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’.
List of seasons 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.
Season(Grand Final)TeamsMatchesPremiersChampionsAsiaTop scorer(s)PlayerGoals2005–06(2006)884Adelaide UnitedSydney FCAlex BrosqueBobby DespotovskiStewart PetrieArchie Thompson82006–07(2007)884Melbourne VictoryMelbourne VictoryAdelaide UnitedDaniel Allsopp112007–08(2008)884Central Coast MarinersNewcastle JetsNewcastle JetsJoel Griffiths122008–09(2009)884Melbourne VictoryMelbourne VictoryAdelaide UnitedShane Smeltz122009–10(2010)10135Sydney FCSydney FCMelbourne VictoryShane Smeltz192010–11(2011)11165Brisbane RoarBrisbane RoarCentral Coast MarinersAdelaide UnitedSergio van Dijk162011–12(2012)10135Central Coast MarinersBrisbane RoarBrisbane RoarBesart Berisha192012–13(2013)10135Western Sydney WanderersCentral Coast MarinersCentral Coast MarinersMelbourne VictoryDaniel McBreen172013–14(2014)10135Brisbane RoarBrisbane RoarWestern Sydney WanderersCentral Coast MarinersAdam Taggart162014–15(2015)10135Melbourne VictoryMelbourne VictorySydney FCAdelaide UnitedMarc Janko162015–16(2016)10135Adelaide UnitedAdelaide UnitedWestern Sydney WanderersBrisbane RoarBruno Fornaroli232016–17(2017)10135Sydney FCSydney FCMelbourne VictoryBrisbane RoarBesart BerishaJamie Maclaren192017–18(2018)10135Sydney FCMelbourne VictoryNewcastle JetsMelbourne VictoryBobô 272018–19(2019)10135Perth GlorySydney FCMelbourne VictorySydney FCRoy Krishna182019–20(2020)11144Sydney FCSydney FCJamie Maclaren222020–21(2021)12156Melbourne CityMelbourne CitySydney FCMelbourne VictoryJamie Maclaren252021–22(2022)12163Melbourne CityWestern UnitedJamie Maclaren152022–23(2023)12163Melbourne CityCentral Coast MarinersCentral Coast MarinersMacarthur FCJamie Maclaren242023–24(2024)12169Central Coast MarinersCentral Coast MarinersSydney FCAdam Taggart202024–25(2025)13176Auckland FCMelbourne CityMacarthur FCMelbourne CityArchie GoodwinAdrian Segečić132025–26(2026)12156Newcastle JetsTBDAdelaide UnitedHeidelberg UnitedSam CosgroveLuka Jovanović11
Grand Finals 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 FC1–0 Central Coast Mariners Dwight Yorke (Sydney FC) Aussie Stadium, Sydney 41,689 2007 18 February Melbourne Victory6–0 Adelaide United Archie Thompson (Melbourne Victory) Telstra Dome, Melbourne 55,436 2008 24 February Central Coast Mariners0–1 Newcastle Jets Andrew Durante (Newcastle Jets) Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 36,354 2009 28 February Melbourne Victory1–0 Adelaide United Tom Pondeljak (Melbourne Victory) Telstra Dome, Melbourne 53,273 2010 20 March Melbourne Victory1–1 Sydney FC Simon Colosimo (Sydney FC) Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 44,650 2011 13 March Brisbane Roar2–2 Central Coast Mariners Mathew Ryan (Central Coast Mariners) Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 50,168 2012 22 April Brisbane Roar2–1 Perth Glory Jacob Burns (Perth Glory) Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 50,334 2013 21 April Western Sydney Wanderers0–2 Central Coast Mariners Daniel McBreen (Central Coast Mariners) Allianz Stadium, Sydney 42,102 2014 4 May Brisbane Roar2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Thomas Broich (Brisbane Roar)Iacopo La Rocca (Western Sydney Wanderers) Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 51,153 2015 17 May Melbourne Victory3–0 Sydney FC Mark Milligan (Melbourne Victory) AAMI Park, Melbourne 29,843 2016 1 May Adelaide United3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Isaías (Adelaide United) Adelaide Oval, Adelaide 50,119 2017 7 May Sydney FC1–1 Melbourne Victory Daniel Georgievski (Melbourne Victory) Allianz Stadium, Sydney 41,54620185 MayNewcastle Jets0–1Melbourne VictoryLawrence Thomas (Melbourne Victory) McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle 29,410201919 MayPerth Glory0–0 Sydney FCMiloš Ninković (Sydney FC)Optus Stadium, Perth 56,371202030 AugustSydney FC1–0 Melbourne CityRhyan Grant (Sydney FC)Bankwest Stadium, Sydney 7,051*202127 JuneMelbourne City3–1Sydney FCNathaniel Atkinson (Melbourne City)AAMI Park, Melbourne14,017*202228 MayMelbourne City0–2Western UnitedAleksandar Prijović (Western United)AAMI Park, Melbourne22,49520233 JuneMelbourne City1–6Central Coast MarinersJason Cummings (Central Coast Mariners)CommBank Stadium, Sydney26,523 *Attendance limited due to impact of COVID-19 pandemic
See also List of A-League honours A-League all-time records
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