List of A-League Men honours

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This is a list of A-League Men honours achieved since the inaugural season of the league. The following details honours won by A-League Men clubs and those awarded to players, managers and referees of the competition.

Contents

Club honours

Premiers

The club that finishes first on the A-League Men table is crowned premiers.

SeasonPremiersRunners-up
2005–06 Adelaide United Sydney FC
2006–07 Melbourne Victory Adelaide United
2007–08 Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets
2008–09 Melbourne Victory (2) Adelaide United
2009–10 Sydney FC Melbourne Victory
2010–11 Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners
2011–12 Central Coast Mariners (2) Brisbane Roar
2012–13 Western Sydney Wanderers Central Coast Mariners
2013–14 Brisbane Roar (2) Western Sydney Wanderers
2014–15 Melbourne Victory (3) Sydney FC
2015–16 Adelaide United (2) Western Sydney Wanderers
2016–17 Sydney FC (2) Melbourne Victory
2017–18 Sydney FC (3) Newcastle Jets
2018–19 Perth Glory Sydney FC
2019–20 Sydney FC (4) Melbourne City
2020–21 Melbourne City Sydney FC
2021–22 Melbourne City (2) Melbourne Victory
2022–23 Melbourne City (3) Central Coast Mariners

Champions

The club that wins the A-League Men Grand Final in the finals series is crowned champions.

Grand FinalChampionsRunners-up
2006 Sydney FC Central Coast Mariners
2007 Melbourne Victory Adelaide United
2008 Newcastle Jets Central Coast Mariners
2009 Melbourne Victory (2) Adelaide United
2010 Sydney FC (2) Melbourne Victory
2011 Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners
2012 Brisbane Roar (2) Perth Glory
2013 Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers
2014 Brisbane Roar (3) Western Sydney Wanderers
2015 Melbourne Victory (3) Sydney FC
2016 Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers
2017 Sydney FC (3) Melbourne Victory
2018 Melbourne Victory (4) Newcastle Jets
2019 Sydney FC (4) Perth Glory
2020 Sydney FC (5) Melbourne City
2021 Melbourne City Sydney FC
2022 Western United Melbourne City
2023 Central Coast Mariners (2) Melbourne City

Summary

ClubRegular seasonFinals series
PremiersRunners-upChampionsRunners-up
Sydney FC 4452
Melbourne Victory 3342
Brisbane Roar 213
Melbourne City 3113
Central Coast Mariners 2323
Adelaide United 2212
Western Sydney Wanderers 123
Perth Glory 12
Newcastle Jets 211
Western United 1
Wellington Phoenix
Macarthur FC
Gold Coast United
North Queensland Fury
New Zealand Knights
Bold denotes current A-League clubs.

Fair Play Award

The Fair Play Award goes to the team with the fewest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the regular season. [1] [2]

1 point Yellow card.svg Yellow card
2 points Yellow card.svg Yellow card.svg Red card.svg Second caution Red card
3 points Red card.svg Direct red card
YearClub
2005–06 Melbourne Victory
2006–07 Perth Glory
2007–08 Newcastle Jets
2008–09 Brisbane Roar
2009–10 Sydney FC
2010–11 Brisbane Roar
2011–12 Brisbane Roar
2012–13 Brisbane Roar
2013–14 Brisbane Roar
2014–15 Wellington Phoenix
2015–16 Brisbane Roar
2016–17 Central Coast Mariners
2017–18 Sydney FC
2018–19 Sydney FC
2019–20 Sydney FC
2020–21 Brisbane Roar
2021–22 Not announced
2022–23 Brisbane Roar

Individual honours

Johnny Warren Medal

The Johnny Warren Medal, named after the late former Socceroo and media advocate Johnny Warren, is presented to the player who is deemed to be the best player overall at the end of the season as judged by his fellow players. Each player in the A-League Men votes three times over the season; after Round 9, Round 18 and Round 27. Players are not allowed to vote for players from their own team. [1] The format was changed for the 2015–16 season, with a panel featuring former players, media, referees and technical staff, who voted on each regular-season match. [3]

YearPlayerClub
2005–06 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bobby Despotovski Perth Glory
2006–07 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Carle Newcastle Jets
2007–08 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Griffiths Newcastle Jets
2008–09 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane Smeltz Wellington Phoenix
2009–10 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Carlos Hernández Melbourne Victory
2010–11 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Flores Adelaide United
2011–12 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Broich Brisbane Roar
2012–13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marco Rojas Melbourne Victory
2013–14 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Broich Brisbane Roar
2014–15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Burns Wellington Phoenix
2015–16 Flag of Spain.svg Diego Castro Perth Glory
2016–17 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Ninković Sydney FC
2017–18 Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Mierzejewski Sydney FC
2018–19 Flag of Fiji.svg Roy Krishna Wellington Phoenix
2019–20 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Diamanti Western United
2020–21 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Ninković
Flag of Mexico.svg Ulises Dávila
Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix
2021–22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Brimmer Melbourne Victory
2022–23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Goodwin Adelaide United

Joe Marston Medal

The Joe Marston Medal is given to the best player in an A-League Men Grand Final. [1] It is named after Joe Marston, an Australian national player in the 1950s.

YearPlayerClub
2006 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Dwight Yorke [4] Sydney FC
2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Archie Thompson [5] Melbourne Victory
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Durante [6] Newcastle Jets
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Pondeljak [7] Melbourne Victory
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Simon Colosimo [8] Sydney FC
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Ryan [9] Central Coast Mariners
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jacob Burns [10] Perth Glory
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel McBreen [11] Central Coast Mariners
2014 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Broich [12]
Flag of Italy.svg Iacopo La Rocca [13]
Brisbane Roar
Western Sydney Wanderers
2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Milligan [14] Melbourne Victory
2016 Flag of Spain.svg Isaías [15] Adelaide United
2017 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Daniel Georgievski [16] Melbourne Victory
2018 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lawrence Thomas [17] Melbourne Victory
2019 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Ninković [18] Sydney FC
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhyan Grant Sydney FC
2021 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathaniel Atkinson Melbourne City
2022 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Prijović [19] Western United
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Cummings [20] Central Coast Mariners


Golden Boot

The Golden Boot is presented to the player who scores the most goals during the season. Only matches in the regular season are counted.

YearPlayer/sClubGoals
2005–06 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Brosque
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bobby Despotovski
Flag of Scotland.svg Stewart Petrie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Archie Thompson
Brisbane Roar
Perth Glory
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne Victory
8
2006–07 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Allsopp Melbourne Victory 11
2007–08 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Griffiths Newcastle Jets 12
2008–09 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane Smeltz Wellington Phoenix 12
2009–10 Flag of New Zealand.svg Shane Smeltz Gold Coast United 19
2010–11 Flag of Indonesia.svg Sergio van Dijk Adelaide United 16
2011–12 Flag of Albania.svg Besart Berisha Brisbane Roar 19
2012–13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel McBreen Central Coast Mariners 17
2013–14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Taggart Newcastle Jets 16
2014–15 Flag of Austria.svg Marc Janko Sydney FC 16
2015–16 Flag of Uruguay.svg Bruno Fornaroli Melbourne City 23
2016–17 Flag of Kosovo.svg Besart Berisha
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren
Melbourne Victory
Brisbane Roar
19
2017–18 Flag of Brazil.svg Bobô Sydney FC 27
2018–19 Flag of Fiji.svg Roy Krishna Wellington Phoenix 18
2019–20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 22
2020–21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 25
2021–22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 15
2022–23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 24
2023–24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Taggart Perth Glory 20

Coach of the Year

YearNameClub
2005–06 Flag of Scotland.svg Lawrie McKinna Central Coast Mariners
2006–07 Flag of Scotland.svg Ernie Merrick Melbourne Victory
2007–08 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary van Egmond Newcastle Jets
2008–09 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aurelio Vidmar Adelaide United
2009–10 Flag of Scotland.svg Ernie Merrick Melbourne Victory
2010–11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ange Postecoglou Brisbane Roar
2011–12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Arnold Central Coast Mariners
2012–13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Popovic Western Sydney Wanderers
2013–14 Flag of England.svg Mike Mulvey Brisbane Roar
2014–15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Muscat Melbourne Victory
2015–16 Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo Amor Adelaide United
2016–17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Arnold Sydney FC
2017–18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Arnold Sydney FC
2018–19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Popovic Perth Glory
2019–20 Flag of France.svg Erick Mombaerts Melbourne City
2020–21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Kisnorbo Melbourne City
2021–22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Popovic Melbourne Victory
2022–23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Carl Veart Adelaide United

Young Footballer of the Year

The Young Footballer of the Year award is awarded to a youth (under 23) player judged by a panel of experts to be the best young performer throughout the season. [1]

YearPlayerClub
2005–06 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Ward Perth Glory
2006–07 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Leijer Melbourne Victory
2007–08 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Djite Adelaide United
2008–09 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Jamieson Adelaide United
2009–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tommy Oar Brisbane Roar
2010–11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Ryan Central Coast Mariners
2011–12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Ryan Central Coast Mariners
2012–13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marco Rojas Melbourne Victory
2013–14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adam Taggart Newcastle Jets
2014–15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Jeggo Adelaide United
2015–16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren Brisbane Roar
2016–17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren Brisbane Roar
2017–18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Arzani Melbourne City
2018–19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Ikonomidis Perth Glory
2019–20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Riley McGree Adelaide United
2020–21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel King Sydney FC
2021–22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angus Thurgate Newcastle Jets
2022–23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Bos Melbourne City

Goalkeeper of the Year

YearPlayerClub
2005–06 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clint Bolton Sydney FC
2006–07 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Theoklitos Melbourne Victory
2007–08 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Theoklitos Melbourne Victory
2008–09 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United
2009–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United
2010–11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Theoklitos Brisbane Roar
2011–12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Ryan Central Coast Mariners
2012–13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ante Covic Western Sydney Wanderers
2013–14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United
2014–15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United
2015–16 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Sørensen Melbourne City
2016–17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Vukovic Sydney FC
2017–18 Flag of England.svg Jamie Young Brisbane Roar
2018–19 Flag of Poland.svg Filip Kurto Wellington Phoenix
2019–20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Redmayne Sydney FC
2020–21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Birighitti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Redmayne
Central Coast Mariners
Sydney FC
2021–22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Birighitti Central Coast Mariners
2022–23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lawrence Thomas Western Sydney Wanderers

Goal of the Year

YearPlayer/sClub
2009–10 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Carlos Hernández Melbourne Victory
2010–11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Erik Paartalu Brisbane Roar
2011–12 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Carlos Hernández Melbourne Victory
2012–13 Flag of Argentina.svg Marcos Flores Melbourne Victory
2013–14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Orlando Engelaar Melbourne City
2014–15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tarek Elrich Adelaide United
2015–16 Flag of Ireland.svg Roy O'Donovan Central Coast Mariners
2016–17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Cahill Melbourne City
2017–18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Nabbout Newcastle Jets
2018–19 Flag of France.svg Éric Bauthéac Brisbane Roar
2019–20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nikolai Topor-Stanley Newcastle Jets
2020–21 Flag of Ireland.svg Andy Keogh Perth Glory
2021–22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Garuccio Western United
2022–23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Giordano Colli Perth Glory

Referee of the Year

YearReferee
2005–06 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Shield
2006–07 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Shield
2007–08 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Shield
2008–09 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Breeze
2009–10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Strebre Delovski
2010–11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Breeze
2011–12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarred Gillett
2012–13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Green
2013–14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Green
2014–15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarred Gillett
2015–16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarred Gillett
2016–17 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarred Gillett
2017–18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarred Gillett
2018–19 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Evans
2019–20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Beath
2020–21 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Beath
2021–22 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex King
2022–23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Beath

See also

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