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The Australian soccer champions are the winners of the highest league in Australian men's soccer, which since 2005–06 is currently the A-League Men.

The National Soccer League was established in 1977. At the end of the 1977 season, Sydney City (now Hakoah Sydney City East) were the first club to be crowned champions.

As is the case in most Australian sports, the winners of a post-season playoffs competition, known as the Finals, has traditionally been crowned champion, unlike the first-past-the-post system used in many other countries. The team that finished first-past-the-post was often referred to as the Minor Premiers while the Finals winning team was awarded the Premiership. In an attempt to create more prestige around the first-past-the-post title, it was renamed the Premiership and the finals winning team is now awarded the Championship. The 2024-25 season is the 48th season of national level men's soccer in Australia.

Background

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In 1977, the Australian Soccer Association established the National Soccer League (NSL) of Australia,[1] which included teams from Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney. The competition ran a promotion-relegation system for its entire lifespan as well as a knockout cup competition.

For the first seven seasons, the NSL awarded the championship to the team that finished first-past-the-post and was dominated by Sydney-based teams. By the mid-80s, the league had introduced a post-season playoffs competition that would crown the champions and the title was shared more evenly around the nation. Seasons initially ran over the winter months until 1989 when it was changed to the summer months to avoid conflicts with Australian rules football and the two rugby codes. By 2000, each major capital city had secured at least one NSL title outside of Perth. The Perth Glory made history in 2002–03 when they were crowned champions and the victory meant the five major cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney had all secured at least one NSL title over the duration of the league's history.

The National Soccer League was disbanded in 2004 and an 8-team A-League Men competition was established in 2005, which included a salary cap and no promotion-relegation. Adelaide, Newcastle and Perth were the only NSL teams retained in the new competition. It included one team from each of the major capital cities, two regional teams and a team from New Zealand. As is the case in many sporting leagues in Australia, a New Zealand-based team has been allowed entry into the top tiered Australian league since 1999. The decision to retain a New Zealand-based team in the top league has proved problematic in recent years due to Football Federation Australia's decision to move from the Oceania Football Confederation to the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. As a result, a New Zealand-based team can be crowned Premiers and/or Champions of Australia but is ineligible to compete in the Asian Champions League.[2]

Lists of champions

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Championship determination
Season(s) Format
1977 to 1983 First placed team
1984 to 1986 Grand Final winning team
1987 First placed team
1988 onwards Grand Final winning team

National Soccer League (1977–2004)

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Season Champions (number of titles) Score Runners-up Winning manager Winning team top goalscorer
1977 Sydney City[a] — Marconi Fairfield Israel Gerry Chaldi England Terry Smith (14)
1978 West Adelaide — Sydney City England Billy Birch Scotland Ian McGregor (7)
1979 Marconi Fairfield[b] — Heidelberg United Australia Les Scheinflug Australia Mark Jankovics (18)
1980 Sydney City (2) — Heidelberg United Scotland Eddie Thomson Australia Ken Boden (13)
1981 Sydney City (3) — South Melbourne Scotland Eddie Thomson Australia Ken Boden (12)
Australia Ian Souness (12)
1982 Sydney City (4) — St George-Budapest Scotland Eddie Thomson Australia John Kosmina (23)
1983 St George-Budapest — Sydney City Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Frank Arok
1984 South Melbourne[c] 2–1
2–1 		Sydney Olympic Australia Len McKendry Australia Duggie Brown (22)
1985 Brunswick Juventus[d] 1–0
1–0 		Sydney City Australia John Margaritis Australia Joe Sweeney (10)
1986 Adelaide City 0–1
3–1 		Sydney Olympic Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Matić Australia Steve Maxwell (11)
Australia Charlie Villani (11)
1987 APIA Leichhardt — Preston Makedonia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rale Rasic Australia Rod Brown (14)
1988 Marconi Fairfield (2) 2–2 (5–4p) Sydney Croatia Australia Berti Mariani Australia Frank Farina (17)
1989 Marconi Fairfield[c] (3) 1–0 Sydney Olympic Australia Berti Mariani North Macedonia Zlatko Nastevski (22)
1989–90 Sydney Olympic 2–0 Marconi Fairfield Australia Mick Hickman Australia Abbas Saad (13)
1990–91 South Melbourne (2) 1–1 (5–4p) Melbourne Croatia Hungary Ferenc Puskás
1991–92 Adelaide City[e] (2) 0–0 (4–2p) Melbourne Croatia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Matić Australia Carl Veart (11)
1992–93 Marconi Fairfield (4) 1–0 Adelaide City Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Frank Arok Australia Andy Harper (18)
1993–94 Adelaide City (3) 1–0 Melbourne Knights Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Matić Australia Carl Veart (14)
1994–95 Melbourne Knights[c][e] 2–0 Adelaide City Croatia Mirko Bazić Australia Mark Viduka (21)
1995–96 Melbourne Knights (2) 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Croatia Mirko Bazić
1996–97 Brisbane Strikers 2–0 Sydney United Australia Frank Farina
1997–98 South Melbourne[c] (3) 2–1 Carlton Australia Ange Postecoglou
1998–99 South Melbourne (4) 3–2 Sydney United Australia Ange Postecoglou New Zealand Vaughan Coveny (14)
1999–2000 Wollongong Wolves 3–3 (7–6p) Perth Glory Australia Nick Theodorakopoulos England Stuart Young (19)
2000–01 Wollongong Wolves (2) 2–1 South Melbourne Australia Ron Corry Australia Sasho Petrovski (21)
2001–02 Sydney Olympic (2) 1–0 Perth Glory Australia Gary Phillips
2002–03 Perth Glory 2–0 Olympic Sharks England Mich d'Avray Australia Damian Mori (24)
2003–04 Perth Glory[c] (2) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Parramatta Power England Mich d'Avray Australia Damian Mori (16)

A-League Men (2005–present)

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Season Champions (number of titles) Score Runners-up Winning manager Winning team top goalscorer
2005–06 Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Germany Pierre Littbarski Australia Sasho Petrovski (9)
2006–07 Melbourne Victory[c] 6–0 Adelaide United Scotland Ernie Merrick Australia Archie Thompson (15)
2007–08 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Australia Gary van Egmond Australia Joel Griffiths (14)
2008–09 Melbourne Victory[c][f] (2) 1–0 Adelaide United Scotland Ernie Merrick Australia Danny Allsopp (13)
2009–10 Sydney FC[c] (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) Melbourne Victory Czech Republic Vítězslav Lavička Australia John Aloisi (9)
2010–11 Brisbane Roar[c] 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) Central Coast Mariners Australia Ange Postecoglou New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses (12)
2011–12 Brisbane Roar (2) 2–1 Perth Glory Australia Ange Postecoglou Kosovo Besart Berisha (21)
2012–13 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Graham Arnold Australia Daniel McBreen (19)
2013–14 Brisbane Roar[c] (3) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Western Sydney Wanderers England Mike Mulvey Kosovo Besart Berisha (13)
2014–15 Melbourne Victory[c][3] (3) 3–0 Sydney FC Australia Kevin Muscat Kosovo Besart Berisha (15)
2015–16 Adelaide United[c][4] 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Spain Guillermo Amor Australia Bruce Djite (11)
2016–17 Sydney FC[c][5] (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2p) Melbourne Victory Australia Graham Arnold Brazil Bobô (15)
2017–18 Melbourne Victory[6] (4) 1–0 Newcastle Jets Australia Kevin Muscat Kosovo Besart Berisha (14)
2018–19 Sydney FC[7] (4) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1p) Perth Glory Australia Steve Corica England Adam Le Fondre (18)
2019–20 Sydney FC[c][8] (5) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Melbourne City Australia Steve Corica England Adam Le Fondre (21)
2020–21 Melbourne City[c][9] 3–1 Sydney FC Australia Patrick Kisnorbo Australia Jamie Maclaren (25)
2021–22 Western United[10] 2–0 Melbourne City Australia John Aloisi Serbia Aleksandar Prijović (13)
2022–23 Central Coast Mariners[11](2) 6–1 Melbourne City Scotland Nick Montgomery Australia Jason Cummings (20)
2023–24 Central Coast Mariners[c][12] (3) 3–1 (a.e.t.) Melbourne Victory England Mark Jackson Colombia Ángel Torres (13)

Total championships won

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There are 21 clubs who have won an Australian championship (either by winning the grand final or finishing top of the league in the seasons without a grand final), including eight who have won the A-League Men (2005–present). The most recent clubs to win their inaugural championship were Western United (2021–22 champions), Melbourne City (2020–21) and Adelaide United (2015–16).

Six teams have finished as runner-up without ever winning the championship: Heidelberg United (1979, 1980), Preston Lions (1987), Sydney United 58 (1988, 1996–97, 1998–99), Carlton (1997–98), Parramatta Power (2003–04) and Western Sydney Wanderers (2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16).

Teams in bold compete in the A-League Men as of the 2023–24 season.

Rank Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
1 Sydney FC 5 2 2005–06, 2009–10, 2016–17, 2018–19, 2019–20
2 Hakoah Sydney City East 4 3 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982
Melbourne Victory 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2017–18
Marconi Stallions 1979, 1988, 1989, 1992–93
South Melbourne 2 1984, 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99
6 Central Coast Mariners 3 3 2012–13, 2022–23, 2023–24
Adelaide City 2 1986, 1991–92, 1993–94
Brisbane Roar 0 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
9 Sydney Olympic 2 4 1989–90, 2001–02
Perth Glory 2002–03, 2003–04
Melbourne Knights 3 1994–95, 1995–96
Wollongong Wolves 0 1999–2000, 2000–01
13 Melbourne City 1 3 2020–21
Adelaide United 2 2015–16
St George 1 1983
Newcastle Jets 2007–08
West Adelaide 0 1978
Brunswick Juventus 1985
APIA Leichhardt 1987
Brisbane Strikers 1996–97
Western United 2021–22

By city

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City Championships Clubs
Sydney 17 Sydney FC (5), Hakoah Sydney City East (4), Marconi Fairfield (4), Sydney Olympic (2), St George (1), APIA Leichhardt (1)
Melbourne 13 South Melbourne (4), Melbourne Victory (4), Melbourne Knights (2), Brunswick Juventus (1), Melbourne City (1), Western United (1)
Adelaide 5 Adelaide City (3), West Adelaide (1), Adelaide United (1)
Brisbane 4 Brisbane Roar (3), Brisbane Strikers (1)
Gosford 3 Central Coast Mariners (3)
Perth 2 Perth Glory (2)
Wollongong 2 Wollongong Wolves (2)
Newcastle 1 Newcastle Jets (1)

Australian soccer champions map

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Location of Australian soccer champions

Lists of premiers

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National Soccer League (1977–2004)

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Season Premiers (number of titles)
1984 Sydney City
1985 Sydney City (2)
1986 Sydney United
1988 Wollongong Wolves
1989 Marconi Stallions
1989–90 Marconi Stallions (2)
1990–91 Melbourne Knights
1991–92 Melbourne Knights (2)
1992–93 South Melbourne
1993–94 Melbourne Knights (3)
1994–95 Melbourne Knights (4)
1995–96 Marconi Stallions (3)
1996–97 Sydney United (2)
1997–98 South Melbourne (2)
1998–99 Sydney United (3)
1999–2000 Perth Glory
2000–01 South Melbourne (3)
2001–02 Perth Glory (2)
2002–03 Sydney Olympic
2003–04 Perth Glory (3)

A-League Men (2005–present)

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Season Premiers (number of titles)
2005–06 Adelaide United
2006–07 Melbourne Victory
2007–08 Central Coast Mariners
2008–09 Melbourne Victory (2)
2009–10 Sydney FC
2010–11 Brisbane Roar
2011–12 Central Coast Mariners (2)
2012–13 Western Sydney Wanderers
2013–14 Brisbane Roar (2)
2014–15 Melbourne Victory (3)
2015–16 Adelaide United (2)
2016–17 Sydney FC (2)
2017–18 Sydney FC (3)
2018–19 Perth Glory (4)
2019–20 Sydney FC (4)
2020–21 Melbourne City
2021–22 Melbourne City (2)
2022–23 Melbourne City (3)
2023–24 Central Coast Mariners (3)

Total Premierships won

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Teams in bold competed in the A-League as of the 2023–24 season.

Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
Sydney FC
4
4
 2009–10, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Melbourne Knights
4
1
 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95
Perth Glory
4
1
 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2018–19
South Melbourne
3
5
 1992–93, 1997–98, 2000–01
Central Coast Mariners
3
3
 2007–08, 2011–12, 2023–24
Melbourne Victory
3
3
 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15
Sydney United
3
2
 1986, 1996–97, 1998–99
Marconi Stallions
3
1
 1989, 1989–90, 1995–96
Melbourne City
3
1
 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Adelaide United
2
2
 2005–06, 2015–16
Brisbane Roar
2
1
 2010–11, 2013–14
Sydney City
2
0
 1984, 1985
Sydney Olympic
1
3
 2002–03
Western Sydney Wanderers
1
2
 2012–13
Wollongong Wolves
1
2
 1988

National Cup winners

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Key
Cup winners also won the NSL/A-League Men Championship that season
Cup winners also won the NSL/A-League Men Premiership that season
Cup winners also won the NSL/A-League Men Championship and Premiership that season

Australia Cup

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Season Cup Winner
(number of titles)		 Score Runners-up Clubs
participating		 Top goalscorer Goals[13]
1962 Sydney Yugal (1) 8–1 St. George Budapest 16 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Tiko Jelisavcic (Sydney Yugal) 6
1963 Slavia Melbourne (1) 0–0
3–2 		Polonia Melbourne 24 Wales Des Palmer (Slavia Melbourne) 6
1964 George Cross (1) 3–2 (a.e.t.) APIA Leichhardt 19 Australia John Giacometti (APIA Leichhardt) 7
1965 Sydney Hakoah (1) 1–1 (13–13 p)
2–1 (replay) 		APIA Leichhardt 13 Argentina Hugo Rodriguez (St George Budapest) 6
1966 APIA Leichhardt (1) 2–0 Sydney Hakoah 16 Australia John Giacometti (APIA Leichhardt)
Australia Herbert Ninaus (Sydney Hakoah) 		4
1967 Melbourne Hungaria (1) 4–3 APIA Leichhardt 16 Australia Attila Abonyi (Melbourne Hungaria)
Australia Johnny Watkiss (APIA Leichhardt) 		6
1968 Sydney Hakoah (2) 3–0
3–1 		Melbourne Hakoah 18 Australia Jimmy Armstrong (Melbourne Hakoah)
Australia Willie Rutherford (Sydney Hakoah) 		4

NSL Cup

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Season Cup Winner
(number of titles)		 Score Runners-up Clubs
participating		 Highest placed
non-NSL club		 Top goalscorer Goals
1977 Brisbane City (1) 1–1 (5–3 p) Marconi Fairfield 14 —[g] Australia Branko Buljevic (Fitzroy United)
Australia Gary Cole (Fitzroy United)
Australia Peter Sharne (Marconi Fairfield) 		3
1978 Brisbane City (2) 2–1 Adelaide City 32 Essendon Croatia (2)
(Quarter-finals) 		Australia Branko Culina (Essendon Croatia)
Australia Barry Kelso (Brisbane City) 		4
1979 Adelaide City (1) 3–1 St. George-Budapest 32 Eastern Districts Azzurri (2)
(Quarter-finals) 		Australia John Nyskohus (Adelaide City) 7
1980 Marconi Fairfield (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
3–0 (Replay) 		Heidelberg United 32 Spearwood Dalmatinac (2)
(Quarter-finals) 		Australia Eddie Krncevic (Marconi Fairfield) 6
1981 Brisbane Lions (1) [h] 3–1 West Adelaide 36 St Kilda Hakoah (2)
(Quarter-finals) 		Australia Ken Boden (Sydney City) 5
1982 APIA Leichhardt (2) 2–1 Heidelberg United 16 —[g] Australia John Bradley (APIA Leichhardt)
Scotland Ian Gibson (Canberra City)
Australia Peter Jones (APIA Leichhardt)
Australia John Kosmina (Sydney City)
Australia Grant Lee (Sydney City)
Australia Jimmy McBreen (APIA Leichhardt)
Australia Ian Stone (Canberra City)
Australia Mike Valentine (Heidelberg United) 		2
1983 Sydney Olympic (1) 1–0
1–0 		Heidelberg United 16 —[g] Australia Jim Patikas (Sydney Olympic) 5
1984 Newcastle Rosebud (1) 1–0 Melbourne Croatia 24 —[g] Australia David Brogan (Melbourne Croatia) 5
1985 Sydney Olympic (2) 2–1 Preston Makedonia 32 Adelaide Croatia (2)
(Quarter-finals) 		Australia Steve Smith (Preston Makedonia) 4
1986 Sydney City (3) 3–2 (a.e.t.) West Adelaide 32 Croydon City (2)
(Quarter-finals) 		Australia Frank Farina (Sydney City) 5
1987 Sydney Croatia (1) 1–0
1–0 		South Melbourne 13 —[g] Australia Charlie Egan (South Melbourne)
Australia Robbie Slater (Sydney Croatia) 		3
1988 APIA Leichhardt (3) 0–0 (5–3 p) Brunswick Juventus 14 —[g] New Zealand Grant Lightbown (Brisbane Lions) 3
1989 Adelaide City (2) 2–0 Sydney Olympic 14 —[g] Australia Kimon Taliadoros (South Melbourne) 4
1989–90 South Melbourne (1) 4–1 Sydney Olympic 14 —[g] Australia Paul Trimboli (South Melbourne)
Australia Abbas Saad (Sydney Olympic) 		3
1990–91 Parramatta Eagles (1) 1–0 Preston Lions 14 —[g] New Zealand Greg Brown (Parramatta Eagles) 3
1991–92 Adelaide City (3) 2–1 Marconi Fairfield 14 —[g] Australia David Seal (Marconi Fairfield) 3
1992–93 Heidelberg United (1) 2–0 Parramatta Eagles 14 —[g] Australia Carl Veart (Adelaide City) 5
1993–94 Parramatta Eagles (2) 2–0 Sydney United 14 Brisbane United (2)
(Semi-finals) 		Australia Francis Awaritefe (South Melbourne) 4
1994–95 Melbourne Knights (1) 6–0 Heidelberg United 14 Melbourne Zebras (2)
(Quarter-finals) 		Australia Mark Viduka (Melbourne Knights) 6
1995–96 South Melbourne (2) 3–1 Newcastle Breakers 12 —[g] New Zealand Vaughan Coveny (South Melbourne) 6
1996–97 Collingwood Warriors (1) 1–0 Marconi Fairfield 16 Brisbane Lions (2)
(Round of 16) 		Australia Francis Awaritefe (Marconi Fairfield) 4

FFA Cup / Australia Cup

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Season Cup winners
(number of titles)		 Score Runners-up Clubs
participating		 Highest placed
non-A-League club		 Top goalscorer Goals
2014 Adelaide United (1) 1–0 Perth Glory 631 Bentleigh Greens (2)
(Semi-finals) 		Spain Sergio Cirio (Adelaide United) 6
2015 Melbourne Victory (1) 2–0 Perth Glory 648 Hume City (2)
(Semi-finals) 		Australia Aaron Mooy (Melbourne City) 6
2016 Melbourne City (1) 1–0 Sydney FC 704 Canberra Olympic (2)
(Semi-finals) 		Australia Patrick Antelmi (Blacktown City) 5
2017 Sydney FC (1) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Adelaide United 735 South Melbourne (2)
(Semi-finals) 		Brazil Bobô (Sydney FC) 8
2018 Adelaide United (2) 2–1 Sydney FC 781 Bentleigh Greens (2)
(Semi-finals) 		Australia Craig Goodwin (Adelaide United) 5
2019 Adelaide United (3) 4–0 Melbourne City 736 Brisbane Strikers (2)
(Semi-finals) 		Australia Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) 6
2020 Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia[15] 765
2021 Melbourne Victory (2) 2–1 Central Coast Mariners 765 APIA Leichhardt (2)
(Quarter-finals) 		Australia Cyrus Dehmie (Brisbane Roar) 3
2022 Macarthur FC (1) 2–0 Sydney United 58 750 Sydney United 58 (2)
(Final) 		Australia Al Hassan Toure (Macarthur FC) 5
2023 Sydney FC (2) 3–1 Brisbane Roar 778 Melbourne Knights (2)
(Semi-finals) 		Australia Lachlan Brook (Western Sydney Wanderers) 5
2024 Macarthur FC (2) 1–0 Melbourne Victory 759 South Melbourne (2)
(Semi-finals) 		Australia Nishan Velupillay (Melbourne Victory) 5

Total Cups won

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Club Winners Runners-up Winning seasons
APIA Leichhardt
3
3
 1966, 1982, 1988
Adelaide United
3
1
 2014, 2018, 2019
Adelaide City
3
1
 1979, 1989, 1991–92
Sydney City
3
1
 1965, 1968, 1986
Sydney FC
2
2
 2017, 2023
Sydney Olympic
2
2
 1983, 1985
Melbourne Victory
2
1
 2015, 2021
Parramatta Eagles
2
1
 1990–91, 1993–94
South Melbourne
2
1
 1989–90, 1995–96
Brisbane City
2
0
 1977, 1978
Macarthur FC
2
0
 2022, 2024
Heidelberg United
1
4
 1992–93
Marconi Stallions
1
3
 1980
Melbourne Knights
1
1
 1994–95
Sydney United
1
1
 1987
Brisbane Roar
1
1
 19815
Melbourne City
1
1
 2016
Collingwood Warriors
1
0
 1996–97
George Cross
1
0
 1964
Melbourne Hungaria
1
0
 1967
Newcastle Rosebud
1
0
 1984
Slavia Melbourne
1
0
 1963
Sydney Yugal
1
0
 1962

Continental Champions

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Oceania Club Championship

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Season Champions Score Runners-up Number of clubs
participating
1987 Adelaide City 1–1 (4–1 p) New Zealand University-Mount Wellington 9
1999 South Melbourne 5–1 Fiji Nadi 9
2001 Wollongong Wolves 1–0 Vanuatu Tafea 11
2005 Sydney FC 2–0 New Caledonia Magenta 13

Oceania Cup Winners' Cup

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Season Champions Score Runners-up Number of clubs
participating
1987 Sydney City 2–0 New Zealand North Shore United 2

AFC Champions League

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Season Champions Score Runners-up Number of clubs
participating
2014[16] Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0
0–0 		Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 47

AFC Cup

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Season Champions Score Runners-up Number of clubs
participating
2023–24 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Lebanon Al Ahed 49

Multiple trophy wins

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The Double

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Further information: Double (association football)
Continental Double
OFC (1966–2004) / AFC (2005–present)
Club Season Titles
South Melbourne
1998–99
 NSL Premiership, Oceania Club Championship
Wollongong Wolves
2000–01
 NSL Premiership, Oceania Club Championship
Domestic Double
Club Season Titles
South Melbourne
1984
 NSL Minor Premiership, NSL Premiership
Marconi Stallions
1989
 NSL Minor Premiership, NSL Premiership
Adelaide City
1991–92
 NSL Premiership, NSL Cup
Melbourne Knights
1994–95
 NSL Minor Premiership, NSL Premiership
South Melbourne
1997–98
 NSL Minor Premiership, NSL Premiership
Perth Glory
2003–04
 NSL Minor Premiership, NSL Premiership
Melbourne Victory
2006–07
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship
Melbourne Victory
2008–09
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship
Sydney FC
2009–10
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship
Brisbane Roar
2010–11
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship
Brisbane Roar
2013–14
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship
Melbourne Victory
2014–15
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship
Adelaide United
2015–16
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship
Sydney FC
2016–17
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship
Sydney FC
2017–18
 A-League Premiership, FFA Cup
Sydney FC
2019–20
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship
Melbourne City FC
2020–21
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship
Central Coast Mariners FC
2023–24
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship

Total Doubles

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Continental Double

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Continental Double
OFC (1966–2004) / AFC (2005–present)
count Team Seasons
1 South Melbourne 1998–99
1 Wollongong Wolves 2000–01

Domestic Double

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Domestic Double
count Team Seasons
4 Sydney FC 2009–10, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
3 Melbourne Victory 2006–07, 2008–09, 2014–15
2 Brisbane Roar 2010–11, 2013–14
2 South Melbourne 1984, 1997–98
1 Central Coast Mariners FC 2023–24
1 Melbourne City FC 2020–21
1 Adelaide United 2015–16
1 Perth Glory 2003–04
1 Melbourne Knights 1994–95
1 Adelaide City 1991–92
1 Marconi Stallions 1989

The Treble

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Further information: Treble (association football)
Continental Treble
OFC (1966–2004) / AFC (2005–present)
Club Season Titles
Central Coast Mariners[17][18]
2023–24
 A-League Men Premiership, A-League Men Championship, AFC Cup
Domestic Treble (Season)
Club Season Titles
Melbourne Knights
1994–95
 NSL Minor Premiership, NSL Premiership, NSL Cup

Note: In the 2008–09 season Melbourne Victory won all three pieces of A-League silverware on offer, the Pre-Season Challenge Cup, the Premiership, and the Championship.

Domestic Treble (Calendar Year)
Club Year Titles
Melbourne Victory[19]
2015
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship, FFA Cup
Sydney FC[20]
2017
 A-League Premiership, A-League Championship, FFA Cup

Pre-Season Cup winners

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Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament

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Season Champions Score Runners-up Clubs
participating		 Top goalscorer Goals
2005 Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners 7 Australia Nik Mrdja (Central Coast Mariners) 3

A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

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Season Champions Score Runners-up Clubs
participating		 Top goalscorer Goals
2005 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Perth Glory 8 Australia Bobby Despotovski (Perth Glory)
Australia Nik Mrdja (Central Coast Mariners)
Australia Sasho Petrovski (Sydney FC) 		3
2006 Adelaide United 1–1 (5–4 p) Central Coast Mariners 8 Australia Danny Allsopp (Melbourne Victory)
Australia Alex Brosque (Sydney FC)
Australia Sasho Petrovski (Sydney FC)
Australia Carl Veart (Adelaide United) 		3
2007 Adelaide United 2–1 Perth Glory 8 Brazil Cássio (Adelaide United)
Australia Bruce Djite (Adelaide United)
Australia Joel Griffiths (Newcastle Jets)
Scotland Simon Lynch (Queensland Roar)
New Zealand Shane Smeltz (Wellington Phoenix) 		3
2008 Melbourne Victory 0–0 (8–7 p) Wellington Phoenix 8 Brazil Cássio (Adelaide United)
Indonesia Sergio van Dijk (Queensland Roar) 		2

Note: All seasons were exclusive to A-League clubs only.

Multiple title winners

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Clubs in bold play in the A-League.

Team Champions League Premiers Cup Winners Continental Winners Pre-Season Cup Total
Sydney FC 5 4 2 1 1 13
Melbourne Victory 4 3 2 — 1 10
South Melbourne 4 3 2 1 —
Sydney City 4 2 3 1 —
Marconi Stallions 4 3 1 — — 8
Central Coast Mariners 3 3 — 1 1
Adelaide United 1 2 3 — 2
Adelaide City 3 — 3 1 — 7
Melbourne Knights 2 4 1 — —
Brisbane Roar 3 2 1 — — 6
Perth Glory 2 4 — — —
Sydney Olympic 2 1 2 — — 5
Melbourne City 1 3 1 — —
Wollongong Wolves 2 1 — 1 — 4
Sydney United — 3 1 — —
APIA Leichhardt 1 — 3 — —
Macarthur FC — — 2 — — 2
Western Sydney Wanderers — 1 — 1 —
Brisbane City — — 2 — —

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Hakoah Sydney City East were known as Sydney City until 1987.
  2. ^ Marconi Stallions were known as Marconi Fairfield until 2004.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Also won Premiers.
  4. ^ Brunswick Zebras were known as Brunswick Juventus until 1993.
  5. ^ a b Also won the NSL Cup.
  6. ^ Also won the A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l This season's competition was exclusive to NSL clubs.
  8. ^ In 2016 the FFA confirmed Brisbane Roar assumed all of the Brisbane Lions FC's NSL history and were therefore credited the 1981 NSL Cup honour.[14]

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