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2019–20 Sydney FC season

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The 2019–20 season was Sydney FC's 15th season since its establishment in 2004. The club competed in the A-League for the 15th time and the FFA Cup for the sixth time.

Quick facts Chairman, Manager ...
Sydney FC
2019–20 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerSteve Corica
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium
Leichhardt Oval
A-LeaguePremiers
A-League Finals SeriesChampions
FFA CupRound of 32
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Le Fondre (21 goals)
All: Adam Le Fondre (22 goals)
Highest home attendance18,501 vs Western Sydney Wanderers
(28 February 2020)
Lowest home attendance1,186 vs Newcastle Jets
(21 July 2020)
Average home league attendance9,688 (12,109 prior to COVID-19)
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On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.[2] Similarly, the 2020 AFC Champions League competition has been suspended until at least mid-September 2020 in West Zone.[3] The AFC Executive Committee agreed to played AFC Champions League East Zone matches which are now scheduled to be played between 15 November and 13 December 2020 in Qatar.[4][5]

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.

Transfers

Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
11FW New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses Melbourne Victory Free transfer 3 years 7 June 2019 [6]
5MF Germany Alexander Baumjohann Unattached Free transfer 2 years 2 July 2019 [7]
6DF Ryan McGowan Unattached Free transfer 2 years 3 July 2019 [8]
26MF Luke Brattan Unattached Free transfer 1 year 19 July 2019 [9]
2DF Patrick Flottmann Thailand Air Force United Free transfer 2 years 22 July 2019 [10]
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From youth squad

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
24 FW Australia Marco Tilio18 1 year scholarship contract[11]
25 MF Australia Ryan Teague17 1 year scholarship contract[11]
21 DF Australia Harry Van Der Saag19 1 year scholarship contract[11]
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Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
2DF Aaron Calver Western United Free transfer 12 March 2019 [12]
14FW Alex Brosque Retired 15 April 2019 [13]
11MF Daniel De Silva Central Coast Mariners Loan return 27 May 2019 [14]
16FW Iran Reza Ghoochannejhad Cyprus APOEL Loan return 27 May 2019 [14]
18DF Jacob Tratt Perth Glory Free transfer 27 May 2019 [14]
20GK Alex Cisak Unattached End of contract 27 May 2019 [14]
21FW Mitch Austin Unattached End of contract 27 May 2019 [14]
22MF Netherlands Siem de Jong Netherlands Ajax Loan return 27 May 2019 [14]
24MF Cameron Devlin Unattached End of contract 27 May 2019 [14]
27MF Jerry Skotadis Australia Sutherland Sharks Free transfer 6 June 2019 [15]
5DF Netherlands Jop van der Linden Retired 24 June 2019 [16]
13MF Brandon O'Neill South Korea Pohang Steelers Undisclosed 13 January 2020 [17]
25MF Ryan Teague Portugal Famalicão Undisclosed 30 January 2020 [18]
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Contract extensions

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No. Player Position Duration Date Ref
17Anthony CaceresCentral midfielder2 years4 July 2019[19][a]
19Chris ZuvelaMidfielder2 years22 July 2019[10]
4Alex WilkinsonCentre-back1 year28 November 2019[20]
12Trent BuhagiarWinger2 years5 December 2019The second year has a trigger clause.[21][22]
16Joel KingDefender2 years5 December 2019[21]
18Luke IvanovicForward2 years5 December 2019[21]
20Tom Heward-BelleGoalkeeper1 year5 December 2019[21]
10Serbia Miloš NinkovićAttacking midfielder2 years17 December 2019[23]
7Michael ZulloLeft-back2 years18 December 2019[24]
8Paulo RetreDefensive midfielder2 years2 January 2020[25]
1Andrew RedmayneGoalkeeper2 years14 January 2020[26]
21Harry Van Der SaagDefender2 years15 January 2020[27]
26Luke BrattanCentral midfielder2 years28 January 2020[28]
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  1. Caceres formally returned to his parent club Manchester City at the end of his loan contract and then transferred permanently to Sydney FC, signing a two-year contract.[14][19]

Preseason

Friendlies

18 July 2019 Sydney FC Australia 6–0 Australia Dunbar Rovers Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 962
Referee: Ben Abraham
23 July 2019 Sydney FC Australia 3–0 Australia St George Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 805
Referee: Tim Danaskos
14 August 2019 Wollongong Wolves Australia 0–2 Australia Sydney FC Wollongong, Australia
19:00 AEST Report Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Tim Danaskos
22 August 2019 Sydney FC Australia 1–1 Australia Manly United Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Report
  • Cholakian 80'
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Referee: Katie Patterson
7 September 2019 FNQ Select XI Australia 0–7 Australia Sydney FC Cairns, Australia
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Barlow Park
15 September 2019 Sydney FC Australia 0–0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 26 16 5 5 49 25 +24 061.54
A-League Finals Series 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
FFA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
AFC Champions League 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 016.67
Total 33 17 7 9 57 37 +20 051.52
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Updated to match played 4 December 2020
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup

7 August 2019 Round of 32 Sydney FC New South Wales 0–2 Queensland Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,350
Referee: Katie Petterson

A-League

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 26 16 5 5 49 25 +24 53 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][29][b]
2 Melbourne City 26 14 5 7 49 37 +12 47 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
3 Wellington Phoenix[c] 26 12 5 9 38 33 +5 41 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Brisbane Roar 26 11 7 8 29 28 +1 40 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
5 Western United 26 12 3 11 46 37 +9 39 Qualification for Finals series[b]
6 Perth Glory 26 10 7 9 43 36 +7 37
7 Adelaide United 26 11 3 12 44 49 −5 36
8 Newcastle Jets 26 9 7 10 32 40 −8 34
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 6 11 35 40 −5 33
10 Melbourne Victory 26 6 5 15 33 44 −11 23
11 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 3 18 26 55 −29 18
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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
  2. The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  3. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 16 5 5 49 25  +24 53 9 1 3 24 12  +12 7 4 2 25 13  +12
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Last updated: 15 August 2020.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

More information Round, Ground ...
Round12345678910111213141516172018222324212829272526
GroundAHAHBHAAHHAHHABAHAHAHANNNNNN
ResultWWLWXWWWWWDWWWXWWWLWDDWLLDDL
Position1133422111111111111111111111
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Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 October 2019 1 Adelaide United 2–3 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,903
Referee: Alex King
20 October 2019 2 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 12,536
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
26 October 2019 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 28,519
Referee: Alireza Faghani
1 November 2019 4 Sydney FC 4–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 10,511
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 November 2019 6 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
17:15 AEDT Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 16,116
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 November 2019 7 Perth Glory 1–3 Sydney FC Perth
21:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 8,741
Referee: Daniel Elder
1 December 2019 8 Western United 0–2 Sydney FC Geelong
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 4,187
Referee: Stephen Lucas
7 December 2019 9 Sydney FC 5–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,711
Referee: Alireza Faghani
14 December 2019 10 Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,256
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
21 December 2019 11 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Sydney FC Wellington
17:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,855
Referee: Chris Beath
29 December 2019 12 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City Sydney
16:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 17,421
Referee: Kurt Ams
4 January 2020 13 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,219
Referee: Adam Fielding
10 January 2020 14 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Sydney FC Newcastle
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,047
Referee: Stephen Lucas
24 January 2020 16 Melbourne Victory 0–3 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,814
Referee: Alex King
31 January 2020 17 Sydney FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,724
Referee: Chris Beath
23 February 2020 20 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Sydney FC Gosford
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,376
Referee: Chris Beath
28 February 2020 18 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
20:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 18,501
Referee: Alireza Faghani
7 March 2020 22 Melbourne Victory 1–4 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 15,102
Referee: Shaun Evans
14 March 2020 23 Sydney FC 0–0 Perth Glory Sydney
17:15 AEDT Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 4,099
Referee: Adam Kersey
21 March 2020 24 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 July 2020 21 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 1,796
Referee: Chris Beath
21 July 2020 28 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 1,186
Referee: Chris Beath
1 August 2020 29 Melbourne City 2–0 Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Abraham
6 August 2020 27 Adelaide United 1–1 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Abraham
10 August 2020 25 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Sydney FC Newcastle
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 August 2020 26 Sydney FC 1–2 Western United Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: Alex King

Finals series

26 August 2020 Semi-final Sydney FC 2–0 Perth Glory Sydney
20:10 AEST Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 3,477
Referee: Alex King
30 August 2020 Grand Final Sydney FC 1–0 (a.e.t.) Melbourne City Sydney
18:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 7,051
Referee: Chris Beath

AFC Champions League

Group stage

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Yokohama F. Marinos 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 China Shanghai SIPG 6 3 0 3 6 10 −4 9
3 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
4 Australia Sydney FC 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5
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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
19 February 2020 Yokohama F. Marinos Japan 4–0 Australia Sydney FC Yokohama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 11,803
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)

Sydney FC continued their 2020 AFC Champions League campaign in their 2020–21 season.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Squad statistics

More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-LeagueA-League Finals SeriesFFA CupAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne 300250201020
20 GK Australia AUS Tom Heward-Belle 401000002+10
30 GK Australia AUS Adam Pavlesic 2000000020
Defenders
2 DF Australia AUS Patrick Flottmann 601+2000001+20
3 DF Australia AUS Ben Warland 3000000030
4 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson 341250201061
6 DF Australia AUS Ryan McGowan 311261201020
7 DF Australia AUS Michael Zullo 1405+60000+1020
16 DF Australia AUS Joel King 32017+7020104+10
21 DF Australia AUS Harry Van Der Saag 1614+8100001+30
23 DF Australia AUS Rhyan Grant 292201211060
Midfielders
5 MF Germany GER Alexander Baumjohann 33121+310+20105+10
8 MF Australia AUS Paulo Retre 29422+22020+1040
10 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Ninković 30621+35211030
17 MF Australia AUS Anthony Caceres 31414+11202103+20
19 MF Australia AUS Chris Zuvela 800+5000000+30
26 MF Australia AUS Luke Brattan 311240200+1041
28 MF Australia AUS Calem Nieuwenhof 4000000040
Forwards
9 FW England ENG Adam Le Fondre 31222620211021
11 FW New Zealand NZL Kosta Barbarouses 35825+1820104+20
12 FW Australia AUS Trent Buhagiar 2681+1730+20005+15
18 FW Australia AUS Luke Ivanovic 1821+1210+11001+30
24 FW Australia AUS Marco Tilio 510+3001000+20
27 FW Australia AUS Jordan Swibel 500+3000000+20
33 FW Australia AUS Patrick Wood 100000000+10
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
13 MF Australia AUS Brandon O'Neill 8171001000
25 MF Australia AUS Ryan Teague 100+10000000
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Disciplinary record

As of 14 December 2019
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Rank Position Name A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 MF Australia Paulo Retre 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2 MF Australia Luke Brattan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Australia Ryan McGowan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF Germany Alexander Baumjohann 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Australia Anthony Cáceres 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Australia Rhyan Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Adam Le Fondre 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Australia Brandon O'Neill 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Australia Miloš Ninković 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Australia Michael Zullo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
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Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 4 December 2020
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Rank.

No.

Nat. Goalkeeper A-League A-League Finals Series Australia Cup AFC Champions League Two Total
1 1 Australia Andrew Redmayne 6 2 0 0 8
2 20 Australia Tom Heward-Belle 0 0 0 (1) 1
30 Australia Adam Pavlesic 0 0 0 (1)
Total 6 2 0 1 9
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End-of-season awards

On 4 September 2020, Sydney FC announced all their award winners for the 2019/20 season.[30]

More information Award, Men's ...
AwardMen'sWomen's
Player of the YearAustralia Luke BrattanUnited States Sofia Huerta
U-20’s Player of the YearAustralia Joel KingAustralia Angelique Hristodoulou
Member's Player of the YearAustralia Andrew RedmayneAustralia Teresa Polias
Golden BootEngland Adam Le FondreAustralia Caitlin Foord
Rising StarAustralia Adam Pavlesic
Chairman's AwardJessica Allan (General Manager, Commercial Partnerships)
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