2024–25 Sydney FC season

Sydney FC
2024–25 season
Chairman	Scott Barlow
Manager	Ufuk Talay
Stadium	Allianz Stadium (A-League Men); Jubilee Oval (AFC Champions League Two)
A-League Men	6th
AFC Champions League Two	Group stage
Australia Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Patryk Klimala (3); All: Anas Ouahim (7)
Highest home attendance	12,194; vs. Macarthur FC (10 November 2024); A-League Men
Lowest home attendance	3,512; vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima (7 November 2024); AFC Champions League Two
Average home league attendance	12,194
Biggest win	5–0; vs. Eastern (H); (19 September 2024); AFC Champions League Two
Biggest defeat	1–3; vs. Oakleigh Cannons (A); (30 July 2024); Australia Cup
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 28 November 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 20th in the history of Sydney Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Sydney FC will look to defend their title in their tenth appearance in the Australia Cup.

As winners of the 2023 Australia Cup, Sydney FC will participate in the inaugural season of the newly rebranded AFC Champions League Two.

Players

First-team squad

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
3	DF	AUS	Aaron Gurd
4	DF	AUS	Jordan Courtney-Perkins
5	DF	AUS	Hayden Matthews
6	MF	AUS	Corey Hollman (scholarship)
7	FW	AUS	Adrian Segecic
8	MF	MAR	Anas Ouahim
9	FW	POL	Patryk Klimala (on loan from Śląsk Wrocław)
10	FW	ENG	Joe Lolley
11	FW	BRA	Douglas Costa
12	GK	AUS	Harrison Devenish-Meares
13	FW	AUS	Patrick Wood
15	MF	BRA	Léo Sena
16	DF	AUS	Joel King


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	AUS	Anthony Caceres
19	FW	AUS	Mitchell Glasson
20	FW	AUS	Tiago Quintal
21	DF	AUS	Zac De Jesus
22	MF	AUS	Max Burgess
23	DF	AUS	Rhyan Grant (captain)
24	MF	AUS	Wataru Kamijo
25	FW	AUS	Jaiden Kucharski
27	MF	AUS	Lachie Middleton
28	FW	AUS	Nathan Amanatidis
29	MF	AUS	Joe Lacey
30	GK	AUS	Gus Hoefsloot (scholarship)
33	MF	AUS	Marin France
41	DF	AUS	Alexandar Popovic (on loan from Gwangju)

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref.
12	GK	Harrison Devenish-Meares	Rockdale Ilinden	Free transfer	2 years	27 June 2024	^[1]
7	FW	Adrian Segecic	Dordrecht	End of loan	(1 year)	2 July 2024	^[2]
8	MF	Anas Ouahim	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	9 July 2024	^[3]
15	MF	Léo Sena	Água Santa	Free transfer	2 years	16 August 2024	^[4]
11	FW	Douglas Costa	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	26 August 2024	^[5]
9	FW	Patryk Klimala	Śląsk Wrocław	Loan	1 year	9 September 2024	^[6]
41	DF	Alexandar Popovic	Gwangju	Loan	3 months	18 September 2024	^[7]

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Notes
29	MF	Joe Lacey	16	3-year contract^[8]
27	MF	Lachie Middleton	18	3-year contract^[9]
20	FW	Tiago Quintal	17	3-year contract^[10]
33	MF	Marin France	17	3-year contract^[11]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
6	DF	Jack Rodwell	Unattached	End of contract	22 May 2024	^[12]
11	FW	Róbert Mak	Unattached	End of contract	22 May 2024	^[12]
9	FW	Fábio Gomes	Atlético Mineiro	End of loan	22 May 2024	^[12]
15	DF	Gabriel Lacerda	Ceará	End of loan	22 May 2024	^[12]
20	GK	Adam Pavlesic	Unattached	End of contract	22 May 2024	^[12]
26	MF	Luke Brattan	Unattached	End of contract	31 May 2024	^[13]
8	MF	Jake Girdwood-Reich	St. Louis City	Undisclosed	4 June 2024	^[14]
18	MF	Matthew Scarcella	Newcastle Jets	Loan	2 July 2024	^[15]

Contract extensions

No.	Position	Name	Duration	Date	Note
17	MF	Anthony Caceres		22 May 2024	^[12]
13	FW	Patrick Wood	1 year	17 October 2024	Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2025–26^[16]

Kits

Home

Home Alt

Away

Australia Cup

Goalkeeper 1

Goalkeeper 2

Goalkeeper 3

Pre-season and friendlies

18 July 2024	Newcastle Jets	0–4	Sydney FC	Maitland
		Report	Kucharski 13' Courtney-Perkins 48' Ouahim 53' (pen.) Amanatidis 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Maitland Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

24 July 2024	Sydney FC	6–0	NWS Spirit	Sydney
	Kucharski 8', 27' Segecic 13' Courtney-Perkins 57', 62' Gurd 90'	Report		Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

22 August 2024	Sydney FC	6–0	Manly United	Sydney
	Hollman 6', 50' Segecic 13' Ouahim 19', 22' (p) Kucharski 8', 27' ? 83' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

6 September 2024	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Sydney FC	Tuggerah
	Doka 24' (pen.) Edmondson 34'	Report		Stadium: Central Coast Regional Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

11 September 2024	Sydney FC	3–2	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
	Lolley 13' Grant 48' Courtney-Perkins 59'	Report	Rose 30' Gibson 87'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

25 September 2024	Sydney FC	6–3	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney, Australia
	Klimala 23', 40', 65' Hollman 48' Costa 59' Segecic 69'	Report	Kuol 43' De Lima 49' Wilson 78'	Stadium: Sky Park

12 October 2024	Sydney FC	3–2	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
	Lolley 10' Klimana 20' Costa 48'	Report	Rose 5' Adams 75'	Stadium: Sky Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League Men	19 October 2024	3 May 2025	Matchday 1		5	3	0	2	10	8	+2	060.00
Australia Cup	30 July 2024		Round of 32	Round of 32	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
AFC Champions League Two	19 September 2024		Group stage		5	3	0	2	14	5	+9	060.00
Total					11	6	0	5	25	16	+9	054.55

Last updated: 28 November 2024
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Adelaide United	4	3	1	0	10	7	+3	10	Qualification for Finals series^[a]
5	Melbourne City	4	3	0	1	8	3	+5	9
6	Sydney FC	5	3	0	2	10	8	+2	9
7	Macarthur FC	5	2	0	3	10	7	+3	6	Qualification for AFC Champions League Two^[b]
8	Central Coast Mariners	5	1	3	1	3	5	−2	6

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.^[17]
Notes:

^ 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.
^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.

Results summary

Home figures include Sydney FC's 4–2 win on neutral ground against Western Sydney Wanderers on 23 November 2024.


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
5	4	0	1	10	8	+2	12	2	0	0	5	4	+1	2	0	1	5	4	+1

Last updated: 23 November 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	11	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
Ground	A	A	A	H	N	B	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	B	A	A	B	H	H	A	H	H	A	A
Result	W	L	W	L	W	X													X			X
Position	3	6	3	7	6
Points	3	3	6	6	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

19 October 2024 1	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–2	Sydney FC	Sydney
19:35 AEDT	Hammond 56'	Report	Lolley 17' Klimala 63'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 27,496 Referee: Alex King

27 October 2024 2	Auckland FC	1–0	Sydney FC	Auckland
16:00 NZDT	Pijnaker 90+7'	Report		Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 14,253 Referee: Shaun Evans

1 November 2024 3	Brisbane Roar	2–3	Sydney FC	Brisbane
18:35 AEST	Waddingham 67' Struick 78'	Report	Klimala 51' Sena 71' Kucharski 90'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,276 Referee: Shane Skinner

10 November 2024 4	Sydney FC	1–2	Macarthur FC	Sydney
18:00 AEDT	Wood 88'	Report	Piol 73' Jakoliš 90+6'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 12,194 Referee: Casey Reibelt

23 November 2024 5	Sydney FC	4–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
19:35 AEDT	Lolley 33' Courtney-Perkins 48' Ouhaim 54' (pen.) Klimala 82'	Report	Sapsford 45+4' Antonsson 78'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 30,777 Referee: Daniel Elder

8 December 2024 7	Central Coast Mariners	v	Sydney FC	Gosford
18:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Industree Group Stadium

14 December 2024 8	Sydney FC	v	Western United	Sydney
17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

20 December 2024 9	Adelaide United	v	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:05 ACDT		Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

28 December 2024 10	Sydney FC	v	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
19:35 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

4 January 2025 12	Newcastle Jets	v	Sydney FC	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

8 January 2025 11	Sydney FC	v	Perth Glory	Sydney
19:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

11 January 2025 13	Sydney FC	v	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
19:35 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

15 January 2025 14	Wellington Phoenix	v	Sydney FC	Wellington
19:00 NZDT		Report		Stadium: Sky Stadium

18 January 2025 15	Sydney FC	v	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

24 January 2025 16	Melbourne Victory	v	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:35 AEDT		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park

1 February 2025 17	Sydney FC	v	Adelaide United	Sydney
17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

8 February 2025 18	Sydney FC	v	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
19:35 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

22 February 2025 20	Perth Glory	v	Sydney FC	Perth
18:45 AWST		Report		Stadium: HBF Park

1 March 2025 21	Macarthur FC	v	Sydney FC	Sydney
19:35 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium

15 March 2025 23	Sydney FC	v	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

29 March 2025 24	Sydney FC	v	Melbourne City	Sydney
17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

5 April 2025 25	Adelaide United	v	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:05 ACDT		Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

12 April 2025 26	Sydney FC	v	Auckland FC	Sydney
17:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

20 April 2025 27	Sydney FC	v	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
15:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

27 April 2025 28	Western United	v	Sydney FC	Melbourne
17:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Ironbark Fields

3 May 2025 29	Melbourne City	v	Sydney FC	Melbourne
17:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park

Australia Cup

30 July 2024 Round of 32	Oakleigh Cannons	3–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	Sinclair 14' Kasumovic 38' Wellsmore 74'	Report	Ouahim 25' (pen.)	Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Shaun Evans

AFC Champions League Two

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SFR	SYD	KAY	EAS
1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima (A)	4	4	0	9	3	+6	12	Advance to round of 16	—	2–1	3–0	5 Dec
2	Sydney FC	5	3	2	14	5	+9	9	Advance to round of 16	0–1	—	5 Dec	5–0
3	Kaya–Iloilo	4	1	3	4	10	−6	3		28 Nov	1–4	—	1–2
4	Eastern (E)	5	1	4	6	15	−9	3		2–3	1–4	1–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2024 (1 of 2 matches played). Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

19 September 2024 1	Sydney FC	5–0	Eastern	Sydney
19:00 UTC+10	Ouahim 32', 55' Grant 44' Almazan 64' (o.g.) Chun Pong 71' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

3 October 2024 2	Kaya–Iloilo	1–4	Sydney FC	Manila, Philippines
18:00 UTC+8	Horikoshi 3'	Report	Lolley 26' Klimala 59', 63' Amanatidis 90+5'	Stadium: Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Attendance: 372 Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

24 October 2024 3	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	2–1	Sydney FC	Hiroshima, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Higashi 20' Sotiriou 55'	Report	Segecic 90'	Stadium: Hiroshima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,209 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

7 November 2024 4	Sydney FC	0–1	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Sydney
19:00 UTC+11		Report	Kato 60'	Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

28 November 2024 5	Eastern	1–4	Sydney FC	Kowloon, Hong Kong
18:00 UTC+8	Baffoe 49'	Report	Ouahim 5', 45+1', 62' (pen.) Klimala 17'	Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium Referee: Abdulla Ali Al Athba Al Marri (Bahrain)

5 December 2024 6	Sydney FC	v	Kaya–Iloilo	Sydney
19:00 UTC+11		Source		Stadium: Jubilee Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[18]

As of 28 November 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A-League Men		Australia Cup		AFC Champions League Two
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	AUS	Andrew Redmayne	9	0	5	0	1	0	3	0
12	GK	AUS	Harrison Devenish-Meares	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Defenders
3	DF	AUS	Aaron Gurd	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	AUS	Jordan Courtney-Perkins	11	1	5	1	1	0	5	0
5	DF	AUS	Hayden Matthews	10	0	4	0	1	0	5	0
16	DF	AUS	Joel King	9	0	1+3	0	1	0	1+3	0
23	DF	AUS	Rhyan Grant	11	1	5	0	1	0	5	1
37	DF	AUS	Will Kennedy	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
41	DF	AUS	Alexandar Popovic	8	0	5	0	0	0	2+1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	AUS	Corey Hollman	8	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	1+3	0
8	MF	MAR	Anas Ouahim	11	7	4+1	1	1	1	4+1	5
15	MF	BRA	Léo Sena	10	1	5	1	0	0	5	0
17	MF	AUS	Anthony Caceres	10	0	5	0	0	0	5	0
22	MF	AUS	Max Burgess	7	0	2+1	0	0	0	1+3	0
27	MF	AUS	Lachie Middleton	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
32	MF	AUS	Nick Alfaro	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	MF	AUS	Marin France	2	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	AUS	Adrian Segecic	9	1	2+2	0	1	0	2+2	1
9	FW	POL	Patryk Klimala	10	6	5	3	0	0	5	3
10	FW	ENG	Joe Lolley	7	3	3	2	0	0	4	1
11	FW	BRA	Douglas Costa	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	0
13	FW	AUS	Patrick Wood	3	1	0+3	1	0	0	0	0
19	FW	AUS	Mitchell Glasson	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
20	FW	AUS	Tiago Quintal	4	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+2	0
25	FW	AUS	Jaiden Kucharski	5	1	0+3	1	1	0	0+1	0
28	FW	AUS	Nathan Amanatidis	4	1	0+1	0	1	0	0+2	1

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.^[18]

As of 23 November 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Men			Australia Cup			AFC Champions League Two			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
1	5	DF		Hayden Matthews	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	22	MF		Max Burgess	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
3	41	DF		Alexandar Popovic	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0
4	9	FW		Patryk Klimala	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	11	FW		Douglas Costa	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15	MF		Léo Sena	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	23	DF		Rhyan Grant	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
7	1	GK		Andrew Redmayne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7	FW		Adrian Segecic	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8	MF		Anas Ouahim	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	16	DF		Joel King	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17	MF		Anthony Caceres	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	33	MF		Marin France	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					10	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	17	1	1

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.