2017 FFA Cup final

FFA Cup

Company type	Soccer tournament
Industry	Sports
Founded	2014
Area served	Australia
Website	www.australiacup.com.au

The 2017 FFA Cup Final represented the fourth championship match of the FFA Cup (currently known as the Australia Cup), which stands as Australia's foremost knockout soccer tournament. Hosted at Sydney's Allianz Stadium, this event was the inaugural FFA Cup Final held at this venue. The reigning champions, Melbourne City, were ousted in the quarter-finals after a 2–0 defeat by Sydney FC. Subsequently, Sydney FC overcame South Melbourne in the semi-finals to secure their second appearance in the final. Meanwhile, Adelaide United reached their second final by edging out Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 in the semi-final clash.

Road to the final

Sydney FC		Round	Adelaide United
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Darwin Rovers	8–0 (A)	Round of 32	Newcastle Jets	1–0 (H)
Bankstown Berries	3–0 (A)	Round of 16	Melbourne Victory	3–0 (H)
Melbourne City	2–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	Heidelberg United	3–0 (A)
South Melbourne	5–1 (A)	Semi-finals	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1 (A)

Out of a total of 735 participating teams, both Sydney FC and Adelaide United FC entered the competition at the Round of 32 stage as representatives from the A-League.

Sydney FC commenced their campaign with a commanding 8–0 victory away against Darwin Rovers FC, followed by a 3–0 win over local competitors Bankstown Berries FC. In the quarter-finals, they dispatched defending champions Melbourne City with a 2–0 result at Leichhardt Oval, then secured a decisive 5–1 triumph against South Melbourne in the semi-finals.

Adelaide United’s journey began with a tight 1–0 home win over Newcastle Jets FC, succeeded by a 3–0 victory against rivals Melbourne Victory FC. They then achieved a 3–0 away win versus Heidelberg United FC and clinched a 2–1 semi-final success over Western Sydney Wanderers at Campbelltown Stadium, an event that attracted an audience exceeding 5,000.

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Mark Viduka Medal#Man of the Match (Mark Viduka Medal):] Adrian Mierzejewski Assistant referees Owen Goldrick, Lance Greenshields Fourth official David Walsh Additional assistant referees Chris Beath, Stephen Lucas

style="width:60%; vertical-align:top"| Match regulations:* - Regulation time of 90 minutes - If necessary, two periods of extra time totaling 30 minutes - Penalty shoot-out to decide winner if still tied - Five substitutes named, with a maximum of three allowed to enter

} Statistics Match Statistics Sydney FC Adelaide United Goals scored 2 1 Total attempts 18 9 Shots on goal 9 4 Possession 53% 47% Corner kicks earned 5 3 Fouls committed 25 20 Offside calls 0 4 Yellow cards received 4 4 Red cards issued 0 1 See also 2017 FFA Cup External links Official website