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A-League Season Starts: All Clubs Begin at Zero Points
The 2026/27 seasons for both men's and women's competitions begin with every club listed at the bottom of the table before a ball is kicked.
How we reported this
The latest ladders published on aleagues.com.au show every team in the Ninja A-League Women and ISUZU UTE A-League Men competitions starting the 2026/27 season with zero matches played and zero points.
This reset arrives as the new campaign approaches, giving supporters across Albert Park a clear view of where their preferred clubs sit before any results are recorded. Local interest often centres on the two Melbourne clubs that feature on both tables, and residents here follow those sides through community screenings and informal kick-arounds in the park itself.
Early positioning for Melbourne clubs
Melbourne City FC and Melbourne Victory appear in the middle of the women's listing and further down the men's table, yet the zero column across games played, wins, draws, losses, goals scored and conceded means the order at this stage reflects only the published sequence rather than on-field outcomes. The source lists twelve clubs in the women's competition and eleven in the men's, each with identical blank records.
Albert Park's active recreational scene means many residents already organise their own matches on the same weekends the professional sides will play. That overlap keeps the published ladders relevant to people who may never attend an A-League fixture but still track the clubs that share their city.
Next steps for supporters
With no results recorded yet, the immediate focus for local followers shifts to the opening fixtures once they are confirmed. Fans in Albert Park can check the same aleagues.com.au site for updated match details as the season schedule is released, allowing them to plan viewing or even replicate drills from the professional sides during weekend park sessions.
The blank ladders also serve as a reminder that every club begins on equal footing, a point that often sparks renewed interest among the suburb's casual players who treat the professional season as a loose reference for their own amateur standings.