2024–25 Sydney FC (women) season

The 2024–25 season is Sydney Football Club (women)'s 17th season in the A-League Women.

Sydney FC (women)
2024–25 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
Head CoachAnte Juric
StadiumLeichhardt Oval
Allianz Stadium (doubleheaders)
A-League Women12th
Top goalscorer4 players (1 each)
Highest home attendance3,324
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(16 November 2024)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance3,324
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(16 November 2024)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance3,324
Biggest win1–0
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (H)
(16 November 2024)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat1–3
vs. Central Coast Mariners (A)
(2 November 2024)
A-League Women
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 14 December 2024.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 26 September 2024

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   NZL Brianna Edwards
2 DF   AUS Margaux Chauvet
3 DF   ENG Faye Bryson
4 DF   AUS Tori Tumeth
5 DF   AUS Kirsty Fenton
6 FW   AUS Shay Hollman
7 FW   ENG Millie Farrow
8 MF   AUS Hana Lowry
9 FW   USA Shea Connors
12 DF   AUS Natalie Tobin (captain)
13 GK   AUS Jasmine Black
14 MF   AUS Abbey Lemon
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   AUS Mackenzie Hawkesby
16 DF   USA Jordan Thompson
17 FW   AUS Kyah Simon
18 FW   AUS Amber Luchtmeijer
20 FW   AUS Princess Ibini (captain)
21 MF   AUS Lucy Johnson
22 FW   AUS Indiana Dos Santos
23 DF   AUS Rubi Sullivan
24 FW   AUS Caley Tallon-Henniker
26 MF   AUS Madeleine Caspers
30 GK   AUS Tahlia Franco

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
7 FW   Millie Farrow Perth Glory Free transfer 1 year 17 June 2024 [1]
18 FW Amber Luchtmeijer   Macarthur FC Free transfer 1 year 12 July 2024 [2]
1 GK   Brianna Edwards Unattached Free transfer 2 years 18 July 2024 [3]
8 MF Hana Lowry Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 8 August 2024 [4]
3 DF   Faye Bryson Unattached Free transfer 1 year 13 September 2024 [5]
23 DF Rubi Sullivan   NWS Spirit Free transfer 1 year 13 September 2024 [5]
17 FW Kyah Simon Unattached Free transfer 1 year 26 September 2024 [6]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
7 MF Teigan Collister Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [7]
8 MF Darcey Malone Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [7]
13 MF Aideen Keane Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [7]
18 MF Taylor Ray Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [7]
19 MF Zara Kruger Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [7]
3 DF Charlotte McLean   North Carolina Courage End of contract 14 June 2024 [8][9]
11 FW Cortnee Vine   North Carolina Courage End of contract 14 June 2024 [8][10]
17 MF Jynaya Dos Santos Canberra United Mutual contract termination 18 July 2024 [3][11]
23 FW   Fiona Worts Unattached End of contract 31 July 2024 [12]
1 GK Jada Whyman   AIK End of contract 7 August 2024 [13]
10 MF Sienna Saveska Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual contract termination 13 September 2024 [5][14]

Contract extensions

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No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
12 Natalie Tobin Defender 2 years 21 March 2024 [15]
14 Abbey Lemon Midfielder 2 years 18 April 2024 [16]
2 Margaux Chauvet Defender 2 years 24 April 2024 [17]
15 Mackenzie Hawkesby Midfielder 1 year 14 May 2024 [18]
5 Kirsty Fenton Left-back 2 years 11 June 2024 [19]
16   Jordan Thompson Defender 1 year 18 June 2024 [20]
20 Princess Ibini Forward 1 year 20 June 2024 [21]
13 Jasmine Black Goalkeeper 1 year 18 July 2024 [3]
9   Shea Connors Forward 1 year 31 July 2024 [12]
21 Lucy Johnson Midfielder 1 year 24 September 2024 [22]
24 Caley Tallon-Henniker Forward 2 years 30 September 2024 [23]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 2 November 2024 18 April 2025 7 1 1 5 5 11 −6 014.29
Total 7 1 1 5 5 11 −6 014.29

Last updated: 22 December 2024
Source: Competitions

A-League Women

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Perth Glory 8 2 2 4 10 15 −5 8
9 Newcastle Jets 7 2 2 3 9 15 −6 8
10 Canberra United 7 2 1 4 8 13 −5 7
11 Western Sydney Wanderers 8 1 2 5 8 14 −6 5
12 Sydney FC 8 1 1 6 5 12 −7 4
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: A-Leagues
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.[24]

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
7 1 1 5 5 11  −6 4 1 1 1 3 3  0 0 0 4 2 8  −6

Last updated: 22 December 2024.
Source: Soccerway
Home figures include Sydney FC's 1–1 draw on neutral ground in Unite Round against Melbourne City on 24 November 2024.

Results by round

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Round1234567810119121314151617181920212223
GroundAAHNAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultLLWDLLL
Position111299101112
Points0034444
Updated to match(es) played on 22 December 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were released on 12 September 2024.[25] All times are in Sydney local time (AEST/AEDT).

2 November 2024 1 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Sydney FC Gosford
14:15
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Casey Reibelt
9 November 2024 2 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Sydney FC Brisbane
16:00
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
16 November 2024 3 Sydney FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
14:15 Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,324
Referee: Isabella Mossin
24 November 2024 4 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
16:15
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium[a]
Attendance: 3,149
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
8 December 2024 5 Western United 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00
Report
Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 515
Referee: Molly Godsell
15 December 2024 6 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:00
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Referee: Caitlin Williams
21 December 2024 7 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Sydney FC Wellington
16:00
Report Stadium: Porirua Park
Attendance: 435
Referee: Beth Rattray
28 December 2024 8 Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory Sydney
16:50 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
5 January 2025 10 Sydney FC v Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
10 January 2025 11 Perth Glory v Sydney FC Perth
22:00 Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre
15 January 2025 9 Sydney FC v Canberra United Sydney
19:00 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
19 January 2025 12 Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:00 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
24 January 2025 13 Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Melbourne
16:50 Stadium: AAMI Park
31 January 2025 14 Sydney FC v Adelaide United Sydney
19:00 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
9 February 2025 15 Sydney FC v Western United Sydney
17:00 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
15 February 2025 16 Melbourne City v Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 Stadium: AAMI Park
2 March 2025 17 Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
8 March 2025 18 Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC Newcastle
17:00 Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
15 March 2025 19 Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:45 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
22 March 2025 20 Canberra United v Sydney FC Canberra
16:00 Stadium: McKellar Park
28 March 2025 21 Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC TBC
19:00 Stadium: TBC
12 April 2025 22 Sydney FC v Perth Glory Sydney
14:15 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
18 April 2025 23 Adelaide United v Sydney FC Adelaide
16:50 Stadium: Coopers Stadium

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Match moved from Leichhardt Oval following a pitch assessment.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Sydney FC Sign English Super League And FA Cup Winner". Sydney FC. 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Sydney FC Sign NPL Top Goalscorer". Sydney FC. 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Sydney FC Sign 'Save Of The Year' Goalkeeper". Sydney FC. 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Sydney FC capture young gun from the West". Sydney FC. 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Sydney FC Sign Experienced WSL Defender". Sydney FC. 13 September 2024.
  6. ^ "100+ Capped Matildas Star Kyah Simon Comes Home". Sydney FC. 26 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Long Serving Midfielder One Of Six Released". Sydney FC. 17 May 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Vine And McLean Depart After Four Trophy Laden Seasons". Sydney FC. 14 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Courage signs Australian defender Charlotte McLean". North Carolina Courage. 17 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Courage signs forward Cortnee Vine". North Carolina Courage. 14 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Young Matildas Dos Santos signs". Canberra United. 16 September 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Sydney FC re-sign Grand Final match winner". Sydney FC. 31 July 2024. Meanwhile Sydney FC English striker Fiona Worts won't be returning in Sky Blue for the upcoming Liberty A-League season.
  13. ^ "Jada Whyman makes overseas switch". Sydney FC. 7 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Saveska returns to the Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 October 2024.
  15. ^ "Sydney FC Skipper Natalie Tobin Signs New Two Year Deal". Sydney FC. 21 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Abbey Lemon Signs New Two Year Contract". Sydney FC. 18 April 2024.
  17. ^ Mullins, Ella (24 April 2024). "Sydney FC Midfielder pens New Two Year Contract". Sydney FC.
  18. ^ "Grand Final Player Of The Match Re-Signs For One More Year". Sydney FC. 14 May 2024.
  19. ^ "Sydney FC Re-sign Left Back Kirsty Fenton". Sydney FC. 11 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Sydney FC Re-Signs Championship Winner Jordan Thompson". Sydney FC. 18 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Ibini Set For 10 Seasons In Sky Blue". Sydney FC. 20 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Sydney FC Re-Sign Championship Winner Lucy Johnson". Sydney FC. 24 September 2024.
  23. ^ Sydney FC [@SydneyFC] (30 September 2024). "Caley Tallon-Henniker is locked into wearing Sky Blue for the next two seasons after signing her first professional contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
  25. ^ "Ninja A-League Women's Fixtures Revealed". Sydney FC. 12 September 2024.
  26. ^ "Ninja A-League Women Unite Round matches moved to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium". A-Leagues. 19 November 2024.