2025 A-League Men finals series

The 2025 A-League Men finals series was the 20th annual edition of A-League finals series, the playoffs tournament staged to determine the champions of the 2024–25 A-League Men season. The series was played over four weeks culminating in the 2025 A-League Men Grand Final.

Qualification

Auckland FC qualified first for the Finals series, doing so in Round 25. Melbourne City qualified a round later, in Round 26. Western United qualified next following a draw between Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United in a postponed match played between Round 27 and Round 28. Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers both qualified in Round 28, and Adelaide United qualified in Round 29.

Venues

Auckland FC and Melbourne City are both guaranteed a top two finish, and have each secured a home semi-final. Western Sydney Wanderers and Western United both hosted an elimination-final. AAMI Park was chosen to host the Grand Final as Melbourne City were hosts against Melbourne Victory.

Bracket

The system used for the 2025 A-League Men finals series is the modified top-six play-offs by the A-Leagues. The top two teams entered 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 were eliminated, and winners qualified for the two-legged semi-finals.

First placed team in the semi-finals played the lowest ranked elimination-final winning team and second placed team in the semi-finals played the highest ranked elimination-final winner. Home-state advantage went to the team with the higher ladder position.

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Elimination finals

First elimination final: Western United vs Adelaide United

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Second elimination final: Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory

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Semi-finals

Summary

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Matches

First semi-final: Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory

First leg

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Second leg

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Second semi-final: Melbourne City vs Western United

First leg

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Second leg

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Grand Final

Notes

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