A-League 2019/20

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A-League 2019/20
master Sydney FC
Champions League Sydney FC
Champions League
qualification		 Melbourne City FC
Qualifying round
championship finals		 Sydney FC
Melbourne City FC
Wellington Phoenix
Brisbane Roar
Western United
Perth Glory
Teams 11
Games 143 + 5 play-off games
Gates 428  (ø 2.89 per game)
Top scorer Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City), 23 goals
← A-League 2018/19

The 2019/20 A-League was the 15th season of the top Australian football league since it was founded in 2005. The regular season began on October 11, 2019 and ended late on August 19, 2020, followed by the final round. Defending champion was Sydney FC .

Game operations during the COVID-19 pandemic

Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic , unlike most other sports competitions, games were not initially suspended. Due to travel restrictions, however, the only New Zealand participant, Wellington Phoenix , had to leave the country in mid-March 2020 and stay in Australia in order to continue to ensure participation. The 14-day quarantine phase prevented the regular staging of two league games in the franchise. Wellington's last opponent at the time, Melbourne City , also had to go into quarantine. Under pressure from the state government, the Australian federation finally decided on March 24th to cease playing until further notice. League operations were resumed on July 17, 2020, and a small number of spectators per game was also permitted.

Changes compared to the 2018/19 season

Western United received the right to participate in gaming operations as the eleventh franchise .

mode

The clubs initially played a three round tournament , which resulted in a total of 25 games per team. The game was played according to the 3-point rule (three points per win, one point per tie). The table was determined according to the following criteria:

  1. Number of points scored
  2. Goal difference from all games
  3. Number of goals in all games
  4. Number of points scored in direct comparison
  5. Goal difference in direct comparison

At the end of the regular season, the two teams with the highest points qualified directly for the semi-finals of the final round. Your two opponents were determined in the quarter-finals between the table third to sixth. The better team in the regular season was set against the worst team in both rounds. The winner of the Grand Final became Australian champions.

The best team of the regular season, also known as the Premiership winners, and the winner of the Grand Final qualified for the group stage and the second qualifying round of the AFC Champions League 2021 . The New Zealand club Wellington Phoenix , which was not a member of the AFC and was therefore excluded from all Asian competitions, was an exception .

The clubs that finished in places 1 to 9 in the final table of the regular season automatically took part in the FFA Cup 2021 , while the teams in ranks 10 and 11 had to play for the last place in a play-off.

A relegation to the second-rate National Premier Leagues was not possible.

Attendees

Venues of the A-League 2019/20
society Hometown, state League affiliation Stadion capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide , South Australia since 2005 Coopers Stadium 17,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane , Queensland since 2005 Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford , New South Wales since 2005 Central Coast Stadium 20,059
Melbourne City FC Melbourne , Victoria since 2010 AAMI Park 30,500
Melbourne Victory Melbourne, Victoria since 2005 Etihad Stadium
AAMI Park 		53,359
30,050
Newcastle United Jets Newcastle , New South Wales since 2005 McDonald Jones Stadium 33,000
Perth Glory Perth , Western Australia since 2005 nib stage 20,500
Sydney FC Sydney , New South Wales since 2005 Allianz Stadium 45,500
Wellington Phoenix Wellington , New Zealand since 2007 Westpac Stadium 36,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney, New South Wales since 2012 ANZ Stadium
Spotless Stadium 		83,500
24,000
Western United Melbourne, Victoria since 2019 Kardinia Park
Eureka Stadium 		36,000
11,000

statistics

Closing table

Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Sydney FC (M)  26th  16  5  5 049:250 +24 53
 2. Melbourne City FC  26th  14th  5  7th 049:370 +12 47
 3. Wellington Phoenix  26th  12  5  9 038:330  +5 41
 4th Brisbane Roar  26th  11  7th  8th 029:280  +1 40
 5. Western United  26th  12  3  11 046:370  +9 39
 6th Perth Glory (P)  26th  10  7th  9 043:360  +7 37
 7th Adelaide United  26th  11  3  12 044:490  −5 36
 8th. Newcastle United Jets  26th  9  7th  10 032:400  −8 34
 9. Western Sydney Wanderers  26th  9  6th  11 035:400  −5 33
10. Melbourne Victory  26th  6th  5  15th 033:430 −10 23
11. Central Coast Mariners  26th  5  3  18th 026:550 −29 18th
Stand: Final stand
At the end of the 2019/20 season:
  • Participation in the semi-finals of the final round and in the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2021
  • Participation in the semi-finals of the final round and in the second qualifying round for the AFC Champions League 2021
  • Participation in the quarter-finals of the final round
  • Participation in the play-off for the FFA Cup 2021
    • At the end of the 2018/19 season:
    (P) Reigning Australian premiership winner : Perth Glory
    (M) Reigning Australian champions : Sydney FC

    Crosstab

    The cross table shows the results of all games of the regular season. The home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team in the top row.

    Home / visiting team AU BR CM MC MV NJ PG SY WP WS WU AU BR CM MC MV NJ PG SY WP WS WU
    Adelaide United 1-0 2-0 3: 1 3: 1 2: 1 5: 3 2: 3 1: 2 2: 3 1: 5 1-0 0: 3 1: 1
    Brisbane Roar 2: 1 2-0 4: 3 0: 1 1-0 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 3: 1 0: 2 0: 1 1-0 2: 2
    Central Coast Mariners 1: 3 0: 1 2: 4 3: 2 1: 1 0: 3 0: 3 1: 3 1: 3 1-0 2: 1 0-0 1: 1
    Melbourne City FC 2: 1 1-0 3: 1 1: 2 2-0 0: 3 2-0 3: 2 1: 1 3: 2 2: 2 2: 1 0-0
    Melbourne Victory 2: 1 1: 2 2: 3 0-0 4-0 1-0 0: 3 1: 1 1: 2 2: 3 1: 4 0-0 1: 2
    Newcastle United Jets 1: 2 1: 1 4: 3 0: 4 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 3-0 2-0 0-0 2: 1 2: 1 1-0
    Perth Glory 3-0 1: 1 1: 2 2: 3 2: 2 6: 2 1: 3 4: 2 2-0 0: 2 1-0 0: 4 1: 2
    Sydney FC 2: 1 5: 1 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 4: 1 0-0 2: 1 0: 1 1: 2 1-0 1: 2 3: 1
    Wellington Phoenix 1: 1 2: 1 2: 1 1-0 3-0 2: 1 1: 2 2: 2 2: 1 0: 1 1: 1 2-0 2-0
    Western Sydney Wanderers 5: 2 0-0 2: 1 2: 3 2: 1 1: 1 0: 1 1-0 1-0 1: 1 1: 2 1: 3 1: 1
    Western United 3: 4 0: 1 3-0 1: 2 3: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0: 2 1: 3 2: 1 6: 2 1: 3 5: 3

    List of goalscorers

    If the number of goals is the same, the players are listed alphabetically.

    Pl. player team Gates
    01. AustraliaAustralia Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 23
    02. EnglandEngland Adam le Fondre Sydney FC 21st
    03. KosovoKosovo Besart Berisha Western United 19th
    04th AustraliaAustralia Mitchell Duke Western Sydney Wanderers 14th
    05. UruguayUruguay Bruno Fornaroli Perth Glory 13
    06th MexicoMexico Ulises Dávila Wellington Phoenix 12
    07th AustraliaAustralia Riley McGree Adelaide United 10
    IrelandIreland Roy O'Donovan Brisbane Roar
    SwedenSweden Ola Toivonen Melbourne Victory
    10. AustraliaAustralia Ben Halloran Adelaide United 09
    Stand: Final stand

    Final round

    Quarter finals

    22nd August 2020
    Wellington Phoenix - Perth Glory 0: 1 (0: 1)
    23 August 2020
    Brisbane Roar - Western United 0: 1 (0: 1)

    Semifinals

    August 26, 2020
    Sydney FC - Perth Glory 2: 0 (2: 0)
    August 26, 2020
    Melbourne City FC - Western United 2: 0 (0: 0)

    Grand Final

    Sydney FC Melbourne City FC
    Sydney FC
    August 30, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. ( UTC + 10 ) in Sydney ( Bankwest Stadium )
    Result: 1: 0 n.V.
    Spectators: 7,051
    Match report
    		Melbourne City FC


    Andrew Redmayne - Rhyan Grant , Joel King , Ryan McGowan , Alex Wilkinson - Paulo Retre , Anthony Caceres (87th Alexander Baumjohann ), Luke Brattan , Miloš Ninković - Adam le Fondre , Kosta Barbarouses (87th Trent Buhagiar )
    Trainer: Steve Corica     		Tom Glover - Harrison Delbridge (72nd Scott Galloway ), Nathaniel Atkinson , Richard Windbichler (116th Rostyn Griffiths ), Curtis Good - Joshua Brillante , Adrián Luna , Florin Berenguer (77th Connor Metcalfe ) - Jamie Maclaren , Lachlan Wales (86th) Ramy Najjarine ), Craig Noone (105th Stefan Colakovski )
    Trainer: Erick MombaertsFranceFrance 
    yellow cards Retre (53.), Grant (97.) yellow cards Windbichle (103rd), Atkinson (117.)

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ Relocated to Australia: Wellington Phoenix players in quarantine for 14 days , transfermarkt.de, accessed on March 18, 2020
    2. ↑ Global league-by-league breakdown of football's response to coronavirus so far , squawka.com, accessed on March 20, 2020 (English)
    3. ↑ A-League also suspended due to coronavirus: "Will feel the financial pressure" , transfermarkt.de, accessed on March 25, 2020
    4. ↑ FFA goes west with two clubs confirmed for A-League expansion , accessed on January 5, 2020 (English)
    5. ↑ Ladder , a-league.com, accessed on August 19, 2020 (English)
    6. ↑ Player Goals , ultimatealeague.com, accessed on August 31, 2020 (English)