2020–21 Macarthur FC season
Appearance
2020–21 season | |||
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Chairman | Rabieh Krayem[1] | ||
Manager | Ante Milicic | ||
Stadium | Campbelltown Stadium | ||
A-League | 6th | ||
A-League Finals | Semi-finals | ||
FFA Cup | Cancelled | ||
Top goalscorer | Matt Derbyshire (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,126 vs Wellington Phoenix (4 June 2021) A-League | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,872 vs Western United (20 March 2021) A-League | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,352 | ||
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The 2020–21 season was the first in the history of Macarthur Football Club. The club competed in the A-League for the first time.
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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11 | FW | Tommy Oar | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 2 years | 15 January 2020 | [2] |
8 | MF | Denis Genreau | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 3 years | 28 July 2020 | [3] |
1 | GK | Adam Federici | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 30 July 2020 | [4] |
5 | MF | Mark Milligan | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 30 July 2020 | [5] |
27 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 4 August 2020 | [6] |
9 | FW | Milislav Popovic | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 28 August 2020 | [7] |
7 | DF | Ivan Franjic | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 September 2020 | [8] |
16 | GK | Nicholas Suman | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 7 September 2020 | [9] | |
15 | DF | Aleksandar Šušnjar | Unattached | Free transfer | 7 October 2020 | [10] | |
14 | FW | Moudi Najjar | Melbourne City | Loan | 1 year | 8 October 2020 | [11] |
21 | MF | Jake Hollman | Sydney FC Youth | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 October 2020 | [12] |
6 | DF | Aleksandar Jovanovic | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 13 October 2020 | [13] |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 19 October 2020 | [14] |
29 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan | 1 year | 21 October 2020 | [15] |
22 | MF | Liam Rose | ![]() |
Free transfer | 1 year | 26 October 2020 | [16] |
19 | MF | Michael Ruhs | ![]() |
Free transfer | 1 year | 26 October 2020 | [16] |
2 | DF | Jake McGing | Unattached | Free transfer | 28 October 2020 | [17] | |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 13 November 2020 | [18] |
33 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 18 November 2020 | [19] |
24 | MF | Charles M'Mombwa | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 November 2020 | [20] |
13 | DF | Yianni Nicolaou | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 November 2020 | [20] |
23 | DF | Walter Scott | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 November 2020 | [20] |
3 | DF | Antony Golec | Unattached | Free transfer | 26 November 2020 | [21] | |
31 | MF | Lachlan Rose | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 26 November 2020 | [22] |
12 | DF | James Meredith | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 December 2020 | [23] |
17 | FW | Kyle Cimenti | ![]() |
Free transfer | 1 month | 21 May 2021 | [24] |
Contracts extensions
[edit]No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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21 | Jake Hollman | Midfielder | 2 years | 15 February 2021 | [25] |
31 | Lachlan Rose | Winger | 2 years | 4 March 2021 | [26] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
25 October 2020 | Camden Tigers ![]() | 0–6 | Macarthur FC | Camden |
Report | Stadium: Ron Dine Memorial Reserve |
17 November 2020 | Macarthur FC | 1–2 | ![]() | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium |
26 November 2020 | Newcastle Jets | 3–3 | Macarthur FC | Maitland |
17:15 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Maitland Sportsground |
2 December 2020 | Macarthur FC | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
13:00 NZDT |
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Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
10 December 2020 | Macarthur FC | 3–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
11:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Kurt Ams |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
A-League | 30 December 2020 | 4 June 2021 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 42.31 |
A-League Finals | 12 June 2021 | 20 June 2021 | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
Total | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 42.86 |
Last updated: complete
Source: Soccerway
A-League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 40 | Qualification for finals series[a] |
5 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 39 | |
6 | Macarthur FC | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 39 | |
7 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 38 | |
8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 35 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
- ^ The top two teams entered the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth entered the finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
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 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 |
Last updated: complete.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]30 December 2020 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
19:10 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 10,128 Referee: Kurt Ams |
3 January 2021 2 | Macarthur FC | 0–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Campbelltown |
16:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 4,538 Referee: Daniel Elder |
9 January 2021 3 | Macarthur FC | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Campbelltown |
17:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 2,609 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
17 January 2021 4 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Newcastle |
16:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,455 Referee: Benjamin Abraham |
30 January 2021 6 | Macarthur FC | 0–3 | Sydney FC | Campbelltown |
19:05 AEDT | Milligan ![]() |
Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: TBA Referee: Alex King |
6 February 2021 7 | Macarthur FC | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Campbelltown |
19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 4,723 Referee: Shaun Evans |
9 February 2021 7 | Brisbane Roar | 0–2 | Macarthur FC | Brisbane |
19:35 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 4,693 Referee: Kurt Ams |
12 February 2021 8 | Macarthur FC | 4–0 | Adelaide United | Campbelltown |
19:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: TBA Referee: Chris Beath |
20 February 2021 9 | Western United | 4–1 | Macarthur FC | Ballarat |
17:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: MARS Stadium Attendance: 1,505 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
28 February 2021 10 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 10,158 Referee: Alex King |
8 March 2021 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Macarthur FC | Gosford |
18:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Chris Beath |
12 March 2021 12 | Melbourne City | 3–0 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
19:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,884 Referee: Alex King |
20 March 2021 13 | Macarthur FC | 2–1 | Western United | Campbelltown |
17:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 1,872 Referee: Adam Kersey |
28 March 2021 14 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Macarthur FC | Wollongong |
16:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 2,516 Referee: Adam Fielding |
2 April 2021 15 | Macarthur FC | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Campbelltown |
15:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,724 Referee: Kurt Ams |
9 April 2021 16 | Macarthur FC | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Campbelltown |
19:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 2,786 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
14 April 2021 16 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Macarthur FC | Adelaide |
19:05 ACST | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,184 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
18 April 2021 17 | Macarthur FC | 2–2 | Newcastle Jets | Campbelltown |
18:10 AEST | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 2,854 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
24 April 2021 18 | Macarthur FC | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Macarthur |
19:10 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,027 Referee: Shaun Evans |
1 May 2021 19 | Perth Glory | 0–0 | Macarthur FC | Perth |
13:05 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 3,253 Referee: Ben Abraham |
6 May 2021 20 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
19:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,822 Referee: Chris Beath |
14 May 2021 21 | Macarthur FC | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Campbelltown |
19:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,212 Referee: Adam Kersey |
23 May 2021 22 | Perth Glory | 1–1 | Macarthur FC | Perth |
20:15 AWST | Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,282 Referee: Ben Abraham |
27 May 2021 23 | Macarthur FC | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Campbelltown |
19:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Chris Beath |
31 May 2021 23 | Western United | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
19:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Adam Kersey |
4 June 2021 24 | Macarthur FC | 0–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Campbelltown |
19:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 5,126 Referee: Daniel Elder |
Finals series
[edit]12 June 2021 Elimination-finals | Central Coast Mariners | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Macarthur FC | Gosford |
19:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 11,565 Referee: Shaun Evans |
20 June 2021 Semi-finals | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
16:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Daniel Elder |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 12 June 2021
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | A-League Finals series | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Adam Federici | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Jake McGing | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Antony Golec | 5(11) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 17 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Beñat | 19(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Mark Milligan | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Aleksandar Jovanovic | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
7 | DF | ![]() |
Ivan Franjic | 14(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 18 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Denis Genreau | 22(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Milislav Popovic | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Loïc Puyo | 15(5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Tommy Oar | 13(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
James Meredith | 16(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
14 | FW | ![]() |
Moudi Najjar | 8(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Aleksandar Šušnjar | 22(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Kyle Cimenti | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Michael Ruhs | 3(10) | 1 | 0(1) | 1 | 14 | 2 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Jake Hollman | 3(13) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 17 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() |
Liam Rose | 6(8) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 15 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Walter Scott | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Charles M'Mombwa | 7(4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
27 | FW | ![]() |
Matt Derbyshire | 24(1) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 14 |
29 | MF | ![]() |
Antonis Martis | 6(14) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
31 | FW | ![]() |
Lachlan Rose | 10(14) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
33 | FW | ![]() |
Markel Susaeta | 18(3) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
Goalscorers
[edit]- As of 12 June 2021
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | A-League Finals series | Total |
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1 | 27 | FW | ![]() |
Matt Derbyshire | 14 | 0 | 14 |
2 | 33 | FW | ![]() |
Markel Susaeta | 5 | 0 | 5 |
3 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
Mark Milligan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
4 | 8 | MF | ![]() |
Denis Genreau | 2 | 0 | 2 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Loïc Puyo | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | DF | ![]() |
James Meredith | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Michael Ruhs | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Charles M'Mombwa | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | 6 | DF | ![]() |
Aleksandar Jovanovic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Aleksandar Šušnjar | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
31 | FW | ![]() |
Lachlan Rose | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 33 | 2 | 35 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]- As of 14 April 2021
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | Total | ||
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1 | 5 | DF | ![]() |
Mark Milligan | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
2 | 8 | MF | ![]() |
Denis Genreau | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Aleksandar Šušnjar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
27 | FW | ![]() |
Matt Derbyshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
5 | 7 | DF | ![]() |
Ivan Franjic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Jake Hollman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
7 | 3 | DF | ![]() |
Antony Golec | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Beñat | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Aleksandar Jovanovic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
29 | MF | ![]() |
Antonis Martis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
11 | 1 | GK | ![]() |
Adam Federici | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Milislav Popovic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
12 | DF | ![]() |
James Meredith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
31 | FW | ![]() |
Lachlan Rose | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
33 | FW | ![]() |
Markel Susaeta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 34 | 1 | 34 | 1 |
Clean sheets
[edit]- As of 12 June 2021
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | A-League Finals series | Total |
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1 | 1 | GK | ![]() |
Adam Federici | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Total | 7 | 1 | 8 |
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