# 2020 W-League grand final

The 2020 W-League Grand Final was the final match of the 2019–20 W-League season to decide the champions of women's soccer in Australia for the season.
The match was played between Melbourne City and Sydney FC behind closed doors at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Victoria. Spectators were not permitted at the match due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Melbourne City won the match and in so doing claimed their fourth W-League championship, the most of any club in the W-League. Steph Catley, the game's only goalscorer, was awarded player of the match.

## Teams

| Team | Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Melbourne City | 3 (2016, 2017, 2018) |
| Sydney FC | 6 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019) |

## Route to the final

| Melbourne City | Melbourne City | Round | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | Sydney FC |
| 1st place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 34 2 Melbourne Victory 12 23 3 Sydney FC 12 22 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 22 5 Brisbane Roar 12 17 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 1st place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 34 2 Melbourne Victory 12 23 3 Sydney FC 12 22 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 22 5 Brisbane Roar 12 17 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | Regular season | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 34 2 Melbourne Victory 12 23 3 Sydney FC 12 22 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 22 5 Brisbane Roar 12 17 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 34 2 Melbourne Victory 12 23 3 Sydney FC 12 22 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 22 5 Brisbane Roar 12 17 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 34 2 Melbourne Victory 12 23 3 Sydney FC 12 22 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 22 5 Brisbane Roar 12 17 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 34 2 Melbourne Victory 12 23 3 Sydney FC 12 22 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 22 5 Brisbane Roar 12 17 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions |
| Opponent | Score | | Opponent | Score |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 (A) |
| 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 | | | |

## Match details

| Melbourne City | Sydney FC |
| GK | 1 | Lydia Williams |
| DF | 3 | Lauren Barnes |
| DF | 15 | Emma Checker |
| DF | 13 | Rebekah Stott |
| MF | 21 | Ellie Carpenter |
| MF | 7 | Stephanie Catley (c) |
| MF | 6 | Aivi Luik |
| MF | 2 | Yukari Kinga 67' |
| FW | 10 | Emily van Egmond |
| FW | 9 | Claire Emslie |
| FW | 17 | Kyah Simon 85' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 23 | Melissa Barbieri |
| MF | 19 | Tyla-Jay Vlajnic |
| MF | 20 | Milica Mijatovic 67' |
| DF | 11 | Rhali Dobson |
| FW | 22 | Ally Watt 85' |
| Manager: ||
| Rado Vidosic ||
| GK | 1 | Aubrey Bledsoe |
| DF | 5 | Ally Green |
| DF | 8 | Lindsay Agnew |
| DF | 14 | Alanna Kennedy (c) |
| DF | 7 | Ellie Brush 74' |
| MF | 2 | Teresa Polias |
| MF | 12 | Natalie Tobin 73' |
| MF | 18 | Taylor Ray 85' |
| FW | 10 | Remy Siemsen 63' |
| FW | 11 | Sofia Huerta |
| FW | 13 | Veronica Latsko |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 30 | Trudy Burke |
| DF | 17 | Angelique Hristodoulou |
| MF | 15 | Mackenzie Hawkesby 85' |
| MF | 19 | Amy Sayer 73' |
| FW | 20 | Princess Ibini 63' |
| Manager: ||
| Ante Juric ||

## Match statistics

| Stats | Melbourne City | Sydney FC |
| Ball possession | 60.9% | 39.1% |
| Passes | 639 | 401 |
| Passing accuracy | 80.3% | 67.8% |
| Corners | 2 | 4 |
| Shots | 14 | 8 |
| On target shots | 7 | 4 |
| Aerial duels won | 57.7% | 42.3% |
| Interceptions | 19 | 14 |
| Fouls conceded | 6 | 6 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |