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.
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, and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020. Similarly, the 2020 AFC Champions League competition has been suspended until at least mid-September 2020 in West Zone. 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.
Players
Squad information
Transfers
Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef 11 Melbourne VictoryFree transfer3 years7 June 2019 5 UnattachedFree transfer2 years2 July 2019 6 UnattachedFree transfer2 years3 July 2019 26 UnattachedFree transfer1 year19 July 2019 2 Free transfer2 years22 July 2019
From youth squad
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef 2 Western UnitedFree transfer12 March 2019 14 Retired15 April 2019 11 Central Coast MarinersLoan return27 May 2019 16 Loan return27 May 2019 18 Perth GloryFree transfer27 May 2019 20 UnattachedEnd of contract27 May 2019 21 UnattachedEnd of contract27 May 2019 22 Loan return27 May 2019 24 UnattachedEnd of contract27 May 2019 27 Free transfer6 June 2019 5 Retired24 June 2019 13 Undisclosed13 January 2020 25 Undisclosed30 January 2020
Contract extensions No.PlayerPositionDurationDateRef 17 Anthony Caceres Central midfielder 2 years 4 July 2019 19 Chris Zuvela Midfielder 2 years 22 July 2019 4 Alex Wilkinson Centre-back 1 year 28 November 2019 12 Trent Buhagiar Winger 2 years 5 December 2019 The second year has a trigger clause. 16 Joel King Defender 2 years 5 December 2019 18 Luke Ivanovic Forward 2 years 5 December 2019 20 Tom Heward-Belle Goalkeeper 1 year 5 December 2019 10 Miloš Ninković Attacking midfielder 2 years 17 December 2019 7 Michael Zullo Left-back 2 years 18 December 2019 8 Paulo Retre Defensive midfielder 2 years 2 January 2020 1 Andrew Redmayne Goalkeeper 2 years 14 January 2020 21 Harry Van Der Saag Defender 2 years 15 January 2020 26 Luke Brattan Central midfielder 2 years 28 January 2020
Preseason
Friendlies
Competitions
Overview
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|A-League Finals Series
|FFA Cup
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FFA Cup
A-League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Finals series
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Sydney FC continued their 2020 AFC Champions League campaign in their 2020–21 season.
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
Squad statistics
! colspan="14" style="background:#62a8da;color:white; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan="14" style="background:#62a8da;color:white; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan="14" style="background:#62a8da;color:white; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan="14" style="background:#62a8da;color:white; text-align:center| Forwards
|- class=sortbottom ! colspan="14" style="background:#62a8da;color:white| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season |- class=sortbottom
Disciplinary record
RankPositionNameA-LeagueFFA CupAFC Champions LeagueTotal1MF Paulo Retre301000402MF Luke Brattan300000303DF Ryan McGowan200000204MF Alexander Baumjohann10000010MF Anthony Cáceres10000010DF Rhyan Grant10000010FW Adam Le Fondre10000010MF Brandon O'Neill10000010MF Miloš Ninković10000010DF Michael Zullo10000010
Clean sheets Includes 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 4 December 2020
Rank.GoalkeeperTotal11Andrew Redmayne62008220Tom Heward-Belle000(1)130Adam Pavlesic000(1)Total62019
End-of-season awards On 4 September 2020, Sydney FC announced all their award winners for the 2019/20 season. Award Men's Women's Player of the Year Luke Brattan Sofia HuertaU-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)
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