2020–21 A-League

The 2020–21 A-League was the 44th season of national level soccer in Australia, and the 16th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season was started on 28 December 2020 and concluded with the Grand Final on 27 June 2021. The start of the season was later than previous seasons as a result of both the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand. Wellington Phoenix played the majority of their home matches at Wollongong Showground in Wollongong due to international travel restrictions.
Sydney FC were the defending champions and premiers, having won their record fifth and fourth titles respectively the previous season. Melbourne City won their first premiership and championship title, leaving Sydney FC in second on both.

Clubs

There were 12 clubs participating in this season. Macarthur FC made their A-League debut this season.

Club	City	Home stadium	Capacity
Adelaide United	Adelaide	Coopers Stadium	16,500
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane	Moreton Daily Stadium	11,500
Central Coast Mariners	Gosford	Central Coast Stadium	20,059
Macarthur FC	Sydney	Campbelltown Stadium	20,000
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
Newcastle Jets	Coffs Harbour	C.ex Coffs International Stadium	20,000
Perth Glory	Perth	HBF Park	20,500
Sydney FC	Sydney	Stadium Australia	83,500
Sydney FC	Sydney	Sydney Cricket Ground	48,601
Sydney FC	Sydney	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium	20,500
Sydney FC	Sydney	Leichhardt Oval	20,000
Wellington Phoenix	Auckland	Eden Park	50,000
Wellington Phoenix	Wellington	Sky Stadium	34,500
Wellington Phoenix	Newcastle	McDonald Jones Stadium	33,000
Wellington Phoenix	Wollongong	WIN Stadium	23,000
Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney	Bankwest Stadium	30,000
Western United	Geelong	GMHBA Stadium	26,000
Western United	Melbourne	AAMI Park	30,050
Western United	Launceston	UTAS Stadium	19,000
Western United	Ballarat	Mars Stadium	11,000

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

The regular season commenced on 28 December 2020 and ended on 10 June 2021.

Including Finals matches

Rank

Player

Club

Goals

Player

For

Against

Result

Date

Ref.

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2020–21 Dolan Warren Awards night on 23 June 2021.Johnny Warren Medal – Ulises Dávila, Wellington Phoenix & Miloš Ninković, Sydney FCNAB Young Footballer of the Year – Joel King, Sydney FCNike Golden Boot Award – Jamie Maclaren, Melbourne City Goalkeeper of the Year – Mark Birighitti, Central Coast Mariners & Andrew Redmayne, Sydney FCCoach of the Year – Patrick Kisnorbo, Melbourne CityFair Play Award – Brisbane RoarReferee of the Year – Chris BeathGoal of the Year – Andy Keogh, Perth Glory