List of Sydney FC records and statistics
Sydney FC are a Sydney-based professional association football club, who compete in the A-League. They have played at their current home ground, Sydney Football Stadium, since their foundation in 2004.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Sydney FC, records set by their players, managers and the club. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Sydney FC players. Attendance records at Sydney Football Stadium are also included in the list.
All figures are correct as of the match played on 18 July 2020.
Honours and achievements
Other
Player records
Appearances
- Most league appearances: Alex Brosque, 222[1]
- Most FFA Cup appearances: Brandon O'Neill, 17[1]
- Most Asian appearances: Rhyan Grant, 18[1]
- Youngest first-team player: Nikolas Tsattalios, 16 years, 171 days (against Newcastle Jets, Pre-Season Challenge Cup, 19 August 2006)[2]
- Oldest first-team player: Alessandro Del Piero, 39 years, 160 days (against Melbourne Victory, A-League elimination-final, 18 April 2014)[2]
- Most consecutive appearances: Andrew Redmayne, 78 (from 2 August 2017 to 19 May 2019)[2]
Most appearances
Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[1]
# | Name | Years | Leaguea | FFA Cup | Asia | Otherb | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
2006–2011 2014–2019 |
222 (67) | 15 (7) | 16 (4) | 14 (5) | 267 (83) |
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2008– | 187 (8) | 12 (1) | 18 (1) | 0 (0) | 217 (10) |
3 | ![]() |
2005–2014 | 178 (7) | 0 (0) | 7 (0) | 29 (0) | 214 (7) |
4 | ![]() |
2009–2018 | 168 (10) | 13 (2) | 8 (0) | 0 (0) | 189 (12) |
5 | ![]() |
2015– | 130 (27) | 16 (4) | 15 (2) | 0 (0) | 161 (33) |
6 | ![]() |
2015–2020 | 111 (8) | 17 (0) | 17 (2) | 0 (0) | 145 (10) |
7 | ![]() |
2005–2010 | 109 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (0) | 27 (0) | 142 (0) |
8 | ![]() |
2005–2010 | 107 (23) | 0 (0) | 6 (4) | 26 (4) | 139 (31) |
9 | ![]() |
2005–2007 2016–2018 |
94 (16) | 10 (4) | 14 (2) | 19 (5) | 137 (27) |
10 | ![]() |
2016– | 109 (0) | 11 (0) | 12 (0) | 0 (0) | 132 (0) |
Goalscorers
- Most goals in a season: Bobô, 36 (in the 2017–18)[1]
- Most league goals in a season: Bobô, 27 in the A-League, 2017–18)[1]
- Youngest goalscorer: Chris Payne, 17 years, 308 days (against Queensland Roar, Pre-Season Challenge Cup, 19 August 2006)[2]
- Oldest goalscorer: Alessandro Del Piero, 39 years, 148 days (against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 6 April 2014)[2]
Top goalscorers
Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[1]
# | Name | Years | Leaguea | FFA Cup | Asia | Otherb | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
2006–2011 2014–2019 |
67 (222) | 7 (15) | 4 (16) | 5 (14) | 83 (267) |
2 | ![]() |
2016–2018 | 42 (57) | 9 (9) | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 52 (71) |
3 | ![]() |
2018– | 38 (55) | 3 (4) | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | 44 (66) |
4 | ![]() |
2015– | 27 (130) | 4 (16) | 2 (15) | 0 (0) | 33 (161) |
5 | ![]() |
2005–2010 | 23 (107) | 0 (0) | 4 6) | 4 (26) | 31 (139) |
6 | ![]() |
2005–2007 2016–2018 |
16 (94) | 4 (10) | 2 (14) | 5 (19) | 27 (137) |
7 | ![]() |
2005–2007 | 14 (43) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (18) | 26 (61) |
8 | ![]() |
2012–2014 | 24 (48) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 24 (48) |
9 | ![]() |
2010–2012 | 17 (50) | 0 (0) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | 20 (56) |
10 | ![]() |
2015–2017 | 18 (52) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 19 (56) |
- a. Includes the A-League and Finals.
- b. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the Oceanian competitions.
Transfers
Record transfer fees received
Where the report mentions an initial fee potentially rising to a higher figure depending on contractual clauses being satisfied in the future, only the initial fee is listed in the tables.
# | Fee | Received from | For | Date | Notes | Ref |
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1 | $1.1m | Changchun Yatai | Adrian Mierzejewski | 2018 | [3] | |
2 | $950k | Alanyaspor | Bobô | 2018 | [3] | |
3 | $850k | Genk | Danny Vukovic | 2018 | [3] |
Managerial records
- First full-time manager: Pierre Littbarski managed Sydney FC from February 2005 to May 2006[4]
- Longest-serving manager: Graham Arnold — 4 years, 53 days (8 May 2014 to 30 June 2018)[4]
- Shortest tenure as manager: Anthony Crea — 1 day (22 October 2007 to 23 October 2007)[4]
- Highest win percentage: Pierre Littbarski, 60.53%[4]
- Lowest win percentage: Steve Corica, 0.00%[4]
Club records
Matches
- First match: Sydney FC 6–1 Manly United, friendly, 25 March 2005[5]
- First A-League match: Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory, 28 August 2015
- First FFA Cup match: Melbourne City 1–3 Sydney FC, Round of 32, 12 August 2014
- First Asian match: Shanghai Shenhua 1–2 Sydney FC, AFC Champions League group stage, 7 March 2007
Record wins
- Record league win:
- 7–1 against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 19 January 2013[2]
- 6–0 against Perth Glory, A-League, 30 December 2017[2]
- Record FFA Cup win: 8–0 against Darwin Rovers, Round of 32, 2 August 2017[2]
- Record Asian win: 3–0 against Persik Kediri, AFC Champions League group stage, 25 April 2007[2]
Record defeats
- Record league defeat:
- 0–5 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 16 October 2005[2]
- 2–7 against Central Coast Mariners, A-League, 3 November 2012[2]
- Record FFA Cup defeat:
- 1–3 against Adelaide United, Quarter-finals, 21 October 2014[2]
- 0–2 against Brisbane Roar, Round of 32, 7 August 2019[2]
- Record Asian defeat: 0–4 against Yokohama F. Marinos, AFC Champions League group stage, 19 February 2020[2]
Record consecutive results
- Record consecutive wins: 10
- from 7 May 2005 to 30 July 2005[2]
- from 10 August 2016 to 13 November 2016
- Record consecutive defeats: 5, from 4 December 2010 to 29 December 2010[2]
- Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 18, from 24 February 2017 to 3 November 2017[2]
- Record consecutive matches without a win: 10, from 7 August 2010 to 16 October 2010[2]
Goals
- Most league goals scored in a season: 64 in 27 matches, A-League, 2017–18
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 28 in 21 matches, A-League, 2007–08
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 51 in 27 matches, A-League, 2012–13
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 19 in 21 matches, A-League, 2006–07
Points
Attendances
- Highest attendance in Moore Park: 41,689, against Central Coast Mariners, A-League Grand Final, 18 October 2014[2]
- Lowest attendance in Moore Park: 3,424 against Perth Glory, Pre-Season Challenge Cup semi-final, 3,424[2]
- Highest attendance at Jubilee: 19,081 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 25 November 2018
- Lowest attendance at Jubilee: 3,255 against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, AFC Champions League group stage, 4 March 2020
See also
References
- "SFC Statistics — Players". SFC Statistics.
- "A-League Stats — Sydney FC". A-League Stats. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
- Davutovic, David (30 July 2020). "A history of Australian transfers: Why our record is unbroken since 1995". Optus Sport. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "Sydney FC — Manager History". WorldFootball.net.
- "Sydney FC starts in impressive fashion". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 29 April 2014.