List of A-League managers

The A-League is the top level professional association football league in Australia. The league was established by Football Federation Australia in 2004 as a successor to the National Soccer League and commenced in August 2005. Since the start of the league there have been a total of 62 managerial appointments in the 13 (currently 10) clubs. Some of the people have served spells as caretaker (temporary) managers in the period between a managerial departure and appointment. Several caretaker managers have gone on to secure a permanent managerial post.

Note that managers may have served a club of a different name due to a change in the clubs name: Brisbane Roar formally Queensland Roar prior to the 2009–10 season, and Melbourne City formally Melbourne Heart prior to the 2014–15 season.

Managers

The list of managers includes everyone who has managed clubs while they were in the A-League, 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.

Key
dagger Incumbent manager
double-dagger Caretaker manager
Name Nationality Club From Until Ref
Kosmina, JohnJohn Kosmina  Australia Adelaide United September 2003 February 2007
Vidmar, AurelioAurelio Vidmar  Australia Adelaide United February 2007 June 2010
Stubbins, PhilPhil Stubbins double-dagger  Australia Adelaide United June 2010 July 2010
Coolen, RiniRini Coolen  Netherlands Adelaide United July 2010 December 2011
Kosmina, JohnJohn Kosmina  Australia Adelaide United December 2011 28 January 2013
Valkanis, MichaelMichael Valkanis double-dagger  Australia Adelaide United January 2013 April 2013
Gombau, JosepJosep Gombau dagger  Spain Adelaide United 1 May 2013 Present
Bleiberg, MironMiron Bleiberg  Australia Brisbane Roar 2 March 2005 12 November 2006
Farina, FrankFrank Farina  Australia Brisbane Roar 15 November 2006 14 October 2009
Vidošić, RadoRado Vidošić double-dagger  Australia Brisbane Roar 11 October 2009 16 October 2009
Postecoglou, AngeAnge Postecoglou  Australia Brisbane Roar 16 October 2009 24 April 2012
Vidošić, RadoRado Vidošić  Australia Brisbane Roar 25 April 2012 18 December 2012
Mulvey, MikeMike Mulvey dagger  Australia Brisbane Roar 18 December 2012 Present
McKinna, LawrieLawrie McKinna  Australia Central Coast Mariners 2005 9 February 2010
Arnold, GrahamGraham Arnold  Australia Central Coast Mariners 9 February 2010 14 November 2013
Moss, PhilPhil Moss  Australia Central Coast Mariners 14 November 2013 6 March 2015
Walmsley, TonyTony Walmsley dagger  Australia Central Coast Mariners 6 March 2015 Present
Bleiberg, MironMiron Bleiberg  Australia Gold Coast United August 2007 February 2012
Mulvey, MikeMike Mulvey double-dagger  Australia Gold Coast United February 2012 March 2012
van 't Schip, JohnJohn van 't Schip  Netherlands Melbourne City October 2009 April 2011
Aloisi, JohnJohn Aloisi  Australia Melbourne City May 2011 29 December 2013
van 't Schip, JohnJohn van 't Schip dagger  Netherlands Melbourne City 30 December 2013 Present
Merrick, ErnieErnie Merrick  Australia Melbourne Victory 20 December 2004 12 March 2011
Muscat, KevinKevin Muscat double-dagger  Australia Melbourne Victory 6 January 2012 7 January 2012
Magilton, JimJim Magilton  Northern Ireland Melbourne Victory 7 January 2012 1 April 2012
Durakovic, MehmetMehmet Durakovic  Australia Melbourne Victory 12 March 2011 6 January 2012
Postecoglou, AngeAnge Postecoglou  Australia Melbourne Victory 26 April 2012 26 October 2013
Muscat, KevinKevin Muscat dagger  Australia Melbourne Victory 31 October 2013 Present
Adshead, JohnJohn Adshead  New Zealand New Zealand Knights January 2005 April 2006
Nevin, PaulPaul Nevin  England New Zealand Knights May 2006 November 2006
Simmonds, BarryBarry Simmonds double-dagger  England New Zealand Knights November 2006 November 2006
Herbert, RickiRicki Herbert double-dagger  New Zealand New Zealand Knights December 2006 January 2007
Money, RichardRichard Money  England Newcastle Jets 1 January 2005 31 December 2005
Theodorakopoulos, NickNick Theodorakopoulos  Australia Newcastle Jets 2006 2006
van Egmond, GaryGary van Egmond  Australia Newcastle Jets 2006 2009
Čulina, BrankoBranko Čulina  Australia Newcastle Jets 1 January 2009 4 October 2011
Deans, CraigCraig Deans double-dagger  Australia Newcastle Jets 3 October 2011 20 October 2011
van Egmond, GaryGary van Egmond  Australia Newcastle Jets 20 October 2011 20 January 2014
Zane, ClaytonClayton Zane double-dagger  Australia Newcastle Jets 20 January 2014 5 May 2014
Stubbins, PhilPhil Stubbins dagger  Australia Newcastle Jets 5 May 2014 Present
Ferguson, IanIan Ferguson  Scotland North Queensland Fury 2009 2010
Straka, FrantišekFrantišek Straka  Czechoslovakia North Queensland Fury 2010 2011
McMahon, SteveSteve McMahon  England Perth Glory 25 January 2005 7 December 2005
Vest, AlanAlan Vest double-dagger  New Zealand Perth Glory 8 December 2005 25 July 2006
Smith, RonRon Smith  Australia Perth Glory 26 July 2006 4 November 2007
Mitchell, DaveDave Mitchell  Australia Perth Glory 4 December 2007 12 October 2010
Ferguson, IanIan Ferguson  Scotland Perth Glory 12 October 2010 February 2013
Edwards, AlistairAlistair Edwards  Australia Perth Glory 11 February 2013 17 December 2013
Lowe, KennyKenny Lowe dagger  England Perth Glory 20 December 2013 Present
Littbarski, PierrePierre Littbarski  Germany Sydney FC Feb 2005 June 2006
Butcher, TerryTerry Butcher  England Sydney FC July 2006 February 2007
Čulina, BrankoBranko Čulina  Australia Sydney FC April 2007 October 2007
Kosmina, JohnJohn Kosmina  Australia Sydney FC October 2007 March 2009
Lavička, VítězslavVítězslav Lavička  Czechoslovakia Sydney FC February 2009 May 2012
Crook, IanIan Crook  England Sydney FC May 2012 11 November 2012
Corica, SteveSteve Corica double-dagger  Australia Sydney FC 12 November 2012 27 November 2012
Farina, FrankFrank Farina  Australia Sydney FC 28 November 2012 23 April 2014
Arnold, GrahamGraham Arnold  Australia Sydney FC 8 May 2014 Present
Herbert, RickiRicki Herbert  New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 2007 26 February 2013
Greenacre, ChrisChris Greenacre double-dagger  England Wellington Phoenix 26 February 2013 31 March 2013
Merrick, ErnieErnie Merrick dagger  Australia Wellington Phoenix 20 May 2013 Present
Popovic, TonyTony Popovic dagger  Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 17 May 2012 Present

By club

Includes multiple appointments of a manager by a club(s).

Club Total
Adelaide United 7
Brisbane Roar 6
Central Coast Mariners 4
Gold Coast United 2
Melbourne City 3
Melbourne Victory 6
New Zealand Knights 4
Newcastle Jets 8
North Queensland Fury 2
Perth Glory 7
Sydney FC 10
Wellington Phoenix 3
Western Sydney Wanderers 1

By nationality

Does not include multiple appointments of a manager by a club(s).

Country Total
 Australia 26
 England 8
 New Zealand 3
 Scotland 1
 Czechoslovakia 2
 Netherlands 2
 Northern Ireland 1
 Spain 1
 Germany 1

Most games managed in A-League

List of managers who have taken charge of over 100 A-League matches.
Rank Manager Games Club(s)
1 Australia Merrick, ErnieErnie Merrick 194 Melbourne Victory (151), Wellington Phoenix (43)
2 New Zealand Herbert, RickiRicki Herbert 159 New Zealand Knights (5), Wellington Phoenix (154)
3 Australia van Egmond, GaryGary van Egmond 129 Newcastle Jets (129)
4 Australia McKinna, LawrieLawrie McKinna 120 Central Coast Mariners (120)
5 Australia Kosmina, JohnJohn Kosmina 118 Adelaide United (83), Sydney FC (35)
6 Australia Bleiberg, MironMiron Bleiberg 115 Queensland Roar (33), Gold Coast United (82)
7 Australia Arnold, GrahamGraham Arnold 114 Central Coast Mariners (98), Sydney FC (16)
8 Australia Farina, FrankFrank Farina 113 Brisbane Roar (66), Sydney FC (47)
9 Australia Postecoglou, AngeAnge Postecoglou 112 Brisbane Roar (80), Melbourne Victory (32)

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