The 2024/25 A-League started with a bang as Macarthur - who were recently crowned 2024 Australia Cup champions - began with a 6-1 win against Perth Glory to take the first pole position of the new campaign.

It was also one in the history books for Macarthur as they achieved their biggest ever victory in the A-League after goals from Jed Drew and Jake Hollman in the opening 10 minutes sent them on their way.

Tomislav Uskok and a brace from Marin Jakolis made it a handsome 5-0 lead at the break before Valere Germain added another in the second half with Adam Bugarija pulling one back for Perth.

In other matches, Sydney FC beat Western Sydney Wanderers 2-1, Auckland FC defeated Brisbane Roar 2-0, Melbourne City secured a hard-fought 1-0 win against Newcastle Jets while points were shared between Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne Victory in a goalless draw with Wellington Phoenix and Western United playing out a 1-1 stalemate.

Selangor’s push for the Super League title suffered a setback after they were held 1-1 by PDRM, conceding to a Aremu Timothy goal in stoppage time after leading through an Alvin Fortes effort in the 16th minute.

With Johor Darul Ta’zim not in action, the opportunity was there for Selangor to reduce the gap to just three points with the Red Giants now trailing JDT by five points at the halfway stage of the season.

Elsewhere, Sabah earned a 4-2 win away to Perak to climb two spots up to fourth while Kuala Lumpur City also made their way up the standings following a 3-1 victory against Kelantan United that took them one place higher to eighth.

Bali United were made to work hard before securing a 1-0 victory against Persita on Sunday, which saw them overtaking Persebaya as the leaders of the 2024/25 Liga 1 Indonesia.

Privat Mbarga got the all-important winner in the third minute of added time to move Bali onto 17 points, the same as Persebaya but with a healthier goal difference.

Crucially, Persebaya were beaten 2-0 by third-placed Persib as goals from Edo Febriansah and Ciro Alves moved Bojan Hodak’s side up to only a point adrift of the top two.

Buriram United stayed unbeaten after Guilherme Bissoli struck his seventh goal of the league season in a 1-0 win against Uthai Thani to remain a point ahead of Port FC and Bangkok United.

Port were involved in a thrilling 3-2 success against Nakhon Ratchasima with Indonesian full-back Asnawi Mangkualam settling the contest with a 79th minute winner while Bangkok scored thrice in the second half to beat Sukhothai 4-1.

Ratchaburi beat Chiangrai United 1-0 to move up to fourth in the standings while Khon Kaen United picked up their first win of the season in a 1-0 victory against Lamphun Warrior.

Lion City Sailors increased their lead at the top of the standings to six points after a 3-1 win against Hougang United as rival Tampines Rovers faltered following a 3-2 reversal against Albirex Niigata.

In other matches, Young Lions won 3-0 against DPMM while Tomoyuki Doi scored his 29th goal of the season to remain in the driver’s seat for the Top Scorer award as he helped Geylang International to a 4-1 win against Balestier Khalsa.

Nami Dinh turned on the power to score three goals in the second half against Song Lam Nghe An in a 4-1 win with Nguyen Xuan Son hitting a brace as they climbed to fifth in the standings, two points adrift of league leaders Thanh Hoa.

In the only other match played, Hanoi and Cong An Hanoi settled for a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw with Pham Tuan Hai’s penalty in the 14th minute of added time cancelling out Leo Arthur’s first half opener for Cong An.

Young Elephants and Ezra maintained their winning start to the season in the Lao League to stay three points apart with Ezra having a game in hand.

Young Elephants had a comfortable 4-0 success against Luang Prabang while Ezra were similarly in control in a 3-0 win over Namtha United.

Things remained unchanged in the Myanmar National League after Shan United, Hantharwady United and Yangon United all secured wins over the past week.

Goals from Mark Sekyi and Aung Ye Yint helped Shan to a 2-0 win against Ayeyawady United as they reached 34 points from 12 matches.

Hantharwady were 3-2 winners against Sagaing United to stay three points behind Shan while Yangon’s 5-1 success over Dagon Port saw them remain a point adrift of Hantharwady.

Phnom Penh Crown FC sealed a thrilling 4-3 win against reigning champions Preah Khan Reach Svay Rieng to pick up their seventh victory in as many matches to stay top of the pile in the Cambodia Premier League.

Leading 2-0, Crown were pegged back twice by Svay Rieng to 2-2 and 3-3 before Javier Gayoso settled the nerves with the winner in the 78th minute.

Trailing three points behind and having played a game more are Visakha FC, who were 2-1 winners against Dangkor Senchey.

Kasuka FC won their fourth consecutive match to stay top of the Brunei Premier League after a 2-0 win against MS ABDB on Sunday.

Following closely behind on inferior goal difference are Kota Ranger FC, who faced a more arduous task before winning 3-1 against BRSC Football.

Stallion Laguna FC were imperious again after they beat PFF Development 4-0 as they extended their winning start to the season to go top on nine points.

Dynamic Herb Cebu FC saw their winning start come to a halt after they were handed a 1-0 defeat by Manila Diggers FC, leaving them three points behind Stallion.