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Sydney FC

Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL).[3] The club was founded in 2004 and entered the A-League as one of the eight original teams for the inaugural 2005–06 season. Sydney FC is the most supported[4] and the most successful professional soccer club in Australia.

Sydney FC
Full nameSydney Football Club[1][2]
Nickname(s)The Sky Blues
Founded1 November 2004; 19 years ago (1 November 2004)
GroundAllianz Stadium
Capacity42,500
ChairmanScott Barlow
Head coachUfuk Talay
LeagueA-League Men
2022–235th of 12
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Before the 2018–19 season, the club's home ground was Allianz Stadium in Moore Park. When the NSW Government announced that the stadium would be redeveloped in the lead up to the 2019 New South Wales state election, Sydney FC played its home matches at the neighbouring Sydney Cricket Ground, along with the suburban Jubilee Oval and Leichhardt Oval grounds. In October 2022, the club returned to the newly built Allianz Stadium in Moore Park.[5] The clubs training and administration facility in North Ryde, known as Sky Park, was completed in 2023.[6][7]

As the only A-League team in the city for the first seven years of its existence, the club's fans hail from all across the Sydney Metropolitan Area.[8] Sydney's main supporter group is known as 'The Cove', named after the original title given to the colonial settlement of Sydney, Sydney Cove. The club has rivalries with the Western Sydney Wanderers, named the Sydney Derby, and Melbourne Victory, known as The Big Blue. Alex Brosque is the club's all time top goal scorer, having scored 83 goals. Rhyan Grant has the most appearances for the club with 322 games.

History edit

2004–2009: early years edit

 
Sydney FC playing the Los Angeles Galaxy at ANZ Stadium in 2007.

The first steps towards the foundation of Sydney FC were taken in April 2004 when Soccer New South Wales (now Football NSW) announced its intention to bid for a licence in the new A-League competition.[9] The bid was lodged with the Australian Soccer Association (now Football Australia) on 19 July, challenged only by a consortium headed by Nick Politis, known as the "Sydney Blues",[10] for Sydney's place in the 'one team per city' competition.[11] A public row broke out between the two bidders after reports that the ASA were set to vote in favour of Sydney FC,[12] causing Politis to withdraw his support for a team,[13] and leaving Sydney FC as the only candidate remaining.

Sydney FC was officially launched as a member of the new 8-team A-League on 1 November 2004, with a 25% stake in the club held by Soccer NSW, the remainder privately owned.[14] Walter Bugno was announced as the inaugural chairman of the club. On 11 December 2004, Soccer NSW announced that it would pull out of its involvement with Sydney FC amid concerns over part owner Frank Lowy's autocratic style in establishing the club and lack of consultation with Soccer NSW on key Sydney FC issues. These included the choice of the Sydney Football Stadium over Parramatta Stadium as the team's home ground, and the erosion of Soccer NSW's initial 100 per cent involvement to just 25 per cent.[15]

By February 2005, Sydney FC had filled 16 of its allowed 20 squad positions—attracting Socceroos Alvin Ceccoli, Clint Bolton, Steve Corica and David Zdrilic as well as youth internationals Justin Pasfield, Mark Milligan, Wade Oostendorp, Iain Fyfe and Jacob Timpano.[16] German Pierre Littbarski was signed as head coach, assisted by former Norwich City player Ian Crook. Sydney FC played its first ever match against Manly United on 25 March 2005, winning 6–1.[17] Shortly after, Sydney FC set off on a tour to the United Arab Emirates to play against local teams FC Hatta, Al Ain and Al Jazira, winning all three.[18][19][20] While in Dubai, Sydney FC announced that it had agreed to terms with former Manchester United player Dwight Yorke as the club's "marquee player"– one paid outside of the $1.5million salary cap— for two seasons.[21]

Sydney FC's first competitive match was against Queensland Roar at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford as part of the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament. After winning 3–0, Sydney went on to defeat Perth Glory and Central Coast Mariners to qualify for the 2005 Oceania Club Championship, held in Tahiti. Despite an early scare against New Zealand club Auckland City,[22] Sydney FC won all of its matches and qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship in Japan. The start of the 2005 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup marked Sydney FC's first match at Allianz Stadium, as well as Dwight Yorke's first appearance for the club. Yorke scored the first goal of Sydney FC's 3–1 win which stretched its unbeaten run to 9 competitive matches (15 including friendlies). Upon reaching the semi-finals, Sydney's unbeaten run finally ended at 11 with Perth Glory midfielder Nick Ward scoring in injury time to inflict the new club's first ever loss.[23]

 
Sydney supporters during a match in 2008

Sydney FC's first season was ultimately a success. Finishing second behind Adelaide United they went on to defeat Central Coast Mariners 1–0 in the 2006 A-League Grand Final with Steve Corica scoring in the second half of the game. However, the club's success wouldn't last long, with German manager Pierre Littbarski leaving the club after refusing to accept a lower salary[24] and inaugural marquee player Dwight Yorke being signed by Premier League club Sunderland.[25] Former English international Terry Butcher was signed as Sydney FC's new coach for 2006–07.[26] However it was regarded as an overall failure, with Sydney playing poorly despite the signing of Alex Brosque and Benito Carbone as a Guest player. Sydney also had 3 points deducted during the season, after it was found that they had breached the Salary cap, involving player David Zdrillic.[27] Despite the off field problems, Sydney managed to scrape into the finals series, however they lost in the semi-final to Newcastle Jets. Although Butcher led the club into the finals, Sydney fans were unhappy with his tactics. In the end Butcher and Sydney FC went their separate ways at the end of the season.[28] Sydney FC would go on to sign Branko Čulina for its 2007 AFC Champions League campaign, where they finished second in the group, one point behind ultimate champions and J-League heavyweights Urawa Red Diamonds. Despite the ACL success, Sydney FC's start to the 2007–08 season was poor, and the club sacked him, replacing him with former Adelaide United manager John Kosmina.[29] Sydney FC played well for the rest of the season but were knocked out in the finals by Brisbane Roar. Kosmina couldn't repeat the success of the previous season, replacing Brazilian international Juninho with Socceroos hero John Aloisi on a million dollar contract.[30] The club also unveiled Newcastle Jets championship winners Mark Bridge and Stuart Musialik as well as Socceroo Simon Colosimo for the 2008–09 season.[30][31] The season did not live up to expectations even with these key signings. Aloisi didn't perform very well during the season and came under heavy fire. So too did manager Kosmina, whose tactics were seen as controversial. His relationship with the media often became angry and frustrated which didn't help causes. Many players fell out of favour with the coach, including Steve Corica and Clint Bolton.[32] For the first time in the club's history, they failed to make the Finals. As a result Kosmina was fired when Russian billionaire David Traktovenko became owner in March 2009.

2009–2012: Lavicka tenure edit

The fresh change at the club was about to bear fruit, when Sydney announced they had signed Czech Republic manager Vítězslav Lavička.[33] Lavicka completely changed the structure of the club, and for its first time turning it into a serious, European style soccer club. He kept faith in Steve Corica and John Aloisi and several others who had threatened to walk out, and as a result, Sydney FC won its first premiership. Sydney made it to the Grand Final of the fifth season of the A-League after defeating Wellington Phoenix in the preliminary final. The Grand Final was played against Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. Sydney took the lead after 61 minutes through a Mark Bridge header, just seconds after Melbourne had a goal disallowed for offside. Melbourne equalised through Adrian Leijer in the 81st minute, and the game went to a penalty shootout with no goals scored in extra time. Melbourne skipper Kevin Muscat missed his penalty, with his shot hitting the post. Sydney FC won the Grand Final 4–2 on penalties which handed the club its second Hyundai A-League Championship.

 
Sydney vs Gold Coast United

Sydney FC's title defence did not go smoothly. The club lost key players from its championship-winning side including Steve Corica (retired),[34] Karol Kisel (return to Europe),[35] Simon Colosimo,[36] John Aloisi,[37] and Clint Bolton[38] (all Melbourne Heart). The club however picked up the services of former Socceroo Nick Carle from his stint in England with Crystal Palace. This wasn't enough to steer the team in the right direction. The club was winless for the first ten rounds of the competition. Sydney FC managed to pick up a few points over the next few rounds but another five-game losing streak ensured they would not qualify for the finals competition, finishing ninth. The third season under Lavicka began with the major signing of Blackburn Rovers player Brett Emerton on a three-year deal.[39] The signing was significant in that Emerton became the first player to directly exchange the FA Premier League for the A-League by terminating his Rovers contract one year early.[40] The season however, only provided minimal success as the club scraped through to the finals series with a 3–2 win over Newcastle Jets in the final round of the regular season. Before the end of the season the club announced that head coach Lavicka's contract would not be renewed for the following season.[41][42]

2012–2014: Farina reign edit

 
Sydney FC playing against the Newcastle Jets in October 2012.

"This is huge for Sydney FC, huge for the A-League and huge for Australian football [sic]. We feel honoured that Alessandro has decided to play for Sydney FC and we share his excitement that a move to Sydney FC will create a lasting legacy for football in this country."

—Sydney FC chairman Scott Barlow, The Sydney Morning Herald

The 2012–13 season was one of high drama. There was a new head coach Ian Crook[43] and a high turnover of players in the off season. The expectations changed from a year of rebuilding to title contenders when the club acquired the services of international superstar Alessandro Del Piero.[44][45] He signed on for $2 million per year and became the highest-paid player ever in the A-League.[46]

After only six weeks into the regular season Sydney were forced to find a new coach with the shock resignation of Crook. He cited the role was "a constant burden" and was adversely affecting his health.[47][48] Frank Farina was confirmed as Crook's successor for the season two games into Steve Corica's interim spell.[49] During the January transfer window, Farina bolstered his defensive stocks with Socceroos captain Lucas Neill[50][51] and Brazilian Tiago Calvano[52] joining the team. The pair made nil significant impact and with a 3–1 loss away from home to Brisbane Roar, Sydney were unable to pick up a vital point that would have seen them play in the finals, finishing seventh.

For the 2013–14 pre season, the club became the first club in A-League history to tour in Europe, as Sydney toured in Venice, Italy, where the club played against Del Piero's first professional club, Padova, Udinese Calcio, Vicenza Calcio, A.S. Cittadella, Venezia and Reggiana.[53][54] Sydney won half of these six games however upon returning home lost five consecutive friendly games in the lead up to the season proper. Two-thirds of the way into the season and with Sydney FC only accumulating 4 points from 8 games, fans began to express concerns over the vision for the club. Banners at the club's home game against Adelaide included sentiments like "We want Farina gone."[55] There was also a mass exodus from the club's active supporter group, The Cove.[56] The club then held a fan forum to receive questions and communicate the direction of the club.[57] During the last nine rounds, Sydney FC only lost two games making the finals. The club lost to Melbourne Victory in the first week of the finals. This marked the end of the Frank Farina reign.[58][59]

2014–2018: Arnold era edit

On 8 May 2014, Sydney FC announced its new head coach for the 2014–15 A-League season.[61] With retirements to Brett Emerton in January[62] and Terry McFlynn,[63] and the contract expirations of marquee player Alessandro Del Piero,[64] foreign player Ranko Despotović and former Socceroo Richard Garcia, there was a lot of experience to be filled by the club. Arnold announced his first signing on 12 May 2014, acquiring the services of his former Mariner winger Bernie Ibini-Isei.[65] Sydney FC then announced signings of prolific A-League goalscorer Shane Smeltz and Socceroo Alex Brosque.[66] After months of searching Arnold found his new marquee man in Austria national football team captain Marc Janko.[67] On 8 October 2014, Brosque was announced as captain for the 2014–15 A-League season, alongside vice-captains Sasa Ognenovski and Nikola Petković.[68] Sydney FC's season began with the highly anticipated match-up against the newly re-branded Melbourne City and guest superstar David Villa. Whilst not starting the game, Villa came on early in the second half to claim the equalising goal, the result ending 1–1. Sydney FC continued on an eight-game undefeated streak that ended when Perth Glory came from behind to score two goals in the final seven minutes to claim victory at Allianz Stadium.[69] The following week saw another thrilling Big Blue in Melbourne ending 3–3.[70] Sydney FC struggled for form as they moved closer to the January break for the 2015 Asian Cup,[71] not scoring in four consecutive matches. During this break, Sydney FC were able to bolster their stocks, signing Senegalese internationals Mickaël Tavares and Jacques Faty as injury replacement players.[72] Upon resumption, Sydney FC posted 19 (out of a possible 21) points in the next seven rounds. Whilst slipping up twice at home to Melbourne City and Adelaide United (with scores of 0–1 in both games) during the final six rounds, Sydney FC managed to win all four other games away from home to finish second on the ladder with 50 points for the season. By the end of the regular season, Sydney FC had broken many records including a record club home season attendance (41,213 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers FC) and a league record number of away games undefeated in a season, as well as becoming the first club to score three or more goals in five consecutive games.[73] Marquee Marc Janko also set his own A-League record for most consecutive goalscoring appearances with seven.[73] After having the first week of the finals off, Sydney FC met Adelaide in the semi-finals at home. A brace from Alex Brosque set Sydney up for a 4–1 win.[74] Ultimately, Sydney FC were outplayed in the 2015 A-League Grand Final, defeated by Melbourne Victory 3–0 at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.[75]

The following season was significantly less successful, finishing seventh in the league despite the star power of marquee Filip Hološko, and Serbian playmaker Miloš Ninković. However, Arnold coached the Sky Blues through a tough Asian Champions League group, finishing first and defeating defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 at Allianz. Sydney progressed to the knockout stages for the first time, losing on away goals to Chinese side Shandong Luneng with Hao Junmin scoring a 90th-minute equaliser to finish the Sky Blues continental hopes.

Arnold reformed Sydney for the 2016–17 season, beginning with the signings of Socceroos centreback Alex Wilkinson,[76] and leftback Michael Zullo[77] both from Melbourne City. Joshua Brillante joined the Sky Blues on a three-year deal, keeping him at the Harbour City until 2019.[78] The goalkeeping ranks were soon bolstered by the signing of Danny Vukovic, the A-League's most capped player who also held a record A-League clean sheet tally. Bernie Ibini-Isei also rejoined the club on loan from Club Brugge, following a horrific leg injury. The biggest signing however was that of Brazilian striker Bobô on a one-year marquee deal,[79] rejoining his former Beşiktaş teammate Filip Holosko. The season started with a 4–0 win over rivals Western Sydney in the Sydney Derby with new striker Bobô scoring on debut. They went on a six-game winning streak from this, conceding one goal. The club also reached the 2016 FFA Cup Final for the first time, losing to Melbourne City 1–0, in a highly controversial match.[80]

This did not affect the momentum however, with Arnold's men going 19 games unbeaten before losing to arch rivals Western Sydney Wanderers in the Sydney Derby. Despite this setback, Sydney FC marched on yet again, winning the Premier's Plate with four games to spare and breaking numerous A-League records, including: most competition points, most wins in a season, fewest goals conceded, most clean sheets and best goal difference.[81] Marquee striker Bobô ended the regular season as top scorer with 15 goals, narrowly missing Marc Janko's record of 16. The club qualified for the 2018 AFC Champions League after finishing first, which was their fourth Asian Champions League campaign.

They finished the season as double winners – winning the 2017 A-League Grand Final 4–2 (1–1 AET) on penalties against Melbourne Victory at their former home ground, Allianz Stadium. The winning penalty was scored by Johnny Warren Medallist Miloš Ninković who re-signed for a following year the next day,[82] before also being named player of the year at the club's awards night.[83]

The Sky Blues went on a successful FFA Cup run in 2017, starting with an 8–0 thumping of Northern Territory amateur side Darwin Rovers, with Bobô scoring a club record equalling 4 goals in the match. The following round they played NPL2 side Canterbury Bankstown, winning 3–0 in a fairly scrappy match, with goals from Carney, Bobô, and a debut goal from new signing Adrian Mierzejewski in injury time to put them through to the quarter finals. Sydney drew Melbourne City, marking the third battle between the two in the cup. An early goal from Jordy Buijs put Sydney up 1–0, before a second half goal from captain Alex Brosque sealed the win at Leichhardt Oval. In the semi-finals, they faced yet another Melbourne side, with a trip to Lakeside Stadium to play South Melbourne booked. The Sky Blues ran out 5–1 winners, with a brace from Bobô sealing their date with destiny in the 2017 FFA Cup Final to play Adelaide United. The final was played at Sydney Football Stadium, only the second time it had hosted an FFA Cup match. The Harbour City Originals opened the scoring on 20 minutes, as Milos Ninkovic latched onto a through ball, before sliding past a defender and poking a shot past goalkeeper Paul Izzo. The slender one-goal lead only had them in front until an equaliser by Nikola Mileusnic got Adelaide back into the game. The game was forced into extra time, before Bobô scored a header on 111 minutes to win the FFA Cup for Sydney FC.

The 2017—18 season proved to be successful after the FFA Cup win, with the Sky Blues becoming the first ever club to win back-to-back premierships in the A-League era, and the first in Australian national league history since Melbourne Knights.

With Graham Arnold being chosen to take over the Australian national team coaching role after the 2018 World Cup, his time at the club ended when his team were defeated 3–2 by Melbourne Victory, after extra time in a semi-final of the A-League finals series of 2017/18.

2018–2023: Corica era edit

Steve Corica became the ninth permanent head coach of Sydney FC when his tenure was officially announced on 16 May 2018.[84][85] The announcement followed his ongoing thirteen year involvement with the club, signing on as a player in the inaugural 2005/06 season. After his retirement in 2010, Corica served his time as staff member for the club in various roles of assistant coach, youth team coach and the caretaker first team coach for two games in 2012.[85] The off-season would prove be a crucial first test for Corica in terms of recruitment for some key positions. It had already been announced that key players from prior seasons including Dutch defender Jordy Buijs, former Socceroos Luke Wilkshire, David Carney and Matt Simon had all left the club as well as youth product Anthony Kalik returning to Europe as his loan deal expired.[86][87] After the re-signing of current captain and club legend Alex Brosque within the first week of Corica's tenure as manager[88] things appeared to be going well for Corica. On 7 July 2018, after weeks of speculation, the club officially confirmed the exit of Johnny Warren Medalist Adrian Mierzejewski and the newly re-signed Golden Boot winner, Bobô, leaving big holes to fill in attack.[89] In the following weeks after Bobô and Mierzejewski closed the door on their times at Sydney, the club announced the signings of former English Premier League star Adam Le Fondre[90] and Dutch midfielder Siem de Jong on loan from Ajax.[91] Fellow Dutchman Jop van der Linden was also revealed to be joining Sydney FC on a one year deal.[92]

This was the first season Sydney temporarily moved to Jubilee Oval while their home ground, Allianz Stadium, was under renovation.[93] The team played their home matches at Jubilee, the Sydney Cricket Ground and also at Leichhardt Oval during the 2018–19 season.

The 2018–19 season was a successful campaign for Sydney FC, as they finished second in the regular season with 52 points, eight points behind premiers Perth Glory.[94] In the 2018 FFA Cup, Sydney FC reached the final for the third consecutive year. They defeated Rockdale City Suns, Cairns FC, Avondale FC, and local rivals Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 in the semi-finals, before facing Adelaide United in the final for the second consecutive season. Sydney FC lost at Hindmarsh Stadium 2–1 in the final after a brace from Mark Viduka Medalist Craig Goodwin, with Le Fondre scoring Sydney's only goal of the night.[95][96]

In the finals series, Sydney FC thumped Melbourne Victory 6–1 in the semi-finals, thanks to goals from Aaron Calver, Alex Brosque, an own goal from Leigh Broxham, Adam Le Fondre and Miloš Ninković equalling the record for the largest margin of victory in The Big Blue. Sydney then travelled to Perth for the 2019 Grand Final, defeating Perth Glory in the grand final after a dramatic penalty shootout, which ended 4–1 thanks to mid-season signing Reza Ghoochannejhad scoring the decisive penalty and Andrew Redmayne saving two penalties.[97][98]

Overall, the 2018–19 season was largely a success for Steve Corica's first season in charge and the team's first season away from Allianz Stadium. They finished in the top two in all domestic competitions. However, their performance in the 2019 AFC Champions League was disappointing, as they failed to progress from the group stage. Finishing at the bottom of their group, with just three points from six matches.[99][100]

On 7 April 2021, Sydney FC became the first A-League club to record 200 wins with a 1–0 win over Perth Glory.[101]

Sydney FC moved into their newly rebuilt Sydney Football Stadium in Moore Park ahead of the 2022-23 season, with their return match to the venue coming in a round 1 Big Blue against arch rivals Melbourne Victory, losing 2-3 in a game impacted by heavy rain.[102] Sydney made the semi-finals that season, having finished the season in fifth but having defeated Western Sydney Wanderers in an away derby Elimination Final.[103] Sydney FC managed a 1-1 draw at home in the first leg of the semi final against Melbourne City, but were comprehensively beaten 4-0 in the second leg at AAMI Park in Melbourne.[104]

The 2023-24 season started with success for Sydney FC, winning the 2023 Australia Cup with a 3-1 victory over Brisbane Roar in the final at home.[105] However, a poor start to the A-League season which saw Sydney FC lose their first three matches without registering a goal, and languishing on the bottom of the table, saw Corica resign as Sydney FC coach after 5 full seasons in charge, 3 weeks after lifting the Australia Cup.[106]

2023–Present: Talay era edit

The day after the mutual resignation of Steve Corica, Sydney FC appointed another former player as their new head coach, Ufuk Talay.[107]

Colours and badge edit

 
Original logo. From 2004 to 2017

The primary club colour of Sydney FC is sky blue, which represents the state colour of New South Wales. The secondary club colour is navy blue, with additional contrasting colours of orange and white, however the colour orange does not feature in the club's 2017 redesign of the crest.

The current Sydney FC badge was released on 17 May 2017 and is a reworking of a design by Liam Johnson on behalf of and submitted by the club's supporter group, The Cove. The crest features the Sydney Opera House in white pictured in front of a sky-blue backdrop on top of a navy blue base featuring the Commonwealth Star. The Opera House represents an iconic landmark of Sydney, the sky-blue represents the club's primary colour and the state colour of New South Wales, and the Commonwealth Star, also found on the Australian Flag, is a symbol representing the Federation of Australia.[108]

The initial Sydney FC badge was created and used since the club's founding in 2004. It featured a soccer ball set centrally in a stylised crest shape. Above the ball was the shape of three shells of the Sydney Opera House, and below that was the Commonwealth Star.[1]

There is a silver star atop the badge with the numeral five written inside it, representing the number of championships the club has won.

Stadiums edit

Sydney FC plays its home matches at the newly constructed Sydney Football Stadium. The team moved into the stadium for the 2022–23 A-League Mens season. Their first match at the stadium was against the club's fierce rivals, Melbourne Victory on 8 October 2022 in front of 21,840 supporters. Sydney lost the match 2–3.

The home ground was built as a replacement for the original Sydney Football Stadium. This stadium was built in 1988 to be the premium "rectangular field" for rugby league matches. It was also used for soccer and rugby union for major matches and domestic competition. The stadium was then demolished in 2019 to be rebuilt into a boutique, world class venue.[109] It had been the venue for Australian international matches (notably World Cup Qualifier against Argentina in 1993). The stadium's capacity was stated at 41,159 prior to renovations in 2007, although the attendance of the 2006 A-League grand final exceeded this number by over 500. The stated capacity prior to demolition was 45,500. Sydney FC's final game at the stadium was a 2–3 extra time loss to Melbourne Victory in the 2017–18 A-League Semifinal, in which former Sky Blue player, Terry Antonis scored an incredible solo goal for the match-winner.

Prior to the current season, for four years whilst the new stadium was being built between the 2018–19 and 2021–22 seasons, Sydney played its home games out of two stadiums, Leichhardt Oval and Jubilee Oval. The Sydney Cricket Ground located in Moore Park was used in its first season of this redevelopment period. With a capacity of 46,000, it was used for the club's major fixtures during their time away from their traditional home, although this was eventually abandoned until the Sydney Derby on 23 May 2021.

Sydney FC have played matches at other Sydney venues. Parramatta Stadium in western Sydney was the venue for an AFC Champions League match against Indonesian football side Persik Kediri in April 2007 when the SFS was unavailable due to an NRL match being played there. A friendly match against Los Angeles Galaxy was played at ANZ Stadium in November 2007 due to its greater capacity, and drew a crowd of 80,295. The club has also played regular season games there against Perth Glory in 2012, and Newcastle Jets and Melbourne City in 2016. Sydney played one home game at WIN Stadium in Wollongong on 3 January 2015 against Newcastle Jets. They also played at Campbelltown Stadium against Perth Glory in the 2011–12 A-League season. In 2020, Sydney used CommBank Stadium as its home venue for the 2019–20 A-League final series. In the semifinal, Sydney defeated Perth Glory 2–0 and in the Grand Final they defeated Melbourne City 1–0 after extra time, via a Rhyan Grant goal.

On 17 May 2017, the club and SCG Trust agreed to a ten-year extension of the lease.[110]

 
Allianz Stadium prior to Sydney FC defeating Melbourne Victory 2–0 to win the 2009–10 Hyundai A-League Premiership in front of 25,407 fans

Club facilities edit

Sydney FC's primary training ground is at Macquarie University in North Ryde, called Sky Park. It also hosts the clubs Women team, as well as all academy players, male and female. They also have use of the sports and aquatic centre for post match recovery sessions. Occasionally Sydney FC have been seen after home games having recovery sessions at local beaches such as Coogee Beach, Bondi Beach, and Maroubra.[citation needed]

Sponsorship edit

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor Minor Sponsor
2005–2007 Reebok Healthe HBA Insurance
2007–2009 Bing LeeJVC
2009–2011 Bing LeeSony MBF Health Insurance

Pulsar

2011–2012 Adidas UNICEF[111] Sydney Children's HospitalCMRI[112]
2012–2014 Webjet Destination NSWCaltex
2014–2015 StartrackBeechwood
2015–2017 Puma Startrack
ITP
University of New South Wales
2017–2019 The Star
2019–2023 Under Armour Kennards Hire[113]
2023– Macquarie University

Supporters edit

 
Sydney supporters at the northern end of Allianz Stadium

As they were the only A-League team from Sydney until 2012, Sydney FC draws support from across the metropolitan region, and as a result is one of the most heavily supported clubs in the Sydney Metropolitan region. The largest and main supporter group of Sydney FC is known as "The Cove",[114] and were originally located at the Paddington (northern) end of Allianz Stadium in bays 22–26. The name came from the original name given to the colonial settlement of Sydney—Sydney Cove.

Cove members attend every home match and also travel as a group around the country to support the team at away matches. As a vocal group, The Cove demonstrates its support by singing football chants, wearing club colours, standing up, waving flags and holding banners. On 7 July 2006, Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes recorded a club song entitled 'Sydney FC for Me' with 25 members of The Cove singing back-up vocals.[115] It was released prior to the start of the 2006–07 season.

The Cove was directly involved the creation of the modern Sydney FC badge, with them putting forward designs and ideas which carried over to the finished product.[108]

Rivalries edit

 
Sydney supporters during a match against Melbourne Victory
  • Melbourne VictoryThe Big Blue – The clash between Australia's two largest cities is perhaps the most historic rivalry in the league, with games between the two clubs often getting physical.[116] Sydney and Melbourne have been rivals on many fronts for over a century.
  • Western Sydney WanderersThe Sydney Derby – With the introduction of the Wanderers into the competition, Sydney FC now contest a true local derby for the first time. The two teams played their first match on 20 October 2012 at the then Wanderers' home ground, Parramatta Stadium. Sydney FC won the match 1–0 in front of a near-capacity crowd of 19,126 fans. On 15 December 2012 in the following derby, the Wanderers defeated Sydney FC 2–0 away from home; the two teams went on to draw 1–1 at the Wanderers' home ground during their third encounter. On 9 December 2017, Sydney FC had their largest Derby win with a 0–5 win over the Wanderers at ANZ Stadium, Sydney FC lead the head-to-head count with 16 Derby wins compared to the Wanderers' 10, with the clubs drawing 9. Sydney FC have scored 51 Derby goals while the Wanderers have scored 38.

Statistics and records edit

Rhyan Grant holds the record for Sydney FC appearances, having played 322 first-team matches between 2008 and 2023. The record for a goalkeeper is held by Andrew Redmayne, with 209 appearances.

The club's all-time top goalscorer in all competitions is Alex Brosque with 83 goals. Adam Le Fondre has scored the second most goals with 73 goals whilst in third is Bobô with 71 goals.

Sydney FC's highest home attendance for a league match was 41,213, recorded on 18 October 2014 at the Sydney Football Stadium against the Western Sydney Wanderers in the Sydney Derby.[117] The highest home attendance in any fixture is 80,295 recorded on 27 November 2007 for a friendly match against LA Galaxy at Stadium Australia.

Win–loss record edit

  • This list only contains teams currently in the A-League.
Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win %
Newcastle Jets 56 33 12 11 58.9
Perth Glory 56 32 14 11 57.1
Wellington Phoenix 49 26 6 17 53.1
Western United 10 5 2 3 50.0
Central Coast Mariners 57 27 12 18 47.4
Macarthur FC 9 4 2 3 44.4
Western Sydney Wanderers 35 16 9 10 45.7
Adelaide United 60 25 15 23 41.7
Melbourne Victory 62 25 18 19 40.32
Melbourne City 42 16 13 15 38.1
Brisbane Roar 62 21 20 21 33.8

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 22 September 2023[118][119]

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 Andrew Redmayne
3 DF   AUS Aaron Gurd
4 DF   AUS Jordan Courtney-Perkins
6 DF   ENG Jack Rodwell
8 MF   AUS Jake Girdwood-Reich
9 FW   BRA Fábio Gomes (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
10 FW   ENG Joe Lolley
11 FW   SVK Róbert Mak
12 MF   AUS Corey Hollman (scholarship)
13 FW   AUS Patrick Wood
15 DF   BRA Gabriel Lacerda (on loan from Ceará)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   AUS Joel King
17 MF   AUS Anthony Caceres
18 MF   AUS Matthew Scarcella (scholarship)
19 FW   AUS Mitchell Glasson
20 GK   AUS Adam Pavlesic
21 DF   AUS Zachary De Jesus
22 MF   AUS Max Burgess
23 DF   AUS Rhyan Grant
24 MF   AUS Wataru Kamijo
25 FW   AUS Jaiden Kucharski
26 MF   AUS Luke Brattan (captain)
28 FW   AUS Nathan Amanatidis
30 GK   AUS Gus Hoefsloot (scholarship)

Youth edit

Players to have been featured in a first-team matchday squad for Sydney FC in a competitive match

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF   AUS Hayden Matthews
29 MF   AUS Joseph Lacey
No. Pos. Nation Player
39 FW   AUS Ayouk Mow

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW   AUS Adrian Segecic (on loan to FC Dordrecht until 30 June 2024)
GK   AUS Max Vartuli (on loan to AaB until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   AUS Alen Harbas (on loan to KTP until 31 December 2024)
FW   AUS Rawley St. John (on loan to VfB Stuttgart until 30 June 2025)

Former players edit

Club captains edit

Named club captains for the season only. Does not include acting captains when club captain was unavailable or not selected.

Name Nat Period
Mark Rudan   2005–07
Tony Popovic   2007–08
Steve Corica   2008–10
Terry McFlynn   2010–13
Alessandro Del Piero   2013–14
Alex Brosque   2014–19
Alex Wilkinson   2019–23
Luke Brattan[120]   2023–

Academy edit

On 21 December 2009, Sydney FC established an academy to develop young players. The main goal of the academy was stated as to produce better players by providing technical and tactical knowledge, as well as to identify potential new talent that could represent Sydney in the National Youth League and A League in future. This began a continued commitment from Sydney to invest in and develop junior talent for the benefit of grassroots soccer. The initial 26 players were drawn from the NSW State League clubs and consisted of players aged 14–18 years old. They started training with the academy at Macquarie University.[121]

Non-playing staff edit

Coaching staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Ufuk Talay
Assistant coach   David Zdrilic[122]
  Jim van Weeren
Goalkeeping coach   Matthew Nash

Corporate hierarchy edit

Position Name
Chairman Scott Barlow
Director Michael Crismale
Director Jon Sutton
Director Han Berger
Director Peter Paradise
Chief Executive Officer Adam Santo
Head of Player Management Alex Baumjohann[123]
Head of Football Operations Alex Wilkinson[124]

Managerial history edit

The club's most recent manager was Steve Corica. The club's previous manager was Graham Arnold, who is the clubs most successful manager, managed the club from August 2014 to 2018. There have been nine permanent and one caretaker manager of Sydney FC since the appointment of the first professional manager, Pierre Littbarski in 2005.

Chairmen history edit

Chairman Years
Walter Bugno 2005–2006
Edmund Capon 2006–2007
Andrew Kemeny 2007–2009
Paul Ramsay 2009–2012
Scott Barlow 2012–

Club awards edit

Hall of Fame edit

On 16 March 2015, Sydney FC inducted eight members into its inaugural Hall of Fame at the club's 10-year anniversary lunch.[125] Additional inductees are added to the hall of fame at the annual end of season Sky Blue Ball.[126]

Name Role Date Inducted
  Steve Corica Foundation player (2005–2010) and captain (2008–2010) 16 March 2015
  Dwight Yorke Inaugural Marquee player (2005–2006)
  Mark Rudan Inaugural captain (2005–2008)
  Clint Bolton Foundation player (goalkeeper), 142 appearances (2005–2010)
  Terry McFlynn Foundation player, captain (2010–2013), all-time leading appearances (214) across 9 seasons (2005–2014)
  Alessandro Del Piero International Marquee player (2012–2014), captain (2013–14)
  Pierre Littbarski Inaugural coach (2005–2006), honours — OFC Club Championship (2005) and A-League Championship (2006)
  Vítězslav Lavička Coach (2009–2012), domestic double (A-League Premiership and Championship in 2010)
  Alen Stajcic W-League Coach (2008–2014), Premiers (2009, 2010–11) Champions (2009, 2013) 14 June 2016
  Alex Brosque[127] Captain (2014–2019); most successful – two premierships, two championships, one FFA Cup
Player (2006–2011, 2014–2019); most appearances (265) and goals (83), three consecutive Player of the Year awards (2007–2010)
3 June 2019
  Alex Wilkinson[128] Captain (2019–2023); Player (2016–2023); one Player of the Year award (2021) 9 June 2023
  Teresa Polias Captain (2014–2021); Player (2010–2021); two premierships, two championships, three Player of the Year awards (2012, 2013, 2019); most A–League Women appearances (157)

Team of the Decade edit

In April 2015, Sydney FC also announced its Team of the Decade at the annual end of season awards night, the Sky Blue Ball.[129]

End of season awards edit

Year Player of the Season[a] Member's U-20's[b] Player's Player /
Rising Star[c]
Ref
2006   Clint Bolton [130]
2007   Robbie Middleby [130]
2008   Alex Brosque [130]
2009   Alex Brosque (2) [130]
2010   Alex Brosque (3) [130]
2011 unknown or not awarded
2012   Ivan Necevski   Nick Carle   Hagi Gligor [131]
2013   Alessandro Del Piero   Alessandro Del Piero   Peter Triantis   Rhyan Grant [132]
2014   Nikola Petković   Ali Abbas   Christopher Naumoff   Ali Abbas [133]
2015   Miloš Dimitrijević   Miloš Dimitrijević   George Blackwood   Miloš Dimitrijević [134]
2016   Matthew Jurman   Matthew Jurman   Daniel Araujo   Matthew Jurman [135]
2017   Miloš Ninković   Miloš Ninković   Andrea Agamemnonos   Miloš Ninković [136]
2018   Bobô   Adrian Mierzejewski   Jeremy Cox   Marco Tilio [137]
2019   Brandon O'Neill   Rhyan Grant   Luke Ivanovic   Ryan Teague [138]
2020   Luke Brattan   Andrew Redmayne   Joel King   Adam Pavlesic [139]
2021   Alex Wilkinson   Miloš Ninković (2)   Patrick Wood   Adrian Segecic [140]
2022   Anthony Caceres   Anthony Caceres   Patrick Yazbek   Jake Girdwood-Reich [141]
2023   Róbert Mak   Max Burgess   Patrick Wood (2)   Mitchell Glasson [142]
Notes
  1. ^ Men's
    • From seasons ending in 2006 to 2012, the Player of the Year was voted by the A-League playing squad. There was also a member's award.
    • From seasons ending in 2013 to 2017, the Player of the Year was voted by the coaching and administration staff. The member's player of the year continued and a separate award was given to the player's player of the year.
    • From seasons ending in 2018 on-wards, the Player of the Year was voted by a select panel of football and coaching staff. The member's award continued and the player's player of the year was replaced by the rising star award (Sydney FC Academy Player of the Year).
  2. ^ Youth
    • From seasons ending in 2012 to 2019, the Youth award was voted by the Youth League playing squad for the A-League Youth competition. Since the cancellation of this tournament, the award has been given the best U-20 player from the senior squad
  3. ^ From seasons ending in 2006 to 2012, the Player's Player award was given to the official Sydney FC player of the year. From seasons ending in 2013 to 2017, the Player's Player of the Year was then given as a separate award. This was replaced in 2018 by the Rising Star – an award given to the Academy player of the year.

AFC Club ranking edit

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This article is about the men s soccer club For the women s soccer club see Sydney FC A League Women For the AFL club see Sydney Swans For other uses see Sydney FC disambiguation Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney New South Wales It competes in the country s premier men s competition A League Men under licence from Australian Professional Leagues APL 3 The club was founded in 2004 and entered the A League as one of the eight original teams for the inaugural 2005 06 season Sydney FC is the most supported 4 and the most successful professional soccer club in Australia Sydney FCFull nameSydney Football Club 1 2 Nickname s The Sky BluesFounded1 November 2004 19 years ago 1 November 2004 GroundAllianz StadiumCapacity42 500ChairmanScott BarlowHead coachUfuk TalayLeagueA League Men2022 235th of 12WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursCurrent seasonBefore the 2018 19 season the club s home ground was Allianz Stadium in Moore Park When the NSW Government announced that the stadium would be redeveloped in the lead up to the 2019 New South Wales state election Sydney FC played its home matches at the neighbouring Sydney Cricket Ground along with the suburban Jubilee Oval and Leichhardt Oval grounds In October 2022 the club returned to the newly built Allianz Stadium in Moore Park 5 The clubs training and administration facility in North Ryde known as Sky Park was completed in 2023 6 7 As the only A League team in the city for the first seven years of its existence the club s fans hail from all across the Sydney Metropolitan Area 8 Sydney s main supporter group is known as The Cove named after the original title given to the colonial settlement of Sydney Sydney Cove The club has rivalries with the Western Sydney Wanderers named the Sydney Derby and Melbourne Victory known as The Big Blue Alex Brosque is the club s all time top goal scorer having scored 83 goals Rhyan Grant has the most appearances for the club with 322 games Contents 1 History 1 1 2004 2009 early years 1 2 2009 2012 Lavicka tenure 1 3 2012 2014 Farina reign 1 4 2014 2018 Arnold era 1 5 2018 2023 Corica era 1 6 2023 Present Talay era 2 Colours and badge 3 Stadiums 3 1 Club facilities 4 Sponsorship 5 Supporters 6 Rivalries 7 Statistics and records 7 1 Win loss record 8 Players 8 1 First team squad 8 2 Youth 8 3 Out on loan 8 4 Former players 8 5 Club captains 9 Academy 10 Non playing staff 10 1 Coaching staff 10 2 Corporate hierarchy 10 3 Managerial history 10 4 Chairmen history 11 Club awards 11 1 Hall of Fame 11 2 Team of the Decade 11 3 End of season awards 12 AFC Club ranking 13 Honours 13 1 Domestic 13 2 Continental 13 3 Other 14 International record 15 See also 16 References 17 External linksHistory editMain article History of Sydney FC 2004 2009 early years edit nbsp Sydney FC playing the Los Angeles Galaxy at ANZ Stadium in 2007 The first steps towards the foundation of Sydney FC were taken in April 2004 when Soccer New South Wales now Football NSW announced its intention to bid for a licence in the new A League competition 9 The bid was lodged with the Australian Soccer Association now Football Australia on 19 July challenged only by a consortium headed by Nick Politis known as the Sydney Blues 10 for Sydney s place in the one team per city competition 11 A public row broke out between the two bidders after reports that the ASA were set to vote in favour of Sydney FC 12 causing Politis to withdraw his support for a team 13 and leaving Sydney FC as the only candidate remaining Sydney FC was officially launched as a member of the new 8 team A League on 1 November 2004 with a 25 stake in the club held by Soccer NSW the remainder privately owned 14 Walter Bugno was announced as the inaugural chairman of the club On 11 December 2004 Soccer NSW announced that it would pull out of its involvement with Sydney FC amid concerns over part owner Frank Lowy s autocratic style in establishing the club and lack of consultation with Soccer NSW on key Sydney FC issues These included the choice of the Sydney Football Stadium over Parramatta Stadium as the team s home ground and the erosion of Soccer NSW s initial 100 per cent involvement to just 25 per cent 15 By February 2005 Sydney FC had filled 16 of its allowed 20 squad positions attracting Socceroos Alvin Ceccoli Clint Bolton Steve Corica and David Zdrilic as well as youth internationals Justin Pasfield Mark Milligan Wade Oostendorp Iain Fyfe and Jacob Timpano 16 German Pierre Littbarski was signed as head coach assisted by former Norwich City player Ian Crook Sydney FC played its first ever match against Manly United on 25 March 2005 winning 6 1 17 Shortly after Sydney FC set off on a tour to the United Arab Emirates to play against local teams FC Hatta Al Ain and Al Jazira winning all three 18 19 20 While in Dubai Sydney FC announced that it had agreed to terms with former Manchester United player Dwight Yorke as the club s marquee player one paid outside of the 1 5million salary cap for two seasons 21 Sydney FC s first competitive match was against Queensland Roar at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford as part of the 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament After winning 3 0 Sydney went on to defeat Perth Glory and Central Coast Mariners to qualify for the 2005 Oceania Club Championship held in Tahiti Despite an early scare against New Zealand club Auckland City 22 Sydney FC won all of its matches and qualified for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship in Japan The start of the 2005 A League Pre Season Challenge Cup marked Sydney FC s first match at Allianz Stadium as well as Dwight Yorke s first appearance for the club Yorke scored the first goal of Sydney FC s 3 1 win which stretched its unbeaten run to 9 competitive matches 15 including friendlies Upon reaching the semi finals Sydney s unbeaten run finally ended at 11 with Perth Glory midfielder Nick Ward scoring in injury time to inflict the new club s first ever loss 23 nbsp Sydney supporters during a match in 2008Sydney FC s first season was ultimately a success Finishing second behind Adelaide United they went on to defeat Central Coast Mariners 1 0 in the 2006 A League Grand Final with Steve Corica scoring in the second half of the game However the club s success wouldn t last long with German manager Pierre Littbarski leaving the club after refusing to accept a lower salary 24 and inaugural marquee player Dwight Yorke being signed by Premier League club Sunderland 25 Former English international Terry Butcher was signed as Sydney FC s new coach for 2006 07 26 However it was regarded as an overall failure with Sydney playing poorly despite the signing of Alex Brosque and Benito Carbone as a Guest player Sydney also had 3 points deducted during the season after it was found that they had breached the Salary cap involving player David Zdrillic 27 Despite the off field problems Sydney managed to scrape into the finals series however they lost in the semi final to Newcastle Jets Although Butcher led the club into the finals Sydney fans were unhappy with his tactics In the end Butcher and Sydney FC went their separate ways at the end of the season 28 Sydney FC would go on to sign Branko Culina for its 2007 AFC Champions League campaign where they finished second in the group one point behind ultimate champions and J League heavyweights Urawa Red Diamonds Despite the ACL success Sydney FC s start to the 2007 08 season was poor and the club sacked him replacing him with former Adelaide United manager John Kosmina 29 Sydney FC played well for the rest of the season but were knocked out in the finals by Brisbane Roar Kosmina couldn t repeat the success of the previous season replacing Brazilian international Juninho with Socceroos hero John Aloisi on a million dollar contract 30 The club also unveiled Newcastle Jets championship winners Mark Bridge and Stuart Musialik as well as Socceroo Simon Colosimo for the 2008 09 season 30 31 The season did not live up to expectations even with these key signings Aloisi didn t perform very well during the season and came under heavy fire So too did manager Kosmina whose tactics were seen as controversial His relationship with the media often became angry and frustrated which didn t help causes Many players fell out of favour with the coach including Steve Corica and Clint Bolton 32 For the first time in the club s history they failed to make the Finals As a result Kosmina was fired when Russian billionaire David Traktovenko became owner in March 2009 2009 2012 Lavicka tenure edit The fresh change at the club was about to bear fruit when Sydney announced they had signed Czech Republic manager Vitezslav Lavicka 33 Lavicka completely changed the structure of the club and for its first time turning it into a serious European style soccer club He kept faith in Steve Corica and John Aloisi and several others who had threatened to walk out and as a result Sydney FC won its first premiership Sydney made it to the Grand Final of the fifth season of the A League after defeating Wellington Phoenix in the preliminary final The Grand Final was played against Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne Sydney took the lead after 61 minutes through a Mark Bridge header just seconds after Melbourne had a goal disallowed for offside Melbourne equalised through Adrian Leijer in the 81st minute and the game went to a penalty shootout with no goals scored in extra time Melbourne skipper Kevin Muscat missed his penalty with his shot hitting the post Sydney FC won the Grand Final 4 2 on penalties which handed the club its second Hyundai A League Championship nbsp Sydney vs Gold Coast UnitedSydney FC s title defence did not go smoothly The club lost key players from its championship winning side including Steve Corica retired 34 Karol Kisel return to Europe 35 Simon Colosimo 36 John Aloisi 37 and Clint Bolton 38 all Melbourne Heart The club however picked up the services of former Socceroo Nick Carle from his stint in England with Crystal Palace This wasn t enough to steer the team in the right direction The club was winless for the first ten rounds of the competition Sydney FC managed to pick up a few points over the next few rounds but another five game losing streak ensured they would not qualify for the finals competition finishing ninth The third season under Lavicka began with the major signing of Blackburn Rovers player Brett Emerton on a three year deal 39 The signing was significant in that Emerton became the first player to directly exchange the FA Premier League for the A League by terminating his Rovers contract one year early 40 The season however only provided minimal success as the club scraped through to the finals series with a 3 2 win over Newcastle Jets in the final round of the regular season Before the end of the season the club announced that head coach Lavicka s contract would not be renewed for the following season 41 42 2012 2014 Farina reign edit nbsp Sydney FC playing against the Newcastle Jets in October 2012 This is huge for Sydney FC huge for the A League and huge for Australian football sic We feel honoured that Alessandro has decided to play for Sydney FC and we share his excitement that a move to Sydney FC will create a lasting legacy for football in this country Sydney FC chairman Scott Barlow The Sydney Morning Herald The 2012 13 season was one of high drama There was a new head coach Ian Crook 43 and a high turnover of players in the off season The expectations changed from a year of rebuilding to title contenders when the club acquired the services of international superstar Alessandro Del Piero 44 45 He signed on for 2 million per year and became the highest paid player ever in the A League 46 After only six weeks into the regular season Sydney were forced to find a new coach with the shock resignation of Crook He cited the role was a constant burden and was adversely affecting his health 47 48 Frank Farina was confirmed as Crook s successor for the season two games into Steve Corica s interim spell 49 During the January transfer window Farina bolstered his defensive stocks with Socceroos captain Lucas Neill 50 51 and Brazilian Tiago Calvano 52 joining the team The pair made nil significant impact and with a 3 1 loss away from home to Brisbane Roar Sydney were unable to pick up a vital point that would have seen them play in the finals finishing seventh For the 2013 14 pre season the club became the first club in A League history to tour in Europe as Sydney toured in Venice Italy where the club played against Del Piero s first professional club Padova Udinese Calcio Vicenza Calcio A S Cittadella Venezia and Reggiana 53 54 Sydney won half of these six games however upon returning home lost five consecutive friendly games in the lead up to the season proper Two thirds of the way into the season and with Sydney FC only accumulating 4 points from 8 games fans began to express concerns over the vision for the club Banners at the club s home game against Adelaide included sentiments like We want Farina gone 55 There was also a mass exodus from the club s active supporter group The Cove 56 The club then held a fan forum to receive questions and communicate the direction of the club 57 During the last nine rounds Sydney FC only lost two games making the finals The club lost to Melbourne Victory in the first week of the finals This marked the end of the Frank Farina reign 58 59 2014 2018 Arnold era edit nbsp nbsp Redmayne nbsp Buijs nbsp Wilkinson nbsp Wilkshire nbsp Zullo nbsp Brillante nbsp O Neill nbsp Mierzejewski nbsp Ninkovic nbsp Brosque C nbsp Bobo2017 FFA Cup Final starting lineup Sydney FC 2 1 Adelaide United 60 On 8 May 2014 Sydney FC announced its new head coach for the 2014 15 A League season 61 With retirements to Brett Emerton in January 62 and Terry McFlynn 63 and the contract expirations of marquee player Alessandro Del Piero 64 foreign player Ranko Despotovic and former Socceroo Richard Garcia there was a lot of experience to be filled by the club Arnold announced his first signing on 12 May 2014 acquiring the services of his former Mariner winger Bernie Ibini Isei 65 Sydney FC then announced signings of prolific A League goalscorer Shane Smeltz and Socceroo Alex Brosque 66 After months of searching Arnold found his new marquee man in Austria national football team captain Marc Janko 67 On 8 October 2014 Brosque was announced as captain for the 2014 15 A League season alongside vice captains Sasa Ognenovski and Nikola Petkovic 68 Sydney FC s season began with the highly anticipated match up against the newly re branded Melbourne City and guest superstar David Villa Whilst not starting the game Villa came on early in the second half to claim the equalising goal the result ending 1 1 Sydney FC continued on an eight game undefeated streak that ended when Perth Glory came from behind to score two goals in the final seven minutes to claim victory at Allianz Stadium 69 The following week saw another thrilling Big Blue in Melbourne ending 3 3 70 Sydney FC struggled for form as they moved closer to the January break for the 2015 Asian Cup 71 not scoring in four consecutive matches During this break Sydney FC were able to bolster their stocks signing Senegalese internationals Mickael Tavares and Jacques Faty as injury replacement players 72 Upon resumption Sydney FC posted 19 out of a possible 21 points in the next seven rounds Whilst slipping up twice at home to Melbourne City and Adelaide United with scores of 0 1 in both games during the final six rounds Sydney FC managed to win all four other games away from home to finish second on the ladder with 50 points for the season By the end of the regular season Sydney FC had broken many records including a record club home season attendance 41 213 vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC and a league record number of away games undefeated in a season as well as becoming the first club to score three or more goals in five consecutive games 73 Marquee Marc Janko also set his own A League record for most consecutive goalscoring appearances with seven 73 After having the first week of the finals off Sydney FC met Adelaide in the semi finals at home A brace from Alex Brosque set Sydney up for a 4 1 win 74 Ultimately Sydney FC were outplayed in the 2015 A League Grand Final defeated by Melbourne Victory 3 0 at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 75 The following season was significantly less successful finishing seventh in the league despite the star power of marquee Filip Holosko and Serbian playmaker Milos Ninkovic However Arnold coached the Sky Blues through a tough Asian Champions League group finishing first and defeating defending champions Guangzhou Evergrande 2 1 at Allianz Sydney progressed to the knockout stages for the first time losing on away goals to Chinese side Shandong Luneng with Hao Junmin scoring a 90th minute equaliser to finish the Sky Blues continental hopes Arnold reformed Sydney for the 2016 17 season beginning with the signings of Socceroos centreback Alex Wilkinson 76 and leftback Michael Zullo 77 both from Melbourne City Joshua Brillante joined the Sky Blues on a three year deal keeping him at the Harbour City until 2019 78 The goalkeeping ranks were soon bolstered by the signing of Danny Vukovic the A League s most capped player who also held a record A League clean sheet tally Bernie Ibini Isei also rejoined the club on loan from Club Brugge following a horrific leg injury The biggest signing however was that of Brazilian striker Bobo on a one year marquee deal 79 rejoining his former Besiktas teammate Filip Holosko The season started with a 4 0 win over rivals Western Sydney in the Sydney Derby with new striker Bobo scoring on debut They went on a six game winning streak from this conceding one goal The club also reached the 2016 FFA Cup Final for the first time losing to Melbourne City 1 0 in a highly controversial match 80 This did not affect the momentum however with Arnold s men going 19 games unbeaten before losing to arch rivals Western Sydney Wanderers in the Sydney Derby Despite this setback Sydney FC marched on yet again winning the Premier s Plate with four games to spare and breaking numerous A League records including most competition points most wins in a season fewest goals conceded most clean sheets and best goal difference 81 Marquee striker Bobo ended the regular season as top scorer with 15 goals narrowly missing Marc Janko s record of 16 The club qualified for the 2018 AFC Champions League after finishing first which was their fourth Asian Champions League campaign They finished the season as double winners winning the 2017 A League Grand Final 4 2 1 1 AET on penalties against Melbourne Victory at their former home ground Allianz Stadium The winning penalty was scored by Johnny Warren Medallist Milos Ninkovic who re signed for a following year the next day 82 before also being named player of the year at the club s awards night 83 The Sky Blues went on a successful FFA Cup run in 2017 starting with an 8 0 thumping of Northern Territory amateur side Darwin Rovers with Bobo scoring a club record equalling 4 goals in the match The following round they played NPL2 side Canterbury Bankstown winning 3 0 in a fairly scrappy match with goals from Carney Bobo and a debut goal from new signing Adrian Mierzejewski in injury time to put them through to the quarter finals Sydney drew Melbourne City marking the third battle between the two in the cup An early goal from Jordy Buijs put Sydney up 1 0 before a second half goal from captain Alex Brosque sealed the win at Leichhardt Oval In the semi finals they faced yet another Melbourne side with a trip to Lakeside Stadium to play South Melbourne booked The Sky Blues ran out 5 1 winners with a brace from Bobo sealing their date with destiny in the 2017 FFA Cup Final to play Adelaide United The final was played at Sydney Football Stadium only the second time it had hosted an FFA Cup match The Harbour City Originals opened the scoring on 20 minutes as Milos Ninkovic latched onto a through ball before sliding past a defender and poking a shot past goalkeeper Paul Izzo The slender one goal lead only had them in front until an equaliser by Nikola Mileusnic got Adelaide back into the game The game was forced into extra time before Bobo scored a header on 111 minutes to win the FFA Cup for Sydney FC The 2017 18 season proved to be successful after the FFA Cup win with the Sky Blues becoming the first ever club to win back to back premierships in the A League era and the first in Australian national league history since Melbourne Knights With Graham Arnold being chosen to take over the Australian national team coaching role after the 2018 World Cup his time at the club ended when his team were defeated 3 2 by Melbourne Victory after extra time in a semi final of the A League finals series of 2017 18 2018 2023 Corica era edit Steve Corica became the ninth permanent head coach of Sydney FC when his tenure was officially announced on 16 May 2018 84 85 The announcement followed his ongoing thirteen year involvement with the club signing on as a player in the inaugural 2005 06 season After his retirement in 2010 Corica served his time as staff member for the club in various roles of assistant coach youth team coach and the caretaker first team coach for two games in 2012 85 The off season would prove be a crucial first test for Corica in terms of recruitment for some key positions It had already been announced that key players from prior seasons including Dutch defender Jordy Buijs former Socceroos Luke Wilkshire David Carney and Matt Simon had all left the club as well as youth product Anthony Kalik returning to Europe as his loan deal expired 86 87 After the re signing of current captain and club legend Alex Brosque within the first week of Corica s tenure as manager 88 things appeared to be going well for Corica On 7 July 2018 after weeks of speculation the club officially confirmed the exit of Johnny Warren Medalist Adrian Mierzejewski and the newly re signed Golden Boot winner Bobo leaving big holes to fill in attack 89 In the following weeks after Bobo and Mierzejewski closed the door on their times at Sydney the club announced the signings of former English Premier League star Adam Le Fondre 90 and Dutch midfielder Siem de Jong on loan from Ajax 91 Fellow Dutchman Jop van der Linden was also revealed to be joining Sydney FC on a one year deal 92 This was the first season Sydney temporarily moved to Jubilee Oval while their home ground Allianz Stadium was under renovation 93 The team played their home matches at Jubilee the Sydney Cricket Ground and also at Leichhardt Oval during the 2018 19 season The 2018 19 season was a successful campaign for Sydney FC as they finished second in the regular season with 52 points eight points behind premiers Perth Glory 94 In the 2018 FFA Cup Sydney FC reached the final for the third consecutive year They defeated Rockdale City Suns Cairns FC Avondale FC and local rivals Western Sydney Wanderers 3 0 in the semi finals before facing Adelaide United in the final for the second consecutive season Sydney FC lost at Hindmarsh Stadium 2 1 in the final after a brace from Mark Viduka Medalist Craig Goodwin with Le Fondre scoring Sydney s only goal of the night 95 96 In the finals series Sydney FC thumped Melbourne Victory 6 1 in the semi finals thanks to goals from Aaron Calver Alex Brosque an own goal from Leigh Broxham Adam Le Fondre and Milos Ninkovic equalling the record for the largest margin of victory in The Big Blue Sydney then travelled to Perth for the 2019 Grand Final defeating Perth Glory in the grand final after a dramatic penalty shootout which ended 4 1 thanks to mid season signing Reza Ghoochannejhad scoring the decisive penalty and Andrew Redmayne saving two penalties 97 98 Overall the 2018 19 season was largely a success for Steve Corica s first season in charge and the team s first season away from Allianz Stadium They finished in the top two in all domestic competitions However their performance in the 2019 AFC Champions League was disappointing as they failed to progress from the group stage Finishing at the bottom of their group with just three points from six matches 99 100 On 7 April 2021 Sydney FC became the first A League club to record 200 wins with a 1 0 win over Perth Glory 101 Sydney FC moved into their newly rebuilt Sydney Football Stadium in Moore Park ahead of the 2022 23 season with their return match to the venue coming in a round 1 Big Blue against arch rivals Melbourne Victory losing 2 3 in a game impacted by heavy rain 102 Sydney made the semi finals that season having finished the season in fifth but having defeated Western Sydney Wanderers in an away derby Elimination Final 103 Sydney FC managed a 1 1 draw at home in the first leg of the semi final against Melbourne City but were comprehensively beaten 4 0 in the second leg at AAMI Park in Melbourne 104 The 2023 24 season started with success for Sydney FC winning the 2023 Australia Cup with a 3 1 victory over Brisbane Roar in the final at home 105 However a poor start to the A League season which saw Sydney FC lose their first three matches without registering a goal and languishing on the bottom of the table saw Corica resign as Sydney FC coach after 5 full seasons in charge 3 weeks after lifting the Australia Cup 106 2023 Present Talay era edit The day after the mutual resignation of Steve Corica Sydney FC appointed another former player as their new head coach Ufuk Talay 107 Colours and badge edit nbsp Original logo From 2004 to 2017The primary club colour of Sydney FC is sky blue which represents the state colour of New South Wales The secondary club colour is navy blue with additional contrasting colours of orange and white however the colour orange does not feature in the club s 2017 redesign of the crest The current Sydney FC badge was released on 17 May 2017 and is a reworking of a design by Liam Johnson on behalf of and submitted by the club s supporter group The Cove The crest features the Sydney Opera House in white pictured in front of a sky blue backdrop on top of a navy blue base featuring the Commonwealth Star The Opera House represents an iconic landmark of Sydney the sky blue represents the club s primary colour and the state colour of New South Wales and the Commonwealth Star also found on the Australian Flag is a symbol representing the Federation of Australia 108 The initial Sydney FC badge was created and used since the club s founding in 2004 It featured a soccer ball set centrally in a stylised crest shape Above the ball was the shape of three shells of the Sydney Opera House and below that was the Commonwealth Star 1 There is a silver star atop the badge with the numeral five written inside it representing the number of championships the club has won Stadiums editMain article Sydney Football Stadium 2022 Sydney FC plays its home matches at the newly constructed Sydney Football Stadium The team moved into the stadium for the 2022 23 A League Mens season Their first match at the stadium was against the club s fierce rivals Melbourne Victory on 8 October 2022 in front of 21 840 supporters Sydney lost the match 2 3 The home ground was built as a replacement for the original Sydney Football Stadium This stadium was built in 1988 to be the premium rectangular field for rugby league matches It was also used for soccer and rugby union for major matches and domestic competition The stadium was then demolished in 2019 to be rebuilt into a boutique world class venue 109 It had been the venue for Australian international matches notably World Cup Qualifier against Argentina in 1993 The stadium s capacity was stated at 41 159 prior to renovations in 2007 although the attendance of the 2006 A League grand final exceeded this number by over 500 The stated capacity prior to demolition was 45 500 Sydney FC s final game at the stadium was a 2 3 extra time loss to Melbourne Victory in the 2017 18 A League Semifinal in which former Sky Blue player Terry Antonis scored an incredible solo goal for the match winner Prior to the current season for four years whilst the new stadium was being built between the 2018 19 and 2021 22 seasons Sydney played its home games out of two stadiums Leichhardt Oval and Jubilee Oval The Sydney Cricket Ground located in Moore Park was used in its first season of this redevelopment period With a capacity of 46 000 it was used for the club s major fixtures during their time away from their traditional home although this was eventually abandoned until the Sydney Derby on 23 May 2021 Sydney FC have played matches at other Sydney venues Parramatta Stadium in western Sydney was the venue for an AFC Champions League match against Indonesian football side Persik Kediri in April 2007 when the SFS was unavailable due to an NRL match being played there A friendly match against Los Angeles Galaxy was played at ANZ Stadium in November 2007 due to its greater capacity and drew a crowd of 80 295 The club has also played regular season games there against Perth Glory in 2012 and Newcastle Jets and Melbourne City in 2016 Sydney played one home game at WIN Stadium in Wollongong on 3 January 2015 against Newcastle Jets They also played at Campbelltown Stadium against Perth Glory in the 2011 12 A League season In 2020 Sydney used CommBank Stadium as its home venue for the 2019 20 A League final series In the semifinal Sydney defeated Perth Glory 2 0 and in the Grand Final they defeated Melbourne City 1 0 after extra time via a Rhyan Grant goal On 17 May 2017 the club and SCG Trust agreed to a ten year extension of the lease 110 nbsp Allianz Stadium prior to Sydney FC defeating Melbourne Victory 2 0 to win the 2009 10 Hyundai A League Premiership in front of 25 407 fansClub facilities edit Main article Sydney FC Centre of Excellence Sydney FC s primary training ground is at Macquarie University in North Ryde called Sky Park It also hosts the clubs Women team as well as all academy players male and female They also have use of the sports and aquatic centre for post match recovery sessions Occasionally Sydney FC have been seen after home games having recovery sessions at local beaches such as Coogee Beach Bondi Beach and Maroubra citation needed Sponsorship editPeriod Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor Minor Sponsor2005 2007 Reebok Healthe HBA Insurance2007 2009 Bing LeeJVC2009 2011 Bing LeeSony MBF Health Insurance Pulsar2011 2012 Adidas UNICEF 111 Sydney Children s HospitalCMRI 112 2012 2014 Webjet Destination NSWCaltex2014 2015 StartrackBeechwood2015 2017 Puma Startrack ITP University of New South Wales2017 2019 The Star2019 2023 Under Armour Kennards Hire 113 2023 Macquarie UniversitySupporters edit nbsp Sydney supporters at the northern end of Allianz StadiumAs they were the only A League team from Sydney until 2012 Sydney FC draws support from across the metropolitan region and as a result is one of the most heavily supported clubs in the Sydney Metropolitan region The largest and main supporter group of Sydney FC is known as The Cove 114 and were originally located at the Paddington northern end of Allianz Stadium in bays 22 26 The name came from the original name given to the colonial settlement of Sydney Sydney Cove Cove members attend every home match and also travel as a group around the country to support the team at away matches As a vocal group The Cove demonstrates its support by singing football chants wearing club colours standing up waving flags and holding banners On 7 July 2006 Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes recorded a club song entitled Sydney FC for Me with 25 members of The Cove singing back up vocals 115 It was released prior to the start of the 2006 07 season The Cove was directly involved the creation of the modern Sydney FC badge with them putting forward designs and ideas which carried over to the finished product 108 Rivalries editSee also Sydney FC league record by opponent nbsp Sydney supporters during a match against Melbourne VictoryMelbourne Victory The Big Blue The clash between Australia s two largest cities is perhaps the most historic rivalry in the league with games between the two clubs often getting physical 116 Sydney and Melbourne have been rivals on many fronts for over a century Western Sydney Wanderers The Sydney Derby With the introduction of the Wanderers into the competition Sydney FC now contest a true local derby for the first time The two teams played their first match on 20 October 2012 at the then Wanderers home ground Parramatta Stadium Sydney FC won the match 1 0 in front of a near capacity crowd of 19 126 fans On 15 December 2012 in the following derby the Wanderers defeated Sydney FC 2 0 away from home the two teams went on to draw 1 1 at the Wanderers home ground during their third encounter On 9 December 2017 Sydney FC had their largest Derby win with a 0 5 win over the Wanderers at ANZ Stadium Sydney FC lead the head to head count with 16 Derby wins compared to the Wanderers 10 with the clubs drawing 9 Sydney FC have scored 51 Derby goals while the Wanderers have scored 38 Statistics and records editFurther information List of Sydney FC records and statistics Rhyan Grant holds the record for Sydney FC appearances having played 322 first team matches between 2008 and 2023 The record for a goalkeeper is held by Andrew Redmayne with 209 appearances The club s all time top goalscorer in all competitions is Alex Brosque with 83 goals Adam Le Fondre has scored the second most goals with 73 goals whilst in third is Bobo with 71 goals Sydney FC s highest home attendance for a league match was 41 213 recorded on 18 October 2014 at the Sydney Football Stadium against the Western Sydney Wanderers in the Sydney Derby 117 The highest home attendance in any fixture is 80 295 recorded on 27 November 2007 for a friendly match against LA Galaxy at Stadium Australia Win loss record edit See also Sydney FC league record by opponent This list only contains teams currently in the A League Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win Newcastle Jets 56 33 12 11 58 9Perth Glory 56 32 14 11 57 1Wellington Phoenix 49 26 6 17 53 1Western United 10 5 2 3 50 0Central Coast Mariners 57 27 12 18 47 4Macarthur FC 9 4 2 3 44 4Western Sydney Wanderers 35 16 9 10 45 7Adelaide United 60 25 15 23 41 7Melbourne Victory 62 25 18 19 40 32Melbourne City 42 16 13 15 38 1Brisbane Roar 62 21 20 21 33 8Players editFirst team squad edit As of 22 September 2023 118 119 For recent transfers see 2023 24 Sydney FC season Transfers Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp AUS Andrew Redmayne3 DF nbsp AUS Aaron Gurd4 DF nbsp AUS Jordan Courtney Perkins6 DF nbsp ENG Jack Rodwell8 MF nbsp AUS Jake Girdwood Reich9 FW nbsp BRA Fabio Gomes on loan from Atletico Mineiro 10 FW nbsp ENG Joe Lolley11 FW nbsp SVK Robert Mak12 MF nbsp AUS Corey Hollman scholarship 13 FW nbsp AUS Patrick Wood15 DF nbsp BRA Gabriel Lacerda on loan from Ceara No Pos Nation Player16 DF nbsp AUS Joel King17 MF nbsp AUS Anthony Caceres18 MF nbsp AUS Matthew Scarcella scholarship 19 FW nbsp AUS Mitchell Glasson20 GK nbsp AUS Adam Pavlesic21 DF nbsp AUS Zachary De Jesus22 MF nbsp AUS Max Burgess23 DF nbsp AUS Rhyan Grant24 MF nbsp AUS Wataru Kamijo25 FW nbsp AUS Jaiden Kucharski26 MF nbsp AUS Luke Brattan captain 28 FW nbsp AUS Nathan Amanatidis30 GK nbsp AUS Gus Hoefsloot scholarship Youth edit Main article Sydney FC Youth Players to have been featured in a first team matchday squad for Sydney FC in a competitive matchNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player24 DF nbsp AUS Hayden Matthews29 MF nbsp AUS Joseph Lacey No Pos Nation Player39 FW nbsp AUS Ayouk MowOut on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player7 FW nbsp AUS Adrian Segecic on loan to FC Dordrecht until 30 June 2024 GK nbsp AUS Max Vartuli on loan to AaB until 30 June 2025 No Pos Nation Player FW nbsp AUS Alen Harbas on loan to KTP until 31 December 2024 FW nbsp AUS Rawley St John on loan to VfB Stuttgart until 30 June 2025 Former players edit For a list of every Sydney FC player with 100 or more appearances see List of Sydney FC players For record appearance and goalscorer statistics see List of Sydney FC records and statistics Player records Club captains edit Named club captains for the season only Does not include acting captains when club captain was unavailable or not selected Name Nat PeriodMark Rudan nbsp 2005 07Tony Popovic nbsp 2007 08Steve Corica nbsp 2008 10Terry McFlynn nbsp 2010 13Alessandro Del Piero nbsp 2013 14Alex Brosque nbsp 2014 19Alex Wilkinson nbsp 2019 23Luke Brattan 120 nbsp 2023 Academy editOn 21 December 2009 Sydney FC established an academy to develop young players The main goal of the academy was stated as to produce better players by providing technical and tactical knowledge as well as to identify potential new talent that could represent Sydney in the National Youth League and A League in future This began a continued commitment from Sydney to invest in and develop junior talent for the benefit of grassroots soccer The initial 26 players were drawn from the NSW State League clubs and consisted of players aged 14 18 years old They started training with the academy at Macquarie University 121 Non playing staff editCoaching staff edit Position NameHead coach nbsp Ufuk TalayAssistant coach nbsp David Zdrilic 122 nbsp Jim van WeerenGoalkeeping coach nbsp Matthew NashCorporate hierarchy edit Position NameChairman Scott BarlowDirector Michael CrismaleDirector Jon SuttonDirector Han BergerDirector Peter ParadiseChief Executive Officer Adam SantoHead of Player Management Alex Baumjohann 123 Head of Football Operations Alex Wilkinson 124 Managerial history edit Main article List of Sydney FC managers The club s most recent manager was Steve Corica The club s previous manager was Graham Arnold who is the clubs most successful manager managed the club from August 2014 to 2018 There have been nine permanent and one caretaker manager of Sydney FC since the appointment of the first professional manager Pierre Littbarski in 2005 Chairmen history edit Chairman YearsWalter Bugno 2005 2006Edmund Capon 2006 2007Andrew Kemeny 2007 2009Paul Ramsay 2009 2012Scott Barlow 2012 Club awards editHall of Fame edit Main article Sydney FC Hall of Fame On 16 March 2015 Sydney FC inducted eight members into its inaugural Hall of Fame at the club s 10 year anniversary lunch 125 Additional inductees are added to the hall of fame at the annual end of season Sky Blue Ball 126 Name Role Date Inducted nbsp Steve Corica Foundation player 2005 2010 and captain 2008 2010 16 March 2015 nbsp Dwight Yorke Inaugural Marquee player 2005 2006 nbsp Mark Rudan Inaugural captain 2005 2008 nbsp Clint Bolton Foundation player goalkeeper 142 appearances 2005 2010 nbsp Terry McFlynn Foundation player captain 2010 2013 all time leading appearances 214 across 9 seasons 2005 2014 nbsp Alessandro Del Piero International Marquee player 2012 2014 captain 2013 14 nbsp Pierre Littbarski Inaugural coach 2005 2006 honours OFC Club Championship 2005 and A League Championship 2006 nbsp Vitezslav Lavicka Coach 2009 2012 domestic double A League Premiership and Championship in 2010 nbsp Alen Stajcic W League Coach 2008 2014 Premiers 2009 2010 11 Champions 2009 2013 14 June 2016 nbsp Alex Brosque 127 Captain 2014 2019 most successful two premierships two championships one FFA Cup Player 2006 2011 2014 2019 most appearances 265 and goals 83 three consecutive Player of the Year awards 2007 2010 3 June 2019 nbsp Alex Wilkinson 128 Captain 2019 2023 Player 2016 2023 one Player of the Year award 2021 9 June 2023 nbsp Teresa Polias Captain 2014 2021 Player 2010 2021 two premierships two championships three Player of the Year awards 2012 2013 2019 most A League Women appearances 157 Team of the Decade edit In April 2015 Sydney FC also announced its Team of the Decade at the annual end of season awards night the Sky Blue Ball 129 nbsp nbsp Clint Bolton nbsp Simon Colosimo nbsp Mark Rudan nbsp Sebastian Ryall nbsp Alvin Ceccoli nbsp Terry McFlynn nbsp Karol Kisel nbsp Alex Brosque nbsp Steve Corica c nbsp Alessandro Del Piero nbsp Marc JankoSubstitutes nbsp Vedran Janjetovic nbsp Byun Sung Hwan nbsp Milos Dimitrijevic nbsp Terry Antonis nbsp Dwight YorkeCoach nbsp Vitezslav Lavicka End of season awards edit This section is about the end of season awards given to the Sydney FC Men s squad For the end of season awards given to the Sydney FC Women s squad see Sydney FC A League Women Season by season record Year Player of the Season a Member s U 20 s b Player s Player Rising Star c Ref2006 nbsp Clint Bolton 130 2007 nbsp Robbie Middleby 130 2008 nbsp Alex Brosque 130 2009 nbsp Alex Brosque 2 130 2010 nbsp Alex Brosque 3 130 2011 unknown or not awarded 2012 nbsp Ivan Necevski nbsp Nick Carle nbsp Hagi Gligor 131 2013 nbsp Alessandro Del Piero nbsp Alessandro Del Piero nbsp Peter Triantis nbsp Rhyan Grant 132 2014 nbsp Nikola Petkovic nbsp Ali Abbas nbsp Christopher Naumoff nbsp Ali Abbas 133 2015 nbsp Milos Dimitrijevic nbsp Milos Dimitrijevic nbsp George Blackwood nbsp Milos Dimitrijevic 134 2016 nbsp Matthew Jurman nbsp Matthew Jurman nbsp Daniel Araujo nbsp Matthew Jurman 135 2017 nbsp Milos Ninkovic nbsp Milos Ninkovic nbsp Andrea Agamemnonos nbsp Milos Ninkovic 136 2018 nbsp Bobo nbsp Adrian Mierzejewski nbsp Jeremy Cox nbsp Marco Tilio 137 2019 nbsp Brandon O Neill nbsp Rhyan Grant nbsp Luke Ivanovic nbsp Ryan Teague 138 2020 nbsp Luke Brattan nbsp Andrew Redmayne nbsp Joel King nbsp Adam Pavlesic 139 2021 nbsp Alex Wilkinson nbsp Milos Ninkovic 2 nbsp Patrick Wood nbsp Adrian Segecic 140 2022 nbsp Anthony Caceres nbsp Anthony Caceres nbsp Patrick Yazbek nbsp Jake Girdwood Reich 141 2023 nbsp Robert Mak nbsp Max Burgess nbsp Patrick Wood 2 nbsp Mitchell Glasson 142 Notes Men s From seasons ending in 2006 to 2012 the Player of the Year was voted by the A League playing squad There was also a member s award From seasons ending in 2013 to 2017 the Player of the Year was voted by the coaching and administration staff The member s player of the year continued and a separate award was given to the player s player of the year From seasons ending in 2018 on wards the Player of the Year was voted by a select panel of football and coaching staff The member s award continued and the player s player of the year was replaced by the rising star award Sydney FC Academy Player of the Year Youth From seasons ending in 2012 to 2019 the Youth award was voted by the Youth League playing squad for the A League Youth competition Since the cancellation of this tournament the award has been given the best U 20 player from the senior squad From seasons ending in 2006 to 2012 the Player s Player award was given to the official Sydney FC player of the year From seasons ending in 2013 to 2017 the Player s Player of the Year was then given as a separate award This was replaced in 2018 by the Rising Star an award given to the Academy player of the year AFC Club ranking editAs of 25 May 2022 143 Current Rank Team65 nbsp Gyeongnam FC nbsp 138266 nbsp Gimcheon Sangmu nbsp 138267 nbsp Sydney FC nbsp 137968 nbsp Persija Jakarta nbsp 137769 nbsp Persib Bandung nbsp 1376Honours edit See also List of Sydney FC honours Domestic edit A League Men Championship Winners 5 2006 2010 2017 2019 2020 record Runners up 2 2015 2021 A League Men Premiership Winners 4 2009 10 2016 17 2017 18 2019 20 record Runners up 4 2005 06 2014 15 2018 19 2020 21 Australia Cup Winners 2 2017 2023 Runners up 2 2016 2018 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament Winners 1 2005Continental edit OFC Champions League Winners 1 2005Other edit Main article List of Sydney FC records and statistics Other International record edit Season Competition Round Club Home Away Position2005 OFC Club Championship Group A nbsp Auckland City 3 2 1st nbsp Sobou 9 2 nbsp AS Pirae 6 1Semi final nbsp Tafea 6 0Final nbsp AS Magenta 2 0 Champions2005 FIFA Club World Championship Quarter final nbsp Deportivo Saprissa 0 1Fifth place Playoff nbsp Al Ahly 2 1 Fifth place2007 AFC Champions League Group E nbsp Shanghai Shenhua 0 0 2 1 2nd nbsp Urawa Red Diamonds 2 2 0 0 nbsp Persik Kediri 3 0 1 22011 AFC Champions League Group H nbsp Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 0 1 3 3rd nbsp Shanghai Shenhua 1 1 3 2 nbsp Kashima Antlers 0 3 1 22016 AFC Champions League Group H nbsp Urawa Red Diamonds 0 0 0 2 1st nbsp Guangzhou Evergrande 2 1 0 1 nbsp Pohang Steelers 1 0 1 0Round of 16 nbsp Shandong Luneng 2 2 1 1 3 3 a 2018 AFC Champions League Group H nbsp Suwon Samsung Bluewings 0 2 4 1 3rd nbsp Shanghai Shenhua 0 0 2 2 nbsp Kashima Antlers 0 2 1 12019 AFC Champions League Group H nbsp Ulsan Hyundai 0 0 0 1 4th nbsp Shanghai SIPG 3 3 2 2 nbsp Kawasaki Frontale 0 4 0 12020 AFC Champions League Group H nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 2 1 0 4th nbsp Shanghai SIPG 1 2 0 4 nbsp Yokohama F Marinos 1 1 0 42022 AFC Champions League Preliminary round nbsp Kaya Iloilo 5 0Play off round nbsp Changchun Yatai w oGroup H nbsp Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 3 0 0 4th nbsp Hoang Anh Gia Lai 1 1 0 1 nbsp Yokohama F Marinos 0 1 0 32023 24 AFC Champions League 2Group Stage nbsp TBD nbsp nbsp See also edit List of Sydney FC seasons Sydney FC in international competition Sydney FC W LeagueReferences edit a b About Us Sydney FC Retrieved 5 August 2014 Sydney Football Club Pty Ltd ACN 110 877 668 Australian 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