Sydney FC (W-League)

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Sydney WFC
Full nameSydney Women's Football Club
Founded2008;13 years ago (2008)
Ground Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Leichhardt Oval, WIN Stadium, ANZ Stadium
OwnerDavid Traktovenko
ChairmanScott Barlow
Head coach Ante Juric
League W-League
2020–21 1st of 9 (Premiers)
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season
Active departments of Sydney FC
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A-League
(Men's)
NPL & NYL
(Men's)
W-League
(Women's)

Sydney Women's Football Club is a soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It competes in the country's premier women's soccer competition, the W-League and has a direct affiliation with the men's A-League team Sydney FC.

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History

Establishment

The Sydney FC W-League team before the 2009 Grand Final Sydney FC W-League 2009.jpg
The Sydney FC W-League team before the 2009 Grand Final

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]

Colours and badge

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 orange and white.

The 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.

Stadiums

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WIN Stadium1

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, the SFS 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.

Broadcasting

In addition to league-wide arrangements for television broadcasting, during the 2012–13 season, several W-League matches were aired on community radio station, 98.0 North West, and online via the station's website and iPhone app. [5]

Current squad

As of 20 July 2021 [6]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mary Stanic-Floody (scholarship)
3 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Charlotte McLean
4 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jessika Nash
5 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ally Green
6 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sarah Hunter
7 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ellie Brush
8 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Rachel Lowe
9 FW Flag of Chile.svg  CHI María José Rojas
10 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Remy Siemsen
11 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Cortnee Vine
12 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Natalie Tobin (captain)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Natasha Prior
14 FW Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Paige Satchell
15 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mackenzie Hawkesby
16 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Kahli Johnson (scholarship)
17 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Angelique Hristodoulou
18 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Taylor Ray
19 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Charlize Rule
20 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Princess Ibini
30 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Katie Offer
40 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Eliza Campbell
DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Claudia Cholaklan

Management

Current staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ante Juric
Assistant coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thomas Whiteside
Assistant coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alice Kriesler

Managerial history

NameNationalityFromTo
Alen Stajcic [7] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia9 September 200827 September 2014
Dan Barrett [8] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia27 September 20147 June 2017
Ante Juric [9] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia7 June 2017

Season by season record

DivisionSeason W-League
PWDLFAGDPtsPosFinalsPOTY
W-League 2008–09 104241512+3144thSemi-finalists
W-League 2009 107212510+1523PremiersChampions
W-League 2010–11 10802299+2024PremiersRunners-Up
W-League 2011–12 10523268+18173rdSemi-finalists Teresa Polias
W-League 2012–13 126243024+6204thChampions Teresa Polias (2)
W-League 2013–14 128223714+23262ndSemi-finalists Nicola Bolger
W-League 2014 125341716+1184thSemi-finalists Jasmyne Spencer
W-League 2015–16 126151521–6193rdRunners-Up Alanna Kennedy
W-League 2016–17 127142216+6223rdSemi-finalists Remy Siemsen
W-League 2017–18 128132616+10252ndRunners-Up Chloe Logarzo
W-League 2018–19 126152819+9193rdChampions Teresa Polias (3)

Honours

Premiers: 2009, 2010–11, 2020–21
Runners-up: 2013–14, 2017–18
Champions: 2009, 2012–13, 2018–19
Runners-up: 2010–11, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2020–21

See also

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