2022 Australia Cup final

The 2022 Australia Cup Final was a soccer match played at CommBank Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on 1 October 2022.^[2] The match was contested between New South Wales league side Sydney United 58 and A-League Men side Macarthur FC which for Sydney United 58 is also the first time a non A-League Men club had qualified for the Final of the Australia Cup. This final was the first Australia Cup final to be contested between two teams of the same state, with both Macarthur FC and Sydney United 58 being from Sydney. Macarthur FC won 2–0 to win their first trophy and Australia Cup and to also become the first away side to win the Australia Cup Final.

2022 Australia Cup Final

Event	2022 Australia Cup
Sydney United 58 Macarthur FC 0 2
Date	1 October 2022 (2022-10-01)
Venue	CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Man of the Match	Ulises Dávila
Referee	Daniel Elder
Attendance	16,641
Weather	Clear 14 °C (57 °F)[1]
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Route to the final

Sydney United 58		Round	Macarthur FC
Opponent	Score		Opponent	Score
Quakers Hill Junior	7–0 (A)	Fourth Preliminary Round
Rockdale Ilinden	1–0 (H)	Fifth Preliminary Round
Hurstville FC	2–0 (H)	Sixth Preliminary Round
Northern Tigers	2–1 (A)	Seventh Preliminary Round
Monaro Panthers	3–0 (H)	Round of 32	Magpies Crusaders United	6–0 (A)
Western United	1–1 (H) 4–3 (p)	Round of 16	Modbury Jets	4–0 (A)
Peninsula Power	1–0 (A)	Quarter-finals	Wellington Phoenix	2–0 (H)
Brisbane Roar	3–2 (a.e.t.) (H)	Semi-finals	Oakleigh Cannons	5–2 (A)
Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Further information: 2022 Australia Cup

Sydney United 58

Sydney United 58 started their 2022 Australia Cup campaign in the New South Wales fourth preliminary round, defeating Quakers Hill Junior by a score of 7–0. Fellow NPL NSW club Rockdale Ilinden were their opponents in the fifth preliminary round, prevailing 1–0. After defeating Hurstville FC 2–0 in the sixth preliminary round, the Northern Tigers were their final regional opponent, with Sydney United 58 narrowly winning 2–1. Monaro Panthers provided less resistance in the Round of 32 match. Reigning A-League Men champions Western United were defeated in a penalty shoot-out in the Round of 16.^[3] In the quarter-finals, they defeated Peninsula Power 1–0 away in Brisbane. The semi-final was won 3–2 after extra time at home against the Brisbane Roar.^[4]

Macarthur FC

Macarthur FC entered the Final Rounds of the tournament in the Round of 32 to defeat Magpies Crusaders United 6–0 at Mackay. Macarthur FC were away again for the Round of 16 match against Modbury Jets winning 4–0. The quarter-finals match at home against the Wellington Phoenix was won 2–0 to set up the semi-final which was won 5–2 against the Oakleigh Cannons.^[5]

Match

Details

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01)

19:45 AEST

Sydney United 58 (2)	0–2	Macarthur FC (1)
	Report	Toure 32' (pen.) Dávila 90' (pen.)

CommBank Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 16,641

Referee: Daniel Elder

Sydney United 58

Macarthur FC

GK 1 Danijel Nizic RB 22 Yianni Fragogiannis  74' CB 11 Yianni Perkatis CB 4 Adrian Vlastelica (c) LB 17 Matthew Bilic CM 14 Andrea Agamemnonos  55' CM 5 Anthony Tomelic  50' CM 15 Tariq Maia  65' RW 3 Jordan Roberts  90+2' LW 7 Taisei Kaneko CF 6 Chris Payne  74' Substitutes: GK 55 James Husoy DF 2 Cristian Gonzalez  74' MF 13 Jordan Ivancic MF 18 Glen Trifiro  55' MF 20 Adrian Knez FW 8 Kyle Cimenti  74' FW 9 Patrick Antelmi  65' Manager: Miro Vlastelica

GK 12 Filip Kurto RB 2 Jake McGing CB 6 Tomislav Uskok CB 5 Jonathan Aspropotamitis LB 13 Ivan Vujica CM 7 Daniel De Silva CM 11 Kearyn Baccus  79' RW 35 Al Hassan Toure AM 10 Ulises Dávila (c) LW 99 Daniel Arzani  74' CF 31 Lachlan Rose  79' Substitutes: GK 1 Nicholas Suman DF 44 Matthew Millar MF 8 Jake Hollman MF 17 Craig Noone  74' MF 24 Charles M'Mombwa MF 27 Jerry Skotadis  79' FW 94 Anthony Carter  79' Manager: Dwight Yorke

Assistant referees:[6] Andrej Glev Andrew Meimarakis Fourth official:[6] Kurt Ams

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes

Statistics

Statistics	Sydney United 58	Macarthur FC
Goals scored	0	2
Total shots	8	32
Ball possession	39.2%	60.8%
Corner kicks	0	7
Offsides	1	2
Yellow cards	2	0
Red cards	0	0

Fan behaviour

Sydney United 58 FC fans

Main article: Sydney United 58 FC at the 2022 Australia Cup § Fans behaviour and controversies

During the match, Sydney United fans sung Za dom spremni^[7] (a fascist chant used by the Ustaše in Australia honouring the fascist Ustaše movement), booed the Welcome to Country, performed salutes commentators characterised as Nazi salutes, and waved flags associated with the extreme far-right Ustaše movement such as the HOS flag and the flag of the WW2 Nazi puppet-state of the NDH.^{[8][9][10][11][12][13]} In response to this behaviour, Football Australia stated: "Football Australia acknowledges that a very small minority of attendees engaged in behaviour that is not consistent with Football Australia's values and wider community expectations. Football Australia took steps during the match to address these isolated behaviours, including eight evictions."^[14][15]

Following a month long investigation, Football Australia sanctioned Sydney United 58 under breach of the National Code of Conduct and Ethics. The club was fined AUD$15,000, and received a number of suspended sanctions (including the possibility of further fines, point deductions in their National Premier Leagues NSW seasons, and a ban from the Australia Cup).^[16]

In June 2024, three Sydney United fans were convicted and fined $500 in a NSW court for deliberately and intentionally performing the Nazi salute at the 2022 Australia Cup Final.^[17]