A new manager can change a club’s shape overnight. Here is a quick guide to the leaders for 2026-27, based on the club lists published for the season.
The new faces
Ufuk Talay (Western Sydney Wanderers), John Hutchinson (Central Coast Mariners), Giovanni Savarese (Melbourne Victory), Pedro Moreira (Auckland FC) and Sasa Ognenovski (Macarthur FC) are all in new jobs. Chris Greenacre is now Wellington Phoenix head coach on a permanent basis.
Continuing in charge
Airton Andrioli leads Adelaide United, Michael Valkanis leads Brisbane Roar, Aurelio Vidmar leads Melbourne City, Mark Milligan leads Newcastle Jets, Adam Griffiths leads Perth Glory and Patrick Kisnorbo leads Sydney FC.
Captains
Craig Goodwin captains Adelaide United, Hiroki Sakai captains Auckland FC and Trent Sainsbury captains Central Coast Mariners. Aziz Behich captains Melbourne City, Max Burgess captains Newcastle Jets, Tom Lawrence captains Perth Glory, Rhyan Grant captains Sydney FC, Alex Rufer captains Wellington Phoenix and Brandon Borrello captains Western Sydney Wanderers.
Brisbane Roar, Macarthur FC and Melbourne Victory had not named a captain when the lists were published.
