Sydney FC (women)

Sydney FC
Full name	Sydney Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Sky Blues
Founded	2008; 17 years ago
Ground	Jubilee Stadium; Sydney Football Stadium
Chairman	Scott Barlow
Head coach	Ante Juric
League	A-League Women
2023–24	2nd of 12 ; (Champions)
Website	http://www.sydneyfc.com.au/
Home colours	Away colours
	Current season

Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional women's soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It competes in the A-League Women, the top tier of women's soccer in Australia.

History

Establishment

The formation of the W-League in October 2008 saw the league composed of eight teams. Seven of the eight clubs were directly affiliated with the A-League clubs, Sydney FC being one. The women's team shares the men's club name and colours.^[1]

Inaugural season

The inaugural W-League season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series.^[2] During Sydney's season opener, the squad defeated Perth Glory 4–0 with a brace scored by Leena Khamis and two goals from Danielle Small and Heather Garriock.^[3]

Captained by Australian international Heather Garriock Sydney's first season saw mixed results. The club made it to the top four to qualify for the finals, however lost out to eventual champions Brisbane in the semi-finals.^[4]

Kits

The primary club colour of Sydney FC is sky blue, which represents the state colour of New South Wales. The secondary club colour is navy blue, with additional contrasting colours of white.

The former Sydney FC badge was created and used since the men's club founding in 2004. It features a football set centrally in a stylised crest shape. Above the ball is the shape of three shells of the Sydney Opera House, an internationally recognisable symbol of the city of Sydney. Below the ball is the Commonwealth Star, a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia.

The current Sydney FC badge was released in 2017. The crest features the Sydney Opera House in white pictured in front of a sky-blue backdrop on top of a navy blue base featuring the Commonwealth Star.^[5]

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Period	Kit Manufacturer	Shirt Sponsor	Minor Sponsor
2008–2009	Reebok	Bing Lee JVC	HBA Insurance
2009–2011	Reebok	Bing Lee, Sony	MBF Health Insurance Pulsar
2011–2012	Adidas	Unicef^[6]	Sydney Children's Hospital CMRI^[7]
2012–2014		Webjet	Destination NSW Caltex
2014–2015			StarTrack Beechwood
2015–2017	Puma		StarTrack ITP University of New South Wales
2017–2019	Puma	The Star	StarTrack ITP University of New South Wales
2019–2023	Under Armour	The Star	Kennards Hire^[8]
2023–	Under Armour	Macquarie University	Kennards Hire^[8]

Stadiums

Sydney FC currently plays its home games at WIN Stadium, Jubilee Oval, ANZ Stadium, and Allianz Stadium (formerly Sydney Football Stadium). Located in Wollongong, New South Wales, WIN Stadium features a seating capacity of 23,750 and a grass field. Jubilee Oval is located in Carlton, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney. It features a 24,000 seating capacity and grass pitch. The primary tenants for both fields are the St. George Illawarra Dragons rugby league team. ANZ Stadium has a capacity of 82,500, and is only a secondary home for bigger matches, such as the Sydney Derby against Western Sydney Wanderers. Allianz Stadium is located in Moore Park, Sydney and features a seating capacity of 41,159 and grass pitch. The Matildas, Socceroos and the Wallabies occasionally play at the stadium, while the Sydney Roosters, NSW Waratahs and Sydney FC men's team are the grounds major tenants.

During the inaugural season of the W-League, Sydney FC played their home matches at Campbelltown Stadium, a rugby league stadium in Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia. The stadium is owned by Campbelltown City Council and features a nominal capacity of 20,000. It is the full-time home ground for the Western Suburbs Magpies District Rugby league Football Club and is one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers Rugby league Football Club.^{[citation needed]} The men's Sydney FC team played some pre-season and A-League matches at the stadium in 2008 as well.

During the 2009 season, the club played their home games at Sydney Football Stadium. The following season, they played home games at Campbelltown Stadium, WIN Stadium, and Seymour Shaw Park. During the 2011–12 season, they played at Leichhardt Oval and Campbelltown Stadium. During the 2012–13 season, they played at Leichhardt Oval, Sydney Football Stadium, and Cromer Park. During the 2013–2014 season, they played at Jubilee Oval, WIN Stadium, Sydney Football Stadium and at the Sydney United Sports Centre.

During the 2014–15 season, they played their home games at Lambert Park, Jubilee Oval and WIN Stadium.

Players

Current squad

As of 26 September 2024^[9]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	NZL	Brianna Edwards
2	DF	AUS	Margaux Chauvet
3	DF	ENG	Faye Bryson
4	DF	AUS	Tori Tumeth
5	DF	AUS	Kirsty Fenton
6	FW	AUS	Shay Hollman
7	FW	ENG	Millie Farrow
8	MF	AUS	Hana Lowry
9	FW	USA	Shea Connors
12	DF	AUS	Natalie Tobin (captain)
13	GK	AUS	Jasmine Black
14	MF	AUS	Abbey Lemon


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	AUS	Mackenzie Hawkesby
16	DF	USA	Jordan Thompson
17	FW	AUS	Kyah Simon
18	FW	AUS	Amber Luchtmeijer
20	FW	AUS	Princess Ibini (captain)
21	MF	AUS	Lucy Johnson
22	FW	AUS	Indiana dos Santos
23	FW	AUS	Rubi Sullivan
24	FW	AUS	Caley Tallon-Henniker
26	MF	AUS	Madeleine Caspers
30	GK	AUS	Tahlia Franco

Management

Current staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ante Juric
Assistant coach	Thomas Whiteside
Assistant coach	Alice Kriesler

Managerial history

Name	Nationality	From	To
Alen Stajcic^[10]	Australia	9 September 2008	27 September 2014
Dan Barrett^[11]	Australia	27 September 2014	7 June 2017
Ante Juric^[12]	Australia	7 June 2017	—

Season by season record

Season	W-League											Awards^[a]			Top goalscorer(s)^[13]
Season	Div	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos	Finals	POTY	Member's	U-20's	Player(s)	G
2008–09	W-League	10	4	2	4	15	12	+3	14	4th	SF	—	—	—	Leena Khamis	7
2009	W-League	10	7	2	1	25	10	+15	23	Premiers	Champions	—	—	—	Leena Khamis (2) Sarah Walsh	8
2010–11	W-League	10	8	0	2	29	9	+20	24	Premiers	Runners-up	—	—	—	Kyah Simon	12
2011–12	W-League	10	5	2	3	26	8	+18	17	3rd	SF	Teresa Polias	—	—	Renee Rollason	6
2012–13	W-League	12	6	2	4	30	24	+6	20	4th	Champions	Teresa Polias (2)	—	—	Sam Kerr	9
2013–14	W-League	12	8	2	2	37	14	+23	26	2nd	SF	Nicola Bolger	—	—	Jodie Taylor	11
2014	W-League	12	5	3	4	17	16	+1	18	4th	SF	Jasmyne Spencer	—	—	Jasmyne Spencer	8
2015–16	W-League	12	6	1	5	15	21	–6	19	3rd	Runners-up	Alanna Kennedy	—	—	Kyah Simon (2)	6
2016–17	W-League	12	7	1	4	22	16	+6	22	3rd	SF	Remy Siemsen	—	—	Remy Siemsen	6
2017–18	W-League	12	8	1	3	26	16	+10	25	2nd	Runners-up	Chloe Logarzo	—	—	Lisa De Vanna Kylie Ledbrook	6
2018–19	W-League	12	6	1	5	28	19	+9	19	3rd	Champions	Teresa Polias (3)	Liz Ralston	Princess Ibini	Caitlin Foord	10
2019–20	W-League	12	7	1	4	21	13	+8	22	3rd	Runners-up	Sofia Huerta	Teresa Polias	A. Hristodoulou	Remy Siemsen (2)	7
2020–21	W-League	12	9	1	2	26	11	+15	28	Premiers	Runners-up	Clare Wheeler	Cortnee Vine	Taylor Ray	Remy Siemsen (3)	7
2021–22	A-League Women	14	11	2	1	36	6	+30	35	Premiers	Runners-up	M. Hawkesby	Cortnee Vine (2)	Taylor Ray (2)	Cortnee Vine	9
2022–23	A-League Women	18	13	1	4	43	15	+28	40	Premiers	Champions	Natalie Tobin		Sarah Hunter	Madison Haley	11
2023–24	A-League Women	22	11	6	5	31	20	+11	39	2nd	Champions	Charlotte McLean	Mackenzie Hawkesby	Shae Hollman	Cortnee Vine (2)	10

Notes

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Player of the Year
- From seasons ending in 2012 to 2018, there was only a Player of the Year award.
- From seasons ending in 2019 on-wards, a member's player of the year award and an Under-20's award was introduced.