2025 Australian Championship

Australian Championship
Season2025
Dates10 October – 6 December
ChampionsSouth Melbourne (1st title)
Matches55
Goals177 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerAli Auglah (6 goals)
Biggest home winHeidelberg United 6–1 South Hobart (26 Oct)
Biggest away winWollongong Wolves 0–3 Heidelberg United (18 Oct)
Highest attendance6,825 (South Melbourne v Sydney Olympic; 10 Oct)
Lowest attendance534 (Bayswater City v North Eastern MetroStars; 19 Oct)
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All statistics correct as of 2 November 2025.

The 2025 Australian Championship was the first edition of the Australian Championship, a national second-tier competition of soccer in Australia, held after the finish of the second-tier 2025 National Premier Leagues season. The tournament consisted of six home-and-away matches in four groups for teams in the group stage, culminating in a knockout finals series, running from 10 October and concluding on 6 December.

South Melbourne became the inaugural champions after defeating Marconi Stallions in the final.