# 2023–24 Sydney FC season

The 2023–24 season is the 19th in the history of Sydney Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Sydney FC competed in the Australia Cup for the ninth time.

## Players
### First-team squad

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 | Andrew Redmayne |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Aaron Gurd |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Jordan Courtney-Perkins |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jack Rodwell |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Jake Girdwood-Reich |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Fábio Gomes (on loan from Atlético Mineiro) |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Joe Lolley |
| 11 | FW | SVK | Róbert Mak |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Corey Hollman (scholarship) |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Patrick Wood |
| 15 | DF | BRA | Gabriel Lacerda (on loan from Ceará) |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Joel King |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Anthony Caceres |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Matthew Scarcella (scholarship) |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Mitch Glasson |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Adam Pavlesic |
| 21 | DF | AUS | Zac De Jesus |
| 22 | MF | AUS | Max Burgess |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Rhyan Grant (vice-captain) |
| 24 | MF | AUS | Wataru Kamijo |
| 25 | FW | AUS | Jaiden Kucharski |
| 26 | MF | AUS | Luke Brattan (captain) |
| 27 | DF | AUS | Hayden Matthews |
| 28 | FW | AUS | Nathan Amanatidis |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Gus Hoefsloot (scholarship) |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date |
| 16 | DF | Joel King | OB | Free transfer | 3 years | 23 June 2023 |
| 28 | MF | Nathan Amanatidis | Adelaide United NPL | Free transfer | 3 years | 18 July 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Fábio Gomes | Atlético Mineiro | Loan | 1 year | 12 September 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Jordan Courtney-Perkins | Raków Częstochowa | Free transfer | 3 years | 15 September 2023 |
| 15 | DF | Gabriel Lacerda | Ceará | Loan | 1 year | 19 September 2023 |

#### From youth squad

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Notes |
| 18 | MF | Matthew Scarcella | 19 | 2-year scholarship contract |
| 30 | GK | Gus Hoefsloot | 17 | 3-year scholarship contract |
| 19 | FW | Mitch Glasson | 17 | 3-year contract |
| 21 | DF | Zac De Jesus | 17 | 3-year contract |
| 24 | MF | Wataru Kamijo | 17 | 3-year contract |
| 27 | DF | Hayden Matthews | 19 | 3-year contract |

### Transfers out

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date |
| 20 | GK | Tom Heward-Belle | Unattached | End of contract | 24 May 2023 |
| 3 | DF | Joel King | OB | End of loan | 24 May 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Alex Wilkinson | Retired | Retired | 1 June 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Adam Le Fondre | Unattached | End of contract | 12 June 2023 |
| 8 | MF | Paulo Retre | Goa | Undisclosed | 25 June 2023 |
| 2 | DF | James Donachie | Western United | Mutual contract termination | 2 July 2023 |
| 21 | FW | Alex Parsons | Brisbane Roar | Mutual contract termination | 2 July 2023 |
| 18 | DF | Diego Caballo | AaB | Undisclosed | 5 July 2023 |
| 7 | FW | Adrian Segecic | Dordrecht | Loan | 30 August 2023 |
| 27 | DF | Kealey Adamson | Macarthur FC | End of contract | 7 December 2023 |

### Contract extensions

| No. | Position | Name | Duration | Date | Note |
| 13 | FW | Patrick Wood | 2 years | 3 July 2023 | |
| 8 | MF | Jake Girdwood-Reich | 3 years | 19 July 2023 | New 3-year contract, replacing previous scholarship contract which was until end of 2023–24. |
| 25 | FW | Jaiden Kucharski | 2 years | 29 August 2023 | New 2-year contract, replacing previous scholarship contract which was until end of 2023–24. |
| 12 | MF | Corey Hollman | 2 years | 5 October 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26. |
| 10 | FW | Joe Lolley | 2 years | 17 January 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26. |
| 23 | DF | Rhyan Grant | 2 years | 7 March 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26. |

## Kits

| Home | Away | Third | Australia Cup Home | Australia Cup Away |

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| A-League Men | 21 October 2023 | 28 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 044.44 |
| A-League Men Finals | 4 May 2024 | 18 May 2024 | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 033.33 |
| Australia Cup | 13 August 2023 | 7 October 2023 | Round of 32 | Winners | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 080.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 70 | 48 | +22 | 048.57 |
Last updated: 19 May 2024 Source: Soccerway

### A-League Men
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 26 | +16 | 53 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 42 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 41 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series |
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
* 1 2 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.
* ↑ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.

#### Results summary

Away figures include Sydney FC's 4–3 loss on neutral ground against Adelaide United on 13 January 2024.
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 28 April 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Ground | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | N | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | W |
| Position | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 41 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

#### Finals series
### Australia Cup

Win  Draw  Loss

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
    As of 18 May 2024
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | A-League Men | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals Series | A-League Men Finals Series | Australia Cup | Australia Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Andrew Redmayne | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Aaron Gurd | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Jordan Courtney-Perkins | 14+8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | Jack Rodwell | 5+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Jake Girdwood-Reich | 23 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Fábio Gomes | 19+6 | 11 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | 30 | 13 |
| 10 | FW | | Joe Lolley | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 14 |
| 11 | FW | | Robert Mak | 20+4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 11 |
| 12 | MF | | Corey Hollman | 18+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Patrick Wood | 6+9 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 5 |
| 15 | DF | | Gabriel Lacerda | 19+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Joel King | 11+6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | | Anthony Caceres | 24+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 5 |
| 18 | MF | | Matthew Scarcella | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Mitch Glasson | 0+15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Adam Pavlesic | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Zac De Jesus | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Max Burgess | 9+10 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | | Rhyan Grant | 25+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| 25 | FW | | Jaiden Kucharski | 9+13 | 3 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| 26 | MF | | Luke Brattan | 25+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | | Hayden Matthews | 11+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Nathan Amanatidis | 0+12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | | Adrian Segecic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Kealey Adamson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
    As of 18 May 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | A-League Men | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals Series | A-League Men Finals Series | A-League Men Finals Series | Australia Cup | Australia Cup | Australia Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 8 | MF | | Jake Girdwood-Reich | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 13 | FW | | Patrick Wood | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | GK | | Andrew Redmayne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | | Róbert Mak | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | DF | | Jack Rodwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 17 | MF | | Anthony Caceres | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 12 | MF | | Corey Hollman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 26 | MF | | Luke Brattan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | DF | | Joel King | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | MF | | Max Burgess | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 15 | DF | | Gabriel Lacerda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 23 | DF | | Rhyan Grant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | DF | | Jordan Courtney-Perkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 9 | FW | | Fábio Gomes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | FW | | Joe Lolley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 25 | FW | | Jaiden Kucharski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 27 | DF | | Hayden Matthews | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 28 | FW | | Nathan Amanatidis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 5 |

### 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 and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
    As of 18 May 2024
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals Series | Australia Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Andrew Redmayne | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

## End of Season awards

On 29 May 2024, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented nine awards on the night.
| Award | Men's | Women's |
| Player of the Year | Joe Lolley | Charlotte McLean |
| Member's Player of the Year | Joe Lolley | Mackenzie Hawkesby |
| U20 Player of the Year | Corey Hollman | Shae Hollman |
| Golden Boot | Fábio Gomes & Joe Lolley | Cortnee Vine |
| Rising Star Award | Marin France | |
| Powerchair Players’ Player of the Year | Harry Simmons | |
| Chairman's Award | Howard Fondyke (Head Of Fan Engagement and NPL Assistant Coach) | Howard Fondyke (Head Of Fan Engagement and NPL Assistant Coach) |