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    2019–20 in Australian soccer

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    Soccer in Australia
    Season2019–20
    Men's soccer
    A-League PremiershipSydney FC
    A-League ChampionshipSydney FC
    National Premier LeaguesWollongong Wolves
    FFA CupAdelaide United
    Women's soccer
    W-League PremiershipMelbourne City
    W-League ChampionshipMelbourne City
    ← 2018–19 Australia 2020–21 →

    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  Australia Kuwait City, Kuwait
    18:30 UTC+3 Report
    • Leckie 7', 30'
    • Mooy 38'
    		 Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
    Attendance: 11,852
    Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
    10 October 2019 Group B Australia  5–0    Nepal Canberra, Australia
    20:00 UTC+11
    • Maclaren 6', 19', 90'
    • Souttar 23', 59'
    		 Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium
    Attendance: 18,563
    Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)
    15 October 2019 Group B Chinese Taipei  1–7  Australia Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    19:10 UTC+8
    • Y.W. Chen 21'
    		 Report
    • Taggart 12', 19'
    • Irvine 34', 37'
    • Maclaren 84'
    • Souttar 73', 89'
    		 Stadium: National Stadium
    Attendance: 3,217
    Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
    14 November 2019 Group B Jordan  0–1  Australia Amman, Jordan
    18:00 UTC+2 Report
    • Taggart 13'
    		 Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
    Attendance: 9,712
    Referee: Fu Ming (China)

    Australia men's national under-23 soccer team[edit]

    Main article: Australia national under-23 soccer team

    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  New Zealand Wollongong, Australia
    19:30 AEST
    • McGree 56'
    		 Report
    • Lewis 71'
    		 Stadium: WIN Stadium
    9 September 2019 Australia  1–1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
    19:30 AEST
    • Wales 3'
    		 Report
    • Rogerson 45'
    		 Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
    14 October 2019 Australia  1–2  Iran Doha, Qatar
    • Armenakas 46' (pen.)
    		 Report (AUS)
    Report (IRN)
    • Aghasi 4'
    • Shojaei 25'
    		 Stadium: Al-Duhail Stadium
    15 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup China  1–5  Australia Chongqing, China
    19:30 CST
    • Zhang 45'
    		 Report
    • Bouman 20'
    • Italiano 30'
    • Toure 33'
    • Najjarine 63'
    • Folami 85'
    		 Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium
    17 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup Australia  4–0  North Korea Chongqing, China
    16:00 CST
    • Duncan 30'
    • Piscopo 60'
    • Mourdoukoutas ?'
    • Bouman 90'
    		 Report Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium
    19 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup Australia  1–0  Lithuania Chongqing, China
    16:00 CST
    • Najjarine 58' (pen.)
    		 Report Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium
    3 January 2020 Australia  1–1  South Korea Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    17:00 MYT
    • Toure 75'
    		 Report
    • 72'
    		 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  Australia Rangsit, Thailand
    17:15 ICT
    • Nassif 77'
    		 Report
    • Piscopo 62'
    		 Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
    Attendance: 106
    Referee: Fu Ming (China)
    11 January 2020 Group stage Thailand  1–2  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
    20:15 ICT
    • Anon 24'
    		 Report
    • D'Agostino 43', 76'
    		 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
    Attendance: 22,352
    Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
    14 January 2020 Group stage Australia  1–1  Bahrain Rangsit, Thailand
    20:15 ICT
    • Najjarine 34'
    		 Report
    • Marhoon 45+3'
    		 Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
    Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
    18 January 2020 Quarter-final Australia  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Syria Bangkok, Thailand
    20:15 ICT
    • Toure 102'
    		 Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
    Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
    22 January 2020 Semi-final Australia  0–2  South Korea Rangsit, Thailand
    20:15 ICT Report
    • D.W. Kim 56'
    • D.G. Lee 76'
    		 Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
    Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
    25 January 2020 Third place match Australia  1–0  Uzbekistan Bangkok, Thailand
    19:30 ICT
    • D'Agostino 47'
    		 Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
    Attendance: 590
    Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

    Australia men's national under-20 soccer team[edit]

    Main article: Australia national under-20 soccer team

    AFF U-18 Youth Championship[edit]

    7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) Group stage Cambodia  1–5  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    18:30 ICT
    • Chanthea 74'
    		 Report
    • Trewin 3'
    • Ruiz-Diaz 5'
    • McCarthy 19'
    • Brooks 65', 90+3'
    		 Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
    Attendance: 295
    Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
    9 August 2019 (2019-08-09) Group stage Vietnam  1–4  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    18:30 ICT
    • Hoàng 45'
    		 Report
    • Tilio 1', 34', 90'
    • Brook 13'
    		 Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
    Attendance: 4,535
    Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
    11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) Group stage Australia  3–1  Thailand Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam
    18:30 ICT
    • Ruiz-Diaz 57', 78'
    • Carluccio 68'
    		 Report
    • Natcha 82'
    		 Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium
    Attendance: 418
    Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
    13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) Group stage Australia  0–3  Malaysia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    15:30 ICT Report
    • Luqman 17', 39'
    • Azam 27'
    		 Stadium: Thành Long Stadium
    Attendance: 300
    Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
    15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) Group stage Singapore  0–5  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    15:30 ICT Report
    • Monge 23'
    • Ruiz-Diaz 35', 39', 79'
    • Iannucci 73'
    		 Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
    Attendance: 356
    Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
    17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) Semi-final Australia  2–1  Myanmar Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam
    19:30 ICT
    • Brook 56'
    • Trewin 77'
    		 Report
    • La Min Htwe 18'
    		 Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium
    Attendance: 251
    Referee: Ahmad A'qashah (Singapore)
    19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) Final Malaysia  0–1  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    19:30 ICT Report
    • Brook 79'
    		 Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
    Attendance: 859
    Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

    AFC U-19 Championship qualification[edit]

    6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) Qualification Stage Australia  2–2  Laos Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    16:00 Taiwan NST
    • Ruiz-Diaz 65'
    • Carluccio 78'
    		 Report
    • Kietnalonglop 16'
    • Xaypanya 45'
    		 Stadium: National Stadium
    Attendance: 55
    Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
    8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) Qualification Stage Macau  0–6  Australia Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    16:00 Taiwan NST Report
    • del Grosso 5'
    • Roberts 37'
    • Tilio 40', 55', 67'
    • Iannucci 49'
    		 Stadium: National Stadium
    Attendance: 55
    Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
    10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) Qualification Stage Chinese Taipei  0–5  Australia Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    19:00 Taiwan NST Report
    • Brook 2'
    • Roberts 12', 77'
    • Hu-Josefsson 33' (o.g.)
    • Tilio 52'
    		 Stadium: National Stadium
    Attendance: 694
    Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

    Australia men's national under-17 soccer team[edit]

    Main article: Australia national under-17 soccer team

    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  Australia Hinckley, England
    19:00 (UTC±0)
    • Mighten 20', 36', 65'
    		 Report
    • Botic 5'
    • Ostler
    		Stadium: Leicester Road Stadium
    Attendance: 527
    8 September 2019 Australia  3–3
    (4–3 p)    		  South Korea Burton upon Trent, England
    13:00 (UTC±0)
    • Ruhs 12'
    • Auglah 21'
    • Kirdar 35'
    		 Report (Twitter)
    Report (FTBL)
    • Hong 22'
    • Kim 69'
    • Choi 76'
    		 Stadium: St. George's Park
    Referee: Alan Young (England)
    10 September 2019 Australia  0–4  Brazil Burton upon Trent, England
    15:00 (UTC±0) Report
    • Courtney-Perkins (o.g.)
    • Peglow
    • Kaio
    • Diego Rosa
    		Stadium: St. George's Park

    FIFA U-17 World Cup[edit]

    Main article: 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup
    26 October 2019 Group stage Ecuador  2–1  Australia Goiânia, Brazil
    20:00 (UTC-3)
    • Pluas 4'
    • Mlinaric 9' (o.g.)
    		 Report
    • Botic 90'
    		 Stadium: Estádio Olímpico
    Attendance: 337
    Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
    29 October 2019 Group stage Australia  2–2  Hungary Goiânia, Brazil
    20:00 (UTC-3)
    • Botic 69' (pen.)
    • Watts 74'
    		 Report
    • Baráth 14'
    • Zuigéber 20' (pen.)
    		 Stadium: Estádio Olímpico
    Attendance: 233
    Referee: Amin Mohamed (Egypt)
    1 November 2019 Group stage Australia  2–1  Nigeria Gama, Brazil
    17:00 (UTC-3)
    • Botic 13', 54' (pen.)
    		 Report
    • Olawale 21'
    		 Stadium: Estádio Bezerrão
    Attendance: 851
    Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
    6 November 2019 Round of 16 France  4–0  Australia Goiânia, Brazil
    20:00 (UTC-3)
    • Mbuku 6', 74', 82'
    • Millot 87'
    		 Report Stadium: Estádio da Serrinha
    Attendance: 814
    Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

    Younger cohort: AFF U-15 Youth Championship[edit]

    Main article: 2019 AFF U-15 Youth Championship
    28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) Group stage Cambodia  1–3  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
    15:30
    • Nora 64' (pen.)
    		 Report
    • D'Argenio 12'
    • Helweh 24', 30'
    		 Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 2
    Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)
    30 July 2019 (2019-07-30) Group stage Laos  0–3  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
    15:00 Report
    • Menelaou 33'
    • Oliveira 75'
    • Segecic 80'
    		 Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1
    Attendance: 75
    Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
    1 August 2019 (2019-08-01) Group stage Australia  0–3  Malaysia Chonburi, Thailand
    15:00 Report
    • Daniel 4' (pen.)
    • Nabil 28'
    • Izrin 70'
    		 Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1
    Attendance: 80
    Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)
    3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) Group stage Thailand  1–1  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
    18:00
    • Theekawin 40'
    		 Report
    • Taylor 4'
    		 Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1
    Attendance: 550
    Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
    5 August 2019 (2019-08-05) Group stage Brunei  0–4  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
    15:30 Report
    • Mostofi 20', 65'
    • Gomez 32'
    • Oliveira 54'
    		 Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 2
    Attendance: 93
    Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)

    Younger cohort: AFC U-16 Championship qualification[edit]

    Main article: 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
    16 September 2019 Group stage Mongolia  1–2  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
    18:00 (ICT)
    • Damdindorj 65'
    		 Report
    • Delgernasan 3' (o.g.)
    • Batsukh 15' (o.g.)
    		 Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre
    Attendance: 105
    Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
    18 September 2019 Group stage Australia  3–0  Macau Hanoi, Vietnam
    16:00 (ICT)
    • Nguyen 9', 44'
    • Leong 27' (o.g.)
    		 Report Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre
    Attendance: 30
    Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
    20 September 2019 Group stage East Timor  0–1  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
    16:00 (ICT) Report
    • Rawlins 45+1'
    		 Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre
    Attendance: 92
    Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
    22 September 2019 Group stage Vietnam  1–2  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
    18:00 (ICT)
    • Oliveira 58' (pen.)
    • Smyth 89'
    		 Report
    • Nguyễn Công Sơn 19'
    		 Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre
    Attendance: 683
    Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)

    Australia women's national soccer team[edit]

    Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

    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  Chile Sydney, Australia
    15:00 AEDT
    • Kerr 3', 72'
    		 Report
    • Sáez 89'
    		 Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 20,029
    Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
    12 November 2019 Australia  1–0  Chile Adelaide, Australia
    19:30 ACDT
    • Gielnik 23'
    		 Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
    Attendance: 10,340
    Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
    10 April 2020 United States  Cancelled  Australia Sandy, United States
    21:30 ET Cancellation Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
    14 April 2020 Canada  Cancelled  Australia Vancouver, Canada
    19:30 PST Cancellation Stadium: BC Place

    2020 AFC Women's Olympic qualifying tournament[edit]

    Main article: 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
    7 February 2020 Third round Australia  7–0  Chinese Taipei Sydney, Australia
    19:30 AEDT
    • Foord 10', 24', 38'
    • Catley 31'
    • Raso 54'
    • Kerr 64'
    • Gorry 90+2'
    		 Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
    Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
    10 February 2020 Third round Australia  6–0  Thailand Sydney, Australia
    19:30 AEDT
    • van Egmond 44', 45+4', 70'
    • Simon 67', 73'
    • Raso 71'
    		 Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
    Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
    13 February 2020 Third round Australia  1–1  China Sydney, Australia
    19:30 AEDT
    • Van Egmond 90+2'
    		 Report
    • Tang Jiali 86'
    		 Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 5,660
    Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
    6 March 2020 Play-off round Australia  5–0  Vietnam Newcastle, Australia
    18:30 AEDT
    • Kerr 10', 80' (pen.)
    • Logarzo 27'
    • Van Egmond 38'
    • Polkinghorne 67'
    		 Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
    Attendance: 14,014
    Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
    11 March 2020 Play-off round Vietnam  1–2  Australia Cẩm Phả, Vietnam
    18:00 ICT
    • Huỳnh Như 55'
    		 Report
    • Kerr 15'
    • Raso 27'
    		 Stadium: Cẩm Phả Stadium
    Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

    Australia women's national under-20 soccer team[edit]

    Main article: Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

    AFC U-19 Women's Championship[edit]

    Main article: 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
    27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) Group stage North Korea  5–1  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
    16:00 (UTC+7)
    • Kim Hyang 19'
    • Jun Yi Hwa 30'
    • Ri Kum Hyang 74'
    • Pak Il Gyong 83'
    • Kim Kyong Yong 88'
    		 Report
    • Cooney-Cross 16'
    		 Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
    Attendance: 170
    Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
    30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) Group stage Thailand  1–3  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
    19:00 (UTC+7)
    • Pattaranan 63'
    		 Report
    • M. Fowler 18', 42'
    • Nevin 56'
    		 Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
    Attendance: 280
    Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
    2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) Group stage Australia  1–0  Vietnam Chonburi, Thailand
    16:00 (UTC+7)
    • M. Fowler 84'
    		 Report Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
    Attendance: 90
    Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
    6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) Semi-final Japan  7–0  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
    20:00 (UTC+7)
    • Kanno 21' (pen.)
    • Osawa 23', 48'
    • Yamamoto 50'
    • Ito 52'
    • Hirosawa 80', 86'
    		 Report Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
    Attendance: 120
    Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)
    9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) Third place match South Korea  9–1  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
    16:00
    • Noh Jin-young 14'
    • Choo Hyo-joo 24', 88'
    • Kang Ji-woo 36', 75', 84' (pen.), 90'
    • Hyun Seul-gi 39'
    • Cho Mi-jin 90+2'
    		 Report
    • Fowler 81'
    		 Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

    Australia women's national under-17 soccer team[edit]

    Main article: Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

    Friendlies[edit]

    The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under 17 national team in 2019–20.

    8 August 2019 (2019-08-08) Tonga  0–6  Australia Nuku’alofa, Tonga
    13:00 TOT Report Stadium: Tonga Football Academy
    12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) Vanuatu  0–13  Australia Port Vila, Vanuatu
    15:00 VUT Report Stadium: Korman Stadium
    15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) Solomon Islands  0–14  Australia Honiara, Solomon Islands
    16:00 SBT Report Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

    AFC U-16 Women's Championship[edit]

    Main article: 2019 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
    15 September 2019 Group stage Japan  0–0  Australia 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  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
    19:00 (ICT)
    • Janista 70'
    		 Report
    • Jancevski 5', 45+1'
    • Lowry 27', 45+3'
    • Beaumont 51', 59'
    		 Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
    Attendance: 250
    Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
    21 September 2019 Group stage Australia  2–2  Bangladesh Chonburi, Thailand
    16:00 (ICT) Report Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
    25 September 2019 Semi-final Australia  0–3  North Korea Chonburi, Thailand
    12:00 (ICT) Report
    • H.Y. Kim 14', 17'
    • P.I. Kim 90'
    		 Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
    28 September 2019 Third place match China  2–1  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
    16:00 (ICT)
    • Shi 78'
    • Zou 82'
    		 Report
    • Lowry 1'
    		 Stadium: Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

    AFC competitions[edit]

    AFC Champions League[edit]

    Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League

    Group stage[edit]

    Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League group stage
    Group E[edit]
    Pos Team
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEI MVC SEO CHI
    1 China Beijing Guoan 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 3–1 1–1
    2 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 0–2 — 2–1 1–0
    3 South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 9 +1 6 1–2 1–0 — 5–0
    4 Thailand Chiangrai United 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 5 0–1 2–2 2–1 —
    Source: AFC
    Group F[edit]
    Pos Team
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ULS TOK SSH PRG
    1 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 5 1 0 14 5 +9 16 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 2–0
    2 Japan FC Tokyo 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 1–2 — 0–1 1–0
    3 China Shanghai Shenhua 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7 1–4 1–2 — 3–3
    4 Australia Perth Glory 6 0 1 5 5 11 −6 1 1–2 0–1 1–2 —
    Source: AFC
    Group H[edit]
    Pos Team
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification YOK SSI JEO SYD
    1 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–2 4–1 4–0
    2 China Shanghai SIPG 6 3 0 3 6 10 −4 9 0–1 — 0–2 0–4
    3 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 1–2 1–2 — 1–0
    4 Australia Sydney FC 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 1–1 1–2 2–2 —
    Source: AFC

    Knockout stage[edit]

    Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League knockout stage
    Round of 16[edit]
    Team 1  Score  Team 2
    Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 3–0 Australia Melbourne Victory

    Men's football[edit]

    A-League[edit]

    Main article: 2019–20 A-League
    Pos Team
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 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][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
    Source: A-Leagues
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
    2. ^ 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.
    3. ^ 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 Phoenix0–1 Perth Glory Sydney
    17:00 AEST Report
    • Chianese 18'
    		 Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 0 (played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia)
    Referee: Alex King
    23 August 2020 Brisbane Roar0–1 Western United Sydney
    18:00 AEST Report
    • Diamanti 21'
    		 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 2–0Western UnitedSydney
    17:00 AEST
    • Maclaren 68' (pen.)
    • Imai 84' (o.g.)
    		 Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 1,897
    Referee: Alireza Faghani
    26 August 2020 Sydney FC 2–0Perth GlorySydney
    20:10 AEST
    • Ninković 24'
    • Le Fondre 28'
    		 Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 3,477
    Referee: Alex King

    Grand final[edit]

    Main article: 2020 A-League Grand Final
    Sydney FC1–0Melbourne City
    • Grant 100'
    		 Report
    Bankwest Stadium, Sydney
    Attendance: 7,051
    Referee: Chris Beath

    National Premier Leagues[edit]

    Main article: 2019 National Premier Leagues § Final Series

    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
             
    New South Wales Wollongong Wolves 5
    Australian Capital Territory Canberra Olympic 1
    New South Wales Wollongong Wolves 2
    Western Australia Perth SC 0
    Victoria (state) Heidelberg United 2
    Western Australia Perth SC (a.e.t.) 3
    New South Wales Wollongong Wolves (a.e.t.) 4
    Queensland Lions FC 3
    New South Wales Maitland FC 3
    Tasmania Devonport City 2
    New South Wales Maitland FC 0
    Queensland Lions FC 2
    Queensland Lions FC 2
    South Australia Campbelltown City 1

    Cup competitions[edit]

    FFA Cup[edit]

    Main article: 2019 FFA Cup
    Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
    Adelaide Olympic 4
    Floreat Athena 3 Adelaide Olympic 1
    Tigers FC 0 Hume City 3
    Hume City 2 Hume City 0
    Sydney FC 0 Central Coast Mariners 1
    Brisbane Roar 2 Brisbane Roar 2 (2)
    Maitland FC 0 Central Coast Mariners (p) 2 (4)
    Central Coast Mariners 2 Central Coast Mariners 1
    Olympic FC 5 Adelaide United 2
    Bayswater City 2 Olympic FC 2
    Melbourne Knights 2 Adelaide United 3
    Adelaide United 5 Adelaide United 1
    Darwin Olympic 0 Newcastle Jets 0
    Edgeworth FC 3 Edgeworth FC 1
    Melbourne Victory 2 Newcastle Jets 5
    Newcastle Jets 3 Adelaide United 4
    Brisbane Strikers (p) 2 (4) Melbourne City 0
    Wellington Phoenix 2 (2) Brisbane Strikers 1
    Mt Druitt Town Rangers 2 (2) Manly United 0
    Manly United (p) 2 (4) Brisbane Strikers 3
    Bulleen Lions 1 (2) Moreland Zebras 2
    Moreland Zebras (p) 1 (3) Moreland Zebras 4
    Magpies Crusaders United 2 Magpies Crusaders United 0
    Coomera Colts 1 Brisbane Strikers 1
    South Hobart 0 Melbourne City 5
    Marconi Stallions 3 Marconi Stallions 1
    Campbelltown City 1 Melbourne City 2
    Melbourne City 3 Melbourne City 3
    St George 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 0
    Sydney United 58 (a.e.t.) 5 Sydney United 58 1
    Perth Glory 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 7
    Western Sydney Wanderers 2
    Final[edit]
    Adelaide United4–0Melbourne City
    • Toure 25'
    • Halloran 49'
    • Mileusnic 60'
    • McGree 75'
    		 Report
    Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
    Attendance: 14,920
    Referee: Alex King

    Women's football[edit]

    W-League[edit]

    Main article: 2019–20 W-League
    Pos Team
    • v
    • t
    • e
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    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
    Source: A-Leagues
    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]

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    4. ^ "Stand-alone Final and AFC Champions League prize to headline rebooted FFA Cup in 2021". Football Australia. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
    5. ^ "Former Socceroos coach Gutendorf dies at 93". SBS. The World Game. 15 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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    7. ^ "Vale Lizz Migchelsen". Canberra United. 27 May 2020.
    8. ^ "Oud-voetbalster Liesbeth Migchelsen overleden" [Former football player Liesbeth Migchelsen passed away]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 27 May 2020.
    9. ^ 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.
    10. ^ "Lizzie Durack retires". Chelsea FC. 15 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    11. ^ 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.
    12. ^ Windon, Jacob (10 October 2019). "Munoz calls time on playing career". A-League. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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    14. ^ "David Villa bows out with cup glory". beIN Sports. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
    15. ^ "Utah Royals FC midfielder Erika Tymrak announces retirement". rsl.com. Real Salt Lake. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
    16. ^ Durstewitz, Ingo (29 January 2020). "Eintracht Frankfurt (SGE): Alex Meier beendet Karriere als Fußballprofi". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
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    18. ^ "Marcos Flores documentary preview". The Advertiser. 14 May 2020. Adelaide City playmaker Marcos Flores has announced his retirement after spreading joy throughout his glittering football career to six continents.
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    20. ^ Davidson, John (26 May 2020). "'Tassie kids need more opportunities' - Cisak hangs up his boots". FTBL.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
    21. ^ "A-League: Former All Whites goalkeeper Glen Moss announces his retirement". Stuff.co.nz. 29 January 2020.
    22. ^ Davidson, John (18 June 2020). "Moss hangs up his boots". FTBL.

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