be Ian Crook's last match as Sydney FC manager, as he announced his resignation shortly after the defeat, which was Sydney's fourth in six games. The fixture played 8 December 2006 holds the record for the second highest attendance at a regular season match with 50,333 in attendance. Currently, three fixtures between the two sides make up the top ten of the League's highest regular season attendances. With Sydney defeating Melbourne on 3 March 2017 (36th match), they became the first side to win all 3 games of the rivalry in the normal season. Melbourne Victory and Sydney met in the 2017 A-League Grand Final. Despite Sydney only losing 1 game throughout the whole season, it was Melbourne Victory who took the lead through a Besart Berisha goal. Sydney FC equalised after halftime thanks to Rhyan Grant. The game went to penalties and Sydney won 4–2 on penalties. It was exactly the same scoreline as there meeting in the 2010 Grand Final. Head-to-head summary All-time results Regular season matches Finals series matches Leading goalscorers (4+ goals) BOLD indicates player still playing for that club. Players who played for both clubs Players in bold denote currently still active at either Melbourne Victory or Sydney FC Played for one, managed the other See also Soccer in Australia List of association football club rivalries by country References Australian soccer rivalries Melbourne Victory FC Sydney FC Soccer in Melbourne Soccer in Sydney