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This is a list of A-League Men honours achieved since the inaugural season of the league. The following details honours won by A-League Men clubs and those awarded to players, managers and referees of the competition.

## Club honours

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See also: List of Australian soccer champions

### Premiers

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The club that finishes first on the A-League Men table is crowned premiers.

Season  | Premiers  | Runners-up

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

### Champions

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The club that wins the A-League Men Grand Final in the finals series is crowned champions.

Grand Final  | Champions  | Runners-up

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2006 | Sydney FC | Central Coast Mariners
2007 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide United
2008 | Newcastle Jets | Central Coast Mariners
2009 | Melbourne Victory (2) | Adelaide United
2010 | Sydney FC (2) | Melbourne Victory
2011 | Brisbane Roar | Central Coast Mariners
2012 | Brisbane Roar (2) | Perth Glory
2013 | Central Coast Mariners | Western Sydney Wanderers
2014 | Brisbane Roar (3) | Western Sydney Wanderers
2015 | Melbourne Victory (3) | Sydney FC
2016 | Adelaide United | Western Sydney Wanderers
2017 | Sydney FC (3) | Melbourne Victory
2018 | Melbourne Victory (4) | Newcastle Jets
2019 | Sydney FC (4) | Perth Glory
2020 | Sydney FC (5) | Melbourne City
2021 | Melbourne City | Sydney FC
2022 | Western United | Melbourne City
2023 | Central Coast Mariners (2) | Melbourne City
2024 | Central Coast Mariners (3) | Melbourne Victory

### Summary

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Club  | Regular season  | Finals series

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Premiers  | Runners-up  | Champions  | Runners-up
Sydney FC | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2
Melbourne Victory | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3
Central Coast Mariners | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3
Brisbane Roar | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Melbourne City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3
Adelaide United | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2
Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | 2 |  | 3
Perth Glory | 1 |  |  | 2
Newcastle Jets |  | 2 | 1 | 1
Western United |  |  | 1 |
Wellington Phoenix |  | 1 |  |
Macarthur FC |  |  |  |
Gold Coast United |  |  |  |
North Queensland Fury |  |  |  |
New Zealand Knights |  |  |  |
Bold denotes current A-League clubs.

### Fair Play Award

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The Fair Play Award goes to the team with the fewest points on the fair play ladder at the conclusion of the regular season.[1][2]

1 point |  | Yellow card

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2 points |  | Second caution Red card
3 points |  | Direct red card
Year  | Club

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2005–06 | Melbourne Victory
2006–07 | Perth Glory
2007–08 | Newcastle Jets
2008–09 | Brisbane Roar
2009–10 | Sydney FC
2010–11 | Brisbane Roar
2011–12 | Brisbane Roar
2012–13 | Brisbane Roar
2013–14 | Brisbane Roar
2014–15 | Wellington Phoenix
2015–16 | Brisbane Roar
2016–17 | Central Coast Mariners
2017–18 | Sydney FC
2018–19 | Sydney FC
2019–20 | Sydney FC
2020–21 | Brisbane Roar
2021–22 | Not announced
2022–23 | Brisbane Roar
2023–24 | Newcastle Jets

## Individual honours

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### Johnny Warren Medal

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The Johnny Warren Medal, named after the late former Socceroo and media advocate Johnny Warren, is presented to the player who is deemed to be the best player overall at the end of the season as judged by his fellow players. Each player in the A-League Men votes three times over the season; after Round 9, Round 18 and Round 27. Players are not allowed to vote for players from their own team.[1] The format was changed for the 2015–16 season, with a panel featuring former players, media, referees and technical staff, who voted on each regular-season match.[3]

Year  | Player  | Club

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2005–06 |  Bobby Despotovski | Perth Glory
2006–07 |  Nick Carle | Newcastle Jets
2007–08 |  Joel Griffiths | Newcastle Jets
2008–09 |  Shane Smeltz | Wellington Phoenix
2009–10 |  Carlos Hernández | Melbourne Victory
2010–11 |  Marcos Flores | Adelaide United
2011–12 |  Thomas Broich | Brisbane Roar
2012–13 |  Marco Rojas | Melbourne Victory
2013–14 |  Thomas Broich | Brisbane Roar
2014–15 |  Nathan Burns | Wellington Phoenix
2015–16 |  Diego Castro | Perth Glory
2016–17 |  Miloš Ninković | Sydney FC
2017–18 |  Adrian Mierzejewski | Sydney FC
2018–19 |  Roy Krishna | Wellington Phoenix
2019–20 |  Alessandro Diamanti | Western United
2020–21 |  Miloš Ninković
Ulises Dávila | Sydney FC
Wellington Phoenix
2021–22 |  Jake Brimmer | Melbourne Victory
2022–23 |  Craig Goodwin | Adelaide United
2023–24 |  Josh Nisbet | Central Coast Mariners

### Joe Marston Medal

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The Joe Marston Medal is given to the best player in an A-League Men Grand Final.[1] It is named after Joe Marston, an Australian national player in the 1950s.

Year  | Player  | Club

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2006 |  Dwight Yorke[4] | Sydney FC
2007 |  Archie Thompson[5] | Melbourne Victory
2008 |  Andrew Durante[6] | Newcastle Jets
2009 |  Tom Pondeljak[7] | Melbourne Victory
2010 |  Simon Colosimo[8] | Sydney FC
2011 |  Mathew Ryan[9] | Central Coast Mariners
2012 |  Jacob Burns[10] | Perth Glory
2013 |  Daniel McBreen[11] | Central Coast Mariners
2014 |  Thomas Broich[12]
Iacopo La Rocca[13] | Brisbane Roar
Western Sydney Wanderers
2015 |  Mark Milligan[14] | Melbourne Victory
2016 |  Isaías[15] | Adelaide United
2017 |  Daniel Georgievski[16] | Melbourne Victory
2018 |  Lawrence Thomas[17] | Melbourne Victory
2019 |  Miloš Ninković[18] | Sydney FC
2020 |  Rhyan Grant | Sydney FC
2021 |  Nathaniel Atkinson | Melbourne City
2022 |  Aleksandar Prijović[19] | Western United
2023 |  Jason Cummings[20] | Central Coast Mariners
2024 |  Ryan Edmondson[21] | Central Coast Mariners

### Golden Boot

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Further information: A-League Men Golden Boot

The Golden Boot is presented to the player who scores the most goals during the season. Only matches in the regular season are counted.

Year  | Player/s  | Club  | Goals

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2005–06 |  Alex Brosque
Bobby Despotovski
Stewart Petrie
Archie Thompson | Brisbane Roar
Perth Glory
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne Victory | 8
2006–07 |  Daniel Allsopp | Melbourne Victory | 11
2007–08 |  Joel Griffiths | Newcastle Jets | 12
2008–09 |  Shane Smeltz | Wellington Phoenix | 12
2009–10 |  Shane Smeltz | Gold Coast United | 19
2010–11 |  Sergio van Dijk | Adelaide United | 16
2011–12 |  Besart Berisha | Brisbane Roar | 19
2012–13 |  Daniel McBreen | Central Coast Mariners | 17
2013–14 |  Adam Taggart | Newcastle Jets | 16
2014–15 |  Marc Janko | Sydney FC | 16
2015–16 |  Bruno Fornaroli | Melbourne City | 23
2016–17 |  Besart Berisha
Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne Victory
Brisbane Roar | 19
2017–18 |  Bobô | Sydney FC | 27
2018–19 |  Roy Krishna | Wellington Phoenix | 18
2019–20 |  Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 22
2020–21 |  Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 25
2021–22 |  Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 15
2022–23 |  Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 24
2023–24 |  Adam Taggart | Perth Glory | 20

### Coach of the Year

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Main article: A-League Men Coach of the Year

Year  | Name  | Club

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2005–06 |  Lawrie McKinna | Central Coast Mariners
2006–07 |  Ernie Merrick | Melbourne Victory
2007–08 |  Gary van Egmond | Newcastle Jets
2008–09 |  Aurelio Vidmar | Adelaide United
2009–10 |  Ernie Merrick | Melbourne Victory
2010–11 |  Ange Postecoglou | Brisbane Roar
2011–12 |  Graham Arnold | Central Coast Mariners
2012–13 |  Tony Popovic | Western Sydney Wanderers
2013–14 |  Mike Mulvey | Brisbane Roar
2014–15 |  Kevin Muscat | Melbourne Victory
2015–16 |  Guillermo Amor | Adelaide United
2016–17 |  Graham Arnold | Sydney FC
2017–18 |  Graham Arnold | Sydney FC
2018–19 |  Tony Popovic | Perth Glory
2019–20 |  Erick Mombaerts | Melbourne City
2020–21 |  Patrick Kisnorbo | Melbourne City
2021–22 |  Tony Popovic | Melbourne Victory
2022–23 |  Carl Veart | Adelaide United
2023–24 |  Mark Jackson | Central Coast Mariners

### Young Footballer of the Year

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Further information: A-League Men Young Footballer of the Year

The Young Footballer of the Year award is awarded to a youth (under 23) player judged by a panel of experts to be the best young performer throughout the season.[1]

Year  | Player  | Club

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2005–06 |  Nick Ward | Perth Glory
2006–07 |  Adrian Leijer | Melbourne Victory
2007–08 |  Bruce Djite | Adelaide United
2008–09 |  Scott Jamieson | Adelaide United
2009–10 |  Tommy Oar | Brisbane Roar
2010–11 |  Mathew Ryan | Central Coast Mariners
2011–12 |  Mathew Ryan | Central Coast Mariners
2012–13 |  Marco Rojas | Melbourne Victory
2013–14 |  Adam Taggart | Newcastle Jets
2014–15 |  James Jeggo | Adelaide United
2015–16 |  Jamie Maclaren | Brisbane Roar
2016–17 |  Jamie Maclaren | Brisbane Roar
2017–18 |  Daniel Arzani | Melbourne City
2018–19 |  Chris Ikonomidis | Perth Glory
2019–20 |  Riley McGree | Adelaide United
2020–21 |  Joel King | Sydney FC
2021–22 |  Angus Thurgate | Newcastle Jets
2022–23 |  Jordan Bos | Melbourne City
2023–24 |  Nestory Irankunda
Alex Paulsen | Adelaide United
Wellington Phoenix

### Goalkeeper of the Year

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Main article: A-League Men Goalkeeper of the Year

Year  | Player  | Club

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2005–06 |  Clint Bolton | Sydney FC
2006–07 |  Michael Theoklitos | Melbourne Victory
2007–08 |  Michael Theoklitos | Melbourne Victory
2008–09 |  Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United
2009–10 |  Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United
2010–11 |  Michael Theoklitos | Brisbane Roar
2011–12 |  Mathew Ryan | Central Coast Mariners
2012–13 |  Ante Covic | Western Sydney Wanderers
2013–14 |  Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United
2014–15 |  Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United
2015–16 |  Thomas Sørensen | Melbourne City
2016–17 |  Danny Vukovic | Sydney FC
2017–18 |  Jamie Young | Brisbane Roar
2018–19 |  Filip Kurto | Wellington Phoenix
2019–20 |  Andrew Redmayne | Sydney FC
2020–21 |  Mark Birighitti
Andrew Redmayne | Central Coast Mariners
Sydney FC
2021–22 |  Mark Birighitti | Central Coast Mariners
2022–23 |  Lawrence Thomas | Western Sydney Wanderers
2023–24 |  Alex Paulsen | Wellington Phoenix

### Goal of the Year

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Year  | Player/s  | Club

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2009–10 |  Carlos Hernández | Melbourne Victory
2010–11 |  Erik Paartalu | Brisbane Roar
2011–12 |  Carlos Hernández | Melbourne Victory
2012–13 |  Marcos Flores | Melbourne Victory
2013–14 |  Orlando Engelaar | Melbourne City
2014–15 |  Tarek Elrich | Adelaide United
2015–16 |  Roy O'Donovan | Central Coast Mariners
2016–17 |  Tim Cahill | Melbourne City
2017–18 |  Andrew Nabbout | Newcastle Jets
2018–19 |  Éric Bauthéac | Brisbane Roar
2019–20 |  Nikolai Topor-Stanley | Newcastle Jets
2020–21 |  Andy Keogh | Perth Glory
2021–22 |  Ben Garuccio | Western United
2022–23 |  Giordano Colli | Perth Glory
2023–24 |  Bruno Fornaroli | Melbourne Victory

### Referee of the Year

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Year  | Referee

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2005–06 |  Mark Shield
2006–07 |  Mark Shield
2007–08 |  Mark Shield
2008–09 |  Matthew Breeze
2009–10 |  Strebre Delovski
2010–11 |  Matthew Breeze
2011–12 |  Jarred Gillett
2012–13 |  Peter Green
2013–14 |  Peter Green
2014–15 |  Jarred Gillett
2015–16 |  Jarred Gillett
2016–17 |  Jarred Gillett
2017–18 |  Jarred Gillett
2018–19 |  Shaun Evans
2019–20 |  Chris Beath
2020–21 |  Chris Beath
2021–22 |  Alex King
2022–23 |  Chris Beath
2023–24 |  Alex King

## See also

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* A-League all-time records
* A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Hyundai A-League Awards". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
2. ^ Owen, Scott (11 March 2016). "A Fair Play Update". Football Central.
3. ^ "Trio head tight race for Johnny Warren Medal". SBS. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
4. ^ "The A-League's overseas A-listers". FIFA. 15 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016.
5. ^ "The great Archie Thompson by the numbers". Melbourne Victory. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
6. ^ "Jets claim first A-League crown". Brisbane Times. 24 February 2008.
7. ^ "Melbourne Victory win dramatic A-League grand final over Adelaide". Fox Sports. 28 February 2009.
8. ^ "Sydney FC claims second A-League title in tense grand final". The Australian. 21 March 2010.
9. ^ Davidson, John (5 August 2015). "Mat Ryan: Aussie history-maker sets his sights on starting spot". The Roar.
10. ^ Clarke, Laine (22 April 2012). "A-League mistakenly awards Joe Marston medal to Thomas Broich instead of rightful winner Jacob Burns". Fox Sports.
11. ^ Habashy, Angela (21 April 2013). "Daniel McBreen keen to extend stay with Central Coast as a dream season ends in grand final glory". Fox Sports.
12. ^ Stannard, Damien (4 May 2014). "Thomas Broich praises teammates after being honoured with Joe Marston Medal". The Courier-Mail.
13. ^ Hassett, Sebastian (5 May 2014). "Wanderers' Iacopo La Rocca takes little comfort from Marston Medal". The Sydney Morning Herald.
14. ^ "Melbourne Victory captain Mark Milligan wins Joe Marston medal". The Guardian. 17 May 2015.
15. ^ Kemp, Emma (1 May 2016). "Isaias awarded Joe Marston Medal". Seven Sport. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016.
16. ^ "Georgievski wins Joe Marston Medal". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
17. ^ Connell, Tim (5 May 2018). "Melbourne Victory claim record fourth A-League title with win over Newcastle Jets". The Guardian.
18. ^ "Sydney's Ninkovic wins Joe Marston medal". Nine's Wide World of Sports. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
19. ^ Harrington, Anna (28 May 2022). "Western Utd stun City for first ALM title". AAP News. Australian Associated Press. Retrieved 30 May 2022. "Serbian striker Aleksandar Prijovic won the Joe Marston Medal as United's focal point"
20. ^ Howcroft, Jonathan (3 June 2023). "A-League Men grand final 2023: Melbourne City 1-6 Central Coast Mariners – as it happened". the Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
21. ^ Guelas, Joanna (26 May 2024). "Edmondson stars in ALM grand final to win Joe Marston". FTBL.

## External links

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* RSSSF.com – Australia – List of Champions

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