A-League Finals

This is a list of all the A-League finals series that have occurred. The inaugural series was in 2006 and the latest was in 2019.

Standard cup rules – such as the away goals rule (two-leg ties only), extra time and penalty shootouts – are used to decide drawn games. The higher ranked team from the regular season hosts games if there is only one leg. Winners are in bold.

2006

After the home and away season, the inaugural A-League finals series began, with the top four teams from the league ladder qualifying. The finals series used a modified Page playoff system, with the difference that each first-round game would be played over two legs. The winner of the finals series, Sydney FC were crowned inaugural A-League champions[1] with the Joe Marston Medal going to Dwight Yorke.[2] As holder of the top position on the league ladder, Adelaide United were named the 2005–06 A-League premiers. Both of these clubs then qualified for the 2007 AFC Champions League due to their achievements.

Semi Finals				Preliminary Final			Grand Final
		L1	L2
	February 10 & 17
1	Adelaide United	2	1					5 March
2	Sydney FC	2	2		26 February		2	Sydney FC	1
				1	Adelaide United	0	3	Central Coast Mariners	0
	February 12 & 19			3	Central Coast Mariners	1
3	Central Coast Mariners	1	1
4	Newcastle Jets	0	1

Semi Finals

10 February 2006 Minor Semi-Final Leg 1	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle, New South Wales
20:00 UTC+11		Report	Osman 76'	Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 10,236 Referee: Ben Williams

12 February 2006 Major Semi-Final Leg 1	Adelaide United	2–2	Sydney FC	Adelaide, South Australia
17:00 UTC+10.30	Rech 34' Dodd 31'	Report	Petrovski 39' Corica 9'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 15,104 Referee: Matthew Breeze

17 February 2006 Minor Semi-Final Leg 2	Central Coast Mariners	1–1 (2–1 agg.)	Newcastle Jets	Gosford, New South Wales
20:00 UTC+11	Heffernan 79'	Report	Thompson 28'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 17,429 Referee: Simon Przydacz

19 February 2006 Major Semi-Final Leg 2	Sydney FC	2–1 (4–3 agg.)	Adelaide United	Sydney, New South Wales
17:00 UTC+11	Rudan 76' Petrovski 29'	Report	Qu 60'	Stadium: Aussie Stadium Attendance: 30,377 Referee: Mark Shield

Preliminary Final

26 February 2006 Preliminary Final	Adelaide United	0–1	Central Coast Mariners	Adelaide, South Australia
17:00 UTC+10.30		Report	Pondeljak 7'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 11,405 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Grand Final

5 March 2006 Grand Final	Sydney FC	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney, New South Wales
17:00 UTC+11	Corica 62'	Report		Stadium: Aussie Stadium Attendance: 41,689 Referee: Mark Shield Man of the Match: Dwight Yorke (Joe Marston Medalist)

2007

For the second straight year, the finals series again used a modified Page playoff system with the top four teams from the 2006–07 A-League ladder qualifying. Each of the first-round games was played over two legs. The winner of the finals series, Melbourne Victory were crowned 2006–07 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Archie Thompson.[2] As holder of the top position on the league ladder, Victory were also named the 2006–07 A-League premiers. These accomplishments qualified them for the 2008 AFC Champions League alongside Adelaide United, who got in through being runners up.

Semi Finals				Preliminary Final			Grand Final
		L1	L2
	28 January & 4 February
1	Melbourne Victory	0	2					18 February
2	Adelaide United	0	1		11 February		1	Melbourne Victory	6
				2	Adelaide United (pso)	1 (4)	2	Adelaide United	0
	26 January & 2 February			3	Newcastle Jets	1 (3)
3	Newcastle Jets	1	2
4	Sydney FC	2	0

Semi Finals

26 January 2007 Minor Semi Final – Leg 1	Sydney FC	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney, New South Wales
20:00 UTC+11	Brosque 15' Milligan 30'	Report	Rodriguez 71'	Stadium: Aussie Stadium, Attendance: 21,112 Referee: Peter Green

28 January 2007 Major Semi Final – Leg 1	Adelaide United	0–0	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide, South Australia
17:30 UTC+10.30		Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 15,575 Referee: Simon Przydacz

2 February 2007 Minor Semi Final – Leg 2	Newcastle Jets	2–0 (3–2 agg.)	Sydney FC	Newcastle, New South Wales
20:00 UTC+11	Griffiths 57' Coveny 71'	Report		Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 24,338 Referee: Matthew Breeze

4 February 2007 Major Semi Final – Leg 2	Melbourne Victory	2–1 (2–1 agg.)	Adelaide United	Melbourne, Victoria
18:00 UTC+11	Allsopp 48' Robinson 90+2'	Report	Dodd 4'	Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 47,413 Referee: Mark Shield

Preliminary Final

11 February 2007 Preliminary Final	Adelaide United	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide, South Australia
17:30 UTC+10.30	Veart 57'	Report	Coveny 74'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 13,798 Referee: Matthew Breeze
	Penalties
	Diego Owens Alagich Aloisi		Bridge Carle Thompson Coveny Musialik

Grand Final

18 February 2007 Grand Final	Melbourne Victory	6–0	Adelaide United	Melbourne, Victoria
18:00 UTC+11	Thompson 20', 29', 39', 56', 72' Sarkies 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 55,436 Referee: Mark Shield Man of the Match: Archie Thompson (Joe Marston Medal)

2008

For the third straight year, the finals series used a modified Page playoff system, again with each first-round game being played over two legs and with four teams. The winner of the finals series, the Newcastle Jets were crowned 2007–08 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Andrew Durante.[2] The Central Coast Mariners, as the holder of the top position on the league ladder, were named the 2007–08 premiers. They both qualified for the 2009 AFC Champions League due to their achievements.

Note: The Grand Final was held at the Sydney Football Stadium as the FFA deemed Bluetongue Stadium to have an insufficient capacity for the league's showpiece match.

Semi Finals				Preliminary Final			Grand Final
		L1	L2
	27 January & 10 February
1	Central Coast Mariners	0	3					24 February
2	Newcastle Jets	2	0		17 February		1	Central Coast Mariners	0
				2	Newcastle Jets (aet)	3	2	Newcastle Jets	1
	25 January & 8 February			4	Queensland Roar	2
3	Sydney FC	0	0
4	Queensland Roar	0	2

Semi Finals

25 January 2008 Minor Semi Final – Leg 1	Sydney FC	0–0	Queensland Roar	Sydney, New South Wales
20:00 UTC+11		Report		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 23,450 Referee: Mark Shield

27 January 2008 Major Semi Final – Leg 1	Newcastle Jets	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Newcastle, New South Wales
18:00 UTC+11	A. Griffiths 22' J. Griffiths 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 22,960 Referee: Matthew Breeze

8 February 2008 Minor Semi Final – Leg 2	Queensland Roar	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Sydney FC	Brisbane, Queensland
20:07 UTC+10 (Delayed Kickoff)	Reinaldo 13' S. Ognenovski 84' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 36,221 Referee: Mark Shield

10 February 2008 Major Semi Final – Leg 2	Central Coast Mariners	3–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 agg.)	Newcastle Jets	Gosford, New South Wales
18:00 UTC+11	Kwasnik 37' Petrovski 74', 95'	Report		Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 19,112 Referee: Ben Williams

Preliminary Final

17 February 2008 Preliminary Final	Newcastle Jets	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Queensland Roar	Newcastle, New South Wales
18:00 UTC+11	Thompson 40' J.Griffiths 104' (pen.) Elrich 111'	Report	Reinaldo 90+2' (pen.), 118' (pen.)	Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 16,021 Referee: Peter Green

Grand Final

24 February 2008 Grand Final	Central Coast Mariners	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney, New South Wales
17:00 UTC+11		Report	Bridge 64'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 36,354 Referee: Mark Shield Man of the Match: Andrew Durante (Joe Marston Medal)

2009

For the fourth straight year, the finals series used a modified Page playoff system, again with each first-round game being played over two legs and with the top four teams. The winner of the finals series, the Melbourne Victory were crowned 2008–09 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Tom Pondeljak.[2] As holders of the top position on the league ladder, Melbourne Victory were also named the 2008–09 premiers. Them and Adelaide United both qualified for the 2010 AFC Champions League, Adelaide United qualifying for being runners up.

Semi Finals				Preliminary Final			Grand Final
		L1	L2

1	Melbourne Victory	2	4
2	Adelaide United	0	0				1	Melbourne Victory	1
				2	Adelaide United	1	2	Adelaide United	0
				3	Queensland Roar	0
3	Queensland Roar	2	2
4	Central Coast Mariners	0	1

Semi Finals

6 February 2009 Minor Semi-Final Leg 1	Central Coast Mariners	0–2	Queensland Roar	Gosford, New South Wales
20:00 UTC+11		Report	Nichols 30' van Dijk 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,514 Referee: Ben Williams

7 February 2009 Major Semi-Final Leg 1	Adelaide United	0–2	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide, South Australia
18:30 UTC+10:30		Report	Hernández 13' Allsopp 89'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 14,119 Referee: Strebre Delovski

13 February 2009 Minor Semi-Final Leg 2	Queensland Roar	2–1 (4–1 agg.)	Central Coast Mariners	Brisbane, Queensland
19:30 UTC+10	Nichols 21' McKay 49'	Report	Mrdja 64'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 23,705 Referee: Peter Green

14 February 2009 Major Semi-Final Leg 2	Melbourne Victory	4–0 (6–0 agg.)	Adelaide United	Melbourne, Victoria
19:30 UTC+11	Thompson 10' Hernández 24' Allsopp 44' Pondeljak 48'	Report		Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 34,736 Referee: Matthew Breeze

Preliminary Final

21 February 2009 Preliminary Final	Adelaide United	1–0	Queensland Roar	Adelaide, South Australia
18:30 UTC+10:30	Barbiero 25'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 8,472 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Grand Final

28 February 2009 Grand Final	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Adelaide United	Melbourne, Victoria
19:30 UTC+11	Pondeljak 60'	Report		Stadium: Telstra Dome Attendance: 53,273 Referee: Matthew Breeze

2010

After four straight years, the finals series adapted a new modified Page playoff system, with the amount of finals teams being increased to 6. The winner of the finals series, Sydney FC were crowned 2009–10 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Simon Colosimo.[2] As holders of the top position on the league ladder, Sydney FC were also named the 2009–10 premiers. Them and Melbourne Victory both qualified for the 2011 AFC Champions League, Melbourne Victory qualifying for being runners up.

Semi Finals Week 1				Semi Finals Week 2		Preliminary Final		Grand Final

1	Sydney FC	1	—	Sydney FC	2			Melbourne Victory	1 (2)
2	Melbourne Victory	2	—	Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.)	2			Sydney FC (p.s.o.)	1 (4)

						Sydney FC	4
3	Gold Coast United	0 (5)				Wellington Phoenix	2
6	Newcastle Jets (p.s.o.)	0 (6)
				Wellington Phoenix (a.e.t.)	3
				Newcastle Jets	1
4	Wellington Phoenix (p.s.o.)	1 (4)
5	Perth Glory	1 (2)

Semi Finals

18 February 2010 Major Semi-Final Leg 1	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne, Victoria
20:00 UTC+11	Mrdja 16' Hernández 40'	Report	Aloisi 42'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 18,453 Referee: Peter Green

20 February 2010 Semi-Final 3 v 6	Gold Coast United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)	Newcastle Jets	Gold Coast, Queensland
19:00 UTC+10		Report		Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 4,109 Referee: Matthew Breeze
	Penalties
	Culina Djulbic Thwaite Anderson Smeltz Rees Caravella		T. Elrich Petrovski Patafta M. Thompson Miličević Song Topor-Stanley

21 February 2010 Semi-Final 4 v 5	Wellington Phoenix	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Perth Glory	Wellington, New Zealand
17:00 UTC+13	Greenacre 37'	Report	Neville 67'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 24,278 Referee: Strebre Delovski
	Penalties
	Ifill Durante T. Brown Caceres		McGarry Sekulovski Bulloch McBreen

7 March 2010 Minor Semi-Final	Wellington Phoenix	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Newcastle Jets	Wellington, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+13	T. Brown 33' Ifill 105+1' Dadi 115'	Report	M. Thompson 20'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 32,792 Referee: Chris Beath

7 March 2010 Major Semi-Final Leg 2	Sydney FC	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 agg.)	Melbourne Victory	Sydney, New South Wales
17:00 UTC+11	Kisel 36' (pen.) Bridge 54'	Report	Kruse 15' A. Thompson 113'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 23,818 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Preliminary Final

13 March 2010 Preliminary Final	Sydney FC	4–2	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney, New South Wales
20:30 UTC+11	Payne 21', 31' Brosque 63' Bridge 71'	Report	Durante 27' Dadi 81'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 13,196 Referee: Peter Green

Grand Final

20 March 2010 Grand Final	Melbourne Victory	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Sydney FC	Melbourne, Victoria
19:00 UTC+11	Leijer 81'	Report	Bridge 63'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 48,560 Referee: Strebre Delovski
	Penalties
	Muscat Brebner Angulo Broxham		Colosimo Cole Foxe Kisel Byun

2011

For the second straight year, the finals series used the same 6 team modified Page playoff system it adopted the previous year. The winner of the finals series, Brisbane Roar were crowned 2010–11 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Mathew Ryan,[2] making him the first recipient of the award to play on the losing team. As holders of the top position on the league ladder, Central Coast Mariners were also named the 2010–11 premiers. Their accomplishments qualified them into the 2012 AFC Champions League, which for the first time featured 3 Australian teams. The third team was Adelaide United, who qualified through finishing the regular season in third.

Semi Finals Week 1				Semi Finals Week 2		Preliminary Final		Grand Final

1	Central Coast Mariners	0	—	Brisbane Roar (agg.)	2			Brisbane Roar (pen.)	2 (4)
2	Brisbane Roar	2	—	Central Coast Mariners	2			Central Coast Mariners	2 (2)

						Central Coast Mariners	1
3	Adelaide United	1				Gold Coast United	0
6	Wellington Phoenix	0
				Adelaide United	2
				Gold Coast United	3
4	Gold Coast United	1
5	Melbourne Victory	0

Semi Finals

18 February 2011 Semi-Final 3 v 6	Adelaide United	1–0	Wellington Phoenix	Adelaide, South Australia
19:30 CDT	T. Dodd 70'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 10,285 Referee: Jarred Gillett

19 February 2011 Major Semi-Final Leg 1	Central Coast Mariners	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Gosford, New South Wales
19:00 EDT		Report	Barbarouses 52' McKay 73'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 10,166 Referee: Matthew Breeze

20 February 2011 Semi-Final 4 v 5	Gold Coast United	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Gold Coast, Queensland
16:30 EST	Djulbic 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 3,281 Referee: Strebre Delovski

26 February 2011 Major Semi-Final Leg 2	Brisbane Roar	2–2 (4–2 agg.)	Central Coast Mariners	Brisbane, Queensland
19:00 EST	Broich 63' Henrique 90+1'	Report	M. Smith 39' (o.g.) Bozanic	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 25,168 Referee: Peter Green

27 February 2011 Minor Semi-Final	Adelaide United	2–3	Gold Coast United	Adelaide, South Australia
17:00 CDT	van Dijk 56' (pen.) Leckie 69'	Report	Smeltz 38', 79' (pen.) Djite 71'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 15,028 Referee: Chris Beath

Preliminary Final

5 March 2011 Preliminary Final	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Gold Coast United	Gosford, New South Wales
19:00 EDT	Kwasnik 75'	Report		Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 7,539 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Grand Final

13 March 2011 Grand Final	Brisbane Roar	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Central Coast Mariners	Brisbane, Queensland
16:00 EST	Henrique 117' Paartalu 120'	Report	Kwasnik 96' Bozanic 103'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 50,168 Man of the Match: Mathew Ryan (Joe Marston Medal)
	Penalties
	Franjic Paartalu McKay Henrique		Hutchinson Wilkinson McBreen Bojić

2012

For the second straight year, the finals series used the same 6 team modified Page playoff system it adopted in the 2009–10 season. The winner of the finals series, Brisbane Roar were crowned 2011–12 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Jacob Burns,[2] making him the second recipient of the award to play on the losing team. As holders of the top position on the league ladder, Central Coast Mariners were also named the 2011–12 premiers. Their accomplishments qualified them into the 2013 AFC Champions League, which was reverted to only having two A-League teams (Brisbane Roar qualifying through the 2013 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs).

Semi Finals Week 1				Semi Finals Week 2		Preliminary Final		Grand Final

1	Central Coast Mariners	0	—	Central Coast Mariners	2			Brisbane Roar	2
2	Brisbane Roar	2	—	Brisbane Roar	3			Perth Glory	1

						Central Coast Mariners	1 (3)
3	Perth Glory	3				Perth Glory (pen.)	1 (5)
6	Melbourne Heart	0
				Perth Glory	3
				Wellington Phoenix	2
4	Wellington Phoenix	3
5	Sydney FC	2

Semi Finals

30 March 2012 Semi-Final 4 v 5	Wellington Phoenix	3–2	Sydney FC	Wellington, New Zealand
20:00 NZDT (UTC+13)	Brown 47' Sigmund 80' Ifill 86' (pen.)	Report	Chianese 81', 84'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 10,019 Referee: Chris Beath

31 March 2012 Major Semi-Final Leg 1	Brisbane Roar	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Brisbane, Queensland
16:30 AEST (UTC+10)	Henrique 9' Paartalu 86'	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 15,081 Referee: Strebre Delovski

1 April 2012 Semi-Final 3 v 6	Perth Glory	3–0	Melbourne Heart	Perth, Western Australia
17:00 AWST (UTC+8)	Smeltz 65', 72', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 12,600 Referee: Jarred Gillett

7 April 2012 Minor Semi-Final	Perth Glory	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Wellington Phoenix	Perth, Western Australia
17:30 AWST (UTC+8)	van den Brink 12' Mehmet 71' Howarth 111'	Report	Greenacre 46' Muscat 54'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 13,695 Referee: Peter Green

8 April 2012 Major Semi-Final Leg 2	Central Coast Mariners	2–3 (5–2 agg.)	Brisbane Roar	Gosford, New South Wales
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Zwaanswijk 29' Kwasnik 32'	Report	Broich 2' Nichols 26' Henrique 68'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 9,846 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Preliminary Final

14 April 2012 Preliminary Final	Central Coast Mariners	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p)	Perth Glory	Gosford, New South Wales
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Kwasnik 34'	Report	Smeltz 37'	Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 7,572 [3] Referee: Strebre Delovski
	Penalties
	McBreen Wilkinson Ryan McGlinchey		Smeltz Mehmet Miller Heffernan Burns

Grand Final

22 April 2012 Grand Final	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Perth Glory	Brisbane, Queensland
16:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Berisha 84', 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Franjic 53' (o.g.)	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 50,334[4] Referee: Jarred Gillett

2013

For the first time, the A-League adopted a new knock-out format for the finals with six teams competing over a three-week series instead of four and the top two teams no longer receive a double chance. Instead they received the opening week of the final series off and only needed to win one game to make the grand final. Central Coast Mariners were crowned 2012–13 A-League champions, after beating Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 with Daniel McBreen taking out the Joe Marston Medal.[2] The Wanderers were named 2012–13 premiers, after finishing top of the regular season ladder in their inaugural season. Those two teams, due to their accomplishments, qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League, with the AFC deciding to revert the amount of Champions League teams back to three, the third team being Melbourne Victory, who entered in the 3rd round of qualifiers because they finished third in the regular season. The Wanderers went on to win the tournament, becoming the first Australian team to do so.

Note: The Grand Final was held at the Sydney Football Stadium as the FFA deemed Parramatta Stadium to have an insufficient capacity for the league's showpiece match.

Elimination Finals		Semi Finals		Grand Final

		Western Sydney Wanderers	2
Adelaide United	1	Brisbane Roar	0
Brisbane Roar	2			Western Sydney Wanderers	0
				Central Coast Mariners	2
		Central Coast Mariners	1
Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.)	2	Melbourne Victory	0
Perth Glory	1

Elimination Finals

5 April 2013 Elimination Final 3 v 6	Melbourne Victory	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Perth Glory	Melbourne, Victoria
19:30 AEDT	Milligan 90+1' (pen.) Thompson 95'	Report	Nagai 15'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 22,902 Referee: Jarred Gillett

7 April 2013 Elimination Final 4 v 5	Adelaide United	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide, South Australia
16:30 ACST	Vidošić 89'	Report	Brattan 28' Franjic 45+2'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 10,234 Referee: Chris Beath

Semi Finals

12 April 2013 Semi Final 1	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–0	Brisbane Roar	Parramatta, New South Wales
19:30 AEST	Kresinger 16' Ono 71'	Report		Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 19,369 Referee: Alan Milliner

14 April 2013 Semi Final 2	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Gosford, New South Wales
17:00 AEST	McBreen 42'	Report		Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium Attendance: 10,651 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Grand Final

21 April 2013 Grand Final	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–2	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney, New South Wales
16:00 AEST		Report	Zwaanswijk 44' McBreen 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 42,102 Referee: Peter Green Man of the Match: Daniel McBreen (Joe Marston Medal)

2014

For the second straight year, the finals series used the same six team knock-out finals system it adopted in the 2012–13 season. The winner of the finals series, Brisbane Roar were crowned 2013–14 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Thomas Broich and Iacopo La Rocca, making it the first year with joint winners.[2] As holders of the top position on the league ladder, Brisbane Roar were also named the 2013–14 premiers. Their accomplishments qualified them into the 2015 AFC Champions League, alongside Western Sydney Wanderers (for finishing second on the league ladder). Central Coast Mariners came third and qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Elimination-finals		Semi-finals		Grand Final

		Brisbane Roar	1
Melbourne Victory	2	Melbourne Victory	0
Sydney FC	1			Brisbane Roar (a.e.t.)	2
				Western Sydney Wanderers	1
		Western Sydney Wanderers	2
Central Coast Mariners	1	Central Coast Mariners	0
Adelaide United	0

Elimination Finals

18 April 2014 Elimination Final 4 v 5	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne, Victoria
19:30 AEST	A. Thompson 19' Finkler 90+2'	Report	Ryall 34'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 20,802 Referee: Peter Green

19 April 2014 Elimination Final 3 v 6	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Adelaide United	Gosford, New South Wales
16:30 AEST	Ibini-Isei 67'	Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 9,045 Referee: Ben Williams

Semi-Finals

26 April 2014 Semi Final 1	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Parramatta, New South Wales
18:30 AEST	Hersi 31' La Rocca 81'	Report		Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 19,216 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

27 April 2014 Semi Final 2	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane, Queensland
17:00 AEST	Berisha 58'	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 28,350 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Grand Final

4 May 2014	Brisbane Roar	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane, Queensland
16:00 AEST	Berisha 86' Henrique 108'	Report	Špiranović 56'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 51,153 Referee: Peter Green Man of the Match: Thomas Broich & Iacopo La Rocca (Joe Marston Medal)

2015

For the third straight year, the finals series used the same six team knock-out finals system it adopted in the 2012-13 season. The winner of the finals series, Melbourne Victory were crowned 2011–12 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Mark Milligan.[2] As holders of the top position on the league ladder, Melbourne Victory were also named the 2011–12 premiers. Their accomplishments qualified them into the 2016 AFC Champions League, along with Sydney FC (for finishing second on the league ladder). Adelaide United came third and qualified for the 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Elimination-finals		Semi-finals		Grand Final

		Melbourne Victory	3
Wellington Phoenix	0	Melbourne City	0
Melbourne City	2			Melbourne Victory	3
				Sydney FC	0
		Sydney FC	4
Adelaide United	2	Adelaide United	1
Brisbane Roar	1

Elimination Finals

1 May 2015	Adelaide United	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide, South Australia
19:00 ACST	Goodwin 7' Mabil 87'	Report	Broich 27'	Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 20,155 Referee: Peter Green

3 May 2015	Wellington Phoenix	0–2	Melbourne City	Wellington, New Zealand
19:00 NZST		Report	Kennedy 61' Moss 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 10,171 Referee: Ben Williams

Semi Finals

8 May 2015	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Melbourne City	Melbourne, Victoria
19:30 AEST	Berisha 18' Barbarouses 30' Thompson 87'	Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 50,873 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

9 May 2015	Sydney FC	4–1	Adelaide United	Sydney, New South Wales
19:30 AEST	Ibini 19' Brosque 45+1', 47' Naumoff 90'	Report	Goodwin 74'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 26,783 Referee: Ben Williams

Grand Final

17 May 2015	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Sydney FC	Melbourne, Victoria
16:00 AEST	Berisha 33' Barbarouses 83' Broxham 90'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 29,843 Referee: Jarred Gillett

2016

For the fourth straight year, the finals series used the same six team knock-out finals system it adopted in the 2012–13 season. The winner of the finals series, Adelaide United were crowned 2015–16 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Isaías.[2] As holders of the top position on the league ladder, Adelaide United were also named the 2015–16 premiers. Their accomplishments qualified them into the 2017 AFC Champions League, along with Western Sydney Wanderers (for finishing second on the league ladder). Brisbane Roar came third and qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Elimination-finals		Semi-finals		Grand Final

		Adelaide United	4
Melbourne City	2	Melbourne City	1
Perth Glory	0			Adelaide United	3
				Western Sydney Wanderers	1
		Western Sydney Wanderers (a.e.t.)	5
Brisbane Roar	2	Brisbane Roar	4
Melbourne Victory	1

Elimination Finals

15 April 2016 Elimination Final 3 v 6	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane, Queensland
19:30 AEST	McKay 88' Broich 90+3'	Report	Berisha 86'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 20,157 Referee: Jarred Gillett

17 April 2016 Elimination Final 4 v 5	Melbourne City	2–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne, Victoria
17:00 AEST	Fornaroli 40', 76'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 11,273 Referee: Chris Beath

Semi Finals

22 April 2016 Semi Final 1	Adelaide United	4–1	Melbourne City	Adelaide, South Australia
19:00 ACST	Djite 48', 60' (pen.) McGowan 88' Sánchez 90+4'	Report	Fitzgerald 72'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 15,489 Referee: Strebre Delovski

24 April 2016 Semi Final 2	Western Sydney Wanderers	5–4 (a.e.t.)	Brisbane Roar	Parramatta, New South Wales
16:30 AEST	Castelen 26', 53', 59' Šantalab 39' Vidošić 102'	Report	D. Petratos 16' (pen.) Andreu 20' (o.g.) Maclaren 23', 81'	Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 20,084 Referee: Peter Green

Grand Final

1 May 2016 Grand Final	Adelaide United	3–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide, South Australia
15:30 ACST	Kamau 21' Isaías 32' Sánchez 89'	Report	Neville 58'	Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 50,119 Referee: Jarred Gillett Man of the Match: Isaías (Joe Marston Medal)

2017

For the fifth straight year, the finals series used the same six team knock-out finals system it adopted in the 2012–13 season. The winner of the finals series, Sydney FC were crowned 2016–17 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Daniel Georgievski,[2] making him the third recipient of the award to play on the losing team. As holders of the top position on the league ladder, Sydney FC were also named the 2016–17 premiers. Their accomplishments qualified them into the 2017 AFC Champions League, along with Melbourne Victory (for finishing second on the league ladder). Brisbane Roar came third and qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs

Elimination-finals		Semi-finals		Grand Final

		Sydney FC	3
Melbourne City	0	Perth Glory	0
Perth Glory	2			Sydney FC (p)	1 (4)
				Melbourne Victory	1 (2)
		Melbourne Victory	1
Brisbane Roar (p)	1 (6)	Brisbane Roar	0
Western Sydney Wanderers	1 (5)

Elimination Finals

21 April 2017 Elimination Final 3 v 6	Brisbane Roar	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane, Queensland
19:50 AEST	Maclaren 55'	Report	Antonis 45+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 17,530 Referee: Jarred Gillett
	Penalties
	Borrello D'Agostino Maclaren DeVere Kristensen Oar		Antonis Dimas N. Martínez Hamill Cornthwaite Kusukami

23 April 2017 Elimination Final 4 v 5	Melbourne City	0–2	Perth Glory	Melbourne, Victoria
19:00 AEST		Report	Castro 16' Chianese 30'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,944 Referee: Chris Beath

Semi Finals

29 April 2017 Semi Final 1	Sydney FC	3–0	Perth Glory	Sydney, New South Wales
19:50 AEST	Brillante 21' Buijs 37' Hološko 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 21,938 Referee: Peter Green

30 April 2017 Semi Final 2	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne, Victoria
17:00 AEST	Berisha 70'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,202 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Grand Final

7 May 2017 Grand Final	Sydney FC	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Melbourne Victory	Sydney, New South Wales
17:00 AEST	Grant 69'	Report	Berisha 20'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 41,546 Referee: Jarred Gillett
	Penalties
	Brosque Wilkinson Carney O'Neill Ninković		Troisi Broxham Valeri Rojas

2018

For the sixth straight year, the finals series used the same six team knock-out finals system it adopted in the 2012–13 season. The winner of the finals series, Melbourne Victory were crowned 2017–18 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Lawrence Thomas.[2] As holders of the top position on the league ladder, Sydney FC were named the 2017–18 premiers. Due to both teams' accomplishments, they qualified into the 2019 AFC Champions League. Newcastle Jets came second and qualified for the 2019 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2.

Elimination-finals		Semi-finals		Grand Final

		Sydney FC	2
Melbourne Victory	2	Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.)	3
Adelaide United	1			Newcastle Jets	0
				Melbourne Victory	1
		Newcastle Jets	2
Melbourne City	2	Melbourne City	1
Brisbane Roar	0

Elimination Finals

20 April 2018 Elimination Final 3 v 6	Melbourne City	2−0	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne, Victoria
19:50 AEST	Mauk 59' Fitzgerald 90+1'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,757 Referee: Jarred Gillett

22 April 2018 Elimination Final 4 v 5	Melbourne Victory	2−1	Adelaide United	Melbourne, Victoria
18:00 AEST	George 63' Berisha 89'	Report	Mileusnic 57'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,502 Referee: Chris Beath

Semi Finals

27 April 2018 Semi Final 1	Newcastle Jets	2−1	Melbourne City	Newcastle, New South Wales
19:50 AEST	McGree 56' Hoffman 74'	Report	Topor-Stanley 13' (o.g.)	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 19,131 Referee: Shaun Evans

28 April 2018 Semi Final 2	Sydney FC	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne Victory	Sydney, New South Wales
19:50 AEST	Nigro 24' (o.g.) Antonis 90+5' (o.g.)	Report	Barbarouses 31' Troisi 47' Antonis 117'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,775 Referee: Kurt Ams

Grand Final

5 May 2018 Grand Final	Newcastle Jets	0−1	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle, New South Wales
19:50 AEST		Report	Barbarouses 9'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 29,410 Referee: Jarred Gillett Man of the Match: Lawrence Thomas (Joe Marston Medal)

2019

For the seventh straight year, the finals series used the same six team knock-out finals system it adopted in the 2012–13 season. The winner of the finals series, Sydney FC were crowned 2018–19 A-League champions with the Joe Marston Medal going to Miloš Ninković.[2] As holders of the top position on the league ladder, Perth Glory were named the 2018–19 premiers. Their accomplishments qualified them into the 2020 AFC Champions League alongside Melbourne Victory, who came third and qualified for the 2020 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

Elimination-finals		Semi-finals		Grand Final

		Perth Glory (pen.)	3 (5)
Adelaide United (a.e.t.)	1	Adelaide United	3 (4)
Melbourne City	0			Perth Glory	0 (1)
				Sydney FC (pen.)	0 (4)
		Sydney FC	6
Melbourne Victory	3	Melbourne Victory	1
Wellington Phoenix	1

Elimination Finals

3 May 2019	Melbourne Victory	3–1	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne, Victoria
19:50 AEST	Niedermeier 42' Barbarouses 53'Toivonen 71'	Report	Krishna 64'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,010 Referee: Shaun Evans

5 May 2019	Adelaide United	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne City	Adelaide, South Australia
18:30 ACST	Halloran 119'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 13,232 Referee: Kurt Ams

Semi Finals

10 May 2019	Perth Glory	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Adelaide United	Perth, Western Australia
18:30 AWST	Castro 29', 74' Neville 104'	Report	Diawara 81'Kitto 90+4' Marrone 115'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 17,868 Referee: Alex King
	Penalties
	Juande Castro Santalab Reddy Brimmer Davidson Lowry Chianese		Goodwin Elsey Lia Isaías Halloran Diawara Mileusnic Konstandopoulos

12 May 2019	Sydney FC	6–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney, New South Wales
19:00 AEST	Calver 3' Brosque 43'Broxham 45+2' (o.g.) le Fondre 63' (pen.), 68' Ninkovic 88'	Report	Toivonen 90+1'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 12,141 Referee: Chris Beath

Grand Final

19 May 2019	Perth Glory	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	Sydney FC	Perth, Western Australia
16:30 AWST		Report		Stadium: Optus Stadium Attendance: 56,371 Referee: Shaun Evans
	Penalties
	Juande Keogh Santalab		le Fondre O'Neill Grant Ghoochannejhad

2020

For the eighth straight year, the finals series used the same six team knock-out finals system it adopted in the 2012–13 season. The winner of the finals series, Sydney FC were crowned 2019–20 A-League champions for the second year in a row. Rhyan Grant won the Joe Marston Medal having scored the winning goal in the 2020 final. Sydney FC were also 2019–20 premiers. Their accomplishments qualified them into the 2021 AFC Champions League Group Stage. Melbourne City, who came second, and Brisbane Roar who were the third highest ranked Australian team qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs.

All games of the 2020 finals series were played at Bankwest Stadium due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand.

Elimination-finals		Semi-finals		Grand Final

		Sydney FC	2
Wellington Phoenix	0	Perth Glory	0
Perth Glory	1			Sydney FC (a.e.t.)	1
				Melbourne City	0
		Melbourne City	2
Brisbane Roar	0	Western United	0
Western United	1

Elimination Finals

22 August 2020	Wellington Phoenix	0–1	Perth Glory	Sydney, New South Wales
17:00 AEST		Report	Chianese 18'	Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Alex King

23 August 2020	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Western United	Sydney, New South Wales
18:00 AEST		Report	Diamanti 21'	Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Chris Beath

Semi Finals

26 August 2020	Melbourne City	2–0	Western United	Sydney, New South Wales
17:00 AEST	Maclaren 68' (pen.) Imai 84' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 1,897 Referee: Alireza Faghani

26 August 2020	Sydney FC	2–0	Perth Glory	Sydney, New South Wales
20:10 AEST	Ninković 24' le Fondre 28'	Report		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 3,477 Referee: Alex King

Grand Final

30 August 2020 Grand Final	Sydney FC	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne City	Sydney, New South Wales
18:30 AEST	Grant 100'	Report		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 7,051 Referee: Chris Beath Man of the Match: Rhyan Grant

Appearances by club

Bold indicates they won the finals series that year. Team names in italics indicates the club is a former A-League member.


Rank	Club	Appearances	Years
1	Melbourne Victory	11	2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
	Sydney FC		2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
	Queensland/Brisbane Roar		2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
4	Adelaide United	10	2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
5	Central Coast Mariners	7	2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
	Melbourne Heart/City		2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
	Perth Glory		2010, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
8	Wellington Phoenix	6	2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020
9	Newcastle Jets	5	2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018
10	Western Sydney Wanderers	4	2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
11	Gold Coast United	2	2010, 2011
12	Western United	1	2020
13	New Zealand Knights	0
	North Queensland Fury
	Macarthur FC

Notes

The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

References

Pentony, Luke (5 March 2006). "FC win A-League grand final". ABC News. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
"The Marston men: A-League Grand Final heroes". FTBL. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
"Mariners downed in penalty shoot-out with Perth through to grand final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2012.
"Roar go back-to-back amid drama". Footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2013.

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[BCD-5] The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.

[1] Pentony, Luke (5 March 2006). "FC win A-League grand final". ABC News. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

[:0-2] "The Marston men: A-League Grand Final heroes". FTBL. Retrieved 16 January 2020.

[3] "Mariners downed in penalty shoot-out with Perth through to grand final". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 April 2012.

[4] "Roar go back-to-back amid drama". Footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 7 May 2013.