2019–20 season | |||
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Chairman | Anthony Di Pietro | ||
Manager | Marco Kurz (to 15 January 2020) Carlos Pérez Salvachúa (caretaker) (from 15 January 2020 to 30 May 2020) Grant Brebner (caretaker) (from 11 June 2020) | ||
Stadium | AAMI Park Marvel Stadium | ||
A-League | 10th | ||
FFA Cup | Round of 32 | ||
AFC Champions League | Round of 16 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Ola Toivonen (10 goals) All: Ola Toivonen (12 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 33,523 vs Melbourne City (12 October 2019) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 12,023 vs Wellington Phoenix (14 December 2019) | ||
Average home league attendance | 17,366 | ||
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The 2019–20 season was the Melbourne Victory's 15th season in the A-League. The club participated in the A-League, the FFA Cup, and the AFC Champions League.
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.[2] Similarly, the 2020 AFC Champions League competition has been suspended until at least mid-September 2020 in West Zone.[3] The AFC Executive Committee agreed to played AFC Champions League East Zone matches which are now scheduled to be played between 15 November and 13 December 2020 in Qatar.[4][5]
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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26 | MF | Jay Barnett | Brisbane Roar | Scholarship | 1 year | 4 June 2019 | [6] |
10 | FW | Robbie Kruse | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 23 July 2019 | [7] |
9 | FW | Andrew Nabbout | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 1 year | 25 July 2019 | [8] |
5 | DF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | 1 year | 16 August 2019 | [9] |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 August 2019 | [10] |
8 | MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | 1 year | 2 September 2019 | [11] |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Unattached | Undisclosed | 1 year | 12 September 2019 | [12] |
18 | MF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | 2 years | 19 September 2019 | [13] |
50 | GK | Brendan White | ![]() |
Injury replacement | 31 October 2019 | [14] | |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | 2.5 years | 22 January 2020 | [15] |
15 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | Unattached | Free transfer | 0.5 years | 3 February 2020 | [16] |
From youth squad
[edit]N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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19 | DF | ![]() |
Benjamin Carrigan | 21 | 1 year contract[17] |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Brandon Lauton | 19 | 2 year scholarship contract[17] |
Transfers out
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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21 | MF | Carl Valeri | Retired | 12 April 2019 | [18] | |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | 3 May 2019 | [19] |
15 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan return | 28 May 2019 | [20] |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | 28 May 2019 | [20] |
23 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | 28 May 2019 | [20] |
19 | MF | Rahmat Akbari | Brisbane Roar | Loan return | 4 June 2019 | [6] |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Sydney FC | Free transfer | 6 June 2019 | [21] |
8 | MF | Terry Antonis | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 23 July 2019 | [22] |
10 | FW | James Troisi | Unattached | End of contract | 6 August 2019 | [23] |
3 | DF | Corey Brown | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 17 January 2020 | [24][25] |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 22 January 2020 | [15] |
14 | DF | Thomas Deng | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 28 January 2020 | [26] |
50 | GK | Brendan White | Unattached | End of contract | 20 February 2020 | [27] |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Retired | 6 May 2020 | [28] | |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | 4 June 2020 | [29] |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | 15 July 2020 | [30] |
20 | GK | Lawrence Thomas | ![]() |
End of contract | 26 July 2020 | [31] |
Contract extensions
[edit]No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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6 | Leigh Broxham | Midfielder | 2 years | 29 May 2019 | [32] |
16 | Joshua Hope | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 29 May 2019 | [32] |
4 | James Donachie | Centre-back | 1 year | 16 August 2019 | [9][a] |
- ^ Donachie formally returned to his parent club Jeonnam Dragons at the end of his loan contract and then transferred permanently to Melbourne Victory, signing a one-year contract.[9]
Technical staff
[edit]Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeping Coach | Vacant |
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of 21 December 2019
No. | Pos. | Player | A-League | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
1+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
11 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
8+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
19 | DF | ![]() |
0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
20[a] | GK | ![]() |
10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() |
0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
29 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
30 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | FW | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | DF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
50 | GK | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]- As of 14 December 2019
Rank | Position | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | ||||
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1 | MF | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2 | FW | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
5 | FW | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
MF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
9 | MF | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
FW | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]14 August 2019 | Dandenong City ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Frank Holohan Reserve |
20 August 2019 | Oakleigh Cannons ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve |
28 August 2019 | Port Melbourne ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve |
6 September 2019 | Dandenong Thunder ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: George Andrews Reserve |
15 September 2019 | Western United ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
13:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
21 September 2019 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Morwell, Australia |
14:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Latrobe City Stadium |
29 September 2019 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
15:00 AEST | Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
11 January 2020 | Oakleigh Cannons ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
10:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve |
Competitions
[edit]Win Draw Loss
Overview
[edit]Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
A-League | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23.08 |
FFA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
AFC Champions League | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 28.57 |
Total | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 23.53 |
Updated to match played 25 July 2020
Source: Competitions
FFA Cup
[edit]7 August Round of 32 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Melbourne |
19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,045 Referee: Shaun Evans |
A-League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney FC (C) | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 25 | +24 | 53 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][35][b] |
2 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 47 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b] |
3 | Wellington Phoenix[c] | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | +5 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 40 | Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b] |
5 | Western United | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 37 | +9 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
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) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e 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.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 33 | 44 | −11 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 |
Last updated: 14 December 2019.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Result by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]12 October 2019 1 | Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 33,523 Referee: Chris Beath |
18 October 2019 2 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 17,231 Referee: Alex King |
25 October 2019 3 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
18:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,859 Referee: Kurt Ams |
2 November 2019 4 | Melbourne Victory | 2–3 | Western United | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 20,865 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
10 November 2019 5 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
16:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,014 Referee: Adam Kersey |
17 November 2019 6 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
18:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 16,115 Referee: Shaun Evans |
23 November 2019 7 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 12,198 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
29 November 2019 8 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 13,084 Referee: Alex King |
8 December 2019 9 | Western United | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Geelong |
16:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 10,128 Referee: Adam Kersey |
14 December 2019 10 | Melbourne Victory | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 12,023 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
21 December 2019 11 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 17,083 Referee: Alex King |
5 January 2020 13 | Melbourne Victory | 4–0 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
18:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,582 Referee: Daniel Elder |
12 January 2020 14 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–2 | Melbourne Victory | Gosford |
18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,957 Referee: Kurt Ams |
17 January 2020 15 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,412 Referee: Adam Kersey |
24 January 2020 16 | Melbourne Victory | 0–3 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 17,814 Referee: Alex King |
1 February 2020 17 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
18:45 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 9,435 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
7 February 2020 18 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,872 Referee: Shaun Evans |
22 February 2020 20 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
17:00 AEDT | O'Donovan ![]() |
Report | Toivonen ![]() |
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 7,115 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
29 February 2020 21 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 14,424 Referee: Chris Beath |
7 March 2020 22 | Melbourne Victory | 1–4 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 15,102 Referee: Shaun Evans |
15 March 2020 23 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory | Wellington |
18:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,519 Referee: Alex King |
25 July 2020 28 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Western United | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
29 July 2020 24 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alex King |
3 August 2020 26 | Melbourne Victory | 2–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
8 August 2020 25 | Perth Glory | 0–4 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Beath |
12 August 2020 27 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
20:10 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 1,118 Referee: Ben Abraham |
AFC Champions League
[edit]Qualifying play-offs
[edit]21 January 2020 Prelim. round 2 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:35 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,387 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoish (Saudi Arabia) |
28 January 2020 Play-off round | Kashima Antlers ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Kashima, Japan |
19:00 UTC+9 | Report |
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Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,275 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran) |
Group stage
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 16 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 5 |
11 February 2020 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
19:35 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,156 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
18 February 2020 | FC Seoul ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Seoul, South Korea |
19:30 UTC+9 |
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Report | Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 6,035 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
24 November 2020 | Beijing FC ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
13:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar) |
27 November 2020 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
13:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia) |
30 November 2020 | Chiangrai United ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
16:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) |
3 December 2020 | Melbourne Victory ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
16:00 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
Knockout stage
[edit]6 December 2020 Round of 16 | Ulsan Hyundai ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
17:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
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