The 2019 A-League Grand Final was the fourteenth A-League Grand Final, the championship-deciding match of the A-League in Australia and the culmination of the 2018–19 season. It was played on the 19 May 2019 at Optus Stadium in Perth between Perth Glory and Sydney FC, who finished the regular season first and second respectively. This was the first A-League grand final hosted in Perth and it is the highest attended grand final in A-League history.[1]
Sydney participated in their fifth grand final, winning three of the previous four played prior to this match. Perth participated in their sixth grand final overall and second in the A-League era, winning two of the previous five.
The match ended 0–0 after extra time, with Sydney winning 4–1 on penalties to secure their fourth A-League title.
The A-League Grand Final is the grand final for the A-League, a professional club soccer league that is based in Australia and New Zealand. The 2018–19 season was the fourteenth season in history and also the 42nd of top-flight football in Australia. Each team played against each other three times throughout the season for a total of twenty seven matches. After the regular season, the top six teams qualified to play in the finals with the teams placed between third and sixth playing in week one of the finals while the top two teams got an week off.[2] This meant that playing in the first week was, Adelaide United, Melbourne City, Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix while Perth Glory and Sydney FC having the bye for the first week.[3]
The grand final will be contested by Perth Glory and Sydney FC which respectively finished one and two after the regular season with Perth finishing ahead of Sydney by eight points. During the regular season, the two teams played three times with Sydney leading the head-to-head at two wins to one.
Ticket sales started on the Monday prior to the event. In the first few hours over 35,000 tickets had been sold, of which 20,000 were from club members. Two days later tickets went on sale to the general public.[11]
Match
Summary
The match started at 4:45pm AWST in Perth with Shaun Evans, recipient of the A-League Referee of the Year, as the referee. The match was his first A-League Grand Final.[12]
The Grand Final was broadcast live throughout Australia on Fox Sports and Network Ten.[13] The radio rights for the grand final was held by ABC with their grandstand coverage of the game.[14]
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External links
Official A-League Website
January 28, 2023
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The 2019 A League Grand Final was the fourteenth A League Grand Final the championship deciding match of the A League in Australia and the culmination of the 2018 19 season It was played on the 19 May 2019 at Optus Stadium in Perth between Perth Glory and Sydney FC who finished the regular season first and second respectively This was the first A League grand final hosted in Perth and it is the highest attended grand final in A League history 1 2019 A League Grand FinalEvent2018 19 A LeaguePerth Glory Sydney FC0 0Sydney FC won 4 1 on penaltiesDate19 May 2019VenueOptus Stadium PerthMan of the MatchMilos Ninkovic Sydney FC RefereeShaun EvansAttendance56 371WeatherSunny and clear19 9 C 67 8 F 20182020 Sydney participated in their fifth grand final winning three of the previous four played prior to this match Perth participated in their sixth grand final overall and second in the A League era winning two of the previous five The match ended 0 0 after extra time with Sydney winning 4 1 on penalties to secure their fourth A League title Contents 1 Teams 2 Route to the final 2 1 Perth Glory 2 2 Sydney FC 2 3 Summary of results 3 Pre match 3 1 Venue 3 2 Ticket details 4 Match 4 1 Summary 4 2 Details 4 3 Statistics 5 Broadcasting 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksTeams EditIn the following table finals until 2004 were in the National Soccer League era since 2006 were in the A League era Team Previous final appearances bold indicates winners Perth Glory 5 2000 2002 2003 2004 2012 Sydney FC 4 2006 2010 2015 2017 Route to the final EditSee also 2018 19 A League Elimination finalsSemi finalsGrand FinalPerth Glory pen 3 5 Adelaide United a e t 1Adelaide United3 4 Melbourne City0Perth Glory0 1 Sydney FC pen 0 4 Sydney FC6Melbourne Victory3Melbourne Victory1Wellington Phoenix1The A League Grand Final is the grand final for the A League a professional club soccer league that is based in Australia and New Zealand The 2018 19 season was the fourteenth season in history and also the 42nd of top flight football in Australia Each team played against each other three times throughout the season for a total of twenty seven matches After the regular season the top six teams qualified to play in the finals with the teams placed between third and sixth playing in week one of the finals while the top two teams got an week off 2 This meant that playing in the first week was Adelaide United Melbourne City Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix while Perth Glory and Sydney FC having the bye for the first week 3 The grand final will be contested by Perth Glory and Sydney FC which respectively finished one and two after the regular season with Perth finishing ahead of Sydney by eight points During the regular season the two teams played three times with Sydney leading the head to head at two wins to one Perth Glory Edit Main article 2018 19 Perth Glory FC season During the pre season they acquired former Socceroos Tomislav Mrcela from Korean club Jeonnam Dragons Matthew Spiranovic from Chinese club Zhejiang Greentown and Jason Davidson from Croatian side HNK Rijeka in what became a trio in the backline 4 In the opening game of the season they drew with Western Sydney Wanderers 1 1 at home with Andy Keogh scoring the first goal for Perth in the 2018 19 season 5 After gaining win in Round 2 and 3 Perth went to the top of the table after knocking off Adelaide United with two goals in the second half from Andy Keogh and Chris Ikonomidis securing the victory 6 Sydney FC Edit Main article 2018 19 Sydney FC season Summary of results Edit Perth Glory Round Sydney FC1st place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts1 Perth Glory 27 602 Sydney FC C 27 523 Melbourne Victory 27 504 Adelaide United 27 445 Melbourne City 27 40Source A League C Champion Regular season 2nd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts1 Perth Glory 27 602 Sydney FC C 27 523 Melbourne Victory 27 504 Adelaide United 27 445 Melbourne City 27 40Source A League C ChampionOpponent Score Opponent ScoreBye week NA Elimination Finals Bye week NAAdelaide United 3 3 5 4 on pen Semifinals Melbourne Victory 6 1Pre match EditVenue Edit Perth Stadium in Perth hosted the 2019 A League Grand Final The Grand Final was held at Optus Stadium in Perth 7 and was the second time that a major soccer match was held at the stadium after the friendly between Perth Glory and Chelsea on 23 July 2018 8 The stadium is mainly used as an Australian rules football ground for the West Coast Eagles and the Fremantle Dockers in the Australian Football League in the winter months while in the summer it s used for cricket for the Perth Scorchers and occasionally the Australia national cricket team 9 10 Ticket details Edit Ticket sales started on the Monday prior to the event In the first few hours over 35 000 tickets had been sold of which 20 000 were from club members Two days later tickets went on sale to the general public 11 Match EditSummary Edit The match started at 4 45pm AWST in Perth with Shaun Evans recipient of the A League Referee of the Year as the referee The match was his first A League Grand Final 12 Details Edit 19 May 201916 45 AWSTPerth Glory0 0 a e t Sydney FCPenaltiesJuande Keogh Santalab 1 4 Le Fondre O Neill Grant GhoochannejhadOptus Stadium PerthAttendance 56 371Referee Shaun Evans Perth Glory Sydney FCGK 33 Liam ReddyCB 6 Dino Djulbic 116 CB 13 Matthew SpiranovicCB 4 Shane Lowry 23 RM 5 Ivan Franjic 90 CM 88 Neil Kilkenny 69 105 CM 27 Juande 90 1 LM 3 Jason DavidsonRF 7 Joel Chianese 73 CF 17 Diego CastroLF 19 Chris Ikonomidis 115 Substitutes GK 1 Tando VelaphiDF 23 Scott Neville 90 MF 20 Jake Brimmer 105 FW 9 Andy Keogh 73 FW 11 Brendon Santalab 115 Manager Tony Popovic GK 1 Andrew RedmayneRB 23 Rhyan Grant 88 CB 4 Alex WilkinsonCB 2 Aaron CalverLB 7 Michael ZulloAM 22 Siem de Jong 55 78 DM 6 Joshua BrillanteDM 13 Brandon O NeillAM 10 Milos NinkovicCF 14 Alex Brosque 95 CF 9 Adam Le FondreSubstitutes GK 20 Alex CisakMF 8 Paulo RetreMF 11 Daniel De SilvaMF 17 Anthony Caceres 78 FW 16 Reza Ghoochannejhad 95 Manager Steve Corica 31 Joe Marston Medal Milos Ninkovic Sydney FC Assistant referees Andrew Lindsay Paul Cetrangolo Fourth official Chris Beath Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot out if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions A League2019 Champions Sydney FCStatistics Edit Overall statistics Perth Glory Sydney FCGoals scored 0 0Total shots 10 3Shots on target 2 0Ball possession 59 41 Corner kicks 8 2Fouls Conceded 16 19Offsides 2 4Yellow cards 4 2Red cards 0 0Broadcasting EditThe Grand Final was broadcast live throughout Australia on Fox Sports and Network Ten 13 The radio rights for the grand final was held by ABC with their grandstand coverage of the game 14 See also Edit2018 19 A League List of A League honoursReferences Edit Perth Glory A League Grand Final offside controversy The West Australian 19 May 2019 Retrieved 3 June 2019 Competition Rules A League Retrieved 6 May 2019 Hyundai A League 2019 Finals Series Fixtures Confirmed FFA 26 April 2019 Retrieved 6 May 2019 Comito Matthew 11 October 2018 Perth Glory 2018 19 season preview The Football Sack Retrieved 15 May 2019 Morgan Gareth 21 October 2018 Keogh on target as Glory open with a draw Perth Glory FC Retrieved 15 May 2019 Morgan Gareth 11 November 2018 Impressive away win sends Glory top A League Retrieved 16 May 2019 Taylor Nick 11 May 2019 Perth Glory s A League grand final date and time locked in at Optus Stadium The West Australian Retrieved 13 May 2019 Perth Glory hold their own in friendly defeat to Chelsea The Guardian 24 July 2018 Retrieved 13 May 2019 WACA to shift Test matches to new Perth Stadium at Burswood WAToday 3 September 2015 Retrieved 13 May 2019 Weber David 20 October 2017 AFL deal made for games to be played at new Perth Stadium ABC News ABC Retrieved 13 May 2019 Bossi Dominic 14 May 2019 35 000 sold in hours A League grand final tickets fly out the door Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 17 May 2019 Shaun Evans to referee the Hyundai A League 2019 Grand Final A League 14 May 2019 Retrieved 16 May 2019 New TV deal for Football Hyundai A League Football Federation Australia Retrieved 6 May 2019 How to watch Hyundai A League LIVE and FREE on 10 Bold A League 19 May 2019 Retrieved 20 May 2019 External links EditOfficial A League Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2019 A League Grand Final amp oldid 1130547894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
