List of Sydney FC records and statistics explained
Sydney Football Club is an Australian association football club based in Moore Park, Sydney. The club was formed in 2004. Sydney became the first out of three clubs based in New South Wales admitted into the A-League in 2005.
The list of encompasses the honours won by Sydney FC at national and regional level, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Sydney FC players on the international stage.
Sydney FC have won 12 top-flight titles, including four A-League Men Premierships, five A-League Men Championships, two Australia Cups and one Oceania Club Championship. The club's record appearances maker is Rhyan Grant, who currently has 349 appearances since his debut in 2008. Alex Brosque is Sydney FC's record goalscorer, scoring 83 goals in total.
All figures are correct as of 24 November 2024.
Honours and achievements
Domestic
Winners (5) – Record: 2006, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2020
Runners-up (2): 2015, 2021
Winners (4) – Record: 2009–10, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Runners-up (4): 2005–06, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2020–21
Winners (2): 2017, 2023
Runners-up (2): 2016, 2018
Continental
Winners (1): 2005
Other
- Townsville Football Cup
- Winners (1): 2014
Individual recognitions (including women's awards)
- Johnny Warren Medal:
- The 2020-21 award was shared with Ulises Dávila (Wellington Phoenix)
- Julie Dolan Medal:
- A-League Men Coach of the Year:
- Graham Arnold first received this award in 2012 with Central Coast Mariners and was the first coach to receive the award three times before Tony Popovic achieved this in 2022.
- A-League Women Coach of the Year
- A-League Men Young Footballer of the Year:
- A-League Women Young Footballer of the Year:
- A-League Men Goal of the Year: None
A-League Women Goal of the Year:
- A-League Men Golden Boot:
- A-League Women Golden Boot:
Season | Player | Goals |
---|
| | 7 |
| | 12 |
| | 10 |
| | 7 | |
- The 2019–20 award was shared with three other players
- A-League Men Goalkeeper of the Year:
- Andrew Redmayne became the third goalkeeper to receive the award for a second time.
- A-League Women Goalkeeper of the Year:
- PFA Men's Young Player of the Year:
- PFA Women's Young Player of the Year: Unknown
PFA Men's Footballer of the Year: None
PFA Women's Footballer of the Year:
Grand Final Awards
- Joe Marston Medal:
- A-League Women Grand Final Player of the Match:
- Mark Viduka Medal:
PFA A-League Men Team of the Season
- : as a substitute
- (#): number of appearances in Team of the Season
- in italics: captain of the Team of the Season
Season | Players | Manager |
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2009–10 | 3: Simon Colosimo, Alex Brosque, Steve Corica | Vitezslav Lavicka |
2011–12 | 1: Nick Carle | |
2012–13 | | |
2014–15 | 2: Marc Janko, Milos Dimitrijevic | |
2016–17 | 8: Danny Vukovic, Rhyan Grant, Alex Wilkinson, Michael Zullo, Brandon O'Neill, Milos Ninkovic, Joshua Brillante, Alex Brosque (2) | Graham Arnold (2) |
2017–18 | 8: Luke Wilkshire, Alex Wilkinson (2), Michael Zullo (2), Joshua Brillante (2), Adrian Mierzejewski, Bobô, Andrew Redmayne, Milos Ninkovic (2) | Graham Arnold (3) |
2018–19 | 4: Rhyan Grant (2), Brandon O'Neill (2), Milos Ninkovic (3), Adam Le Fondre | |
2019–20 | 5: Rhyan Grant (3), Alex Wilkinson (3), Luke Brattan (3), Adam Le Fondre (2), Milos Ninkovic (4) | |
2020–21 | 4: Rhyan Grant (4), Ryan McGowan, Luke Brattan (4), Milos Ninkovic (5) | | |
- Total number of Team of the Season players: 21 (on 36 occasions, including 13 as substitutes)
- Total number of Team of the Season managers: 2 (on 3 occasions)
- Most appearances in Team of the Season whilst as Sydney FC:
- Danny Vukovic and Alex Brosque were named as co-captains for the 2016–17 Team of the Season.
- Graham Arnold first received the award with Central Coast Mariners and is one of only two coaches to receive the award on three occasions.
- Luke Brattan had received the award twice before joining Sydney FC, in 2014 with Brisbane Roar and in 2018 with Melbourne City.
PFA A-League Women Team of the Season
- : as a substitute
- (#): number of appearances in Team of the Season
- in italics: captain of the Team of the Season
Season | Players |
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2016–17 | |
2017–18 | |
2018–19 | |
2020–21 | |
2021–22 | 7: Jada Whyman, Cortnee Vine (2), Ally Green, Mackenzie Hawkesby, Natalie Tobin, Rachel Lowe, Taylor Ray |
2022–23 | 6: Natalie Tobin (2), Charlotte McLean, Mackenzie Hawkesby (2), Sarah Hunter, Cortnee Vine (3), Jada Whyman (2) | |
- Total number of Team of the Season players: 17 (on 24 occasions, including 9 substitutes)
- Most appearances in Team of the Season:
- Cortnee Vine is the only Sydney FC player to be named captain of the Team of the Season on two occasions
Player records
See also: List of Sydney FC players.
Appearances
- Most A-League Men appearances: Rhyan Grant, 296[1] [2]
- Most national cup appearances: Alex Brosque, 27
- Most continental appearances: Rhyan Grant, 32[3]
- Youngest first-team player: Nikolas Tsattalios, 16 years, 171 days (against Newcastle Jets, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, 19 August 2006)[4]
- Oldest first-team player: Alessandro Del Piero, 39 years, 160 days (against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 18 April 2014)[4]
- Most consecutive appearances: Andrew Redmayne, 78 (from 2 August 2017 to 19 May 2019)[5]
Most appearances
Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[6]
a. Includes the A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup and Australia Cup
b. Includes the Oceania Club Championship and AFC Champions League
c. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the FIFA Club World Cup, Pan-Pacific Championship and 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.
Goalscorers
- Most goals in a season: Bobô, with 36 goals in the 2017–18 season.[7]
- Most league goals in a season: Bobô, with 27 goals in the 2017–18 A-League season[8]
- Youngest goalscorer: Chris Payne, 17 years, 308 days (against Queensland Roar, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, 19 August 2006)[4]
- Oldest goalscorer: Alessandro Del Piero, 39 years, 148 days (against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 6 April 2014)[4]
- Most consecutive goalscoring appearances: Marc Janko, in 7 consecutive matches from 24 January 2015 to 15 March 2015.[5]
Top goalscorers
Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances.[6]
a. Includes the A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup and Australia Cup
b. Includes the Oceania Club Championship and AFC Champions League
c. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the FIFA Club World Cup, Pan-Pacific Championship and 2005 Australian Club World Championship Qualifying Tournament.
International
This section refers only to caps won while a Sydney FC player.
Transfers
Record transfer fees received
Where the report mentions an initial fee potentially rising to a higher figure depending on contractual clauses being satisfied in the future, only the initial fee is listed in the tables.
Managerial records
See also: List of Sydney FC managers.
Club records
Matches
Record wins
- Record A-League Men win:
- Record national cup win: 8–0 against Darwin Rovers, Round of 32, 2 August 2017
- Record continental win: 9–2 against Sobou, Oceania Club Championship group stage, 2 June 2005
- Record Asian win: 5–0 against Kaya–Iloilo, AFC Champions League preliminary round, 8 March 2022[16]
Record defeats
- Record A-League Men defeat:
- Record national cup defeat:
- Record continental defeat:
Record consecutive results
- Record consecutive wins: 10[5]
- from 7 May 2005 to 30 July 2005
- from 10 August 2016 to 13 November 2016
- Record consecutive defeats: 6, from 22 April 2022 to 10 May 2022[5]
- Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 18, from 24 February 2017 to 3 November 2017[5]
- Record consecutive matches without a win: 10, from 7 August 2010 to 16 October 2010[5]
- Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 8, from 10 August 2016 to 29 October 2016[5]
- Record consecututive matches without scoring a goal: 5[5]
- from 9 May 2007 to 29 July 2007
- from 4 December 2010 to 29 December 2010
Goals
Points
Attendances
- Highest attendance at Sydney Football Stadium: 41,689, against Central Coast Mariners, A-League Grand Final, 18 October 2014
- Lowest attendance in Sydney Football Stadium: 3,424 against Perth Glory, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup semi-final, 3,424
- Highest attendance at Jubilee: 19,081 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 25 November 2018
- Lowest attendance at Jubilee: 435 against Kaya–Iloilo, AFC Champions League group stage, 8 March 2022[19]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Players – SFCStatistics (A-League). sfcstatistics.com.
- Web site: Sydney FC: All Players. ultimatealeague.com.
- Web site: Players – SFCStatistics (AFC Champions League). sfcstatistics.com.
- Web site: Sydney FC Team Statistics. A-League Stats. 11 March 2021.
- Web site: Sydney FC Streaks. A-League Stats. 11 March 2021.
- Web site: Players – SFCStatistics. sfcstatistics.com.
- Web site: Sydney FC's Bobo on track to being world's most prolific Brazilian. Bossi. Dominic. 26 April 2018. The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Web site: Sydney FC striker Bobô to start his second playing stint with Sky Blues with game against Brisbane Roar. Hart. Chloe. 19 February 2021. ABC News.
- Web site: Shocking start as Socceroos fall 1-0 to Jordan in Asian Cup opener. Rugari. Vince. 7 January 2019. The Sydney Morning Herald.
- News: Mierzejewski exits Sydney FC for record transfer fee. FourFourTwo. 5 July 2018.
- Web site: Sydney FC Academy Graduate Sold For Record Transfer Fee. Sydney FC. 4 June 2024.
- News: Shock losses for Sydney FC a good sign for A-League. Ray. Gatt. The Australian. 7 July 2018.
- News: Sydney FC sell star goalkeeper Danny Vukovic to Belgian club Genk. Dominic. Bossi. The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 June 2017.
- Web site: Managers – SFCStatistics. 22 January 2021. sfcstatistics.com.
- Web site: Sydney FC starts in impressive fashion. Sydney Morning Herald. 29 April 2014.
- Web site: 2020-12-01. Sydney FC thrash Shanghai SIPG in Asian Champions League upset. The New Daily. en-US.
- Web site: Sydney FC Divisional History. 11 March 2021. ozfootball.net.
- Web site: History. https://web.archive.org/web/20201030034225/https://www.sydneyfc.com/history. 30 October 2020. Sydney FC.
- Web site: Sydney FC vs Kaya FC-Iloilo (5-0) Mar 8, 2022 Match Stats . 2022-04-29 . FootballCritic . en.