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.
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

TeamCityHome GroundCapacity
Adelaide UnitedAdelaideCoopers Stadium
Adelaide Oval		17,000
53,583
Brisbane RoarBrisbaneSuncorp Stadium52,500
Central Coast MarinersGosfordCentral Coast Stadium20,119
Melbourne CityMelbourneAAMI Park30,050
Melbourne VictoryMelbourneEtihad Stadium
AAMI Park		56,347
30,050
Newcastle JetsNewcastleHunter Stadium33,000
Perth GloryPerthnib Stadium20,500
Sydney FCSydneyAllianz Stadium45,500
Wellington PhoenixWellingtonWestpac Stadium36,000
Western Sydney WanderersSydneyPirtek Stadium21,487

Personnel and kits

Transfers

Managerial changes

Foreign players

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 ;

2Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;

3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;

4Guest Players

Salary cap exemptions and captains

ClubDomestic MarqueeInternational MarqueeCaptainVice-Captain
Adelaide United Eugene Galekovic Marcelo Carrusca Eugene Galekovic Nigel Boogaard
Brisbane Roar Matt McKay Thomas Broich Matt McKay Shane Stefanutto
Central Coast MarinersNoneNone John Hutchinson Nick Montgomery
Melbourne City Josh Kennedy Robert Koren Patrick KisnorboNone
Melbourne Victory Mark Milligan Besart Berisha Mark Milligan Leigh Broxham
Newcastle JetsNoneNone Kew Jaliens
Taylor Regan		 Joel Griffiths
Perth Glory Michael Thwaite Nebojša Marinković Michael ThwaiteNone
Sydney FC Alex Brosque Marc Janko Alex Brosque Saša Ognenovski
Nikola Petković
Wellington PhoenixNoneNone Andrew Durante Ben Sigmund
Western Sydney Wanderers Matthew SpiranovicNone Nikolai Topor-StanleyNone

Regular season

League table

Results

Positions by round

Finals series

Elimination-finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Own goals

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDate
Andy KeoghPerth GloryBrisbane Roar3–219 October 2014
Besart BerishaMelbourne VictoryMelbourne City5–225 October 2014
HenriqueBrisbane RoarNewcastle Jets4–014 November 2014
Nathan BurnsWellington PhoenixMelbourne City5–130 November 2014
Archie ThompsonMelbourne VictorySydney FC3–313 December 2014
Robert KorenMelbourne CityNewcastle Jets5–230 December 2014
Marc JankoSydney FCBrisbane Roar5–415 March 2015
Steven LusticaBrisbane RoarCentral Coast Mariners6–12 April 2015
Jamie MaclarenPerth GloryMelbourne City3–119 April 2015

Player came on as substitute.

Clean sheets

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

Attendances

By club

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.

By round

Top 10 season attendances

Club membership

ClubMembers
Adelaide United9,429
Brisbane Roar12,113
Central Coast Mariners6,242
Melbourne City11,741
Melbourne Victory24,200
Newcastle Jets10,003
Perth Glory6,296
Sydney FC11,508
Wellington Phoenix4,183
Western Sydney Wanderers18,706
Total114,421
Average11,442

Awards

NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award

The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award will be awarded to the finest U-23 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2014–15 competition, based on a monthly nominee.

End of season awards

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.