2021–22 Sydney FC season

The 2021–22 Sydney FC season is the club's 17th season since its establishment in 2004. The club is participating in the A-League for the 17th time and the FFA Cup for the seventh time. Also, as the runners-up of the 2020–21 A-League they qualified for the 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs phase.

Sydney FC
2021–22 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerSteve Corica
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium
Leichhardt Oval
Stadium Australia
A-League8th
FFA CupSemi-finals
AFC Champions LeagueGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam le Fondre (6)
All: Adam le Fondre (10)
Highest home attendance10,091 (2 April 2022 vs. Western Sydney
Lowest home attendance1,759 (30 March 2022 vs. Macarthur FC
Average home league attendance5,123

Players
Further information: Sydney FC § Players

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 James Donachie
3 DF  AUS Ben Warland
4 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain)
5 DF  AUS Connor O'Toole
6 MF  AUS Mustafa Amini
7 DF  AUS Michael Zullo
8 MF  AUS Paulo Retre
9 FW  BRA Bobô
10 MF  SRB Miloš Ninković
11 FW  NZL Kosta Barbarouses
12 FW  AUS Trent Buhagiar
14 FW  ENG Adam Le Fondre
16 FW  NED Luciano Narsingh
17 MF  AUS Anthony Cáceres
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF  AUS Chris Zuvela
20 GK  AUS Tom Heward-Belle
21 DF  AUS Harry Van Der Saag
22 MF  AUS Max Burgess
23 DF  AUS Rhyan Grant
25 DF  AUS Callum Talbot (scholarship)
26 MF  AUS Luke Brattan
27 FW  BDI Elvis Kamsoba
28 MF  AUS Calem Nieuwenhof (scholarship)
29 DF  AUS Anton Mlinaric (scholarship)
30 GK  AUS Adam Pavlesic (scholarship)
32 MF  AUS Patrick Yazbek (scholarship)
33 FW  AUS Patrick Wood (scholarship)
35 DF  AUS Liam McGing

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Position Name Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
22 MF Max Burgess Western United Free transfer 2 years 23 May 2021 [1]
29 DF Anton Mlinaric Dinamo Zagreb End of loan 2 July 2021 [2]
2 DF James Donachie Newcastle Jets Free transfer 1 year 16 July 2021 [3]
5 DF Connor O'Toole Newcastle Jets Free transfer 2 years 17 July 2021 [4]
27FW Elvis Kamsoba Melbourne Victory Free transfer 2 years 22 July 2021 [5]
35DF Liam McGing Unattached Free transfer 20 November 2021 [6]
6MF Mustafa Amini Unattached Free transfer 6 months 24 December 2021 [7]
TBDFW Luciano Narsingh Unattached Free transfer 5 months 11 February 2022 [8]

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
32 MF Patrick Yazbek19 2 year scholarship contract[9]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
2DF Patrick Flottmann Unattached End of contract 2 July 2021 [2]
5MF Alexander Baumjohann Unattached End of contract 2 July 2021 [2][10]
27FW Jordan Swibel Unattached End of contract 2 July 2021 [2]
6DF Ryan McGowan Kuwait SC End of contract 3 July 2021 [11][12]
18FW Luke Ivanovic Unattached Mutual contract termination 20 July 2021 [9]
29DF Anton Mlinaric Brisbane Roar Loan 25 October 2021 [13]
16DF Joel King OB Undisclosed 29 January 2022 [14]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
9 BobôStriker1 year28 June 2021[15][16]
17Anthony CaceresCentral midfielder3 years30 June 2021[17]
4Alex WilkinsonCentre-back1 year10 July 2021[18]
12Trent BuhagiarStriker1 year23 July 2021[19]
19Chris ZuvelaMidfielder1 year27 July 2021[20]
20Tom Heward-BelleGoalkeeper2 years27 July 2021[20]

Pre-season and friendlies
16 October 2021 Sydney FC 5–0 Macarthur FC Sydney, Australia
  • Bobô 2', 19'
  • Kamsoba 55'
  • Le Fondre 71', 75'
 Report Stadium: Sydney FC training ground
Referee: Sam Kelly
26 October 2021 Sydney FC 5–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney, Australia
 Report Stadium: Sydney FC training ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Craig Fisher
Note: The match was played over three 45 minute periods
30 October 2021 Wollongong Wolves 0–2 Sydney FC Wollongong, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Albert Butler Oval
6 November 2021 Sydney FC 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Sydney, Australia
Report
Stadium: Macquarie University Fields
13 November 2021 Sydney FC 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
17:00 AEDT
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

A-League
Main article: 2021–22 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] (X) 24 11 3 10 31 46 −15 36 Qualification to Finals series and 2022 Australia Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 2]
7 Macarthur FC (V) 25 9 5 11 37 46 −9 32 Qualification to 2022 Australia Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 3]
8 Sydney FC 24 8 7 9 35 37 −2 31
9 Newcastle Jets (V) 25 8 5 12 45 41 +4 29
10 Western Sydney Wanderers (V) 24 6 8 10 28 35 −7 26
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2022. Source: A-League Men
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(V) Cannot reach the Finals series, but may still qualify to the Australia Cup round of 32; (X) Assured of at least Australia Cup round of 32
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they come from New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  2. 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.
  3. The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[21]

Matches
20 November 2021 1 Western Sydney Wanderers FC 0–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEST Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 23,118
27 November 2021 2 Sydney FC 0–1 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:45 AEST Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 6,632
Referee: Stephen Lucas
4 December 2021 3 Sydney FC 2–2 Newcastle Jets FC Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 6,943
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
12 December 2021 4 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Sydney FC Gosford
18:20 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,037
19 December 2021 5 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
18:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Ben Abraham
26 December 2021 6 Macarthur FC 0–3 Sydney FC Campbelltown
19:45 AEST Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 4,843
Referee: Kurt Ams
15 January 2022 10 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,098
Referee: Jack Morgan
22 January 2022 7 Sydney FC 1–2 Perth Glory Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,069
Referee: Adam Kersey
25 January 2022 8 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,496
Referee: Alireza Faghani
30 January 2022 12 Sydney FC 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 6,855
Referee: Kurt Ams
4 February 2022 13 Adelaide United 1–2 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:45 ACST
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,245
Referee: Adam Kersey
12 February 2022 14 Sydney FC 1–1 Western United Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,228
Referee: Shaun Evans
19 February 2022 15 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Sydney FC Sydney
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,775
Referee: Jack Morgan
23 February 2022 9 Western United 3–0[lower-alpha 1] Sydney FC Melbourne
17:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Alex King
26 February 2022 16 Sydney FC 0–3[lower-alpha 2] Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 3,262
Referee: Chris Beath
5 March 2022 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 14,002
Referee: Alex King
12 March 2022 26 Perth Glory 0–2 Sydney FC Perth
19:05 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Jack Morgan
19 March 2022 18 Sydney FC 3–0 Western United Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 3,269
Referee: Daniel Elder
25 March 2022 20 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Sydney FC Newcastle
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,424
Referee: Stephen Lucas
30 March 2022 21 Sydney FC 2–2 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Chris Beath
2 April 2022 24 Sydney FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 10,091
Referee: Alireza Faghani
6 April 2022 11 Melbourne City 4–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:05 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Alex King
9 April 2022 23 Central Coast Mariners 0–5 Sydney FC Gosford
19:45 AEST Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,773
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
12 April 2022 22 Sydney FC 2–3 Adelaide United Sydney
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,180
Referee: Alex King
7 May 2022 19 Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:45 AEDT Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
10 May 2022 25 Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC Kippa-Ring
19:05 AEST Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium

Notes

  1. Awarded score. Original score 1–0 to Western United; result was changed after Australian Professional Leagues determined there were insufficient players on the match list for Sydney FC below a certain age.[22]
  2. Awarded score. Original score 1–2 to Melbourne City; result was changed after Australian Professional Leagues determined there were insufficient players on the match list for Sydney FC below a certain age.[22]

FFA Cup
Main article: 2021 FFA Cup
24 November 2021 Round of 32 Sydney Olympic 2–4 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,271
Referee: Ben Abraham
8 December 2021 Round of 16 Sydney FC 2–0 (a.e.t.) Macarthur FC Sydney
20:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Kurt Ams
12 January 2022 Quarter-final Sydney FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tim Danaskos
18 January 2022 Semi-final Sydney FC 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Alex King

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs
8 March 2022 Preliminary round Sydney FC 5–0 Kaya–Iloilo Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 435[23]
Referee: Arumughan Rowan
15 March 2022 Play-off round Changchun Yatai w/o Sydney FC
[24]

Group stage
Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification YFM JBH HOA SYD
1 Yokohama F. Marinos 6 4 1 1 9 3 +6 13 Advance to Round of 16 — 0–1 2–0 3–0
2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3 12 1–1 — 1–0 0–0
3 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (H) 6 1 2 3 4 7 −3 5 1–2 1–1 — 1–0
4 Sydney FC 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2 0–1 2–3 1–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
16 April 2022 (2022-04-16) 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 0–0 Sydney FC Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
21:00 IST Report Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Ahmed Al Alili (United Arab Emirates)
19 April 2022 (2022-04-19) 2 Sydney FC 1–1 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
18:00 IST
Report
Attendance: 7,536
Referee: Ammar Ebrahim Hasan Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
22 April 2022 (2022-04-22) 3 Sydney FC 0–1 Yokohama F. Marinos Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
21:00 IST Report
Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)
25 April 2022 (2022-04-25) 4 Yokohama F. Marinos 3–0 Sydney FC Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
18:00 IST
Report Attendance: 1,979
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)
28 April 2022 (2022-04-28) 5 Sydney FC 2–3 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
21:00 IST
Report
Attendance: 758
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
1 May 2022 (2022-05-01) 6 Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 1–0 Sydney FC Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
18:00 IST
Report Attendance: 11,680
Referee: Ahmed Al Alili (United Arab Emirates)

See also

References
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  17. "Sydney FC Re-Sign Anthony Caceres For Three More Years". Sydney FC. 30 June 2021.
  18. "Captain Alex Wilkinson Back To Break More Records". Sydney FC. 10 July 2021.
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  21. "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
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