2017 A-League Grand Final

The 2017 A-League Grand Final was the twelfth A-League Grand Final, and was played on 7 May 2017, at Allianz Stadium in Sydney. The match was contested between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory who finished the 2016–17 season first and second respectively. This was the third time the teams met in a final, previously playing each other in 2010 and 2015. Both clubs qualified for the 2018 AFC Champions League due to their league position and participation in the Grand Final.

2017 A-League Grand Final

Event	2016–17 A-League
Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 1 1
After extra time Sydney FC won 4–2 on penalties
Date	7 May 2017
Venue	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Man of the Match	Daniel Georgievski
Referee	Jarred Gillett
Attendance	41,546
Weather	Clear 18 °C (64 °F)[1]
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Sydney FC won the match, defeating Melbourne Victory 4–2 on penalties after the match finished 1–1 after extra time. This marked the third occasion Sydney FC had won an A-League Championship.^[2][3]

Teams

In the following table, finals until 2004 were in the National Soccer League era, since 2006 were in the A-League era.

Team	Previous final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Sydney FC	3 (2006, 2010, 2015)
Melbourne Victory	4 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2015)

Route to the final

Pos	Team	Pts
1	Sydney FC	66
2	Melbourne Victory	49
3	Brisbane Roar	42
4	Melbourne City	39
5	Perth Glory	39
6	Western Sydney Wanderers	36

See also: 2016–17 A-League

	Elimination-finals				Semi-finals				Grand Final
					Sydney FC	3
	Melbourne City	0			Perth Glory	0
	Perth Glory	2							Sydney FC (p)	1 (4)
									Melbourne Victory	1 (2)
					Melbourne Victory	1
	Brisbane Roar (p)	1 (6)			Brisbane Roar	0
	Western Sydney Wanderers	1 (5)

Match

Summary

Details

7 May 2017

17:20 AEDT

Sydney FC	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne Victory
Grant 69'	Reports[4]	Berisha 20'
Penalties
Brosque Wilkinson Carney O'Neill Ninković	4–2	Troisi Broxham Valeri Rojas

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 41,546

Referee: Jarred Gillett

Sydney FC

Melbourne Victory

GK 20 Danny Vukovic RB 23 Rhyan Grant CB 4 Alex Wilkinson CB 5 Jordy Buijs  116' LB 7 Michael Zullo  105+3' CDM 6 Josh Brillante  44' CDM 13 Brandon O'Neill CAM 21 Filip Hološko  36'  59' CAM 10 Miloš Ninković  35' CAM 14 Alex Brosque CF 9 Bobô  81' Substitutes: GK 1 Andrew Redmayne DF 22 Sebastian Ryall  116' MF 8 Miloš Dimitrijević MF 17 David Carney  82'  59' FW 18 Matt Simon  81' Manager: Graham Arnold

GK 20 Lawrence Thomas RB 2 Jason Geria  77' CB 15 Alan Baró  62' CB 17 James Donachie LB 5 Daniel Georgievski CM 6 Leigh Broxham CM 21 Carl Valeri  54' CM 10 James Troisi  35' RW 7 Marco Rojas CF 8 Besart Berisha LW 14 Fahid Ben Khalfallah  22'  101' Substitutes: GK 40 Matt Acton DF 4 Nick Ansell MF 11 Mitch Austin MF 16 Rashid Mahazi MF 23 Jai Ingham  108' 101' Manager: Kevin Muscat

Joe Marston Medal: Daniel Georgievski[5] Assistant referees: David Walsh Matthew Cream Fourth official: Peter Green

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

Statistics

Overall statistics^[6]

	Sydney FC	Melbourne Victory
Goals scored	1	1
Total shots	10	10
Shots on target	4	3
Ball possession	55%	45%
Corner kicks	5	5
Fouls Conceded	28	32
Offsides	2	5
Yellow cards	5	6
Red cards	0	0

Broadcasting

As with the previous season, the 2017 A-League Grand Final was broadcast in Australia on Foxtel and on free-to-air TV, with SBS showing the game on a one-hour delay.^[7] The 2017 Grand Final was the most watched A-League match on Fox Sports ever, with an average of 367,000 viewers and a peak of 553,000. This number was a 10% increase on the previous highest A-League match, the 2014 Grand Final between Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers.^[8]

See also

• 2016–17 A-League
• List of A-League honours