2017 FFA Cup Final
# 2017 FFA Cup Final

The 2017 FFA Cup Final was the 4th final of the premier association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The match was held at Allianz Stadium, as determined by Football Federation Australia (FFA), making it the first FFA Cup Final hosted in Sydney. Melbourne City were the defending champions, however they were defeated 2–0 by Sydney FC in the quarter-finals. Sydney FC went on to defeat South Melbourne in the semi-finals to make their second FFA Cup Final appearance. Adelaide United defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 in the semi-finals to also make their second FFA Cup Final appearance.

## Road to the final

| Sydney FC | Sydney FC | Round | Adelaide United | 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) |
| Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). |||||

Sydney FC and Adelaide United were among 735 teams who entered the FFA Cup competition, and as A-League clubs, both entered the tournament in the Round of 32.

Sydney FC's first match was away against Darwin Rovers, whom they trounced 8–0. In the Round of 16, Sydney FC defeated fellow Sydney club Bankstown Berries 3–0. In their quarter final, they defeated fellow A-League club and reigning champions Melbourne City 2–0 at Leichhardt Oval. Their semi-final opponents, South Melbourne were comprehensively beaten 5–1.

Adelaide United's FFA Cup journey began with a 1–0 win over the Newcastle Jets at Marden Sports Complex. They then defeated rivals Melbourne Victory 3–0 at home. United's quarter final match-up saw them easily account for Heidelberg United 3–0 away at Olympic Village, Melbourne. In the semi-finals, United took on the Western Sydney Wanderers at Campbelltown Stadium and came out 2–1 victors in front of over 5,000 spectators.

## Match

### Details

| Sydney FC | Adelaide United |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Andrew Redmayne | | |
| RB | 26 | Luke Wilkshire | 43' | 106' |
| CB | 5 | Jordy Buijs | | |
| CB | 2 | Alex Wilkinson | | |
| LB | 7 | Michael Zullo | | |
| CM | 6 | Joshua Brillante | | |
| CM | 13 | Brandon O'Neill | | |
| RW | 11 | Adrian Mierzejewski | 120+3' | |
| CAM | 14 | Alex Brosque (c) | 23' | 71' |
| LW | 10 | Miloš Ninković | | 62' |
| FW | 9 | Bobô | | |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 30 | Tom Heward-Belle | |
| DF | 22 | Sebastian Ryall | | 106' |
| MF | 16 | Anthony Kalik | | |
| MF | 17 | David Carney | 117' | 62' |
| FW | 18 | Matt Simon | | 71' |
| Manager: ||
| Graham Arnold ||
| GK | 20 | Paul Izzo | | |
| RB | 2 | Michael Marrone | 115' | |
| CB | 23 | Jordan Elsey | 119' | |
| CB | 22 | Ersan Gülüm | 109' | 78' |
| LB | 19 | Ben Garuccio | | |
| CM | 8 | Isaías (c) | | |
| CM | 37 | Daniel Adlung | 83' | |
| RW | 17 | Nikola Mileusnic | | |
| CAM | 10 | Karim Matmour | | |
| RM | 7 | Ryan Kitto | | 88' |
| ST | 9 | Baba Diawara | | 73' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 1 | Daniel Margush | | |
| DF | 4 | Ben Warland | | 78' |
| MF | 12 | Mark Ochieng | 104' | 88' |
| MF | 16 | Nathan Konstandopoulos | | |
| FW | 14 | George Blackwood | | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Marco Kurz ||
| 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 | Match rules: 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |

### Statistics

| Statistics | Sydney FC | Adelaide United |
| - | - | - |
| Goals scored | 2 | 1 |
| Total shots | 18 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 9 | 4 |
| Ball possession | 53% | 47% |
| Corner kicks | 5 | 3 |
| Fouls | 25 | 20 |
| Offsides | 0 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 4 |
| Red cards | 0 | 1 |
