The 2020–21 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 24th season since its establishment in 1996. The club participated in the A-League for the 16th time. The club did not compete in the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1]
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | Tony Sage | ||
| Manager | Richard Garcia | ||
| Stadium | HBF Park, Perth | ||
| A-League | 9th | ||
| FFA Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bruno Fornaroli (13 goals) All: Bruno Fornaroli (13 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 9,229 vs Wellington Phoenix (18 April 2021) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,719 vs Western United (12 May 2021) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,777 | ||
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Players edit
Current squad: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Nathaniel Atkinson | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 2 years | 1 September 2020 | [2] | |
| FW | Andrew Nabbout | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 2 years | 1 September 2020 | [2] | |
| 10 | FW |  Andy Keogh
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Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 19 October 2020 | [3][4] |
| 15 | MF | Brandon Wilson | Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 1 year | 19 October 2020 | [3] |
| 5 | DF | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | Western United | Free transfer | 3 months | 21 October 2020 | [5] |
| 16 | MF | Nick Sullivan | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 21 October 2020 | [5] |
| 29 | DF |  Darryl Lachman
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 Hapoel Ra'anana
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Free transfer | 2 years | 23 October 2020 | [6] |
| 1 | GK | Tando Velaphi | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 November 2020 | [7] |
| 13 | DF | Luke Bodnar |  ECU Joondalup
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Free transfer | 11 November 2020 | [8][9] | |
| 24 | MF | Daniel Stynes | Gwelup Croatia
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Free transfer | 11 November 2020 | [8][9] | |
| 8 | DF |  Kosuke Ota
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Nagoya Grampus
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Undisclosed | 1 year | 11 December 2020 | [10][11] |
| 4 | DF |  Sebastian Langkamp
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Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 8 January 2021 | [12] |
| 19 | MF | Callum Timmins | Balcatta
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Free transfer | 8 January 2021 | [9] | |
| 2 | DF | Jason Geria | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 months | 22 March 2021 | [13] |
| 11 | FW | Joel Chianese |  Hyderabad
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Loan | 4 months | 12 April 2021 | [14][15] |
From youth squad edit
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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| 21 | MF |
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Bryce Bafford | 19 | [8][9] |
| 22 | DF |
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Joshua Rawlins | 16 | [8][9] |
| 25 | DF |
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Nicholas Walsh | 18 | [8][9] |
| 26 | MF |
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Giordano Colli | 20 | [8][9] |
| 34 | DF |
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Mason Tatafu | 18 | [8][9] |
| 28 | FW |
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Trent Ostler | 18 | [9] |
| 31 | DF |
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Daniel Walsh | 18 | [9] |
| 38 | DF |
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Ciaran Bramwell | 19 | [9] |
Transfers out edit
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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| 7 | FW | Joel Chianese | Hyderabad
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End of contract | 22 August 2020 | [16] |
| 61 | MF | Yianni Perkatis | Sydney United
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End of contract | 31 August 2020 | [17] |
| 6 | DF | Dino Djulbic | Unattached | End of contract | 1 September 2020 | [18] |
| 22 | MF | Vince Lia | Unattached | End of contract | 1 September 2020 | [18] |
| 1 | GK | Tando Velaphi | Unattached | End of contract | 1 September 2020 | [18] |
| 5 | DF | Ivan Franjic | Macarthur FC | End of contract | 1 September 2020 | [19][20] |
| 27 | MF |  Juande
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Unattached | End of contract | 9 September 2020 | [21] |
| 3 | DF | Jacob Tratt | Odisha
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End of contract | 12 September 2020 | [22] |
| 16 | DF | Tomislav Mrcela | Unattached | End of contract | 23 September 2020 | [23] |
| DF | Nathaniel Atkinson | Melbourne City | Mutual contract termination | 23 September 2020 | [23][24] | |
| FW | Andrew Nabbout | Melbourne City | Mutual contract termination | 23 September 2020 | [23][25] | |
| 20 | MF | Jake Brimmer | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 6 October 2020 | [26] |
| 29 | MF | Kristian Popovic |  Xanthi
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End of contract | 15 October 2020 | [27] |
| 28 | FW | Gabriel Popovic | Xanthi
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End of contract | 29 October 2020 | [28] |
| 50 | GK | Daniel Margush | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 10 November 2020 | [29] |
| 21 | DF | Tarek Elrich | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 8 December 2020 | [30] |
| 8 | DF | James Meredith | Macarthur FC | End of contract | 9 December 2020 | [31] |
| 2 | DF | Alex Grant |  Pohang Steelers
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Undisclosed | 11 December 2020 | [32] |
Contract extensions edit
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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| 5 | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | Centre-back | 1 year | 11 January 2021 | [9][33] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 8 January 2020 | Perth SC | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Perth |
| 19:30 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Referee: Adam Fielding |
Competitions edit
Win Draw Loss
Overview edit
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| A-League | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | +0 | 34.62 |
| Total | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | +0 | 34.62 |
Updated to match played 5 June 2021
Source: Competitions
A-League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 38 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 34 | Qualification for 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[b] |
| 10 | Western United | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 28 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 21 |
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:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
- ^ The top 8 teams qualified for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participated in a playoff round.[34]
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 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | −9 |
Last updated: 5 June 2021.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Result by round edit
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | ||||||||
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| Ground | B | B | B | H | A | A | A | A | B | B | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | B | H | H | H | H | H | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | W | L | L | W | W | ✖ | ✖ | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | L | ✖ | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | D |
| Position | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
Updated to match(es) played on 5 June 2021. Source: ultimatealeague.com
H = Home; A = Away; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose
Matches edit
| 20 January 2021 4 | Perth Glory | 5–3 | Adelaide United | Perth |
| 18:20 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 6,125 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 23 January 2021 5 | Western United | 5–4 | Perth Glory | Geelong |
| 17:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 26 January 2021 5 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEDT | Brimmer  86', 90' (pen.) |
Report | Fornaroli 62' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,018 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 31 January 2021 6 | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 18:40 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,685 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 5 February 2021 7 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Perth Glory | Adelaide |
| 18:35 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 5,728 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 26 February 2021 10 | Perth Glory | 3–1 | Brisbane Roar | Perth |
| 18:05 AWST | Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,432 Referee: Alireza Fagahani |
| 2 March 2021 10 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Perth |
| 18:20 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 4,125 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 7 March 2021 11 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Perth Glory | Wollongong |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 2,331 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 14 March 2021 12 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–2 | Perth Glory | Gosford |
| 16:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 3,573 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 19 March 2021 13 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 24 March 2021 13 | Perth Glory | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Perth |
| 18:20 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 4,237 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 27 March 2021 14 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Perth |
| 19:20 AWST | Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,715 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 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 |
| 7 April 2021 15 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 17:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 5,122 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 13 April 2021 16 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Coffs Harbour |
| 17:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium Attendance: 2,967 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 18 April 2021 17 | Perth Glory | 1–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Perth |
| 18:15 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 9,229 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 1 May 2021 19 | Perth Glory | 0–0 | Macarthur FC | Perth |
| 13:05 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 3,253 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 5 May 2021 19 | Perth Glory | 1–3 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 21:20 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted) Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 9 May 2021 20 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
| 18:10 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 3,134 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 12 May 2021 20 | Perth Glory | 3–0 | Western United | Perth |
| 21:20 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 2,719 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 16 May 2021 21 | Perth Glory | 5–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
| 20:15 AWST | Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 4,510 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 19 May 2021 21 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Perth |
| 21:20 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 3,523 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 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 |
| 30 May 2021 23 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–2 | Perth Glory | Auckland |
| 13:35 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 22,233 Referee: Alex King |
| 2 June 2021 23 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Kippa-Ring |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 5 June 2021 24 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Newcastle |
| 19:10 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,065 Referee: Adam Fielding |
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