2020–21 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season	2020–21
Men's soccer
A-League Premiership	Melbourne City
A-League Championship	Melbourne City
FFA Cup	None
Women's soccer
W-League Premiership	Sydney FC
W-League Championship	Melbourne Victory

The 2020–21 season was the 52nd season of national competitive association football in Australia and 138th overall.

Several 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

3 June 2021 Group B	Australia	3–0	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
21:30 UTC+3	Leckie 1' Irvine 24' Hrustic 66'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

7 June 2021 Group B	Australia	5–1	Chinese Taipei	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3	Souttar 12' Maclaren 27' (pen.) Sainsbury 41' Duke 46', 84'	Report	Gao Wei-jie 62'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Saoud Al-Adba (Qatar)

11 June 2021 Group B	Nepal	0–3	Australia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3		Report	Leckie 6' Karacic 38' Boyle 57'	Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

15 June 2021 Group B	Australia	1–0	Jordan	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3	Souttar 77'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 0^{[note 1]} Referee: Kim Woo-Sung (South Korea)

Men's under 23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2020–21.

12 November 2020	Sydney FC	3–0	Australia	Sydney, Australia
19:00 AEDT	Retre 5' Buhagiar 15' Baumjohann 18'	Report		Stadium: Jubilee Oval

17 November 2020	Macarthur FC	1–2	Australia	Sydney, Australia
15:00 AEDT	La. Rose 67'	Report	Metcalfe 78' Najjarine 79'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0

2 June 2021	Australia	1–2	Republic of Ireland U-21	Marbella, Spain
13:00 UTC+2	Najjarine 72'	Report	Rich-Baghuelou 57' (o.g.) Tierney 90'	Stadium: Marbella Football Centre Referee: Parejo Nieto (Spain)

5 June 2021	Australia	Cancelled	Saudi Arabia	Marbella, Spain
14:00 UTC+2		Cancellation		Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

8 June 2021	Australia	0–1	Romania	Marbella, Spain
20:00 UTC+2		Report	Ganea 9'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

12 June 2021	Australia	2–3	Mexico	Marbella, Spain
20:00 UTC+2	Arzani 32', 50'	Report	Angulo 33' Álvarez 59' Ed. Aguirre 78'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

Men's under-20

Friendly

20 December 2020	Central Coast Mariners	Cancelled	Australia	Gosford, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

AFC U-19 Championship

The 2020 AFC U-19 Championship was cancelled after the draw for the group stage was conducted.^[3]

March 2021 Group stage	Australia	Cancelled	Vietnam	Namangan, Uzbekistan
		Source		Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium

March 2021 Group stage	Laos	Cancelled	Australia	Namangan, Uzbekistan
		Source		Stadium: Navbahor Central Stadium

March 2021 Group stage	Saudi Arabia	Cancelled	Australia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
		Source		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

Men's under-17

AFC U-16 Championship

The 2020 AFC U-16 Championship was cancelled after the draw for the group stage was conducted.^[3]

2021 Group stage	Australia	Cancelled	India	Riffa, Bahrain
		Source		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

2021 Group stage	Uzbekistan	Cancelled	Australia	Muharraq, Bahrain
		Source		Stadium: Sheikh Ali Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium

2021 Group stage	South Korea	Cancelled	Australia	Riffa, Bahrain
		Source		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium

Australia women's national soccer team

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2020–21.

10 April 2021	Germany	5–2	Australia	Wiesbaden, Germany
16:10	Nüsken 11' Hendrich 48' Brand 62' Freigang 64' Dallmann 90+1'	Report	Gielnik 82', 90+2'	Stadium: Brita-Arena Referee: Marta Frías Acedo (Spain)

13 April 2021	Netherlands	5–0	Australia	Nijmegen, Netherlands
18:30 CEST	Roord 5' Martens 20' Groenen 27' Beerensteyn 67' van de Donk 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadion de Goffert Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

10 June 2021	Denmark	3–2	Australia	Horsens, Denmark
18:00 CEST	Yallop 15' (o.g.) Sevecke 21' Arnold 25' (o.g.)	Report	Fowler 87' Polkinghorne 90+2'	Stadium: CASA Arena Referee: Lina Lehtovaara (Finland)

15 June 2021	Sweden	0–0	Australia	Kalmar, Sweden
18:45 CEST		Report		Stadium: Guldfågeln Arena Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)

AFC competitions

AFC Champions League

All three teams that qualified for the 2021 AFC Champions League – Sydney FC, Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar – withdrew from the competition after the draw.^[4]

Men's football

A-League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City (C)	26	15	4	7	57	32	+25	49	Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series^[a]
2	Sydney FC	26	13	8	5	39	23	+16	47	Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and finals series^[a]
3	Central Coast Mariners	26	12	6	8	35	31	+4	42	Qualification for finals series^[a]
4	Brisbane Roar	26	11	7	8	36	28	+8	40
5	Adelaide United	26	11	6	9	39	41	−2	39
6	Macarthur FC	26	11	6	9	33	36	−3	39
7	Wellington Phoenix^[b]	26	10	8	8	44	34	+10	38
8	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	9	8	9	45	43	+2	35
9	Perth Glory	26	9	7	10	44	44	0	34	Qualification for 2021 FFA Cup play-offs^[c]
10	Western United	26	8	4	14	30	47	−17	28
11	Newcastle Jets	26	5	6	15	24	38	−14	21
12	Melbourne Victory	26	5	4	17	31	60	−29	19	Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and 2021 FFA Cup play-offs^[d]

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c The top two teams entered the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth entered the finals series at the elimination-finals.

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