2017–18 Sydney FC season
Sydney FC 2017–18 football season
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The 2017–18 Sydney FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time, the FFA Cup for the fourth time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fourth time.
| 2017–18 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Scott Barlow | |||
| Manager | Graham Arnold | |||
| Stadium | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | |||
| A-League | Premiers | |||
| A-League Finals Series | Semi-finals | |||
| FFA Cup | Champions | |||
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bobô (27 goals) All: Bobô (36 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 36,057 vs Western Sydney Wanderers (21 October 2017) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,110 vs Adelaide United (8 April 2018) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 14,593 | |||
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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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From youth squad
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF |  |
Chris Zuvela | 20 | [1] |
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Paulo Retre | Free transfer | 2 years | 22 June 2017 | [2] | |
| 20 | GK | Alex Cisak | Free transfer | 2 years | 27 July 2017 | [3] | |
| 26 | DF | Luke Wilkshire | Injury replacement | 1 year | 28 July 2017 | [4] | |
| 11 | MF |  Adrian Mierzejewski |
Free transfer | 3 years | 12 August 2017 | [5] | |
| 16 | MF | Anthony Kalik |  Hajduk Split |
Loan | 1 year | 1 September 2017 | [6] |
| 3 | DF | Ben Warland | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 1.5 years | 31 January 2018 | [7] |
| 12 | MF |  Fábio Ferreira |
Free transfer | 6 months | 2 February 2018 | [8] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF | Bernie Ibini |  Club Brugge |
Loan return | 9 May 2017 | [9] |
| 21 | FW |  Filip Hološko |
End of contract | 22 May 2017 | [10] | |
| 19 | FW | George Blackwood | End of contract | 30 May 2017 | [11] | |
| 16 | DF | George Timotheou | Sydney Olympic |
Free transfer | 4 June 2017 | [12] |
| 20 | GK | Danny Vukovic | Genk |
~$1,000,000 | 21 June 2017 | [13] |
| 29 | FW | Bai Antoniou | End of contract | 21 June 2017 | [14] | |
| 8 | MF |  Miloš Dimitrijević |
Mutual contract termination | 30 June 2017 | [15] | |
| 22 | DF | Sebastian Ryall | Mutual contract termination | 17 January 2018 | [16] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Miloš Ninković | Midfielder | 1 year | 9 May 2017 | [17] |
| 18 | Matt Simon | Striker | 1 year | 11 May 2017 | [18] |
| 5 |  Jordy Buijs | Centre back | 1 year | 15 May 2017 | [19] |
| 9 |  Bobô | Striker | 1 year | 16 May 2017 | [20] |
| 14 | Alex Brosque | Striker | 1 year | 22 May 2017 | [21] |
| 12 | Aaron Calver | Centre back | 2 years | 30 May 2017 | [11] |
| 17 | David Carney | Midfielder | 1 year | 13 June 2017 | [22] |
| 7 | Michael Zullo | Left-back | 2 years | 11 January 2018 | [23] |
| 1 | Andrew Redmayne | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 13 January 2018 | [24] |
Technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Graham Arnold |
| Assistant coach | Steve Corica |
| Assistant coach | Phil Moss |
| Goalkeeping coach | John Crawley |
| Strength & conditioning coach | Andrew Clark |
Statistics
Squad statistics
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | A-League Finals Series | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Andrew Redmayne | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Aaron Calver | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Ben Warland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Alex Wilkinson | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Jordy Buijs | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Joshua Brillante | 37 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25+0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | |
Michael Zullo | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19+0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Paulo Retre | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Bobô | 38 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26+1 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | |
Miloš Ninković | 34 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22+2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
Adrian Mierzejewski | 34 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22+2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | |
Fábio Ferreira | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | |
Brandon O'Neill | 36 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 26+0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | |
Alex Brosque | 36 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | |
Sam McIllhatton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Anthony Kalik | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
David Carney | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15+10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | |
Matt Simon | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4+17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | |
Chris Zuvela | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | |
Alex Cisak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | |
Charles Lokolingoy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | |
Rhyan Grant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | |
Luke Wilkshire | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24+0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | |
Tom Heward-Belle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | |
William Mutch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | |
Patrick Flottmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | |
Jackson Bandiera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | DF | |
Sebastian Ryall | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
John Iredale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF |  |
Nicola Kuleski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 28 April 2018
- Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Preseason and friendlies
| 13 July 2017 Arsenal Tour | Sydney FC | 0–2 |  Arsenal | Sydney, Australia |
| 20:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 80,432 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia) |
| 19 July 2017 Johnny Warren Community Challenge | Sydney FC | 9–0 | Earlwood Wanderers | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Adrian Arndt (Australia) |
| 25 July 2017 ACBC Cup | Macarthur Rams | 0–4 | Sydney FC | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson (Australia) |
| 9 September 2017 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Newcastle, Australia |
| 15:00 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Magic Park Attendance: 1,327 Referee: Adrian Arndt (Australia) |
| 16 September 2017 | Sydney FC | 0–2 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Macquarie University |
| 20 September 2017 | Sydney FC | 3–2 | Perth Glory | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Kurt Ams (Australia) |
| 28 September 2017 | Sydney FC | 0–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney, Australia |
| Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones (Australia) |
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-League | — | Premiers | 7 October 2017 | 14 April 2018 |
| A-League Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | 28 April 2018 | 28 April 2018 |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Champions | 1 August 2017 | 21 November 2017 |
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | Group stage | 14 February 2018 | 17 April 2018 |
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 64 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 35 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 32 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 21 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 20 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 13 | +23 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | +19 |
Last updated: 13 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Results by round
Matches
| 7 October 2017 1 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 24,804 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 15 October 2017 2 | Sydney FC | 3–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,284 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 21 October 2017 3 | Sydney FC | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 36,057 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 27 October 2017 4 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,063 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 3 November 2017 5 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 11,034 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 10 November 2017 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,873 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 18 November 2017 7 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,519 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 25 November 2017 8 | Sydney FC | 3–1 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,044 Referee: Alex King |
| 1 December 2017 9 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Peter Green |
| 9 December 2017 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–5 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 36,433 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 15 December 2017 11 | Sydney FC | 3–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,688 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 23 December 2017 12 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–4 | Sydney FC | Wellington |
| 17:35 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,432 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 30 December 2017 13 | Sydney FC | 6–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,332 Referee: Johnathan Barreiro |
| 3 January 2018 14 | Sydney FC | 2–2 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 18,055 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 8 January 2018 15 | Brisbane Roar | 0–3 | Sydney FC | Brisbane |
| 18:50 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 7,826 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 14 January 2018 16 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
| 18:30 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,959 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 20 January 2018 17 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Bobô  61' |
Report | Powell 7' (pen.) |
Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,511 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 26 January 2018 18 | Melbourne Victory | 1–3 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 21,037 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 2 February 2018 19 | Sydney FC | 4–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,220 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 10 February 2018 20 | Melbourne City | 0–4 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,587 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 25 February 2018 21 | Sydney FC | 3–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 25,211 Referee: Peter Green |
| 3 March 2018 22 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Newcastle |
| 17:35 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 18,156 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 17 March 2018 23 | Sydney FC | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
| AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,890 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 24 March 2018 24 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
| 17:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,082 Referee: Peter Green |
| 29 March 2018 25 | Perth Glory | 2–3 | Sydney FC | Perth |
| 18:30 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 7,742 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 8 April 2018 26 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 9,110 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 13 April 2018 27 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 15,567 Referee: Chris Beath |
Finals series
| 28 April 2018 Semi-final | Sydney FC | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,775 Referee: Kurt Ams |
FFA Cup
| 1 August 2017 Round of 32 | Darwin Rovers  | 0–8 |  Sydney FC | Darwin |
| 19:00 ACST | Report | Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium Attendance: 2,680 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 29 August 2017 Round of 16 | Bankstown Berries | 0–3 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 13 September 2017 Quarter-finals | Sydney FC | 2–0 |  Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 11 October 2017 Semi-finals | South Melbourne | 1–5 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 5,747 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 21 November 2017 Final | Sydney FC | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,452 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
AFC Champions League
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 |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
Last updated: 3 April 2018.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by stage
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2018. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Kashima Antlers |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Sydney FC |
6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Shanghai Shenhua |
6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 |
| 14 February 2018 1 | Sydney FC | 0–2 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 6,349 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla (United Arab Emirates) |
| 21 February 2018 2 | Shanghai Shenhua | 2–2 | Sydney FC | Shanghai, China |
| 20:00 CST | Report | Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 22,918 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
| 7 March 2018 3 | Sydney FC | 0–2 | Kashima Antlers | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 6,442 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
| 13 March 2018 4 | Kashima Antlers | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Kashima, Japan |
| 19:00 JST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 8,593 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar) |
| 3 April 2018 5 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1–4 | Sydney FC | Suwon, South Korea |
| 19:30 KST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 3,756 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) |
| 17 April 2018 6 | Sydney FC | 0–0 | Shanghai Shenhua | Sydney, Australia |
| 20:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 9,855 Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq) |
End-of-season awards
On 19 May, 2018, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented eight awards on the night.[25][26]
| Award | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Bobô (Men's) Jeremy Cox (U-20's) | Chloe Logarzo |
| Member's Player of the Year | Adrian Mierzejewski | |
| Golden Boot | Bobô | Lisa De Vanna & Kylie Ledbrook |
| Rising Star | Marco Tilio | |
| Chairman's Award | Trudi Johnston (Kit Manager) | |