2023–24 Sydney FC season

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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 FinalsElimination final
Australia CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fábio Gomes
Joe Lolley
(11 each)

All:
Fábio Gomes
Joe Lolley
(13 each)
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 attendance14,580
Biggest win6–1
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 28 April 2024.

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.

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

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
16 DF Joel King Denmark 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 Brazil Fábio Gomes Brazil Atlético Mineiro Loan 1 year 12 September 2023 [3]
4 DF Jordan Courtney-Perkins Poland Raków Częstochowa Free transfer 3 years 15 September 2023 [4]
15 DF Brazil Gabriel Lacerda Brazil Ceará Loan 1 year 19 September 2023 [5]

From youth squad[edit]

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
18 MF Australia Matthew Scarcella 19 2-year scholarship contract[6]
30 GK Australia Gus Hoefsloot 17 3-year scholarship contract[7]
19 FW Australia Mitch Glasson 17 3-year contract[8]
21 DF Australia Zac De Jesus 17 3-year contract[9]
24 MF Australia Wataru Kamijo 17 3-year contract[10]
27 DF Australia 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 Denmark OB End of loan 24 May 2023 [12]
4 DF Alex Wilkinson Retired 1 June 2023 [13]
9 FW England Adam Le Fondre Unattached End of contract 12 June 2023 [14]
8 MF Paulo Retre India 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 Spain Diego Caballo Denmark AaB Undisclosed 5 July 2023 [19][20]
7 FW Adrian Segecic Netherlands 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 England 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
0
0
Away
0
0
Australia Cup Home
0
0
Australia Cup Away

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

25 July 2023 Sydney FC Australia 5–3 Australia Manly United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sky Park
Note: The match was shortened to 60 minutes
1 August 2023 Sydney FC Australia 2–1 Australia NWS Spirit Sydney
Report Stadium: Sky Park
6 August 2023 Sydney FC Australia 0–0 Australia Newcastle Jets Sydney
Report Stadium: Sky Park
23 August 2023 Sydney FC Australia 3–1 Australia Macarthur FC Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sky Park
6 September 2023 Newcastle Jets Australia 0–1 Australia 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 3/5 May 2024 Elimination-finals !
Australia Cup 13 August 2023 7 October 2023 Round of 32 Winners 5 4 1 0 13 5 +8 080.00
Total 32 16 6 10 65 46 +19 050.00

Last updated: 28 April 2024
Source: Soccerway


A-League Men[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Melbourne Victory (Q) 27 10 12 5 43 33 +10 42 Qualification for Finals series[a]
4 Macarthur FC (Q) 27 11 8 8 45 48 −3 41
5 Sydney FC (Q) 26 11 5 10 45 40 +5 38 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 and Finals series[b]
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 11 4 12 44 48 −4 37 Qualification for Finals series[a]
7 Melbourne City 26 10 6 10 49 38 +11 36
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. 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]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League 2 as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.

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
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
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro

Finals Series[edit]

3/5 May 2024 Elimination-finals Sydney FC v Macarthur FC Sydney
AEST Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Australia Cup[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

30 August 2023 Round of 16 New South Wales 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 28 April 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 Australia Andrew Redmayne 26 0 0 0 5 0 31 0
3 DF Australia Aaron Gurd 1+1 0 0 0 1+2 0 5 0
4 DF Australia Jordan Courtney-Perkins 14+8 3 0 0 1+1 0 24 3
6 DF England Jack Rodwell 5+2 1 0 0 3 1 10 2
8 MF Australia Jake Girdwood-Reich 23 1 0 0 5 0 28 1
9 FW Brazil Fábio Gomes 19+6 11 0 0 0+2 2 27 13
10 FW England Joe Lolley 27 11 0 0 5 2 32 13
11 FW Slovakia Robert Mak 20+4 8 0 0 5 1 29 9
12 MF Australia Corey Hollman 18+4 0 0 0 5 0 27 0
13 FW Australia Patrick Wood 6+9 1 0 0 5 4 20 5
15 DF Brazil Gabriel Lacerda 19+3 0 0 0 1+1 0 24 0
16 DF Australia Joel King 11+6 2 0 0 4 0 21 2
17 MF Australia Anthony Caceres 24+1 3 0 0 5 2 30 5
18 MF Australia Matthew Scarcella 0+6 0 0 0 0+2 0 8 0
19 FW Australia Mitch Glasson 0+15 0 0 0 0+3 0 18 0
20 GK Australia Adam Pavlesic 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
21 DF Australia Zac De Jesus 3+5 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
22 MF Australia Max Burgess 9+10 2 0 0 0+3 0 22 2
23 DF Australia Rhyan Grant 25+1 3 0 0 1+2 0 29 3
25 FW Australia Jaiden Kucharski 9+13 3 0 0 0+4 1 26 4
26 MF Australia Luke Brattan 25+1 1 0 0 4 0 30 1
27 DF Australia Hayden Matthews 11+3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
28 FW Australia Nathan Amanatidis 0+12 0 0 0 0+1 0 13 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
7 FW Australia Adrian Segecic 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
27 DF Australia 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 28 April 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 8 MF Australia Jake Girdwood-Reich 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 2
2 11 FW Slovakia Róbert Mak 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1
3 13 FW Australia Patrick Wood 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 1
4 1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
5 26 MF Australia Luke Brattan 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
6 16 DF Australia Joel King 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
22 MF Australia Max Burgess 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 17 MF Australia Anthony Caceres 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
15 DF Brazil Gabriel Lacerda 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
23 DF Australia Rhyan Grant 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
11 4 DF Australia Jordan Courtney-Perkins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW Brazil Fábio Gomes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 MF Australia Corey Hollman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
25 FW Australia Jaiden Kucharski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 DF Australia Hayden Matthews 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 6 DF England Jack Rodwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 FW England Joe Lolley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
28 FW Australia Nathan Amanatidis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 45 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 50 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 28 April 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total
1 1 Australia Andrew Redmayne 2 0 2 4
Total 2 0 2 4

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.

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