2025 A-League Men finals series

A-League Men finals series
Season2024–25
Dates9–31 May 2025[1]
2024
2026

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.[1]

Qualification

Auckland FC qualified first for the Finals series, doing so in Round 25.[2] Melbourne City qualified a round later, in Round 26.[3] Western United qualified next following a draw between Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United in a postponed match played between Round 27 and Round 28.[4][5][6] Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers both qualified in Round 28, and Adelaide United qualified in Round 29.[7][8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland FC[a] 26 15 8 3 49 27 +22 53 Qualification for Finals series[b]
2 Melbourne City (C) 26 14 6 6 41 25 +16 48 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
3 Western United 26 14 5 7 55 37 +18 47 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 13 7 6 58 40 +18 46
5 Melbourne Victory 26 12 7 7 44 36 +8 43
6 Adelaide United 26 10 8 8 53 55 −2 38
7 Sydney FC 26 10 7 9 53 46 +7 37
8 Macarthur FC 26 9 6 11 50 45 +5 33 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two[c]
9 Newcastle Jets 26 8 6 12 43 44 −1 30
10 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 11 10 29 51 −22 26 Qualification for 2025 Australia Cup play-offs
11 Wellington Phoenix[a] 26 6 6 14 27 43 −16 24
12 Brisbane Roar 26 5 6 15 32 51 −19 21
13 Perth Glory 26 4 5 17 22 56 −34 17
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[9]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ a b The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  3. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.

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.[10]

Melbourne Australia:
New Zealand:
Auckland
AAMI Park Go Media Stadium
Capacity: 30,050 Capacity: 25,000
Melbourne Sydney
Ironbark Fields CommBank Stadium
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 30,000

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.[1]

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.[1]

Elimination finals Semi-finals Grand Final
1 Auckland FC 1 0 1
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 5 Melbourne Victory 0 2 2
5 Melbourne Victory 2 2 Melbourne City 1
5 Melbourne Victory 0
2 Melbourne City 3 1 4
3 Western United 3 3 Western United 0 1 1
6 Adelaide United 2

Elimination finals

First elimination final: Western United vs Adelaide United

Western United3–2Adelaide United
Botic 20', 31', 62' Report
Attendance: 3,078
Referee: Alex King
Western United
Adelaide United
GK 33 Australia Matt Sutton
RB 6 Japan Tomoki Imai
CB 4 Australia James Donachie downward-facing red arrow 14'
CB 30 Australia Dylan Leonard Yellow card 34'
LB 17 Australia Ben Garuccio
RM 10 Australia Matthew Grimaldi downward-facing red arrow 66'
CM 23 Australia Rhys Bozinovski
CM 32 Australia Angus Thurgate
LM 77 Japan Riku Danzaki Yellow card 73' downward-facing red arrow 77'
RF 19 Australia Noah Botic downward-facing red arrow 77'
LF 24 Australia Michael Ruhs downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutes
GK 70 Australia Michael Vonja
DF 13 Australia Tate Russell upward-facing green arrow 14'
MF 44 Australia Jordan Lauton
MF 20 Australia Abel Walatee upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 7 Australia Ramy Najjarine upward-facing green arrow 77' Yellow card 90+3'
FW 5 Australia Oliver Lavale upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 9 Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki upward-facing green arrow 77' Yellow card 89'
Manager
Australia John Aloisi
GK 13 Australia Max Vartuli
RB 20 Australia Dylan Pierias
CB 3 Netherlands Bart Vriends (c) downward-facing red arrow 70'
CB 51 Australia Panagiotis Kikianis Yellow card 86'
LB 21 Spain Javi López downward-facing red arrow 70'
DM 8 Spain Isaías
DM 55 Australia Ethan Alagich downward-facing red arrow 80'
RW 10 England Zach Clough downward-facing red arrow 80'
AM 6 Australia Stefan Mauk Yellow card 63'
LW 7 Australia Ryan Kitto
ST 9 Australia Luka Jovanovic downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes
GK 1 Australia James Delianov
DF 4 Australia Jordan Elsey upward-facing green arrow 88'
MF 12 Australia Jonny Yull upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 14 Australia Jay Barnett upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 17 Australia Ben Folami
FW 19 Australia Yaya Dukuly upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 58 Australia Harry Crawford upward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager
Australia Carl Veart

Man of the Match:
Noah Botic (Western United)[11]

Assistant referees:[12]
George Lakrindis
Emma Kocbek
Fourth official:[12]
Daniel Elder
Video assistant referee:[12]
Shaun Evans
Assistant video assistant referees:[12]
Brad Wright

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[a]

Second elimination final: Western Sydney Wanderers vs Melbourne Victory

Western Sydney Wanderers1–2Melbourne Victory
Sapsford 23' Report
Attendance: 16,399
Referee: Adam Kersey
Western Sydney Wanderers
Melbourne Victory
GK 20 Australia Lawrence Thomas
RB 2 Australia Gabriel Cleur downward-facing red arrow 73'
CB 22 Australia Anthony Pantazopoulos
CB 4 Australia Alex Bonetig
LB 3 Australia Alex Gersbach
RM 14 Australia Nicolas Milanovic downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 25 Australia Joshua Brillante downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 18 Australia Oscar Priestman
LM 23 Bulgaria Bozhidar Kraev
RF 26 Australia Brandon Borrello
LF 7 Australia Zac Sapsford downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes
GK 30 Australia Jordan Holmes
DF 28 Australia Joshua Laws
MF 6 Iraq Mohamed Al-Taay
MF 64 Spain Juan Mata upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 9 Sweden Marcus Antonsson upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 17 Australia Jarrod Carluccio upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW 21 Australia Aydan Hammond upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager
Australia Alen Stajcic
GK 25 Australia Jack Duncan
RB 16 Australia Joshua Inserra Yellow card 4' downward-facing red arrow 78'
CB 21 Portugal Roderick Miranda (c)
CB 4 Australia Lachlan Jackson
LB 28 Australia Kasey Bos
DM 6 Australia Ryan Teague
DM 14 Australia Jordi Valadon
CM 8 France Zinédine Machach downward-facing red arrow 87'
RW 7 Australia Daniel Arzani Yellow card 82' downward-facing red arrow 84'
LW 17 Australia Nishan Velupillay downward-facing red arrow 87'
ST 9 Greece Nikos Vergos downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes
GK 30 Australia Daniel Graskoski
DF 5 Australia Brendan Hamill upward-facing green arrow 87'
DF 22 Australia Joshua Rawlins upward-facing green arrow 78'
MF 18 Australia Fabian Monge
FW 10 Australia Bruno Fornaroli upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 11 Brazil Santos upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 19 Australia Jing Reec upward-facing green arrow 87'
Manager
Australia Arthur Diles

Man of the Match:
Daniel Arzani (Melbourne Victory)[14]

Assistant referees:[12]
Kearney Robinson
Hugh Fenton-White
Fourth official:[12]
Ben Abraham
Video assistant referee:[12]
Lara Lee
Assistant video assistant referees:[12]
Casey Reibelt

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[a]

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Auckland FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory 1–0 0–2
Melbourne City 4–1 Western United 3–0 1–1

Matches

First semi-final: Auckland FC vs Melbourne Victory

First leg
Melbourne Victory0–1Auckland FC
Report
Attendance: 14,121
Referee: Ben Abraham
Melbourne Victory
Auckland FC
GK 25 Australia Jack Duncan
RB 16 Australia Joshua Inserra
CB 5 Australia Brendan Hamill (c) downward-facing red arrow  58'
CB 4 Australia Lachlan Jackson Yellow card 85'
LB 28 Australia Kasey Bos
DM 6 Australia Ryan Teague
DM 14 Australia Jordi Valadon
CM 8 France Zinédine Machach downward-facing red arrow  84'
RW 7 Australia Daniel Arzani downward-facing red arrow  70'
LW 17 Australia Nishan Velupillay downward-facing red arrow  84'
ST 9 Greece Nikos Vergos downward-facing red arrow  69'
Substitutes
GK 40 Australia Christian Siciliano
DF 38 Australia Luke Didulica
DF 22 Australia Joshua Rawlins upward-facing green arrow  58'
MF 27 Australia Reno Piscopo upward-facing green arrow  84'
MF 23 Australia Alexander Badolato upward-facing green arrow  84'
FW 11 Brazil Santos upward-facing green arrow  70'
FW 10 Australia Bruno Fornaroli upward-facing green arrow  69'
Manager
Australia Arthur Diles
GK 12 New Zealand Alex Paulsen
RB 2 Japan Hiroki Sakai (c)
CB 23 Australia Dan Hall
CB 4 New Zealand Nando Pijnaker
LB 15 New Zealand Francis De Vries downward-facing red arrow  80'
DM 6 Belgium Louis Verstraete
DM 28 Chile Felipe Gallegos downward-facing red arrow  80'
CM 27 New Zealand Logan Rogerson downward-facing red arrow  75'
CM 11 Australia Marlee Francois Yellow card  60' downward-facing red arrow  63'
RF 10 Uruguay Guillermo May
LF 21 New Zealand Jesse Randall downward-facing red arrow  63'
Substitutes
GK 1 New Zealand Michael Woud
DF 5 New Zealand Tommy Smith upward-facing green arrow  75'
DF 17 New Zealand Callan Elliot upward-facing green arrow  80'
MF 7 New Zealand Cameron Howieson
MF 22 Australia Jake Brimmer upward-facing green arrow  75'
MF 25 Colombia Neyder Moreno upward-facing green arrow  63'
FW 14 New Zealand Liam Gillion upward-facing green arrow  63'
Manager
Australia Steve Corica

Man of the Match:
Francis de Vries (Auckland FC)[15]

Assistant referees:[16]
Andrew Meimarakis
Astro Sakalis
Fourth official:[17]
Daniel Elder
Video assistant referee:[17]
Alex King
Assistant video assistant referees:[17]
Casey Reibelt

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.[b]
Second leg
Auckland FC0–2Melbourne Victory
Report
Attendance: 29,148
Referee: Alex King
Auckland FC
Melbourne Victory
GK 25 Australia Jack Duncan
RB 22 Australia Joshua Rawlins
CB 21 Portugal Roderick Miranda
CB 4 Australia Lachlan Jackson
LB 11 Brazil Santos downward-facing red arrow 66'
DM 6 Australia Ryan Teague
DM 14 Australia Jordi Valadon Yellow card 46'
CM 8 France Zinédine Machach downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
RW 17 Australia Nishan Velupillay downward-facing red arrow 45'
LW 7 Australia Daniel Arzani Yellow card 20' downward-facing red arrow 83'
ST 10 Australia Bruno Fornaroli downward-facing red arrow 83'
Substitutes
GK 40 Australia Christian Siciliano
DF 16 Australia Joshua Inserra upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 38 Australia Luke Didulica
MF 27 Australia Reno Piscopo upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 23 Australia Alexander Badolato upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
FW 11 Australia Jing Reec upward-facing green arrow 66'
FW 9 Greece Nikos Vergos upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager
Australia Arthur Diles
GK 12 New Zealand Alex Paulsen Yellow card 44'
RB 2 Japan Hiroki Sakai (c) downward-facing red arrow 74'
CB 23 Australia Dan Hall
CB 4 New Zealand Nando Pijnaker Yellow card 78'
LB 15 New Zealand Francis De Vries
DM 6 Belgium Louis Verstraete
DM 28 Chile Felipe Gallegos Yellow card 41' downward-facing red arrow 58'
CM 27 New Zealand Logan Rogerson downward-facing red arrow 74'
CM 11 Australia Marlee Francois downward-facing red arrow 58'
RF 10 Uruguay Guillermo May
LF 21 New Zealand Jesse Randall downward-facing red arrow 62'
Substitutes
GK 1 New Zealand Michael Woud
DF 5 New Zealand Tommy Smith
DF 17 New Zealand Callan Elliot upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 7 New Zealand Cameron Howieson upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 22 Australia Jake Brimmer upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 25 Colombia Neyder Moreno upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 14 New Zealand Liam Gillion upward-facing green arrow 62'
Manager
Australia Steve Corica

Man of the Match:
Jordi Valadon (Melbourne Victory)[18]

Assistant referees:[16]
Kearney Robinson
Hugh Fenton-White
Fourth official:[16]
Daniel Elder
Video assistant referee:[16]
Shaun Evans
Assistant video assistant referees:[16]
Brad Wright

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if aggregate scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[a]

Second semi-final: Melbourne City vs Western United

First leg
Western United0–3Melbourne City
Report
Attendance: 5,186
Referee: Shaun Evans
Western United
Melbourne City
GK 33 Australia Matt Sutton
RB 13 Australia Tate Russell
CB 6 Japan Tomoki Imai
CB 30 Australia Dylan Leonard
LB 17 Australia Ben Garuccio (c)
RM 10 Australia Matthew Grimaldi downward-facing red arrow 65'
CM 23 Australia Rhys Bozinovski Yellow card 34'
CM 32 Australia Angus Thurgate Yellow card 34'
LM 77 Japan Riku Danzaki downward-facing red arrow 72'
RF 9 Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki downward-facing red arrow 65'
LF 24 Australia Michael Ruhs Yellow card 12' downward-facing red arrow 71'
Substitutes
GK 70 Australia Michael Vonja
DF 22 Australia Kane Vidmar
MF 44 Australia Jordan Lauton
MF 20 Australia Abel Walatee upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 7 Australia Ramy Najjarine upward-facing green arrow 72'
FW 5 Australia Oliver Lavale upward-facing green arrow 65'
FW 19 Australia Noah Botic upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager
Australia John Aloisi
GK 33 Australia Patrick Beach
RB 2 Australia Callum Talbot downward-facing red arrow 74'
CB 27 Australia Kai Trewin
CB 22 Argentina Germán Ferreyra Yellow card 82'
LB 16 Australia Aziz Behich (c)
DM 19 Australia Zane Schreiber Yellow card 58' downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 30 Austria Andreas Kuen downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 21 Australia Alessandro Lopane downward-facing red arrow 59'
RW 10 Israel Yonatan Cohen downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 23 Australia Marco Tilio
ST 17 Australia Max Caputo downward-facing red arrow 67'
Substitutes
GK 18 Australia Dakota Ochsenham
DF 36 Australia Harry Shillington
MF 6 Australia Steven Ugarkovic upward-facing green arrow 67' Yellow card 89'
MF 41 Australia Lawrence Wong upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 47 Australia Kavian Rahmani upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 7 Australia Matthew Leckie upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 35 Australia Medin Memeti upward-facing green arrow 67'
Manager
Australia Aurelio Vidmar

Man of the Match:
Yonatan Cohen (Melbourne City)[19]

Assistant referees:[17]
Arvin Shanmuganathan
Brad Wright
Fourth official:[17]
Adam Kersey
Video assistant referee:[17]
Lara Lee
Assistant video assistant referee:[17]
Kearney Robinson

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions.[b]
Second leg
Melbourne City1–1Western United
Behich 20' Report Botic 66'
Attendance: 7,691
Referee: Adam Kersey
Melbourne City
Western United
GK 33 Australia Patrick Beach
RB 13 Australia Nathaniel Atkinson downward-facing red arrow 60'
CB 27 Australia Kai Trewin
CB 22 Argentina Germán Ferreyra
LB 16 Australia Aziz Behich (c) Yellow card 72'
DM 6 Australia Steven Ugarkovic downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 30 Austria Andreas Kuen
CM 21 Australia Alessandro Lopane downward-facing red arrow 45'
RW 10 Israel Yonatan Cohen downward-facing red arrow 83'
LW 23 Australia Marco Tilio downward-facing red arrow 71'
ST 17 Australia Max Caputo
Substitutes
GK 18 Australia Dakota Ochsenham
DF 2 Australia Callum Talbot upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 19 Australia Zane Schreiber upward-facing green arrow 71'
MF 39 Australia Emin Durakovic
MF 47 Australia Kavian Rahmani upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 7 Australia Matthew Leckie upward-facing green arrow 46' Yellow card 8u'
FW 35 Australia Medin Memeti upward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager
Australia Aurelio Vidmar
GK 33 Australia Matt Sutton
RB 6 Japan Tomoki Imai downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 4 Australia James Donachie
CB 30 Australia Dylan Leonard
LB 17 Australia Ben Garuccio (c) Yellow card 12'
RM 77 Japan Riku Danzaki downward-facing red arrow 78'
CM 23 Australia Rhys Bozinovski downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 32 Australia Angus Thurgate
LW 20 Australia Abel Walatee downward-facing red arrow 60'
RF 19 Australia Noah Botic
LF 24 Australia Michael Ruhs downward-facing red arrow 46'
Substitutes
GK 70 Australia Michael Vonja
DF 13 Australia Tate Russell upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 44 Australia Jordan Lauton upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 10 Australia Matthew Grimaldi upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 7 Australia Ramy Najjarine upward-facing green arrow 78'
FW 5 Australia Oliver Lavale
FW 9 Japan Hiroshi Ibusuki upward-facing green arrow 46'
Manager
Australia John Aloisi

Man of the Match:
Patrick Beach (Melbourne City)[20]

Assistant referees:[16]
George Lakrindis
Emma Kocbek
Fourth official:[16]
Ben Abraham
Video assistant referee:[16]
Lara Lee
Assistant video assistant referees:[16]
Casey Reibelt

Match rules[13]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if aggregate scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[a]

Grand Final

Melbourne City1–0Melbourne Victory
Cohen 10' Report
Attendance: 29,902
Referee: Adam Kersey (Queensland)
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
GK 33 Australia Patrick Beach
RB 13 Australia Nathaniel Atkinson
CB 22 Argentina Germán Ferreyra
CB 27 Australia Kai Trewin
LB 16 Australia Aziz Behich (c)
CM 6 Australia Steven Ugarkovic
CM 7 Australia Mathew Leckie Yellow card 79'
RW 10 Israel Yonatan Cohen Yellow card 33' downward-facing red arrow 90+7'
AM 30 Austria Andreas Kuen downward-facing red arrow 79'
LW 23 Australia Marco Tilio Yellow card 90+6'
CF 17 Australia Max Caputo downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
GK 18 Australia Dakota Ochsenham
DF 2 Australia Callum Talbot upward-facing green arrow 90+7'
MF 19 Australia Zane Schreiber
MF 21 Australia Alessandro Lopane upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 41 Australia Lawrence Wong
MF 47 Australia Kavian Rahmani
FW 35 Australia Medin Memeti upward-facing green arrow 65'
Manager:
Australia Aurelio Vidmar
GK 25 Australia Jack Duncan
RB 22 Australia Joshua Rawlins Yellow card 73'
CB 21 Portugal Roderick Miranda (c)
CB 4 Australia Lachlan Jackson downward-facing red arrow 74'
LB 28 Australia Kasey Bos
CM 6 Australia Ryan Teague Yellow card 86'
CM 14 Australia Jordi Valadon
RW 7 Australia Daniel Arzani downward-facing red arrow 89'
AM 8 France Zinédine Machach downward-facing red arrow 89'
LW 11 Brazil Clarismario Santos downward-facing red arrow 60'
CF 10 Australia Bruno Fornaroli downward-facing red arrow 74'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Australia Mitchell Langerak
DF 3 Ivory Coast Adama Traoré
DF 16 Australia Joshua Inserra Yellow card 78' upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 23 Australia Alexander Badolato upward-facing green arrow 60'
MF 27 Australia Reno Piscopo upward-facing green arrow 89'
FW 9 Greece Nikos Vergos upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 19 Australia Jing Reec upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Australia Arthur Diles

Man of the Match (Joe Marston Medal):
Mathew Leckie (Melbourne City)[21]

Assistant referees:[22]
George Lakrindis (Victoria)
Emma Kocbek (New South Wales)
Fourth official:[22]
Shaun Evans (Victoria)
Reserve assistant referee:[22]
Hugh Fenton-White (New South Wales)
Video assistant referee:[22]
Lara Lee (Queensland)
Assistant video assistant referees:[22]
Alex King (Queensland)
Kearney Robinson (New South Wales)

Match rules[23]

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time.[c]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
  2. ^ a b Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, excluding substitutions made at half-time.
  3. ^ Each team is given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.

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