2020–21 Perth Glory FC season

The 2020–21 Perth Glory FC season is the club's 24th season since its establishment in 1996. The club will participate in the A-League for the 16th time. The club will not compete in the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1]

Perth Glory
2020–21 season
ChairmanTony Sage
ManagerRichard Garcia
StadiumHBF Park, Perth
A-League3rd
FFA CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicholas D'Agostino
& Bruno Fornaroli (4 goals)
All: Nicholas D'Agostino
& Bruno Fornaroli (4 goals)

Players
Further information: Perth Glory FC § Players

Current squad: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Tando Velaphi
4 DF  GER Sebastian Langkamp
5 DF  AUS Jonathan Aspropotamitis
6 DF  AUS Osama Malik
7 MF  AUS Chris Ikonomidis
8 DF  JPN Kosuke Ota
9 FW  URU Bruno Fornaroli
10 FW  IRL Andy Keogh
12 GK  AUS Cameron Cook (scholarship)
13 DF  AUS Luke Bodnar
15 MF  AUS Brandon Wilson
16 MF  AUS Nick Sullivan
17 MF  ESP Diego Castro (captain)
18 FW  AUS Nicholas D'Agostino
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  AUS Callum Timmins
20 FW  AUS Carlo Armiento
21 MF  AUS Bryce Bafford
22 DF  AUS Joshua Rawlins
23 DF  NZL Dane Ingham
24 MF  AUS Daniel Stynes
25 DF  AUS Nicholas Walsh
26 MF  AUS Giordano Colli
28 FW  AUS Trent Ostler
29 DF  CUW Darryl Lachman
31 DF  AUS Daniel Walsh
33 GK  AUS Liam Reddy
34 DF  AUS Mason Tatafu
88 MF  AUS Neil Kilkenny (vice-captain)

Transfers

Transfers in
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]
10FW Andy Keogh Unattached Free transfer 2 years 19 October 2020 [3][4]
15MF Brandon Wilson Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 1 year 19 October 2020 [3]
5DF Jonathan Aspropotamitis Western United Free transfer 3 months 21 October 2020 [5]
16MF Nick Sullivan Unattached Free transfer 1 year 21 October 2020 [5]
29DF Darryl Lachman Hapoel Ra'anana Free transfer 2 years 23 October 2020 [6]
1GK Tando Velaphi Unattached Free transfer 1 year 10 November 2020 [7]
13DF Luke Bodnar ECU Joondalup Free transfer 11 November 2020 [8][9]
24MF Daniel Stynes Gwelup Croatia Free transfer 11 November 2020 [8][9]
8DF Kosuke Ota Nagoya Grampus Undisclosed 1 year 11 December 2020 [10][11]
4DF Sebastian Langkamp Unattached Free transfer 2 years 8 January 2021 [12]
19MF Callum Timmins Balcatta Free transfer 8 January 2021 [9]

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
21 MF Bryce Bafford19 [8][9]
22 DF Joshua Rawlins16 [8][9]
25 DF Nicholas Walsh18 [8][9]
26 MF Giordano Colli20 [8][9]
34 DF Mason Tatafu18 [8][9]
28 FW Trent Ostler18 [9]
31 DF Daniel Walsh18 [9]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
7FW Joel Chianese Hyderabad End of contract 22 August 2020 [13]
61MF Yianni Perkatis Sydney United End of contract 31 August 2020 [14]
6DF Dino Djulbic Unattached End of contract 1 September 2020 [15]
22MF Vince Lia Unattached End of contract 1 September 2020 [15]
1GK Tando Velaphi Unattached End of contract 1 September 2020 [15]
5DF Ivan Franjic Macarthur FC End of contract 1 September 2020 [16][17]
27MF Juande Unattached End of contract 9 September 2020 [18]
3DF Jacob Tratt Odisha End of contract 12 September 2020 [19]
16DF Tomislav Mrcela Unattached End of contract 23 September 2020 [20]
DF Nathaniel Atkinson Melbourne City Mutual contract termination 23 September 2020 [20][21]
FW Andrew Nabbout Melbourne City Mutual contract termination 23 September 2020 [20][22]
20MF Jake Brimmer Unattached Mutual contract termination 6 October 2020 [23]
29MF Kristian Popovic Xanthi End of contract 15 October 2020 [24]
28FW Gabriel Popovic Xanthi End of contract 29 October 2020 [25]
50GK Daniel Margush Unattached Mutual contract termination 10 November 2020 [26]
21DF Tarek Elrich Unattached Mutual contract termination 8 December 2020 [27]
8DF James Meredith Macarthur FC End of contract 9 December 2020 [28]
2DF Alex Grant Pohang Steelers Undisclosed 11 December 2020 [29]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
5Jonathan AspropotamitisCentre-back1 year11 January 2021[9][30]

Pre-season and friendlies
8 January 2020 Perth SC 1–1 Perth Glory Perth
19:30 AWST
  • Sabatini  31'
 Report
Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Referee: Adam Fielding

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview
Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 5 3 0 2 15 12 +3 060.00
Total 5 3 0 2 15 12 +3 060.00

Updated to match played 5 February 2021
Source: Competitions

A-League
Main article: 2020–21 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Macarthur 7 3 2 2 8 9 −1 11 Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
4 Sydney FC 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 10
5 Perth Glory 5 3 0 2 15 12 +3 9
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9
7 Adelaide United 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 2]
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. Source: A-League
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:
  1. The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[31]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
5 3 0 2 15 12  +3 9 1 0 0 5 3  +2 2 0 2 10 9  +1

Last updated: 5 February 2021.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Result by round
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
Ground BBBHAAAABHHHAAHHABBBHAHHHAAAAHHHA
Result ✖✖✖WLLWW✖✖✖✖
Position 6810897

Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2021. Source: ultimatealeague.com
H = Home; A = Away; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lose

Matches
20 January 2021 4 Perth Glory 5–3 Adelaide United Perth
18:20 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,125
Referee: Adam Fielding
23 January 2021 5 Western United 5–4 Perth Glory Geelong
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 3,631
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
TBD 24 Western Sydney Wanderers Postponed Perth Glory Sydney
Source Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
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
TBD 24 Wellington Phoenix Postponed Perth Glory Wollongong
Source Stadium: WIN Stadium
TBD 24 Newcastle Jets Postponed Perth Glory Newcastle
Source Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
31 January 2021 6 Melbourne City 1–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
18:40 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,685
Referee: Chris Beath
5 February 2021 7 Adelaide United 1–2 Perth Glory Adelaide
18:35 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 5,728
Referee: Adam Kersey
TBD 24 Perth Glory Postponed Macarthur FC Perth
Source Stadium: HBF Park
TBC 24 Perth Glory Postponed Melbourne Victory Perth
18:20 AWST Source Stadium: HBF Park
20 February 2021 9 Perth Glory v Melbourne City Perth
18:20 AWST Source Stadium: HBF Park
27 February 2021 10 Perth Glory v Western United Perth
18:20 AWST Source Stadium: HBF Park
TBD 24 Sydney FC Postponed Perth Glory Sydney
Source Stadium: Jubilee Oval
TBD 24 Perth Glory Postponed Macarthur FC Perth
18:20 AWST Source Stadium: HBF Park
2 March 2021 10 Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar Perth
18:20 AWST Source Stadium: HBF Park
7 March 2021 11 Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory Wollongong
16:00 AEDT Source Stadium: WIN Stadium
10 March 2021 11 Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory Kippa-Ring
18:00 AEDT Source Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
13 March 2021 12 Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners Perth
18:20 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
24 March 2021 13 Perth Glory v Sydney FC Perth
18:20 AWST Source Stadium: HBF Park
29 March 2021 14 Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory Newcastle
19:00 AEDT Source Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
24 April 2021 18 Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets Perth
19:20 AWST Source Stadium: HBF Park
1 May 2021 19 Macarthur FC v Perth Glory Campbelltown
19:05 AEDT Source Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) 20 Perth Glory v Adelaide United Perth
16:00 AWST Source Stadium: HBF Park
16 May 2021 21 Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix Perth
18:00 AWST Source Stadium: HBF Park
23 May 2021 22 Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
18:00 AWST Source Stadium: HBF Park
30 May 2021 23 Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory Gosford
18:00 AEDT Source Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

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