A-League Season 2019/20 Thread [R]

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Why football fans can be excited about the upcoming A-League season

The A-League will officially become independent from August 1, and while there is much work to do with the legals and before the season kicks off in October, the new season will have a new look and feel — beyond the addition of Victorian expansion club Western United.
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Most cause for optimism was the sight of Western Sydney Wanderers returning to Wanderland, which was rocking last Saturday in the friendly with Leeds United. It was great to see the RBB in full voice and the stadium — wow. From the steep stands, to the atmosphere, I thought I was watching a top-line European game. That alone, replacing the soulless Spotless Stadium, will give the A-League a massive boost. These are the other reasons to get excited:
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https://www.news.com.au/sport/footb...n/news-story/b9a04b9a73aaa657785d7c764125a899

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Transfers to date:

Adelaide United
IN
Riley McGree (Club Brugge)
Michaël Maria (Charlotte Independence)

OUT
Isaias (released)
Scott Galloway (Melbourne City)
Baba Diawara (released)

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Brisbane Roar
IN
Roy O'Donovan (Newcastle Jets)
Tom Aldred (Bury)
Aaron Amadi-Holloway (Shrewsbury)
Macaulay Gillesphey (Carlisle United)
Jake McGing (Wisla Plock)
George Mells (Fortuna Sittard)
Brad Inman (Rochdale)
Aiden O’Neill (on loan from Burnley)
Jay O'Shea (Bury)
Scott Neville (Perth Glory)
Max Crocombe (Salford City)

OUT
Matt McKay (retired),
Henrique,
Thomas Kristensen,
Brett Holman,
Luke DeVere,
Eric Bautheac,
Eli Babalj,
Joe Caletti,
Charles Lokoli-Ngoy,
Alex Lopez,
Tobias Mikkelsen,
Stefan Nigro,
Brendan White and
Ruon Tongyik
Nick D'Agostino,
Dane Ingham (all released)

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Central Coast Mariners
IN
Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Daniel De Silva (end of loan period)
Ziggy Gordon (Hamilton Academical)
Jai Ingham (Melbourne Victory)
Abraham Majok (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Ruon Tongyik (Brisbane Roar)

OUT
Peter Kekeris
Tom Hiariej,
Corey Gameiro,
Ben Kennedy,
Jem Karacan,
Joe Gauci (all released)
Andrew Hoole (Broadmeadow Magic) and
Aiden O'Neill (end of loan)

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Melbourne City
IN
Scott Galloway (Adelaide United)
Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers)
Richard Windbichler (Viborg FF)
Josh Brillante (Sydney FC)
Javier Cabrera (Montevideo Wanderers)
Adrian Luna (Veracuz)

OUT
Ritchie De Laet (Aston Villa - end of loan spell)
James Delianov (Western United)
Eugene Galekovic (retired)
Shayon Harrison (Tottenham Hotspur - end of loan spell)
Riley McGree (Club Brugge - end of loan spell)
Luke Brattan (Sydney FC)
Dario Vidosic
Bart Schenkeveld
Kearyn Baccus (all released)

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Melbourne Victory
IN
Jay Barnett (Brisbane Roar)
Robbie Kruse (free agent)

OUT
Rahmat Akbari (Brisbane Roar)
Raul Baena (released)
Keisuke Honda (released)
Jai Ingham (released)
Georg Niedermeier (released)
Carl Valeri (retired)
Kosta Barbarouses (released)

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Newcastle Jets
IN
Pat Langlois (promoted, youth team)
Matt Millar (Central Coast Mariners)
Nick Fitzgerald (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Abdiel Arroyo (Arabe Unido - loan)

OUT
Roy O'Donovan
Ronald Vargas,
Daniel Georgievski,
Jair,
Nick Cowburn,
Jake Adelson,
Kwabena Appiah (all released)
Ivan Vujica (Western United)

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Perth Glory
IN
Nicholas D'Agostino (Brisbane Roar)
Dane Ingham (Brisbane Roar)
Jacob Tratt (Sydney FC)

OUT
Jason Davidson (Ulsan Hyundai)
Brendon Santalab (retired)
Fabio Ferreira, Walter Scott (released)
Jacob Italiano (Borussia Monchengladbach, Germany)
Scott Neville (Brisbane Roar)

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Sydney FC
IN
Kosta Barbarouses (Melbourne Victory)
Alexander Baumjohann (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Ryan McGowan (Bradford City)
Anthony Caceres (Manchester City)
Luke Brattan (Manchester City)
Chris Zuvela and Patrick Flottman

OUT
Alex Brosque (retired)
Siem de Jong (Ajax), - end of loan spell
Reza Ghoochannejhad (APOEL), - end of loan spell
Anthony Caceres (Manchester City), - end of loan spell
Daniel De Silva (Central Coast Mariners) - end of loan spell
Aaron Calver (Western United)
Josh Brillante,
Jop van der Linden,
Alex Cisak,
Mitch Austin,
Jacob Tratt,
Cameron Devlin (all released)

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Wellington Phoenix
IN
Luke DeVere (Brisbane Roar)
Stefan Marinović (Bristol City)
Walter Scott (Perth Glory)
Jaushua Sotirio (unattached)
Ben Waine (Academy)
Callum McCowatt (Eastern Suburbs)
Cameron Devlin (Sydney FC)
Ulises Davila (Delhi Dynamos)
Liam McGing (Sutherland Sharks)
David Ball (Rotherham United)
Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi (Onehunga Sports FC)
Tim Payne (Eastern Suburbs)

OUT
Filip Kurto (Western United)
Max Burgess (Western United)
Roy Krishna ( ATK in India )
Nathan Burns,
Antony Golec,
Justin Gulley,
Michal Kopczyński,
Ryan Lowry,
Cillian Sheridan (all released)
David Williams (unconfirmed)
Andrew Durante (Western United)
Tom Doyle (unconfirmed)

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Western Sydney Wanderers
IN
Daniel Georgievski (Newcastle Jets)
Pirmin Schwegler (Hannover 96, Germany)
Daniel Lopar (St. Gallen, Switzerland)
Radoslaw Majewski (Pogon Szczecin)
Dylan McGowan (Vendsyssel)

OUT
Brendan Hamill (Western United)
Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Central Coast Mariners)
Josh Risdon (Western United)
Oriol Riera,
Roly Bonevacia,
Raul Llorente,
Alexander Baumjohann,
Jaushua Sotirio,
Abraham Majok,
Marc Tokich,
Rashid Mahazi,
John Roberts
Nick Fitzgerald (all released)

el-capitano · Jul 24, 2019

Western United
IN
Panagiotis Kone (Udinese)
Josh Risdon (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Connor Chapman (Pohang Steelers)
Aaron Calver (Sydney FC)
Sebastian Pasquali (Ajax Amsterdam)
Apostolos Stamatelopoulos (Adelaide United)
Dylan Pierias (Melbourne City)
James Delianov (Melbourne City)
Valentino Yuel (Bentleigh Greens)
Connor Pain (Central Coast Mariners)
Josh Cavallo (Melbourne City)
Jonathan Aspropotamitis (Central Coast Mariners)
Ersan Gulum (uncontracted)
Brendan Hamill (Western Sydney Wanderers)
Filip Kurto (Wellington Phoenix)
Scott McDonald (Partick Thistle)
Max Burgess (Wellington Phoenix)
Andrew Durante (Wellington Phoenix)
Ivan Vujica (Newcastle Jets)

el-capitano · Aug 7, 2019

A-League fixtures for 2019-20. (full list in link in link)

KEY 2019-20 A-LEAGUE FIXTURE FEATURES INCLUDE:
- Grand final re-match (Perth Glory v Sydney FC) at HBF Park in Round 7;

- Three themed rounds: Remembrance Round (Round 5), Play Football Round (Round 18) and Female Football Round (Round 23);

- More family friendly games, including an afternoon Sydney derby, although the first (Round 3 at Bankwest Stadium) is evening;

- Melbourne Victory coach Marco Kurz’s Round 7 return to Adelaide;

- More games at smaller venues, including Mars Stadium

- Clubs can request to postpone games if they have at least two Socceroos, four Olyroos or – in Wellington’s case – four New Zealand internationals selected for international duty;

- No break for FIFA International dates;

- No split rounds (bye preference for three clubs participating in the AFC Champions League);

- Finals Series commences weekend of May 1.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/footb...n/news-story/003c237fea81c7129ac5156b88887bc4

el-capitano · May 27, 2020

All the dominoes are in place for a long-awaited resumption in a NSW hub format featuring 32 games in 36 games - with an August 22 grand final.

However, Fox Sports - according to reliable club sources - won’t sanction a return to action until the FFA agree to accept a funding package worth up to 50 per cent less annually than the existing $57.6 million a year commitment to the code.

There are three years left on the six-year agreement with the game’s long-time partner, meaning the FFA are being asked to wear a loss of revenue of around $86 million.
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https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/fox-sports-multi-million-dollar-roadblock-to-a-league-restart

Yoshou · May 27, 2020

Ouch. That's a pretty big loss for a league that appears to be struggling to expand beyond the core fans that attend games.

el-capitano · May 27, 2020

The way foxsports is going, its probably as good as they're gonna get unfortunately.

almango · May 27, 2020

el-capitano said: ↑

The way foxsports is going, its probably as good as they're gonna get unfortunately.
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I don't believe Fox Sports is overly concerned about an A League resumption. As you say, they are struggling financially (as its parent company Foxtel) and with the resumption of NRL and ARL imminent they don't really need the content from the A league. I wouldn't be surprised if they declare the season over on current standings and just have a Premier (Sydney FC) rather than a Champion.

Yoshou · May 27, 2020

So, what are the prospects of the A-League with Fox Sports running into financial difficulties? Will they be able to get another media partner? Fox has been the primary media partner for as long as I’ve followed the league and it has seemed like that contract basically paid for the player salaries.

sbahnhof · May 28, 2020

Andrew Durante is philosophical as always:

"WTF is going on with our game?"

An upheaval is going to happen for sport TV rights worldwide, but how it ends isn't clear. The FFA will gauge how much money they'd get from anyone else, but ...?

At a guess, this crisis might help public broadcasters a bit, as some sports become more affordable for them, while hurting the ad-funded stations? But then again, Nine bluffed the NRL into a reduced deal, and the ABC/SBS don't seem to have a budget to bid much (SBS used to pay $7m a year for A-League).

Elsewhere, the French telecom pay-TV is giving up on UEFA football and the EPL.

The BBC will show four live games, the first time the broadcaster has ever televised a Premier League game live since its inception in 1992. - (Independent.co.uk)
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Looking back, the speed at which the outlook has changed has been dizzying for the entire sports broadcasting industry. As recently as early March - a time when the coronavirus outbreak was still a concern seemingly confined to Asia, even if signs of its imminent impact had begun to emerge in the West - US broadcaster NBC Sports triumphantly announced record ad sales for its impending coverage of this summer’s scheduled Olympic Games in Tokyo, having surpassed an eye-watering US$1.25 billion. - (SportsPro Media)
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almango · Jun 19, 2020

The league is due to restart in weeks and will be televised after a deal done between FFA and Foxtel

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06...witch-to-winter-finish/12375502?section=sport

Now I don't have to answer the question about did it really happen if no one was allowed to go and it wasn't covered on TV.

almango · Jul 8, 2020

Not sure what will happen with the A league restart now that Melbourne has gone back into stage 3 restrictions and the border closure with NSW. I think the PFA was a bit out of line with their criticisms of the FFA. It's not the FFA's fault this happened. Hopefully a way can be worked out to safely get the Melbourne teams out of Victoria and to a place where its possible to safely play the matches.

el-capitano · Jul 8, 2020

Yep- the FFA is not to blame for the bloody Victorians ruining it for the rest of Australia

Here's media on it for those not in the loop:

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-a-league-teams-fail-canberra-melbourne-twice

el-capitano · Jul 15, 2020

A-League 2020: Season to conclude with August 30 grand final

https://www.news.com.au/sport/footb...l/news-story/f2bc7276c19dd545ac0e51fb4cfd8ae1

el-capitano · Jul 15, 2020

Schedule for remainder of A-League season -

Friday - Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, 7.30pm

Saturday - Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners, Central Coast Stadium, 5pm

Sunday - Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United, Cbus Super Stadium, 7.30pm

Tuesday, 21 July - Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, 7.30pm

Wednesday, 22 July - Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix, Bankwest Stadium, 7.30pm

Friday, 24 July - Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets, Central Coast Stadium 7.30pm

Saturday, 25 July - Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United, Bankwest Stadium, 5pm

Saturday, 25 July - Melbourne Victory v Western United, Bankwest Stadium, 7.35pm

Monday, 27 July - Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers, Central Coast Stadium, 7.30pm

Wednesday, 29 July - Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar, Bankwest Stadium 7.30pm

Thursday, 30 July - Adelaide United v Perth Glory, Bankwest Stadium, 7.30pm

Friday, 31 July - Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix Bankwest Stadium, 7.30pm

Saturday, 1 August - Melbourne City v Sydney FC, ANZ Stadium, 5pm

Sunday, 2 August - Newcastle Jets v Western United, McDonald Jones Stadium, 7.30pm

Monday, 3 August - Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium. 7.30pm

Tuesday, 4 August - Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory, Bankwest Stadium, 7.30pm

Wednesday, 5 August - Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar, Bankwest Stadium, 6pm

Thursday, 6 August - Adelaide United v Sydney FC, ANZ Stadium, 7.30pm

Friday, 7 August - Western United v Western Sydney Wanderers, Netstrata Jubilee, 7.30pm

Saturday, 8 August - Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, 5pm

Monday, 10 August - Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC, ANZ Stadium, 7.30pm

Tuesday, 11 August - Melbourne City v Adelaide United, ANZ Stadium, 7.30pm

Wednesday, 12 August - Perth Glory v Western United, Bankwest Stadium, 5.35pm

Wednesday, 12 August - Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory, Bankwest Stadium, 8.10pm

Thursday, 13 August - Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, 7.30pm

Saturday, 15 August - Sydney FC v Western United, Bankwest Stadium, 5pm

Wednesday, 19 August - Western United v Melbourne City, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, 7.30pm

TOP SIX FINALS SERIES

ELIMINATION FINALS

August 22 and 23

SEMI FINALS

August 26

GRAND FINAL

August 30

almango · Jul 15, 2020

el-capitano said: ↑

A-League 2020: Season to conclude with August 30 grand final

https://www.news.com.au/sport/footb...l/news-story/f2bc7276c19dd545ac0e51fb4cfd8ae1
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Lets hope things out of control of the A League don't throw another spanner in the works. Looking forward to seeing a game friday night. The A League may not be the best quality, but its usually pretty entertaining.