2020–21 Macarthur FC season

The 2020–21 season is Macarthur FC's inaugural season since its establishment in 2017. The club is competing in the A-League for the first time.

Macarthur FC
2020–21 season
ChairmanRabieh Krayem[1]
ManagerAnte Milicic
StadiumCampbelltown Stadium
A-League6th
A-League FinalsSemi-finals
FFA CupCancelled
Top goalscorerLeague: Matt Derbyshire (14)
All: Matt Derbyshire (14)
Highest home attendance5,126 (4 June 2021 vs. Wellington Phoenix
Lowest home attendance1,872 (20 March 2021 vs. Western United
Average home league attendance3,532

Players

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 Adam Federici
2 DF  AUS Jake McGing
3 DF  AUS Antony Golec
4 MF  ESP Beñat
5 MF  AUS Mark Milligan (captain)
6 DF  AUS Aleksandar Jovanovic
7 DF  AUS Ivan Franjic
8 MF  AUS Denis Genreau
9 FW  AUS Milislav Popovic
10 MF  FRA Loïc Puyo
11 MF  AUS Tommy Oar
12 DF  AUS James Meredith
13 DF  AUS Yianni Nicolaou
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  AUS Moudi Najjar (on loan from Melbourne City)
15 DF  AUS Aleksandar Šušnjar
16 GK  AUS Nicholas Suman
17 FW  AUS Kyle Cimenti
19 MF  AUS Michael Ruhs
21 MF  AUS Jake Hollman
22 MF  AUS Liam Rose
23 DF  AUS Walter Scott
24 MF  AUS Charles M'Mombwa
27 FW  ENG Matt Derbyshire
29 MF  CYP Antonis Martis (on loan from Midtjylland)
31 MF  AUS Lachlan Rose
33 MF  ESP Markel Susaeta

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
11FW Tommy Oar Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 2 years 15 January 2020 [2]
8MF Denis Genreau Melbourne City Free transfer 3 years 28 July 2020 [3]
1GK Adam Federici Unattached Free transfer 2 years 30 July 2020 [4]
5MF Mark Milligan Unattached Free transfer 2 years 30 July 2020 [5]
27FW Matt Derbyshire Unattached Free transfer 2 years 4 August 2020 [6]
9FW Milislav Popovic Unattached Free transfer 1 year 28 August 2020 [7]
7DF Ivan Franjic Perth Glory Free transfer 1 year 1 September 2020 [8]
16GK Nicholas Suman Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 7 September 2020 [9]
15DF Aleksandar Šušnjar Unattached Free transfer 7 October 2020 [10]
14FW Moudi Najjar Melbourne City Loan 1 year 8 October 2020 [11]
21MF Jake Hollman Sydney FC Youth Free transfer 1 year 9 October 2020 [12]
6DF Aleksandar Jovanovic Unattached Free transfer 2 years 13 October 2020 [13]
10MF Loïc Puyo Unattached Free transfer 1 year 19 October 2020 [14]
29MF Antonis Martis Midtjylland Loan 1 year 21 October 2020 [15]
22MF Liam Rose Sydney United Free transfer 1 year 26 October 2020 [16]
19MF Michael Ruhs Sydney United Free transfer 1 year 26 October 2020 [16]
2DF Jake McGing Unattached Free transfer 28 October 2020 [17]
4MF Beñat Unattached Free transfer 1 year 13 November 2020 [18]
33FW Markel Susaeta Unattached Free transfer 1 year 18 November 2020 [19]
24MF Charles M'Mombwa Unattached Free transfer 1 year 20 November 2020 [20]
13DF Yianni Nicolaou Unattached Free transfer 1 year 20 November 2020 [20]
23DF Walter Scott Unattached Free transfer 1 year 20 November 2020 [20]
3DF Antony Golec Unattached Free transfer 26 November 2020 [21]
31MF Lachlan Rose Unattached Free transfer 1 year 26 November 2020 [22]
12DF James Meredith Perth Glory Free transfer 1 year 9 December 2020 [23]
17FW Kyle Cimenti Rockdale Ilinden Free transfer 1 month 21 May 2021 [24]

Contracts extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
21Jake HollmanMidfielder2 years15 February 2021[25]
31Lachlan RoseWinger2 years4 March 2021[26]

Pre-season and friendlies

25 October 2020 Camden Tigers 0–6 Macarthur FC Camden, Australia
Report
  • Rose
  • Ruhs
  • Hollman
  • Triallist
  • Triallist
  • Triallist
Stadium: Ron Dine Memorial Reserve
26 November 2020 Newcastle Jets 3–3 Macarthur FC Maitland, Australia
17:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
2 December 2020 Macarthur FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
13:00 NZDT Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
10 December 2020 Macarthur FC 3–1 Adelaide United Sydney, Australia
11:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Kurt Ams

Competition

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 26 11 6 9 33 36 −3 042.31
Total 26 11 6 9 33 36 −3 042.31

Updated to match played 17 January 2021
Source: Competitions

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Brisbane Roar 26 11 7 8 36 28 +8 40 Qualification to Finals series and 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2] 26 10 8 8 44 34 +10 38 Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 3]
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 8 9 45 43 +2 35
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 entered the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth entered the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they come from New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  3. The top 8 teams qualified for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participated in a playoff round.[27]


Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 11 6 9 33 36  −3 39 4 4 5 19 20  −1 7 2 4 14 16  −2

Last updated: 3 January 2021.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Matches

30 December 2020 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:10 AEDT Report 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
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,609
Referee: Stephen Lucas
17 January 2021 4 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Macarthur FC Newcastle
16:05 AEDT
Report 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  21' Report
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 Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 4,693
Referee: Kurt Ams
12 February 2021 8 Macarthur FC 4–0 Adelaide United Campbelltown
19:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: TBA
Referee: Chris Beath
20 February 2021 9 Western United 4–1 Macarthur FC Ballarat
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: MARS Stadium
Attendance: 1,505
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
28 February 2021 10 Sydney FC 0–1 Macarthur FC Sydney
Report 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
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 1,872
Referee: Adam Kersey
28 March 2021 14 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Macarthur FC Wollongong
16:00 AEST Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,516
Referee: Adam Fielding
2 April 2021 15 Macarthur FC 2–0 Perth Glory Campbelltown
15:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,724
Referee: Kurt Ams
9 April 2021 16 Macarthur FC 1–2 Brisbane Roar Campbelltown
19:05 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,786
Referee: Alireza Faghani
14 April 2021 16 Adelaide United 3–1 Macarthur FC Adelaide
19:05 ACST
Report 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
Report 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
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,822
Referee: Chris Beath
14 May 2021 21 Macarthur FC 3–1 Melbourne Victory Campbelltown
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,212
Referee: Adam Kersey
23 May 2021 22 Perth Glory 1–1 Macarthur FC Perth
20:15 AWST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,282
Referee: Ben Abraham
27 May 2021 23 Macarthur FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Campbelltown
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 4,379
Referee: Chris Beath
31 May 2021 23 Western United 1–2 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:05 AEDT 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

12 June 2021 Elimination-final 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-final Melbourne City 2–0 Macarthur FC Sydney
16:05 AEST
Report Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 2,283
Referee: Daniel Elder

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Adam Federici 26010270
2 DF Jake McGing 10010110
3 DF Antony Golec 5(11)00(1)0170
4 MF Beñat 19(3)010230
5 DF Mark Milligan 25310263
6 DF Aleksandar Jovanovic 13100131
7 DF Ivan Franjic 14(3)00(1)0180
8 MF Denis Genreau 22(1)200232
9 FW Milislav Popovic 0(5)00050
10 MF Loïc Puyo 15(5)200202
11 FW Tommy Oar 13(6)010200
12 DF James Meredith 16(2)210192
14 FW Moudi Najjar 8(5)00(1)0140
15 DF Aleksandar Šušnjar 22(2)110251
17 FW Kyle Cimenti 0(1)00010
19 FW Michael Ruhs 3(10)10(1)1142
21 MF Jake Hollman 3(13)00(1)0170
22 MF Liam Rose 6(8)00(1)0150
23 DF Walter Scott 0(1)00000
24 MF Charles M'Mombwa 7(4)111122
27 FW Matt Derbyshire 24(1)14102614
29 MF Antonis Martis 6(14)010210
31 FW Lachlan Rose 10(14)100241
33 FW Markel Susaeta 18(3)510225

Goalscorers

As of 12 June 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League A-League Finals series Total
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

As of 14 April 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League Total
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
Total341341

Clean sheets

As of 12 June 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League A-League Finals series Total
1 1 GK Adam Federici 7 1 8
Total718

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