2021–22 Sydney FC (A-League Women) season

The 2021–22 Sydney FC (A-League Women) season is the club's 14th season in the A-League Women (formerly the W-League), the premier competition for women's football in Australia.

Sydney FC (A-League Women)
2021–22 season
ManagerAnte Juric
StadiumJubilee Stadium
Leichhardt Oval
A-League Women1st of 10 (Premiers)
A-League Finals SeriesRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Cortnee Vine (6)
All: Cortnee Vine (9)
Highest home attendance5,027 (27 March 2022 vs. Melbourne Victory)
Lowest home attendance350 (8 January 2022 vs. Perth Glory)

Squad

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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 Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
2 DF   AUS Mary Stanic-Floody (scholarship)
3 DF   AUS Charlotte McLean
4 DF   AUS Jessika Nash
5 DF   NZL Ally Green
6 MF   AUS Sarah Hunter
7 DF   AUS Ellie Brush
8 MF   AUS Rachel Lowe
9 FW   CHI María José Rojas
10 FW   AUS Remy Siemsen
11 FW   AUS Cortnee Vine
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF   AUS Natalie Tobin (captain)
13 DF   AUS Natasha Prior
14 FW   NZL Paige Satchell
15 MF   AUS Mackenzie Hawkesby
16 FW   AUS Kahli Johnson (scholarship)
17 DF   AUS Angelique Hristodoulou
18 MF   AUS Taylor Ray
19 DF   AUS Charlize Rule
20 FW   AUS Princess Ibini
30 GK   AUS Katie Offer
40 GK   AUS Eliza Campbell

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Player Moving from Transfer
Window
Source
13 August 2021   Paige Satchell Canberra United Pre-season [1]
3 September 2021 Sarah Hunter Western Sydney Wanderers Pre-season [2]
3 September 2021 Jessika Nash Canberra United Pre-season [2]
6 September 2021   María José Rojas Adelaide United Pre-season [3]
9 September 2021 Kahli Johnson Unattached Pre-season [4]
9 September 2021 Mary Stanic-Floody Unattached Pre-season [4]

Transfers out

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Date Player Moving to Transfer
Window
Source
29 March 2021 Claudia Cholakian Sydney Olympic Pre-season [5][6]
11 June 2021 Clare Wheeler   Fortuna Hjørring Pre-season [7]
6 August 2021 Teresa Polias Unattached Pre-season [8]
7 September 2021 Allira Toby Canberra United Pre-season [9]
2 December 2021 Elizabeth Ralston Western Sydney Wanderers Pre-season free agency [10]

W-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 14 11 2 1 36 6 +30 35 Qualification to Finals series
2 Melbourne City 14 11 0 3 29 11 +18 33
3 Adelaide United 14 9 0 5 33 17 +16 27
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 14 7 3 4 26 22 +4 24
5 Perth Glory 14 7 3 4 20 23 −3 24
6 Brisbane Roar 14 5 2 7 28 30 −2 17
7 Canberra United 14 2 7 5 24 29 −5 13
8 Newcastle Jets 14 2 4 8 15 30 −15 10
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 14 1 4 9 7 27 −20 7
10 Wellington Phoenix 14 2 1 11 13 36 −23 7
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

  • All times are in AEDT
4 December 2021 1 Sydney FC 3–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,997
Referee: Rebecca Mackie
11 December 2021 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Sydney FC Parramatta
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 1,992
Referee: Lara Lee
19 December 2021 3 Sydney FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
16:05
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,045
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
27 December 2021 4 Sydney FC 0–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
16:05 Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Referee: Isabella Blaess
30 December 2021 5 Wellington Phoenix 0–5 Sydney FC Wollongong
17:05 Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 309
Referee: Lara Lee
8 January 2022 6 Sydney FC 4–0 Perth Glory Sydney
19:45
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Casey Reibelt
15 January 2022 7 Sydney FC 6–0 Canberra United Sydney
17:05
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,319
Referee: Isabella Blaess
22 January 2022 12 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne City Sydney
13:05
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,259
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
2 February 2022 10 Sydney FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:45
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 501
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
13 February 2022 11 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Sydney FC Newcastle
18:15 Report Ibini   22' Stadium: No. 2 Sportsground
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
16 February 2022 9 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Sydney FC Fraser Rise
20:05
Report
Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 814
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
20 February 2022 8 Melbourne City 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
16:05
Report Ibini   79' (pen.) Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,019
Referee: Casey Reibelt
27 February 2022 13 Perth Glory 1–3 Sydney FC Launceston
16:05 Keane   86' Report
Stadium: University of Tasmania Stadium
Attendance: 692
Referee: Rebecca Mackie
6 March 2022 14 Adelaide United 0–1 Sydney FC Adelaide
15:35 Report Satchell   61' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 1,173
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Finals series

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11 March 2022 Semi-final Sydney FC 4–2 (a.e.t.) Melbourne City Sydney
19:05
Report Wilkinson   21', 58' Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 942
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
27 March 2022 Grand final Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney
15:05 Vine   66' Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,027
Referee: Lara Lee

Awards

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End of season awards

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The following players received awards at the Sydney FC Sky Blue Ball for their achievements throughout the season:[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Warriner, David (13 August 2021). "Sydney FC Secure NZ Tokyo 2020 Olympic Forward". Sydney FC.
  2. ^ a b "Sydney FC Sign Young Duo". Sydney FC. 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Chilean International Superstar". Sydney FC. 6 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Ellie Brush Returns As Sydney FC Complete W-League Squad". Sydney FC. 9 September 2021.
  5. ^ @FNXsports (29 March 2021). "Claudia Cholakian, Sydney Olympic, 2021" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Roots, Dale (28 April 2021). "2021 NSW NPL Women's Wrap – Round 4". Beyond 90.
  7. ^ Paquette, Catherine (11 June 2021). "Young Matildas midfielder seals European move". The Women's Game.
  8. ^ Warriner, David (6 August 2021). "Sydney FC Captain To Take A Break From Football". Sydney FC.
  9. ^ "Allira Toby joins Canberra United". Canberra United. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Ralston signs for Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 December 2021.
  11. ^ David Warriner (10 June 2022). "Sky Blue Ball Awards Crown Winners". sydneyfc.com. Retrieved 19 September 2022.