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2019–20 Sydney FC season

The 2019–20 season was Sydney FC's 15th season since its establishment in 2004. The club competed in the A-League for the 15th time and the FFA Cup for the sixth time.

Sydney FC
2019–20 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerSteve Corica
StadiumNetstrata Jubilee Stadium & Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
A-LeaguePremiers
A-League Finals SeriesChampions
FFA CupRound of 32
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Le Fondre (21 goals)
All: Adam Le Fondre (22 goals)
Highest home attendance18,501 vs Western Sydney Wanderers
(28 February 2020)
Lowest home attendance1,186 vs Newcastle Jets
(21 July 2020)
Average home league attendance9,688 (12,109 prior to COVID-19)

On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.[2] Similarly, the 2020 AFC Champions League competition has been suspended until at least mid-September 2020 in West Zone.[3] The AFC Executive Committee agreed to played AFC Champions League East Zone matches which are now scheduled to be played between 15 November and 13 December 2020 in Qatar.[4][5]

Players

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Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Andrew Redmayne
2 DF   AUS Patrick Flottmann
3 DF   AUS Ben Warland
4 DF   AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain)
5 MF   GER Alexander Baumjohann
6 DF   AUS Ryan McGowan
7 DF   AUS Michael Zullo
8 MF   AUS Paulo Retre
9 FW   ENG Adam Le Fondre
10 MF   SRB Miloš Ninković
11 FW   NZL Kosta Barbarouses
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   AUS Trent Buhagiar
16 DF   AUS Joel King
17 MF   AUS Anthony Cáceres
18 FW   AUS Luke Ivanovic
19 MF   AUS Chris Zuvela
20 GK   AUS Tom Heward-Belle
21 DF   AUS Harry Van Der Saag (Scholarship)
23 DF   AUS Rhyan Grant
24 FW   AUS Marco Tilio (Scholarship)
26 MF   AUS Luke Brattan

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
11 FW   Kosta Barbarouses Melbourne Victory Free transfer 3 years 7 June 2019 [6]
5 MF   Alexander Baumjohann Unattached Free transfer 2 years 2 July 2019 [7]
6 DF Ryan McGowan Unattached Free transfer 2 years 3 July 2019 [8]
26 MF Luke Brattan Unattached Free transfer 1 year 19 July 2019 [9]
2 DF Patrick Flottmann   Air Force United Free transfer 2 years 22 July 2019 [10]

From youth squad

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 FW   Marco Tilio 18 1 year scholarship contract[11]
25 MF   Ryan Teague 17 1 year scholarship contract[11]
21 DF   Harry Van Der Saag 19 1 year scholarship contract[11]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
2 DF Aaron Calver Western United Free transfer 12 March 2019 [12]
14 FW Alex Brosque Retired 15 April 2019 [13]
11 MF Daniel De Silva Central Coast Mariners Loan return 27 May 2019 [14]
16 FW   Reza Ghoochannejhad   APOEL Loan return 27 May 2019 [14]
18 DF Jacob Tratt Perth Glory Free transfer 27 May 2019 [14]
20 GK Alex Cisak Unattached End of contract 27 May 2019 [14]
21 FW Mitch Austin Unattached End of contract 27 May 2019 [14]
22 MF   Siem de Jong   Ajax Loan return 27 May 2019 [14]
24 MF Cameron Devlin Unattached End of contract 27 May 2019 [14]
27 MF Jerry Skotadis   Sutherland Sharks Free transfer 6 June 2019 [15]
5 DF   Jop van der Linden Retired 24 June 2019 [16]
13 MF Brandon O'Neill   Pohang Steelers Undisclosed 13 January 2020 [17]
25 MF Ryan Teague   Famalicão Undisclosed 30 January 2020 [18]

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
17 Anthony Caceres Central midfielder 2 years 4 July 2019 [19][a]
19 Chris Zuvela Midfielder 2 years 22 July 2019 [10]
4 Alex Wilkinson Centre-back 1 year 28 November 2019 [20]
12 Trent Buhagiar Winger 2 years 5 December 2019 The second year has a trigger clause.[21][22]
16 Joel King Defender 2 years 5 December 2019 [21]
18 Luke Ivanovic Forward 2 years 5 December 2019 [21]
20 Tom Heward-Belle Goalkeeper 1 year 5 December 2019 [21]
10   Miloš Ninković Attacking midfielder 2 years 17 December 2019 [23]
7 Michael Zullo Left-back 2 years 18 December 2019 [24]
8 Paulo Retre Defensive midfielder 2 years 2 January 2020 [25]
1 Andrew Redmayne Goalkeeper 2 years 14 January 2020 [26]
21 Harry Van Der Saag Defender 2 years 15 January 2020 [27]
26 Luke Brattan Central midfielder 2 years 28 January 2020 [28]
  1. ^ Caceres formally returned to his parent club Manchester City at the end of his loan contract and then transferred permanently to Sydney FC, signing a two-year contract.[14][19]

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 14 December 2019
No. Pos. Player A-League FFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Andrew Redmayne 8 0 1 0 9 0
2 DF   Patrick Flottmann 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Ben Warland 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Alex Wilkinson 9 0 1 0 10 0
5 MF   Alexander Baumjohann 9 0 1 0 10 0
6 DF   Ryan McGowan 9 1 1 0 10 1
7 DF   Michael Zullo 2+1 0 0+1 0 4 0
8 MF   Paulo Retre 7+2 0 0+1 0 10 0
9 FW   Adam Le Fondre 9 10 1 0 10 10
10 MF   Miloš Ninković 8 3 1 0 9 3
11 FW   Kosta Barbarouses 9 4 1 0 10 4
12 FW   Trent Buhagiar 0+5 1 0 0 5 1
13 MF   Brandon O'Neill 7 1 1 0 8 1
16 DF   Joel King 3+4 0 1 0 8 0
17 MF   Anthony Cáceres 1+8 0 1 0 10 0
18 FW   Luke Ivanovic 0+4 0 0 0 4 0
20 GK   Tom Heward-Belle 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF   Harry Van Der Saag 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
23 DF   Rhyan Grant 8 1 1 0 9 1
24 FW   Marco Tilio 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   Ryan Teague 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
26 MF   Luke Brattan 9 0 0+1 0 10 0
27 FW   Jordi Swibel 2 0 0 0 2 0
40 GK   Tristan Prendergast 0 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

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As of 14 December 2019
Rank Position Name A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League Total
               
1 MF   Paulo Retre 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2 MF   Luke Brattan 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF   Ryan McGowan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF   Alexander Baumjohann 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Anthony Cáceres 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Rhyan Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   Adam Le Fondre 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Brandon O'Neill 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Miloš Ninković 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   Michael Zullo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Clean sheets

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As of 14 December 2019
Rank Name A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League Total
1   Andrew Redmayne 2 0 0 2
Total 2 0 0 2

Preseason

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Friendlies

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18 July 2019 Sydney FC   6–0   Dunbar Rovers Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 962
Referee: Ben Abraham
23 July 2019 Sydney FC   3–0   St George Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 805
Referee: Tim Danaskos
30 July 2019 Paris Saint-Germain   3–0   Sydney FC Suzhou, China
22:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre
14 August 2019 Wollongong Wolves   0–2   Sydney FC Wollongong, Australia
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Tim Danaskos
22 August 2019 Sydney FC   1–1   Manly United Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Referee: Katie Patterson
7 September 2019 FNQ Select XI   0–7   Sydney FC Cairns, Australia
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Barlow Park
15 September 2019 Sydney FC   0–0   Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
21 September 2019 Newcastle Jets   0–0   Sydney FC Dubbo, Australia
15:00 AEST Report Stadium: Apex Oval
27 September 2019 Western United   1–2   Sydney FC Ballarat, Australia
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Morshead Park

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

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Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 26 16 5 5 49 25 +24 061.54
FFA Cup 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
AFC Champions League 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 016.67
Total 33 17 7 9 57 37 +20 051.52

Updated to match played 14 December 2019
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup

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Main article: 2019 FFA Cup
7 August 2019 Round of 32 Sydney FC   0–2   Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,350
Referee: Katie Petterson

A-League

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Main article: 2019–20 A-League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 26 16 5 5 49 25 +24 53 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][29][b]
2 Melbourne City 26 14 5 7 49 37 +12 47 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
3 Wellington Phoenix[c] 26 12 5 9 38 33 +5 41 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Brisbane Roar 26 11 7 8 29 28 +1 40 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
5 Western United 26 12 3 11 46 37 +9 39 Qualification for Finals series[b]
6 Perth Glory 26 10 7 9 43 36 +7 37
7 Adelaide United 26 11 3 12 44 49 −5 36
8 Newcastle Jets 26 9 7 10 32 40 −8 34
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 6 11 35 40 −5 33
10 Melbourne Victory 26 6 5 15 33 44 −11 23
11 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 3 18 26 55 −29 18
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

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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
26 16 5 5 49 25  +24 53 9 1 3 24 12  +12 7 4 2 25 13  +12

Last updated: 14 December 2019.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Result by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundAHAHBHAAHHAHHABAHHBAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWLW✖WWWWWDWWW✖WWL✖WWWDDDLDLL
Position11334221111111111111111–––––1
Updated to match(es) played on 17 July 2020. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

11 October 2019 1 Adelaide United 2–3 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:00 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,903
Referee: Alex King
20 October 2019 2 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 12,536
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
26 October 2019 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 28,519
Referee: Alireza Faghani
1 November 2019 4 Sydney FC 4–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 10,511
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 November 2019 6 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
17:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 16,116
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 November 2019 7 Perth Glory 1–3 Sydney FC Perth
21:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 8,741
Referee: Daniel Elder
1 December 2019 8 Western United 0–2 Sydney FC Geelong
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 4,187
Referee: Stephen Lucas
7 December 2019 9 Sydney FC 5–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,711
Referee: Alireza Faghani
14 December 2019 10 Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,256
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
21 December 2019 11 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Sydney FC Wellington
17:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 8,855
Referee: Chris Beath
29 December 2019 12 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 17,421
Referee: Kurt Ams
4 January 2020 13 Sydney FC 2–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,219
Referee: Adam Fielding
10 January 2020 14 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Sydney FC Newcastle
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,047
Referee: Stephen Lucas
24 January 2020 16 Melbourne Victory 0–3 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,814
Referee: Alex King
31 January 2020 17 Sydney FC 1–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 10,724
Referee: Chris Beath
23 February 2020 20 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Sydney FC Gosford
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,376
Referee: Chris Beath
28 February 2020 18 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
20:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 18,501
Referee: Alireza Faghani
7 March 2020 22 Melbourne Victory 1–4 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 15,102
Referee: Shaun Evans
14 March 2020 23 Sydney FC 0–0 Perth Glory Sydney
17:15 AEDT Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 4,099
Referee: Adam Kersey
21 March 2020 24 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Shaun Evans
17 July 2020 21 Sydney FC 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 1,796
Referee: Chris Beath
21 July 2020 28 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 1,186
Referee: Chris Beath
1 August 2020 29 Melbourne City 2–0 Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Abraham
6 August 2020 27 Adelaide United 1–1 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Abraham
10 August 2020 25 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Sydney FC Newcastle
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stephen Lucas
15 August 2020 26 Sydney FC 1–2 Western United Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: Alex King

Finals series

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26 August 2020 Semi-final Sydney FC 2–0 Perth Glory Sydney
20:10 AEST
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 3,477
Referee: Alex King
30 August 2020 Grand Final Sydney FC 1–0 (a.e.t.) Melbourne City Sydney
18:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 7,051
Referee: Chris Beath

AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2020 AFC Champions League

Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Yokohama F. Marinos 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13 Advance to knockout stage
2   Shanghai SIPG 6 3 0 3 6 10 −4 9
3   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
4   Sydney FC 6 1 2 3 8 10 −2 5
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
19 February 2020 Yokohama F. Marinos   4–0   Sydney FC Yokohama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Nissan Stadium
Attendance: 11,803
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
4 March 2020 Sydney FC   2–2   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Sydney, Australia
19:30 UTC+11
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Oval
Attendance: 3,255
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
19 November 2020 Sydney FC   1–2   Shanghai SIPG Doha, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
25 November 2020 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors   1–0   Sydney FC Al Wakrah, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)
1 December 2020 Shanghai SIPG   0–4   Sydney FC Al Wakrah, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
4 December 2020 Sydney FC   1–1   Yokohama F. Marinos Al Wakrah, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Saoud Al-Athbah (Qatar)

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League FFA Cup Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Andrew Redmayne 30 0 27 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF   Patrick Flottmann 6 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF   Ben Warland 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4 DF   Alex Wilkinson 34 1 27 0 1 0 6 1
5 MF   Alexander Baumjohann 33 1 26 1 1 0 6 0
6 DF   Ryan McGowan 31 1 28 1 1 0 2 0
7 DF   Michael Zullo 14 0 11 0 1 0 2 0
8 MF   Paulo Retre 31 2 26 2 1 0 4 0
9 FW   Adam Le Fondre 31 22 28 21 1 0 2 1
10 MF   Miloš Ninković 30 6 26 6 1 0 3 0
11 FW   Kosta Barbarouses 35 8 28 8 1 0 6 0
12 FW   Trent Buhagiar 26 8 20 3 0 0 6 5
16 DF   Joel King 32 0 26 0 1 0 5 0
17 MF   Anthony Caceres 33 2 27 2 1 0 5 0
18 FW   Luke Ivanovic 18 1 14 1 0 0 4 0
19 MF   Chris Zuvela 8 0 5 0 0 0 3 0
20 GK   Tom Heward-Belle 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
21 DF   Harry Van Der Saag 16 1 12 1 0 0 4 0
23 DF   Rhyan Grant 29 2 22 2 1 0 6 0
24 FW   Marco Tilio 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 0
26 MF   Luke Brattan 31 1 26 0 1 0 4 1
27 FW   Jordan Swibel 5 0 3 0 0 0 2 0
28 MF   Calem Nieuwenhof 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
30 GK   Adam Pavlesic 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
33 FW   Patrick Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Brandon O'Neill† 8 1 7 1 1 0 0 0
MF   Ryan Teague † 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

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Last updated: 4 December 2020
Source: https://au.soccerway.com/teams/australia/sydney-fc/4295/squad/

† Player left Sydney during the season

Goals

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As of 4 December 2020
Rank Player A-League FFA Cup Champions League Total
1 Adam Le Fondre 21 0 1 22
2 Trent Buhagiar 3 0 5 8
Kosta Barbarouses 8 0 0
4 Miloš Ninković 6 0 0 6
5 Anthony Caceres 2 0 0 2
Rhyan Grant 2 0 0
Paulo Retre 2 0 0
8 Alex Wilkinson 0 0 1 1
Alexander Baumjohann 1 0 0
Ryan McGowan 1 0 0
Luke Ivanovic 1 0 0
Marco Tilio 1 0 0
Luke Brattan 0 0 1
Brandon O'Neill 1 0 0
Harry Van Der Saag 1 0 0
Own Goals 3 0 0 3
Total 53 0 8 59

Clean sheets

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As of 4 December 2020
Rank Player A-League FFA Cup Champions League Total
1 Andrew Redmayne 8 0 0 8
2 Tom Heward-Belle 0 0 1 1
Adam Pavlesic 0 0 1
Total 8 0 1 9

End-of-season awards

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On 4 September 2020, Sydney FC announced all their award winners for the 2019/20 season.[30]

Award Men's Women's
Player of the Year Luke Brattan Sofia Huerta
U-20’s Player of the Year Joel King Angelique Hristodoulou
Member's Player of the Year Andrew Redmayne Teresa Polias
Golden Boot Adam Le Fondre Caitlin Foord
Rising Star Adam Pavlesic
Chairman's Award Jessica Allan (General Manager, Commercial Partnerships)

References

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  3. ^ "AFC reiterates commitment to complete 2020 competitions with new calendar". AFC. 9 July 2020.
  4. ^ "AFC executive committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar". AFC. 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ "AFC Champions League (East) to be staged in Doha". AFC. 9 October 2020.
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  11. ^ a b c "Sydney FC Promote Three Youngsters". Sydney FC. 3 September 2019.
  12. ^ Warren, Adrian (12 March 2019). "Western United sign Sydney's Aaron Calver". ESPN. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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  17. ^ Bossi, Dominic (13 January 2020). "Sydney FC star O'Neill moves to K-League giants Pohang". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  18. ^ Smith, David (30 January 2020). "Joeys captain Teague seals Portugal move". FTBL.
  19. ^ a b "Caceres signs from Manchester City". FTBL. 4 July 2019.
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  21. ^ a b c d "Sydney FC Secure Next Generation Of Sky Blues". Sydney FC. 5 December 2019.
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