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 The 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)TeamsMatchesPremiersChampionsTop scorer(s)PlayerGoals2008–09(2009)741Sydney FCSydney FCFrancesco Monterosso132009–10(2010)9111Central Coast MarinersGold Coast UnitedFrancesco Monterosso172010–11998Gold Coast UnitedGold Coast UnitedBernie Ibini-Isei122011–1210109Central Coast MarinersCentral Coast MarinersMitchell Mallia112012–131090Melbourne VictoryMelbourne VictoryKale Bradbery162013–141090Sydney FCSydney FCAnthony Costa1442014–151066Melbourne CityMelbourne CityWade Dekker92015–16(2016)1041(A) Adelaide United(B) Sydney FCSydney FCJoey Katebian102016–17(2017)1041(A) Melbourne City(B) Sydney FCMelbourne CityPierce Waring62017–18(2018)1041(A) Melbourne City(B) Western Sydney WanderersWestern Sydney WanderersAbraham Majok92018–19(2019)1041(A) Brisbane Roar(B) Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane RoarMoudi Najjar7
Grand Finals The 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— 2010 20 March Perth Glory 1–2 Gold Coast United Etihad Stadium— 2016 25 January Adelaide United 2–5 Sydney FC Central Coast Stadium— 2017 28 January Melbourne City 3–2 Sydney FC Central Coast Stadium— 2018 3 February Melbourne City 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers McDonald Jones Stadium— 2019 1 February Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Brisbane Roar ANZ Stadium 1,061
See also Y-League records and statistics
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