The E-League 2020 was officially launched today with a new competition format and venues that will allow fans to truly connect with the competitors.

Under the revamped format the E-League 2020 Season will be played over 11 rounds split over two Saturdays (15 February and 7 March) at the ESL Studios in Sydney (www.eslgaming.com).

The E-league 2020 Finals Series will be held on Saturday, 9 May 2020 at the newly developed Fortress Melbourne, the largest gaming and esports venue in the Southern Hemisphere (www.fortressmelbourne.com).

EA Sports have also confirmed that the E-League is now a League Qualifying Tournament II of the EA SPORTS FIFA 20 Global Series, which provides a pathway for competitors to compete at the FIFA eWorld Cup. As a result, the E-League 2020 Champion will receive 450 Global Series Points, an increase of 250 points from last season.

FFA Head of Leagues, Greg O’Rourke, was excited about the innovations for the E-League 2020 Season.

“After two seasons of the E-League, it was timely for us to reassess and revise our strategy for the future of the competition," said O’Rourke.



“Following consultation with our key stakeholders, we have landed on a new competition format that will see competitors representing each Hyundai A-League Clubs play each other over two weekends in the regular season to determine the E-League Premiers. The E-League Finals Series will remain as a seeded, knock-out to determine our E-League Champion 2020.

“These event days will be moved from the Thursday evenings we had previously in Seasons 1 & 2 to Saturdays for the upcoming season to allow fans to better engage with the E-League.

“We will also move the E-League to venues that can accommodate fans who want to cheer on their favourite competitors in the flesh.

“The E-League is an important part of our long-term strategy for the Leagues and we are looking forward to an exciting new chapter in the development of Esports in Australia,” concluded O’Rourke.

All matches throughout the E-League 2020 Season and E-League 2020 Finals Series will once again be streamed on twitch (www.twitch.tv)

Further details regarding the E-League can be found at www.a-league.com.au/e-league.



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About the E-League 2020

Event Details

E-League 2020 Season - Match Day 1: Saturday, 15 February 2020 @ ESL Studios, Sydney

Saturday, 15 February 2020 @ ESL Studios, Sydney E-League 2020 Season - Match Day 2: Saturday, 7 March 2020 @ ESL Studios, Sydney

Saturday, 7 March 2020 @ ESL Studios, Sydney E-League 2020 Finals Series: Saturday, 9 May 2020 @ Fortress Melbourne

Key Points

Each Hyundai A-League Club will have two representative competitors (1 x PS4 and 1 Xbox One)

Each club will play against every other club once over 11 Rounds (two event days)

Points during the regular season will be calculated based on the aggregate results over the two console legs (PS4 + Xbox One) for the points table to determine the E-League 2020 Premiers.

Individual console results will then be used to determine the seedings structure for each console for the E-League 2020 Finals Series

Each Fixture in the E-League 2020 Finals Series will be over two legs.

The console winners will then play-off, over two-legs, for the title of E-League 2020 Champion

The E-League 2020 Champion will receive 450 Global Series Points

E-League 2020 – Fixture Schedule

Match Day 1 - Saturday, 15 February 2020 Match Day 2 - Saturday, 7 March 2020 Round 1 Round 7 Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers FC Melbourne City FC v Brisbane Roar FC Brisbane Roar FC v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC Newcastle Jets v Western United FC Melbourne City FC v Perth Glory Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers FC Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix Western United FC -Bye Central Coast Mariners-Bye Round 2 Round 8 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City FC Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Newcastle Jets Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar FC Western United FC v Melbourne Victory Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United Adelaide United v Melbourne City FC Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Western United FC Brisbane Roar FC v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne Victory-Bye Sydney FC-Bye Round 3 Round 9 Brisbane Roar FC v Western United FC Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers FC Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar FC Melbourne City FC v Wellington Phoenix Perth Glory v Adelaide United Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Sydney FC v Western United FC Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers FC Adelaide United -Bye Melbourne City FC-Bye Round 4 Round 10 Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Sydney FC Sydney FC v Melbourne City FC Western United FC v Perth Glory Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Brisbane Roar FC Brisbane Roar FC v Melbourne Victory Western United FC v Adelaide United Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City FC Newcastle Jets-Bye Wellington Phoenix-Bye Round 5 Round 11 Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United Western United FC v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne City FC v Western United FC Adelaide United v Sydney FC Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers FC Brisbane Roar FC v Perth Glory Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets Perth Glory v Sydney FC Melbourne City FC v Melbourne Victory Brisbane Roar FC-Bye Western Sydney Wanderers FC -Bye Round 6 Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Melbourne City FC Western United FC v Central Coast Mariners Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar FC Perth Glory-Bye

E-League 2020 Finals Series

E-League 2020 Finals Series - Saturday, 9 May 2020 @ Fortress Melbourne Play-offs - Console Play-Off 1 (PO1) 8 v 9 - First Leg 8 v 9 - Second Leg Play-Off 2 (PO2) 7 v 10 - First Leg 7 v 10 - Second Leg Play-Off 3 (PO3) 6 v 11 - First Leg 6 v 11 - Second Leg Quarter Finals - Console Quarter Final (QF1) 1 v (PO1) - First Leg 1 v (PO1) - Second Leg Quarter Final (QF2) 4 v 5 - First Leg 4 v 5 - Second Leg Quarter Final (QF3) 2 v (PO2) - First Leg 2 v (PO2) - Second Leg Quarter Final (QF4) 3 v (PO3) - First Leg 3 v (PO3) - Second Leg Semi Finals- Console Semi Final 1 (SF1) Winner of QF1 v Winner of QF2 - First Leg Winner of QF1 v Winner of QF2 - Second Leg Semi Final 2 (SF2) Winner of QF3 v Winner of QF4 - First Leg Winner of QF3 v Winner of QF4 - Second Leg Console Final Final Winner of SF1 v Winner of SF2 - First Leg Winner of SF1 v Winner of SF2 - Second Leg E-League 2020 Grand Final GF Winner of PS4 Final v Winner of Xbox One Final - First Leg Winner of Xbox One Final v Winner of PS4 Final - Second Leg



NOTE: Match details are subject to change without notice. Please visit www.a-league.com.au/e-league for updates.