Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues.
A-League Men is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competition for the sport. A-League Men was established in 2004 as the A-League by the Australian Soccer Association (ASA) as a successor to the National Soccer League (NSL) and competition commenced in August 2005. The league is currently administered by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), contested by thirteen teams; eleven based in Australia and two based in New Zealand. The men's, women's and youth leagues have now been brought together under a unified A-Leagues banner.
Vince Lia is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays for Essendon Royals in the National Premier Leagues Victoria 3.
Mitchell Ian Nichols is an Australian professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Olympic FC in the National Premier Leagues Queensland. He is currently the Assistant coach of the Brisbane Roar Academy in the NPL Queensland.
Jason Hoffman is an Australian association football player who currently plays for Newcastle Olympic FC. He is the most capped player in Newcastle Jets history.
Bentleigh Greens Soccer Club is an Australian semi professional soccer club based in Cheltenham, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1986, by the Greek Cypriot community and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues Victoria. Bentleigh made nationwide headlines when it became the first club below the A-League to make the semi-final of the FFA Cup in 2014. The Greens hit another milestone a year later when they claimed their first major trophy, the NPL Victoria title. In 2016, Bentleigh Greens became Victorian top-flight league premiers for the first time.
Bruno Fornaroli Mezza is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Melbourne Victory. Born in Uruguay, he plays for the Australia national team.
Jason Alan Davidson is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Greek club Panserraikos.
James Alexander Jeggo is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for A-League Men club Melbourne City. Born in Austria, he plays for the Australia national team. Jeggo moved to Australia as a child, where he started his footballing career in youth football with Green Gully and at the Victorian Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Melbourne Victory.
Andrew Nabbout is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a winger for A-League club Melbourne City.
Bruce Kamau is a professional soccer player who most recently played as a winger for Perth Glory in the A-League. Born in Kenya, he has represented Australia at youth level.
Jonathan Aspropotamitis is an Australian professional footballer who plays for the Pohang Steelers.
Jake William Brimmer is an Australian soccer player who plays as a central midfielder for A-League club Auckland FC.
Matthew Millar is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol.
The 2016–17 Brisbane Roar FC season was the club's twelfth season participating in the A-League, the FFA Cup for the third time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fourth time.
Kenjok Athiu is a South Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Dandenong City and the South Sudan national football team.
The 2019–20 A-League, also known as the 2019–20 Hyundai A-League for sponsorship reasons, was the 43rd season of national level soccer in Australia, and the 15th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The regular season commenced on 11 October 2019 and was scheduled to conclude on 26 April 2020, though was postponed to 19 August 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic caused Football Federation Australia (FFA) to suspend the season from late March to mid July. The season resumed on 17 July 2020, which meant the finals occurred in mid-August and the Grand Final was held on 30 August 2020.
The 2019–20 season was the Melbourne Victory's 15th season in the A-League. The club participated in the A-League, the FFA Cup, and the AFC Champions League.
The 2019–20 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 23rd season since its establishment in 1996. The club participated in the A-League for the 15th time, the FFA Cup for the sixth time and the AFC Champions League for the first time.
Joshua James Rawlins is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Melbourne Victory.
