VOTE for the greatest ever A-League moment - Round of 32: 2005-2009

We're looking to find what is the A-League's greatest ever moment. The field has been narrowed down to 32 moments and now it's time for the fans to vote.

Dwight Yorke, Kevin Muscat, Archie Thompson, Nicky Carle.

Left to Right: Dwight Yorke, Kevin Muscat, Archie Thompson, Nicky Carle. Source: Getty Images

On Monday July 8, Lucy Zelic and Nick Stoll were joined by Fox Sports' Simon Hill, two-time A-League champion Clint Bolton and Sydney Morning Herald journalist Vince Rugari to decide what should make the final 32 after numerous nominations from fans via social media. 





After much debate and a few vetoes, this was the final 32 in chronological order: 

1. 26 August 2005 - First weekend/Opening round
2. 15 October 2006 - Kosmina v Muscat 





3. 27 October 2006 - Nicky Carle's 89th minute wonder goal
4. 18 February 2007 - Victory 6 Adelaide 0 - Grand Final
5. 27 December 2008 - Allsopp v Kosmina 
6. 24 February 2008 - Newcastle Jets 1 Central Coast 0 - Grand Final
7. 4 August 2009 - Bleiberg sends cardboard cutout to press conference in protest
Miron Bleiberg cardboard cutout
8. 8 August 2009 - Gold Coast win first M1 derby
9. 14 February 2010 - John Aloisi screamer v Victory to seal Premier's Plate
10. 7 March 2010 - Wellington’s record crowd (32,7920) v Jets in the semi-final
11. 20 March 2010 - Muscat misses penalty v Sydney in the Grand Final
12. 8 October 2010 - Heart win first Melbourne derby
13 January 2011 - Ljubo Milicevic joins the squadron
Ljubo Squadron
14. 29 October 2011 - Brisbane Roar 7 Adelaide 1 Peak 'Roarcelona' 
15. 13 March 2011 - Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Grand Final 
16. 26 November 2011 - Brisbane Roar go 36 games unbeaten
17. 14 January 2012 Berisha v Bosschaart 
18. 22 April 2012 - Berisha penalty v Perth - 2012 Grand Final 
19. 16 September 2012 - Alessandro Del Piero arrives in Sydney
20. 13 October 2012 - Del Piero scores in home debut
21. 2 March 2013 - WSW make it 8 straight wins and go top with win over CCM in first season
22. 17 May 2015 - Melbourne Victory 3 Sydney FC 0 - Grand Final
23. 24 April 2016 - Wanderers 5 Brisbane 4 - Semi-Final
24. 1 May 2016 - Adelaide 3 Wanderers 1 - Grand Final
25. 8 October 2016 - 60,000+ at Sydney derby (record crowd) 
26. 15 October 2016 - Tim Cahill wonder goal in Melbourne derby
27. 18 November 2016 - Kerem Bulut’s offside goal v City
28. 27 April 2018 - Riley McGree’s scorpion goal v City in the semi-final
29. 28 April 2018 - Terry Antonis goes from zero to hero in Big Blue semi-final
30. 31 December 2018 - CCM v PER - The never-ending NYE game
31. 10 May 2019 - PER 3 ADL 3 - Reddy the penalty hero in the semi-final
32. 26 October 2019 - WSW 1 SYD 0 - First derby at the new Parramatta stadium
Now the bracket has been created, you can vote in each round via our social media channels.
The full greatest ever A-League moment bracket

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Published 9 June 2020 11:30am
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