2020–21 in Australian soccer
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Season | 2020–21 | ||
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Men's soccer | |||
A-League Premiership | Melbourne City | ||
A-League Championship | Melbourne City | ||
FFA Cup | None | ||
Women's soccer | |||
W-League Premiership | Sydney FC | ||
W-League Championship | Melbourne Victory | ||
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The 2020–21 season was the 52nd season of competitive association football in Australia.
Several events from March 2020 onwards were disrupted or postponed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia . [1] [2]
National teams
Australia men's national soccer team
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification / 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Second round
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3 June 2021 Group B |
Australia
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3–0 |
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Kuwait City , Kuwait |
21:30 UTC+3 | Report |
Stadium:
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Jumpei Iida ( Japan ) |
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7 June 2021 Group B |
Australia
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5–1 |
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Kuwait City , Kuwait |
19:30 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium:
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Saoud Al-Adba ( Qatar ) |
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11 June 2021 Group B |
Nepal
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0–3 |
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Kuwait City , Kuwait |
19:30 UTC+3 | Report |
Stadium:
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf ( Oman ) |
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15 June 2021 Group B |
Australia
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1–0 |
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Kuwait City , Kuwait |
19:30 UTC+3 |
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Report |
Stadium:
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Attendance: 0 [note 1] Referee: Kim Woo-Sung ( South Korea ) |
Men's under 23
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2020–21.
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12 November 2020 |
Sydney FC
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3–0 |
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Sydney , Australia |
19:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Jubilee Oval |
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17 November 2020 |
Macarthur FC
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1–2 |
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Sydney , Australia |
15:00 AEDT |
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Report |
Stadium:
Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 0 |
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2 June 2021 |
Australia
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1–2 |
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Marbella , Spain |
13:00 UTC+2 |
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Report |
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Stadium:
Marbella Football Centre
Referee: Parejo Nieto ( Spain ) |
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5 June 2021 |
Australia
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Cancelled |
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Marbella , Spain |
14:00 UTC+2 | Cancellation | Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella |
Men's under-20
Friendly
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20 December 2020 |
Central Coast Mariners
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Cancelled |
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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]
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March 2021 Group stage |
Australia
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Cancelled |
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Namangan , Uzbekistan |
Source | Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium |
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March 2021 Group stage |
Laos
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Cancelled |
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Namangan , Uzbekistan |
Source | Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium |
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March 2021 Group stage |
Saudi Arabia
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Cancelled |
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Tashkent , Uzbekistan |
Source | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium |
Men's under-17
AFC U-16 Championship
The 2020 AFC U-16 Championship was cancelled after the draw for the group stage was conducted. [3]
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2021 Group stage |
Australia
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Cancelled |
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Riffa , Bahrain |
Source | Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium |
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2021 Group stage |
Uzbekistan
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Cancelled |
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Muharraq , Bahrain |
Source | Stadium: Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium |
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2021 Group stage |
South Korea
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Cancelled |
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Riffa , Bahrain |
Source | Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium |
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.
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10 April 2021 |
Germany
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5–2 |
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Wiesbaden , Germany |
16:10 | Report |
Gielnik
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Stadium:
Brita-Arena
Referee: Marta Frías Acedo ( Spain ) |
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13 April 2021 |
Netherlands
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5–0 |
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Nijmegen , Netherlands |
18:30 CEST |
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Report |
Stadium:
Stadion de Goffert
Referee: Esther Staubli ( Switzerland ) |
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne City (C) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 49 | Qualification to 2022 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Sydney FC | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 47 | Qualification to 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and finals series [lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 42 | Qualification to finals series [lower-alpha 1] |
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 [lower-alpha 2] | 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 to 2021 FFA Cup play-offs [lower-alpha 3] |
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 and 2021 FFA Cup play-offs [lower-alpha 4] |
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 2 3 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. [5]
- ↑ Qualified as the 2021 FFA Cup winners.
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
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 associated Lakoseljac Cup competition in Tasmania recommenced in July. [12]
Women's football
W-League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
New clubs
- A-League: Macarthur FC [13]
Deaths
- 12 January 2021: Frank Arok , 88, Australian head coach from 1983 to 1989. [14]
- 26 January 2021: Jozef Vengloš , 84, Australian head coach in 1967. [15]
- January 2021: Frank Parsons , Australian striker. [16]
- 9 March 2021: Alan Marnoch , 77, Australian and Sydney Hakoah defender. [17] [18]
- 29 March 2021: Bill Murphy , Australian footballer. [19]
- 23 May 2021: Alan Garside , Australian and Granville Kewpies striker. [20]
Retirements
- 12 July 2020: Mile Jedinak , 35, former Australia , Sydney United , and Central Coast Mariners midfielder. [21]
- 10 August 2020: Oriol Riera , 34, former Western Sydney Wanderers forward. [22]
- 12 August 2020: Pirmin Schwegler , 33, former Switzerland and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder. [23]
- 26 August 2020: Daniel Bowles , 28, former Gold Coast United , Adelaide United , and Brisbane Roar defender. [24]
- 9 October 2020: Chris Harold , 28, former Gold Coast United , Perth Glory , and Central Coast Mariners forward. [25]
- 16 December 2020: Archie Thompson , 42, former Australia , Gippsland Falcons , Carlton , Marconi Stallions , and Melbourne Victory forward. [26]
- December 2020: Rashid Mahazi , 28, former Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder. [27]
- 25 March 2021: Rhali Dobson , 28, former Australia , Newcastle Jets , and Melbourne City forward. [28]
- 5 June 2021: Andrew Durante , 39, former New Zealand , Sydney Olympic , Parramatta Power , Newcastle Jets , Wellington Phoenix , Sydney FC , and Western United defender. [29] [30]
- 11 June 2021: Nigel Boogaard , 34, former Newcastle Jets , Central Coast Mariners , and Adelaide United defender. [31]
- 20 June 2021: Mark Milligan , 35, former Australia , Northern Spirit , Sydney FC , Newcastle Jets , Melbourne Victory , and Macarthur FC defender and midfielder. [32] [33]
- 29 June 2021: Beñat Etxebarria , 34, former Spain and Macarthur FC midfielder. [34]
- 29 June 2021: Markel Susaeta , 33, former Spain , Melbourne City , and Macarthur FC midfielder. [34]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait , the match was played behind closed doors .
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 .
- 1 2 "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions" . FIFA . 24 December 2020 . Retrieved 24 December 2020 .
- ↑ "Latest update on AFC Champions League" . the-afc.com . Asian Football Confederation. 4 June 2021.
- ↑ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020" . Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019 . Retrieved 24 January 2021 .
- ↑ "Grassroots football temporarily suspended" . FFA Cup . 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 .
- ↑ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled" . The World Game . 7 July 2020 . Retrieved 7 July 2020 .
- ↑ "Grassroots football temporarily suspended" . Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020 . Retrieved 17 March 2020 .
- ↑ "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-League announces new expansion teams Western Melbourne Group and Macarthur South-West Sydney" . Fox Sports . 13 December 2018.
- ↑ "Tributes flow as former Socceroos coach Frank Arok dies, aged 88" . ABC News . 12 January 2021 . Retrieved 15 February 2021 .
- ↑ "Dr Jozef Venglos: Former Villa & Celtic boss dies at 84" . BBC Sport . 26 January 2021 . Retrieved 15 February 2021 .
- ↑ "Vale Frank Parsons" . Football Australia . 27 January 2021 . Retrieved 15 February 2021 .
- ↑ Iskandar, Azhar (9 March 2021). "Alan Marnoch Death – Obituary : Alan Marnoch Has Died, Funeral, Dead" . NewDeaths.com . 21CenturyMedia.
- ↑ "Vale Alan Marnoch" . Football Australia . 12 March 2021.
- ↑ Australia national soccer team [@Socceroos] (29 March 2021). "We are deeply saddened to have learned of the passing of Socceroo #131, Bill Murphy. Murphy made his debut against New Zealand in 1954, playing a total of five times for Australia" (Tweet) – via Twitter .
- ↑ "Vale Alan Garside" . Football Australia . 24 May 2021.
- ↑ "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 .
- ↑ Davidson, John (25 March 2021). "Anxiety and falling out of love with football: Why Mahazi quit at 28" . The World Game . Retrieved 26 March 2021 .
- ↑ "Retiring Melbourne City star Rhali Dobson scores, gets engaged" . ESPN . 25 March 2021 . Retrieved 26 March 2021 .
- ↑ Larkin, Steve (19 May 2021). "Phoenix legend Andrew Durante announces retirement from football ahead of Wellington homecoming" . Stuff.co.nz .
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↑
Comito, Matthew (5 June 2021).
"Job done in Gosford: Mariners finish third after 2-0 win over Western United"
.
A-League
. Retrieved
7 June
2021
.
Andrew Durante - in the final game of his storied career
- ↑ Bryce, Bindi (11 June 2021). "Newcastle Jets captain Nigel Boogaard hangs up his A-League boots after 16 years" . ABC News . Retrieved 24 June 2021 .
- ↑ Monteverde, Marco (2 June 2021). "Former Socceroos captain announces retirement as new role beckons" . Fox Sports .
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↑
Harrington, Anna (20 June 2021).
"Melbourne City overcomes Macarthur Bulls to seal A-League grand final berth"
.
The New Daily
. Retrieved
24 June
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.
...Bulls skipper Mark Milligan, in what proved his final professional game...
- 1 2 "Beñat & Susaeta announce retirement" . A-League . 29 June 2021 . Retrieved 29 June 2021 .
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