2019–20 in Australian soccer
Season | 2019–20 | |
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Men's soccer | ||
A-League Premiership | Sydney FC | |
A-League Championship | Sydney FC | |
National Premier Leagues | Wollongong Wolves | |
FFA Cup | Adelaide United | |
Women's soccer | ||
W-League Premiership | Melbourne City | |
W-League Championship | Melbourne City | |
The 2019–20 season was the 51st season of national competitive association football in Australia and 137th overall.
Most events from March 2020 onwards were disrupted or postponed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1][2]
National teams
[edit]Australia men's national soccer team
[edit]2022 FIFA World Cup qualification / 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
[edit]Second round
[edit]10 September 2019 Group B | Kuwait | 0–3 | | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Attendance: 11,852 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) |
10 October 2019 Group B | Australia | 5–0 | | Canberra, Australia |
20:00 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 18,563 Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
15 October 2019 Group B | Chinese Taipei | 1–7 | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
19:10 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,217 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) |
14 November 2019 Group B | Jordan | 0–1 | | Amman, Jordan |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report |
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Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Attendance: 9,712 Referee: Fu Ming (China) |
Australia men's national under-23 soccer team
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2019–20.
6 September 2019 | Australia | 1–1 | | Wollongong, Australia |
19:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: WIN Stadium |
9 September 2019 | Australia | 1–1 | | Sydney, Australia |
19:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
14 October 2019 | Australia | 1–2 | | Doha, Qatar |
Report (AUS) Report (IRN) |
Stadium: Al-Duhail Stadium |
15 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup | China | 1–5 | | Chongqing, China |
19:30 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium |
17 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup | Australia | 4–0 | | Chongqing, China |
16:00 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium |
19 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup | Australia | 1–0 | | Chongqing, China |
16:00 CST | Report | Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium |
3 January 2020 | Australia | 1–1 | | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
17:00 MYT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
2020 AFC U-23 Championship
[edit]Matches also acted as qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games .
8 January 2020 Group stage | Iraq | 1–1 | | Rangsit, Thailand |
17:15 ICT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 106 Referee: Fu Ming (China) |
11 January 2020 Group stage | Thailand | 1–2 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
20:15 ICT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 22,352 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
14 January 2020 Group stage | Australia | 1–1 | | Rangsit, Thailand |
20:15 ICT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
18 January 2020 Quarter-final | Australia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | | Bangkok, Thailand |
20:15 ICT |
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Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
22 January 2020 Semi-final | Australia | 0–2 | | Rangsit, Thailand |
20:15 ICT | Report | Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
25 January 2020 Third place match | Australia | 1–0 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
19:30 ICT |
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Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 590 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
Australia men's national under-20 soccer team
[edit]AFF U-18 Youth Championship
[edit]7 August 2019 Group stage | Cambodia | 1–5 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
18:30 ICT |
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Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 295 Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos) |
9 August 2019 Group stage | Vietnam | 1–4 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
18:30 ICT |
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Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 4,535 Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos) |
11 August 2019 Group stage | Australia | 3–1 | | Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam |
18:30 ICT | Report |
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Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium Attendance: 418 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
13 August 2019 Group stage | Australia | 0–3 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
15:30 ICT | Report | Stadium: Thành Long Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos) |
15 August 2019 Group stage | Singapore | 0–5 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
15:30 ICT | Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 356 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) |
17 August 2019 Semi-final | Australia | 2–1 | | Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam |
19:30 ICT | Report |
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Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Ahmad A'qashah (Singapore) |
19 August 2019 Final | Malaysia | 0–1 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
19:30 ICT | Report |
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Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 859 Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam) |
AFC U-19 Championship qualification
[edit]6 November 2019 Qualification Stage | Australia | 2–2 | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
16:00 Taiwan NST | Report |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 55 Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran) |
8 November 2019 Qualification Stage | Macau | 0–6 | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
16:00 Taiwan NST | Report |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 55 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan) |
10 November 2019 Qualification Stage | Chinese Taipei | 0–5 | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
19:00 Taiwan NST | Report |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 694 Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan) |
Australia men's national under-17 soccer team
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2019–20.
6 September 2019 | England | 3–2 | | Hinckley, England |
19:00 (UTC±0) |
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Report | Stadium: Leicester Road Stadium Attendance: 527 |
8 September 2019 | Australia | 3–3 (4–3 p) | | Burton upon Trent, England |
13:00 (UTC±0) | Report (Twitter) Report (FTBL) |
Stadium: St. George's Park Referee: Alan Young (England) |
10 September 2019 | Australia | 0–4 | | Burton upon Trent, England |
15:00 (UTC±0) | Report | Stadium: St. George's Park |
FIFA U-17 World Cup
[edit]26 October 2019 Group stage | Ecuador | 2–1 | | Goiânia, Brazil |
20:00 (UTC-3) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Attendance: 337 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
29 October 2019 Group stage | Australia | 2–2 | | Goiânia, Brazil |
20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Attendance: 233 Referee: Amin Mohamed (Egypt) |
1 November 2019 Group stage | Australia | 2–1 | | Gama, Brazil |
17:00 (UTC-3) | Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Bezerrão Attendance: 851 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
6 November 2019 Round of 16 | France | 4–0 | | Goiânia, Brazil |
20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Serrinha Attendance: 814 Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay) |
Younger cohort: AFF U-15 Youth Championship
[edit]28 July 2019 Group stage | Cambodia | 1–3 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
15:30 | Report | Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 2 Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar) |
30 July 2019 Group stage | Laos | 0–3 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 75 Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia) |
1 August 2019 Group stage | Australia | 0–3 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 80 Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines) |
3 August 2019 Group stage | Thailand | 1–1 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 550 Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia) |
5 August 2019 Group stage | Brunei | 0–4 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
15:30 | Report | Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 2 Attendance: 93 Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar) |
Younger cohort: AFC U-16 Championship qualification
[edit]16 September 2019 Group stage | Mongolia | 1–2 | | Hanoi, Vietnam |
18:00 (ICT) |
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Report |
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Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 105 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon) |
18 September 2019 Group stage | Australia | 3–0 | | Hanoi, Vietnam |
16:00 (ICT) | Report | Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 30 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
20 September 2019 Group stage | East Timor | 0–1 | | Hanoi, Vietnam |
16:00 (ICT) | Report |
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Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 92 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait) |
22 September 2019 Group stage | Vietnam | 1–2 | | Hanoi, Vietnam |
18:00 (ICT) | Report |
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Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 683 Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq) |
Australia women's national soccer team
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]The following is a list of friendlies played or originally scheduled to be played by the women's senior national team in 2019–20.
9 November 2019 | Australia | 2–1 | | Sydney, Australia |
15:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 20,029 Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia) |
12 November 2019 | Australia | 1–0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
19:30 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,340 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
10 April 2020 | United States | Cancelled | | Sandy, United States |
21:30 ET | Cancellation | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
2020 AFC Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
[edit]7 February 2020 Third round | Australia | 7–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
10 February 2020 Third round | Australia | 6–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
13 February 2020 Third round | Australia | 1–1 | | Sydney, Australia |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 5,660 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
6 March 2020 Play-off round | Australia | 5–0 | | Newcastle, Australia |
18:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 14,014 Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore) |
11 March 2020 Play-off round | Vietnam | 1–2 | | Cẩm Phả, Vietnam |
18:00 ICT |
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Report | Stadium: Cẩm Phả Stadium Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar) |
Australia women's national under-20 soccer team
[edit]AFC U-19 Women's Championship
[edit]27 October 2019 Group stage | North Korea | 5–1 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
16:00 (UTC+7) |
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Report |
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Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan) |
30 October 2019 Group stage | Thailand | 1–3 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
19:00 (UTC+7) |
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Report | Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 280 Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran) |
2 November 2019 Group stage | Australia | 1–0 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
16:00 (UTC+7) |
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Report | Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 90 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
6 November 2019 Semi-final | Japan | 7–0 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
20:00 (UTC+7) | Report | Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India) |
9 November 2019 Third place match | South Korea | 9–1 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
16:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Stadium |
Australia women's national under-17 soccer team
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under 17 national team in 2019–20.
15 August 2019 | Solomon Islands | 0–14 | | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
16:00 SBT | Report | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium |
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
[edit]15 September 2019 Group stage | Japan | 0–0 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
16:00 (ICT) | Report | Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 223 Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong) |
18 September 2019 Group stage | Thailand | 1–6 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
19:00 (ICT) |
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Report | Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam) |
21 September 2019 Group stage | Australia | 2–2 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
16:00 (ICT) | Report | Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium |
25 September 2019 Semi-final | Australia | 0–3 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
12:00 (ICT) | Report | Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium |
28 September 2019 Third place match | China | 2–1 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
16:00 (ICT) | Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi |
AFC competitions
[edit]AFC Champions League
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group E
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEI | MVC | SEO | CHI | |
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1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | ||
2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | |||
3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | |||
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |
Group F
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULS | TOK | SSH | PRG | |
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1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | ||
2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | |||
3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 3–3 | |||
4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Group H
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | YOK | SSI | JEO | SYD | |
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1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | ||
2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–4 | |||
3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | |||
4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |
Knockout stage
[edit]Round of 16
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Ulsan Hyundai |
3–0 |
Men's football
[edit]A-League
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney FC (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][3][b] |
2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b] |
3 | Wellington Phoenix[c] | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b] |
5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
6 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 37 | |
7 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 36 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 32 | 40 | −8 | 34 | |
9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 33 | |
10 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | |
11 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 26 | 55 | −29 | 18 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Finals series
[edit]Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | |||||||||
Sydney FC | 2 | ||||||||||
Wellington Phoenix | 0 | Perth Glory | 0 | ||||||||
Perth Glory | 1 | Sydney FC | 1 | ||||||||
Melbourne City | 0 | ||||||||||
Melbourne City | 2 | ||||||||||
Brisbane Roar | 0 | Western United | 0 | ||||||||
Western United | 1 |
Elimination-finals
[edit]22 August 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
17:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 (played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Alex King |
23 August 2020 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Western United | Sydney |
18:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 (played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Chris Beath |
Semi-finals
[edit]26 August 2020 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Western United | Sydney |
17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 1,897 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
26 August 2020 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
20:10 AEST | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 3,477 Referee: Alex King |
Grand final
[edit]Sydney FC | 1–0 | Melbourne City |
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Report |
National Premier Leagues
[edit]The Final Series featured the winner of each Member Federation's league competition in the National Premier Leagues, where the overall winner was to qualify directly for the 2020 FFA Cup Round of 32. Since that competition was cancelled, Wollongong Wolves qualified directly for the 2021 FFA Cup Round of 32.[4]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
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Cup competitions
[edit]FFA Cup
[edit]Final
[edit]Women's football
[edit]W-League
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne City (C) | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 | +23 | 34 | Qualification to Finals series |
2 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 23 | |
3 | Sydney FC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | |
4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 22 | |
5 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 17 | |
6 | Canberra United | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 13 | |
7 | Perth Glory | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 11 | |
8 | Adelaide United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 24 | −12 | 7 | |
9 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 27 | −15 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Finals series
[edit]Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Melbourne City | 5 | |||||||
4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | |||||||
Melbourne City | 1 | ||||||||
Sydney FC | 0 | ||||||||
2 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | |||||||
3 | Sydney FC | 1 |
Deaths
[edit]- 14 September 2019: Rudi Gutendorf, 93, Australian head coach from 1979 to 1981.[5]
- 28 November 2019: Pim Verbeek, 63, Australian head coach from 2007 to 2010.[6]
- 27 May 2020: Liesbeth Migchelsen, 49, Canberra United head coach from 2013 to 2014.[7][8]
Retirements
[edit]- 2 July 2019: Marc Janko, 36, former Austria and Sydney FC striker.[9]
- 15 July 2019: Lizzie Durack, 25, former England and Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper.[10]
- 15 September 2019: Daniel McBreen, 42, former Newcastle United, North Queensland Fury, Perth Glory and Central Coast Mariners striker.[11]
- 10 October 2019: Caitlin Munoz, 36, former Australia and Canberra United striker.[12]
- 18 October 2019: Ken Ilsø, 33, former Adelaide United striker.[13]
- 1 January 2020: David Villa, 38, former Spain and Melbourne City striker.[14]
- 6 January 2020: Erika Tymrak, 28, former United States and Melbourne City midfielder.[15]
- 28 January 2020: Alexander Meier, 37, former Western Sydney Wanderers forward.[16]
- 6 May 2020: Jakob Poulsen, 36, former Denmark and Melbourne Victory midfielder.[17]
- 14 May 2020: Marcos Flores, 34, former Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Central Coast Mariners, Newcastle Jets and Adelaide City midfielder.[18][19]
- 26 May 2020: Alex Cisak, 31, former Sydney FC goalkeeper.[20]
- 18 June 2020: Glen Moss, 37, former New Zealand, Sydney Olympic, New Zealand Knights, Wellington Phoenix, Melbourne Victory, Gold Coast United, and Newcastle Jets goalkeeper.[21][22]
References
[edit]- ^ "FFA to postpone remaining matches in the Hyundai A-League season due to COVID-19". Football Federation Australia. 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Football Federation Australia extends the postponement of the Hyundai A-League". Football Federation Australia. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Latest update on AFC Champions League". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Stand-alone Final and AFC Champions League prize to headline rebooted FFA Cup in 2021". Football Australia. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Former Socceroos coach Gutendorf dies at 93". SBS. The World Game. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ Bungard, Matt (28 November 2019). "Former Socceroos coach Pim Verbeek dies aged 63". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Vale Lizz Migchelsen". Canberra United. 27 May 2020.
- ^ "Oud-voetbalster Liesbeth Migchelsen overleden" [Former football player Liesbeth Migchelsen passed away]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 27 May 2020.
- ^ Greco, John (2 July 2019). "Around the grounds: Champness heads to USA, Bayern move just the start for Singh, Roar's British flavour". A-League. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
Former Sydney FC striker and Austrian international Marc Janko has announced his immediate retirement from football.
- ^ "Lizzie Durack retires". Chelsea FC. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Kerry, Craig (13 September 2019). "NPL: Daniel McBreen lines up last shot at Grand Final glory before next step in career". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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Adelaide City playmaker Marcos Flores has announced his retirement after spreading joy throughout his glittering football career to six continents.
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