
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
![]() | 10 | Melbourne Heart FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
Semifinals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
![]() | 20 | Western United FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
![]() | 20 | Perth Glory FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
Elimination Finals
| Date | Home | Status | Road | Venue | ||||
![]() | 01 | Perth Glory FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
![]() | 01 | Western United FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
| League | Home | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
![]() | 13 | Melbourne Heart FC![]() | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium |
![]() | 12 | Western United FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
![]() | 30 | Wellington Phoenix FC![]() | Netstrata Jubilee Stadium |
![]() | 21 | Melbourne Victory FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
![]() | 02 | Western United FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
![]() | 22 | Adelaide United![]() | AAMI Park |
![]() | 11 | Sydney FC![]() | ANZ Stadium |
![]() | 04 | Melbourne Victory FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
![]() | 53 | Western Sydney![]() | GMHBA Stadium |
![]() | 11 | Sydney FC![]() | Coopers Stadium |
![]() | 11 | Brisbane Roar![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
![]() | 13 | Perth Glory FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
![]() | 23 | Central Coast Mariners![]() | AAMI Park |
![]() | 10 | Western United FC![]() | McDonald Jones Stadium |
![]() | 20 | Sydney FC![]() | AAMI Park |
![]() | 10 | Wellington Phoenix FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
![]() | 53 | Perth Glory FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
![]() | 12 | Brisbane Roar![]() | Bankwest Stadium |
![]() | 11 | Western Sydney![]() | Central Coast Stadium |
![]() | 12 | Western United FC![]() | Bankwest Stadium |




















