2013–14 Sydney FC (W-League) season

For the A-League team's 2013-14 season, see 2013–14 Sydney FC season.

The 2013–14 Sydney FC W-League season was the club's sixth participation in the W-League, since the league's formation in 2008.

Sydney WFC

2013–14 season
Chairman	Scott Barlow
Manager	Alen Stajcic
Stadium	Allianz Stadium
W-League	2nd
W-League Finals series	3rd
International Women's Club Championship	3rd
Top goalscorer	League: Jodie Taylor (10) All: Jodie Taylor (11)
Home colours Away colours
← 2012–13 2014 →

Season overview

Players

Squad information

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 Casey Dumont 2 MF   AUS Teresa Polias (Vice-Captain) 3 DF   AUS Danielle Brogan (Captain) 4 DF   AUS Alesha Clifford 5 DF   AUS Elizabeth Ralston 6 MF   AUS Natalie Tobin 7 MF   AUS Nicola Bolger 8 DF   AUS Amy Harrison 9 DF   AUS Caitlin Foord (on loan from Sky Blue FC) 10 DF   AUS Renee Rollason

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 DF   NZL Anna Green 12 MF   AUS Chloe Logarzo 13 MF   AUS Trudy Camilleri 14 FW   ENG Jodie Taylor 15 MF   AUS Melissa Caceres 16 DF   AUS Ellyse Perry 17 GK   AUS Sham Khamis 18 FW   NZL Emma Kete 19 FW   AUS Leena Khamis 20 MF   AUS Samantha Kerr

Transfers in

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 Casey Dumont (from   Brisbane Roar)^[1] 9 DF   AUS Caitlin Foord (on loan from   Sky Blue FC)^[2] 4 DF   AUS Alesha Clifford (from   Western Sydney Wanderers)^[3] 13 MF   AUS Trudy Camilleri (from   Western Sydney Wanderers)^[3] 14 FW   ENG Jodie Taylor (from   Birmingham City Ladies)^[3] 15 MF   AUS Melissa Caceres (from   Marconi Stallions)^[3] 11 DF   NZL Anna Green (from   Lokomotive Leipzig)^[4]

Transfers out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 FW   AUS Meg McLaughlin (to   Canberra United)^[5] 13 FW   AUS Larissa Crummer (to   Brisbane Roar)^[6] 14 MF   AUS Alanna Kennedy (to   Western Sydney Wanderers)^[7] 18 MF   AUS Brittany Whitfield ^[3] 1 GK   AUS Sian McLaren (to   Sydney University)^[3] 11 MF   NZL Annalie Longo (to   Mainland Pride)^[3] 15 DF   NZL Hannah Bromley (to   Northbridge FC)^[3]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Alen Stajcic
Assistant coach	Daniel Barrett
Assistant coach	Leena Khamis
Goalkeeping coach	Davide Del Giovine

Squad statistics

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name				Notes
1	GK		Casey Dumont	0	0	0
2	MF		Teresa Polias	0	0	0
3	DF		Danielle Brogan	0	0	0
4	DF		Alesha Clifford	2	0	0
5	DF		Elizabeth Ralston	0	0	0
6	MF		Natalie Tobin	0	0	0
7	MF		Nicola Bolger	0	0	0
8	DF		Amy Harrison	2	0	0
9	DF		Caitlin Foord	2	0	0
10	DF		Renee Rollason	1	0	0
11	DF		Anna Green	0	0	0
12	MF		Chloe Logarzo	0	0	0
13	MF		Trudy Camilleri	0	0	0
14	FW		Jodie Taylor	1	0	0
15	MF		Melissa Caceres	0	0	0
16	DF		Ellyse Perry	0	0	0
17	GK		Sham Khamis	0	0	0
18	FW		Emma Kete	0	0	0
19	FW		Leena Khamis	1	0	0
20	MF		Samantha Kerr	0	1	0

Last updated: 10 February 2014
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Goal scorers

Total	Player		Goals per round
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
10		Jodie Taylor	1	2		1			1		2	1	2
5		Caitlin Foord							3	2
		Nicola Bolger	2			1			1	1
4		Emma Kete	1				1		1		1
		Leena Khamis	1						1		1		1
3		Renee Rollason		1	1			1
		Samantha Kerr		1		1								1
1		Chloe Logarzo							1
		Amy Harrison										1
	-	Own goal				1
37	Total		5	4	1	4	1	1	8	3	4	2	3	1

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
W-League	—	—	2nd	10 November 2013	9 February 2014
W-League Finals series	Semi-finals	Semi-finals	3rd	16 February 2014	16 February 2014
IWCC Cup	Play-off	Third place match	3rd	30 November 2013	8 December 2013

W-League

Main article: 2013–14 W-League

Pre-season

Macarthur Rams   v   Sydney FC

28 September 2013	Macarthur Rams	0 – 3	Sydney FC	Sydney
Saturday 14:30 AEST		FB Status Report	Doe   33', 60' Rollason   76'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium

Newcastle Jets   v   Sydney FC

19 October 2013	Newcastle Jets	1 – 3	Sydney FC	Newcastle
Saturday 10:00 AEDT	Dobson   19'		Khamis   17' Taylor   33' Bolger   55'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval

Matches

Melbourne Victory   v   Sydney FC

10 November 2013 1	Melbourne Victory	1 – 5	Sydney FC	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Checker   3'		L. Khamis   18' Bolger   21', 73' Taylor   59' Kete   89'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

Sydney FC   v   Newcastle Jets

16 November 2013 2	Sydney FC	4 – 0	Newcastle Jets	Wollongong
15:00 AEDT	Rollason   45' Kerr   68' Taylor   80', 89'	Report ^[dead link]		Stadium: WIN Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Canberra United   v   Sydney FC

29 January 2014 3	Canberra United	2 – 1	Sydney FC	Canberra
19:00 AEDT	Heyman   9' Munoz   57' (pen.)		Rollason   35'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 865 Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

Sydney FC   v   Western Sydney Wanderers

15 January 2014 4	Sydney FC	4 – 3	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Kerr   5' Allen   7' (o.g.) Taylor   47' (pen.) Bolger   58'		Carney   70' Garriock   78' Cannuli   81'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval

Sydney FC   v   Melbourne Victory

15 December 2013 5	Sydney FC	1 – 1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
14:15 AEDT	Kete   33'	Report ^[dead link]	Fishlock   81'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 1,480 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Brisbane Roar   v   Sydney FC

22 December 2013 6	Brisbane Roar	1 – 1	Sydney FC	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	Raso   56'		Rollason   5'	Stadium: Goodwin Park Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

Sydney FC   v   Perth Glory

5 January 2014 7	Sydney FC	8 – 2	Perth Glory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Foord   15', 65', 90' L. Khamis   36' Taylor   42' Kete   45' Bolger   85' Logarzo   89'		K. Gill   29' Tabain   48'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Referee: Casey Reibelt

Newcastle Jets   v   Sydney FC

11 January 2014 8	Newcastle Jets	0 – 3	Sydney FC	Newcastle
15:00 AEDT			Bolger   15' Foord   40', 78'	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Sydney FC   v   Brisbane Roar

19 January 2014 9	Sydney FC	4 – 0	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Kete   18' L. Khamis   20' Taylor   44', 79'			Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Adelaide United   v   Sydney FC

24 January 2014 10	Adelaide United	1 – 2	Sydney FC	Adelaide
20:00 ACDT	Moore   52'		Taylor   24' Harrison   90+5'	Stadium: The Shores Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Lara Smith

Western Sydney Wanderers   v   Sydney FC

2 February 2014 11	Western Sydney Wanderers	1 – 3	Sydney FC	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Cannuli   90+5' (pen.)		L. Khamis   8' Taylor   37', 57'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Sydney FC   v   Canberra United

9 February 2014 12	Sydney FC	1 – 2	Canberra United	Sydney
17:15 AEDT	Kerr   24'		Munoz   13' (pen.) Ochs   60'	Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Lara Smith

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra United	12	9	0	3	28	8	+20	27	Qualification to Finals series
2	Sydney FC	12	8	2	2	37	14	+23	26
3	Melbourne Victory (C)	12	7	2	3	23	12	+11	23
4	Brisbane Roar	12	7	2	3	22	16	+6	23
5	Perth Glory	12	5	0	7	17	31	−14	15
6	Adelaide United	12	3	4	5	12	15	−3	13
7	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	2	3	7	17	23	−6	9
8	Newcastle Jets	12	0	1	11	10	47	−37	1

Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	8	2	2	37	14	+23	26	4	1	1	22	8	+14	4	1	1	15	6	+9

Last updated: 10 February 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L
Position	1	1	1^[a]	3\2^[b]	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2

1. Round 3 was postponed (played between rounds 10 and 11) due to clash with the International Women's Club Championship. At the conclusion of both non-postponed matches of round 3 and after the postponed match, Sydney FC were 1st place.
2. Round 4 was postponed (played between rounds 8 and 9) due to clash with the International Women's Club Championship. The first position (3) is after the non-postponed matches of round 4. The second position (2) is after the postponed match.

Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2014. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

W-League Finals series

Sydney FC   v   Melbourne Victory

16 February 2014 Semi-final	Sydney FC	2 – 3	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Kerr   45+1' L. Khamis   52'	Report	Fishlock   22' Humble   36' Barnes   71' (pen.)	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Referee: Kate Jacewicz

International Women's Club Championship

Main article: 2013 International Women's Club Championship

Matches

Sydney FC   v   NTV Beleza

30 November 2013 Play-off	Sydney FC	1 – 0	NTV Beleza	Okayama
Saturday 12:30 JST	Kete   61'	Report Summary		Stadium: Kanko Stadium Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Jung Ji-Young (South Korea)

Chelsea   v   Sydney FC

4 December 2013 Semi-final	Chelsea	3 – 2	Sydney FC	Okayama
Wednesday 18:30 JST	Coombs   36' Aluko   52' Ōgimi   57'	Report Summary	Rollason   75' Taylor   81'	Stadium: Kanko Stadium Attendance: 2,201 Referee: Jung Ji-Young (South Korea)

Colo-Colo   v   Sydney FC

7 December 2013 Third place match	Colo-Colo	3 – 3 (2 – 4 p)	Sydney FC	Kagoshima
Saturday 13:10 JST	Ascanio   8' Lara   86', 88'	Report Summary	Perry   22' Camilleri   23' Rollason   79'	Stadium: Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium Attendance: 1,289 Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
	Penalties
	Sáez   Lara   C. Soto   Villamayor		Rollason   Dumont   Green   Bolger   Kerr

Awards

• Player of the Week (Round 1) - Nicola Bolger^[8]
• Player of the Week (Round 7) - Jodie Taylor^[9]
• Player of the Week (Round 9) - Teresa Polias^[10]
• Player of the Week (Round 11) - Leena Khamis^[11]

References

1. "Casey Dumont's long road back". The Women's Game. 11 September 2013.
2. . NWSL. 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014.
3. "Westfield W-League 2013/14 Round 1 Preview". Football Federation Australia. 7 November 2013.
4. "Sydney FC Reach IWCC Semi-Finals After Okayama Win". Football Federation Australia. 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013.
5. "Changes aplenty for Canberra". The Women's Game. 15 August 2013.
6. "Queenslanders dominate W-League squad". Football Federation Australia. 24 September 2013.
7. "Wanderers announce strong squad for upcoming W-League season". The Women's Game. 10 October 2013.
8. "Player of the week: Nicola Bolger". Football Federation Australia. 11 November 2013.
9. Smith, Pete (7 January 2014). "W-League Player of the Week: Jodie Taylor". Football Federation Australia.
10. Smith, Pete (21 January 2014). . Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014.
11. Smith, Pete (3 February 2014). "W-League player of the week". Football Federation Australia.

External links

• Official website