2022 A-League Women Grand Final

The 2022 A-League Women Grand Final was the final match of the 2021–22 A-League Women season, played on 27 March 2022 between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory at Jubilee Oval (Kogorah Oval) in Sydney.[2] Melbourne won the match 2–1.[3][4]

2022 A-League Women Grand Final
EventA-League Women
Sydney FC Melbourne Victory
1 2
Date27 March 2022
VenueJubilee Oval, Sydney
Player of the MatchCasey Dumont[1]
RefereeLara Lee
Attendance5,027
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The win made Melbourne the second club to win back-to-back A-League Women Championships, and was their third title overall. It was Sydney's fifth consecutive Grand Final appearance. It was Melbourne Victory's third win in four finals against Sydney.[5]

Route to the final

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 14 11 2 1 36 6 +30 35 Qualification to Finals series
2 Melbourne City 14 11 0 3 29 11 +18 33
3 Adelaide United 14 9 0 5 33 17 +16 27
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 14 7 3 4 26 22 +4 24
5 Perth Glory 14 7 3 4 20 23 −3 24
6 Brisbane Roar 14 5 2 7 28 30 −2 17
7 Canberra United 14 2 7 5 24 29 −5 13
8 Newcastle Jets 14 2 4 8 15 30 −15 10
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 14 1 4 9 7 27 −20 7
10 Wellington Phoenix 14 2 1 11 13 36 −23 7
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Sydney qualified for the finals as Premiers. Melbourne Victory were the lowest-ranked team to reach the finals, qualifying in fourth place on goal difference ahead of Perth Glory.

Finals
  Semi-finals     Preliminary Final     Grand Final
                           
1 Sydney FC (a.e.t.) 4  
2 Melbourne City 2         1 Sydney FC 1
      2 Melbourne City 1   4 Melbourne Victory 2
  4 Melbourne Victory 3  
3 Adelaide United 1
4 Melbourne Victory 2  

Sydney qualified for the Grand Final directly, by defeating Melbourne City in a playoff between the top two. Melbourne qualified after winning sudden death games against Adelaide United and Melbourne City.

Match

Details
Sydney FC1–2Melbourne Victory
Vine 66' Report Jackson 49'
Zimmerman 64'
Attendance: 5,027[6]
Referee: Lara Lee
Sydney FC
Melbourne Victory
GK1 Jada Whyman
DF5 Ally Green 86'
DF12 Natalie Tobin (c)
DF3 Charlotte McLean
DF19 Charlize Rule 77'
MF23 Taylor Ray
MF11 Cortnee Vine
MF6 Sarah Hunter 63'
MF15 Mackenzie Hawkesby
MF20 Princess Ibini
FW10 Remy Siemsen 72'
Substitutes:
GK30 Katie Offer
DF4 Jessika Nash
MF8 Rachel Lowe 63'
FW9 María José Rojas 72'
FW14 Paige Satchell 86'
Manager:
Ante Juric
GK1 Casey Dumont
DF5 Courtney Nevin 8'
DF25 Brooke Hendrix
DF3 Claudia Bunge
DF13 Polly Doran 82'
MF15 Amy Jackson
MF10 Alex Chidiac 88'
MF7 Kyra Cooney-Cross
MF9 Catherine Zimmerman
FW14 Melina Ayres
FW19 Lia Privitelli (c) 90+1'
Substitutes:
GK20 Melissa Maizels
DF2 Tiffany Eliadis 88'
FW8 Alana Murphy
MF11 Harriet Withers 90+1'
FW17 Maja Markovski
Manager:
Jeff Hopkins

Player of the Match:
Casey Dumont

Assistant referees:
Lauren Hargrave
Delfina Dimovski
Fourth official:
Maggie Price

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Broadcasting

The match was broadcast nationally on 10 Bold and streamed by 10Play and Paramount+.[7][8]

References
  1. Bossi, Dominic (27 March 2022). "Dazzling Dumont guides Victory to shock grand final win over Sydney FC / A-League Women grand final: Melbourne Victory shock Sydney FC to lift trophy". Sydney Morning Herald.
  2. Clarke, George (28 March 2022). "Victory sink Sydney FC to claim A-League Women title". The Women's Game.
  3. Lewis, Samantha (27 March 2022). "Melbourne Victory defeat Sydney FC 2-1 in A-League Women grand final". ABC Sport.
  4. "Victory down Sydney to retain A-League Women's title". Reuters. 27 March 2022.
  5. Werner, Tilly (28 March 2022). "Football gods, mojo and ugly football: How Melbourne Victory shattered Sydney FC in another grand final". Code Sports.
  6. "Melbourne Victory shock Sydney FC to win A-League Women title". The Guardian. 27 March 2022.
  7. "Liberty A-League Fixtures - Network Ten". 10Play. 27 March 2022. 27 Mar, 1500-1830, kick off 1605, Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory, Grand Final, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
  8. "A-League Women grand final: When, where, how to watch, ticket details and past results". Sporting News. 27 March 2022.
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