Sydney FC have won five grand finals, the most of any club; Melbourne Victory have the second-most with four, and Central Coast Mariners and Brisbane Roar third-most with three.

In 2007, The Original Rivalry teams of premiers Melbourne Victory defeated Adelaide United 6–0; the largest margin of an A-League Men grand final.

Mathew Ryan with the Central Coast Mariners won the Joe Marston Medal as the first to win it on the losing team of the A-League Men grand final.

It returned to Suncorp Stadium the following year in 2012, with Brisbane against the Perth Glory; 2–1 via a late comeback winner, becoming the first A-League Men club to win back-to-back grand finals.

Due to Etihad Stadium and Melbourne Cricket Ground being unavailable for the event, AAMI Park became the last option to play host for the 2015 grand final.

Newcastle Jets reached the grand final in 2018 after a ten-year drought against the Melbourne Victory hosted at McDonald Jones Stadium for the first time.

It also ultimately sparked controversy for the video assistant referee (VAR) that failed to detect an offside for Victory's awarded goal.

From that point, matches were played behind closed doors, teams travelled interstate, and crowds were restricted for the semi-finals and grand final.

The same teams met the following year in 2021 with Melbourne City claiming the host at AAMI Park in a 14,017 sell-out crowd of half-capacity,[7] with travelling fans unable to attend due to Sydney's 2021 lockdown.

It was announced in December 2022, that the 2023, 2024 and 2025 A-Leagues grand finals would be played in Sydney as part of a deal with Destination NSW,[8] breaking the tradition of the highest placed team to host their grand final; the announcement initially being met with universal backlash from fans of all clubs, former players and active support groups.

[13] Notes The A-League Men's championship trophy is the main prize for winning the grand final and being crowned champions.

It is named after Joe Marston who played for the Australia men's national soccer team from 1947 to 1958 and a member of Preston North End in the 1954 FA Cup final.

The stadiums of an A-League Men grand final varies through the highest placed semi-final winning team to host in their own vicinity.

Multiple instances have occurred where clubs' home stadiums are deemed insufficient to host the grand final and instead move to a venue with more capacity in their vicinity.