# 2017–18 in Australian soccer

The 2017–18 season was the 49th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 135rd overall.

## Domestic leagues
### A-League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 64 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 35 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 32 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 21 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 20 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

#### Finals series

| Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | Sydney FC | 2 | | |
| Melbourne Victory | 2 | Melbourne Victory (a.e.t.) | 3 | | |
| Adelaide United | 1 | | | Newcastle Jets | 0 |
| | | | | Melbourne Victory | 1 |
| | | Newcastle Jets | 2 | | |
| Melbourne City | 2 | Melbourne City | 1 | | |
| Brisbane Roar | 0 | | | | |

### National Premier Leagues

The finals series featured the winner of each Member Federation's league competition in the National Premier Leagues, with the overall winner qualifying directly for the 2018 FFA Cup Round of 32.
| Quarter-finals 16–17 September | Quarter-finals 16–17 September | Quarter-finals 16–17 September | Semi-finals 23 September | Semi-finals 23 September | Semi-finals 23 September | Grand final 30 September | Grand final 30 September | Grand final 30 September |
| Canberra Olympic | Canberra Olympic | 1 | | | | | | |
| Edgeworth Eagles | Edgeworth Eagles | 4 | | | | | | |
| Edgeworth Eagles | Edgeworth Eagles | 4 | Edgeworth Eagles | Edgeworth Eagles | 0 | | | |
| | | | Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 2 | | | |
| South Hobart | South Hobart | 2 | Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 2 | | | |
| Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 4 | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 4 | | | | Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 0 |
| | | | | | | Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 2 |
| Bayswater City | Bayswater City | 1 | | | | | | | Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 2 |
| Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | 3 | Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 2 | | | |
| | | | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | | | |
| Adelaide City | Adelaide City | 0 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | | | |
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | | | | | | |

### W-League
#### Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 28 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 25 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Canberra United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 11 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 11 | |
| 9 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 10 | |
| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 2 | Sydney FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 2 | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | 0 |
| | | | Melbourne City | Melbourne City | 2 |
| 1 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne City | 2 |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 2 | | | |

## Domestic cups
### FFA Cup

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Moreton Bay United (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Broadmeadow Magic | 2 | Moreton Bay United | 0 | | | | | | |
| Gold Coast City | 3 | Gold Coast City (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Western Knights | 1 | | | Gold Coast City | 0 | | | | |
| South Melbourne | 1 | | | South Melbourne | 6 | | | | |
| Edgeworth FC | 0 | South Melbourne | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sorrento FC | 1 | Sorrento FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| Canberra Olympic | 0 | | | | | South Melbourne | 1 | | |
| Bankstown Berries | 2 | | | | | Sydney FC | 5 | | |
| North Eastern MetroStars | 1 | Bankstown Berries | 0 | | | | | | |
| Darwin Rovers | 0 | Sydney FC | 3 | | | | | | |
| Sydney FC | 8 | | | Sydney FC | 2 | | | | |
| Hills Brumbies | 3 | | | Melbourne City | 0 | | | | |
| Hakoah Sydney City East (a.e.t.) | 6 | Hakoah Sydney City East | 2 | | | | | | |
| Peninsula Power | 0 | Melbourne City | 3 | | | | | | |
| Melbourne City | 2 | | | | | | | Sydney FC (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| Blacktown City | 3 | | | | | | | Adelaide United | 1 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 2 | Blacktown City | 3 | | | | | | |
| Olympia | 0 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 1 | | | | | | |
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 5 | | | Blacktown City | 2 (2) | | | | |
| Hume City | 1 (1) | | | Western Sydney Wanderers (p) | 2 (4) | | | | |
| Bentleigh Greens (p) | 1 (4) | Bentleigh Greens | 0 | | | | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers (a.e.t.) | 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4 | | | | | | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 0 | | | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | | |
| Sydney United 58 | 7 | | | | | Adelaide United | 2 | | |
| Far North Queensland | 2 | Sydney United 58 | 1 (3) | | | | | | |
| Heidelberg United | 1 | Heidelberg United (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | |
| Perth Glory | 0 | | | Heidelberg United | 0 | | | | |
| Adelaide United | 1 | | | Adelaide United | 3 | | | | |
| Newcastle Jets | 0 | Adelaide United | 3 | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Roar | 1 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | | | | | | |
| Melbourne Victory | 5 | | | | | | | | |

## International club competitions
### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage
##### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SSI | ULS | MEL | KAW |
| 1 | Shanghai SIPG | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 6–2 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 8 | | 2–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Kawasaki Frontale | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |

##### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SSB | KAS | SYD | SSH |
| 1 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Kashima Antlers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — |

## National teams
### Men's senior
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2017–18.

#### FIFA World Cup

Australia qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, their fourth successive FIFA World Cup after defeating Honduras in a two-legged playoff in November 2017. They were the thirty-first team to qualify. The draw took place in Moscow on 1 December 2017, with Australia drawn in Group C alongside France, Peru, and Denmark.

### Men's under-23
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the Men's under 23 national team in 2017–18.

#### AFC U-23 Championship
### Men's under-20
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2017–18.

#### AFC U-19 Championship qualification
### Women's senior
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2017–18.

#### AFC Women's Asian Cup
### Women's under-20
#### Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under 20 national team in 2017–18.

#### 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
### Women's under-17
#### 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
## Deaths

* 2 July 2017: Billy Cook, 77, Australia and Slavia defender.
* 31 July 2017: Les Murray, 71, commentator and journalist.
* 31 August 2017: Mike Cockerill, 56, commentator and journalist.
* 11 October 2017: Pat Hughes, 78, Australia and APIA midfielder.
* 17 November 2017: Commins Menapi, 40, Solomon Islands and Sydney United forward.
* 9 February 2018: Liam Miller, 36, Republic of Ireland, Perth Glory, Brisbane Roar and Melbourne City midfielder.
* 7 June 2018: Cliff van Blerk, 79, Australia and APIA midfielder.

## Retirements

* 24 July 2017: Thomas Sørensen, former Denmark and Melbourne City goalkeeper.
* 11 August 2017: Maddy Evans, former Brisbane Roar midfielder.
* 11 February 2018: Shane Smeltz, former New Zealand, Brisbane Strikers, Adelaide City, Adelaide United, Wellington Phoenix, Gold Coast United, Perth Glory and Sydney FC striker.
* 16 February 2018: Ashleigh Sykes, former Australia and Canberra United striker.
* 14 April 2018: Josh Rose, former Brisbane Strikers, New Zealand Knights, Central Coast Mariners and Melbourne City defender.
* 20 April 2018: Fahid Ben Khalfallah, former Tunisia, Melbourne Victory and Brisbane Roar winger.
* 8 May 2018: Stephanie Ochs, former Canberra United defender.
* 4 June 2018: Robbie Cornthwaite, former Australia, Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers defender.