2020–21 in Australian soccer

The 2020–21 season is the sixteenth season of the current professional domestic soccer competition in Australia.

Soccer in Australia
Season2020–21
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Most events from March 2020 onwards are being disrupted or postponed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1][2]

Domestic competitions

A-League
Main article: 2020–21 A-League
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.[3]
  3. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2022 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

W-League
Main article: 2020–21 W-League

Y-League

2020–21 Y-League

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.[4] Apart from Victoria, competitions resumed in the various member federations between late June and late July.[5][6] A decision on the resumption of competitions in Victoria is yet to be finalised.[7]

It was announced on 3 July that the finals series for the 2020 competition had been cancelled.[8]

Domestic cups

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,[4] and cancelled on 3 July,[8] although some of the associated member federation-based competitions recommenced in July (such as the Lakoseljac Cup in Tasmania).[9]

National teams

Men's senior
Main articles: 2020 Australia national soccer team season and 2021 Australia national soccer team season

2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification

World Cup qualification matches also act as 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches.

8 October 2020 2022 WCQAustralia v KuwaitPerth, Australia
Source Stadium: Perth Oval
13 October 2020 2022 WCQNepal   v AustraliaTBD
Source
12 November 2020 2022 WCQAustralia v Chinese TaipeiTBD, Australia
Source
17 November 2020 2022 WCQAustralia v JordanTBD, Australia
Source

2021 Copa América
June 2021 Group StageAustralia v UruguayCórdoba, Argentina
Source Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes
June 2021 Group StageParaguay v AustraliaLa Plata, Argentina
Source Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
June 2021 Group StageAustralia v BoliviaLa Plata, Argentina
Source Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de La Plata
June 2021 Group StageArgentina v AustraliaBuenos Aires, Argentina
Source Stadium: Estadio Monumental
June 2021 Group StageChile v AustraliaCórdoba, Argentina
Source Stadium: Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes

Men's under 23
Main article: Australia national under-23 soccer team

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

AFC U-19 Championship
15 October 2020 (2020-10-15) Group StageAustralia v VietnamNamangan, Uzbekistan
19:00 UZT Source Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium
18 October 2020 (2020-10-18) Group StageLaos v AustraliaNamangan, Uzbekistan
15:00 UZT Source Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium
21 October 2020 (2020-10-21) Group StageSaudi Arabia v AustraliaTashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00 UZT Source Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

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

AFC U-17 Championship
26 November 2020 (2020-11-26) Group StageAustralia v IndiaBahrain
Source Stadium: TBD
29 November 2020 (2020-11-29) Group StageUzbekistan v AustraliaBahrain
Source Stadium: TBD
2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) Group StageSouth Korea v AustraliaBahrain
Source Stadium: TBD

Women's senior
Main article: Australia women's national soccer team

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

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

Deaths

Retirements

References
  1. "FFA to postpone remaining matches in the Hyundai A-League season due to COVID-19". Football Federation Australia. 24 March 2020.
  2. "Socceroos' March and June qualifiers postponed". Football Federation Australia. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. Rugari, Vince; Bossi, Dominic (19 December 2019). "A-League's worst teams to play off for spot in FFA Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. "Grassroots football temporarily suspended". Football Federation Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. "Thank you to our Corporate Partners". Football South Australia. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. "MANLY UNITED SET FOR NPL NSW KICK-OFF". Football NSW. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  7. "Football in parts of VIC on hold as Stage 3 restrictions reimposed". Football Victoria. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. Andrew Cooling (13 July 2020). "Lakoseljac Cup Round of 16 Wrap". Sliceofcheese.net. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. "Mile Jedinak, former Socceroos captain, retires from football with Instagram announcement". ABC News. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. "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.
  12. Rugari, Vince (12 August 2020). "Schwegler retires a winner as Wanderers, Victory end woeful seasons". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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