The 2017 FFA Cup final was the fourth final of the FFA Cup (now known as the Australia Cup), the premier soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. The match was held at Allianz Stadium, as determined by Football Federation Australia (FFA), making it the first FFA Cup Final hosted in Sydney. Melbourne City were the defending champions, however they were defeated 2–0 by Sydney FC in the quarter-finals. Sydney FC went on to defeat South Melbourne in the semi-finals to make their second FFA Cup Final appearance. Adelaide United defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 in the semi-finals to also make their second FFA Cup Final appearance.
Road to the final Sydney FCRoundAdelaide UnitedOpponentResultOpponentResultDarwin Rovers8–0 (A)Round of 32Newcastle Jets1–0 (H)Bankstown Berries3–0 (A)Round of 16Melbourne Victory3–0 (H)Melbourne City2–0 (H)Quarter-finalsHeidelberg United3–0 (A)South Melbourne5–1 (A)Semi-finalsWestern Sydney Wanderers2–1 (A)Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).
Sydney FC and Adelaide United were among 735 teams who entered the FFA Cup competition, and as A-League clubs, both entered the tournament in the Round of 32.
Sydney FC's first match was away against Darwin Rovers, whom they trounced 8–0. In the Round of 16, Sydney FC defeated fellow Sydney club Bankstown Berries 3–0. In their quarter final, they defeated fellow A-League club and reigning champions Melbourne City 2–0 at Leichhardt Oval. Their semi-final opponents, South Melbourne were comprehensively beaten 5–1.
Adelaide United's FFA Cup journey began with a 1–0 win over the Newcastle Jets at Marden Sports Complex. They then defeated rivals Melbourne Victory 3–0 at home. United's quarter final match-up saw them easily account for Heidelberg United 3–0 away at Olympic Village, Melbourne. In the semi-finals, United took on the Western Sydney Wanderers at Campbelltown Stadium and came out 2–1 victors in front of over 5,000 spectators.
Match Details
GK 1 Andrew Redmayne RB 26 Luke Wilkshire CB 5 Jordy Buijs CB 2 Alex Wilkinson LB 7 Michael Zullo CM 6 Joshua Brillante CM 13 Brandon O'Neill RW 11 Adrian Mierzejewski CAM 14 Alex Brosque (c) LW 10 Miloš Ninković FW 9 Bobô Substitutes:GK 30 Tom Heward-BelleDF 22 Sebastian Ryall MF 16 Anthony Kalik MF 17 David Carney FW 18 Matt Simon Manager: Graham Arnold GK 20 Paul Izzo RB 2 Michael Marrone CB 23 Jordan Elsey CB 22 Ersan Gülüm LB 19 Ben Garuccio CM 8 Isaías (c) CM 37 Daniel Adlung RW 17 Nikola Mileusnic CAM 10 Karim Matmour RM 7 Ryan Kitto ST 9 Baba Diawara Substitutes:GK 1 Daniel Margush DF 4 Ben Warland MF 12 Mark Ochieng MF 16 Nathan Konstandopoulos FW 14 George Blackwood Manager: Marco Kurz Man of the Match (Mark Viduka Medal): Adrian Mierzejewski
Assistant referees: Owen Goldrick Lance Greenshields Fourth official: David Walsh Additional assistant referees: Chris Beath Stephen LucasMatch rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.
Statistics Statistics Sydney FC Adelaide UnitedGoals scored 21 Total shots 189 Shots on target 94 53%47% Corner kicks 53 Fouls 2520 Offsides 04 Yellow cards 44 Red cards 01
See also 2017 FFA Cup
References
External links Official website