List of Sydney FC records and statistics

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Rhyan Grant has the highest number of appearances for Sydney in the current squad Rhyan Grant.jpg
Rhyan Grant has the highest number of appearances for Sydney in the current squad

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.

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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

Winners (5) – Record: 2006, 2010, 2017, 2019, 2020
Runners-up (2): 2015, 2021
Winners (4) – Record: 2009–10, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Runners-up (4): 2005–06, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2020–21
Winners (2): 2017, 2023
Runners-up (2): 2016, 2018

Continental

Winners (1): 2005

Other

Individual recognitions (including women's awards)

Grand Final Awards

Mark Viduka Medal
YearPlayer
2017 Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Mierzejewski
2023 Flag of England.svg Joe Lolley

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
SeasonPlayersManager
2009–10 3: Simon Colosimo, Alex Brosque, Steve Corica † Vitezslav Lavicka
2011–12 1: Nick Carle †
2012–13 1: Alessandro Del Piero
2014–15 2: Marc Janko, Milos Dimitrijevic †
2016–17 8: Danny Vukovic , Rhyan Grant, Alex Wilkinson, Michael Zullo, Brandon O'Neill, Milos Ninkovic, Joshua Brillante †, Alex Brosque † (2) Graham Arnold (2)
2017–18 8: Luke Wilkshire, Alex Wilkinson (2), Michael Zullo (2), Joshua Brillante (2), Adrian Mierzejewski, Bobô, Andrew Redmayne †, Milos Ninkovic † (2) Graham Arnold (3)
2018–19 4: Rhyan Grant (2), Brandon O'Neill (2), Milos Ninkovic † (3), Adam Le Fondre †
2019–20 5: Rhyan Grant (3), Alex Wilkinson (3), Luke Brattan (3), Adam Le Fondre (2), Milos Ninkovic † (4)
2020–21 4: Rhyan Grant (4), Ryan McGowan †, Luke Brattan † (4), Milos Ninkovic † (5)

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
SeasonPlayers
2016–17 1: Alanna Kennedy
2017–18 4: Caitlin Foord, Aubrey Bledsoe †, Emily Sonnett †, Chloe Logarzo †
2018–19 3: Alanna Kennedy (2), Caitlin Foord (2), Danielle Colaprico †
2020–21 3: Teresa Polias, Cortnee Vine †, Clare Wheeler †
2021–22 7: Jada Whyman, Cortnee Vine (2), Ally Green, Mackenzie Hawkesby, Natalie Tobin, Rachel Lowe †, Taylor Ray †
2022–23 6: Natalie Tobin (2), Charlotte McLean, Mackenzie Hawkesby (2), Sarah Hunter, Cortnee Vine (3), Jada Whyman † (2)

Player records

Appearances

Alex Brosque had the record for the most appearances for Sydney FC Alex Brosque.jpg
Alex Brosque had the record for the most appearances for Sydney FC

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. [6]

#NameYears A-League Men National CupaContinentalbOthercTotal
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhyan Grant 2008–296 (16)22 (1)31 (2)0 (0)349 (18)
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Brosque 2006–2011
2014–2019		222 (67)27 (12)16 (4)2 (0)267 (83)
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Redmayne 2017–189 (0)24 (0)22 (0)0 (0)235 (0)
4 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Ninković 2015–2022181 (35)19 (4)21 (2)0 (0)221 (41)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Wilkinson 2016–2023183 (2)18 (0)20 (0)0 (0)221 (2)
6 Ulster Banner.svg Terry McFlynn 2005–2014178 (7)18 (0)11 (0)7 (0)214 (7)
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sebastian Ryall 2009–2018168 (10)13 (2)8 (0)0 (0)189 (12)
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Caceres 2018–156 (11)12 (3)20 (0)0 (0)188 (14)
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paulo Retre 2017–2023139 (4)16 (0)21 (0)0 (0)176 (4)
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brandon O'Neill 2015–2020111 (8)17 (0)17 (2)0 (0)145 (10)

Goalscorers

Alessandro Del Piero is Sydney's oldest goalscorer Del Piero, Sydney FC-Newcastle Jets cropped.jpg
Alessandro Del Piero is Sydney's oldest goalscorer

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances. [6]

#NameYears A-League Men National CupaContinentalbOthercTotalRatio
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alex Brosque 2006–2011
2014–2019		67 (222)12 (27)4 (16)0 (2)83 (267)0.31
2 Flag of England.svg Adam Le Fondre 2018–202362 (106)5 (9)6 (13)0 (0)73 (128)0.57
3 Flag of Brazil.svg Bobô 2016–2018
2021–2022		59 (100)9 (11)3 (9)0 (0)71 (120)0.59
4 Flag of Serbia.svg Miloš Ninković 2015–202235 (181)4 (19)2 (21)0 (0)41 (221)0.19
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Corica 2005–201023 (107)1 (14)7 (11)0 (7)31 (139)0.22
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Carney 2005–2007
2016–2018		16 (94)5 (19)3 (19)3 (5)27 (137)0.2
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sasho Petrovski 2005–200714 (43)6 (9)4 (4)2 (5)26 (61)0.43
8 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Del Piero 2012–201424 (48)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)24 (48)0.5
9 Flag of Malta.svg Trent Buhagiar 2018–20229 (54)5 (8)7 (12)0 (0)21 (74)0.28
10 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Cazarine 2010–201217 (50)0 (0)3 (6)0 (0)20 (56)0.36

International

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David Zdrillic was the first Sydney FC player to receive an international cap.

This section refers only to caps won while a Sydney FC player.

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.

#FeeReceived fromForDateNotesRef
1$1.3m Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changchun Yatai Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Mierzejewski 5 July 2018 [10]
2$1.3m Flag of the United States.svg St. Louis City SC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jake Girdwood-Reich 4 July 2024 [11]
3$950k Flag of Turkey.svg Alanyaspor Flag of Brazil.svg Bobô 7 July 2018 [12]
4$850k Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Genk Flag of Australia (converted).svg Danny Vukovic 21 June 2017 [13]

Managerial records

Club records

Matches

Record wins

  • Record A-League Men win:
  • 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 [16]

Record defeats

Record consecutive results

  • Record consecutive wins: 10 [5]
    • 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 [5]
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 18, from 24 February 2017 to 3 November 2017 [5]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 10, from 7 August 2010 to 16 October 2010 [5]
  • Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 8, from 10 August 2016 to 29 October 2016 [5]
  • Record consecututive matches without scoring a goal: 5 [5]
    • from 9 May 2007 to 29 July 2007
    • from 4 December 2010 to 29 December 2010

Goals

Points

Attendances

See also

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