Sydney FC (W-League)

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Sydney WFC
Full nameSydney Women's Football Club
Founded2008; 13 years ago (2008)
GroundNetstrata Jubilee Stadium, Leichhardt Oval, WIN Stadium, ANZ Stadium
OwnerDavid Traktovenko
ChairmanScott Barlow
Head coachAnte Juric
LeagueW-League
2020–211st of 9 (premiers)
WebsiteClub website
Away colours
Third colours
Current season
Active departments of Sydney FC
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A-League
(Men's) 		NPL & NYL
(Men's) 		W-League
(Women's)

Sydney Women's Football Club is a soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It competes in the country's premier women's soccer competition, the W-League and has a direct affiliation with the men's A-League team Sydney FC.

History[]

Establishment[]

See also: W-League: Establishment
The Sydney FC W-League team before the 2009 Grand Final

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]

Colours and badge[]

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 orange and white.

The 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.

Stadiums[]

WIN Stadium1

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.

Broadcasting[]

See also: W-League (Australia) § Broadcasting

In addition to league-wide arrangements for television broadcasting, during the 2012–13 season, several W-League matches were aired on community radio station, 98.0 North West, and online via the station's website and iPhone app.[5]

Current squad[]

As of 20 July 2021[6]

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
3 DF Australia AUS
4 DF Australia AUS Elizabeth Ralston
5 DF Australia AUS Ally Green
7 DF Australia AUS Ellie Brush
8 MF Australia AUS Rachel Lowe
10 FW Australia AUS Remy Siemsen
11 FW Australia AUS Cortnee Vine
12 MF Australia AUS Natalie Tobin (captain)
13 DF Australia AUS Natasha Prior
15 MF Australia AUS
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Australia AUS
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
— MF Australia AUS
— DF Australia AUS Jessika Nash
— FW Chile CHI María José Rojas
— FW New Zealand NZL Paige Satchell

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[7]  Australia 9 September 2008 27 September 2014
Dan Barrett[8]  Australia 27 September 2014 7 June 2017
Ante Juric[9]  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[]

  • W-League regular season
Premiers: 2009, 2010–11, 2020–21
Runners-up: 2013–14, 2017–18
  • W-League 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. ^ "98.9 North West". 98.9 North West. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Sydney FC Team". Sydney FC. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Young Matildas Coach For Sydney". FTBL. 9 September 2008.
  8. ^ "New Head Coach for Sydney FC". The Women's Game. 27 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Ante Juric returns to Sydney FC as head coach". The Women's Game. 7 June 2017.

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