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The 2024 A-League Women finals series will be the 16th annual edition of A-League Women finals series, the playoffs tournament staged to determine the champion of the 2023–24 A-League Women season. The series will be played over four weeks culminating in the 2024 A-League Women Grand Final.
| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 April – 4 May 2024 |
| Biggest away win | Western United 2–4 Newcastle Jets (Elimination-finals, 13 April 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Western United 2–4 Newcastle Jets (Elimination-finals, 13 April 2024) |
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Qualification edit
Western United, Central Coast Mariners and Newcastle Jets all confirmed their spots in the elimination-finals. Semi-finalists Melbourne City and Sydney FC were confirmed in finishing the top two spots.[1] Melbourne Victory qualified for the elimination-finals through a 4–0 win over Premiership seeking Sydney FC,[2] as Melbourne City claimed the premiership in a 2–1 win over Perth Glory to finish two points clear ahead of second-placed Sydney FC.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Melbourne City | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 41 | Qualification to Finals series and 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League |
| 2 | Sydney FC (C) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 39 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Western United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 36 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 36 | |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 35 | |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 33 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 33 | |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 28 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 26 | |
| 10 | Perth Glory | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 24 | |
| 11 | Canberra United | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 24 | |
| 12 | Adelaide United | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 56 | −35 | 15 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[4]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
Venues edit
| Melbourne | Sydney | ||
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| AAMI Park | Ironbark Fields | Leichhardt Oval | |
| Capacity: 30,050 | Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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| Maitland | |||
| The Home of the Matildas | Maitland Sportsground | ||
| Capacity: 2,500 | Capacity: 8,000 | ||
Matches edit
The system used for the 2024 A-League Women finals series is the modified top-six play-offs by the A-Leagues. The top two teams enter the two-legged semi-finals receiving the bye for the elimination-finals in which the teams from third placed to sixth place enter the elimination-finals with "third against sixth" and "fourth against fifth". Losers for the elimination-finals are eliminated, and winners qualify for the two-legged semi-finals.[5]
First placed team in the semi-finals plays the lowest ranked elimination-final winning team and second placed team in the semi-finals plays the highest ranked elimination-final winner. Home-state advantage goes to the team with the higher ladder position.
| Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Western United | 2 | 1 | Melbourne City | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 4 | 1 | Melbourne City | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sydney FC | |||||||||||||||
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 0(2) | 2 | Sydney FC | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners (p) | 0(4) | ||||||||||||||
Elimination-finals edit
Third-placed Western United who qualified for successive finals series played their first home finals match, which was against sixth-placed Newcastle Jets appearing in their first finals series since 2018. Newcastle took the lead 11 minutes in through Sarina Bolden until Western equalised by Alana Cerne. Bolden scored a penalty for Newcastle to take the lead into half-time, as Catherine Zimmerman score a penalty for Western to equalize again. In extra-time, Newcastle scored two further goals through Melina Ayres and Sophie Haban to win the match 4–2 and qualify for the semi-finals against Melbourne City.
Fourth-placed Melbourne Victory will host a finals match for the first time since 2020, against fifth-placed Central Coast Mariners who in their return season qualified for back-to-back finals series since 2009.
| Melbourne Victory | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Central Coast Mariners |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 2–4 | ||
Semi-finals edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Melbourne City | 6–0 | Newcastle Jets | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Sydney FC | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Melbourne City won 6–0 on aggregate.
| Central Coast Mariners | 0–1 | Sydney FC |
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| Sydney FC | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners |
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Sydney FC won 2–1 on aggregate.
Grand Final edit
References edit
- ^ Pisani, Sacha (27 March 2024). "Liberty A-League Premiership & finals race comes down to LAST ROUND: Every situation explained".
- ^ "Melbourne Victory spoil Sydney FC's party in extraordinary final day boilover". A-Leagues. 31 March 2024.
- ^ Rosengarten, Jake (31 March 2024). "PREMIERS! Melbourne City pull off final day heist after skipper's moment of 'absolute class'". A-Leagues.
- ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ Comito, Matt (8 April 2024). "Complete guide to the Liberty A-League Finals series: Everything you need to know". A-Leagues.