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{{short description|A-League Men records}}

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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

{{Further|A-League Men attendance}}

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=

{{multiple image

| footer = Leigh Broxham holds the record for most appearances in the A-League Men playing 383 matches overall.

| image1 = Leigh Broxham (cropped).jpg

| alt1 = Leigh Broxham for Melbourne Victory

}}

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

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|+Most appearances (career)

Rank

!style="width:175px"| Player

!Games

!style="width:60px"| Playing position

!style="width:60px"| First season

!style="width:60px"| Last season

1align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Leigh|Broxham}}383Midfielder2006–072023–24
2align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Nikolai|Topor-Stanley}}380Defender2006–072022–23
3align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Alex|Wilkinson}}365Defender2005–062022–23
4align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} {{sortname|Andrew|Durante}}358Defender2005–062020–21
5align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Liam|Reddy}}350Goalkeeper2005–062022–23
6align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Scott|Jamieson}}322Defender2008–092022–23
7align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Danny|Vukovic}}316Goalkeeper2005–062023–24
8align="left"| {{flagicon|NZL}} {{sortname|Kosta|Barbarouses}}306Forward2007–082023–24
9align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Scott|Neville}}295Defender2008–092023–24
10align="left"| {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Jason|Hoffman}}294Defender2007–082023–24

=Goals=

{{Further|List of soccer players with 50 or more A-League Men goals}}

File:Berisha Victory Training May 2015.jpg 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.

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|+Most goals (career){{cite web|url=https://ultimatealeague.com/statistics/player/?type=pg&season=all|title=Player Statistics (Goals) :: All Goals|publisher=Ultimate A-League|access-date=26 September 2021}}

Rank

!style="width:175px"| Player

!style="width:50px"| Goals

! Games

!style="width:40px"| {{Abbr|Ratio|Goals per game}}

!style="width:50px"| Position

!style="width:60px"| First goal

!style="width:60px"| Last goal

1

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Jamie|Maclaren}}

150215{{Decimals|{{#expr:150/215}}|2}}Forward2013–142023–24
2

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KVX}} {{sortname|Besart|Berisha}}

142236{{Decimals|{{#expr:142/236}}|2}}Forward2011–122020–21
3

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Bruno|Fornaroli}}

102154{{Decimals|{{#expr:102/172}}|2}}Forward2015–162023–24
4

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} {{sortname|Shane|Smeltz}}

92190{{Decimals|{{#expr:92/190}}|2}}Forward2007–082016–17
5

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Archie|Thompson}}

90224{{Decimals|{{#expr:90/224}}|2}}Forward2005–062015–16
6

| align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} {{sortname|Kosta|Barbarouses}}

84306{{Decimals|{{#expr:84/306}}|2}}Forward2007–082023–24
7

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Alex|Brosque}}

75243{{Decimals|{{#expr:75/243}}|2}}Forward2005–062018–19
8

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Matt|Simon|dab=soccer}}

66288{{Decimals|{{#expr:66/288}}|2}}Forward2006–072020–21
9

| align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Mark|Bridge}}

63251{{Decimals|{{#expr:63/251}}|2}}Forward2005–062018–19
10

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Adam|le Fondre}}

62106{{Decimals|{{#expr:62/106}}|2}}Forward2018–192022–23

=Goalkeepers=

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

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|+ Most clean sheets (career){{cite web|url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/statistics/player/?type=pc&season=all|title=Player Statistics (Clean Sheets)|work=Ultimate A-League}}

Rankwidth=175| PlayerClean
sheets		Gameswidth=40| {{Abbr|Ratio|Clean sheets per game}}width=60| First seasonwidth=60| Last season
1align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Danny|Vukovic}}92316{{Decimals|{{#expr:92/316}}|2}}2005–062023–24
2align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Liam|Reddy}}90350{{Decimals|{{#expr:90/350}}|2}}2005–062022–23
3align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Eugene|Galekovic}}83288{{Decimals|{{#expr:83/288}}|2}}2005–062018–19
4align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Michael|Theo}}69230{{Decimals|{{#expr:69/230}}|2}}2005–062017–18
5align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Andrew|Redmayne}}63248{{Decimals|{{#expr:63/248}}|2}}2007–082023–24
6align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} {{sortname|Glen|Moss}}53250{{Decimals|{{#expr:53/250}}|2}}2005–062019–20
7align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Clint|Bolton}}52179{{Decimals|{{#expr:52/179}}|2}}2005–062012–13
8align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} {{sortname|Jamie|Young}}52210{{Decimals|{{#expr:52/210}}|2}}2014–152023–24
9align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Ante|Covic}}46184{{Decimals|{{#expr:46/184}}|2}}2006–072015–16
10align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} {{sortname|Lawrence|Thomas|dab=soccer}}44158{{Decimals|{{#expr:44/158}}|2}}2008–092023–24

=Disciplinary=

  • Most yellow cards in a season: 11
  • Steve Pantelidis (for Gold Coast United, 2009–10)
  • Wayne Srhoj (for Melbourne Heart, 2010–11)
  • Dimas (for Western Sydney Wanderers, 2015–16)
  • Joshua Brillante (for Sydney FC, 2016–17)
  • Alex Rufer (for Wellington Phoenix, 2018–19)
  • Most red cards in a season: 3
  • Besart Berisha (for Brisbane Roar, 2013–14)
  • Nigel Boogaard (for Newcastle Jets, 2015–16)
  • Harrison Delbridge (for Melbourne City, 2019–20)
  • Most yellow cards in total: 85, Andrew Durante{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatealeague.com/records.php?type=pb&season=overall|title=Player (bookings)|publisher=Ultimate A-League|access-date=7 May 2016}}
  • Most red cards in total: 10, Nigel Boogaard{{cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/newcastles-nigel-boogaard-receives-tenth-red-card-of-aleague-career-against-brisbane-roar/news-story/4b355a167e1fe7f3916a286afe89a34f|title=Newcastle's Nigel Boogaard receives tenth red card of A-League career against Brisbane Roar|date=3 April 2016|publisher=foxsports.com.au|access-date=7 May 2016}}{{cite news|author=James Gardiner|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3826991/boogaard-sees-red-as-jets-go-down-to-roar/|title=A-League: Nigel Boogaard sent off as Newcastle Jets suffer drama-charged loss to Brisbane Roar|date=3 April 2016|publisher=theherald.com.au|access-date=7 May 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602101736/http://www.theherald.com.au/story/3826991/boogaard-sees-red-as-jets-go-down-to-roar/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=31|title=Nigel Boogaard|publisher=Ultimate A-League|access-date=7 May 2016}}
  • Earliest red card: 57 seconds, Ante Covic for Melbourne Victory against Brisbane Roar, 5 November 2011{{cite web |url= http://aleaguestats.com/ALeagueStats_27MatchDetails_854.html |title= Melbourne Victory 2-2 Brisbane Roar |publisher=ALeagueStats.Com}}
  • Quickest red card (substitute): 9 seconds from restart of play to red card offence, Ruben Zadkovich for Perth Glory. Play restarted at 60:33 after his substitution took place following a Perth goal, his red card offence was a foul on Vince Lia at 60:42.
  • Most red cards for a single team in one season: 10, Perth Glory (2010–11){{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatealeague.com/records.php?type=cb&season=2010-11|title=Club (bookings) 2010–11|publisher=Ultimate A-League|access-date=5 December 2015}}
  • Longest suspension: 9 months, with 3 months suspended, Danny Vukovic (2008). Originally 15 months, with 3 months suspended, the sentence was reduced and restructured after two appeals.{{cite web|last1=Thomas|first1=Josh|title=The five longest suspensions in A-League history|url=http://www.goal.com/en-au/lists/aleague-suspensions-roy-odonovan-kevin-muscat-danny-vukovic/ijddwfjgxvyv1lav3p49thle1#v8pasc6apvex1r3dt4gsmyojx|publisher=goal.com|date=19 May 2018|access-date=3 January 2022}}
  • Most appearances without a booking: 44
  • Romeo Castelen
  • Chris Naumoff
  • Most appearances without a red card: 355, Alex Wilkinson

=Other individual records=

Manager records

{{Further|List of A-League Men head coaches}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/standings/?season=all|title=Standings (All Seasons) :: Ultimate A-League|website=ultimatealeague.com|accessdate=9 July 2024}}

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{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}

!Club

!Seasons

!{{abbr|Pld|Played}}

!{{abbr|W|Won}}

!{{abbr|D|Drawn}}

!{{abbr|L|Lost}}

!{{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

!{{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

!{{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{abbr|Pts|Points}}

!{{Abbr|PPG|Points Per Game}}

!{{abbr|1st|Premiers}}

!{{abbr|2nd|Runners-up}}

!{{abbr|3rd|Third place}}

!{{abbr|4th|Fourth place}}

!{{abbr|5th|Fifth place}}

!{{abbr|6th|Sixth place}}

!{{abbr|T6|Total seasons finished in first six positions}}

!{{abbr|Debut|First season in the Premier League}}

!{{abbr|Best
Pos.|Highest final position}}

1align=left|Sydney FC

|19

488225118145780603+177790{{efn|Sydney FC deducted 3 points for breaching the salary cap in 2006}}1.6344124152005–061
2align=left|Melbourne Victory

|19

488204122162768662+1067341.50333221142005–061
3align=left|Adelaide United

|19

488199119170727682+457161.47223322142005–061
4align=left|Brisbane Roar{{efn|Includes statistics from the club under its former name, Queensland Roar}}

|19

488192122174696659+376981.43213323142005–061
5align=left|Central Coast Mariners

|19

488177114197688727–396451.32333111122005–061
6align=left|Perth Glory

|19

488168116204709769–606201.27114282005–061
7align=left|Wellington Phoenix

|17

446163101182619690–715901.321135102007–082
8align=left|Newcastle Jets

|19

488154117217615752–1375791.19211152005–062
9align=left|Melbourne City{{efn|Includes statistics from the club under its former name, Melbourne Heart}}

|14

37715891128634524+1105651.50311222112010–111
10align=left|{{nowrap|Western Sydney Wanderers}}

|12

32011586119460459+14311.35121152012–131
11align=left|Western United

|5

131492359186216–301701.301122019–203
12align=left|Macarthur FC

|4

105382542147179–321391.321122020–215
13align=left|Gold Coast United

|3

8429243110910901111.321122009–103
14align=left|North Queensland Fury

|2

5712153057106–49510.892009–107
15align=left|New Zealand Knights

|2

4267292886–58250.602005–068

;Notes

{{notelist}}

See also

References

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