Perth Glory
2020–21 season
ChairmanTony Sage
ManagerRichard Garcia
StadiumHBF Park, Perth
A-League9th
FFA CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Bruno Fornaroli (13 goals)
All: Bruno Fornaroli (13 goals)
Highest home attendance9,229 vs Wellington Phoenix
(18 April 2021)
Lowest home attendance2,719 vs Western United
(12 May 2021)
Average home league attendance4,777

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]

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 Australia AUS Tando Velaphi
2 DF Australia AUS Jason Geria
4 DF Germany GER Sebastian Langkamp
5 DF Australia AUS Jonathan Aspropotamitis
6 DF Australia AUS Osama Malik
7 MF Australia AUS Chris Ikonomidis
8 DF Japan JPN Kosuke Ota
9 FW Uruguay URU Bruno Fornaroli
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Andy Keogh
11 FW Australia AUS Joel Chianese (on loan from Hyderabad)
12 GK Australia AUS Cameron Cook (scholarship)
13 DF Australia AUS Luke Bodnar
15 MF Australia AUS Brandon Wilson
16 MF Australia AUS Nick Sullivan
17 MF Spain ESP Diego Castro (captain)
18 FW Australia AUS Nicholas D'Agostino
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Australia AUS Callum Timmins
20 FW Australia AUS Carlo Armiento
21 MF Australia AUS Bryce Bafford
22 DF Australia AUS Joshua Rawlins
23 DF New Zealand NZL Dane Ingham
24 MF Australia AUS Daniel Stynes
25 DF Australia AUS Nicholas Walsh
26 MF Australia AUS Giordano Colli
28 FW Australia AUS Trent Ostler
29 DF Curaçao CUW Darryl Lachman
31 DF Australia AUS Daniel Walsh
33 GK Australia AUS Liam Reddy
34 DF Australia AUS Mason Tatafu
38 FW Australia AUS Ciaran Bramwell
88 MF Australia 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 Republic of Ireland 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 Curaçao Darryl Lachman Israel 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 Australia ECU Joondalup Free transfer 11 November 2020 [8][9]
24MF Daniel Stynes Australia Gwelup Croatia Free transfer 11 November 2020 [8][9]
8DF Japan Kosuke Ota Japan Nagoya Grampus Undisclosed 1 year 11 December 2020 [10][11]
4DF Germany Sebastian Langkamp Unattached Free transfer 2 years 8 January 2021 [12]
19MF Callum Timmins Australia Balcatta Free transfer 8 January 2021 [9]
2DF Jason Geria Unattached Free transfer 3 months 22 March 2021 [13]
11FW Joel Chianese India Hyderabad Loan 4 months 12 April 2021 [14][15]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
21 MF Australia Bryce Bafford19 [8][9]
22 DF Australia Joshua Rawlins16 [8][9]
25 DF Australia Nicholas Walsh18 [8][9]
26 MF Australia Giordano Colli20 [8][9]
34 DF Australia Mason Tatafu18 [8][9]
28 FW Australia Trent Ostler18 [9]
31 DF Australia Daniel Walsh18 [9]
38 DF Australia Ciaran Bramwell19 [9]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
7FW Joel Chianese India Hyderabad End of contract 22 August 2020 [16]
61MF Yianni Perkatis Australia Sydney United End of contract 31 August 2020 [17]
6DF Dino Djulbic Unattached End of contract 1 September 2020 [18]
22MF Vince Lia Unattached End of contract 1 September 2020 [18]
1GK Tando Velaphi Unattached End of contract 1 September 2020 [18]
5DF Ivan Franjic Macarthur FC End of contract 1 September 2020 [19][20]
27MF Spain Juande Unattached End of contract 9 September 2020 [21]
3DF Jacob Tratt India Odisha End of contract 12 September 2020 [22]
16DF 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]
20MF Jake Brimmer Unattached Mutual contract termination 6 October 2020 [26]
29MF Kristian Popovic Greece Xanthi End of contract 15 October 2020 [27]
28FW Gabriel Popovic Greece Xanthi End of contract 29 October 2020 [28]
50GK Daniel Margush Unattached Mutual contract termination 10 November 2020 [29]
21DF Tarek Elrich Unattached Mutual contract termination 8 December 2020 [30]
8DF James Meredith Macarthur FC End of contract 9 December 2020 [31]
2DF Alex Grant South Korea Pohang Steelers Undisclosed 11 December 2020 [32]

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
5Jonathan AspropotamitisCentre-back1 year11 January 2021[9][33]

Pre-season and friendlies

8 January 2020 Perth SC Australia 1–1 Australia 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 26 9 7 10 44 44 +0 034.62
Total 26 9 7 10 44 44 +0 034.62

Updated to match played 5 June 2021
Source: Competitions

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2]
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:
  1. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ↑ The top 8 teams qualified for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participated in a playoff round.[34]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

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 BBBHAAAABBHHAAAHHAAAHBHHHHHHHAAA
Result ✖✖✖WLLWW✖✖WLLDLDWLLDL✖DLWWWWDDLD
Position 6810897668689107910101010108899

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

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
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
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
26 February 2021 10 Perth Glory 3–1 Brisbane Roar Perth
18:05 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,432
Referee: Alireza Fagahani
2 March 2021 10 Perth Glory 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Perth
18:20 AWST
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
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
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 4,237
Referee: Alireza Faghani
27 March 2021 14 Perth Glory 2–1 Newcastle Jets Perth
19:20 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,715
Referee: Daniel Elder
2 April 2021 15 Macarthur FC 2–0 Perth Glory Campbelltown
15:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,724
Referee: Kurt Ams
7 April 2021 15 Sydney FC 1–0 Perth Glory Sydney
17:05 AEDT
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
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
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
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
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 3,134
Referee: Kurt Ams
12 May 2021 20 Perth Glory 3–0 Western United Perth
21:20 AWST
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
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 4,510
Referee: Daniel Elder
19 May 2021 21 Perth Glory 2–1 Adelaide United Perth
21:20 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 3,523
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 May 2021 22 Perth Glory 1–1 Macarthur FC Perth
20:15 AWST
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 3,879
Referee: Chris Beath
5 June 2021 24 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Perth Glory Newcastle
19:10 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,065
Referee: Adam Fielding

References

  1. ↑ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Glory sign Nabbout on two-year deal". The World Game. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 Morgan, Gareth (19 October 2020). "Keogh and Wilson return for more Glory". Perth Glory.
  4. ↑ Neil Sherwin [@neilsherwin] (21 October 2020). "Two-year deal in case anyone is keeping track of these things" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. 1 2 Morgan, Gareth (21 October 2020). "Glory swoop for talented young duo". Perth Glory.
  6. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (23 October 2020). "Glory snap up international centre-back". Perth Glory.
  7. ↑ "Velaphi returns to hometown club". Perth Glory. 10 November 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Morgan, Gareth (11 November 2020). "Garcia names squad for AFC Champions League". Perth Glory.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Morgan, Gareth (8 January 2021). "Glory A-League squad confirmed". Perth Glory.
  10. ↑ "Glory snare Langerak teammate Ota to turbo-charge A-League hopes". The World Game. SBS. 11 December 2020.
  11. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (17 December 2020). "Glory land Japanese international defender". Perth Glory.
  12. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (8 January 2021). "Glory bring Bundesliga defender on board". Perth Glory.
  13. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (22 March 2021). "Glory snap up A-League title-winning defender". Perth Glory.
  14. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (12 April 2021). "Chianese returns for more Glory". Perth Glory.
  15. ↑ "Joel Chianese agrees terms for one-year extension with Hyderabad FC". Hyderabad. 12 April 2021.
  16. ↑ Radbourne, Lucas (22 August 2020). "Perth veteran heads abroad". FTBL.
  17. ↑ Sydney United [@SydUtd58FC] (30 August 2020). "WELCOME BACK Just in case you missed the game yesterday, Patrick ANTELMI and Yianni PERKATIS re-joined Sydney United from Western United and Perth Glory, respectively. Welcome back lads!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  19. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (27 August 2020). "A-League: Ivan Franjic leaves Perth as coach Tony Popovic also reportedly parts way with Glory". The Daily Telegraph.
  20. ↑ "Franjic strengthens Bulls defence". Macarthur FC. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  21. ↑ Radbourne, Lucas (9 September 2020). "Premiership-winning midfielder departs Perth Glory". FTBL.
  22. ↑ "Odisha FC signs Australian defender Jacob Tratt". Indian Super League. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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  24. ↑ "Melbourne City re-signs Atkinson, Berenguer and Griffiths". Melbourne City. 23 September 2020.
  25. ↑ "Melbourne City FC signs Australian forward Andrew Nabbout". Melbourne City. 24 September 2020.
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  27. ↑ "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ: Ο ΑΟ ΞΑΝΘΗ ΠΑΕ ανακοινώνει την έναρξη της συνεργασίας του με τον επαγγελματία ποδοσφαιριστή KRISTIAN POPOVIC" [Announcement: AO XANTHI PAE announces the beginning of its collaboration with the professional football player KRISTIAN POPOVIC.] (in Greek). Xanthi. 15 October 2020.
  28. ↑ @DailyOzFootball (29 October 2020). "Gabriel Popovic has joined Greek second-tier side Xanthi FC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  29. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (10 November 2020). "Margush departs club". Perth Glory.
  30. ↑ Morgan, Gareth (8 December 2020). "Defender departs club". Perth Glory.
  31. ↑ "James Meredith Signs for Inaugural Season". Macarthur FC. 9 December 2020.
  32. ↑ Taylor, Nick (11 December 2020). "Perth Glory defender Alex Grant makes move to Korean club Pohang Steelers but refuses to rule out return". The West Australian.
  33. ↑ @PerthGloryFC (11 January 2021). "Joined us on loan. Scored in the Champions League. Sights set on @aleague Glory We're buzzing for a big year of @jonathanaspro at the back! #OneGlory" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  34. ↑ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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