2024 A-League Men finals series

The 2024 A-League Men finals series was 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 was played over four weeks culminating in the 2024 A-League Men Grand Final.

A-League Men finals series

Season	2023–24
Dates	4–25 May 2024
Champions	Central Coast Mariners
Matches played	7
Goals scored	12 (1.71 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ryan Edmondson Róbert Mak (2 goals each)
Biggest home win	Sydney FC 4–0 Macarthur FC (Elimination-finals, 4 May 2024)
Biggest away win	Sydney FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners (Semi-finals, 10 May 2024) Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne Victory (Semi-finals, 18 May 2024)
Highest scoring	Sydney FC 4–0 Macarthur FC (Elimination-finals, 4 May 2024)
Highest attendance	33,297 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Melbourne Victory (Semi-finals, 18 May 2024)
Lowest attendance	11,792 Sydney FC 4–0 Macarthur FC (Elimination-finals, 4 May 2024)
Total attendance	138,011
Average attendance	19,716
← 2023 2025 →

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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Central Coast Mariners (C)	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]
(C) Champions
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. 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 Melbourne Sydney Wellington	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 (a.e.t.)	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.

4 May 2024

19:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Sydney FC	4–0	Macarthur FC
Mak 8', 78' Lolley 50' Kucharski 67'	Report

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 11,792

Referee: Alireza Faghani

Sydney

Macarthur

GK 1 Andrew Redmayne RB 23 Rhyan Grant CB 27 Hayden Matthews CB 6 Jack Rodwell  75' LB 16 Joel King RM 10 Joe Lolley  29'  52' CM 12 Corey Hollman  46' CM 26 Luke Brattan  85' LM 4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins RF 11 Róbert Mak  85' LF 17 Anthony Caceres Substitutions: MF 22 Max Burgess  46' FW 25 Jaiden Kucharski  52' MF 8 Jake Girdwood-Reich  75' FW 9 Fábio Gomes  85' FW 13 Patrick Wood  85' DF 15 Gabriel Lacerda GK 20 Adam Pavlesic Manager: Ufuk Talay

GK 12 Filip Kurto RB 20 Kealey Adamson  27' CB 6 Tomislav Uskok CB 3 Tommy Smith LB 13 Ivan Vujica DM 23 Clayton Lewis  57' DM 15 Kearyn Baccus  68' RM 17 Raphael Borges Rodrigues  57' CM 10 Ulises Dávila LM 37 Jed Drew  46' CF 98 Valère Germain  75' Substitutions: DF 18 Walter Scott  46' MF 7 Daniel De Silva  57' MF 8 Jake Hollman  83'  57' FW 31 Lachlan Rose  68' DF 44 Matthew Millar  75' MF 24 Charles M'Mombwa GK 1 Danijel Nizic Manager: 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, their second finals meeting, and the first finals meeting to be played at AAMI Park. The last time a Melbourne Derby was contested in the finals series was in 2015, which Melbourne Victory won 3–0.

5 May 2024

17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Melbourne Victory	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne City
Velupillay 88'	Report	Souprayen 29'
Penalties
Miranda Da Silva Izzo Broxham	3–2	Natel Antonis Talbot Caputo Jeggo

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 21,358

Referee: Alex King

Melbourne Victory

Melbourne City

GK 20 Paul Izzo RB 2 Jason Geria  120+2' CB 5 Damien Da Silva  115' CB 21 Roderick Miranda LB 3 Adama Traoré  85' DM 25 Ryan Teague DM 22 Jake Brimmer  68' RM 19 Daniel Arzani  11'  80' CM 8 Zinédine Machach  37' LM 11 Ben Folami  68' CF 10 Bruno Fornaroli  50'  80' Substitutions: MF 27 Jordi Valadon  68' FW 17 Nishan Velupillay  68' MF 7 Chris Ikonomidis  80' MF 23 Salim Khelifi  80' FW 37 Kasey Bos  85' MF 6 Leigh Broxham  120+2' GK 40 Christian Siciliano Manager: Tony Popovic

GK 1 Jamie Young RB 6 Steven Ugarkovic CB 22 Curtis Good  102'  118' CB 26 Samuel Souprayen  5' LB 14 Vicente Fernández  75' DM 7 Mathew Leckie  114' DM 8 Jimmy Jeggo  38' RM 44 Marin Jakoliš  109' CM 10 Tolgay Arslan  75' LM 11 Léo Natel CF 9 Jamie Maclaren  41'  75' Substitutions: MF 17 Terry Antonis  90+2'  75' FW 37 Max Caputo  75' DF 25 Callum Talbot  75' MF 21 Alessandro Lopane  109' MF 35 Zane Schreiber  114' GK 33 Patrick Beach DF 2 Scott Galloway Manager: 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

10 May 2024

19:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Sydney FC	1–2	Central Coast Mariners
King 25'	Report	Nisbet 45+3' Doka 56' (pen.)

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 13,813

Referee: Ben Abraham

Sydney

Central Coast Mariners

GK 1 Andrew Redmayne RB 16 Joel King CB 27 Hayden Matthews CB 6 Jack Rodwell  63' CB 8 Jake Girdwood-Reich  19' RB 23 Rhyan Grant RM 12 Corey Hollman  40'  82' CM 26 Luke Brattan LM 4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins  46' RF 17 Anthony Caceres LF 11 Róbert Mak  84' Substitutes: MF 22 Max Burgess  19'  64' FW 9 Fábio Gomes  46' DF 15 Gabriel Lacerda  64' DF 3 Aaron Gurd  84' FW 25 Jaiden Kucharski GK 20 Adam Pavlesic FW 13 Patrick Wood Manager: Ufuk Talay

GK 20 Danny Vukovic RB 15 Storm Roux CB 23 Dan Hall CB 3 Brian Kaltak LB 18 Jacob Farrell RM 2 Mikael Doka CM 26 Brad Tapp  84' CM 6 Max Balard LM 7 Christian Theoharous  68' RF 9 Alou Kuol  20'  76' LF 4 Josh Nisbet Substitutes: FW 22 Ronald Barcellos  68' FW 99 Ryan Edmondson  76' MF 37 Bailey Brandtman  84' FW 17 Jing Reec DF 33 Nathan Paull MF 16 Harry Steele GK 30 Jack Warshawsky Manager: 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

18 May 2024

19:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Central Coast Mariners	0–0	Sydney FC
	Report

Industree Group Stadium, Gosford

Attendance: 20,059

Referee: Alireza Faghani

GK 20 Danny Vukovic RB 15 Storm Roux  41' CB 23 Dan Hall CB 3 Brian Kaltak LB 18 Jacob Farrell  90+7' RM 2 Mikael Doka  90+6' CM 26 Brad Tapp  76' CM 6 Max Balard LM 7 Christian Theoharous  25'  58' RF 9 Alou Kuol  58' LF 4 Josh Nisbet Substitutes: FW 22 Ronald Barcellos FW 99 Ryan Edmondson  58' MF 39 Miguel Di Pizio  58' FW 17 Jing Reec DF 33 Nathan Paull MF 16 Harry Steele  76' GK 30 Jack Warshawsky Manager: Mark Jackson				GK 1 Andrew Redmayne RB 23 Rhyan Grant CB 27 Hayden Matthews CB 15 Gabriel Lacerda LB 16 Joel King DM 26 Luke Brattan DM 17 Anthony Caceres  45+3'  90+8' RM 22 Max Burgess  90' AM 11 Róbert Mak LM 4 Jordan Courtney-Perkins  70' FW 9 Fábio Gomes Substitutes: GK 20 Adam Pavlesic DF 3 Aaron Gurd DF 8 Jordan Courtney-Perkins MF 18 Matthew Scarcella FW 25 Jaiden Kucharski  90' FW 19 Mitchell Glasson FW 13 Patrick Wood  70' Manager: Ufuk Talay

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

12 May 2024

16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Melbourne Victory	0–0	Wellington Phoenix
	Report

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 16,313

Referee: Adam Kersey

Melbourne Victory

Wellington Phoenix

GK 20 Paul Izzo RB 2 Jason Geria CB 5 Damien Da Silva CB 21 Roderick Miranda LB 3 Adama Traoré DM 27 Jordi Valadon  61' DM 25 Ryan Teague RM 17 Nishan Velupillay  60' CM 28 Roly Bonevacia  79' LM 23 Salim Khelifi  60' CF 10 Bruno Fornaroli  89' Substitutes: FW 19 Daniel Arzani  88'  60' FW 11 Ben Folami  60' MF 22 Jake Brimmer  61' MF 7 Chris Ikonomidis  79' DF 14 Connor Chapman  89' FW 37 Kasey Bos GK 40 Christian Siciliano Manager: Tony Popovic

GK 40 Alex Paulsen RB 6 Tim Payne CB 3 Finn Surman CB 4 Scott Wootton LB 19 Sam Sutton RM 15 Nicholas Pennington  52'  76' CM 14 Alex Rufer  90+5' LM 8 Ben Old  90+5' AM 11 Bozhidar Kraev  77' AM 10 David Ball  41'  65' CF 7 Kosta Barbarouses Substitutes: FW 24 Oskar van Hattum  65' FW 9 Oskar Zawada  76' MF 17 Youstin Salas  77' MF 12 Mohamed Al-Taay  90+5' GK 25 Jack Duncan DF 26 Isaac Hughes DF 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald Manager: 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

18 May 2024

18:30 NZST (UTC+12:00)

Wellington Phoenix	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne Victory
Zawada 90+9'	Report	Traoré 82' Ikonomidis 102'

Sky Stadium, Wellington

Attendance: 33,297

Referee: Daniel Elder

Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne Victory

GK 40 Alex Paulsen RB 6 Tim Payne  111' CB 3 Finn Surman  111' CB 4 Scott Wootton LB 19 Sam Sutton  111' RM 15 Nicholas Pennington  85' CM 14 Alex Rufer LM 8 Ben Old AM 11 Bozhidar Kraev  73' AM 10 David Ball  66' CF 7 Kosta Barbarouses Substitutes: FW 24 Oskar van Hattum  66' FW 9 Oskar Zawada  73' MF 17 Youstin Salas  90+1'  85' MF 12 Mohamed Al-Taay  111' DF 26 Isaac Hughes  111' DF 18 Lukas Kelly-Heald  111' GK 25 Jack Duncan Manager: Giancarlo Italiano

GK 20 Paul Izzo RB 2 Jason Geria CB 5 Damien Da Silva CB 21 Roderick Miranda LB 3 Adama Traoré  120' DM 27 Jordi Valadon  65' DM 25 Ryan Teague RM 17 Nishan Velupillay  66' CM 28 Roly Bonevacia  86' LM 19 Daniel Arzani  30'  66' CF 10 Bruno Fornaroli  90+5' Substitutes: MF 22 Jake Brimmer  65' FW 11 Ben Folami  66' MF 23 Salim Khelifi  66' DF 14 Connor Chapman  97'  86' MF 7 Chris Ikonomidis  90+5' FW 37 Kasey Bos  120' GK 40 Christian Siciliano Manager: 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

25 May 2024

19:45 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Central Coast Mariners	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne Victory
Edmondson 90+1', 120+1' Di Pizio 97'	Report	Geria 50'

Central Coast Stadium, Gosford

Attendance: 21,379

Referee: Alex King