List of Perth Glory FC seasons

Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was formed in 1995 and played its first competitive match in the first round of the 1996–97 National Soccer League in October 1996. They have played at their current home ground, Perth Oval, since their establishment. Perth is one of the three A-League clubs to survive the demise of the National Soccer League, the previous top division in Australian soccer. The club has participated in every A-League season since being implemented into the inaugural A-League season in 2005.

Perth Glory supporters prior to the 2012 A-League Grand Final, the club's first grand final in the A-League era

Perth has won a total of six major trophies, including the League Premiership four times and the League Championship twice. The club has also participated in six Grand Finals (Four in the National Soccer League and two in the A-League), two Australia Cup finals, two A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup finals, and one AFC Champions League competition.

The list encompasses information about every season played by the club, including the division the club played in, the club's finishing position, placement in finals if applicable, top goalscorers, and performance in other competitions, such as the Australia Cup and the AFC Champions League, and the club's achievements in major competitions.

Key to league competitions:

Seasons

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Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Finals Australia
Cup
Competition Result Name(s) Goals
League Other / Asia Top goalscorer(s)[a]
1996–97 NSL 26 11 5 10 48 41 38 7th NSL Cup DNE[b] Bobby Despotovski 14
1997–98 NSL 26 10 6 10 35 40 36 8th Bobby Despotovski 8
1998–99 NSL 28 16 5 7 62 37 53 3rd PF Con Boutsianis 12
1999–2000 NSL 34 19 7 8 60 42 64 1st RU Con Boutsianis
Alistair Edwards
13
2000–01 NSL 30 18 7 5 73 33 61 3rd EF Damian Mori 19
2001–02 NSL 24 16 7 1 52 23 55 1st RU Damian Mori 17 ♦
2002–03 NSL 24 16 2 6 48 22 50 2nd W Damian Mori 24 ♦
2003–04 NSL 24 18 3 3 56 22 57 1st W Damian Mori 16
2004–05 Competition Not Held
2005–06 A-League 21 8 5 8 34 29 29 5th Pre-Season
Cup
RU Bobby Despotovski 11 ♦[c]
2006–07 A-League 21 5 5 11 24 30 20 7th Pre-Season
Cup
6th Jamie Harnwell
Stuart Young
7
2007–08 A-League 21 4 8 9 27 34 20 7th Pre-Season
Cup
RU Jamie Harnwell 8
2008–09 A-League 21 6 4 11 31 44 22 7th Pre-Season
Cup
Group Eugene Dadi
Nikita Rukavytsya
10
2009–10 A-League 27 11 6 10 40 34 39 5th EF Mile Sterjovski 6
2010–11 A-League 30 5 8 17 27 54 23 10th Robbie Fowler 9
2011–12 A-League 27 13 4 10 40 35 43 3rd RU Shane Smeltz 13
2012–13 A-League 27 9 5 13 29 31 32 6th EF Shane Smeltz 7
2013–14 A-League 27 7 7 13 28 37 28 8th Steven McGarry
Shane Smeltz
4
2014–15 A-League 27 14 8 5 45 35 50 7th[d] DQ[e] RU Andy Keogh 17
2015–16 A-League 27 13 4 10 49 42 43 5th EF RU Diego Castro 13
2016–17 A-League 27 10 9 8 53 53 39 5th SF R16 Diego Castro 13
2017–18 A-League 27 10 2 15 36 50 32 8th R32 Adam Taggart 8
2018–19 A-League 27 18 6 3 56 23 60 1st RU R32 Andy Keogh 15
2019–20 A-League 26 10 7 9 43 36 37 6th SF R32 Champions
League
Group Bruno Fornaroli 14
2020–21 A-League 26 9 7 10 44 44 34 9th [f] Bruno Fornaroli 13
2021–22 A-League 26 4 6 16 20 43 18 12th PO Bruno Fornaroli 8
2022–23 A-League 26 7 8 11 36 46 26 9th PO[g] Adam Taggart
David Williams
5
2023–24 A-League 27 5 7 15 46 69 22 12th PO Adam Taggart 20 ♦
2024–25 A-League TBD R16 TBD

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes goals scored in all competitions, including the A-League Men, A-League Men Finals, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, Australia Cup and AFC Champions League.
  2. ^ Perth were excused from participation in the 1996–97 NSL Cup to allow them to prepare for their first NSL season.[1]
  3. ^ 8 goals in the league, joint top scorer with Archie Thompson of Melbourne Victory, Stewart Petrie of Central Coast Mariners and Alex Brosque of Brisbane Roar.
  4. ^ Perth were given a compulsory 7th place finish due to salary cap violations.[2]
  5. ^ Perth were disqualified from the Finals series due to salary cap violations.[2]
  6. ^ The 2020 FFA Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[3]
  7. ^ Perth played in the play-off round at the end of the 2021–22 season.

References

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  1. ^ Gatt, Ray (9 August 1996). "Cup could be a knockout". The Australian – via Factiva. New national league club Perth Glory have been given permission to miss the Johnnie Walker Cup so they can maximise preparations for their entry into the Ericsson Cup...
  2. ^ a b "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020.

General

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