The 2020–21 Brisbane Roar FC season is the club's 16th season. 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. The club was scheduled to play in the 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs in June 2021, but withdrew from the competition on 4 June 2021.
Players
Transfers
Transfers in No.PositionNameFromType/feeContract lengthDateRef 15 UnattachedFree transfer12 October 2020 16 Free transfer1 year13 October 2020 11 Newcastle JetsLoan1 year30 October 2020 8 Free transfer10 November 2020 10 Loan1 year19 November 2020 9 UnattachedFree transfer10 December 2020 12 Injury replacement1 month19 January 2021 17 UnattachedFree transfer6 months22 January 2021 2 End of loan27 March 2021 22 Sydney FCInjury replacement loan2 weeks28 April 2021 22 Injury replacement1 month11 May 2021
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef 4 Retired24 August 2020 22 UnattachedEnd of contract7 September 2020 15 UnattachedEnd of contract7 September 2020 12 UnattachedEnd of contract7 September 2020 8 End of loan7 September 2020 10 Undisclosed21 September 2020 1 Melbourne VictoryMutual contract termination1 October 2020 20 UnattachedEnd of contract9 October 2020 2 Loan13 October 2020 30 UnattachedMutual contract termination9 November 2020 12 End of contract15 February 2021 14 UnattachedMutual contract termination23 February 2021 7 Mutual contract termination24 March 2021 77 UnattachedMutual contract termination24 April 2021 22 Sydney FCEnd of loan10 May 2021 8 UnattachedMutual contract termination27 May 2021
From youth squad
Contract extensions No. Name Position Duration Date Notes 2 Scott Neville Right-back 2+ years 13 October 2020 3 Corey Brown Left-back 2+ years 14 October 2020 5 Tom Aldred Centre-back 3 years 4 February 2021 26 Jay O'Shea Midfielder 3 years 4 February 2021 25 Rahmat Akbari Midfielder 1+ years 11 March 2021 16 Josh Brindell-South Left-back 2+ years 28 May 2021
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
A-League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Finals series
AFC Champions League All three teams from Australia competing in the 2021 AFC Champions League (Sydney FC, Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar) withdrew from the competition after the draw.
Statistics
Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
|- class=sortbottom ! colspan="11" | Player(s) transferred out but featured this season |- class=sortbottom
Disciplinary record Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
References