2019–20 Sydney FC (W-League) season

The 2019–20 Sydney FC W-League season was the club's twelfth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's association football in Australia.

Sydney FC (W-League)

2019–20 season
Manager	Ante Juric
Stadium	Cromer Park Jubilee Stadium Leichhardt Oval WIN Stadium
W-League	3rd
W-League Finals	Runners-up
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Players

Squad information

As of 18 October 2019^[1][2]

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   USA Aubrey Bledsoe (on loan from Washington Spirit) 2 MF   AUS Teresa Polias (Captain) 3 FW   AUS Shadeene Evans 4 DF   AUS Elizabeth Ralston 5 DF   AUS Ally Green 6 MF   AUS Chloe Logarzo 7 DF   AUS Ellie Brush 9 FW   AUS Caitlin Foord 10 FW   AUS Remy Siemsen 11 FW   USA Sofia Huerta (on loan from Houston Dash)

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 MF   AUS Natalie Tobin 13 FW   USA Veronica Latsko (on loan from Houston Dash) 14 DF   AUS Alanna Kennedy 15 MF   AUS Mackenzie Hawkesby 17 MF   AUS Angelique Hristodoulou 18 DF   AUS Taylor Ray 19 MF   AUS Amy Sayer 20 FW   AUS Princess Ibini 30 GK   AUS Trudy Burke

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
	DF	Ellie Brush	Unattached	Free transfer		24 September 2019	^[1]^[3]
	MF	Mackenzie Hawkesbury				24 September 2019	^[1]
	FW	Remy Siemsen				24 September 2019	^[1]
	FW	Veronica Latsko	Houston Dash	Loan	1 year	18 October 2019	^[2]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
7	DF	Rachel Soutar			24 September 2019	^[3]
8	MF	Amy Harrison		End of contract	24 September 2019	^[3]
10	FW	Savannah McCaskill	Sky Blue FC	Loan return	24 September 2019	^[3]
11	FW	Lisa De Vanna	Fiorentina		24 September 2019	^[3]
21	DF	Julie Vignes			24 September 2019	^[3]
23	MF	Danielle Colaprico	Chicago Red Stars	Loan return	24 September 2019	^[3]

W-League

Main article: 2019–20 W-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City (C)	12	11	1	0	27	4	+23	34	Qualification to Finals series
2	Melbourne Victory	12	7	2	3	24	14	+10	23
3	Sydney FC	12	7	1	4	21	13	+8	22
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	7	1	4	24	20	+4	22
5	Brisbane Roar	12	5	2	5	22	19	+3	17
6	Canberra United	12	4	1	7	13	29	−16	13
7	Perth Glory	12	3	2	7	19	24	−5	11
8	Adelaide United	12	2	1	9	12	24	−12	7
9	Newcastle Jets	12	2	1	9	12	27	−15	7

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Fixtures

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

17 November 2019 1	Sydney FC	3–0	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
4:00pm AEDT	Siemsen   4', 22' Evans   90+2'	Report		Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 3,219 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

22 November 2019 2	Adelaide United	0–1	Sydney FC	Adelaide
7:30pm AEDT		Report	Foord   56'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 784 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

1 December 2019 3	Perth Glory	1–3	Sydney FC	Perth
4:00pm AEDT	Doeglas   46'	Report	Siemsen   3', 6' Foord   39' (pen.)	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 797 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

8 December 2019 4	Sydney FC	1–2	Melbourne City	Sydney
4:00pm AEDT	Huerta   40'	Report	van Egmond   3' Mijatović   76'	Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 2,690 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

15 December 2019 5	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Sydney FC	Newcastle
4:00pm AEDT		Report	Siemsen   31', 50'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,513 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC

20 December 2019 6	Western Sydney Wanderers	5–0	Sydney FC	Sydney
5:00 pm AEDT	Harrison   4' Cooney-Cross   6', 42' Williams   76', 87'	Report		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 2,233 Referee: Lara Lee

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

29 December 2019 7	Sydney FC	2–0	Adelaide United	Sydney
4:00pm AEDT	Brooks   77' (o.g.) Ibini   90'	Report		Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 3,373 Referee: Kelly Jones

Canberra United v Sydney FC

13 January 2020^[note 1] 8	Canberra United	0–4	Sydney FC	Canberra
		Report	Siemsen   18' Latsko   33' Logarzo   49' Huerta   83'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Lara Lee

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

16 January 2020 10	Sydney FC	0–0	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
7:30pm AEDT		Report		Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 1,397 Referee: Kelly Jones

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

15 February 2020 12	Sydney FC	3–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
5:00 pm AEDT	Latsko   2' Brush   14' Huerta   90+2'	Report		Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 2,309 Referee: Lara Lee

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

23 February 2020 13	Sydney FC	1–2	Perth Glory	Wollongong
4:00pm AEDT	K. Carroll   90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Andrews   41', 58'	Stadium: WIN Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

29 February 2020 14	Melbourne Victory	3–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
5:00pm AEDT	Jackson   25' Jenkins   49', 78'	Report	Tobin   90'	Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 3,310 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

14 March 2020 Semi-final	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT		Source	Latsko   14'	Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 704 Referee: Lara Lee

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

21 March 2020 Grand final	Melbourne City	1–0	Sydney FC	Melbourne
15:30 AEDT	Catley   15'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to coronavirus outbreak)^[5] Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Notes

1. Deferred from 5 January due to bushfire smoke.^[4]

References

1. "Sydney FC announce talent-packed 2019/20 squad". 24 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
2. "Sydney FC Sign Prolific Westfield W-League Striker". 18 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
3. Warren, Jordan (15 October 2019). "Sydney FC 2019/20 W-League season preview". The Football Sack.
4. "Round 8 Fixture Postponed In Canberra". Westfield W-League. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
5. "Coronavirus outbreak will see A-League and W-League games continue behind closed doors, FFA says". ABC News. 16 March 2020.

External links

• Official Website