A-League Finals

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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.

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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 FinalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
  L1L2  
  February 10 & 17            
1 Adelaide United 21  5 March
2 Sydney FC 22  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 11
4 Newcastle Jets 01 

Semi Finals

10 February 2006Minor Semi-Final Leg 1 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle, New South Wales
20:00 UTC+11 Report Osman Soccerball shade.svg 76'Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 10,236
Referee: Ben Williams
12 February 2006Major Semi-Final Leg 1 Adelaide United 2–2 Sydney FC Adelaide, South Australia
17:00 UTC+10.30 Rech Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Dodd Soccerball shade.svg 31'		 Report Petrovski Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Corica Soccerball shade.svg 9'		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 15,104
Referee: Matthew Breeze
17 February 2006Minor Semi-Final Leg 2 Central Coast Mariners 1–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Newcastle Jets Gosford, New South Wales
20:00 UTC+11 Heffernan Soccerball shade.svg 79' Report Thompson Soccerball shade.svg 28'Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 17,429
Referee: Simon Przydacz
19 February 2006Major Semi-Final Leg 2 Sydney FC 2–1
(4–3 agg.)		 Adelaide United Sydney, New South Wales
17:00 UTC+11 Rudan Soccerball shade.svg 76'
Petrovski Soccerball shade.svg 29'		 Report Qu Soccerball shade.svg 60'Stadium: Aussie Stadium
Attendance: 30,377
Referee: Mark Shield

Preliminary Final

Grand Final

5 March 2006Grand Final Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney, New South Wales
17:00 UTC+11 Corica Soccerball shade.svg 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 FinalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
  L1L2  
  28 January & 4 February            
1 Melbourne Victory 02  18 February
2 Adelaide United 01  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 12
4 Sydney FC 20 

Semi Finals

26 January 2007Minor Semi Final – Leg 1 Sydney FC 2–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney, New South Wales
20:00 UTC+11 Brosque Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Milligan Soccerball shade.svg 30'		 Report Rodriguez Soccerball shade.svg 71'Stadium: Aussie Stadium,
Attendance: 21,112
Referee: Peter Green
28 January 2007Major 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 2007Minor Semi Final – Leg 2 Newcastle Jets 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Sydney FC Newcastle, New South Wales
20:00 UTC+11
Report Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 24,338
Referee: Matthew Breeze
4 February 2007Major Semi Final – Leg 2 Melbourne Victory 2–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Adelaide United Melbourne, Victoria
18:00 UTC+11 Allsopp Soccerball shade.svg 48'
Robinson Soccerball shade.svg 90+2'		 Report Dodd Soccerball shade.svg 4'Stadium: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 47,413
Referee: Mark Shield

Preliminary Final

Grand Final

18 February 2007Grand Final Melbourne Victory 6–0 Adelaide United Melbourne, Victoria
18:00 UTC+11
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 FinalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
  L1L2  
  27 January & 10 February            
1 Central Coast Mariners 03  24 February
2 Newcastle Jets 20  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 00
4 Queensland Roar 02 

Semi Finals

25 January 2008Minor 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: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Shield
27 January 2008Major Semi Final – Leg 1 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle, New South Wales
18:00 UTC+11 A. Griffiths Soccerball shade.svg 22'
J. Griffiths Soccerball shade.svg 85' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 22,960
Referee: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Breeze
8 February 2008Minor Semi Final – Leg 2 Queensland Roar 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		 Sydney FC Brisbane, Queensland
20:07 UTC+10
(Delayed Kickoff)
 Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 36,221
Referee: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Shield
10 February 2008Major 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 Soccerball shade.svg 37'
Petrovski Soccerball shade.svg 74', 95'		 Report Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 19,112
Referee: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Williams

Preliminary Final

17 February 2008Preliminary Final Newcastle Jets 3–2 (a.e.t.) Queensland Roar Newcastle, New South Wales
18:00 UTC+11
Report Reinaldo Soccerball shade.svg 90+2' (pen.), 118' (pen.)Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 16,021
Referee: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Green

Grand Final

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 FinalsPreliminary FinalGrand Final
  L1L2  
              
1 Melbourne Victory 24  
2 Adelaide United 00     1 Melbourne Victory 1
  2 Adelaide United 1 2 Adelaide United 0
  3 Queensland Roar 0 
3 Queensland Roar 22
4 Central Coast Mariners 01 


Semi Finals

6 February 2009Minor Semi-Final Leg 1 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Queensland Roar Gosford, New South Wales
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9,514
Referee: Ben Williams
7 February 2009Major Semi-Final Leg 1 Adelaide United 0–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide, South Australia
18:30 UTC+10:30 Report Hernández Soccerball shade.svg 13'
Allsopp Soccerball shade.svg 89'		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 14,119
Referee: Strebre Delovski
13 February 2009Minor Semi-Final Leg 2 Queensland Roar 2–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane, Queensland
19:30 UTC+10 Nichols Soccerball shade.svg 21'
McKay Soccerball shade.svg 49'		 Report Mrdja Soccerball shade.svg 64'Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 23,705
Referee: Peter Green
14 February 2009Major Semi-Final Leg 2 Melbourne Victory 4–0
(6–0 agg.)		 Adelaide United Melbourne, Victoria
19:30 UTC+11
Report Stadium: Telstra Dome
Attendance: 34,736
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Preliminary Final

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

Grand Final

28 February 2009Grand Final Melbourne Victory 1–0 Adelaide United Melbourne, Victoria
19:30 UTC+11 Pondeljak Soccerball shade.svg 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 1Semi Finals Week 2Preliminary FinalGrand 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 2010Major Semi-Final Leg 1 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne, Victoria
20:00 UTC+11
Report Aloisi Soccerball shade.svg 42'Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 18,453
Referee: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Green
7 March 2010Minor Semi-Final Wellington Phoenix 3–1 (a.e.t.) Newcastle Jets Wellington, New Zealand
16:00 UTC+13 T. Brown Soccerball shade.svg 33'
Ifill Soccerball shade.svg 105+1'
Dadi Soccerball shade.svg 115'		 Report M. Thompson Soccerball shade.svg 20'Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 32,792
Referee: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Beath
7 March 2010Major 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 Soccerball shade.svg 36' (pen.)
Bridge Soccerball shade.svg 54'		 Report Kruse Soccerball shade.svg 15'
A. Thompson Soccerball shade.svg 113'		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 23,818
Referee: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Strebre Delovski

Preliminary Final

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

Grand Final

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 1Semi Finals Week 2Preliminary FinalGrand 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 2011Semi-Final 3 v 6 Adelaide United 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide, South Australia
19:30 CDT T. Dodd Soccerball shade.svg 70' Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 10,285
Referee: Jarred Gillett
19 February 2011Major Semi-Final Leg 1 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Brisbane Roar Gosford, New South Wales
19:00 EDT Report Barbarouses Soccerball shade.svg 52'
McKay Soccerball shade.svg 73'		Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 10,166
Referee: Matthew Breeze
20 February 2011Semi-Final 4 v 5 Gold Coast United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Gold Coast, Queensland
16:30 EST Djulbic Soccerball shade.svg 90+1' Report Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 3,281
Referee: Strebre Delovski
26 February 2011Major Semi-Final Leg 2 Brisbane Roar 2–2
(4–2 agg.)		 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane, Queensland
19:00 EST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 25,168
Referee: Peter Green
27 February 2011Minor Semi-Final Adelaide United 2–3 Gold Coast United Adelaide, South Australia
17:00 CDT van Dijk Soccerball shade.svg 56' (pen.)
Leckie Soccerball shade.svg 69'		 Report Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg 38', 79' (pen.)
Djite Soccerball shade.svg 71'		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 15,028
Referee: Chris Beath

Preliminary Final

Grand Final


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 1Semi Finals Week 2Preliminary FinalGrand 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 2012Semi-Final 4 v 5 Wellington Phoenix 3–2 Sydney FC Wellington, New Zealand
20:00 NZDT
(UTC+13)		 Brown Soccerball shade.svg 47'
Sigmund Soccerball shade.svg 80'
Ifill Soccerball shade.svg 86' (pen.)		 Report Chianese Soccerball shade.svg 81', 84'Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,019
Referee: Chris Beath
31 March 2012Major Semi-Final Leg 1 Brisbane Roar 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Brisbane, Queensland
16:30 AEST
(UTC+10)		 Henrique Soccerball shade.svg 9'
Paartalu Soccerball shade.svg 86'		 Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,081
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 April 2012Semi-Final 3 v 6 Perth Glory 3–0 Melbourne Heart Perth, Western Australia
17:00 AWST
(UTC+8)		 Smeltz Soccerball shade.svg 65', 72', 90+2' Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 April 2012Minor Semi-Final Perth Glory 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Wellington Phoenix Perth, Western Australia
17:30 AWST
(UTC+8)		 van den Brink Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Mehmet Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Howarth Soccerball shade.svg 111'		 Report Greenacre Soccerball shade.svg 46'
Muscat Soccerball shade.svg 54'		Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 13,695
Referee: Peter Green
8 April 2012Major Semi-Final Leg 2 Central Coast Mariners 2–3
(5–2 agg.)		 Brisbane Roar Gosford, New South Wales
17:00 AEST
(UTC+10)		 Zwaanswijk Soccerball shade.svg 29'
Kwasnik Soccerball shade.svg 32'		 Report Broich Soccerball shade.svg 2'
Nichols Soccerball shade.svg 26'
Henrique Soccerball shade.svg 68'		Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 9,846
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Preliminary Final

Grand Final

22 April 2012Grand Final Brisbane Roar 2–1 Perth Glory Brisbane, Queensland
16:00 AEST
(UTC+10)		 Berisha Soccerball shade.svg 84', 90+7' (pen.) Report Franjic Soccerball shade.svg 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 2013Elimination Final 3 v 6 Melbourne Victory 2–1 (a.e.t.) Perth Glory Melbourne, Victoria
19:30 AEDT
Report Nagai Soccerball shade.svg 15'Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 22,902
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 April 2013Elimination Final 4 v 5 Adelaide United 1–2 Brisbane Roar Adelaide, South Australia
16:30 ACST Vidošić Soccerball shade.svg 89' Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 10,234
Referee: Chris Beath

Semi Finals

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

Grand Final

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 2014Elimination Final 4 v 5 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne, Victoria
19:30 AEST A. Thompson Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Finkler Soccerball shade.svg 90+2'		 Report Ryall Soccerball shade.svg 34'Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 20,802
Referee: Peter Green
19 April 2014Elimination Final 3 v 6 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Adelaide United Gosford, New South Wales
16:30 AEST Ibini-Isei Soccerball shade.svg 67' Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 9,045
Referee: Ben Williams

Semi-Finals

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

Grand Final

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 Soccerball shade.svg 7'
Mabil Soccerball shade.svg 87'		 Report Broich Soccerball shade.svg 27'Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 20,155
Referee: Peter Green

Semi Finals

9 May 2015 Sydney FC 4–1 Adelaide United Sydney, New South Wales
19:30 AEST Ibini Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Brosque Soccerball shade.svg 45+1', 47'
Naumoff Soccerball shade.svg 90'		 Report Goodwin Soccerball shade.svg 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
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 2016Elimination Final 3 v 6 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane, Queensland
19:30 AEST
Report Berisha Soccerball shade.svg 86'Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 20,157
Referee: Jarred Gillett
17 April 2016Elimination Final 4 v 5 Melbourne City 2–0 Perth Glory Melbourne, Victoria
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,273
Referee: Chris Beath

Semi Finals

22 April 2016Semi Final 1 Adelaide United 4–1 Melbourne City Adelaide, South Australia
19:00 ACST Djite Soccerball shade.svg 48', 60' (pen.)
McGowan Soccerball shade.svg 88'
Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg 90+4'		 Report Fitzgerald Soccerball shade.svg 72'Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 15,489
Referee: Strebre Delovski
24 April 2016Semi Final 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 5–4 (a.e.t.) Brisbane Roar Parramatta, New South Wales
16:30 AEST Castelen Soccerball shade.svg 26', 53', 59'
Šantalab Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Vidošić Soccerball shade.svg 102'		 Report D. Petratos Soccerball shade.svg 16' (pen.)
Andreu Soccerball shade.svg 20' (o.g.)
Maclaren Soccerball shade.svg 23', 81'		Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 20,084
Referee: Peter Green

Grand Final

1 May 2016Grand Final Adelaide United 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide, South Australia
15:30 ACST Kamau Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Isaías Soccerball shade.svg 32'
Sánchez Soccerball shade.svg 89'		 Report Neville Soccerball shade.svg 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

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

Semi Finals

29 April 2017Semi Final 1 Sydney FC 3–0 Perth Glory Sydney, New South Wales
19:50 AEST
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 21,938
Referee: Peter Green
30 April 2017Semi Final 2 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne, Victoria
17:00 AEST Berisha Soccerball shade.svg 70' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,202
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Grand Final

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 2018Elimination Final 3 v 6 Melbourne City 2−0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne, Victoria
19:50 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,757
Referee: Jarred Gillett
22 April 2018Elimination Final 4 v 5 Melbourne Victory 2−1 Adelaide United Melbourne, Victoria
18:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,502
Referee: Chris Beath

Semi Finals

27 April 2018Semi Final 1 Newcastle Jets 2−1 Melbourne City Newcastle, New South Wales
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 19,131
Referee: Shaun Evans
28 April 2018Semi Final 2 Sydney FC 2–3 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory Sydney, New South Wales
19:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,775
Referee: Kurt Ams

Grand Final

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
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,010
Referee: Shaun Evans

Semi Finals

12 May 2019 Sydney FC 6–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney, New South Wales
19:00 AEST
Report
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

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 Soccerball shade.svg 18'Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0 [note 1]
Referee: Alex King

Semi Finals

26 August 2020 Melbourne City 2–0 Western United Sydney, New South Wales
17:00 AEST
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
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 3,477
Referee: Alex King

Grand Final

30 August 2020Grand Final Sydney FC 1–0 (a.e.t.) Melbourne City Sydney, New South Wales
18:30 AEST Grant Soccerball shade.svg 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.

RankClubAppearancesYears
1 Melbourne Victory 112007, 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 102006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019
5 Central Coast Mariners 72006, 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 62010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020
9 Newcastle Jets 52006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018
10 Western Sydney Wanderers 42013, 2014, 2016, 2017
11 Gold Coast United 22010, 2011
12 Western United 12020
13 New Zealand Knights 0
North Queensland Fury
Macarthur FC

Notes

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