2019–20 A-League
The 2019–20 A-League, also known as the 2019–20 Hyundai A-League for sponsorship reasons, is the 43rd season of national level soccer in Australia, and the 15th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The regular season commenced on 11 October 2019 and was scheduled to conclude on 26 April 2020, with 29 rounds where each team will play 26 matches and have 3 byes to account for the odd number of teams. The Finals were scheduled to occur in May 2020 but have been postponed to August 2020.
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand, and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020, scheduling the Grand Final for 30 August.
Clubs
The league has been expanded to eleven teams, with the addition of the Western United starting their first season.Club | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | 16,500 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Dolphin Stadium | 10,000 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Cbus Super Stadium | 27,000 |
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | 20,059 |
Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Marvel Stadium | 56,347 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | HBF Park | 20,500 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Netstrata Jubilee Oval | 20,500 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Leichhardt Oval | 20,000 |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Sky Stadium | 34,500 |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Eden Park | 50,000 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Bankwest Stadium | 30,000 |
Western United | Melbourne | GMHBA Stadium | 36,000 |
Western United | Melbourne | Mars Stadium | 11,000 |
Western United | Melbourne | VU Whitten Oval | 12,000 |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship ;
2Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players ;
5Players who left at the end of their contract, which was originally at the end of the season, but became mid-season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia extending the season
Salary cap exemptions and captains
Transfers
Regular season
Effects of the 2019–20 COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the self isolation requirements after overseas travel imposed by the Australian Government on 16 March, both Melbourne Victory and Wellington Phoenix were required to self-isolate having returned from playing in Wellington on 15 March 2020. This led to four games involving both clubs being postponed.On 16 March 2020, due to restrictions imposed by the Australian Government of gatherings involving more than 500 people, the FFA announced that the remainder of the season would proceed with all games being played behind closed doors. Wellington Phoenix had intended to relocate for the remainder of the season in Sydney in order to keep playing the remainder of its scheduled games. The season was suspended on 24 March.
The season resumed on 17 July 2020, with almost all of the remaining 27 matches in the regular season to be played in New South Wales.
League table
Results
Positions by round
Finals series
Elimination-finals
Semi-finals
Grand Final
Statistics
Attendances
By club
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.By round
Club membership
Player stats
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Adam le Fondre | Sydney FC | 18 |
1 | Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | 18 |
3 | Besart Berisha | Western United | 15 |
4 | Bruno Fornaroli | Perth Glory | 12 |
5 | Ulises Dávila | Wellington Phoenix | 11 |
5 | Mitchell Duke | Western Sydney Wanderers | 11 |
7 | Riley McGree | Adelaide United | 10 |
7 | Ola Toivonen | Melbourne Victory | 10 |
9 | Roy O'Donovan | Brisbane Roar, Newcastle Jets | 9 |
10 | Kosta Barbarouses | Sydney FC | 8 |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | Brisbane Roar | 3–4 | 17 11 2019 | |
Roy O'Donovan | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne City | 4–3 | 17 11 2019 | |
Adam le Fondre | Sydney FC | Brisbane Roar | 5–1 | 7 12 2019 | |
Max Burgess | Western United | Central Coast Mariners | 6–2 | 1 3 2020 | |
Jamie Maclaren | Melbourne City | Central Coast Mariners | 4–2 | 20 3 2020 |
Own goals
Player | Club | Against | Round |
Dino Djulbic | Perth Glory | Sydney FC | 7 |
Harrison Delbridge | Melbourne City | Perth Glory | 9 |
Steven Taylor | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney FC | 11 |
Luke DeVere | Wellington Phoenix | Central Coast Mariners | 13 |
Matthew Millar | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne Victory | 13 |
Kye Rowles | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne Victory | 14 |
Kye Rowles | Central Coast Mariners | Western United | 15 |
Kim Eun-sun | Central Coast Mariners | Newcastle Jets | 18 |
Jamie Young | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne City | 21 |
Clean sheets
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
1 | Liam Reddy | Perth Glory | 8 |
2 | Andrew Redmayne | Sydney FC | 6 |
2 | Jamie Young | Brisbane Roar | 6 |
4 | Stefan Marinovic | Wellington Phoenix | 5 |
4 | Lawrence Thomas | Melbourne Victory | 5 |
6 | Paul Izzo | Adelaide United | 4 |
6 | Filip Kurto | Western United | 4 |
8 | Dean Bouzanis | Melbourne City | 3 |
8 | Daniel Lopar | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3 |
10 | Tom Glover | Melbourne City | 2 |
10 | Lewis Italiano | Newcastle Jets | 2 |
10 | Glen Moss | Newcastle Jets | 2 |