The 2024–25 season will the 20th in the history of Sydney Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Sydney FC will look to defend their title in their tenth appearance in the Australia Cup.
2024–25 season | |||
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Chairman | Scott Barlow | ||
Manager | Ufuk Talay | ||
Stadium | Allianz Stadium (A-League Men) Jubilee Oval (AFC Champions League Two) | ||
A-League Men | 7th | ||
AFC Champions League Two | Group stage | ||
Australia Cup | Round of 32 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Patryk Klimala (2) All: Patryk Klimala (4) | ||
Highest home attendance | 12,194 vs. Macarthur FC (10 November 2024) A-League Men | ||
Lowest home attendance | 3,512 vs. Sanfrecce Hiroshima (7 November 2024) AFC Champions League Two | ||
Average home league attendance | 12,194 | ||
Biggest win | 5–0 vs. Eastern (H) (19 September 2024) AFC Champions League Two | ||
Biggest defeat | 1–3 vs. Oakleigh Cannons (A) (30 July 2024) Australia Cup | ||
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All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024. |
As winners of the 2023 Australia Cup, Sydney FC will participate in the inaugural season of the newly rebranded AFC Champions League Two.
Players
editFirst-team squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editTransfers in
editNo. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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12 | GK | Harrison Devenish-Meares | Rockdale Ilinden | Free transfer | 2 years | 27 June 2024 | [1] |
7 | FW | Adrian Segecic | Dordrecht | End of loan | (1 year) | 2 July 2024 | [2] |
8 | MF | Anas Ouahim | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 9 July 2024 | [3] |
15 | MF | Léo Sena | Água Santa | Free transfer | 2 years | 16 August 2024 | [4] |
11 | FW | Douglas Costa | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 26 August 2024 | [5] |
9 | FW | Patryk Klimala | Śląsk Wrocław | Loan | 1 year | 9 September 2024 | [6] |
41 | DF | Alexandar Popovic | Gwangju | Loan | 3 months | 18 September 2024 | [7] |
From youth squad
editN |
Pos. |
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Name |
Age |
Notes |
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29 | MF | Joe Lacey | 16 | 3-year contract[8] | |
27 | MF | Lachie Middleton | 18 | 3-year contract[9] | |
20 | FW | Tiago Quintal | 17 | 3-year contract[10] | |
33 | MF | Marin France | 17 | 3-year contract[11] |
Transfers out
editNo. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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6 | DF | Jack Rodwell | Unattached | End of contract | 22 May 2024 | [12] |
11 | FW | Róbert Mak | Unattached | End of contract | 22 May 2024 | [12] |
9 | FW | Fábio Gomes | Atlético Mineiro | End of loan | 22 May 2024 | [12] |
15 | DF | Gabriel Lacerda | Ceará | End of loan | 22 May 2024 | [12] |
20 | GK | Adam Pavlesic | Unattached | End of contract | 22 May 2024 | [12] |
26 | MF | Luke Brattan | Unattached | End of contract | 31 May 2024 | [13] |
8 | MF | Jake Girdwood-Reich | St. Louis City | Undisclosed | 4 June 2024 | [14] |
18 | MF | Matthew Scarcella | Newcastle Jets | Loan | 2 July 2024 | [15] |
Contract extensions
editNo. | Position | Name | Duration | Date | Note |
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17 | MF | Anthony Caceres | 22 May 2024 | [12] | |
13 | FW | Patrick Wood | 1 year | 17 October 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2025–26[16] |
Kits
editHome
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Home Alt
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Away
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Australia Cup
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Goalkeeper 1
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Goalkeeper 2
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Goalkeeper 3
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Pre-season and friendlies
edit18 July 2024 | Newcastle Jets | 0–4 | Sydney FC | Maitland |
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Stadium: Maitland Sports Ground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
24 July 2024 | Sydney FC | 6–0 | NWS Spirit | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
22 August 2024 | Sydney FC | 6–0 | Manly United | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
6 September 2024 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Sydney FC | Tuggerah |
Report | Stadium: Central Coast Regional Sports Complex Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
11 September 2024 | Sydney FC | 3–2 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
25 September 2024 | Sydney FC | 6–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Sky Park |
12 October 2024 | Sydney FC | 3–2 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sky Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
editOverall record
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
A-League Men | 19 October 2024 | 3 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 50.00 | |
Australia Cup | 30 July 2024 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | |
AFC Champions League Two | 19 September 2024 | Group stage | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 50.00 | ||
Total | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 44.44 |
Last updated: 10 November 2024
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | Adelaide United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
6 | Macarthur FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 6 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[b] |
7 | Sydney FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
8 | Central Coast Mariners | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
9 | Western United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[17]
Notes:
- ^ The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.
Results summary
editOverall | 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 |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
Last updated: 10 November 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
editA = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
Matches
edit19 October 2024 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 27,496 Referee: Alex King |
27 October 2024 2 | Auckland FC | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Auckland |
16:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 14,253 Referee: Shaun Evans |
1 November 2024 3 | Brisbane Roar | 2–3 | Sydney FC | Brisbane |
18:35 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,276 Referee: Shane Skinner |
10 November 2024 4 | Sydney FC | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
18:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 12,194 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
23 November 2024 5 | Sydney FC | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
8 December 2024 7 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Sydney FC | Gosford |
18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium |
14 December 2024 8 | Sydney FC | v | Western United | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
20 December 2024 9 | Adelaide United | v | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
19:05 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
28 December 2024 10 | Sydney FC | v | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
4 January 2025 12 | Newcastle Jets | v | Sydney FC | Newcastle |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
8 January 2025 11 | Sydney FC | v | Perth Glory | Sydney |
19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
11 January 2025 13 | Sydney FC | v | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
15 January 2025 14 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Sydney FC | Wellington |
19:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
18 January 2025 15 | Sydney FC | v | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
1 February 2025 17 | Sydney FC | v | Adelaide United | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
8 February 2025 18 | Sydney FC | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
22 February 2025 20 | Perth Glory | v | Sydney FC | Perth |
18:45 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park |
1 March 2025 21 | Macarthur FC | v | Sydney FC | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium |
15 March 2025 23 | Sydney FC | v | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
29 March 2025 24 | Sydney FC | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
5 April 2025 25 | Adelaide United | v | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
19:05 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
12 April 2025 26 | Sydney FC | v | Auckland FC | Sydney |
17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
20 April 2025 27 | Sydney FC | v | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
27 April 2025 28 | Western United | v | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
3 May 2025 29 | Melbourne City | v | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
Australia Cup
edit30 July 2024 Round of 32 | Oakleigh Cannons | 3–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Shaun Evans |
AFC Champions League Two
editGroup stage
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SFR | SYD | EAS | KAY | |
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1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (A) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 2–1 | 5 Dec | 3–0 | |
2 | Sydney FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | 0–1 | — | 5–0 | 5 Dec | ||
3 | Eastern | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 3 | 2–3 | 28 Nov | — | 1–2 | ||
4 | Kaya–Iloilo | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 3 | 28 Nov | 1–4 | 1–2 | — |
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round
19 September 2024 1 | Sydney FC | 5–0 | Eastern | Sydney |
19:00 UTC+10 | Report | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 4,021 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
3 October 2024 2 | Kaya–Iloilo | 1–4 | Sydney FC | Manila, Philippines |
18:00 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Rizal Memorial Sports Complex Attendance: 372 Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran) |
24 October 2024 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Hiroshima, Japan |
19:00 UTC+9 | Report |
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Stadium: Hiroshima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 12,209 Referee: Yahya Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates) |
7 November 2024 4 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Sydney |
19:00 UTC+11 | Report | Kato 60' | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Ammar Ebrahim Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
28 November 2024 5 | Eastern | v | Sydney FC | Kowloon, Hong Kong |
18:00 UTC+8 | Source | Stadium: Mong Kok Stadium |
5 December 2024 6 | Sydney FC | v | Kaya–Iloilo | Sydney |
19:00 UTC+11 | Source | Stadium: Jubilee Stadium |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
editIncludes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[18]
- As of 10 November 2024
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | Australia Cup | AFC Champions League Two | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
1 | GK | AUS | Andrew Redmayne | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
12 | GK | AUS | Harrison Devenish-Meares | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Defenders | |||||||||||
4 | DF | AUS | Jordan Courtney-Perkins | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
5 | DF | AUS | Hayden Matthews | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
16 | DF | AUS | Joel King | 9 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
23 | DF | AUS | Rhyan Grant | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
37 | DF | AUS | Wil Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
41 | DF | AUS | Alexandar Popovic | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
Midfielders | |||||||||||
6 | MF | AUS | Corey Hollman | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
8 | MF | MAR | Anas Ouahim | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 |
15 | MF | BRA | Léo Sena | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
17 | MF | AUS | Anthony Caceres | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
22 | MF | AUS | Max Burgess | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
27 | MF | AUS | Lachie Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | AUS | Nick Alfaro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | MF | AUS | Marin France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Forwards | |||||||||||
7 | FW | AUS | Adrian Segecic | 7 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
9 | FW | POL | Patryk Klimala | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
10 | FW | ENG | Joe Lolley | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
11 | FW | BRA | Douglas Costa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
13 | FW | AUS | Patrick Wood | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW | AUS | Mitchell Glasson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | AUS | Tiago Quintal | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
25 | FW | AUS | Jaiden Kucharski | 4 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
28 | FW | AUS | Nathan Amanatidis | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
Disciplinary record
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[18]
- As of 10 November 2024
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | AFC Champions League Two | Total | ||||||||
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1 | 5 | DF | Hayden Matthews | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | 22 | MF | Max Burgess | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | 41 | DF | Alexandar Popovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
4 | 9 | FW | Patryk Klimala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Léo Sena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | Rhyan Grant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | 1 | GK | Andrew Redmayne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Anas Ouahim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | Douglas Costa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | Joel King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
33 | MF | Marin France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
Clean sheets
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 10 November 2024
Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | AFC Champions League Two | Total |
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1 | 12 | Harrison Devenish-Meares | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sydney FC Sign Experienced New Goalkeeper". Sydney FC. 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Segecic Returns With Dutch Learnings". Sydney FC. 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Sydney FC Sign German Attacking Midfielder". Sydney FC. 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Sena Roars Into Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 16 August 2024.
- ^ Rugari, Vince (26 August 2024). "Biggest since Del Piero: Sydney FC sign former Bayern Munich, Juventus star". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Sydney FC Complete Polish Striker Signing". Sydney FC. 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Sydney FC Sign Defender Alexandar Popovic". Sydney FC. 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Sydney FC Snap Up Academy Star Lacey". Sydney FC. 1 December 2023.
- ^ "Sydney FC Sign Talented Academy Midfielder On Three Year Deal". Sydney FC. 18 April 2024.
- ^ Mullins, Ella (24 April 2024). "Sydney FC Academy Attacker Signed To A-League Contract". Sydney FC.
- ^ "Sydney FC Sign Rising Star Award Winner". Sydney FC. 6 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Five Sydney FC Men's Players To Depart". Sydney FC. 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Sydney FC's Luke Brattan To Farewell Sky Blues After Five Seasons". Sydney FC. 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Sydney FC Academy Graduate Sold For Record Transfer Fee". Sydney FC. 4 June 2024.
- ^ Baumjohann, Melissa (2 July 2024). "Scarcella Joins Jets On Loan". Sydney FC.
- ^ Jovanovic, Will (17 October 2024). "Patrick Wood Signs One Year Extension". Sydney FC.
- ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Sydney FC – Squad". soccerway.com.