2025–26 Perth Glory FC season

Perth Glory
2025–26 season
OwnerPelligra Group
ChairmanRoss Pelligra
Head coachDavid Zdrilic
(to 28 October 2025)
Adam Griffiths
(from 28 October 2025)
StadiumHBF Park
A-League Men10th
2025 Australia CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicholas Pennington (2 goals)
All: Nicholas Pennington
Adam Taggart
(2 goals each)
Highest home attendance7,868 vs. Wellington Phoenix (18 October 2025)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance5,295 vs. Melbourne Victory (31 October 2025)
A-League Men
Average home league attendance6,335
Biggest win2–0 vs. Macarthur FC (A)(30 November 2025)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat0–4 vs. Melbourne City (A)(25 October 2025)
A-League Men
All statistics correct as of 20 November 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Perth Glory Football Club's 21st season in the A-League Men, and their 29th season in the top flight of Australian soccer. In addition to the domestic league, Perth Glory also participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup.

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 Mark Birighitti
2 DF  IRQ Charbel Shamoon
3 DF  NZL Sam Sutton
4 DF  ENG Scott Wootton (co-captain)
5 DF  AUS Riley Foxe (scholarship)
6 MF  AUS Brandon O'Neill
7 MF  AUS Nicholas Pennington
8 MF  ENG Callum Timmins
9 FW  AUS Jaiden Kucharski
10 MF  ENG Luke Amos
11 FW  AUS Lachlan Wales
12 MF  AUS Taras Gomulka
13 GK  AUS Cameron Cook
14 FW  AUS Nathanael Blair
15 DF  AUS Zach Lisolajski
16 FW  AUS Gabriel Popovic
17 FW  AUS Arion Sulemani
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  AUS Rhys Bozinovski
19 DF  AUS Josh Risdon
20 MF  AUS Trent Ostler
21 MF  AUS Adam Bugarija
22 FW  AUS Adam Taggart (co-captain)
23 MF  AUS Anthony Didulica (scholarship)
24 DF  AUS Andriano Lebib
25 MF  AUS Sebastian Despotovski (scholarship)
26 FW  AUS Khoa Ngo (scholarship)
27 MF  AUS Will Freney (scholarship)
28 DF  AUS Kaelan Majekodunmi
29 GK  AUS Matt Sutton (injury replacement)
30 DF  AUS Tadiwanashe Kuzamba (scholarship)
31 FW  SSD Joel Anasmo
35 MF  AUS Oliver Evans (scholarship)
34 FW  WAL Tom Lawrence
45 DF  VAN Brian Kaltak

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
1 GK Mark Birighitti Perth SC Free transfer 2 years 4 June 2025 [1]
31 FW Joel Anasmo Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Loan return 2 years remaining 1 July 2025 [2]
3 DF Sam Sutton Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 3 years 1 July 2025 [3]
4 DF Scott Wootton Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2025 [4]
8 MF Callum Timmins Newcastle Jets Free transfer 3 years 1 July 2025 [5]
45 DF Brian Kaltak Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2025 [6][7]
17 FW Arion Sulemani Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2025 [8]
9 FW Jaiden Kucharski Western United Free transfer 2 years 21 August 2025 [9]
16 FW Gabriel Popovic Unattached Free transfer Short-term 29 August 2025 [10]
2 DF Charbel Shamoon Unattached Free transfer 2 years 16 September 2025 [11]
18 MF Rhys Bozinovski Unattached Free transfer 2 years 19 September 2025 [12]
34 FW Tom Lawrence Unattached Free transfer 1 year 10 October 2025 [13]
29 GK Matt Sutton Unattached Injury replacement 3 months 16 October 2025 [14]
5 DF Riley Foxe Unattached Scholarship 2 years 30 October 2025 [15]
23 MF Anthony Didulica Unattached Scholarship 3 years 6 January 2026 [15]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
25 MF Sebastian Despotovski 19 2-year scholarship contract[16]
35 MF Oliver Evans 17 2-year scholarship contract[16]
30 DF Tadiwanashe Kuzamba 18 2-year scholarship contract[17][18][19]

Transfers out

No. Position Name To Type/fee Date Ref.
2 DF Riley Warland Stirling Macedonia End of contract 27 June 2025 [20][21]
4 DF Tass Mourdoukoutas Marconi Stallions End of contract 29 June 2025 [22][23]
3 DF Anas Hamzaoui Unattached Mutual contract termination 30 June 2025 [20]
5 DF Lachlan Barr Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [20]
10 FW Nikola Mileusnic Wellington Phoenix End of contract 30 June 2025 [24][25]
11 MF Hiroaki Aoyama Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [22]
17 DF Yuto Misao Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [22]
23 FW Patrick Wood Sydney FC End of loan 30 June 2025 [20]
25 MF Jaylan Pearman Queens Park Rangers End of contract 30 June 2025 [20][26]
29 DF Tomislav Mrčela Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [24]
36 DF Takuya Okamoto Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [22]
1 GK Oliver Sail Auckland FC Mutual contract termination 18 August 2025 [24][27]
9 FW David Williams Unattached End of contract 5 November 2025 [28]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes and references
20 Trent Ostler Winger 2 years 21 May 2025 [29]
11 Lachlan Wales Winger 1 year 22 May 2025 [30]
21 Luke Amos Central midfielder 1 year 23 May 2025 [31]
27 Will Freney Central midfielder 2 years 4 July 2025 [32]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

31 July 2025 Perth Glory 0–9 AC Milan Perth
18:20 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 19,226
Referee: Daniel Elder
6 September 2025 Stirling Macedonia 2–7 Perth Glory Perth
17:00 AWST
  • Dweh 43'
  • McKenzie 65' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Referee: Niall Gilmour
17 September 2025 Challenge Cup WA State Team Cancelled Perth Glory Perth
18:30 Cancellation Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
21 September 2025 Perth Glory 0–1 Melbourne Victory Mandurah
15:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Peelwood Reserve
Attendance: 2,000+
Referee: Shane Skinner
24 September 2025 Perth Glory 0–3 Melbourne Victory Bunbury
18:30 AWST Report
Stadium: Hay Park
7 October 2025 Sydney FC 3–1 Perth Glory Sydney
8:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
10 October 2025 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Perth Glory Sydney
8:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 18 October 2025 Matchday 1 9 3 1 5 7 12 −5 033.33
Australia Cup 27 July 2025 27 July 2025 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 10 3 2 5 8 13 −5 030.00

Last updated: 20 November 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
8 Macarthur FC 8 3 2 3 6 8 −2 11
9 Melbourne Victory 9 3 2 4 7 12 −5 11 Qualification for 2026 Australia Cup play-offs[a]
10 Perth Glory 9 3 1 5 7 12 −5 10
11 Western Sydney Wanderers 9 2 3 4 6 10 −4 9
12 Central Coast Mariners 9 2 2 5 10 15 −5 8
Updated to match(es) played on 21 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 eight clubs qualify directly to the 2026 Australia Cup.

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
9 3 1 5 7 12  −5 10 1 1 4 3 7  −4 2 0 1 4 5  −1

Last updated: 20 December 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

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GroundHAHHAAHHHAAHHAHAHAAAAHAHAH
ResultDLLLWWWLL
Position512121211105510
Points111147101010
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 October 2025 1 Perth Glory 2–2 Wellington Phoenix Perth
18:45 AWT
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 7,868
Referee: Ben Abraham
25 October 2025 2 Melbourne City 4–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
14:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Alireza Faghani
31 October 2025 3 Perth Glory 0–2 Melbourne Victory Perth
18:45 AWT Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,295
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 November 2025 4 Perth Glory 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Perth
17:45 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,889
Referee: Shane Skinner
23 November 2025 5 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,578
Referee: Nathan Shakespear
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 Perth Glory 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
18:45 AWT
  • Despotovski 30'
 Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,590
Referee: Shane Skinner
13 December 2025 8 Perth Glory 0–1 Sydney FC Perth
18:45 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,689
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
20 December 2025 9 Perth Glory 0–1 Adelaide United Perth
18:45 AWT Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,678
Referee: Sam Kelly
28 December 2025 10 Melbourne City v Perth Glory Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
2 January 2026 11 Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory Melbourne
16:35 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
10 January 2026 12 Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners Perth
18:45 AWT Stadium: HBF Park
16 January 2026 13 Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar Perth
18:45 AWST Stadium: HBF Park
25 January 2026 14 Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory Sydney
18:45 AWST Stadium: CommBank Stadium
31 January 2026 15 Perth Glory v Auckland FC Perth
18:45 AWT Stadium: HBF Park
6 February 2026 16 Macarthur FC v Perth Glory Sydney
16:35 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
13 February 2026 17 Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets Perth
18:45 AWT Stadium: HBF Park
20 February 2026 18 Adelaide United v Perth Glory Adelaide
16:35 ACDT Stadium: Coopers Stadium
28 February 2026 19 Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory Brisbane
15:00 AEST Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
8 March 2026 20 Auckland FC v Perth Glory Auckland
10:00 NZDT Stadium: Go Media Stadium
14 March 2026 21 Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory Wellington
15:00 NZDT Stadium: Sky Stadium
22 March 2026 22 Perth Glory v Melbourne City Perth
16:00 AWT Stadium: HBF Park
4 April 2026 23 Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Gosford
12:00 AEDT Stadium: polytec Stadium
12 April 2026 24 Perth Glory v Macarthur FC Perth
17:00 AWST Stadium: HBF Park
18 April 2026 25 Sydney FC v Perth Glory Sydney
17:35 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
25 April 2026 26 Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar Perth
19:45 AWST Stadium: HBF Park

Australia Cup

Main article: 2025 Australia Cup

The playoff round for the 2025 Australia Cup was held just after the regular season of the previous season.

27 July 2025 Round of 32 Perth Glory 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–8 p)		 Wellington Phoenix Perth
15:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Kingsway Reserve
Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Liam Barclay
Penalties

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[33]

As of match played 20 December 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men 2025 Australia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Charbel Shamoon 7+1 1 0 0 8 1
3 DF Sam Sutton 1+1 0 1 0 3 0
4 DF Scott Wootton 9 0 1 0 10 0
5 DF Riley Foxe 0+3 0 0 0 3 0
6 MF Brandon O'Neill 2+2 0 0+1 0 5 0
7 MF Nicholas Pennington 1+6 2 0 0 7 2
8 MF Callum Timmins 4+2 0 1 0 7 0
9 FW Jaiden Kucharski 6 1 0 0 6 1
11 FW Lachlan Wales 5 0 0 0 5 0
12 MF Taras Gomulka 0 0 1 0 1 0
14 FW Nathanael Blair 0+2 0 1 0 3 0
16 FW Gabriel Popovic 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW Arion Sulemani 1+2 0 1 0 4 0
18 MF Rhys Bozinovski 8 0 0 0 8 0
19 DF Josh Risdon 5+3 0 1 0 9 0
20 MF Trent Ostler 5+2 0 1 0 8 0
21 MF Adam Bugarija 0+3 0 0+1 0 4 0
22 FW Adam Taggart 7+1 1 0+1 1 9 2
24 DF Andriano Lebib 1 0 0+1 0 2 0
25 MF Sebastian Despotovski 6+1 1 0 0 7 1
26 FW Khoa Ngo 0+4 0 0+1 0 5 0
27 MF Will Freney 6+3 0 0 0 9 0
28 DF Kaelan Majekodunmi 0 0 1 0 1 0
29 GK Matt Sutton 9 0 0 0 9 0
31 FW Joel Anasmo 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
34 MF Tom Lawrence 6 1 0 0 6 1
39 MF Giovanni De Abreu 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
45 DF Brian Kaltak 9 0 0+1 0 10 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1 GK Oliver Sail 0 0 1 0 1 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.[33]

As of match played 20 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men 2025 Australia Cup Total
     
1 20 MF Trent Ostler 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
2 19 DF Josh Risdon 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
3 4 DF Scott Wootton 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
4 8 MF Callum Timmins 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
34 MF Tom Lawrence 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
6 18 MF Rhys Bozinovski 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 FW Adam Taggart 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 MF Will Freney 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
29 GK Matt Sutton 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 7 MF Nicholas Pennington 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 MF Taras Gomulka 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
25 MF Sebastian Despotovski 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
26 FW Khoa Ngo 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
Total 24 1 0 5 0 0 29 1 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 20 December 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men 2025 Australia Cup Total
1 29 Matt Sutton 2 0 2
Total 2 0 2

See also

References

  1. ^ Morgan, Gareth (4 June 2025). "Experienced 'keeper Birighitti signs a two-year deal with his hometown club". Perth Glory.
  2. ^ "𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 #아나스모 선수가 전북현대와의 동행을 마무리합니다 아나스모 선수의 앞날에 행운이 가득하길 바랍니다" [Thank you #아나스모 player ends his partnership with Jeonbuk Hyundai Best of luck for the future player Anasmo] (in Korean). Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. 10 June 2025 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ Morgan, Gareth (26 May 2025). "Glory snap up New Zealand international defender". Perth Glory.
  4. ^ Morgan, Gareth (27 May 2025). "Experienced centre-back Wootton wings his way west". Perth Glory.
  5. ^ Morgan, Gareth (28 May 2025). "Midfielder Timmins returns for second spell with hometown club". Perth Glory.
  6. ^ Morgan, Gareth (6 June 2025). "Glory swoop for serial winner Kaltak". Perth Glory.
  7. ^ Smith, Ben (6 June 2025). "A-League Men: Perth Glory sign Central Coast Mariners star defender on a two-year deal". The West Australian.
  8. ^ Morgan, Gareth (13 June 2025). "Glory snap up young gun Sulemani". Perth Glory.
  9. ^ Morgan, Gareth (21 August 2025). "Glory swoop to sign in-demand Kucharski". Perth Glory.
  10. ^ Morgan, Gareth (29 August 2025). "Striker Popovic completes Glory return from Catania". Perth Glory.
  11. ^ Morgan, Gareth (16 September 2025). "Glory snap up defender Shamoon for next two ALM seasons". Perth Glory.
  12. ^ Morgan, Gareth (19 September 2025). "Glory swoop to sign rising midfield star on two-year deal". Perth Glory.
  13. ^ Morgan, Gareth (10 October 2025). "Glory sign Welsh international forward Lawrence". Perth Glory.
  14. ^ Morgan, Gareth (16 October 2025). "Goalkeeper Sutton signs for Glory on short-term contract". Perth Glory.
  15. ^ a b Morgan, Gareth (30 October 2025). "Glory sign two teenage talents on scholarship contracts". Perth Glory.
  16. ^ a b Morgan, Gareth (10 June 2025). "Exciting young WA midfielders earn scholarship contracts". Perth Glory.
  17. ^ Pisani, Sacha (15 August 2025). "Key factor behind proven production line that led Aussie teen to Manchester United". A-Leagues. ...he's been given his scholarship. There's another right-back just about to get one as well, Tadiwanashe Kuzamba.
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  21. ^ "We're excited to announce the signing of Riley Warland to Stirling Macedonia!". Facebook. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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  23. ^ "Here is how we line up this afternoon at the Palace against Sydney FC". Marconi Stallions. 29 June 2024 – via Instagram.
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  26. ^ "QPR sign Australian midfielder Pearman". BBC. 19 June 2025.
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  28. ^ Morgan, Gareth (5 November 2025). "League legend Williams signals end to playing role with Glory". Perth Glory.
  29. ^ Morgan, Gareth (21 May 2025). "Ostler signs new two-year deal with hometown club". Perth Glory.
  30. ^ Morgan, Gareth (22 May 2025). "Livewire winger Wales extends stay with Glory". Perth Glory.
  31. ^ Morgan, Gareth (23 May 2025). "Key midfielder Amos extends stay with Glory". Perth Glory.
  32. ^ Morgan, Gareth (7 July 2025). "Young ALM midfielder Freney signs contract extension". Perth Glory.
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