Manage an A-League Men club — free in your browser
Pick an A-League Men club and run it for a season: 12 sides, 279 players from 27 nations, all free and all in the browser.
12 clubs · 279 players · average rating 60.2 · average age 24.8. The strongest squad on paper is Auckland FC, and the highest-rated player in the division is C. Goodwin (73) of Adelaide United.
Every A-League Men club you can take over
Squad strength is the average rating of a club's best eleven — it shows who starts as favourites, and who you would be taking on as a rebuild.
| Club | Code | Squad | Strength |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland FC | AUB | 23 | 66.8 |
| Melbourne City FC | MEA | 24 | 66.4 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | WEW | 25 | 65.9 |
| Melbourne Victory | MEV | 22 | 65.4 |
| Adelaide United | ADU | 26 | 64.9 |
| Sydney FC | SYF | 25 | 64.7 |
| Perth Glory | PEG | 26 | 64.5 |
| Newcastle Jets | NEJ | 24 | 64.5 |
| Macarthur FC | MAA | 22 | 64.3 |
| Western United | WEB | 18 | 63.9 |
| Brisbane Roar | BRD | 24 | 62.9 |
| Central Coast Mariners | CEM | 20 | 62.7 |
The best players in A-League Men
The players you will be building around — or trying to prise away from a rival. Ratings are BALLKNW's own stylised approximations for gameplay balance, not official figures from any ratings provider.
| Player | Club | Position | Age | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Goodwin | Adelaide United | Midfielder | 33 | 73 |
| J. Lolley | Sydney FC | Midfielder | 32 | 73 |
| A. Grant | Sydney FC | Defender | 31 | 71 |
| L. Verstraete | Auckland FC | Midfielder | 26 | 70 |
| H. Sakai | Auckland FC | Defender | 35 | 70 |
| M. Leckie | Melbourne City FC | Midfielder | 34 | 70 |
| B. Borrello | Western Sydney Wanderers | Forward | 29 | 70 |
| M. Tisserand | Sydney FC | Defender | 32 | 70 |
A-League Men wonderkids worth signing early
Players aged 21 or under with the most room left to grow. Sign them before their value catches up with their potential and you fund a decade of the rebuild.
| Player | Club | Age | Now | Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Tatu | Adelaide United | 17 | 57 | 82 |
| L. Wong | Melbourne City FC | 17 | 56 | 81 |
| L. Herrington | Brisbane Roar | 17 | 59 | 81 |
| M. Memeti | Melbourne City FC | 18 | 57 | 79 |
| H. Eames | Central Coast Mariners | 17 | 57 | 79 |
| C. Taylor | Newcastle Jets | 21 | 64 | 78 |
Where A-League Men players come from
This is a domestic division: 79% of players are from Australia itself, so scouting abroad is a genuine edge rather than the default.
| Nation | Players | Share of division |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 221 | 79.2% |
| New Zealand | 19 | 6.8% |
| England | 6 | 2.2% |
| Japan | 3 | 1.1% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1.1% |
What A-League Men is like to manage in
Average age sits at 24.8. Nobody's squad is falling apart with age, and nobody's is waiting three seasons to arrive. It is also one of the tightest divisions in the game: only 4.1 rating points separate the strongest first eleven from the weakest, so promotion and relegation are decided by management rather than budget. Look for the 105 under-21s who have not finished developing — the squads span 27 nations, so the pool is wider than the league's size suggests.
You get an objective from the board and a budget that rarely matches it. Everything after that — shape, signings, renewals, youth intake, cup priorities — is your call, and the season simulates on it. No download, no account, save kept in your browser.
Common questions
Can I manage an A-League Men club for free?
Yes. All 12 A-League Men clubs are playable in Gaffa at no cost — there is no download, no account and no paid tier. Pick a club, set your tactics, work the transfer market and simulate the season in your browser.
Which A-League Men clubs are in the game?
Every club in the division: Auckland FC, Melbourne City FC, Western Sydney Wanderers, Melbourne Victory, Adelaide United, Sydney FC and 6 more. Each carries a full squad, so A-League Men has 279 players in total.
Do I need an account to save my A-League Men season?
None needed. The season is stored locally in the browser you played it in, so returning on the same device carries on where you stopped.
Take an A-League Men club to the top
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