The Y-League is a semi-professional association football league in Australia. It is currently consists of ten teams. The league has been contested since 2008. In its most recent form, the league includes a 10-round regular season and an end-of-season grand final playoff tournament involving the highest-placed team, culminating in the Grand Final match. The winner of the Y-League Grand Final is crowned champions, where as the regular season winners is dubbed premiers.
List of seasons
editThe following is a list of all Y-League seasons. It contains the number of teams, the number of matches played, the champions and the top scorer(s) in regular season matches—winner of the Golden Boot.
| Season (Grand Final) |
Teams | Matches | Premiers | Champions | Top scorer(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Goals | |||||
| 2008–09 (2009) |
7 | 41 | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | Francesco Monterosso | 13 |
| 2009–10 (2010) |
9 | 111 | Central Coast Mariners | Gold Coast United | Francesco Monterosso | 17 |
| 2010–11 | 9 | 98 | Gold Coast United | Gold Coast United | Bernie Ibini-Isei | 12 |
| 2011–12 | 10 | 109 | Central Coast Mariners | Central Coast Mariners | Mitchell Mallia | 11 |
| 2012–13 | 10 | 90 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne Victory | Kale Bradbery | 16 |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 90 | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | Anthony Costa | 144 |
| 2014–15 | 10 | 66 | Melbourne City | Melbourne City | Wade Dekker | 9 |
| 2015–16 (2016) |
10 | 41 | (A) Adelaide United (B) Sydney FC |
Sydney FC | Joey Katebian | 10 |
| 2016–17 (2017) |
10 | 41 | (A) Melbourne City (B) Sydney FC |
Melbourne City | Pierce Waring | 6 |
| 2017–18 (2018) |
10 | 41 | (A) Melbourne City (B) Western Sydney Wanderers |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Abraham Majok | 9 |
| 2018–19 (2019) |
10 | 41 | (A) Brisbane Roar (B) Western Sydney Wanderers |
Brisbane Roar | Moudi Najjar | 7 |
Grand Finals
editThe A-League Grand Final is the final match of the A-League season, the culmination of the finals series, determining the Champion of the tournament.
| Year | Date | Home | Score | Away | Stadium | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21 February | Adelaide United | 0–2 | Sydney FC | Hindmarsh Stadium | — | [1] |
| 2010 | 20 March | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Gold Coast United | Etihad Stadium | — | [2] |
| 2016 | 25 January | Adelaide United | 2–5 | Sydney FC | Central Coast Stadium | — | [3] |
| 2017 | 28 January | Melbourne City | 3–2 | Sydney FC | Central Coast Stadium | — | [4] |
| 2018 | 3 February | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | McDonald Jones Stadium | — | [5] |
| 2019 | 1 February | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–3 | Brisbane Roar | ANZ Stadium | 1,061 | [6] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sydney Youth take title". Y-League. 22 February 2009.
- ^ "Tahj secures glory for Gold Coast". Y-League. 21 March 2010.
- ^ "Sky Blues crowned Foxtel NYL Champions". Y-League. 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Melbourne City crowned Foxtel NYL Champions". Y-League. 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Wanderers crowned Foxtel National Youth League Champions". Y-League. 3 February 2018.
- ^ Greco, John (1 February 2019). "Roar crowned Foxtel Y-League champions for 2018/19 Season". Y-League.