2021–22 Macarthur FC season

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Macarthur FC
2021–22 season
ChairmanRabieh Krayem[1]
ManagerAnte Milicic
StadiumCampbelltown Stadium
FFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Lachlan Rose (2)
All: Lachlan Rose (4)
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The 2021–22 season will be Macarthur FC's second season since its establishment in 2017. The club will competing in the A-League for the second time and in the FFA Cup for the first time.

Players[]

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 Nicholas Suman
2 DF Australia AUS Jake McGing
3 DF Australia AUS Antony Golec
4 DF Australia AUS James Meredith
6 DF Australia AUS Aleksandar Jovanovic
7 MF Australia AUS Daniel De Silva
8 MF England ENG Jordon Mutch
9 FW Australia AUS Tomi Juric
10 MF Mexico MEX Ulises Dávila (captain)
11 MF Australia AUS Tommy Oar
12 GK Poland POL Filip Kurto
14 FW Australia AUS Moudi Najjar
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Australia AUS Aleksandar Šušnjar
17 FW England ENG Craig Noone
19 MF Australia AUS Michael Ruhs
20 DF Australia AUS Tomislav Uskok
21 MF Australia AUS Jake Hollman
22 MF Australia AUS Liam Rose
23 DF Jamaica JAM Adrian Mariappa
24 MF Australia AUS Charles M'Mombwa
29 MF Cyprus CYP Antonis Martis (on loan from Midtjylland)
31 MF Australia AUS Lachlan Rose
35 FW Australia AUS Al Hassan Toure

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
10 MF Mexico Ulises Dávila Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 3 years 17 May 2021 [2][3][4]
17 FW England Craig Noone Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 14 June 2021 [5][6]
7 MF Daniel De Silva Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 2 years 23 June 2021 [7][8]
20 DF Tomislav Uskok Unattached Free transfer 2 years 11 July 2021 [9]
9 FW Tomi Juric Adelaide United Free transfer 1 year 14 July 2021 [10][11]
8 MF England Jordon Mutch Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 1 year 23 July 2021 [12][13]
35 FW Al Hassan Toure Adelaide United Free transfer 1 year 13 October 2021 [14][15]
12 GK Poland Filip Kurto Unattached Free transfer 1 year 26 October 2021 [16]
23 DF Jamaica Adrian Mariappa Unattached Free transfer 1 year 29 November 2021 [17]

Transfers out[]

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
5 MF Mark Milligan Retired 2 June 2021 [18]
7 DF Ivan Franjic Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [19]
9 FW Milislav Popovic Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [19]
10 MF France Loïc Puyo Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [19]
13 DF Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [19]
17 FW Kyle Cimenti Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [19]
23 DF Walter Scott Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [19]
4 MF Spain Beñat Retired 29 June 2021 [20]
33 MF Spain Markel Susaeta Retired 29 June 2021 [20]
27 FW England Matt Derbyshire Cyprus AEK Larnaca Undisclosed 10 July 2021 [21]
8 MF Denis Genreau France Toulouse Undisclosed 31 July 2021 [22]
1 GK Adam Federici Retired 23 October 2021 [23]

Contracts extensions[]

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
24 Charles M'Mombwa Attacking midfielder 1 year 5 July 2021 [24]
14 Moudi Najjar Winger 2 years 6 July 2021 permanent contract following loan[25]
19 Michael Ruhs Winger 1 year 13 July 2021 [26]
12 James Meredith Left-back 1 year 21 July 2021 [27]
29 Cyprus Antonis Martis Midfielder 1 year 4 August 2021 loan extension[28]
22 Liam Rose Defensive midfielder 1 year 6 August 2021 [29]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

16 October 2021 Sydney FC Australia 5–0 Australia Macarthur FC Sydney, Australia
  • Bobô Goal 2', 19'
  • Kamsoba Goal 55'
  • Le Fondre Goal 71', 75'
 Report Stadium: Sydney FC training ground
Referee: Sam Kelly
26 October 2021 Central Coast Mariners Australia 3–1 Australia Macarthur FC Tuggerah, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
30 October 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 3–2 Australia Macarthur FC
19:00
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
6 November 2021 Macarthur FC Australia 3–6 Australia Newcastle Jets Sydney, Australia
  • ? Goal
  • ? Goal
  • ? Goal
 Report
Stadium: Fairfield Showground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: The teams played an extra 30 minutes following full-time

Competitions[]

A-League[]

Main article: 2021–22 A-League Men

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory 6 4 1 1 11 7 +4 13 Qualification to Finals series, round of 32,
and 2023 AFC Champions League group stage
2 Macarthur FC 6 4 1 1 7 5 +2 13 Qualification to Finals series, round of 32,
and 2023 AFC Cup group stage[a]
3 Western United 6 4 0 2 5 4 +1 12 Qualification to Finals series and round of 32[a]
4 Central Coast Mariners 5 3 0 2 7 4 +3 9
5 Melbourne City 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 8[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2021. Source: A-League Men
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. ^ Points per game: Melbourne City 1.6, Sydney FC 1.33

Matches[]

21 November 2021 1 Macarthur FC 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 1,188
Referee: Ben Abraham
27 November 2021 2 Sydney FC 0–1 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:45 AEST Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 6,632
Referee: Stephen Lucas
5 December 2021 3 Macarthur FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
16:05
Report Stadium: BlueBet Stadium
Attendance: 3,014
Referee: Ben Abraham
11 December 2021 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 8,910
Referee: Chris Beath
19 December 2021 5 Macarthur FC 2–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
16:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,691
Referee: Alex King
5 January 2022 8 Macarthur FC Postponed Perth Glory Sydney
19:45 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium

FFA Cup[]

Main article: 2021 FFA Cup
13 November 2021 Round of 32 Newcastle Olympic New South Wales 0–3 New South Wales Macarthur FC Newcastle
18:00 AEDT Report
Stadium:
Attendance: 1,482
Referee: Ivica Covic
8 December 2021 Round of 16 Sydney FC New South Wales 2–0 (a.e.t.) New South Wales Macarthur FC Sydney
20:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Kurt Ams

References[]

  1. ^ "Macarthur names ex-Fury boss as chairman". FTBL. 24 June 2019.
  2. ^ Lewis, Dave (17 May 2021). "Davila hits Bullseye with $2 million Macarthur move". The World Game. SBS.
  3. ^ Rollo, Phillip (20 May 2021). "Wellington Phoenix captain Ulises Davila to join rival A-League club Macarthur". Stuff.co.nz.
  4. ^ "Bulls confirm Dávila for three seasons". Macarthur FC. 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Macarthur land massive coup signing City A-League star". FTBL. 14 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Championship Winner Craig Noone Joins The Bulls". Macarthur FC. 11 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Confirmed: A-League, Olyroos star leaves Mariners for Macarthur". FTBL. 23 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Bulls lock in De Silva for 2 years". Macarthur FC. 9 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Bulls bolster defensive structure with Uskok". Macarthur FC. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Reds confirm Juric departure". Adelaide United. 14 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Socceroo Tomi Juric adds Firepower to the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 14 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Wanderers confirm Mutch departure". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Englishman Jordon Mutch joins the Bulls for 21/22". Macarthur FC. 23 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Al Hassan Toure to depart Reds". Adelaide United. 13 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Bulls capture Al Hassan Toure ahead of 2021/22 Season". Macarthur FC. 13 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Bulls secure Gloveman Filip Kurto". Macarthur FC. 26 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Adrian Mariappa joins the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 29 November 2021.
  18. ^ Monteverde, Marco (2 June 2021). "Former Socceroos captain announces retirement as new role beckons". Fox Sports.
  19. ^ a b c d e f "Bulls confirm six players to depart club". Macarthur FC. 25 June 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Beñat & Susaeta Announce Retirement". Macarthur FC. 29 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Statement: Matt Derbyshire Transfer". Macarthur FC. 10 July 2021.
  22. ^ Jackson, Ed (31 July 2021). "Olyroos' Genreau to make France switch". FTBL.
  23. ^ "Adam Federici announces retirement". Macarthur FC. 23 October 2021.
  24. ^ "M'Mombwa Extends with The Bulls". Macarthur FC. 5 July 2021.
  25. ^ "Moudi Najjar stays with the Bulls". Macarthur FC. 6 July 2021.
  26. ^ "18-year old Michael Ruhs Extends with The Bulls". Macarthur FC. 13 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Meredith commits to the Bulls for 21/22". Macarthur FC. 21 July 2021.
  28. ^ "Martis remains with the Bulls as loan deal extended". Macarthur FC. 4 August 2021.
  29. ^ "Liam Rose locked in for 21/22". Macarthur FC. 6 August 2021.
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