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| Apelle<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 December 2020|title=Newcastle Jets announces new partnership with Apelle|url=https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/news/newcastle-jets-announces-new-partnership-apelle|url-status=live|access-date=15 December 2020|website=[[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]]}}</ref>
| Apelle<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 December 2020|title=Newcastle Jets announces new partnership with Apelle|url=https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/news/newcastle-jets-announces-new-partnership-apelle|url-status=live|access-date=15 December 2020|website=[[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]]}}</ref>
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| Signed by [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=15 October 2020|title=A-League: Carl Robinson and Kenny Miller depart|url=https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/news/a-league-carl-robinson-departs|access-date=15 October 2020|website=[[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]]|language=en}}</ref>
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| [[Craig Deans]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kerry|first=Craig|date=15 December 2020|title=A-League: Jets interim coach Craig Deans lauds players' focus on job at hand|url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/7057095/a-league-jets-interim-coach-craig-deans-lauds-players-focus-on-job-at-hand/?cs=7573&utm_source=website&utm_medium=story&utm_campaign=sidebar|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 December 2020|website=[[The Newcastle Herald]]}}</ref>
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Revision as of 10:22, 15 December 2020

A-League
Season2020–21
Dates27 December 2020 – 30 June 2021

The 2020–21 A-League will be the 44th season of national level soccer in Australia, and the 16th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season will commence on 27 December 2020 and conclude no later than 30 June 2021.[1] The start of the season is later than previous seasons as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, as well as part of a gradual shift to move the competition from summer to winter.[2]

Clubs

12 Clubs will participate in the 2020–21 season. Macarthur FC will be making their A-League debut this season.[3]

Club City Home Ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium 16,500
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Dolphin Stadium 11,500
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
Sydney
Sydney
Wollongong 		Stadium Australia
Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Leichhardt Oval
WIN Stadium 		83,500
20,500
20,000
23,000
Wellington Phoenix Wollongong WIN Stadium 23,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Bankwest Stadium 30,000
Western United Geelong
Ballarat 		GMHBA Stadium
Mars Stadium 		36,000
11,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Adelaide United Australia Carl Veart Australia Stefan Mauk UCAN[4] Flinders University[5]
Australian Outdoor Living[A][6]
Brisbane Roar Australia Warren Moon Scotland Tom Aldred Umbro[7][8] Actron Air[9]
Central Coast Mariners Australia Alen Stajcic Australia Matt Simon Umbro[10][11] Masterfoods[12]
MATE[A][13]
Macarthur FC Australia Ante Milicic Australia Mark Milligan Macron[14] Wisdom Homes[15]
Melbourne City Australia Patrick Kisnorbo Australia Scott Jamieson Puma[16] Etihad Airways[17]
Melbourne Victory Scotland Grant Brebner TBD Adidas[18] Metricon[19]
Newcastle Jets Craig Deans (interim) Australia Nigel Boogaard Apelle[20] Inspirations Paint[21][22]
Perth Glory Australia Richard Garcia Spain Diego Castro Macron[23] BHP[24]
Sydney FC Australia Steve Corica Australia Alex Wilkinson Under Armour[25] The Star[26]
Wellington Phoenix Australia Ufuk Talay TBD Paladin Sports[27] No sponsor[28][29]
Western Sydney Wanderers Wales Carl Robinson TBD Kappa[30] Voltaren[31]
JD Sports[A][32]
Western United Australia Mark Rudan Italy Alessandro Diamanti Kappa[33] No Sponsor[34]
  • ^
    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 Australia Ante Milicic[35] 15 May 2019
    Melbourne Victory Scotland Grant Brebner (caretaker) Promoted to full time 24 August 2020 Scotland Grant Brebner[36] 24 August 2020
    Perth Glory Australia Tony Popovic Signed by Xanthi[37] 27 August 2020 Australia Hayden Foxe (caretaker)[38] 2 September 2020
    Melbourne City France Erick Mombaerts Resigned 3 September 2020 Australia Patrick Kisnorbo[39] 3 September 2020
    Adelaide United Australia Carl Veart (caretaker) Promoted to full time 18 September 2020 Australia Carl Veart[40] 18 September 2020
    Perth Glory Australia Hayden Foxe (caretaker) End of contract 18 September 2020 Australia Richard Garcia[41] 18 September 2020
    Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Jean-Paul de Marigny Sacked[42] 12 October 2020 Wales Carl Robinson[43] 15 October 2020
    Newcastle Jets Wales Carl Robinson Signed by Western Sydney Wanderers[44] 15 October 2020 Craig Deans[45]

    Foreign players

    Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
    Adelaide United Denmark Michael Jakobsen Spain Javi López
    Brisbane Roar England Macaulay Gillesphey Republic of Ireland Jay O'Shea Japan Riku Danzaki Japan Masato Kudo Scotland Tom Aldred England Jamie Young2
    New Zealand Jai Ingham2
    Central Coast Mariners Scotland Ziggy Gordon New Zealand Gianni Stensness2
    Macarthur FC England Matt Derbyshire France Loïc Puyo Spain Beñat Spain Markel Susaeta Cyprus Antonis Martis2
    Melbourne City England Craig Noone France Florin Berenguer Japan Naoki Tsubaki Uruguay Adrián Luna
    Melbourne Victory Benin Rudy Gestede England Jacob Butterfield England Callum McManaman New Zealand Marco Rojas Burundi Elvis Kamsoba2
    Ivory Coast Adama Traoré1
    New Zealand Max Crocombe2
    New Zealand Storm Roux2
    Newcastle Jets Wales Joe Ledley Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan1
    Perth Glory Curaçao Darryl Lachman Japan Kosuke Ota Spain Diego Castro Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh1
    New Zealand Dane Ingham2
    Sydney FC Germany Alexander Baumjohann New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses Serbia Miloš Ninković
    Wellington Phoenix England David Ball Israel Tomer Hemed Mexico Ulises Dávila
    Western Sydney Wanderers Germany Nicolai Müller Germany Patrick Ziegler Republic of Ireland Simon Cox Scotland Graham Dorrans North Macedonia Daniel Georgievski2
    Western United Italy Alessandro Diamanti Japan Tomoki Imai Poland Filip Kurto Spain Víctor Sánchez Kosovo Besart Berisha1
    New Zealand Andrew Durante2

    The following do not fill a Visa position:
    1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (or New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[46]
    2Australian citizens (or New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
    3Injury replacement players, or National team replacement players;
    4Guest players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)

    Salary cap exemptions and captains

    Club First Designated Second Designated Captain Vice-Captain
    Adelaide United None None Australia Stefan Mauk[47] None
    Brisbane Roar None None Scotland Tom Aldred[48] None
    Central Coast Mariners Australia Daniel De Silva[49][50] None Australia Matt Simon[51] None
    Macarthur FC Australia Mark Milligan[52] None Australia Mark Milligan[53] None
    Melbourne City Australia Jamie Maclaren[54] None Australia Scott Jamieson[55] None
    Melbourne Victory Australia Robbie Kruse[56] None TBD None
    Newcastle Jets None None Australia Nigel Boogaard[57][58] Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley[59]
    Perth Glory Spain Diego Castro[60][61] Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli[62] Spain Diego Castro[63] None
    Sydney FC None None Australia Alex Wilkinson[64] None
    Wellington Phoenix Israel Tomer Hemed[65] None TBD None
    Western Sydney Wanderers None None TBD None
    Western United Italy Alessandro Diamanti[66] None Italy Alessandro Diamanti[66] None

    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 Melbourne City (C) 26 15 4 7 57 32 +25 49 Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series[a]
    2 Sydney FC 26 13 8 5 39 23 +16 47 Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and finals series[a]
    3 Central Coast Mariners 26 12 6 8 35 31 +4 42 Qualification for finals series[a]
    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[b] 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 for 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[c]
    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 for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[d]
    Source: A-Leagues
    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) Champions
    Notes:
    1. ^ a b c 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.
    2. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
    3. ^ The top 8 teams qualified for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participated in a playoff round.[67]
    4. ^ Qualified as the 2021 FFA Cup winners.

    Fixtures and results

    Home \ Away ADE BRI CCM MAC MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN ADE BRI CCM MAC MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN
    Adelaide United 13 Mar 15 May 5 Mar 3 Jan 23 Jan 14 Apr 19 Apr 28 Mar 12 Feb 2 Apr 29 Jan 5 May 30 Apr
    Brisbane Roar 21 Feb 15 Jan 25 Jan 30 Jan 27 Mar 5 Apr 10 Mar 10 Jan 29 Dec 16 May 11 Apr 25 Apr 6 Mar
    Central Coast Mariners 17 Mar 8 May 11 Apr 23 May 10 Jan 31 Dec 30 May 18 Apr 31 Jan 19 Jan 7 Feb 8 Mar 27 Mar
    Macarthur FC 21 May 15 Feb 3 Jan 13 Jan 7 Apr 18 Apr 2 May 31 Jan 9 Jan 20 Mar 29 May 22 Feb 9 May
    Melbourne City 10 Apr 30 May 3 Feb 12 Mar 17 Apr 8 Jan 28 Apr 14 May 28 Feb 8 Feb 17 Jan 22 Mar 21 Feb
    Melbourne Victory 27 Feb 2 Jan 4 Apr 16 May 6 Mar 10 Feb 12 Apr 26 Jan 16 Jan 25 Apr 13 Mar 28 May 9 May
    Newcastle Jets 21 Mar 6 Feb 14 Feb 17 Jan 2 May 21 Apr 1 Feb 29 May 9 Apr 5 Jan 15 May 1 Mar 29 Mar
    Perth Glory 16 Jan 20 Jan 13 Mar 6 Feb 4 Apr 13 Feb 24 Apr 24 Mar 16 May 23 May 5 May 9 May 27 Feb
    Sydney FC 5 Feb 1 May 23 Jan 24 Apr 30 Dec 20 Mar 14 Mar 20 Feb 3 Apr 16 Jan 10 May 22 May 10 Apr
    Wellington Phoenix 25 Apr 21 Mar 3 May 28 Mar 22 Jan 6 Feb 24 May 27 Jan 2 Jan 19 Feb 3 Mar 7 Mar 17 Apr
    Western Sydney Wanderers 9 Jan 24 Feb 27 Feb 27 Dec 26 Mar 30 Jan 8 May 24 Jan 13 Feb 15 Mar 1 Jan 16 Apr 31 May
    Western United 28 Dec 22 May 23 Apr 6 Jan 13 Feb 20 Feb 24 Jan 19 Mar 26 Feb 12 Jan 7 Mar 1 Apr 1 May
    First match(es) will be played: 27 December 2020. Source: A-League
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
    For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

    See also

    References

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