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.

Clubs
Further information: A-League § Clubs
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

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Adelaide United Germany Marco Kurz Spain Isaías Macron[2] IGA
Brisbane Roar Australia John Aloisi Australia Matt McKay Umbro[3] Central Home Loans
Central Coast Mariners Republic of Ireland Wayne O'Sullivan Spain Alan Baró Umbro[4] Masterfoods
Melbourne City England Warren Joyce Denmark Michael Jakobsen Nike Etihad Airways
Melbourne Victory Australia Kevin Muscat Australia Carl Valeri Adidas[5] Optislim & Optivite
Newcastle Jets Scotland Ernie Merrick Australia Nigel Boogaard Viva Sports[6] Ledman Group
Perth Glory England Kenny Lowe Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh Macron[7] QBE Insurance
Sydney FC Australia Graham Arnold Australia Alex Brosque Puma The Star
Wellington Phoenix England Chris Greenacre New Zealand Andrew Durante Adidas Huawei
Century 21
Western Sydney Wanderers Spain Josep Gombau Australia Mark Bridge Nike[8] NRMA Insurance

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Newcastle Jets Australia Mark Jones Sacked[9] 16 April 2017 Pre-season Scotland Ernie Merrick[10] 9 May 2017
Adelaide United Spain Guillermo Amor Resigned[11] 10 May 2017 Germany Marco Kurz[12] 16 June 2017
Melbourne City Australia Michael Valkanis End of contract[13] 10 May 2017 England Warren Joyce[14] 19 June 2017
Wellington Phoenix England Des Buckingham End of contract[15] 19 May 2017 Bosnia and Herzegovina Darije Kalezić[16] 7 June 2017
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Tony Popovic Resigned[17] 1 October 2017 Australia Hayden Foxe (caretaker)[18] 3 October 2017
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Hayden Foxe (caretaker) End of caretaker spell 1 November 2017 4th Spain Josep Gombau[19] 1 November 2017
Wellington Phoenix Bosnia and Herzegovina Darije Kalezić Sacked[20] 7 March 2018 10th England Chris Greenacre (caretaker)[20] 7 March 2018
Central Coast Mariners Australia Paul Okon Resigned[21] 20 March 2018 9th Republic of Ireland Wayne O'Sullivan (caretaker)[21] 20 March 2018

Transfers
Further information: A-League transfers for 2017–18 season

Foreign players
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Denmark Johan Absalonsen Germany Daniel Adlung Senegal Baba Diawara Slovenia Džengis Čavušević Spain Isaías Turkey Ersan Gülüm2 Algeria Karim Matmour
Brisbane Roar Denmark Thomas Kristensen France Éric Bauthéac Italy Massimo Maccarone Tunisia Fahid Ben Khalfallah Brazil Henrique1
England Jamie Young2
Greece Avraam Papadopoulos2
New Zealand Dane Ingham2
Central Coast Mariners Netherlands Wout Brama Netherlands Tom Hiariej Spain Alan Baró New Zealand Storm Roux2 New Zealand Kwabena Appiah2
Spain Asdrúbal
Melbourne City Denmark Michael Jakobsen Netherlands Bart Schenkeveld Poland Marcin Budziński Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli Italy Iacopo La Rocca1
Malta Manny Muscat2		 Argentina Fernando Brandán
Argentina Marcelo Carrusca1
Scotland Ross McCormack
Melbourne Victory Argentina Matías Sánchez Kosovo Besart Berisha Netherlands Leroy George New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses New Zealand Jai Ingham2
South Sudan Kenny Athiu2
Newcastle Jets England Wayne Brown Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan Venezuela Ronald Vargas Argentina Patito Rodríguez3
Croatia Ivan Vujica2
North Macedonia Daniel Georgievski2
New Zealand Glen Moss2
Perth Glory England Joseph Mills Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh Spain Andreu Spain Diego Castro Spain Xavi Torres
Sydney FC Brazil Bobô Netherlands Jordy Buijs Poland Adrian Mierzejewski Serbia Miloš Ninković Portugal Fábio Ferreira
Wellington Phoenix Croatia Goran Paracki Fiji Roy Krishna Italy Marco Rossi Serbia Andrija Kaluđerović Serbia Matija Ljujić Brazil Guilherme Finkler
Iraq Ali Abbas1
Western Sydney Wanderers Curaçao Roly Bonevacia Spain Álvaro Cejudo Spain Raúl Llorente Spain Oriol Riera Argentina Marcelo Carrusca1 Japan 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);[22]
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
Club First Marquee Second Marquee Mature Age Rookie Captain Vice-Captain
Adelaide United Senegal Baba Diawara[23] None None Spain Isaías[24] Australia Jordan Elsey
Brisbane Roar Australia Brett Holman[25] Italy Massimo Maccarone[26] Australia Brendan White[27] Australia Matt McKay[28] Australia Jade North[29]
Central Coast Mariners Australia Daniel De Silva[30][31] None None Spain Alan Baró[32] None
Melbourne City Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli[33] Poland Marcin Budziński[34] None Denmark Michael Jakobsen[35] None
Melbourne Victory Kosovo Besart Berisha[36] None None Australia Carl Valeri[37] Australia Leigh Broxham[37]
Newcastle Jets Venezuela Ronald Vargas[38] None None Australia Nigel Boogaard[39] None
Perth Glory Spain Diego Castro[40] None None Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh[41] None
Sydney FC Brazil Bobô[42] Serbia Miloš Ninković[43] None Australia Alex Brosque[44] Australia Alex Wilkinson[45]
Wellington Phoenix None None None New Zealand Andrew Durante[46] None
Western Sydney Wanderers Spain Oriol Riera[47] Spain Álvaro Cejudo[48] None Australia Mark Bridge[49] None

Regular season

League table
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[lower-alpha 1] 27 5 6 16 31 55 −24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 −21 20
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results
Home \ Away 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
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 2–2
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
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-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 2−0Brisbane RoarMelbourne
19:50 AEST
  • Mauk 59'
  • Fitzgerald 90+1'
 Report Stadium: 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
See also: 2018 A-League Grand Final
5 May 2018 Newcastle Jets0−1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
19:50 AEST Report Barbarouses 9' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 29,410
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Statistics

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
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 total 135 10,671 36,433 4,312 1,440,584

By round
2017–18 A-League Attendance
Round Total Games Avg. Per Game
Round 1 66,814513,363
Round 2 86,537517,307
Round 3 85,558517,118
Round 4 45,75759,151
Round 5 61,403512,281
Round 6 48,00859,602
Round 7 46,56959,314
Round 8 39,32357,865
Round 9 37,22457,445
Round 10 73,636514,727
Round 11 44,00858,802
Round 12 55,153511,031
Round 13 59,479511,896
Round 14 51,890510,378
Round 15 44,84558,969
Round 16 48,32559,665
Round 17 50,613510,123
Round 18 50,514510,103
Round 19 45,86559,173
Round 20 46,31659,263
Round 21 59,729511,946
Round 22 60,794512,159
Round 23 43,91858,784
Round 24 33,05356,611
Round 25 58,202511,640
Round 26 47,83759,567
Round 27 49,18459,837
Elimination Final 23,259211,630
Semi Final 36,906218,453
Grand Final 29,410129,410

Club membership
2017–18 A-League membership figures
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

Top scorers
As of matches played on 15 April 2018[50]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Brazil BobôSydney FC 27
2 Spain Oriol RieraWestern Sydney Wanderers 15
3 Scotland Ross McCormackMelbourne City 14
4 Kosovo Besart BerishaMelbourne Victory 13
Poland Adrian MierzejewskiSydney FC
6 Australia Andrew NabboutNewcastle Jets 10
Australia Dimitri PetratosNewcastle Jets
8 Serbia Andrija KaluđerovićWellington Phoenix 9
Italy Massimo MaccaroneBrisbane Roar
Republic of Ireland Roy O'DonovanNewcastle Jets
Australia Dario VidošićWellington Phoenix
Melbourne City

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of A-League hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Republic of Ireland Roy O'DonovanNewcastle JetsCentral Coast Mariners5–17 October 2017[51]
Brazil BobôSydney FCWellington Phoenix1–423 December 2017[52]
Brazil BobôSydney FCPerth Glory6–030 December 2017[53]
Kosovo Besart BerishaMelbourne VictoryCentral Coast Mariners5–218 March 2018[54]
Australia Riley McGreeNewcastle JetsCentral Coast Mariners2–814 April 2018[55]

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

Clean sheets
As of matches played on 15 April 2018[56]
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Australia Andrew Redmayne Sydney FC 12
2 Australia Dean Bouzanis Melbourne City 6
3 Australia Ben Kennedy Central Coast Mariners 5
England Jamie Young Brisbane Roar
5 Australia Jack Duncan Newcastle Jets 4
Australia Vedran Janjetović Western Sydney Wanderers
Australia Liam Reddy Perth Glory
8 Australia Eugene Galekovic Melbourne City 3
Australia Paul Izzo Adelaide United
New Zealand Glen Moss Newcastle Jets
Australia Lawrence Thomas Melbourne 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.[57]

Club Yellow card Second yellow card Red card 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

Awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2017–18 Dolan Warren Awards night on 30 April 2018.[58]

See also

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