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2017–18 A-League

The 2017–18 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]

A-League
Season2017–18
Dates6 October 2017 – 5 May 2018
ChampionsMelbourne Victory (4th title)
PremiersSydney FC (3rd title)
Champions LeagueSydney FC
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets
Matches played135
Goals scored398 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorerBobô (27 goals)
Biggest home winSydney FC 6–0 Perth Glory
(30 December 2017)
Biggest away winCentral Coast Mariners 2–8 Newcastle Jets
(14 April 2018)
Highest scoringCentral Coast Mariners 2–8 Newcastle Jets
(14 April 2018)
Longest winning runSydney FC (7 games)
Longest unbeaten runSydney FC (15 games)
Longest winless runCentral Coast Mariners (11 games)
Longest losing runCentral Coast Mariners (6 games)
Highest attendance36,433
Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Sydney FC
(9 December 2017)
Lowest attendance4,312
Wellington Phoenix vs. Melbourne City
(14 April 2018)
Average attendance10,671 ( 1,623)

Sydney FC won the A-League minor premiership, while Melbourne Victory won the Championship after defeating the Newcastle Jets 1–0 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]

Clubs

TeamCityHome GroundCapacity
Adelaide UnitedAdelaideCoopers Stadium
Adelaide Oval		17,000
53,583
Brisbane RoarBrisbaneSuncorp Stadium52,500
Central Coast MarinersGosfordCentral Coast Stadium20,119
Melbourne CityMelbourneAAMI Park30,050
Melbourne VictoryMelbourneEtihad Stadium
AAMI Park		56,347
30,050
Newcastle JetsNewcastleMcDonald Jones Stadium33,000
Perth GloryPerthnib Stadium20,500
Sydney FCSydneyAllianz Stadium45,500
Wellington PhoenixWellingtonWestpac Stadium34,500
Western Sydney WanderersSydneyANZ Stadium
Spotless Stadium		84,000
24,000

Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerKit sponsor
Adelaide United Marco Kurz IsaíasMacron[3]IGA
Brisbane Roar John Aloisi Matt McKayUmbro[4]Central Home Loans
Central Coast Mariners Wayne O'Sullivan Alan BaróUmbro[5]Masterfoods
Melbourne City Warren Joyce Michael JakobsenNikeEtihad Airways
Melbourne Victory Kevin Muscat Carl ValeriAdidas[6]Optislim & Optivite
Newcastle Jets Ernie Merrick Nigel BoogaardViva Sports[7]Ledman Group
Perth Glory Kenny Lowe Andy KeoghMacron[8]QBE Insurance
Sydney FC Graham Arnold Alex BrosquePumaThe Star
Wellington Phoenix Chris Greenacre Andrew DuranteAdidasHuawei
Century 21
Western Sydney Wanderers Josep Gombau Mark BridgeNike[9]NRMA Insurance

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition on tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Newcastle Jets Mark JonesSacked[10]16 April 2017Pre-season Ernie Merrick[11]9 May 2017
Adelaide United Guillermo AmorResigned[12]10 May 2017 Marco Kurz[13]16 June 2017
Melbourne City Michael ValkanisEnd of contract[14]10 May 2017 Warren Joyce[15]19 June 2017
Wellington Phoenix Des BuckinghamEnd of contract[16]19 May 2017 Darije Kalezić[17]7 June 2017
Western Sydney Wanderers Tony PopovicResigned[18]1 October 2017 Hayden Foxe (caretaker)[19]3 October 2017
Western Sydney Wanderers Hayden Foxe (caretaker)End of caretaker spell1 November 20174th Josep Gombau[20]1 November 2017
Wellington Phoenix Darije KalezićSacked[21]7 March 201810th Chris Greenacre (caretaker)[21]7 March 2018
Central Coast Mariners Paul OkonResigned[22]20 March 20189th Wayne O'Sullivan (caretaker)[22]20 March 2018

Transfers

Foreign players

ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Visa 4Visa 5Non-Visa foreigner(s)Former player(s)
Adelaide United Johan Absalonsen Daniel Adlung Baba Diawara Džengis Čavušević Isaías Ersan Gülüm2 Karim Matmour
Brisbane Roar Thomas Kristensen Éric Bauthéac Massimo Maccarone Fahid Ben Khalfallah Henrique1
Jamie Young2
Avraam Papadopoulos2
Dane Ingham2
Jack Hingert2
Central Coast Mariners Wout Brama Tom Hiariej Alan Baró Storm Roux2 Kwabena Appiah2
Asdrúbal
Melbourne City Michael Jakobsen Bart Schenkeveld Marcin Budziński Bruno Fornaroli Iacopo La Rocca1
Manny Muscat2		 Fernando Brandán
Marcelo Carrusca1
Ross McCormack
Melbourne Victory Matías Sánchez Besart Berisha Leroy George Kosta Barbarouses Jai Ingham2
Kenny Athiu2
Newcastle Jets Wayne Brown Roy O'Donovan Ronald Vargas Patito Rodríguez3
Ivan Vujica2
Daniel Georgievski2
Glen Moss2
Perth Glory Joseph Mills Andy Keogh Andreu Diego Castro Xavi Torres
Sydney FC Bobô Jordy Buijs Adrian Mierzejewski Miloš Ninković Fábio Ferreira
Wellington Phoenix Goran Paracki Roy Krishna Marco Rossi Andrija Kaluđerović Matija Ljujić Guilherme Finkler
Ali Abbas1
Western Sydney Wanderers Roly Bonevacia Álvaro Cejudo Raúl Llorente Oriol Riera Marcelo Carrusca1 Jumpei Kusukami

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)

Salary cap exemptions and captains

ClubFirst MarqueeSecond MarqueeMature Age RookieCaptainVice-Captain
Adelaide United Baba Diawara[24]NoneNone Isaías[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]NoneNone Alan Baró[33]None
Melbourne City Bruno Fornaroli[34] Marcin Budziński[35]None Michael Jakobsen[36]None
Melbourne Victory Besart Berisha[37]NoneNone Carl Valeri[38] Leigh Broxham[38]
Newcastle Jets Ronald Vargas[39]NoneNone Nigel Boogaard[40]None
Perth Glory Diego Castro[41]NoneNone Andy Keogh[42]None
Sydney FC Bobô[43] Miloš Ninković[44]None Alex Brosque[45] Alex Wilkinson[46]
Wellington PhoenixNoneNoneNone Andrew Durante[47]None
Western Sydney Wanderers Oriol Riera[48] Álvaro Cejudo[49]None Mark Bridge[50]None

Regular season

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Sydney FC2720436422+4264Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2Newcastle Jets2715575737+2050Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3Melbourne City27134104133+843Qualification for Finals series
4Melbourne Victory (C)27125104337+641Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5Adelaide United27116103638−239Qualification for Finals series
6Brisbane Roar27105123339−635
7Western Sydney Wanderers2789103847−933
8Perth Glory27102153650−1432
9Wellington Phoenix[a]2756163155−2421
10Central Coast Mariners2748152849−2120
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:


Results

Home \ AwayADEBRICCMMCYMVCNEWPERSYDWELWSWADEBRICCMMCYMVCNEWPERSYDWELWSW
Adelaide United1–21–00–22–21–22–10–13–12–02–21–15–20–0
Brisbane Roar1–20–03–11–21–21–20–30–00–21–01–01–20–13–2
Central Coast Mariners1–21–22–21–11–51–02–00–00–22–81–21–01–2
Melbourne City5–02–01–00–12–21–30–11–01–11–01–20–42–13–0
Melbourne Victory1–21–11–11–22–13–20–12–11–13–01–25–21–33–1
Newcastle Jets2–11–02–01–24–12–22–13–01–10–32–00–22–32–2
Perth Glory1–02–32–10–20–21–22–31–03–10–33–12–11–0
Sydney FC3–03–11–13–11–02–12–03–22–21–22–26–04–03–1
Wellington Phoenix1–13–31–42–12–30–15–21–41–10–12–22–12–1
Western Sydney Wanderers1–10–22–22–10–32–22–10–54–02–33–01–14–1
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: aleague.com.au
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

Elimination-finalsSemi-finalsGrand Final
Sydney FC2
Melbourne Victory2Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.)3
Adelaide United1Newcastle Jets0
Melbourne Victory1
Newcastle Jets2
Melbourne City2Melbourne City1
Brisbane Roar0

Elimination-finals

20 April 2018 Melbourne City 2−0Brisbane RoarMelbourne
19:50 AEST
ReportStadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,757
Referee: Jarred Gillett
22 April 2018 Melbourne Victory 2−1Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
18:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,502
Referee: Chris Beath

Semi-finals

27 April 2018 Newcastle Jets 2−1Melbourne CityNewcastle
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 19,131
Referee: Shaun Evans
28 April 2018 Sydney FC2–3 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,775
Referee: Kurt Ams

Grand Final

5 May 2018 Newcastle Jets0−1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:50 AESTReportBarbarouses 9'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.
TeamHostedAverageHighLowTotal
Melbourne Victory1417,63135,7928,370246,832
Sydney FC1414,59334,8109,110204,304
Western Sydney Wanderers1311,92436,4336,612155,017
Newcastle Jets1411,01618,1566,258154,218
Melbourne City149,86822,5155,207138,158
Adelaide United139,83019,4167,021127,790
Perth Glory139,18613,5657,277119,419
Brisbane Roar149,09311,4855,192127,299
Central Coast Mariners137,19412,0444,97393,525
Wellington Phoenix135,6948,1544,31274,022
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League total13510,67136,4334,3121,440,584

By round

2017–18 A-League Attendance
RoundTotalGamesAvg. Per Game
Round 166,814513,363
Round 286,537517,307
Round 385,558517,118
Round 445,75759,151
Round 561,403512,281
Round 648,00859,602
Round 746,56959,314
Round 839,32357,865
Round 937,22457,445
Round 1073,636514,727
Round 1144,00858,802
Round 1255,153511,031
Round 1359,479511,896
Round 1451,890510,378
Round 1544,84558,969
Round 1648,32559,665
Round 1750,613510,123
Round 1850,514510,103
Round 1945,86559,173
Round 2046,31659,263
Round 2159,729511,946
Round 2260,794512,159
Round 2343,91858,784
Round 2433,05356,611
Round 2558,202511,640
Round 2647,83759,567
Round 2749,18459,837
Elimination Final23,259211,630
Semi Final36,906218,453
Grand Final29,410129,410

Club membership

2017–18 A-League membership figures
ClubMembers
Adelaide United6,906
Brisbane Roar9,345
Central Coast Mariners7,124
Melbourne City11,255
Melbourne Victory26,095
Newcastle Jets9,195
Perth Glory9,368
Sydney FC14,834
Wellington Phoenix5,289
Western Sydney Wanderers19,007
Total118,418
Average11,841

Last updated: 15 April 2018.
Source: a-league.com.au

Player stats

Top scorers

As of matches played on 15 April 2018[51]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 BobôSydney FC27
2 Oriol RieraWestern Sydney Wanderers15
3 Ross McCormackMelbourne City14
4 Besart BerishaMelbourne Victory13
Adrian MierzejewskiSydney FC
6 Andrew NabboutNewcastle Jets10
Dimitri PetratosNewcastle Jets
8 Andrija KaluđerovićWellington Phoenix9
Massimo MaccaroneBrisbane Roar
Roy O'DonovanNewcastle Jets
Dario VidošićWellington Phoenix
Melbourne City

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Roy O'DonovanNewcastle JetsCentral Coast Mariners5–17 October 2017[52]
BobôSydney FCWellington Phoenix1–423 December 2017[53]
BobôSydney FCPerth Glory6–030 December 2017[54]
Besart BerishaMelbourne VictoryCentral Coast Mariners5–218 March 2018[55]
Riley McGreeNewcastle JetsCentral Coast Mariners2–814 April 2018[56]

Own goals

As of matches played on 15 April 2018
PlayerClubAgainstRound
Thomas DengMelbourne VictorySydney FC1
Brendan HamillWestern Sydney WanderersPerth Glory1
Nigel BoogaardNewcastle JetsBrisbane Roar3
Andrija KaluđerovićWellington PhoenixCentral Coast Mariners8
Goran ParackiWellington PhoenixMelbourne Victory9
Lachlan ScottWestern Sydney WanderersSydney FC10
Jeremy WalkerPerth GloryNewcastle Jets10
Mark MilliganMelbourne VictoryWellington Phoenix15
Dino DjulbicPerth GloryAdelaide United19
Shane LowryPerth GloryWellington Phoenix20
Ryan StrainAdelaide UnitedCentral Coast Mariners20
Taylor ReganAdelaide UnitedMelbourne Victory21
Leigh BroxhamMelbourne VictoryWellington Phoenix26
Jacob PepperBrisbane RoarPerth Glory27

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 15 April 2018[57]
RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Andrew RedmayneSydney FC12
2 Dean BouzanisMelbourne City6
3 Ben KennedyCentral Coast Mariners5
Jamie YoungBrisbane Roar
5 Jack DuncanNewcastle Jets4
Vedran JanjetovićWestern Sydney Wanderers
Liam ReddyPerth Glory
8 Eugene GalekovicMelbourne City3
Paul IzzoAdelaide United
Glen MossNewcastle Jets
Lawrence ThomasMelbourne Victory

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 fewest points wins the Fair Play Award.[58]

Club FP Pts
Sydney FC380141
Newcastle Jets511156
Wellington Phoenix540157
Melbourne City442357
Perth Glory590162
Adelaide United512364
Central Coast Mariners503365
Melbourne Victory532366
Brisbane Roar620268
Western Sydney Wanderers613273
League total5231320

Last updated: 15 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2017–18 Dolan Warren Awards night on 30 April 2018.[59]

See also

References

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