 16 6 5+3 4 3 1 1+4 1
29 FW  AUS Zane Helweh 9 0 0+3 0 0+3 0 0+3 0
31 DF  AUS Sebastian Krslovic 3 0 0 0 3+0 0 0 0
32 DF  AUS Will McKay 6 0 1+2 0 0+1 0 2 0
33 FW  KOR Ji Dong-won 13 1 2+6 1 0+1 0 3+1 0
35 FW  AUS Henrique Oliveira 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

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.[26]

As of match played 19 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Two Total
       
1 25 DF Callum Talbot 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1
2 6 DF Tomislav Uskok 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
3 26 MF Luke Brattan 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
4 33 FW Ji Dong-won 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 28 FW Harry Sawyer 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
6 18 DF Walter Scott 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
19 DF Harry Politidis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
22 MF Liam Rose 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
9 1 GK Alexander Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW Šime Gržan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Chris Ikonomidis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Anthony Caceres 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Kristian Popovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
23 MF Frans Delo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 FW Dean Bosnjak 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
31 DF Sebastian Kršlović 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 20 0 0 3 0 0 11 0 1 34 0 1

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 19 December 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Two Total
1 12 Filip Kurto 2 1 1 4
Total 2 1 1 4

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. ^ "Bulls Welcome Rafael Duran Martinez". Macarthur FC. 12 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Luke Vickery Joins the Herd". Macarthur FC. 26 September 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "Three Youngsters Step Up to the A-League Squad". Macarthur FC. 28 May 2025.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b c d "Macarthur Bulls Confirm Departures of Four Players". Macarthur FC. 6 June 2025.
  12. ^ "New signing: Yianni Nicolaou". Facebook. 28 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Thank You, Jake". Macarthur FC. 7 June 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Bulls Confirm Departures of Khaoui and Boli". Macarthur FC. 1 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Thank You, Marin". Macarthur FC. 3 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Please welcome our new signing — Marin Jakoliš". instagram.com/noah.footballclub/ (in Armenian). FC Noah Instagram. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  17. ^ "SAÎF-EDDINE KHAOUI SIGNE" [Saîf-Eddine Khaoui signs]. Red Star (in French). 28 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Thank You, Kealey". Macarthur FC. 27 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Tomislav Uskok Extends Stay with The Bulls". Macarthur FC. 30 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Scott Commits to the Bulls for Another Season". Macarthur FC. 2 June 2025.
  21. ^ Macarthur FC [@mfcbulls] (4 June 2025). "Popa extends! Kristian Popovic has committed to the Bulls for one more season 💪" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "The Captain Stays On". Macarthur FC. 10 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Matthew Jurman Extends With The Bulls". Macarthur FC. 12 August 2025.
  24. ^ a b "Young Duo Re-Sign with the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 12 November 2025.
  25. ^ "2025/26 Isuzu UTE A-League Fixtures are HERE!". Macarthur FC. 11 September 2025.
  26. ^ "Macarthur FC - Squad". soccerway.com.