2024 A-League Men finals series

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A-League Men finals series
Season2023–24
Dates4–25 May 2024
Matches played6
Goals scored12 (2 per match)
Top goalscorerRóbert Mak (2 goals)
Biggest home winSydney FC 4–0 Macarthur FC
(Elimination-finals, 4 May 2024)
Biggest away winSydney FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners
(Semi-finals, 10 May 2024)
Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne Victory
(Semi-finals, 18 May 2024)
Highest scoringSydney FC 4–0 Macarthur FC
(Elimination-finals, 4 May 2024)
Highest attendance33,297
Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne Victory
(Semi-finals, 18 May 2024)
Lowest attendance11,792
Sydney FC 4–0 Macarthur FC
(Elimination-finals, 4 May 2024)
Total attendance116,632
Average attendance19,439
← 2023
2025 →

The 2024 A-League Men finals series is the 19th annual edition of A-League finals series, the playoffs tournament staged to determine the champion of the 2023–24 A-League Men season. The series is played over four weeks culminating in the 2024 A-League Men Grand Final.

On 18 October 2023, the decision to host the 2023, 2024 and 2025 A-League Men Grand Finals in Sydney was reversed and renegotiated into Unite Round.[1][2][3]

Qualification

See also: 2023–24 A-League Men

The top two teams; Central Coast Mariners and Wellington Phoenix, qualify directly for the semi-finals. The teams placed third through to sixth play in the elimination-finals, with the third and fourth placed teams; Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC, hosting the matches.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 27 17 4 6 49 27 +22 55 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
2 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 15 8 4 42 26 +16 53 Qualification for Finals series[b]
3 Melbourne Victory 27 10 12 5 43 33 +10 42
4 Sydney FC 27 12 5 10 52 41 +11 41 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[c]
5 Macarthur FC 27 11 8 8 45 48 −3 41 Qualification for Finals series[b]
6 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 50 38 +12 39
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 11 4 12 44 48 −4 37
8 Adelaide United 27 9 5 13 52 53 −1 32
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 42 55 −13 30 Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Newcastle Jets 27 6 10 11 39 47 −8 28
11 Western United 27 7 5 15 36 55 −19 26
12 Perth Glory 27 5 7 15 46 69 −23 22
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[4][5]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ a b The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  3. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.

Venues

This year would see the first finals match played in New Zealand since 2015.

Melbourne
Gosford
AAMI Park Industree Group Stadium
Capacity: 30,050 Capacity: 20,059
Sydney Wellington
Allianz Stadium Sky Stadium
Capacity: 42,500 Capacity: 34,500

Bracket

The system used for the 2024 A-League Men finals series is the modified top-six play-offs by the A-Leagues. The top two teams enter the two-legged semi-finals receiving the bye for the elimination-finals in which the teams from third placed to sixth place enter the elimination-finals with "third against sixth" and "fourth against fifth". Losers for the elimination-finals are eliminated, and winners qualify for the two-legged semi-finals.

First placed team in the semi-finals plays the lowest ranked elimination-final winning team and secon placed team in the semi-finals plays the highest ranked elimination-final winner. Home-state advantage goes to the team with the higher ladder position.

Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand final
4 Sydney FC 4
5 Macarthur FC 0 4 Sydney FC 1 0 1
1 Central Coast Mariners 2 0 2
1 Central Coast Mariners 3
3 Melbourne Victory (p) 1 (3) 3 Melbourne Victory 1
6 Melbourne City 1 (2) 3 Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) 0 2 2
2 Wellington Phoenix 0 1 1

Elimination-finals

Sydney FC vs Macarthur FC

This was the 11th overall meeting between the two teams and their first in the finals series.

Sydney FC4–0Macarthur FC
 Report
Attendance: 11,792
Sydney
Macarthur
GK 1 Australia Andrew Redmayne
RB 23 Australia Rhyan Grant
CB 27 Australia Hayden Matthews
CB 6 England Jack Rodwell downward-facing red arrow 75'
LB 16 Australia Joel King
RM 10 England Joe Lolley Yellow card 29' downward-facing red arrow 52'
CM 12 Australia Corey Hollman downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 26 Australia Luke Brattan downward-facing red arrow 85'
LM 4 Australia Jordan Courtney-Perkins
RF 11 Slovakia Róbert Mak downward-facing red arrow 85'
LF 17 Australia Anthony Caceres
Substitutions:
MF 22 Australia Max Burgess upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 25 Australia Jaiden Kucharski upward-facing green arrow 52'
MF 8 Australia Jake Girdwood-Reich upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 9 Brazil Fábio Gomes upward-facing green arrow 85'
FW 13 Australia Patrick Wood upward-facing green arrow 85'
DF 15 Brazil Gabriel Lacerda
GK 20 Australia Adam Pavlesic
Manager:
Australia Ufuk Talay
GK 12 Poland Filip Kurto
RB 20 Australia Kealey Adamson Red card 27'
CB 6 Australia Tomislav Uskok
CB 3 New Zealand Tommy Smith
LB 13 Australia Ivan Vujica
DM 23 New Zealand Clayton Lewis downward-facing red arrow 57'
DM 15 Australia Kearyn Baccus downward-facing red arrow 68'
RM 17 Australia Raphael Borges Rodrigues downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 10 Mexico Ulises Dávila
LM 37 Australia Jed Drew downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 98 France Valère Germain downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
DF 18 Australia Walter Scott upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 7 Australia Daniel De Silva upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 8 Australia Jake Hollman Yellow card 83' upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 31 Australia Lachlan Rose upward-facing green arrow 68'
DF 44 Australia Matthew Millar upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 24 Tanzania Charles M'Mombwa
GK 1 Australia Danijel Nizic
Manager:
Australia Mile Sterjovski

Assistant referees:[6]
Brad Wright
Arvin Shanmuganathan
Fourth official:[6]
Adam Kersey
Video assistant referee:[6]
Kate Jacewicz
Assistant video assistant referees:[6]
Kris Griffiths-Jones
Richard Naumovski

Melbourne Victory vs Melbourne City

See also: Melbourne Derby (A-League Men)

This was the 45th overall meeting between the two teams and their second in the finals series. The last time a Melbourne Derby was contested in the finals series was in 2015, which Melbourne Victory won 3–0.

Melbourne
Victory
Melbourne
City
GK 20 Australia Paul Izzo
RB 2 Australia Jason Geria downward-facing red arrow 120+2'
CB 5 France Damien Da Silva Yellow card 115'
CB 21 Portugal Roderick Miranda
LB 3 Ivory Coast Adama Traoré downward-facing red arrow 85'
DM 25 Australia Ryan Teague
DM 22 Australia Jake Brimmer downward-facing red arrow 68'
RM 19 Australia Daniel Arzani Yellow card 11' downward-facing red arrow 80'
CM 8 France Zinédine Machach Red card 37'
LM 11 Australia Ben Folami downward-facing red arrow 68'
CF 10 Australia Bruno Fornaroli Yellow card 50' downward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutions:
MF 27 Australia Jordi Valadon upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 17 Australia Nishan Velupillay upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 7 Australia Chris Ikonomidis upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 23 Tunisia Salim Khelifi upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 37 Australia Kasey Bos upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 6 Australia Leigh Broxham upward-facing green arrow 120+2'
GK 40 Australia Christian Siciliano
Manager:
Australia Tony Popovic
GK 1 England Jamie Young
RB 6 Australia Steven Ugarkovic
CB 22 Australia Curtis Good Yellow card 102' Yellow-red card 118'
CB 26 France Samuel Souprayen Yellow card 5'
LB 14 Chile Vicente Fernández downward-facing red arrow 75'
DM 7 Australia Mathew Leckie downward-facing red arrow 114'
DM 8 Australia Jimmy Jeggo Yellow card 38'
RM 44 Croatia Marin Jakoliš downward-facing red arrow 109'
CM 10 Germany Tolgay Arslan downward-facing red arrow 75'
LM 11 Brazil Léo Natel
CF 9 Australia Jamie Maclaren Yellow card 41' downward-facing red arrow 75'
Substitutions:
MF 17 Australia Terry Antonis Yellow card 90+2' upward-facing green arrow 75'
FW 37 Australia Max Caputo upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 25 Australia Callum Talbot upward-facing green arrow 75'
MF 21 Australia Alessandro Lopane upward-facing green arrow 109'
MF 35 Australia Zane Schreiber upward-facing green arrow 114'
GK 33 Australia Patrick Beach
DF 2 Australia Scott Galloway
Manager:
Australia Aurelio Vidmar

Assistant referees:[6]
Kearney Robinson
Andrew Lindsay
Fourth official:[6]
Daniel Elder
Video assistant referee:[6]
Kris Griffiths-Jones
Assistant video assistant referees:[6]
Kate Jacewicz
Richard Naumovski

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Sydney FC 2–1 0–0
Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne Victory 0–0 1–2 (a.e.t.)

Sydney FC vs Central Coast Mariners

Sydney FC1–2Central Coast Mariners
King 25' Report
Attendance: 13,813
Referee: Ben Abraham
Sydney
Central Coast
Mariners
GK 1 Australia Andrew Redmayne
RB 16 Australia Joel King
CB 27 Australia Hayden Matthews
CB 6 England Jack Rodwell Red card 63'
CB 8 Australia Jake Girdwood-Reich downward-facing red arrow 19'
RB 23 Australia Rhyan Grant
RM 12 Australia Corey Hollman Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 82'
CM 26 Australia Luke Brattan
LM 4 Australia Jordan Courtney-Perkins downward-facing red arrow 46'
RF 17 Australia Anthony Caceres
LF 11 Slovakia Róbert Mak downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutes:
MF 22 Australia Max Burgess upward-facing green arrow 19' downward-facing red arrow 64'
FW 9 Brazil Fábio Gomes upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 15 Brazil Gabriel Lacerda upward-facing green arrow 64'
DF 3 Australia Aaron Gurd upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 25 Australia Jaiden Kucharski
GK 20 Australia Adam Pavlesic
FW 13 Australia Patrick Wood
Manager:
Australia Ufuk Talay
GK 20 Australia Danny Vukovic
RB 15 New Zealand Storm Roux
CB 23 Fiji Dan Hall
CB 3 Vanuatu Brian Kaltak
LB 18 Australia Jacob Farrell
RM 2 Brazil Mikael Doka
CM 26 Australia Brad Tapp downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 6 Australia Max Balard
LM 7 Australia Christian Theoharous downward-facing red arrow 68'
RF 9 Australia Alou Kuol Yellow card 20' downward-facing red arrow 76'
LF 4 Australia Josh Nisbet
Substitutes:
FW 22 Brazil Ronald Barcellos upward-facing green arrow 68'
FW 99 England Ryan Edmondson upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 37 Australia Bailey Brandtman upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 17 Australia Jing Reec
DF 33 Australia Nathan Paull
MF 16 Australia Harry Steele
GK 30 Australia Jack Warshawsky
Manager:
England Mark Jackson

Assistant referees:[7]
Matthew McOrist
Andrej Giev
Fourth official:[7]
Alireza Faghani
Video assistant referee:[7]
Kris Griffiths-Jones
Assistant video assistant referees:[7]
Lara Lee
Richard Naumovski

Central Coast Mariners vs Sydney FC

Assistant referees:[8]
Kearney Robinson
Arvin Shanmuganathan
Fourth official:[8]
Jonathan Barreiro
Video assistant referee:[8]
Kate Jacewicz
Assistant video assistant referees:[8]
Kris Griffiths-Jones
Richard Naumovski

Melbourne Victory vs Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne Victory0–0Wellington Phoenix
Report
Attendance: 16,313
Referee: Adam Kersey
Melbourne
Victory
Wellington
Phoenix
GK 20 Australia Paul Izzo
RB 2 Australia Jason Geria
CB 5 France Damien Da Silva
CB 21 Portugal Roderick Miranda
LB 3 Ivory Coast Adama Traoré
DM 27 Australia Jordi Valadon downward-facing red arrow 61'
DM 25 Australia Ryan Teague
RM 17 Australia Nishan Velupillay downward-facing red arrow 60'
CM 28 Curaçao Roly Bonevacia downward-facing red arrow 79'
LM 23 Tunisia Salim Khelifi downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 10 Australia Bruno Fornaroli downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
FW 19 Australia Daniel Arzani Yellow card 88' upward-facing green arrow 60'
FW 11 Australia Ben Folami upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 22 Australia Jake Brimmer upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 7 Australia Chris Ikonomidis upward-facing green arrow 79'
DF 14 Australia Connor Chapman upward-facing green arrow 89'
FW 37 Australia Kasey Bos
GK 40 Australia Christian Siciliano
Manager:
Australia Tony Popovic
GK 40 New Zealand Alex Paulsen
RB 6 New Zealand Tim Payne
CB 3 New Zealand Finn Surman
CB 4 England Scott Wootton
LB 19 New Zealand Sam Sutton
RM 15 Australia Nicholas Pennington Yellow card 52' downward-facing red arrow 76'
CM 14 New Zealand Alex Rufer Yellow card 90+5'
LM 8 New Zealand Ben Old downward-facing red arrow 90+5'
AM 11 Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev downward-facing red arrow 77'
AM 10 England David Ball Yellow card 41' downward-facing red arrow 65'
CF 7 New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses
Substitutes:
FW 24 New Zealand Oskar van Hattum upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 9 Poland Oskar Zawada upward-facing green arrow 76'
MF 17 Costa Rica Youstin Salas upward-facing green arrow 77'
MF 12 Iraq Mohamed Al-Taay upward-facing green arrow 90+5'
GK 25 Australia Jack Duncan
DF 26 New Zealand Isaac Hughes
DF 18 New Zealand Lukas Kelly-Heald
Manager:
Australia Giancarlo Italiano

Assistant referees:[7]
Hugh Fenton-White
Joey Lee
Fourth official:[7]
Jonathan Barreiro
Video assistant referee:[7]
Alex King
Assistant video assistant referees:[7]
Casey Reibelt
Kearney Robinson

Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory

Wellington Phoenix1–2 (a.e.t.)Melbourne Victory
Zawada 90+9' Report
Attendance: 33,297
Referee: Daniel Elder
Wellington
Phoenix
Melbourne
Victory
GK 40 New Zealand Alex Paulsen
RB 6 New Zealand Tim Payne downward-facing red arrow 111'
CB 3 New Zealand Finn Surman downward-facing red arrow 111'
CB 4 England Scott Wootton
LB 19 New Zealand Sam Sutton downward-facing red arrow 111'
RM 15 Australia Nicholas Pennington downward-facing red arrow 85'
CM 14 New Zealand Alex Rufer
LM 8 New Zealand Ben Old
AM 11 Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev downward-facing red arrow 73'
AM 10 England David Ball downward-facing red arrow 66'
CF 7 New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses
Substitutes:
FW 24 New Zealand Oskar van Hattum upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 9 Poland Oskar Zawada upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 17 Costa Rica Youstin Salas Yellow card 90+1' upward-facing green arrow 85'
MF 12 Iraq Mohamed Al-Taay upward-facing green arrow 111'
DF 26 New Zealand Isaac Hughes upward-facing green arrow 111'
DF 18 New Zealand Lukas Kelly-Heald upward-facing green arrow 111'
GK 25 Australia Jack Duncan
Manager:
Australia Giancarlo Italiano
GK 20 Australia Paul Izzo
RB 2 Australia Jason Geria
CB 5 France Damien Da Silva
CB 21 Portugal Roderick Miranda
LB 3 Ivory Coast Adama Traoré downward-facing red arrow 120'
DM 27 Australia Jordi Valadon downward-facing red arrow 65'
DM 25 Australia Ryan Teague
RM 17 Australia Nishan Velupillay downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 28 Curaçao Roly Bonevacia downward-facing red arrow 86'
LM 19 Australia Daniel Arzani Yellow card 30' downward-facing red arrow 66'
CF 10 Australia Bruno Fornaroli downward-facing red arrow 90+5'
Substitutes:
MF 22 Australia Jake Brimmer upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 11 Australia Ben Folami upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 23 Tunisia Salim Khelifi upward-facing green arrow 66'
DF 14 Australia Connor Chapman Yellow card 97' upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 7 Australia Chris Ikonomidis upward-facing green arrow 90+5'
FW 37 Australia Kasey Bos upward-facing green arrow 120'
GK 40 Australia Christian Siciliano
Manager:
Australia Tony Popovic

Assistant referees:[8]
Andrew Meimarakis
Andrew Lindsay
Fourth official:[8]
Ben Abraham
Video assistant referee:[8]
Shaun Evans
Assistant video assistant referees:[8]
Alex King
Richard Naumovski

Grand Final

See also: 2024 A-League Men Grand Final
Central Coast Mariners3–1 (a.e.t.)Melbourne Victory
 Report
Attendance: 21,379
Referee: Alex King


Notes

References

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  3. ^ Lynch, Joey (18 October 2023). "A-Leagues scrap Grand Final deal in favour of 'Unite Round". ESPN. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023.
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  5. ^ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.
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