2020–21 in Australian soccer

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Soccer in Australia
Season2020–21
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipMelbourne City
A-League ChampionshipMelbourne City
FFA CupNone
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipSydney FC
W-League ChampionshipMelbourne Victory
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The 2020–21 season is the 52nd season of competitive association football in Australia.

Several events from March 2020 onwards have been disrupted or postponed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1][2]

National teams[]

Australia men's national soccer team[]

Main article: 2021 Australia national soccer team season

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification / 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification[]

Second Round[]
3 June 2021 Group B Australia  3–0  Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
21:30 UTC+3
  • Leckie 1'
  • Irvine 24'
  • Hrustic 66'
 Report Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
7 June 2021 Group B Australia  5–1  Chinese Taipei Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)
11 June 2021 Group B Nepal    0–3  Australia Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
15 June 2021 Group B Australia  1–0  Jordan Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)

Men's under 23[]

Main article: Australia national under-23 soccer team

Friendlies[]

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2020–21.

12 November 2020 Sydney FC Australia 3–0  Australia Sydney, Australia
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Jubilee Oval
17 November 2020 Macarthur FC Australia 1–2  Australia Sydney, Australia
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 0
2 June 2021 Australia  1–2  Republic of Ireland U-21 Marbella, Spain
13:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium:
Referee: Parejo Nieto (Spain)
5 June 2021 Australia  Cancelled  Saudi Arabia Marbella, Spain
14:00 UTC+2 Cancellation Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
8 June 2021 Australia  0–1  Romania Marbella, Spain
20:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
12 June 2021 Australia  2–3  Mexico Marbella, Spain
20:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Men's under-20[]

Main article: Australia national under-20 soccer team

Friendly[]

20 December 2020 Central Coast Mariners Australia Cancelled  Australia Gosford, Australia
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

AFC U-19 Championship[]

The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship was cancelled after the draw for the group stage was conducted.[3]

March 2021 Group Stage Australia  Cancelled  Vietnam Namangan, Uzbekistan
Source Stadium:
March 2021 Group Stage Laos  Cancelled  Australia Namangan, Uzbekistan
Source Stadium:
March 2021 Group Stage Saudi Arabia  Cancelled  Australia Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Source Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

Men's under-17[]

Main article: Australia national under-17 soccer team

AFC U-16 Championship[]

The 2020 AFC U-16 Championship was cancelled after the draw for the group stage was conducted.[3]

2021 Group Stage Australia  Cancelled  India Riffa, Bahrain
Source Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
2021 Group Stage Uzbekistan  Cancelled  Australia Muharraq, Bahrain
Source Stadium: Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium
2021 Group Stage South Korea  Cancelled  Australia Riffa, Bahrain
Source Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

Australia women's national soccer team[]

Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

Friendlies[]

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2020–21.

10 April 2021 Germany  5–2  Australia Wiesbaden, Germany
16:10
Report Gielnik 82', 90+2' Stadium: Brita-Arena
Referee: Marta Frías Acedo (Spain)
13 April 2021 Netherlands  5–0  Australia Nijmegen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST
Report Stadium: Stadion de Goffert
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
10 June 2021 Denmark  3–2  Australia Horsens, Denmark
18:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: CASA Arena
Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)
15 June 2021 Sweden  0–0  Australia Kalmar, Sweden
18:45 CEST Report Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

AFC competitions[]

AFC Champions League[]

All three teams that qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League – Sydney FC, Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar – withdrew from the competition after the draw.[4]

Men's football[]

A-League[]

Main article: 2020–21 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 to Finals series, 2021 FFA Cup round of 32,
and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Sydney FC 26 13 8 5 39 23 +16 47 Qualification to Finals series, 2021 FFA Cup round of 32,
and 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs[a]
3 Central Coast Mariners 26 12 6 8 35 31 +4 42 Qualification to Finals series and 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[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 Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[c]
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 8 9 45 43 +2 35
9 Perth Glory 26 9 7 10 44 44 0 34
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 to the 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs[d]
Source: A-League
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) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they come from New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  3. ^ The top 8 teams qualified for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participated in a playoff round.[5]
  4. ^ Qualified as 2021 FFA Cup Winner.

National Premier Leagues[]

Main article: 2020 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.[6] Apart from Victoria, competitions resumed in the various member federations between late June and late July.[7][8] It was announced on 3 July that the finals series for the 2020 competition had been cancelled.[9]

Cup competitions[]

FFA Cup[]

Main article: 2020 FFA Cup

The competition was suspended for one month due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, effective 18 March,[10] and cancelled on 3 July,[11] although the Lakoseljac Cup competition in Tasmania recommenced in July.[12]

Women's football[]

W-League[]

Main article: 2020–21 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: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion


New clubs[]

Deaths[]

Retirements[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c d Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait, the match was played behind closed doors.

References[]

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  2. ^ "Socceroos' March and June qualifiers postponed". Football Federation Australia. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Latest update on AFC Champions League". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Thank you to our Corporate Partners". Football South Australia. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Manly United set for NPL NSW kick-off". Football NSW. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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