2020–21 A-League

The 2020–21 A-League will be the 44th season of national level football in Australia, and the 16th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season will run from December 2020 to July 2021, which is later than normal, due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, and to better align the season with Australian grassroots competitions.[1]

A-League
Season2020–21
DatesDecember 2020 to July 2021
2021–22 →

Clubs

12 Clubs will participate in the 2020–21 season. Macarthur FC will be making their A-League debut this season.[2]

Club City Home Ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium 16,500
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium
Dolphin Stadium		 52,500
11,000
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Central Coast Stadium 20,059
Macarthur FC Sydney Campbelltown Stadium 20,000
Melbourne City Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Marvel Stadium
AAMI Park		 56,347
30,050
Newcastle Jets Newcastle McDonald Jones Stadium 33,000
Perth Glory Perth HBF Park 20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Leichhardt Oval		 20,500
20,000
Wellington Phoenix Wellington
Auckland		 Sky Stadium
Eden Park		 34,500
50,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Bankwest Stadium 30,000
Western United Geelong
Ballarat
Melbourne		 GMHBA Stadium
Mars Stadium
VU Whitten Oval		 36,000
11,000
12,000

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Adelaide United Carl Veart (caretaker) Michael Jakobsen Macron[3] Flinders University[4]
#BookThemOut1[5]
Brisbane Roar Warren Moon Tom Aldred Umbro[6][7] Actron Air[8]
Central Coast Mariners Alen Stajcic Matt Simon Umbro[9][10] Masterfoods[11]
MATE1[12]
Macarthur FC Ante Milicic Macron[13] Wisdom Homes[14]
Melbourne City Erick Mombaerts Scott Jamieson Puma[15] Etihad Airways[16]
Melbourne Victory Grant Brebner (caretaker) Vacant Adidas[17] Metricon[18]
Newcastle Jets Carl Robinson Nigel Boogaard Viva Sports[19] #FootballForFires[20]
Inspirations Paint1[21]
Perth Glory Tony Popovic Diego Castro Macron[22] BHP[23]
Sydney FC Steve Corica Alex Wilkinson Under Armour[24] The Star[25]
Wellington Phoenix Ufuk Talay Steven Taylor Paladin Sports[26] Huawei[27]
Western Sydney Wanderers Jean-Paul de Marigny Mitchell Duke Nike[28] Centuria[29]
JD Sports1[30]
Western United Mark Rudan Alessandro Diamanti Kappa[31] Probuild[32]
1. ^ Away kit.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Macarthur FC Inaugural manager Pre-season Ante Milicic[33] 15 May 2019

Transfers
Further information: A-League transfers for 2020–21 season

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Finals Series and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Finals Series and 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Finals Series[lower-alpha 1]
4 Macarthur FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup preliminary seventh round[lower-alpha 2]
10 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 3] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on TBC. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. 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.
  2. While the top eight teams qualify for the 2021 FFA Cup entering at the Round of 32, the bottom four teams will play-off for two spots in the Round of 32.[34]
  3. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2022 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

References
  1. "Football to continue on Fox Sports through to July 2021". Hyundai A-League. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  2. "Revealed: Two teams to join expanded Hyundai A-League". Hyundai A-League. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. "Adelaide United announces Macron partnership". Adelaide United. 2 June 2016.
  4. "Reds announce Flinders University as new Premier Partner". Adelaide United. A-League. 10 October 2019.
  5. "Reds to wear #BookThemOut on front of shirt". Adelaide United. 7 February 2020.
  6. "Brisbane Roar and Umbro announce long-term partnership". Brisbane Roar. 15 August 2014.
  7. "Brisbane Roar FC launch five kits for 2019/20". A-League. 15 September 2019.
  8. "ActronAir join as new Principal Partner". Brisbane Roar. A-League. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  9. Herd, Emma (20 September 2019). "Central Coast Mariners' new A-League strip a tribute to the past". The Daily Telegraph.
  10. "Central Coast Mariners launch new Umbro playing kit". Central Coast Mariners. 20 September 2019.
  11. "Central Coast Mariners launch new Umbro playing kit". A-League. 20 September 2019.
  12. "Central Coast Mariners & MATE launch exciting partnership". Central Coast Mariners. A-League. 5 October 2019.
  13. "Macarthur FC Lock In Italian Sportwear Giant Macron with Long-term Apparel and Retail Partnership Deal". Macarthur FC. 29 July 2020.
  14. "$15m in corporate support sets solid foundations for Macarthur FC". A-League. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  15. "Manchester City replaces Nike with Puma in kit deal". BBC News. 28 February 2019.
  16. "Melbourne City FC and PUMA reveal new 2019/20 season kits". Melbourne City. A-League. 12 July 2019.
  17. "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
  18. "Metricon extends Principal Partnership with Melbourne Victory". Melbourne Victory. A-League. 1 October 2019.
  19. Dudley, George (2 June 2017). "Newcastle Jets agree apparel deal with Viva". SportsPro.
  20. "Newcastle Jets and #FootballForFires to team up". Newcastle Jets. 18 February 2020.
  21. "Inspirations Paint recommits to Jets in black and white". Newcastle Jets. A-League. 20 September 2018.
  22. "Macron sign on for four more years". Perth Glory. 30 May 2017.
  23. Morgan, Gareth (30 June 2020). "BHP to continue as club's principal partner for 2020/21 season". Perth Glory. A-League.
  24. "Sydney FC In Australian First Partnership With Under Armour". Sydney FC. 1 July 2019.
  25. "Sydney FC & The Star Sydney Sign Four Year Deal". Sydney FC. 8 October 2019.
  26. "Wellington Phoenix Announce Paladin New Zealand As New Strip Partner". Wellington Phoenix. 5 August 2019.
  27. "Huawei Extends Phoenix Partnership and Reaffirms Commitment to Wellington". Wellington Phoenix. A-League. 5 August 2019.
  28. "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.
  29. "Centuria sign one-year extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. A-League. 22 July 2019.
  30. "JD Sports Extends As Co-Major Partner Of The Western Sydney Wanderers". Ministry of Sport. 20 September 2019.
  31. "Western United FC Announce partnership with Kappa". Western United. 21 May 2019.
  32. "Probuild Announced as Major Sponsor of New Western United A-League Side". Conecta. 5 July 2019.
  33. "Matildas' Ante Milicic to coach new A-League side Macarthur FC". The Guardian. 15 May 2019.
  34. Rugari, Vince; Bossi, Dominic (19 December 2019). "A-League's worst teams to play off for spot in FFA Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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