2018–19 Sydney FC season

Sydney FC 2018–19 football season

Sydney FC2018–19 season

Chairman| Scott Barlow
Manager| Steve Corica
Stadium| Sydney Cricket Ground, Netstrata Jubilee Stadium and Leichhardt Oval
A-League| 2nd
A-League Finals Series| Champions
FFA Cup| Runners-up
AFC Champions League| Group stage
Top goalscorer| League: Adam Le Fondre (18 goals)
All: Adam Le Fondre (23 goals)
Highest home attendance| 30,588 vs Western Sydney Wanderers
(27 October 2018)
Lowest home attendance| 6,261 vs Melbourne City
(17 March 2019)
Average home league attendance| 13,464

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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2019–20 ->

The 2018–19 Sydney FC season was the club's 14th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 14th time and the AFC Champions League for the fifth time.

## Players

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### Squad information

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

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1  | GK |  AUS | Andrew Redmayne
2  | DF |  AUS | Aaron Calver
3  | DF |  AUS | Ben Warland
4  | DF |  AUS | Alex Wilkinson
5  | DF |  NED | Jop van der Linden
6  | MF |  AUS | Joshua Brillante
7  | DF |  AUS | Michael Zullo
8  | MF |  AUS | Paulo Retre
9  | FW |  ENG | Adam Le Fondre
10  | FW |  SRB | Miloš Ninković
11  | MF |  AUS | Daniel De Silva (on loan from Central Coast Mariners)
12  | FW |  AUS | Trent Buhagiar
13  | MF |  AUS | Brandon O'Neill
14  | FW |  AUS | Alex Brosque (Captain)
16  | FW |  IRN | Reza Ghoochannejhad (on loan from APOEL FC)
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17  | MF |  AUS | Anthony Cáceres (on loan from Manchester City)
18  | DF |  AUS | Jacob Tratt
19  | MF |  AUS | Chris Zuvela
20  | GK |  AUS | Alex Cisak
21  | FW |  AUS | Mitch Austin
22  | MF |  NED | Siem de Jong (on loan from Ajax Amsterdam)
23  | DF |  AUS | Rhyan Grant
24  | MF |  AUS | Cameron Devlin
25  | DF |  AUS | Joel King
27  | MF |  AUS | Jerry Skotadis (Scholarship)
28  | FW |  AUS | Marco Tilio (Scholarship)
29  | MF |  AUS | Ryan Teague (Scholarship)
30  | GK |  AUS | Tom Heward-Belle
31  | FW |  AUS | Luke Ivanovic

#### From youth squad

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24  | MF |  | Cameron Devlin | 20  | [1]
25  | DF |  | Joel King | 17  | [1]
27  | MF |  | Jerry Skotadis | 18  | [1]
28  | FW |  | Marco Tilio | 17  | [1]
29  | MF |  | Ryan Teague | 16  | [1]
30  | GK |  | Tom Heward-Belle | 21  | [2]
31  | FW |  | Luke Ivanovic | 18  | [2]

### Transfers in

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No.  | Position  | Player  | Transferred from  | Type/fee  | Contract length  | Date  | Ref

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12 | FW | Trent Buhagiar | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer  | 2 years  | 10 May 2018  | [3]
11 | MF | Daniel De Silva | Central Coast Mariners | Loan  | 1 year  | 25 July 2018  | [4]
5 | DF |  Jop van der Linden |  AZ Alkmaar | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 27 July 2018  | [5]
9 | FW |  Adam Le Fondre |  Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer  | 3 years  | 17 August 2018  | [6]
22 | FW |  Siem de Jong |  Ajax Amsterdam | Loan  | 1 year  | 23 August 2018  | [7]
18 | DF | Jacob Tratt |  Sutherland Sharks | Free transfer  |  | 9 November 2018  | [8]
17 | MF | Anthony Cáceres |  Manchester City | Loan  | 1 year  | 2 January 2019  | [9]
16 | FW |  Reza Ghoochannejhad |  APOEL | Loan  | 1 year  | 29 January 2019  | [10]
21 | FW | Mitch Austin | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer  | 1 year  | 31 January 2019  | [11]

### Transfers out

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No.  | Position  | Player  | Transferred to  | Type/fee  | Date  | Ref

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5 | DF |  Jordy Buijs |  V-Varen Nagasaki | End of contract  | 9 May 2018  | [12]
26 | DF | Luke Wilkshire |  Wollongong Wolves | End of contract  | 9 May 2018  | [12]
18 | FW | Matt Simon | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer  | 10 May 2018  | [3]
12 | MF |  Fábio Ferreira | Perth Glory | End of contract  | 6 June 2018  | [13]
16 | MF | Anthony Kalik |  Hajduk Split | Loan return  | 6 June 2018  | [13]
17 | MF | David Carney |  | End of contract  | 6 June 2018  | [13]
11 | MF |  Adrian Mierzejewski |  Changchun Yatai | $1,300 000  | 5 July 2018  | [14]
9 | FW |  Bobô |  Alanyaspor | $800,000[15] | 7 July 2018  | [16]
21 | FW | Charles Lokolingoy |  | Free transfer  | 31 January 2019  | [11]

### Contract extensions

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No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes

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4 | Alex Wilkinson | DF | 2 years | 8 May 2018 | [17]
19 | Chris Zuvela | MF | 1 year | 10 May 2018 | [3]
14 | Alex Brosque | FW | 1 year | 19 May 2018 | [18]
10 |  Miloš Ninković | FW | 2 years | 31 May 2018 | [19]
9 |  Bobô | FW | 1 year | 4 June 2018 | [20]
21 | Charles Lokolingoy | FW | 1 year | 12 June 2018 | [21]
8 | Paulo Retre | MF | 1 year | 28 August 2018 | [22]
3 | Ben Warland | DF | 2 years | 9 October 2018 | [23]
18 | Jacob Tratt | DF | 1 year | 8 January 2019 | [2]
23 | Rhyan Grant | DF | 3 years | 6 February 2019 | [24]
13 | Brandon O'Neill | MF | 2 years | 7 February 2019 | [25]
31 | Luke Ivanovic | FW | 1 year | 30 April 2019 | [26]
25 | Joel King | DF | 1 year | 9 May 2019 | [27]

## Technical staff

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Position  | Name

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Head Coach  |  Steve Corica
Assistant Coach  |  Ufuk Talay
Goalkeeping Coach  |  John Crawley

## Squad statistics

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### Appearances and goals

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N | Pos. | Nat. | Name  | Total | A-League | A-League Finals Series | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League

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Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals |  |  |
1  | GK |  | Andrew Redmayne | 34  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 24+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2  | DF |  | Aaron Calver | 23  | 2  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 12+5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
3  | DF |  | Ben Warland | 11  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
4  | DF |  | Alex Wilkinson | 31  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 23+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
5  | DF |  | Jop van der Linden | 12  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 8+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
6  | MF |  | Joshua Brillante | 31  | 0  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 21+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
7  | DF |  | Michael Zullo | 32  | 1  | 8  | 0  | 0  | 23+0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
8  | MF |  | Paulo Retre | 28  | 1  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 13+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0
9  | FW |  | Adam Le Fondre | 32  | 20  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 24+0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0
10  | FW |  | Miloš Ninković | 32  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 23+0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
11  | MF |  | Daniel De Silva | 21  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
12  | FW |  | Trent Buhagiar | 4  | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
13  | MF |  | Brandon O'Neill | 34  | 3  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 24+0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
14  | FW |  | Alex Brosque | 28  | 10  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 15+6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
16  | FW |  | Reza Ghoochannejhad | 13  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
17  | MF |  | Anthony Cáceres | 16  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
18  | DF |  | Jacob Tratt | 9  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
19  | MF |  | Chris Zuvela | 2  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
20  | GK |  | Alex Cisak | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
21  | FW |  | Mitch Austin | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
22  | MF |  | Siem de Jong | 17  | 6  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 9+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
23  | DF |  | Rhyan Grant | 24  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 16+0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
24  | MF |  | Cameron Devlin†  | 8  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
25  | DF |  | Joel King†  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
27  | MF |  | Jerry Skotadis†  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
28  | FW |  | Marco Tilio†  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
29  | MF |  | Ryan Teague†  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
30  | GK |  | Tom Heward-Belle†  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
31  | FW |  | Luke Ivanovic†  | 15  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
32  | FW |  | Jordi Swibel†  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
33  | DF |  | Liam McGing†  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
34  | DF |  | Patrick Scibilio†  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
37  | FW |  | Hamish Lamberton†  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Players no longer at the club
21  | FW |  | Charles Lokolingoy | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

* Last updated: 21 May 2019
* Source: au.soccerway.com
* = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

† = Scholarship or NPL/NYL-listed player

## Preseason and friendlies

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Changchun Yatai v  Sydney FC Youth 6 July 2018 2018 Free Trade Port Super Champions Cup|  Changchun Yatai | 0–1|  Sydney FC Youth | Haikou, China

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* Devlin 7'

| Stadium: Haikou Stadium

Shanghai Greenland Shenhua v  Sydney FC Youth 8 July 2018 2018 Free Trade Port Super Champions Cup|  Shanghai Greenland Shenhua | 2–0|  Sydney FC Youth | Haikou, China

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20:30 CST |

* Ba 8'
* Romero 88'

| Report |  | Stadium: Haikou Stadium

Sydney FC v  Dunbar Rovers 18 July 2018 |  Sydney FC | 5–0|  Dunbar Rovers | Sydney, Australia

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19:30 AEST |

* Gallegos 11'
* Brosque 20'
* Ninković 42'
* Brillante 45'
* Buhagiar 49'

| Report |  | Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Steve Lucas

Sydney FC v  Sutherland Sharks 25 July 2018 |  Sydney FC | 3–0|  Sutherland Sharks | Sydney, Australia

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19:30 AEST |

* Buhagiar 45'
* Lokolingoy 78'
* O'Neill 86' (pen.)

| Report |  | Stadium: Jubilee Oval

Sydney FC v  Hakoah Sydney City East 7 August 2018 |  Sydney FC | 0–0|  Hakoah Sydney City East | Sydney, Australia

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19:30 AEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

Brisbane Roar v  Sydney FC 15 August 2018 |  Brisbane Roar | 1–1|  Sydney FC | Gold Coast, Australia

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* Mauk 78'

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* Buhagiar 17'

| Stadium: Robina Stadium

Sydney FC v  India U23 28 August 2018 |  Sydney FC | 3–0|  India U23 | Sydney, Australia

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* Brosque 37'
* Le Fondre 43'
* Buhagiar 86'

| Report |  | Stadium: Macquarie University Sports Fields

Sydney FC v  Newcastle Jets 12 September 2018 |  Sydney FC | 2–1|  Newcastle Jets | Sydney, Australia

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* Le Fondre 12', 55' (pen.)

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* Thurgate 30'

| Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

Sydney FC v  Wellington Phoenix 29 September 2018 |  Sydney FC | 2–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Sydney, Australia

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11:30 |

* Le Fondre ?' (pen.)
* Calver 73'

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* Krishna ?' (pen.)

| Stadium: Macquarie University Sports Fields
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Kurt Ams

Sydney FC v  Central Coast Mariners 11 October 2018 |  Sydney FC | 2–0|  Central Coast Mariners | Sydney, Australia

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19:30 |

* van der Linden 15'
* Brosque 36'

| Report |  | Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

## Competitions

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### Overall

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Competition  | Started round  | Final
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A-League | —  | 2nd  | 19 October 2018  | 27 April 2019
A-League Finals | Semi-finals | Champions | 12 May 2019  | 19 May 2019
FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Runners-up | 1 August 2018  | 30 October 2018
AFC Champions League | Group stage | Group stage | 6 March 2019  | 21 May 2019

### A-League

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Main article: 2018–19 A-League

#### League table

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1  | Perth Glory | 27  | 18  | 6  | 3  | 56  | 23  | +33  | 60  | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2  | Sydney FC (C) | 27  | 16  | 4  | 7  | 43  | 29  | +14  | 52
3  | Melbourne Victory | 27  | 15  | 5  | 7  | 50  | 32  | +18  | 50  | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[a]
4  | Adelaide United | 27  | 12  | 8  | 7  | 37  | 32  | +5  | 44  | Qualification for Finals series[a]
5  | Melbourne City | 27  | 11  | 7  | 9  | 39  | 32  | +7  | 40
6  | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 27  | 11  | 7  | 9  | 46  | 43  | +3  | 40
7  | Newcastle Jets | 27  | 10  | 5  | 12  | 40  | 36  | +4  | 35  |
8  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27  | 6  | 6  | 15  | 42  | 54  | −12  | 24
9  | Brisbane Roar | 27  | 4  | 6  | 17  | 38  | 71  | −33  | 18
10  | Central Coast Mariners | 27  | 3  | 4  | 20  | 31  | 70  | −39  | 13

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
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1. ^ a b c 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 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

#### Results summary

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Overall | Home | Away

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD
27  | 16  | 4  | 7  | 43  | 29  |  +14  | 52  | 9  | 1  | 3  | 22  | 13  |  +9  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 21  | 16  |  +5

Last updated: 6 April 2019.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

#### Results by round

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Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27

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Ground| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A
Result| D| W| W| D| L| W| L| W| W| W| W| L| W| W| W| L| W| L| D| W| W| L| W| W| D| W| L
Position| 7| 1| 1| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2

Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2019. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Win Draw Loss

Adelaide United v Sydney FC 19 October 2018 1|  Adelaide United | 1–1|  Sydney FC | Adelaide

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19:20 ACDT |

* Galloway 45+3'

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* Le Fondre 78'

| Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,018
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers 27 October 2018 2|  Sydney FC | 2–0|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney

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19:50 AEDT |

* Le Fondre 4'
* Brosque 53'

| Report |  | Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,588
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne City v Sydney FC 2 November 2018 3|  Melbourne City | 0–3|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |  | Report |

* Retre 16'
* Le Fondre 61', 90'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 12,086
Referee: Adam Kersey

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC 10 November 2018 4|  Newcastle Jets | 1–1|  Sydney FC | Newcastle

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19:50 AEDT |

* Cowburn 87'

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* Brosque 20'

| Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,415
Referee: Shaun Evans

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 25 November 2018 5|  Sydney FC | 1–2|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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17:00 AEDT |

* Le Fondre 35'

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* Toivonen 23'
* Honda 71' (pen.)

| Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 19,081
Referee: Peter Green

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC 1 December 2018 6|  Central Coast Mariners | 1–2|  Sydney FC | Gosford

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17:35 AEDT |

* Simon 16'

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* Le Fondre 42' (pen.)
* O'Neill 65'

| Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 8,386
Referee: Daniel Elder

Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix 8 December 2018 7|  Sydney FC | 1–3|  Wellington Phoenix | Sydney

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17:35 AEDT |

* Zullo 89'

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* Krishna 21', 30'
* Taylor 38'

| Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,101
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC 15 December 2018 8|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–3|  Sydney FC | Sydney

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19:50 AEDT |

* Riera 23'

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* Brosque 45+1'
* de Jong 57'
* Tratt 81'

| Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 18,043
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Perth Glory v Sydney FC 21 December 2018 9|  Perth Glory | 1–2|  Sydney FC | Perth

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20:30 WST |

* Ikonomidis 90'

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* Le Fondre 18'
* De Silva 87'

| Stadium: NIB Stadium
Attendance: 10,356
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar 29 December 2018 10|  Sydney FC | 2–1|  Brisbane Roar | Sydney

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19:50 AEDT |

* Le Fondre 16', 55'

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* McKay 35'

| Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 12,216
Referee: Alex King

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners 4 January 2019 11|  Sydney FC | 5–2|  Central Coast Mariners | Sydney

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* Brosque 49', 58', 64'
* Le Fondre 52' (pen.)
* Calver 90'

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* Pain 17'
* O'Neill 66'

| Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 12,053
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro

Perth Glory v Sydney FC 10 January 2019 12|  Perth Glory | 3–1|  Sydney FC | Perth

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* Chianese 13', 24'
* Santalab 45+3'

| Report |

* Le Fondre 68'

| Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 9,521
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Sydney FC v Adelaide United 13 January 2019 13|  Sydney FC | 2–1|  Adelaide United | Sydney

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19:50 AEDT |

* de Jong 13'
* Tratt 48'

| Report |

* Goodwin 50' (pen.)

| Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 11,560
Referee: Adam Kersey

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets 19 January 2019 14|  Sydney FC | 1–0|  Newcastle Jets | Sydney

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17:35 AEDT |

* Boogaard 44' (o.g.)

| Report |  | Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 12,681
Referee: Adam Fielding

Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC 23 January 2019 15|  Wellington Phoenix | 0–1|  Sydney FC | Wellington

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19:35 NZDT |  | Report |

* de Jong 25'

| Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,961
Referee: Daniel Elder

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC 26 January 2019 16|  Melbourne Victory | 2–1|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:50 AEDT |

* Toivonen 20'
* Troisi 58'

| Report |

* Ninkovic 63'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 21,085
Referee: Shaun Evans

Sydney FC v Melbourne City 3 February 2019 17|  Sydney FC | 2–0|  Melbourne City | Sydney

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17:00 AEDT |

* Ivanovic 9'
* Le Fondre 86'

| Report |  | Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 13,029
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC 8 February 2019 18|  Brisbane Roar | 2–1|  Sydney FC | Brisbane

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19:50 AEST |

* Mikkelsen 77'
* Wenzel-Halls 90'

| Report |

* De Silva 55'

| Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,356
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners 17 February 2019 19|  Sydney FC | 1–1|  Central Coast Mariners | Sydney

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17:50 AEDT |

* Le Fondre 76' (pen.)

| Report |

* O'Neill 36'

| Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 12,188
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC 23 February 2019 20|  Wellington Phoenix | 0–1|  Sydney FC | Sydney

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19:35 NZDT |  | Report |

* Le Fondre 65' (pen.)

| Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,115
Referee: Shaun Evans

Sydney FC v Adelaide United 1 March 2019 21|  Sydney FC | 2–0|  Adelaide United | Sydney

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19:50 AEDT |

* Ghoochannejhad 15'
* Devlin 90+4'

| Report |  | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 11,217
Referee: Kurt Ams

Sydney FC v Melbourne City 17 March 2019 22|  Sydney FC | 0–2|  Melbourne City | Sydney

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19:00 AEDT |  | Report |

* Harrison 62'
* Retre 79' (o.g.)

| Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 6,261
Referee: Shaun Evans

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC 29 March 2019 23|  Brisbane Roar | 1–3|  Sydney FC | Brisbane

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19:50 AEST |

* Bautheac 68'

| Report |

* Calver 1'
* Le Fondre 77'
* de Jong 89'

| Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,059
Referee: Stephen Lucas

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 6 April 2019 24|  Sydney FC | 2–1|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:50 AEDT |

* O'Neill 6'
* Ninkovic 90+3'

| Report |

* Barbarouses 18'

| Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 14,155
Referee: Alex King

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC 13 April 2019 25|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1|  Sydney FC | Sydney

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19:50 AEST |

* Baumjohann 57'

| Report |

* Brosque 7'

| Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 21,984
Referee: Shaun Evans

Sydney FC v Perth Glory 18 April 2019 26|  Sydney FC | 1–0|  Perth Glory | Sydney

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19:50 AEST |

* Le Fondre 37'

| Report |  | Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 11,227
Referee: Chris Beath

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC 27 April 2019 27|  Newcastle Jets | 2–0|  Sydney FC | Newcastle

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17:35 AEST |

* Kantarovski 41'
* Petratos 53'

| Report |  | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: Peter Green

#### Finals series

[edit]

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 12 May 2019 Semi-final|  Sydney FC | 6–1|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:00 AEST |

* Calver 3'
* Brosque 43'
* Broxham 45+2' (o.g.)
* Le Fondre 63' (pen.), 68'
* Ninkovic 88'

| Report |

* Toivonen 90+1'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 12,141
Referee: Chris Beath

Perth Glory v Sydney FC 19 May 2019 Grand Final|  Perth Glory | 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)|  Sydney FC | Perth

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16:30 AWST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Optus Stadium
Attendance: 56,371
Referee: Shaun Evans
| Penalties|

* Juande
* Keogh
* Santalab

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* Le Fondre
* O'Neill
* Grant
* Ghoochannejhad

### FFA Cup

[edit]

Main article: 2018 FFA Cup

Rockdale City Suns v  Sydney FC 1 August 2018 Round of 32|  Rockdale City Suns | 2–4|  Sydney FC | Sydney

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19:30 AEST |

* Gaitatzis 6'
* Alameddine 76'

| Report |

* De Silva 30'
* Warland 48'
* Brosque 51', 64'

| Stadium: Ilinden Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,489
Referee: Ben Abraham

Cairns FC v  Sydney FC 21 August 2018 Round of 16|  Cairns FC | 1–2|  Sydney FC | Cairns

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19:30 AEST |

* Cavanah  16'

| Report |

* Brosque 62' (pen.)
* Buhagiar 66'

| Stadium: Barlow Park
Attendance: 3,950
Referee: Chris Beath

Avondale FC v  Sydney FC 19 September 2018 Quarter-finals|  Avondale FC | 2–4 (a.e.t.)|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:30 AEST |

* Boland 56', 61'

| Report |

* Buhagiar 17', 29'
* Ninkovic 105'
* Le Fondre 114'

| Stadium: ABD Stadium
Attendance: 1,566
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Western Sydney Wanderers v  Sydney FC 6 October 2018 Semi-finals|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–3|  Sydney FC | Sydney

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19:30 AEST |  | Report |

* Buhagiar 49'
* de Jong 64'
* Le Fondre 76' (pen.)

| Stadium: Panthers Stadium
Attendance: 14,436
Referee: Daniel Elder

Adelaide United v  Sydney FC 30 October 2018 Final|  Adelaide United | 2–1|  Sydney FC | Adelaide

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19:00 ACDT |

* Goodwin 25', 74'

| Report | Le Fondre 28' (pen.) | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 14,448
Referee: Jarred Gillett

### AFC Champions League

[edit]

Main article: 2019 AFC Champions League

#### Group stage

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Pos | Team

* v
* t
* e

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1  |  Ulsan Hyundai | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 7  | −2  | 11  | Advance to knockout stage
2  |  Shanghai SIPG | 6  | 2  | 3  | 1  | 13  | 8  | +5  | 9
3  |  Kawasaki Frontale | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 9  | 6  | +3  | 8  |
4  |  Sydney FC | 6  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 5  | 11  | −6  | 3

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Sydney FC v  Ulsan Hyundai 6 March 2019 1|  Sydney FC | 0–0|  Ulsan Hyundai | Sydney, Australia

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20:00 AEDT |  | Report |  | Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 4,039
Referee: Khamis Al-Kuwari (Qatar)

Kawasaki Frontale v  Sydney FC 13 March 2019 2|  Kawasaki Frontale | 1–0|  Sydney FC | Kawasaki, Japan

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19:00 JST |

* Saitō 83'

| Report |  | Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 11,278
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Sydney FC v  Shanghai SIPG 10 April 2019 3|  Sydney FC | 3–3|  Shanghai SIPG | Sydney, Australia

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19:30 AEST |

* de Jong 3'
* Le Fondre 32' (pen.)
* Brosque 84'

| Report |

* Lü 27'
* Yu Hai 36'
* Elkeson 89'

| Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 7,154
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Shanghai SIPG v  Sydney FC 23 April 2019 4|  Shanghai SIPG | 2–2|  Sydney FC | Shanghai, China

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19:30 CST |

* Elkeson 47'
* Wang 59'

| Report |

* O'Neill 33'
* Le Fondre 62'

| Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 21,989
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Ulsan Hyundai v  Sydney FC 7 May 2019 5|  Ulsan Hyundai | 1–0|  Sydney FC | Ulsan, South Korea

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19:00 KST |

* Diskerud 59'

| Report |  | Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,520
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Sydney FC v  Kawasaki Frontale 21 May 2019 6|  Sydney FC | 0–4|  Kawasaki Frontale | Sydney, Australia

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20:00 AEST |  | Report |

* Wakizaka 9', 20'
* Tanaka 28'
* Leandro Damião 59'

| Stadium: Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 3,813
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)

## International selections

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The following players were selected for the Socceroos:

* Rhyan Grant (Korea/Lebanon friendlies,[28][29] 2019 AFC Asian Cup,[30] Korea friendly[31])
* Brandon O'Neill (Korea friendly)[31]
* Andrew Redmayne (Korea friendly)[31]
* Joshua Brillante (Korea friendly)[31]

## End-of-season awards

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On 1 June 2019, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented ten awards on the night.[32]

Award | Men's | Women's

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Player of the Year | Brandon O'Neill (Men's)
Luke Ivanovic (U-20's) | Teresa Polias
Member's Player of the Year | Rhyan Grant | Elizabeth Ralston
Golden Boot | Adam Le Fondre | Caitlin Foord
Rising Star | Ryan Teague | Princess Ibini
Chairman's Award | Jessica Allan (General Manager, Commercial Partnerships)

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Sydney FC Promote Five Youth Stars". Sydney FC. 11 September 2018.
2. ^ a b c "Sydney FC Sign Three Young Prospects". Sydney FC. 8 January 2019.
3. ^ a b c Adno, Carly (10 May 2018). "Sydney FC sign Trent Buhagiar from Central Coast Mariners with Matt Simon going the other way". news.com.au.
4. ^ FC, Sydney. "Sydney FC In History Making Loan Deal". Sydney FC. FFA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
5. ^ "Sydney FC Agree Dutch Defender Signing". Sydney FC. 27 July 2018.
6. ^ "New Sydney FC striker Adam Le Fondre calls A-League move 'opportunity of a lifetime'". The Daily Telegraph. 17 August 2018.
7. ^ "Sydney FC go Dutch to fill final marquee role". NewsComAu. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
8. ^ Guthrie, Nick (9 November 2018). "Dubbo junior Jacob Tratt returns to the A-League after signing with Sydney FC". Daily Liberal.
9. ^ "Sydney FC Complete Signing Of Talented Manchester City Midfielder". Sydney FC. 2 January 2019.
10. ^ "'Gucci' is bringing the bling back to Sydney FC". The World Game. SBS. 29 January 2019.
11. ^ a b "Sydney FC Complete Deadline Day Deals". Sydney FC. 31 January 2019.
12. ^ a b "Buijs and Wilkshire depart Sydney FC". The World Game. SBS. 9 May 2018.
13. ^ a b c "A-League: David Carney, Fabio Ferreira and Anthony Kalik leave Sydney FC". news.com.au. 6 June 2018.
14. ^ "Mierzejewski exits Sydney FC for record transfer fee". FourFourTwo. 5 July 2018.
15. ^ Gatt, Ray (7 July 2018). "Shock losses for Sydney FC a good sign for A-League". The Australian.
16. ^ Bungard, Matt (7 July 2018). "Sydney FC in Torres hunt after departure of Mierzejewski and Bobo". The Sydney Morning Herald.
17. ^ "Alex Wilkinson sticks with Sydney FC". FourFourTwo. 8 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
18. ^ "Brosque Confirms He's Staying". Sydney FC. 19 May 2018.
19. ^ "Sydney FC Re-Sign Midfield Maestro". Sydney FC. 31 May 2018.
20. ^ "Golden Boot Locked In". Sydney FC. 4 June 2018.
21. ^ "Sydney FC Re-Sign Promising Striker". Sydney FC. 12 June 2018.
22. ^ "Sky Blues Midfielder Extends Contract". Sydney FC. 28 August 2018.
23. ^ "Sydney FC Defender Extends Stay". Sydney FC. 9 October 2018.
24. ^ "Rhyan Grant Signs New Three Year Contract". Sydney FC. 6 February 2019.
25. ^ "Brandon O'Neill Re-Signs For 2 Years". Sydney FC. 7 February 2019.
26. ^ "Young Prospect Re-Signs". Sydney FC. 30 April 2019.
27. ^ "Sydney FC Youngster Joel King Re-Signs". Sydney FC. 9 May 2019.
28. ^ "Socceroos Squad v South Korea". Fox Sports. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
29. ^ "Something Special is Coming says Socceroos boss Arnold". The World Game. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
30. ^ "Caltex Socceroos Squad AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 finalised". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
31. ^ a b c d "Socceroos squad ahead of Korea Republic friendly". Fox Sports. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
32. ^ "Sky Blue Ball Winners". sydneyfc.com. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

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*[No.]: Number
*[Pos.]: Position
*[GK]: Goalkeeper
*[DF]: Defender
*[MF]: Midfielder
*[FW]: Forward
*[N]: Squad Number
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