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.Season | Premiers | Runners-Up |
2005–06 | Adelaide United | Sydney FC |
2006–07 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide United |
2007–08 | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle Jets |
2008–09 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide United |
2009–10 | Sydney FC | Melbourne Victory |
2010–11 | Brisbane Roar | Central Coast Mariners |
2011–12 | Central Coast Mariners | Brisbane Roar |
2012–13 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Central Coast Mariners |
2013–14 | Brisbane Roar | Western Sydney Wanderers |
2014–15 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney FC |
2015–16 | Adelaide United | Western Sydney Wanderers |
2016–17 | Sydney FC | Melbourne Victory |
2017–18 | Sydney FC | Newcastle Jets |
2018–19 | Perth Glory | Sydney FC |
2019–20 | Sydney FC | TBC |
Champions
The club that wins the A-League Grand Final in the finals series is crowned A-League Champions.Grand Final | Champions | Runners-up |
2006 | Sydney FC | Central Coast Mariners |
2007 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide United |
2008 | Newcastle Jets | Central Coast Mariners |
2009 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide United |
2010 | Sydney FC | Melbourne Victory |
2011 | Brisbane Roar | Central Coast Mariners |
2012 | Brisbane Roar | Perth Glory |
2013 | Central Coast Mariners | Western Sydney Wanderers |
2014 | Brisbane Roar | Western Sydney Wanderers |
2015 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney FC |
2016 | Adelaide United | Western Sydney Wanderers |
2017 | Sydney FC | Melbourne Victory |
2018 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle Jets |
2019 | Sydney 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.Year | Club |
2005–06 | Melbourne Victory |
2006–07 | Perth Glory |
2007–08 | Newcastle Jets |
2008–09 | Brisbane Roar |
2009–10 | Sydney FC |
2010–11 | Brisbane Roar |
2011–12 | Brisbane Roar |
2012–13 | Brisbane Roar |
2013–14 | Brisbane Roar |
2014–15 | Wellington Phoenix |
2015–16 | Brisbane Roar |
2016–17 | Central Coast Mariners |
2017–18 | Sydney FC |
2018–19 | Sydney 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.Year | Player | Club |
2005–06 | Bobby Despotovski | Perth Glory |
2006–07 | Nick Carle | Newcastle Jets |
2007–08 | Joel Griffiths | Newcastle Jets |
2008–09 | Shane Smeltz | Wellington Phoenix |
2009–10 | Carlos Hernández | Melbourne Victory |
2010–11 | Marcos Flores | Adelaide United |
2011–12 | Thomas Broich | Brisbane Roar |
2012–13 | Marco Rojas | Melbourne Victory |
2013–14 | Thomas Broich | Brisbane Roar |
2014–15 | Nathan Burns | Wellington Phoenix |
2015–16 | Diego Castro | Perth Glory |
2016–17 | Miloš Ninković | Sydney FC |
2017–18 | Adrian Mierzejewski | Sydney FC |
2018–19 | Roy Krishna | Wellington 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.Year | Player | Club |
2006 | Dwight Yorke | Sydney FC |
2007 | Archie Thompson | Melbourne Victory |
2008 | Andrew Durante | Newcastle Jets |
2009 | Tom Pondeljak | Melbourne Victory |
2010 | Simon Colosimo | Sydney FC |
2011 | Mathew Ryan | Central Coast Mariners |
2012 | Jacob Burns | Perth Glory |
2013 | Daniel McBreen | Central Coast Mariners |
2014 | Thomas Broich Iacopo La Rocca | Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers |
2015 | Mark Milligan | Melbourne Victory |
2016 | Isaías | Adelaide United |
2017 | Daniel Georgievski | Melbourne Victory |
2018 | Lawrence Thomas | Melbourne Victory |
2019 | Miloš Ninković | Sydney 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.Year | Player/s | Club | Goals |
2005–06 | Alex Brosque Bobby Despotovski Stewart Petrie Archie Thompson | Brisbane Roar Perth Glory Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory | 8 |
2006–07 | Daniel Allsopp | Melbourne Victory | 11 |
2007–08 | Joel Griffiths | Newcastle Jets | 12 |
2008–09 | Shane Smeltz | Wellington Phoenix | 12 |
2009–10 | Shane Smeltz | Gold Coast United | 19 |
2010–11 | Sergio van Dijk | Adelaide United | 16 |
2011–12 | Besart Berisha | Brisbane Roar | 19 |
2012–13 | Daniel McBreen | Central Coast Mariners | 17 |
2013–14 | Adam Taggart | Newcastle Jets | 16 |
2014–15 | Marc Janko | Sydney FC | 16 |
2015–16 | Bruno Fornaroli | Melbourne City | 23 |
2016–17 | Besart Berisha Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne Victory Brisbane Roar | 19 |
2017–18 | Bobô | Sydney FC | 27 |
2018–19 | Roy Krishna | Wellington Phoenix | 18 |
Coach of the Year
Year | Name | Club |
2005–06 | Lawrie McKinna | Central Coast Mariners |
2006–07 | Ernie Merrick | Melbourne Victory |
2007–08 | Gary van Egmond | Newcastle Jets |
2008–09 | Aurelio Vidmar | Adelaide United |
2009–10 | Ernie Merrick | Melbourne Victory |
2010–11 | Ange Postecoglou | Brisbane Roar |
2011–12 | Graham Arnold | Central Coast Mariners |
2012–13 | Tony Popovic | Western Sydney Wanderers |
2013–14 | Mike Mulvey | Brisbane Roar |
2014–15 | Kevin Muscat | Melbourne Victory |
2015–16 | Guillermo Amor | Adelaide United |
2016–17 | Graham Arnold | Sydney FC |
2017–18 | Graham Arnold | Sydney FC |
2018–19 | Tony Popovic | Perth 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.Year | Player | Club |
2005–06 | Nick Ward | Perth Glory |
2006–07 | Adrian Leijer | Melbourne Victory |
2007–08 | Bruce Djite | Adelaide United |
2008–09 | Scott Jamieson | Adelaide United |
2009–10 | Tommy Oar | Brisbane Roar |
2010–11 | Mathew Ryan | Central Coast Mariners |
2011–12 | Mathew Ryan | Central Coast Mariners |
2012–13 | Marco Rojas | Melbourne Victory |
2013–14 | Adam Taggart | Newcastle Jets |
2014–15 | James Jeggo | Adelaide United |
2015–16 | Jamie Maclaren | Brisbane Roar |
2016–17 | Jamie Maclaren | Brisbane Roar |
2017–18 | Daniel Arzani | Melbourne City |
2018–19 | Chris Ikonomidis | Perth Glory |
Goalkeeper of the Year
Year | Player | Club |
2005–06 | Clint Bolton | Sydney FC |
2006–07 | Michael Theoklitos | Melbourne Victory |
2007–08 | Michael Theoklitos | Melbourne Victory |
2008–09 | Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United |
2009–10 | Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United |
2010–11 | Michael Theoklitos | Brisbane Roar |
2011–12 | Mathew Ryan | Central Coast Mariners |
2012–13 | Ante Covic | Western Sydney Wanderers |
2013–14 | Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United |
2014–15 | Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United |
2015–16 | Thomas Sørensen | Melbourne City |
2016–17 | Danny Vukovic | Sydney FC |
2017–18 | Jamie Young | Brisbane Roar |
2018–19 | Filip Kurto | Wellington Phoenix |