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2014–15 A-League

The 2014–15 A-League was the 38th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 10th season of the A-League since its establishment in 2004. Brisbane Roar were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The regular season commenced on 10 October 2014 and concluded on 26 April 2015. The 2015 Grand Final took place on 17 May 2015. The season was suspended from 9–24 January in order to avoid a clash with the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which was hosted by Australia.[1]

A-League
Season2014–15
Dates10 October 2014 – 17 May 2015
ChampionsMelbourne Victory (3rd title)
PremiersMelbourne Victory (3rd title)
Champions LeagueMelbourne Victory
Sydney FC
Adelaide United
Matches played135
Goals scored401 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerMarc Janko
(16 goals)
Best goalkeeperEugene Galekovic
Biggest home winAdelaide United 7–0 Newcastle Jets
(24 January 2015)
Biggest away winNewcastle Jets 0–4 Brisbane Roar
(14 November 2014)
Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Sydney FC
(24 January 2015)
Highest scoringSydney FC 5–4 Brisbane Roar
(15 March 2015)
Longest winning runPerth Glory
Wellington Phoenix (4)
Longest unbeaten runMelbourne Victory
Perth Glory (10)
Longest winless runWestern Sydney Wanderers (13)
Longest losing runBrisbane Roar
Western Sydney Wanderers (4)
Highest attendance43,729
Lowest attendance4,162
Average attendance12,514 ( 527)

The 2015 Grand Final took place on 17 May 2015, with Melbourne Victory claiming their third Championship with a 3–0 win against Sydney FC.

The season marked the first year that the team formerly known as Melbourne Heart competed as Melbourne City after the club's renaming in June 2014.

Clubs

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Further information: A-League § Clubs
Team City Home Ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium
Adelaide Oval 		17,000
53,583
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Central Coast Stadium 20,119
Melbourne City Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Etihad Stadium
AAMI Park 		56,347
30,050
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Hunter Stadium 33,000
Perth Glory Perth nib Stadium 20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Allianz Stadium 45,500
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Westpac Stadium 36,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Pirtek Stadium 21,487

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit partner
Adelaide United   Josep Gombau   Eugene Galekovic Kappa Veolia
Brisbane Roar   Frans Thijssen   Matt McKay Umbro[2] The Coffee Club
Central Coast Mariners   Tony Walmsley
(Head Coach) 		  John Hutchinson
(Player/Coach) 		Kappa Masterfoods
Melbourne City   John van 't Schip   Patrick Kisnorbo Nike Etihad
Melbourne Victory   Kevin Muscat   Mark Milligan Adidas[3] Community Training Initiatives (h)
Oliana Foods (a)
Newcastle Jets   Phil Stubbins   Taylor Regan BLK Castle Quarry Products
Perth Glory   Kenny Lowe   Michael Thwaite Macron[4] QBE Insurance
Sydney FC   Graham Arnold   Alex Brosque Adidas Webjet
Wellington Phoenix   Ernie Merrick   Andrew Durante Adidas Huawei
Western Sydney Wanderers   Tony Popovic   Nikolai Topor-Stanley Nike[5] NRMA Insurance

Transfers

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Further information: A-League transfers for 2014–15 season

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Sydney FC   Frank Farina Sacked[6] 23 April 2014 Pre-season   Graham Arnold[7] 8 May 2014
Newcastle Jets   Clayton Zane (caretaker) End of contract 5 May 2014   Phil Stubbins[8] 5 May 2014
Brisbane Roar   Mike Mulvey Mutual consent[9] 23 November 2014 8th   Frans Thijssen (caretaker) 24 November 2014
Central Coast Mariners   Phil Moss Sacked[10] 6 March 2015 8th   Tony Walmsley (caretaker head coach)
  John Hutchinson (caretaker player/coach) 		6 March 2015

Foreign players

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Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United   Marcelo Carrusca   Sergio Cirio   Miguel Palanca   Isaías   Pablo Sánchez   Cássio1
  Fábio Ferreira
Brisbane Roar   Jean Carlos Solórzano   Thomas Broich   Jérome Polenz   Andrija Kaluđerović   Henrique1
  Jamie Young2
  Jack Hingert2 		  Liam Miller
  Mensur Kurtiši
Central Coast Mariners   Richárd Vernes   Fábio Ferreira   Nick Montgomery   John Hutchinson2
  Storm Roux2
   Malick Mané
  Kim Seung-yong
Melbourne City   Jonatan Germano   Damien Duff   Rob Wielaert   Robert Koren   Kew Jaliens3
  Harry Novillo3 		  Liam Miller3
  Safuwan Baharudin
  David Villa4
Melbourne Victory   Besart Berisha   Guilherme Finkler   Matthieu Delpierre   Kosta Barbarouses   Fahid Ben Khalfallah   Daniel Georgievski2
Newcastle Jets   Edson Montaño   Lee Ki-Je   Enver Alivodić   Marcos Flores
  Jerónimo Neumann
  Kew Jaliens
  Jonny Steele
Perth Glory   Sidnei   Andy Keogh   Youssouf Hersi   Nebojša Marinković   Denis Kramar   Dragan Paljić3
Sydney FC   Marc Janko   Jacques Faty   Mickaël Tavares   Miloš Dimitrijević   Nikola Petković   Vedran Janjetović1
  Ali Abbas1
  Shane Smeltz2
Wellington Phoenix   Kenny Cunningham   Roy Krishna   Roly Bonevacia   Albert Riera   Alex Rodriguez   Manny Muscat2
Western Sydney Wanderers   Mateo Poljak   Iacopo La Rocca   Yojiro Takahagi   Yūsuke Tanaka   Romeo Castelen   Vítor Saba
  Seyi Adeleke

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[11]
2Australian citizens (and New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of ten games)

Salary cap exemptions and captains

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Club Domestic Marquee International Marquee Captain Vice-Captain
Adelaide United   Eugene Galekovic[12]   Marcelo Carrusca[12]   Eugene Galekovic[13]   Nigel Boogaard
Brisbane Roar   Matt McKay[14]   Thomas Broich[15]   Matt McKay[16]   Shane Stefanutto[17]
Central Coast Mariners None None   John Hutchinson[18]   Nick Montgomery
Melbourne City   Josh Kennedy[19]   Robert Koren[20]   Patrick Kisnorbo[21] None
Melbourne Victory   Mark Milligan[22]   Besart Berisha[23]   Mark Milligan[24]   Leigh Broxham[25]
Newcastle Jets None None   Kew Jaliens[26]
  Taylor Regan[note 1][28] 		  Joel Griffiths[26][note 2]
Perth Glory   Michael Thwaite[30]   Nebojša Marinković[30]   Michael Thwaite[31] None
Sydney FC   Alex Brosque[32]   Marc Janko[33]   Alex Brosque[34]   Saša Ognenovski
  Nikola Petković[34]
Wellington Phoenix None None   Andrew Durante[35]   Ben Sigmund
Western Sydney Wanderers   Matthew Spiranovic[36] None   Nikolai Topor-Stanley[37] None

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 −5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 −1 34
7 Perth Glory[b] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 −24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 −15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 −32 17
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. ^ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[38]


Results

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Home \ Away ADE BRI CCM MBC MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW ADE BRI CCM MBC MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW
Adelaide United 0–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 7–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1
Brisbane Roar 1–2 6–1 1–3 1–2 2–1 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–4
Central Coast Mariners 0–2 3–3 2–0 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–5 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–2 1–0 1–1
Melbourne City 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–1 3–1 1–0 4–0 0–0
Melbourne Victory 3–2 1–0 2–1 5–2 1–0 1–2 3–3 2–0 4–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 1–1 2–3
Newcastle Jets 2–1 0–4 1–1 2–5 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–4
Perth Glory 1–2 3–2 4–1 3–1 3–3 2–1 1–3 2–1 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–3 1–2 3–2
Sydney FC 0–3 5–4 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–2 3–2 0–1 4–2 0–1 3–3
Wellington Phoenix 2–0 3–0 1–1 5–1 0–3 4–1 1–2 0–3 1–0 3–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0
Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 3–4
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: aleague.com.au
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

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Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
1 Melbourne Victory 3
4 Wellington Phoenix 0 5 Melbourne City 0
5 Melbourne City 2 1 Melbourne Victory 3
2 Sydney FC 0
2 Sydney FC 4
3 Adelaide United 2 4 Adelaide United 1
6 Brisbane Roar 1

Elimination-finals

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Adelaide United2–1Brisbane Roar
Goodwin   7'
Mabil   87'		 Report Broich   27'
Attendance: 20,155
Referee: Peter Green
Wellington Phoenix0–2Melbourne City
Report Kennedy   61'
Moss   72' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,171
Referee: Ben Williams

Semi-finals

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Melbourne Victory3–0Melbourne City
Berisha   18'
Barbarouses   30'
Thompson   87'		 Report
Attendance: 50,873
Sydney FC4–1Adelaide United
Ibini   19'
Brosque   45+1', 47'
Naumoff   90'		 Report Goodwin   74'
Attendance: 26,783
Referee: Ben Williams

Grand Final

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See also: 2015 A-League Grand Final
Melbourne Victory3–0Sydney FC
 Report
Attendance: 29,843

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Marc Janko Sydney FC 16
2   Nathan Burns Wellington Phoenix 14
3   Besart Berisha Melbourne Victory 13
4   Andy Keogh Perth Glory 12
5   Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory 10
6   Roy Krishna Wellington Phoenix 9
  Jamie Maclaren Perth Glory
8   Henrique Brisbane Roar 8
  Pablo Sánchez Adelaide United
  Shane Smeltz Sydney FC

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Own goals

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Player Club Against Round
  James Donachie Brisbane Roar Adelaide United 1
  Tom Doyle Wellington Phoenix Central Coast Mariners 2
  Vedran Janjetović Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers 2
  Jade North Brisbane Roar Melbourne Victory 7
  Nigel Boogaard Adelaide United Melbourne Victory 8
  Sergio Cirio Adelaide United Melbourne Victory 8
  Allan Welsh Newcastle Jets Brisbane Roar 16
  Ante Covic Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC 19
  Manny Muscat Wellington Phoenix Sydney FC 23
  Daniel Bowles Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners 24
  Andrew Durante Wellington Phoenix Melbourne Victory 24
  Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United Brisbane Roar 25

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of A-League hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date
  Andy Keogh Perth Glory Brisbane Roar 3–2[39] 19 October 2014
  Besart Berisha Melbourne Victory Melbourne City 5–2[40] 25 October 2014
  Henrique† Brisbane Roar Newcastle Jets 4–0[41] 14 November 2014
  Nathan Burns Wellington Phoenix Melbourne City 5–1[42] 30 November 2014
  Archie Thompson Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 3–3[43] 13 December 2014
  Robert Koren Melbourne City Newcastle Jets 5–2[44] 30 December 2014
  Marc Janko Sydney FC Brisbane Roar 5–4[45] 15 March 2015
  Steven Lustica Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners 6–1[46] 2 April 2015
  Jamie Maclaren Perth Glory Melbourne City 3–1[47] 19 April 2015

† Player came on as substitute.

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1   Vedran Janjetović Sydney FC 9
2   Tando Velaphi Melbourne City 8
3   Nathan Coe Melbourne Victory 7
  Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United
  Glen Moss Wellington Phoenix
  Liam Reddy Central Coast Mariners
7   Jamie Young Brisbane Roar 5
8   Danny Vuković Perth Glory 4
9   Ante Covic Western Sydney Wanderers 3
  Ben Kennedy Newcastle Jets

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com


NB - Additional clean sheets were kept by Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory, however these are not listed due to goalkeeper substitutions.

Attendances

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By club

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These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.

Team Hosted Average High Low Total
Melbourne Victory 14 25,388 43,729 18,205 355,436
Sydney FC 13 17,406 41,213 11,280 226,276
Adelaide United 14 12,644 33,126 7,767 177,012
Western Sydney Wanderers 14 12,520 19,484 7,239 175,284
Brisbane Roar 13 11,660 17,131 6,813 151,586
Melbourne City 13 10,374 26,372 5,867 134,859
Perth Glory 14 9,540 12,271 5,821 133,564
Newcastle Jets 13 8,968 11,884 4,162 116,587
Wellington Phoenix 14 8,583 13,248 6,236 120,168
Central Coast Mariners 13 7,585 12,102 4,508 98,605
{{{T11}}} 0 0 0 0 0
{{{T12}}} 0 0 0 0 0
League total 135 12,514 43,729 4,162 1,689,377

By round

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2014–15 A-League Attendance
Round Total Games Avg. Per Game
Round 1 90,013 5 18,003
Round 2 106,082 5 21,216
Round 3 91,836 5 18,367
Round 4 73,547 5 14,709
Round 5 58,437 5 11,687
Round 6 62,752 5 12,550
Round 7 62,977 5 12,595
Round 8 72,856 5 14,571
Round 9 47,373 5 9,475
Round 10 64,067 5 12,813
Round 11 67,924 5 13,585
Round 12 63,190 5 12,638
Round 13 72,186 5 14,437
Round 14 53,727 5 10,745
Round 15 52,157 5 10,431
Round 16 75,844 5 15,169
Round 17 53,339 5 10,668
Round 18 49,016 5 9,803
Round 19 67,338 5 13,468
Round 20 57,301 5 11,460
Round 21 47,703 5 9,541
Round 22 53,237 5 10,647
Round 23 50,305 5 10,061
Round 24 39,366 5 7,873
Round 25 53,630 5 10,726
Round 26 42,233 5 8,447
Round 27 61,841 5 12,368
Elimination Final 30,326 2 15,163
Semi Final 77,656 2 38,828
Grand Final 29,843 1 29,843

Top 10 season attendances

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Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day
50,873 SF 8 May 2015 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Melbourne City Etihad Stadium Friday Night
43,729 3 25 October 2014 Melbourne Victory 5–2 Melbourne City Etihad Stadium Saturday Night
41,213 2 18 October 2014 Sydney FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Allianz Stadium Saturday Night
40,042 16 7 February 2015 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Melbourne City Etihad Stadium Saturday Night
33,126 2 17 October 2014 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide Oval Friday Night
30,083 1 10 October 2014 Melbourne Victory 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Etihad Stadium Friday Night
29,843 GF 17 May 2015 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Sydney FC AAMI Park Sunday Night
26,783 SF 9 May 2015 Sydney FC 4–1 Adelaide United Allianz Stadium Saturday Night
26,372 11 20 December 2014 Melbourne City 1–0 Melbourne Victory AAMI Park Saturday Night
25,525 1 11 October 2014 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Allianz Stadium Saturday Night

Last updated: 9 May 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Club membership

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2014–15 A-League membership figures
Club Members
Adelaide United 9,429
Brisbane Roar 12,113
Central Coast Mariners 6,242
Melbourne City 11,741
Melbourne Victory 24,200
Newcastle Jets 10,003
Perth Glory 6,296
Sydney FC 11,508
Wellington Phoenix 4,183
Western Sydney Wanderers 18,706
Total 114,421
Average 11,442

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: aleague.com.au

Awards

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End-of-season awards

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The following end of the season awards were announced at the Hyundai A-League & Westfield W-League 2014–15 Awards night held at the Carriageworks in Sydney on 11 May 2015.[48]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Regan replaced Jaliens as captain mid-season, after his contract was mutually terminated in February 2015.[27]
  2. ^ Griffiths was vice-captain until his contract was mutually terminated mid-season in February 2015.[29]

References

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  19. ^ "Josh Kennedy inks deal to become City's Australian marquee". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
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  25. ^ Leijer, Adrian (27 November 2014). "Adrian Leijer names his Melbourne Victory Team of the Decade". Geelong Advertiser. Leigh Broxham [...] but now he's the vice-captain...
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  42. ^ "Nathan Burns scores first-ever Phoenix hat-trick as Wellington down Melbourne City 5-1". ABC News. ABC. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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  44. ^ "Melbourne City thump Newcastle Jets 5-2 thanks to Robert Koren hat-trick". ABC. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  45. ^ "Sydney FC holds on to beat Brisbane Roar 5-4 in thrilling A-League encounter". ABC News. ABC. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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