The 2019–20 Y-League season (also known as the 2019–20 Foxtel Y-League season for sponsorship reasons) was the twelfth season of the Australian Y-League, the premier national competition for youth football in the country.

Y-League
Season2019–20
ChampionsSydney FC (4th title)
Matches played13
Goals scored66 (5.08 per match)
Top goalscorerMarco Tilio
(5 goals)
Biggest home winBrisbane Roar Youth 7–0 Melbourne Victory Youth
Biggest away winWestern Sydney Wanderers Youth 0–5 Central Coast Mariners Academy
Highest scoringMelbourne City Youth 6–6 Perth Glory Youth
Longest winning runMelbourne Victory Youth
(2 matches)
Longest unbeaten runCentral Coast Mariners Academy
(3 matches)
Longest winless runPerth Glory Youth
(3 matches)
Longest losing runCanberra United Youth
(3 matches)
Highest attendance400
Adelaide United Youth 0–1 Melbourne Victory Youth
(24 November 2019)
Lowest attendance100
Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Canberra United Youth
(23 November 2019)
Total attendance2,065
2020–21
All statistics correct as of 1 December 2019.

Teams

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Ten teams competed in the league – the same ten from the previous season – divided into two conferences.[1] The competition ran from 16 November 2019 to 31 January 2020.

Conference A

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Conference A contains teams from outside of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

 
 
Perth Glory
 
Adelaide United
 
Brisbane Roar
 
Melbourne City
 
Melbourne  Victory
Locations of the 2019–20 Y-League Conference A teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide United Youth Adelaide Jack Smith Park 3,000
Brisbane Roar Youth Brisbane A.J. Kelly Park 1,500
Melbourne City Youth Melbourne CB Smith Reserve 2,000
Melbourne Victory Youth Melbourne Epping Stadium 10,000
Perth Glory Youth Perth Dorrien Gardens 4,000

Conference B

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Conference B contains teams from New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

 
 
Newcastle
Jets
 
Central Coast Mariners
 
Sydney FC
 
Western Sydney Wanderers
 
Canberra United
Locations of the 2019–20 Y-League Conference B teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Central Coast Mariners Academy Gosford Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence 3,000
Canberra United Youth Canberra Deakin Stadium 1,500
Newcastle Jets Youth Newcastle Newcastle No.2 Sportsground 5,000
Sydney FC Youth Sydney Lambert Park 7,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Sydney Marconi Stadium 9,000

Managerial changes

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Team
Outgoing manager
Manner of departure
Date of vacancy
Replaced by
Date of appointment
Table
Canberra United Youth Dean Ugrinic Ray Junna 23 July 2019[2] Pre-season

Tables

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Conference A
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
Source: Y-League

Conference B
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
Source: Y-League
(C) Champions


Results

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Positions by round

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Grand Final

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Sydney FC Youth5–1Melbourne Victory Youth
Report
Referee: Nathan Shakespear

Season statistics

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As of 26 January 2020

Scoring

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Marco Tilio Sydney FC Youth 9
2   Kosta Petratos Newcastle Jets Youth 8
3   Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio Melbourne Victory Youth 8
  Jaiden Kucharski Sydney FC Youth
5   Ciaran Bramwell Perth Glory Youth 6
  Alou Kuol Central Coast Mariners Academy
  Mirza Muratovic Brisbane Roar Youth

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref.
  Mirza Muratovic Brisbane Roar Youth Melbourne Victory Youth 7–0 (H) 16 November 2019 [3]
  Marco Tilio Sydney FC Youth Newcastle Jets Youth 8–3 (H) 16 November 2019 [4]
  Ciaran Bramwell Perth Glory Youth Melbourne City Youth 6–6 (A) 23 November 2019 [5]
  Jaiden Kucharski Sydney FC Youth Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 6–0 (H) 7 December 2019 [6]
  Mirza Muratovic Brisbane Roar Youth Adelaide United Youth 5–1 (H) 14 December 2019 [7]
  Luke Ivanovic Sydney FC Youth Central Coast Mariners Academy 5–3 (H) 29 December 2019 [8]
  Kosta Petratos Newcastle Jets Youth Canberra United Youth 5–3 (A) 19 January 2020 [9]
  Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio Melbourne Victory Youth Adelaide United Youth 4–1 (H) 25 January 2020 [10]
  Mohamed Adam Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Newcastle Jets Youth 6–4 (H) 25 January 2020 [11]
  Benjamin Koop Sydney FC Youth Canberra United Youth 7–0 (H) 25 January 2020 [12]

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1   Macklin Freke Brisbane Roar Youth 2
2   Tom Glover Melbourne City Youth 1
  Dakota Ochsenham Adelaide United Youth
  Adam Pearce Central Coast Mariners Academy
  Nicholas Suman Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
  Matthew Sutton Melbourne Victory Youth

Discipline

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Player

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Club

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  • Most yellow cards: 18
    • Melbourne City Youth
  • Most red cards: 1
    • Melbourne Victory Youth

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Foxtel Y-League 2019/20 Season Draw released". Y-League. Football Federation Australia. 25 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Canberra United appoint Junna as Foxtel Y-League Coach". Y-League. 23 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Brisbane Roar Youth 7–0 Melbourne Victory Youth". Y-League. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Sydney FC Youth 8–3 Newcastle Jets Youth". Y-League. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Melbourne City Youth 6–6 Perth Glory Youth". Y-League. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Sydney FC Youth 6–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth". Y-League. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Brisbane Roar Youth 5–1 Adelaide United Youth". Y-League. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Sydney FC Youth 5–3 Central Coast Mariners Academy". Y-League. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Canberra United Youth 3–5 Newcastle Jets Youth". Y-League. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Melbourne Victory Youth 4–1 Adelaide United Youth". Y-League. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 6–4 Newcastle Jets Youth". Y-League. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Sydney FC Youth 7–0 Canberra United Youth". Y-League. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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