2019 A-League Grand Final
Event | 2018–19 A-League | ||||||
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Sydney FC won 4–1 on penalties | |||||||
Date | 19 May 2019 | ||||||
Venue | Optus Stadium, Perth | ||||||
Man of the Match | Miloš Ninković (Sydney FC) | ||||||
Referee | Shaun Evans | ||||||
Attendance | 56,371 | ||||||
Weather | Sunny and clear 19.9 °C (67.8 °F) | ||||||
The 2019 A-League Grand Final was the fourteenth
Sydney participated in their fifth grand final, winning three of the previous four played prior to this match. Perth participated in their sixth grand final overall and second in the A-League era, winning two of the previous five.
The match ended 0–0 after extra time, with Sydney winning 4–1 on penalties to secure their fourth A-League title.
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) |
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Perth Glory | 5 (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012) |
Sydney FC | 4 (2006, 2010, 2015, 2017) |
Route to the final
Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | |||||||||
pen. )
| 3 (5) | ||||||||||
a.e.t. )
| 1 | Adelaide United | 3 (4) | ||||||||
Melbourne City | 0 | Perth Glory | 0 (1) | ||||||||
pen. )
| 0 (4) | ||||||||||
Sydney FC | 6 | ||||||||||
Melbourne Victory | 3 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | ||||||||
Wellington Phoenix | 1 |
The
The grand final will be contested by Perth Glory and Sydney FC which respectively finished one and two after the regular season with Perth finishing ahead of Sydney by eight points. During the regular season, the two teams played three times with Sydney leading the head-to-head at two wins to one.
Perth Glory
During the pre-season, they acquired former
Sydney FC
Summary of results
Perth Glory
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Round | Sydney FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1st place
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Regular season | 2nd place
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Opponent | Score | Opponent | Score | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bye week | NA | Elimination Finals | Bye week | NA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adelaide United
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3–3 (5-4 on pen. )
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Semifinals | Melbourne Victory
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6–1 |
Pre-match
Venue
The Grand Final was held at
Ticket details
Ticket sales started on the Monday prior to the event. In the first few hours over 35,000 tickets had been sold, of which 20,000 were from club members. Two days later tickets went on sale to the general public.[11]
Match
Summary
The match started at 4:45pm
Details
Perth Glory | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Sydney FC |
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Penalties | ||
1–4 |
Perth Glory
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Sydney FC
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Joe Marston Medal:
Assistant referees:
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Match rules
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A-League 2019 Champions |
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Sydney FC |
Statistics
Perth Glory | Sydney FC | |
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Goals scored | 0 | 0 |
Total shots | 10 | 3 |
Shots on target | 2 | 0 |
Ball possession | 59% | 41% |
Corner kicks | 8 | 2 |
Fouls Conceded | 16 | 19 |
Offsides | 2 | 4 |
Yellow cards | 4 | 2 |
Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Broadcasting
The Grand Final was broadcast live throughout Australia on
See also
- 2018–19 A-League
- List of A-League honours
References
- ^ "Perth Glory A-League Grand Final offside controversy". The West Australian. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ "Competition Rules". A-League. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "Hyundai A-League 2019 Finals Series Fixtures Confirmed". FFA. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Comito, Matthew (11 October 2018). "Perth Glory 2018/19 season preview". The Football Sack. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (21 October 2018). "Keogh on target as Glory open with a draw". Perth Glory FC. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (11 November 2018). "Impressive away win sends Glory top". A-League. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ Taylor, Nick (11 May 2019). "Perth Glory's A-League grand final date and time locked in at Optus Stadium". The West Australian. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Perth Glory hold their own in friendly defeat to Chelsea". The Guardian. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "WACA to shift Test matches to new Perth Stadium at Burswood". WAToday. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Weber, David (20 October 2017). "AFL deal made for games to be played at new Perth Stadium". ABC News. ABC. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (14 May 2019). "35,000 sold in hours: A-League grand final tickets fly out the door". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "Shaun Evans to referee the Hyundai A-League 2019 Grand Final". A-League. 14 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "New TV deal for Football". Hyundai A-League. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "How to watch Hyundai A-League LIVE and FREE on 10 Bold". A-League. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.