A-League Men records and statistics
This is a list of the all-time A-League records since the inaugural season of the league in 2005. This list encompasses records set by players, managers and clubs. The club records section includes details of record match results, points, goals and titles. Attendance records are also included in the list. The all-time A-League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the league. The player records section includes details of the league's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances. It also records notable achievements by players.
Note that records set by the following clubs were achieved under a different name due to a change in the clubs name: Brisbane Roar formally Queensland Roar prior to the 2009–10 season, and Melbourne City formally Melbourne Heart prior to the 2014–15 season.
Club records
Titles
- Most Premiership titles: 2, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory
- Most Championship titles: 3, Brisbane Roar
- Most consecutive Premiership title wins: none
- Most consecutive Championship title wins: 2, Brisbane Roar (2011, 2012)
Wins
- Most wins in a season (30 or 27 games): 18, Brisbane Roar (2010–11), Western Sydney Wanderers (2012–13)
- Fewest wins in a season: 1, New Zealand Knights (2005–06)
- Most home wins in a season: 10, Brisbane Roar (2010–11), Brisbane Roar (2013–14)
- Fewest home wins in a season: 0, New Zealand Knights (2005–06)
- Most away wins in a season: 10, Western Sydney Wanderers (2012–13)
- Fewest away wins in a season: 1, New Zealand Knights (2005–06), New Zealand Knights (2006–07), North Queensland Fury (2010–11), Perth Glory (2013–14), Melbourne Heart (2013–14)
- Most consecutive wins: 10, Western Sydney Wanderers (13 January 2013 – 16 March 2013)
- Most consecutive home wins: 8, Melbourne Victory (21 November 2008 – 28 February 2009)
- Most consecutive away wins: 8, Melbourne Victory (9 September 2006 – 30 December 2006)
- Most consecutive games without a win: 19, New Zealand Knights (18 September 2005 – 27 August 2006), Melbourne City (24 February 2013 – 17 January 2014)
- Most consecutive home games without a win: 11, New Zealand Knights (2 September 2005 – 27 August 2006)
- Most consecutive away games without a win: 22, Melbourne City (2 February 2012 – 16 February 2014)
- Most wins in total: 110, Brisbane Roar
Losses
- Most losses in a season (30 or 27 games): 19, North Queensland Fury (2010–11)
- Fewest losses in a season: 1, Brisbane Roar (2010–11)
- Most home losses in a season: 9, North Queensland Fury (2010–11)
- Fewest home losses in a season: 0, Brisbane Roar (2010–11)
- Most away losses in a season: 12, Melbourne City (2012–13)
- Fewest away losses in a season: 1, Brisbane Roar (2010–11)
- Most consecutive losses: 11, New Zealand Knights (18 September 2005 – 26 November 2005)
- Most consecutive home losses: 7, New Zealand Knights (2 September 2005 – 26 November 2005)
- Most consecutive away losses: 9, New Zealand Knights (8 January 2006 – 26 November 2006), Melbourne City (14 December 2012 – 30 March 2013)
- Most consecutive games without a loss: 36, Brisbane Roar (18 September 2010 – 26 November 2011)
- Most consecutive home games without a loss: 24, Wellington Phoenix (23 November 2008 – 3 November 2010)
- Most consecutive away games without a loss: 16, Brisbane Roar (3 October 2010 – 19 November 2011)
- Most losses in total: 105, Perth Glory
Draws
- Most draws in a season (30 or 27 games): 11, Brisbane Roar (2010–11), Melbourne City (2010–11), Melbourne Victory (2011–12)
- Fewest draws in a season: 2, Melbourne Victory (2008–09)
- Most home draws in a season: 7, Central Coast Mariners (2009–10), Melbourne Victory (2011–12)
- Fewest home draws in a season: 0, Newcastle Jets (2005–06), Melbourne Victory (2008–09), Newcastle Jets (2009–10), Sydney FC (2009–10), Brisbane Roar (2013–14)
- Most away draws in a season: 6, Central Coast Mariners (2005–06), Central Coast Mariners (2010–11), Brisbane Roar (2010–11), Adelaide United (2011–12), Sydney FC (2011–12)
- Fewest away draws in a season: 1, Adelaide United (2005–06), New Zealand Knights (2005–06), Sydney FC (2005–06), Melbourne Victory (2006–07), Perth Glory (2006–07), Wellington Phoenix (2007–08), Sydney FC (2008–09), Perth Glory (2008–09), Wellington Phoenix (2008–09), Melbourne Victory (2009–10), Central Coast Mariners (2011–12), Perth Glory (2012–13), Melbourne City (2012–13), Western Sydney Wanderers (2012–13), Newcastle Jets (2013–14)
- Most consecutive draws: 6, Wellington Phoenix (4 September 2009 – 17 October 2009)
- Most consecutive home draws: 5, Perth Glory (28 December 2006 – 9 September 2007)
- Most consecutive away draws: 4, Central Coast Mariners (4 December 2005 – 4 February 2006), Melbourne Victory (27 January 2007 – 21 September 2007)
- Most draws in total: 63, Central Coast Mariners
Goals
- Most goals scored in a season: 58, Brisbane Roar (2010–11)
- Fewest goals scored in a season: 13, New Zealand Knights (2006–07)
- Most goals conceded in a season: 60, North Queensland Fury (2010–11)
- Fewest goals conceded in a season: 19, Sydney FC (2006–07), Adelaide United (2008–09)
- Best goal difference in a season: +32, Brisbane Roar (2010–11)
- Worst goal difference in a season: -32, New Zealand Knights (2005–06), North Queensland Fury (2010–11)
- Most goals scored at home in a season: 32, Wellington Phoenix (2010–11), Central Coast Mariners (2012–13)
- Most goals scored away in a season: 27, Brisbane Roar (2010–11)
- Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 8, New Zealand Knights (2006–07)
- Fewest goals scored away in a season: 4, New Zealand Knights (2005–06)
- Most goals conceded at home in a season: 25, New Zealand Knights (2005–06), North Queensland Fury (2010–11), Sydney FC (2011–12)
- Most goals conceded away in a season: 35, North Queensland Fury (2010–11), Sydney FC (2012–13)
- Fewest goals conceded at home in a season: 7, Wellington Phoenix (2009–10)
- Fewest goals conceded away in a season: 8, Western Sydney Wanderers (2012–13)
- Most clean sheets in a season: 14, Central Coast Mariners (2010–11), (2012–13)
- Fewest clean sheets in a season: 1, New Zealand Knights (2005–06)
- Fewest failures to score in a match in a season: 3, Brisbane Roar (2010–11)
- Most goals scored in total: 376, Melbourne Victory
- Most goals conceded in total: 336, Perth Glory
Points
- Most points in a season (30 games): 65, Brisbane Roar (2010–11)
- Fewest points in a season (21 games): 6, New Zealand Knights (2005–06)
- Most points in a season without winning the league (30 games): 57, Central Coast Mariners (2010–11)
- Fewest points in a season while winning the league (21 games): 34, Central Coast Mariners (2007–08)
Scorelines
- Biggest home win: 8–1 (Template:ALeague AU v Template:ALeague NQF, 21 January 2011)
- Biggest away win: 0–5 (Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar, 26 January 2006)
- Highest scoring: 4–5 (Template:ALeague CCM v Template:ALeague SFC, 22 December 2007), 8–1 (Template:ALeague AU v Template:ALeague NQF, 21 January 2011), 7–2 (Template:ALeague CCM v Template:ALeague SFC, 3 November 2012)
- Highest scoring draw:
Attendances
- Highest attendance, single game: 55,436 (Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United, Docklands Stadium, 18 February 2007)
- Lowest attendance, single game: 1,003 (North Queensland Fury v Brisbane Roar, Robina Stadium, 8 February 2011)
- Season attendances:[1]
| Season | Regular Season Average (Excludes Finals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AU |
 BR |
 CC |
 GC |
 MC |
 MV |
 NU |
 NZ |
 NQ |
 PG |
 SF |
 WP |
 WS |
Total | |
| 2005–06 | 10,948 | 14,785 | 7,899 | – | – | 16,167 | 9,022 | 3,909 | – | 9,734 | 16,669 | – | – | 10,956 |
| 2006–07 | 12,165 | 16,465 | 9,828 | – | – | 27,728 | 12,573 | 3,011 | – | 7,589 | 15,555 | – | – | 12,911 |
| 2007–08 | 12,697 | 16,951 | 12,738 | – | – | 26,064 | 13,209 | – | – | 7,596 | 16,963 | 11,683 | – | 14,610 |
| 2008–09 | 11,713 | 12,995 | 10,465 | – | – | 24,516 | 9,729 | – | – | 7,942 | 12,375 | 7,193 | – | 12,180 |
| 2009–10 | 10,765 | 8,665 | 7,388 | 5,297 | – | 20,750 | 6,358 | – | 6,723 | 9,205 | 13,677 | 8,966 | – | 9,793 |
| 2010–11 | 11,552 | 9,291 | 8,168 | 3,419 | 8,312 | 18,458 | 8,429 | – | 4,245 | 8,488 | 8,014 | 7,829 | – | 8,429 |
| 2011–12 | 8,829 | 13,387 | 9,505 | 3,438 | 9,082 | 20,714 | 12,117 | – | – | 8,972 | 11,861 | 8,691 | – | 10,497 |
| 2012–13 | 9,793 | 13,857 | 9,994 | – | 8,860 | 21,885 | 13,389 | – | – | 8,876 | 18,737 | 6,877 | 12,466 | 12,347 |
| 2013–14 | 11,225 | 14,957 | 9,398 | – | 9,933 | 21,808 | 11,949 | – | – | 9,418 | 18,682 | 8,201 | 14,860 | 13,041 |
| Bold denotes club's highest A-League season attendance.[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | Finals | Season | |
| 2005–06 | 920,318 | 154,118 | 1,074,436 |
| 2006–07 | 1,084,550 | 177,682 | 1,262,232 |
| 2007–08 | 1,227,244 | 154,118 | 1,381,362 |
| 2008–09 | 1,023,151 | 143,559 | 1,166,710 |
| 2009–10 | 1,322,004 | 161,195 | 1,483,199 |
| 2010–11 | 1,390,844 | 121,635 | 1,512,479 |
| 2011–12 | 1,417,084 | 119,147 | 1,536,231 |
| 2012–13 | 1,666,875 | 105,258 | 1,772,133 |
| 2013–14 | 1,760,508 | 128,566 | 1,889,074 |
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Bold denotes highest A-League season attendance.[2] | |||
All-time A-League table
The all-time A-League table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the A-League since its inaugural season. Teams in bold are part of the 2014–15 A-League. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.[3]
Updated 28 October 2014
| Pos | Club | Seasons | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Avg pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Roar[1] | 10 | 241 | 110 | 60 | 71 | 358 | 268 | +90 | 390 | 1.62 |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 10 | 244 | 105 | 63 | 76 | 346 | 278 | +68 | 378 | 1.55 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 10 | 239 | 104 | 61 | 74 | 386 | 316 | +70 | 373 | 1.56 |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 10 | 238 | 94 | 60 | 84 | 337 | 320 | +17 | 342 | 1.44 |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 10 | 240 | 94 | 59 | 87 | 326 | 315 | +11 | 341 | 1.42 |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 10 | 236 | 82 | 55 | 99 | 283 | 336 | -53 | 301 | 1.28 |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 10 | 231 | 73 | 52 | 106 | 295 | 341 | -46 | 271 | 1.17 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix | 8 | 189 | 65 | 42 | 82 | 243 | 286 | -43 | 237 | 1.25 |
| 9 | Melbourne City[2] | 5 | 115 | 31 | 34 | 50 | 138 | 168 | -30 | 127 | 1.10 |
| 10 | Gold Coast United | 3 | 88 | 31 | 24 | 33 | 113 | 112 | +1 | 117 | 1.33 |
| 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3 | 60 | 31 | 12 | 17 | 83 | 61 | +22 | 105 | 1.75 |
| 12 | North Queensland Fury | 2 | 57 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 57 | 106 | -49 | 51 | 0.89 |
| 13 | New Zealand Knights | 2 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 86 | -58 | 25 | 0.60 |
Finals matches only
(Updated 23 February 2014)
| Position | Club | Finals Series | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pen. | Champ | RUp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Roar[1] |
6 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1-0 | 3 | - |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory |
6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Sydney FC |
6 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 1-0 | 2 | - |
| 4 |  Central Coast Mariners |
7 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 26 | -3 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Newcastle Jets |
4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 1-1 | 1 | - |
| 6 | Adelaide United |
6 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 1-0 | - | 2 |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
2 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| 8 | Perth Glory |
3 | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1-1 | - | 1 |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix |
3 | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 12 | -1 | 1-0 | - | - |
| 10 | Gold Coast |
1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | - | - |
| 11 | Melbourne City[2] |
1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | - | - |
Player records
Appearances
- Youngest player: Alusine Fofanah, 15 years, 189 days (for Template:ALeague WSW v Template:ALeague AU, 19 January 2014)
- Oldest player: Romário, 40 years 320 days (for Template:ALeague AU v Template:ALeague NUJ, 15 December 2006)
- Most appearances:[4]
Rank Player Appearances 1 
Matt Thompson
221 2 
John Hutchinson
204 Danny Vuković
4 
Andrew Durante
197 5 Massimo Murdocca
192 6 Nikolai Topor-Stanley
190 7 Michael Theo
189 8 Archie Thompson
187 9 Travis Dodd
185 Eugene Galeković
Goals
- 1st A-League goal: Carl Veart (for Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United, 26 August 2005)
- Most goals in a match: 5, Archie Thompson (for Template:ALeague MV v Template:ALeague AU, 18 February 2007)
- Most hat-tricks: 4, Shane Smeltz
- Fastest hat-trick: 6 minutes, Besart Berisha (for Template:ALeague BR v Template:ALeague AU, 28 October 2011)
- Top goalscorer:[5]
Rank Player Goals 1 Archie Thompson
81 2 Shane Smeltz
77 3 
Besart Berisha
52 4 
Sergio van Dijk
50 5 Mark Bridge
48 6 
Carlos Hernández
43 7 Daniel Allsopp
42 8 Alex Brosque
39 Travis Dodd
10 Matt Simon
38
Disciplinary
- Most yellow cards for a player: 52, Adrian Leijer[6]
- Most yellow cards for a single team in one game:
- Most yellow cards in one game: 12, Adelaide United 3–1 Perth Glory, 13 October 2013[7]
- Fewest yellow cards for a single team in one season: 23, Perth Glory (2005–06)
- Most red cards for a player:[6] 5, Nigel Boogaard and Kevin Muscat
- Most red cards for a single team in one game:
- Most red cards in one game: 3, Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Melbourne Victory, 4 November 2007[8]
- Most red cards for a single team in one season: 10, Perth Glory (2010–11)
- Fewest red cards for a single team in one season: 0, Perth Glory (2005–06), Newcastle Jets (2007–08), Central Coast Mariners (2013–14), Western Sydney Wanderers (2013–14)
Goalkeepers
- Longest consecutive run without conceding a goal:
- Most clean sheets in one season: 13, Mathew Ryan (2010–11)
- Most clean sheets in total: 62, Michael Theo[9]
- Most Goalkeeper of the Year Awards: 3, Michael Theo
Other individual records
- Most A-League Premiership wins: 4, Michael Theo
- Most A-League Championship wins: 5, Michael Theo
- Most Golden Boot Awards: 2, Shane Smeltz
- Most Joe Marston Medal Awards: 1, 10 players
- Most Johnny Warren Medal Awards: 2, Thomas Broich
Managers
- Most A-League Premiership wins: 2, Ernie Merrick (2006–07, 2008–09)
- Most A-League Championship wins: 2, Ernie Merrick (2007, 2009), Ange Postecoglou (2011, 2012)
- Most Coach of the Year Awards: 2, Ernie Merrick (for Melbourne Victory)
- Longest-serving manager: 151 games, Ernie Merrick (Melbourne Victory)
- Shortest-serving manager (excluding caretakers): 7 games, Nick Theodorakopoulos (Newcastle Jets)
See also
Notes
- ^ Includes statistics from the club under its former name, Queensland Roar
- ^ Includes statistics from the club under its former name, Melbourne Heart
References
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- ^ a b April 2013 "Statistics".
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- ^ "Statistics: Player (Appearances)". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ "Statistics: Goals (Overall)". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ a b "Player (bookings)". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Most yellow cards". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Most red cards". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Player (clean sheets)". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 19 August 2014.