Australian A-League Men

FT Saturday, May 23, 2026
Sydney FC DDWDW 0
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Auckland FC LDWDW 1
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Match Report

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Auckland down Sky Blues to claim ALM championship

Auckland FC have claimed a historic A-League Men championship title with a 1-0 grand final win over Sydney FC.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
2
61.7
Possession
38.3
5
SHOTS
8
2
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
2
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

AUC leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

AUC · 5-3-2

  1. 1Michael WoudG
  2. 23Daniel HallCD
  3. 4Nando PijnakerCD-L
  4. 3Jake Girdwood-ReichCD-R
  5. 17Callan ElliotLB
  6. 2Hiroki SakaiRB
  7. 6Louis VerstraeteCM
  8. 21Jesse RandallCM-L
  9. 7Cameron HowiesonCM-R
  10. 9Sam CosgroveCF-L
  11. 77Lachlan BrookCF-R

SYD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 12Harrison Devenish-MearesG
  2. 4Jordan Courtney-PerkinsCD-L
  3. 41Alexandar PopovicCD-R
  4. 17Ben GaruccioLB
  5. 23Rhyan GrantRB
  6. 20Tiago QuintalAM
  7. 24Paul Okon-EngstlerLM
  8. 8Wataru KamijoRM
  9. 80Apostolos StamatelopoulosF
  10. 7Piero QuispeAM-L
  11. 44Akol AkonAM-R

Timeline

  1. 31' Nando Pijnaker (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 31'
  2. 53' Louis Verstraete (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 53'
  3. 56' Daniel Hall (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 56'
  4. 56' Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 56'
  5. 58' Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 58'
  6. 60' Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Goal at 60'
  7. 64' Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 64'
  8. 71' Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Substitution at 71'
  9. 72' Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 72'
  10. 72' Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
  11. 72' Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
  12. 76' Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 76'
  13. 84' Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
  14. 84' Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
  15. 90' William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'

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