The 2020–21 season was the first in the history of Macarthur Football Club. The club competed in the A-League for the first time.
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | Rabieh Krayem[1] | ||
| Manager | Ante Milicic | ||
| Stadium | Campbelltown Stadium | ||
| A-League | 6th | ||
| A-League Finals | Semi-finals | ||
| FFA Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Top goalscorer | Matt Derbyshire (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,126 vs Wellington Phoenix (4 June 2021) A-League | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,872 vs Western United (20 March 2021) A-League | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,352 | ||
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Players edit
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 |
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| 11 | FW | Tommy Oar | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 2 years | 15 January 2020 | [2] |
| 8 | MF | Denis Genreau | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 3 years | 28 July 2020 | [3] |
| 1 | GK | Adam Federici | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 30 July 2020 | [4] |
| 5 | MF | Mark Milligan | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 30 July 2020 | [5] |
| 27 | FW |  Matt Derbyshire
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Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 4 August 2020 | [6] |
| 9 | FW | Milislav Popovic | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 28 August 2020 | [7] |
| 7 | DF | Ivan Franjic | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 September 2020 | [8] |
| 16 | GK | Nicholas Suman | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 7 September 2020 | [9] | |
| 15 | DF | Aleksandar Šušnjar | Unattached | Free transfer | 7 October 2020 | [10] | |
| 14 | FW | Moudi Najjar | Melbourne City | Loan | 1 year | 8 October 2020 | [11] |
| 21 | MF | Jake Hollman | Sydney FC Youth | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 October 2020 | [12] |
| 6 | DF | Aleksandar Jovanovic | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 13 October 2020 | [13] |
| 10 | MF |  Loïc Puyo
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 19 October 2020 | [14] |
| 29 | MF |  Antonis Martis
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Loan | 1 year | 21 October 2020 | [15] |
| 22 | MF | Liam Rose |  Sydney United
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Free transfer | 1 year | 26 October 2020 | [16] |
| 19 | MF | Michael Ruhs | Sydney United
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Free transfer | 1 year | 26 October 2020 | [16] |
| 2 | DF | Jake McGing | Unattached | Free transfer | 28 October 2020 | [17] | |
| 4 | MF |  Beñat
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 13 November 2020 | [18] |
| 33 | FW | Markel Susaeta
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 18 November 2020 | [19] |
| 24 | MF | Charles M'Mombwa | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 November 2020 | [20] |
| 13 | DF | Yianni Nicolaou | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 November 2020 | [20] |
| 23 | DF | Walter Scott | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 November 2020 | [20] |
| 3 | DF | Antony Golec | Unattached | Free transfer | 26 November 2020 | [21] | |
| 31 | MF | Lachlan Rose | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 26 November 2020 | [22] |
| 12 | DF | James Meredith | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 December 2020 | [23] |
| 17 | FW | Kyle Cimenti | Rockdale Ilinden
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Free transfer | 1 month | 21 May 2021 | [24] |
Contracts extensions edit
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jake Hollman | Midfielder | 2 years | 15 February 2021 | [25] |
| 31 | Lachlan Rose | Winger | 2 years | 4 March 2021 | [26] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 25 October 2020 | Camden Tigers | 0–6 | Macarthur FC | Camden |
| Report | Stadium: Ron Dine Memorial Reserve |
| 17 November 2020 | Macarthur FC | 1–2 | Australia U23 | Sydney |
| 15:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium |
| 26 November 2020 | Newcastle Jets | 3–3 | Macarthur FC | Maitland |
| 17:15 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Maitland Sportsground |
| 2 December 2020 | Macarthur FC | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 13:00 NZDT |
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Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 10 December 2020 | Macarthur FC | 3–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 11:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Kurt Ams |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League | 30 December 2020 | 4 June 2021 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 42.31 |
| A-League Finals | 12 June 2021 | 20 June 2021 | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Total | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 38 | −3 | 42.86 | ||||
Last updated: complete
Source: Soccerway
A-League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 40 | Qualification for finals series[a] |
| 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[b] | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 38 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 35 |
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:
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
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 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 39 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | −1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | −2 |
Last updated: complete.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round edit
Matches edit
| 30 December 2020 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 19:10 AEDT | Report |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 2,609 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 17 January 2021 4 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Newcastle |
| 16:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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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 |
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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 |
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Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 4,693 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 12 February 2021 8 | Macarthur FC | 4–0 | Adelaide United | Campbelltown |
| 19:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: TBA Referee: Chris Beath |
| 20 February 2021 9 | Western United | 4–1 | Macarthur FC | Ballarat |
| 17:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: MARS Stadium Attendance: 1,505 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 28 February 2021 10 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 1,872 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 28 March 2021 14 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Macarthur FC | Wollongong |
| 16:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 2,516 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 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 |
| 9 April 2021 16 | Macarthur FC | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Campbelltown |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 2,786 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 14 April 2021 16 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Macarthur FC | Adelaide |
| 19:05 ACST | Report |
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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 |
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Report |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,822 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 14 May 2021 21 | Macarthur FC | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Campbelltown |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,212 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 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 |
| 27 May 2021 23 | Macarthur FC | 1–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Campbelltown |
| 19:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 4,379 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 31 May 2021 23 | Western United | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 19:05 AEDT |
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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 edit
| 12 June 2021 Elimination-finals | 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-finals | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 16:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Daniel Elder |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
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 | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |
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Adam Federici | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |
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Jake McGing | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |
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Antony Golec | 5(11) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |
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Beñat | 19(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
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Mark Milligan | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 6 | DF |
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Aleksandar Jovanovic | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | DF |
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Ivan Franjic | 14(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |
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Denis Genreau | 22(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
| 9 | FW |
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Milislav Popovic | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |
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Loïc Puyo | 15(5) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 11 | FW |
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Tommy Oar | 13(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |
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James Meredith | 16(2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| 14 | FW |
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Moudi Najjar | 8(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |
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Aleksandar Šušnjar | 22(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 17 | FW |
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Kyle Cimenti | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW |
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Michael Ruhs | 3(10) | 1 | 0(1) | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 21 | MF |
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Jake Hollman | 3(13) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 22 | MF |
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Liam Rose | 6(8) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 23 | DF |
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Walter Scott | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF |
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Charles M'Mombwa | 7(4) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 27 | FW |
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Matt Derbyshire | 24(1) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 14 |
| 29 | MF |
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Antonis Martis | 6(14) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 31 | FW |
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Lachlan Rose | 10(14) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 33 | FW |
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Markel Susaeta | 18(3) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 |
Goalscorers edit
- As of 12 June 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | A-League Finals series | Total |
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| 1 | 27 | FW |
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Matt Derbyshire | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | 33 | FW |
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Markel Susaeta | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 5 | DF |
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Mark Milligan | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | MF |
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Denis Genreau | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | MF |
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Loïc Puyo | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | DF |
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James Meredith | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 | FW |
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Michael Ruhs | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 24 | MF |
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Charles M'Mombwa | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 6 | DF |
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Aleksandar Jovanovic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | DF |
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Aleksandar Šušnjar | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | FW |
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Lachlan Rose | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 35 | ||||
Disciplinary record edit
- As of 14 April 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | Total | ||
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| 1 | 5 | DF |
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Mark Milligan | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | MF |
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Denis Genreau | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |
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Aleksandar Šušnjar | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW |
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Matt Derbyshire | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | 7 | DF |
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Ivan Franjic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |
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Jake Hollman | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | 3 | DF |
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Antony Golec | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |
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Beñat | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF |
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Aleksandar Jovanovic | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF |
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Antonis Martis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | 1 | GK |
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Adam Federici | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |
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Milislav Popovic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF |
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James Meredith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | FW |
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Lachlan Rose | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW |
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Markel Susaeta | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 1 | 34 | 1 | ||||
Clean sheets edit
- As of 12 June 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | A-League Finals series | Total |
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| 1 | 1 | GK |
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Adam Federici | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||
References edit
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- ^ Jackson, Ed (15 January 2020). "Newcomers Macarthur nab Oar from Mariners". FTBL.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (28 July 2020). "Olyroo midfielder Denis Genreau set to sign for Macarthur FC". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Layt, Jess (30 July 2020). "Macarthur FC signs experienced goalkeeper". Wollondilly Advertiser. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (30 July 2020). "Former Socceroos captain signs marquee deal with Macarthur". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (4 August 2020). "'Perfect fit': Former Blackburn, Birmingham striker to lead Bulls' attack". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Liverpool Local Milislav Popovic signs with Macarthur FC". Macarthur FC. 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Franjic strengthens Bulls defence". Macarthur FC. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Macarthur FC Strengthen Keeper Ranks". Macarthur FC. 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Bulls Secure Socceroo Susnjar". Macarthur FC. 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Najjar confirmed in City Loan Agreement". Macarthur FC. 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Macarthur FC Lock-in Young Socceroo". Macarthur FC. 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Aleksandar Jovanovic signs with Macarthur FC". Macarthur FC. 13 October 2020.
- ^ Layt, Jess (19 October 2020). "Macarthur FC signs Frenchman Loic Puyo". Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Antonis Martis Joins The Bulls On Loan from Danish Champions". Macarthur FC. 21 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Macarthur FC secure Ruhs and Rose from NSW NPL". Macarthur FC. 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Raby Local Jake McGing signs with Bulls". Macarthur FC. 28 October 2020.
- ^ Jackson, Ed (13 November 2020). "'Played on some of football's greatest stages' - Macarthur land former Spain international". FTBL.
- ^ "Macarthur FC Lock-in Second Spaniard Susaeta". Macarthur FC. 18 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Bulls Lock in Young Gun Trio". Macarthur FC. 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Bulls Lock-in experienced Golec". Macarthur FC. 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Macarthur FC Announce Lachlan Rose for Inaugural Season". Macarthur FC. 26 November 2020.
- ^ "James Meredith Signs for Inaugural Season". Macarthur FC. 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Bulls sign NPL1 Rockdale Illinden FC striker on short term contract". Macarthur FC. 21 May 2021.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS: Macarthur FC extend Hollman". Macarthur FC. 15 February 2021.
- ^ "SIGNING NEWS: Macarthur FC Lach-in Rose". Macarthur FC. 4 March 2021.