The A-League’s regular season will feature a sprint to the finish of 24 games in 19 days, amid the most open Premiers Plate race for years.
With just four points separating first place from fifth, the draw for the final rounds of the A-League 2020/21 season was revealed today featuring a number of blockbuster encounters.
Currently holding first and second places on the ladder, Melbourne City FC and the Central Coast Mariners will face off on Saturday May 22 at AAMI Park, while a day later the third Sydney derby of the season will be vital to both sides’ aspirations for silverware.
The final round of the regular season – including a Melbourne derby which could yet be decisive in City’s hopes of securing the Premiers Plate – will have its dates and times confirmed closer to the time, once the likely make up of the top six becomes clearer.
By the end, all teams will have played 26 rounds, as was scheduled when the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) unveiled its A-League fixture list last December.
“This has been a fantastic season to date, in fact many people have said the football played has been the best for years and I’m really excited to see how it plays out now that we’ve confirmed the fixtures,” said APL Commissioner Greg O’Rourke.
“There are some huge games in the fixtures announced today, and this should become quite a crescendo to the home-and-away rounds with so many teams in the hunt for the Premiers Plate.
“A new generation of talent has really stood up this year, as we’ve seen from the sheer number and quality of goals, and it’ll be fascinating to see how they go as the regular season comes down to the wire.”
Like many sports played over summer, APL has had to contend with a number of factors including border closures and having a New Zealand team based in Wollongong.
Dates, venues and kick-off times for fixtures in the last match week (Match week 24) have not been confirmed, as some flexibility is required to reschedule certain matches with the A-League 2021 Finals Series in mind.
Please find below the following updates to the A-League 2020/21 Season Draw:
Match Week |
Match Day |
Home |
Away |
Venue |
Kick-Off (Local) |
Kick-Off (AEST) |
21 |
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 |
Sydney FC |
Melbourne Victory |
Netstrata Jubilee Stadium |
7:05pm |
7:05pm |
21 |
Wednesday, 19 May 2021 |
Perth Glory |
Adelaide United |
HBF Park |
7:20pm |
9:20pm |
22 |
Friday, 21 May 2021 |
Newcastle Jets |
Brisbane Roar FC |
McDonald Jones Stadium |
7:05pm |
7:05pm |
22 |
Saturday, 22 May 2021 |
Wellington Phoenix |
Western United FC |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
22 |
Saturday, 22 May 2021 |
Melbourne City FC |
Central Coast Mariners |
AAMI Park |
7:10pm |
7:10pm |
22 |
Sunday, 23 May 2021 |
Sydney FC |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC |
Sydney Cricket Ground |
4:05pm |
4:05pm |
22 |
Sunday, 23 May 2021 |
Melbourne Victory |
Adelaide United |
AAMI Park |
6:10pm |
6:10pm (5:40pm ACST) |
22 |
Sunday, 23 May 2021 |
Perth Glory |
Macarthur FC |
HBF Park |
6:15pm |
8:15pm |
22 |
Tuesday, 25 May 2021 |
Brisbane Roar FC |
Melbourne City FC |
Moreton Daily Stadium |
7:05pm |
7:05pm |
22 |
Wednesday, 26 May 2021 |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC |
Wellington Phoenix |
Bankwest Stadium |
7:05pm |
7:05pm |
23 |
Thursday, 27 May 2021 |
Macarthur FC |
Central Coast Mariners |
Campbelltown Stadium |
7:05pm |
7:05pm |
23 |
Friday, 28 May 2021 |
Western United FC |
Melbourne Victory |
TBC |
7:05pm |
7:05pm |
23 |
Saturday, 29 May 2021 |
Melbourne City FC |
Newcastle Jets |
AAMI Park |
5:05pm |
5:05pm |
23 |
Saturday, 29 May 2021 |
Adelaide United |
Sydney FC |
Coopers Stadium |
6:40pm |
7:10pm |
23 |
Sunday, 30 May 2021 |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC |
Brisbane Roar FC |
Bankwest Stadium |
4:05pm |
4:05pm |
23 |
Sunday, 30 May 2021 |
Wellington Phoenix |
Perth Glory |
TBC |
TBC |
TBC |
23 |
Monday, 31 May 2021 |
Western United FC |
Macarthur FC |
TBC |
7:05pm |
7:05pm |
23 |
Tuesday, 1 June 2021 |
Central Coast Mariners |
Newcastle Jets |
Central Coast Stadium |
7:05pm |
7:05pm |
24 |
TBC |
Adelaide United |
Western Sydney Wanderers FC |
Coopers Stadium |
TBC |
TBC |
24 |
TBC |
Brisbane Roar FC |
Sydney FC |
Moreton Daily Stadium |
TBC |
TBC |
24 |
TBC |
Central Coast Mariners |
Western United FC |
Central Coast Stadium |
TBC |
TBC |
24 |
TBC |
Macarthur FC |
Wellington Phoenix |
Campbelltown Stadium |
TBC |
TBC |
24 |
TBC |
Melbourne Victory |
Melbourne City FC |
Marvel Stadium |
TBC |
TBC |
24 |
TBC |
Newcastle Jets |
Perth Glory |
McDonald Jones Stadium |
TBC |
TBC |
Note: Fixtures are subject to change. Please check www.a-league.com.au/fixtures for latest updates
For the A-League 2020/21 Season, please visit www.a-league.com.au