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2022–23 Sydney FC season

The 2022–23 season was the 18th in the history of Sydney Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Sydney FC competed in the Australia Cup for the eighth time.

Sydney FC
2022–23 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerSteve Corica
StadiumAllianz Stadium
A-League Men5th
A-League Men FinalsSemi-finals
Australia CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Le Fondre (12)
All: Adam Le Fondre (13)
Highest home attendance34,232
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(12 November 2022)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance3,211
vs. Central Coast Mariners
(31 July 2022)
Australia Cup
Average home league attendance17,008
Biggest win4–1
vs. Perth Glory (H)
(16 April 2023)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (H)
(18 March 2023)
A-League Men
vs. Melbourne City (A)
(19 May 2023)
A-League Men Finals

For the first time since the 2017–18 season, Sydney FC returned to Allianz Stadium.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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   AUS Andrew Redmayne
2 DF   AUS James Donachie
3 DF   AUS Joel King (on loan from OB)
4 DF   AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain)
6 DF   ENG Jack Rodwell
8 MF   AUS Paulo Retre
9 FW   ENG Adam Le Fondre
10 FW   ENG Joe Lolley
11 FW   SVK Róbert Mak
12 FW   AUS Patrick Wood
17 MF   AUS Anthony Caceres
18 DF   ESP Diego Caballo
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW   AUS Adrian Segecic
20 GK   AUS Tom Heward-Belle
21 FW   AUS Alex Parsons
22 MF   AUS Max Burgess
23 DF   AUS Rhyan Grant
24 MF   AUS Corey Hollman (scholarship)
25 FW   AUS Jaiden Kucharski (scholarship)
26 MF   AUS Luke Brattan (vice-captain)
28 MF   AUS Jake Girdwood-Reich (scholarship)
29 DF   AUS Aaron Gurd (scholarship)
30 GK   AUS Adam Pavlesic

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
29 DF Anton Mlinaric Brisbane Roar End of loan 19 May 2022 [1]
18 DF   Diego Caballo Unattached Free transfer 2 years 13 July 2022 [2]
11 MF   Róbert Mak Unattached Free transfer 2 years 9 August 2022 [3]
21 FW Alex Parsons Unattached Free transfer 2 years 10 August 2022 [4]
6 DF   Jack Rodwell Unattached Free transfer 2 years 12 August 2022 [5]
10 MF   Joe Lolley   Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 2 years 15 August 2022 [6]
27 DF Adrian Vlastelica   Sydney United 58 Injury replacement for Alex Wilkinson 3 months 15 August 2022 [7]
3 DF Joel King   OB Loan 6 months 1 February 2023 [8]

From youth squad edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
29 DF   Aaron Gurd 20 1-year scholarship contract[9]
25 FW   Jaiden Kucharski 19 2-year scholarship contract[9]
24 MF   Corey Hollman 18 2-year scholarship contract[10]
28 MF   Jake Girdwood-Reich 17 2-year scholarship contract[10]

Transfers out edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
9 FW   Bobô Retired 2 May 2022 [11]
7 DF Michael Zullo Unattached End of contract 16 May 2022 [12]
11 FW   Kosta Barbarouses Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
16 FW   Luciano Narsingh Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
12 FW Trent Buhagiar Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
6 MF Mustafa Amini Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
21 DF Harry Van Der Saag Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
25 DF Callum Talbot Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
29 DF Anton Mlinaric Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
35 DF Liam McGing Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
19 MF Chris Zuvela Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
28 MF Calem Nieuwenhof Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
10 MF   Miloš Ninković Unattached End of contract 21 June 2022 [13]
3 DF Ben Warland Adelaide United Mutual contract termination 24 June 2022 [14][15]
27 FW   Elvis Kamsoba   Sepahan Undisclosed 23 July 2022 [16][17]
27 DF Adrian Vlastelica   Sydney United 58 End of contract 2 February 2023 [18]
16 MF Patrick Yazbek   Viking FK Undisclosed 18 February 2023 [19]
5 DF Connor O'Toole Western United Mutual contract termination 6 February 2023 [20] [21]

Contract extensions edit

No. Position Name Duration Date Note
19 MF Adrian Segecic 3 years 9 May 2022 [22]
26 MF Luke Brattan 2 years 20 May 2022 [23]
1 GK Andrew Redmayne 3 years 30 May 2022 [24]
30 GK Adam Pavlesic 2 years 2 June 2022 [25]
12 FW Patrick Wood 1 year 20 June 2022 [26]
4 DF Alex Wilkinson 1 year 22 June 2022 [27]
23 DF Rhyan Grant 2 years 27 June 2022 [28]
2 DF James Donachie 2 years 4 July 2022 [29]
8 MF Paulo Retre 2 years 4 July 2022 [29]
29 DF Aaron Gurd 2 years 9 February 2023 Signed a full-time professional contract from 2023–24 until end of 2024–25.[30]
22 MF Max Burgess 2 years 21 February 2023 Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25.[31]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 July 2022 Sydney FC 6–0   Manly United Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: The match was played over 60 minutes
15 September 2022 Sydney FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
 Report
Note: Match was played over three 45 minute periods
1 October 2022 Sydney FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
 Report
17 November 2022 Sydney Super Cup Sydney FC 2–1   Celtic Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Referee: Alex King

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 8 October 2022 29 April 2023 Matchday 1 5th 26 11 5 10 40 39 +1 042.31
A-League Men Finals 6 May 2023 19 May 2023 Elimination-finals Semi-finals 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 033.33
Australia Cup 31 July 2022 31 August 2022 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 1 1 1 6 6 +0 033.33
Total 32 13 7 12 49 51 −2 040.63

Last updated: 19 May 2023
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men edit

Main article: 2022–23 A-League Men

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Adelaide United 26 11 9 6 53 46 +7 42 Qualification for finals series[a]
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 11 8 7 43 27 +16 41
5 Sydney FC 26 11 5 10 40 39 +1 38
6 Wellington Phoenix[b] 26 9 8 9 39 45 −6 35
7 Western United 26 9 5 12 34 47 −13 32
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 11 5 10 40 39  +1 38 5 3 5 20 22  −2 6 2 5 20 17  +3

Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLWDWLLWLLWLDLWWWDLWLLDDWWW
Position9564665910688108656666666655
Points0347771010101313141417202324242727272829323538
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2023. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

8 October 2022 1 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 21,840
Referee: Chris Beath
16 October 2022 2 Western United 1–3 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Alireza Faghani
23 October 2022 3 Sydney FC 2–2 Adelaide United Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 16,623
Referee: Daniel Elder
29 October 2022 4 Macarthur FC 2–3 Sydney FC Campbelltown
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Alex King
6 November 2022 5 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Sydney FC Brisbane
16:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 5,068
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
12 November 2022 6 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 34,232
Referee: Alex King
Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup
10 December 2022 7 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,946
Referee: Adam Kersey
17 December 2022 8 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Sydney FC Gosford
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 6,579
Referee: Jack Morgan
24 December 2022 9 Sydney FC 0–3 Macarthur FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 9,714
Referee: Kurt Ams
1 January 2023 10 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Sydney FC Newcastle
15:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,041
Referee: Alireza Faghani
7 January 2023 11 Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 13,921
Referee: Shaun Evans
14 January 2023 12 Perth Glory 2–2 Sydney FC Perth
19:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 3,912
Referee: Alex King
21 January 2023 13 Western United 1–0 Sydney FC Hobart
17:00 AEDT
Stadium: North Hobart Oval
Attendance: 5,127
Referee: Alex King
26 January 2023 14 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,181
Referee: Alireza Faghani
4 February 2023 15 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 16,064
Referee: Ben Abraham
11 February 2023 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 26,462
Referee: Adam Kersey
18 February 2023 17 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,168
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
25 February 2023 18 Melbourne City 3–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,189
Referee: Shaun Evans
4 March 2023 19 Sydney FC 1–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,167
Referee: Alex King
12 March 2023 20 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Sydney FC Auckland
13:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 10,420
Referee: Chris Beath
18 March 2023 21 Sydney FC 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 28,929
Referee: Alireza Faghani
1 April 2023 22 Sydney FC 3–3 Western United Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 10,106
Referee: Chris Beath
7 April 2023 23 Adelaide United 1–1 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:45 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,056
Referee: Alireza Faghani
16 April 2023 24 Sydney FC 4–1 Perth Glory Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 12,850
Referee: Shaun Evans
24 April 2023 25 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Sydney FC Brisbane
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 12,063
Referee: Adam Kersey
29 April 2023 26 Sydney FC 2–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 12,541
Referee: Alex King

Finals series edit

6 May 2023 Elimination-final Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 27,288
Referee: Chris Beath
12 May 2023 Semi-finals 1st leg Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,322
Referee: Adam Kersey
19 May 2023 Semi-finals 2nd leg Melbourne City 4–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,223
Referee: Shaun Evans

Australia Cup edit

Main article: 2022 Australia Cup
31 July 2022 Round of 32 Sydney FC 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
16:00
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: Tim Danaskos
Penalties
10 August 2022 Round of 16 Bentleigh Greens   1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 911
Referee: Shaun Evans
31 August 2022 Quarter-finals Oakleigh Cannons   2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
Attendance: 2,142
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

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

As of 19 May 2023
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Andrew Redmayne 26 0 3 0 3 0 32 0
2 DF   James Donachie 20 1 0+1 0 1 0 21 1
3 DF   Joel King 5+5 0 3 0 0 0 12 0
4 DF   Alex Wilkinson 15 0 3 0 3 0 21 0
6 MF   Jack Rodwell 7+3 0 3 0 0 0 13 0
8 MF   Paulo Retre 12+11 1 3 0 2 0 28 1
9 FW   Adam Le Fondre 14+4 10 3 2 3 1 24 13
10 FW   Joe Lolley 23+1 6 0+3 0 1 0 28 6
11 MF   Róbert Mak 23+1 9 2 1 0+1 0 27 10
12 FW   Patrick Wood 5+15 3 0+2 0 0 0 22 3
17 MF   Anthony Caceres 26 2 3 0 3 1 32 3
18 DF   Diego Caballo 23+1 2 0+1 0 3 0 28 2
19 MF   Adrian Segecic 2+14 1 1+1 0 0 0 18 1
21 FW   Alex Parsons 0+8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
22 MF   Max Burgess 17+6 2 3 0 3 1 29 3
23 DF   Rhyan Grant 25 2 3 0 3 0 31 2
25 FW   Jaiden Kucharski 0+14 0 0 0 0+2 0 16 0
26 MF   Luke Brattan 23+1 0 3 0 0 0 27 0
28 MF   Jake Girdwood-Reich 2+9 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 15 0
29 DF   Aaron Gurd 8+4 0 0 0 2 1 14 1
35 FW   Luka Smyth 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 2 0
36 MF   Oscar Priestman 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 2 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
5 DF   Connor O'Toole 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 0 4 0
16 MF   Patrick Yazbek 2+12 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
27 DF   Adrian Vlastelica 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Disciplinary record edit

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 19 May 2023
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total
                               
1 22 MF   Max Burgess 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2
2 23 DF   Rhyan Grant 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 1
3 8 MF   Paulo Retre 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 1
4 10 FW   Joe Lolley 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
5 25 FW   Jaiden Kucharski 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 26 MF   Luke Brattan 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
7 2 DF   James Donachie 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
8 12 FW   Patrick Wood 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
9 18 DF   Diego Caballo 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 17 MF   Anthony Caceres 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
3 DF   Joel King 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
12 1 GK   Andrew Redmayne 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW   Róbert Mak 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
36 MF   Oscar Priestman 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1 16 MF   Patrick Yazbek 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 DF   Adrian Vlastelica 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 43 1 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 50 1 4

Clean sheets edit

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 19 May 2023
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total
1 1   Andrew Redmayne 5 0 0 5
Total 5 0 0 5

End of Season awards edit

On 9 June 2023, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented nine awards on the night.[32]

Award Men's Women's
Player of the Year   Róbert Mak Natalie Tobin
Member's Player of the Year Max Burgess
U20 Player of the Year Patrick Wood Sarah Hunter
Golden Boot   Adam Le Fondre   Madison Haley
U20 Player of the Year Mitchell Glasson
Powerchair Players’ Player of the Year Joshua Ryan
Chairman's Award Spiridon Apostolopoulos (A-League Women’s kit manager and Volunteer)

References edit

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  2. ^ Clarke, George (13 July 2022). "Sydney FC land first overseas recruit". The West Australian.
  3. ^ Jackson, Ed (9 August 2022). "Sydney FC sign Slovakia international Mak". The West Australian.
  4. ^ Warriner, David (10 August 2022). "Sydney FC Secure Alex Parsons Deal". Sydney FC.
  5. ^ "Jack Rodwell Joins Sky Blues". Sydney FC. 12 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Joe Lolley". Sydney FC. 15 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Sydney FC Sign NPL's most successful Australia Cup captain". Sydney FC. 4 November 2022.
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  10. ^ a b Warriner, David (26 May 2022). "Two More Successful Youth Academy Stars Signed". Sydney FC.
  11. ^ Warriner, David (2 May 2022). "Sydney FC Star To Retire From Football". Sydney FC.
  12. ^ Warriner, David (16 May 2022). "Championship Winner Michael Zullo To Leave Club". Sydney FC.
  13. ^ Warriner, David (21 June 2022). "Milos Ninkovic Decides To Leave Sydney FC". Sydney FC.
  14. ^ Warriner, David (24 June 2022). "Ben Warland Departs Sydney FC". Sydney FC.
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  18. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (2 February 2023). "Vlastelica returns to lead United 58 once more". National Premier Leagues NSW.
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  23. ^ Warriner, David (20 May 2022). "Brattan Signs For Two More Years". Sydney FC.
  24. ^ Warriner, David (30 May 2022). "Redmayne Re-Signs". Sydney FC.
  25. ^ Warriner, David (2 June 2022). "Young Keeper To Stay In Sky Blue". Sydney FC.
  26. ^ Warriner, David (20 June 2022). "Teenage Striker Wood Renews Deal". Sydney FC.
  27. ^ Warriner, David (22 June 2022). "Captain Alex Wilkinson To Lead Sydney FC Into New Era". Sydney FC.
  28. ^ Warriner, David (27 June 2022). "Sydney FC Record Breaker Rhyan Grant To Stay". Sydney FC.
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