2019–20 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season2019–20
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipSydney FC
A-League ChampionshipSydney FC
National Premier LeaguesWollongong Wolves
FFA CupAdelaide United
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipMelbourne City
W-League ChampionshipMelbourne City
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The 2019–20 season was the 51st season of national competitive association football in Australia and 137th overall.

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

National teams

Australia men's national soccer team

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification / 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Second round
Kuwait  v  Australia
10 September 2019 Group B Kuwait  0–3  Australia Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
Attendance: 11,852
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
Australia  v    Nepal
10 October 2019 Group B Australia  5–0    Nepal Canberra, Australia
20:00 UTC+11
Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 18,563
Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia)
Chinese Taipei  v  Australia
15 October 2019 Group B Chinese Taipei  1–7  Australia Kaohsiung, Taiwan
19:10 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 3,217
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Jordan  v  Australia
14 November 2019 Group B Jordan  0–1  Australia Amman, Jordan
18:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium
Attendance: 9,712
Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Australia men's national under-23 soccer team

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2019–20.

Australia  v  New Zealand
6 September 2019 Australia  1–1  New Zealand Wollongong, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report
  • Lewis 71'
 Stadium: WIN Stadium
Australia  v  New Zealand
9 September 2019 Australia  1–1  New Zealand Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Australia  v  Iran
14 October 2019 Australia  1–2  Iran Doha, Qatar
 Report (AUS)
Report (IRN)
Stadium: Al-Duhail Stadium
China  v  Australia
15 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup China  1–5  Australia Chongqing, China
19:30 CST
  • Zhang 45'
 Report
Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium
Australia  v  North Korea
17 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup Australia  4–0  North Korea Chongqing, China
16:00 CST Report Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium
Australia  v  Lithuania
19 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup Australia  1–0  Lithuania Chongqing, China
16:00 CST
Report Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium
Australia  v  South Korea
3 January 2020 Australia  1–1  South Korea Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
17:00 MYT
Report
  • 72'
 Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

2020 AFC U-23 Championship

Matches also acted as qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games .

Iraq  v  Australia
8 January 2020 Group stage Iraq  1–1  Australia Rangsit, Thailand
17:15 ICT
  • Nassif 77'
 Report
Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Attendance: 106
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
Thailand  v  Australia
11 January 2020 Group stage Thailand  1–2  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
20:15 ICT
Report
  • D'Agostino 43', 76'
 Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 22,352
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Australia  v  Syria
18 January 2020 Quarter-final Australia  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Syria Bangkok, Thailand
20:15 ICT
Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Australia  v  South Korea
22 January 2020 Semi-final Australia  0–2  South Korea Rangsit, Thailand
20:15 ICT Report
Stadium: Thammasat Stadium
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Australia  v  Uzbekistan
25 January 2020 Third place match Australia  1–0  Uzbekistan Bangkok, Thailand
19:30 ICT
  • D'Agostino 47'
 Report Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 590
Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

Australia men's national under-20 soccer team

AFF U-18 Youth Championship

Cambodia  v  Australia
7 August 2019 (2019-08-07) Group stage Cambodia  1–5  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
18:30 ICT Report
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 295
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Vietnam  v  Australia
9 August 2019 (2019-08-09) Group stage Vietnam  1–4  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
18:30 ICT
Report
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
Australia  v  Thailand
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11) Group stage Australia  3–1  Thailand Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam
18:30 ICT
Report
  • Natcha 82'
 Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium
Attendance: 418
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
Australia  v  Malaysia
13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) Group stage Australia  0–3  Malaysia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
15:30 ICT Report
Stadium: Thành Long Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
Singapore  v  Australia
15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) Group stage Singapore  0–5  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
15:30 ICT Report
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 356
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
Australia  v  Myanmar
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) Semi-final Australia  2–1  Myanmar Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam
19:30 ICT
Report
  • La Min Htwe 18'
 Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium
Attendance: 251
Referee: Ahmad A'qashah (Singapore)
Malaysia  v  Australia
19 August 2019 (2019-08-19) Final Malaysia  0–1  Australia Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:30 ICT Report
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 859
Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam)

AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Australia  v  Laos
6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) Qualification Stage Australia  2–2  Laos Kaohsiung, Taiwan
16:00 Taiwan NST Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 55
Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran)
Macau  v  Australia
8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) Qualification Stage Macau  0–6  Australia Kaohsiung, Taiwan
16:00 Taiwan NST Report
  • del Grosso 5'
  • Roberts 37'
  • Tilio 40', 55', 67'
  • Iannucci 49'
 Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 55
Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan)
Chinese Taipei  v  Australia
10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) Qualification Stage Chinese Taipei  0–5  Australia Kaohsiung, Taiwan
19:00 Taiwan NST Report
Stadium: National Stadium
Attendance: 694
Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan)

Australia men's national under-17 soccer team

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2019–20.

England  v  Australia
6 September 2019 England  3–2  Australia Hinckley, England
19:00 (UTC±0)
Report Stadium: Leicester Road Stadium
Attendance: 527
Australia  v  South Korea
8 September 2019 Australia  3–3
(4–3 p)		  South Korea Burton upon Trent, England
13:00 (UTC±0)
Report (Twitter)
Report (FTBL)
Stadium: St. George's Park
Referee: Alan Young (England)
Australia  v  Brazil
10 September 2019 Australia  0–4  Brazil Burton upon Trent, England
15:00 (UTC±0) Report Stadium: St. George's Park

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Ecuador  v  Australia
26 October 2019 Group stage Ecuador  2–1  Australia Goiânia, Brazil
20:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico
Attendance: 337
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
Australia  v  Hungary
29 October 2019 Group stage Australia  2–2  Hungary Goiânia, Brazil
20:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Olímpico
Attendance: 233
Referee: Amin Mohamed (Egypt)
Australia  v  Nigeria
1 November 2019 Group stage Australia  2–1  Nigeria Gama, Brazil
17:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Bezerrão
Attendance: 851
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
France  v  Australia
6 November 2019 Round of 16 France  4–0  Australia Goiânia, Brazil
20:00 (UTC-3)
Report Stadium: Estádio da Serrinha
Attendance: 814
Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

Younger cohort: AFF U-15 Youth Championship

Cambodia  v  Australia
28 July 2019 (2019-07-28) Group stage Cambodia  1–3  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
15:30
Report
  • D'Argenio 12'
  • Helweh 24', 30'
 Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 2
Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)
Laos  v  Australia
30 July 2019 (2019-07-30) Group stage Laos  0–3  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
15:00 Report
  • Menelaou 33'
  • Oliveira 75'
  • Segecic 80'
 Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1
Attendance: 75
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
Australia  v  Malaysia
1 August 2019 (2019-08-01) Group stage Australia  0–3  Malaysia Chonburi, Thailand
15:00 Report
  • Daniel 4' (pen.)
  • Nabil 28'
  • Izrin 70'
 Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1
Attendance: 80
Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines)
Thailand  v  Australia
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) Group stage Thailand  1–1  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
18:00
  • Theekawin 40'
 Report
Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1
Attendance: 550
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia)
Brunei  v  Australia
5 August 2019 (2019-08-05) Group stage Brunei  0–4  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
15:30 Report
  • Mostofi 20', 65'
  • Gomez 32'
  • Oliveira 54'
 Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 2
Attendance: 93
Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar)

Younger cohort: AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Mongolia  v  Australia
16 September 2019 Group stage Mongolia  1–2  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
18:00 (ICT)
  • Damdindorj 65'
 Report
  • Delgernasan 3' (o.g.)
  • Batsukh 15' (o.g.)
 Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre
Attendance: 105
Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)
Australia  v  Macau
18 September 2019 Group stage Australia  3–0  Macau Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 (ICT)
  • Nguyen 9', 44'
  • Leong 27' (o.g.)
 Report Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre
Attendance: 30
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
East Timor  v  Australia
20 September 2019 Group stage East Timor  0–1  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 (ICT) Report
Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre
Attendance: 92
Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)
Vietnam  v  Australia
22 September 2019 Group stage Vietnam  1–2  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
18:00 (ICT)
  • Oliveira 58' (pen.)
  • Smyth 89'
 Report
  • Nguyễn Công Sơn 19'
 Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre
Attendance: 683
Referee: Zaid Thamer (Iraq)

Australia women's national soccer team

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played or originally scheduled to be played by the women's senior national team in 2019–20.

Australia  v  Chile
9 November 2019 Australia  2–1  Chile Sydney, Australia
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 20,029
Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia)
Australia  v  Chile
12 November 2019 Australia  1–0  Chile Adelaide, Australia
19:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,340
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
United States  v  Australia
10 April 2020 United States  Cancelled  Australia Sandy, United States
21:30 ET Cancellation Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Canada  v  Australia
14 April 2020 Canada  Cancelled  Australia Vancouver, Canada
19:30 PST Cancellation Stadium: BC Place

2020 AFC Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

Australia  v  Chinese Taipei
7 February 2020 Third round Australia  7–0  Chinese Taipei Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Australia  v  Thailand
10 February 2020 Third round Australia  6–0  Thailand Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Australia  v  China
13 February 2020 Third round Australia  1–1  China Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT
Report
  • Tang Jiali 86'
 Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 5,660
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Australia  v  Vietnam
6 March 2020 Play-off round Australia  5–0  Vietnam Newcastle, Australia
18:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 14,014
Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore)
Vietnam  v  Australia
11 March 2020 Play-off round Vietnam  1–2  Australia Cẩm Phả, Vietnam
18:00 ICT Report
Stadium: Cẩm Phả Stadium
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Australia women's national under-20 soccer team

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

North Korea  v  Australia
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) Group stage North Korea  5–1  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
16:00 (UTC+7)
  • Kim Hyang 19'
  • Jun Yi Hwa 30'
  • Ri Kum Hyang 74'
  • Pak Il Gyong 83'
  • Kim Kyong Yong 88'
 Report Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 170
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
Thailand  v  Australia
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) Group stage Thailand  1–3  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
19:00 (UTC+7)
  • Pattaranan 63'
 Report
  • M. Fowler 18', 42'
  • Nevin 56'
 Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 280
Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran)
Australia  v  Vietnam
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) Group stage Australia  1–0  Vietnam Chonburi, Thailand
16:00 (UTC+7)
  • M. Fowler 84'
 Report Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 90
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
Japan  v  Australia
6 November 2019 (2019-11-06) Semi-final Japan  7–0  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
20:00 (UTC+7)
Report Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)
South Korea  v  Australia
9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) Third place match South Korea  9–1  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
16:00
  • Noh Jin-young 14'
  • Choo Hyo-joo 24', 88'
  • Kang Ji-woo 36', 75', 84' (pen.), 90'
  • Hyun Seul-gi 39'
  • Cho Mi-jin 90+2'
 Report
  • Fowler 81'
 Stadium: Chonburi Stadium

Australia women's national under-17 soccer team

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under 17 national team in 2019–20.

Tonga  v  Australia
8 August 2019 (2019-08-08) Tonga  0–6  Australia Nuku’alofa, Tonga
13:00 TOT Report Stadium: Tonga Football Academy
Vanuatu  v  Australia
12 August 2019 (2019-08-12) Vanuatu  0–13  Australia Port Vila, Vanuatu
15:00 VUT Report Stadium: Korman Stadium
Solomon Islands  v  Australia
15 August 2019 (2019-08-15) Solomon Islands  0–14  Australia Honiara, Solomon Islands
16:00 SBT Report Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium

AFC U-16 Women's Championship

Japan  v  Australia
15 September 2019 Group stage Japan  0–0  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
16:00 (ICT) Report Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 223
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
Thailand  v  Australia
18 September 2019 Group stage Thailand  1–6  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
19:00 (ICT)
Report
  • Jancevski 5', 45+1'
  • Lowry 27', 45+3'
  • Beaumont 51', 59'
 Stadium: Chonburi Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)
Australia  v  Bangladesh
21 September 2019 Group stage Australia  2–2  Bangladesh Chonburi, Thailand
16:00 (ICT) Report Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
Australia  v  North Korea
25 September 2019 Semi-final Australia  0–3  North Korea Chonburi, Thailand
12:00 (ICT) Report
Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium
China  v  Australia
28 September 2019 Third place match China  2–1  Australia Chonburi, Thailand
16:00 (ICT)
  • Shi 78'
  • Zou 82'
 Report
Stadium: Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Group E
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BEI MVC SEO CHI
1 China Beijing Guoan 6 5 1 0 12 4 +8 16 Advance to knockout stage — 3–1 3–1 1–1
2 Australia Melbourne Victory 6 2 1 3 6 9 −3 7 0–2 — 2–1 1–0
3 South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 9 +1 6 1–2 1–0 — 5–0
4 Thailand Chiangrai United 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 5 0–1 2–2 2–1 —
Source: AFC
Group F
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ULS TOK SSH PRG
1 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 5 1 0 14 5 +9 16 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 3–1 2–0
2 Japan FC Tokyo 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 1–2 — 0–1 1–0
3 China Shanghai Shenhua 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7 1–4 1–2 — 3–3
4 Australia Perth Glory 6 0 1 5 5 11 −6 1 1–2 0–1 1–2 —
Source: AFC
Group H
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification YOK SSI JEO SYD
1 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–2 4–1 4–0
2 China Shanghai SIPG 6 3 0 3 6 10 −4 9 0–1 — 0–2 0–4
3 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 1–2 1–2 — 1–0
4 Australia Sydney FC 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5 1–1 1–2 2–2 —
Source: AFC

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 3–0 Australia Melbourne Victory

Men's football

A-League

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 26 16 5 5 49 25 +24 53 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][3][b]
2 Melbourne City 26 14 5 7 49 37 +12 47 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
3 Wellington Phoenix[c] 26 12 5 9 38 33 +5 41 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Brisbane Roar 26 11 7 8 29 28 +1 40 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
5 Western United 26 12 3 11 46 37 +9 39 Qualification for Finals series[b]
6 Perth Glory 26 10 7 9 43 36 +7 37
7 Adelaide United 26 11 3 12 44 49 −5 36
8 Newcastle Jets 26 9 7 10 32 40 −8 34
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 6 11 35 40 −5 33
10 Melbourne Victory 26 6 5 15 33 44 −11 23
11 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 3 18 26 55 −29 18
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Finals series

Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
Sydney FC 2
Wellington Phoenix 0 Perth Glory 0
Perth Glory 1 Sydney FC 1
Melbourne City 0
Melbourne City 2
Brisbane Roar 0 Western United 0
Western United 1

Elimination-finals

Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory
22 August 2020 Wellington Phoenix0–1 Perth Glory Sydney
17:00 AEST Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0 (played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia)
Referee: Alex King
Brisbane Roar v Western United
23 August 2020 Brisbane Roar0–1 Western United Sydney
18:00 AEST Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0 (played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia)
Referee: Chris Beath

Semi-finals

Melbourne City v Western United
26 August 2020 Melbourne City 2–0Western UnitedSydney
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Sydney FC v Perth Glory
26 August 2020 Sydney FC 2–0Perth GlorySydney
20:10 AEST Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 3,477
Referee: Alex King

Grand final

Sydney FC1–0Melbourne City
 Report
Attendance: 7,051
Referee: Chris Beath

National Premier Leagues

The Final Series featured the winner of each Member Federation's league competition in the National Premier Leagues, where the overall winner was to qualify directly for the 2020 FFA Cup Round of 32. Since that competition was cancelled, Wollongong Wolves qualified directly for the 2021 FFA Cup Round of 32.[4]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
         
New South Wales Wollongong Wolves 5
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Olympic 1
New South Wales Wollongong Wolves 2
Western Australia Perth SC 0
Victoria (state) Heidelberg United 2
Western Australia Perth SC (a.e.t.) 3
New South Wales Wollongong Wolves (a.e.t.) 4
Queensland Lions FC 3
New South Wales Maitland FC 3
Tasmania Devonport City 2
New South Wales Maitland FC 0
Queensland Lions FC 2
Queensland Lions FC 2
South Australia Campbelltown City 1

Cup competitions

FFA Cup

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Adelaide Olympic 4
Floreat Athena 3 Adelaide Olympic 1
Tigers FC 0 Hume City 3
Hume City 2 Hume City 0
Sydney FC 0 Central Coast Mariners 1
Brisbane Roar 2 Brisbane Roar 2 (2)
Maitland FC 0 Central Coast Mariners (p) 2 (4)
Central Coast Mariners 2 Central Coast Mariners 1
Olympic FC 5 Adelaide United 2
Bayswater City 2 Olympic FC 2
Melbourne Knights 2 Adelaide United 3
Adelaide United 5 Adelaide United 1
Darwin Olympic 0 Newcastle Jets 0
Edgeworth FC 3 Edgeworth FC 1
Melbourne Victory 2 Newcastle Jets 5
Newcastle Jets 3 Adelaide United 4
Brisbane Strikers (p) 2 (4) Melbourne City 0
Wellington Phoenix 2 (2) Brisbane Strikers 1
Mt Druitt Town Rangers 2 (2) Manly United 0
Manly United (p) 2 (4) Brisbane Strikers 3
Bulleen Lions 1 (2) Moreland Zebras 2
Moreland Zebras (p) 1 (3) Moreland Zebras 4
Magpies Crusaders United 2 Magpies Crusaders United 0
Coomera Colts 1 Brisbane Strikers 1
South Hobart 0 Melbourne City 5
Marconi Stallions 3 Marconi Stallions 1
Campbelltown City 1 Melbourne City 2
Melbourne City 3 Melbourne City 3
St George 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 0
Sydney United 58 (a.e.t.) 5 Sydney United 58 1
Perth Glory 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 7
Western Sydney Wanderers 2
Final
Adelaide United4–0Melbourne City
 Report
Attendance: 14,920
Referee: Alex King

Women's football

W-League

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 11 1 0 27 4 +23 34 Qualification to Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 12 7 2 3 24 14 +10 23
3 Sydney FC 12 7 1 4 21 13 +8 22
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 7 1 4 24 20 +4 22
5 Brisbane Roar 12 5 2 5 22 19 +3 17
6 Canberra United 12 4 1 7 13 29 −16 13
7 Perth Glory 12 3 2 7 19 24 −5 11
8 Adelaide United 12 2 1 9 12 24 −12 7
9 Newcastle Jets 12 2 1 9 12 27 −15 7
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


Finals series

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Melbourne City 5
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1
Melbourne City 1
Sydney FC 0
2 Melbourne Victory 0
3 Sydney FC 1

Deaths

Retirements

References

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