2015–16 Sydney FC season

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Sydney FC
2015–16 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerGraham Arnold
StadiumAllianz Stadium, Sydney
A-League7th
FFA CupRound of 16
AFC Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Filip Hološko (10 goals)
All: Filip Hološko (10 goals)
Highest home attendance40,539 vs Western Sydney Wanderers
(24 October 2015)
Lowest home attendance8,717 vs Perth Glory
(11 April 2016)
Average home league attendance16,071
Away colours

The 2015–16 Sydney FC season was the club's eleventh season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the eleventh time, the FFA Cup for the second time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the third time.

Preview[]

Preseason[]

Sydney FC began the pre-season with a 7–0 win over .[1] The club then announced the annual Macarthur Rams pre-season clash.[2] The match took place on 30 July 2015, with Sydney FC cruising to a comfortable 5–1 victory. For both games, Sydney FC fielded mainly youth players and trialist's, of which included Matt Simon and Alex Mullen who would later go on to sign for the club.[3] The club announced a third pre-season friendly against a team of Gold Coast Premier League All-stars for mid-August.[4] However, this match would be ultimately be cancelled as the venue did not meet one of the criteria for Football Federation Australia sanctioned friendlies.[5]

Transfers[]

Rumours throughout the end of the 2014–15 A-League season that Sydney FC had signed Newcastle Jets and Young Socceroo midfielder, Andrew Hoole were confirmed on 30 April 2015.[6] Following the Grand Final loss to Melbourne Victory key members of the team were still weighing up their options for the season. Initially it was thought the services of Golden Boot winner, Marc Janko would be secured[7] but after he left for Europe the day after the grand final to plan his wedding, rumours circled that he would not return.[8] This was confirmed a week later with the club citing the number of games Janko would miss throughout the season as the A-League does not stop during FIFA breaks a factor in the decision.[9] Janko expressed his displeasure of how things were handled through social media site, Twitter.[9][10] Senegalese cousins Mickaël Tavares and Jacques Faty were quick to re-sign with club, extending their contracts from injury replacement players to full contracts. The club confirmed the signings of Tavares for two years on 21 May 2015[11] and one year for Faty on 27 May 2015.[12][13] The club also announced a two-year deal for striker Shane Smeltz on the same day.[13]

Sydney FC had many places to fill during the off-season, after announcing only eighteen retained players on 3 June 2015.[14] Defender Zachary Anderson was reunited with mentor Graham Arnold, signing for the sky blues on 15 July 2015 for one year.[15] This was quickly followed by the announcement of the highly anticipated foreign marquee and visa spots of Filip Hološko[16] and Miloš Ninković.[17] This appeared to spell the end of the 2014–15 Sydney FC Player of the Year Miloš Dimitrijević's time with club. However, with the departure of Nikola Petković to Westerlo[18] there still remained one visa spot available, and on 28 July 2015, Sydney FC announced that he had re-signed for a further two years.[19] With two days remaining before the commencement of the 2015 FFA Cup, Sydney FC announced the services of another former student of Arnold's (during his time with the Central Coast Mariners), when the club signed Matt Simon.[20] The club then lost the services of talented Socceroos midfielder Terry Antonis when he was transferred to Greek powerhouse PAOK on 19 August 2015.[21] On 25 August 2015, Sydney FC became the first club to utilise the "Mature Age Rookie" concept, signing Alex Mullen on a one-year deal.[22] The club also announced the signing of veteran Sydney FC gloveman Ivan Necevski (who returned to club after a stint with New South Wales Premier League outfit Rockdale City Suns)[23] alongside Sydney FC Youth captain, Jacob Tratt.[24]

Season[]

Sydney FC began the regular season at home against Melbourne City. The visitors took an early lead in the 16th when debutant Wade Dekker capitalised on a defensive error by Jacques Faty. However, the Sky Blues bounced back in injury time of the first half after a clever ball from Brandon O'Neill allowed skipper Alex Brosque to set up international marquee Filip Hološko with the equaliser. Sydney FC created many chances in the second stanza but City goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen produced world-class saves time and time again to ensure the match would end 1–1.[25]

Sydney FC then travelled to Hunter Stadium to face New South Wales rivals, Newcastle Jets. Newcastle had a goal disallowed in the first half for an offside infringement. With minutes remaining skipper Alex Brosque was denied by the woodwork, and the match looked destined for a draw. However, in the final minute of the game, Brosque came up with superb header from a corner kick. Sydney won the match 1–0. The win signified Sydney FC's unbeaten streak against Newcastle to eight games.[26] The match also involved a sickening collision between Sydney FC striker Shane Smeltz and Newcastle Jets goalkeeper Mark Birighitti which left the shotstopper requiring hospitalisation and major dental surgery.[27]

The first Sydney Derby of the year was hosted by Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium. The attendance of 40,539 was the second largest on record for the fixture and everyone in the stadium witnessed another pulsating clash. For the second match in a row, Sydney FC's opponent had a goal disallowed for an offside infringement in the first half and also for the second match in a row, Sydney FC scored in the dying minutes to win 1–0. Serbian international Miloš Ninković latched onto a splendid through-ball from rookie central midfielder Brandon O'Neill to put the game to bed. Sydney FC extended its unbeaten derby streak to five matches.[28]

Sydney FC travelled to Gosford, to play Central Coast Mariners at Central Coast Stadium, on 31 October. Shane Smeltz opened the scoring in the 34th minute after some clever work from Alex Brosque, sweeping it home from close range. Mariners striker Roy O'Donovan then equalised a minute later with an easy tap-in from close range. A few minutes later, O'Donovan was through on goal, and attempted to round Sydney keeper Vedran Janjetovic before being taken down and going to ground. However, the referee did not award a penalty. Three minutes before the interval, Mariners midfielder Nick Fitzgerald was sent off for a second yellow card, swinging the game in Sydney's favour. After a lengthy stalemate, Mariners all-time top goalscorer and new Sydney FC signing Matt Simon scored after a marauding run from Filip Hološko, who unselfishly laid the ball off to Simon. Six minutes later, Simon scored his second goal after a smart run from Mickaël Tavares, and thus, the game ended 3–1, to Sydney. Sydney remained on top of the A-League ladder as the only unbeaten team remaining in the competition.[29]

Players[]

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 Vedran Janjetović
2 DF Australia AUS Sebastian Ryall
4 DF Australia AUS Zachary Anderson
5 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman
6 FW Australia AUS Robert Stambolziev
7 MF Australia AUS Andrew Hoole
8 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Dimitrijević
9 FW New Zealand NZL Shane Smeltz (vice-captain)
10 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Ninković
11 MF Australia AUS Chris Naumoff
12 DF Australia AUS Jacob Tratt
13 MF Australia AUS Brandon O'Neill
14 FW Australia AUS Alex Brosque (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Australia AUS Riley Woodcock
17 MF Australia AUS David Carney
18 FW Australia AUS Matt Simon
19 DF Senegal SEN Jacques Faty (vice-captain)
20 GK Australia AUS Ivan Necevski
21 FW Slovakia SVK Filip Hološko
22 MF Iraq IRQ Ali Abbas
23 MF Australia AUS Rhyan Grant
24 FW Australia AUS George Blackwood
25 DF Australia AUS Aaron Calver
27 MF Senegal SEN Mickaël Tavares
29 MF Australia AUS Alex Mullen
30 GK Australia AUS

From youth squad[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 FW Australia George Blackwood 18
30 GK Australia 19
12 DF Australia Jacob Tratt 20 [30]

Transfers in[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
7 MF Australia Andrew Hoole 21 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [6]
13 MF Australia Brandon O'Neill 21 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [31]
16 DF Australia Riley Woodcock 20 Perth Glory Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [32]
4 DF Australia Zachary Anderson 24 Central Coast Mariners Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [33]
10 MF Serbia Miloš Ninković 30 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [34]
21 FW Slovakia Filip Hološko 31 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [35]
18 FW Australia Matt Simon 29 Central Coast Mariners Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [36]
29 MF Australia Alex Mullen 23 United States Mars Hill University Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [37]
20 GK Australia Ivan Necevski 35 Rockdale City Suns Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [38]
17 MF Australia David Carney 32 Free agent Transfer Round 18 2017 Free [39]

Transfers out[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
21 FW Austria Marc Janko 31 End of Contract Pre-season Free [40]
1 GK Australia Ivan Necevski 35 End of Contract Pre-season Free [41]
3 DF Australia Saša Ognenovski 36 End of Contract Pre-season Free [42]
18 MF Australia Peter Triantis 23 End of Contract Pre-season Free [42]
19 MF Australia Nick Carle 33 End of Contract Pre-season Free [42]
7 FW Australia Corey Gameiro 22 End of Contract Pre-season Free [42]
12 MF Australia Hagi Gligor 20 End of Contract Pre-season Free [42]
11 FW Australia Bernie Ibini 22 Shanghai SIPG China End of Loan Pre-season Free [42]
6 DF Serbia Nikola Petković 29 Westerlo Belgium Transfer Pre-season Undisclosed [18]
17 MF Australia Terry Antonis 21 PAOK Greece Transfer Pre-season $500,000 [43]
3 DF Australia Alex Gersbach 18 Rosenborg Norway Transfer Round 18 Undisclosed [44]

Technical staff[]

Position Name
Manager Australia Graham Arnold
Assistant Manager Australia Steve Corica
Youth Team Manager Australia Robbie Stanton
Goalkeeping Coach Australia John Crawley
Strength & Conditioning Coach Australia Andrew Clark
Physiotherapist Australia Stan Ivancic

Statistics[]

Squad statistics[]

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Vedran Janjetović 37 0 1 0 0 27+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 8+0 0 1 0 0
2 DF Australia Sebastian Ryall 30 0 7 0 0 23+0 0 5 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 5+0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Australia Zachary Anderson 9 0 0 0 1 4+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 5+0 0 0 0 1
5 DF Australia Matthew Jurman 34 0 4 0 0 25+0 0 3 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 7+0 0 1 0 0
6 FW Australia Robert Stambolziev 15 1 2 0 0 1+7 0 2 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 1+4 1 0 0 0
7 MF Australia Andrew Hoole 23 0 5 0 0 6+9 0 4 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 1 0 0
8 MF Serbia Miloš Dimitrijević 33 1 5 0 0 18+7 0 5 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 7+1 1 0 0 0
9 FW Australia Shane Smeltz 30 5 3 0 0 12+10 4 2 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0 3+3 0 1 0 0
10 MF Serbia Miloš Ninković 33 5 5 0 0 23+2 4 5 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 5+2 1 0 0 0
11 MF Australia Chris Naumoff 18 1 0 0 0 8+2 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 4+2 1 0 0 0
12 DF Australia Jacob Tratt 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Australia Brandon O'Neill 30 1 6 0 0 16+5 0 4 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 6+1 1 1 0 0
14 FW Australia Alex Brosque 15 5 3 0 0 13+0 5 3 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
16 DF Australia Riley Woodcock 6 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Australia David Carney 13 3 5 0 0 7+1 2 3 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 5+0 1 2 0 0
18 FW Australia Matt Simon 27 3 10 0 0 9+11 3 6 0 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 5+0 0 3 0 0
19 DF Senegal Jacques Faty 20 1 3 0 1 17+3 1 3 0 1 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Ivan Necevski 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Slovakia Filip Hološko 24 10 5 1 0 23+1 10 5 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Iraq Ali Abbas 13 2 2 0 0 2+7 2 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0
23 MF Australia Rhyan Grant 33 2 6 0 0 24+0 0 5 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0 7+0 1 1 0 0
24 FW Australia George Blackwood 20 1 1 0 0 8+6 1 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 0 0 0
25 DF Australia Aaron Calver 9 0 2 0 0 4+0 0 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 1 0 0
26 FW Australia Max Burgess 1 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Senegal Mickaël Tavares 26 1 4 0 0 17+5 1 4 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Australia Alex Mullen 3 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
3 DF Australia Alex Gersbach 10 0 1 0 1 8+2 0 1 0 1 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: 25 May 2016
  • Source: au.soccerway.com
  • Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Preseason and friendlies[]

22 July 2015 Johnny Warren Community Challenge Australia 0–7 Australia Sydney FC Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Report Smeltz 8', 29'
Calver 27'
A. Mullen 38'
Naumoff 60', 66'
Lokoli-Ngoy 64'		 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 350
Referee: Chris Young
30 July 2015 Friendly Macarthur Rams Australia 1–5 Australia Sydney FC Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST 78' Report Simon 7'
Naumoff 23'
Antonis 32'
Burgess 51'
Lokoli-Ngoy 66'		 Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
13 August 2015 Gold Coast Cabs Challenge Gold Coast All-Stars Australia Cancelled Australia Sydney FC Gold Coast, Australia
19:00 AEST Source
Cancellation		 Stadium: Pizzey Park
19 August 2015 Friendly Belconnen United Australia 0–3 Australia Sydney FC Canberra, Australia
19:00 AEST Report Simon 72'
Tratt 85'
Hoole 88'		 Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,852
Referee: Ben Williams
15 September 2015 Friendly South Coast Wolves Australia 0–4 Australia Sydney FC Wollongong, Australia
19:00 AEST Report Hoole 5'
Smeltz 55', 80'
Hološko 82'		 Stadium: WIN Stadium
Referee: Adrian Arndt
18 September 2015 Friendly Sydney FC Australia 1–3 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Wollongong, Australia
19:45 AEST Hološko 67' Report Krishna 32'
Powell 37', 38'		 Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,874
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 October 2015 Friendly Sydney FC Australia 0–2 Australia Adelaide United Sydney, Australia
15:30 AEST Report Djite 67', 87' Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — 7th 10 October 2015 10 April 2016
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 16 5 August 2015 26 August 2015
AFC Champions League Group stage Round of 16 24 February 2016 25 May 2016

A-League[]

Main article: 2015–16 A-League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United (C) 27 14 7 6 45 28 +17 49 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification to Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 49 42 +7 43
6 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 40 33 +7 41
7 Sydney FC 27 8 10 9 36 36 0 34
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 6 13 28 41 −13 30
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 −37 13
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 8 10 9 36 36  0 34 5 4 5 19 17  +2 3 6 4 17 19  −2

Last updated: 10 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHHAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAAHAAHH
ResultDWWWDLDDWLDWDWWLLDLDDLLDLLW
Position431112443544443555666777777
Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

10 October 2015 1 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:30 AEDT Hološko 45+3' Report Dekker 16' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,051
Referee: Ben Williams
17 October 2015 2 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Sydney FC Newcastle
17:15 AEDT Report Brosque 89' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 12,173
Referee: Peter Green
24 October 2015 3 Sydney FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEDT Ninković 88' Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 40,539
Referee: Ben Williams
31 October 2015 4 Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Sydney FC Gosford
17:15 AEDT O'Donovan 35'
Fitzgerald Yellow card 40' Yellow-red card 42'		 Report Smeltz 34'
Simon 82', 88'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 10,030
Referee: Adam Fielding
6 November 2015 5 Sydney FC 0–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:40 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 12,857
Referee: Strebre Delovski
14 November 2015 6 Sydney FC 2–4 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:30 AEDT Hološko 5'
Brosque 20'		 Report Berisha 9', 90+2'
Finkler 28'
Barbarouses 68'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,947
Referee: Chris Beath
21 November 2015 7 Perth Glory 0–0 Sydney FC Perth
16:30 AWST Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 6,976
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 November 2015 8 Sydney FC 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
20:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 9,253
Referee: Chris Beath
4 December 2015 9 Sydney FC 1–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:40 AEDT Brosque 57' Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 9,155
Referee: Shaun Evans
11 December 2015 10 Adelaide United 2–1 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:10 ACDT Jeggo 62'
Carrusca 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Gersbach Red card 28'
Hološko 70'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,076
Referee: Strebre Delovski
19 December 2015 11 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Sydney FC Wellington
19:15 NZDT Krishna 89' (pen.) Report Hološko 84' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,027
Referee: Peter Green
26 December 2015 12 Sydney FC 4–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEDT Brosque 12', 24' (pen.)
Tavares 30' (pen.)
McGing 84' (o.g.)		 Report Izzo Yellow card 23' Yellow-red card 27'
Ascroft 38'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 12,648
Referee: Ben Williams
2 January 2016 13 Melbourne City 2–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Hughes 37'
Fornaroli 60'		 Report Ninković 53', 78' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,140
Referee: Strebre Delovski
9 January 2016 14 Sydney FC 2–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:15 AEDT Hološko 15'
Abbas 80'		 Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 15,127
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
16 January 2016 15 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Sydney FC Parramatta
19:30 AEDT Vidošić 58' Report Faty 22'
Smeltz 90'		 Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 19,627
Referee: Strebre Delovski
26 January 2016 16 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Jurman 79' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 30,493
Referee: Strebre Delovski
30 January 2016 17 Sydney FC 1–3 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 AEDT Corona 52' (o.g.) Report Maclaren 8', 76'
McKay 67'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 12,548
Referee: Peter Green
5 February 2016 18 Adelaide United 2–2 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:10 ACDT Cirio 2', 45' Report Simon 37'
Hološko 45+2'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,785
Referee: Chris Beath
13 February 2016 19 Sydney FC 1–2 Perth Glory Sydney
17:15 AEDT Smeltz 79' Report Keogh 23'
Harold 65'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,559
Referee: Ben Williams
20 February 2016 20 Sydney FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEDT Jamieson 36' (o.g.) Report Vidošić 13' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 40,382
Referee: Jarred Gillett
27 February 2016 21 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Barbarouses 46' Report Faty Red card 64'
Carney 76'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,112
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
5 March 2016 22 Melbourne City 3–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Fornaroli 41', 71', 82' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,584
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 March 2016 23 Sydney FC 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:15 AEDT Hološko 51' Report Powell 12'
Watson 13'
Bonevacia 37'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 10,235
Referee: Takuto Okabe (Japan)
19 March 2016 24 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Sydney FC Gosford
17:15 AEDT O'Donovan 86'
Ascroft 90+1'		 Report Blackwood 11'
Smeltz 45'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,383
Referee: Koichiro Fukushima (Japan)
26 March 2016 25 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Sydney FC Brisbane
18:30 AEST D. Petratos 32'
Maclaren 36'
Henrique 88'		 Report Hološko 24', 87' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,897
Referee: Shaun Evans
2 April 2016 26 Sydney FC 0–2 Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEDT Report Djite 26', 45' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 8,981
Referee: Peter Green
10 April 2016 27 Sydney FC 4–0 Perth Glory Sydney
17:00 AEST Carney 30'
Hološko 36' Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 78'
Abbas 85'
Ninković 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 8,717
Referee: Ben Williams

FFA Cup[]

Main article: 2015 FFA Cup
5 August 2015 Round of 32 Sorrento FC Western Australia 0–2 New South Wales Sydney FC Perth, Australia
20:30 AEST Report Smeltz 3' (pen.)
Burgess 75'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 3,485
Referee: Adam Fielding
26 August 2015 Round of 16 Adelaide United South Australia 2–1 (a.e.t.) New South Wales Sydney FC Adelaide, Australia
19:30 AEST Sánchez 40'
McGowan 114', Red card 116'		 Report Grant 16' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 5,066
Referee: Shaun Evans

AFC Champions League[]

Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League

Group stage[]

Main article: 2016 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Sydney FC 6 3 1 2 4 4 0 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 2 3 1 6 4 +2 9
3 China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
4 South Korea Pohang Steelers 6 1 2 3 2 5 −3 5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
24 February 2016 1 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 2–0 Australia Sydney FC Saitama, Japan
19:30 JST Muto 8'
Koroki 65' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Saitama Stadium
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
2 March 2016 2 Sydney FC Australia 2–1 China Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEDT Stambolziev 18'
Dimitrijević 89'		 Report Calver 25' (o.g.) Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 18,149
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
16 March 2016 3 Pohang Steelers South Korea 0–1 Australia Sydney FC Pohang, South Korea
19:30 KST Report Naumoff 41' Stadium: Pohang Steel Yard
Attendance: 4,247
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
5 April 2016 4 Sydney FC Australia 1–0 South Korea Pohang Steelers Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST Ninković 51' Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 5,642
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
20 April 2016 5 Sydney FC Australia 0–0 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 8,803
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
3 May 2016 6 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao China 1–0 Australia Sydney FC Guangzhou, China
18:30 CST Gao Lin 2' Report Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 33,517
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Round of 16[]

18 May 2016 First leg Shandong Luneng Taishan China 1–1 Sydney FC Australia Jinan, China
19:30 CST Tardelli 57' Report Carney 15' Stadium: Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium
Attendance: 16,917
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
25 May 2016 Second leg Sydney FC Australia 2–2
(3–3 agg.)		 Shandong Luneng Taishan China Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST O'Neill 2'
Grant 46'
Anderson Red card 76'		 Report Montillo 12'
Hao 90'		 Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 9,451
Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

End-of-season awards[]

On 6 May, 2016, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented eight awards on the night.[45]

Award Men's Women's Youth
Player of the Year Matthew Jurman N/A
Player's Player of the Year Alanna Kennedy Daniel Araujo
Member's Player of the Year N/A
Golden Boot Filip Holosko Kyah Simon N/A
Chairman's Award David Warriner (General Manager Digital, Media and Communications)

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