2017–18 A-League
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Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 6 October 2017 – 5 May 2018 |
Champions | Melbourne Victory (4th title) |
Premiers | Sydney FC (3rd title) |
Champions League |
Sydney FC Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets |
Matches played | 135 |
Goals scored | 398 (2.95 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bobô (27 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Sydney FC 6–0 Perth Glory (30 December 2017) |
Biggest away win |
Central Coast Mariners 2–8 Newcastle Jets (14 April 2018) |
Highest scoring |
Central Coast Mariners 2–8 Newcastle Jets (14 April 2018) |
Longest winning run | Sydney FC (7 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Sydney FC (15 games) |
Longest winless run | Central Coast Mariners (11 games) |
Longest losing run | Central Coast Mariners (6 games) |
Highest attendance |
36,433 Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Sydney FC (9 December 2017) |
Lowest attendance |
4,312 Wellington Phoenix vs. Melbourne City (14 April 2018) |
Average attendance | 10,671 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2018. |
The 2017–18 A-League is the 41st season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 13th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season began on 6 October 2017.[1]
Clubs
Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
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Adelaide | Coopers Stadium Adelaide Oval |
17,000 53,583 |
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Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
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Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | 20,119 |
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Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
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Melbourne | Etihad Stadium AAMI Park |
56,347 30,050 |
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Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
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Perth | nib Stadium | 20,500 |
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Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 45,500 |
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Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 34,500 |
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Sydney | ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium |
84,000 24,000 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
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Adelaide United | ![]() |
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Macron | IGA |
Brisbane Roar | ![]() |
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Umbro | Central Home Loans |
Central Coast Mariners | ![]() |
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Umbro | Masterfoods |
Melbourne City | ![]() |
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Nike | Etihad Airways |
Melbourne Victory | ![]() |
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Adidas | Optislim & Optivite |
Newcastle Jets | ![]() |
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Viva Sports | Ledman Group |
Perth Glory | ![]() |
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Macron | QBE Insurance |
Sydney FC | ![]() |
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Puma | The Star |
Wellington Phoenix | ![]() |
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Adidas | Huawei Century 21 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | ![]() |
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Nike | NRMA Insurance |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Newcastle Jets | ![]() |
Sacked[2] | 16 April 2017 | Pre-season | ![]() |
9 May 2017 |
Adelaide United | ![]() |
Resigned[4] | 10 May 2017 | ![]() |
16 June 2017 | |
Melbourne City | ![]() |
End of contract[6] | 10 May 2017 | ![]() |
19 June 2017 | |
Wellington Phoenix | ![]() |
End of contract[8] | 19 May 2017 | ![]() |
7 June 2017 | |
Western Sydney Wanderers | ![]() |
Resigned[10] | 1 October 2017 | ![]() |
3 October 2017 | |
Western Sydney Wanderers | ![]() |
End of caretaker spell | 1 November 2017 | 4th | ![]() |
1 November 2017 |
Wellington Phoenix | ![]() |
Sacked[13] | 7 March 2018 | 10th | ![]() |
7 March 2018 |
Central Coast Mariners | ![]() |
Resigned[14] | 20 March 2018 | 9th | ![]() |
20 March 2018 |
Transfers
Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[15]
2Australian citizens (and New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)
Salary cap exemptions
Club | First Marquee | Second Marquee | Mature Age Rookie | Captain | Vice-Captain |
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Adelaide United | None | None | None | ![]() |
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Brisbane Roar | ![]() |
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Central Coast Mariners | None | None | None | ![]() |
None |
Melbourne City | ![]() |
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None | ![]() |
None |
Melbourne Victory | ![]() |
None | None | ![]() |
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Newcastle Jets | ![]() |
None | None | ![]() |
None |
Perth Glory | ![]() |
None | None | ![]() |
None |
Sydney FC | ![]() |
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None | ![]() |
None |
Wellington Phoenix | None | None | None | ![]() |
None |
Western Sydney Wanderers | ![]() |
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None | ![]() |
None |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney FC | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 64 | Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
2 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 50 | Qualification to AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
3 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43 | Qualification to Finals series |
4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 | Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
5 | Adelaide United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification to Finals series |
6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 35 | |
7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 33 | |
8 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 32 | |
9 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 21 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 20 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2019 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results
Home \ Away[1] | ADE | BRI | CCM | MCY | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD | WEL | WSW | ADE | BRI | CCM | MCY | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD | WEL | WSW |
Adelaide United | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | ||||||
Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–2 | ||||||
Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–8 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |||||||
Melbourne City | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||||||
Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 5–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | ||||||
Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | ||||||
Perth Glory | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||||||
Sydney FC | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 6–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | ||||||
Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |||||||
Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 |
Updated to games played on 15 April 2018.
Source: aleague.com.au
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Positions by round
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage | |
Qualification to Finals series |
Notes:
- Adelaide United were tied with Wellington Phoenix at the end of Round 1.
- Perth Glory were tied with Wellington Phoenix at the end of Round 2.
- Melbourne Victory were tied with Wellington Phoenix at the end of Round 3.
- Western Sydney Wanderers and Wellington Phoenix had a game in hand from Rounds 7 and 20, with their Round 7 game played during Round 20 on 11 February 2018.
- Western Sydney Wanderers and Perth Glory played their Round 23 game in the middle of Round 22 on 4 March 2018.
Finals series
Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | |||||||
Sydney FC | 2 | ||||||||
Melbourne Victory | 2 | Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) | 3 | ||||||
Adelaide United | 1 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | ||||||
Melbourne Victory | 1 | ||||||||
Newcastle Jets | 2 | ||||||||
Melbourne City | 2 | Melbourne City | 1 | ||||||
Brisbane Roar | 0 |
Elimination-finals
20 April 2018 | Melbourne City | 2−0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
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19:50 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,757 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
22 April 2018 | Melbourne Victory | 2−1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
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18:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,502 Referee: Chris Beath |
Semi-finals
27 April 2018 | Newcastle Jets | 2−1 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
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19:50 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 19,131 Referee: Shaun Evans |
28 April 2018 | Sydney FC | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
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19:50 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,775 Referee: Kurt Ams |
Grand Final
5 May 2018 | Newcastle Jets | 0−1 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
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19:50 AEST | Report | Kosta Barbarouses ![]() |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 29,410 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
Statistics
Attendances
By club
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.
- As of matches played on 15 April 2018.
Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
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Melbourne Victory | 14 | 17,631 | 35,792 | 8,370 | 246,832 |
Sydney FC | 14 | 14,593 | 34,810 | 9,110 | 204,304 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 13 | 11,924 | 36,433 | 6,612 | 155,017 |
Newcastle Jets | 14 | 11,016 | 18,156 | 6,258 | 154,218 |
Melbourne City | 14 | 9,868 | 22,515 | 5,207 | 138,158 |
Adelaide United | 13 | 9,830 | 19,416 | 7,021 | 127,790 |
Perth Glory | 13 | 9,186 | 13,565 | 7,277 | 119,419 |
Brisbane Roar | 14 | 9,093 | 11,485 | 5,192 | 127,299 |
Central Coast Mariners | 13 | 7,194 | 12,044 | 4,973 | 93,525 |
Wellington Phoenix | 13 | 5,694 | 8,154 | 4,312 | 74,022 |
League total | 135 | 10,671 | 36,433 | 4,312 | 1,440,584 |
By round
Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
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Round 1 | 66,814 | 5 | 13,363 |
Round 2 | 86,537 | 5 | 17,307 |
Round 3 | 85,558 | 5 | 17,118 |
Round 4 | 45,757 | 5 | 9,151 |
Round 5 | 61,403 | 5 | 12,281 |
Round 6 | 48,008 | 5 | 9,602 |
Round 7 | 46,569 | 5 | 9,314 |
Round 8 | 39,323 | 5 | 7,865 |
Round 9 | 37,224 | 5 | 7,445 |
Round 10 | 73,636 | 5 | 14,727 |
Round 11 | 44,008 | 5 | 8,802 |
Round 12 | 55,153 | 5 | 11,031 |
Round 13 | 59,479 | 5 | 11,896 |
Round 14 | 51,890 | 5 | 10,378 |
Round 15 | 44,845 | 5 | 8,969 |
Round 16 | 48,325 | 5 | 9,665 |
Round 17 | 50,613 | 5 | 10,123 |
Round 18 | 50,514 | 5 | 10,103 |
Round 19 | 45,865 | 5 | 9,173 |
Round 20 | 46,316 | 5 | 9,263 |
Round 21 | 59,729 | 5 | 11,946 |
Round 22 | 60,794 | 5 | 12,159 |
Round 23 | 43,918 | 5 | 8,784 |
Round 24 | 33,053 | 5 | 6,611 |
Round 25 | 58,202 | 5 | 11,640 |
Round 26 | 47,837 | 5 | 9,567 |
Round 27 | 49,184 | 5 | 9,837 |
Elimination Final | 23,259 | 2 | 11,630 |
Semi Final | 36,906 | 2 | 18,453 |
Grand Final | 29,410 | 1 | 29,410 |
Club membership
Club | Members |
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Adelaide United | 6,906 |
Brisbane Roar | 9,345 |
Central Coast Mariners | 7,124 |
Melbourne City | 11,255 |
Melbourne Victory | 26,095 |
Newcastle Jets | 9,195 |
Perth Glory | 9,368 |
Sydney FC | 14,834 |
Wellington Phoenix | 5,289 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 19,007 |
Total | 118,418 |
Average | 11,841 |
Last updated: 15 April 2018.
Source: a-league.com.au
Player stats
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 15 April 2018[39]
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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![]() | Newcastle Jets | Central Coast Mariners | 5–1 | 7 October 2017 | [40] |
![]() | Sydney FC | Wellington Phoenix | 1–4 | 23 December 2017 | [41] |
![]() | Sydney FC | Perth Glory | 6–0 | 30 December 2017 | [42] |
![]() | Melbourne Victory | Central Coast Mariners | 5–2 | 18 March 2018 | [43] |
![]() | Newcastle Jets | Central Coast Mariners | 2–8 | 14 April 2018 | [44] |
Own goals
- As of matches played on 15 April 2018
Clean sheets
- As of matches played on 15 April 2018[45]
Discipline
During the season each club is given fair play points based on the number of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the least number of points wins the Fair Play Award.[46]
Club | ![]() |
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FP Pts |
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Sydney FC | 38 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
Newcastle Jets | 51 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
Wellington Phoenix | 54 | 0 | 1 | 57 |
Melbourne City | 44 | 2 | 3 | 57 |
Perth Glory | 59 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
Adelaide United | 51 | 2 | 3 | 64 |
Central Coast Mariners | 50 | 3 | 3 | 65 |
Melbourne Victory | 53 | 2 | 3 | 66 |
Brisbane Roar | 62 | 0 | 2 | 68 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 61 | 3 | 2 | 73 |
League total | 523 | 13 | 20 | |
Last updated: 15 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award
The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award will be awarded to the finest performance of an under-23 player from Australia or New Zealand throughout the season. Each month one player is rewarded with a monthly nomination. At the end of the season a panel of experts vote for an overall winner using a 3-2-1 points basis. The winner receives a $10,000 personal investment portfolio and a NAB Private Client Manager to assist with meeting their financial goals.[47]
Nominees
Month | Player | Club |
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October 2017 | ![]() | Melbourne City |
November 2017 | ![]() | Central Coast Mariners |
December 2017 | ![]() | Newcastle Jets |
January 2018 | ![]() | Melbourne City |
February 2018 | ![]() | Western Sydney Wanderers |
March 2018 | ![]() | Melbourne Victory |
End of season awards
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2017–18 Dolan Warren Awards night on 30 April 2018.[54]
- Johnny Warren Medal – Adrian Mierzejewski, Sydney FC
- NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Daniel Arzani, Melbourne City
- Nike Golden Boot Award – Bobô, Sydney FC (27 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Year – Jamie Young, Brisbane Roar
- Coach of the Year – Graham Arnold, Sydney FC
- Fair Play Award – Sydney FC
- Referee of the Year – Jarred Gillett
- Goal of the Year – Andrew Nabbout, Newcastle Jets (Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets, 16 February 2018)
See also
- 2017–18 Adelaide United FC season
- 2017–18 Brisbane Roar FC season
- 2017–18 Central Coast Mariners FC season
- 2017–18 Melbourne City FC season
- 2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC season
- 2017–18 Newcastle Jets FC season
- 2017–18 Perth Glory FC season
- 2017–18 Sydney FC season
- 2017–18 Wellington Phoenix FC season
- 2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
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