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This is a list of A-League honours achieved since the inaugural season of the league. The following details honours won by A-League clubs and those awarded to players, managers and referees of the competition.
The club that finishes first on the A-League table is crowned A-League premiers.
The club that wins the A-League Grand Final in the finals series is crowned A-League Champions.
Club | Regular season | Finals series | |||||
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Premiers | Runners-up | Champions | Runners-up | ||||
Sydney FC | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||
Melbourne Victory | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
Brisbane Roar | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||
Central Coast Mariners | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
Adelaide United | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
Melbourne City | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
Perth Glory | 1 | 2 | |||||
Newcastle Jets | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Wellington Phoenix | |||||||
Western United | |||||||
Macarthur FC | |||||||
Gold Coast United | |||||||
North Queensland Fury | |||||||
New Zealand Knights | |||||||
Bold denotes current A-League clubs. |
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 | |
2 points | Second caution Red card | |
3 points | Direct red card |
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 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]
The Joe Marston Medal is given to the best player in an A-League Grand Final. [1] It is named after Joe Marston, an Australian national player in the 1950s.
The Golden Boot is presented to the player who scores the most goals during the season. Only matches in the regular season are counted.
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]
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