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Recap

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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Commentary

• 90'William Gillion (Auckland FC) Substitution at 90'
• 84'Ahmet Arslan (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
• 84'Patrick Wood (Sydney FC) Substitution at 84'
• 76'Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Yellow Card at 76'
• 72'Francis DeVries (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
• 72'Logan Rogerson (Auckland FC) Substitution at 72'
• 72'Rhys Youlley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 72'
• 71'Víctor Campuzano (Sydney FC) Substitution at 71'
• 64'Joe Lolley (Sydney FC) Substitution at 64'
• 60'Cameron Howieson (Auckland FC) Goal at 60'
• 58'Callan Elliot (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 58'
• 56'Sam Cosgrove (Auckland FC) Yellow Card at 56'

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Line Score

Game Flow

Match Leaders

League Table · 2026-27 Australian A-League Men

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts	Form
1	Adelaide Utd	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Auckland	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Brisbane	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	CC Mariners	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Macarthur	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Melbourne City	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Melbourne V	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Newcastle Jets	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Perth Glory	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Sydney FC	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Wellington	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Western Sydney	0	0	0	0	0	0

Key Events

Scoring

Team Stats

Box Score

Recent Form

Starting Lineups

Full lineups and substitutes

Auckland FC

1. MW #1 Michael WoudG
2. DH #23 Daniel HallCD
3. NP #4 Nando PijnakerCD-L
4. JG #3 Jake Girdwood-ReichCD-R
5. CE #17 Callan ElliotLB
6. HS #2 Hiroki SakaiRB
7. LV #6 Louis VerstraeteCM
8. JR #21 Jesse RandallCM-L
9. CH #7 Cameron HowiesonCM-R60'
10. SC #9 Sam CosgroveCF-L
11. LB #77 Lachlan BrookCF-R

Substitutes · 3 used

• VF #57 Van Fitzharris
• FG #8 Felipe Gallegos
• LV #52 Luka Vicelich
• WG #14 William Gillion 90' for Jesse Randall
• JH #12 James Hilton
• FD #15 Francis de Vries 72' for Callan Elliot
• LR #27 Logan Rogerson 72' for Lachlan Brook

Sydney FC

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

Substitutes · 5 used

• GH #1 Gus Hoefsloot
• PW #13 Patrick Wood 84' for Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
• VC #9 Víctor Campuzano 71' for Piero Quispe
• RY #36 Rhys Youlley 72' for Tiago Quintal
• JL #10 Joe Lolley 64' for Akol Akon
• JK #16 Joel King
• AA #70 Ahmet Arslan 84' for Wataru Kamijo

vs Western Sydney Wanderers vs Adelaide United W 4–2 at Brisbane Roar Schedule only D 1–1 at Tottenham Hotspur Schedule only L 0–1 at Auckland FC Grand Final D 1–1 at Newcastle Jets Semifinals D 1–1 vs Newcastle Jets Semifinals W 1–0 at Melbourne Victory Elimination Finals D 2–2 vs Auckland FC D 0–0 vs Perth Glory W 2–0 at Western Sydney Wanderers D 0–0 at Brisbane Roar