2020–21 in Australian soccer
| Season | 2020–21 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||
| National Premier Leagues | None | |
| FFA Cup | None | |
| ||
The 2020–21 season is the sixteenth season of the current professional domestic soccer competition in Australia.
Most events from March 2020 onwards are being disrupted or postponed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1][2]
Domestic competitions
A-League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne City (C) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 49 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series[a] |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 47 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and finals series[a] |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 42 | Qualification for finals series[a] |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 40 | |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 39 | |
| 6 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 39 | |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 38 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 34 | Qualification for 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[c] |
| 10 | Western United | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 28 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 21 | |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 19 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[d] |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b c The top two teams entered the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth entered the finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ The top 8 teams qualified for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participated in a playoff round.[3]
- ^ Qualified as the 2021 FFA Cup winners.
W-League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 28 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 25 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 23 | |
| 4 | Canberra United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 22 | |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 22 | |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 13 | |
| 7 | Melbourne City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 13 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 7 | |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 1 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Y-League
National Premier Leagues
The competition in all member federations was suspended, effective from 18 March, due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[4] Apart from Victoria, competitions resumed in the various member federations between late June and late July.[5][6] A decision on the resumption of competitions in Victoria is yet to be finalised.[7]
It was announced on 3 July that the finals series for the 2020 competition had been cancelled.[8]
Domestic cups
FFA Cup
The competition was suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March,[4] and cancelled on 3 July,[8] although the Lakoseljac Cup competition in Tasmania recommenced in July.[9]
National teams
Men's senior
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification
World Cup qualification matches also act as 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches.
| 2021 2022 WCQ | Australia  | v |  Chinese Taipei | TBD, Australia |
| Source |
2021 Copa América
| 12 June 2021 Group Stage | Australia | v |  Uruguay | Córdoba, Argentina |
| 16:00 UTC−3 | Source | Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes |
| 16 June 2021 Group Stage | Paraguay  | v | Australia | La Plata, Argentina |
| 19:00 UTC−3 | Source | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
| 19 June 2021 Group Stage | Australia | v |  Bolivia | La Plata, Argentina |
| 17:00 UTC−3 | Source | Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata |
| 22 June 2021 Group Stage | Argentina  | v | Australia | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 20:00 UTC−3 | Source | Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
| 27 June 2021 Group Stage | Chile  | v | Australia | Córdoba, Argentina |
| 20:00 UTC−3 | Source | Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes |
Men's under 23
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under 23 national team in 2020–21.
| 12 November 2020 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Australia | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:00 AEDT |
|
Report | Stadium: Jubilee Oval |
| 17 November 2020 | Macarthur FC | 1–2 | Australia | Sydney, Australia |
| 15:00 AEDT |
|
Report | Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 |
Men's under-20
Friendly
| 20 December 2020 | Central Coast Mariners | Cancelled | Australia | Gosford, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium |
AFC U-19 Championship
| March 2021 Group Stage | Australia | v |  Vietnam | Namangan, Uzbekistan |
| Source | Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium |
| March 2021 Group Stage | Laos  | v | Australia | Namangan, Uzbekistan |
| Source | Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium |
| March 2021 Group Stage | Saudi Arabia  | v | Australia | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Source | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium |
Men's under-17
AFC U-16 Championship
| 2021 Group Stage | Australia | v |  India | Riffa, Bahrain |
| Source | Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium |
| 2021 Group Stage | Uzbekistan  | v | Australia | Muharraq, Bahrain |
| Source | Stadium: Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
| 2021 Group Stage | South Korea  | v | Australia | Riffa, Bahrain |
| Source | Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium |
Women's senior
Women's under-20
Australia will host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, in March 2021 in Shepparton, Victoria.[10]
Women's under-17
Australia will host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, in April 2021 in Cessnock, New South Wales.[10]
Deaths
Retirements
- 12 July 2020: Mile Jedinak, 35, former Australia, Sydney United, and Central Coast Mariners midfielder.[11]
- 10 August 2020: Oriol Riera, 34, former Catalonia and Western Sydney Wanderers forward.[12]
- 12 August 2020: Pirmin Schwegler, 33, former Switzerland and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.[13]
- 26 August 2020: Daniel Bowles, 28, former Gold Coast United, Adelaide United, and Brisbane Roar defender.[14]
- 9 October 2020: Chris Harold, 28, former Gold Coast United, Perth Glory, and Central Coast Mariners forward.[15]
- 16 December 2020: Archie Thompson, 42, former Australia, Gippsland Falcons, Carlton, Marconi Stallions and Melbourne Victory forward.[16]
References
- ^ "FFA to postpone remaining matches in the Hyundai A-League season due to COVID-19". Football Federation Australia. 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Socceroos' March and June qualifiers postponed". Football Federation Australia. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Thank you to our Corporate Partners". Football South Australia. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "MANLY UNITED SET FOR NPL NSW KICK-OFF". Football NSW. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Football in parts of VIC on hold as Stage 3 restrictions reimposed". Football Victoria. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ Andrew Cooling (13 July 2020). "Lakoseljac Cup Round of 16 Wrap". Sliceofcheese.net. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ a b "AFC youth women's qualifiers secured for Cessnock and Shepparton". Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Mile Jedinak, former Socceroos captain, retires from football with Instagram announcement". ABC News. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Oriol Riera se retira: "Se va el Oriol jugador y empieza el Oriol entrenador"" [Oriol Riera retires: "The player Oriol leaves and the coach Oriol begins"]. Marca (in Spanish). 10 August 2020.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (12 August 2020). "Schwegler retires a winner as Wanderers, Victory end woeful seasons". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (26 August 2020). "A-League: Cafe owner and Brisbane defender Daniel Bowles quits at just 28 to focus on business". News.com.au. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (9 October 2020). "'It left me disenfranchised': State of game pushes Mariners player into early retirement". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Manuca, David (22 December 2020). "Former Socceroo Archie Thompson hangs up the boots". Football Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2020.