Venues
| Melbourne | Adelaide | |
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| AAMI Park | Coopers Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,050 | Capacity: 16,500 | |
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| Season | 2021–22 |
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| Dates | 14–28 May 2022 |
| Champions | Western United |
| Matches played | 7 |
| Goals scored | 16 (2.29 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Prijović (4 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Adelaide United 3–1 Central Coast Mariners (Elimination-finals, 15 May 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Melbourne Victory 1–4 Western United (Semi-finals, 21 May 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Melbourne Victory 1–4 Western United (Semi-finals, 21 May 2022) |
| Highest attendance | 22,495 Melbourne City 0–2 Western United (Grand Final, 28 May 2022) |
| Lowest attendance | 3,376 Western United 1–0 Wellington Phoenix (Elimination-finals, 14 May 2022) |
| Total attendance | 77,254 |
| Average attendance | 11,036 |
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The 2022 A-League Men finals series was the 17th annual edition of the A-League Men finals series, the playoffs tournament staged to determine the champion of the 2021–22 A-League Men season. The series was played over two weeks culminating in the 2022 A-League Men Grand Final, where Western United won their first championship 2–0 against premiers Melbourne City.
Melbourne City and Melbourne Victory were confirmed in their automatic semi-final spots within the last week of the regular season. [1] Western United finished third for the top three finishers based in Melbourne to guarantee most of the finals series to be played in Melbourne, as Adelaide United, Central Coast Mariners and Wellington Phoenix were the last three finishers into the 2022 finals series.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 49 | Qualification for finals series and 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage [lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 48 | Qualification for finals series [lower-alpha 2] |
| 3 | Western United (C) | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 45 | |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 43 | |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 42 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix [lower-alpha 3] | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 34 | 49 | −15 | 39 | |
| 7 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Sydney FC | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 31 | |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 29 | Qualification for 2022 Australia Cup play-offs [lower-alpha 4] |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 27 | |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 26 | |
| 12 | Perth Glory | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 18 |
| Melbourne | Adelaide | |
|---|---|---|
| AAMI Park | Coopers Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,050 | Capacity: 16,500 | |
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The system used for the 2022 A-League Men finals series is the modified top-six play-offs by the A-Leagues. The top two teams enter 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 are eliminated, and winners qualify for the two-legged semi-finals. [4]
First placed team in the semi-finals plays the lowest ranked elimination-final winning team and second placed team in the semi-finals plays the highest ranked elimination-final winner. Home-state advantage goes to the team with the higher ladder position.
| Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adelaide United | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Adelaide United | 3 | 1 | Melbourne City (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 1 | Melbourne City | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Western United | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Western United | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Western United | 1 | 2 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Western United who finished third appeared in their first home finals match in club history, against the Wellington Phoenix who finished sixth. Wellington won all three matches in the regular season over Western United, and unbeaten since the first meeting in October 2019. Western United won 1–0 through a 10th-minute strike by Aleksandar Prijović to send them through to the two-legged semi-finals against Melbourne Victory. [5]
Adelaide United and Central Coast Mariners met in a finals match for the first time since 2014 in Gosford. Central Coast hadn't beaten Adelaide United away since 2016, heading into this elimination-final. [6] Adelaide won 3–1, where Craig Goodwin and Kusini Yengi led Adelaide by two, Storm Roux with one back for the Mariners as Bernardo capped the match off with a 92nd-minute winner heading for two-legged semi-finals against Melbourne City. [7]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City | 2–1 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Melbourne Victory | 2–4 | Western United | 1–0 | 1–4 |
Western United qualified for the two-legged semi-finals at AAMI Park against rivals Melbourne Victory. [8] Western United started off as the home side losing the first leg through a Jake Brimmer volley in the 74th minute, as Victory held the advantage 1–0 up in the first leg. [9] Despite this, Western United won 4–1 in the second leg thanks to a brace from Aleksandar Prijović and goals to Lachlan Wales and Dylan Wenzel-Halls; winning the two-legged semi-finals 4–2 on aggregate to send them through to their first Grand Final. [10]
| Western United | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory |
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| Melbourne Victory | 1–4 | Western United |
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Western United won 4–2 on aggregate.
Adelaide United qualified for the two-legged semi-finals against Melbourne City. Adelaide were unbeaten to Melbourne City in all three matches in the regular season, as well as Melbourne Victory and Western United which at least one is obligated for City to verse should they qualify for the Grand Final. [11] The first leg resulted in a 0–0 draw in Adelaide. [12] Although, Melbourne City won 2–1 after overtime from a comeback win thanks to goals by Marco Tilio and Jamie Maclaren for City reaching their third consecutive Grand Final. [13]
| Melbourne City | 2–1 | Adelaide United |
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Melbourne City won 2–1 on aggregate.
The 2022 Grand Final featured premiers Melbourne City for the third consecutive time and Western United for the first time at AAMI Park, also being the first featuring two expansion clubs in the A-League Men grand final. City won the double in the previous season and Western United searching for their first club trophy. It was won 2–0 by Western United as they claimed their first championship thanks to two first half goals by an own goal and Aleksandar Prijović; also winning the Joe Marston Medal. [14]
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