Sydney secures A-Leagues debut Unite Round in 2024

A-Leagues today announced that Sydney has secured the new ‘Unite Round’ – an event supported by the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW.

The A-Leagues will play all 12 Isuzu UTE A-League Men and Liberty A-League Women matches in Sydney between Friday 12th January and Sunday 14th January, 2024.  

This event makes the A-Leagues the first league to celebrate a full men’s and women’s round in a single city.

Unite Round is a coming together of all 13 A-Leagues men’s and women’s clubs, as well as grassroots competitors from under-8 to under-18 age groups.

The Unite Round is being introduced for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, as the Australian Professional League’s partnership with Destination NSW enters its second year.

During ‘Unite Round’, a range of double header matches will be hosted at Allianz Stadium, CommBank Stadium and Leichhardt Oval, and grassroots tournaments for junior boys and girls will take place at venues across Sydney. There will be a festival of football surrounding the A-Leagues fixtures with activations, a fan festival and other events taking place across four days.

The hosting rights for the finals series from season 2023-24 will revert to previous arrangements whereby the final is hosted by the highest placed qualifier from the Semi Finals.

The Unite Round will provide more opportunity for all players and fans to be part of an inclusive football celebration in Sydney and strong economic and community benefits for the people of NSW.

NSW Premier Chris Minns noted “Unite Round is great news for the football community, and for NSW. This will bring fans and players from around the country together in Sydney.”

Australian Professional Leagues Chief Executive Danny Townsend added “The Unite Round is a brand-new experience which brings together all A-Leagues clubs, fans and grassroots players together for the very first time in Sydney in an unprecedented celebration of football. With the women’s domestic attendance record already broken twice on the first day of this season, we are looking forward to welcoming A-Leagues fans, old and new, to experience our leagues.

“We have worked closely with our clubs and fans to ensure that there are suitable constructive mechanisms for the voices of fans to be heard. Many of the resulting conversations have included the hosting of the Grand Finals, and the strong sentiments around that, and we thank Destination NSW and Premier Minns for their partnership in creating a truly inclusive experience for our game.”

Tickets for A-Leagues Unite Round will be on sale from Monday 6th November.