2023–24 Sydney FC (A-League Women) season

The 2023–24 season was the 16th in the history of Sydney Football Club (A-League Women).

Sydney FC (A-League Women)
2023–24 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerAnte Juric
A-League Women2nd
A-League Women FinalsWinners
AFC Women's Club ChampionshipGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Cortnee Vine (10)
All: Cortnee Vine (10)
Highest home attendance11,471
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(14 October 2023)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance1,858
vs. Central Coast Mariners
(17 January 2024)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance4,114
Biggest win3–0
vs. Bam Khatoon (N)
(6 November 2023)
AFC Women's Club Championship
3–0
vs. Adelaide United (H)
(24 March 2024)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Melbourne Victory (A)
(31 March 2024)
A-League Women
2024–25 →

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 10 December 2023[1]

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 Whyman
2 DF   AUS Margaux Chauvet
3 DF   AUS Charlotte McLean
4 DF   AUS Tori Tumeth
5 DF   AUS Kirsty Fenton
6 MF   AUS Lucy Johnson
7 MF   AUS Teigan Collister
8 MF   AUS Darcey Malone
9 FW   USA Shea Connors
10 MF   AUS Sienna Saveska
11 FW   AUS Cortnee Vine
12 DF   AUS Natalie Tobin (captain)
13 MF   AUS Aideen Keane
14 MF   AUS Abbey Lemon
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   AUS Mackenzie Hawkesby
16 DF   USA Jordan Thompson
17 MF   AUS Jynaya Dos Santos
18 MF   AUS Taylor Ray
19 MF   AUS Zara Kruger
20 FW   AUS Princess Ibini (captain)
21 FW   AUS Shay Hollman
22 FW   AUS Indiana Dos Santos
23 FW   ENG Fiona Worts
24 FW   AUS Caley Tallon-Henniker (injury replacement)
26 MF   AUS Madeleine Caspers
30 GK   AUS Tahlia Franco
40 GK   AUS Jasmine Black

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
2 DF Margaux Chauvet Unattached Free transfer 1 year 10 August 2023 [2]
6 FW Lucy Johnson Newcastle Jets Free transfer 1 year 10 August 2023 [2]
13 MF Aideen Keane Perth Glory Free transfer 1 year 10 August 2023 [2]
10 MF Sienna Saveska Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 2 years 25 August 2023 [3]
4 DF Tori Tumeth Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 25 August 2023 [3]
9 FW   Shea Connors   San Diego Wave Free transfer 1 year 31 August 2023 [4]
19 MF Zara Kruger   Lions FC Free transfer 1 year 31 August 2023 [4]
23 FW   Fiona Worts Adelaide United Free transfer 1 year 6 September 2023 [5]
40 GK Jasmine Black Unattached Free transfer 1 year 28 September 2023 [1]
8 MF Darcey Malone Melbourne City Free transfer 1 year 13 October 2023 [6]
24 FW Caley Tallon-Henniker Unattached Free transfer 2 November 2023 [7]
25 DF Jessica Seaman Unattached Free transfer 2 November 2023 [7]
16 DF   Jordan Thompson Unattached Injury replacement 7 months 26 November 2023 [8]
26 MF Madeleine Caspers   Football NSW Institute Free transfer 10 December 2023 [9]
15 MF Mackenzie Hawkesby   Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed 6 months 29 December 2023 [10]
24 FW Caley Tallon-Henniker Unattached Injury replacement 5 months 15 February 2024 [11]

Transfers out edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
9 MF   Madison Haley Unattached Free transfer 26 May 2023 [12]
30 GK Katie Offer Unattached Free transfer [12]
24 FW Shay Evans Unattached Free transfer [12]
4 DF   Anna Green Retired [12]
16 DF   Deborah-Anne De la Harpe   HB Køge Free transfer 6 July 2023 [13]
6 MF Sarah Hunter   Paris FC Free transfer 17 July 2023 [14]
15 MF Mackenzie Hawkesby   Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer 21 July 2023 [15]
19 MF Charlize Rule   Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer 26 July 2023 [16]
25 FW   Rola Badawiya Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 3 August 2023 [17]
2 MF Mary Stanic-Floody Unattached Free transfer 10 August 2023 [2]
8 MF Rachel Lowe Melbourne Victory Free transfer 21 August 2023 [18]
23 MF Anika Stajcic Perth Glory Free transfer 21 September 2023 [19]
25 DF Jessica Seaman Unattached Mutual contract termination 10 December 2023 [9]

Contract extensions edit

No. Position Player Duration Date Note
16 Deborah-Anne De la Harpe Defender 1 year 26 May 2023 [12]
17 Jynaya Dos Santos Midfielder 2 years [12]
22 Indiana Dos Santos Forward 2 years [12]
7 Teigan Collister Midfielder 1 year [12]
18 Taylor Ray Midfielder 1 year [12]
60 Tahlia Franco Goalkeeper 2 years [12]
11 Cortnee Vine Forward 1 year 22 August 2023 [20]
26 Madeleine Caspers Midfielder 2.5 years 11 January 2024 [21]
12 Natalie Tobin Midfielder 2 years 21 March 2024 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[22]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

28 September 2023 Sydney FC   2–0   Newcastle Jets Sydney
  • Ray   18'
  • Johnson   44'
Report Stadium: Sky Park
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 Women 14 October 2023 31 March 2024 Matchday 1 2nd 22 11 6 5 31 20 +11 050.00
A-League Women Finals 21 April 2024 4 May 2024 Semi-finals Winners 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 066.67
AFC Women's Club Championship 6 November 2023 12 November 2023 Group stage Group stage 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 066.67
Total 28 15 7 6 39 25 +14 053.57

Source: Soccerway

A-League Women edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 22 12 5 5 40 29 +11 41 Qualification to Finals series and 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
2 Sydney FC (C) 22 11 6 5 31 20 +11 39 Qualification to Finals series
3 Western United 22 11 3 8 37 34 +3 36
4 Melbourne Victory 22 10 6 6 44 29 +15 36
5 Central Coast Mariners 22 10 5 7 31 24 +7 35
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[23]
(C) Champions

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
21 10 6 5 30 20  +10 36 6 2 3 19 14  +5 4 4 2 11 6  +5

Source: KEEPUP

Results by round edit

Round12567891041112313141516181920211722
GroundHAAHAAHHHANHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultWLWLWDDWDDWLWDWDWWWWLL
Position1589656545332333331112
Points336691011141516191922232627303336393939
Source: KEEPUP
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The final league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[24]

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 October 2023 1 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,471
Referee: Casey Reibelt
21 October 2023 2 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Sydney FC Brisbane
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 3,679
Referee: Isabella Blaess
19 November 2023 5 Adelaide United 1–3 Sydney FC Adelaide
13:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,376
Referee: Lara Lee
26 November 2023 6 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne City Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
Attendance: 3,937
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
Note: Match delayed for 30 minutes after the 75th minute due to lightning. It was restarted at the 76th minute.
10 December 2023 7 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Sydney FC Newcastle
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,842
Referee: Bec Mackie
17 December 2023 8 Perth Glory 0–0 Sydney FC Perth
19:00 AWST Report Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 1,568
Referee: Shane Skinner
22 December 2023 9 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,241
Referee: Isabella Mossin
29 December 2023 10 Sydney FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 4,866
Referee: Bec Mackie
3 January 2024 4 Sydney FC 1–1 Canberra United Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Mikayala Ryan
Note: Originally scheduled for 12 November 2023, this match was postponed due to Sydney FC's participation in the 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship.[25] It was rescheduled for 3 January 2024.
7 January 2024 11 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Sydney FC Gosford
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 2,734
Referee: Isabella Blaess
14 January 2024 12 Western United 0–1 Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 4,039
Referee: Casey Reibelt
Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2024, was moved due to Unite Round.[26]
17 January 2024 3 Sydney FC 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,858
Referee: Bec Mackie
Note: Originally scheduled for 3 November 2023, this match was postponed due to Sydney FC's participation in the 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship. It was rescheduled for 17 January 2024.
21 January 2024 13 Sydney FC 2–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,547
Referee: Caitlin Williams
26 January 2024 14 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,522
Referee: Isabella Blaess
3 February 2024 15 Sydney FC 3–1 Perth Glory Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,266
Referee: Isabella Libri
10 February 2024 16 Melbourne City 0–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 709
Referee: Casey Reibelt
2 March 2024 18 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 9,577
Referee: Casey Reibelt
9 March 2024 19 Sydney FC 3–1 Western United Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
17 March 2024 20 Wellington Phoenix 2–4 Sydney FC Porirua
14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium
Attendance: 1,010
Referee: Bec Mackie
24 March 2024 21 Sydney FC 3–0 Adelaide United Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,137
Referee: Kelly Jones
27 March 2024 17 Canberra United 1–0 Sydney FC Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 957
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
Note: Match abandoned due to lightning on 17 February 2024, and to be replayed at a later date.[27] It was rescheduled for 27 March 2024.[28]
31 March 2024 22 Sydney FC 0–4 Melbourne Victory Sydney
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 4,576
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Finals series edit

21 April 2024 Semi-finals 1st Leg Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Sydney FC Gosford
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 4,014
Referee: Isabella Mossin
27 April 2024 Semi-finals 2nd Leg Sydney FC 1–1
(2–1 agg.)
Central Coast Mariners Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 7,063
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
4 May 2024 Grand final Melbourne City 0–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
16:15 AEST Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,671
Referee: Casey Reibelt

AFC Women's Club Championship edit

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Hyundai Steel Red Angels 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9
2   Sydney FC 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3   FC Nasaf (H) 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1
4   Bam Khatoon FC 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 1
Source: AFC
(H) Hosts
6 November 2023 1 Sydney FC   3–0   Bam Khatoon Qarshi, Uzbekistan
15:00 UZT
Report Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
9 November 2023 2 Nasaf   1–2   Sydney FC Qarshi, Uzbekistan
19:00 UZT
Report
Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
12 November 2023 3 Sydney FC   0–3   Hyundai Steel Red Angels Qarshi, Uzbekistan
15:00 UZT Report
Stadium: Markaziy Stadium

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

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

No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women AFC Women's
Club Championship
Total
Regular season Finals series
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Jada Whyman 22 0 3 0 3 0 28 0
2 DF   Margaux Chauvet 10 0 3 0 1 0 14 0
3 DF   Charlotte Mclean 22 1 3 0 3 0 28 1
4 DF   Tori Tumeth 21+1 0 3 0 3 0 28 0
5 DF   Kirsty Fenton 16 1 0 0 3 0 19 1
6 DF   Lucy Johnson 2+2 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 7 0
7 MF   Teigan Collister 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 3 0
8 MF   Darcey Malone 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW   Shea Connors 2+9 0 0+3 1 2+1 0 17 1
10 MF   Sienna Saveska 0+4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
11 FW   Cortnee Vine 14+4 10 3 0 0 0 21 10
12 DF   Natalie Tobin 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 MF   Aideen Keane 7+7 1 0 0 1+1 1 16 2
14 MF   Abbey Lemon 9+7 1 3 0 1+1 0 21 1
15 MF   Mackenzie Hawkesby 15 3 3 2 0 0 18 5
16 DF   Jordan Thompson 14+1 2 3 0 0 0 18 2
17 MF   Jynaya Dos Santos 2+5 1 0 0 0+1 0 8 1
18 MF   Taylor Ray 10+9 0 0+1 0 3 0 23 0
19 MF   Zara Kruger 9+6 1 0 0 1+1 0 17 1
20 FW   Princess Ibini-Isei 21 1 3 0 2+1 0 27 1
21 FW   Shay Hollman 16+2 0 3 0 2+1 0 24 0
22 FW   Indiana Dos Santos 6+5 0 3 0 2+1 0 17 0
23 FW   Fiona Worts 6 3 0 0 3 4 9 7
24 FW   Caley Tallon-Henniker 4+1 1 0+2 0 1+2 0 10 1
25 DF   Jessica Seaman 2 0 0 0 2+1 0 5 0
26 MF   Maddie Caspers 7+2 3 0 0 0 0 9 3
30 GK   Tahlia Franco 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 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.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women AFC Women's
Club Championship
Total
Regular season Finals series
                               
1 21 MF   Shay Hollman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
2 4 DF   Tori Tumeth 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 DF   Kirsty Fenton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
4 13 MF   Aideen Keane 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
15 MF   Mackenzie Hawkesby 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 1 GK   Jada Whyman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2 DF   Margaux Chauvet 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
3 DF   Charlotte Mclean 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 DF   Jordan Thompson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 FW   Princess Ibini-Isei 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 14 MF   Abbey Lemon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 MF   Taylor Ray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 28 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0

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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women AFC Women's
Club Championship
Total
Regular season Finals series
1 1   Jada Whyman 9 2 1 12
2 30   Tahlia Franco 0 0 0 (1) 0 (1)
Total 9 2 1 (1) 12 (1)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Women's Squad Numbers confirmed". Sydney FC. 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Sydney FC Welcomes Lucy, Aideen And Margaux". Sydney FC. 10 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Sydney FC Sign Two Young Matildas". Sydney FC. 25 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Sydney FC Women Signal Attacking Intent". Sydney FC. 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Julie Dolan Medalist And Golden Boot Winner". Sydney FC. 6 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Sydney FC Finalise Liberty A-League Squad". Sydney FC. 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Sydney FC Women Aiming To Conquer Asia". Sydney FC. 2 November 2023. includes new faces defender Jessica Seaman and lightning quick forward Caley Tallon-Henniker.
  8. ^ "Sydney FC Complete Signing Of American Defender Jordan Thompson". Sydney FC. 26 November 2023.
  9. ^ a b O'Sullivan, Sari (10 December 2023). "Sydney FC sign young midfielder Madeleine Caspers". Sydney FC.
  10. ^ "Sydney FC Star Re-Sign Mackenzie Hawkesby". Sydney FC. 29 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Sky Blues sign young speedster Caley Tallon-Henniker". Sydney FC. 15 February 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Sydney FC Retain 17 Championship Winners". Sydney FC. 26 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Welcome, Deborah-Anne". HB Køge (in Danish). 7 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Sarah Hunter rejoint le Paris FC" [Sarah Hunter joins Paris FC]. Paris FC (in French). 17 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Sydney FC Star Hawkesby Flies Nest To Become A Seagull". Sydney FC. 21 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Sydney FC's Charlie Set To Rule England". Sydney FC. 26 July 2023.
  17. ^ "American forward Rola Badawiya signs for Central Coast Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 3 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Rachel Lowe". Melbourne Victory. 21 August 2023.
  19. ^ Morgan, Gareth (21 September 2023). "Exciting young forward added to Glory ALW squad". Perth Glory.
  20. ^ "Matildas Star Cortnee Vine Re-Signs With Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 22 August 2023.
  21. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Caspers To A Multi Year Deal". Sydney FC. 11 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Sydney FC Skipper Natalie Tobin Signs New Two Year Deal". Sydney FC. 21 March 2024.
  23. ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Full A-Leagues fixtures released: What you need to know & key talking points". keepup.com.au. 24 August 2023.
  25. ^ @SydneyFC (25 October 2023). "We've moved our Liberty A-League match against Canberra United due to the club's participation in the AFC Women's Club Championship in Uzbekistan" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ^ "What is Unite Round?". aleagues.com.au. 18 October 2023.
  27. ^ Pisani, Sacha (17 February 2024). "Canberra-Sydney Liberty A-League clash called off due to lightning: What you need to know". A-Leagues.
  28. ^ "Liberty A-League fixture update: Canberra United v Sydney FC". A-Leagues. Australian Professional Leagues. 13 March 2023.

External links edit