2019–20 Sydney FC season

The 2019–20 season is Sydney FC's 15th season since its establishment in 2004. The club is competing in the A-League for the 15th time and the FFA Cup for the sixth time.

Sydney FC
2019–20 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerSteve Corica
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium & Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
A-LeaguePremiers
FFA CupRound of 32
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam le Fondre (20 goals)
All: Adam le Fondre (21 goals)
Highest home attendance18,501 vs Western Sydney Wanderers
(28 February 2020)
Lowest home attendance1,186 vs Newcastle Jets
(21 July 2020)
Average home league attendance9,688

On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The expectation is to resume play as soon as possible, but it was considered unlikely before the end of May.[2] Similarly, The 2020 AFC Champions League competition has been suspended until at least the end of June 2020.[3]

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 Andrew Redmayne
2 DF  AUS Patrick Flottmann
3 DF  AUS Ben Warland
4 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain)
5 MF  GER Alexander Baumjohann
6 DF  AUS Ryan McGowan
7 DF  AUS Michael Zullo
8 MF  AUS Paulo Retre
9 FW  ENG Adam le Fondre
10 MF  SRB Miloš Ninković
11 FW  NZL Kosta Barbarouses
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  AUS Trent Buhagiar
16 DF  AUS Joel King
17 MF  AUS Anthony Cáceres
18 FW  AUS Luke Ivanovic
19 MF  AUS Chris Zuvela
20 GK  AUS Tom Heward-Belle
21 DF  AUS Harry Van Der Saag (Scholarship)
23 DF  AUS Rhyan Grant
24 FW  AUS Marco Tilio (Scholarship)
26 MF  AUS Luke Brattan

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
11FW Kosta Barbarouses Melbourne Victory Free transfer 3 years 7 June 2019 [4]
5MF Alexander Baumjohann Unattached Free transfer 2 years 2 July 2019 [5]
6DF Ryan McGowan Unattached Free transfer 2 years 3 July 2019 [6]
26MF Luke Brattan Unattached Free transfer 1 year 19 July 2019 [7]
2DF Patrick Flottmann Air Force United Free transfer 2 years 22 July 2019 [8]

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 FW Marco Tilio18 1 year scholarship contract[9]
25 MF Ryan Teague17 1 year scholarship contract[9]
21 DF Harry Van Der Saag19 1 year scholarship contract[9]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
2DF Aaron Calver Western United Free transfer 12 March 2019 [10]
14FW Alex Brosque Retired 15 April 2019 [11]
11MF Daniel De Silva Central Coast Mariners Loan return 27 May 2019 [12]
16FW Reza Ghoochannejhad APOEL Loan return 27 May 2019 [12]
18DF Jacob Tratt Perth Glory Free transfer 27 May 2019 [12]
20GK Alex Cisak Unattached End of contract 27 May 2019 [12]
21FW Mitch Austin Unattached End of contract 27 May 2019 [12]
22MF Siem de Jong Ajax Loan return 27 May 2019 [12]
24MF Cameron Devlin Unattached End of contract 27 May 2019 [12]
27MF Jerry Skotadis Sutherland Sharks Free transfer 6 June 2019 [13]
5DF Jop van der Linden Retired 24 June 2019 [14]
13MF Brandon O'Neill Pohang Steelers Undisclosed 13 January 2020 [15]
25MF Ryan Teague Famalicão Undisclosed 30 January 2020 [16]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
17Anthony CaceresCentral midfielder2 years4 July 2019[17][lower-alpha 1]
19Chris ZuvelaMidfielder2 years22 July 2019[8]
4Alex WilkinsonCentre-back1 year28 November 2019[18]
12Trent BuhagiarWinger2 years5 December 2019[19]
16Joel KingDefender2 years5 December 2019[19]
18Luke IvanovicForward2 years5 December 2019[19]
20Tom Heward-BelleGoalkeeper1 year5 December 2019[19]
10 Miloš NinkovićAttacking midfielder2 years17 December 2019[20]
7Michael ZulloLeft-back2 years18 December 2019[21]
8Paulo RetreDefensive midfielder2 years2 January 2020[22]
1Andrew RedmayneGoalkeeper2 years14 January 2020[23]
21Harry Van Der SaagDefender2 years15 January 2020[24]
26Luke BrattanCentral midfielder2 years28 January 2020[25]
  1. Caceres formally returned to his parent club Manchester City at the end of his loan contract and then transferred permanently to Sydney FC, signing a two-year contract.[12][17]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 14 December 2019
No. Pos. Player A-League FFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Andrew Redmayne 8 0 1 0 9 0
2 DF Patrick Flottmann 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Ben Warland 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Alex Wilkinson 9 0 1 0 10 0
5 MF Alexander Baumjohann 9 0 1 0 10 0
6 DF Ryan McGowan 9 1 1 0 10 1
7 DF Michael Zullo 2+1 0 0+1 0 4 0
8 MF Paulo Retre 7+2 0 0+1 0 10 0
9 FW Adam le Fondre 9 10 1 0 10 10
10 MF Miloš Ninković 8 3 1 0 9 3
11 FW Kosta Barbarouses 9 4 1 0 10 4
12 FW Trent Buhagiar 0+5 1 0 0 5 1
13 MF Brandon O'Neill 7 1 1 0 8 1
16 DF Joel King 3+4 0 1 0 8 0
17 MF Anthony Cáceres 1+8 0 1 0 10 0
18 FW Luke Ivanovic 0+4 0 0 0 4 0
20 GK Tom Heward-Belle 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF Harry Van Der Saag 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF Rhyan Grant 8 1 1 0 9 1
24 FW Marco Tilio 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Ryan Teague 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF Luke Brattan 9 0 0+1 0 10 0
27 FW Jordi Swibel 2 0 0 0 2 0
40 GK Tristan Prendergast 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record
As of 14 December 2019
Rank Position Name A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions Leaguge Total
1 MF Paulo Retre 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2 MF Luke Brattan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Ryan McGowan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF Alexander Baumjohann 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Anthony Cáceres 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Rhyan Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Adam le Fondre 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Brandon O'Neill 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Miloš Ninković 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Michael Zullo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Clean sheets
As of 14 December 2019
Rank Name A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League Total
1 Andrew Redmayne 2 0 0 2
Total2002

Pre-season

Friendlies
18 July 2019 Sydney FC 6–0 Dunbar RoversSydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 962
Referee: Ben Abraham
23 July 2019 Sydney FC 3–0 St GeorgeSydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 805
Referee: Tim Danaskos
30 July 2019 Paris Saint-Germain 3–0 Sydney FCSuzhou, China
22:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre
14 August 2019 Wollongong Wolves 0–2 Sydney FCWollongong, Australia
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Tim Danaskos
22 August 2019 Sydney FC 1–1 Manly UnitedSydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report
  • Cholakian  80'
 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Referee: Katie Patterson
7 September 2019 FNQ Select XI 0–7 Sydney FCCairns, Australia
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Barlow Park
15 September 2019 Sydney FC 0–0 Wellington PhoenixSydney, Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
21 September 2019 Newcastle Jets 0–0 Sydney FCDubbo, Australia
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Apex Oval
27 September 2019 Western United 1–2 Sydney FCBallarat, Australia
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Morshead Park

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview
Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 26 16 5 5 49 25 +24 061.54
FFA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
AFC Champions League 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 000.00
Total 29 16 6 7 51 33 +18 055.17

Updated to match played 14 December 2019
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup
Main article: 2019 FFA Cup
7 August 2019 Round of 32Sydney FC 0–2 Brisbane RoarSydney
19:30 Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,350
Referee: Katie Petterson

A-League
Main article: 2019–20 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (Q) 26 16 5 5 49 25 +24 53 Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Melbourne City (Q) 25 13 5 7 46 36 +10 44 Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] (Q) 26 12 5 9 38 33 +5 41 Qualification to Finals Series[lower-alpha 1]
4 Brisbane Roar (Q) 26 11 7 8 29 28 +1 40
5 Western United (Q) 25 12 3 10 45 34 +11 39
6 Perth Glory (Q) 26 10 7 9 43 36 +7 37
7 Adelaide United 26 11 3 12 44 49 −5 36
8 Newcastle Jets 26 9 7 10 32 40 −8 34
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 6 11 35 40 −5 33
10 Melbourne Victory 26 6 5 15 33 44 −11 23
11 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 3 18 26 55 −29 18
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2020. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
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. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 16 5 5 49 25  +24 53 9 1 3 24 12  +12 7 4 2 25 13  +12

Last updated: 14 December 2019.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Result by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundAHAHBHAAHHAHHABAHHBAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWLW✖WWWWWDWWW✖WWL✖WWWDDDLDLL
Position11334221111111111111111–––––1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 July 2020. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 October 2019 1Adelaide United2–3Sydney FCAdelaide
19:00 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,903
Referee: Alex King
20 October 2019 2Sydney FC2–1Wellington PhoenixSydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 12,536
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
26 October 2019 3Western Sydney Wanderers1–0Sydney FCSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 28,519
Referee: Alireza Faghani
1 November 2019 4Sydney FC4–1Newcastle JetsSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 10,511
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 November 2019 6Sydney FC2–1Melbourne VictorySydney
17:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 16,116
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 November 2019 7Perth Glory1–3Sydney FCPerth
21:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 8,741
Referee: Daniel Elder
1 December 2019 8Western United0–2Sydney FCGeelong
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 4,187
Referee: Stephen Lucas
7 December 2019 9Sydney FC5–1Brisbane RoarSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,711
Referee: Alireza Faghani
14 December 2019 10Sydney FC1–0Central Coast MarinersSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,256
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
21 December 2019 11Wellington Phoenix2–2Sydney FCWellington
17:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,855
Referee: Chris Beath
29 December 2019 12Sydney FC2–1Melbourne CitySydney
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 17,421
Referee: Kurt Ams
4 January 2020 13Sydney FC2–1Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,219
Referee: Adam Fielding
10 January 2020 14Newcastle Jets1–2Sydney FCNewcastle
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,047
Referee: Stephen Lucas
24 January 2020 16Melbourne Victory0–3Sydney FCMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,814
Referee: Alex King
31 January 2020 17Sydney FC1–0Brisbane RoarSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,724
Referee: Chris Beath
23 February 2020 20Central Coast Mariners0–3Sydney FCGosford
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,376
Referee: Chris Beath
28 February 2020 18Sydney FC0–1Western Sydney WanderersSydney
20:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 18,501
Referee: Alireza Faghani
7 March 2020 22Melbourne Victory1–4Sydney FCMelbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 15,102
Referee: Shaun Evans
14 March 2020 23Sydney FC0–0Perth GlorySydney
17:15 AEDT Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 4,099
Referee: Adam Kersey
21 March 2020 24Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Sydney FCSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 July 2020 21Sydney FC3–1Wellington PhoenixSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 1,796
Referee: Chris Beath
21 July 2020 28Sydney FC1–2Newcastle JetsSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 1,186
Referee: Chris Beath
1 August 2020 29Melbourne City2–0Sydney FCSydney
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Abraham
6 August 2020 27Adelaide United1–1Sydney FCSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Abraham
10 August 2020 25Brisbane Roar1–1Sydney FCNewcastle
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 August 2020 26Sydney FC1–2Western UnitedSydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: Alex King

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League

Group stage
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Round of 16
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1[lower-alpha 1]
3 Sydney FC 2 0 1 1 2 6 −4 1[lower-alpha 1]
4 Shanghai SIPG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 4 March 2020. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head away goals: Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2, Sydney FC 0.
19 February 2020 Yokohama F. Marinos 4–0 Sydney FCYokohama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 11,803
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
4 March 2020 Sydney FC 2–2 Jeonbuk Hyundai MotorsSydney, Australia
19:30 UTC+11
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 3,255
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
17 October 2020 Sydney FC v Shanghai SIPGTBD
23 October 2020 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v Sydney FCTBD
29 October 2020 Shanghai SIPG v Sydney FCTBD
1 November 2020 Sydney FC v Yokohama F. MarinosTBD
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