This is a list of A-League Men honours achieved since the inaugural season of the league. The following details honours won by A-League Men clubs and those awarded to players, managers and referees of the competition.
Club honours
Premiers The club that finishes first on the A-League Men table is crowned premiers.
SeasonPremiersRunners-up2005–06 Adelaide United Sydney FC2006–07 Melbourne Victory Adelaide United2007–08 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets2008–09 Melbourne Victory (2) Adelaide United2009–10 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory2010–11 Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners2011–12 Central Coast Mariners (2) Brisbane Roar2012–13 Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners2013–14 Brisbane Roar (2) Western Sydney Wanderers2014–15 Melbourne Victory (3) Sydney FC2015–16 Adelaide United (2) Western Sydney Wanderers2016–17 Sydney FC (2) Melbourne Victory2017–18 Sydney FC (3) Newcastle Jets2018–19 Perth Glory Sydney FC2019–20 Sydney FC (4) Melbourne City2020–21 Melbourne City Sydney FC2021–22 Melbourne City (2) Melbourne Victory2022–23 Melbourne City (3) Central Coast Mariners2023–24 Central Coast Mariners (3) Wellington Phoenix2024–25Auckland FCMelbourne City2025–26Newcastle JetsAdelaide United
Champions The club that wins the A-League Men Grand Final in the finals series is crowned champions.
Grand FinalChampionsRunners-up2006 Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners2007 Melbourne Victory Adelaide United2008 Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners2009 Melbourne Victory (2) Adelaide United2010 Sydney FC (2) Melbourne Victory2011 Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners2012 Brisbane Roar (2) Perth Glory2013 Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers2014 Brisbane Roar (3) Western Sydney Wanderers2015 Melbourne Victory (3) Sydney FC2016 Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers2017 Sydney FC (3) Melbourne Victory2018 Melbourne Victory (4) Newcastle Jets2019 Sydney FC (4) Perth Glory2020 Sydney FC (5) Melbourne City2021 Melbourne City Sydney FC2022 Western United Melbourne City2023 Central Coast Mariners (2) Melbourne City2024 Central Coast Mariners (3) Melbourne Victory2025 Melbourne City (2) Melbourne Victory2026 Auckland FC Sydney FC
Summary ClubRegular seasonFinals series Premiers Runners-up Champions Runners-upSydney FC4453Melbourne Victory3344Central Coast Mariners3333Melbourne City3223Brisbane Roar213Adelaide United2312Newcastle Jets1211Auckland FC11Western Sydney Wanderers123Perth Glory1 2Western United 1 Wellington Phoenix 1 Macarthur FC Gold Coast United North Queensland Fury New Zealand Knights Bold denotes current A-League clubs.
Fair Play Award The Fair Play Award goes to the team with the fewest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the regular season.
1 point Yellow card 2 points Second caution Red card3 points Direct red card
Year Club 2005–06 Perth Glory 2006–07 Perth Glory 2007–08 Newcastle Jets 2008–09 Brisbane Roar 2009–10 Sydney FC 2010–11 Brisbane Roar 2011–12 Brisbane Roar 2012–13 Brisbane Roar 2013–14 Brisbane Roar 2014–15 Wellington Phoenix 2015–16 Brisbane Roar 2016–17 Central Coast Mariners 2017–18 Sydney FC 2018–19 Sydney FC 2019–20 Sydney FC 2020–21 Brisbane Roar 2021–22 Not announced 2022–23 Brisbane Roar 2023–24 Newcastle Jets 2024–25 Adelaide United 2025–26 Newcastle Jets
Individual honours
Johnny Warren Medal The Johnny Warren Medal, named after the late former Socceroo and media advocate Johnny Warren, is presented to the player who is deemed to be the best player overall at the end of the season as judged by his fellow players. Each player in the A-League Men votes three times over the season; after Round 9, Round 18 and Round 27. Players are not allowed to vote for players from their own team. The format was changed for the 2015–16 season, with a panel featuring former players, media, referees and technical staff, who voted on each regular-season match.
Year Player Club 2005–06 Bobby Despotovski Perth Glory 2006–07 Nick Carle Newcastle Jets 2007–08 Joel Griffiths Newcastle Jets 2008–09 Shane Smeltz Wellington Phoenix 2009–10 Carlos Hernández Melbourne Victory 2010–11 Marcos Flores Adelaide United 2011–12 Thomas Broich Brisbane Roar 2012–13 Marco Rojas Melbourne Victory 2013–14 Thomas Broich Brisbane Roar 2014–15 Nathan Burns Wellington Phoenix 2015–16 Diego Castro Perth Glory 2016–17 Miloš Ninković Sydney FC 2017–18 Adrian Mierzejewski Sydney FC 2018–19 Roy Krishna Wellington Phoenix 2019–20 Alessandro Diamanti Western United 2020–21 Miloš Ninković Ulises Dávila Sydney FCWellington Phoenix 2021–22 Jake Brimmer Melbourne Victory 2022–23 Craig Goodwin Adelaide United 2023–24 Josh Nisbet Central Coast Mariners 2024–25 Nicolas Milanovic Western Sydney Wanderers 2025–26 Juan Mata Melbourne Victory
Joe Marston Medal The Joe Marston Medal is given to the best player in an A-League Men Grand Final. It is named after Joe Marston, an Australian national player in the 1950s.
Year Player Club 2006 Dwight Yorke Sydney FC 2007 Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory 2008 Andrew Durante Newcastle Jets 2009 Tom Pondeljak Melbourne Victory 2010 Simon Colosimo Sydney FC 2011 Mathew Ryan Central Coast Mariners 2012 Jacob Burns Perth Glory 2013 Daniel McBreen Central Coast Mariners 2014 Thomas Broich Iacopo La Rocca Brisbane RoarWestern Sydney Wanderers 2015 Mark Milligan Melbourne Victory 2016 Isaías Adelaide United 2017 Daniel Georgievski Melbourne Victory 2018 Lawrence Thomas Melbourne Victory 2019 Miloš Ninković Sydney FC 2020 Rhyan Grant Sydney FC2021 Nathaniel AtkinsonMelbourne City2022 Aleksandar Prijović Western United2023 Jason Cummings Central Coast Mariners2024 Ryan Edmondson Central Coast Mariners2025 Mathew Leckie 2026 Cameron Howieson
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot is presented to the player who scores the most goals during the season. Only matches in the regular season are counted.
Year Player/s Club Goals 2005–06 Alex Brosque Bobby Despotovski Stewart Petrie Archie Thompson Brisbane RoarPerth GloryCentral Coast MarinersMelbourne Victory 8 2006–07 Daniel Allsopp Melbourne Victory 11 2007–08 Joel Griffiths Newcastle Jets 12 2008–09 Shane Smeltz Wellington Phoenix 12 2009–10 Shane Smeltz Gold Coast United 19 2010–11 Sergio van Dijk Adelaide United 16 2011–12 Besart Berisha Brisbane Roar 19 2012–13 Daniel McBreen Central Coast Mariners 17 2013–14 Adam Taggart Newcastle Jets 16 2014–15 Marc Janko Sydney FC 16 2015–16 Bruno Fornaroli Melbourne City 23 2016–17 Besart Berisha Jamie Maclaren Melbourne VictoryBrisbane Roar 19 2017–18 Bobô Sydney FC 27 2018–19 Roy Krishna Wellington Phoenix 18 2019–20 Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 22 2020–21 Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 25 2021–22 Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 15 2022–23 Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 242023–24 Adam TaggartPerth Glory202024–25 Archie Goodwin Adrian SegecicAdelaide UnitedSydney FC132025–26 Sam Cosgrove Luka JovanovićAuckland FCAdelaide United11
Coach of the Year
Year Name Club 2005–06 Lawrie McKinna Central Coast Mariners 2006–07 Ernie Merrick Melbourne Victory 2007–08 Gary van Egmond Newcastle Jets 2008–09 Aurelio Vidmar Adelaide United 2009–10 Ernie Merrick Melbourne Victory 2010–11 Ange Postecoglou Brisbane Roar 2011–12 Graham Arnold Central Coast Mariners 2012–13 Tony Popovic Western Sydney Wanderers 2013–14 Mike Mulvey Brisbane Roar 2014–15 Kevin Muscat Melbourne Victory 2015–16 Guillermo Amor Adelaide United 2016–17 Graham Arnold Sydney FC 2017–18 Graham Arnold Sydney FC 2018–19 Tony Popovic Perth Glory 2019–20 Erick Mombaerts Melbourne City 2020–21 Patrick Kisnorbo Melbourne City 2021–22 Tony Popovic Melbourne Victory 2022–23 Carl Veart Adelaide United 2023–24 Mark Jackson Central Coast Mariners 2024–25 Steve Corica Auckland FC 2025–26 Mark Milligan Newcastle Jets
Young Footballer of the Year
The Young Footballer of the Year award is awarded to a youth (under 23) player judged by a panel of experts to be the best young performer throughout the season.
Year Player Club 2005–06 Nick Ward Perth Glory 2006–07 Adrian Leijer Melbourne Victory 2007–08 Bruce Djite Adelaide United 2008–09 Scott Jamieson Adelaide United 2009–10 Tommy Oar Brisbane Roar 2010–11 Mathew Ryan Central Coast Mariners 2011–12 Mathew Ryan Central Coast Mariners 2012–13 Marco Rojas Melbourne Victory 2013–14 Adam Taggart Newcastle Jets 2014–15 James Jeggo Adelaide United 2015–16 Jamie Maclaren Brisbane Roar 2016–17 Jamie Maclaren Brisbane Roar 2017–18 Daniel Arzani Melbourne City 2018–19 Chris Ikonomidis Perth Glory 2019–20 Riley McGree Adelaide United 2020–21 Joel King Sydney FC 2021–22 Angus Thurgate Newcastle Jets 2022–23 Jordan Bos Melbourne City 2023–24 Nestory Irankunda Alex Paulsen Adelaide United Wellington Phoenix 2024–25 Archie Goodwin Adelaide United 2025–26 Eli Adams Newcastle Jets
Goalkeeper of the Year
Year Player Club 2005–06 Clint Bolton Sydney FC 2006–07 Michael Theoklitos Melbourne Victory 2007–08 Michael Theoklitos Melbourne Victory 2008–09 Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United 2009–10 Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United 2010–11 Michael Theoklitos Brisbane Roar 2011–12 Mathew Ryan Central Coast Mariners 2012–13 Ante Covic Western Sydney Wanderers 2013–14 Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United 2014–15 Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United 2015–16 Thomas Sørensen Melbourne City 2016–17 Danny Vukovic Sydney FC 2017–18 Jamie Young Brisbane Roar 2018–19 Filip Kurto Wellington Phoenix 2019–20 Andrew Redmayne Sydney FC 2020–21 Mark Birighitti Andrew Redmayne Central Coast MarinersSydney FC 2021–22 Mark Birighitti Central Coast Mariners 2022–23 Lawrence Thomas Western Sydney Wanderers 2023–24 Alex Paulsen Wellington Phoenix 2024–25 Alex Paulsen Auckland FC 2025–26 Harrison Devenish-Meares Sydney FC
Goal of the Year Year Player/s Club 2009–10 Carlos Hernández Melbourne Victory 2010–11 Erik Paartalu Brisbane Roar 2011–12 Carlos Hernández Melbourne Victory 2012–13 Marcos Flores Melbourne Victory 2013–14 Orlando Engelaar Melbourne City 2014–15 Tarek Elrich Adelaide United 2015–16 Roy O'Donovan Central Coast Mariners 2016–17 Tim Cahill Melbourne City 2017–18 Andrew Nabbout Newcastle Jets 2018–19 Éric Bauthéac Brisbane Roar 2019–20 Nikolai Topor-Stanley Newcastle Jets 2020–21 Andy Keogh Perth Glory 2021–22 Ben Garuccio Western United 2022–23 Giordano Colli Perth Glory 2023–24 Bruno Fornaroli Melbourne Victory 2024–25 Jordan Lauton Western United 2025–26 Youstin Salas Brisbane Roar
Referee of the Year Year Referee 2005–06 Mark Shield 2006–07 Mark Shield 2007–08 Mark Shield 2008–09 Matthew Breeze 2009–10 Strebre Delovski 2010–11 Matthew Breeze 2011–12 Jarred Gillett 2012–13 Peter Green 2013–14 Peter Green 2014–15 Jarred Gillett 2015–16 Jarred Gillett 2016–17 Jarred Gillett 2017–18 Jarred Gillett 2018–19 Shaun Evans 2019–20 Chris Beath 2020–21 Chris Beath 2021–22 Alex King 2022–23 Chris Beath 2023–24 Alex King 2024–25 Adam Kersey 2025–26 Alex King
See also A-League all-time records A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
References
External links RSSSF.com – Australia – List of Champions