Sydney FC 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 Sydney FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time, the FFA Cup for the fourth time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fourth time.
Players [ ]
Squad information [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
From youth squad [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Contract extensions [ ]
Technical staff [ ]
Statistics [ ]
Squad statistics [ ]
N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Total
A-League
A-League Finals Series
FFA Cup
AFC Champions League
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
1
GK
Andrew Redmayne
39
0
0
0
0
27+0
0
0
0
0
1+0
0
0
0
0
5+0
0
0
0
0
6+0
0
0
0
0
2
DF
Aaron Calver
5
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
4+0
0
0
0
0
3
DF
Ben Warland
8
0
1
0
0
1+3
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
2+1
0
1
0
0
4
DF
Alex Wilkinson
36
0
1
0
0
26+0
0
1
0
0
1+0
0
0
0
0
3+0
0
0
0
0
6+0
0
0
0
0
5
DF
Jordy Buijs
33
2
3
0
0
27+0
0
2
0
0
1+0
0
0
0
0
5+0
2
1
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
6
MF
Joshua Brillante
37
1
5
0
0
25+0
1
4
0
0
1+0
0
0
0
0
5+0
0
0
0
0
6+0
0
1
0
0
7
DF
Michael Zullo
29
1
3
0
0
19+0
1
2
0
0
1+0
0
1
0
0
5+0
0
0
0
0
4+0
0
0
0
0
8
MF
Paulo Retre
27
0
1
0
0
7+11
0
1
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
1+3
0
0
0
0
2+3
0
0
0
0
9
FW
Bobô
38
36
3
0
0
26+1
27
3
0
0
1+0
0
0
0
0
5+0
8
0
0
0
3+2
1
0
0
0
10
MF
Miloš Ninković
34
9
5
0
0
22+2
6
5
0
0
1+0
0
0
0
0
5+0
2
0
0
0
4+0
1
0
0
0
11
MF
Adrian Mierzejewski
34
15
3
0
0
22+2
13
2
0
0
1+0
0
0
0
0
2+1
1
1
0
0
6+0
1
0
0
0
12
MF
Fábio Ferreira
5
0
0
0
0
0+5
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
13
MF
Brandon O'Neill
36
2
10
0
0
26+0
2
6
0
0
1+0
0
0
0
0
4+0
0
2
0
0
5+0
0
2
0
0
14
FW
Alex Brosque
36
8
5
0
0
23+2
4
2
0
0
1+0
0
0
0
0
4+0
2
2
0
0
6+0
2
1
0
0
15
MF
0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
16
MF
Anthony Kalik
7
0
0
0
0
0+4
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
1+1
0
0
0
0
17
MF
David Carney
35
6
4
0
0
15+10
4
2
0
0
0+1
0
1
0
0
3+2
2
1
0
0
2+2
0
0
0
0
18
FW
Matt Simon
31
5
5
0
1
4+17
2
1
0
1
0+1
0
1
0
0
1+4
2
1
0
0
2+2
1
2
0
0
19
FW
Chris Zuvela
5
0
2
0
0
2+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
1+0
0
1
0
0
2+0
0
1
0
0
20
GK
Alex Cisak
0
0
0
0
0
0+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
Charles Lokolingoy
10
0
0
0
0
0+7
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0+2
0
0
0
0
23
MF
Rhyan Grant
0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
26
DF
Luke Wilkshire
33
2
7
0
0
24+0
1
6
0
0
1+0
0
0
0
0
3+0
0
1
0
0
5+0
1
0
0
0
30
GK
Tom Heward-Belle
0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
32
DF
0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
33
DF
Patrick Flottmann
1
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
1+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
35
MF
0
0
0
0
0
0+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:
22
DF
Sebastian Ryall
7
2
0
0
0
1+3
1
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
2+1
1
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
25
MF
John Iredale
1
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
27
MF
Nicola Kuleski
1
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
0+1
0
0
0
0
0+0
0
0
0
0
Last updated: 28 April 2018
Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings ; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Preseason and friendlies [ ]
Sydney FC v Arsenal
13 July 2017 Arsenal Tour Sydney FC 0–2 Arsenal show Sydney , Australia 20:00 AEST
Report
Mertesacker 4'
Lacazette 83'
Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 80,432 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia )
Competitions [ ]
Overall [ ]
A-League [ ]
League table [ ]
Source:
A-League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
^ 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
20
4
3
64
22
+42
64
10
3
1
36
13
+23
10
1
2
28
9
+19
Results by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Ground A H H H A A H H A A H A H H A A H A H A H A H A A H H Result W W D W W L W W W W W W W D W D D W W W W L L W W W W Position 4 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Matches [ ]
Finals series [ ]
FFA Cup [ ]
AFC Champions League [ ]
Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League
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
6
1
3
2
7
8
−1
6
0
1
2
0
4
−4
1
2
0
7
4
+3
Last updated: 3 April 2018.
Source:[citation needed ]
Results by stage [ ]
Stage 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ground H A H A A H Result L D L D W D Position 4 4 4 4 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2018. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Group stage [ ]
Source:
AFC Rules for classification:
Group stage tiebreakers
End-of-season awards [ ]
On 19 May, 2018, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented eight awards on the night.[25] [26]
Award
Men's
Women's
Player of the Year
Bobô (Men's) Jeremy Cox (U-20's)
Chloe Logarzo
Member's Player of the Year
Adrian Mierzejewski
Golden Boot
Bobô
Lisa De Vanna & Kylie Ledbrook
Rising Star
Marco Tilio
Chairman's Award
Trudi Johnston (Kit Manager)
References [ ]
^ "Sydney FC Promote Young Attacker" . Sydney FC . 1 August 2017.
^ "Sydney FC get Retre-active" . FourFourTwo . 22 June 2017.
^ Bossi, Dominic (27 July 2017). "Sydney FC sign fringe Socceroo goalkeeper Alex Cisak" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ Bossi, Dominic (28 July 2017). "Luke Wilkshere signs with Sydney FC" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ "Sydney FC sign Polish winger Mierzejewski" . The World Game . SBS . 12 August 2017.
^ Somerford, Ben (1 September 2017). "Sydney FC sign Hajduk talent" . FourFourTwo . Retrieved 1 September 2017 .
^ Bossi, Dominic (31 January 2018). "A-League: Sydney FC sign Ben Warland, eye more before Asian Champions League" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ "Sydney FC smash Wellington Phoenix to show why they're A-League's best attack" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 2 February 2018.
^ "Ibini departs Sydney FC for MLS" . The World Game . SBS . 9 May 2017.
^ Smithies, Tom (22 May 2017). "A-League champions Sydney FC end relationship with marquee Filip Holosko after two seasons" . The Daily Telegraph .
^ Jump up to: a b Kemp, Emma (30 May 2017). "Calver stays, Blackwood leaves Sydney FC" . ESPN .
^ "Olympic sign Timotheou and Rahimi" . Sydney Olympic . 4 June 2017.
^ Bossi, Dominic (21 June 2017). "Sydney FC sell star goalkeeper Danny Vukovic to Belgian club Genk" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ "Vukovic exits Sydney for Europe" . FourFourTwo . 21 June 2017.
^ "Sydney part ways with Serbian star" . FourFourTwo . 30 June 2017.
^ "Sydney FC's Ryall quits football" . The World Game . SBS . 17 January 2018.
^ Kemp, Emma (9 May 2017). "Milos Ninkovic signs Sydney FC marquee deal" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ Bossi, Dominic (11 May 2017). "Sydney FC re-sign Matt Simon for A-League title defence" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ "Buijs back for second Sydney FC season" . The World Game . SBS . 15 May 2017.
^ "Sydney re-sign marquee man" . FourFourTwo . 16 May 2017.
^ "Sydney FC skipper Alex Brosque re-signs" . The World Game . SBS . 22 May 2017.
^ "' Carns' commits to another season with Sydney" . FourFourTwo . 13 June 2017.
^ Bossi, Dominic (11 January 2018). "Michael Zullo rejects Asian offers to remain with Sydney FC" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ Bossi, Dominic (13 January 2018). "Sydney FC shot stopper Andrew Redmayne to feature for Sky Blues until 2020" . The Sydney Morning Herald .
^ "Bobo and Logarzo Scoop Top Awards at Sydney FC's Sky Blue Ball" . Retrieved 1 August 2019 .
^ "2018 Sky Blue Ball" . sydneyfc.com . Retrieved 1 August 2019 .
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