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Sydney Football Club is an Australian association football club based in Moore Park, Sydney. The club was formed in 2004. Sydney became the first out of three clubs based in New South Wales admitted into the A-League in 2005.
The list of encompasses the honours won by Sydney FC at national and regional level, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Sydney FC players on the international stage.
Sydney FC have won 12 top-flight titles, including four A-League Men Premierships, five A-League Men Championships, two Australia Cups and one Oceania Club Championship. The club's record appearances maker is Rhyan Grant, who currently has 349 appearances since his debut in 2008. Alex Brosque is Sydney FC's record goalscorer, scoring 83 goals in total.
All figures are correct as of 24 November 2024.
Honours and achievements
= Domestic
=A-League Men Championship (finals)
Winners (5) – Record: 2006, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2020
Runners-up (2): 2015, 2021
A-League Men Premiership (regular season)
Winners (4) – Record: 2009–10, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Runners-up (4): 2005–06, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2020–21
Australia Cup
Winners (2): 2017, 2023
Runners-up (2): 2016, 2018
= Continental
=OFC Champions League
Winners (1): 2005
= Other
=Townsville Football Cup
Winners (1): 2014
= Individual recognitions (including women's awards)
=Grand Final Awards
Mark Viduka Medal
PFA A-League Men Team of the Season
†: as a substitute
(#): number of appearances in Team of the Season
in italics: captain of the Team of the Season
Total number of Team of the Season players: 21 (on 36 occasions, including 13 as substitutes)
Total number of Team of the Season managers: 2 (on 3 occasions)
Most appearances in Team of the Season whilst as Sydney FC:
5 – Milos Ninkovic
4 – Rhyan Grant
3 – Alex Wilkinson
2 – Alex Brosque, Michael Zullo, Joshua Brillante, Brandon O'Neill, Adam Le Fondre, Luke Brattan
Danny Vukovic and Alex Brosque were named as co-captains for the 2016–17 Team of the Season.
Graham Arnold first received the award with Central Coast Mariners and is one of only two coaches to receive the award on three occasions.
Luke Brattan had received the award twice before joining Sydney FC, in 2014 with Brisbane Roar and in 2018 with Melbourne City.
PFA A-League Women Team of the Season
†: as a substitute
(#): number of appearances in Team of the Season
in italics: captain of the Team of the Season
Total number of Team of the Season players: 17 (on 24 occasions, including 9 substitutes)
Most appearances in Team of the Season:
3 – Cortnee Vine
2 – Alanna Kennedy, Caitlin Foord, Natalie Tobin, Mackenzie Hawkesby, Jada Whyman
Cortnee Vine is the only Sydney FC player to be named captain of the Team of the Season on two occasions
Player records
= Appearances
=Most A-League Men appearances: Rhyan Grant, 296
Most national cup appearances: Alex Brosque, 27
Most continental appearances: Rhyan Grant, 27
Youngest first-team player: Nikolas Tsattalios, 16 years, 171 days (against Newcastle Jets, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, 19 August 2006)
Oldest first-team player: Alessandro Del Piero, 39 years, 160 days (against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 18 April 2014)
Most consecutive appearances: Andrew Redmayne, 78 (from 2 August 2017 to 19 May 2019)
Most appearances
Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.
= Goalscorers
=Most goals in a season: Bobô, with 36 goals in the 2017–18 season.
Most league goals in a season: Bobô, with 27 goals in the 2017–18 A-League season
Youngest goalscorer: Chris Payne, 17 years, 308 days (against Queensland Roar, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, 19 August 2006)
Oldest goalscorer: Alessandro Del Piero, 39 years, 148 days (against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 6 April 2014)
Most consecutive goalscoring appearances: Marc Janko, in 7 consecutive matches from 24 January 2015 to 15 March 2015.
Top goalscorers
Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances.
= International
=This section refers only to caps won while a Sydney FC player.
First capped player: David Zdrilic, for Australia against Indonesia on 29 March 2005
Most capped player: Dwight Yorke with 17 caps.
Most capped player for Australia: Rhyan Grant with 21 caps.
First player to play in the Asian Cup finals: Rhyan Grant, for Australia against Jordan, 6 January 2019
= Transfers
=Record transfer fees received
Where the report mentions an initial fee potentially rising to a higher figure depending on contractual clauses being satisfied in the future, only the initial fee is listed in the tables.
Managerial records
First full-time manager: Pierre Littbarski managed Sydney FC from February 2005 to May 2006
Longest-serving manager: Steve Corica — 5 years, 131 days (1 July 2018 to 7 November 2023)
Shortest tenure as manager: Anthony Crea — 1 day (22 October 2007 to 23 October 2007)
Highest win percentage: Pierre Littbarski, 60.53%
Lowest win percentage: Branko Čulina, 25.00%
Club records
= Matches
=First match: Sydney FC 6–1 Manly United, friendly, 25 March 2005
First A-League Men match: Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory, 28 August 2005
First national cup match: Sydney FC 3–1 New Zealand Knights, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup group stage, 23 July 2005
First continental match: Sydney FC 3–2 Auckland City, Oceania Club Championship group stage, 31 May 2005
Record wins
Record A-League Men win:
7–1 against Wellington Phoenix, 19 January 2013
6–0 against Perth Glory, 30 December 2017
7–1 against Perth Glory, 28 April 2024
Record national cup win: 8–0 against Darwin Rovers, Round of 32, 2 August 2017
Record continental win: 9–2 against Sobou, Oceania Club Championship group stage, 2 June 2005
Record Asian win: 5–0 against Kaya–Iloilo, AFC Champions League preliminary round, 8 March 2022
Record defeats
Record A-League Men defeat:
0–5 against Melbourne Victory, 16 October 2005
2–7 against Central Coast Mariners, 3 November 2012
Record national cup defeat:
0–3 against Wellington Phoenix, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup group stage, 22 July 2006
0–3 against Central Coast Mariners, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup group stage, 29 July 2007
0–3 against Central Coast Mariners, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup group stage, 27 July 2008
Record continental defeat:
0–4 against Kawasaki Frontale, AFC Champions League group stage, 21 May 2019
0–4 against Yokohama F. Marinos, AFC Champions League group stage, 19 February 2020
Record consecutive results
Record consecutive wins: 10
from 7 May 2005 to 30 July 2005
from 10 August 2016 to 13 November 2016
Record consecutive defeats: 6, from 22 April 2022 to 10 May 2022
Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 18, from 24 February 2017 to 3 November 2017
Record consecutive matches without a win: 10, from 7 August 2010 to 16 October 2010
Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 8, from 10 August 2016 to 29 October 2016
Record consecututive matches without scoring a goal: 5
from 9 May 2007 to 29 July 2007
from 4 December 2010 to 29 December 2010
= Goals
=Most league goals scored in a season: 64 in 27 matches, A-League, 2017–18
Fewest league goals scored in a season: 28 in 21 matches, A-League, 2007–08
Most league goals conceded in a season: 51 in 27 matches, A-League, 2012–13
Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 12 in 27 matches, A-League, 2016–17
= Points
=Most points in a season: 66 in 27 matches, A-League, 2016–17
Fewest points in a season: 26 in 21 matches, A-League, 2008–09
= Attendances
=Highest attendance at Sydney Football Stadium: 41,689, against Central Coast Mariners, A-League Grand Final, 18 October 2014
Lowest attendance in Sydney Football Stadium: 3,424 against Perth Glory, A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup semi-final, 3,424
Highest attendance at Jubilee: 19,081 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 25 November 2018
Lowest attendance at Jubilee: 435 against Kaya–Iloilo, AFC Champions League group stage, 8 March 2022
See also
List of Sydney FC seasons
References
External links
Official website
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