# 2019–20 Y-League

The 2019–20 Y-League season (also known as the 2019–20 Foxtel Y-League season for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of the Australian Y-League, the premier national competition for youth football in the country.

## Teams

Ten teams competed in the league – the same ten from the previous season – divided into two conferences. The competition ran from 16 November 2019 to 31 January 2020.

### Conference A

Conference A contains teams from outside of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Adelaide United Youth | Adelaide | Jack Smith Park | 3,000 |
| Brisbane Roar Youth | Brisbane | A.J. Kelly Park | 1,500 |
| Melbourne City Youth | Melbourne | CB Smith Reserve | 2,000 |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | Melbourne | Epping Stadium | 10,000 |
| Perth Glory Youth | Perth | Dorrien Gardens | 4,000 |

### Conference B

Conference B contains teams from New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Central Coast Mariners Academy | Gosford | Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence | 3,000 |
| Canberra United Youth | Canberra | Deakin Stadium | 1,500 |
| Newcastle Jets Youth | Newcastle | Newcastle No.2 Sportsground | 5,000 |
| Sydney FC Youth | Sydney | Lambert Park | 7,000 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Sydney | Marconi Stadium | 9,000 |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced by | Date of appointment | Table |
| Canberra United Youth | Dean Ugrinic | | | Ray Junna | 23 July 2019 | Pre-season |

## Tables

Conference A :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | Qualification to the Grand Final |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 14 | |
| 3 | Adelaide United Youth | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 13 | |
| 4 | Melbourne City Youth | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 10 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory Youth | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 2 | |
Conference B :
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC Youth (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 18 | Qualification to the Grand Final |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 14 | |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 11 | |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 11 | |
| 5 | Canberra United Youth | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 1 | |

## Season statistics

    As of 26 January 2020

### Scoring
#### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Marco Tilio | Sydney FC Youth | 9 |
| 2 | Kosta Petratos | Newcastle Jets Youth | 8 |
| 3 | Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio | Melbourne Victory Youth | 8 |
| 3 | Jaiden Kucharski | Sydney FC Youth | 8 |
| 5 | Ciaran Bramwell | Perth Glory Youth | 6 |
| 5 | Alou Kuol | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 6 |
| 5 | Mirza Muratovic | Brisbane Roar Youth | 6 |

#### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Mirza Muratovic | Brisbane Roar Youth | Melbourne Victory Youth | 7–0 (H) | 16 November 2019 |
| Marco Tilio | Sydney FC Youth | Newcastle Jets Youth | 8–3 (H) | 16 November 2019 |
| Ciaran Bramwell | Perth Glory Youth | Melbourne City Youth | 6–6 (A) | 23 November 2019 |
| Jaiden Kucharski | Sydney FC Youth | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 6–0 (H) | 7 December 2019 |
| Mirza Muratovic | Brisbane Roar Youth | Adelaide United Youth | 5–1 (H) | 14 December 2019 |
| Luke Ivanovic | Sydney FC Youth | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 5–3 (H) | 29 December 2019 |
| Kosta Petratos | Newcastle Jets Youth | Canberra United Youth | 5–3 (A) | 19 January 2020 |
| Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio | Melbourne Victory Youth | Adelaide United Youth | 4–1 (H) | 25 January 2020 |
| Mohamed Adam | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Newcastle Jets Youth | 6–4 (H) | 25 January 2020 |
| Benjamin Koop | Sydney FC Youth | Canberra United Youth | 7–0 (H) | 25 January 2020 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Macklin Freke | Brisbane Roar Youth | 2 |
| 2 | Tom Glover | Melbourne City Youth | 1 |
| 2 | Dakota Ochsenham | Adelaide United Youth | 1 |
| 2 | Adam Pearce | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 1 |
| 2 | Nicholas Suman | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 1 |
| 2 | Matthew Sutton | Melbourne Victory Youth | 1 |

### Discipline
#### Player

* Most yellow cards: 4
** Aaron Anderson
* Most red cards: 1
** Matthew Bozinovski

#### Club

* Most yellow cards: 18
** Melbourne City Youth
* Most red cards: 1
** Melbourne Victory Youth