Summary
The A-League (AUS1), or Hyundai A-League, was established in 2004 and is Australia's primary football competition. The number of teams increased from 10 to 11 with the addition of Western United FC for the 2019-2020 season. At the end of the 2019-2020 AUS1 season, the AUS1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:
- 2021 AFC Champions League - Group Stage:
- 1st place 2019-2020 AUS1 team
- 2019-2020 AUS1 Grand Final winner
- 2021 AFC Champions League - Preliminary Round 2:
- 2nd place 2019-2020 AUS1 team
Leagues Pyramid - Australia
Abbrev | League | # of Teams |
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AUS1 | Hyundai A-League | 11 |
Competition Structure
Season | # of Teams | ||
Regular 11 Oct 2019 - 19 Aug 2020 | Playoffs 22 Aug 2020 - 31 Aug 2020 | 11: AUS1 (11) |
Season Format
During the 2019-2020 AUS1 29 round Regular season, each AUS1 team will play 26 league matches and have 3 byes. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) goal difference, then (2) total goals scored.
Playoffs
At the end of the 2019-2020 AUS1 Regular season, the 1st and 2nd place teams receive berths in the Final series Semifinal match, while the 3rd through 6th place teams play one match in the Final series Elimination-Finals. Elimination-Finals winners advance to the one match Semifinals. Semifinals winners play in the 2019-2020 one match Grand Final.
Relegation
Not applicable.
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Grand Final
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Sydney FC | 10 | Melbourne Heart FC | Bankwest Stadium |
Semifinals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Melbourne Heart FC | 20 | Western United FC | Bankwest Stadium |
Sydney FC | 20 | Perth Glory FC | Bankwest Stadium |
Elimination Finals
Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue |
Wellington Phoenix FC | 01 | Perth Glory FC | Bankwest Stadium |
Brisbane Roar | 01 | Western United FC | Bankwest Stadium |
League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
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POS | MP | W - D - L | PTS | CPTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | MP | W - D - L | PTS | GF | GA | GD | |
1 | Sydney FC | 26 | 16 -5-5 | 53 | - | 49 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 9 -1-3 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 7 -4-2 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 12 |
2 | Melbourne Heart FC | 26 | 14 -5-7 | 47 | - | 49 | 37 | 12 | 13 | 8 -3-2 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 6 -2-5 | 20 | 27 | 22 | 5 |
3 | Wellington Phoenix FC | 26 | 12 -5-9 | 41 | - | 38 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 8 -3-2 | 27 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 17 | 22 | -5 |
4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 -7-8 | 40 | - | 29 | 28 | 1 | 13 | 7 -3-3 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 4 -4-5 | 16 | 11 | 15 | -4 |
5 | Western United FC | 26 | 12 -3-11 | 39 | - | 46 | 37 | 9 | 13 | 5 -1-7 | 16 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 13 | 7 -2-4 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
6 | Perth Glory FC | 26 | 10 -7-9 | 37 | - | 43 | 36 | 7 | 13 | 5 -2-6 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 5 -5-3 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
7 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 -3-12 | 36 | - | 44 | 49 | -5 | 13 | 7 -1-5 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 20 | 26 | -6 |
8 | Newcastle Jets FC | 26 | 9 -7-10 | 34 | - | 32 | 40 | -8 | 13 | 6 -4-3 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 13 | 24 | -11 |
9 | Western Sydney | 26 | 9 -6-11 | 33 | - | 35 | 40 | -5 | 13 | 5 -4-4 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 4 -2-7 | 14 | 17 | 24 | -7 |
10 | Melbourne Victory FC | 26 | 6 -5-15 | 23 | - | 33 | 44 | -11 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 13 | 3 -2-8 | 11 | 17 | 23 | -6 |
11 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 5 -3-18 | 18 | - | 26 | 55 | -29 | 13 | 3 -3-7 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 13 | 2 -0-11 | 6 | 13 | 30 | -17 |
Semifinals Elimination Finals |
Results
Western United FC | 13 | Melbourne Heart FC | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium |
Sydney FC | 12 | Western United FC | Bankwest Stadium |
Newcastle Jets FC | 30 | Wellington Phoenix FC | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium |
Western Sydney | 21 | Melbourne Victory FC | Bankwest Stadium |
Perth Glory FC | 02 | Western United FC | Bankwest Stadium |
Melbourne Heart FC | 22 | Adelaide United | AAMI Park |
Brisbane Roar | 11 | Sydney FC | ANZ Stadium |
Perth Glory FC | 04 | Melbourne Victory FC | Bankwest Stadium |
Western United FC | 53 | Western Sydney | GMHBA Stadium |
Adelaide United | 11 | Sydney FC | Coopers Stadium |
Wellington Phoenix FC | 11 | Brisbane Roar | Bankwest Stadium |
Western Sydney | 13 | Perth Glory FC | Bankwest Stadium |
Melbourne Victory FC | 23 | Central Coast Mariners | AAMI Park |
Newcastle Jets FC | 10 | Western United FC | McDonald Jones Stadium |
Melbourne Heart FC | 20 | Sydney FC | AAMI Park |
Western Sydney | 10 | Wellington Phoenix FC | Bankwest Stadium |
Adelaide United | 53 | Perth Glory FC | Bankwest Stadium |
Melbourne Victory FC | 12 | Brisbane Roar | Bankwest Stadium |
Central Coast Mariners | 11 | Western Sydney | Central Coast Stadium |
Melbourne Victory FC | 12 | Western United FC | Bankwest Stadium |