2013–14 Sydney FC W-League season

The 2013–14 Sydney FC W-League season was the club's sixth participation in the W-League, since the league's formation in 2008.

For the A-League team's 2013-14 season, see 2013–14 Sydney FC season.

Sydney WFC

2013–14 season
Chairman	Scott Barlow
Manager	Alen Stajcic
Stadium	Allianz Stadium
W-League	2nd
W-League Finals series	3rd
International Women's Club Championship	3rd
Top goalscorer	League: Jodie Taylor (10) All: Jodie Taylor (11)
Home colours Away colours

Season overview

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  AUS Casey Dumont 2 MF  AUS Teresa Polias (Vice-Captain) 3 DF  AUS Danielle Brogan (Captain) 4 DF  AUS Alesha Clifford 5 DF  AUS Elizabeth Ralston 6 MF  AUS Natalie Tobin 7 MF  AUS Nicola Bolger 8 DF  AUS Amy Harrison 9 DF  AUS Caitlin Foord (on loan from Sky Blue FC) 10 DF  AUS Renee Rollason

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 DF  NZL Anna Green 12 MF  AUS Chloe Logarzo 13 MF  AUS Trudy Camilleri 14 FW  ENG Jodie Taylor 15 MF  AUS Melissa Caceres 16 DF  AUS Ellyse Perry 17 GK  AUS Sham Khamis 18 FW  NZL Emma Kete 19 FW  AUS Leena Khamis 20 MF  AUS Samantha Kerr

Transfers in

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  AUS Casey Dumont (from Brisbane Roar) [1] 9 DF  AUS Caitlin Foord (on loan from Sky Blue FC) [2] 4 DF  AUS Alesha Clifford (from Western Sydney Wanderers) [3] 13 MF  AUS Trudy Camilleri (from Western Sydney Wanderers) [3] 14 FW  ENG Jodie Taylor (from Birmingham City Ladies) [3] 15 MF  AUS Melissa Caceres (from Marconi Stallions) [3] 11 DF  NZL Anna Green (from Lokomotive Leipzig) [4]

Transfers out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 FW  AUS Meg McLaughlin (to Canberra United) [5] 13 FW  AUS Larissa Crummer (to Brisbane Roar) [6] 14 MF  AUS Alanna Kennedy (to Western Sydney Wanderers) [7] 18 MF  AUS Brittany Whitfield [3] 1 GK  AUS Sian McLaren (to Sydney University) [3] 11 MF  NZL Annalie Longo (to Mainland Pride) [3] 15 DF  NZL Hannah Bromley (to Northbridge FC) [3]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Alen Stajcic
Assistant coach	Daniel Barrett
Assistant coach	Leena Khamis
Goalkeeping coach	Davide Del Giovine

Squad statistics

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name				Notes
1	GK		Casey Dumont	0	0	0
2	MF		Teresa Polias	0	0	0
3	DF		Danielle Brogan	0	0	0
4	DF		Alesha Clifford	2	0	0
5	DF		Elizabeth Ralston	0	0	0
6	MF		Natalie Tobin	0	0	0
7	MF		Nicola Bolger	0	0	0
8	DF		Amy Harrison	2	0	0
9	DF		Caitlin Foord	2	0	0
10	DF		Renee Rollason	1	0	0
11	DF		Anna Green	0	0	0
12	MF		Chloe Logarzo	0	0	0
13	MF		Trudy Camilleri	0	0	0
14	FW		Jodie Taylor	1	0	0
15	MF		Melissa Caceres	0	0	0
16	DF		Ellyse Perry	0	0	0
17	GK		Sham Khamis	0	0	0
18	FW		Emma Kete	0	0	0
19	FW		Leena Khamis	1	0	0
20	MF		Samantha Kerr	0	1	0

Last updated: 10 February 2014
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Goal scorers

Total	Player		Goals per round
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
10		Jodie Taylor	1	2		1			1		2	1	2
5		Caitlin Foord							3	2
		Nicola Bolger	2			1			1	1
4		Emma Kete	1				1		1		1
		Leena Khamis	1						1		1		1
3		Renee Rollason		1	1			1
		Samantha Kerr		1		1								1
1		Chloe Logarzo							1
		Amy Harrison										1
	-	Own goal				1
37	Total		5	4	1	4	1	1	8	3	4	2	3	1

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
W-League	—	—	2nd	10 November 2013	9 February 2014
W-League Finals series	Semi-finals	Semi-finals	3rd	16 February 2014	16 February 2014
IWCC Cup	Play-off	Third place match	3rd	30 November 2013	8 December 2013

W-League

Main article: 2013–14 W-League

Pre-season

Macarthur Rams v Sydney FC

28 September 2013	Macarthur Rams	0 – 3	Sydney FC	Sydney
Saturday 14:30 AEST		FB Status Report	Doe  33', 60' Rollason  76'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

19 October 2013	Newcastle Jets	1 – 3	Sydney FC	Newcastle
Saturday 10:00 AEDT	Dobson  19'		Khamis  17' Taylor  33' Bolger  55'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval

Matches

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

10 November 2013 1	Melbourne Victory	1 – 5	Sydney FC	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Checker  3'	Report	L. Khamis  18' Bolger  21', 73' Taylor  59' Kete  89'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

16 November 2013 2	Sydney FC	4 – 0	Newcastle Jets	Wollongong
15:00 AEDT	Rollason  45' Kerr  68' Taylor  80', 89'	Report		Stadium: WIN Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Canberra United v Sydney FC

29 January 2014 3	Canberra United	2 – 1	Sydney FC	Canberra
19:00 AEDT	Heyman  9' Munoz  57' (pen.)	Report	Rollason  35'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 865 Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

15 January 2014 4	Sydney FC	4 – 3	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Kerr  5' Allen  7' (o.g.) Taylor  47' (pen.) Bolger  58'	Report	Carney  70' Garriock  78' Cannuli  81'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

15 December 2013 5	Sydney FC	1 – 1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
14:15 AEDT	Kete  33'	Report	Fishlock  81'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 1,480 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

22 December 2013 6	Brisbane Roar	1 – 1	Sydney FC	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	Raso  56'	Report	Rollason  5'	Stadium: Goodwin Park Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

5 January 2014 7	Sydney FC	8 – 2	Perth Glory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Foord  15', 65', 90' L. Khamis  36' Taylor  42' Kete  45' Bolger  85' Logarzo  89'	Report	K. Gill  29' Tabain  48'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Referee: Casey Reibelt

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

11 January 2014 8	Newcastle Jets	0 – 3	Sydney FC	Newcastle
15:00 AEDT		Report	Bolger  15' Foord  40', 78'	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

19 January 2014 9	Sydney FC	4 – 0	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Kete  18' L. Khamis  20' Taylor  44', 79'	Report		Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

24 January 2014 10	Adelaide United	1 – 2	Sydney FC	Adelaide
20:00 ACDT	Moore  52'	Report	Taylor  24' Harrison  90+5'	Stadium: The Shores Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Lara Smith

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC

2 February 2014 11	Western Sydney Wanderers	1 – 3	Sydney FC	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Cannuli  90+5' (pen.)	Report	L. Khamis  8' Taylor  37', 57'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Sydney FC v Canberra United

9 February 2014 12	Sydney FC	1 – 2	Canberra United	Sydney
17:15 AEDT	Kerr  24'	Report	Munoz  13' (pen.) Ochs  60'	Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Lara Smith

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra United	12	9	0	3	28	8	+20	27	Qualification to Finals series
2	Sydney FC	12	8	2	2	37	14	+23	26
3	Melbourne Victory (C)	12	7	2	3	23	12	+11	23
4	Brisbane Roar	12	7	2	3	22	16	+6	23
5	Perth Glory	12	5	0	7	17	31	−14	15
6	Adelaide United	12	3	4	5	12	15	−3	13
7	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	2	3	7	17	23	−6	9
8	Newcastle Jets	12	0	1	11	10	47	−37	1

Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

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
12	8	2	2	37	14	+23	26	4	1	1	22	8	+14	4	1	1	15	6	+9

Last updated: 10 February 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L
Position	1	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	3\2[lower-alpha 2]	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2

1. Round 3 was postponed (played between rounds 10 and 11) due to clash with the International Women's Club Championship. At the conclusion of both non-postponed matches of round 3 and after the postponed match, Sydney FC were 1st place.
2. Round 4 was postponed (played between rounds 8 and 9) due to clash with the International Women's Club Championship. The first position (3) is after the non-postponed matches of round 4. The second position (2) is after the postponed match.

Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2014. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

W-League Finals series

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

16 February 2014 Semi-final	Sydney FC	2 – 3	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Kerr  45+1' L. Khamis  52'	Report	Fishlock  22' Humble  36' Barnes  71' (pen.)	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Referee: Kate Jacewicz

International Women's Club Championship

Main article: 2013 International Women's Club Championship

Matches

Sydney FC v NTV Beleza

30 November 2013 Play-off	Sydney FC	1 – 0	NTV Beleza	Okayama
Saturday 12:30 JST	Kete  61'	Report Summary		Stadium: Kanko Stadium Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Jung Ji-Young (South Korea)

Chelsea v Sydney FC

4 December 2013 Semi-final	Chelsea	3 – 2	Sydney FC	Okayama
Wednesday 18:30 JST	Coombs  36' Aluko  52' Ōgimi  57'	Report Summary	Rollason  75' Taylor  81'	Stadium: Kanko Stadium Attendance: 2,201 Referee: Jung Ji-Young (South Korea)

Colo-Colo v Sydney FC

7 December 2013 Third place match	Colo-Colo	3 – 3 (2 – 4 p)	Sydney FC	Kagoshima
Saturday 13:10 JST	Ascanio  8' Lara  86', 88'	Report Summary	Perry  22' Camilleri  23' Rollason  79'	Stadium: Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium Attendance: 1,289 Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
	Penalties
	Sáez Lara C. Soto Villamayor		Rollason Dumont Green Bolger Kerr

Awards

• Player of the Week (Round 1) - Nicola Bolger[8]
• Player of the Week (Round 7) - Jodie Taylor[9]
• Player of the Week (Round 9) - Teresa Polias[10]
• Player of the Week (Round 11) - Leena Khamis[11]

References

1. "Casey Dumont's long road back". The Women's Game. 11 September 2013.
2. "SKY BLUE FC LOAN CAITLIN FOORD TO AUSTRALIAN CLUB". NWSL. 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014.
3. "Westfield W-League 2013/14 Round 1 Preview". Football Federation Australia. 7 November 2013.
4. "Sydney FC Reach IWCC Semi-Finals After Okayama Win". Football Federation Australia. 30 November 2013.
5. "Changes aplenty for Canberra". The Women's Game. 15 August 2013.
6. "Queenslanders dominate W-League squad". Football Federation Australia. 24 September 2013.
7. "Wanderers announce strong squad for upcoming W-League season". The Women's Game. 10 October 2013.
8. "Player of the week: Nicola Bolger". Football Federation Australia. 11 November 2013.
9. Smith, Pete (7 January 2014). "W-League Player of the Week: Jodie Taylor". Football Federation Australia.
10. Smith, Pete (21 January 2014). "W-League player of the week". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014.
11. Smith, Pete (3 February 2014). "W-League player of the week". Football Federation Australia.

External links

• Official website