A-League Men records and statistics

The A-League Men is an Australian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Australian soccer league system, it is the country's primary soccer competition and is contested by 12 clubs. The competition was formed in April 2004, following a number of issues including financial problems in the National Soccer League. Those records and statistics of the A-League Men are listed below. All updated as of 31 December 2023.

Team records

Titles

Points

Wins

Defeats

Draws

Goals

Disciplinary

Scorelines

Attendances

These figures do not take into account the 2019–20 and 2020–21 seasons, when many matches had an attendance of zero due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Player records

Appearances

Leigh Broxham for Melbourne Victory
Leigh Broxham holds the record for most appearances in the A-League Men playing 383 matches overall.

Players currently playing in the A-League Men are highlighted in bold.

Most appearances (career)[1]
Rank Player Games Playing position First season Last season
1 Australia Leigh Broxham 383 Midfielder 2006–07 2023–24
2 Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley 380 Defender 2006–07 2022–23
3 Australia Alex Wilkinson 365 Defender 2005–06 2022–23
4 New Zealand Andrew Durante 358 Defender 2005–06 2020–21
5 Australia Liam Reddy 350 Goalkeeper 2005–06 2022–23
6 Australia Scott Jamieson 322 Defender 2008–09 2022–23
7 Australia Danny Vukovic 316 Goalkeeper 2005–06 2023–24
8 New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses 306 Forward 2007–08 2023–24
9 Australia Scott Neville 295 Defender 2008–09 2023–24
10 Australia Jason Hoffman 294 Defender 2007–08 2023–24

Goals

Besart Berisha was the first A-League goalscorer to reach 100 goals, scoring his 100th A-League goal in April 2017.

Players currently playing in the A-League Men are highlighted in bold.

Most goals (career)[3]
Rank Player Goals Games Ratio Position First goal Last goal
1 Australia Jamie Maclaren 150 215 0.70 Forward 2013–14 2023–24
2 Kosovo Besart Berisha 142 236 0.60 Forward 2011–12 2020–21
3 Australia Bruno Fornaroli 102 154 0.59 Forward 2015–16 2023–24
4 New Zealand Shane Smeltz 92 190 0.48 Forward 2007–08 2016–17
5 Australia Archie Thompson 90 224 0.40 Forward 2005–06 2015–16
6 New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses 84 306 0.27 Forward 2007–08 2023–24
7 Australia Alex Brosque 75 243 0.31 Forward 2005–06 2018–19
8 Australia Matt Simon 66 288 0.23 Forward 2006–07 2020–21
9 Australia Mark Bridge 63 251 0.25 Forward 2005–06 2018–19
10 England Adam le Fondre 62 106 0.58 Forward 2018–19 2022–23

Goalkeepers

Players currently playing in the A-League Men are highlighted in bold.

Most clean sheets (career)[4]
Rank Player Clean
sheets
Games Ratio First season Last season
1 Australia Danny Vukovic 92 316 0.29 2005–06 2023–24
2 Australia Liam Reddy 90 350 0.26 2005–06 2022–23
3 Australia Eugene Galekovic 83 288 0.29 2005–06 2018–19
4 Australia Michael Theo 69 230 0.30 2005–06 2017–18
5 Australia Andrew Redmayne 63 248 0.25 2007–08 2023–24
6 New Zealand Glen Moss 53 250 0.21 2005–06 2019–20
7 Australia Clint Bolton 52 179 0.29 2005–06 2012–13
8 England Jamie Young 52 210 0.25 2014–15 2023–24
9 Australia Ante Covic 46 184 0.25 2006–07 2015–16
10 Australia Lawrence Thomas 44 158 0.28 2008–09 2023–24

Disciplinary

Other individual records

Manager records

All-time A-League Men table

The all-time A-League Men table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the A-League Men since its inception in 2005. The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2023–24 season. Teams in bold are part of the 2024–25 A-League Men. Numbers in bold are the record (highest either positive or negative) numbers in each column.[13]

Pos. Club Seasons Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th T6 Debut Best
Pos.
1 Sydney FC 19 488 225 118 145 780 603 +177 790[a] 1.63 4 4 1 2 4 15 2005–06 1
2 Melbourne Victory 19 488 204 122 162 768 662 +106 734 1.50 3 3 3 2 2 1 14 2005–06 1
3 Adelaide United 19 488 199 119 170 727 682 +45 716 1.47 2 2 3 3 2 2 14 2005–06 1
4 Brisbane Roar[b] 19 488 192 122 174 696 659 +37 698 1.43 2 1 3 3 2 3 14 2005–06 1
5 Central Coast Mariners 19 488 177 114 197 688 727 –39 645 1.32 3 3 3 1 1 1 12 2005–06 1
6 Perth Glory 19 488 168 116 204 709 769 –60 620 1.27 1 1 4 2 8 2005–06 1
7 Wellington Phoenix 17 446 163 101 182 619 690 –71 590 1.32 1 1 3 5 10 2007–08 2
8 Newcastle Jets 19 488 154 117 217 615 752 –137 579 1.19 2 1 1 1 5 2005–06 2
9 Melbourne City[c] 14 377 158 91 128 634 524 +110 565 1.50 3 1 1 2 2 2 11 2010–11 1
10 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 320 115 86 119 460 459 +1 431 1.35 1 2 1 1 5 2012–13 1
11 Western United 5 131 49 23 59 186 216 –30 170 1.30 1 1 2 2019–20 3
12 Macarthur FC 4 105 38 25 42 147 179 –32 139 1.32 1 1 2 2020–21 5
13 Gold Coast United 3 84 29 24 31 109 109 0 111 1.32 1 1 2 2009–10 3
14 North Queensland Fury 2 57 12 15 30 57 106 –49 51 0.89 2009–10 7
15 New Zealand Knights 2 42 6 7 29 28 86 –58 25 0.60 2005–06 8
Notes
  1. ^ Sydney FC deducted 3 points for breaching the salary cap in 2006
  2. ^ Includes statistics from the club under its former name, Queensland Roar
  3. ^ Includes statistics from the club under its former name, Melbourne Heart

See also

References

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