2019–20 A-League
{{Short description|43rd season of top-tier soccer league in Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = A-League
| image = A-League text logo 2.png
| season = 2019–20
| dates = 11 October 2019 – 30 August 2020
| winners = Sydney FC (5th title)
| premiers = Sydney FC (4th title)
| continentalcup1 = Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers = Sydney FC
Melbourne City
Brisbane Roar
| matches = 148
| total goals = 431
| league topscorer = Jamie Maclaren (23 goals)
| best goalkeeper =
| biggest home win = Sydney FC 5–1 Brisbane Roar
{{small|(7 December 2019)}}
Perth Glory 6–2 Newcastle Jets
{{small|(21 December 2019)}}
{{nowrap|Western United 6–2 Central Coast Mariners
{{small|(1 March 2020)}}}}
| biggest away win = {{nowrap|Newcastle Jets 0–4 Melbourne City}}
{{small|(6 December 2019)}}
| highest scoring = Perth Glory 6–2 Newcastle Jets
{{small|(21 December 2019)}}
Western United 6–2 Central Coast Mariners
{{small|(1 March 2020)}}
| longest wins = 6 matches
Sydney FC
| longest unbeaten = 12 matches
Sydney FC
| longest winless = 10 matches
Central Coast Mariners
| longest losses = 10 matches
Central Coast Mariners
| highest attendance = 33,523
Melbourne Victory vs. Melbourne City
(12 October 2019)
| lowest attendance = 1,035
Central Coast Mariners vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(27 July 2020)
| average attendance = 9,428 (12px 983)
| prevseason = 2018–19
| nextseason = 2020–21
}}
The 2019–20 A-League, also known as the 2019–20 Hyundai A-League for sponsorship reasons, was the 43rd season of national level soccer in Australia, and the 15th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The regular season commenced on 11 October 2019 and was scheduled to conclude on 26 April 2020, though was postponed to 19 August 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-16/a-league-confirms-season-to-resume-on-july-16/12359184|title=A-League to resume season with Melbourne Victory v Western United on July 16|work=ABC News|date=16 June 2020}} The pandemic caused Football Federation Australia (FFA) to suspend the season from late March to mid July.{{cite web|url=https://www.ffa.com.au/news/ffa-postpone-remaining-matches-hyundai-a-league-season-covid-19|title=FFA to postpone remaining matches in the Hyundai A-League season due to COVID-19|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=24 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/football-federation-australia-extends-postponement-hyundai-a-league|title=Football Federation Australia extends the postponement of the Hyundai A-League|work=A-League.com.au|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=23 April 2020|access-date=27 April 2020}} The season resumed on 17 July 2020, which meant the finals occurred in mid-August and the Grand Final was held on 30 August 2020.{{Cite web |date=15 July 2020 |title=Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season updated match schedule released |url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/hyundai-a-league-201920-season-updated-match-schedule-released |access-date=16 July 2020 |website=A-League.com.au|publisher=Football Federation Australia |language=en}}
Sydney FC were the defending champions and Perth Glory were the defending premiers.
Clubs
The league has been expanded to eleven teams, with the addition of the Western United starting their first season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/a-league-expansion-bids-teams-announced-revealed|title=Revealed: Two teams to join expanded Hyundai A-League|publisher=Football Federation Australia|website=A-League|date=14 December 2018|access-date=18 February 2019}}
{{A-League 2019–2020 map}}
{{Further|A-League#Clubs}}
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
| Club
!City !Home Ground !Capacity | ||
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United
|16,500 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Brisbane Roar
|rowspan="3"|Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
| |Dolphin Stadium | 10,000 | |
| Cbus Super Stadium
|27,000 | ||
| Central Coast Mariners
|20,059 | ||
| Melbourne City
|30,050 | ||
| rowspan="2"|Melbourne Victory
|rowspan="2"|Melbourne |56,347 | ||
| AAMI Park
|30,050 | ||
| Newcastle Jets
|33,000 | ||
| Perth Glory
|20,500 | ||
| rowspan="2"|Sydney FC
|rowspan="2"|Sydney |20,500 | ||
| Leichhardt Oval
|20,000 | ||
| rowspan="2"|Wellington Phoenix
|rowspan="2"|Wellington |34,500 | ||
| Eden Park
|50,000 | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers
|30,000 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Western United
|rowspan="3"|Melbourne |36,000 | ||
| Mars Stadium
|11,000 | ||
| VU Whitten Oval
|12,000 |
=Personnel and kits=
| Adidas{{cite web|url=https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/melbourne-victory-extends-partnership-adidas|title=Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas|publisher=Melbourne Victory|date=6 February 2017}}
| Metricon{{cite web|url=https://www.melbournevictory.com.au/news/metricon-extends-principal-partnership-melbourne-victory|title=Metricon extends Principal Partnership with Melbourne Victory|publisher=A-League|website=Melbourne Victory|date=1 October 2019}}
|-
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Carl Robinson
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nigel Boogaard
| Viva Sports{{cite web|url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/newcastle-jets-agree-apparel-deal-with-viva|title=Newcastle Jets agree apparel deal with Viva|first=George|last=Dudley|work=SportsPro|date=2 June 2017}}
| #FootballForFires{{cite web|url=https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/news/newcastle-jets-and-footballforfires-team|title=Newcastle Jets and #FootballForFires to team up|publisher=Newcastle Jets|date=18 February 2020}}
Inspirations Paint{{ref|n1|1}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newcastlejets.com.au/news/inspirations-paint-recommits-jets-black-and-white|title=Inspirations Paint recommits to Jets in black and white|publisher=A-League|website=Newcastle Jets|date=20 September 2018}}
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony Popovic
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Diego Castro
| Macron{{cite web|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/macron-sign-four-more-years|title=Macron sign on for four more years|publisher=Perth Glory|date=30 May 2017}}
| BHP{{Cite web|url=https://www.perthglory.com.au/news/bhp-confirmed-principal-club-partner|title=BHP confirmed as principal club partner|publisher=A-League|website=Perth Glory|date=7 October 2019}}
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Corica
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Wilkinson
| Under Armour{{cite web|url=https://www.sydneyfc.com/news/sydney-fc-in-australian-first-partnership-under-armour|title=Sydney FC In Australian First Partnership With Under Armour|publisher=Sydney FC|date=1 July 2019}}
| The Star{{Cite web|url=https://www.sydneyfc.com/news/sydney-fc-star-sydney-sign-four-year-deal|title=Sydney FC & The Star Sydney Sign Four Year Deal|website=Sydney FC|date=8 October 2019}}
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ufuk Talay
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Taylor
| Paladin Sports{{cite web|url=https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/wellington-phoenix-announce-paladin-new-zealand-new-strip-partner|title=Wellington Phoenix Announce Paladin New Zealand As New Strip Partner|publisher=Wellington Phoenix|date=5 August 2019}}
| Huawei{{Cite web|url=https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/huawei-extends-phoenix-partnership-and-reaffirms-commitment-wellington|title=Huawei Extends Phoenix Partnership and Reaffirms Commitment to Wellington|publisher=A-League|website=Wellington Phoenix|date=5 August 2019}}
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jean-Paul de Marigny
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mitchell Duke
| Nike{{cite web|url=https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/wanderers-launch-jersey-announce-nike-partnership-extension|title=Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension|publisher=Western Sydney Wanderers|date=11 August 2017}}
| Centuria{{Cite web|url=https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/centuria-sign-one-year-extension|title=Centuria sign one-year extension|publisher=A-League|website=Western Sydney Wanderers|date=22 July 2019}}
JD Sports{{ref|n1|1}}{{Cite web|url=https://ministryofsport.com.au/jd-sports-extends-as-co-major-partner-of-the-western-sydney-wanderers/|title=JD Sports Extends As Co-Major Partner Of The Western Sydney Wanderers|website=Ministry of Sport|date=20 September 2019|access-date=8 October 2019|archive-date=3 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201003004509/https://ministryofsport.com.au/jd-sports-extends-as-co-major-partner-of-the-western-sydney-wanderers/|url-status=dead}}
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Marko Rudan
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Diamanti
| Kappa{{cite web|url=https://www.wufc.com.au/news/western-united-fc-announce-kappa-partnership|title=Western United FC Announce partnership with Kappa|publisher=Western United|date=21 May 2019}}
| Probuild{{Cite web|url=https://conecta.com.au/probuild-announced-as-major-sponsor-of-new-western-united-a-league-side/|title=Probuild Announced as Major Sponsor of New Western United A-League Side|website=Conecta|date=5 July 2019}}
|}
:1. {{note|n1}}Away kit.
=Managerial changes=
= Foreign players =
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%" |
| Club
! Visa 1 ! Visa 2 ! Visa 3 ! Visa 4 ! Visa 5 ! Non-Visa foreigner(s) ! Former player(s) |
|---|
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Yongbin | {{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Jakobsen | {{flagicon|NOR}} Kristian Opseth | | | | {{flagicon|CUW}} Michaël Maria5 |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Macaulay Gillesphey | {{flagicon|IRL}} Jay O'Shea | {{flagicon|NZL}} Matthew Ridenton | {{flagicon|SCO}} Tom Aldred | {{flagicon|WAL}} Aaron Amadi-Holloway | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Young2 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Roy O'Donovan |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Jair | {{flagicon|NZL}} Michael McGlinchey | {{flagicon|SCO}} Ziggy Gordon | {{flagicon|SRB}} Milan Đurić | | {{flagicon|NZL}} Gianni Stensness2 | {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Eun-sun5 |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{flagicon|AUT}} Richard Windbichler | {{flagicon|ENG}} Craig Noone | {{flagicon|FRA}} Florin Berenguer | {{flagicon|URU}} Adrián Luna | | | {{flagicon|SCO}} Jack Hendry5 |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{flagicon|ALB}} Migjen Basha | {{flagicon|NZL}} Marco Rojas | | | | {{flagicon|BDI}} Elvis Kamsoba2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Kristijan Dobras |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{flagicon|IRL}} Roy O'Donovan | {{flagicon|PAN}} Abdiel Arroyo | {{flagicon|WAL}} Joe Ledley | | | | {{flagicon|ENG}} Kaine Sheppard1, 5 |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Diego Castro | {{flagicon|ESP}} Juande | {{flagicon|URU}} Bruno Fornaroli | | | {{flagicon|NZL}} Dane Ingham2 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Thomas James1 |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Le Fondre | {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Baumjohann | {{flagicon|NZL}} Kosta Barbarouses | {{flagicon|SRB}} Miloš Ninković | | | |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{flagicon|ENG}} David Ball | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Hooper | {{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Taylor | {{flagicon|GER}} Matti Steinmann | {{flagicon|MEX}} Ulises Dávila | | |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{flagicon|GER}} Patrick Ziegler | {{flagicon|IRL}} Simon Cox | {{flagicon|POL}} Radosław Majewski | {{flagicon|SUI}} Daniel Lopar | {{flagicon|SUI}} Pirmin Schwegler | {{flagicon|GER}} Nicolai Müller3 | {{flagicon|GER}} Alexander Meier |
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Diamanti | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tomoki Imai | {{flagicon|POL}} Filip Kurto | | | {{flagicon|KVX}} Besart Berisha1 | {{flagicon|GRE}} Panagiotis Kone |
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);{{cite web | url=http://www.pfa.net.au/fileadmin/user_upload/_temp_/MINUS_LETTERS_A-League_CBA_08-13_1_.pdf | title=A-League Collective Bargaining Agreement – 2008/9 – 2012/13 | publisher=Australian Professional Footballers' Football Association | access-date=9 October 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204110810/http://pfa.net.au/fileadmin/user_upload/_temp_/MINUS_LETTERS_A-League_CBA_08-13_1_.pdf | archive-date=2014-02-04 | url-status=dead }}
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);
5Players who left at the end of their contract, which was originally at the end of the season, but became mid-season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia extending the season
=Salary cap exemptions and captains=
=Transfers=
{{Further|A-League transfers for 2019–20 season}}
Regular season
=Effects of the 2019–20 COVID-19 pandemic=
Due to the self isolation requirements after overseas travel imposed by the Australian Government on 16 March, both Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix were required to self-isolate having returned from playing in Wellington on 15 March 2020. This led to four games involving both clubs being postponed.
On 16 March 2020, due to restrictions imposed by the Australian Government of gatherings involving more than 500 people, the FFA announced that the remainder of the season would proceed with all games being played behind closed doors.{{cite news |title=Coronavirus outbreak will see A-League and W-League games continue behind closed doors, FFA says |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-16/ffa-a-league-w-league-to-continue-despite-coronavirus-threat/12058872 |access-date=4 April 2025 |work=abc.net.au |date=16 March 2020}} Wellington Phoenix had intended to relocate for the remainder of the season in Sydney in order to keep playing the remainder of its scheduled games.{{Cite web |date=2020-03-17 |title=Confirmed: Phoenix heading to Sydney to continue Hyundai A-League Finals Series push |url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/confirmed-phoenix-heading-sydney-complete-hyundai-a-league-campaign |access-date=2020-07-16 |website=A-League.com.au|publisher=Football Federation Australia |language=en}} The season was suspended on 24 March.
The season resumed on 17 July 2020, with almost all of the remaining 27 matches in the regular season played in New South Wales.
=League table=
{{2019–20 A-League table}}
=Results=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
|update = complete
|source =[http://www.aleague.com.au/results A-League]
|font_size = 100%
|matches_style = FBR
|a_note = yes
|solid_cell=grey|legs=2
|team1=ADE |team2=BRI |team3=CCM |team4=MCY |team5=MVC |team6=NEW |team7=PER |team8=SYD |team9=WEL |team10=WSW |team11=WUN
|name_ADE=Adelaide United
|name_BRI=Brisbane Roar
|name_CCM=Central Coast Mariners
|name_MCY=Melbourne City
|name_MVC=Melbourne Victory
|name_NEW=Newcastle Jets
|name_PER=Perth Glory
|name_SYD=Sydney FC
|name_WEL=Wellington Phoenix
|name_WSW=Western Sydney Wanderers
|name_WUN=Western United
|match1_ADE_BRI= 1–0
|match1_ADE_CCM= 2–0
|match1_ADE_MCY= 3–1
|match1_ADE_MVC= 3–1
|match1_ADE_NEW= 2–1
|match1_ADE_PER= 5–3
|match1_ADE_SYD= 2–3
|match1_ADE_WEL= 1–2
|match1_ADE_WSW= 2–3
|match1_ADE_WUN= 1–5
|match2_ADE_BRI= null
|match2_ADE_CCM= null
|match2_ADE_MCY= null
|match2_ADE_MVC= 1–0
|match2_ADE_NEW= 0–3
|match2_ADE_PER= null
|match2_ADE_SYD= 1–1
|match2_ADE_WEL= null
|match2_ADE_WSW= null
|match2_ADE_WUN= null
|match1_BRI_ADE= 2–1
|match1_BRI_CCM= 2–0
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|match1_BRI_MVC= 0–1
|match1_BRI_NEW= 1–0
|match1_BRI_PER= 1–1
|match1_BRI_SYD= 1–1
|match1_BRI_WEL= 1–0
|match1_BRI_WSW= 3–1
|match1_BRI_WUN= 0–2
|match2_BRI_ADE= 0–1
|match2_BRI_CCM= 1–0
|match2_BRI_MCY= 2–2
|match2_BRI_MVC= null
|match2_BRI_NEW= null
|match2_BRI_PER= null
|match2_BRI_SYD= null
|match2_BRI_WEL= null
|match2_BRI_WSW= null
|match2_BRI_WUN= null
|match1_CCM_ADE= 1–3
|match1_CCM_BRI= 0–1
|match1_CCM_MCY= 2–4
|match1_CCM_MVC= 3–2
|match1_CCM_NEW= 1–1
|match1_CCM_PER= 0–3
|match1_CCM_SYD= 0–3
|match1_CCM_WEL= 1–3
|match1_CCM_WSW= 1–3
|match1_CCM_WUN= 1–0
|match2_CCM_ADE= 2–1
|match2_CCM_BRI= null
|match2_CCM_MCY= null
|match2_CCM_MVC= null
|match2_CCM_NEW= 0–0
|match2_CCM_PER= null
|match2_CCM_SYD= null
|match2_CCM_WEL= null
|match2_CCM_WSW= 1–1
|match2_CCM_WUN= null
|match1_MCY_ADE= 2–1
|match1_MCY_BRI= 1–0
|match1_MCY_CCM= 3–1
|match1_MCY_MVC= 1–2
|match1_MCY_NEW= 2–0
|match1_MCY_PER= 0–3
|match1_MCY_SYD= 2–0
|match1_MCY_WEL= 3–2
|match1_MCY_WSW= 1–1
|match1_MCY_WUN= 3–2
|match2_MCY_ADE= 2–2
|match2_MCY_BRI= null
|match2_MCY_CCM= null
|match2_MCY_MVC= 2–1
|match2_MCY_NEW= null
|match2_MCY_PER= 0–0
|match2_MCY_SYD= null
|match2_MCY_WEL= null
|match2_MCY_WSW= null
|match2_MCY_WUN= null
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|match1_MVC_CCM= 2–3
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|match1_MVC_NEW= 4–0
|match1_MVC_PER= 1–0
|match1_MVC_SYD= 0–3
|match1_MVC_WEL= 1–1
|match1_MVC_WSW= 1–2
|match1_MVC_WUN= 2–3
|match2_MVC_ADE= null
|match2_MVC_BRI= null
|match2_MVC_CCM= null
|match2_MVC_MCY= null
|match2_MVC_NEW= null
|match2_MVC_PER= null
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|match2_MVC_WEL= 0–0
|match2_MVC_WSW= null
|match2_MVC_WUN= 1–2
|match1_NEW_ADE= 1–2
|match1_NEW_BRI= 1–1
|match1_NEW_CCM= 4–3
|match1_NEW_MCY= 0–4
|match1_NEW_MVC= 1–1
|match1_NEW_PER= 1–1
|match1_NEW_SYD= 1–2
|match1_NEW_WEL= 3–0
|match1_NEW_WSW= 2–0
|match1_NEW_WUN= 0–0
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|match2_NEW_BRI= null
|match2_NEW_CCM= null
|match2_NEW_MCY= 2–1
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|match2_NEW_PER= 2–1
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|match2_NEW_WSW= null
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|match1_PER_SYD= 1–3
|match1_PER_WEL= 4–2
|match1_PER_WSW= 2–0
|match1_PER_WUN= 0–2
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|match2_PER_BRI= null
|match2_PER_CCM= 1–0
|match2_PER_MCY= null
|match2_PER_MVC= 0–4
|match2_PER_NEW= null
|match2_PER_SYD= null
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|match2_PER_WSW= null
|match2_PER_WUN= null
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|match1_SYD_BRI= 5–1
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|match1_SYD_MVC= 2–1
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|match1_SYD_PER= 0–0
|match1_SYD_WEL= 2–1
|match1_SYD_WSW= 0–1
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|match2_SYD_MCY= null
|match2_SYD_MVC= null
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|match2_SYD_WSW= null
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|match1_WEL_BRI= 2–1
|match1_WEL_CCM= 2–1
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|match1_WEL_MVC= 3–0
|match1_WEL_NEW= 2–1
|match1_WEL_PER= 1–2
|match1_WEL_SYD= 2–2
|match1_WEL_WSW= 2–1
|match1_WEL_WUN= 0–1
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|match2_WEL_BRI= 1–1
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|match2_WEL_MCY= null
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|match2_WEL_PER= null
|match2_WEL_SYD= null
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|match2_WEL_WUN= 2–0
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|match1_WSW_CCM= 2–1
|match1_WSW_MCY= 2–3
|match1_WSW_MVC= 2–1
|match1_WSW_NEW= 1–1
|match1_WSW_PER= 0–1
|match1_WSW_SYD= 1–0
|match1_WSW_WEL= 1—0
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|match2_WSW_MVC= null
|match2_WSW_NEW= null
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|match1_WUN_CCM= 3–0
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|match1_WUN_MVC= 3–1
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|match1_WUN_PER= 1–1
|match1_WUN_SYD= 0–2
|match1_WUN_WEL= 1–3
|match1_WUN_WSW= 2–1
|match2_WUN_ADE= null
|match2_WUN_BRI= null
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|match2_WUN_NEW= null
|match2_WUN_PER= null
|match2_WUN_SYD= null
|match2_WUN_WEL= null
|match2_WUN_WSW= 5–3
}}
Finals series
{{main|2020 A-League finals series}}
{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3
|skipmatch1=yes
|skipmatch3=yes
|bold_winner=high
|RD1=Elimination-finals
|RD3=Grand Final
|||||
|22 August – Sydney|Wellington Phoenix|0|Perth Glory|1
|||||
|23 August – Sydney|Brisbane Roar|0|Western United|1
|26 August – Sydney|Sydney FC|2|Perth Glory|0
|26 August – Sydney|Melbourne City|2|Western United|0
|30 August – Sydney|Sydney FC|1|Melbourne City|0
}}
=Elimination-finals=
{{footballbox collapsible
|id=|date = 22 August 2020
|time = 17:00 AEST
|team1 = Wellington Phoenix
|goals1 =
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.a-league.com.au/match/wellington-phoenix-v-perth-glory-a-league-23-08-2020/2091936
|team2 = Perth Glory
|goals2 =
- Chianese {{goal|18}}
|stadium = Bankwest Stadium
|location = Sydney
|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=BCD|The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.}}
|referee = Alex King
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|id=|date = 23 August 2020
|time = 18:00 AEST
|team1 = Brisbane Roar
|goals1 =
|score = 0–1
|report = https://www.a-league.com.au/match/brisbane-roar-fc-v-western-united-fc-a-league-24-08-2020/2091937
|team2 = Western United
|goals2 =
- Diamanti {{goal|21}}
|stadium = Bankwest Stadium
|location = Sydney
|attendance = 0{{refn|group=note|name=BCD}}
|referee = Chris Beath
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{footballbox collapsible
|id=|date = 26 August 2020
|time = 17:00 AEST
|team1 = Melbourne City
|goals1 =
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.a-league.com.au/match/melbourne-city-fc-v-western-united-fc-a-league-27-08-2020/2091938
|team2 = Western United
|goals2 =
|stadium = Bankwest Stadium
|location = Sydney
|attendance = 1,897
|referee = Alireza Faghani
}}
{{footballbox collapsible
|id=|date = 26 August 2020
|time = 20:10 AEST
|team1 = Sydney FC
|goals1 =
|score = 2–0
|report = https://www.a-league.com.au/match/sydney-fc-v-perth-glory-a-league-27-08-2020/2091939
|team2 = Perth Glory
|goals2 =
|stadium = Bankwest Stadium
|location = Sydney
|attendance = 3,477
|referee = Alex King
}}
=Grand Final=
{{See also|2020 A-League Grand Final}}
{{#lst:2020 A-League Grand Final}}
Statistics
=Attendances=
==By club==
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}}
{{updated|matches played on 14 March 2020.}}
{{A-LeagueAttendance
|T1 = MV || T1played = 10|| T1High = 33523 || T1Low = 12023 || T1Total = 33523+17231+20865+15014+13084+12023+14582+17814+14424+15102
|T2 = WSW || T2played = 9 || T2High = 28519 || T2Low = 9090 || T2Total = 17091+28519+14216+12078+11988+11482+09090+09864+09231
|T3 = SFC || T3played = 10|| T3High = 18501 || T3Low = 4099 || T3Total = 12538+10511+16116+10711+10256+17421+10219+10724+18501+04099
|T4 = BR || T4played = 10|| T4High = 12859 || T4Low = 4121 || T4Total = 12859+09387+11763+08582+10659+09987+08945+09224+08349+04121
|T5 = WP || T5played = 11|| T5High = 12198 || T5Low = 6074 || T5Total = 09903+08428+12198+06207+06074+08846+11412+07068+07116+08473+07519
|T6 = MC || T6played = 11|| T6High = 18038 || T6Low = 2292 || T6Total = 07399+06440+05547+06679+18038+08577+06857+06103+16872+07559+02292
|T7 = PG || T7played = 9 || T7High = 11168 || T7Low = 6177 || T7Total = 09829+08148+08741+06177+06585+11168+09435+07248+08107
|T8 = AU || T8played = 11|| T8High = 15347 || T8Low = 4286 || T8Total = 08254+06054+06790+08851+08855+08201+09166+08503+15347+07281+04286
|T9 = NJ || T9played = 10|| T9High = 9154 || T9Low = 4151 || T9Total = 08899+08038+09154+08133+07449+08047+05458+04151+07115+07420
|T10 = WU || T10played = 11|| T10High = 10128 || T10Low = 2973 || T10Total = 06888+07042+04558+05688+04187+10128+05084+06020+05988+02973+03629
|T11 = CCM || T11played = 10|| T11High = 8910 || T11Low = 3773 || T11Total = 08910+05773+05075+04848+06734+04957+04539+05053+05376+03773
}}
==By round==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 2019–20 A-League Attendance |
| Round
!Total !Games !Avg. Per Game |
|---|
| scope='row' | Round 1
| 78,600 || 5 || 15,720 |
| scope='row' | Round 2
| 52,966 || 5 || 10,593 |
| scope='row' | Round 3
| 63,373 || 5 || 12,675 |
| scope='row' | Round 4
| 60,180 || 5 || 12,036 |
| scope='row' | Round 5
| 41,585 || 5 || 8,317 |
| scope='row' | Round 6
| 36,964 || 4 || 9,241 |
| scope='row' | Round 7
| 44,882 || 5 || 8,976 |
| scope='row' | Round 8
| 44,395 || 5 || 8,879 |
| scope='row' | Round 9
| 42,443 || 5 || 8,489 |
| scope='row' | Round 10
| 45,171 || 5 || 9,034 |
| scope='row' | Round 11
| 50,314 || 5 || 10,063 |
| scope='row' | Round 12
| 45,534 || 5 || 9,107 |
| scope='row' | Round 13
| 53,061 || 5 || 10,612 |
| scope='row' | Round 14
| 43,997 || 5 || 8,799 |
| scope='row' | Round 15
| 43,366 || 5 || 8,673 |
| scope='row' | Round 16
| 42,947 || 5 || 8,589 |
| scope='row' | Round 17
| 37,738 || 5 || 7,548 |
| scope='row' | Round 18
| 55,717 || 5 || 11,143 |
| scope='row' | Round 19
| 35,300 || 4 || 8,825 |
| scope='row' | Round 20
| 38,227 || 5 || 7,645 |
| scope='row' | Round 21
| 33,032 || 4 || 8,258 |
| scope='row' | Round 22
| 43,804 || 5 || 8,761 |
| scope='row' | Round 23
| 22,317 || 5 || 4,463 |
| scope='row' | Elimination finals
| 0 || 2 || 0 |
| scope='row' | Semifinals
| 5,374 || 2 || 2,687 |
| scope='row' | Grand final
| 7,051 || 1 || 7,051 |
=Club membership=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 2019–20 A-League membership figures |
| Club
! Members |
|---|
| scope="row" | Adelaide United
| 7,138 |
| scope="row" | Brisbane Roar
| 9,883 |
| scope="row" | Central Coast Mariners
| 6,821 |
| scope="row" | Melbourne City
| 11,968 |
| scope="row" | Melbourne Victory
| 23,633 |
| scope="row" | Newcastle Jets
| 10,344 |
| scope="row" | Perth Glory
| 10,278 |
| scope="row" | Sydney FC
| 14,026 |
| scope="row" | Wellington Phoenix
| 6,625 |
| scope="row" | Western Sydney Wanderers
| 17,325 |
| scope="row" | Western United
| 4,786 |
| Total
!122,827 |
| Average
!11,166 |
{{Fb rs footer|u=22 January 2020 |s=[http://www.a-league.com.au/membership a-league.com.au] |date=December 2019}}
=Player stats=
==Top scorers==
Including Finals matches{{cite news|url=http://ultimatealeague.com/records.php?type=pg&season=2019-20|title=Statistics >> Player (Goals) >> 2019–20|work=Ultimate A-League|access-date=20 August 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Maclaren |align=left|Melbourne City |23 | |||
| 2
|align=left|{{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Le Fondre |align=left|Sydney FC |21 | |||
| 3
|align=left|{{flagicon|KVX}} Besart Berisha |align=left|Western United |19 | |||
| 4
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Mitchell Duke |align=left|Western Sydney Wanderers |14 | |||
| 5
|align=left|{{flagicon|URU}} Bruno Fornaroli |align=left|Perth Glory |13 | |||
| 6
|align=left|{{flagicon|MEX}} Ulises Dávila |align=left|Wellington Phoenix |12 | |||
| rowspan=3|7
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Riley McGree |align=left|Adelaide United |rowspan=3|10 | |||
| align=left|{{flagicon|IRL}} Roy O'Donovan
|align=left|Brisbane Roar, Newcastle Jets | |||
| align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Ola Toivonen
|align=left|Melbourne Victory | |||
| 10
|align=left|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ben Halloran |align=left|Adelaide United |9 |
==Hat-tricks==
{{main|List of A-League hat-tricks}}
==Own goals==
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Player
!Club !Against !Round | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dino Djulbic | Perth Glory | Sydney FC | align="center"|7 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Harrison Delbridge | Melbourne City | Perth Glory | align="center"|9 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Taylor | |Wellington Phoenix | |Sydney FC | align="center"|11 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Luke DeVere | Wellington Phoenix | Central Coast Mariners | align="center"|13 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Millar | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne Victory | align="center"|13 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Kye Rowles | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne Victory | align="center"|14 |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Kye Rowles | Central Coast Mariners | Western United | align="center"|15 |
| {{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Eun-sun | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle Jets | align="center"|18 |
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Young | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne City | align="center"|21 |
==Clean sheets==
Including Finals matches{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatealeague.com/records.php?type=pc&season=2019-20|title=Statistics >> Player (Clean Sheets) >> 2019–20|work=Ultimate A-League|access-date=20 August 2020}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Player !Club !Clean |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Liam Reddy |align="left"|Perth Glory |9 |
| 2
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Redmayne |align="left"|Sydney FC |8 |
| rowspan=2|3
|align="left"|{{flagicon|POL}} Filip Kurto |align="left"|Western United |rowspan=2|6 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Young
|align="left"|Brisbane Roar |
| rowspan=2|5
|align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} Stefan Marinovic |align="left"|Wellington Phoenix |rowspan=2|5 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Lawrence Thomas
|align="left"|Melbourne Victory |
| rowspan=3|7
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Tom Glover |align="left"|Melbourne City |rowspan=3|4 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Lewis Italiano
|align="left"|Newcastle Jets |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Izzo
|align="left"|Adelaide United |
| rowspan=3|10
|align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Bouzanis |align="left"|Melbourne City |rowspan=3|3 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|SUI}} Daniel Lopar
|align="left"|Western Sydney Wanderers |
Awards
The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award will be awarded to the finest performance of an under-23 player from Australia or New Zealand throughout the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/video/guide-201819-nab-young-footballer-year-westfield-w-league|title=Guide to the 2018/19 NAB Young Footballer Of The Year – Hyundai A-League|publisher=Football Federation Australia|date=27 November 2018}}
=Monthly awards=
=Annual awards=
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2019–20 Dolan Warren Awards night on 10 September 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-10/a-league-alessandro-diamanti-wins-johnny-warren-medal/12652588|title=Western United's Alessandro Diamanti wins A-League's Johnny Warren Medal|newspaper=ABC News|date=10 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.a-league.com.au/news/alessandro-diamanti-claims-johnny-warren-medal|title=The big winners from the Dolan Warren Awards 2020|work=A-League|date=10 September 2020}}
- Johnny Warren Medal – Alessandro Diamanti, Western United
- NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Riley McGree, Adelaide United
- Nike Golden Boot Award – Jamie Maclaren, Melbourne City (22 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Year – Andrew Redmayne, Sydney FC
- Coach of the Year – Erick Mombaerts, Melbourne City
- Fair Play Award – Sydney FC
- Referee of the Year – Chris Beath
- Goal of the Year – Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Newcastle Jets (Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory, 29 February 2020)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| colspan="13" | Team of the Season{{cite web|url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/pfa-announce-a-league-team-of-the-season|title=PFA announce A-League team of the season|publisher=SBS|work=The World Game|date=27 August 2020}} |
|---|
| Goalkeeper
| colspan="12" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jamie Young (Brisbane Roar) |
| Defenders
| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Rhyan Grant (Sydney FC) | colspan="3" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Alex Wilkinson (Sydney FC) | colspan="3" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Jakobsen (Adelaide United) | colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Liberato Cacace (Wellington Phoenix) |
| Midfielders
| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|MEX}} Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Brattan (Sydney FC) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Diamanti (Western United) |
| Forwards
| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|KOS}} Besart Berisha (Western United) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Maclaren (Melbourne City) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Adam Le Fondre (Sydney FC) |
| Substitutes
| colspan="2" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Paul Izzo (Adelaide United) | colspan="2" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Steven Taylor (Wellington Phoenix) | colspan="2" | {{flagicon|SER}} Miloš Ninković (Sydney FC) | colspan="2" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Riley McGree (Adelaide United) | colspan="2" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Mitchell Duke (Western Sydney Wanderers) |
See also
{{colbegin}}
- 2019–20 Adelaide United FC season
- 2019–20 Brisbane Roar FC season
- 2019–20 Central Coast Mariners FC season
- 2019–20 Melbourne City FC season
- 2019–20 Melbourne Victory FC season
- 2019–20 Newcastle Jets FC season
- 2019–20 Perth Glory FC season
- 2019–20 Sydney FC season
- 2019–20 Wellington Phoenix FC season
- 2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
- 2019–20 Western United FC season
{{colend}}
Notes
{{reflist|group=note}}
References
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{{A-League seasons}}
{{2019–20 in Australian soccer}}
{{2019 in Asian football (AFC)}}
{{2020 in Asian football (AFC)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 A-League}}