2019–20 Western United FC season
| 2019–20 season | |||
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| Chairman | Jason Sourasis | ||
| Manager | Mark Rudan | ||
| Stadium | GMHBA Stadium, Geelong Mars Stadium, Ballarat VU Whitten Oval, Footscray, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Carlton | ||
| A-League | 5th | ||
| A-League Finals | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Besart Berisha (19 goals) All: Besart Berisha (19 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 10,128 vs Melbourne Victory (8 December 2019) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,973 vs Brisbane Roar (16 February 2020) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,653 | ||
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The 2019–20 season is Western United FC's first season since its establishment in 2018. The club competed in the A-League for the first time though it did not compete in the FFA Cup.
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand.[1] The season resumed on 17 July 2020.[2]
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF |  Panagiotis Kone
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Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 1 February 2019 | [3] |
| 19 | DF | Josh Risdon | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 2 years | 12 February 2019 | [4] |
| 6 | MF | Connor Chapman | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 7 March 2019 | [5] |
| 2 | DF | Aaron Calver | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 1 year | 12 March 2019 | [6] |
| 21 | MF | Sebastian Pasquali |  Jong Ajax
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Free transfer | 1 year | 20 March 2019 | [7] |
| 5 | DF | Dylan Pierias | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 March 2019 | [7] |
| 9 | FW | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 March 2019 | [7] |
| 7 | FW | Valentino Yuel |  Bentleigh Greens
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Free transfer | 1 year | 25 March 2019 | [8] |
| 15 | DF | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 1 year | 15 April 2019 | [9] |
| 17 | MF | Joshua Cavallo | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 1 year | 15 April 2019 | [9] |
| 11 | FW | Connor Pain | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 1 year | 15 April 2019 | [9] |
| 22 | DF |  Ersan Gülüm
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Whittlesea United
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Free transfer | 7 May 2019 | [10] | |
| 10 | FW | Scott McDonald | Unattached | Free transfer | 8 May 2019 | [11] | |
| 20 | GK | James Delianov | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 2 years | 9 May 2019 | [12] |
| 1 | GK |  Filip Kurto
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Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 2 years | 14 May 2019 | [13] |
| 3 | DF | Brendan Hamill | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 1 year | 15 May 2019 | [14] |
| 14 | MF | Max Burgess | Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 2 years | 27 May 2019 | [15] |
| 4 | DF |  Andrew Durante
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Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 1 year | 11 June 2019 | [16] |
| 13 | DF | Ivan Vujica | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 23 June 2019 | [17] | |
| 23 | MF |  Alessandro Diamanti
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Unattached | Free transfer | 24 July 2019 | [18] | |
| 24 | MF | Thiel Iradukunda | Unattached | Scholarship | 1 year | 2 September 2019 | [19] |
| 12 | MF |  Dario Jertec
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 September 2019 | [20] |
| 25 | MF | Luke Duzel | Melbourne City Youth | Scholarship | 1 year[21] | 24 September 2019 | [22] |
| 18 | FW |  Besart Berisha
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 27 September 2019 | [23] |
| 27 | MF | Jerry Skotadis | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 5 October 2019 | [24][25] |
| 26 | FW | Kwabena Appiah | Unattached | Injury replacement | 14 October 2019 | [26] | |
| 30 | GK | Ryan Scott | Bentleigh Greens
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Injury replacement | 3 months | 8 November 2019 | [27] |
| 28 | DF | Oskar Dillon | Gold Coast Knights
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Free transfer | 6 months | 2 January 2020 | [28] |
| 22 | DF | Tomislav Uskok | Sydney United
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Free transfer | 1.5 years | 23 January 2020 | [29] |
| 6 | DF |  Tomoki Imai
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Unattached | Free transfer | 0.5 year | 11 February 2020 | [30] |
| 10 | MF | Steven Lustica |  Qizilqum Zarafshon
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Free transfer | 0.5 year | 21 February 2020 | [31] |
| 26 | FW | Patrick Antelmi | Sydney United
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Free transfer | 2 months | 17 July 2020 | [32] |
| MF | Nicolas Milanovic | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Scholarship | 1 year | 17 July 2020 | [32] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | MF | Connor Chapman |  Daejeon Citizen
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Undisclosed | 29 December 2019 | [33] |
| 10 | FW | Scott McDonald | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 17 January 2020 | [34] |
| 26 | FW | Kwabena Appiah | Unattached | End of contract | 20 January 2020 | [citation needed] |
| 22 | DF | Ersan Gülüm
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Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 22 January 2020 | [35] |
| 12 | MF | Dario Jertec
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Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 7 April 2020 | [36] |
| 8 | FW | Panagiotis Kone
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Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 13 July 2020 | [37] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Jerry Skotadis | Defensive midfielder | 2 years | 24 January 2020 | [25] |
| 30 | Ryan Scott | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 25 June 2020 | [38] |
| 10 | Steven Lustica | Central midfielder | 1 year | 29 June 2020 | [39] |
| 23 | Alessandro Diamanti |
Attacking midfielder | 2 years | 3 July 2020 | [40] |
| 25 | Luke Duzel | Midfielder | 1 year | 17 July 2020 | [21] |
Club
Kits
The kit supplier is Kappa. At the start of the inaugural season, Probuild were announced as Western United's main kit sponsor,[41] with Hyundai sponsoring the sleeves.
Technical staff
Football Department
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | Mark Rudan[42]
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| Assistant Coach | John Anastasiadis[43]
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| Assistant Coach |  John Hutchinson[44]
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| Director of Football | Steve Horvat[45]
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| Goalkeeping Coach | Frank Juric[46]
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Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 28 December 2019
| No. | Pos. | Player | A-League | Total | |||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Filip Kurto
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12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | Aaron Calver
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7+2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | DF | Brendan Hamill
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3+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 | DF | Andrew Durante
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12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | DF | Dylan Pierias
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1+7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 7 | FW | Valentino Yuel
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0+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 8 | MF | Panagiotis Kone
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10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||
| 9 | FW | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos
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0+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 11 | FW | Connor Pain
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12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||
| 12 | MF | Dario Jertec
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11+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||
| 13 | DF | Ivan Vujica
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 | MF | Max Burgess
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1+9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||
| 15 | DF | Jonathan Aspropotamitis
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0+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 | MF | Joshua Cavallo
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 18 | FW | Besart Berisha
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10+1 | 6 | 11 | 6 | |||||||||
| 19 | DF | Josh Risdon
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9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 | GK | James Delianov
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 21 | MF | Sebastian Pasquali
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 23 | MF | Alessandro Diamanti
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12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | |||||||||
| 24 | MF | Thiel Iradukunda†
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 25 | MF | Luke Duzel†
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 26 | FW | Kwabena Appiah
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3+3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| 27 | DF | Jerry Skotadis†
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4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 28 | DF | Oskar Dillon
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 | GK | Ryan Scott
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Players no longer at the club | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Connor Chapman
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8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||
| 10 | FW | Scott McDonald
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8+1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||||||||
| 22 | DF | Ersan Gülüm
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9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||
† = Scholarship or NPL/Y-League-listed player
Pre-season
Friendlies
| 22 August 2019 | Caroline Springs George Cross | 0–4 | Western United | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field Attendance: 3,267 |
| 29 August 2019 | Western United | 5–0 | Preston Lions | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field Attendance: 2,532 |
| 3 September 2019 | Western United | 2–0 | North Geelong Warriors | Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field Attendance: 2,135 |
| 10 September 2019 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Western United | Melbourne, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 15 September 2019 | Western United | 0–6 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne, Australia |
| 13:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 21 September 2019 | Western United | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Ballarat, Australia |
| 15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Morshead Park |
| 27 September 2019 | Western United | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Ballarat, Australia |
| 15:00 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Morshead Park |
| 5 October 2019 | Western United | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Geelong, Australia |
| 13:00 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| A-League | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 46.15 |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 46.15 |
Updated to match played 6 March 2020
Source: Competitions
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][47][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 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
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.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 |
Last updated: 28 December 2019.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Result by round
Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2020. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 13 October 2019 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Western United | Wellington |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 8,254 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 19 October 2019 2 | Western United | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Geelong |
| 17:15 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 6,888 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 27 October 2019 3 | Western United | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Geelong |
| 18:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 7,042 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 2 November 2019 4 | Melbourne Victory | 2–3 | Western United | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 20,865 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 9 November 2019 5 | Western United | 2–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Geelong |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 4,558 Referee: Alex King |
| 16 November 2019 6 | Western United | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Geelong |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 5,668 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 24 November 2019 7 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Western United | Gosford |
| 16:00 AEDT | Gallifuoco  49' |
Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Alex King |
| 1 December 2019 8 | Western United | 0–2 | Sydney FC | Geelong |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 4,187 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 8 December 2019 9 | Western United | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Geelong |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 10,128 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 13 December 2019 10 | Brisbane Roar | 0–2 | Western United | Brisbane |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,582 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 20 December 2019 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Western United | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 11,988 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 28 December 2019 12 | Western United | 1–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Ballarat |
| 17:15 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Mars Stadium Attendance: 5,084 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 3 January 2020 13 | Melbourne City | 3–2 | Western United | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,577 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 19 January 2020 15 | Western United | 3–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Geelong |
| 16:00 AEDT | Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 6,020 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 26 January 2020 16 | Western United | 3–4 | Adelaide United | Footscray |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: VU Whitten Oval Attendance: 5,988 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 1 February 2020 17 | Newcastle Jets | 0–0 | Western United | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 5,458 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 16 February 2020 19 | Western United | 0–1 | Brisbane Roar | Ballarat |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Mars Stadium Attendance: 2,973 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 21 February 2020 20 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Western United | Wellington |
| 17:15 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,281 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 1 March 2020 21 | Western United | 6–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Geelong |
| 16:00 AEDT | Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 3,629 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 7 March 2020 22 | Adelaide United | 1–5 | Western United | Adelaide |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,473 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 25 July 2020 28 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Western United | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 2 August 2020 29 | Newcastle Jets | 1–0 | Western United | Newcastle |
| 19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,570 Referee: Alex King |
| 7 August 2020 25 | Western United | 5–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 12 August 2020 24 | Perth Glory | 0–2 | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 15 August 2020 26 | Sydney FC | 1–2 | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 1,863 Referee: Alex King |
| 19 August 2020 27 | Western United | 1–3 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
Finals series
| 23 August 2020 Elimination-final | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Western United | Sydney |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 26 August 2020 Semi-final | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 1,897 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
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