The A-League Men is an Australian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Australian soccer league system, it is the country's primary soccer competition and is contested by 12 clubs. The competition was formed in April 2004, following a number of issues including financial problems in the National Soccer League. Those records and statistics of the A-League Men are listed below. All updated as of 31 December 2023.
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Team records
Titles
- Most Premiership titles: 4, Sydney FC
- Most Championship titles: 5, Sydney FC
- Most consecutive Premiership title wins: 2, Sydney FC (2016โ17, 2017โ18); Melbourne City (2020โ21, 2021โ22)
- Most consecutive Championship title wins: 2, Brisbane Roar (2011, 2012), Sydney FC (2019, 2020)
- Biggest Premiership title winning margin: 17 points, 2016โ17; Sydney FC (66 points) over Melbourne Victory (49 points)
- Smallest Premiership title winning margin: 0 points and same goal difference, 2008โ09; Melbourne Victory over Adelaide United through more goals scored.
Points
- Most points in a season: 66, Sydney FC (2016โ17)
- Most home points in a season: 33, Brisbane Roar (2010โ11, 2013โ14)
- Most away points in a season: 34, Sydney FC (2014โ15)
- Fewest points in a season: 6, New Zealand Knights (2005โ06)
- Fewest home points in a season: 2, New Zealand Knights (2005โ06)
- Fewest away points in a season: 4, New Zealand Knights (2005โ06)
- Most points in a season without winning the league: 57, Central Coast Mariners (2010โ11)
- Fewest points in a season while winning the league: 34, Central Coast Mariners (2007โ08)
Wins
- Most wins in total: 231, Sydney FC
- Most wins in a season: 20, Sydney FC (2016โ17, 2017โ18)
- Most home wins in a season: 10
- Most away wins in a season: 10
- Fewest wins in a season: 1, New Zealand Knights (2005โ06)
- Fewest home wins in a season: 0, New Zealand Knights (2005โ06)
- Fewest away wins in a season: 1, New Zealand Knights (2005โ06)
- Most consecutive wins: 10, Western Sydney Wanderers (13 January 2013 โ 16 March 2013)
- Most consecutive home wins: 8, Melbourne Victory (21 November 2008 โ 28 February 2009)
- Most consecutive away wins: 8, Melbourne Victory (9 September 2006 โ 30 December 2006)
- Most consecutive games without a win: 19
- New Zealand Knights (18 September 2005 โ 27 August 2006)
- Melbourne City (24 February 2013 โ 17 January 2014)
- Most consecutive home games without a win: 11, New Zealand Knights (2 September 2005 โ 27 August 2006)
- Most consecutive away games without a win: 22, Melbourne City (2 February 2012 โ 16 February 2014)
Defeats
- Most defeats in total: 208, Central Coast Mariners
- Most defeats in a season: 20, Central Coast Mariners (2015โ16)
- Most home defeats in a season: 9, North Queensland Fury (2010โ11)
- Most away defeats in a season: 12, Melbourne City (2012โ13)
- Fewest defeats in a season: 1
- Fewest home defeats in a season: 0
- Fewest away defeats in a season: 0, Sydney FC (2014โ15)
- Most consecutive games undefeated: 36, Brisbane Roar (18 September 2010 โ 26 November 2011)
- Most consecutive home games undefeated: 29, Sydney FC (2 April 2016 โ 17 March 2018)
- Most consecutive away games undefeated: 16, Brisbane Roar (3 October 2010 โ 19 November 2011)
- Most consecutive defeats: 11, New Zealand Knights (18 September 2005 โ 26 November 2005)
- Most consecutive home defeats: 7, New Zealand Knights (2 September 2005 โ 26 November 2005)
- Most consecutive away defeats: 9
- New Zealand Knights (8 January 2006 โ 26 November 2006)
- Melbourne City (14 December 2012 โ 30 March 2013)
Draws
- Most draws in total: 120, Brisbane Roar
- Most draws in a season: 12, Western Sydney Wanderers (2016โ17)
- Most home draws in a season: 7
- Most away draws in a season: 6
- Fewest draws in a season: 2, Melbourne Victory (2008โ09)
- Most consecutive draws: 6, Wellington Phoenix (4 September 2009 โ 17 October 2009)
- Most consecutive home draws: 5, Perth Glory (28 December 2006 โ 9 September 2007)
- Most consecutive away draws: 5, Western Sydney Wanderers (15 April 2017 โ 12 November 2017)
Goals
- Most goals scored in a season: 64, Sydney FC (2017โ18)
- Fewest goals scored in a season: 13, New Zealand Knights (2006โ07)
- Most goals conceded in a season: 70, Central Coast Mariners (2015โ16)
- Fewest goals conceded in a season: 12, Sydney FC (2016โ17)
- Best goal difference in a season: +43, Sydney FC (2016โ17)
- Worst goal difference in a season: โ37, Central Coast Mariners (2015โ16)
- Most goals scored at home in a season: 35, Melbourne City (2015โ16)
- Most goals scored away in a season: 30, Sydney FC (2016โ17)
- Fewest goals scored at home in a season: 8, New Zealand Knights (2006โ07)
- Fewest goals scored away in a season: 4, New Zealand Knights (2005โ06)
- Most goals conceded at home in a season: 32, Central Coast Mariners (2015โ16)
- Most goals conceded away in a season: 38, Central Coast Mariners (2015โ16)
- Fewest goals conceded at home in a season: 4, Sydney FC (2016โ17)
- Fewest goals conceded away in a season: 8, Western Sydney Wanderers (2012โ13), Sydney FC (2016โ17)
- Most clean sheets in a season: 16, Sydney FC (2016โ17)
- Fewest clean sheets in a season: 0, Central Coast Mariners (2015โ16)
- Most clean sheets in total: 142, Sydney FC
- Fewest failures to score in a match in a season: 3, Brisbane Roar (2010โ11)
- Most goals scored in total: 761, Melbourne Victory
- Most goals conceded in total: 721, Central Coast Mariners
- Most home goals scored in total: 434, Melbourne Victory
- Most home goals conceded in total: 341, Central Coast Mariners
- Most away goals scored in total: 358, Sydney FC
- Most away goals conceded in total: 402, Perth Glory
Disciplinary
- Most yellow cards in total: 1,038, Adelaide United
- Most red cards in total: 64, Melbourne Victory
- Most yellow cards in a season: 79, Sydney FC (2012โ13 & 2015โ16)
- Fewest yellow cards in one season: 23, Perth Glory (2005โ06)
- Most red cards in one season: 10, Perth Glory (2010โ11)
- Most yellow cards in one match: 11
- Adelaide United v Melbourne Heart, 4 April 2014
- Melbourne Heart v Western Sydney Wanderers, 12 April 2014
- Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City, 4 February 2017
- Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory, 7 May 2017
- Most red cards in one match: 3
- Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory, 4 November 2007
- Perth Glory v Sydney FC, 7 February 2015
- Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar, 2 February 2019
- Most fair play awards: 6, Brisbane Roar
Scorelines
- Biggest home win: 8 goals, 8โ0 (Melbourne City v Perth Glory, 14 April 2024)
- Biggest away win: 6 goals;
- 2โ8 (Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets, 14 April 2018)
- 2โ8 (Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix, 9 March 2019)
- Highest scoring: 10 goals;
- 2โ8 (Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets, 14 April 2018)
- 2โ8 (Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix, 9 March 2019)
Attendances
- Highest attendance, single match: 61,880, Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC, Stadium Australia, 8 October 2016)
- Lowest attendance, single match: 38, Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar, Leichhardt Oval, 16 February 2022)
- Highest season average attendance: 31,374 โ Melbourne Victory (2006โ07)
- Lowest season average attendance: 3,022 โ New Zealand Knights (2006โ07)
These figures do not take into account the 2019โ20 and 2020โ21 seasons, when many matches had an attendance of zero due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Player records
Appearances
- Most A-League Men appearances: 376
- Leigh Broxham (7 January 2007 to 26 February 2023)[1]
- Nikolai Topor-Stanley (22 July 2006 to 5 February 2023)[1]
- Most different clubs played for: 7[2]
- Youngest player: Alusine Fofanah, 15 years, 189 days (for Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United, 19 January 2014)
- Oldest player: Romรกrio, 40 years 320 days (for Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets, 15 December 2006)
- Most consecutive A-League Men appearances: 98, Alex Wilkinson (4 November 2007 until 13 March 2011)
Players currently playing in the A-League Men are highlighted in bold.
Rank | Player | Games | Playing position | First season | Last season |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leigh Broxham | 383 | Midfielder | 2006โ07 | 2023โ24 |
2 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 380 | Defender | 2006โ07 | 2022โ23 |
3 | Alex Wilkinson | 365 | Defender | 2005โ06 | 2022โ23 |
4 | Andrew Durante | 358 | Defender | 2005โ06 | 2020โ21 |
5 | Liam Reddy | 350 | Goalkeeper | 2005โ06 | 2022โ23 |
6 | Scott Jamieson | 322 | Defender | 2008โ09 | 2022โ23 |
7 | Danny Vukovic | 316 | Goalkeeper | 2005โ06 | 2022โ23 |
8 | Kosta Barbarouses | 306 | Forward | 2007โ08 | 2023โ24 |
9 | Scott Neville | 295 | Defender | 2008โ09 | 2023โ24 |
10 | Jason Hoffman | 294 | Defender | 2007โ08 | 2023โ24 |
Goals
- First A-League Men goal: Carl Veart (for Adelaide United v. Newcastle Jets, 26 August 2005)
- Most A-League Men goals: 150, Jamie Maclaren
- Most goals in Finals series: 10
- Most goals in a match: 5
- Archie Thompson (for Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United, 18 February 2007)
- Jamie Maclaren (for Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory, 17 April 2021)
- Most goals in a season: 27, Bobรด (for Sydney FC, 2017โ18)
- Most appearances without scoring a goal: 150, Adam D'Apuzzo
- Most consecutive matches scored in: 8, Andy Keogh (for Perth Glory, 13 February 2016 โ 3 April 2016)
- Most hat-tricks: 7, Jamie Maclaren
- Fastest hat-trick: 6 minutes, Besart Berisha (for Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United, 28 October 2011)
- Most own goals: 7, Nigel Boogaard
- Most penalties scored: 26, Jamie Maclaren
Players currently playing in the A-League Men are highlighted in bold.
Rank | Player | Goals | Games | Ratio | Position | First goal | Last goal |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Jamie Maclaren | 150 | 215 | 0.70 | Forward | 2013โ14 | 2023โ24 |
2 | Besart Berisha | 142 | 236 | 0.60 | Forward | 2011โ12 | 2020โ21 |
3 | Bruno Fornaroli | 102 | 154 | 0.59 | Forward | 2015โ16 | 2023โ24 |
4 | Shane Smeltz | 92 | 190 | 0.48 | Forward | 2007โ08 | 2016โ17 |
5 | Archie Thompson | 90 | 224 | 0.40 | Forward | 2005โ06 | 2015โ16 |
6 | Kosta Barbarouses | 84 | 306 | 0.27 | Forward | 2007โ08 | 2023โ24 |
7 | Alex Brosque | 75 | 243 | 0.31 | Forward | 2005โ06 | 2018โ19 |
8 | Matt Simon | 66 | 288 | 0.23 | Forward | 2006โ07 | 2020โ21 |
9 | Mark Bridge | 63 | 251 | 0.25 | Forward | 2005โ06 | 2018โ19 |
10 | Adam le Fondre | 62 | 106 | 0.58 | Forward | 2018โ19 | 2022โ23 |
Goalkeepers
Players currently playing in the A-League Men are highlighted in bold.
Rank | Player | Clean sheets |
Games | Ratio | First season | Last season |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Danny Vukovic | 92 | 316 | 0.29 | 2005โ06 | 2023โ24 |
2 | Liam Reddy | 90 | 350 | 0.26 | 2005โ06 | 2022โ23 |
3 | Eugene Galekovic | 83 | 288 | 0.29 | 2005โ06 | 2018โ19 |
4 | Michael Theo | 69 | 230 | 0.30 | 2005โ06 | 2017โ18 |
5 | Andrew Redmayne | 63 | 248 | 0.25 | 2007โ08 | 2023โ24 |
6 | Glen Moss | 53 | 250 | 0.21 | 2005โ06 | 2019โ20 |
7 | Clint Bolton | 52 | 179 | 0.29 | 2005โ06 | 2012โ13 |
8 | Jamie Young | 52 | 210 | 0.25 | 2014โ15 | 2023โ24 |
9 | Ante Covic | 46 | 184 | 0.25 | 2006โ07 | 2015โ16 |
10 | Lawrence Thomas | 44 | 158 | 0.28 | 2008โ09 | 2023โ24 |
- Most A-League Men clean sheets (career): 90, Liam Reddy
- Longest time without conceding a goal: 876 minutes, Michael Theo
- Most clean sheets in one season: 15, Danny Vukovic (2016โ17)
- Most Goalkeeper of the Year Awards: 4, Eugene Galekovic
- Most goals scored by a goalkeeper: 1, Danny Vukovic
Disciplinary
- Most yellow cards in a season: 11
- Steve Pantelidis (for Gold Coast United, 2009โ10)
- Wayne Srhoj (for Melbourne Heart, 2010โ11)
- Dimas (for Western Sydney Wanderers, 2015โ16)
- Joshua Brillante (for Sydney FC, 2016โ17)
- Alex Rufer (for Wellington Phoenix, 2018โ19)
- Most red cards in a season: 3
- Besart Berisha (for Brisbane Roar, 2013โ14)
- Nigel Boogaard (for Newcastle Jets, 2015โ16)
- Harrison Delbridge (for Melbourne City, 2019โ20)
- Most yellow cards in total: 85, Andrew Durante[5]
- Most red cards in total: 10, Nigel Boogaard[6][7][8]
- Earliest red card: 57 seconds, Ante Covic for Melbourne Victory against Brisbane Roar, 5 November 2011[9]
- Quickest red card (substitute): 9 seconds from restart of play to red card offence, Ruben Zadkovich for Perth Glory. Play restarted at 60:33 after his substitution took place following a Perth goal, his red card offence was a foul on Vince Lia at 60:42.
- Most red cards for a single team in one season: 10, Perth Glory (2010โ11)[10]
- Longest suspension: 9 months, with 3 months suspended, Danny Vukovic (2008). Originally 15 months, with 3 months suspended, the sentence was reduced and restructured after two appeals.[11]
- Most appearances without a booking: 44
- Most appearances without a red card: 355, Alex Wilkinson
Other individual records
- Most A-League Men Premiership wins: 4, Michael Theo
- Most A-League Men Championship wins: 5, Michael Theo
- Most Golden Boot Awards: 2, Shane Smeltz, Besart Berisha
- Most Joe Marston Medal Awards: 1, 13 players
- Most Johnny Warren Medal Awards: 2, Thomas Broich
- Most Young Footballer of the Year Awards: 2, Mathew Ryan, Jamie Maclaren
- Most Goal of the Year Awards: 2, Carlos Hernรกndez
Manager records
- Most A-League Premiership wins: 3, Graham Arnold (Central Coast Mariners) โ 2011โ12, (Sydney FC) โ 2016โ17, 2017โ18
- Most A-League Championship wins: 2
- Ernie Merrick (Melbourne Victory) โ 2007, 2009
- Ange Postecoglou (Brisbane Roar) โ 2010, 2012
- Graham Arnold (Central Coast Mariners) โ 2013, (Sydney FC) โ 2017
- Kevin Muscat (Melbourne Victory) โ 2015, 2018
- Most bookings for a manager: 10, Ufuk Talay[12]
- Most Coach of the Year Awards: 3, Graham Arnold
- Most games managed: 308, Ernie Merrick
- Longest spell as manager: 151 games, Ernie Merrick (Melbourne Victory)
- Shortest-serving manager (excluding caretakers): 7 games, Nick Theodorakopoulos (Newcastle Jets)
- Youngest manager: Des Buckingham, 31 years, 307 days (for Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners, 10 December 2016)
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 inception in 2005. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2022โ23 season. Teams in bold are part of the current A-League season. This table does not include the finals series.
Pos. | Club | Seasons | Pld | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Pts | P/G | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Best Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sydney FC | 18 | 461 | 213 | 113 | 135 | 729 | 559 | +170 | 749[a] | 1.62 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | 461 | 194 | 110 | 157 | 713 | 620 | +93 | 692 | 1.50 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
3 | Adelaide United | 18 | 461 | 190 | 114 | 157 | 675 | 629 | +46 | 684 | 1.48 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
4 | Brisbane Roar[b] | 18 | 461 | 184 | 116 | 161 | 654 | 591 | +63 | 668 | 1.45 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
5 | Perth Glory | 18 | 461 | 163 | 109 | 189 | 663 | 700 | โ37 | 598 | 1.30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
6 | Central Coast Mariners | 18 | 461 | 160 | 110 | 191 | 626 | 693 | โ67 | 590 | 1.28 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
7 | Newcastle Jets | 18 | 461 | 148 | 107 | 206 | 576 | 705 | โ129 | 551 | 1.20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | Wellington Phoenix | 16 | 419 | 148 | 93 | 178 | 577 | 664 | โ87 | 537 | 1.28 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||
9 | Melbourne City[c] | 13 | 350 | 147 | 85 | 118 | 583 | 477 | +106 | 526 | 1.50 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 11 | 293 | 104 | 82 | 107 | 418 | 405 | +13 | 394 | 1.34 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
11 | Western United | 4 | 104 | 42 | 18 | 44 | 148 | 161 | โ13 | 144 | 1.38 | 1 | 3 | |||
12 | Gold Coast United | 3 | 84 | 29 | 24 | 31 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 111 | 1.32 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
13 | Macarthur FC | 3 | 78 | 27 | 17 | 34 | 102 | 131 | โ29 | 98 | 1.26 | 6 | ||||
14 | North Queensland Fury | 2 | 57 | 12 | 15 | 30 | 57 | 106 | โ49 | 51 | 0.89 | 7 | ||||
15 | New Zealand Knights | 2 | 42 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 86 | โ58 | 25 | 0.60 | 8 |
See also
References
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