A-League all-time records
This is a list of the all-time A-League records since the inaugural season of the league in 2005. This list encompasses records set by players, managers and clubs. The club records section includes details of record match results, points, goals and titles. Attendance records are also included in the list. The all-time A-League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the league. The player records section includes details of the league's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances. It also records notable achievements by players.
Club records
Titles
- Most Premiership titles: 3, Melbourne Victory
- Most Championship titles: 4, Melbourne Victory
- Most consecutive Premiership title wins: none
- Most consecutive Championship title wins: 2, Brisbane Roar (2011, 2012)
Wins
- Most wins in a season: 20, Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Fewest wins in a season: 1, New Zealand Knights (2005–06)
- Most home wins in a season: 10, Brisbane Roar (2010–11 and 2013–14), Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Fewest home wins in a season: 0, New Zealand Knights (2005–06)
- Most away wins in a season: 10, Western Sydney Wanderers (2012–13), Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Fewest away wins in a season: 1, New Zealand Knights (2005–06)
- Most consecutive wins: 10, Western Sydney Wanderers (13 January 2013 – 16 March 2013)
- Most consecutive home wins: 8, Melbourne Victory (21 November 2008 – 28 February 2009)
- Most consecutive away wins: 8, Melbourne Victory (9 September 2006 – 30 December 2006)
- Most consecutive games without a win: 19, New Zealand Knights (18 September 2005 – 27 August 2006), Melbourne City (24 February 2013 – 17 January 2014)
- Most consecutive home games without a win: 11, New Zealand Knights (2 September 2005 – 27 August 2006)
- Most consecutive away games without a win: 22, Melbourne City (2 February 2012 – 16 February 2014)
- Most wins in total: 145, Brisbane Roar
Losses
- Most losses in a season: 20, Central Coast Mariners (2015–16)
- Fewest losses in a season: 1, Brisbane Roar (2010–11), Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Most home losses in a season: 9, North Queensland Fury (2010–11)
- Fewest home losses in a season: 0, Brisbane Roar (2010–11), Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Most away losses in a season: 12, Melbourne City (2012–13)
- Fewest away losses in a season: 0, Sydney FC (2014–15)
- Most consecutive losses: 11, New Zealand Knights (18 September 2005 – 26 November 2005)
- Most consecutive home losses: 7, New Zealand Knights (2 September 2005 – 26 November 2005)
- Most consecutive away losses: 9, New Zealand Knights (8 January 2006 – 26 November 2006), Melbourne City (14 December 2012 – 30 March 2013)
- Most consecutive games without a loss: 36, Brisbane Roar (18 September 2010 – 26 November 2011)
- Most consecutive home games without a loss: 24, Wellington Phoenix (23 November 2008 – 3 November 2010)
- Most consecutive away games without a loss: 16, Brisbane Roar (3 October 2010 – 19 November 2011)
- Most losses in total: 140, Newcastle Jets
Draws
- Most draws in a season: 12, Western Sydney Wanderers (2016–17)
- Fewest draws in a season: 2, Melbourne Victory (2008–09)
- Most home draws in a season: 7, Central Coast Mariners (2009–10), Melbourne Victory (2011–12), Western Sydney Wanderers (2016–17)
- Most away draws in a season: 6, Central Coast Mariners (2005–06), Central Coast Mariners (2010–11), Brisbane Roar (2010–11), Adelaide United (2011–12), Sydney FC (2011–12)
- Most consecutive draws: 6, Wellington Phoenix (4 September 2009 – 17 October 2009)
- Most consecutive home draws: 5, Perth Glory (28 December 2006 – 9 September 2007)
- Most consecutive away draws: 5, Western Sydney Wanderers (15 April 2017 – Present)
- Most draws in total: 85, Sydney FC
Goals
- Most goals scored in a season: 63, Melbourne City (2015–16)
- Fewest goals scored in a season: 13, New Zealand Knights (2006–07)
- Most goals conceded in a season: 70, Central Coast Mariners (2015–16)
- Fewest goals conceded in a season: 12, Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Best goal difference in a season: +43, Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Worst goal difference in a season: -37, Central Coast Mariners (2015–16)
- Most goals scored at home in a season: 35, Melbourne City (2015–16)
- Most goals scored away in a season: 30, Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 8, New Zealand Knights (2006–07)
- Fewest goals scored away in a season: 4, New Zealand Knights (2005–06)
- Most goals conceded at home in a season: 32, Central Coast Mariners (2015–16)
- Most goals conceded away in a season: 38, Central Coast Mariners (2015–16)
- Fewest goals conceded at home in a season: 4, Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Fewest goals conceded away in a season: 8, Western Sydney Wanderers (2012–13), Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Most clean sheets in a season: 16, Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Fewest clean sheets in a season: 0, Central Coast Mariners (2015–16)
- Fewest failures to score in a match in a season: 3, Brisbane Roar (2010–11)
- Most goals scored in total: 524, Melbourne Victory
- Most goals conceded in total: 479, Newcastle Jets
Points
- Most points in a season (27 games): 66, Sydney FC (2016–17)
- Fewest points in a season (21 games): 6, New Zealand Knights (2005–06)
- Largest Premiership-winning margin: 17, Sydney FC (2016-17)
- Smallest Premiership-winning margin: 0 points and 0 goal difference, Melbourne Victory (2008-09)
Scorelines
- Biggest home win: 8–1 (Adelaide United v North Queensland Fury, 21 January 2011), 7–0 (Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets, 24 January 2015)
- Biggest away win: 2-8 (Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets, 14 April 2018)
- Highest scoring: 2-8 (Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets, 14 April 2018)
Attendances
- Highest attendance, single game: 61,880 (Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers, ANZ Stadium, 8 October 2016)
- Lowest attendance, single game: 1,003 (North Queensland Fury v Brisbane Roar, Robina Stadium, 8 February 2011)
All-time A-League table
The all-time A-League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the A-League since its inaugural season. Teams in bold are part of the 2015–16 A-League. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.[1]
Updated 1 October 2018
Pos | Club | Seasons | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Avg pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Melbourne Victory | 13 | 350 | 159 | 87 | 104 | 573 | 450 | +123 | 565 | 1.61 |
2 | Brisbane Roar[1] | 13 | 352 | 155 | 86 | 111 | 530 | 432 | +98 | 551 | 1.57 |
3 | Sydney FC[2] | 13 | 349 | 154 | 89 | 103 | 544 | 426 | +118 | 548 | 1.57 |
4 | Adelaide United | 13 | 349 | 138 | 84 | 127 | 484 | 462 | +22 | 498 | 1.43 |
5 | Central Coast Mariners | 13 | 350 | 122 | 90 | 138 | 462 | 497 | -35 | 456 | 1.30 |
6 | Perth Glory | 13 | 339 | 118 | 77 | 144 | 475 | 521 | -46 | 431 | 1.27 |
7 | Newcastle Jets | 13 | 343 | 113 | 82 | 148 | 419 | 518 | -99 | 421 | 1.23 |
8 | Wellington Phoenix | 11 | 294 | 96 | 62 | 136 | 386 | 473 | -87 | 350 | 1.19 |
9 | Melbourne City[2] | 8 | 226 | 80 | 55 | 91 | 331 | 330 | +1 | 295 | 1.31 |
10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | 169 | 66 | 46 | 57 | 233 | 223 | +10 | 234 | 1.38 |
11 | Gold Coast United | 3 | 88 | 31 | 25 | 32 | 113 | 112 | +1 | 118 | 1.34 |
12 | North Queensland Fury | 2 | 57 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 57 | 106 | -49 | 51 | 0.89 |
13 | New Zealand Knights | 2 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 86 | -58 | 25 | 0.60 |
Regular season matches only
Updated 14 May 2017
Club | Seasons | Avg Rank | P | W | D | L | W% | D% | L% | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Avg Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | 4.0 | 303 | 135 | 78 | 90 | 44.6 | 25.7 | 29.7 | 497 | 397 | 100 | 483 | 1.59 | |
12 | 4.3 | 303 | 134 | 77 | 92 | 44.2 | 25.4 | 30.4 | 463 | 365 | 98 | 479 | 1.58 | |
12 | 4.4 | 303 | 129 | 80 | 94 | 42.6 | 26.4 | 31.0 | 456 | 380 | 76 | 467 | 1.54 | |
5 | 4.0 | 135 | 55 | 36 | 44 | 40.7 | 26.7 | 32.6 | 183 | 162 | 21 | 201 | 1.49 | |
12 | 4.8 | 303 | 122 | 75 | 106 | 40.3 | 24.8 | 35.0 | 428 | 392 | 36 | 441 | 1.46 | |
12 | 4.9 | 303 | 111 | 78 | 114 | 36.6 | 25.7 | 37.6 | 415 | 425 | -10 | 411 | 1.36 | |
3 | 5.6 | 84 | 29 | 24 | 31 | 34.5 | 28.6 | 36.9 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 111 | 1.32 | |
12 | 6.7 | 303 | 105 | 73 | 125 | 34.7 | 24.1 | 41.3 | 427 | 458 | -31 | 388 | 1.28 | |
7 | 6.5 | 192 | 64 | 51 | 77 | 33.3 | 26.6 | 40.1 | 282 | 287 | -5 | 243 | 1.27 | |
10 | 7.0 | 261 | 89 | 56 | 116 | 34.1 | 21.5 | 44.4 | 345 | 405 | -60 | 323 | 1.24 | |
12 | 6.9 | 303 | 93 | 74 | 136 | 30.7 | 24.4 | 44.9 | 348 | 466 | -118 | 353 | 1.17 | |
2 | 8.5 | 57 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 21.1 | 26.3 | 52.6 | 57 | 106 | -49 | 51 | 0.89 | |
2 | 10.0 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 69.0 | 28 | 86 | -58 | 25 | 0.60 |
Finals matches only
Updated 14 May 2017
Club | Q | Q% | Pld | W | D | L | W% | D% | L% | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Avg Pts | Pen | C | R |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | 75.0 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 57.9 | 10.5 | 31.6 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 1.84 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | |
8 | 66.7 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 47.1 | 17.6 | 35.3 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 27 | 1.59 | 2-0 | 3 | 1 | |
9 | 75.0 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 61.9 | 9.5 | 28.6 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 41 | 1.95 | 2-0 | 3 | - | |
7 | 58.3 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 55.0 | 19 | 23 | -4 | 23 | 1.15 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | |
8 | 66.7 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 26.3 | 15.8 | 57.9 | 20 | 33 | -13 | 18 | 0.95 | 1-0 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | 33.3 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 45.5 | 18.2 | 36.4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 17 | 1.55 | 1-1 | 1 | - | |
4 | 80.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 57.1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 1.29 | 0-1 | - | 3 | |
5 | 41.7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 44.4 | 0 | 55.6 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 12 | 1.33 | 1-1 | - | 1 | |
2 | 66.7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 50.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.50 | 0-1 | - | - | |
4 | 40.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 57.1 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 9 | 1.29 | 1-0 | - | - | |
4 | 57.1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 66.7 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 6 | 1.00 | - | - | - |
Player records
Appearances
- Youngest player: Alusine Fofanah, 15 years, 189 days (for Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United, 19 January 2014)
- Oldest player: Romário, 40 years 320 days (for Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets, 15 December 2006)
- Most appearances:[3]
- As of 27 June 2018
Rank Player Appearances 1 Andrew Durante 287 2 Danny Vukovic 278 3 Nikolai Topor-Stanley 265 4 Leigh Broxham 264 5 Eugene Galekovic 261 6 Liam Reddy 250 7 Matt McKay 248 8 Mark Bridge 246 Tarek Elrich 10 Alex Wilkinson 238
Goals
- Most goals in a match: 5, Archie Thompson (for Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United, 18 February 2007)
- Most goals in a season: 23, Bruno Fornaroli (for Melbourne City, 2015–16)
- Most consecutive matches scored in: 7, Marc Janko (for Sydney FC, 24 January 2015 – 15 March 2015)
- Most hat-tricks: 4, Shane Smeltz, Besart Berisha
- Fastest hat-trick: 6 minutes, Besart Berisha (for Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United, 28 October 2011)
- Top goalscorer:
- As of 29 June 2018 [4]
Rank Player Goals 1 Besart Berisha 116 2 Shane Smeltz 92 3 Archie Thompson 90 4 Alex Brosque 67 5 Mark Bridge 62 6 Jamie Maclaren 51 7 Sergio van Dijk 50 8 Bruno Fornaroli 47 9 Matt Simon 46 10 Kosta Barbarouses 45 Bruce Djite Henrique
Disciplinary
- Most fair play awards: 6, Brisbane Roar
- Most yellow cards for a player: 57, Andrew Durante[5]
- Most yellow cards for a single team in one game: 8, Adelaide United 13 October 2013[6]
- Most yellow cards in one game: 12, Adelaide United 3–1 Perth Glory, 13 October 2013[6]
- Most yellow cards for a single team in one season: 79, Sydney FC (2012–13),[7] Melbourne City (2015-16)[8]
- Fewest yellow cards for a single team in one season: 23, Perth Glory (2005–06)[9]
- Most red cards for a player: 10, Nigel Boogaard[10][11][12]
- Most red cards for a single team in one game: 2, Melbourne Victory (4 November 2007), Adelaide United (13 October 2013), Sydney FC (7 February 2015), Central Coast Mariners (16 December 2017)
- Most red cards in one game: 3, Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Melbourne Victory, 4 November 2007, Perth Glory 1–3 Sydney FC, 7 February 2015[13]
- Earliest red card: 57 seconds, Ante Covic for Melbourne Victory against Brisbane Roar, 2-2, 5 November 2011.[14]
- Quickest red card (substitute): 9 seconds from restart of play to red card offence, Ruben Zadkovich for Perth Glory. Play restarted at 60:33 after his substitution took place following a Perth goal, his red card offence was a foul on Vince Lia at 60:42.
- Most red cards for a single team in one season: 10, Perth Glory (2010–11)[15]
- Longest ban: 9 months, with 3 suspended, Danny Vukovic (2008)[16]
Goalkeepers
- Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal: 9, Michael Theo
- Most clean sheets in one season: 15, Danny Vukovic (2016-17)
- Most Goalkeeper of the Year Awards: 4, Eugene Galekovic
- Most goals scored by a goalkeeper: 1, Danny Vukovic
Other individual records
- Most A-League Premiership wins: 4, Michael Theo
- Most A-League Championship wins: 5, Michael Theo
- Most Golden Boot Awards: 2, Shane Smeltz, Besart Berisha
- Most Joe Marston Medal Awards: 1, 12 players
- Most Johnny Warren Medal Awards: 2, Thomas Broich
- Most Young Footballer of the Year Awards: 2, Mathew Ryan, Jamie Maclaren
- Most Goal of the Year Awards: 2, Carlos Hernández
Managers
- Most A-League Premiership wins: 2, Ernie Merrick, Graham Arnold
- Most A-League Championship wins: 2, Ernie Merrick, Ange Postecoglou, Graham Arnold
- Most Coach of the Year Awards: 2, Ernie Merrick, Graham Arnold
- Longest-serving manager: 151 games, Ernie Merrick (Melbourne Victory)
- Shortest-serving manager (excluding caretakers): 7 games, Nick Theodorakopoulos (Newcastle Jets)
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ "Standings". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ Sydney FC deducted 3 points for breaching the salary cap in 2006
- ↑ "Statistics: Player (Appearances)". ultimatealeague.com.
- ↑ "Statistics: Player (Goals)". ultimatealeague.com.
- ↑ "Player (bookings)". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Most yellow cards". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Club (bookings) 2012–13". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ "Club (bookings) 2015–16". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Club (bookings) 2005–06". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ "Newcastle's Nigel Boogaard receives tenth red card of A-League career against Brisbane Roar". foxsports.com.au. 3 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ James Gardiner (3 April 2016). "A-League: Nigel Boogaard sent off as Newcastle Jets suffer drama-charged loss to Brisbane Roar". theherald.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Nigel Boogaard". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
- ↑ "Most red cards". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Melbourne Victory 2-2 Brisbane Roar". ALeagueStats.Com.
- ↑ "Club (bookings) 2010–11". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ↑ Bossi, Dominic. "Central Coast Mariners' Roy O'Donovan slapped with one of longest bans in A-League history". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 25 July 2016.