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Deutsch2019–20 in Australian soccer
| Season | 2019–20 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Australia | 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 |  Nepal | 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 | Australia | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| 19:10 UTC+8 |
| Report | 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 |
| 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 |  New Zealand | Wollongong, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: WIN Stadium |
| 9 September 2019 | Australia | 1–1 | New Zealand | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
| 14 October 2019 | Australia | 1–2 |  Iran | Doha, Qatar |
| Report (AUS) Report (IRN) | Stadium: Al-Duhail Stadium |
| 15 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup | China  | 1–5 | Australia | Chongqing, China |
| 19:30 CST |
| Report | 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 |
| 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 | Report | Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium |
| 3 January 2020 | Australia | 1–1 |  South Korea | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 17:00 MYT |
| Report |
| 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 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 106 Referee: Fu Ming (China) |
| 11 January 2020 Group stage | Thailand  | 1–2 | Australia | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 20:15 ICT |
| Report |
| 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 |
| Report |
| 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 |
| Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
| 22 January 2020 Semi-final | Australia | 0–2 | South Korea | Rangsit, Thailand |
| 20:15 ICT | Report | Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
| 25 January 2020 Third place match | Australia | 1–0 |  Uzbekistan | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 19:30 ICT |
| 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 | Australia | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 18:30 ICT |
| Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 295 Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos) |
| 9 August 2019 Group stage | Vietnam  | 1–4 | Australia | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 18:30 ICT |
| Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 4,535 Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos) |
| 11 August 2019 Group stage | Australia | 3–1 | Thailand | Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam |
| 18:30 ICT | Report |
| Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium Attendance: 418 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
| 13 August 2019 Group stage | Australia | 0–3 |  Malaysia | 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 | Australia | 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 |  Myanmar | Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam |
| 19:30 ICT | Report |
| Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Ahmad A'qashah (Singapore) |
| 19 August 2019 Final | Malaysia | 0–1 | Australia | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 19:30 ICT | Report |
| 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 |  Laos | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| 16:00 Taiwan NST | Report |
| Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 55 Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran) |
| 8 November 2019 Qualification Stage | Macau  | 0–6 | Australia | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| 16:00 Taiwan NST | Report |
| Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 55 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan) |
| 10 November 2019 Qualification Stage | Chinese Taipei | 0–5 | Australia | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| 19:00 Taiwan NST | Report |
| 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 | Australia | Hinckley, England |
| 19:00 (UTC±0) |
| Report | 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) | Report (Twitter) Report (FTBL) | 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 | Stadium: St. George's Park |
FIFA U-17 World Cup[edit]
| 26 October 2019 Group stage | Ecuador  | 2–1 | Australia | Goiânia, Brazil |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Report |
| Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Attendance: 337 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
| 29 October 2019 Group stage | Australia | 2–2 |  Hungary | Goiânia, Brazil |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Attendance: 233 Referee: Amin Mohamed (Egypt) |
| 1 November 2019 Group stage | Australia | 2–1 |  Nigeria | Gama, Brazil |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) | Report |
| 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) | 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 | Australia | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 15:30 | Report | Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 2 Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar) |
| 30 July 2019 Group stage | Laos | 0–3 | Australia | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 75 Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia) |
| 1 August 2019 Group stage | Australia | 0–3 | Malaysia | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 80 Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines) |
| 3 August 2019 Group stage | Thailand | 1–1 | Australia | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 18:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 550 Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia) |
| 5 August 2019 Group stage | Brunei  | 0–4 | Australia | 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 | Australia | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 18:00 (ICT) |
| Report |
| 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) | 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 |
| 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) | Report |
| 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 |  Chile | Sydney, Australia |
| 15:00 AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 20,029 Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia) |
| 12 November 2019 | Australia | 1–0 | Chile | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:30 ACDT |
| 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 |
2020 AFC Women's Olympic qualifying tournament[edit]
| 7 February 2020 Third round | Australia | 7–0 | Chinese Taipei | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
| 10 February 2020 Third round | Australia | 6–0 | Thailand | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
| 13 February 2020 Third round | Australia | 1–1 | China | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEDT |
| Report |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Australia | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:00 (UTC+7) |
| Report |
| Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan) |
| 30 October 2019 Group stage | Thailand | 1–3 | Australia | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 19:00 (UTC+7) |
| Report | Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 280 Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran) |
| 2 November 2019 Group stage | Australia | 1–0 | Vietnam | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:00 (UTC+7) |
| Report | Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 90 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
| 6 November 2019 Semi-final | Japan  | 7–0 | Australia | 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 | Australia | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:00 |
| Report |
| 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 | Australia | 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 | 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) |
| Report | 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 | Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium |
| 28 September 2019 Third place match | China | 2–1 | Australia | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:00 (ICT) | Report |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | FC Seoul | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | ||
| 4 | Chiangrai United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |
Source: AFC
Group F[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULS | TOK | SSH | PRG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 3–3 | ||
| 4 | Perth Glory | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source: AFC
Group H[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | YOK | SSI | JEO | SYD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 9 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–4 | ||
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Sydney FC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |
Source: AFC
Knockout stage[edit]
Round of 16[edit]
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Ulsan Hyundai | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory |
Men's football[edit]
A-League[edit]
| 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][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:
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 |
| Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 (played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Alex King |