2025 A-League Men finals series

A-League Men finals series
Season2024–25
Dates9–31 May 2025[1]
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The 2025 A-League Men finals series was the 20th annual edition of A-League finals series, the playoffs tournament staged to determine the champions of the 2024–25 A-League Men season. The series was played over four weeks culminating in the 2025 A-League Men Grand Final.[1]

Qualification

See also: 2024–25 A-League Men

Auckland FC qualified first for the Finals series, doing so in Round 25.[2] Melbourne City qualified a round later, in Round 26.[3] Western United qualified next following a draw between Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United in a postponed match played between Round 27 and Round 28.[4][5][6] Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers both qualified in Round 28, and Adelaide United qualified in Round 29.[7][8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland FC[a] 26 15 8 3 49 27 +22 53 Qualification for Finals series[b]
2 Melbourne City (C) 26 14 6 6 41 25 +16 48 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
3 Western United 26 14 5 7 55 37 +18 47 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 13 7 6 58 40 +18 46
5 Melbourne Victory 26 12 7 7 44 36 +8 43
6 Adelaide United 26 10 8 8 53 55 −2 38
7 Sydney FC 26 10 7 9 53 46 +7 37
8 Macarthur FC 26 9 6 11 50 45 +5 33 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two[c]
9 Newcastle Jets 26 8 6 12 43 44 −1 30
10 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 11 10 29 51 −22 26 Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs
11 Wellington Phoenix[a] 26 6 6 14 27 43 −16 24
12 Brisbane Roar 26 5 6 15 32 51 −19 21
13 Perth Glory 26 4 5 17 22 56 −34 17
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 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.[9]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Auckland FC and 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 2024 Australia Cup winners.

Venues

Auckland FC and Melbourne City are both guaranteed a top two finish, and have each secured a home semi-final. Western Sydney Wanderers and Western United both hosted an elimination-final. AAMI Park was chosen to host the Grand Final as Melbourne City were hosts against Melbourne Victory.[10]

Melbourne Australia:
New Zealand:
 Auckland
AAMI Park Go Media Stadium
Capacity: 30,050 Capacity: 25,000
Melbourne Sydney
Ironbark Fields CommBank Stadium
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 30,000

Bracket

The system used for the 2025 A-League Men finals series is the modified top-six play-offs by the A-Leagues. The top two teams entered 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 were eliminated, and winners qualified for the two-legged semi-finals.[1]

First placed team in the semi-finals played the lowest ranked elimination-final winning team and second placed team in the semi-finals played the highest ranked elimination-final winner. Home-state advantage went to the team with the higher ladder position.[1]

Elimination finals Semi-finals Grand Final
1 Auckland FC 1 0 1
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 5 Melbourne Victory 0 2 2
5 Melbourne Victory 2 2 Melbourne City 1
5 Melbourne Victory 0
2 Melbourne City 3 1 4
3 Western United 3 3 Western United 0 1 1
6 Adelaide United 2

Elimination finals

First elimination final: Western United vs Adelaide United

Western United3–2Adelaide United
Botic 20', 31', 62' Report
Attendance: 3,078
Referee: Alex King
Western United
Adelaide United
GK 33 Matt Sutton
RB 6 Tomoki Imai
CB 4 James Donachie  14'
CB 30 Dylan Leonard  34'
LB 17 Ben Garuccio
RM 10 Matthew Grimaldi  66'
CM 23 Rhys Bozinovski
CM 32 Angus Thurgate
LM 77 Riku Danzaki  73'  77'
RF 19 Noah Botic  77'
LF 24 Michael Ruhs  66'
Substitutes
GK 70 Michael Vonja
DF 13 Tate Russell  14'
MF 44 Jordan Lauton
MF 20 Abel Walatee  66'
MF 7 Ramy Najjarine  77'  90+3'
FW 5 Oliver Lavale  66'
FW 9 Hiroshi Ibusuki  77'  89'
Manager
John Aloisi
GK 13 Max Vartuli
RB 20 Dylan Pierias
CB 3 Bart Vriends (c)  70'
CB 51 Panagiotis Kikianis  86'
LB 21 Javi López  70'
DM 8 Isaías
DM 55 Ethan Alagich  80'
RW 10 Zach Clough  80'
AM 6 Stefan Mauk  63'
LW 7 Ryan Kitto
ST 9 Luka Jovanovic  88'
Substitutes
GK 1 James Delianov
DF 4 Jordan Elsey  88'
MF 12 Jonny Yull  80'
MF 14 Jay Barnett  70'
FW 17 Ben Folami
FW 19 Yaya Dukuly  70'
FW 58 Harry Crawford  80'
Manager
Carl Veart

Man of the Match:
Noah Botic (Western United)[11]

Assistant referees:[12]
George Lakrindis
Emma Kocbek
Fourth official:[12]
Daniel Elder
Video assistant referee:[12]
Shaun Evans
Assistant video assistant referees:[12]
Brad Wright

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[a]

Second elimination final: Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory

Western Sydney Wanderers1–2Melbourne Victory
Sapsford 23' Report
Attendance: 16,399
Referee: Adam Kersey
Western Sydney Wanderers
Melbourne Victory
GK 20 Lawrence Thomas
RB 2 Gabriel Cleur  73'
CB 22 Anthony Pantazopoulos
CB 4 Alex Bonetig
LB 3 Alex Gersbach
RM 14 Nicolas Milanovic  89'
CM 25 Joshua Brillante  73'
CM 18 Oscar Priestman
LM 23 Bozhidar Kraev
RF 26 Brandon Borrello
LF 7 Zac Sapsford  73'
Substitutes
GK 30 Jordan Holmes
DF 28 Joshua Laws
MF 6 Mohamed Al-Taay
MF 64 Juan Mata  73'
FW 9 Marcus Antonsson  73'
FW 17 Jarrod Carluccio  73'
FW 21 Aydan Hammond  89'
Manager
Alen Stajcic
GK 25 Jack Duncan
RB 16 Joshua Inserra  4'  78'
CB 21 Roderick Miranda (c)
CB 4 Lachlan Jackson
LB 28 Kasey Bos
DM 6 Ryan Teague
DM 14 Jordi Valadon
CM 8 Zinédine Machach  87'
RW 7 Daniel Arzani  82'  84'
LW 17 Nishan Velupillay  87'
ST 9 Nikos Vergos  88'
Substitutes
GK 30 Daniel Graskoski
DF 5 Brendan Hamill  87'
DF 22 Joshua Rawlins  78'
MF 18 Fabian Monge
FW 10 Bruno Fornaroli  88'
FW 11 Santos  84'
FW 19 Jing Reec  87'
Manager
Arthur Diles

Man of the Match:
Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory)[14]

Assistant referees:[12]
Kearney Robinson
Hugh Fenton-White
Fourth official:[12]
Ben Abraham
Video assistant referee:[12]
Lara Lee
Assistant video assistant referees:[12]
Casey Reibelt

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[a]

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Auckland FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory 1–0 0–2
Melbourne City 4–1 Western United 3–0 1–1

Matches

First semi-final: Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory

First leg
Melbourne Victory0–1Auckland FC
Report
Attendance: 14,121
Referee: Ben Abraham
Melbourne Victory
Auckland FC
GK 25 Jack Duncan
RB 16 Joshua Inserra
CB 5 Brendan Hamill (c)   58'
CB 4 Lachlan Jackson  85'
LB 28 Kasey Bos
DM 6 Ryan Teague
DM 14 Jordi Valadon
CM 8 Zinédine Machach   84'
RW 7 Daniel Arzani   70'
LW 17 Nishan Velupillay   84'
ST 9 Nikos Vergos   69'
Substitutes
GK 40 Christian Siciliano
DF 38 Luke Didulica
DF 22 Joshua Rawlins   58'
MF 27 Reno Piscopo   84'
MF 23 Alexander Badolato   84'
FW 11 Santos   70'
FW 10 Bruno Fornaroli   69'
Manager
Arthur Diles
GK 12 Alex Paulsen
RB 2 Hiroki Sakai (c)
CB 23 Dan Hall
CB 4 Nando Pijnaker
LB 15 Francis De Vries   80'
DM 6 Louis Verstraete
DM 28 Felipe Gallegos   80'
CM 27 Logan Rogerson   75'
CM 11 Marlee Francois   60'   63'
RF 10 Guillermo May
LF 21 Jesse Randall   63'
Substitutes
GK 1 Michael Woud
DF 5 Tommy Smith   75'
DF 17 Callan Elliot   80'
MF 7 Cameron Howieson
MF 22 Jake Brimmer   75'
MF 25 Neyder Moreno   63'
FW 14 Liam Gillion   63'
Manager
Steve Corica

Man of the Match:
Francis de Vries (Auckland FC)[15]

Assistant referees:[16]
Andrew Meimarakis
Astro Sakalis
Fourth official:[16]
Daniel Elder
Video assistant referee:[16]
Alex King
Assistant video assistant referees:[16]
Casey Reibelt

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.[b]
Second leg
Auckland FC0–2Melbourne Victory
Report
Attendance: 29,148
Referee: Alex King
Auckland FC
Melbourne Victory
GK 25 Jack Duncan
RB 22 Joshua Rawlins
CB 21 Roderick Miranda
CB 4 Lachlan Jackson
LB 11 Santos  66'
DM 6 Ryan Teague
DM 14 Jordi Valadon  46'
CM 8 Zinédine Machach  90+4'
RW 17 Nishan Velupillay  45'
LW 7 Daniel Arzani  20'  83'
ST 10 Bruno Fornaroli  83'
Substitutes
GK 40 Christian Siciliano
DF 16 Joshua Inserra  45'
DF 38 Luke Didulica
MF 27 Reno Piscopo  83'
MF 23 Alexander Badolato  90+4'
FW 11 Jing Reec  66'
FW 9 Nikos Vergos  83'
Manager
Arthur Diles
GK 12 Alex Paulsen  44'
RB 2 Hiroki Sakai (c)  74'
CB 23 Dan Hall
CB 4 Nando Pijnaker  78'
LB 15 Francis De Vries
DM 6 Louis Verstraete
DM 28 Felipe Gallegos  41'  58'
CM 27 Logan Rogerson  74'
CM 11 Marlee Francois  58'
RF 10 Guillermo May
LF 21 Jesse Randall  62'
Substitutes
GK 1 Michael Woud
DF 5 Tommy Smith
DF 17 Callan Elliot  74'
MF 7 Cameron Howieson  74'
MF 22 Jake Brimmer  58'
MF 25 Neyder Moreno  58'
FW 14 Liam Gillion  62'
Manager
Steve Corica

Man of the Match:
Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory)[17]

Assistant referees:[18]
Kearney Robinson
Hugh Fenton-White
Fourth official:[18]
Daniel Elder
Video assistant referee:[18]
Shaun Evans
Assistant video assistant referees:[18]
Brad Wright

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if aggregate scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[a]

Second semi-final: Melbourne City vs Western United

First leg
Western United0–3Melbourne City
Report
Attendance: 5,186
Referee: Shaun Evans
Western United
Melbourne City
GK 33 Matt Sutton
RB 13 Tate Russell
CB 6 Tomoki Imai
CB 30 Dylan Leonard
LB 17 Ben Garuccio (c)
RM 10 Matthew Grimaldi  65'
CM 23 Rhys Bozinovski  34'
CM 32 Angus Thurgate  34'
LM 77 Riku Danzaki  72'
RF 9 Hiroshi Ibusuki  65'
LF 24 Michael Ruhs  12'  71'
Substitutes
GK 70 Michael Vonja
DF 22 Kane Vidmar
MF 44 Jordan Lauton
MF 20 Abel Walatee  65'
MF 7 Ramy Najjarine  72'
FW 5 Oliver Lavale  65'
FW 19 Noah Botic  71'
Manager
John Aloisi
GK 33 Patrick Beach
RB 2 Callum Talbot  74'
CB 27 Kai Trewin
CB 22 Germán Ferreyra  82'
LB 16 Aziz Behich (c)
DM 19 Zane Schreiber  58'  84'
CM 30 Andreas Kuen  67'
CM 21 Alessandro Lopane  59'
RW 10 Yonatan Cohen  83'
LW 23 Marco Tilio
ST 17 Max Caputo  67'
Substitutes
GK 18 Dakota Ochsenham
DF 36 Harry Shillington
MF 6 Steven Ugarkovic  67'  89'
MF 41 Lawrence Wong  84'
MF 47 Kavian Rahmani  83'
FW 7 Matthew Leckie  59'
FW 35 Medin Memeti  67'
Manager
Aurelio Vidmar

Man of the Match:
Yonatan Cohen (Melbourne City)[19]

Assistant referees:[16]
Arvin Shanmuganathan
Brad Wright
Fourth official:[16]
Adam Kersey
Video assistant referee:[16]
Lara Lee
Assistant video assistant referee:[16]
Kearney Robinson

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.[b]
Second leg
Melbourne City1–1Western United
Behich 20' Report Botic 66'
Attendance: 7,691
Referee: Adam Kersey
Melbourne City
Western United
GK 33 Patrick Beach
RB 13 Nathaniel Atkinson  60'
CB 27 Kai Trewin
CB 22 Germán Ferreyra
LB 16 Aziz Behich (c)  72'
DM 6 Steven Ugarkovic  71'
CM 30 Andreas Kuen
CM 21 Alessandro Lopane  45'
RW 10 Yonatan Cohen  83'
LW 23 Marco Tilio  71'
ST 17 Max Caputo
Substitutes
GK 18 Dakota Ochsenham
DF 2 Callum Talbot  60'
MF 19 Zane Schreiber  71'
MF 39 Emin Durakovic
MF 47 Kavian Rahmani  83'
FW 7 Matthew Leckie  46'  8u'
FW 35 Medin Memeti  71'
Manager
Aurelio Vidmar
GK 33 Matt Sutton
RB 6 Tomoki Imai  46'
CB 4 James Donachie
CB 30 Dylan Leonard
LB 17 Ben Garuccio (c)  12'
RM 77 Riku Danzaki  78'
CM 23 Rhys Bozinovski  82'
CM 32 Angus Thurgate
LW 20 Abel Walatee  60'
RF 19 Noah Botic
LF 24 Michael Ruhs  46'
Substitutes
GK 70 Michael Vonja
DF 13 Tate Russell  46'
MF 44 Jordan Lauton  82'
MF 10 Matthew Grimaldi  60'
MF 7 Ramy Najjarine  78'
FW 5 Oliver Lavale
FW 9 Hiroshi Ibusuki  46'
Manager
John Aloisi

Man of the Match:
Patrick Beach (Melbourne City)[20]

Assistant referees:[18]
George Lakrindis
Emma Kocbek
Fourth official:[18]
Ben Abraham
Video assistant referee:[18]
Lara Lee
Assistant video assistant referees:[18]
Casey Reibelt

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if aggregate scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[a]

Grand Final

Main article: 2025 A-League Men Grand Final
Melbourne City1–0Melbourne Victory
Cohen 10' Report
Attendance: 29,902
Referee: Adam Kersey (Queensland)
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
GK 33 Patrick Beach
RB 13 Nathaniel Atkinson
CB 22 Germán Ferreyra
CB 27 Kai Trewin
LB 16 Aziz Behich (c)
CM 6 Steven Ugarkovic
CM 7 Mathew Leckie  79'
RW 10 Yonatan Cohen  33'  90+7'
AM 30 Andreas Kuen  79'
LW 23 Marco Tilio  90+6'
CF 17 Max Caputo  65'
Substitutes:
GK 18 Dakota Ochsenham
DF 2 Callum Talbot  90+7'
MF 19 Zane Schreiber
MF 21 Alessandro Lopane  79'
MF 41 Lawrence Wong
MF 47 Kavian Rahmani
FW 35 Medin Memeti  65'
Manager:
Aurelio Vidmar
GK 25 Jack Duncan
RB 22 Joshua Rawlins  73'
CB 21 Roderick Miranda (c)
CB 4 Lachlan Jackson  74'
LB 28 Kasey Bos
CM 6 Ryan Teague  86'
CM 14 Jordi Valadon
RW 7 Daniel Arzani  89'
AM 8 Zinédine Machach  89'
LW 11 Clarismario Santos  60'
CF 10 Bruno Fornaroli  74'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Mitchell Langerak
DF 3 Adama Traoré
DF 16 Joshua Inserra  78'  74'
MF 23 Alexander Badolato  60'
MF 27 Reno Piscopo  89'
FW 9 Nikos Vergos  74'
FW 19 Jing Reec  89'
Manager:
Arthur Diles

Man of the Match (Joe Marston Medal):
Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City)[21]

Assistant referees:[22]
George Lakrindis (Victoria)
Emma Kocbek (New South Wales)
Fourth official:[22]
Shaun Evans (Victoria)
Reserve assistant referee:[22]
Hugh Fenton-White (New South Wales)
Video assistant referee:[22]
Lara Lee (Queensland)
Assistant video assistant referees:[22]
Alex King (Queensland)
Kearney Robinson (New South Wales)

Match rules[23]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[c]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
  2. ^ a b Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.
  3. ^ Each team is given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

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