Macarthur FC
2021–22 season
ChairmanRabieh Krayem[1]
ManagerAnte Milicic
StadiumCampbelltown Stadium
A-League Men7th
FFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Ulises Davila (7)
All: Ulises Davila (7)
Highest home attendance5,203 (12 March 2022 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
Lowest home attendance1,188 (21 November 2021 vs. Wellington Phoenix
Average home league attendance3,023

The 2021–22 season will be Macarthur FC's second season since its establishment in 2017. The club will competing in the A-League for the second time and in the FFA Cup for the first time.

Players

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 Nicholas Suman
2 DF Australia AUS Jake McGing
3 DF Australia AUS Antony Golec
4 DF Australia AUS James Meredith
6 DF Australia AUS Aleksandar Jovanovic
7 MF Australia AUS Daniel De Silva
8 MF England ENG Jordon Mutch
9 FW Australia AUS Tomi Juric
10 MF Mexico MEX Ulises Dávila (captain)
11 MF Australia AUS Tommy Oar
12 GK Poland POL Filip Kurto
14 FW Australia AUS Moudi Najjar
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Australia AUS Aleksandar Šušnjar
17 FW England ENG Craig Noone
19 MF Australia AUS Michael Ruhs
20 DF Australia AUS Tomislav Uskok
21 MF Australia AUS Jake Hollman
22 MF Australia AUS Liam Rose
23 DF Jamaica JAM Adrian Mariappa
24 MF Australia AUS Charles M'Mombwa
31 MF Australia AUS Lachlan Rose
35 FW Australia AUS Al Hassan Toure
99 FW Australia AUS Apostolos Giannou

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
10MF Mexico Ulises Dávila Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 3 years 17 May 2021 [2][3][4]
17FW England Craig Noone Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 14 June 2021 [5][6]
7MF Daniel De Silva Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 2 years 23 June 2021 [7][8]
20DF Tomislav Uskok Unattached Free transfer 2 years 11 July 2021 [9]
9FW Tomi Juric Adelaide United Free transfer 1 year 14 July 2021 [10][11]
8MF England Jordon Mutch Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 1 year 23 July 2021 [12][13]
35FW Al Hassan Toure Adelaide United Free transfer 1 year 13 October 2021 [14][15]
12GK Poland Filip Kurto Unattached Free transfer 1 year 26 October 2021 [16]
23DF Jamaica Adrian Mariappa Unattached Free transfer 1 year 29 November 2021 [17]
99FW Apostolos Giannou Unattached Free transfer 5 months 14 January 2022 [18]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
5MF Mark Milligan Retired 2 June 2021 [19]
7DF Ivan Franjic Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [20]
9FW Milislav Popovic Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [20]
10MF France Loïc Puyo Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [20]
13DF Yianni Nicolaou Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [20]
17FW Kyle Cimenti Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [20]
23DF Walter Scott Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [20]
4MF Spain Beñat Retired 29 June 2021 [21]
33MF Spain Markel Susaeta Retired 29 June 2021 [21]
27FW England Matt Derbyshire Cyprus AEK Larnaca Undisclosed 10 July 2021 [22]
8MF Denis Genreau France Toulouse Undisclosed 31 July 2021 [23]
1GK Adam Federici Retired 23 October 2021 [24]
29MF Cyprus Antonis Martis Denmark Midtjylland End of loan 8 January 2022 [25]

Contracts extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
24Charles M'MombwaAttacking midfielder1 year5 July 2021[26]
14Moudi NajjarWinger2 years6 July 2021permanent contract following loan[27]
19Michael RuhsWinger1 year13 July 2021[28]
12James MeredithLeft-back1 year21 July 2021[29]
29Cyprus Antonis MartisMidfielder1 year4 August 2021loan extension[30]
22Liam RoseDefensive midfielder1 year6 August 2021[31]

Pre-season and friendlies

16 October 2021 Sydney FC 5–0 Macarthur FC Sydney, Australia
  • Bobô 2', 19'
  • Kamsoba 55'
  • Le Fondre 71', 75'
 Report Stadium: Sydney FC training ground
Referee: Sam Kelly
30 October 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Macarthur FC
19:00
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
6 November 2021 Macarthur FC 3–6 Newcastle Jets Sydney, Australia
  •  ?
  •  ?
  •  ?
Report
Stadium: Fairfield Showground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: The teams played an extra 30 minutes following full-time

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Central Coast Mariners 26 12 6 8 49 35 +14 42 Qualification for finals series[lower-alpha 1]
6 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 26 12 3 11 34 49 −15 39
7 Macarthur FC 26 9 6 11 38 47 −9 33
8 Sydney FC 26 8 7 11 37 44 −7 31
9 Newcastle Jets 26 8 5 13 45 43 +2 29 Qualification for 2022 Australia Cup play-offs[lower-alpha 3]
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. ↑ 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. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  3. ↑ The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a play-off round.[32]

Matches

21 November 2021 1 Macarthur FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 1,188
Referee: Ben Abraham
27 November 2021 2 Sydney FC 0–1 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 6,632
Referee: Stephen Lucas
5 December 2021 3 Macarthur FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
16:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: BlueBet Stadium
Attendance: 3,014
Referee: Ben Abraham
19 December 2021 5 Macarthur FC 2–1 Newcastle Jets Campbelltown
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,691
Referee: Alex King
26 December 2021 6 Macarthur FC 0–3 Sydney FC Campbelltown
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 4,843
Referee: Kurt Ams
1 February 2022 10 Macarthur FC 2–2 Western United Campbelltown
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,002
Referee: Tim Danaskos
6 February 2022 13 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Macarthur FC Campbelltown
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,328
Referee: Alex King
10 February 2022 7 Central Coast Mariners 3–3 Macarthur FC Gosford
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 2,732
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
13 February 2022 14 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Macarthur FC Kippa-Ring
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 4,691
Referee: Kurt Ams
19 February 2022 15 Macarthur FC 4–1 Adelaide United Campbelltown
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,702
Referee: Alireza Faghani
23 February 2022 12 Perth Glory 0–1 Macarthur FC Launceston
19:55 AEDT Report
Stadium: University of Tasmania Stadium
Attendance: 723
Referee: Kurt Ams
26 February 2022 16 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Macarthur FC Newcastle
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,236
Referee: Adam Kersey
4 March 2022 17 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Macarthur FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,011
Referee: Kurt Ams
9 March 2022 9 Melbourne City 3–1 Macarthur FC Melbourne
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,716
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
12 March 2022 18 Macarthur FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Campbelltown
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,203
Referee: Adam Kersey
19 March 2022 19 Central Coast Mariners 4–2 Macarthur FC Mudgee
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Glen Willow Sporting Field
Attendance: 1,057
Referee: Ben Abraham
26 March 2022 20 Macarthur FC 0–1 Melbourne City Campbelltown
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,713
Referee: Alex King
30 March 2022 21 Sydney FC 2–2 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Chris Beath
3 April 2022 8 Macarthur FC 4–2 Perth Glory Campbelltown
18:20 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,357
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
8 April 2022 23 Adelaide United 1–0 Macarthur FC Adelaide
19:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 5,166
Referee: Alireza Faghani
15 April 2022 24 Macarthur FC 2–1 Brisbane Roar Campbelltown
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,809
Referee: Daniel Elder
19 April 2022 22 Western United 2–0 Macarthur FC Launceston
17:05 AEST
Report Stadium: University of Tasmania Stadium
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Alex King
23 April 2022 25 Macarthur FC 1–4 Melbourne Victory Campbelltown
17:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,188
Referee: Daniel Elder
1 May 2022 26 Macarthur FC 0–3 Newcastle Jets Campbelltown
16:05 AEST Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,567
Referee: Adam Kersey

FFA Cup

13 November 2021 Round of 32 Newcastle Olympic New South Wales 0–3 Macarthur FC Newcastle
18:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,482
Referee: Ivica Covic
8 December 2021 Round of 16 Sydney FC 2–0 (a.e.t.) Macarthur FC Sydney
20:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Kurt Ams

References

  1. ↑ "Macarthur names ex-Fury boss as chairman". FTBL. 24 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Lewis, Dave (17 May 2021). "Davila hits Bullseye with $2 million Macarthur move". The World Game. SBS.
  3. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (20 May 2021). "Wellington Phoenix captain Ulises Davila to join rival A-League club Macarthur". Stuff.co.nz.
  4. ↑ "Bulls confirm Dávila for three seasons". Macarthur FC. 8 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Macarthur land massive coup signing City A-League star". FTBL. 14 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Championship Winner Craig Noone Joins The Bulls". Macarthur FC. 11 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Confirmed: A-League, Olyroos star leaves Mariners for Macarthur". FTBL. 23 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bulls lock in De Silva for 2 years". Macarthur FC. 9 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bulls bolster defensive structure with Uskok". Macarthur FC. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Reds confirm Juric departure". Adelaide United. 14 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Socceroo Tomi Juric adds Firepower to the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 14 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Wanderers confirm Mutch departure". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Englishman Jordon Mutch joins the Bulls for 21/22". Macarthur FC. 23 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Al Hassan Toure to depart Reds". Adelaide United. 13 October 2021. Archived from the original on 12 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Bulls capture Al Hassan Toure ahead of 2021/22 Season". Macarthur FC. 13 October 2021. Archived from the original on 13 October 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Bulls secure Gloveman Filip Kurto". Macarthur FC. 26 October 2021.
  17. ↑ "Adrian Mariappa joins the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 29 November 2021.
  18. ↑ Paquette, Catherine (14 January 2022). "Macarthur's Giannou: A-League 'great steppingstone for my career'". FTBL.
  19. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (2 June 2021). "Former Socceroos captain announces retirement as new role beckons". Fox Sports.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Bulls confirm six players to depart club". Macarthur FC. 25 June 2021.
  21. 1 2 "Beñat & Susaeta Announce Retirement". Macarthur FC. 29 June 2021.
  22. ↑ "Statement: Matt Derbyshire Transfer". Macarthur FC. 10 July 2021.
  23. ↑ Jackson, Ed (31 July 2021). "Olyroos' Genreau to make France switch". FTBL.
  24. ↑ "Adam Federici announces retirement". Macarthur FC. 23 October 2021. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  25. ↑ "Martis departs the Bulls after being recalled by FC Midtjylland". Macarthur FC. 8 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "M'Mombwa Extends with The Bulls". Macarthur FC. 5 July 2021.
  27. ↑ "Moudi Najjar stays with the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 6 July 2021.
  28. ↑ "18-year old Michael Ruhs Extends with The Bulls". Macarthur FC. 13 July 2021.
  29. ↑ "Meredith commits to the Bulls for 21/22". Macarthur FC. 21 July 2021.
  30. ↑ "Martis remains with the Bulls as loan deal extended". Macarthur FC. 4 August 2021.
  31. ↑ "Liam Rose locked in for 21/22". Macarthur FC. 6 August 2021.
  32. ↑ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.