Sydney FC
2023–24 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerSteve Corica
(until 7 November 2023)
Ufuk Talay
(from 8 November 2023)
StadiumAllianz Stadium
A-League Men9th
Australia CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fábio Gomes
Joe Lolley
(5 each)
All:
Fábio Gomes
Joe Lolley
(7 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 attendance14,097
Biggest win5–1
vs. Adelaide United (A)
(11 November 2023)
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
All statistics correct as of 6 January 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

First-team squad

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
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Australia AUS Anthony Caceres
18 MF Australia AUS Matthew Scarcella (scholarship)
19 FW Australia AUS Mitch Glasson
20 GK Australia AUS Adam Pavlesic
21 DF Australia AUS Zachary De Jesus
22 MF Australia AUS Max Burgess
23 DF Australia AUS Rhyan Grant
24 MF Australia AUS Wataru Kamijo
25 FW Australia AUS Jaiden Kucharski
26 MF Australia AUS Luke Brattan (captain)
28 FW Australia AUS Nathan Amanatidis
30 GK Australia AUS Gus Hoefsloot (scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
16DF Joel King Denmark OB Free transfer 3 years 23 June 2023 [1]
28MF Nathan Amanatidis Adelaide United NPL Free transfer 3 years 18 July 2023 [2]
9FW Brazil Fábio Gomes Brazil Atlético Mineiro Loan 1 year 12 September 2023 [3]
4DF Jordan Courtney-Perkins Poland Raków Częstochowa Free transfer 3 years 15 September 2023 [4]
15DF Brazil Gabriel Lacerda Brazil Ceará Loan 1 year 19 September 2023 [5]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
18 MF Australia Matthew Scarcella19 2-year scholarship contract[6]
30 GK Australia Gus Hoefsloot17 3-year scholarship contract[7]
19 FW Australia Mitch Glasson17 3-year contract[8]
21 DF Australia Zac De Jesus17 3-year contract[9]
24 MF Australia Wataru Kamijo17 3-year contract[10]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
20 GK Tom Heward-Belle Unattached End of contract 24 May 2023 [11]
3 DF Joel King Denmark OB End of loan 24 May 2023 [11]
4 DF Alex Wilkinson Retired 1 June 2023 [12]
9 FW England Adam Le Fondre Unattached End of contract 12 June 2023 [13]
8 MF Paulo Retre India Goa Undisclosed 25 June 2023 [14]
2 DF James Donachie Western United Mutual contract termination 2 July 2023 [15][16]
21 FW Alex Parsons Brisbane Roar Mutual contract termination 2 July 2023 [15][17]
18 DF Spain Diego Caballo Denmark AaB Undisclosed 5 July 2023 [18][19]
7 FW Adrian Segecic Netherlands Dordrecht Loan 30 August 2023 [20]
27 DF Kealey Adamson Macarthur FC End of contract 7 December 2023 [21][22]

Contract extensions

No. Position Name Duration Date Note
13 FW Patrick Wood 2 years 3 July 2023 [23]
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.[24]
25 FW Jaiden Kucharski 2 years 29 August 2023 New 2-year contract, replacing previous scholarship contract which was until end of 2023–24.[25]
12 MF Corey Hollman 2 years 5 October 2023 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[26]

Kits

Home
0
0
Away
0
0
Australia Cup Home
0
0
Australia Cup Away

Pre-season and friendlies

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

Overall record

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 12 5 0 7 20 24 −4 041.67
Australia Cup 13 August 2023 7 October 2023 Round of 32 Winners 5 4 1 0 13 5 +8 080.00
Total 17 9 1 7 33 29 +4 052.94

Last updated: 13 January 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
7 Macarthur FC 13 4 6 3 22 23 −1 18
8 Brisbane Roar 12 5 2 5 20 27 −7 17
9 Sydney FC (X) 12 5 0 7 20 24 −4 15 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 and 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Newcastle Jets 12 3 4 5 20 23 −3 13 Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
11 Perth Glory 12 2 2 8 21 28 −7 8
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 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.[27][28]
(X) Assured of qualification for AFC Champions League 2 by winning the 2023 Australia Cup but may still qualify for all other permutations.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 5 0 7 20 24  −4 15 3 0 3 10 10  0 2 0 4 10 14  −4

Last updated: 13 January 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round123456789101127131415161718192021221223242526
GroundHAAAHHHAHHANHAAAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultLLLWLWLLWWWD
Position1111121010810109979
Points000336669121515
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  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 v Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
26 January 2024 14 Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
3 February 2024 15 Western United v Sydney FC Hobart
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: North Hobart Oval
10 February 2024 16 Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC Gosford
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
17 February 2024 17 Sydney FC v Adelaide United Sydney
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
24 February 2024 18 Sydney FC v Melbourne City Sydney
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
2 March 2024 19 Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
10 March 2024 20 Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
16 March 2024 21 Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC TBC
17:30 NZDT Report Stadium: TBC
30 March 2024 22 Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
TBC Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
3 April 2024 12 Perth Glory v Sydney FC Perth
21:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
7 April 2024 23 Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC Newcastle
TBC Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
13 April 2024 24 Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
TBC Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
21 April 2024 25 Macarthur FC v Sydney FC Sydney
TBC Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
28 April 2024 26 Sydney FC v Perth Glory Sydney
TBC Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Australia Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

13 August 2023 Round of 32 Sydney FC 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(10–9 p)		 Central Coast Mariners Wollongong
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,540
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Penalties
30 August 2023 Round of 16 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

Appearances and goals

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

As of 13 January 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men Australia Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 110 50 160
3 DF Australia Aaron Gurd 1+10 1+20 50
4 DF Australia Jordan Courtney-Perkins 2+80 1+10 120
6 DF England Jack Rodwell 41 31 72
8 MF Australia Jake Girdwood-Reich 120 50 170
9 FW Brazil Fábio Gomes 10+25 0+22 147
10 FW England Joe Lolley 127 52 179
11 FW Slovakia Robert Mak 112 51 163
12 MF Australia Corey Hollman 3+40 50 120
13 FW Australia Patrick Wood 3+90 54 174
15 DF Brazil Gabriel Lacerda 120 1+10 140
16 DF Australia Joel King 90 40 130
17 MF Australia Anthony Caceres 9+10 52 152
18 MF Australia Matthew Scarcella 0+10 0+20 30
19 FW Australia Mitch Glasson 0+100 0+30 130
20 GK Australia Adam Pavlesic 1+10 00 20
21 DF Australia Zachary De Jesus 3+30 00 60
22 MF Australia Max Burgess 2+40 0+30 90
23 DF Australia Rhyan Grant 10+11 1+20 141
25 MF Australia Jaiden Kucharski 5+42 0+41 133
26 MF Australia Luke Brattan 120 40 160
28 FW Australia Nathan Amanatidis 0+30 0+10 40
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
7 FW Australia Adrian Segecic 00 0+10 10
27 DF Australia Kealey Adamson 00 4+10 50

Disciplinary record

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 13 January 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men 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
1 1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 001 000 001
2 13 FW Australia Patrick Wood 300 100 400
3 8 MF Australia Jake Girdwood-Reich 200 100 300
16 DF Australia Joel King 300 000 300
26 MF Australia Luke Brattan 200 100 300
6 11 FW Slovakia Róbert Mak 100 100 200
22 MF Australia Max Burgess 200 000 200
23 DF Australia Rhyan Grant 200 000 200
9 4 DF Australia Jordan Courtney-Perkins 100 000 100
6 DF England Jack Rodwell 100 000 100
9 FW Brazil Fábio Gomes 100 000 100
17 MF Australia Anthony Caceres 000 100 100
25 MF Australia Jaiden Kucharski 100 000 100
28 FW Australia Nathan Amanatidis 100 000 100
Total 2001 500 2501

Clean sheets

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 13 January 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1 Australia Andrew Redmayne 02 2
Total022

See also

References

  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. 1 2 "Heward-Belle Departs In Search Of First Team Action". Sydney FC. 24 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (1 June 2023). "Sydney FC skipper Alex Wilkinson announces retirement from football". news.com.au.
  13. ↑ "Sydney FC's Adam Le Fondre Leaves After Five Hugely Successful Seasons". Sydney FC. 12 June 2023.
  14. ↑ Mergulhao, Marcus (25 June 2023). "Paulo Retre, two-time A-League champion, moves from Sydney to Goa". The Times of India.
  15. 1 2 "Sydney FC Duo Depart". Sydney FC. 2 July 2023.
  16. ↑ Alsop, Chloe (4 July 2023). "United bolster A-League Men defence signing Centre Back James Donachie". Western United.
  17. ↑ "Alex Parsons returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 3 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Diego Caballo sold to Danish club AaB Aalborg". Sydney FC. 5 July 2023.
  19. ↑ "AaB tilføjer spansk venstreback [AaB add Spanish left back]". AaB. 5 July 2023.
  20. ↑ "Sydney FC young gun joins Dutch club on loan". Sydney FC. 30 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "Full back to leave club". Sydney FC. 7 December 2023.
  22. ↑ "New Bull alert: Kealey Adamson". Macarthur FC. 7 December 2023.
  23. ↑ "Pat Wood commits future to Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 3 July 2023.
  24. ↑ "Girdwood-Reich signs new three year contract". Sydney FC. 19 July 2023.
  25. ↑ "Sydney FC cup hero Jaiden Kucharski extends contract". Sydney FC. 29 August 2023.
  26. ↑ "Young Sydney FC Star Corey Hollman Inks Two Year Contract Extension". Sydney FC. 5 October 2023.
  27. ↑ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  28. ↑ "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.
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