2018–19 A-League
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Season | 2018–19 |
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Dates | 19 October 2018 – 19 May 2019 |
Champions | Sydney FC (4th title) |
Premiers | Perth Glory (1st title) |
Champions League | Perth Glory Sydney FC Melbourne Victory |
Matches played | 135 |
Goals scored | 422 (3.13 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Roy Krishna (18 goals) |
Biggest home win | Melbourne City 5–0 Central Coast Mariners (26 April 2019) Perth Glory 5–0 Wellington Phoenix (28 April 2019) |
Biggest away win | Central Coast Mariners 2–8 Wellington Phoenix (9 March 2019) |
Highest scoring | Central Coast Mariners 2–8 Wellington Phoenix (9 March 2019) |
Highest attendance | 40,504 Melbourne Victory vs. Melbourne City (20 October 2018) |
Lowest attendance | 3,703 Central Coast Mariners vs. Wellington Phoenix (9 March 2019) |
Average attendance | 10,411 |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
The 2018–19 A-League was the 42nd season of national level soccer in Australia, and the 14th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The regular season commenced on 19 October 2018 and concluded on 28 April 2019. The play-offs began on 3 May 2019 and ended with the Grand Final on 19 May 2019. Sydney FC defeated Perth Glory in the Grand Final.
Clubs[]
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Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
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Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | 16,500 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | 20,059 |
Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Marvel Stadium AAMI Park GMHBA Stadium |
56,347 30,050 36,000 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | HBF Park | 20,500 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Sydney Cricket Ground Jubilee Oval Leichhardt Oval |
48,000 20,500 20,000 |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 34,500 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium |
84,000 24,000 |
Personnel and kits[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
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Macron[1] | IGA |
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Umbro[2][3] | Actron Air |
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Umbro[4] | Masterfoods & State Road Constructions |
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Nike | Etihad Airways |
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Adidas[5] | Metricon |
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Viva Sports[6] | Ledman Group |
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Macron[7] | QBE Insurance |
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Puma | The Star |
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Adidas | Huawei |
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Nike[8] | Centuria |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Sacked[12] | 19 April 2018 | ![]() |
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Sacked[14] | 20 April 2018 | ![]() |
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Resigned | 28 December 2018 | 9th | ![]() |
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Sacked[18] | 9 March 2019 | 10th | ![]() |
12 March 2019 |
Foreign players[]
Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Visa 5 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
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The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[20]
2Australian citizens (and New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)
Salary cap exemptions and captains[]
Club | First Marquee | Second Marquee | Captain | Vice-Captain |
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Brisbane Roar | ![]() |
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Central Coast Mariners | ![]() |
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Melbourne City | ![]() |
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Melbourne Victory | ![]() |
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Newcastle Jets | ![]() |
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Perth Glory | ![]() |
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Wellington Phoenix | None | None | ![]() |
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Western Sydney Wanderers | ![]() |
None | ![]() |
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Transfers[]
Regular season[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Perth Glory | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 60 | Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
2 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 52 | |
3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 50 | Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League preliminary round 2[a] |
4 | Adelaide United | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 44 | Qualification to Finals series[a] |
5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 40 | |
6 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 40 | |
7 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 35 | |
8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 24 | |
9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 18 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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Notes:
- ^ a b c The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results[]
Positions by round[]
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Finals series[]
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4 | Adelaide United (a.e.t.) | 1 | 1 | Perth Glory (pen.) | 3 (5) | ||||||||
5 | Melbourne City | 0 | 4 | Adelaide United | 3 (4) | ||||||||
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2 | Sydney FC (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||||
3 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | 2 | Sydney FC | 6 | ||||||||
6 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 | 3 | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
Elimination-finals[]
3 May 2019 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,010 Referee: Shaun Evans |
5 May 2019 | Adelaide United | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 13,232 Referee: |
Semi-finals[]
10 May 2019 | Perth Glory | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Adelaide United | Perth |
18:30 AWST |
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12 May 2019 | Sydney FC | 6–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
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Grand Final[]
19 May 2019 | Perth Glory | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | Sydney FC | Perth |
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Season statistics[]
Attendances[]
By club[]
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.
- As of matches played on 28 April 2019.
Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
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Melbourne Victory | 14 | 20,604 | 40,504 | 8,039 | 288,453 |
Sydney FC | 13 | 13,566 | 30,588 | 6,261 | 176,357 |
Perth Glory | 14 | 10,360 | 17,856 | 7,213 | 145,045 |
Brisbane Roar | 13 | 9,632 | 15,129 | 6,084 | 125,222 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 | 9,191 | 21,984 | 5,067 | 128,670 |
Newcastle Jets | 13 | 9,079 | 11,814 | 6,701 | 118,029 |
Adelaide United | 14 | 9,013 | 12,866 | 7,071 | 126,188 |
Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 8,533 | 23,648 | 4,829 | 119,455 |
Melbourne City | 13 | 8,135 | 24,306 | 4,950 | 105,750 |
Central Coast Mariners | 13 | 5,562 | 8,923 | 3,703 | 72,300 |
League total | 135 | 10,411 | 40,504 | 3,703 | 1,405,469 |
By round[]
Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
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Round 1 | 84,761 | 5 | 16,952 |
Round 2 | 77,986 | 5 | 15,597 |
Round 3 | 44,728 | 5 | 8,946 |
Round 4 | 49,105 | 5 | 9,821 |
Round 5 | 54,712 | 5 | 10,942 |
Round 6 | 46,789 | 5 | 9,358 |
Round 7 | 57,101 | 5 | 11,420 |
Round 8 | 50,507 | 5 | 10,101 |
Round 9 | 58,429 | 5 | 11,686 |
Round 10 | 55,700 | 5 | 11,140 |
Round 11 | 44,866 | 5 | 8,973 |
Round 12 | 41,546 | 5 | 8,309 |
Round 13 | 53,733 | 5 | 10,747 |
Round 14 | 48,849 | 5 | 9,770 |
Round 15 | 37,920 | 5 | 7,584 |
Round 16 | 57,050 | 5 | 11,410 |
Round 17 | 42,065 | 5 | 8,413 |
Round 18 | 52,669 | 5 | 10,534 |
Round 19 | 63,527 | 5 | 12,705 |
Round 20 | 57,812 | 5 | 11,562 |
Round 21 | 38,835 | 5 | 7,767 |
Round 22 | 46,329 | 5 | 9,266 |
Round 23 | 46,704 | 5 | 9,341 |
Round 24 | 40,205 | 5 | 8,041 |
Round 25 | 63,295 | 5 | 12,659 |
Round 26 | 45,431 | 5 | 9,086 |
Round 27 | 44,794 | 5 | 8,959 |
Elimination Final | 29,242 | 2 | 14,621 |
Semi Final | 30,009 | 2 | 15,004 |
Grand Final | 56,371 | 1 | 56,371 |
Club membership[]
Club | Members |
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Adelaide United | 8,082 |
Brisbane Roar | 11,524 |
Central Coast Mariners | 6,843 |
Melbourne City | 10,302 |
Melbourne Victory | 26,478 |
Newcastle Jets | 11,606 |
Perth Glory | 10,460 |
Sydney FC | 15,848 |
Wellington Phoenix | 5,671 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 16,444 |
Total | 123,258 |
Average | 12,326 |
Last updated: 28 April 2019.
Source: a-league.com.au
Scoring[]
Top scorers[]
- As of the end of the Regular Season, 28 April 2019[53]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Wellington Phoenix | 18 |
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Sydney FC | 16 |
3 | ![]() |
Perth Glory | 15 |
4 | ![]() |
Melbourne Victory | 14 |
5 | ![]() |
Melbourne Victory | 13 |
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Newcastle Jets | 11 |
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Adelaide United | 10 |
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Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Sydney FC | Central Coast Mariners | 5–2 | 4 January 2019 | [54] |
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Melbourne Victory | Brisbane Roar | 0–5 | 15 January 2019 | [55] |
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Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle Jets | 4–1 | 31 March 2019 | [56] |
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Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne City | 3–2 | 21 April 2019 | [57] |
Own goals[]
- As of the end of the Regular Season, 28 April 2019
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Brisbane Roar | Perth Glory | 3 |
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Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide United | 5 |
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Perth Glory | Central Coast Mariners | 5 |
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Melbourne Victory | Brisbane Roar | 8 |
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Adelaide United | Melbourne City | 8 |
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Brisbane Roar | Wellington Phoenix | 9 |
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Brisbane Roar | Perth Glory | 11 |
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Newcastle Jets | Sydney FC | 14 |
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Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne Victory | 17 |
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Central Coast Mariners | Wellington Phoenix | 21 |
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Sydney FC | Melbourne City | 22 |
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Melbourne City | Brisbane Roar | 24 |
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Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle Jets | 24 |
Clean sheets[]
- As of the end of the Regular Season, 28 April 2019[58]
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Newcastle Jets | 6 |
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Melbourne Victory | 5 |
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Brisbane Roar | 2 |
10 | ![]() |
Melbourne Victory | 1 |
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Discipline[]
During the season each club is given fair play points based on the number of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the fewest points wins the Fair Play Award.[59]
Player[]
- Most yellow cards: 11
Alex Rufer (Wellington Phoenix)
- Most red cards: 2
Éric Bauthéac (Brisbane Roar)
Kye Rowles (Central Coast Mariners)
Club[]
- Most yellow cards: 67
- Wellington Phoenix
- Most red cards: 7
- Central Coast Mariners
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Newcastle Jets | 42 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
Sydney FC | 49 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
Adelaide United | 41 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
Perth Glory | 50 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
Melbourne Victory | 53 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 57 | 1 | 1 | 62 |
Melbourne City | 61 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
Wellington Phoenix | 59 | 1 | 2 | 67 |
Central Coast Mariners | 58 | 5 | 2 | 74 |
Brisbane Roar | 61 | 3 | 3 | 76 |
League total | 532 | 17 | 12 |
Last updated: 28 April 2019.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Awards[]
Monthly awards[]
The A-League Goal of the Month is an award that recognises the player who is deemed to have scored the best A-League goal each month of the season. The winner is chosen by an online public vote through the A-League website.
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Perth Glory | [61][62] |
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Wellington Phoenix | [63][64] |
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Melbourne City | [65][66] |
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Melbourne Victory | [67][68] |
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Western Sydney Wanderers | [69][70] |
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Annual awards[]
The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award was awarded to the finest performance of an under-23 player from Australia or New Zealand throughout the season.[74]
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2018–19 Dolan Warren Awards night on 13 May 2019.[75][76]
- Johnny Warren Medal – Roy Krishna, Wellington Phoenix
- NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Chris Ikonomidis, Perth Glory
- Nike Golden Boot Award – Roy Krishna, Wellington Phoenix (18 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Year – Filip Kurto, Wellington Phoenix
- Coach of the Year – Tony Popovic, Perth Glory
- Fair Play Award – Sydney FC
- Referee of the Year – Shaun Evans
- Goal of the Year – Éric Bauthéac, Brisbane Roar (Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar, 22 February 2019)
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See also[]
- 2018–19 Adelaide United FC season
- 2018–19 Brisbane Roar FC season
- 2018–19 Central Coast Mariners FC season
- 2018–19 Melbourne City FC season
- 2018–19 Melbourne Victory FC season
- 2018–19 Newcastle Jets FC season
- 2018–19 Perth Glory FC season
- 2018–19 Sydney FC season
- 2018–19 Wellington Phoenix FC season
- 2018–19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
Notes[]
- ^ McCormack transferred out of Central Coast Mariners and his marquee deal part-way through on 5 January 2019.[26]
- ^ De Silva is being paid marquee wages with Central Coast Mariners paying part and Roma paying most of it, while being on loan at Sydney FC.[28][29]
- ^ Fornaroli was mutually released from his contract and marquee deal by Melbourne City part-way through on 26 February 2019.[34]
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- ^ "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.
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- ^ a b "Carl Valeri to lead Melbourne Victory as captain". Melbourne Victory. 15 September 2015.
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Topor-Stanley is the Jets vice captain
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- 2018–19 A-League season
- 2018 in Australian soccer
- 2019 in Australian soccer
- A-League Men seasons