2014 A-League Grand Final
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| Event | 2013–14 A-League | ||||||
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| 1 – 1 at the conclusion of regulation time | |||||||
| Date | 4pm AEST, 4 May 2014 | ||||||
| Venue | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | ||||||
| Man of the Match |
Thomas Broich, Brisbane Roar, Iacopo La Rocca, Western Sydney Wanderers |
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| Referee | Peter Green | ||||||
| Attendance | 51,153 | ||||||
The 2014 A-League Grand Final was the ninth A-League Grand Final, and was played on 4 May 2014, at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. The match was contested by the two winning finals series semi-finalists, Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers, who finished first and second respectively in the 2013–14 A-League regular season. The match was won by Brisbane Roar, who beat Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 in extra time, after the game was drawn at 1-1 at full-time.
That match was played in front of a sold-out crowd of 51,153 people. It was Brisbane Roar's third Grand Final victory in as many attempts. Whilst the match was Western Sydney Wanderers' second Grand Final loss after only two seasons of being an established club.
After the completion of the 2013–14 A-League regular season, the top six teams qualified for the Finals Series. Teams finishing 3rd-6th placed (Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC and Adelaide United) would have to begin the series in the elimination-finals, with the top two teams (Brisbane Roar and Western Sydney Wanderers) receiving byes into the semi-finals.
The first match of the elimination-finals saw 4th placed Melbourne Victory defeat 5th placed Sydney FC 2–1 on 18 April 2014, at Docklands Stadium. In the second elimination-finals match Central Coast Mariners defeated Adelaide United 1–0 on 19 April 2014, at Central Coast Stadium.
Central Coast Mariners progressed to play Western Sydney Wanderers at Pirtek Stadium on 26 April 2014. The match ended 2–0, with Western Sydney Wanderers progressing to their second consecutive A-League Grand Final. In the other semi-final, Brisbane Roar hosted and defeated Melbourne Victory 1–0 at Suncorp Stadium on 27 April 2014, to continue to the Grand Final, which Brisbane Roar hosted as the higher ranked team.
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