2014–15 A-League
| Season | 2014–15 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 October 2014 – 17 May 2015 |
| Champions | Melbourne Victory (3rd title) |
| Premiers | Melbourne Victory (3rd title) |
| Champions League | Melbourne Victory Sydney FC Adelaide United |
| Matches | 135 |
| Goals | 401 (2.97 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marc Janko (16 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Eugene Galekovic |
| Biggest home win | Adelaide United 7–0 Newcastle Jets (24 January 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Newcastle Jets 0–4 Brisbane Roar (14 November 2014) Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Sydney FC (24 January 2015) |
| Highest scoring | Sydney FC 5–4 Brisbane Roar (15 March 2015) |
| Longest winning run | Perth Glory Wellington Phoenix (4) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Melbourne Victory Perth Glory (10) |
| Longest winless run | Western Sydney Wanderers (13) |
| Longest losing run | Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers (4) |
| Highest attendance | 43,729 |
| Lowest attendance | 4,162 |
| Average attendance | 12,514 ( 527) |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → | |
The 2014–15 A-League was the 38th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 10th season of the A-League since its establishment in 2004. Brisbane Roar were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The regular season commenced on 10 October 2014 and concluded on 26 April 2015. The 2015 Grand Final took place on 17 May 2015. The season was suspended from 9–24 January in order to avoid a clash with the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which was hosted by Australia.[1]
The 2015 Grand Final took place on 17 May 2015, with Melbourne Victory claiming their third Championship with a 3–0 win against Sydney FC.
The season marked the first year that the team formerly known as Melbourne Heart competed as Melbourne City after the club's renaming in June 2014.
Clubs
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| Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium Adelaide Oval |
17,000 53,583 |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
| Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | 20,119 |
| Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium AAMI Park |
56,347 30,050 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Hunter Stadium | 33,000 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | nib Stadium | 20,500 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 45,500 |
| Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 36,000 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Pirtek Stadium | 21,487 |
Personnel and kits
[edit]| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United |  Josep Gombau |
 Eugene Galekovic |
Kappa | Veolia |
| Brisbane Roar |  Frans Thijssen |
Matt McKay |
Umbro[2] | The Coffee Club |
| Central Coast Mariners |  Tony Walmsley(Head Coach) |
 John Hutchinson(Player/Coach) |
Kappa | Masterfoods |
| Melbourne City | John van 't Schip |
Patrick Kisnorbo |
Nike | Etihad |
| Melbourne Victory | Kevin Muscat |
Mark Milligan |
Adidas[3] | Community Training Initiatives (h) Oliana Foods (a) |
| Newcastle Jets | Phil Stubbins |
Taylor Regan |
BLK | Castle Quarry Products |
| Perth Glory | Kenny Lowe |
Michael Thwaite |
Macron[4] | QBE Insurance |
| Sydney FC | Graham Arnold |
Alex Brosque |
Adidas | Webjet |
| Wellington Phoenix |  Ernie Merrick |
 Andrew Durante |
Adidas | Huawei |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Tony Popovic |
Nikolai Topor-Stanley |
Nike[5] | NRMA Insurance |
Transfers
[edit]Managerial changes
[edit]| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney FC | Frank Farina |
Sacked[6] | 23 April 2014 | Pre-season | Graham Arnold[7] |
8 May 2014 |
| Newcastle Jets | Clayton Zane (caretaker) |
End of contract | 5 May 2014 | Phil Stubbins[8] |
5 May 2014 | |
| Brisbane Roar | Mike Mulvey |
Mutual consent[9] | 23 November 2014 | 8th | Frans Thijssen (caretaker) |
24 November 2014 |
| Central Coast Mariners | Phil Moss |
Sacked[10] | 6 March 2015 | 8th | Tony Walmsley (caretaker head coach) John Hutchinson (caretaker player/coach) |
6 March 2015 |
Foreign players
[edit]| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Visa 5 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United |  Marcelo Carrusca |
Sergio Cirio |
Miguel Palanca |
Isaías |
Pablo Sánchez |
 Cássio1  Fábio Ferreira | |
| Brisbane Roar |  Jean Carlos Solórzano |
 Thomas Broich |
Jérome Polenz |
 Andrija Kaluđerović |