2010–11 Sydney FC season

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Sydney FC
2010–2011 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerVítězslav Lavička
A-League9th
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage (3rd)
Top goalscorerBruno Cazarine (9 goals)
Highest home attendance12,106 (Round 1 vs Melbourne Victory
Lowest home attendance4,012 (Round 16 vs Wellington Phoenix
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The 2010–11 season was Sydney FC's sixth consecutive season in the A-League since the competition's inception. The club competed in the 2011 AFC Champions League after finishing premiers and champions in the 2009–10 A-League. In the preseason, Sydney hosted the inaugural Sydney Festival of Football, which saw competition between three clubs from different European leagues and Sydney FC.

2010–11 squad[]

Players included in a Sydney FC squad in the 2010–11 season 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 Liam Reddy
2 DF Australia AUS Sebastian Ryall (Youth)
3 DF Switzerland  SUI Stephan Keller
5 DF Australia AUS Hayden Foxe
6 MF Japan JPN Hirofumi Moriyasu
7 MF Australia AUS Brendan Gan
8 MF Australia AUS Stuart Musialik
9 FW Brazil BRA Bruno Cazarine
10 MF Australia AUS Nick Carle (Australian Marquee)
11 FW Australia AUS Kofi Danning (Youth)
12 MF Australia AUS Shannon Cole
13 DF Australia AUS Antony Golec (Youth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Northern Ireland NIR Terry McFlynn (Captain)
16 MF Australia AUS Terry Antonis (Youth)
17 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman (Youth)
18 FW Finland FIN Juho Mäkelä
19 FW Australia AUS Mark Bridge
20 GK Australia AUS Ivan Necevski
21 DF Australia AUS Scott Jamieson
22 DF South Korea KOR Byun Sung-Hwan
23 MF Australia AUS Rhyan Grant (Youth)
24 MF Australia AUS Dimitri Petratos (Injury replacement player)

Transfers[]

Pre-Season[]

Out

Player To League Fee
Australia Steve Corica Retired[1]
Australia Mitchell Prentice Contract Terminated[2]
Slovakia Karol Kisel Czech Republic Slavia Prague[3][4] Czech Republic Gambrinus liga Released
Australia Simon Colosimo Australia Melbourne Heart[5] Australia A-League Free
Australia John Aloisi Australia Melbourne Heart[6] Australia A-League Free
Australia Clint Bolton Australia Melbourne Heart[7] Australia A-League Free
Australia Sam Gallagher Australia Central Coast Mariners[8] Australia A-League Free
Australia Adam Casey Australia North Queensland Fury[9] Australia A-League Released
Australia Chris Payne Australia North Queensland Fury[10] Australia A-League Free
Philippines Iain Ramsay Australia Adelaide United[11] Australia A-League Free

In

Player From League Fee
Australia Liam Reddy New Zealand Wellington Phoenix[12] Australia A-League Free
Australia Scott Jamieson Australia Adelaide United[13] Australia A-League Free
Australia Nick Carle England Crystal Palace FC[14] England Football League Championship Free
Australia Terry Antonis Australia AIS Australia A-League National Youth League Free
Japan Hirofumi Moriyasu Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers[15] New South Wales NSW Premier League Not disclosed
Brazil Bruno Cazarine Constantino Brazil Vila Nova Futebol Clube[16] Brazil Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Free

January Transfer Window & Asian Champions League Signings[]

Out

Player To League Fee
Australia Alex Brosque Japan Shimizu S-Pulse[17] Japan J-League $400,000
South Korea Byun Sung-Hwan Released Released

In

Player From League Fee
Finland Juho Mäkelä Finland HJK Helsinki[18] Finland Veikkausliiga Free
Australia David Williams Australia North Queensland Fury[19] Australia A-League 6 Month Loan Deal
Australia Andrew Durante New Zealand Wellington Phoenix[20] New Zealand A-League 6 Month Loan Deal

Players re-signed (pre-season)

Player Resigned for
Australia Ivan Necevski 1 Year[21]
Australia Stuart Musialik 1 Year[22]
Australia Hayden Foxe 1 Year[23]
Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn 3 Years[24]
Switzerland Stephan Keller 1 Year[25]
Australia Alex Brosque 3 Years[26]
Australia Mark Bridge 2 Years[27]
Australia Sebastian Ryall 2 Years[28]
Australia Rhyan Grant 2 Years[29]

Players re-signed (mid-season)

Player Resigned for
Japan Hirofumi Moriyasu 2 Years[30]
Australia Ivan Necevski 2 years[31]

Pre-season & mid-season triallists[]

Events[]

March[]

April[]

May[]

  • 21st: Scott Jamieson signs a 2-year contract to Sydney FC from Adelaide United.[33]
  • 26th: Nick Carle signs a 3-year contract to Sydney FC from Crystal Palace FC.[34]

June[]

  • 15th: Sydney FC play their first pre-season friendly against Manly United and win 2–1.
  • 22nd: Sydney FC play their second pre-season friendly against Macarthur Rams and win 1–0.
  • 30th: Sydney FC play their third pre-season friendly against Marconi Stallions and win 3–1.

July[]

Sydney FC v Everton, 10 July 2010

August[]

September[]

  • 4th Round 5: 3–1 loss to Adelaide United at the Sydney Football Stadium. The result leaves Sydney winless and with only 2 points from 5 rounds.[53]
  • 11th Round 6: 2–1 loss to Wellington Phoenix at Westpac Stadium in Wellington.[54]
  • 26 Round 8: 1–1 draw with Gold Coast United at Sydney Football Stadium. Bruno Cazarine scoring for Sydney FC in the first half.[55]
  • 29th: Round 9: 1–1 draw with North Queensland Fury in front of Sydney FC's lowest record crowd, on a cold, wet Wednesday night.[56]

October[]

  • 4th: Sydney FC lose their 5th game of the season, going down 2–1 to Adelaide United at the Sydney Football Stadium. The loss keeps them at the bottom of the ladder, without a win after 9 rounds.[57]
  • 16th: 3–0 loss to The City Derby rivals Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. The loss keeps them at the bottom of the ladder on 4 points.[58]
  • 24th: Sydney FC finally win their first game of the season, in the 11th Round, with a crushing 3–0 victory over mid-table stragglers Perth Glory at nib stadium in Perth. Brazilian import Bruno Cazarine scoring twice on either side of half time, and Alex Brosque giving the Sky Blues some mid-season hope.[59]
  • 30th: A 1–1 draw against 2nd on the table Brisbane Roar gives Sydney a 2-game unbeaten streak.[60]

November[]

  • 3rd: Vitezslav Lavicka, in an attempt to boost their dwindling striker stocks, brings in Gabon striker Gilles Mbang Ondo on trial from Iceland Club Knattspyrnudeild UMFG.[61]
  • 4th: After several pleasing performances with the club, Lavicka offers Japanese import Hirofumi Moriyasu a 2-year extension with the club, which he gratefully accepted.[30]
  • 7th: Sydney win their second match of the season, albeit it being under controversial circumstances due to a refereeing blunder, a 1–0 victory over North Coast rivals Newcastle Jets at the Sydney Football Stadium. Bruno Cazarine scored the eventual winner in the 76th minute[62]
  • 12th: Sydney FC re-sign goalkeeper Ivan Necevski on a 2-year contract after he had signed a 1-year extension at the conclusion of the 2009–10 season.[63]
    • 12th: Sydney FC end their 3-game unbeaten streak, losing 3–1 to Gold Coast United at Skilled Park. Bruno Cazarine scored his 6th goal in 10 games for the Sky Blues, moving to the top of the goalscoring charts alongside Adelaide Uniteds Dutchman Sergio van Dijk.[64]
  • 21st: Sydney FC defeat Perth Glory 2–0 in at Parramatta Stadium in front of their lowest ever record crowd of 6,654. Goals coming from Alex Brosque and Shannon Cole.[65]
    • 21st: Striker Alex Brosque plays his 100th A-League game for Sydney FC, also scoring to help Sydney defeat Perth 2–0.[66]
  • 27th: Sydney play out a 0–0 draw against new A-League team Melbourne Heart at the new AAMI Park. Sydney faced up against former Championship players Clint Bolton, Simon Colosimo, and John Aloisi for the first time since the trio left the club following the 2010 A-League Grand Final.[67]

December[]

  • 1st Sydney FC have defeated Wellington Phoenix at Sydney Football Stadium with Mark Bridge finally scored his first goal for the season and convincing 3–1 win in front of the lowest crowd attendance 4012.[68]
  • 4th Sydney FC have suffered their worst defeat against the Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium with 4–0 thumping at the hands of Central Coast Mariners.[69]
  • 11th Sydney FC have boosted their striker positions with the signing of Finnish striker Juho Mäkelä. He is expected to play for the Sky Blues early January next year. He signed an 18-month deal.[70]
  • 12th Unfortunately, Sydney FC have gone down again, losing 1–0 to league leaders Brisbane Roar in front of crowd at Sydney Football Stadium.[71]
  • 16th Sydney FC have slumped to their third loss, going down to wooden spooners North Queensland Fury 1–0 at Dairy Farmers Stadium. Despite this loss, Sydney FC's position is falling from 9th to 10th.[72]
  • 23rd Sydney FC have slumped to their fourth straight loss, going down to newcomers Melbourne Heart 1–0 at Sydney Football Stadium, thanks to late goal by Adrian Zahra. Three former players: Simon Colosimo, John Aloisi and Clint Bolton were solid in defence, attack and goalkeeping.[73]
  • 29th Again, Sydney FC have slumped to their fifth straight loss, going down to 2nd placed Adelaide United at Adelaide Oval, 2–0.[74]

January 2011[]

  • 3rd Sydney FC have snapped their five match losing streak beating Newcastle Jets at Energy Australia Stadium in front of the highest crowd of the home stadium, 12,118, thanks to first goal scored in Sydney's colours by Hirofumi Moriyasu and Bruno Cazarine's seventh goal of the season. The win lifts the Sky Blues off the bottom of the table.[75]
  • 8th Defending champions Sydney FC have made back-to-back wins for the first time this season. They also have broken their drought, beating 10-man Gold Coast United for the first time, beating them 2–0 at Sydney Football Stadium in front of 6,135. Young player Dimitri Petratos and new Finnish recruit Juho Makela scored their first goal in Sky Blue colours, thanks to fantastic display by midfielders Nick Carle and Hirofumi Moriyasu. The win lifts them to 9th place however, they must win the remaining games to make the top 6.[76]
  • 15th At Sydney Football Stadium just under the best crowd attendance of 12,106 back in Round 1 (officially 11,388), Sydney FC have all kept their finals dream alive but with a late equaliser by Juho Makela in 1–1 draw against their biggest rivals Melbourne Victory who lost their key players: Kevin Muscat, Robbie Kruse, Archie Thompson, could lift the Sky Blues a boost to the finals. However, it is not bad for them, the unbeaten streak stretched to 3 games. The Sky Blues will be travelling to Gosford next week against Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium which they will avenge during their 4–0 loss few weeks ago if they want to make the finals.[77]
  • 18th It is known that Sydney FC coach Vitezslav Lavicka will lead the Sky Blues in 2011 Asian Champions League. The board meeting decided that they will not sack him.[78]
  • 23rd Sydney FC once again, has maintained their unbeaten streak to 4 games, but their dream in the finals has been dealt a blow with a 2–2 draw against Central Coast Mariners at Bluetongue Stadium. It starts off ok with the defending champions lead 2–0 at half-time but Central Coast Mariners pulled off a comeback with goals to Patricio Perez and Matthew Simon. The Sky Blues' next opponent will be Perth Glory at Members Equity Stadium, which they will win the next game, since defeating them two times this season.[79]
  • 30th Once again, Sydney FC have stretched their unbeaten games to 5 and kept their finals hopes alive with a solid 2–0 win over Perth Glory at Members Equity Stadium. The win lifts them 4 points adrift Melbourne Heart. Thanks to the finally goal scored by Nicky Carle after injury concern and the second goal scored by Bruno Cazarine who scored his 8th goal of the season. Sky Blues' next opponent will be the archrivals Newcastle Jets at EnergyAustralia Stadium.[80]
  • 31st Sydney FC sold a key striker Alex Brosque to Shimizu S-Pulse in J-League. However, the Sky Blues claim that the Japanese side approached him without their permission to do so.[81]

February 2011[]

  • 6th Sydney FC's finals are all but over with a thrilling 1–1 draw against Newcastle Jets at EnergyAustralia Stadium. Sky Blues almost had a chance to break the 1–1 draw to make it 2–1 win but time has run out. They are out of the finals for second time. The 1st time they didn't make the finals is in season 2008–09. They are now focusing on the upcoming 2011 Asian Champions League in March. Sydney FC's next game is against Wellington Phoenix at Sydney Football Stadium, their last home game of the season.[82]
  • 17th Sydney FC sign North Queensland Fury striker David Williams on a 6-month loan for the Asian Champions League.[83]
  • 25th Sydney FC sign Wellington Phoenix player Andrew Durante on a loan deal for the Asian Champions League.[84]
  • 26th Sydney FC board re-sign manager Vitezslav Lavicka on a 12-month extension, allowing him to coach Sydney through the Asian Champions League, and into the 2011–12 season.[85]

March 2011[]

  • 2nd: Sydney FC play their first Asian Champions League match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings and draw 0–0. Captain Terry McFlynn is sent off in the 32nd minute for stomping on the leg of Lee Sang-ho.[86]

April 2011[]

May 2011[]

  • 3rd: Sydney FC lose 3–1 to Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the return leg. Bruno Cazarine scoring his third goal in the Champions League. Sydney had to win this game, to provide any chance of progressing through the round of 16.[90]
  • 10th: Sydney FC lose their final ACL group game in Tokyo, Japan against J-League club Kashima Antlers. Sydney FC took the lead midway through the first half via a Matthew Jurman header, but failed to hold on, conceding two soft second half goals as the Japanese side ran out 2–1 winners.[91]

Pre-Season[]

15 June 2010 Manly United 1–2 Sydney FC Cromer Park
Cattanach Goal 45' (pen) Report Gan Goal 10'
Goal 68' (own goal)		 Attendance: 500
22 June 2010 Macarthur Rams 0–1 Sydney FC Campbelltown Stadium
Report Petratos Goal 90' Attendance: 2,214
30 June 2010 Marconi Stallions 1–3 Sydney FC Marconi Stadium
O’Connell Goal 65' Report Brosque Goal 13', 28'
Bridge Goal 33'		 Attendance: 1,700
10 July 2010 Sydney FC 0–1 England Everton ANZ Stadium
Saturday, 7.00 pm EST Report Anichebe Goal 46' Attendance: 40,466
Referee: Strebre Delovski
17 July 2010 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Sydney FC Sydney Showground
Kwasnik Goal 59'
Simon Goal 67'		 Report Brosque Goal 1'
Bridge Goal 60'		 Attendance: 700
Referee: Griffiths-Jones

2010 Sydney Festival of Football[]

Main articles: Sydney Festival of Football and Sydney Festival of Football 2010
25 July 2010 Sydney FC 3–5 Greece A.E.K. Athens Sydney Football Stadium
12:45 pm EST Brosque Goal 31' (pen.), 48'
Goal 88'		 Report Leonardo Goal 30'
Blanco Goal 36'
Liberopoulos Goal 60'
Scocco Goal 74'
Kafes Goal 76'		 Attendance: 14,153
Referee: Ben Williams
28 July 2010 Sydney FC 0–0 Scotland Rangers Sydney Football Stadium
Wednesday, 7.30 pm EST Report Attendance: 9,483
Referee: Matthew Breeze
31 July 2010 Sydney FC 1–2 England Blackburn Rovers Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday, 7.30 pm EST Brosque Goal 81' Report Emerton Goal 37'
Gamst Pedersen Goal 67'		 Attendance: 15,237
Referee: Ben Williams

2010–11 A-League season[]

7 August 2010 Sydney FC 3–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday 8.00 pm EST Brosque Goal 36'
McFlynn Goal 53'
Cole Goal 86'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 12,106
Referee: Matthew Breeze
14 August 2010 North Queensland Fury 2–1 Sydney FC Dairy Farmers Stadium
Saturday 5.30 pm EST Grossman Goal 65'
Daal Goal 83'		 Report
Summary		 Jamieson Goal 82' Attendance: 5,177
Referee: Peter Green
21 August 2010 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium
Saturday, 7.30 pm EST McKay Goal 53' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 10,339
Referee: Chris Beath
28 August 2010 Sydney FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday, 7.30 pm EST Grant Goal 47'
Reddy Red card 71'		 Report
Summary		 Pérez Goal 73' (pen.) Attendance: 10,147
Referee: Matthew Breeze
4 September 2010 Sydney FC 1–3 Adelaide United Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday, 7.30 pm EST Keller Goal 58' Report
Summary		 van Dijk Goal 9', 53'
Leckie Goal 37'		 Attendance: 7,558
Referee: Peter Green
11 September 2010 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium
Saturday, 7.15 pmNZT Ifill Goal 50' (pen.)
Ward Goal 72'		 Report
Summary		 Cazarine Goal 67' Attendance: 8,453
Referee: Chris Beath
26 September 2010 Sydney FC 1–1 Gold Coast United Sydney Football Stadium
Sunday, 3:00 pm EST Cazarine Goal 20' Report
Summary		 Djite Goal 45+1'
Curtis Red card		 Attendance: 9,977
Referee: Ben Williams
29 September 2010 Sydney FC 1–1 North Queensland Fury Sydney Football Stadium
Wednesday, 7.30 pm EST Cole Goal 37' Report
Summary		 Williams Goal 76' Attendance: 6,978
Referee:
4 October 2010 Sydney FC 1–2 Adelaide United Sydney Football Stadium
Monday, 5:00 pm EST Brosque Goal 40' (pen) Report
Summary		 Cole Goal 56' (o.g.)
Ramsay Goal 90+1'		 Attendance: 7,071
Referee:
16 October 2010 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 7:00 pm EST Vargas Goal 20'
Hernzandez Goal 49'
Kruse Goal 90'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 17,299
Referee: Ben Williams
24 October 2010 Perth Glory 0–3 Sydney FC nib stadium
Sunday 7:00 pm EST Report
Summary		 Cazarine Goal 25', 82'
Brosque Goal 53'		 Attendance: 8,870
Referee: Ben Williams
30 October 2010 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney Football Stadium
6:00 pm EST Brosque Goal 34' Report
Summary		 DeVere Goal 8' Attendance: 10,746
Referee: Peter Green
7 November 2010 Sydney FC 1–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium
5:00 pm EST Cazarine Goal 76' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 8,512
Referee: Chris Beath
12 November 2010 Gold Coast United 3–1 Sydney FC Skilled Park
7:30 pm EST J. Porter Goal 15', 54'
Culina Goal 44'		 Report
Summary		 Cazarine Goal 58' Attendance: 2,536
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
21 November 2010 Sydney FC 2–0 Perth Glory Parramatta Stadium
Sunday 15:00 EDT Cole Goal 75'
A. Brosque Goal 81'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,654
Referee: Peter Green
27 November 2010 Melbourne Heart 0–0 Sydney FC AAMI Park
Saturday 17:00 EDT Report
Summary		 Byun Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card 90+4' Attendance: 5,128
Referee: Alan Milliner
1 December 2010 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium
Wednesday 19:00 EDT B.GanGoal 14'
M. BridgeGoal 74'
A. Brosque Goal 76'		 Report
Summary		 D. Macallister Goal 83' Attendance: 4,012
Referee:
4 December 2010 Central Coast Mariners 4–0 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium
Saturday 19:00 EDT A.KwasnikGoal 1', 23'
M.SimonGoal 5'
Ryall Goal 46' (o.g.)		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Matthew Breeze
12 December 2010 Sydney FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney Football Stadium
Sunday 17:00 EDT Report
Summary		 K.BarbarousesGoal 41' Attendance: 7,554
Referee: Jarred Gillett
15 December 2010 North Queensland Fury 1–0 Sydney FC Dairy Farmers Stadium
Wednesday 19:30 EDT U.TalayGoal 71' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 2,761
Referee: Chris Beath
23 December 2010 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne Heart Sydney Football Stadium
Thursday 19:00 EDT Report
Summary		 A.ZahraGoal 85' Attendance: 6,654
Referee: Ben Williams
29 December 2010 Adelaide United 2–0 Sydney FC Adelaide Oval
Wednesday 19:30 EDT Goal 35'
Foxe Goal 58' (o.g.)		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 16,429
Referee:
3 January 2011 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Sydney FC Energy Australia Stadium
Monday 17:00 EDT L.HalitiGoal 66' Report
Summary		 H.MoriyasuGoal 36' B.Cazarine Goal 45+1' Attendance: 12,118
Referee: Matthew Gillett
8 January 2011 Sydney FC 2–0 Gold Coast United Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday 19:30 EDT D.PetratosGoal 32' J.Makela Goal 90+2' Report
Summary		 Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Chris Beath
15 January 2011 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday 19:30 EDT J.MakelaGoal 90+1' Report
Summary		 D.AllsoppGoal 51' Attendance: 11,387
Referee: Matthew Breeze
23 January 2011 Central Coast Mariners 2 –2 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium
Sunday 17:00 EDT P.PerezGoal 49' M.SimonGoal 57' Report
Summary		 D.PetratosGoal 17', 27' Attendance: 10,546
Referee: Srebre Delovski
29 January 2011 Perth Glory 0 –2 Sydney FC nib Stadium
Saturday 18:45 WST Report
Summary		 Carle Goal 9'
Cazarine Goal 54'		 Referee:
6 February 2011 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium
Sunday 17:00 EDT Petrovski Goal 84' Report
Summary		 Cazarine Goal 77' Attendance: 6,780
Referee: Peter Green
9 February 2011 Sydney FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium
Wednesday 19:00 EDT Ward Goal 54' (o.g.)
Gan Goal 69'		 Report
Summary		 Attendance: 4,372
Referee: Peter Green
12 February 2011 Melbourne Heart 2–2 Sydney FC AAMI Park
Sunday 19:00 EDT Referee: Ben Williams
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 30 18 11 1 58 26 +32 65 Finals series and 2012 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Central Coast Mariners 30 16 9 5 50 31 +19 57
3 Adelaide United 30 15 5 10 51 36 +15 50 Finals series and 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32 +8 46 Finals series
5 Melbourne Victory 30 11 10 9 45 39 +6 43
6 Wellington Phoenix 30 12 5 13 39 41 −2 41
7 Newcastle Jets 30 9 8 13 29 33 −4 35
8 Melbourne Heart 30 8 11 11 32 42 −10 35
9 Sydney FC 30 8 10 12 35 40 −5 34
10 Perth Glory 30 5 8 17 27 54 −27 23
11 North Queensland Fury 30 4 7 19 28 60 −32 19 Disbanded at end of season
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.
    Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions.
    Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

Asian Champions League Campaign[]

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League

Sydney FC have been drawn into Group H of the 2011 AFC Champions League. They will face off against Japan's Kashima Antlers, People's Republic of China Shanghai Shenhua and South Korea's Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

2 March 2011 Sydney FC Australia 0–0 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings Sydney Football Stadium
20:00 UTC+10 McFlynn Red card 32' Report Attendance: 7095
Referee: (Singapore)
6 April 2011 Sydney FC Australia 1–1 China Shanghai Shenhua Sydney Football Stadium
20:00 UTC+10 Carle Goal 13' Report Riascos Goal 6' Attendance: 7,007
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
13 April 2011[a] Sydney FC Australia 0–3 Japan Kashima Antlers Sydney Football Stadium
20:00 UTC+10 Report Nozawa Goal 41'
Gabriel Goal 61'
Koroki Goal 90+3'		 Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albawawi (United Arab Emirates)
19 April 2011 Shanghai Shenhua China 2–3 Australia Sydney FC Hongkou Stadium
20:00 UTC+8 Jiajun Goal 8' Report Cazarine Goal 45+1', 59'
Bridge Goal 90+1'		 Attendance: 10,215
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)
3 May 2011 Suwon Samsung Bluewings South Korea 3–1 Australia Sydney FC Suwon World Cup Stadium
19:30 UTC+9 Ha Tae-Gyun Goal 34'
Neretljak Goal 50'
Yeom Ki-Hoon Goal 80'		 Report Cazarine Goal 51' Attendance: 9,495
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
10 May 2011[a] Kashima Antlers Japan 2–1 Australia Sydney FC National Olympic Stadium[a]
15:00 UTC+9 Osako Goal 64'
Nozawa Goal 84'		 Report Jurman Goal 26' Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c The Kashima Antlers v Sydney FC match was postponed from 16 March 2011 to 10 May 2011 due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.[92] The return match, Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers, was brought forward from 10 May 2011 to 13 April 2011.[93] All home matches of the Kashima Antlers were moved to the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo as the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima was damaged in the earthquake.

Group ladder[]

Main article: 2011 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 3 3 0 12 3 +9 12[a] Advance to knockout stage
2 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 12[a]
3 Australia Sydney FC 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5
4 China Shanghai Shenhua 6 0 2 4 3 13 −10 2
Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Tiebreakers: Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Kashima Antlers are also tied on their head-to-head records (2 pts, 0 GD, 2 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.

A-League Season Statistics[]

Leading scorers[]

Sydney FC A-League Top Scorers

  • Correct as of Round 24
Rank Scorer Goals
1 Brazil Bruno Cazarine 9
2 Australia Alex Brosque 6
3 Australia Shannon Cole 3
Australia Dimitri Petratos 3
4 Finland Juho Mäkelä 2
Australia Brendan Gan 2
5 Australia Scott Jamieson 1
Australia Rhyan Grant 1
Australia Nicky Carle 1
Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn 1
Switzerland Stephan Keller 1
Australia Mark Bridge 1
Japan Hirofumi Moriyasu 1

Discipline[]

  • Correct as of Round 10
Name Cautions Yellow card 2nd Caution – Send-Off Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Send-Offs Red card
Australia Nick Carle 1
Australia Alex Brosque 1
Australia Shannon Cole 1
Australia Sebastian Ryall 1
Australia Hayden Foxe 2
Australia Scott Jamieson 4
Australia Stuart Musialik 2
Australia Mark Bridge 2
South Korea Byun Sung-Hwan 2 1
Switzerland Stephan Keller 2
Brazil Bruno Cazarine 1
  • Liam Reddy was sent off in the Round 4 game against Central Coast Mariners after referee Matthew Breeze deemed he had tripped Patricio Pérez in the box. However, this red card was rebuked by the Match Review Panel, which deemed Perez to have dived in the box, and as a result handed Perez a 2-week ban.[94]

Home Attendance[]

  • Correct as of Round 30
Round Opponent Attendance
1 Melbourne Victory 12,106
4 Central Coast Mariners 10,147
5 Adelaide United 7,558
7 Gold Coast United 9,977
8 North Queensland Fury 6,978
9 Adelaide United 7, 071
12 Brisbane Roar 10,746
13 Newcastle Jets 8,512
14 Perth Glory 6,654
16 Wellington Phoenix 4,012
19 Brisbane Roar 7,554
21 Melbourne Heart 6,639
23 Gold Coast United 6,135
24 Melbourne Victory 11,387
29 Wellington Phoenix 4,372
Total Attendance 119,848
Average Attendance 7,990

Injury List[]

Correct as of Round 10

Name Injury Date Return
Australia Mark Bridge Hamstring Strain vs Melbourne Victory, Round 1 Round 4 v Central Coast Mariners
Australia Alex Brosque Ankle (sustained at training), Midweek Round 4 or Round 5
Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn Hamstring (sustained at training), Midweek Round 5 or Round 6
Australia Nick Carle Toe Injury v Central Coast Mariners Round 7
South Korea Byun Sung-Hwan Hamstring Strain v North Queensland Fury Round 10
Australia Nick Carle Foot Injury v Brisbane Roar Round 18

See also[]

  • Sydney FC
  • Sydney FC season 2009-10
  • A-League 2010-11

References[]

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