The A-League Men is a professional soccer league in Australia which is at the top of the Australian league system. The league was formed in 2005 as a replacement for the original National Soccer League.
Some of the people have served spells as caretaker (temporary) managers in the period between a managerial departure and appointment. Several caretaker managers such as Tony Walmsley at Central Coast Mariners have gone on to secure a permanent managerial post. , Ernie Merrick, Mike Mulvey, John Aloisi, Marko Rudan and Tony Popovic are the only coaches to have managed more than two A-League Men clubs.
Managers
The list of managers includes everyone who has managed clubs while they were in the A-League Men, whether in a permanent or temporary role. Caretaker managers are listed only when they managed the team for at least one match in that period.
The dates of appointment and departure may fall outside the club's period in the A-League Men, for example, John Kosmina was appointed as Adelaide United manager in 2003 (before the A-League was formed in 2005) and remained in his position through the league's establishment.
+Key Incumbent manager Caretaker manager* Present up to date as of 31 January 2025
+ManagersNameClubFromUntilDuration (days)Seasons inA-League MenAdelaide United12592Adelaide United11963Adelaide United5302Adelaide United4072 Adelaide United721Adelaide United8152 Adelaide United 652 2 Adelaide United 684 2 Adelaide United 304 1 Adelaide United 95 1 Adelaide United Present* 5 Auckland FC Present* 1 Brisbane Roar 1064 4 Brisbane Roar 3 1 Brisbane Roar 920 3 Brisbane Roar 237 1 Brisbane Roar 705 3 Brisbane Roar 184 1 Brisbane Roar 1313 4 Brisbane Roar 184 1 Brisbane Roar 365 1 Brisbane Roar 18 1 Brisbane Roar 950 4 Brisbane Roar 70 1 Brisbane Roar 237 1 Brisbane Roar 9 1 Brisbane Roar 31 1 Brisbane Roar 82 1 Brisbane Roar Present* 2 Central Coast Mariners 1948 5 Central Coast Mariners 1374 4 Central Coast Mariners 475 2 Central Coast Mariners 522 2 Central Coast Mariners 570 2 Central Coast Mariners 184 1 Central Coast Mariners 253 1 Central Coast Mariners 51 1 Central Coast Mariners 732 2 Central Coast Mariners 802 2 Central Coast Mariners Present* 2 Gold Coast United 1353 3 Gold Coast United 46 1 Macarthur FC 1090 2 Macarthur FC 252 1 Macarthur FC Present* 2 Melbourne Heart 927 2 Melbourne Heart 601 2 Melbourne City 1101 4 Melbourne City 24 1 Melbourne City 144 1 Melbourne City 659 2 Melbourne City 436 1 Melbourne City 812 3 Melbourne City 76 1 Melbourne City 269 2 Melbourne City Present* 2 Melbourne Victory 2272 6 Melbourne Victory 301 2 Melbourne Victory 1 1 Melbourne Victory 85 1 Melbourne Victory 547 2 Melbourne Victory 2027 6 Melbourne Victory 202 1 Melbourne Victory 137 1 Melbourne Victory 85 1 Melbourne Victory 237 1 Melbourne Victory 73 1 Melbourne Victory 1078 3 Melbourne Victory 176 1 Melbourne Victory 46 1 Melbourne City Present* 1 New Zealand Knights 451 1 New Zealand Knights 219 1 New Zealand Knights 29 1 New Zealand Knights 108 1 Newcastle Jets 313 1 Newcastle Jets 188 1 Newcastle Jets 992 3 Newcastle Jets 826 2 Newcastle Jets 16 1 Newcastle Jets 822 3 Newcastle Jets 106 1 Newcastle Jets 386 1 Newcastle Jets 447 1 Newcastle Jets 205 1 Newcastle Jets 973 3 Newcastle Jets 29 1 Newcastle Jets 252 1 Newcastle Jets 119 1 Newcastle Jets 115 1 Newcastle Jets 722 2 Newcastle Jets Present* 2 North Queensland Fury 568 1 North Queensland Fury 266 1 Perth Glory 316 1 Perth Glory 230 1 Perth Glory 465 2 Perth Glory 1073 4 Perth Glory 854 3 Perth Glory 309 2 Perth Glory 1583 5 Perth Glory 840 2 Perth Glory 16 1 Perth Glory 549 2 Perth Glory 75 1 Perth Glory 366 1 Perth Glory 23 1 Perth Glory 328 1 Perth Glory Present* 1 Queensland Roar 647 2 Sydney FC 431 1 Sydney FC 267 1 Sydney FC 251 1 Sydney FC 465 2 Sydney FC 1151 3 Sydney FC 181 1 Sydney FC 17 1 Sydney FC 511 2 Sydney FC 1485 4 Sydney FC 1986 6 Sydney FC Present* 1 Wellington Phoenix 2171 6 Wellington Phoenix 83 1 Wellington Phoenix 1296 4 Wellington Phoenix 28 1 Wellington Phoenix 158 1 Wellington Phoenix 274 1 Wellington Phoenix 339 1 Wellington Phoenix 1448 4 Wellington Phoenix Present* 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 1963 5 Western Sydney Wanderers 30 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 170 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 612 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 177 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 91 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 473 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 837 3 Western Sydney Wanderers Present* 1 Western United 748 2 Western United Present* 2
By club ClubTotalAdelaide United10Auckland FC1Brisbane Roar15Central Coast Mariners11Gold Coast United2Macarthur FC3Melbourne City8Melbourne Victory12Newcastle Jets15New Zealand Knights4North Queensland Fury2Perth Glory13Sydney FC10Wellington Phoenix8Western Sydney Wanderers8Western United2
Most games coached in A-League Men +List of head coaches who have taken charge of over 100 A-League Men matches—RankHead coachGames Club(s)1 308Melbourne Victory (151), Wellington Phoenix (90), Newcastle Jets (67)2 284Western Sydney Wanderers (142), Perth Glory (57), Melbourne Victory (85)3 245Melbourne Heart (39), Brisbane Roar (95), Western United (111)4 211Central Coast Mariners (98), Sydney FC (113)5 199Sydney FC (146), Auckland FC (53)6 147Wellington Phoenix (105), Sydney FC (42)7 172Melbourne Victory (172)8 159New Zealand Knights (5), Wellington Phoenix (154)9 153Wellington Phoenix (28), Western United (54), Western Sydney Wanderers (71)10 152Adelaide United (73), Melbourne City (79)11 144Melbourne City (144)12 143Adelaide United (143)13 130Newcastle Jets (130)13 128Perth Glory (128)14 124Central Coast Mariners (59), Perth Glory (26), Western Sydney Wanderers (39)15 120Central Coast Mariners (120)16 118Adelaide United (83), Sydney FC (35)17 114Queensland Roar (33), Gold Coast United (81)18 113Brisbane Roar (66), Sydney FC (47)19 112Brisbane Roar (80), Melbourne Victory (32)20 101Brisbane Roar (75), Central Coast Mariners (26)
References
External links A-League Men official website