2018–19 A-League

A-League
Season 2018–19
Dates 19 October 2018 – 18–19 May 2019
2019–20 →
All statistics correct as of 24 April 2018.

The 2018–19 A-League is the 42nd season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 14th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The regular season will commence on 19 October 2018 and conclude on 28 April 2019. The 2019 Grand Final will take place on 18 May or 19 May 2019.

Clubs

Team City Home Ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium 17,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Central Coast Stadium 20,119
Melbourne City Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Marvel Stadium
AAMI Park		 56,347
30,050
Newcastle Jets Newcastle McDonald Jones Stadium 33,000
Perth Glory Perth nib Stadium 20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground
Jubilee Oval
Leichhardt Oval		 48,000
20,505
20,000
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Westpac Stadium 34,500
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney ANZ Stadium
Spotless Stadium		 84,000
24,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Adelaide United Germany Marco Kurz Spain Isaías Macron IGA
Brisbane Roar Australia John Aloisi Australia Matt McKay Umbro Actron Air
Central Coast Mariners England Mike Mulvey TBD Umbro Masterfoods & State Road Constructions
Melbourne City England Warren Joyce Australia Scott Jamieson Nike Etihad Airways
Melbourne Victory Australia Kevin Muscat Australia Carl Valeri Adidas Metricon
Newcastle Jets Scotland Ernie Merrick Australia Nigel Boogaard Viva Sports Ledman Group
Perth Glory Australia Tony Popovic Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh Macron QBE Insurance
Sydney FC Australia Steve Corica Australia Alex Brosque Puma The Star
Wellington Phoenix Australia Mark Rudan New Zealand Andrew Durante Adidas Huawei
Western Sydney Wanderers Germany Markus Babbel Australia Brendan Hamill Nike NRMA Insurance

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sydney FC Australia Graham Arnold Signed by Australia[1] 8 March 2018 Pre-season Australia Steve Corica[2] 16 May 2018
Central Coast Mariners Republic of Ireland Wayne O'Sullivan (Caretaker) End of caretaker spell 14 April 2018 England Mike Mulvey[3] July 2018
Western Sydney Wanderers Spain Josep Gombau Sacked[4] 19 April 2018 Germany Markus Babbel[5] 19 May 2018
Perth Glory England Kenny Lowe Sacked[6] 20 April 2018 Australia Tony Popovic[7] 11 May 2018
Wellington Phoenix England Chris Greenacre (Caretaker) End of caretaker spell 30 May 2018 Australia Mark Rudan[8] 30 May 2018

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa Foreign
Adelaide United Denmark Ken Ilsø Denmark Michael Jakobsen Germany Mirko Boland Senegal Baba Diawara Spain Isaías
Brisbane Roar Denmark Thomas Kristensen Denmark Tobias Mikkelsen France Éric Bauthéac Spain Álex López Brazil Henrique1
England Jamie Young2
Greece Avraam Papadopoulos2
New Zealand Dane Ingham2
Central Coast Mariners Mali Kalifa Cissé Netherlands Tom Hiariej New Zealand Michael McGlinchey Scotland Ross McCormack
Melbourne City Belgium Ritchie De Laet France Florin Berenguer Netherlands Bart Schenkeveld Scotland Michael O'Halloran Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli Italy Iacopo La Rocca1
Melbourne Victory Germany Georg Niedermeier Japan Keisuke Honda New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses Spain Raúl Baena Sweden Ola Toivonen New Zealand Jai Ingham2
New Zealand Storm Roux2
Newcastle Jets Brazil Jair Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan New Zealand Matthew Ridenton Venezuela Ronald Vargas Croatia Ivan Vujica2
Republic of Macedonia Daniel Georgievski2
New Zealand Glen Moss2
England Kaine Sheppard2
Perth Glory Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh Spain Diego Castro Spain Juande Portugal Fábio Ferreira1
Sydney FC England Adam le Fondre Netherlands Siem de Jong Netherlands Jop van der Linden Serbia Miloš Ninković
Wellington Phoenix England Steven Taylor Fiji Roy Krishna Poland Michał Kopczyński Poland Filip Kurto Spain Armando Sosa Peña
Western Sydney Wanderers Curaçao Roly Bonevacia Germany Alexander Baumjohann Germany Patrick Ziegler Spain Raúl Llorente Spain Oriol Riera

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);[9]
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)

Transfers

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League group stage
Qualification to Finals series semi-finals
2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Qualification to 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2
Qualification to Finals series semi-finals
3 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Finals series elimination-finals
4 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 19 October 2018. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2020 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Adelaide United
Brisbane Roar
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory
Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix
Western Sydney Wanderers
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
Qualification to Finals series

First match(es) will be played on 19 October 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com

Finals series

Elimination-finals   Semi-finals   Grand Final
                   
      1st  
4th     Lower ranked Round 1 Winner  
5th       Higher-placed team
    Lower-placed team
      2nd
3rd     Higher ranked Round 1 Winner  
6th  

Elimination-finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Statistics

Player stats

Rank Player Club Goals

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef

Own goals

Player Club Against Round

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets

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.[10]

Club FP Pts
Adelaide United 0 0 0 0
Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0
Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0
Melbourne City 0 0 0 0
Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0
Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0
Perth Glory 0 0 0 0
Sydney FC 0 0 0 0
Wellington Phoenix 0 0 0 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0
League total 0 0 0

Last updated: 24 April 2018.
Source:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gatt, Ray (30 April 2018). "Sydney FC rebuild begins as Graham Arnold departs for Socceroos". The Australian.
  2. ↑ "Sydney FC confirm former Socceroo Steve Corica as new coach". The Guardian. 16 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Bossi, Dominic (12 April 2018). "Mike Mulvey returns to A-League as new coach of Central Coast Mariners". stuff.co.nz.
  4. ↑ "Western Sydney Wanderers sack A-League coach Josep Gombau after tumultuous season". The Guardian. 19 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Western Sydney Wanderers appoint German legend Babbel as A-League coach". The Guardian. 19 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Perth Glory sack Kenny Lowe as A-League axe swings again". The Guardian. 20 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tony Popovic returns to A-League as Perth Glory coach". The Guardian. 11 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Hyslop, Liam (30 May 2018). "Wellington Phoenix appoint former Sydney FC captain Mark Rudan as new head coach". stuff.co.nz.
  9. ↑ "A-League Collective Bargaining Agreement – 2008/9 – 2012/13" (PDF). Australian Professional Footballers' Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-04. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  10. ↑ Owen, Scott (11 March 2016). "A Fair Play Update". Football Central.
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