2017–18 A-League


The 2017–18 A-League was the 41st season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 13th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season began on 6 October 2017 and ended with the Grand Final on 5 May 2018.
Sydney FC won the A-League minor premiership, while Melbourne Victory won the Championship after defeating the Newcastle Jets 1–0 in the Grand Final on 5 May 2018; this marked the first time in A-League history in which the Championship was won by a team which finished outside the top 2.

Clubs

TeamCityHome GroundCapacity
Adelaide UnitedAdelaideCoopers Stadium
Adelaide Oval
17,000
53,583
Brisbane RoarBrisbaneSuncorp Stadium52,500
Central Coast MarinersGosfordCentral Coast Stadium20,119
Melbourne CityMelbourneAAMI Park30,050
Melbourne VictoryMelbourneEtihad Stadium
AAMI Park
56,347
30,050
Newcastle JetsNewcastleMcDonald Jones Stadium33,000
Perth GloryPerthnib Stadium20,500
Sydney FCSydneyAllianz Stadium45,500
Wellington PhoenixWellingtonWestpac Stadium34,500
Western Sydney WanderersSydneyANZ Stadium
Spotless Stadium
84,000
24,000

Foreign players

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 ;

2Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;

3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;

4Guest Players

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.

Player stats

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef

Own goals

PlayerClubAgainstRound

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1

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.
Club
Sydney FC380141
Newcastle Jets511156
Wellington Phoenix540157
Melbourne City442357
Perth Glory590162
Adelaide United512364
Central Coast Mariners503365
Melbourne Victory532366
Brisbane Roar620268
Western Sydney Wanderers613273
League total5231320

Awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2017–18 Dolan Warren Awards night on 30 April 2018.Johnny Warren MedalAdrian Mierzejewski, Sydney FCNAB Young Footballer of the YearDaniel Arzani, Melbourne CityNike Golden Boot AwardBobô, Sydney FC Goalkeeper of the YearJamie Young, Brisbane RoarCoach of the YearGraham Arnold, Sydney FCFair Play AwardSydney FCReferee of the YearJarred GillettGoal of the YearAndrew Nabbout, Newcastle Jets