2019–20 in Australian soccer
The 2019–20 season is the fifteenth season of the current professional domestic soccer competition in Australia.
| Season | 2019–20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||||
| A-League Premiership | Sydney FC | |||
| A-League Championship | Sydney FC | |||
| National Premier Leagues | Wollongong Wolves | |||
| FFA Cup | Adelaide United | |||
| Women's soccer | ||||
| W-League Premiership | Melbourne City | |||
| W-League Championship | Melbourne City | |||
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Most events from March 2020 onwards were disrupted or postponed due to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1][2]
Domestic competitions
A-League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 53 | Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 47 | Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 41 | Qualification to Finals Series[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 | Qualification to Finals Series[lower-alpha 1] |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 37 | |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- 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 | Semi-finals | 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 | ||||||||
W-League
| Pos | Team | 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 | |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 22 | |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 22 | |
| 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Finals series
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Melbourne City | 5 | |||||||
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | |||||||
| Melbourne City | 1 | ||||||||
| Sydney FC | 0 | ||||||||
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | |||||||
| 3 | Sydney FC | 1 | |||||||
Y-League
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | Qualification to the Grand Final |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 14 | |
| 3 | Adelaide United Youth | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 13 | |
| 4 | Melbourne City Youth | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 10 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory Youth | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 2 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC Youth (C) | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 18 | Qualification to the Grand Final |
| 2 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 14 | |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 11 | |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 11 | |
| 5 | Canberra United Youth | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 1 |
Grand Final
| 31 January 2020 | Sydney FC Youth | 5–1 | Melbourne Victory Youth | Sydney |
| 16:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Referee: Nathan Shakespear |
Domestic cups
FFA Cup
National teams
Men's senior
2022 FIFA World Cup Qualification
World Cup qualification matches also acted as 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches.
| 10 September 2019 2022 WCQ | Kuwait | 0–3 | | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium Attendance: 11,852 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) |
| 10 October 2019 2022 WCQ | Australia | 5–0 | | Canberra, Australia |
| 20:00 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 18,563 Referee: Thoriq Munir Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
| 15 October 2019 2022 WCQ | Chinese Taipei | 1–7 | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| 19:10 UTC+8 |
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Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 3,217 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) |
Men's under 23
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2019–20.
| 6 September 2019 | Australia | 1–1 | | Wollongong, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: WIN Stadium |
| 9 September 2019 | Australia | 1–1 | | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
| 14 October 2019 | Australia | 1–2 | | Doha, Qatar |
| Report (AUS) Report (IRN) |
Stadium: Al-Duhail Stadium |
| 15 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup | China PR | 1–5 | | Chongqing, China |
| 19:30 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium |
| 17 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup | Australia | 4–0 | | Chongqing, China |
| 16:00 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium |
| 19 November 2019 Dazu Rock Carvings Cup | Australia | 1–0 | | Chongqing, China |
| 16:00 CST | Report | Stadium: Chongqing City Dazu District Sports Centre Stadium |
| 3 January 2020 | Australia | 1–1 | | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| 17:00 MYT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
2020 AFC U-23 Championship
Matches also acted as qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games .
| 8 January 2020 Group Stage | Iraq | 1–1 | | Rangsit, Thailand |
| 17:15 ICT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 106 Referee: Fu Ming (China) |
| 11 January 2020 Group Stage | Thailand | 1–2 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 20:15 ICT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 22,352 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
| 14 January 2020 Group Stage | Australia | 1–1 | | Rangsit, Thailand |
| 20:15 ICT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
| 18 January 2020 Quarter-final | Australia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 20:15 ICT |
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Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
| 22 January 2020 Semi-final | Australia | 0–2 | | Rangsit, Thailand |
| 20:15 ICT | Report | Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
| 25 January 2020 Third place match | Australia | 1–0 | | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 19:30 ICT |
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Report | Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 590 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
Men's under-20
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2019–20.
| 5 October 2019 | Newcastle Jets | 10–2 | | Newcastle, Australia |
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Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 18 February 2020 | FC Utrecht U-19 | 0–1 | | Netherlands |
| Report |
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| 22 February 2020 | AFC Ajax Amsterdam U-19 | 4–0 | | Netherlands |
| Source |
| 25 February 2020 | FC Twente U-19 | 3–4 | | Netherlands |
| Source |
AFF U-18 Youth Championship
| 7 August 2019 Group Stage | Cambodia | 1–5 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 18:30 ICT |
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Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 295 Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos) |
| 9 August 2019 Group Stage | Vietnam | 1–4 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 18:30 ICT |
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Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 4,535 Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos) |
| 11 August 2019 Group Stage | Australia | 3–1 | | Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam |
| 18:30 ICT | Report |
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Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium Attendance: 418 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines) |
| 13 August 2019 Group Stage | Australia | 0–3 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 15:30 ICT | Report |
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Stadium: Thành Long Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos) |
| 15 August 2019 Group Stage | Singapore | 0–5 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 15:30 ICT | Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 356 Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand) |
| 17 August 2019 Semi-final | Australia | 2–1 | | Thủ Dầu Một, Vietnam |
| 19:30 ICT | Report |
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Stadium: Gò Đậu Stadium Attendance: 251 Referee: Ahmad A'qashah (Singapore) |
| 19 August 2019 Final | Malaysia | 0–1 | | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| 19:30 ICT | Report |
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Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium Attendance: 859 Referee: Ngô Duy Lân (Vietnam) |
AFC U-19 Championship qualification
| 6 November 2019 Qualification Stage | Australia | 2–2 | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| 16:00 Taiwan NST | Report |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 55 Referee: Bijan Heidari (Iran) |
| 8 November 2019 Qualification Stage | Macau | 0–6 | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| 16:00 Taiwan NST | Report |
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Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 55 Referee: Sherzod Kasimov (Uzbekistan) |
| 10 November 2019 Qualification Stage | Chinese Taipei | 0–5 | | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| 19:00 Taiwan NST | Report | Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 694 Referee: Timur Faizullin (Kyrgyzstan) |
Men's under-17
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2019–20.
| 6 September 2019 | England | 3–2 | | Hinckley, England |
| 19:00 (UTC±0) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Leicester Road Stadium Attendance: 527 |
| 8 September 2019 | Australia | 3–3 (4–3 p) | | Burton upon Trent, England |
| 13:00 (UTC±0) | Report (Twitter) Report (FTBL) |
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Stadium: St. George's Park Referee: Alan Young (England) |
| 10 September 2019 | Australia | 0–4 | | Burton upon Trent, England |
| 15:00 (UTC±0) | Report |
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Stadium: St. George's Park |
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 26 October 2019 Group stage | Ecuador | 2–1 | | Goiânia, Brazil |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Attendance: 337 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
| 29 October 2019 Group stage | Australia | 2–2 | | Goiânia, Brazil |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio Olímpico Attendance: 233 Referee: Amin Mohamed (Egypt) |
| 1 November 2019 Group stage | Australia | 2–1 | | Gama, Brazil |
| 17:00 (UTC-3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estádio Bezerrão Attendance: 851 Referee: István Kovács (Romania) |
| 6 November 2019 Round of 16 | France | 4–0 | | Goiânia, Brazil |
| 20:00 (UTC-3) | Report | Stadium: Estádio da Serrinha Attendance: 814 Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay) |
Younger cohort: AFF U-15 Youth Championship
| 28 July 2019 Group Stage | Cambodia | 1–3 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 15:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 2 Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar) |
| 30 July 2019 Group Stage | Laos | 0–3 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 75 Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia) |
| 1 August 2019 Group Stage | Australia | 0–3 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 15:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 80 Referee: Steve Supresencia (Philippines) |
| 3 August 2019 Group Stage | Thailand | 1–1 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 18:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 1 Attendance: 550 Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Indonesia) |
| 5 August 2019 Group Stage | Brunei | 0–4 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 15:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Campus Stadium 2 Attendance: 93 Referee: Soe Lin Aung (Myanmar) |
Younger cohort: AFC U-16 Championship qualification
| 16 September 2019 Group stage | Mongolia | 1–2 | | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 18:00 (ICT) |
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Report | Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 105 Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon) |
| 18 September 2019 Group stage | Australia | 3–0 | | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 16:00 (ICT) |
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Report | Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 30 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
| 20 September 2019 Group stage | Timor-Leste | 0–1 | | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 16:00 (ICT) | Report |
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Stadium: National Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 92 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait) |
Women's senior
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.
| 9 November 2019 | Australia | 2–1 | | Sydney, Australia |
| 15:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 20,029 Referee: Rebecca Durcau (Australia) |
| 12 November 2019 | Australia | 1–0 | | Adelaide, Australia |
| 19:30 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,340 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
| 10 April 2020 | United States | Cancelled | | Sandy, United States |
| 21:30 ET | Cancellation | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium |
AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
| 7 February 2020 Third round | Australia | 7–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
| 10 February 2020 Third round | Australia | 6–0 | | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
| 13 February 2020 Third round | Australia | 1–1 | | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 5,660 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
| 6 March 2020 Play-off round | Australia | 5–0 | | Newcastle, Australia |
| 18:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 14,014 Referee: Abirami Naidu (Singapore) |
| 11 March 2020 Play-off round | Vietnam | 1–2 | | Cẩm Phả, Vietnam |
| 18:00 ICT |
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Report | Stadium: Cẩm Phả Stadium Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar) |
Women's under-20
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
| 27 October 2019 Group stage | North Korea | 5–1 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:00 (UTC+7) |
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Report |
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Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 170 Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan) |
| 30 October 2019 Group stage | Thailand | 1–3 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 19:00 (UTC+7) |
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Report | Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 280 Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran) |
| 2 November 2019 Group stage | Australia | 1–0 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:00 (UTC+7) |
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Report | Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 90 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
| 6 November 2019 Semi-final | Japan | 7–0 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 20:00 (UTC+7) |
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Report | Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India) |
| 9 November 2019 Third place match | South Korea | 9–1 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Stadium |
Women's under-17
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's under 17 national team in 2019–20.
| 15 August 2019 | Solomon Islands | 0–14 | | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| 16:00 SBT | Report | Stadium: Lawson Tama Stadium |
AFC U-16 Women's Championship
| 15 September 2019 Group stage | Japan | 0–0 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:00 (ICT) | Report | Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 223 Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong) |
| 18 September 2019 Group stage | Thailand | 1–6 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 19:00 (ICT) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam) |
| 21 September 2019 Group stage | Australia | 2–2 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:00 (ICT) | Report | Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium |
| 25 September 2019 Semi-final | Australia | 0–3 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 12:00 (ICT) | Report |
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Stadium: IPE Chonburi Stadium |
| 28 September 2019 Third place match | China PR | 2–1 | | Chonburi, Thailand |
| 16:00 (ICT) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi |
Deaths
- 14 September 2019: Rudi Gutendorf, 93, Australian head coach from 1979 to 1981.[3]
- 28 November 2019: Pim Verbeek, 63, Australian head coach from 2007 to 2010.[4]
- 27 May 2020: Liesbeth Migchelsen, 49, Canberra United head coach from 2013 to 2014.[5][6]
Retirements
- 2 July 2019: Marc Janko, 36, former Austria and Sydney FC striker.[7]
- 15 July 2019: Lizzie Durack, 25, former England and Western Sydney Wanderers goalkeeper.[8]
- 15 September 2019: Daniel McBreen, 42, former Newcastle United, North Queensland Fury, Perth Glory and Central Coast Mariners striker.[9]
- 10 October 2019: Caitlin Munoz, 36, former Australia and Canberra United striker.[10]
- 18 October 2019: Ken Ilsø, 33, former Adelaide United striker.[11]
- 1 January 2020: David Villa, 38, former Spain and Melbourne City striker.[12]
- 6 January 2020: Erika Tymrak, 28, former United States and Melbourne City midfielder.[13]
- 28 January 2020: Alexander Meier, 37, former Western Sydney Wanderers forward.[14]
- 6 May 2020: Jakob Poulsen, 36, former Denmark and Melbourne Victory midfielder.[15]
- 14 May 2020: Marcos Flores, 34, former Adelaide United, Melbourne Victory, Central Coast Mariners, Newcastle Jets and Adelaide City midfielder.[16][17]
- 26 May 2020: Alex Cisak, 31, former Sydney FC goalkeeper.[18]
- 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.[19][20]
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Former Sydney FC striker and Austrian international Marc Janko has announced his immediate retirement from football.
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