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 Sydney Cricket Ground
Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Leichhardt Oval		 48,000
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

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 Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup[lower-alpha 2]
8 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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. The top eight teams qualify for the 2021 FFA Cup entering at the Round of 32, while the bottom four teams will play-off for a spot 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.

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. 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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