Season | 2017β18 |
---|---|
Dates | 6 October 2017 β 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 | BobΓ΄ (27 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Sydney FC 6β0
Perth Glory (30 December 2017) |
Biggest away win |
Central Coast Mariners 2β8
Newcastle Jets (14 April 2018) |
Highest scoring |
Central Coast Mariners 2β8
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 ( 1,623) |
β
2016β17
2018β19 β |
The 2017β18 A-League was 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 and ended with the Grand Final on 5 May 2018. [1]
Sydney FC won the A-League minor premiership, while Melbourne Victory won the Championship after defeating the Newcastle Jets 1β0 in the Grand Final on 5 May 2018; this marked the first time in A-League history in which the Championship was won by a team which finished outside the top 2. [2]
Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Adelaide |
Coopers Stadium Adelaide Oval |
17,000 53,583 |
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 |
Etihad 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 | Allianz Stadium | 45,500 |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 34,500 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium |
84,000 24,000 |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Marco Kurz | IsaΓas | Macron [3] | IGA |
Brisbane Roar | John Aloisi | Matt McKay | Umbro [4] | Central Home Loans |
Central Coast Mariners | Wayne O'Sullivan | Alan BarΓ³ | Umbro [5] | Masterfoods |
Melbourne City | Warren Joyce | Michael Jakobsen | Nike | Etihad Airways |
Melbourne Victory | Kevin Muscat | Carl Valeri | Adidas [6] | Optislim & Optivite |
Newcastle Jets | Ernie Merrick | Nigel Boogaard | Viva Sports [7] | Ledman Group |
Perth Glory | Kenny Lowe | Andy Keogh | Macron [8] | QBE Insurance |
Sydney FC | Graham Arnold | Alex Brosque | Puma | The Star |
Wellington Phoenix | Chris Greenacre | Andrew Durante | Adidas |
Huawei Century 21 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Josep Gombau | Mark Bridge | Nike [9] | NRMA Insurance |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newcastle Jets | Mark Jones | Sacked [10] | 16 April 2017 | Pre-season | Ernie Merrick [11] | 9 May 2017 |
Adelaide United | Guillermo Amor | Resigned [12] | 10 May 2017 | Marco Kurz [13] | 16 June 2017 | |
Melbourne City | Michael Valkanis | End of contract [14] | 10 May 2017 | Warren Joyce [15] | 19 June 2017 | |
Wellington Phoenix | Des Buckingham | End of contract [16] | 19 May 2017 | Darije KaleziΔ [17] | 7 June 2017 | |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Tony Popovic | Resigned [18] | 1 October 2017 | Hayden Foxe (caretaker) [19] | 3 October 2017 | |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Hayden Foxe (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 1 November 2017 | 4th | Josep Gombau [20] | 1 November 2017 |
Wellington Phoenix | Darije KaleziΔ | Sacked [21] | 7 March 2018 | 10th | Chris Greenacre (caretaker) [21] | 7 March 2018 |
Central Coast Mariners | Paul Okon | Resigned [22] | 20 March 2018 | 9th | Wayne O'Sullivan (caretaker) [22] | 20 March 2018 |
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);
[23]
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)
Club | First Marquee | Second Marquee | Mature Age Rookie | Captain | Vice-Captain |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Baba Diawara [24] | None | None | IsaΓas [25] | Jordan Elsey[ citation needed] |
Brisbane Roar | Brett Holman [26] | Massimo Maccarone [27] | Brendan White [28] | Matt McKay [29] | Jade North [30] |
Central Coast Mariners | Daniel De Silva [31] [32] | None | None | Alan BarΓ³ [33] | None |
Melbourne City | Bruno Fornaroli [34] | Marcin BudziΕski [35] | None | Michael Jakobsen [36] | None |
Melbourne Victory | Besart Berisha [37] | None | None | Carl Valeri [38] | Leigh Broxham [38] |
Newcastle Jets | Ronald Vargas [39] | None | None | Nigel Boogaard [40] | None |
Perth Glory | Diego Castro [41] | None | None | Andy Keogh [42] | None |
Sydney FC | BobΓ΄ [43] | MiloΕ‘ NinkoviΔ [44] | None | Alex Brosque [45] | Alex Wilkinson [46] |
Wellington Phoenix | None | None | None | Andrew Durante [47] | None |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Oriol Riera [48] | Γlvaro Cejudo [49] | None | Mark Bridge [50] | None |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney FC | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 64 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
2 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
3 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
5 | Adelaide United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for 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 [a] | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 21 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 20 |
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 |
20 April 2018 | Melbourne City | 2β0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
19:50 AEST |
|
Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 7,757 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
22 April 2018 | Melbourne Victory | 2β1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
18:00 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 15,502 Referee: Chris Beath |
27 April 2018 | Newcastle Jets | 2β1 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
19:50 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 19,131 Referee: Shaun Evans |
28 April 2018 | Sydney FC | 2β3 ( a.e.t.) | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
19:50 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,775 Referee: Kurt Ams |
5 May 2018 | Newcastle Jets | 0β1 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
19:50 AEST | Report | Barbarouses 9' | Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 29,410 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
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.
Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
---|---|---|---|
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 | Members |
---|---|
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 | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy O'Donovan | Newcastle Jets | Central Coast Mariners | 5β1 | 7 October 2017 | [52] |
BobΓ΄ | Sydney FC | Wellington Phoenix | 1β4 | 23 December 2017 | [53] |
BobΓ΄ | Sydney FC | Perth Glory | 6β0 | 30 December 2017 | [54] |
Besart Berisha | Melbourne Victory | Central Coast Mariners | 5β2 | 18 March 2018 | [55] |
Riley McGree | Newcastle Jets | Central Coast Mariners | 2β8 | 14 April 2018 | [56] |
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 fewest points wins the Fair Play Award. [58]
Club | FP Pts | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
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
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2017β18 Dolan Warren Awards night on 30 April 2018. [59]
Holman will be paid under the cap in the first year of his Roar deal, before earning more in year two when he's expected to be paid outside the cap as a marquee player.
The 34-year-old joined Sydney FC in 2016 and has been vice-captain for the last three seasons.
Season | 2017β18 |
---|---|
Dates | 6 October 2017 β 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 | BobΓ΄ (27 goals) |
Biggest home win |
Sydney FC 6β0
Perth Glory (30 December 2017) |
Biggest away win |
Central Coast Mariners 2β8
Newcastle Jets (14 April 2018) |
Highest scoring |
Central Coast Mariners 2β8
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 ( 1,623) |
β
2016β17
2018β19 β |
The 2017β18 A-League was 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 and ended with the Grand Final on 5 May 2018. [1]
Sydney FC won the A-League minor premiership, while Melbourne Victory won the Championship after defeating the Newcastle Jets 1β0 in the Grand Final on 5 May 2018; this marked the first time in A-League history in which the Championship was won by a team which finished outside the top 2. [2]
Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Adelaide |
Coopers Stadium Adelaide Oval |
17,000 53,583 |
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 |
Etihad 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 | Allianz Stadium | 45,500 |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 34,500 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium |
84,000 24,000 |
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Marco Kurz | IsaΓas | Macron [3] | IGA |
Brisbane Roar | John Aloisi | Matt McKay | Umbro [4] | Central Home Loans |
Central Coast Mariners | Wayne O'Sullivan | Alan BarΓ³ | Umbro [5] | Masterfoods |
Melbourne City | Warren Joyce | Michael Jakobsen | Nike | Etihad Airways |
Melbourne Victory | Kevin Muscat | Carl Valeri | Adidas [6] | Optislim & Optivite |
Newcastle Jets | Ernie Merrick | Nigel Boogaard | Viva Sports [7] | Ledman Group |
Perth Glory | Kenny Lowe | Andy Keogh | Macron [8] | QBE Insurance |
Sydney FC | Graham Arnold | Alex Brosque | Puma | The Star |
Wellington Phoenix | Chris Greenacre | Andrew Durante | Adidas |
Huawei Century 21 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Josep Gombau | Mark Bridge | Nike [9] | NRMA Insurance |
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newcastle Jets | Mark Jones | Sacked [10] | 16 April 2017 | Pre-season | Ernie Merrick [11] | 9 May 2017 |
Adelaide United | Guillermo Amor | Resigned [12] | 10 May 2017 | Marco Kurz [13] | 16 June 2017 | |
Melbourne City | Michael Valkanis | End of contract [14] | 10 May 2017 | Warren Joyce [15] | 19 June 2017 | |
Wellington Phoenix | Des Buckingham | End of contract [16] | 19 May 2017 | Darije KaleziΔ [17] | 7 June 2017 | |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Tony Popovic | Resigned [18] | 1 October 2017 | Hayden Foxe (caretaker) [19] | 3 October 2017 | |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Hayden Foxe (caretaker) | End of caretaker spell | 1 November 2017 | 4th | Josep Gombau [20] | 1 November 2017 |
Wellington Phoenix | Darije KaleziΔ | Sacked [21] | 7 March 2018 | 10th | Chris Greenacre (caretaker) [21] | 7 March 2018 |
Central Coast Mariners | Paul Okon | Resigned [22] | 20 March 2018 | 9th | Wayne O'Sullivan (caretaker) [22] | 20 March 2018 |
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);
[23]
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)
Club | First Marquee | Second Marquee | Mature Age Rookie | Captain | Vice-Captain |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Baba Diawara [24] | None | None | IsaΓas [25] | Jordan Elsey[ citation needed] |
Brisbane Roar | Brett Holman [26] | Massimo Maccarone [27] | Brendan White [28] | Matt McKay [29] | Jade North [30] |
Central Coast Mariners | Daniel De Silva [31] [32] | None | None | Alan BarΓ³ [33] | None |
Melbourne City | Bruno Fornaroli [34] | Marcin BudziΕski [35] | None | Michael Jakobsen [36] | None |
Melbourne Victory | Besart Berisha [37] | None | None | Carl Valeri [38] | Leigh Broxham [38] |
Newcastle Jets | Ronald Vargas [39] | None | None | Nigel Boogaard [40] | None |
Perth Glory | Diego Castro [41] | None | None | Andy Keogh [42] | None |
Sydney FC | BobΓ΄ [43] | MiloΕ‘ NinkoviΔ [44] | None | Alex Brosque [45] | Alex Wilkinson [46] |
Wellington Phoenix | None | None | None | Andrew Durante [47] | None |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Oriol Riera [48] | Γlvaro Cejudo [49] | None | Mark Bridge [50] | None |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney FC | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 64 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
2 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
3 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
5 | Adelaide United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for 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 [a] | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 21 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 20 |
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 |
20 April 2018 | Melbourne City | 2β0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
19:50 AEST |
|
Report | Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 7,757 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
22 April 2018 | Melbourne Victory | 2β1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
18:00 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
AAMI Park Attendance: 15,502 Referee: Chris Beath |
27 April 2018 | Newcastle Jets | 2β1 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
19:50 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 19,131 Referee: Shaun Evans |
28 April 2018 | Sydney FC | 2β3 ( a.e.t.) | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
19:50 AEST | Report |
|
Stadium:
Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,775 Referee: Kurt Ams |
5 May 2018 | Newcastle Jets | 0β1 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
19:50 AEST | Report | Barbarouses 9' | Stadium:
McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 29,410 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
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.
Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
---|---|---|---|
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 | Members |
---|---|
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 | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Roy O'Donovan | Newcastle Jets | Central Coast Mariners | 5β1 | 7 October 2017 | [52] |
BobΓ΄ | Sydney FC | Wellington Phoenix | 1β4 | 23 December 2017 | [53] |
BobΓ΄ | Sydney FC | Perth Glory | 6β0 | 30 December 2017 | [54] |
Besart Berisha | Melbourne Victory | Central Coast Mariners | 5β2 | 18 March 2018 | [55] |
Riley McGree | Newcastle Jets | Central Coast Mariners | 2β8 | 14 April 2018 | [56] |
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 fewest points wins the Fair Play Award. [58]
Club | FP Pts | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
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
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2017β18 Dolan Warren Awards night on 30 April 2018. [59]
Holman will be paid under the cap in the first year of his Roar deal, before earning more in year two when he's expected to be paid outside the cap as a marquee player.
The 34-year-old joined Sydney FC in 2016 and has been vice-captain for the last three seasons.