2018–19 Sydney FC season

Sydney FC
2018–19 season
Chairman	Scott Barlow
Manager	Steve Corica
Stadium	Sydney Cricket Ground, Leichhardt Oval, and Jubilee Oval
A-League	TBD
FFA Cup	Final
AFC Champions League	Group stage
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Sydney FC season was the club's 14th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 14th time and the AFC Champions League for the fifth time.

Players

Squad information

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
2	DF	AUS	Aaron Calver
3	DF	AUS	Ben Warland
4	DF	AUS	Alex Wilkinson
5	DF	NED	Jop van der Linden
6	MF	AUS	Joshua Brillante
7	DF	AUS	Michael Zullo
8	MF	AUS	Paulo Retre
9	FW	ENG	Adam le Fondre


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
10	FW	SRB	Miloš Ninković
11	MF	AUS	Daniel De Silva
12	FW	AUS	Trent Buhagiar
13	MF	AUS	Brandon O'Neill
14	FW	AUS	Alex Brosque (Captain)
20	GK	AUS	Alex Cisak
21	FW	AUS	Charles Lokolingoy
22	FW	NED	Siem de Jong
23	DF	AUS	Rhyan Grant

From youth system

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	MF	AUS	Chris Zuvela
24	MF	AUS	Cameron Devlin
25	DF	AUS	Joel King


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	FW	AUS	Marco Tilio
—	MF	AUS	Jerry Skotadis
—	MF	AUS	Ryan Teague

Season scholarships

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Notes
24	MF	Cameron Devlin	20	^[1]
25	DF	Joel King	17	^[1]
31	FW	Marco Tilio	17	^[1]
	MF	Jerry Skotadis	18	^[1]
	MF	Ryan Teague	16	^[1]

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
12	FW	Trent Buhagiar	Central Coast Mariners	Free transfer	2 years	10 May 2018	^[2]
11	MF	Daniel De Silva	Central Coast Mariners	Loan	1 year	25 July 2018	^[3]
5	DF	Jop van der Linden	AZ Alkmaar	Free transfer	1 year	27 July 2018	^[4]
9	FW	Adam le Fondre^[A]	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer		17 August 2018	^[5]
22	FW	Siem de Jong	Ajax Amsterdam	Loan	1 year	23 August 2018	^[6]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
5	DF	Jordy Buijs^[A]	V-Varen Nagasaki	End of contract	9 May 2018	^[7]
26	DF	Luke Wilkshire^[A]	Wollongong Wolves	End of contract	9 May 2018	^[7]
18	FW	Matt Simon	Central Coast Mariners	Free transfer	10 May 2018	^[2]
12	MF	Fábio Ferreira^[A]	Perth Glory	End of contract	6 June 2018	^[8]
16	MF	Anthony Kalik	Hajduk Split	Loan return	6 June 2018	^[8]
17	MF	David Carney		End of contract	6 June 2018	^[8]
11	MF	Adrian Mierzejewski	Changchun Yatai	$1,300 000	5 July 2018	^[9]
9	FW	Bobô	Alanyaspor	$800,000^[10]	7 July 2018	^[11]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
4	Alex Wilkinson	DF	2 years	8 May 2018	^[12]
19	Chris Zuvela	MF	1 year	10 May 2018	^[2]
14	Alex Brosque	FW	1 year	19 May 2018	^[13]
10	Miloš Ninković	FW	2 years	31 May 2018	^[14]
9	Bobô	FW	1 year	4 June 2018	^[15]
21	Charles Lokolingoy	FW	1 year	12 June 2018	^[16]
8	Paulo Retre	MF	1 year	28 August 2018	^[17]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Steve Corica
Assistant Coach	Ufuk Talay
Goalkeeping Coach	John Crawley
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Andrew Clark

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup					AFC Champions League
N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Andrew Redmayne	4	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	4+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Aaron Calver	3	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Ben Warland	1	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Alex Wilkinson	3	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	3+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Jop van der Linden	3	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	3+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Joshua Brillante	4	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	4+0	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
7	DF		Michael Zullo	4	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	4+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Paulo Retre	4	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+2	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Adam le Fondre	2	2	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	2	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
10	FW		Miloš Ninković	4	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	4+0	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Daniel De Silva	1	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
12	FW		Trent Buhagiar	4	4	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	4+0	4	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Brandon O'Neill	4	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	4+0	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Alex Brosque	3	3	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+1	3	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Chris Zuvela	2	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Alex Cisak	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Charles Lokolingoy	3	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Siem de Jong	2	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Rhyan Grant	3	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	3+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
24	MF		Cameron Devlin	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 9 October 2018
Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and friendlies

6 July 2018 2018 Free Trade Port Super Champions Cup	Changchun Yatai	0–1	Sydney FC Youth	Haikou, China
		Report	Devlin 7'	Stadium: Haikou Stadium

8 July 2018 2018 Free Trade Port Super Champions Cup	Shanghai Greenland Shenhua	2–0	Sydney FC Youth	Haikou, China
20:30 CST	Ba 8' Romero 88'	Report		Stadium: Haikou Stadium

18 July 2018	Sydney FC	5–0	Dunbar Rovers	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Gallegos 11' Brosque 20' Ninkovic 42' Brillante 45' Buhagiar 49'	Report		Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 1200 Referee: Steve Lucas

25 July 2018	Sydney FC	3–0	Sutherland Sharks	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Buhagiar 45' Lokolingoy 78' O'Neill 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Jubilee Oval

7 August 2018	Sydney FC	0–0	Hakoah Sydney City East	Sydney
19:30 AEST		Report		Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

15 August 2018	Brisbane Roar	1–1	Sydney FC	Gold Coast
	Mauk 78'	Report	Buhagiar 17'	Stadium: Robina Stadium

28 August 2018	Sydney FC	3–0	India U23	Sydney
	Brosque 37' Le Fondre 43' Buhagiar 86'	Report		Stadium: Macquarie University Sports Fields

12 September 2018	Sydney FC	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
	Le Fondre 12', 55' (pen.)	Report	Thurgate 30'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

29 September 2018	Sydney FC	2–1	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
11:30	Le Fondre ' (pen.) Calver 76'		Krishna '	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

11 October 2018	Sydney FC	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
19:30	van der Linden 15' Brosque 36'			Stadium: Jubilee Oval

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—			19 October 2018
FFA Cup	Round of 32	—	Final	1 August 2018	30 October 2018
AFC Champions League		Group stage		5-6 March 2019

A-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Perth Glory	27	18	6	3	56	23	+33	60	Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series^[a]
2	Sydney FC (C)	27	16	4	7	43	29	+14	52
3	Melbourne Victory	27	15	5	7	50	32	+18	50	Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series^[a]
4	Adelaide United	27	12	8	7	37	32	+5	44	Qualification for Finals series^[a]
5	Melbourne City	27	11	7	9	39	32	+7	40
6	Wellington Phoenix^[b]	27	11	7	9	46	43	+3	40
7	Newcastle Jets	27	10	5	12	40	36	+4	35
8	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	6	6	15	42	54	−12	24
9	Brisbane Roar	27	4	6	17	38	71	−33	18
10	Central Coast Mariners	27	3	4	20	31	70	−39	13

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 19 May 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 11 July 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

19 October 2018 1	Adelaide United	v	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:20 ACDT				Stadium: Coopers Stadium

27 October 2018 2	Sydney FC	v	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground

2 November 2018 3	Melbourne City	v	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

10 November 2018 4	Newcastle Jets	v	Sydney FC	Newcastle
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

25 November 2018 5	Sydney FC	v	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: Jubilee Oval

1 December 2018 6	Central Coast Mariners	v	Sydney FC	Gosford
17:35 AEDT				Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

8 December 2018 7	Sydney FC	v	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
17:35 AEDT				Stadium: Jubilee Oval

15 December 2018 8	Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Sydney FC	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: ANZ Stadium

21 December 2018 9	Perth Glory	v	Sydney FC	Perth
20:30 WST				Stadium: NIB Stadium

29 December 2018 10	Sydney FC	v	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Jubilee Oval

4 January 2019 11	Sydney FC	v	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Jubilee Oval

10 January 2019 12	Perth Glory	v	Sydney FC	Perth
19:00 WST				Stadium: NIB Stadium

13 January 2019 13	Sydney FC	v	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Jubilee Oval

19 January 2019 14	Sydney FC	v	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
17:35 AEDT				Stadium: Jubilee Oval

23 January 2019 15	Wellington Phoenix	v	Sydney FC	Wellington
19:35 NZDT				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

26 January 2019 16	Melbourne Victory	v	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

3 February 2019 17	Sydney FC	v	Melbourne City	Sydney
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: Jubilee Oval

8 February 2019 18	Brisbane Roar	v	Sydney FC	Brisbane
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

17 February 2019 19	Sydney FC	v	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
17:50 AEDT				Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

23 February 2019 20	Wellington Phoenix	v	Sydney FC	TBC
TBC				Stadium: TBC

1 March 2019 21	Sydney FC	v	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

16 March 2019 22	Sydney FC	v	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground

29 March 2019 23	Brisbane Roar	v	Sydney FC	Brisbane
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Suncorp Stadium

6 April 2019 24	Sydney FC	v	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
19:50 AEDT				Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground

13 April 2019 25	Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Sydney FC	Sydney
19:50 AEST				Stadium: ANZ Stadium

18 April 2019 26	Sydney FC	v	Perth Glory	Sydney
19:50 AEST				Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground

27 April 2019 27	Newcastle Jets	v	Sydney FC	Newcastle
17:35 AEST				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

FFA Cup

1 August 2018 Round of 32	Rockdale City Suns	2–4	Sydney FC	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Gaitatzis 6' Alameddine 76'		De Silva 30' Warland 48' Brosque 51', 64'	Stadium: Ilinden Sports Centre Attendance: 4,489 Referee: Ben Abraham

21 August 2018 Round of 16	Cairns FC	1–2	Sydney FC	Cairns
19:30 AEST	Cavanah 16'		Brosque 62' (pen.) Buhagiar 66'	Stadium: Barlow Park Attendance: 3,950 Referee: Chris Beath

19 September 2018 Quarter-finals	Avondale FC	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	Boland 56', 61'	Report	Buhagiar 17', 29' Ninkovic 105' Le Fondre 114'	Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 1,566 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

6 October 2018 Semi-finals	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–3	Sydney FC	Sydney
19:30 AEST		Report	Buhagiar 49' Ninkovic 64' Le Fondre 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Penrith Stadium Attendance: 14,436 Referee: Daniel Elder

30 October 2018 Final	Adelaide United	v	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT				Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium

AFC Champions League

Group stage

5-6 March 2019 1	Sydney FC	v		Sydney, Australia
				Stadium: TBD

12-13 March 2019 2

v

Sydney FC

9-10 April 2019 3	Sydney FC	v		Sydney, Australia
				Stadium: TBD

23-24 April 2019 4

v

Sydney FC

7-8 May 2019 5

v

Sydney FC

21-22 May 2019 6	Sydney FC	v		Sydney, Australia
				Stadium: TBD

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Sydney FC Promote Five Youth Stars". Sydney FC. 11 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Adno, Carly (10 May 2018). "Sydney FC sign Trent Buhagiar from Central Coast Mariners with Matt Simon going the other way". news.com.au.
^ FC, Sydney. "Sydney FC In History Making Loan Deal". Sydney FC. FFA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ "Sydney FC Agree Dutch Defender Signing". Sydney FC. 27 July 2018.
^ "Sydney FC Sign Prolific English Striker". Sydney FC. 17 August 2018.
^ "Sydney FC go Dutch to fill final marquee role". NewsComAu. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Buijs and Wilkshire depart Sydney FC". The World Game. SBS. 9 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "A-League: David Carney, Fabio Ferreira and Anthony Kalik leave Sydney FC". news.com.au. 6 June 2018.
^ "Mierzejewski exits Sydney FC for record transfer fee". FourFourTwo. 5 July 2018.
^ Gatt, Ray (7 July 2018). "Shock losses for Sydney FC a good sign for A-League". The Australian.
^ Bungard, Matt (7 July 2018). "Sydney FC in Torres hunt after departure of Mierzejewski and Bobo". The Sydney Morning Herald.
^ "Alex Wilkinson sticks with Sydney FC". FourFourTwo. 8 May 2018.
^ "Brosque Confirms He's Staying". Sydney FC. 19 May 2018.
^ "Sydney FC Re-Sign Midfield Maestro". Sydney FC. 31 May 2018.
^ "Golden Boot Locked In". Sydney FC. 4 June 2018.
^ "Sydney FC Re-Sign Promising Striker". Sydney FC. 12 June 2018.
^ "Sky Blues Midfielder Extends Contract". Sydney FC. 28 August 2018.

External links

Official Website

[table_note_res_AFCGS0.62868070212597-18] 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.

[table_note_WEL0.62868070212597-19] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[YouthStars-1] "Sydney FC Promote Five Youth Stars". Sydney FC. 11 September 2018.

[BuhagiarSimon-2] Adno, Carly (10 May 2018). "Sydney FC sign Trent Buhagiar from Central Coast Mariners with Matt Simon going the other way". news.com.au.

[3] FC, Sydney. "Sydney FC In History Making Loan Deal". Sydney FC. FFA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[4] "Sydney FC Agree Dutch Defender Signing". Sydney FC. 27 July 2018.

[5] "Sydney FC Sign Prolific English Striker". Sydney FC. 17 August 2018.

[6] "Sydney FC go Dutch to fill final marquee role". NewsComAu. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[BuijsWilkshire-7] "Buijs and Wilkshire depart Sydney FC". The World Game. SBS. 9 May 2018.

[CarneyFerreiraKalik-8] "A-League: David Carney, Fabio Ferreira and Anthony Kalik leave Sydney FC". news.com.au. 6 June 2018.

[9] "Mierzejewski exits Sydney FC for record transfer fee". FourFourTwo. 5 July 2018.

[10] Gatt, Ray (7 July 2018). "Shock losses for Sydney FC a good sign for A-League". The Australian.

[11] Bungard, Matt (7 July 2018). "Sydney FC in Torres hunt after departure of Mierzejewski and Bobo". The Sydney Morning Herald.

[12] "Alex Wilkinson sticks with Sydney FC". FourFourTwo. 8 May 2018.

[13] "Brosque Confirms He's Staying". Sydney FC. 19 May 2018.

[14] "Sydney FC Re-Sign Midfield Maestro". Sydney FC. 31 May 2018.

[15] "Golden Boot Locked In". Sydney FC. 4 June 2018.

[16] "Sydney FC Re-Sign Promising Striker". Sydney FC. 12 June 2018.

[17] "Sky Blues Midfielder Extends Contract". Sydney FC. 28 August 2018.

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