| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Scott Barlow | |||
| Manager | Steve Corica | |||
| Stadium | Allianz Stadium | |||
| A-League Men | 5th | |||
| A-League Men Finals | Semi-finals | |||
| Australia Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League:Adam Le Fondre (12) All: Adam Le Fondre (13) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 34,232 vs.Western Sydney Wanderers (12 November 2022) A-League Men | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,211 vs.Central Coast Mariners (31 July 2022) Australia Cup | |||
| Average home league attendance | 17,008 | |||
| Biggest win | 4–1 vs.Perth Glory (H) (16 April 2023) A-League Men | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (H) (18 March 2023) A-League Men vs.Melbourne City (A) (19 May 2023) A-League Men Finals | |||
The2022–23 season was the 18th in the history ofSydney Football Club. In addition to thedomestic league, Sydney FC competed in theAustralia Cup for the eighth time.
For the first time since the2017–18 season, Sydney FC returned toAllianz Stadium.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | DF | Anton Mlinaric | Brisbane Roar | End of loan | 19 May 2022 | [1] | |
| 18 | DF | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 13 July 2022 | [2] | |
| 11 | MF | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 9 August 2022 | [3] | |
| 21 | FW | Alex Parsons | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 10 August 2022 | [4] |
| 6 | DF | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 12 August 2022 | [5] | |
| 10 | MF | Undisclosed | 2 years | 15 August 2022 | [6] | ||
| 27 | DF | Adrian Vlastelica | Injury replacement forAlex Wilkinson | 3 months | 15 August 2022 | [7] | |
| 3 | DF | Joel King | Loan | 6 months | 1 February 2023 | [8] |
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | DF | Aaron Gurd | 20 | 1-year scholarship contract[9] | |
| 25 | FW | Jaiden Kucharski | 19 | 2-year scholarship contract[9] | |
| 24 | MF | Corey Hollman | 18 | 2-year scholarship contract[10] | |
| 28 | MF | Jake Girdwood-Reich | 17 | 2-year scholarship contract[10] |
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Retired | 2 May 2022 | [11] | ||
| 7 | DF | Michael Zullo | Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2022 | [12] |
| 11 | FW | Unattached | End of contract | 19 May 2022 | [1] | |
| 16 | FW | Unattached | End of contract | 19 May 2022 | [1] | |
| 12 | FW | Trent Buhagiar | Unattached | End of contract | 19 May 2022 | [1] |
| 6 | MF | Mustafa Amini | Unattached | End of contract | 19 May 2022 | [1] |
| 21 | DF | Harry Van Der Saag | Unattached | End of contract | 19 May 2022 | [1] |
| 25 | DF | Callum Talbot | Unattached | End of contract | 19 May 2022 | [1] |
| 29 | DF | Anton Mlinaric | Unattached | End of contract | 19 May 2022 | [1] |
| 35 | DF | Liam McGing | Unattached | End of contract | 19 May 2022 | [1] |
| 19 | MF | Chris Zuvela | Unattached | End of contract | 19 May 2022 | [1] |
| 28 | MF | Calem Nieuwenhof | Unattached | End of contract | 19 May 2022 | [1] |
| 10 | MF | Unattached | End of contract | 21 June 2022 | [13] | |
| 3 | DF | Ben Warland | Adelaide United | Mutual contract termination | 24 June 2022 | [14][15] |
| 27 | FW | Undisclosed | 23 July 2022 | [16][17] | ||
| 27 | DF | Adrian Vlastelica | End of contract | 2 February 2023 | [18] | |
| 16 | MF | Patrick Yazbek | Undisclosed | 18 February 2023 | [19] | |
| 5 | DF | Connor O'Toole | Western United | Mutual contract termination | 6 February 2023 | [20][21] |
| No. | Position | Name | Duration | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF | Adrian Segecic | 3 years | 9 May 2022 | [22] |
| 26 | MF | Luke Brattan | 2 years | 20 May 2022 | [23] |
| 1 | GK | Andrew Redmayne | 3 years | 30 May 2022 | [24] |
| 30 | GK | Adam Pavlesic | 2 years | 2 June 2022 | [25] |
| 12 | FW | Patrick Wood | 1 year | 20 June 2022 | [26] |
| 4 | DF | Alex Wilkinson | 1 year | 22 June 2022 | [27] |
| 23 | DF | Rhyan Grant | 2 years | 27 June 2022 | [28] |
| 2 | DF | James Donachie | 2 years | 4 July 2022 | [29] |
| 8 | MF | Paulo Retre | 2 years | 4 July 2022 | [29] |
| 29 | DF | Aaron Gurd | 2 years | 9 February 2023 | Signed a full-time professional contract from 2023–24 until end of 2024–25.[30] |
| 22 | MF | Max Burgess | 2 years | 21 February 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25.[31] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 19 July 2022 | Sydney FC | 6–0 | Sydney | |
| Report | Stadium:Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) | |||
| Note: The match was played over 60 minutes | ||||
| 15 September 2022 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| Report | ||||
| Note: Match was played over three 45 minute periods | ||||
| 1 October 2022 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| Report |
| 17 November 2022Sydney Super Cup | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Sydney | |
| 19:45AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:Sydney Football Stadium Referee: Alex King |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Men | 8 October 2022 | 29 April 2023 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 042.31 |
| A-League Men Finals | 6 May 2023 | 19 May 2023 | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 033.33 |
| Australia Cup | 31 July 2022 | 31 August 2022 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Total | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 51 | −2 | 040.63 | ||||
Last updated: 19 May 2023
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 42 | Qualification forFinals series[a] |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 41 | |
| 5 | Sydney FC | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 38 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 35 | |
| 7 | Western United | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 47 | −13 | 32 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 |
Last updated: 29 April 2023.
Source:Ultimate A-League
| 8 October 20221 | Sydney FC | 2–3 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:45AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 21,840 Referee:Chris Beath |
| 16 October 20222 | Western United | 1–3 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 17:00AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 3,427 Referee:Alireza Faghani |
| 23 October 20223 | Sydney FC | 2–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:45AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 16,623 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 29 October 20224 | Macarthur FC | 2–3 | Sydney FC | Campbelltown |
| 19:45AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Alex King |
| 6 November 20225 | Brisbane Roar | 3–1 | Sydney FC | Brisbane |
| 16:00AEST |
| Report | Stadium:Moreton Daily Stadium Attendance: 5,068 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro |
| 12 November 20226 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:45AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 34,232 Referee: Alex King |
| 10 December 20227 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:45AEDT | Report | Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 14,946 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 17 December 20228 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Gosford |
| 17:00AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 6,579 Referee: Jack Morgan |
| 24 December 20229 | Sydney FC | 0–3 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 17:00AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 9,714 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 1 January 202310 | Newcastle Jets | 0–2 | Sydney FC | Newcastle |
| 15:00AEDT | Report | Stadium:McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,041 Referee:Alireza Faghani |
| 7 January 202311 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 17:00AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,921 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 14 January 202312 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Sydney FC | Perth |
| 19:30AWST |
| Report | Stadium:Macedonia Park Attendance: 3,912 Referee:Alex King |
| 21 January 202313 | Western United | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Hobart |
| 17:00AEDT |
| Stadium:North Hobart Oval Attendance: 5,127 Referee:Alex King |
| 26 January 202314 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 18:45AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 8,181 Referee:Alireza Faghani |
| 4 February 202315 | Sydney FC | 3–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 17:00AEDT | Report | Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 16,064 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 11 February 202316 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:45AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium:CommBank Stadium Attendance: 26,462 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 18 February 202317 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
| 17:00AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 14,168 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 25 February 202318 | Melbourne City | 3–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 17:00AEST | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 5,189 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 4 March 202319 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:45AEDT | Report | Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 15,167 Referee: Alex King |
| 12 March 202320 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Auckland |
| 13:00AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:Eden Park Attendance: 10,420 Referee:Chris Beath |
| 18 March 202321 | Sydney FC | 0–4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:45AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 28,929 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 1 April 202322 | Sydney FC | 3–3 | Western United | Sydney |
| 19:45AEDT | Report | Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,106 Referee:Chris Beath |
| 7 April 202323 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
| 19:45ACST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Coopers Stadium Attendance: 14,056 Referee:Alireza Faghani |
| 16 April 202324 | Sydney FC | 4–1 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 15:00AEST | Report |
| Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 12,850 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 24 April 202325 | Brisbane Roar | 0–2 | Sydney FC | Brisbane |
| 19:00AEST | Report | Stadium:Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 12,063 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 29 April 202326 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 17:00AEST | Report | Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 12,541 Referee: Alex King |
| 6 May 2023Elimination-final | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:45AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:CommBank Stadium Attendance: 27,288 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 12 May 2023Semi-finals 1st leg | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:45AEST | Report |
| Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 15,322 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 19 May 2023Semi-finals 2nd leg | Melbourne City | 4–0 (5–1agg.) | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:45AEST |
| Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 9,223 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 31 July 2022Round of 32 | Sydney FC | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–1p) | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium:Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 3,211 Referee: Tim Danaskos | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 10 August 2022Round of 16 | Bentleigh Greens | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:30AEST |
| Report | Stadium:Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Attendance: 911 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 31 August 2022Quarter-finals | Oakleigh Cannons | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:30AEST | Report |
| Stadium:Jack Edwards Reserve Attendance: 2,142 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals Series | Australia Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Andrew Redmayne | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | James Donachie | 20 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Joel King | 5+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Alex Wilkinson | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Jack Rodwell | 7+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Paulo Retre | 12+11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Adam Le Fondre | 14+4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 13 | |
| 10 | FW | Joe Lolley | 23+1 | 6 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
| 11 | MF | Róbert Mak | 23+1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 27 | 10 | |
| 12 | FW | Patrick Wood | 5+15 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| 17 | MF | Anthony Caceres | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 3 | |
| 18 | DF | Diego Caballo | 23+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 19 | MF | Adrian Segecic | 2+14 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 21 | FW | Alex Parsons | 0+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 22 | MF | Max Burgess | 17+6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
| 23 | DF | Rhyan Grant | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 25 | FW | Jaiden Kucharski | 0+14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Luke Brattan | 23+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Jake Girdwood-Reich | 2+9 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Aaron Gurd | 8+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| 35 | FW | Luka Smyth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 36 | MF | Oscar Priestman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Connor O'Toole | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Patrick Yazbek | 2+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Adrian Vlastelica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals Series | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | MF | Max Burgess | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 23 | DF | Rhyan Grant | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 8 | MF | Paulo Retre | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 10 | FW | Joe Lolley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 25 | FW | Jaiden Kucharski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 26 | MF | Luke Brattan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | DF | James Donachie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 12 | FW | Patrick Wood | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | DF | Diego Caballo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 17 | MF | Anthony Caceres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Joel King | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | 1 | GK | Andrew Redmayne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Róbert Mak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 36 | MF | Oscar Priestman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 16 | MF | Patrick Yazbek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | DF | Adrian Vlastelica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 4 | ||||
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 and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals Series | Australia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Andrew Redmayne | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||
On 9 June 2023, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented nine awards on the night.[32]
| Award | Men's | Women's |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | Natalie Tobin | |
| Member's Player of the Year | Max Burgess | |
| U20 Player of the Year | Patrick Wood | Sarah Hunter |
| Golden Boot | ||
| U20 Player of the Year | Mitchell Glasson | |
| Powerchair Players’ Player of the Year | Joshua Ryan | |
| Chairman's Award | Spiridon Apostolopoulos (A-League Women’s kit manager and Volunteer) | |