2017–18 Sydney FC (women) season
Sydney FC (W-League) 2017–18 football season
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The 2017–18 Sydney FC W-League season was the club's tenth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games at Allianz Stadium. The club was managed by Ante Juric.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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| Manager | Ante Juric | |||
| Stadium | Allianz Stadium | |||
| W-League | 2nd | |||
| W-League finals series | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lisa De Vanna, Kylie Ledbrook (5 goals) All: Lisa De Vanna, Kylie Ledbrook (6 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 4,229 vs. Newcastle Jets 3 January 2018 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,644 vs. Melbourne Victory 2 December 2017 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 2,695 | |||
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Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers in
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | DF |  |
Teigen Allen | 23 | Melbourne City | Transfer | Pre-season | [1] | ||
| 15 | DF | |
Caitlin Cooper | 29 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [1] | |
| 17 | MF | |
Angelique Hristodoulou | 15 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [1] | |
| 7 | DF | |
Rachael Soutar | 23 | Transfer | Pre-season | [1] | |||
| 11 | FW | |
Lisa De Vanna | 33 | South Melbourne | Transfer | Pre-season | [2] | ||
| 10 | MF | |
Kylie Ledbrook | 31 | Transfer | Pre-season | [3] | |||
| 5 | DF | |
Ally Green | 19 | Transfer | Pre-season | [3] | |||
| 18 | DF | |
Taylor Ray | 16 | Transfer | Pre-season | [3] | |||
| 14 | MF |  |
Emma Rolston | 20 | Transfer | Pre-season | [3] | |||
| 21 | FW | |
Julia Vignes | 15 | Transfer | Pre-season | [3] | |||
| 6 | MF | |
Chloe Logarzo | 22 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [4][5] | |
| 16 | DF |  |
Emily Sonnett | 24 | Portland Thorns FC |
Loan | Pre-season | Free | [6] | |
| 30 | GK | |
Sheridan Rainey | 17 | Blacktown Spartans |
Transfer | Pre-season | [7] | ||
| 29 | GK | |
Aubrey Bledose | 26 | Orlando Pride |
Loan | Mid-season | Free | [8] | |
| 9 | FW | |
Caitlin Foord | 23 |  Vegalta Sendai |
Transfer | Mid-season | Free | [9] |
Transfers out
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | MF | |
Nicola Bolger | 24 | Perth Glory | Transfer | Pre-season | [10] | |
| 12 | MF | |
Olivia Price | 21 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [11] |
| 22 | GK | |
Claire Coelho | 21 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [7] |
| 16 | MF | |
Hannah Bacon |  SK Trondheims-Ørn |
Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [7] | |
| 15 | GK | |
Sarah Easthope | 21 | Transfer | Pre-season | [7] | ||
| 5 | FW | |
Gabe Marzano | 25 | Transfer | Pre-season | [7] | ||
| 10 | FW |  |
Francisca Ordega | 24 | Washington Spirit |
Loan return | Pre-season | [7] | |
| 21 | MF | |
Pana Petratos | Transfer | Pre-season | [7][12] | |||
| 11 | MF | |
Natalie Tobin | 21 | Transfer | Pre-season | [7] | ||
| 6 | DF | |
Servet Uzunlar | 28 | Transfer | Pre-season | [7] |
Managerial staff
As of 1 July 2017.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ante Juric[13] |
| Assistant coach | Anthony Harb |
| Goalkeeping coach | Elvis De Marchi |
Squad statistics
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | W-League | W-League finals series | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Sham Khamis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | |
Teresa Polias | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | |
Remy Siemsen | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Elizabeth Ralston | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | |
Ally Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Chloe Logarzo | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9+0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | |
Rachael Soutar | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Amy Harrison | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Caitlin Foord | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | |
Kylie Ledbrook | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9+2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Lisa De Vanna | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | |
Teigen Allen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | |
Georgia Yeoman-Dale | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | |
Emma Rolston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
Caitlin Cooper | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | |
Emily Sonnett | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Angelique Hristodoulou | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | |
Taylor Ray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
Leena Khamis | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | |
Princess Ibini | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | |
Julia Vignes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | |
Aubrey Bledsoe | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | |
Sheridan Rainey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: au.women.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Competitions
W-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 28 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 16 | +10 | 25 | |
| 3 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 20 | |
| 4 | Melbourne City (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 20 | |
| 5 | Canberra United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 16 | |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 27 | −2 | 14 | |
| 7 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 11 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 11 | |
| 9 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 10 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 |
Last updated: 4 February 2018.
Source: Competitive Matches
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2018. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Fixtures
| 27 October 2017 1 | Sydney FC | 1–3 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
| 17:20 AEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 2,707 Referee: Katie Patterson |
| 4 November 2017 2 | Newcastle Jets | 2–0 | Sydney FC | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Kelly Jones |
| 12 November 2017 3 | Canberra United | 3–2 | Sydney FC | Canberra |
| 16:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,003 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 18 November 2017 4 | Sydney FC | 3–2 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 2 December 2017 6 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 1,644 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 2 December 2017 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–3 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 8,449 Referee: Kelly Jones |
| 15 December 2017 8 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Canberra United | Sydney |
| 17:20 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 2,958 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 29 December 2017 9 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
| 20:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 1,015 Referee: Katie Patterson |
| 3 January 2018 10 | Sydney FC | 2–2 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 17:20 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 4,229 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 14 January 2018 11 | Perth Glory | 0–2 | Sydney FC | Perth |
| 22:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 846 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
| 26 January 2018 13 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 22:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Maddison Kennedy |
Finals series
| 10 February 2018 Semi-final | Sydney FC | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 16:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 18 February 2018 Grand final | Sydney FC | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 6,025 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |