Sydney FC is a professional football (soccer) club based in
SydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
,
New South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
,
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and competes in the country's premier football (soccer) competition, the
A-LeagueThe A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
. Sydney FC were inaugural winners of the
A-LeagueThe A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
in
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and are considered as one of the most successful teams in Australia having won two national A-League Championships (
2006The 2005-06 season was the first season of the A-League, a domestic club competition for football in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005...
and 2010) and one Premiers' Plate (2010). Covertly, Sydney also remain the only A-League team to have won the
OFC Champions LeagueThe Oceania Champions League 2007 was held in January 2007 with six clubs from five member associations of the Oceania Football Confederation: New Zealand, New Caledonia, Tahiti, Fiji and the Solomon Islands. The six clubs were split into two groups of three for home and away matches.Auckland City...
as since 2006, competing A-League teams have gained qualification to the
AFC Champions LeagueThe AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation . The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from the top 10 Asian leagues, two of which must qualify through the playoffs...
instead, in which Sydney has also competed finishing 2nd in the group stage of the 2007 season of the tournament and will also compete in the
2011The 2011 AFC Champions League was the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation , and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title...
season. Having won titles in the
W-LeagueThe W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...
and in the
National Youth LeagueThe A-League National Youth League is an Australian national football league run in parallel to the A-League. The aim of a league is to provide a pathway for young players and state league players to play regular high-level football, and allow reserve players from senior A-League teams to remain...
Sydney hold the distinction of being the only club in the A-League to have won all 3 competitions.
Its home ground is Sydney Football Stadium, a 45,500 seat multi-use venue in the suburb of
Moore ParkMoore Park is a large area of parkland in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Centennial Parklands, a collective of three parks being Moore Park, Centennial Park and Queens Park. Centennial Parklands is administered by the Centennial Park &...
. Right from the beginning Sydney FC was marketed as the "glamour club" of the new competition, with the involvement of the club's high-profile personnel, including investor and actor
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, ex-Manchester United star
Dwight YorkeDwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...
as the team's first "marquee player" and
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winner
Pierre LittbarskiPierre Michael Littbarski is a German football manager and former player. He was mainly a winger or attacking midfielder and is best known for his brilliant dribbling abilities. He was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990. He was also runner–up twice in 1982 and 1986 with West Germany...
as manager in the first season. Sydney went on to sign Former English International defender
Terry ButcherTerence Ian "Terry" Butcher is an English football manager and former player. He was a highly successful football player and made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career...
as the 2006–07 season coach, Brazilian superstar midfielder
Juninho PaulistaOsvaldo Giroldo Júnior , better known as Juninho Paulista or simply Juninho, is a former Brazilian footballer...
in the 2007–08 season, and Socceroos legend
John AloisiJohn Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....
as striker in their 2008–09 season, with each as the highest paid footballer in Australia in their respective seasons. Strikers
Benito CarboneBenito known as Benny Carbone is a retired Italian professional footballer and former manager of Serie B club Varese. He played as a forward, winger or midfielder...
of Italy, and Japanese legend
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have also made appearances in the sky blue jersey.
Foundation
The first steps towards the foundation of Sydney FC were taken in April 2004 when Soccer New South Wales (now Football NSW) announced their intention to bid for a licence in the new Australian football competition.
The bid was lodged with the Australian Soccer Association (now
Football Federation AustraliaFootball Federation Australia is the governing body for the sport of football in Australia. Before 1 January 2005, it was known as the Australian Soccer Association , which succeeded Soccer Australia in this role in 2003...
) on 19 July, challenged only by a consortium headed by
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, known as the "Sydney Blues", for Sydney's place in the 'one team per city' competition. A public row broke out between the two bidders after reports that the ASA were set to vote in favour of Sydney FC, causing Politis to withdraw his support for a team, and leaving Sydney FC as the only candidate remaining.
Sydney was officially launched as a member of the new 8-team
A-LeagueThe A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
on 1 November 2004, with a 25% stake in the club held by Soccer NSW, the remainder privately owned.
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was announced as the inaugural chairman of the club.
By February 2005, Sydney had filled 16 of their allowed 20 squad positions—attracting
SocceroosThe Australia national association football team represents Australia in international association football competitions. Its official nickname is the "Socceroos"...
Alvin Ceccoli,
Clint BoltonClint Brian Bolton is an Australian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Heart in the Australian A-League. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League...
,
Steve CoricaStephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...
and
David ZdrilicDavid Allen Zdrilic is a Croatian Australian football player. He is currently playing for Sydney United in the NSW Premier League. He previously played for in the A-League and has also played in Switzerland, Germany, England and Scotland...
as well as youth internationals
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,
Mark MilliganMark Daniel Milligan is an Australian football player who is currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. He was also the regular captain of the Australian Under 23 football team and has been capped for the junior Australian National team...
, Wade Oostendorp,
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and
Jacob TimpanoJacob Timpano in Wollongong, Australia) is an Australian football player who currently plays for NSW Premier League club South Coast Wolves FC.-Club career:...
. German
Pierre LittbarskiPierre Michael Littbarski is a German football manager and former player. He was mainly a winger or attacking midfielder and is best known for his brilliant dribbling abilities. He was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990. He was also runner–up twice in 1982 and 1986 with West Germany...
was signed as Head Coach, to be assisted by former
Norwich CityNorwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
player
Ian CrookIan Stuart Crook, is a former professional footballer who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur before making 418 appearances for Norwich City. He was an England B international.-Club career:...
. Sydney FC played its first ever match against
Manly United FCManly United Football Club is an Australian football club based in Manly, New South Wales, Australia and plays in the New South Wales Premier League. Their home ground is Cromer Park, located in the Northern Beaches suburb of Dee Why, approximately 10 minutes away from Manly...
on 25 March 2005, winning 6–1. Shortly after, Sydney set off on a tour to the
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to play matches against local teams FC Hatta,
Al Ain FCAl-Ain Sports and Cultural Club is a professional association football and mult-sports club based in the city of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. The football section of Al Ain won the 2003 AFC Champions League competition with a 2-1 aggregate victory over BEC Tero Sasana of Thailand.Al Ain...
and
Al JaziraAl-Jazira Sports & Culture Club is an football club from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...
, winning all three. Whilst in
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, Sydney FC announced that they had agreed to terms with former
Manchester UnitedManchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
player
Dwight YorkeDwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...
to join Sydney as their "marquee player" – one paid outside of the $1.5 million
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— for two seasons.
Pre-League
Sydney FC's first competitive match was held against
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at Central Coast Stadium in
GosfordGosford is a city located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 76 km north of the Sydney central business district...
as part of an Australian qualifying tournament to enter the
2005 Oceania Club ChampionshipThe 2004–05 Oceania Club Championship was held in from April to June, 2005. The tournament was designed to decide the Oceania Football Confederation's entrant into the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.-Participants:-Preliminary round:...
. After winning the match 3–0, Sydney went on to defeat
Perth GloryPerth Glory Football Club is a professional football club in Perth, Western Australia, Australia, competing in Australia's top football competition the A-League. Perth Glory is one of only three clubs to survive from the now defunct National Soccer League...
and the
Central Coast MarinersCentral Coast Mariners Football Club is a professional football club based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. They participate in the A-League and are one of three teams from the state of New South Wales playing in the competition...
to win their first piece of silverware and qualify for the Oceania Club Championship, to be held in
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. Despite an early scare against New Zealand club
Auckland City FCAuckland City Football Club is a football club based in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city. The club competes in the eight-team ASB Premiership which is the highest level of domestic football in the country...
, Sydney won all of their matches in the competition and qualified for the
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in Japan. The start of the 2005 Pre-Season Cup marked Sydney FC's first match at Sydney Football Stadium, as well as
Dwight YorkeDwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...
's first appearance for the club—Yorke scoring the first goal of Sydney's 3–1 win which stretched their unbeaten run to 9 competitive matches (15 including friendlies). Upon reaching the semi-finals, Sydney's unbeaten run finally ended at 11 with Perth Glory
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Nick Ward scoring in injury time to inflict the new club's first ever loss.
A-League
Sydney FC's first season was ultimately a success. Finishing 2nd on the ladder behind Adelaide United they went on to defeat Central Coast Mariners 1-0 in the 2006 A-League Grand Final with
Steve CoricaStephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...
scoring in the second half. However their success wouldn't last long, with
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manager
Pierre LittbarskiPierre Michael Littbarski is a German football manager and former player. He was mainly a winger or attacking midfielder and is best known for his brilliant dribbling abilities. He was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990. He was also runner–up twice in 1982 and 1986 with West Germany...
leaving the club due to being forced to accept a lower pay cheque and inaugural marquee player
Dwight YorkeDwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...
being signed by Premier League club
SunderlandSunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
. Former
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Terry ButcherTerence Ian "Terry" Butcher is an English football manager and former player. He was a highly successful football player and made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career...
was signed as their new coach for the
2006-07The 2006–07 season is Sydney FCs second season of football in Australia. Sydney FC contested in the 2006–07 A-League, and after winning the inaugural A-League Championship in 2005–06, competed in the 2007 AFC Champions League as one of Australia's two representatives.-Pre-Season:After winning the...
season, however it was regarded as an overall failure, with Sydney playing poor football, despite the signing of
Alex BrosqueAlex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...
and
Benito CarboneBenito known as Benny Carbone is a retired Italian professional footballer and former manager of Serie B club Varese. He played as a forward, winger or midfielder...
as a Guest player. Sydney also had 3 points taken away during the season, after it was found that they had breached the
Salary capIn professional sports, a salary cap is a cartel agreement between teams that places a limit on the amount of money that can be spent on player salaries. The limit exists as a per-player limit or a total limit for the team's roster, or both...
, involving player David Zdrillic. Despite the off field problems, Sydney scraped into the finals series, however lost out in the semi final to Newcastle Jets. Despite him leading Sydney into the finals, Sydney fans were unhappy with Butchers tactics, and both Butcher and Sydney FC went their separate ways. Sydney would then sign
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for their 2007 Asian Champions League campaign, where they finished second in the group, one point behind ultimate champions and J-League heavyweights
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. Despite the ACL success, Sydney FC's start to the
07-08The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...
season was poor, and the club sacked him, replacing him with former Adelaide United manager
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. Sydney FC played well for the rest of the season, but got knocked out in the finals by Brisbane Roar.
Kosmina couldn't repeat the success of the previous season, replacing
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JuninhoOsvaldo Giroldo Júnior , better known as Juninho Paulista or simply Juninho, is a former Brazilian footballer...
with Socceroos hero
John AloisiJohn Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....
on a million dollar contract. However Aloisi didn't perform well at all during the season, and came under heavy fire, along with manager Kosmina, whose tactics were seen as controversial, and his relationship with the media, often becoming angry and frustrated didn't help causes either, many players fell out of favour with the coach, including
Steve CoricaStephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...
and
Clint BoltonClint Brian Bolton is an Australian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Heart in the Australian A-League. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League...
and for the first time in the clubs history, they failed to make the play-offs. As a result Kosmina was fired, and new Owners were brought in -
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billionaire David Traktovenko. The fresh change at the club was about to bear fruit, when Sydney announced they had signed Czech Republic manager
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. Lavicka completely changed the structure of the club, and for its first time turning it into a serious, European style football club. He kept faith in
Steve CoricaStephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...
and
John AloisiJohn Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....
and several others who had threatened to walk out on the club, and as a result, Sydney FC won its first premiership in the club's history. Sydney made it to the Grand Final of the 5th season of the A-League after defeating Wellington Phoenix in the preliminary final. The Grand Final was played against
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at
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in
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. Sydney took the lead after 61 minutes through a
Mark BridgeMark Bridge is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a striker for Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Newcastle United Jets FC:...
header, just seconds after Melbourne had a goal disallowed for offside. Melbourne equalised through
Adrian LeijerAdrian Leijer is an Australian football player who currently plays as a centre back for A-League team Melbourne Victory and is also the Captain of the side.-Early years:...
in the 81st minute, and the game went on to a
penalty shootoutThe shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...
with no goals scored in extra time. Melbourne skipper
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missed his penalty, with his shot hitting the post. Sydney FC won the Grand Final 4-2 on penalties which handed them their second Hyundai A-League Championship.
Colours and badge
The primary club colour of Sydney FC is sky blue, which represents the
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of
New South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. The secondary club colour is
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, with additional contrasting colours of
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and
whiteWhite is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
.
The Sydney FC badge was created and used since the clubs founding in 2004. It features a football set centrally in a stylised crest shape. Above the ball is the shape of three shells of the
Sydney Opera HouseThe Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, finally opening in 1973 after a long gestation starting with his competition-winning design in 1957...
, an internationally recognisable symbol of the city of Sydney. Below the ball is the
Commonwealth StarThe Commonwealth Star is a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia which came into force on 1 January 1901....
, a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia.
Stadium
Sydney FC play their home matches at Sydney Football Stadium (commonly known as
SFS, and formerly known as
Aussie Stadium), located in the Sydney suburb of
Moore ParkMoore Park is a large area of parkland in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is part of Centennial Parklands, a collective of three parks being Moore Park, Centennial Park and Queens Park. Centennial Parklands is administered by the Centennial Park &...
. It was built in 1988 to be the premium "rectangular field" for
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matches. It is also now used for
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and
rugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
for major matches and domestic competition.
The stadium has easy access from the city centre, with shuttle buses running from nearby
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on match days. It has been the venue for several Australian international matches (notably
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against
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in 1993). The stadium's capacity was stated at 41,159 prior to renovations in 2007, although the attendance of the 2006 A-League grand final exceeded this number by over 500. The currently stated capacity is 45,500.
Sydney FC have played matches at other Sydney venues.
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in western Sydney was the venue for an
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match against
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n football side
Persik KediriPersik, an acronym for Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kediri is an Indonesian professional association football team located in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia. The club was founded in 1950 by Raden Muchamad Machin, T.H.D. Rahmat, and M. Sanusi. In media, the tautology Persik Kediri is often...
in April 2007 when the SFS was unavailable due to a NRL match being played there. A friendly match against
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was played at ANZ Stadium in November 2007 due to its greater capacity, which drew a crowd of 80,295. Some argue that if the home stadium of Sydney FC was moved to the ANZ Stadium in
Sydney Olympic ParkSydney Olympic Park is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Olympic Park is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....
, then it would attract much larger crowds, making it an easier travel distance from the stadium to the south and south-west districts of Sydney. However, the FFA has said they would like a separate team in Western Sydney.
Training ground
Sydney FC's primary training ground is at
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in North Ryde where they use the grounds, they also have advantage of the aquatic centre which they use for post match recovery sessions, leasing the facilities until at least late 2009. Occasionally Sydney will train at the SFS and have been seen after home games having recovery sessions at local beaches such as Coogee Beach, Bondi Beach and Maroubra.
Supporters
Sydney FC draw support from right across the city of Sydney as the only A-League team from Australia's largest city. The largest supporters group of Sydney FC are known as "
The CoveSydney Cove is a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson , on the coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia....
", and are located at the northern end of Sydney Football Stadium. The name came from the original name given to the settlement of Sydney —
Sydney CoveSydney Cove is a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson , on the coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia....
. This settlement was located on the piece of land that is now the Circular Quay ferry terminal.
Cove members attend every home match and also travel as a group around the country to support the team at away matches. As a vocal group, The Cove demonstrates its support by singing
football chantA football chant or terrace chant, is a song or chant sung at association football matches. They can be historic, dating back to the formation of the club, adaptations of popular songs, or spontaneous reactions to events on the pitch. They are one of the last remaining sources of an oral folk song...
s, wearing club colours, waving flags and holding banners. On 7 July 2006, Australian rock singer
Jimmy BarnesJames Dixon Swan , better known as Jimmy Barnes, is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer-songwriter. His father Jim Swan was a prizefighter and his older brother John Swan is also a rock singer. It was actually John who had encouraged and taught Jim how to sing as he wasn't really interested at...
recorded a club song entitled 'Sydney FC For Me' with 25 members of The Cove singing back-up vocals. It was released prior to the start of the
2006–07 seasonThe 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
.
Rivalries
Melbourne VictoryMelbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
(
see also The City DerbyThe Big Blue, also known as The City Derby, is a football match between rivals Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory. It is one of the biggest football rivalries in Australia, perhaps only falling short of The Melbourne Derby between cross-town rivals Melbourne Victory and Melbourne Heart...
) — The clash between Australia's two biggest cities is considered the biggest rivalry in the league by both sets of fans. Sydney and Melbourne have been historical rivals for over a century, and their football teams are no exception. The rivalry between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory has become arguably the most bitter in the A League, with almost every match between the two teams characterised by spiteful confrontations, controversy and consistently record-breaking crowds when the 2 teams go head-to-head.
Other rivalries include:
Adelaide United — The two strongest teams in the first season have continued their bitterness with each other. While Adelaide took out the Premiership in the regular season, Sydney went on to take out the Championship title in the league finals. Since then, there has only been one game between the two sides decided by more than one goal. However on 21 September 2008 in the Sydney v Adelaide game at SFS Sydney FC took away the game with a 3–0 win, breaking this streak.
Central Coast Mariners (the
South NSW derbyThe NSW derby involves two of the teams from NSW in the Australian A-League, the Central Coast Mariners and Sydney FC. The rivalry has developed due to the relatively short distance between the clubs as well as a number of notable games contested between the two.The rivalry began when the two sides...
) and Newcastle Jets — 2 local derbies of
New South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, with easy travel between Sydney, Newcastle and the Central Coast. Central Coast finished as runner-up from the first season as Sydney took the Championship title. The minor rivalry was expressed in a fantastic 5–4 game in season three, with Sydney victorious due to a penalty kick in stoppage time. Newcastle defeated Sydney FC in the 2006/07 season 3–2 on aggregate to progress to the minor semi finals.
Academy
On 21 December 2009, Sydney FC inaugurated an elite academy that will develop young players. The main goal of the academy is to produce better players by providing technical and tactical knowledge. It is also to identify potential new talent that can represent Sydney in the National Youth League and A League in future seasons. This shows a continued commitment from Sydney to invest in and develop junior talent for the benefit of grassroots football. The initial 26 players taken in, who have been drawn from the NSW State League clubs and consists of junior players aged from 14-18, started training with the academy at
Macquarie UniversityMacquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
.
Senior squad
Youth squad
Women's squad
Notable former players
Below is a list of notable footballers who have previously played for Sydney FC. Generally, this means players that have played 50 or more competitive matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included, as they were the club's integral founding members, were integral members of a championship winning team, have at least one senior international cap or made significant contributions to the club's history
Australia John AloisiJohn Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....
Clint BoltonClint Brian Bolton is an Australian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Heart in the Australian A-League. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League...
Alex BrosqueAlex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...
David CarneyDavid Raymond Carney is an Australian football player who plays left winger for Spanish club AD Alcorcón and as a left-back or left winger for the Australian national team.- Junior career :...
Alvin CeccoliAlvin Warren Ceccoli is an Australian football player of Sammarinese heritage who played for three A-League clubs and was capped internationally for Australia.-Club career:Alvin started his National Soccer League career at Wollongong Wolves in 1995 as a 21 year old...
Simon ColosimoSimon Colosimo is an Australian football player who plays as a central defender for Melbourne Heart. He has represented the Australia national team on over twenty-five occasions.-Club career:...
Steve CoricaStephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...
Iain FyfeIain Fyfe is an Australian football player who currently plays as defender for Busan I'Park in the K-League.- Club career :On completion of his SASI program in 2000, Iain joined hometown NSL club Adelaide City...
Mark MilliganMark Daniel Milligan is an Australian football player who is currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. He was also the regular captain of the Australian Under 23 football team and has been capped for the junior Australian National team...
Robbie MiddlebyRobert Middleby is a former Australian football player who is the CEO for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.-Club career:...
Stuart MusialikStuart Musialik is an Australian football player who currently plays for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League.- Club career :...
Sasho PetrovskiSasho Petrovski is an Australian football player. He is a striker who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the Hyundai A-League. Petrovski has two caps for the Australian national team...
Tony PopovicAnthony Popovic is a Croatian Australian former football player. He last played for Sydney FC. He is currently the First Team Coach of Crystal Palace. Popovic grew up in Fairfield, New South Wales.-Early career:...
Mark RudanMark Rudan is a former Australian football player who last played for Adelaide United in the A-League.-Club career:...
Brendon SantalabBrendon Šantalab is an Australian football player, currently playing as striker for Chengdu Blades.-Club career:...
Ufuk TalayUfuk Talay is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney United FC. Talay is suited to play in central midfield and is known for his good distribution and on-field vision.-Club career:...
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Brazil JuninhoOsvaldo Giroldo Júnior , better known as Juninho Paulista or simply Juninho, is a former Brazilian footballer...
England Michael BridgesMichael Bridges is an English football striker who currently plays for A-League club, Newcastle Jets. Bridge has previously played over 200 Premier League games.-Sunderland:...
Italy Benito CarboneBenito known as Benny Carbone is a retired Italian professional footballer and former manager of Serie B club Varese. He played as a forward, winger or midfielder...
Japan Kazuyoshi Miura----Kazuyoshi Miura , often known simply as Kazu, is a Japanese football striker. He has played for the Japanese national team and was the first Japanese recipient of the Asian Player of the Year award in 1993, an award presented annually by the Asian Football Confederation. He is currently with...
Republic of Korea Byun Sung-HwanByun Sung-Hwan is a South Korean footballer player who plays for the A-League club Newcastle Jets.-Sydney FC:...
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Switzerland Stephan KellerStephan Keller is a Swiss footballer who plays for Willem II.-Europe:Keller is a defender, born in Zürich, who played 13 years youth career for Grasshopper Club Zürich...
Trinidad and Tobago Dwight YorkeDwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...
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International players
John AloisiJohn Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....
Michael BeauchampMichael Francis Beauchamp is an Australian football player. He currently plays for Sydney FC. He was a member of the Australian 2006 World Cup squad.-Club career:...
Matthew BingleyMatthew Bingley is a former Australian football player. A utility who can play in midfield or defence, he has played over 300 matches in nearly 20 years at the highest level of domestic football in Australia...
Clint BoltonClint Brian Bolton is an Australian football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Heart in the Australian A-League. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League...
Mark BridgeMark Bridge is an Australian football player. He currently plays as a striker for Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Newcastle United Jets FC:...
Alex BrosqueAlex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...
Nicky Carle
David CarneyDavid Raymond Carney is an Australian football player who plays left winger for Spanish club AD Alcorcón and as a left-back or left winger for the Australian national team.- Junior career :...
Alvin CeccoliAlvin Warren Ceccoli is an Australian football player of Sammarinese heritage who played for three A-League clubs and was capped internationally for Australia.-Club career:Alvin started his National Soccer League career at Wollongong Wolves in 1995 as a 21 year old...
Shannon ColeShannon Cole is a midfielder who currently plays in the Australian football A-League for Sydney FC.-Early life:Shannon attended St Ambrose primary school, Concord West, and St Patrick's College, Strathfield...
Simon ColosimoSimon Colosimo is an Australian football player who plays as a central defender for Melbourne Heart. He has represented the Australia national team on over twenty-five occasions.-Club career:...
Steve CoricaStephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...
Brett EmertonBrett Michael Emerton is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC and the Australia national team...
Hayden FoxeHayden Vernon Foxe is a former Australian football player. He last played with A-League club Sydney FC.-Europe:...
Scott JamiesonScott Jamieson is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...
Robbie MiddlebyRobert Middleby is a former Australian football player who is the CEO for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.-Club career:...
Mark MilliganMark Daniel Milligan is an Australian football player who is currently playing for JEF United Ichihara Chiba. He was also the regular captain of the Australian Under 23 football team and has been capped for the junior Australian National team...
Stuart MusialikStuart Musialik is an Australian football player who currently plays for Central Coast Mariners in the A-League.- Club career :...
Sasho PetrovskiSasho Petrovski is an Australian football player. He is a striker who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the Hyundai A-League. Petrovski has two caps for the Australian national team...
Tony PopovicAnthony Popovic is a Croatian Australian former football player. He last played for Sydney FC. He is currently the First Team Coach of Crystal Palace. Popovic grew up in Fairfield, New South Wales.-Early career:...
Nikolai Topor-StanleyNikolai Topor-Stanley is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a defender for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.-Club career:...
David WilliamsDavid Williams is an Indigenous Australian professional football player who is currently playing for Hyundai A-League club Melbourne Heart.-Youth career:...
Ruben ZadkovichRuben Zadkovich is an Australian football player who attended Woonona High School in Wollongong NSW and currently plays for the Newcastle United Jets in the Hyundai A-League.-Club career:...
David ZdrilicDavid Allen Zdrilic is a Croatian Australian football player. He is currently playing for Sydney United in the NSW Premier League. He previously played for in the A-League and has also played in Switzerland, Germany, England and Scotland...
Juninho PaulistaOsvaldo Giroldo Júnior , better known as Juninho Paulista or simply Juninho, is a former Brazilian footballer...
Juho MäkeläJuho Mäkelä is a Finnish footballer who plays for Sydney FC in A-League. He is a striker especially known for his pace.-Early career:...
Kazuyoshi Miura----Kazuyoshi Miura , often known simply as Kazu, is a Japanese football striker. He has played for the Japanese national team and was the first Japanese recipient of the Asian Player of the Year award in 1993, an award presented annually by the Asian Football Confederation. He is currently with...
Jeremy BrockieJeremy Russell Brockie is a New Zealand football player who was recently signed by the Newcastle Jets in the Hyundai A-League...
Karol KiselKarol Kisel is a Slovak footballer who is currently playing for Sydney FC in the Australian A-League. He is the Vice-Captain of Sydney.-Club career:...
Byun Sung-HwanByun Sung-Hwan is a South Korean footballer player who plays for the A-League club Newcastle Jets.-Sydney FC:...
Stephan KellerStephan Keller is a Swiss footballer who plays for Willem II.-Europe:Keller is a defender, born in Zürich, who played 13 years youth career for Grasshopper Club Zürich...
Dwight YorkeDwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...
Captains
Captains by Years (2005–present) Hyundai A-League games only.
| Name |
Nat |
Period |
| Mark Rudan Mark Rudan is a former Australian football player who last played for Adelaide United in the A-League.-Club career:...
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 Australia |
2005–07 |
Tony PopovicAnthony Popovic is a Croatian Australian former football player. He last played for Sydney FC. He is currently the First Team Coach of Crystal Palace. Popovic grew up in Fairfield, New South Wales.-Early career:...
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Australia |
2007–08 |
Steve CoricaStephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...
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Australia |
2008–10 |
John AloisiJohn Aloisi is a retired Australian football player who played as a striker, and the current youth team manager at Melbourne Heart....
** |
Australia |
2010 |
Terry McFlynnTerence Martin "Terry" McFlynn is a football player from Swatragh, Northern Ireland. He plays as a central midfielder for the Australian A-League team Sydney FC. He is the current captain.-Club career:...
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 Northern Ireland |
2010– |
- -Lists of captains only include those who captained more than two straight games and not including those who took the captaincy during a match due to injury or substitution of full time captain.
- -John Aloisi captained Sydney in the two major semi finals against Melbourne in 2010. However due to an injury he sustained in the 2nd leg, Terry McFlynn took captaincy for the grandfinal and through the 2010-11 season.
Managers
Managers by Years (2005–present) Hyundai A-League games only.
| Name |
Nat |
Period |
Honours |
Managed |
Won |
Drawn |
Lost |
Win % |
| Pierre Littbarski Pierre Michael Littbarski is a German football manager and former player. He was mainly a winger or attacking midfielder and is best known for his brilliant dribbling abilities. He was a FIFA World Cup winner with West Germany in 1990. He was also runner–up twice in 1982 and 1986 with West Germany...
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 Germany |
2005-06 |
2004-05 Oceania Club Champions
2005-06 Hyundai A-League Champions |
24 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
50% |
| Terry Butcher Terence Ian "Terry" Butcher is an English football manager and former player. He was a highly successful football player and made his name as an uncompromising defender with Ipswich Town and Rangers in the 1980s. He was also a captain of England and won 77 caps in a ten-year international career...
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 Kingdom of England |
2006-07 |
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23 |
9 |
8 |
6 |
39% |
| Branko Culina Branko Čulina is a football coach and former player. He is currently without a club after being sacked by Newcastle Jets.-Club career:...
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Australia |
2007 |
AFC Champions League 2007 Group StageThe 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title....
|
9 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
22% |
John KosminaAlexander John Kosmina , known as John Kosmina, is a former Australian football player and manager of Polish Australian ethnicity. He was most recently the manager of Sydney FC...
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Australia |
2007-09 |
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35 |
13 |
11 |
11 |
37% |
Tony PopovicAnthony Popovic is a Croatian Australian former football player. He last played for Sydney FC. He is currently the First Team Coach of Crystal Palace. Popovic grew up in Fairfield, New South Wales.-Early career:...
(Caretaker) * |
Australia |
2009 |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
- |
Vítězslav LavičkaVítězslav Lavička is a Czech football manager and former player currently in charge of Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Playing career:...
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 Czech Republic |
2009- |
2009-10 Hyundai A-League Premiers
2009-10 Hyundai A-League Champions
AFC Champions League 2011 Group Stage |
57 |
23 |
13 |
21 |
40% |
- Tony Popovic
Anthony Popovic is a Croatian Australian former football player. He last played for Sydney FC. He is currently the First Team Coach of Crystal Palace. Popovic grew up in Fairfield, New South Wales.-Early career:...
was appointed caretaker after Kosmina had been sacked. He was manager of the team for 1 game, a friendly against Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
during the 2008-09 off-season. Sydney lost the match 2-1The 2009/2010 season was Sydney FC's fifth consecutive season in the A-League since its inception.-2009-10 squad:Players included in the Sydney FC squad for the 2009-10 season* ** Injury replacement player for Matthew Jurman....
Other staff
Senior Squad Coaching Staff
Head Coach:
Vítězslav LavičkaVítězslav Lavička is a Czech football manager and former player currently in charge of Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Playing career:...
Assistant Coach:
Ian CrookIan Stuart Crook, is a former professional footballer who began his career with Tottenham Hotspur before making 418 appearances for Norwich City. He was an England B international.-Club career:...
Assistant Coach:
Steve CoricaStephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...
Strength/Conditioning Coach:
Craig Duncan
Goalkeeping Coach:
John Filan
Goalkeeping Coach:
Željko KalacŽeljko Kalac is a retired Australian football goalkeeper. Standing at 2.02m, Kalac is one of the world's tallest professional goalkeepers....
Chief Medical Officer:
Dr. Daniel Biggs
Club Doctor:
Dr. Andrew McDonald
Club Physio:
Stan Ivancic
Assistant/Masseur:
Joe Niutta
Youth Squad Coaching Staff
Youth Coach:
Phil Coy
Assistant Youth Coach:
Brian Dene
Goalkeeping Coach:
Jimmy FraserJimmy Fraser is a retired football player. Fraser played eight matches for Australia.-Club career:Fraser played for St. George Budapest in the New South Wales first division between 1970 and 1974.-International career:...
Physiotherapist:
Ian Austin
Trainer:
Kylie Johnson
Management Team
Chief Executive Officer:
Dirk Melton
Head Coach:
Vítězslav LavičkaVítězslav Lavička is a Czech football manager and former player currently in charge of Australian A-League club Sydney FC.-Playing career:...
Financial Controller:
Phil Coy
Head of Football:
Stefan Kamasz
General Manager, Football:
David MasonDavid Mason was an English orchestral, solo and session trumpet player. He played the flugelhorn for the premiere of Ralph Vaughan Williams's ninth symphony and the piccolo trumpet solo on The Beatles' song "Penny Lane"....
General Manager, Fan Relationships:
Sipko-Hans Adriaansen
Board of Directors
Chairman:
Paul Ramsay AO
Vice Chairman:
Scott Barlow
Director:
Chris Rex
Director:
Elliott Rusanow
Year by year history
Sydney FC League and Tournament Qualification History
| Season | P | W | D | L | F | A | Teams | League
Position | Finals
Qualification | Finals Series
Position | ACL Qualification | ACL Placing | Pan-Pacific
ChampionshipThe Pan-Pacific Football Championship was an inter-confederation football tournament between teams from A-League , Chinese Super League , J...
| FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
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| 2005–06 The 2005-06 season was Sydney FC's first season, formed to compete in the new Australian A-League competition. The club finished second on the table in the regular season, and won the first A-League Grand Final, defeating 1-0...
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21 (24) |
10 (12) |
6 (7) |
5 (5) |
35 (40) |
28 (31) |
8 |
2nd |
Qualified |
Champions |
Qualified for 2007 |
DNP |
DNP |
5th*-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Fifth Place:-Third Place:-Final:-Scorers: 2 goals Amoroso Peter Crouch Mohammed Noor Alvaro Saborio...
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2006–07The 2006–07 season is Sydney FCs second season of football in Australia. Sydney FC contested in the 2006–07 A-League, and after winning the inaugural A-League Championship in 2005–06, competed in the 2007 AFC Champions League as one of Australia's two representatives.-Pre-Season:After winning the...
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21 (23) |
8 (9) |
8 (8) |
5 (6) |
29 (31) |
19 (22) |
8 |
4th |
Qualified |
Minor Semi-Finals |
DNQ |
Group Stage (2nd) |
DNP |
DNP |
| 2007–08 The 2007–08 season is Sydney FC's third season of football in Australia. The club finished seventh in the A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup and competed in the A-League 2007-08 season....
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21 (23) |
8 (8) |
8 (9) |
5 (6) |
28 (28) |
24 (26) |
8 |
3rd |
Qualified |
Minor Semi Finals |
DNQ |
DNP |
4th The Pan-Pacific Football Championship was an inter-confederation football tournament between teams from A-League , Chinese Super League , J...
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DNP |
| 2008–09 The 2008–09 season is Sydney FC's fourth season of football in Australia, and will compete in the A-League 2008-09 season.-2008-09 Squad:-Pre-season:...
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21 (21) |
7 (7) |
5 (5) |
9 (9) |
33 (33) |
32 (32) |
8 |
5th |
DNQ |
DNP |
DNQ |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
2009–10The 2009/2010 season was Sydney FC's fifth consecutive season in the A-League since its inception.-2009-10 squad:Players included in the Sydney FC squad for the 2009-10 season* ** Injury replacement player for Matthew Jurman....
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27 (31) |
15 (16) |
3 (5) |
9 (10) |
35 (43) |
23 (30) |
10 |
1st |
Qualifed |
Champions |
Qualified for 2011 |
DNP |
DNP |
DNP |
| 2010-11 |
30 (30) |
8 (8) |
10 (10) |
12(12) |
35 (35) |
40 (40) |
11 |
9th |
DNQ |
DNP |
DNQ |
Group Stage (3rd) |
DNP |
TBD |
Sydney FC Pre-Season Cup History
| Season | P | W | D | L | F | A | Position |
| 2005–06 |
4 (4) |
2 (2) |
0 (0) |
1 (2) |
5 (5) |
1 (2) |
Semi-Final |
| 2006–07 |
4 (6) |
3 (4) |
1 (1) |
0 (1) |
7 (10) |
2 (4) |
Semi-Final |
| 2007–08 |
3 (3) |
0 (0) |
1 (1) |
2 (2) |
0 (0) |
6 (6) |
Group Stage |
| 2008–09 |
3 (3) |
1 (1) |
0 (0) |
2 (2) |
4 (4) |
7 (7) |
Group Stage |
Sydney FC Asian Champions League History
| Season | P | W | D | L | F | A | Position |
2007The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title....
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6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
5 |
Group Stage (2nd) |
| 2011 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
Group Stage (3rd) |
- P = Played
- W = Wins
- D = Draws
- L = Loss
- F = Goals For
- A = Goals Against
- DNQ = Did Not Qualify
- DNP = Did Not Participate
- TBA = To Be Announced = statistic including A-league Finals
- = Participated as OFC
The Oceania Football Confederation is one of the six continental confederations of international association football, consisting of Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and island nations such as Tonga, Fiji and other Pacific Island countries...
member.
Honours
- A-League:
- Champions (2): 2005–06
The 2005-06 season was the first season of the A-League, a domestic club competition for football in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005...
, 2009-10
- Premiership (1): 2009-10
- Finals Series Appearances (4): 2005–06
The 2005-06 season was the first season of the A-League, a domestic club competition for football in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005...
, 2006–07The 2006–07 A-League season was the second season of the Australian football competition, the A-League. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the first season and on the interest generated by the Socceroos competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup...
, 2007–08The A-League 2007-08 season was the third season of the Australian A-League football competition, won by the Newcastle Jets. Football Federation Australia hoped to build on the success of the previous two seasons and on the interest generated by and playing in the 2007 AFC Champions League, and...
, 2009-10
- Fair Play Award (1): 2009-10
- W-League
The W-League is the preeminent women's semi-professional football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it is composed of eight teams - seven of them are affiliated with seven of the Australian clubs currently in the A-League, with the eighth team based in Canberra...
:
- Premiers (2): 2009, 2010–11
- Champions (1): 2009
- National Youth League Championship
The A-League National Youth League is an Australian national football league run in parallel to the A-League. The aim of a league is to provide a pathway for young players and state league players to play regular high-level football, and allow reserve players from senior A-League teams to remain...
:
- Premiers (1): 2008–09
The A-League National Youth League's 2008-09 season is the first season of the Australian A-League National Youth League football competition.-Home and away season:...
- Champions (1): 2008–09
The A-League National Youth League's 2008-09 season is the first season of the Australian A-League National Youth League football competition.-Home and away season:...
- Oceania Club Championship: 1
- 2005
The 2004–05 Oceania Club Championship was held in from April to June, 2005. The tournament was designed to decide the Oceania Football Confederation's entrant into the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.-Participants:-Preliminary round:...
— Champions
- Oceania Club Championship Australian Qualifying Tournament: 1
- Asian Champions League Appearances: 2
- 2007
The 2007 AFC Champions League was the 26th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament and the 5th edition under the current AFC Champions League title....
— Group Stage
- 2011 — Group Stage
- FIFA Club World Cup
The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
Appearances: 1
- 2005
-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Fifth Place:-Third Place:-Final:-Scorers: 2 goals Amoroso Peter Crouch Mohammed Noor Alvaro Saborio...
— 5th
- Pan-Pacific Championship
The Pan-Pacific Football Championship was an inter-confederation football tournament between teams from A-League , Chinese Super League , J...
Appearances: 1
- 2008
The 2008 Pan-Pacific Championship is the inaugural edition of the Pan-Pacific Championship football competition which took place on February 20 and February 23 in Honolulu, Hawaii, featuring teams from Japan's J...
— 4th
Club
- Record victory: 9–2 (vs Sobou FC — Oceania Club Championship
The 2004–05 Oceania Club Championship was held in from April to June, 2005. The tournament was designed to decide the Oceania Football Confederation's entrant into the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship.-Participants:-Preliminary round:...
, 2 June 2005)
- Record A-League victory: 5-1 (vs Central Coast Mariners, 5 November 2005)
- Record defeat: 0–5 (vs Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
— A-LeagueThe 2005-06 season was the first season of the A-League, a domestic club competition for football in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005...
, 16 October 2005)
- Undefeated streak: 11 matches (7 May 2005 – 6 August 2005)
- A-League Regular Season Attendance: 33,458 (vs Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, that plays in the A-League....
— 20 January 2008)
- A-League Finals Series Attendance: 41,689 (vs Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners Football Club is a professional football club based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. They participate in the A-League and are one of three teams from the state of New South Wales playing in the competition...
— 5 March 2006)
- Record Average Regular Season Attendance: 16,710 (2005–06
The 2005-06 season was the first season of the A-League, a domestic club competition for football in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005...
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- Record Season Total Attendance: 183,803 (2005–06
The 2005-06 season was the first season of the A-League, a domestic club competition for football in Australia. After over 12 months without a national professional club competition, the first match in the A-League was played on 26 August 2005...
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- Record Attendance: 80,295 (vs Los Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
— 27 November 2007)
Player
- Most appearances:
- All competitions: Iain Fyfe
Iain Fyfe is an Australian football player who currently plays as defender for Busan I'Park in the K-League.- Club career :On completion of his SASI program in 2000, Iain joined hometown NSL club Adelaide City...
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- A-League: Terry McFlynn
Terence Martin "Terry" McFlynn is a football player from Swatragh, Northern Ireland. He plays as a central midfielder for the Australian A-League team Sydney FC. He is the current captain.-Club career:...
- 124
- Most goals:
- All competitions: Sasho Petrovski
Sasho Petrovski is an Australian football player. He is a striker who last played for the Newcastle Jets in the Hyundai A-League. Petrovski has two caps for the Australian national team...
— 26
- A-League: Steve Corica
Stephen Christopher Corica is a former Australian football player who last played for Australian A-League team Sydney FC. A technically gifted and skillful player playing primarily as an attacking midfielder, he is very versatile, able to play both centrally or out wide, or even pushed up as a...
& Alex BrosqueAlex Brosque is an Australian professional football player who currently plays for J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse...
23
- Record transfer fee received: A$
The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu...
500,000 for Dwight YorkeDwight Eversley Yorke is a Trinidad and Tobago former football player. He played for Aston Villa for most of his career, followed by stints with Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Birmingham City, Sydney FC and Sunderland...
from Sunderland A.F.C.Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
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Sponsorship
| Years | Kit Manufacturer | Major Sponsor | Minor Sponsor |
| 2005-07 |
Reebok Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
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Healthe |
HBA Heath Insurance |
| 2007-09 |
Reebok Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
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Bing LeeBing Lee is an Australian retailing company, a chain of superstores specializing in consumer electronics, computer and telecommunication goods. Bing Lee is the largest privately-held electrical retail business in New South Wales with 41 stores and a turnover of about $490 million...
/JVC, usually referred to as JVC, is a Japanese international consumer and professional electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927...
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HBA Health Insurance |
| 2009-11 |
Reebok Reebok International Limited, a subsidiary of the German sportswear company Adidas since 2005, is a producer of Athletic shoes, apparel, and accessories. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle...
|
Bing LeeBing Lee is an Australian retailing company, a chain of superstores specializing in consumer electronics, computer and telecommunication goods. Bing Lee is the largest privately-held electrical retail business in New South Wales with 41 stores and a turnover of about $490 million...
/Sony, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
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MBF Health Insurance |
| 2011-15 |
AdidasAdidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
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TBA |
TBA |
Other sponsors include:
- PULSAR Watches
- Caltex
Caltex is a petroleum brand name of Chevron Corporation used in more than 60 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and southern Africa.-History:...
- Star City Casino
The Star Sydney Casino & Hotel in Pyrmont, Sydney, is the second largest casino in Australia after rival Melbourne's Crown Casino. Overlooking Darling Harbour, The Star Sydney Casino features two gaming floors, eight bars, seven restaurants, 351 hotel rooms and 130 serviced and privately owned...
- Qantas
Qantas Airways Limited is the flag carrier of Australia. The name was originally "QANTAS", an initialism for "Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services". Nicknamed "The Flying Kangaroo", the airline is based in Sydney, with its main hub at Sydney Airport...
- Musashi
Musashi may refer to:* Japanese corvette Musashi * Japanese battleship Musashi* Musashi , a 1935 novel by Eiji Yoshikawa* Musashi's, a Japanese feline musical group* Brave Fencer Musashi, a 1998 Playstation video game...
- Macquarie University
Macquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
- Hyundai Motor Company
Hyundai Motor Company is a Korean multinational automaker based in Seoul, South Korea which, along with Kia, comprises the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, the world's fourth largest automaker as of 2009. As of 2011, it is the world's fastest growing automaker for two years running...
(In Association with A-League)
- Vibe Hotels
- Nova 96.9
Nova 96.9 is a commercial radio station operating in Sydney, Australia, owned by the DMG Radio Network.-History:One of the driving forces behind the creation of Nova was the growing demographic of youth who were embracing the commercialised anti-pop movement fronted by such artists as Daft Punk...
Official Radio Sponsor.
- The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is an Australian tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, by Nationwide News, part of News Corporation.The Tele, as it is also known, was founded in 1879. From 1936 to 1972, it was owned by Frank Packer's Australian Consolidated Press. That year it was sold to...
Official Newspaper Sponsor
Affiliated clubs
Shanghai ShenhuaShanghai Shenhua is a professional Chinese football club currently playing in Chinese Super League. The club is currently owned by Zhu Jun , Shanghai SVA Group, SMEG and Huangpu Investment Ltd. . The current head coach is Dražen Besek...
— In December 2008 Sydney management released a statement that Sydney had signed a permanent sister-club relationship with Chinese Super LeagueThe Chinese Football Association Super League , commonly known as Chinese Super League or CSL, currently known as the Pirelli Chinese Football Association Super League for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier of professional association football in China, operating under the auspices of the...
Club Shanghai Shenhua, both clubs will trade players, as well as coaching tips and medical and training methods. Manly United Football Club Macarthur Rams Football Club Macquarie UniversityMacquarie University is an Australian public teaching and research university located in Sydney, with its main campus situated in Macquarie Park. Founded in 1964 by the New South Wales Government, it was the third university to be established in the metropolitan area of Sydney...
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