The 2025 A-League Men finals series was the 20th annual edition of A-League finals series, the playoffs tournament staged to determine the champions of the 2024–25 A-League Men season. The series was played over four weeks culminating in the 2025 A-League Men Grand Final.
Qualification
Auckland FC qualified first for the Finals series, doing so in Round 25. Melbourne City qualified a round later, in Round 26. Western United qualified next following a draw between Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United in a postponed match played between Round 27 and Round 28. Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers both qualified in Round 28, and Adelaide United qualified in Round 29.
Venues Auckland FC and Melbourne City are both guaranteed a top two finish, and have each secured a home semi-final. Western Sydney Wanderers and Western United both hosted an elimination-final. AAMI Park was chosen to host the Grand Final as Melbourne City were hosts against Melbourne Victory.
MelbourneAustralia: New Zealand:AucklandAAMI ParkGo Media StadiumCapacity: 30,050Capacity: 25,000 MelbourneSydneyIronbark FieldsCommBank StadiumCapacity: 5,000Capacity: 30,000
Bracket The system used for the 2025 A-League Men finals series is the modified top-six play-offs by the A-Leagues. The top two teams entered the two-legged semi-finals receiving the bye for the elimination-finals in which the teams from third placed to sixth place enter the elimination-finals with "third against sixth" and "fourth against fifth". Losers for the elimination-finals were eliminated, and winners qualified for the two-legged semi-finals.
First placed team in the semi-finals played the lowest ranked elimination-final winning team and second placed team in the semi-finals played the highest ranked elimination-final winner. Home-state advantage went to the team with the higher ladder position.
Elimination finals First elimination final: Western United vs Adelaide United
Man of the Match: Noah Botic (Western United)
Assistant referees: George Lakrindis Emma Kocbek Fourth official: Daniel Elder Video assistant referee: Shaun Evans Assistant video assistant referees: Brad WrightMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
Second elimination final: Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory
Man of the Match: Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory)
Assistant referees: Kearney Robinson Hugh Fenton-White Fourth official: Ben Abraham Video assistant referee: Lara Lee Assistant video assistant referees: Casey ReibeltMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
Semi-finals Summary
Matches First semi-final: Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory First leg
Man of the Match: Francis de Vries (Auckland FC)
Assistant referees: Andrew Meimarakis Astro Sakalis Fourth official:https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/match-official-appointments-isuzu-ute-a-league-202425-semi-finals-leg-2 Daniel Elder Video assistant referee: Alex King Assistant video assistant referees: Casey ReibeltMatch rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.
Second leg
Man of the Match: Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory)
Assistant referees: Kearney Robinson Hugh Fenton-White Fourth official: Daniel Elder Video assistant referee: Shaun Evans Assistant video assistant referees: Brad WrightMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if aggregate scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
Second semi-final: Melbourne City vs Western United First leg
Man of the Match: Yonatan Cohen (Melbourne City)https://x.com/aleaguemen/status/1923498946694873509?s=46
Assistant referees: Arvin Shanmuganathan Brad Wright Fourth official: Adam Kersey Video assistant referee: Lara Lee Assistant video assistant referee: Kearney RobinsonMatch rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions.
Second leg
Man of the Match: Patrick Beach (Melbourne City)
Assistant referees: George Lakrindis Emma Kocbek Fourth official: Ben Abraham Video assistant referee: Lara Lee Assistant video assistant referees: Casey ReibeltMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if aggregate scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.
Grand Final
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