List of A-League Men highest scoring games

This is a summary of the highest scoring games and biggest winning margins in the A-League since its establishment in the 2005–06 season. The record for the biggest win is Adelaide United's 8–1 victory against North Queensland Fury on 21 January 2011.

Only two games have had ten goals scored in the fourteen seasons of the A-League, both 8–2 results involving Central Coast Mariners.^[1] Seven games have had nine goals scored.

Highest scoring games[]

Goals scored	Date	Home team	Result	Away team	Goal scorers	Ref
10	14 April 2018	Central Coast Mariners	2–8	Newcastle Jets	Pain 39', Buhagiar 80' Champness 10', O'Donovan 20', 68' (pen), McGree 24', 53', 75', Jackson 60', D. Petratos 81'	^[2]
10	9 March 2019	Central Coast Mariners	2–8	Wellington Phoenix	Clisby 61', Mallon 69' Graham 8' (o.g.), Krishna 12', 45+1', Williams 21', Cacace 51', Singh 57, 88, Fenton 59'	^[3]
9	22 December 2007	Central Coast Mariners	4–5	Sydney FC	Jedinak 3', J. Aloisi 15', Owens 63' (pen), Kwasnik 86' Fyfe 33', McFlynn 50', Biddle 71', Santalab 76', Talay 90' (pen)	^[4]
9	21 January 2011	Adelaide United	8–1	North Queensland Fury	Flores 4', 37', 87', T. Dodd 28', Ramsay 42', van Dijk 47', 67', 83' Nikas 72'	^[5]
9	3 November 2012	Central Coast Mariners	7–2	Sydney FC	Rogić 17', 62', Ryall 29' (o.g.), McBreen 39' (pen), 65', 67', McGlinchey 56' Yau 9', Abbas 54'	^[6]
9	14 March 2015	Sydney FC	5–4	Brisbane Roar	Jurman 7', Janko 38' (pen), 52', 76' (pen), Brosque 89' Henrique 5', Kaluđerović 79' (pen), Lustica 84', Petratos 90'	^[7]
9	20 February 2016	Perth Glory	6–3	Brisbane Roar	Keogh 5', Harold 32', Marinković 38', Lowry 41', Castro 49' (pen), R. Garcia 86' Maclaren 17', D. Petratos 28' (pen), North 36'	^[8]
9	24 April 2016	Western Sydney Wanderers	5–4	Brisbane Roar	Castelen 26', 53', 59', Šantalab 39', Vidošić 102' D. Petratos 16' (pen), Andreu 20 (o.g.), Maclaren 23', 81'	^[9]
9	16 April 2017	Perth Glory	5–4	Melbourne City	Castro 5' (pen), Keogh 51', Harold 56', Marinković 75', Taggart 88' Cahill 21', 80', Colazo 84', Fitzgerald 90'	^[10]
8	16 January 2010	Melbourne Victory	6–2	Perth Glory	A. Thompson 5', Kruse 12', 26', 40', K. Muscat 81' (pen), Hernández 83' Vargas 23' (o.g.), Sterjovski 52'	^[11]
8	28 October 2011	Brisbane Roar	7–1	Adelaide United	Henrique 20' (pen), 36 (pen), Berisha 23', 26', 28', 69, Nakajima-Farran 80' Vidošić 5'	^[12]
8	19 January 2013	Sydney FC	7–1	Wellington Phoenix	J. Griffiths 11', Del Piero 21', 23' (pen), 39', 70', Culina 26', Yau 84' Sigmund 80'	^[13]
8	23 February 2013	Central Coast Mariners	6–2	Melbourne Victory	Duke 18', 32', McGlinchey 56', 86', 90', Fitzgerald 81' Milligan 23' (pen), Sainsbury 69' (o.g.)	^[14]
8	22 February 2019	Central Coast Mariners	3–5	Brisbane Roar	Pain 38', O'Neill 45+2', Murray 82' Bauthéac 31, López 36, 54, Mikkelsen 45, Wenzel-Halls 74'	^[15]
8	25 April 2019	Brisbane Roar	3–5	Adelaide United	Wenzel-Halls 35', D'Agostino 45+5', Bauthéac 61' (pen.) Mileusnic 4', Blackwood 51', Goodwin 68', Diawara 75', Isaías 85'	^[16]
8	21 December 2019	Perth Glory	6–2	Newcastle Jets	Castro 15', 83', Kilkenny 33' (pen.), Chianese 46', Fornaroli 58', 70 Topor-Stanley 26', Ugarkovic 51'	^[17]
8	1 March 2020	Western United	6–2	Central Coast Mariners	Berisha 9', 89' Burgess 25', 30', 43', Durante 61' Harold 19' (pen.), Stensness 45'	^[18]
8	30 July 2020	Adelaide United	5–3	Perth Glory	Jakobsen 27', Brook 29', Opseth 38', Halloran 45', Niyongabire 63' K. Popovic 33', Fornaroli 74', Juande 83'	^[19]

Biggest winning margin[]

Goals margin	Date	Home team	Result	Away team	Goal Scorers	Ref
7	21 January 2011	Adelaide United	8–1	North Queensland Fury	Flores 4', 37', 87', T. Dodd 28', Ramsay 42', van Dijk 47', 67', 83' Nikas 72'	^[5]
7	24 January 2015	Adelaide United	7–0	Newcastle Jets	Djite 2', 53', Carrusca 23', 30' (pen), Boogaard 40', Cirio 68', Isaías 90+4' –	^[20]
6	18 February 2007	Melbourne Victory	6–0	Adelaide United	A. Thompson 20', 29', 39', 56', 72', Sarkies 90+3' –	^[21]
6	25 October 2009	Wellington Phoenix	6–0	Gold Coast United	Daniel 28', 53', T. Brown 48', Greenacre 54', Ifill 59', Hearfield 82' –	^[22]
6	28 October 2011	Brisbane Roar	7–1	Adelaide United	Henrique 20' (pen), 36 (pen), Berisha 23', 26', 28', 69, Nakajima-Farran 80' Vidošić 5'	^[12]
6	19 January 2013	Sydney FC	7–1	Wellington Phoenix	J. Griffiths 11', Del Piero 21', 23' (pen), 39', 70', Culina 26', Yau 84' Sigmund 80'	^[13]
6	30 December 2017	Sydney FC	6–0	Perth Glory	O'Neill 21', Mierzejewski 58', Brosque 62', Bobô 67' (pen), 90', 90+5' –	^[23]
6	14 April 2018	Central Coast Mariners	2–8	Newcastle Jets FC	Pain 39', Buhagiar 80' Champness 10', O'Donovan 20', 68' (pen), McGree 24', 53', 75', Jackson 60', D. Petratos 81'	^[2]
6	9 March 2019	Central Coast Mariners	2–8	Wellington Phoenix	Clisby 61', Mallon 69' Graham 8' (o.g.), Krishna 12', 45+1', Williams 21', Cacace 51', Singh 57, 88, Fenton 59'	^[24]

References[]

General

"Most goals". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
"Biggest win". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 25 November 2014.

Specific

^ https://www.flashscore.com/match/SWJ602tB/#match-summary. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ ^a ^b "Jets put eight past hapless Mariners". The World Game. 14 April 2018.
^ "Mariners sink to new lows as phenomenal Phoenix score eight". The World Game. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "High fives as Sydney snatches win and top-four spot". The Age. 23 December 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Adelaide United smashes records in 8–1 win over North Queensland Fury". 21 January 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ Scott, Tyson (4 November 2012). "Mariners 7–2 Sydney FC: Seven star Mariners thrash Sydney FC". Goal Weekly. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ "Sydney FC holds on to beat Brisbane Roar 5–4 in thrilling A-League encounter". ABC. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
^ "Perth Glory thumps Brisbane Roar 6–3 in A-League thrashing at Perth Oval". ABC News. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^ "Western Sydney Wanderers beat Brisbane Roar to make A-League grand final after extra time". ABC News. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
^ "Glory denied home final by City in crazy nine-goal contest". The World Game. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^ Bernard, Grantley (17 January 2010). "Robbie Kruse's hat-trick seals 6–2 for Melbourne Victory". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b Baumgart, Sean (28 October 2011). "Berisha's brilliance sinks Adelaide United". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ ^a ^b Greco, John (19 January 2013). "Sydney in seventh heaven as Del Piero comes to the four". FFA. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ Habashy, Angela (24 February 2013). "McGlinchey scores hat-trick as Mariners thrash Victory 6–2 in A-League". 3 News. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
^ "Five-star Roar beat nine-man Mariners in Hyundai A-League thriller". A-League. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
^ "Adelaide United beat Brisbane Roar 5–3 in a thriller at Suncorp Stadium". Fox Sports. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
^ "Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
^ "Western United FC v Central Coast Mariners". A-League. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
^ A-League https://www.a-league.com.au/news/live-adelaide-united-v-perth-glory-match-report-goals-video-highlights-a-league-stream-updates. Retrieved 30 July 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ ABC (24 January 2015). "Adelaide United thrash Newcastle Jets 7–0 in one-sided A-League affair".
^ Lynch, Michael (19 February 2007). "Thompson's high five sees Adelaide laid low". The Age. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ "Phoenix smash Gold Coast for six". ABC. 26 October 2009.
^ Bossi, Dominic (30 December 2017). "Sydney FC thrash Perth Glory 6-0 to extend lead at the top of the A-League". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
^ "Mariners sink to new lows as phenomenal Phoenix score eight". The World Game. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[1] ttps://www.flashscore.com/match/SWJ602tB/#match-summary. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[Newcastle-2] "Jets put eight past hapless Mariners". The World Game. 14 April 2018.

[3] "Mariners sink to new lows as phenomenal Phoenix score eight". The World Game. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[4] "High fives as Sydney snatches win and top-four spot". The Age. 23 December 2007.

[Adelaide-5] "Adelaide United smashes records in 8–1 win over North Queensland Fury". 21 January 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[6] Scott, Tyson (4 November 2012). "Mariners 7–2 Sydney FC: Seven star Mariners thrash Sydney FC". Goal Weekly. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

[7] "Sydney FC holds on to beat Brisbane Roar 5–4 in thrilling A-League encounter". ABC. Retrieved 15 March 2015.

[8] "Perth Glory thumps Brisbane Roar 6–3 in A-League thrashing at Perth Oval". ABC News. 21 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

[9] "Western Sydney Wanderers beat Brisbane Roar to make A-League grand final after extra time". ABC News. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.

[10] "Glory denied home final by City in crazy nine-goal contest". The World Game. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

[11] Bernard, Grantley (17 January 2010). "Robbie Kruse's hat-trick seals 6–2 for Melbourne Victory". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[Berisha-12] Baumgart, Sean (28 October 2011). "Berisha's brilliance sinks Adelaide United". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[sydney-13] Greco, John (19 January 2013). "Sydney in seventh heaven as Del Piero comes to the four". FFA. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

[14] Habashy, Angela (24 February 2013). "McGlinchey scores hat-trick as Mariners thrash Victory 6–2 in A-League". 3 News. Retrieved 25 April 2014.

[15] "Five-star Roar beat nine-man Mariners in Hyundai A-League thriller". A-League. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.

[16] "Adelaide United beat Brisbane Roar 5–3 in a thriller at Suncorp Stadium". Fox Sports. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

[17] "Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[18] "Western United FC v Central Coast Mariners". A-League. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[19] A-League https://www.a-league.com.au/news/live-adelaide-united-v-perth-glory-match-report-goals-video-highlights-a-league-stream-updates. Retrieved 30 July 2020. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[20] ABC (24 January 2015). "Adelaide United thrash Newcastle Jets 7–0 in one-sided A-League affair".

[Thompson-21] Lynch, Michael (19 February 2007). "Thompson's high five sees Adelaide laid low". The Age. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[22] "Phoenix smash Gold Coast for six". ABC. 26 October 2009.

[23] Bossi, Dominic (30 December 2017). "Sydney FC thrash Perth Glory 6-0 to extend lead at the top of the A-League". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 January 2018.

[24] "Mariners sink to new lows as phenomenal Phoenix score eight". The World Game. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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