Sydney FC (A-League Women)

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Sydney FC Women
Full nameSydney Football Club Women
Nickname(s)The Sky Blues
Founded2008; 14 years ago (2008)
GroundNetstrata Jubilee Stadium
Leichhardt Oval
WIN Stadium
ANZ Stadium
OwnerDavid Traktovenko
ChairmanScott Barlow
Head coachAnte Juric
LeagueA-League Women
2020–211st of 9 (Premiers)
WebsiteClub website
Away colours
Third colours
Current season
Departments of Sydney FC
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Men's football Women's football Youth

Sydney Football Club Women is an Australian women's football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It competes in the A-League Women, the top tier of women's football in Australia. The club is directly affiliated with Sydney FC.

History[]

Establishment[]

See also: W-League: Establishment

The formation of the W-League in October 2008 saw the league composed of eight teams. Seven of the eight clubs were directly affiliated with the A-League clubs, Sydney FC being one. The women's team shares the men's club name and colours.[1]

Inaugural season[]

Main article: 2008–09 Sydney FC W-League season

The inaugural W-League season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series.[2] During Sydney's season opener, the squad defeated Perth Glory 4–0 with a brace scored by Leena Khamis and two goals from Danielle Small and Heather Garriock.[3]

Captained by Australian international Heather Garriock Sydney's first season saw mixed results. The club made it to the top four to qualify for the finals, however lost out to eventual champions Brisbane in the semi-finals.[4]

Kits[]

Sydney FC players wearing the club's home kit in 2017

The primary club colour of Sydney FC is sky blue, which represents the state colour of New South Wales. The secondary club colour is navy blue, with additional contrasting colours of white.

The former Sydney FC badge was created and used since the men's club founding in 2004. It features a football set centrally in a stylised crest shape. Above the ball is the shape of three shells of the Sydney Opera House, an internationally recognisable symbol of the city of Sydney. Below the ball is the Commonwealth Star, a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia.

The current Sydney FC badge was released in 2017. The crest features the Sydney Opera House in white pictured in front of a sky-blue backdrop on top of a navy blue base featuring the Commonwealth Star.[5]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors[]

Period Kit Manufacturer Shirt Sponsor Minor Sponsor
2008–2009 Reebok Bing Lee,
JVC 		HBA Insurance
2009–2011 Bing Lee,
Sony 		MBF Health Insurance,
Pulsar
2011–2012 Adidas UNICEF[6] Sydney Children's Hospital,
CMRI[7]
2012–2014 Webjet Destination NSW,
Caltex
2014–2015 Startrack,
Beechwood
2015–2017 Puma Startrack
ITP
University of New South Wales
2017–2019 The Star
2019– Under Armour Kennards Hire

Stadiums[]

WIN Stadium

Sydney FC currently plays its home games at WIN Stadium, Jubilee Oval, ANZ Stadium, and Allianz Stadium (formerly Sydney Football Stadium). Located in Wollongong, New South Wales, WIN Stadium features a seating capacity of 23,750 and a grass field. Jubilee Oval is located in Carlton, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney. It features a 24,000 seating capacity and grass pitch. The primary tenants for both fields are the St. George Illawarra Dragons rugby league team. ANZ Stadium has a capacity of 82,500, and is only a secondary home for bigger matches, such as the Sydney Derby against Western Sydney Wanderers. Allianz Stadium is located in Moore Park, Sydney and features a seating capacity of 41,159 and grass pitch. The Matildas, Socceroos and the Wallabies occasionally play at the stadium, while the Sydney Roosters, NSW Waratahs and Sydney FC men's team are the grounds major tenants.

During the inaugural season of the W-League, Sydney FC played their home matches at Campbelltown Stadium, a rugby league stadium in Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia. The stadium is owned by Campbelltown City Council and features a nominal capacity of 20,000. It is the full-time home ground for the Western Suburbs Magpies District Rugby league Football Club and is one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers Rugby league Football Club.[citation needed] The men's Sydney FC team played some pre-season and A-League matches at the stadium in 2008 as well.

During the 2009 season, the club played their home games at Sydney Football Stadium. The following season, they played home games at Campbelltown Stadium, WIN Stadium, and Seymour Shaw Park. During the 2011–12 season, they played at Leichhardt Oval and Campbelltown Stadium. During the 2012–13 season, they played at Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Football Stadium, and Cromer Park. During the 2013–2014 season, they played at Jubilee Oval, WIN Stadium, the SFS and at the Sydney United Sports Centre.

During the 2014/15 season, they played their home games at Lambert Park, Jubilee Oval and WIN Stadium.

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 20 July 2021[8]

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 Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
2 DF Australia AUS (scholarship)
3 DF Australia AUS
4 DF Australia AUS Jessika Nash
5 DF Australia AUS Ally Green
6 MF Australia AUS
7 DF Australia AUS Ellie Brush
8 MF Australia AUS Rachel Lowe
9 FW Chile CHI María José Rojas
10 FW Australia AUS Remy Siemsen
11 FW Australia AUS Cortnee Vine
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Australia AUS Natalie Tobin (captain)
13 DF Australia AUS Natasha Prior
14 FW New Zealand NZL Paige Satchell
15 MF Australia AUS
16 FW Australia AUS (scholarship)
17 DF Australia AUS Angelique Hristodoulou
18 MF Australia AUS
19 DF Australia AUS
20 FW Australia AUS Princess Ibini
30 GK Australia AUS
40 GK Australia AUS Eliza Campbell

Management[]

Current staff[]

Position Name
Head coach Australia Ante Juric
Assistant coach Australia Thomas Whiteside
Assistant coach Australia Alice Kriesler

Managerial history[]

Name Nationality From To
Alen Stajcic[9]  Australia 9 September 2008 27 September 2014
Dan Barrett[10]  Australia 27 September 2014 7 June 2017
Ante Juric[11]  Australia 7 June 2017 —

Season by season record[]

See also: History of Sydney FC § W-League
Division Season W-League
P W D L F A GD Pts Pos Finals POTY
W-League 2008–09 10 4 2 4 15 12 +3 14 4th Semi-finalists
W-League 2009 10 7 2 1 25 10 +15 23 Premiers Champions
W-League 2010–11 10 8 0 2 29 9 +20 24 Premiers Runners-Up
W-League 2011–12 10 5 2 3 26 8 +18 17 3rd Semi-finalists Teresa Polias
W-League 2012–13 12 6 2 4 30 24 +6 20 4th Champions Teresa Polias (2)
W-League 2013–14 12 8 2 2 37 14 +23 26 2nd Semi-finalists Nicola Bolger
W-League 2014 12 5 3 4 17 16 +1 18 4th Semi-finalists Jasmyne Spencer
W-League 2015–16 12 6 1 5 15 21 –6 19 3rd Runners-Up Alanna Kennedy
W-League 2016–17 12 7 1 4 22 16 +6 22 3rd Semi-finalists Remy Siemsen
W-League 2017–18 12 8 1 3 26 16 +10 25 2nd Runners-Up Chloe Logarzo
W-League 2018–19 12 6 1 5 28 19 +9 19 3rd Champions Teresa Polias (3)

Honours[]

Premiers: 2009, 2010–11, 2020–21, 2021–22
Runners-up: 2013–14, 2017–18
  • W-League/A-League Women finals
Champions: 2009, 2012–13, 2018–19
Runners-up: 2010–11, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "W-League to debut in October". Fox Sports. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  2. ^ "Westfield W-League draw released". A-League. 6 October 2008. Archived from the original on 7 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Perth Glory – Sydney FC 0:4". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Roar wins in shootout". A-league.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Sydney FC Reveal New Logo & Announce 10 Year Lease". Sydney FC. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Sydney FC and UNICEF do the rights things to improve child rights throughout Asia". UNICEF. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Sydney FC And Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) Form Community Partnership". CMRI. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Sydney FC Team". Sydney FC. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Young Matildas Coach For Sydney". FTBL. 9 September 2008.
  10. ^ "New Head Coach for Sydney FC". The Women's Game. 27 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Ante Juric returns to Sydney FC as head coach". The Women's Game. 7 June 2017.

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