2021–22 Sydney FC season

Sydney FC 2021–22 football season

Sydney FC2021–22 season

Chairman| Scott Barlow
Manager| Steve Corica
Stadium| Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Leichhardt Oval
Stadium Australia
A-League Men| 8th
FFA Cup| Semi-finals
AFC Champions League| Group stage
Top goalscorer| League: Adam Le Fondre (7)
All: Adam Le Fondre (11)
Highest home attendance| 11,404 (7 May 2022 vs. Melbourne Victory
Lowest home attendance| 1,759 (30 March 2022 vs. Macarthur FC
Average home league attendance| 5,534

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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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.

## Players

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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.

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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
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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

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### Transfers in

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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]
27 | FW |  Elvis Kamsoba | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer  | 2 years  | 22 July 2021  | [5]
35 | DF | Liam McGing | Unattached | Free transfer  |  | 20 November 2021  | [6]
6 | MF | Mustafa Amini | Unattached | Free transfer  | 6 months  | 24 December 2021  | [7]
16 | FW |  Luciano Narsingh | Unattached | Free transfer  | 5 months  | 11 February 2022  | [8]

#### From youth squad

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32  | MF |  | Patrick Yazbek | 19  | 2 year scholarship contract[9]

### Transfers out

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

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2 | DF | Patrick Flottmann | Unattached | End of contract  | 2 July 2021  | [2]
5 | MF |  Alexander Baumjohann | Unattached | End of contract  | 2 July 2021  | [2][10]
27 | FW | Jordan Swibel | Unattached | End of contract  | 2 July 2021  | [2]
6 | DF | Ryan McGowan |  Kuwait SC | End of contract  | 3 July 2021  | [11][12]
18 | FW | Luke Ivanovic | Unattached | Mutual contract termination  | 20 July 2021  | [9]
29 | DF | Anton Mlinaric | Brisbane Roar | Loan  | 25 October 2021  | [13]
16 | DF | Joel King |  OB | Undisclosed  | 29 January 2022  | [14]

### Contract extensions

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

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9 |  Bobô | Striker | 1 year | 28 June 2021 | [15][16]
17 | Anthony Caceres | Central midfielder | 3 years | 30 June 2021 | [17]
4 | Alex Wilkinson | Centre-back | 1 year | 10 July 2021 | [18]
12 | Trent Buhagiar | Striker | 1 year | 23 July 2021 | [19]
19 | Chris Zuvela | Midfielder | 1 year | 27 July 2021 | [20]
20 | Tom Heward-Belle | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 27 July 2021 | [20]

## Pre-season and friendlies

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Sydney FC v Macarthur FC 16 October 2021 |  Sydney FC | 5–0|  Macarthur FC | Sydney, Australia

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* Bobô 2', 19'
* Kamsoba 55'
* Le Fondre 71', 75'

| Report |  | Stadium: Sydney FC training ground
Referee: Sam Kelly

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets 26 October 2021 |  Sydney FC | 5–0|  Newcastle Jets | Sydney, Australia

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* Kamsoba 7'
* Burgess 22'
* Le Fondre 58'
* Barbarouses 83'
* Buhagiar 117'

| Report |  | Stadium: Sydney FC training ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Craig Fisher
Note: The match was played over three 45 minute periods

Wollongong Wolves v Sydney FC 30 October 2021 |  Wollongong Wolves | 0–2|  Sydney FC | Wollongong, Australia

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15:00 AEST |  | Report |

* Kamsoba 36'
* Barbarouses 83'

| Stadium: Albert Butler Oval

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners 6 November 2021 |  Sydney FC | 0–3|  Central Coast Mariners | Sydney, Australia

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* Ureña 53'
* Tsekenis 80', 84'

| Stadium: Macquarie University Fields

Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix 13 November 2021 |  Sydney FC | 1–0|  Wellington Phoenix | Sydney, Australia

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17:00 AEDT |

* Le Fondre 23'

| Report |  | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

## Competitions

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Win Draw Loss Cancelled or postponed

Competition  | Record

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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
A-League | 26  | 8  | 7  | 11  | 37  | 44  | –7  | 30.77
FFA Cup | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 7  | 3  | +4  | 75.00
AFC Champions League | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 3  | 9  | –6  | 00.00
Total  | 36  | 11  | 9  | 16  | 47  | 46  | +1  | 30.56

### A-League

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Main article: 2021–22 A-League

#### League table

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Pos | Team

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6  | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 26  | 12  | 3  | 11  | 34  | 49  | −15  | 39  | Qualification for finals series[b]
7  | Macarthur FC | 26  | 9  | 6  | 11  | 38  | 47  | −9  | 33  |
8  | Sydney FC | 26  | 8  | 7  | 11  | 37  | 44  | −7  | 31
9  | Newcastle Jets | 26  | 8  | 5  | 13  | 45  | 43  | +2  | 29  | Qualification for 2022 Australia Cup play-offs[c]
10  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26  | 6  | 9  | 11  | 30  | 38  | −8  | 27

Source: A-Leagues
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.
Notes:

1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in 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 play-off round.[21]

#### Matches

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Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Sydney FC 20 November 2021 1|  Western Sydney Wanderers FC | 0–0|  Sydney FC | Sydney

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19:45 AEST |  | Report |  | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 23,118

Sydney FC v Macarthur FC 27 November 2021 2|  Sydney FC | 0–1|  Macarthur FC | Sydney

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19:45 AEST |  | Report |

* Rose 17'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 6,632
Referee: Stephen Lucas

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets FC 4 December 2021 3|  Sydney FC | 2–2|  Newcastle Jets FC | Sydney

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19:45 AEST |

* Le Fondre 9' (pen.)
* Kamsoba 30'

| Report |

* Yuel 58', 65'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 6,943
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC 12 December 2021 4|  Central Coast Mariners | 2–0|  Sydney FC | Gosford

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18:20 AEST |

* Urena 14'
* Caceres 16' (o.g.)

| Report |  | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,037

Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix 19 December 2021 5|  Sydney FC | 2–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Sydney

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18:45 AEST |

* Kamsoba 19'
* Le Fondre 57'

| Report |

* Waine 84'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,150
Referee: Ben Abraham

Macarthur FC v Sydney FC 26 December 2021 6|  Macarthur FC | 0–3|  Sydney FC | Campbelltown

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19:45 AEST |  | Report |

* Wood 11'
* Burgess 28'
* Buhagiar 58'

| Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 4,843
Referee: Kurt Ams

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar 15 January 2022 10|  Sydney FC | 1–1|  Brisbane Roar | Sydney

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19:45 AEST |

* Caceres 34'

| Report |

* Mileusnic 40'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,098
Referee: Jack Morgan

Sydney FC v Perth Glory 22 January 2022 7|  Sydney FC | 1–2|  Perth Glory | Sydney

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19:45 AEST |

* Caceres 90+3' (pen.)

| Report |

* O'Neill 55'
* Fornaroli 85'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,069
Referee: Adam Kersey

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC 25 January 2022 8|  Melbourne Victory | 2–2|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:45 AEDT |

* Folami 17'
* Kruse 77'

| Report |

* Ninković 37'
* Bobô 81'

| Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,496
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners 30 January 2022 12|  Sydney FC | 3–2|  Central Coast Mariners | Sydney

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16:05 AEDT |

* Caceres 45+2' (pen.), 79'
* Bobô 71'

| Report |

* Bozanic 53'
* Cummings 57'

| Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 6,855
Referee: Kurt Ams

Adelaide United v Sydney FC 4 February 2022 13|  Adelaide United | 1–2|  Sydney FC | Adelaide

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19:45 ACST |

* Mauk 32'

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* Kamsoba 10'
* Bobô 73'

| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,245
Referee: Adam Kersey

Sydney FC v Western United 12 February 2022 14|  Sydney FC | 1–1|  Western United | Sydney

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19:45 AEST |

* Burgess 64'

| Report |

* Lustica 56'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,228
Referee: Shaun Evans

Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC 19 February 2022 15|  Wellington Phoenix | 1–1|  Sydney FC | Sydney

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17:05 AEDT |

* Ball 43'

| Report |

* Bobô 67'

| Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,775
Referee: Jack Morgan

Western United v Sydney FC 23 February 2022 9|  Western United | 3–0[a]|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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17:45 AEDT |

* Lustica 67'

| Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Alex King

Sydney FC v Melbourne City 26 February 2022 16|  Sydney FC | 0–3[b]|  Melbourne City | Sydney

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19:45 AEDT |

* Ninković 53'

| Report |

* Retre 32' (o.g.)
* Leckie 90+1'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 3,262
Referee: Chris Beath

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC 5 March 2022 17|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0|  Sydney FC | Sydney

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19:45 AEDT |

* Hemed 37' (pen.)
* Baccus 52'

| Report |  | Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 14,002
Referee: Alex King

Perth Glory v Sydney FC 12 March 2022 26|  Perth Glory | 0–2|  Sydney FC | Perth

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19:05 AWST |  | Report |

* Barbarouses 7'
* Yazbek 70'

| Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Jack Morgan

Sydney FC v Western United 19 March 2022 18|  Sydney FC | 3–0|  Western United | Sydney

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19:45 AEDT |

* Ninković 23'
* Narsingh 58'
* Amini 68'

| Report |  | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 3,269
Referee: Daniel Elder

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC 25 March 2022 20|  Newcastle Jets | 2–0|  Sydney FC | Newcastle

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19:45 AEDT |

* Goodwin 41', 43'

| Report |  | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,424
Referee: Stephen Lucas

Sydney FC v Macarthur FC 30 March 2022 21|  Sydney FC | 2–2|  Macarthur FC | Sydney

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19:05 AEDT |

* Buhagiar 39'
* Šušnjar 53' (o.g.)

| Report |

* Dávila 8' (pen.)
* Šušnjar 26'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Chris Beath

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers 2 April 2022 24|  Sydney FC | 3–2|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney

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19:45 AEDT |

* Le Fondre 2'
* Buhagiar 66', 71'

| Report |

* Hemed 17'
* Russell 75'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 10,091
Referee: Alireza Faghani

Melbourne City v Sydney FC 6 April 2022 11|  Melbourne City | 4–0|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:05 AEST |

* Bos 26'
* Leckie 56', 72'
* Maclaren 70'

| Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Alex King

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC 9 April 2022 23|  Central Coast Mariners | 0–5|  Sydney FC | Gosford

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19:45 AEST |  | Report |

* Le Fondre 28', 58', 59'
* Caceres 53'
* Bobô 90+4'

| Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,773
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Sydney FC v Adelaide United 12 April 2022 22|  Sydney FC | 2–3|  Adelaide United | Sydney

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19:05 AEST |

* Grant 6'
* Buhagiar 62'

| Report |

* Goodwin 36', 90+5'
* Blackwood 89'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 4,180
Referee: Alex King

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory 7 May 2022 19|  Sydney FC | 1–4|  Melbourne Victory | Sydney

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19:45 AEDT |

* Le Fondre 16'

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* D'Agostino 14'
* Brimmer 30'
* Geria 38'
* Hamill 87'

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 11,404
Referee: Alex King

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC 10 May 2022 25|  Brisbane Roar | 3–1|  Sydney FC | Kippa-Ring

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19:05 AEST |

* Parsons 36'
* Lescano 40'
* Ivanovic 67'

| Report |

* Burgess 30'

| Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 1,727
Referee: Adam Kersey

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

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Main article: 2021 FFA Cup

Sydney Olympic v Sydney FC 24 November 2021 Round of 32|  Sydney Olympic | 2–4|  Sydney FC | Sydney

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19:30 AEDT |

* Parkhouse 30'
* McGing 82' (o.g.)

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* Le Fondre 44'
* Wood 59'
* Kamsoba 78'
* Buhagiar 90+2'

| Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,271
Referee: Ben Abraham

Sydney FC v Macarthur FC 8 December 2021 Round of 16|  Sydney FC | 2–0 (a.e.t.)|  Macarthur FC | Sydney

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20:00 AEDT |

* Donachie 100'
* Van Der Saag 119'

| Report |  | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Kurt Ams

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar 12 January 2022 Quarter-final|  Sydney FC | 1–0|  Brisbane Roar | Sydney

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18:00 AEDT |

* Kamsoba 63'

| Report |  | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Tim Danaskos

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners 18 January 2022 Semi-final|  Sydney FC | 0–1|  Central Coast Mariners | Sydney

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19:00 AEDT |  | Report |

* Ureña 82' (pen.)

| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,135
Referee: Alex King

### AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

#### Qualifying play-offs

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Sydney FC  v  Kaya–Iloilo 8 March 2022 Preliminary round|  Sydney FC  | 5–0|  Kaya–Iloilo | Sydney

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19:30 AEDT |

* Buhagiar 30'
* Bobô 47', 49' (pen.)
* Le Fondre 71', 81'

| Report |  | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 435[23]
Referee: Arumughan Rowan

Changchun Yatai v  Sydney FC 15 March 2022 Play-off round|  Changchun Yatai | Cancelled
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Note: Changchun Yatai withdrew from the competition after the draw. AFC decided to cancel the play-off match, and the winner of preliminary stage, Sydney, automatically advanced to the group stage

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos | Team

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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  |  Hoang 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) Hosts

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v  Sydney FC 16 April 2022 (2022-04-16) 1|  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 0–0|  Sydney FC | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

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21:00 IST |  | Report |  | Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Ahmed Al Alili (United Arab Emirates)

Sydney FC  v  Hoàng Anh Gia Lai 19 April 2022 (2022-04-19) 2|  Sydney FC  | 1–1|  Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

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18:00 IST |

* Buhagiar 59'

| Report |

* Vũ Văn Thanh 26'

| Attendance: 7,536
Referee: Ammar Ebrahim Hasan Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

Sydney FC  v  Yokohama F. Marinos 22 April 2022 (2022-04-22) 3|  Sydney FC  | 0–1|  Yokohama F. Marinos | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

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21:00 IST |  | Report |

* Tsunoda 80'

| Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

Yokohama F. Marinos v  Sydney FC 25 April 2022 (2022-04-25) 4|  Yokohama F. Marinos | 3–0|  Sydney FC | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

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18:00 IST |

* Saneto 6'
* Nishimura 11'
* Lopes 87'

| Report |  | Attendance: 1,979
Referee: Mongkolchai Pechsri (Thailand)

Sydney FC  v  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 28 April 2022 (2022-04-28) 5|  Sydney FC  | 2–3|  Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

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21:00 IST |

* Le Fondre 40'
* Wood 90+1'

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* K.W. Han 49'
* Iljutcenko 67'
* Gustavo 78'

| Attendance: 758
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Hoàng Anh Gia Lai v  Sydney FC 1 May 2022 (2022-05-01) 6|  Hoàng Anh Gia Lai | 1–0|  Sydney FC | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

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18:00 IST |

* Brandão 39'

| Report |  | Attendance: 11,680
Referee: Ahmed Al Alili (United Arab Emirates)

## Statistics

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### Squad statistics

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No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total  | A-League | FFA Cup | Champions League

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1  | GK |  | Andrew Redmayne | 26  | 0  | 16  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 6  | 0
2  | DF |  | James Donachie | 24  | 1  | 17  | 0  | 2  | 1  | 5  | 0
3  | DF |  | Ben Warland | 22  | 0  | 15  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 6  | 0
4  | DF |  | Alex Wilkinson | 34  | 0  | 26  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 4  | 0
5  | DF |  | Connor O'Toole | 17  | 0  | 13  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0
6  | MF |  | Mustafa Amini | 24  | 1  | 17  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0
7  | DF |  | Michael Zullo | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
8  | MF |  | Paulo Retre | 34  | 0  | 23  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 7  | 0
9  | FW |  | Bobô | 26  | 7  | 20  | 5  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 2
10  | MF |  | Miloš Ninković | 28  | 3  | 22  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0
11  | FW |  | Kosta Barbarouses | 15  | 1  | 11  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 0
12  | FW |  | Trent Buhagiar | 31  | 8  | 23  | 5  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 2
14  | FW |  | Adam Le Fondre | 29  | 11  | 21  | 7  | 2  | 1  | 6  | 3
16  | FW |  | Luciano Narsingh | 14  | 1  | 10  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 0
17  | MF |  | Anthony Caceres | 34  | 5  | 24  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 0
19  | MF |  | Chris Zuvela | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
20  | GK |  | Tom Heward-Belle | 10  | 0  | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0
21  | DF |  | Harry Van Der Saag | 19  | 1  | 11  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 4  | 0
22  | MF |  | Max Burgess | 33  | 2  | 24  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 6  | 0
23  | DF |  | Rhyan Grant | 29  | 1  | 21  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 5  | 0
24  | MF |  | Corey Hollman | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
25  | DF |  | Callum Talbot | 24  | 0  | 17  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 5  | 0
26  | MF |  | Luke Brattan | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0
27  | FW |  | Elvis Kamsoba | 24  | 5  | 17  | 3  | 3  | 2  | 4  | 0
28  | MF |  | Calem Nieuwenhof | 4  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0
29  | DF |  | Anton Mlinaric | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
30  | GK |  | Adam Pavlesic | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0
31  | MF |  | Adrian Segecic | 6  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 0
32  | MF |  | Patrick Yazbek | 25  | 1  | 14  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 7  | 0
33  | FW |  | Patrick Wood | 17  | 3  | 9  | 1  | 4  | 1  | 4  | 1
35  | DF |  | Liam McGing | 3  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 0
| DF |  | Joel King†  | 12  | 0  | 8  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0

Last updated: 12 May 2022
Source: https://au.soccerway.com/teams/australia/sydney-fc/4295/squad/

† Player left Sydney during the season

### Goals

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As of 12 May 2022
Rank  | Player  | A-League  | FFA Cup  | Champions League  | Total

|
|
|
|
|

1  |  Adam Le Fondre | 7  | 1  | 3  | 11
2  |  Trent Buhagiar | 5  | 1  | 2  | 8
3  |  Bobô | 5  | 0  | 2  | 7
4  |  Elvis Kamsoba | 3  | 2  | 0  | 5
Anthony Caceres | 5  | 0  | 0
6  |  Miloš Ninković | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3
Patrick Wood | 1  | 1  | 1
Max Burgess | 3  | 0  | 0
9  |  Rhyan Grant | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Mustafa Amini | 1  | 0  | 0
Patrick Yazbek | 1  | 0  | 0
Kosta Barbarouses | 1  | 0  | 0
Luciano Narsingh | 1  | 0  | 0
James Donachie | 0  | 1  | 0
Harry Van Der Saag | 0  | 1  | 0
Own goals  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Total  | 36  | 7  | 8  | 51

### Clean sheets

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As of 12 May 2022
Rank  | Player  | A-League  | FFA Cup  | Champions League  | Total

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|
|
|
|

1  |  Andrew Redmayne | 4  | 1  | 2  | 7
2  |  Tom Heward-Belle | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1
Total  | 5  | 1  | 2  | 19

## End of Season awards

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On 10 June 2022, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented nine awards on the night.[25]

Award  | Men's  | Women's

|
|

Player of the Year  | Anthony Caceres | MacKenzie Hawkesby
Member's Player of the Year  | Anthony Caceres |
U20 Player of the Year  | Patrick Yazbek | Taylor Ray
Golden Boot  |  Adam Le Fondre | Cortnee Vine
Rising Star  | Jake Girdwood-Reich  |
Chairman's Award  | Anthony Scaltrito (General Manager, Operations)

## See also

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* 2021–22 Sydney FC (A-League Women) season

## References

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1. ^ Lewis, Dave (23 May 2021). "Burgess heads back to Sydney FC on two-year deal". The World Game. SBS.
2. ^ a b c d "Sydney FC Thank Departing Players". Sydney FC. 2 July 2021.
3. ^ "Sydney FC Complete Signing Of Defender James Donachie". Sydney FC. 16 July 2021.
4. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Wing Back Connor O'Toole". Sydney FC. 17 July 2021.
5. ^ "Sydney FC sign exciting attacking talent". Sydney FC. 22 July 2021.
6. ^ "McGing Signs With Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 20 November 2021.
7. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Socceroos Midfielder Mustafa Amini". Sydney FC. 24 December 2021.
8. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Flying Dutchman". Sydney FC. 11 February 2022.
9. ^ a b "Bright Prospect Yazbek Signs As We Say Thanks Luke". Sydney FC. 20 July 2021.
10. ^ Harrington, Anna (2 July 2021). "City A-League skipper Jamieson re-signs". Seven News. "Sydney FC attacker Alexander Baumjohann has farewelled the A-League club, via posts on Twitter and Instagram. Baumjohann departs the Sky Blues after two seasons at Sydney, where he won the 2019-20 A-League premiership-championship double."
11. ^ "Ryan McGowan Departs For Overseas Contract". Sydney FC. 3 July 2021.
12. ^ Al-Shaya, Sadiq (4 July 2021). "الأسترالي ماكغوان... ثالث صفقات «الكويت»" [Australian McGowan... The third "Kuwait" deal]. Al Rai (in Arabic).
13. ^ Warriner, David (25 October 2021). "Sydney FC Defender Joins Roar On Loan". Sydney FC.
14. ^ Rugari, Vince (29 January 2022). "King's ransom: Sydney Socceroo sold to Danish club as Wanderers' slump worsens". The Sydney Morning Herald.
15. ^ "A-League's Sydney re-sign two 36-year-olds as youth exits come back to bite them". FTBL. 28 June 2021.
16. ^ "Bobô Back For Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 14 July 2021.
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.
19. ^ "Trent Buhagiar Re-Signs With Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 23 July 2021.
20. ^ a b "Sydney FC Re-Sign Tom Heward-Belle & Chris Zuvela". Sydney FC. 27 July 2021.
21. ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
22. ^ a b "Sydney FC penalised for repeatedly breaching youth requirements". ABC News. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
23. ^ "Sydney FC - Kaya FC-Iloilo". Football Critic. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
24. ^ "Latest update on the AFC Champions League 2022". the-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. 1 March 2022.
25. ^ "Sky Blue Ball Awards Winners Crowned". Sydney FC. 10 June 2022.

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