2023–24 Sydney FC season

The 2023–24 season is the 19th in the history of Sydney Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Sydney FC competed in the Australia Cup for the ninth time.

Sydney FC
2023–24 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerSteve Corica
(until 7 November 2023)
Ufuk Talay
(from 8 November 2023)
StadiumAllianz Stadium
A-League Men4th
A-League Men FinalsSemi-finals
Australia CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fábio Gomes
Joe Lolley
(11 each)

All:
Joe Lolley
(14)
Highest home attendance28,152
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(25 November 2023)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance2,540
vs. Central Coast Mariners
(13 August 2023)
Australia Cup
Average home league attendance14,476
Biggest win7–1
vs. Perth Glory (H)
(28 April 2024)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Brisbane Roar (A)
(27 October 2023)
A-League Men
0–3
vs. Melbourne Victory (A)
(16 December 2023)
A-League Men
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2024.

Players edit

First-team squad 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
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)
16 DF   AUS Joel King
17 MF   AUS Anthony Caceres
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF   AUS Matthew Scarcella (scholarship)
19 FW   AUS Mitch Glasson
20 GK   AUS Adam Pavlesic
21 DF   AUS Zac De Jesus
22 MF   AUS Max Burgess
23 DF   AUS Rhyan Grant (vice-captain)
24 MF   AUS Wataru Kamijo
25 FW   AUS Jaiden Kucharski
26 MF   AUS Luke Brattan (captain)
27 DF   AUS Hayden Matthews
28 FW   AUS Nathan Amanatidis
30 GK   AUS Gus Hoefsloot (scholarship)

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
16 DF Joel King   OB Free transfer 3 years 23 June 2023 [1]
28 MF Nathan Amanatidis Adelaide United NPL Free transfer 3 years 18 July 2023 [2]
9 FW   Fábio Gomes   Atlético Mineiro Loan 1 year 12 September 2023 [3]
4 DF Jordan Courtney-Perkins   Raków Częstochowa Free transfer 3 years 15 September 2023 [4]
15 DF   Gabriel Lacerda   Ceará Loan 1 year 19 September 2023 [5]

From youth squad edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
18 MF   Matthew Scarcella 19 2-year scholarship contract[6]
30 GK   Gus Hoefsloot 17 3-year scholarship contract[7]
19 FW   Mitch Glasson 17 3-year contract[8]
21 DF   Zac De Jesus 17 3-year contract[9]
24 MF   Wataru Kamijo 17 3-year contract[10]
27 DF   Hayden Matthews 19 3-year contract[11]

Transfers out edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
20 GK Tom Heward-Belle Unattached End of contract 24 May 2023 [12]
3 DF Joel King   OB End of loan 24 May 2023 [12]
4 DF Alex Wilkinson Retired 1 June 2023 [13]
9 FW   Adam Le Fondre Unattached End of contract 12 June 2023 [14]
8 MF Paulo Retre   Goa Undisclosed 25 June 2023 [15]
2 DF James Donachie Western United Mutual contract termination 2 July 2023 [16][17]
21 FW Alex Parsons Brisbane Roar Mutual contract termination 2 July 2023 [16][18]
18 DF   Diego Caballo   AaB Undisclosed 5 July 2023 [19][20]
7 FW Adrian Segecic   Dordrecht Loan 30 August 2023 [21]
27 DF Kealey Adamson Macarthur FC End of contract 7 December 2023 [22][23]

Contract extensions edit

No. Position Name Duration Date Note
13 FW Patrick Wood 2 years 3 July 2023 [24]
8 MF Jake Girdwood-Reich 3 years 19 July 2023 New 3-year contract, replacing previous scholarship contract which was until end of 2023–24.[25]
25 FW Jaiden Kucharski 2 years 29 August 2023 New 2-year contract, replacing previous scholarship contract which was until end of 2023–24.[26]
12 MF Corey Hollman 2 years 5 October 2023 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[27]
10 FW   Joe Lolley 2 years 17 January 2024 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[28]
23 DF Rhyan Grant 2 years 7 March 2024 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[29]

Kits edit

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Away
 
 
 
 
 
Third
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia Cup Home
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia Cup Away

Pre-season and friendlies edit

25 July 2023 Sydney FC   5–3   Manly United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sky Park
Note: The match was shortened to 60 minutes
1 August 2023 Sydney FC   2–1   NWS Spirit Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sky Park
6 August 2023 Sydney FC   0–0   Newcastle Jets Sydney
Report Stadium: Sky Park
23 August 2023 Sydney FC   3–1   Macarthur FC Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sky Park
6 September 2023 Newcastle Jets   0–1   Sydney FC Maitland
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 0 behind closed doors

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 21 October 2023 28 April 2024 Matchday 1 4th 27 12 5 10 52 41 +11 044.44
A-League Men Finals 4 May 2024 Elimination-finals 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 050.00
Australia Cup 13 August 2023 7 October 2023 Round of 32 Winners 5 4 1 0 13 5 +8 080.00
Total 34 17 6 11 70 48 +22 050.00

Last updated: 10 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 15 8 4 42 26 +16 53 Qualification for Finals series[b]
3 Melbourne Victory 27 10 12 5 43 33 +10 42
4 Sydney FC 27 12 5 10 52 41 +11 41 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 and Finals series[c]
5 Macarthur FC 27 11 8 8 45 48 −3 41 Qualification for Finals series[b]
6 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 50 38 +12 39
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[30][31]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. ^ a b The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  3. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League 2 as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.

Results summary edit

Away figures include Sydney FC's 4–3 loss on neutral ground against Adelaide United on 13 January 2024.

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 12 5 10 52 41  +11 41 8 2 3 29 15  +14 4 3 7 23 26  −3

Last updated: 28 April 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round edit

Round123456789101127131415161718192021221223242526
GroundHAAAHHHAHHANHAAAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLLLWLWLLWWWLWDDWWDWDLWDLWLW
Position1111121010810109979677656555544454
Points000336669121515181920232627303131343535383841
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 October 2023 1 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,586
Referee: Daniel Elder
27 October 2023 2 Brisbane Roar 3–0 Sydney FC Brisbane
18:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,688
Referee: Alireza Faghani
3 November 2023 3 Melbourne City 2–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,303
Referee: Daniel Elder
11 November 2023 4 Adelaide United 1–5 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 12,859
Referee: Adam Kersey
25 November 2023 5 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 28,152
Referee: Daniel Elder
2 December 2023 6 Sydney FC 3–2 Perth Glory Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 8,182
Referee: Alireza Faghani
9 December 2023 7 Sydney FC 0–2 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 8,006
Referee: Daniel Elder
16 December 2023 8 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,607
Referee: Adam Kersey
23 December 2023 9 Sydney FC 4–2 Western United Sydney
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,315
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
29 December 2023 10 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,343
Referee: Alireza Faghani
6 January 2024 11 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Sydney FC Brisbane
18:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,115
Referee: Daniel Elder
13 January 2024 27 Adelaide United 4–3 Sydney FC Sydney
20:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,918
Referee: Alex King
19 January 2024 13 Sydney FC 4–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,160
Referee: Adam Bavcar
26 January 2024 14 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,102
Referee: Adam Kersey
3 February 2024 15 Western United 2–2 Sydney FC Hobart
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: North Hobart Oval
Attendance: 5,076
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
10 February 2024 16 Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Sydney FC Gosford
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 11,379
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
17 February 2024 17 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,084
Referee: Alex King
24 February 2024 18 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
17:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,120
Referee: Adam Kersey
2 March 2024 19 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–4 Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 27,998
Referee: Alex King
10 March 2024 20 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,087
Referee: Adam Kersey
16 March 2024 21 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Sydney FC Auckland
17:30 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 18,002
Referee: Alireza Faghani
30 March 2024 22 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:45
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 12,768
Referee: Shaun Evans
3 April 2024 12 Perth Glory 1–1 Sydney FC Perth
21:45 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 4,862
Referee: Alex King
Note: Originally scheduled for 12 January 2024, was moved due to Unite Round.[32]
7 April 2024 23 Newcastle Jets 3–1 Sydney FC Newcastle
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,765
Referee: Jack Morgan
13 April 2024 24 Sydney FC 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 26,155
Referee: Alireza Faghani
21 April 2024 25 Macarthur FC 1–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 7,723
Referee: Daniel Elder
28 April 2024 26 Sydney FC 7–1 Perth Glory Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 13,225
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro

Finals series edit

4 May 2024 Elimination-finals Sydney FC 4–0 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,792
Referee: Alireza Faghani
10 May 2024 Semi-finals First Leg Sydney FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 13,813
Referee: Ben Abraham

Australia Cup edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

13 August 2023 Round of 32 Sydney FC 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(10–9 p)
Central Coast Mariners Wollongong
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,540
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Penalties
30 August 2023 Round of 16 APIA Leichhardt   0–2 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 4,601
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 September 2023 Quarter-finals Sydney FC 3–0 Western United Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,916
Referee: Casey Reibelt
24 September 2023 Semi-finals Melbourne City 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,267
Referee: Jack Morgan
7 October 2023 Final Sydney FC 3–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,482
Referee: Ben Abraham

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 10 May 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Andrew Redmayne 26 0 2 0 5 0 33 0
3 DF   Aaron Gurd 1+1 0 0+1 0 1+2 0 6 0
4 DF   Jordan Courtney-Perkins 14+8 3 2 0 1+1 0 26 3
6 DF   Jack Rodwell 5+2 1 2 0 3 1 12 2
8 MF   Jake Girdwood-Reich 23 1 1+1 0 5 0 30 1
9 FW   Fábio Gomes 19+6 11 0+2 0 0+2 2 29 13
10 FW   Joe Lolley 27 11 1 1 5 2 33 14
11 FW   Robert Mak 20+4 8 2 2 5 1 31 11
12 MF   Corey Hollman 18+4 0 2 0 5 0 29 0
13 FW   Patrick Wood 6+9 1 0+1 0 5 4 21 5
15 DF   Gabriel Lacerda 19+3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 25 0
16 DF   Joel King 11+6 2 2 1 4 0 23 3
17 MF   Anthony Caceres 24+1 3 2 0 5 2 32 5
18 MF   Matthew Scarcella 0+6 0 0 0 0+2 0 8 0
19 FW   Mitch Glasson 0+15 0 0 0 0+3 0 18 0
20 GK   Adam Pavlesic 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 DF   Zac De Jesus 3+5 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
22 MF   Max Burgess 9+10 2 0+2 0 0+3 0 24 2
23 DF   Rhyan Grant 25+1 3 2 0 1+2 0 31 3
25 FW   Jaiden Kucharski 9+13 3 0+1 1 0+4 1 27 5
26 MF   Luke Brattan 25+1 1 2 0 4 0 32 1
27 DF   Hayden Matthews 11+3 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
28 FW   Nathan Amanatidis 0+12 0 0 0 0+1 0 13 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
7 FW   Adrian Segecic 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
27 DF   Kealey Adamson 0 0 0 0 4+1 0 5 0

Disciplinary record edit

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 10 May 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total
                               
1 8 MF   Jake Girdwood-Reich 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 2
2 11 FW   Róbert Mak 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1
3 13 FW   Patrick Wood 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1
4 1 GK   Andrew Redmayne 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
12 MF   Corey Hollman 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
6 6 DF   Jack Rodwell 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
7 26 MF   Luke Brattan 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
8 16 DF   Joel King 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
22 MF   Max Burgess 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 17 MF   Anthony Caceres 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
15 DF   Gabriel Lacerda 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
23 DF   Rhyan Grant 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 4 DF   Jordan Courtney-Perkins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW   Fábio Gomes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
10 FW   Joe Lolley 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
25 FW   Jaiden Kucharski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 DF   Hayden Matthews 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 28 FW   Nathan Amanatidis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 46 0 5 1 1 1 5 0 0 52 0 5

Clean sheets edit

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 10 May 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total
1 1   Andrew Redmayne 2 1 2 4
Total 2 1 2 5

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Socceroo full back Joel King makes permanent switch home". Sydney FC. 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Sydney FC Win Race To Sign Joeys Star Amanatidis". Sydney FC. 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Brazilian Attacking Weapon Fabio Gomes". Sydney FC. 12 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Courtney-Perkins becomes a Sky Blue". Sydney FC. 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Sydney FC Signs Defensive Rock From Brazil". Sydney FC. 19 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Young Academy Star Matthew Scarcella Gets A-League Chance". Sydney FC. 15 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Academy Keeper Gus Hoefsloot wins A-League contract". Sydney FC. 28 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Sydney FC Secure Joeys Asian Cup Star Glasson". Sydney FC. 6 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Sydney FC sign Australian Asian Cup Full Back Zac De Jesus". Sydney FC. 12 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Academy Prospect Wataru Promoted". Sydney FC. 22 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Mathews signs first pro deal". Sydney FC. 25 January 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Heward-Belle Departs In Search Of First Team Action". Sydney FC. 24 May 2023.
  13. ^ Monteverde, Marco (1 June 2023). "Sydney FC skipper Alex Wilkinson announces retirement from football". news.com.au.
  14. ^ "Sydney FC's Adam Le Fondre Leaves After Five Hugely Successful Seasons". Sydney FC. 12 June 2023.
  15. ^ Mergulhao, Marcus (25 June 2023). "Paulo Retre, two-time A-League champion, moves from Sydney to Goa". The Times of India.
  16. ^ a b "Sydney FC Duo Depart". Sydney FC. 2 July 2023.
  17. ^ Alsop, Chloe (4 July 2023). "United bolster A-League Men defence signing Centre Back James Donachie". Western United.
  18. ^ "Alex Parsons returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 3 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Diego Caballo sold to Danish club AaB Aalborg". Sydney FC. 5 July 2023.
  20. ^ "AaB tilføjer spansk venstreback [AaB add Spanish left back]". AaB. 5 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Sydney FC young gun joins Dutch club on loan". Sydney FC. 30 August 2023.
  22. ^ "Full back to leave club". Sydney FC. 7 December 2023.
  23. ^ "New Bull alert: Kealey Adamson". Macarthur FC. 7 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Pat Wood commits future to Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 3 July 2023.
  25. ^ "Girdwood-Reich signs new three year contract". Sydney FC. 19 July 2023.
  26. ^ "Sydney FC cup hero Jaiden Kucharski extends contract". Sydney FC. 29 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Young Sydney FC Star Corey Hollman Inks Two Year Contract Extension". Sydney FC. 5 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Two more years of Lolley". Sydney FC. 17 January 2024.
  29. ^ "Sydney FC legend signs for two more years". Sydney FC. 7 March 2024.
  30. ^ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  31. ^ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.
  32. ^ "What is Unite Round?". aleagues.com.au. 18 October 2023.

External links edit