2024 season | |
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Head coach | Zeljko Kalac |
Stadium | Sydney United Sports Centre |
NPL NSW | 6th |
NPL NSW Finals | Semi-final |
Australia Cup | Seventh round |
Top goalscorer | League: Patrick Antelmi (10) All: Patrick Antelmi (18) |
Biggest win | APIA Leichhardt 1–5 Sydney United |
Biggest defeat | Sydney Olympic 6–0 Sydney United |
The 2024 Sydney United 58 Football Club season is the club's 66th season in existence and 20th consecutive season in National Premier Leagues NSW. In addition to the domestic league, Sydney United participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup, entering through the preliminary rounds. The season covers the period from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2024.
Zeljko Kalac was appointed in his first stint with Sydney United, since 2020, replacing Miro Vlastelica in November 2023. [1] The final squad was announced in February 2024. [2] For away fixtures, Football NSW announced that Sydney United fans were not allowed entry into Bicentennial Park South where the club would face Rockdale Ilinden on 14 July. [3]
Before the season, Glen Trifiro announced his retirement after eight years at Sydney United, claiming two state league titles, two state cup titles and a final appearance in the Australia Cup. [4] Shunta Nakamura signed with the club in pre-season from Mt Druitt Town Rangers, having played in J2 League prior to his signing in Australia. [5] The 2024 season is expected to be Sydney United's last season in the National Premier Leagues before the move to the National Second Division next year. [6]
N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth | Place of birth | Since | Previous Club |
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1 | GK | Oliver Kalac | 9 November 2002 | Foligno, Italy | 2024 | Jadran Luka Ploče | |
2 | DF | Cristian Gonzalez | 29 December 1996 | Australia | 2018 | Sydney FC | |
3 | DF | Bailey Rule | 30 August 2000 | Australia | 2023 | Northern Tigers | |
4 | DF | Adrian Vlastelica | 16 January 1995 | Sydney, Australia | 2023 | Sydney FC | |
5 | MF | Anthony Tomelic | 8 March 1994 | Sydney, Australia | 2014 | Sydney FC | |
6 | MF | Adam Zervas | 28 September 2003 | Australia | 2024 | Newcastle Jets | |
7 | DF | Jordan Ivancic | 30 January 2002 | Australia | 2024 | Macarthur FC | |
8 | MF | Shunta Nakamura | 10 May 1999 | Chiba, Japan | 2024 | Mt Druitt Town Rangers | |
9 | FW | Patrick Antelmi | 15 March 1994 | Sydney, Australia | 2020 | Western United | |
10 | MF | Carlos De Oliveira | 28 November 2000 | Australia | 2024 | Blacktown City | |
11 | MF | Matt Hatch | 28 November 2000 | Gosford, Australia | 2024 | Marconi Stallions | |
12 | FW | Marco Arambasic | 13 December 2002 | Australia | 2024 | Macarthur FC | |
13 | FW | Alessandro Lacalandra | 13 July 2004 | Australia | 2023 | APIA Leichhardt | |
14 | DF | Liam McGing | 11 December 1998 | Sydney, Australia | 2024 | Marconi Stallions | |
15 | MF | Tariq Maia | 11 June 1997 | Australia | 2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |
17 | GK | Mathew Nikolovski | 11 July 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 2024 | Port Kembla | |
19 | MF | Aidan Milicevic | 8 September 2003 | Australia | 2024 | Central Coast Mariners | |
21 | DF | Dejan Bakrdanikoski | 15 January 2003 | Australia | 2024 | Marconi Stallions |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
NPL NSW | 17 February | 25 August | Matchday 1 | TBD | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 50.00 |
Australia Cup | 9 April | 5 June | Fourth round | Seventh round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 75.00 |
Total | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 52.94 |
Last updated: 18 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Blacktown City (Q) | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 37 | +29 | 57 | Qualification for the Finals series |
5 | St George City (Q) | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 51 | |
6 | Sydney United (Q) | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 50 | |
7 | Wollongong Wolves | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 44 | |
8 | Sydney Olympic | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 42 |
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 |
30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 40 | +5 | 50 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 27 | −1 |
Source: Football NSW
17 February1 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Sydney United 58 | Lisarow |
17:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report | Stadium: Pluim Park Referee: Ivica Covic |
25 February2 | Sydney United 58 | 1–2 | Wollongong Wolves | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Brodie Merchant |
2 March3 | Sydney Olympic | 6–0 | Sydney United 58 | Belmore |
17:00 AEST (UTC+10) | Report | Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Referee: Stephen Lucas |
5 March4 | NWS Spirit | 1–1 | Sydney United 58 | Macquarie Park |
20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Christie Park Referee: Adrian Arndt |
10 March5 | Sydney United 58 | 3–0 | Hills United | Edensor Park |
17:00 AEST (UTC+10) | Report |
| Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Craig Fisher |
16 March6 | St George FC | 2–3 | Sydney United 58 | Rockdale |
19:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report | Stadium: Bicentennial Park South Referee: Sebastien Brennan |
24 March7 | Sydney United 58 | 1–0 | Sutherland Sharks | Edensor Park |
15:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Craig Fisher |
31 March8 | Blacktown City | 2–2 | Sydney United 58 | Seven Hills |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Landen Stadium Referee: Jake Rose |
7 April9 | Sydney United 58 | 1–2 | Rockdale Ilinden | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Craig Fisher |
14 April10 | APIA Leichhardt | 1–5 | Sydney United 58 | Sydney Olympic Park |
14:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre Referee: Danny Horstead |
21 April11 | Sydney United 58 | 3–2 | Marconi Stallions | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Adrian Arndt |
26 April12 | Sydney FC | 0–2 | Sydney United 58 | Rockdale |
19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bicentennial Park South Referee: Kurt Ams |
5 May13 | Sydney United 58 | 3–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Stephen Lucas |
10 May14 | Manly United | 1–1 | Sydney United 58 | Cromer |
19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Cromer Park Referee: Adrian Arndt |
18 May15 | St George City | 2–1 | Sydney United 58 | Penshurst |
19:15 AEST (UTC+10) | Report |
| Stadium: Penshurst Park Referee: Sam Kelly |
26 May16 | Sydney United 58 | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Brodie Merchant |
2 June17 | Wollongong Wolves | 3–2 | Sydney United 58 | Primbee |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) | Report |
| Stadium: Albert Butler Memorial Park Referee: Kurt Ams |
9 June18 | Sydney United 58 | 0–1 | Sydney Olympic | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Craig Fisher |
12 June19 | Sydney United 58 | 3–0 | NWS Spirit | Edensor Park |
19:30 AEST (UTC+10) | Report |
| Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Logan Jones |
15 June20 | Hills United | 2–3 | Sydney United 58 | Seven Hills |
19:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report | Stadium: Landen Stadium Referee: Stephen Lucas |
23 June21 | Sydney United 58 | 0–0 | St George FC | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) | Report |
| Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Adrian Arndt |
29 June22 | Sutherland Sharks | 0–1 | Sydney United 58 | Miranda |
16:30 AEST (UTC+10) | Report |
| Stadium: Seymour Shaw Park Referee: Jake Rose |
7 July23 | Sydney United 58 | 0–2 | Blacktown City | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Kurt Ams |
14 July24 | Rockdale Ilinden | 4–0 | Sydney United 58 | Rockdale |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) | Report | Stadium: Bicentennial Park South Referee: Sam Kelly |
21 July25 | Sydney United 58 | 2–0 | APIA Leichhardt | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Craig Fisher |
27 July26 | Marconi Stallions | 2–1 | Sydney United 58 | Bossley Park |
19:00 AEST (UTC+10) | Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Stadium Referee: Michael Weiner |
4 August27 | Sydney United 58 | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Rebecca Mackie |
11 August28 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | Sydney United 58 | Rooty Hill |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Wanderers Football Park Referee: Kelly Jones |
18 August29 | Sydney United 58 | 0–2 | Manly United | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Craig Fisher |
25 August30 | Sydney United 58 | 1–0 | St George City | Edensor Park |
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report | Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Adrian Arndt |
28 AugustElimination-final | APIA Leichhardt | 1–2 | Sydney United 58 | Edensor Park |
19:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Stephen Lucas |
1 SeptemberSemi-final | Rockdale Ilinden | v | Sydney United 58 | Rockdale |
13:00 AEST (UTC+10) | Report | Stadium: Bicentennial Park South |
9 April Fourth round | Bulli FC | 0–4 | Sydney United 58 | Kembla Grange |
20:30 AEST (UTC+10) | Report |
| Stadium: Ian McLennan Park Referee: Reece Edwards |
24 April Fifth round | Eschol Park FC | 1–4 | Sydney United 58 | St Helens Park |
20:00 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report | Stadium: Lynwood Park Referee: Nicholas Farmer |
22 May Sixth round | Wollongong United | 2–4 | Sydney United 58 | Berkeley |
19:30 AEST (UTC+10) |
| Report | Stadium: Macedonia Park Referee: Craig Fisher |
5 June Seventh round | NWS Spirit | 2–1 | Sydney United 58 | Macquarie Park |
20:00 AEST (UTC+10) | Report |
| Stadium: Christie Park Referee: Jake Rose |
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | NPL NSW | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||||||||
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||||||||
1 | GK | Oliver Kalac | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||||||||
17 | GK | Mathew Nikolovski | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
58 | GK | Ryan Warner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Defenders | ||||||||||||||||
2 | DF | Cristian Gonzalez | 6+9 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||||||
3 | DF | Bailey Rule | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||||||||
4 | DF | Adrian Vlastelica (C) | 27+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||||||
7 | DF | Jordan Ivancic | 14+9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||
14 | DF | Liam McGing | 24 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||||
21 | DF | Dejan Bakrdanikoski | 7+11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||
29 | DF | Joshua Attard | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||
35 | DF | Jy Kingham | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
40 | DF | Malik Chamseddine | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
Midfielders | ||||||||||||||||
5 | MF | Anthony Tomelic | 25+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||||||||
6 | MF | Adam Zervas | 7+9 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||
7 | MF | Mason Wells | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||||||||
8 | MF | Luiz Lobo | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||
10 | MF | Carlos De Oliveira | 26 | 8 | 3+1 | 2 | 30 | 10 | ||||||||
11 | MF | Matt Hatch | 19+5 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 26 | 4 | ||||||||
15 | MF | Tariq Maia | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||||||||
19 | MF | Aidan Milicevic | 16+5 | 5 | 0+3 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||||||||
22 | MF | Stephan De Robillard | 12+9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||||||||
44 | MF | Anthony Krilic | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
49 | MF | Luke Zuvela | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
52 | MF | Ali El-Sabeh | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
Forwards | ||||||||||||||||
9 | FW | Patrick Antelmi | 21+4 | 10 | 3+1 | 8 | 28 | 18 | ||||||||
12 | FW | Marco Arambasic | 10+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||
13 | FW | Alessandro Lacalandra | 8+20 | 3 | 1+3 | 2 | 32 | 5 | ||||||||
Players who left during the season but made an appearance | ||||||||||||||||
8 | MF | Shunta Nakamura | 26 | 9 | 3+1 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
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