2022–23 Sydney FC season

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Sydney FC
2022–23 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerSteve Corica
StadiumAllianz Stadium
A-League MenTBD
Australia CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Róbert Mak (2)
All: Adrian Segecic, Róbert Mak (2)
Highest home attendance21,840 (8 October 2022 vs. Melbourne Victory)
Lowest home attendance3,061 (31 July 2022 vs. Central Coast Mariners)
Average home league attendance21,840
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The 2022–23 Sydney FC season is the club's 18th season since its establishment in 2004. The club is participating in the A-League Men for the 18th time and the Australia Cup for the eighth time.

Players[]

Further information: Sydney FC § Players

Squad Information[]

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
4 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain)
5 DF Australia AUS Connor O'Toole
6 DF England ENG Jack Rodwell
8 MF Australia AUS Paulo Retre
9 FW England ENG Adam Le Fondre
10 FW England ENG Joe Lolley
11 FW Slovakia SVK Róbert Mak
12 FW Australia AUS Patrick Wood
16 MF Australia AUS Patrick Yazbek (scholarship)
17 MF Australia AUS Anthony Caceres
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Spain ESP Diego Caballo
19 FW Australia AUS Adrian Segecic
20 GK Australia AUS Tom Heward-Belle
21 FW Australia AUS Alex Parsons
22 MF Australia AUS Max Burgess
23 DF Australia AUS Rhyan Grant
24 MF Australia AUS Corey Hollman (scholarship)
25 FW Australia AUS Jaiden Kucharski (scholarship)
26 MF Australia AUS Luke Brattan (vice-captain)
28 MF Australia AUS (scholarship)
29 DF Australia AUS Aaron Gurd (scholarship)
30 GK Australia AUS Adam Pavlesic

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
29 DF Anton Mlinaric Brisbane Roar End of loan 19 May 2022 [1]
18 DF Spain Diego Caballo Unattached Free transfer 2 years 13 July 2022 [2]
11 MF Slovakia Róbert Mak Unattached Free transfer 2 years 9 August 2022 [3]
21 FW Alex Parsons Unattached Free transfer 2 years 10 August 2022 [4]
6 DF England Jack Rodwell Unattached Free transfer 2 years 12 August 2022 [5]
10 MF England Joe Lolley England Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 2 years 15 August 2022 [6]

From youth squad[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
29 DF Australia Aaron Gurd 20 2-year scholarship contract[7]
25 FW Australia Jaiden Kucharski 19 2-year scholarship contract[7]
24 MF Australia Corey Hollman 18 2-year scholarship contract[8]
28 MF Australia 17 2-year scholarship contract[8]

Transfers out[]

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
9 FW Brazil Bobô Retired 2 May 2022 [9]
7 DF Michael Zullo Unattached End of contract 16 May 2022 [10]
11 FW New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
16 FW Netherlands Luciano Narsingh Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
12 FW Trent Buhagiar Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
6 MF Mustafa Amini Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
21 DF Harry Van Der Saag Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
25 DF Callum Talbot Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
29 DF Anton Mlinaric Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
35 DF Liam McGing Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
19 MF Chris Zuvela Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
28 MF Calem Nieuwenhof Unattached End of contract 19 May 2022 [1]
10 MF Serbia Miloš Ninković Unattached End of contract 21 June 2022 [11]
3 DF Ben Warland Adelaide United Mutual contract termination 24 June 2022 [12][13]
27 FW Burundi Elvis Kamsoba Iran Sepahan Undisclosed 23 July 2022 [14][15]

Contract extensions[]

No. Name Position Duration Date Note
19 Adrian Segecic Midfielder 3 years 9 May 2022 [16]
26 Luke Brattan Central midfielder 2 years 20 May 2022 [17]
1 Andrew Redmayne Goalkeeper 3 years 30 May 2022 [18]
30 Adam Pavlesic Goalkeeper 2 years 2 June 2022 [19]
12 Patrick Wood Striker 1 year 20 June 2022 [20]
4 Alex Wilkinson Centre-back 1 year 22 June 2022 [21]
23 Rhyan Grant Right-back 2 years 27 June 2022 [22]
2 James Donachie Centre-back 1 year 4 July 2022 [23]
8 Paulo Retre Defensive midfielder 1 year 4 July 2022 [23]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

19 July 2022 Sydney FC 6–0 Manly United Sydney
 Report Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: The match was played over 60 minutes
15 September 2022 Sydney FC 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
 Report
Note: Match was played over three 45 minute periods
1 October 2022 Sydney FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
 Report
17 November 2022 Sydney Super Cup Sydney FC Australia v Scotland Celtic Sydney
19:45 AEDT Source Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium

Competitions[]

Competition Started Round Final position / round First Match Last Match Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men – 8 October 2022 29 April 2023 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0.00%
Australia Cup Round of 32 Quarter-finals 31 July 2022 31 August 2022 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 33.33%
Total 4 1 1 2 8 9 -1 25.00%

A-League Men[]

Main article: 2022–23 A-League Men

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Qualification to Finals series, ,
and possible 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[a]
3 Macarthur FC 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Qualification to Finals series
and
4 Sydney FC 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
5 Newcastle Jets 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
6 Melbourne Victory 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2022. Source: Keepup.com.au
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. Due to the change of the AFC competitions dates to an autumn–spring format, Australia will have two domestic seasons completed before the competition starts. Football Australia are yet to announce their own slot allocation method for the competition.

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
2 1 0 1 5 4  +1 3 0 0 1 2 3  −1 1 0 0 3 1  +2

Source:[citation needed]

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLW
Position104
Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 October 2022 1 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 21,840
Referee: Chris Beath
16 October 2022 2 Western United 1–3 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Referee: Alireza Faghani
23 October 2022 3 Sydney FC v Adelaide United Sydney
19:45 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
29 October 2022 4 Macarthur FC v Sydney FC Campbelltown
19:45 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
6 November 2022 5 Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC Brisbane
16:00 AEST Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
12 November 2022 6 Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
10 December 2022 7 Sydney FC v Melbourne City Sydney
17:35 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
17 December 2022 8 Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC Gosford
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
24 December 2022 9 Sydney FC v Macarthur FC Sydney
TBC AEST Stadium: Allianz Stadium
1 January 2023 10 Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC Newcastle
15:00 AEDT Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
7 January 2023 11 Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
14 January 2023 12 Perth Glory v Sydney FC Perth
20:00 WST Stadium: HBF Park
21 January 2023 13 Western United v Sydney FC TBC
17:00 AEDT Stadium: TBC
26 January 2023 14 Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Melbourne
18:45 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
4 February 2023 15 Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
11 February 2023 16 Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC Parramatta
19:45 AEDT Stadium: CommBank Stadium
18 February 2023 17 Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
25 February 2023 18 Melbourne City v Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00 AEST Stadium: AAMI Park
4 March 2023 19 Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:45 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
12 March 2023 20 Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC Wellington
15:00 NZDT Stadium: Sky Stadium
18 March 2023 21 Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
1 April 2023 22 Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:45 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
7 April 2023 23 Adelaide United v Sydney FC Adelaide
19:45 ACST Stadium: Coopers Stadium
16 April 2023 24 Sydney FC v Perth Glory Sydney
15:00 AEST Stadium: Allianz Stadium
24 April 2023 25 Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC Brisbane
19:00 AEST Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
29 April 2023 26 Sydney FC v Adelaide United Sydney
17:00 AEST Stadium: Allianz Stadium

Australia Cup[]

Main article: 2022 Australia Cup
31 July 2022 Round of 32 Sydney FC 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
16:00
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,061
Referee: Tim Danaskos
Penalties
10 August 2022 Round of 16 Bentleigh Greens Victoria (Australia) 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEST
  • 86'
 Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 911
Referee: Shaun Evans
31 August 2022 Quarter-finals Oakleigh Cannons Victoria (Australia) 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
Attendance: 2,142
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Statistics[]

Squad statistics[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Men Australia Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 3 0 1 0 4 0
2 DF Australia James Donachie 1 0 1 1 2 1
4 DF Australia Alex Wilkinson 3 0 1 0 4 0
5 DF Australia Connor O'Toole 2 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF England Jack Rodwell 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Australia Paulo Retre 2 0 1 0 3 0
9 FW England Adam Le Fondre 3 1 1 0 4 1
10 MF England Joe Lolley 1 0 1 0 2 0
11 MF Slovakia Róbert Mak 1 0 1 1 2 1
12 FW Australia Patrick Wood 0 0 1 0 1 0
16 MF Australia Patrick Yazbek 3 0 1 0 4 0
17 MF Australia Anthony Caceres 3 1 1 0 4 1
18 DF Spain Diego Caballo 3 0 1 0 4 0
19 MF Australia Adrian Segecic 3 2 1 0 4 2
20 GK Australia Tom Heward-Belle 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Australia Alex Parsons 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 MF Australia Max Burgess 3 1 1 0 4 1
23 DF Australia Rhyan Grant 3 0 1 0 4 0
24 MF Australia Corey Hollman 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW Australia Jaiden Kucharski 2 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF Australia Luke Brattan 0 0 1 0 1 0
28 MF Australia 1 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF Australia Aaron Gurd 2 1 0 0 2 1
30 GK Australia Adam Pavlesic 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 MF Australia 2 0 0 0 2 0
36 MF Australia 2 0 0 0 2 0

References[]

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  3. ^ Jackson, Ed (9 August 2022). "Sydney FC sign Slovakia international Mak". The West Australian.
  4. ^ Warriner, David (10 August 2022). "Sydney FC Secure Alex Parsons Deal". Sydney FC.
  5. ^ "Jack Rodwell Joins Sky Blues". Sydney FC. 12 August 2022.
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  11. ^ Warriner, David (21 June 2022). "Milos Ninkovic Decides To Leave Sydney FC". Sydney FC.
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