The A-League Men is the premier professional men's association football league in Australia. It is currently consists of twelve teams; eleven based in Australia and one based in New Zealand. The league has been contested since 2005, when it was founded as the A-League. In its most recent form, the league includes a 26-round regular season and an end-of-season finals series playoff tournament involving the highest-placed teams, culminating in the Grand Final match. The winning team of the Grand Final is crowned A-League champion, while the regular season winners are dubbed ‘premiers’.
The following is a list of all A-League seasons. It contains the number of teams, the number of regular season matches played, the premier, the champions, teams who have gained Asian qualification and the top scorer(s) in regular season matches—winner of the Golden Boot.
The A-League Men Grand Final is the final match of the A-League Men season, the culmination of the finals series, determining the champions of the tournament.
| Year |
Date |
Home |
Score |
Away |
Man of the Match (Joe Marston Medal) |
Stadium |
Attendance
|
| 2006
|
5 March
|
Sydney FC
|
1–0
|
Central Coast Mariners
|
Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC)
|
Aussie Stadium, Sydney
|
41,689
|
| 2007
|
18 February
|
Melbourne Victory
|
6–0
|
Adelaide United
|
Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory)
|
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
|
55,436
|
| 2008
|
24 February
|
Central Coast Mariners
|
0–1
|
Newcastle Jets
|
Andrew Durante (Newcastle Jets)
|
Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
|
36,354
|
| 2009
|
28 February
|
Melbourne Victory
|
1–0
|
Adelaide United
|
Tom Pondeljak (Melbourne Victory)
|
Telstra Dome, Melbourne
|
53,273
|
| 2010
|
20 March
|
Melbourne Victory
|
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
|
Sydney FC
|
Simon Colosimo (Sydney FC)
|
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
|
44,650
|
| 2011
|
13 March
|
Brisbane Roar
|
2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
|
Central Coast Mariners
|
Mathew Ryan (Central Coast Mariners)
|
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
|
50,168
|
| 2012
|
22 April
|
Brisbane Roar
|
2–1
|
Perth Glory
|
Jacob Burns (Perth Glory)
|
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
|
50,334
|
| 2013
|
21 April
|
Western Sydney Wanderers
|
0–2
|
Central Coast Mariners
|
Daniel McBreen (Central Coast Mariners)
|
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
|
42,102
|
| 2014
|
4 May
|
Brisbane Roar
|
2–1 (a.e.t.)
|
Western Sydney Wanderers
|
Thomas Broich (Brisbane Roar)
Iacopo La Rocca (Western Sydney Wanderers)
|
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
|
51,153
|
| 2015
|
17 May
|
Melbourne Victory
|
3–0
|
Sydney FC
|
Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory)
|
AAMI Park, Melbourne
|
29,843
|
| 2016
|
1 May
|
Adelaide United
|
3–1
|
Western Sydney Wanderers
|
Isaías (Adelaide United)
|
Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
|
50,119
|
| 2017
|
7 May
|
Sydney FC
|
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
|
Melbourne Victory
|
Daniel Georgievski (Melbourne Victory)
|
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
|
41,546
|
| 2018
|
5 May
|
Newcastle Jets
|
0–1
|
Melbourne Victory
|
Lawrence Thomas (Melbourne Victory)
|
McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle
|
29,410
|
| 2019
|
19 May
|
Perth Glory
|
0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
|
Sydney FC
|
Miloš Ninković (Sydney FC)
|
Optus Stadium, Perth
|
56,371
|
| 2020
|
30 August
|
Sydney FC
|
1–0 (a.e.t.)
|
Melbourne City
|
Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC)
|
Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
|
7,051*
|
| 2021
|
27 June
|
Melbourne City
|
3–1
|
Sydney FC
|
Nathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City)
|
AAMI Park, Melbourne
|
14,017*
|
| 2022
|
28 May
|
Melbourne City
|
0–2
|
Western United
|
Aleksandar Prijović (Western United)
|
AAMI Park, Melbourne
|
22,495
|
| 2023
|
3 June
|
Melbourne City
|
1–6
|
Central Coast Mariners
|
Jason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners)
|
CommBank Stadium, Sydney
|
26,523
|
*Attendance limited due to impact of COVID-19 pandemic
