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| Event | 2014–15 A-League | ||||||
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| Date | 17 May 2015 | ||||||
| Venue | AAMI Park, Melbourne | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Mark Milligan | ||||||
| Referee | Jarred Gillett | ||||||
| Attendance | 29,843 | ||||||
| Weather | Clear 19 °C (66 °F)[1] | ||||||
The 2015 A-League Grand Final was the tenth A-League Grand Final, and was played on 17 May 2015, at AAMI Park to determine the 2014–15 A-League Champion. The match was contested by the two winning semi-finalists and Big Blue rivals, Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC, who finished the 2014–15 A-League season in first and second position respectively.
The match was won by Melbourne Victory, who defeated Sydney FC 3–0 in front of a sold-out crowd. The win saw Melbourne Victory become the most successful A-League club of its first decade, with three A-League Premierships and three A-League Championships. Melbourne Victory also became the first of two A-League clubs to achieve the Premiership-Championship double a total of three times.
The Grand Final was Melbourne Victory's fourth, the first being in 2007 against Adelaide United which Melbourne won 6–0, the second won again against Adelaide 1–0 in 2009, and the most recent in 2010 against Sydney FC which ended in favor of Sydney 4–2 on penalties after finishing 1–1 after extra-time. The 2015 match was Sydney FC's third following their inaugural 2006 1–0 win against Central Coast Mariners, and the 2010 match.
As Grand Final winners, the champions earned a spot in the group stage of the 2016 AFC Champions League. However, both Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC had already qualified for the competition prior to the match via their league position.
- ^ "History for Melbourne, Australia". Weather Underground. Retrieved 17 May 2015.