[2][3] Central Coast Mariners re-joined the competition, having played in the first two seasons before exiting due to financial reasons.
Ahead of the season, a new collective bargaining agreement was agreed, including a 20 percent increase to the salary cap, removing the cap of New Zealand players for Wellington Phoenix, and expanding the foreign player spots from 4 to 5, in line with the A-League Men competition.
Some fixtures in the first round were moved to larger venues following the success of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
[57] The finals series used the same format as A-League Men; run over four weeks, and involving the top six teams from the regular season.
In extra-time, Newcastle scored two further goals through Melina Ayres and Sophie Haban to win the match.