A former A-Leagues captain who was feted as the competition's player of the year has admitted his role in a lucrative card-fixing scam.

Ulises Davila, 34, was accused of being the ringleader of the betting scam which saw him and two Macarthur Bulls teammates deliberately earn yellow cards to satisfy a betting outcome.

The charges related to six football games across the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

The former Macarthur FC captain faced a Sydney court on Thursday and pleaded guilty to facilitating and engaging in conduct that corrupts the betting outcome of an event.

Eight charges against him including that he directed and participated in a criminal group were withdrawn by prosecutors in the Downing Centre Local Court.

The Mexican will be sentenced on December 19.

During a match on December

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