A-League 2017/18

A-League 2017/18
master	Melbourne Victory
Champions League	Melbourne Victory Sydney FC
Champions League qualification	Newcastle United Jets
Qualifying round championship finals	Sydney FC Newcastle United Jets Melbourne City FC Melbourne Victory Adelaide United Brisbane Roar
Teams	10
Games	135 + 5 play-off games
Gates	408  (ø 2.91 per game)
spectator	1,440,584  (ø 10,290 per game)
Top scorer	Bobô (Sydney FC)
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The A-League 2017/18 was the 13th season of the highest Australian football league since it was founded in 2005. The regular season began on October 6, 2017 and ended on April 15, 2018. This was followed by the final round. Defending champion was Sydney FC .

mode

The clubs initially played a three round tournament , which resulted in a total of 27 games per team. The game was played according to the 3-point rule (three points per win, one point per tie). The table was determined according to the following criteria:

1. Number of points scored
2. Goal difference from all games
3. Number of goals in all games
4. Number of points scored in direct comparison
5. Goal difference in direct comparison

At the end of the regular season, the two teams with the highest points qualified directly for the semi-finals of the final round. Your two opponents were determined in the quarter-finals between the table third to sixth. The better team of the regular season was set against the worst team in both rounds. The winner of the Grand Final was the Australian champion.

The best team of the regular season, also known as the Premiership winner, and the winner of the Grand Final qualified for the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2019 . The runner-up in the regular season starts in the second qualifying round of the Champions League. If the two best in the table would meet in the Grand Final, the second in the league would have moved up to the group stage and the third would have taken over the place in the qualifying round.

There was no relegation to the second-rate National Premier Leagues .

Attendees

Adelaide Brisbane Gosford Melbourne Newcastle Perth Sydney Wellington

Venues of the A-League 2017/18

society	The home of, state	Years in the league	Stadion	capacity
Adelaide United	Adelaide , South Australia	since 2005	Coopers Stadium	17,000
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane , Queensland	since 2005	Suncorp Stadium	52,500
Central Coast Mariners	Gosford , New South Wales	since 2005	Central Coast Stadium	20,059
Melbourne City FC	Melbourne , Victoria	since 2010	AAMI Park	30,500
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne , Victoria	since 2005	Etihad Stadium AAMI Park	53,359 30,050
Newcastle United Jets	Newcastle , New South Wales	since 2005	McDonald Jones Stadium	33,000
Perth Glory	Perth , Western Australia	since 2005	nib stage	20,500
Sydney FC	Sydney , New South Wales	since 2005	Allianz Stadium	45,500
Wellington Phoenix	Wellington , New Zealand	since 2007	Westpac Stadium	36,000
Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney , New South Wales	since 2012	ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium	83,500 24,000

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Sydney FC (P, M)	27	20th	4th	3	064:220	+42	64
2.	Newcastle United Jets	27	15th	5	7th	057:370	+20	50
3.	Melbourne City FC	27	13	4th	10	041:330	+8	43
4th	Melbourne Victory	27	12	5	10	043:370	+6	41
5.	Adelaide United	27	11	6th	10	036:380	−2	39
6th	Brisbane Roar	27	10	5	12	033:400	−7	35
7th	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	8th	9	10	038:470	−9	33
8th.	Perth Glory	27	10	2	15th	037:500	−13	32
9.	Wellington Phoenix	27	5	6th	16	031:550	−24	21st
10.	Central Coast Mariners	27	4th	8th	15th	028:490	−21	20th

At the end of the 2017/18 season:

Participation in the semi-finals of the final round and participation in the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2019 Participation in the semi-finals of the final round and participation in the second qualifying round for the AFC Champions League 2019 Participation in the quarter-finals of the final round and participation in the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2019 Participation in the quarter-finals of the final round

At the end of the 2016/17 season:
(P)	Reigning Australian Premiership Winner : Sydney FC
(M)	Reigning Australian champions : Sydney FC

Final round

Quarter finals

April 20, 2018 at 7:50 p.m. ( AEST ) in Melbourne ( AAMI Park )
Melbourne City FC	-	Brisbane Roar	2: 0 (0: 0)
April 22, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. (AEST) in Melbourne ( AAMI Park )
Melbourne Victory	-	Adelaide United	2: 1 (0: 0)

Semifinals

April 27, 2018 at 7:50 p.m. ( AEST ) in Newcastle ( McDonald Jones Stadium )
Newcastle United Jets	-	Melbourne City FC	2: 1 (0: 1)
April 28, 2018 at 7:50 p.m. (AEST) in Sydney ( Allianz Stadium )
Sydney FC	-	Melbourne Victory	2: 3 n.V. (2: 2, 1: 1)

Grand Final

Newcastle United Jets		Melbourne Victory
	Grand Final May 5, 2018 at 19:50 ( AEST ) in Newcastle ( McDonald Jones Stadium ) Result: 0: 1 (0: 1) Spectators: 29,410 Referee: Jarred Gillet Match report
	Glen Moss - Daniel Georgievski (74th Patricio Rodríguez ), Nigel Boogaard , Nikolai Topor-Stanley , John Koutroumbis - Ronald Vargas (65th Joe Champness ), Steven Ugarković , Riley McGree - Jason Hoffman , Roy O'Donovan , Dimitri Petratos Trainers: Ernie Merrick ( Scotland )	Lawrence Thomas - Stefan Nigro (76th Matías Sánchez ), James Donachie , Thomas Deng , Leigh Broxham - Carl Valeri , Terry Antonis - Kosta Barbarouses , James Troisi , Leroy George - Besart Berisha Trainer: Kevin Muscat
		0: 1 Barbarouses (9th)
	Georgievski (51st), Hoffman (90th + 1 ')	Sánchez (90th + 2 ')
	O'Donovan (90th + 3 ')

statistics

Crosstab

The cross table shows the results of all games of the regular season. The home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team in the top row.

Home / visiting team	AU	BR	CM	MC	MV	NJ	PG	SY	WP	WS		AU	BR	CM	MC	MV	NJ	PG	SY	WP	WS
Adelaide United		1: 2	1-0	0: 2	2: 2	1: 2	2: 1	0: 1	3: 1	2-0				2: 2	1: 1		5: 2		0-0
Brisbane Roar	1: 2		0-0	3: 1	1: 2	1: 2	1: 2	0: 3	0-0	0: 2		1-0		1-0	1: 2		0: 1	3: 2
Central Coast Mariners	1: 2	1: 2		2: 2	1: 1	1: 5	1-0	2-0	0-0	0: 2							2: 8		1: 2	1-0	1: 2
Melbourne City FC	5-0	2-0	1-0		0: 1	2: 2	1: 3	0: 1	1-0	1: 1				1-0		1: 2			0: 4	2: 1	3-0
Melbourne Victory	1: 2	1: 1	1: 1	1: 2		2: 1	3: 2	0: 1	2: 1	1: 1		3-0	1: 2	5: 2					1: 3		3: 1
Newcastle United Jets	2: 1	1-0	2-0	1: 2	4: 1		2: 2	2: 1	3-0	1: 1					0: 3	2-0		0: 2		2: 3	4-0
Perth Glory	1-0	2: 3	2: 1	0: 2	0: 2	1: 2		2: 3	1-0	3: 1		0: 3		3: 1	2: 1	1-0
Sydney FC	3-0	3: 1	1: 1	3: 1	1-0	2: 1	2-0		3: 2	2: 2			1: 2				2: 2	6-0		4-0	3: 1
Wellington Phoenix	1: 1	3: 3	1: 4	2: 1	2: 3	0: 1	5: 2	1: 4		1: 1		0: 1	2: 2			2: 1		2: 1
Western Sydney Wanderers	1: 1	0: 2	2: 2	2: 1	0: 3	2: 2	2: 1	0: 5	4-0			2: 3	3-0					1: 1		4: 1

List of goalscorers

If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

space	Nat	player	team	Gates
01		Bobô	Sydney FC	27
02		Oriol Riera	Western Sydney Wanderers	15th
03		Ross McCormack	Melbourne City FC	14th
04th		Besart Berisha	Melbourne Victory	13
		Adrian Mierzejewski	Sydney FC	13
06th		Andrew Nabbout	Newcastle United Jets	10
		Dimitri Petratos	Newcastle United Jets	10
08th		Andrija Kaluđerović	Wellington Phoenix	09
		Massimo Maccarone	Brisbane Roar	09
		Roy O'Donovan	Newcastle United Jets	09
		Dario Vidosic	Melbourne City FC	09
Status: end of the season

Web links

• Official website of the A-League

Individual evidence

1. ↑ A-League 2017/2018: list of goalscorers . In: Soccerway.com . Retrieved April 15, 2018.