2013–14 Sydney FC (women) season

Sydney WFC
2013–14 season
Chairman	Scott Barlow
Manager	Alen Stajcic
Stadium	Allianz Stadium
W-League	2nd
W-League Finals series	3rd
International Women's Club Championship	3rd
Top goalscorer	League: Jodie Taylor (10); All: Jodie Taylor (11)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2012–13 2014 →

The 2013–14 Sydney FC W-League season was the club's sixth participation in the W-League, since the league's formation in 2008.

Season overview

Players

Squad information

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Casey Dumont
2	MF	AUS	Teresa Polias (Vice-Captain)
3	DF	AUS	Danielle Brogan (Captain)
4	DF	AUS	Alesha Clifford
5	DF	AUS	Elizabeth Ralston
6	MF	AUS	Natalie Tobin
7	MF	AUS	Nicola Bolger
8	DF	AUS	Amy Harrison
9	DF	AUS	Caitlin Foord (on loan from Sky Blue FC)
10	DF	AUS	Renee Rollason


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
11	DF	NZL	Anna Green
12	MF	AUS	Chloe Logarzo
13	MF	AUS	Trudy Camilleri
14	FW	ENG	Jodie Taylor
15	MF	AUS	Melissa Caceres
16	DF	AUS	Ellyse Perry
17	GK	AUS	Sham Khamis
18	FW	NZL	Emma Kete
19	FW	AUS	Leena Khamis
20	MF	AUS	Samantha Kerr

Transfers in

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Casey Dumont (from Brisbane Roar)^[1]
9	DF	AUS	Caitlin Foord (on loan from Sky Blue FC)^[2]
4	DF	AUS	Alesha Clifford (from Western Sydney Wanderers)^[3]
13	MF	AUS	Trudy Camilleri (from Western Sydney Wanderers)^[3]
14	FW	ENG	Jodie Taylor (from Birmingham City Ladies)^[3]
15	MF	AUS	Melissa Caceres (from Marconi Stallions)^[3]
11	DF	NZL	Anna Green (from Lokomotive Leipzig)^[4]

Transfers out

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	FW	AUS	Meg McLaughlin (to Canberra United)^[5]
13	FW	AUS	Larissa Crummer (to Brisbane Roar)^[6]
14	MF	AUS	Alanna Kennedy (to Western Sydney Wanderers)^[7]
18	MF	AUS	Brittany Whitfield ^[3]
1	GK	AUS	Sian McLaren (to Sydney University)^[3]
11	MF	NZL	Annalie Longo (to Mainland Pride)^[3]
15	DF	NZL	Hannah Bromley (to Northbridge FC)^[3]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Alen Stajcic
Assistant coach	Daniel Barrett
Assistant coach	Leena Khamis
Goalkeeping coach	Davide Del Giovine

Squad statistics

Disciplinary record

N	Pos.	Name
1	GK	Casey Dumont	0	0
2	MF	Teresa Polias	0	0
3	DF	Danielle Brogan	0	0
4	DF	Alesha Clifford	2	0
5	DF	Elizabeth Ralston	0	0
6	MF	Natalie Tobin	0	0
7	MF	Nicola Bolger	0	0
8	DF	Amy Harrison	2	0
9	DF	Caitlin Foord	2	0
10	DF	Renee Rollason	1	0
11	DF	Anna Green	0	0
12	MF	Chloe Logarzo	0	0
13	MF	Trudy Camilleri	0	0
14	FW	Jodie Taylor	1	0
15	MF	Melissa Caceres	0	0
16	DF	Ellyse Perry	0	0
17	GK	Sham Khamis	0	0
18	FW	Emma Kete	0	0
19	FW	Leena Khamis	1	0
20	MF	Samantha Kerr	0	1

Last updated: 10 February 2014
Source: Competitive matches
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Goal scorers

Total	Player		Goals per round
Total	Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
10		Jodie Taylor	1	2		1			1		2	1	2
5		Caitlin Foord							3	2
5		Nicola Bolger	2			1			1	1
4		Emma Kete	1				1		1		1
4		Leena Khamis	1						1		1		1
3		Renee Rollason		1	1			1
3		Samantha Kerr		1		1								1
1		Chloe Logarzo							1
		Amy Harrison										1
	-	Own goal				1
37	Total		5	4	1	4	1	1	8	3	4	2	3	1

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
W-League	—	—	2nd	10 November 2013	9 February 2014
W-League Finals series	Semi-finals	Semi-finals	3rd	16 February 2014	16 February 2014
IWCC Cup	Play-off	Third place match	3rd	30 November 2013	8 December 2013

W-League

Pre-season

28 September 2013	Macarthur Rams	0 – 3	Sydney FC	Sydney
Saturday 14:30 AEST		FB Status Report	Doe 33', 60' Rollason 76'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium

19 October 2013	Newcastle Jets	1 – 3	Sydney FC	Newcastle
Saturday 10:00 AEDT	Dobson 19'		Khamis 17' Taylor 33' Bolger 55'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval

Matches

10 November 2013 1	Melbourne Victory	1 – 5	Sydney FC	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Checker 3'	Report	L. Khamis 18' Bolger 21', 73' Taylor 59' Kete 89'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

16 November 2013 2	Sydney FC	4 – 0	Newcastle Jets	Wollongong
15:00 AEDT	Rollason 45' Kerr 68' Taylor 80', 89'	Report ^{[dead link‍]}		Stadium: WIN Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau

29 January 2014 3	Canberra United	2 – 1	Sydney FC	Canberra
19:00 AEDT	Heyman 9' Munoz 57' (pen.)	Report	Rollason 35'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 865 Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

15 January 2014 4	Sydney FC	4 – 3	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Kerr 5' Allen 7' (o.g.) Taylor 47' (pen.) Bolger 58'	Report	Carney 70' Garriock 78' Cannuli 81'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval

15 December 2013 5	Sydney FC	1 – 1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
14:15 AEDT	Kete 33'	Report ^{[dead link‍]}	Fishlock 81'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 1,480 Referee: Casey Reibelt

22 December 2013 6	Brisbane Roar	1 – 1	Sydney FC	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	Raso 56'	Report	Rollason 5'	Stadium: Goodwin Park Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

5 January 2014 7	Sydney FC	8 – 2	Perth Glory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Foord 15', 65', 90' L. Khamis 36' Taylor 42' Kete 45' Bolger 85' Logarzo 89'	Report	K. Gill 29' Tabain 48'	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Referee: Casey Reibelt

11 January 2014 8	Newcastle Jets	0 – 3	Sydney FC	Newcastle
15:00 AEDT		Report	Bolger 15' Foord 40', 78'	Stadium: Wanderers Oval Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

19 January 2014 9	Sydney FC	4 – 0	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Kete 18' L. Khamis 20' Taylor 44', 79'	Report		Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Kate Jacewicz

24 January 2014 10	Adelaide United	1 – 2	Sydney FC	Adelaide
20:00 ACDT	Moore 52'	Report	Taylor 24' Harrison 90+5'	Stadium: The Shores Attendance: 1,006 Referee: Lara Smith

2 February 2014 11	Western Sydney Wanderers	1 – 3	Sydney FC	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Cannuli 90+5' (pen.)	Report	L. Khamis 8' Taylor 37', 57'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

9 February 2014 12	Sydney FC	1 – 2	Canberra United	Sydney
17:15 AEDT	Kerr 24'	Report	Munoz 13' (pen.) Ochs 60'	Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Lara Smith

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra United	12	9	0	3	28	8	+20	27	Qualification to Finals series
2	Sydney FC	12	8	2	2	37	14	+23	26
3	Melbourne Victory (C)	12	7	2	3	23	12	+11	23
4	Brisbane Roar	12	7	2	3	22	16	+6	23
5	Perth Glory	12	5	0	7	17	31	−14	15
6	Adelaide United	12	3	4	5	12	15	−3	13
7	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	2	3	7	17	23	−6	9
8	Newcastle Jets	12	0	1	11	10	47	−37	1

Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	8	2	2	37	14	+23	26	4	1	1	22	8	+14	4	1	1	15	6	+9

Last updated: 10 February 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L
Position	1	1	1^[a]	3\2^[b]	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2

^ Round 3 was postponed (played between rounds 10 and 11) due to clash with the International Women's Club Championship. At the conclusion of both non-postponed matches of round 3 and after the postponed match, Sydney FC were 1st place.
^ Round 4 was postponed (played between rounds 8 and 9) due to clash with the International Women's Club Championship. The first position (3) is after the non-postponed matches of round 4. The second position (2) is after the postponed match.

Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2014. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

W-League Finals series

16 February 2014 Semi-final	Sydney FC	2 – 3	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Kerr 45+1' L. Khamis 52'	Report	Fishlock 22' Humble 36' Barnes 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Jubilee Oval Referee: Kate Jacewicz

International Women's Club Championship

Matches

30 November 2013 Play-off	Sydney FC	1 – 0	NTV Beleza	Okayama
Saturday 12:30 JST	Kete 61'	Report Summary		Stadium: Kanko Stadium Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Jung Ji-Young (South Korea)

4 December 2013 Semi-final	Chelsea	3 – 2	Sydney FC	Okayama
Wednesday 18:30 JST	Coombs 36' Aluko 52' Ōgimi 57'	Report Summary	Rollason 75' Taylor 81'	Stadium: Kanko Stadium Attendance: 2,201 Referee: Jung Ji-Young (South Korea)

7 December 2013 Third place match	Colo-Colo	3 – 3 (2 – 4 p)	Sydney FC	Kagoshima
Saturday 13:10 JST	Ascanio 8' Lara 86', 88'	Report Summary	Perry 22' Camilleri 23' Rollason 79'	Stadium: Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium Attendance: 1,289 Referee: Sachiko Yamagishi (Japan)
	Penalties
	Sáez Lara C. Soto Villamayor		Rollason Dumont Green Bolger Kerr

Awards

Player of the Week (Round 1) - Nicola Bolger^[8]
Player of the Week (Round 7) - Jodie Taylor^[9]
Player of the Week (Round 9) - Teresa Polias^[10]
Player of the Week (Round 11) - Leena Khamis^[11]

References

^ "Casey Dumont's long road back". The Women's Game. 11 September 2013.
^ "SKY BLUE FC LOAN CAITLIN FOORD TO AUSTRALIAN CLUB". NWSL. 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Westfield W-League 2013/14 Round 1 Preview". Football Federation Australia. 7 November 2013.
^ "Sydney FC Reach IWCC Semi-Finals After Okayama Win". Football Federation Australia. 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013.
^ "Changes aplenty for Canberra". The Women's Game. 15 August 2013.
^ "Queenslanders dominate W-League squad". Football Federation Australia. 24 September 2013.
^ "Wanderers announce strong squad for upcoming W-League season". The Women's Game. 10 October 2013.
^ "Player of the week: Nicola Bolger". Football Federation Australia. 11 November 2013.
^ Smith, Pete (7 January 2014). "W-League Player of the Week: Jodie Taylor". Football Federation Australia.
^ Smith, Pete (21 January 2014). "W-League player of the week". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014.
^ Smith, Pete (3 February 2014). "W-League player of the week". Football Federation Australia.

External links

Official website

[note3_rnd_3-8] Round 3 was postponed (played between rounds 10 and 11) due to clash with the International Women's Club Championship. At the conclusion of both non-postponed matches of round 3 and after the postponed match, Sydney FC were 1st place.

[note3_rnd_4-9] Round 4 was postponed (played between rounds 8 and 9) due to clash with the International Women's Club Championship. The first position (3) is after the non-postponed matches of round 4. The second position (2) is after the postponed match.

[1] "Casey Dumont's long road back". The Women's Game. 11 September 2013.

[2] "SKY BLUE FC LOAN CAITLIN FOORD TO AUSTRALIAN CLUB". NWSL. 25 October 2013. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014.

[rd1preview-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Westfield W-League 2013/14 Round 1 Preview". Football Federation Australia. 7 November 2013.

[4] "Sydney FC Reach IWCC Semi-Finals After Okayama Win". Football Federation Australia. 30 November 2013. Archived from the original on 30 November 2013.

[5] "Changes aplenty for Canberra". The Women's Game. 15 August 2013.

[6] "Queenslanders dominate W-League squad". Football Federation Australia. 24 September 2013.

[7] "Wanderers announce strong squad for upcoming W-League season". The Women's Game. 10 October 2013.

[10] "Player of the week: Nicola Bolger". Football Federation Australia. 11 November 2013.

[11] Smith, Pete (7 January 2014). "W-League Player of the Week: Jodie Taylor". Football Federation Australia.

[12] Smith, Pete (21 January 2014). "W-League player of the week". Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014.

[13] Smith, Pete (3 February 2014). "W-League player of the week". Football Federation Australia.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	8	2	2	37	14	+23	26	4	1	1	22	8	+14	4	1	1	15	6	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	8	2	2	37	14	+23	26	4	1	1	22	8	+14	4	1	1	15	6	+9

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	8	2	2	37	14	+23	26	4	1	1	22	8	+14	4	1	1	15	6	+9