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The '''2017–18 A-League''' is the 41st season of top-flight [[association football| |
The '''2017–18 A-League''' is the 41st season of top-flight [[association football|football]] in Australia, and the 13th since the establishment of the [[A-League]] in 2004. The season began on 6 October 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/article/hyundai-a-league-201718-season-draw-released/1qvhm9sty9iq213ehxo5fd8buh|title=Hyundai A-League 2017/18 season draw released|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|work=[[A-League]]|date=28 June 2017}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:34, 18 December 2017
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| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 54 |
| Goals scored | 154 (2.85 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Roy O'Donovan Andrija Kaluđerović Ross McCormack Bobô (7 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Template:ALeague NJ 3–0 Template:ALeague WP (4 November 2017) Template:ALeague WP 5–2 Template:ALeague PG (12 November 2017) Template:ALeague NJ 4–1 Template:ALeague MV (23 November 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Template:ALeague WSW 0–5 Template:ALeague SFC (9 December 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Template:ALeague WP 5–2 Template:ALeague PG (12 November 2017) |
| Highest attendance | 36,433 Template:ALeague WSW vs. Template:ALeague SFC (9 December 2017) |
| Lowest attendance | 5,073 Template:ALeague CCM vs. Template:ALeague AU (16 November 2017) |
| Average attendance | 11,625 |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 17 December 2017. | |
The 2017–18 A-League is the 41st season of top-flight football in Australia, and the 13th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season began on 6 October 2017.[1]
Clubs
| Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Template:ALeague AU
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Adelaide | Coopers Stadium Adelaide Oval |
17,000 53,583 |
 Template:ALeague BR
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Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
 Template:ALeague CCM
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Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | 20,119 |
 Template:ALeague MC
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Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
 Template:ALeague MV
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Melbourne | Etihad Stadium AAMI Park |
56,347 30,050 |
 Template:ALeague NUJ
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Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
 Template:ALeague PG
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Perth | nib Stadium | 20,500 |
 Template:ALeague SFC
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Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 45,500 |
 Template:ALeague WP
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Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 34,500 |
 Template:ALeague WSW
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Sydney | ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium |
84,000 24,000 |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United |  Marco Kurz
|
 Isaías
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Macron | IGA |
| Brisbane Roar |  John Aloisi
|
Matt McKay
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Umbro | TBD |
| Central Coast Mariners | Paul Okon
|
Alan Baró
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Umbro | Masterfoods |
| Melbourne City |  Warren Joyce
|
 Michael Jakobsen
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Nike | Etihad Airways |
| Melbourne Victory | Kevin Muscat
|
Carl Valeri
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Adidas | Optislim & Optivite |
| Newcastle Jets |  Ernie Merrick
|
Nigel Boogaard
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Viva Sports | Ledman Group |
| Perth Glory | Kenny Lowe
|
 Andy Keogh
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Macron | QBE Insurance |
| Sydney FC | Graham Arnold
|
Alex Brosque
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Puma | The Star |
| Wellington Phoenix |  Darije Kalezić
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 Andrew Durante
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Adidas | Huawei Century 21 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Josep Gombau
|
Robert Cornthwaite
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Nike | NRMA Insurance |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Jets | Mark Jones
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Sacked[2] | 16 April 2017 | Pre-season | Ernie Merrick[3]
|
9 May 2017 |
| Adelaide United | Guillermo Amor
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Resigned[4] | 10 May 2017 | Marco Kurz[5]
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16 June 2017 | |
| Melbourne City | Michael Valkanis
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End of contract[6] | 10 May 2017 | Warren Joyce[7]
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19 June 2017 | |
| Wellington Phoenix | Des Buckingham
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End of contract[8] | 19 May 2017 | Darije Kalezić[9]
|
7 June 2017 | |
| Template:ALeague WSW | Tony Popovic
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Resigned[10] | 1 October 2017 | Hayden Foxe (Caretaker)[11]
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3 October 2017 | |
| Template:ALeague WSW | Hayden Foxe (Caretaker)
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End of caretaker spell | 1 November 2017 | 4th | Josep Gombau[12]
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1 November 2017 |
Transfers
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 (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[13]
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
| Club | First Marquee | Second Marquee | Mature Age Rookie | Captain | Vice-Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:ALeague AU | None | None | None | Isaías[14]
|
None |
| Template:ALeague BR | Brett Holman[15]
|
 Massimo Maccarone[16]
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Brendan White[17]
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Matt McKay[18]
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Jade North[19]
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| Template:ALeague CCM | None | None | None | Alan Baró[20]
|
None |
| Melbourne City |  Bruno Fornaroli[21]
|
 Marcin Budziński[22]
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None | Michael Jakobsen[23]
|
None |
| Template:ALeague MV |  Besart Berisha[24]
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Mark Milligan[25]
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None | Carl Valeri[26]
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Leigh Broxham[26]
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| Template:ALeague NUJ |  Ronald Vargas[27]
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None | None | Nigel Boogaard[28]
|
None |
| Template:ALeague PG | Diego Castro[29]
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None | None | Andy Keogh[30]
|
None |
| Template:ALeague SFC |  Bobô[31]
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 Miloš Ninković[32]
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None | Alex Brosque[33]
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Sebastian Ryall
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| Template:ALeague WP | None | None | None | Andrew Durante[34]
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None |
| Template:ALeague WSW | Oriol Riera[35]
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Álvaro Cejudo[36]
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None | Robert Cornthwaite[37]
|
None |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 64 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 35 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 32 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 21 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 20 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results
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Notes:
- Adelaide United were tied with Wellington Phoenix at the end of Round 1.
- Perth Glory were tied with Wellington Phoenix at the end of Round 2.
- Melbourne Victory were tied with Wellington Phoenix at the end of Round 3.
- Western Sydney Wanderers and Wellington Phoenix had a game in hand from Rounds 7 onwards.[38]
Finals series
| Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1st/2nd | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 3rd | |||||||||||||
| 5 | 6th | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 1st/2nd | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 4th | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 5th | |||||||||||||
Elimination-finals
| 20–22 April 2018 | 3rd | v | 6th | Location: TBA |
| Referee: TBD |
| 20–22 April 2018 | 4th | v | 5th | Location: TBA |
| Referee: TBD |
Semi-finals
| 27–29 April 2018 | 1st | v | Lower-placed team | Location: TBA |
| Referee: TBD |
| 27–29 April 2018 | 2nd | v | Higher-placed team | Location: TBA |
| Referee: TBD |
Grand Final
| 5–6 May 2018 | Higher-placed team | v | Lower-placed team | Location: TBA |
| Referee: TBD |
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 17 December 2017.
| Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory | 5 | 23,410 | 35,792 | 16,778 | 117,049 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 4 | 17,130 | 36,433 | 8,215 | 68,521 |
| Sydney FC | 6 | 14,735 | 34,810 | 10,044 | 88,408 |
| Perth Glory | 5 | 10,519 | 13,565 | 7,750 | 52,594 |
| Adelaide United | 5 | 10,950 | 19,416 | 7,021 | 54,752 |
| Newcastle Jets | 6 | 9,840 | 16,633 | 6,258 | 59,040 |
| Brisbane Roar | 6 | 9,578 | 11,485 | 5,192 | 57,469 |
| Melbourne City | 6 | 8,561 | 11,034 | 6,963 | 51,363 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 6 | 7,637 | 12,044 | 5,073 | 45,823 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 5 | 6,544 | 8,154 | 5,679 | 32,721 |
| League total | 54 | 11,625 | 36,433 | 5,073 | 627,740 |
By round
| Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 66,814 | 5 | 13,363 |
| Round 2 | 86,537 | 5 | 17,307 |
| Round 3 | 85,558 | 5 | 17,118 |
| Round 4 | 45,757 | 5 | 9,151 |
| Round 5 | 61,403 | 5 | 12,281 |
| Round 6 | 48,008 | 5 | 9,602 |
| Round 7 | 39,442 | 4/5 | 9,861 |
| Round 8 | 39,323 | 5 | 7,865 |
| Round 9 | 37,224 | 5 | 7,445 |
| Round 10 | 73,636 | 5 | 14,727 |
| Round 11 | 44,008 | 5 | 8,802 |
| Round 12 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 13 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 14 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 15 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 16 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 17 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 18 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 19 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 20 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 21 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 22 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 23 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 24 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 25 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 26 | - | 5 | - |
| Round 27 | - | 5 | - |
| Elimination Final | - | 2 | - |
| Semi Final | - | 2 | - |
| Grand Final | - | 1 | - |
