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Sydney United 58 FC at the 2022 Australia Cup

April 18, 2024

Sydney United 58 Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club, founded in 1958. Sydney United entered the 2022 Australia Cup in the fourth round of the preliminary stage where they progressed through to the final at Commbank Stadium against Macarthur FC. Sydney United became the first National Premier Leagues club to compete in a cup final and the second state league side to have knocked out two A-League clubs, that being Western United and Brisbane Roar.

Sydney United
2022 season
Fans of Sydney United in 2022
PresidentMark Ivancic
Head coachMiro Vlastelica
First matchFourth preliminary round
Last matchFinal
Highest home attendance16,641 vs Macarthur FC
(1 October 2022)
Lowest home attendance526 vs Monaro Panthers
(3 August 2022)
Biggest win7–0 vs Quakers Hill Junior SC
(12 May 2022)
Biggest defeat0–2 vs Macarthur FC
(1 October 2022)

Despite their accomplishments, Sydney United faced numerous incidents regarding with the fans in attendance at the Australia Cup final. Many fans were involved in numerous chants and gestures that relate to fascist beliefs and movements, most notably with the Ustaše and the Nazis. Sydney United were sanctioned and fined whilst three men in attendance were investigated and charged with use of the flag of Nazi Germany and was held in court at Parramatta.

Route to Australia Cup edit

 
Sydney United 58 in 2016

Sydney United played their seventh cup campaign since its inauguration in 2014. In the previous edition, Sydney United was knocked out in the preliminary stage of the competition. The club has been knocked out four times in the Round of 16 and once in both the Round of 32 and the preliminary stage of the competition.[1] Before the establishment of the A-League, Sydney United played in two cup finals in 1987 and 1993 of the NSL Cup, winning the first during the NSL era.[2] Prior to the commencement of the 2022 Australia Cup, Sydney United finished the 2022 National Premier League NSW season in 8th. They won twice and drew once out of their last five games with a 3–1 win over APIA Leichhardt on the last matchday.[1] The club’s highest goalscorer was Chris Payne with 9 goals during the league season.[3]

Sydney United entered the Australia Cup preliminary stage in Round 4.[4] They progressed through towards Round 7 of the preliminary stage following wins against Quakers Hill Juniors, Rockdale Ilinden and Hurstville FC.[1] Sydney United’s opponent in Round 7 were Northern Tigers and was played on 15 June 2022.[5] Hamish Mahon opened the score for the Tigers before Patrick Antelmi tied the score in the 38th minute. Anthony Tomelic scored the game-winner in the 87th minute of the match and sealed the 2–1 lead for his side.[1] As a result, Sydney United qualified for the 2022 Australia Cup.[6] The draw for the Round of 32 was announced on 29 June 2022 with Sydney United playing against Monaro Panthers at home.[7]

Summary edit

Route to final edit

See also: 2022 Australia Cup

The Round of 32 tie against Monaro Panthers would be Sydney United's seventh time in competing this stage.[8] It also marked the first meeting against Monaro who was participating in their first Australia Cup campaign,[9] having recently won the Capital Football Federation Cup and Charity Shield that same year.[10] Sydney United have won four of their last five Round of 32 matches, the last defeat being a 6–2 result to Blacktown City in 2016.[8] The referee for the match was Jonathan Barreiro. The assistant referees were Andrej Giev and Matthew McOrist, with Ben Abraham named as the fourth official.[11] The match was played on 3 August 2022 at Sydney United Sports Centre where Sydney United defeated Monaro 3–0 with goals from Patrick Antelmi, Chris Payne and Kyle Cimenti.[12] As a result, United progressed to the Round of 16 for the fifth time in their history.[13] Patrick Antelmi, the scorer for United's opening goal, brought his goalscoring tally to a total of nine goals, becoming one of all-time top scoring NPL players in the Australia Cup.[13] Chris Payne's impact of one goal and two assists during the match was the joint-most goal involvements by any player in the round.[13]

The Round of 16 draw was confirmed on 5 August 2022 with Sydney United playing against A-League club Western United.[14][15] This marked the first meeting between Sydney United and Western United in the Australia Cup and the first time Western United have faced a member federation team in the competition.[13] It was also the first time Western United had reached this stage of the competition.[16] Western United would come into this match as A-League champions after their 2–0 victory over Melbourne City on 28 May 2022.[17][18] The match saw Western United midfielder Nicolas Milanovic reunite with his former youth side,[19] whilst Patrick Antelmi, a former Western United player, was set to play against them.[20] Both players were signed by Western United on 17 July 2020.[21] The referee for the match was Stephen Lucas. Andrej Giev and Matthew McOrist returned as assistant referees, with Kelly Jones named as the fourth official.[22] The match kicked off on 14 August 2022 with the scores held 1–1 by the end of extra time. The first penalty was notably converted by Noah Botic with a panenka before two missed shots by Western United led to Cristian Gonzalez scoring the winning penalty for Sydney United in a 4–3 shootout victory. [23] Sydney United progressed through to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history and became the 10th member federation team to knock out an A-League club.[24][25] The match also was their fifth that went to extra time, winning three out of the five they played; it is the joint-third most times of any team in the competition and more than any other member federation club.[26]

The schedule for the quarter-finals was announced on 19 August 2022 with Sydney United facing Peninsula Power.[27] Peninsula Power was participating in their third Australia Cup campaign, having only reached the Round of 32 in their previous two appearances.[28] Former head coach, Aaron Philp, of Peninsula Power, most notably accomplished all three qualifications towards the Australia Cup before stepping down to assistant coach after being succeeded by Rick Coghlan as head coach.[29][30] Like Sydney United, Peninsula Power would play in the quarter-finals for the first time in their history.[31] Additionally, they are the fourth Queensland team to play at this stage of the Australia Cup.[26] The referee for the match was Chris Beath. The assistant referees were Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham, with Ben Abraham named as the fourth official.[32] The match kicked off on 28 August 2022 at A.J. Kelly Park where Sydney United won 1–0 against the Power after an early goal from Yianni Fragogiannis sealed the win for his side.[33] Sydney United was noted for their reduced attacking threat due the absence of Patrick Antelmi who was out with injury, leading applaudment for United's defensive display during the match.[34] Despite this, Sydney United became the first club outside of the A-League to reach the semi-finals of the Cup since the draw was made fully open in 2021.[35] It was also the first time that United has reached this stage of the competition.[35][36] Additionally, it was the third time Sydney United have defeated a Queensland team out of the three meetings they have encountered.[37]

The semi-finals schedule was confirmed on 9 September 2022 with Sydney United drawn to play Brisbane Roar.[38] Both sides competed at this stage for the first time in their history with a victory meaning either side could go against Oakleigh Cannons or Macarthur FC;[37] it was the first time two state league teams were competing in the semi-finals of the cup.[39] Brisbane Roar, in particular, were participating in their eighth cup campaign and is the seventh of the inaugural eight A-League members to reach the semi-final of the cup.[37][40] In their previous round, Brisbane Roar defeated Adelaide United, who were three time cup winners, in a 2–1 victory with marquee forward Charlie Austin scoring his first goal for the Roar.[41][42] Austin was highlighted to be a key man for Brisbane by Danijel Nizic in a podcast interview.[43] The referee for the match was Adam Kersey. The assistant referees were Brad Wright and Adam Powers, with Kurt Ams named as the fourth official.[44] The match kicked off on 11 September 2022 in front a crowd of 3,177 at Sydney United Sports Centre. The match went into extra time after the score tied 2–2 in regular time, Glen Trifiro would score the winner for Sydney United in the 105th minute of the first half to clinch a 3–2 victory over Brisbane Roar.[45][46] As a result of the win, Sydney United became the first non-A-League side to reach the final of the Australia Cup.[47] Having eliminated Western United and Brisbane Roar, they became the second federation side to knock out two A-League sides after APIA Leichhardt who defeated Western Sydney Wanderers in 2021 and Melbourne Victory in 2018.[48]

Final v Macarthur FC edit

Main article: 2022 Australia Cup final

Sydney United contested against Macarthur FC in the Australia Cup final, following Macarthur's 5–2 win against Oakleigh Cannons on 14 September 2022.[49][50] Both sides competed in the final for the first time in their history.[51] Sydney United became the first National Premier Leagues (NPL) club to play in a cup final whilst Macarthur became the seventh A-League team to compete in the cup final.[51] The venue was confirmed on 16 September 2022 to be set at Commbank Stadium in Parramatta, Western Sydney with over 10,000 tickets sold by 28 September 2022.[52][53] Notable key players' were highlighted on both sides. For Macarthur, Al Hassan Toure was the highest goalscorer of the Australia Cup with four goals to his name and Daniel Arzani led the competition in chances created with 15 which was more than Sydney United's Chris Payne who tallied 7.[51][54] Due to this, Macarthur was the most prolific team with 17 goals throughout the campaign, only Sydney FC scored more with 20 goals in the 2017 edition.[51] In contrast, Sydney United's Danijel Nizic and Yianni Perkatis were highlighted as key men in United's defence, having only conceded 3 goals during the campaign – the best performance by any team in the tournament.[51][55] Former youth and senior players of Sydney United represented Macarthur in the final, Tomislav Uskok, Nicholas Suman and Ivan Vujica competed against their former side.[56] Vujica's parents, who were Croatian immigrants, both supported and worked at the club; his father, Marinko, was a board member of Sydney United and his mother, Ivanka, worked in the canteen of the home ground.[57]

The match was dubbed "Old soccer" vs "New football" due to Sydney United's history in the defunct National Soccer League (NSL) who were going against Macarthur FC of the supposedly newly-established A-League.[56][57] The event also attracted figures from other sports and events, NRL coach Wayne Bennett gave United head coach Miro Vlastelica a phone call, wishing him luck for the match.[58][59] Additionally, Canberra Croatia also suffered from reduced attendance due to their Croatian fans going to the final to support Sydney United despite the Canberra side playing in the grand final of NPL ACT.[60] The referee of the match was Daniel Elder, who was the fourth official of two previous A-League grand finals in 2021 and 2022.[61] The assistant referees were Andrej Giev and Andrew Meimarakis, with Kurt Ams and Brad Wright selected as the fourth and fifth official respectively.[53] The match kicked off on 1 October 2022 in front of 16,461 spectators at Commbank Stadium where the final score ended in a 2–0 defeat for Sydney United after two penalties scored by Macarthur FC.[62] As a result, Macarthur FC received their first title in their history with newly-appointed head coach, Dwight Yorke, who achieved his first trophy in his fifth competitive game in charge.[63] The Bulls also dedicated the title to captain Ulises Dávila who was grieving the loss of his wife, Lily; Dávila also changed his jersey surname to Lily's.[64] Despite the loss, Sydney United had a strong backing with thousands of fans waving Croatian flags in the stands as a nod to the club's heritage.[65] It would have also been the first time an NSL club had qualified for an Asian international competition if the match was won; the AFC Cup place was awarded to Macarthur.[56][65]

Fans behaviour and controversies edit

2022 Australia Cup final edit

Before the commencement of the Australia Cup final on 1 October 2022, around 3,000 Sydney United supporters marched down Parramatta's Victoria Road with flares and banners generating a fiery atmosphere from kick-off.[66] A complete attendance of over 16,000 stood for the traditional Welcome to Country that was performed by Erin Wilkins.[67][68] Many fans chanted and made noise throughout the acknowledgment, however, sections from the United stands descended to booing whilst Wilkins spoke which continued throughout the national anthem.[67][68] This followed throughout the match as the Network 10 broadcast also captured numerous fans of Sydney United appearing to make Nazi salutes and bearing flags that relate towards fascist movements and beliefs.[67][68] Fans then continued to sing “Za dom spremni” (For Homeland - Ready) which was a chant used by the far-right Ustaše movement in Croatia in the 1930s and 1940s,[67][68] that collaborated with the Nazis during the second world war and participated in war crimes, ethnic cleansing and acts of genocide.[69] In particular, one banner unveiled at CommBank Stadium bore a striking resemblance to the flag of Nazi Germany; largely red, it contained a white circle in the middle, with “EP” - an acronym for the club’s Edensor Park home - written in the circle in black typeface.[67][68]

Images and videos started circulating through social media of the behaviour which garnered many criticisms from organisations and notable figures including fans labelling the entire spectacle “an embarrassment”.[70][71][72][73] A statement from Football Australia (FA) was released and issued to The Sydney Morning Herald after the match, claiming that the majority of fans on Saturday night were well-behaved, and that only eight people were evicted.[74] A NSW Police spokesperson said no arrests were made.[73][74] Despite these claims, Darren Bark, CEO of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, denounced the symbols and salutes at the event, stressing their incompatibility with modern Australian society and their association with the atrocities of World War II.[67][68] Bark also called for strong action, including lifetime attendance bans, against fans involved, and urged Football Australia to work with Sydney United to address the concerning views held by some supporters.[67][68][75] Former Sydney United and Australian player Craig Foster also showed support of this on social media and live television.[67][76] Erin Wilkins was telephoned an apology by the FA chief executive on behalf of the organisation, which insisted the behaviour was restricted to a small section of supporters.[67][68] Both Sydney United and Macarthur FC were contacted for comments on the incident.[77]

On 2 October 2022, a statement was released on Facebook by Sydney United who pledged their commitment to track down fascist fans that attended on the night.[78][79] NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet claimed that investigations had begun and that any fan who allegedly raised their arms in Nazi salutes will receive a lifetime ban from attending any more games.[80] Jade North, a former Australian footballer and co-chairman of Football Australia National Indigenous Advisory Group, also released a statement of their commitment towards the investigation in hopes of playing a leading role in “Australia’s journey of Reconciliation”.[81] An updated FA statement was released on the same day, concerning about the behaviours of the fans and an investigation had begun with the management of CommBank Stadium and NSW Police to determine strong and swift action on any identified anti-social behaviour, which may also be deemed as illegal in the state of NSW.[82] It also stated that the FA will hold discussions with Sydney United about the behaviour of certain fans, which could lead to both individual and club sanctions.[82][83][84][85] The Sydney Morning Herald claimed that numerous sources stated Football Australia approached Sydney United with concerns before the match about several of the banners regularly displayed by their fans, including one red flag with a white circle containing the letters "EP".[73] However, the club rejected Football Australia’s concerns and said ‘EP’ stood for Edensor Park.[73]

On 3 October 2022, Australian TV presenter Lucy Zelić, who is of Croatian descent, called for lifetime bans and a mandatory educational course, saying she felt devastated and embarrassed by her fellow countrymen.[86] On 4 October 2022, Macarthur FC forward Al Hassan Toure spoke of his celebration in front of the Sydney United fans after scoring the opening goal of the match.[87] He recalled thrown projectiles at him during his celebration but was unaware of the fascist chants and behaviours, like many of his teammates, from the fans and had only found out due to social media.[87] The next day, the FA issued a life ban for one Sydney United supporter, effective immediately.[88] The spectator was not named but has been identified and would be unable to attend Football Australia-sanctioned matches, including all NPL, A-Leagues, Australia Cup, and national team matches, for life.[89][90] On 7 October 2022, the FA issued a life ban for a second Sydney United supporter, effective immediately.[91][92] Both of these supporters received the same punishment and may be subjected to criminal charges.[93] The FA also investigated in another case relating to a fan-based racist behaviour where one member of the crowd was imitating a monkey to Al Hassan Toure, who is of African descent, which was marred by performing Nazi salutes and chanting the "Za dom spremni" during the match.[94] A spokesperson for FA said the incident was already on their radar before footage emerged on social media.[93]

Sanctions edit

On 4 November 2022, the FA sanctioned Sydney United under the National Code of Conduct and Ethics for incidents that occurred at the cup final.[95] After considering the club’s response to the Show Cause Notice, Sydney United was issued with a $15,000 fine.[96][97] Additionally, Sydney United has also been issued with several suspended sanctions including further fines, significant point deductions in the NPL NSW competition (up to 40 points deducted per sanction) and a suspended participation ban from the Australia Cup in 2023, 2024 and 2025.[98][99][100] These suspended sanctions will be triggered if Sydney United failed to comply with specific requirements over the following three years.[101] These include ongoing volunteer work with the First Nations and Jewish communities; compulsory education and training to counter racism, discrimination, anti-Semitic and other faith-based hatred for the Sydney United 58 FC’s Board, Executive administrators, players, support staff, volunteers, and fan group leaders; compulsory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency training for the Sydney United 58 FC’s Board, Executive administrators, players, support staff, volunteers, and fan group leaders; implementation of cultural initiatives within Sydney United 58 FC; prescribed standards of behaviour for Sydney United 58 FC supporters in accordance with the Code of Conduct and Ethics.[102][103]

Other incidents and charges edit

In February 2023, Football Australia released another statement about an incident of racism after a complaint by an APIA Leichhardt player, who is of Aboriginal descent, outlining derogatory abuse in a league match against Sydney United.[104] A letter sent to Football NSW cited the racial and homophobic slurs reverberated at him during a match, his teammate Yianni Nicolaou also faced racial abuse from the United fans.[104] The said player alongside captain Adrian Ucchino also notified match officials in the 70th minute of the match about the abuse he received.[104][105] On 23 February 2023, Football Australia confirmed an investigation underwent and will monitor the investigative process and outcome to consider any implications on existing sanctions against Sydney United.[106] On 27 April 2023, Football NSW announced the conclusion of the investigation and states that Sydney United would be imposed of a $5,000 fine (payable within 30 days), a three point deduction in the league and one league match played behind closed doors. Sydney United was charged with four offences related to alleged racial and/or homophobic abuse by its supporters.[107]

On 5 March 2023, three individuals who attended the Australia Cup final became the first to face charges under a newly implemented law in NSW that prohibits the display of Nazi symbols.[108][109] It reported to be one of the first uses of the new law, which passed NSW parliament in August 2022 and was introduced to address rising far-right extremism and antisemitism.[110][111] The individuals were identified as Dominik Sieben, aged 24 from Beverley Park, Marijan Lisica, aged 44 from Doonside, and Nikola Marko Gasparovic, aged 45 from Wetherill Park.[110] They were each issued a court attendance notice for knowingly displaying a Nazi symbol in public without excuse. On 19 April 2023, all three men were excused from appearing in Parramatta Local Court. Lisica and Gasparovic's solicitor, Enis Erdem, entered not guilty pleas on their behalf. Sieben's barrister sent a letter to the court, and not guilty pleas were also entered for him.[112][113] The cases for all three individuals were adjourned to 7 June 2023 where the three men were again excused from appearing and their lawyer Vanessa Hartley represented them. Another hearing was set to be on 5 March 2024.[114][115]

Matches edit

Preliminary round edit

Main article: 2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds
12 May 2022 Round 4 Quakers Hill Junior SC 0–7
 Sydney United Glenwwod, Sydney
19:00 AEST (UTC+10) Report Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
25 May 2022 Round 5 Sydney United 1–0
 Rockdale Ilinden Edensor Park, Sydney
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Report Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
7 June 2022 Round 6 Sydney United 2–0
 Hurstville FC Edensor Park, Sydney
19:30 AEST (UTC+10) Report Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
15 June 2022 Round 7 Northern Tigers 1–2
 Sydney United North Turramurra, Sydney
18:45 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Mahon   33'
 Report
Stadium: North Turramurra Recreation Area

Australia Cup edit

3 August 2022 Round of 32 Sydney United 3–0 Monaro Panthers Sydney
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
  •   17' Carle
  •   58' Jenkins
  •   76' Senior
  •   90+2' Cole
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 526
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
14 August 2022 Round of 16 Sydney United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Western United Sydney
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Perkatis   36'
  • Maia   56'
  • Gonzalez   109'
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,358
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Penalties
28 August 2022 Quarter-final Peninsula Power 0–1 Sydney United Brisbane
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) Report
  •   9' Fragogiannis
  •   54' Perkatis
  •   55' Tomelic
  •   65' Gonzalez
  •   75' Agamemnonos
  •   90+1' Clut
 Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Chris Beath
11 September 2022 Semi-final Sydney United 3–2 (a.e.t.) Brisbane Roar Sydney
14:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,177
Referee: Adam Kersey
1 October 2022 Final Sydney United 0–2 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:45 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Tomelic   50'
  • Roberts   90+2'
 Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 16,461
Referee: Daniel Elder

Squad edit

 
Chris Payne, the top league goalscorer for Sydney United

First team edit

Sydney United's coach for the 2022 season is Miro Vlastelica, who returned to United in May 2022 following the departure of the previous coach, Joe Haywood.[116] Vlastelica was first appointed in May 2018,[117] and resigned in September 2019 due to personal reasons.[118] Following the cup campaign, he led Sydney United for another season, before being succeeded by Zeljko Kalac in November 2023 after he took a coaching role within the club.[119]

Statistics edit

Note: The appearances listed in the statistics section pertain exclusively to the Australia Cup.

No. Pos. Nat. Player Australia Cup Discipline
Apps Goals Asst    
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Danijel Nizic 5 0 0 0 0
55/69[note 1] GK   James Husoy 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   Cristian Gonzalez 4 0 0 3 0
3 DF   Jordan Roberts 5 0 1 1 0
4 DF   Adrian Vlastelica 5 0 0 2 0
16 DF   Jacob Poscoliero 3 0 0 0 0
17 DF   Matthew Bilic 5 1 0 0 0
22 DF   Yianni Fragogiannis 4 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF   Anthony Tomelic 5 0 0 2 0
10 MF   Devante Clut 2 0 0 1 0
11 MF   Yianni Perkatis 5 0 0 2 0
13 MF   Jordan Ivancic 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Andrea Agamemnonos 5 0 0 1 0
15 MF   Tariq Maia 5 1 0 0 0
18 MF   Glen Trifiro 4 1 1 0 0
20 MF   Adrian Knez 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
6 FW   Chris Payne 5 1 3 0 0
7 FW   Taisei Kaneko 5 0 1 0 0
8 FW   Kyle Cimenti 5 1 0 0 0
9 FW   Patrick Antelmi 3 2 0 1 0
  1. ^ Husoy worn number 69 on 3 August.

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sydney, united, 2022, australia, sydney, united, football, club, australian, semi, professional, association, football, club, founded, 1958, sydney, united, entered, 2022, australia, fourth, round, preliminary, stage, where, they, progressed, through, final, c. Sydney United 58 Football Club is an Australian semi professional association football club founded in 1958 Sydney United entered the 2022 Australia Cup in the fourth round of the preliminary stage where they progressed through to the final at Commbank Stadium against Macarthur FC Sydney United became the first National Premier Leagues club to compete in a cup final and the second state league side to have knocked out two A League clubs that being Western United and Brisbane Roar Sydney United2022 seasonFans of Sydney United in 2022PresidentMark IvancicHead coachMiro VlastelicaFirst matchFourth preliminary roundLast matchFinalHighest home attendance16 641 vs Macarthur FC 1 October 2022 Lowest home attendance526 vs Monaro Panthers 3 August 2022 Biggest win7 0 vs Quakers Hill Junior SC 12 May 2022 Biggest defeat0 2 vs Macarthur FC 1 October 2022 Despite their accomplishments Sydney United faced numerous incidents regarding with the fans in attendance at the Australia Cup final Many fans were involved in numerous chants and gestures that relate to fascist beliefs and movements most notably with the Ustase and the Nazis Sydney United were sanctioned and fined whilst three men in attendance were investigated and charged with use of the flag of Nazi Germany and was held in court at Parramatta Contents 1 Route to Australia Cup 2 Summary 2 1 Route to final 2 2 Final v Macarthur FC 3 Fans behaviour and controversies 3 1 2022 Australia Cup final 3 2 Sanctions 3 3 Other incidents and charges 4 Matches 4 1 Preliminary round 4 2 Australia Cup 5 Squad 5 1 First team 5 2 Statistics 6 ReferencesRoute to Australia Cup edit nbsp Sydney United 58 in 2016 Sydney United played their seventh cup campaign since its inauguration in 2014 In the previous edition Sydney United was knocked out in the preliminary stage of the competition The club has been knocked out four times in the Round of 16 and once in both the Round of 32 and the preliminary stage of the competition 1 Before the establishment of the A League Sydney United played in two cup finals in 1987 and 1993 of the NSL Cup winning the first during the NSL era 2 Prior to the commencement of the 2022 Australia Cup Sydney United finished the 2022 National Premier League NSW season in 8th They won twice and drew once out of their last five games with a 3 1 win over APIA Leichhardt on the last matchday 1 The club s highest goalscorer was Chris Payne with 9 goals during the league season 3 Sydney United entered the Australia Cup preliminary stage in Round 4 4 They progressed through towards Round 7 of the preliminary stage following wins against Quakers Hill Juniors Rockdale Ilinden and Hurstville FC 1 Sydney United s opponent in Round 7 were Northern Tigers and was played on 15 June 2022 5 Hamish Mahon opened the score for the Tigers before Patrick Antelmi tied the score in the 38th minute Anthony Tomelic scored the game winner in the 87th minute of the match and sealed the 2 1 lead for his side 1 As a result Sydney United qualified for the 2022 Australia Cup 6 The draw for the Round of 32 was announced on 29 June 2022 with Sydney United playing against Monaro Panthers at home 7 Summary editRoute to final edit See also 2022 Australia Cup The Round of 32 tie against Monaro Panthers would be Sydney United s seventh time in competing this stage 8 It also marked the first meeting against Monaro who was participating in their first Australia Cup campaign 9 having recently won the Capital Football Federation Cup and Charity Shield that same year 10 Sydney United have won four of their last five Round of 32 matches the last defeat being a 6 2 result to Blacktown City in 2016 8 The referee for the match was Jonathan Barreiro The assistant referees were Andrej Giev and Matthew McOrist with Ben Abraham named as the fourth official 11 The match was played on 3 August 2022 at Sydney United Sports Centre where Sydney United defeated Monaro 3 0 with goals from Patrick Antelmi Chris Payne and Kyle Cimenti 12 As a result United progressed to the Round of 16 for the fifth time in their history 13 Patrick Antelmi the scorer for United s opening goal brought his goalscoring tally to a total of nine goals becoming one of all time top scoring NPL players in the Australia Cup 13 Chris Payne s impact of one goal and two assists during the match was the joint most goal involvements by any player in the round 13 The Round of 16 draw was confirmed on 5 August 2022 with Sydney United playing against A League club Western United 14 15 This marked the first meeting between Sydney United and Western United in the Australia Cup and the first time Western United have faced a member federation team in the competition 13 It was also the first time Western United had reached this stage of the competition 16 Western United would come into this match as A League champions after their 2 0 victory over Melbourne City on 28 May 2022 17 18 The match saw Western United midfielder Nicolas Milanovic reunite with his former youth side 19 whilst Patrick Antelmi a former Western United player was set to play against them 20 Both players were signed by Western United on 17 July 2020 21 The referee for the match was Stephen Lucas Andrej Giev and Matthew McOrist returned as assistant referees with Kelly Jones named as the fourth official 22 The match kicked off on 14 August 2022 with the scores held 1 1 by the end of extra time The first penalty was notably converted by Noah Botic with a panenka before two missed shots by Western United led to Cristian Gonzalez scoring the winning penalty for Sydney United in a 4 3 shootout victory 23 Sydney United progressed through to the quarter finals for the first time in their history and became the 10th member federation team to knock out an A League club 24 25 The match also was their fifth that went to extra time winning three out of the five they played it is the joint third most times of any team in the competition and more than any other member federation club 26 The schedule for the quarter finals was announced on 19 August 2022 with Sydney United facing Peninsula Power 27 Peninsula Power was participating in their third Australia Cup campaign having only reached the Round of 32 in their previous two appearances 28 Former head coach Aaron Philp of Peninsula Power most notably accomplished all three qualifications towards the Australia Cup before stepping down to assistant coach after being succeeded by Rick Coghlan as head coach 29 30 Like Sydney United Peninsula Power would play in the quarter finals for the first time in their history 31 Additionally they are the fourth Queensland team to play at this stage of the Australia Cup 26 The referee for the match was Chris Beath The assistant referees were Anton Schetinin and Ashley Beecham with Ben Abraham named as the fourth official 32 The match kicked off on 28 August 2022 at A J Kelly Park where Sydney United won 1 0 against the Power after an early goal from Yianni Fragogiannis sealed the win for his side 33 Sydney United was noted for their reduced attacking threat due the absence of Patrick Antelmi who was out with injury leading applaudment for United s defensive display during the match 34 Despite this Sydney United became the first club outside of the A League to reach the semi finals of the Cup since the draw was made fully open in 2021 35 It was also the first time that United has reached this stage of the competition 35 36 Additionally it was the third time Sydney United have defeated a Queensland team out of the three meetings they have encountered 37 The semi finals schedule was confirmed on 9 September 2022 with Sydney United drawn to play Brisbane Roar 38 Both sides competed at this stage for the first time in their history with a victory meaning either side could go against Oakleigh Cannons or Macarthur FC 37 it was the first time two state league teams were competing in the semi finals of the cup 39 Brisbane Roar in particular were participating in their eighth cup campaign and is the seventh of the inaugural eight A League members to reach the semi final of the cup 37 40 In their previous round Brisbane Roar defeated Adelaide United who were three time cup winners in a 2 1 victory with marquee forward Charlie Austin scoring his first goal for the Roar 41 42 Austin was highlighted to be a key man for Brisbane by Danijel Nizic in a podcast interview 43 The referee for the match was Adam Kersey The assistant referees were Brad Wright and Adam Powers with Kurt Ams named as the fourth official 44 The match kicked off on 11 September 2022 in front a crowd of 3 177 at Sydney United Sports Centre The match went into extra time after the score tied 2 2 in regular time Glen Trifiro would score the winner for Sydney United in the 105th minute of the first half to clinch a 3 2 victory over Brisbane Roar 45 46 As a result of the win Sydney United became the first non A League side to reach the final of the Australia Cup 47 Having eliminated Western United and Brisbane Roar they became the second federation side to knock out two A League sides after APIA Leichhardt who defeated Western Sydney Wanderers in 2021 and Melbourne Victory in 2018 48 Final v Macarthur FC edit Main article 2022 Australia Cup final Sydney United contested against Macarthur FC in the Australia Cup final following Macarthur s 5 2 win against Oakleigh Cannons on 14 September 2022 49 50 Both sides competed in the final for the first time in their history 51 Sydney United became the first National Premier Leagues NPL club to play in a cup final whilst Macarthur became the seventh A League team to compete in the cup final 51 The venue was confirmed on 16 September 2022 to be set at Commbank Stadium in Parramatta Western Sydney with over 10 000 tickets sold by 28 September 2022 52 53 Notable key players were highlighted on both sides For Macarthur Al Hassan Toure was the highest goalscorer of the Australia Cup with four goals to his name and Daniel Arzani led the competition in chances created with 15 which was more than Sydney United s Chris Payne who tallied 7 51 54 Due to this Macarthur was the most prolific team with 17 goals throughout the campaign only Sydney FC scored more with 20 goals in the 2017 edition 51 In contrast Sydney United s Danijel Nizic and Yianni Perkatis were highlighted as key men in United s defence having only conceded 3 goals during the campaign the best performance by any team in the tournament 51 55 Former youth and senior players of Sydney United represented Macarthur in the final Tomislav Uskok Nicholas Suman and Ivan Vujica competed against their former side 56 Vujica s parents who were Croatian immigrants both supported and worked at the club his father Marinko was a board member of Sydney United and his mother Ivanka worked in the canteen of the home ground 57 The match was dubbed Old soccer vs New football due to Sydney United s history in the defunct National Soccer League NSL who were going against Macarthur FC of the supposedly newly established A League 56 57 The event also attracted figures from other sports and events NRL coach Wayne Bennett gave United head coach Miro Vlastelica a phone call wishing him luck for the match 58 59 Additionally Canberra Croatia also suffered from reduced attendance due to their Croatian fans going to the final to support Sydney United despite the Canberra side playing in the grand final of NPL ACT 60 The referee of the match was Daniel Elder who was the fourth official of two previous A League grand finals in 2021 and 2022 61 The assistant referees were Andrej Giev and Andrew Meimarakis with Kurt Ams and Brad Wright selected as the fourth and fifth official respectively 53 The match kicked off on 1 October 2022 in front of 16 461 spectators at Commbank Stadium where the final score ended in a 2 0 defeat for Sydney United after two penalties scored by Macarthur FC 62 As a result Macarthur FC received their first title in their history with newly appointed head coach Dwight Yorke who achieved his first trophy in his fifth competitive game in charge 63 The Bulls also dedicated the title to captain Ulises Davila who was grieving the loss of his wife Lily Davila also changed his jersey surname to Lily s 64 Despite the loss Sydney United had a strong backing with thousands of fans waving Croatian flags in the stands as a nod to the club s heritage 65 It would have also been the first time an NSL club had qualified for an Asian international competition if the match was won the AFC Cup place was awarded to Macarthur 56 65 Fans behaviour and controversies edit2022 Australia Cup final edit Before the commencement of the Australia Cup final on 1 October 2022 around 3 000 Sydney United supporters marched down Parramatta s Victoria Road with flares and banners generating a fiery atmosphere from kick off 66 A complete attendance of over 16 000 stood for the traditional Welcome to Country that was performed by Erin Wilkins 67 68 Many fans chanted and made noise throughout the acknowledgment however sections from the United stands descended to booing whilst Wilkins spoke which continued throughout the national anthem 67 68 This followed throughout the match as the Network 10 broadcast also captured numerous fans of Sydney United appearing to make Nazi salutes and bearing flags that relate towards fascist movements and beliefs 67 68 Fans then continued to sing Za dom spremni For Homeland Ready which was a chant used by the far right Ustase movement in Croatia in the 1930s and 1940s 67 68 that collaborated with the Nazis during the second world war and participated in war crimes ethnic cleansing and acts of genocide 69 In particular one banner unveiled at CommBank Stadium bore a striking resemblance to the flag of Nazi Germany largely red it contained a white circle in the middle with EP an acronym for the club s Edensor Park home written in the circle in black typeface 67 68 Images and videos started circulating through social media of the behaviour which garnered many criticisms from organisations and notable figures including fans labelling the entire spectacle an embarrassment 70 71 72 73 A statement from Football Australia FA was released and issued to The Sydney Morning Herald after the match claiming that the majority of fans on Saturday night were well behaved and that only eight people were evicted 74 A NSW Police spokesperson said no arrests were made 73 74 Despite these claims Darren Bark CEO of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies denounced the symbols and salutes at the event stressing their incompatibility with modern Australian society and their association with the atrocities of World War II 67 68 Bark also called for strong action including lifetime attendance bans against fans involved and urged Football Australia to work with Sydney United to address the concerning views held by some supporters 67 68 75 Former Sydney United and Australian player Craig Foster also showed support of this on social media and live television 67 76 Erin Wilkins was telephoned an apology by the FA chief executive on behalf of the organisation which insisted the behaviour was restricted to a small section of supporters 67 68 Both Sydney United and Macarthur FC were contacted for comments on the incident 77 On 2 October 2022 a statement was released on Facebook by Sydney United who pledged their commitment to track down fascist fans that attended on the night 78 79 NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet claimed that investigations had begun and that any fan who allegedly raised their arms in Nazi salutes will receive a lifetime ban from attending any more games 80 Jade North a former Australian footballer and co chairman of Football Australia National Indigenous Advisory Group also released a statement of their commitment towards the investigation in hopes of playing a leading role in Australia s journey of Reconciliation 81 An updated FA statement was released on the same day concerning about the behaviours of the fans and an investigation had begun with the management of CommBank Stadium and NSW Police to determine strong and swift action on any identified anti social behaviour which may also be deemed as illegal in the state of NSW 82 It also stated that the FA will hold discussions with Sydney United about the behaviour of certain fans which could lead to both individual and club sanctions 82 83 84 85 The Sydney Morning Herald claimed that numerous sources stated Football Australia approached Sydney United with concerns before the match about several of the banners regularly displayed by their fans including one red flag with a white circle containing the letters EP 73 However the club rejected Football Australia s concerns and said EP stood for Edensor Park 73 On 3 October 2022 Australian TV presenter Lucy Zelic who is of Croatian descent called for lifetime bans and a mandatory educational course saying she felt devastated and embarrassed by her fellow countrymen 86 On 4 October 2022 Macarthur FC forward Al Hassan Toure spoke of his celebration in front of the Sydney United fans after scoring the opening goal of the match 87 He recalled thrown projectiles at him during his celebration but was unaware of the fascist chants and behaviours like many of his teammates from the fans and had only found out due to social media 87 The next day the FA issued a life ban for one Sydney United supporter effective immediately 88 The spectator was not named but has been identified and would be unable to attend Football Australia sanctioned matches including all NPL A Leagues Australia Cup and national team matches for life 89 90 On 7 October 2022 the FA issued a life ban for a second Sydney United supporter effective immediately 91 92 Both of these supporters received the same punishment and may be subjected to criminal charges 93 The FA also investigated in another case relating to a fan based racist behaviour where one member of the crowd was imitating a monkey to Al Hassan Toure who is of African descent which was marred by performing Nazi salutes and chanting the Za dom spremni during the match 94 A spokesperson for FA said the incident was already on their radar before footage emerged on social media 93 Sanctions edit On 4 November 2022 the FA sanctioned Sydney United under the National Code of Conduct and Ethics for incidents that occurred at the cup final 95 After considering the club s response to the Show Cause Notice Sydney United was issued with a 15 000 fine 96 97 Additionally Sydney United has also been issued with several suspended sanctions including further fines significant point deductions in the NPL NSW competition up to 40 points deducted per sanction and a suspended participation ban from the Australia Cup in 2023 2024 and 2025 98 99 100 These suspended sanctions will be triggered if Sydney United failed to comply with specific requirements over the following three years 101 These include ongoing volunteer work with the First Nations and Jewish communities compulsory education and training to counter racism discrimination anti Semitic and other faith based hatred for the Sydney United 58 FC s Board Executive administrators players support staff volunteers and fan group leaders compulsory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural competency training for the Sydney United 58 FC s Board Executive administrators players support staff volunteers and fan group leaders implementation of cultural initiatives within Sydney United 58 FC prescribed standards of behaviour for Sydney United 58 FC supporters in accordance with the Code of Conduct and Ethics 102 103 Other incidents and charges edit In February 2023 Football Australia released another statement about an incident of racism after a complaint by an APIA Leichhardt player who is of Aboriginal descent outlining derogatory abuse in a league match against Sydney United 104 A letter sent to Football NSW cited the racial and homophobic slurs reverberated at him during a match his teammate Yianni Nicolaou also faced racial abuse from the United fans 104 The said player alongside captain Adrian Ucchino also notified match officials in the 70th minute of the match about the abuse he received 104 105 On 23 February 2023 Football Australia confirmed an investigation underwent and will monitor the investigative process and outcome to consider any implications on existing sanctions against Sydney United 106 On 27 April 2023 Football NSW announced the conclusion of the investigation and states that Sydney United would be imposed of a 5 000 fine payable within 30 days a three point deduction in the league and one league match played behind closed doors Sydney United was charged with four offences related to alleged racial and or homophobic abuse by its supporters 107 On 5 March 2023 three individuals who attended the Australia Cup final became the first to face charges under a newly implemented law in NSW that prohibits the display of Nazi symbols 108 109 It reported to be one of the first uses of the new law which passed NSW parliament in August 2022 and was introduced to address rising far right extremism and antisemitism 110 111 The individuals were identified as Dominik Sieben aged 24 from Beverley Park Marijan Lisica aged 44 from Doonside and Nikola Marko Gasparovic aged 45 from Wetherill Park 110 They were each issued a court attendance notice for knowingly displaying a Nazi symbol in public without excuse On 19 April 2023 all three men were excused from appearing in Parramatta Local Court Lisica and Gasparovic s solicitor Enis Erdem entered not guilty pleas on their behalf Sieben s barrister sent a letter to the court and not guilty pleas were also entered for him 112 113 The cases for all three individuals were adjourned to 7 June 2023 where the three men were again excused from appearing and their lawyer Vanessa Hartley represented them Another hearing was set to be on 5 March 2024 114 115 Matches editPreliminary round edit Main article 2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds Quakers Hill Junior SC v Sydney United 12 May 2022 Round 4Quakers Hill Junior SC0 7Sydney UnitedGlenwwod Sydney19 00 AEST UTC 10 Report Stadium Valentine Sports Park Sydney United v Rockdale Ilinden 25 May 2022 Round 5Sydney United1 0Rockdale IlindenEdensor Park Sydney19 30 AEST UTC 10 Vlastelica nbsp 90 5 Report Stadium Sydney United Sports Centre Sydney United v Hurstville FC 7 June 2022 Round 6Sydney United2 0Hurstville FCEdensor Park Sydney19 30 AEST UTC 10 Report Stadium Sydney United Sports Centre Northern Tigers v Sydney United 15 June 2022 Round 7Northern Tigers1 2Sydney UnitedNorth Turramurra Sydney18 45 AEST UTC 10 Mahon nbsp 33 Report Antelmi nbsp 38 Tomelic nbsp 87 Stadium North Turramurra Recreation Area Australia Cup edit Sydney United v Monaro Panthers 3 August 2022 Round of 32Sydney United3 0Monaro PanthersSydney19 30 AEST UTC 10 Antelmi nbsp 37 Vlastelica nbsp 54 Payne nbsp 63 pen Cimenti nbsp 79 Report nbsp 17 Carle nbsp 58 Jenkins nbsp 76 Senior nbsp 90 2 Cole Stadium Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance 526Referee Jonathon Barreiro Sydney United v Western United 14 August 2022 Round of 16Sydney United1 1 a e t 4 3 p Western UnitedSydney14 00 AEST UTC 10 Perkatis nbsp 36 Maia nbsp 56 Gonzalez nbsp 109 Report nbsp 36 Imai nbsp 43 Pain nbsp 117 Josh Risdon Stadium Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance 1 358Referee Stephen LucasPenaltiesTrifiro nbsp Fragogiannis nbsp Roberts nbsp Cimenti nbsp Gonzalez nbsp nbsp Botic nbsp Garuccio nbsp Milanovic nbsp Wales nbsp Lustica Peninsula Power v Sydney United 28 August 2022 Quarter finalPeninsula Power0 1Sydney UnitedBrisbane15 00 AEST UTC 10 Report nbsp 9 Fragogiannis nbsp 54 Perkatis nbsp 55 Tomelic nbsp 65 Gonzalez nbsp 75 Agamemnonos nbsp 90 1 Clut Stadium A J Kelly Park Attendance 1 500Referee Chris Beath Sydney United v Brisbane Roar 11 September 2022 Semi finalSydney United3 2 a e t Brisbane RoarSydney14 00 AEST UTC 10 Bilic nbsp 24 Vlastelica nbsp 63 Antelmi nbsp 71 Gonzalez nbsp 97 Trifiro nbsp 105 Antelmi nbsp 108 Report nbsp 13 Danzaki nbsp 45 2 O Shea nbsp 63 pen Austin Stadium Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance 3 177Referee Adam Kersey Sydney United v Macarthur FC 1 October 2022 FinalSydney United0 2Macarthur FCSydney19 45 AEST UTC 10 Tomelic nbsp 50 Roberts nbsp 90 2 Report nbsp 32 pen Toure nbsp 90 pen Davila Stadium CommBank Stadium Attendance 16 461Referee Daniel ElderSquad edit nbsp Chris Payne the top league goalscorer for Sydney United First team edit Sydney United s coach for the 2022 season is Miro Vlastelica who returned to United in May 2022 following the departure of the previous coach Joe Haywood 116 Vlastelica was first appointed in May 2018 117 and resigned in September 2019 due to personal reasons 118 Following the cup campaign he led Sydney United for another season before being succeeded by Zeljko Kalac in November 2023 after he took a coaching role within the club 119 Statistics edit Note The appearances listed in the statistics section pertain exclusively to the Australia Cup No Pos Nat Player Australia Cup Discipline Apps Goals Asst nbsp nbsp Goalkeepers 1 GK nbsp Danijel Nizic 5 0 0 0 0 55 69 note 1 GK nbsp James Husoy 0 0 0 0 0 Defenders 2 DF nbsp Cristian Gonzalez 4 0 0 3 0 3 DF nbsp Jordan Roberts 5 0 1 1 0 4 DF nbsp Adrian Vlastelica 5 0 0 2 0 16 DF nbsp Jacob Poscoliero 3 0 0 0 0 17 DF nbsp Matthew Bilic 5 1 0 0 0 22 DF nbsp Yianni Fragogiannis 4 1 0 0 0 Midfielders 5 MF nbsp Anthony Tomelic 5 0 0 2 0 10 MF nbsp Devante Clut 2 0 0 1 0 11 MF nbsp Yianni Perkatis 5 0 0 2 0 13 MF nbsp Jordan Ivancic 0 0 0 0 0 14 MF nbsp Andrea Agamemnonos 5 0 0 1 0 15 MF nbsp Tariq Maia 5 1 0 0 0 18 MF nbsp Glen Trifiro 4 1 1 0 0 20 MF nbsp Adrian Knez 0 0 0 0 0 Forwards 6 FW nbsp Chris Payne 5 1 3 0 0 7 FW nbsp Taisei Kaneko 5 0 1 0 0 8 FW nbsp Kyle Cimenti 5 1 0 0 0 9 FW nbsp Patrick Antelmi 3 2 0 1 0 Husoy worn number 69 on 3 August References edit 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