2018 A-League Grand Final - Wikipedia 2018 A-League Grand Final 2018 A-League Grand Final Event 2017 -- 18 A-League Newcastle Jets Melbourne Victory 0 Date 5 May 2018 Venue McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Man of the Match Lawrence Thomas Referee Jarred Gillett Attendance 29,410 ← 2017 2019 → The 2018 A-League Grand Final was the thirteenth A-League Grand Final, played on 5 May 2018. The match took place at McDonald Jones Stadium, with Newcastle Jets hosting Melbourne Victory, the first A-League grand final held outside a metropolitan city. Contents 1 Route to the final 2 Match 2.1 Details 2.2 Statistics 3 Broadcasting 4 Records 5 Video assistant referee ( VAR ) controversy 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Route to the final Pos Team Pts Sydney FC 64 Newcastle Jets 50 Melbourne City 43 Melbourne Victory 41 5 Adelaide United 39 6 Brisbane Roar 35 See also : 2017 -- 18 A-League Elimination - finals Semi-finals Grand Final Sydney FC Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Adelaide United Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets 0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne City Melbourne City Brisbane Roar 0 Match Details 5 May 2018 19 : 50 AEST Newcastle Jets 0 -- 1 Melbourne Victory Report Barbarouses 9 ' McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle Attendance : 29,410 Referee : Jarred Gillett Newcastle Jets Melbourne Victory GK 20 Glen Moss DF 17 Daniel Georgievski 74 ' 51 ' DF 44 Nikolai Topor - Stanley DF Nigel Boogaard DF 18 John Koutroumbis MF 27 Riley McGree MF 6 Steven Ugarkovic MF 8 Ronald Vargas 65 ' WI 7 Dimitri Petratos FW 9 Roy O'Donovan 90 + 3 ' WI Jason Hoffman 90 + 1 ' Substitutes : GK 30 Ivan Necevski DF 22 Lachlan Jackson DF 16 Nick Cowburn FW 11 Patito Rodríguez 74 ' FW 24 Joe Champness 65 ' Manager : Ernie Merrick GK 20 Lawrence Thomas DF 22 Stefan Nigro 77 ' DF 17 James Donachie DF 14 Thomas Deng DF 6 Leigh Broxham MF 21 Carl Valeri ( c ) MF 24 Terry Antonis WI 9 Kosta Barbarouses 9 ' MF 10 James Troisi WI 41 Leroy George FW 8 Besart Berisha Substitutes : GK Matt Acton DF 16 Joshua Hope MF 23 Jai Ingham MF 18 Matías Sánchez 77 ' 90 + 2 ' FW 7 Kenny Athiu Manager : Kevin Muscat Joe Marston Medal : Lawrence Thomas Assistant referees : Matthew Cream Paul Cetrangolo Fourth official : Kurt Ams 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-League 2018 Champions Melbourne Victory Fourth Title Statistics Overall statistics Newcastle Jets Melbourne Victory Goals scored 0 Total shots 14 7 Shots on target Ball possession 58.3 % 41.7 % Corner kicks 5 Fouls Conceded 12 17 Offsides Yellow cards Red cards 0 Broadcasting The Grand Final was broadcast live throughout Australia on Fox Sports and Network Ten. Records Kosta Barbarouses 's 9th minute goal was the fastest ever goal scored in an A-League Grand Final. Kosta Barbarouses 's 9th minute goal was the equal 3rd fastest goal ever scored in any previous National Soccer League Grand Final & A-League Grand Final history behind John Anastasiadis in 1998 for ( South Melbourne ) against Carlton at Olympic Park, Mile Sterjovski in 1999 for ( Sydney United ) against South Melbourne at Olympic Park, and Mark Koussas in 1984 for ( Sydney Olympic ) against South Melbourne at Olympic Park. Melbourne Victory became the first ever team to qualify for the A-League Grand Final from outside the top 3. With their win, the Victory became the first team in A-League history to win 4 championships, and the first team in A-League history to win the Championship from outside the top 2. Melbourne Victory also became the first team to win the championship from outside the top 2 positions after regular season since Adelaide City won the 1994 NSL Grand Final from 5th spot on the ladder and Melbourne Victory are only just the 9th team in history to win an away from home Grand Final in 34 year history of season deciders in NSL & A-League history and were just only the 7th team in history to win the NSL Grand Final & A-League Grand Final from outside the top 2 positions after regular season. Melbourne Victory equal the record for most NSL & A-League championships on four titles along with Hakoah Sydney City ( 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982 ), Marconi Stallions ( 1979, 1988, 1989, 1993 ), and South Melbourne ( 1984, 1991, 1998, 1999 ). The crowd of 29,410 was Newcastle 's biggest ever home attendance. Video assistant referee ( VAR ) controversy Kosta Barbarouses 's goal in the 9th minute of the game came about via a header from James Donachie, however Donachie was offside when Leroy George took the free kick which Donachie passed to Barbarouses. The game 's video assistant referee ( VAR ) system failed to detect Donachie 's offside position as its video feed had failed in the thirty seconds leading up to the goal, although the issue was apparent from the Fox Sports broadcast footage. By the time the system was restored, the game had resumed, meaning the decision to allow the goal stood. Football Federation Australia acknowledged the technical issues, and the frustration of Newcastle 's team and fans. See also A-League portal New South Wales portal 2017 -- 18 A-League List of A-League honours References Jump up ^ Gardiner, James ( 2018 - 04 - 29 ). `` Newcastle Jets to host A-League grand final after Victory stun Sydney FC ''. Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 2018 - 04 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory ''. A-League. Retrieved 5 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` New TV deal for Football ''. Hyundai A-League. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 2 June 2017. Jump up ^ `` A-League grand final : Melbourne Victory beat Newcastle Jets 1 - 0 to win fourth championship ''. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 May 2018. Jump up ^ Rosengarten, Jake. `` Melbourne Victory 's grand final win sees Melbourne City without an Asian Champions League spot ''. Fox Sports Australia. News Corp. Retrieved 6 May 2018. Jump up ^ `` Major VAR glitch behind offside goal standing in A-League decider ''. ABC News. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018. 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Question: where will the 2018 a league grand final be played
Answer: McDonald Jones Stadium