The 2017âÂÂ18 A-League was the 41st season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 13th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season began on 6 October 2017 and ended with the Grand Final on 5 May 2018.
Sydney FC won the A-League minor premiership, while Melbourne Victory won the Championship after defeating the Newcastle Jets 1âÂÂ0 in the Grand Final on 5 May 2018; this marked the first time in A-League history in which the Championship was won by a team which finished outside the top 2.
<small> The following do not fill a Visa position:<br /> <sup>1</sup>Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);<br /> <sup>2</sup>Australian citizens (and New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;<br /> <sup>3</sup>Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;<br /> <sup>4</sup>Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games) </small>
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.
During the season each club is given fair play points based on the number of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the fewest points wins the Fair Play Award.
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2017âÂÂ18 Dolan Warren Awards night on 30 April 2018.