List of A-League honours


This is a list of A-League honours achieved since the inaugural season of the league. The following details honours won by A-League clubs and those awarded to players, managers and referees of the competition.

Club honours

Premiers

The club that finishes first on the A-League table is crowned A-League Premiers.
SeasonPremiersRunners-Up
2005–06Adelaide UnitedSydney FC
2006–07Melbourne VictoryAdelaide United
2007–08Central Coast MarinersNewcastle Jets
2008–09Melbourne Victory Adelaide United
2009–10Sydney FCMelbourne Victory
2010–11Brisbane RoarCentral Coast Mariners
2011–12Central Coast Mariners Brisbane Roar
2012–13Western Sydney WanderersCentral Coast Mariners
2013–14Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers
2014–15Melbourne Victory Sydney FC
2015–16Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers
2016–17Sydney FC Melbourne Victory
2017–18Sydney FC Newcastle Jets
2018–19Perth GlorySydney FC
2019–20Sydney FC TBC

Champions

The club that wins the A-League Grand Final in the finals series is crowned A-League Champions.
Grand FinalChampionsRunners-up
2006Sydney FCCentral Coast Mariners
2007Melbourne VictoryAdelaide United
2008Newcastle JetsCentral Coast Mariners
2009Melbourne Victory Adelaide United
2010Sydney FC Melbourne Victory
2011Brisbane RoarCentral Coast Mariners
2012Brisbane Roar Perth Glory
2013Central Coast MarinersWestern Sydney Wanderers
2014Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers
2015Melbourne Victory Sydney FC
2016Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers
2017Sydney FC Melbourne Victory
2018Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets
2019Sydney FC Perth Glory

Summary

Fair Play Award

The Fair Play Award goes to the team with the fewest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the regular season.
YearClub
2005–06Melbourne Victory
2006–07Perth Glory
2007–08Newcastle Jets
2008–09Brisbane Roar
2009–10Sydney FC
2010–11Brisbane Roar
2011–12Brisbane Roar
2012–13Brisbane Roar
2013–14Brisbane Roar
2014–15Wellington Phoenix
2015–16Brisbane Roar
2016–17Central Coast Mariners
2017–18Sydney FC
2018–19Sydney FC

Individual honours

Johnny Warren Medal

The Johnny Warren Medal, named after the late former Socceroo and media advocate Johnny Warren, is presented to the player who is deemed to be the best player overall at the end of the season as judged by his fellow players. Each player in the A-League votes three times over the season; after Round 9, Round 18 and Round 27. Players are not allowed to vote for players from their own team. The format was changed for the 2015–16 season, with a panel featuring former players, media, referees and technical staff, who voted on each regular-season match.
YearPlayerClub
2005–06 Bobby DespotovskiPerth Glory
2006–07 Nick CarleNewcastle Jets
2007–08 Joel GriffithsNewcastle Jets
2008–09 Shane SmeltzWellington Phoenix
2009–10 Carlos HernándezMelbourne Victory
2010–11 Marcos FloresAdelaide United
2011–12 Thomas BroichBrisbane Roar
2012–13 Marco RojasMelbourne Victory
2013–14 Thomas BroichBrisbane Roar
2014–15 Nathan BurnsWellington Phoenix
2015–16 Diego CastroPerth Glory
2016–17 Miloš NinkovićSydney FC
2017–18 Adrian MierzejewskiSydney FC
2018–19 Roy KrishnaWellington Phoenix

Joe Marston Medal

The Joe Marston Medal is given to the best player in an A-League Grand Final. It is named after Joe Marston, an Australian national player in the 1950s.
YearPlayerClub
2006 Dwight YorkeSydney FC
2007 Archie ThompsonMelbourne Victory
2008 Andrew DuranteNewcastle Jets
2009 Tom PondeljakMelbourne Victory
2010 Simon ColosimoSydney FC
2011 Mathew RyanCentral Coast Mariners
2012 Jacob BurnsPerth Glory
2013 Daniel McBreenCentral Coast Mariners
2014 Thomas Broich
Iacopo La Rocca
Brisbane Roar
Western Sydney Wanderers
2015 Mark MilliganMelbourne Victory
2016 IsaíasAdelaide United
2017 Daniel GeorgievskiMelbourne Victory
2018 Lawrence ThomasMelbourne Victory
2019 Miloš NinkovićSydney FC

Golden Boot

The Golden Boot is presented to the player who scores the most goals during the season. Only matches in the regular season are counted.
YearPlayer/sClubGoals
2005–06 Alex Brosque
Bobby Despotovski
Stewart Petrie
Archie Thompson
Brisbane Roar
Perth Glory
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne Victory
8
2006–07 Daniel AllsoppMelbourne Victory11
2007–08 Joel GriffithsNewcastle Jets12
2008–09 Shane SmeltzWellington Phoenix12
2009–10 Shane SmeltzGold Coast United19
2010–11 Sergio van DijkAdelaide United16
2011–12 Besart BerishaBrisbane Roar19
2012–13 Daniel McBreenCentral Coast Mariners17
2013–14 Adam TaggartNewcastle Jets16
2014–15 Marc JankoSydney FC16
2015–16 Bruno FornaroliMelbourne City23
2016–17 Besart Berisha
Jamie Maclaren
Melbourne Victory
Brisbane Roar
19
2017–18 BobôSydney FC27
2018–19 Roy KrishnaWellington Phoenix18

Coach of the Year

YearNameClub
2005–06 Lawrie McKinnaCentral Coast Mariners
2006–07 Ernie MerrickMelbourne Victory
2007–08 Gary van EgmondNewcastle Jets
2008–09 Aurelio VidmarAdelaide United
2009–10 Ernie MerrickMelbourne Victory
2010–11 Ange PostecoglouBrisbane Roar
2011–12 Graham ArnoldCentral Coast Mariners
2012–13 Tony PopovicWestern Sydney Wanderers
2013–14 Mike MulveyBrisbane Roar
2014–15 Kevin MuscatMelbourne Victory
2015–16 Guillermo AmorAdelaide United
2016–17 Graham ArnoldSydney FC
2017–18 Graham ArnoldSydney FC
2018–19 Tony PopovicPerth Glory

Young Footballer of the Year

The Young Footballer of the Year award is awarded to a youth player judged by a panel of experts to be the best young performer throughout the season.
YearPlayerClub
2005–06 Nick WardPerth Glory
2006–07 Adrian LeijerMelbourne Victory
2007–08 Bruce DjiteAdelaide United
2008–09 Scott JamiesonAdelaide United
2009–10 Tommy OarBrisbane Roar
2010–11 Mathew RyanCentral Coast Mariners
2011–12 Mathew RyanCentral Coast Mariners
2012–13 Marco RojasMelbourne Victory
2013–14 Adam TaggartNewcastle Jets
2014–15 James JeggoAdelaide United
2015–16 Jamie MaclarenBrisbane Roar
2016–17 Jamie MaclarenBrisbane Roar
2017–18 Daniel ArzaniMelbourne City
2018–19 Chris IkonomidisPerth Glory

Goalkeeper of the Year

YearPlayerClub
2005–06 Clint BoltonSydney FC
2006–07 Michael TheoklitosMelbourne Victory
2007–08 Michael TheoklitosMelbourne Victory
2008–09 Eugene GalekovicAdelaide United
2009–10 Eugene GalekovicAdelaide United
2010–11 Michael TheoklitosBrisbane Roar
2011–12 Mathew RyanCentral Coast Mariners
2012–13 Ante CovicWestern Sydney Wanderers
2013–14 Eugene GalekovicAdelaide United
2014–15 Eugene GalekovicAdelaide United
2015–16 Thomas SørensenMelbourne City
2016–17 Danny VukovicSydney FC
2017–18 Jamie YoungBrisbane Roar
2018–19 Filip KurtoWellington Phoenix

Goal of the Year

Referee of the Year