2021–22 Sydney FC season

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Sydney FC
2021–22 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerSteve Corica
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium
Leichhardt Oval
Stadium Australia
A-League7th
FFA CupQuarter-finals
AFC Champions LeagueQualifying play-off
← 2020–21
2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Sydney FC season will be the club's 17th season since its establishment in 2004. The club will participate in the A-League for the 17th time and the FFA Cup for the seventh time. Also, as the runners-up of the 2020–21 A-League they qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs phase.

Players[]

Further information: Sydney FC § 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 Andrew Redmayne
2 DF Australia AUS James Donachie
3 DF Australia AUS Ben Warland
4 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain)
5 DF Australia AUS Connor O'Toole
7 DF Australia AUS Michael Zullo
8 MF Australia AUS Paulo Retre
9 FW Brazil BRA Bobô
10 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Ninković
11 FW New Zealand NZL Kosta Barbarouses
12 FW Australia AUS Trent Buhagiar
14 FW England ENG Adam Le Fondre
16 DF Australia AUS Joel King
17 MF Australia AUS Anthony Cáceres
19 MF Australia AUS Chris Zuvela
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK Australia AUS Tom Heward-Belle
21 DF Australia AUS Harry Van Der Saag
22 MF Australia AUS Max Burgess
23 DF Australia AUS Rhyan Grant
25 DF Australia AUS Callum Talbot (scholarship)
26 MF Australia AUS Luke Brattan
27 FW Burundi BDI Elvis Kamsoba
28 MF Australia AUS Calem Nieuwenhof (scholarship)
29 DF Australia AUS Anton Mlinaric (scholarship)
30 GK Australia AUS Adam Pavlesic (scholarship)
32 MF Australia AUS Patrick Yazbek (scholarship)
33 FW Australia AUS Patrick Wood (scholarship)
35 DF Australia AUS Liam McGing
— MF Australia AUS Mustafa Amini

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

No. Position Name Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
22 MF Max Burgess Western United Free transfer 2 years 23 May 2021 [1]
29 DF Anton Mlinaric Croatia Dinamo Zagreb End of loan 2 July 2021 [2]
2 DF James Donachie Newcastle Jets Free transfer 1 year 16 July 2021 [3]
5 DF Connor O'Toole Newcastle Jets Free transfer 2 years 17 July 2021 [4]
27 FW Burundi Elvis Kamsoba Melbourne Victory Free transfer 2 years 22 July 2021 [5]
35 DF Liam McGing Unattached Free transfer 20 November 2021 [6]
TBD MF Mustafa Amini Unattached Free transfer 6 months 24 December 2021 [7]

From youth squad[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
32 MF Australia Patrick Yazbek 19 2 year scholarship contract[8]

Transfers out[]

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
2 DF Patrick Flottmann Unattached End of contract 2 July 2021 [2]
5 MF Germany Alexander Baumjohann Unattached End of contract 2 July 2021 [2][9]
27 FW Jordan Swibel Unattached End of contract 2 July 2021 [2]
6 DF Ryan McGowan Kuwait Kuwait SC End of contract 3 July 2021 [10][11]
18 FW Luke Ivanovic Unattached Mutual contract termination 20 July 2021 [8]
29 DF Anton Mlinaric Brisbane Roar Loan 25 October 2021 [12]

Contract extensions[]

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
9 Brazil Bobô Striker 1 year 28 June 2021 [13][14]
17 Anthony Caceres Central midfielder 3 years 30 June 2021 [15]
4 Alex Wilkinson Centre-back 1 year 10 July 2021 [16]
12 Trent Buhagiar Striker 1 year 23 July 2021 [17]
19 Chris Zuvela Midfielder 1 year 27 July 2021 [18]
20 Tom Heward-Belle Goalkeeper 2 years 27 July 2021 [18]

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 Sydney FC Australia 5–0 Australia Newcastle Jets Sydney, Australia
 Report Stadium: Sydney FC training ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Craig Fisher
Note: The match was played over three 45 minute periods
30 October 2021 Wollongong Wolves Australia 0–2 Australia Sydney FC Wollongong, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium:
6 November 2021 Sydney FC Australia 0–3 Australia Central Coast Mariners Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Macquarie University Fields
13 November 2021 Sydney FC Australia 1–0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
17:00 AEDT
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions[]

A-League[]

Main article: 2021–22 A-League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Central Coast Mariners 5 3 0 2 7 4 +3 9 Qualification to Finals series and round of 32[a]
5 Melbourne City 5 2 2 1 7 6 +1 8[b]
6 Sydney FC 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8[b]
7 Newcastle Jets 5 1 2 2 10 8 +2 5 Qualification to round of 32[c]
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 5 1 2 2 4 6 −2 5
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. ^ 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. ^ a b Points per game: Melbourne City 1.6, Sydney FC 1.33
  3. ^ The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[19]

Matches[]

20 November 2021 1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEST Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 23,118
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
4 December 2021 3 Sydney FC 2–2 Newcastle Jets FC Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 6,943
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
12 December 2021 4 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Sydney FC Gosford
18:20 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,037
19 December 2021 5 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
18:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Ben Abraham
26 December 2021 6 Macarthur FC v Sydney FC Campbelltown
19:45 AEST Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
7 Sydney FC Postponed Perth Glory Sydney
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium

FFA Cup[]

Main article: 2021 FFA Cup
24 November 2021 Round of 32 Sydney Olympic New South Wales 2–4 New South Wales Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,271
Referee: Ben Abraham
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
Quarter-finals Sydney FC New South Wales Postponed Queensland Brisbane Roar Sydney
Postponement Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium

AFC Champions League[]

Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

References[]

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  2. ^ a b c d "Sydney FC Thank Departing Players". Sydney FC. 2 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Sydney FC Complete Signing Of Defender James Donachie". Sydney FC. 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Wing Back Connor O'Toole". Sydney FC. 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Sydney FC sign exciting attacking talent". Sydney FC. 22 July 2021.
  6. ^ "McGing Signs With Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 20 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Socceroos Midfielder Mustafa Amini". Sydney FC. 24 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Bright Prospect Yazbek Signs As We Say Thanks Luke". Sydney FC. 20 July 2021.
  9. ^ Harrington, Anna (2 July 2021). "City A-League skipper Jamieson re-signs". Seven News. Sydney FC attacker Alexander Baumjohann has farewelled the A-League club, via posts on Twitter and Instagram. Baumjohann departs the Sky Blues after two seasons at Sydney, where he won the 2019-20 A-League premiership-championship double.
  10. ^ "Ryan McGowan Departs For Overseas Contract". Sydney FC. 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ Al-Shaya, Sadiq (4 July 2021). "الأسترالي ماكغوان... ثالث صفقات «الكويت»" [Australian McGowan... The third "Kuwait" deal]. Al Rai (in Arabic).
  12. ^ Warriner, David (25 October 2021). "Sydney FC Defender Joins Roar On Loan". Sydney FC.
  13. ^ "A-League's Sydney re-sign two 36-year-olds as youth exits come back to bite them". FTBL. 28 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Bobô Back For Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 14 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Sydney FC Re-Sign Anthony Caceres For Three More Years". Sydney FC. 30 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Captain Alex Wilkinson Back To Break More Records". Sydney FC. 10 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Trent Buhagiar Re-Signs With Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 23 July 2021.
  18. ^ a b "Sydney FC Re-Sign Tom Heward-Belle & Chris Zuvela". Sydney FC. 27 July 2021.
  19. ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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