With both the Ninja A-League and Isuzu UTE A-League now at the business ends of their respective seasons there’s plenty on offer, however there is also another trophy up for grabs: The A-Leagues Club Championship.
A ladder combining the results from clubs who compete in both the Isuzu UTE A-League and Ninja A-League, the A-Leagues Club Championship was launched ahead of the 2021-22 season.
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Melbourne City were crowned inaugural champions with 79 points, 13 clear of Sydney FC thanks to their Isuzu UTE A-League Premiership win, as well as the Ninja A-League side finishing second in the regular-season standings.
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Emma Checker & Aiden O’Neill of Melbourne City collecting the Club Championship Trophy in 2022
City then went on to capture the trophy once again in season 2022-23, as they registered a combined 85 points after their men’s side clinched a second-successive Premiers Plate whilst the women’s side sealed a third-placed finish.
THE A-LEAGUES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPSEASONCLUBPOINTS2021-22Melbourne City822022-23Melbourne City852023-24Central Coast Mariners902024-25Melbourne City1032025-26?
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In 2023-24 the Central Coast Mariners nabbed the trophy away from Melbourne for the first time.
Mark Jackson’s side enjoyed an incredible season which saw them capture a treble of the AFC Cup and the Isuzu UTE A-League Premiership/Championship double whilst Emily Husband’s Ninja A-League side reached the semi-finals in their first season back in the competition.
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Emily Husband and Mark Jackson celebrate winning the Club Championship with the Mariners
The Club Championship trophy’s stay in Gosford was short-lived though, because Melbourne City soon regained the title.
In 2024-25 Michael Matricciani’s Ninja A-League side went the whole regular season unbeaten as they clinched the Premiership before Aurelio Vidmar’s Isuzu UTE A-League side finished second in the regular season before winning the Championship.
However, despite City’s dominance since the trophy’s introduction could we be set for a new winner of the trophy in seasons 2025-26?
AS THINGS STAND IN THE CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP
As things stand it’s Adelaide United who currently sit top of the Club Championship Ladder with just two rounds to play in the Ninja A-League and four rounds left to play in the Isuzu UTE A-League.
Will they hang on to become just the third different club to clinch the trophy?
The winner will be awarded the trophy at this year’s Dolan Warren Awards.
