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.
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.
Teams In the following table, finals until 2004 were in the National Soccer League era, since 2006 were in the A-League era.
TeamPrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)Sydney FC3 (2006, 2010, 2015)Melbourne Victory4 (2007, 2009, 2010, 2015)
Route to the final Team 1Sydney FC662Melbourne Victory493Brisbane Roar424Melbourne City395Perth Glory396Western Sydney Wanderers36
Match Summary
Details
GK20 Danny VukovicRB23 Rhyan GrantCB4 Alex WilkinsonCB5 Jordy BuijsLB7 Michael ZulloCDM6 Josh BrillanteCDM13 Brandon O'NeillCAM21 Filip Hološko CAM10 Miloš NinkovićCAM14 Alex BrosqueCF9 BobôSubstitutes:GK1 Andrew RedmayneDF22 Sebastian RyallMF8 Miloš DimitrijevićMF17 David Carney FW18 Matt SimonManager: Graham Arnold GK20 Lawrence ThomasRB2 Jason GeriaCB15 Alan BaróCB17 James DonachieLB5 Daniel GeorgievskiCM6 Leigh BroxhamCM21 Carl ValeriCM10 James TroisiRW7 Marco RojasCF8 Besart BerishaLW14 Fahid Ben Khalfallah Substitutes:GK40 Matt ActonDF4 Nick AnsellMF11 Mitch AustinMF16 Rashid MahaziMF23 Jai Ingham Manager: Kevin Muscat Joe Marston Medal: Daniel Georgievski
Assistant referees: David Walsh Matthew Cream Fourth official: Peter GreenMatch 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 Sydney FC Melbourne VictoryGoals scored 1 1Total shots 10 10Shots on target 4 3 55% 45%Corner kicks 5 5Fouls Conceded 28 32Offsides 2 5Yellow cards 5 6Red 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. 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.
See also 2016–17 A-League List of A-League honours
References
External links Official A-League Website