# 2016–17 Sydney FC (women) season

The 2016–17 Sydney FC season was the club's ninth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games at Lambert Park and Allianz Stadium.
They were eliminated in the semi-finals by Perth Glory of a 5–1 loss at nib Stadium.

## Players
### Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Sham Khamis |
| 2 | MF | AUS | Teresa Polias |
| 3 | FW | AUS | Remy Siemsen |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Elizabeth Rolston |
| 5 | FW | AUS | Gabe Marzano |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Servet Uzunlar |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Nicole Bolger |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Amy Harrison |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Caitlin Foord |
| 10 | FW | NGA | Francisca Ordega |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Natalie Tobin |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Olivia Price |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Georgia Yeoman-Dale |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Alanna Kennedy |
| 15 | GK | AUS | Sarah Easthope |
| 16 | MF | AUS | Hannah Bacon |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Kyah Simon |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Leena Khamis |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Princess Ibini |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Pana Petratos |
| 22 | GK | AUS | Claire Coelho |

### Contract extensions
## Managerial staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Daniel Barrett |
| Team manager | |
| Assistant coach | Jaime Gomez |

## Squad statistics

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | W-League | W-League | W-League | W-League | W-League | W-League finals series | W-League finals series | W-League finals series | W-League finals series | W-League finals series |
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Sham Khamis | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Teresa Polias | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11+0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | | Remy Siemsen | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7+4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Elizabeth Rolston | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | FW | | Gabe Marzano | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Servet Uzunlar | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Nicole Bolger | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Amy Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Caitlin Foord | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Francisca Ordega | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Natalie Tobin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Olivia Price | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Georgia Yeoman-Dale | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Alanna Kennedy | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11+0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | GK | | Sarah Easthope | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Hannah Bacon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Kyah Simon | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11+0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Leena Khamis | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Princess Ibni | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Pana Petratos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | | Claire Coelho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source: au.women.soccerway.com
* = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Competitions
### W-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canberra United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Perth Glory | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 14 | |
| 7 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 13 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 13 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 9 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Competitive Matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | B | H | A | H | H | B | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | L | ✖ | W | W | W | D | ✖ | L | L |
| Position | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |

#### Matches

For season fixtures, see sydneyfc.com.