# 2019–20 in Australian soccer

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.

## National teams
### 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.

#### 2020 AFC U-23 Championship

Matches also acted as qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games .

### 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.

#### Younger cohort: AFC U-16 Championship qualification
### 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.

#### 2020 AFC Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
### 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.

#### AFC U-16 Women's Championship
## AFC competitions
### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage
##### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BEI | MVC | SEO | CHI |
| 1 | Beijing Guoan | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 |
| 4 | Chiangrai United | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | — |

##### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ULS | TOK | SSH | PRG |
| 1 | Ulsan Hyundai | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | FC Tokyo | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | — | 3–3 |
| 4 | Perth Glory | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 1 | | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |

##### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | YOK | SSI | JEO | SYD |
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–2 | 4–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–4 |
| 3 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — |

#### Knockout stage
##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Ulsan Hyundai | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory |

## Men's football
### A-League

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series |
| 5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 37 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 3 All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
* 1 2 3 4 5 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.
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

#### Finals series

| Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | 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 | | | | |

#### Grand final
### 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.
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong Wolves | 5 | | | | | | |
| Canberra Olympic | Canberra Olympic | 1 | | | | | | |
| Canberra Olympic | Canberra Olympic | 1 | Wollongong Wolves | Wollongong Wolves | 2 | | | |
| | | | Perth SC | Perth SC | 0 | | | |
| Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 2 | Perth SC | Perth SC | 0 | | | |
| Perth SC (a.e.t.) | Perth SC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |
| Perth SC (a.e.t.) | Perth SC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | Wollongong Wolves (a.e.t.) | Wollongong Wolves (a.e.t.) | 4 |
| | | | | | | Lions FC | Lions FC | 3 |
| Maitland FC | Maitland FC | 3 | | | | | | | Lions FC | Lions FC | 3 |
| Devonport City | Devonport City | 2 | | | | | | |
| Devonport City | Devonport City | 2 | Maitland FC | Maitland FC | 0 | | | |
| | | | Lions FC | Lions FC | 2 | | | |
| Lions FC | Lions FC | 2 | Lions FC | Lions FC | 2 | | | |
| Campbelltown City | Campbelltown City | 1 | | | | | | |

### Cup competitions
#### FFA Cup

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | 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
## Women's football
### W-League

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 22 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 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 | |

#### Finals series

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

## Deaths

* 14 September 2019: Rudi Gutendorf, 93, Australian head coach from 1979 to 1981.
* 28 November 2019: Pim Verbeek, 63, Australian head coach from 2007 to 2010.
* 27 May 2020: Liesbeth Migchelsen, 49, Canberra United head coach from 2013 to 2014.

## Retirements

* 2 July 2019: Marc Janko, 36, former Austria and Sydney FC striker.
* 15 July 2019: Lizzie Durack, 25, former England and Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper.
* 15 September 2019: Daniel McBreen, 42, former Newcastle United, North Queensland Fury, Perth Glory and Central Coast Mariners striker.
* 10 October 2019: Caitlin Munoz, 36, former Australia and Canberra United striker.
* 18 October 2019: Ken Ilsø, 33, former Adelaide United striker.
* 1 January 2020: David Villa, 38, former Spain and Melbourne City striker.
* 6 January 2020: Erika Tymrak, 28, former United States and Melbourne City midfielder.
* 28 January 2020: Alexander Meier, 37, former Western Sydney Wanderers forward.
* 6 May 2020: Jakob Poulsen, 36, former Denmark and Melbourne Victory midfielder.
* 14 May 2020: Marcos Flores, 34, former Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Central Coast Mariners, Newcastle Jets and Adelaide City midfielder.
* 26 May 2020: Alex Cisak, 31, former Sydney FC goalkeeper.
* 18 June 2020: Glen Moss, 37, former New Zealand, Sydney Olympic, New Zealand Knights, Wellington Phoenix, Melbourne Victory, Gold Coast United, and Newcastle Jets goalkeeper.