2022 Australia Cup final

{{Short description|Sydney United 58 and Macarthur FC Cup Association football match 2022}}

{{Infobox football match

| title = 2022 Australia Cup Final

| image = File:2022 Aus Cup Final - Stadium view.jpg

| image_size =

| caption =

| event = 2022 Australia Cup

| team1 = Sydney United 58

| team1score = 0

| team2 = Macarthur FC

| team2score = 2

| details =

| date = {{Start date|2022|10|1|df=y}}

| stadium = CommBank Stadium

| city = Sydney

| man_of_the_match1a = Ulises Dávila

| referee = Daniel Elder

| attendance = 16,641

| weather = Clear
{{convert|14|°C|°F}}{{Cite web|title=Sydney 24 hour Observations|url=https://www.weatherzone.com.au/station/SITE/66214/observations/2022-10-01|access-date=2022-10-04|website=www.weatherzone.com.au|language=en}}

| previous = 2021

| next = 2023

}}

The 2022 Australia Cup Final was a soccer match played at CommBank Stadium in Sydney, Australia, on 1 October 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.australiacup.com.au/news/commbank-stadium-sydney-host-historic-australia-cup-2022-final|title=Commbank Stadium in Sydney to host historic Australia Cup 2022 Final|date=16 September 2022|website=Australia Cup}} The match was contested between New South Wales league side Sydney United 58 and A-League Men side Macarthur FC which for Sydney United 58 is also the first time a non A-League Men club had qualified for the Final of the Australia Cup. This final was the first Australia Cup final to be contested between two teams of the same state, with both Macarthur FC and Sydney United 58 being from Sydney. Macarthur FC won 2–0 to win their first trophy and Australia Cup and to also become the first away side to win the Australia Cup Final.

Route to the final

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colspan="2" \|Sydney United 58 !Round ! colspan="4" \|Macarthur FC
style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Opponent \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Score \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \| \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Opponent \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Score
Quakers Hill Junior \|7–0 (A) \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Fourth Preliminary Round ! scope="row" rowspan="4" colspan="2"\|
Rockdale Ilinden \|1–0 (H) \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Fifth Preliminary Round
Hurstville FC \|2–0 (H) \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Sixth Preliminary Round
Northern Tigers \|2–1 (A) \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Seventh Preliminary Round
Monaro Panthers \|3–0 (H) \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Round of 32 \|Magpies Crusaders United \|6–0 (A)
Western United \|1–1 (H) 4–3 (p) \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Round of 16 \|Modbury Jets \|4–0 (A)
Peninsula Power \|1–0 (A) \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Quarter-finals \|Wellington Phoenix \|2–0 (H)
Brisbane Roar \|3–2 (a.e.t.) (H) \| style="background:#c1e0ff" \|Semi-finals \|Oakleigh Cannons \|5–2 (A)
colspan=5 style="background-color:white;"\|Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

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colspan="2" |Sydney United 58

!Round

! colspan="4" |Macarthur FC

style="background:#c1e0ff" |Opponent

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Score

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Opponent

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Score

Quakers Hill Junior

|7–0 (A)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Fourth Preliminary Round

! scope="row" rowspan="4" colspan="2"|

Rockdale Ilinden

|1–0 (H)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Fifth Preliminary Round

Hurstville FC

|2–0 (H)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Sixth Preliminary Round

Northern Tigers

|2–1 (A)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Seventh Preliminary Round

Monaro Panthers

|3–0 (H)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Round of 32

|Magpies Crusaders United

|6–0 (A)

Western United

|1–1 (H)
4–3 (p)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Round of 16

|Modbury Jets

|4–0 (A)

Peninsula Power

|1–0 (A)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Quarter-finals

|Wellington Phoenix

|2–0 (H)

Brisbane Roar

|3–2 (a.e.t.) (H)

| style="background:#c1e0ff" |Semi-finals

|Oakleigh Cannons

|5–2 (A)

colspan=5 style="background-color:white;"|Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

=Sydney United 58=

Sydney United 58 started their 2022 Australia Cup campaign in the New South Wales fourth preliminary round, defeating Quakers Hill Junior by a score of 7–0. Fellow NPL NSW club Rockdale Ilinden were their opponents in the fifth preliminary round, prevailing 1–0. After defeating Hurstville FC 2–0 in the sixth preliminary round, the Northern Tigers were their final regional opponent, with Sydney United 58 narrowly winning 2–1. Monaro Panthers provided less resistance in the Round of 32 match. Reigning A-League Men champions Western United were defeated in a penalty shoot-out in the Round of 16.{{cite news|url=https://thenewdaily.com.au/sport/football/2022/08/14/western-united-australia-cup-sydney-united/|title=A-League Men champs Western United bundled out of Australia Cup by Sydney United|date=14 August 2022|newspaper=The New Daily}} In the quarter-finals, they defeated Peninsula Power 1–0 away in Brisbane. The semi-final was won 3–2 after extra time at home against the Brisbane Roar.{{cite web|url=https://10play.com.au/australia-cup/articles/sydney-united-58-make-history-as-they-seal-australia-cup-final-berth/tpa220912wevfs|title=Sydney United 58 make history as they seal Australia Cup Final berth|date=12 September 2022|website=Network Ten}}

=Macarthur FC=

Macarthur FC entered the Final Rounds of the tournament in the Round of 32 to defeat Magpies Crusaders United 6–0 at Mackay. Macarthur FC were away again for the Round of 16 match against Modbury Jets winning 4–0. The quarter-finals match at home against the Wellington Phoenix was won 2–0 to set up the semi-final which was won 5–2 against the Oakleigh Cannons.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com.au/football/australia-aus/story/4746749/macarthur-fc-reach-australia-cup-final-with-big-win-over-oakleigh-cannons|title=Macarthur FC reach Australia Cup final with big win over Oakleigh Cannons|date=15 September 2022|newspaper=ESPN}}

Match

=Details=

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2022|10|1|df=y}}

| time = 19:45 AEST

| team1 = Sydney United 58 (2)

| score = 0–2

| report = https://www.australiacup.com.au/match/sydney-united-58-v-macarthur-australia-cup-01-10-2022/2331140

| team2 = Macarthur FC (1)

| goals2 =

Toure {{goal|32|pen.}}
Dávila {{goal|90|pen.}}

| stadium = CommBank Stadium, Sydney

| attendance = 16,641

| referee = Daniel Elder

}}

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width="100%" \|valign="top" width="40%"\| {\| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
GK	1	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Danijel Nizic
RB	22	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Yianni Fragogiannis		{{suboff\|74}}
CB	11	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Yianni Perkatis
CB	4	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Adrian Vlastelica (c)
LB	17	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Matthew Bilic
CM	14	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Andrea Agamemnonos		{{suboff\|55}}
CM	5	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Anthony Tomelic	{{yel\|50}}
CM	15	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Tariq Maia		{{suboff\|65}}
RW	3	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jordan Roberts	{{yel\|90+2}}
LW	7	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Taisei Kaneko
CF	6	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Chris Payne		{{suboff\|74}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	55	{{flagicon\|AUS}} James Husoy
DF	2	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Cristian Gonzalez		{{subon\|74}}
MF	13	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jordan Ivancic
MF	18	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Glen Trifiro		{{subon\|55}}
MF	20	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Adrian Knez
FW	8	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Kyle Cimenti		{{subon\|74}}
FW	9	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Patrick Antelmi		{{subon\|65}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Miro Vlastelica

|valign="top"|

|valign="top" width="50%"|

width=25\|	width=25\|
style="font-size:90%; margin:auto" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
GK	12	{{flagicon\|POL}} Filip Kurto
RB	2	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jake McGing
CB	6	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Tomislav Uskok
CB	5	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jonathan Aspropotamitis
LB	13	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Ivan Vujica
CM	7	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Daniel De Silva
CM	11	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Kearyn Baccus	{{suboff\|79}}
RW	35	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Al Hassan Toure
AM	10	{{flagicon\|MEX}} Ulises Dávila (c)
LW	99	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Daniel Arzani	{{suboff\|74}}
CF	31	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Lachlan Rose	{{suboff\|79}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	1	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Nicholas Suman
DF	44	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Matthew Millar
MF	8	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jake Hollman
MF	17	{{flagicon\|ENG}} Craig Noone	{{subon\|74}}
MF	24	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Charles M'Mombwa
MF	27	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jerry Skotadis	{{subon\|79}}
FW	94	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Anthony Carter	{{subon\|79}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|TRI}} Dwight Yorke

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|style="width:40%; vertical-align:top;"|

Assistant referees:{{cite web|url=https://au.soccerway.com/matches/2022/10/01/australia/ffa-cup/sydney-united/south-west-united/3961726/|title=Sydney United vs. Macarthur – 1 October 2022|access-date=1 October 2022|website=Soccerway}}

Andrej Glev

Andrew Meimarakis

Fourth official:

Kurt Ams

|style="width:60%; vertical-align:top;"|

Match rules

90 minutes
30 minutes of extra time if necessary
Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
Seven named substitutes

=Statistics=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" !width=100 \| Statistics !width=70 \| Sydney United 58 !width=70 \| Macarthur FC
scope=row\|Goals scored \|0 \|2
scope=row\|Total shots \|8 \|32
scope=row\|Ball possession \|39.2% \|60.8%
scope=row\|Corner kicks \|0 \|7
scope=row\|Offsides \|1 \|2
scope=row\|Yellow cards \|2 \|0
scope=row\|Red cards \|0 \|0

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

!width=100 | Statistics

!width=70 | Sydney United 58

!width=70 | Macarthur FC

scope=row|Goals scored

scope=row|Total shots

|32

scope=row|Ball possession

|39.2%

|60.8%

scope=row|Corner kicks

scope=row|Offsides

scope=row|Yellow cards

scope=row|Red cards

=Fan behaviour=

File:2022 Australia Cup Final fans.jpg fans]]

{{main|Sydney United 58 FC at the 2022 Australia Cup#Fans behaviour and controversies}}

During the match, Sydney United fans sung Za dom spremni{{cite AV media |date=1 October 2022 |title=CROATIAN Sydney United 58 FC On Fire "Za Dom, Spremni" during Australian Cup FINAL! |type=YouTube video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qey1B4fTfeg |access-date=5 October 2022 |location=Western Sydney Stadium}} (a fascist chant used by the Ustaše in Australia honouring the fascist Ustaše movement), booed the Welcome to Country, performed salutes commentators characterised as Nazi salutes, and waved flags associated with the extreme far-right Ustaše movement such as the HOS flag and the flag of the WW2 Nazi puppet-state of the NDH.{{cite web |title=Fans slammed for booing Welcome to Country, flashing Nazi salutes during Australia Cup final |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/soccer/fans-slammed-for-booing-welcome-to-country-flashing-nazi-salutes-during-australia-cup-final-c-8420348 |website=Seven News |publisher=Seven Network |access-date=30 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Football fans condemned for Nazi salutes, booing Welcome to Country in Australia Cup final |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/reprehensible-sydney-united-58-football-fans-condemned-for-apparent-nazi-salutes/32lfv4j20 |website=SBS News |publisher=Special Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=30 September 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=Riley |title=Australian crowd slammed after 'disgusting' Welcome to Country act |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/football-2022-aussie-crowd-slammed-disgusting-welcome-country-act-010720228.html |website=Yahoo Sport |access-date=30 September 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Kemp |first1=Emma |title=Football Australia starts disciplinary action against Sydney United 58 over fascist songs and salutes from fans |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/oct/03/football-australia-starts-disciplinary-action-against-sydney-united-58-over-fascist-songs-and-salutes-from-fans |website=The Guardian |access-date=30 September 2024}}{{cite web |last1=McKern |first1=James |title=Fans condemned for disgusting behaviour during Australia Cup |url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/fans-condemned-for-disgusting-behaviour-during-australia-cup/news-story/4223ca95234dcdf43023efc6bf0e56af |website=The Courier Mail |publisher=News Corp |access-date=30 September 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Hirst |first1=David |title=Sydney United 58 fans condemned for Nazi salutes and booing of Welcome to Country |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-02/sydney-united-fans-nazi-salutes-welcome-to-country-booed/101494818 |website=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=30 September 2024}} In response to this behaviour, Football Australia stated: "Football Australia acknowledges that a very small minority of attendees engaged in behaviour that is not consistent with Football Australia's values and wider community expectations. Football Australia took steps during the match to address these isolated behaviours, including eight evictions."{{cite web |title=FA condemn Australia Cup fan behaviour |url=https://au.sports.yahoo.com/fa-condemn-australia-cup-fan-172043926.html |publisher=Australian Associated Press |access-date=1 October 2022 |date=1 October 2022}}{{cite web |last1=McKern |first1=James |title=Fans condemned for disgusting behaviour during Australia Cup |url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/football/fans-condemned-for-disgusting-behaviour-during-australia-cup/news-story/4223ca95234dcdf43023efc6bf0e56af |website=News.com.au |access-date=1 October 2022 |date=1 October 2022}}

Following a month long investigation, Football Australia sanctioned Sydney United 58 under breach of the National Code of Conduct and Ethics. The club was fined AUD$15,000, and received a number of suspended sanctions (including the possibility of further fines, point deductions in their National Premier Leagues NSW seasons, and a ban from the Australia Cup).{{cite web|url=https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news/sydney-united-58-fc-sanctioned-australia-cup-final-fan-behaviour|title=Football Australia has sanctioned Sydney United 58 FC under the National Code of Conduct and Ethics for incidents that occurred at the Australia Cup Final.|date=4 November 2022|accessdate=9 November 2022|publisher=Football Australia}}

In June 2024, three Sydney United fans were convicted and fined $500 in a NSW court for deliberately and intentionally performing the Nazi salute at the 2022 Australia Cup Final.{{cite news |title=Court condemns soccer fans' Nazi salutes at 2022 Australia Cup final |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/jun/07/australia-cup-final-2022-nazi-salutes |access-date=10 June 2024 |agency=The Guardian Australia |date=7 June 2024}}

References

Final

Category:Sydney United 58 FC matches

Category:Macarthur FC matches

Category:Australia Cup finals

Category:Soccer in Sydney

Category:2020s in Sydney

width=25\|	width=25\|
width="100%" \|valign="top" width="40%"\| {\| style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
GK	1	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Danijel Nizic
RB	22	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Yianni Fragogiannis		{{suboff\|74}}
CB	11	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Yianni Perkatis
CB	4	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Adrian Vlastelica (c)
LB	17	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Matthew Bilic
CM	14	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Andrea Agamemnonos		{{suboff\|55}}
CM	5	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Anthony Tomelic	{{yel\|50}}
CM	15	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Tariq Maia		{{suboff\|65}}
RW	3	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jordan Roberts	{{yel\|90+2}}
LW	7	{{flagicon\|JPN}} Taisei Kaneko
CF	6	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Chris Payne		{{suboff\|74}}
colspan=3\|Substitutes:
GK	55	{{flagicon\|AUS}} James Husoy
DF	2	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Cristian Gonzalez		{{subon\|74}}
MF	13	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Jordan Ivancic
MF	18	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Glen Trifiro		{{subon\|55}}
MF	20	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Adrian Knez
FW	8	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Kyle Cimenti		{{subon\|74}}
FW	9	{{flagicon\|AUS}} Patrick Antelmi		{{subon\|65}}
colspan=3\|Manager:
colspan=3\|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Miro Vlastelica