2018–19 A-League


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

TeamCityHome GroundCapacity
Adelaide UnitedAdelaideCoopers Stadium16,500
Brisbane RoarBrisbaneSuncorp Stadium52,500
Central Coast MarinersGosfordCentral Coast Stadium20,059
Melbourne CityMelbourneAAMI Park30,050
Melbourne VictoryMelbourneMarvel Stadium
AAMI Park
GMHBA Stadium
56,347
30,050
36,000
Newcastle JetsNewcastleMcDonald Jones Stadium33,000
Perth GloryPerthHBF Park20,500
Sydney FCSydneySydney Cricket Ground
Jubilee Oval
Leichhardt Oval
48,000
20,500
20,000
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

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.

Scoring

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.

Player

Club

  • Most yellow cards: 67
  • *Wellington Phoenix
  • Most red cards: 7
  • *Central Coast Mariners
Club
Newcastle Jets421147
Sydney FC490049
Adelaide United412251
Perth Glory500153
Melbourne Victory532057
Western Sydney Wanderers571162
Melbourne City612065
Wellington Phoenix591267
Central Coast Mariners585274
Brisbane Roar613376
League total5321712

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.

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.
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2018–19 Dolan Warren Awards night on 13 May 2019.Johnny Warren MedalRoy Krishna, Wellington PhoenixNAB Young Footballer of the YearChris Ikonomidis, Perth GloryNike Golden Boot AwardRoy Krishna, Wellington Phoenix Goalkeeper of the YearFilip Kurto, Wellington PhoenixCoach of the YearTony Popovic, Perth GloryFair Play AwardSydney FCReferee of the YearShaun EvansGoal of the YearÉric Bauthéac, Brisbane Roar