Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is an Australian professional women's soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the A-League Women, the top tier of women's soccer in Australia, and are the most successful women's soccer club in Australia. They play their home matches at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre and WIN Stadium, with select matches being played at Sydney Football Stadium.
History
Establishment
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.
Inaugural season
The inaugural W-League season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series. 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.
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.
Kits
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 white.
The former 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.
The current Sydney FC badge was released in 2017. The crest features the Sydney Opera House in white pictured in front of a sky-blue backdrop on top of a navy blue base featuring the Commonwealth Star.
Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors PeriodKit ManufacturerShirt SponsorMinor Sponsor2008–2009ReebokBing LeeJVCHBA Insurance2009–2011Bing Lee, SonyMBF Health InsurancePulsar2011–2012AdidasUnicefSydney Children's HospitalCMRI2012–2014WebjetDestination NSWCaltex2014–2015StarTrack Beechwood2015–2017PumaStarTrackITPUniversity of New South Wales2017–2019The Star2019–2023Under ArmourKennards Hire2023–Macquarie University
Stadiums
Sydney FC currently plays its home games at WIN Stadium, Located in Wollongong, New South Wales, WIN Stadium features a seating capacity of 23,750 and a grass field at Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Sydney Olympic Park suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. The capacity of the stadium is 5,000 spectators. They also played in recent home games in Jubilee Oval, ANZ Stadium, and Allianz Stadium (formerly Sydney Football Stadium). 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. 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, Sydney Football Stadium 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.
Players Current squad
Management Current staff Position Name Head coach James Slaveski Assistant coach Thomas Whiteside Assistant coach Alice Kriesler
Managerial history
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Season by season record
SeasonW-LeagueAwardsTop goalscorer(s)Player(s)2008–09W-League104241512+3144thSF 72009W-League1072125 10+1523PremiersChampions(2) 82010–11W-League108 0 229 9+2024PremiersRunners-up 122011–12W-League10523268+18173rdSF 62012–13W-League126243024+6204thChampions (2)92013–14W-League128223714+23262ndSF112014W-League125341716+1184thSF82015–16W-League126151521–6193rdRunners-up(2)62016–17W-League127142216+6223rdSF 62017–18W-League128132616+10252ndRunners-up 6 2018–19W-League126152819+9193rdChampions (3)102019–20W-League127142113+8223rdRunners-up(2)72020–21W-League129122611+1528PremiersRunners-up(3)72021–22A-League Women141121366+3035PremiersRunners-up(2) (2) 92022–23A-League Women1813144315 +2840PremiersChampionsNatalie TobinSarah HunterMadison Haley112023–24A-League Women2211653120 +11392ndChampionsCharlotte McLeanMackenzie HawkesbyShae HollmanCortnee Vine (2) 102024–25A-League Women2374122329−6259thDNQNatalie Tobin (2)Indiana dos SantosIndiana dos SantosMackenzie Hawkesby62025–26A-League Women204791829−111910thDNQRiley Tanner5
Notes
Honours
W-League/A-League Women regular season Premiers (5): 2009, 2010–11, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Runners-up (3): 2013–14, 2017–18, 2023–24 W-League/A-League Women finals Champions (5): 2009, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24 Runners-up (6): 2010–11, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
International record SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayPosition2023AFC Women's Club ChampionshipGroup B Bam Khatoon3–02nd FC Nasaf2–1 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels0–3
See also List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries Women's soccer in Australia A-League Women records and statistics Australia women's national soccer team
References
External links
Sydney FC