2023–24 Sydney FC season

The 2023–24 season is the 19th in the history of Sydney Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Sydney FC competed in the Australia Cup for the ninth time.

Sydney FC
2023–24 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerSteve Corica
StadiumAllianz Stadium
A-League Men11th
Australia CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Patrick Wood (4)
Highest home attendance14,586
vs. Melbourne Victory
(21 October 2023)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance2,540
vs. Central Coast Mariners
(13 August 2023)
Australia Cup
Average home league attendance14,586
Biggest win3–0
vs. Western United (H)
(17 September 2023)
Australia Cup
Biggest defeat0–2
vs. Melbourne Victory (H)
(21 October 2023)
A-League Men
All statistics correct as of 21 October 2023.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne
3 DF Australia AUS Aaron Gurd
4 DF Australia AUS Jordan Courtney-Perkins
6 DF England ENG Jack Rodwell
8 MF Australia AUS Jake Girdwood-Reich
9 FW Brazil BRA Fábio Gomes (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
10 FW England ENG Joe Lolley
11 FW Slovakia SVK Róbert Mak
12 MF Australia AUS Corey Hollman (scholarship)
13 FW Australia AUS Patrick Wood
15 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Lacerda (on loan from Ceará)
16 DF Australia AUS Joel King
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Australia AUS Anthony Caceres
18 MF Australia AUS Matthew Scarcella (scholarship)
19 FW Australia AUS Mitch Glasson
20 GK Australia AUS Adam Pavlesic
21 DF Australia AUS Zachary De Jesus
22 MF Australia AUS Max Burgess
23 DF Australia AUS Rhyan Grant
24 MF Australia AUS Wataru Kamijo
25 FW Australia AUS Jaiden Kucharski
26 MF Australia AUS Luke Brattan (captain)
28 FW Australia AUS Nathan Amanatidis
30 GK Australia AUS Gus Hoefsloot (scholarship)

Transfers

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

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

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

Contract extensions
No. Position Name Duration Date Note
13 FW Patrick Wood 2 years 3 July 2023 [21]
8 MF Jake Girdwood-Reich 3 years 19 July 2023 New 3-year contract, replacing previous scholarship contract which was until end of 2023–24.[22]
25 FW Jaiden Kucharski 2 years 29 August 2023 New 2-year contract, replacing previous scholarship contract which was until end of 2023–24.[23]
12 MF Corey Hollman 2 years 5 October 2023 Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[24]

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

Pre-season and friendlies
25 July 2023 Sydney FC Australia 5–3 Australia Manly United Sydney
  • Wood 10' (pen.)
  • Gurd 25'
  • Caceres 36'
  • Glasson 52', 55'
 Report
Stadium: Sky Park
Note: The match was shortened to 60 minutes
1 August 2023 Sydney FC Australia 2–1 Australia NWS Spirit Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sky Park
6 August 2023 Sydney FC Australia 0–0 Australia Newcastle Jets Sydney
Report Stadium: Sky Park
23 August 2023 Sydney FC Australia 3–1 Australia Macarthur FC Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Sky Park
6 September 2023 Newcastle Jets Australia 0–1 Australia Sydney FC Maitland
Report
Stadium: Maitland Sportsground
Attendance: 0 behind closed doors

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 21 October 2023 28 April 2024 Matchday 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Australia Cup 13 August 2023 7 October 2023 Round of 32 Winners 5 4 1 0 13 5 +8 080.00
Total 6 4 1 1 13 7 +6 066.67

Last updated: 21 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men
Main article: 2023–24 A-League Men

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 2]
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Melbourne City 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
11 Sydney FC 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 and 2024 Australia Cup play-offs[lower-alpha 3]
12 Central Coast Mariners 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0 Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Keepup.com.au
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[25]
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. Fair play points: Wellington Phoenix –1, Western Sydney Wanderers –2.
  3. Qualified for AFC Champions League 2 as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1 0 0 1 0 2  −2 0 0 0 1 0 2  −2 0 0 0 0 0  0

Results by round
Round123456789101127131415161718192021221223242526
GroundHAAAHHHAHHANHAAAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultL
Position11
Points0
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 October 2023 1 Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,586
Referee: Daniel Elder
27 October 2023 2 Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC Brisbane
18:45 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
3 November 2023 3 Melbourne City v Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
11 November 2023 4 Adelaide United v Sydney FC Adelaide
19:15 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
25 November 2023 5 Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
2 December 2023 6 Sydney FC v Perth Glory Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
9 December 2023 7 Sydney FC v Macarthur FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
16 December 2023 8 Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
23 December 2023 9 Sydney FC v Western United Sydney
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
29 December 2023 10 Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
6 January 2024 11 Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC Brisbane
18:45 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
13 January 2024 27 Adelaide United v Sydney FC Sydney
TBC ACDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
19 January 2024 13 Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
26 January 2024 14 Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
3 February 2024 15 Western United v Sydney FC TBC
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: TBC
10 February 2024 16 Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC Gosford
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
17 February 2024 17 Sydney FC v Adelaide United Sydney
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
24 February 2024 18 Sydney FC v Melbourne City Sydney
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
2 March 2024 19 Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
10 March 2024 20 Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
16 March 2024 21 Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC TBC
17:30 NZDT Report Stadium: TBC
30 March 2024 22 Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
TBC Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
3 April 2024 12 Perth Glory v Sydney FC Perth
21:45 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
7 April 2024 23 Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC Newcastle
TBC Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
13 April 2024 24 Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
TBC Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
21 April 2024 25 Macarthur FC v Sydney FC Sydney
TBC Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
28 April 2024 26 Sydney FC v Perth Glory Sydney
TBC Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Australia Cup
Main article: 2023 Australia Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

13 August 2023 Round of 32 Sydney FC 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(10–9 p)		 Central Coast Mariners Wollongong
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,540
Referee: Alireza Faghani
Penalties
30 August 2023 Round of 16 APIA Leichhardt New South Wales 0–2 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 4,601
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 September 2023 Quarter-finals Sydney FC 3–0 Western United Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,916
Referee: Casey Reibelt
24 September 2023 Semi-finals Melbourne City 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,267
Referee: Jack Morgan
7 October 2023 Final Sydney FC 3–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,482
Referee: Ben Abraham

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of 21 October 2023
No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men Australia Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 10 50 60
3 DF Australia Aaron Gurd 00 1+20 30
4 DF Australia Jordan Courtney-Perkins 10 1+10 30
6 MF England Jack Rodwell 00 31 31
8 MF Australia Jake Girdwood-Reich 10 50 60
9 FW Brazil Fábio Gomes 10 0+22 32
10 FW England Joe Lolley 10 52 62
11 FW Slovakia Robert Mak 10 51 61
12 MF Australia Corey Hollman 00 50 50
13 FW Australia Patrick Wood 0+10 54 64
15 DF Brazil Gabriel Lacerda 10 1+10 30
16 DF Australia Joel King 00 40 40
17 MF Australia Anthony Caceres 10 52 62
18 MF Australia Matthew Scarcella 00 0+20 20
19 FW Australia Mitch Glasson 0+10 0+30 40
22 MF Australia Max Burgess 10 0+30 40
23 DF Australia Rhyan Grant 10 1+20 40
25 MF Australia Jaiden Kucharski 0+10 0+41 51
26 MF Australia Luke Brattan 10 40 50
27 DF Australia Kealey Adamson 00 4+10 50
28 FW Australia Nathan Amanatidis 00 0+10 10
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
7 FW Australia Adrian Segecic 00 0+10 10

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 21 October 2023
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 26 MF Australia Luke Brattan 100 100 200
1 8 MF Australia Jake Girdwood-Reich 000 100 100
11 FW Slovakia Róbert Mak 000 100 100
13 FW Australia Patrick Wood 000 100 100
17 MF Australia Anthony Caceres 000 100 100
23 DF Australia Rhyan Grant 000 100 100
Total 200 500 700

Clean sheets

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

As of 21 October 2023
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1 Australia Andrew Redmayne 02 2
Total022

References
  1. "Socceroo full back Joel King makes permanent switch home". Sydney FC. 23 June 2023.
  2. "Sydney FC Win Race To Sign Joeys Star Amanatidis". Sydney FC. 18 July 2023.
  3. "Sydney FC Sign Brazilian Attacking Weapon Fabio Gomes". Sydney FC. 12 September 2022.
  4. "Courtney-Perkins becomes a Sky Blue". Sydney FC. 15 September 2023.
  5. "Sydney FC Signs Defensive Rock From Brazil". Sydney FC. 19 September 2022.
  6. "Young Academy Star Matthew Scarcella Gets A-League Chance". Sydney FC. 15 June 2023.
  7. "Academy Keeper Gus Hoefsloot wins A-League contract". Sydney FC. 28 June 2023.
  8. "Sydney FC Secure Joeys Asian Cup Star Glasson". Sydney FC. 6 July 2023.
  9. "Sydney FC sign Australian Asian Cup Full Back Zac De Jesus". Sydney FC. 12 July 2023.
  10. "Academy Prospect Wataru Promoted". Sydney FC. 22 September 2023.
  11. "Heward-Belle Departs In Search Of First Team Action". Sydney FC. 24 May 2023.
  12. Monteverde, Marco (1 June 2023). "Sydney FC skipper Alex Wilkinson announces retirement from football". news.com.au.
  13. "Sydney FC's Adam Le Fondre Leaves After Five Hugely Successful Seasons". Sydney FC. 12 June 2023.
  14. Mergulhao, Marcus (25 June 2023). "Paulo Retre, two-time A-League champion, moves from Sydney to Goa". The Times of India.
  15. "Sydney FC Duo Depart". Sydney FC. 2 July 2023.
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  17. "Alex Parsons returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 3 July 2023.
  18. "Diego Caballo sold to Danish club AaB Aalborg". Sydney FC. 5 July 2023.
  19. "AaB tilføjer spansk venstreback [AaB add Spanish left back]". AaB. 5 July 2023.
  20. "Sydney FC young gun joins Dutch club on loan". Sydney FC. 30 August 2023.
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  22. "Girdwood-Reich signs new three year contract". Sydney FC. 19 July 2023.
  23. "Sydney FC cup hero Jaiden Kucharski extends contract". Sydney FC. 29 August 2023.
  24. "Young Sydney FC Star Corey Hollman Inks Two Year Contract Extension". Sydney FC. 5 October 2023.
  25. "Competition rules".
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