The A-League is celebrating its 20th season in 2024-25, and as ever there are no shortage of storylines to keep fans and pundits entertained.

The Central Coast Mariners will look to battle another off-season of key departures to become the first side in league history to win three straight premierships.

Three sides are under new management, including last year’s beaten Grand Finalists Melbourne Victory, can it be the tonic for them to avenge their heartbreaking defeat?

There’s a new club in Auckland FC which is set to add a New Zealand Derby to the league, and the addition of high class marquees in Juan Mata and Douglas Costa on opposite sides of the Harbour City.

It is set to be a brilliant milestone season of one of the more unique football competitions in the world, and here’s how fans in Australia can watch every moment of the action.

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How to watch the A-League Men on TV, free-to-air

Some matches of the 2024-25 A-League Men season will be available for fans to watch on free-to-air television.

As part of their broadcasting agreement, Channel 10 will be showing two games per week on its 10Bold channel, but with a slight difference to the past two seasons.

Whereas in previous years there was one 7:45 p.m. game on Saturday and one 3:00 p.m. game on Sunday made available on free-to-air, this has now shifted to two back-to-back games on Saturday night, with one at 5:00 p.m. and the other at 7:40 p.m.

The platform also shows every finals match and the Grand Final on 10Bold.

How to watch the A-League Men on live stream

The same matches that are shown on 10Bold are also able to be streamed for free on Channel 10’s streaming platform 10Play.

However, to be able to watch every match of the 2024-25 A-League Men’s season, fans will need to purchase a subscription to Paramount+, which will have every game of the season available to watch live, including the finals series and the Grand Final.

How long does the 2024-25 A-League Men season go for?

The A-League Men season begins on Friday October 18th in a Grand Final rematch between Central Coast and the Melbourne Victory.

Each team will play 26 games, and will also have three byes during the season, due to an odd number of teams being in the league with the addition of Auckland FC.