List of Sydney FC seasons explained

Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Moore Park, Sydney. The club was formed in 2004. They became the first member from the NSW admitted into the A-League along with the Central Coast Mariners and the Newcastle Jets.

In the 2010s, Sydney FC were the dominant side of Australia, winning three league premierships, three league championships and one FFA Cup, however the squad also finished lower than fifth five times in the course of the decade.

Key

Key to league competitions:

• A-League Men – Australia's top soccer league, established in 2005

Key to colours and symbols:

bgcolor=gold	1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
3rd	Third
♦	Top scorer in division

Key to league record:

• Season = The year and article of the season
• Pos = Final position
• Pld = Games played
• W = Games won
• D = Games drawn
• L = Games lost
• GF = Goals scored
• GA = Goals against
• Pts = Points

Key to cup record:

• En-dash (—) = Sydney FC did not participate or cup not held
• DNQ = Did not qualify
• DNE = The club did not enter cup play
• GS = Group stage
• R32 = Round of 32
• R16 = Round of 16
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• RU = Runners-up
• W = Winners

Seasons

Results of league and cup competitions by season

Season	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos	Finals	Australia Cup	Competition	Result	Name	Goals^[1]
	League											Other / Asia		Top goalscorer
2005–06	A-League	21	10	6	5	35	28	36		W	SF	Oceania Club Championship----FIFA Club World Cup	W ----5th		18
2006–07	A-League	21	8	8	5	29	19	29		SF	3rd	AFC Champions League	GS		8
2007–08	A-League	21	8	8	5	28	24	32		SF	GS	Pan-Pacific Championship	SF		9
2008–09	A-League	21	7	5	9	33	32	26		—	GS	—	—		6
2009–10	A-League	27	15	3	9	35	23	48		W	—	—	—		10
2010–11	A-League	30	8	10	12	35	40	34		—	—	AFC Champions League	GS		12
2011–12	A-League	27	10	8	9	37	42	38		EF	—	—			8
2012–13	A-League	27	9	5	13	41	51	32		—	—	—			14
2013–14	A-League	27	12	3	12	40	38	39		EF	—	—			10
2014–15	A-League	27	14	8	5	52	35	50		RU	QF	—			16 ♦
2015–16	A-League	27	8	10	9	36	36	34		—	R16	AFC Champions League	R16		10
2016–17	A-League	27	20	6	1	55	12	66		W	RU				16
2017–18	A-League	27	20	4	3	64	22	64		SF	W	AFC Champions League	GS		36 ♦
2018–19	A-League	27	16	4	7	43	29	52		W	RU	AFC Champions League	GS		23
2019–20	A-League	26	16	5	5	49	25	53		W	R32	AFC Champions League	GS		22
2020–21	A-League	26	13	8	5	39	23	47		RU		AFC Champions League	Withdrew		12
2021–22	A-League Men	26	8	7	11	37	44	31	8th		SF	AFC Champions League	GS		11
2022–23	A-League Men	26	11	5	10	40	39	38	5th	SF	QF	—	—		13
2023–24	A-League Men	27	12	5	10	52	41	41	4th	SF	W	—	—		13
2024–25	A-League Men										R32	AFC Champions League Two

References

General

• Web site: Table. 22 January 2021. SFC Statistics.
• Web site: Team Statistics: Sydney FC. ALeagueStats.com.
• Web site: Sydney FC Divisional History. 24 January 2021. ozfootball.net.
• Web site: Sydney FC – Ultimate A-League. ultiamtealeague.com.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Player List. www.sfcstatistcs.com. 29 August 2022.