# 2014–15 Sydney FC season

The 2014–15 Sydney FC season was the club's 10th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 10th time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

## Players
### 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 | Ivan Necevski |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Sebastian Ryall |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Saša Ognenovski |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Matthew Jurman |
| 6 | DF | SRB | Nikola Petković |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Corey Gameiro |
| 8 | MF | SRB | Miloš Dimitrijević |
| 9 | FW | NZL | Shane Smeltz |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Bernie Ibini (on loan from Shanghai SIPG) |
| 12 | MF | AUS | Hagi Gligor |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Alex Brosque (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Alex Gersbach |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Terry Antonis |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Peter Triantis |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Nick Carle |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Vedran Janjetović |
| 21 | FW | AUT | Marc Janko |
| 22 | MF | IRQ | Ali Abbas |
| 23 | MF | AUS | Rhyan Grant |
| 26 | DF | SEN | Jacques Faty |
| 27 | MF | SEN | Mickaël Tavares |
| 34 | MF | AUS | Robert Stambolziev |

### From youth 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 |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Chris Naumoff |
| 24 | DF | AUS | George Timotheou |
| 25 | DF | AUS | Aaron Calver |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | FW | AUS | George Blackwood |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Anthony Bouzanis |

### Transfers in

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends |
| 11 | FW | Bernie Ibini-Isei | 21 | Shanghai Dongya | Loan | Pre-season | 2015 |
| 9 | FW | Shane Smeltz | 32 | Perth Glory | Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 |
| 14 | FW | Alex Brosque | 30 | Al-Ain | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 |
| 16 | DF | Alex Gersbach | 17 | AIS Football Program | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 |
| 21 | FW | Marc Janko | 31 | Trabzonspor | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 |
| 27 | MF | Mickaël Tavares | 32 | Mladá Boleslav | Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 |
| 26 | DF | Jacques Faty | 30 | Wuhan Zall | Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 |
| 34 | MF | Robert Stambolziev | 24 | Niki Volos | Injury Replacement | Mid-season | 2015 |

### Transfers out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 7 | MF | Brett Emerton | 45 | | Retired | Pre-season | |
| 15 | MF | Terry McFlynn | 43 | | Retired | Pre-season | |
| 10 | FW | Alessandro Del Piero | 49 | Delhi Dynamos | End of contract | Pre-season | |
| 11 | FW | Richard Garcia | 43 | Minnesota United | End of contract | Pre-season | Free |
| 3 | DF | Marc Warren | 32 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Transfer | Pre-season | |
| 12 | FW | Blake Powell | 33 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | Transfer | Pre-season | |
| 14 | FW | Mitch Mallia | 22 | Blacktown City | Transfer | Pre-season | |
| 16 | FW | Joel Chianese | 24 | Sydney United 58 | Transfer | Pre-season | |
| 4 | FW | Ranko Despotović | 31 | Alavés | Transfer | Pre-season | |
| 4 | DF | Pedj Bojić | 30 | | Released | Mid-season | |
| 29 | FW | Max Burgess | 20 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Mid-season | Free |

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Graham Arnold |
| Assistant manager | Rado Vidošić |
| Youth Team Manager | Steve Corica |
| Goalkeeping coach | Zeljko Kalac |
| Strength & Conditioning Coach | Andrew Clark |
| Physiotherapist | Stan Ivancic |

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | A-League | A-League | A-League | A-League | A-League | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup |
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Ivan Necevski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Sebastian Ryall | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Saša Ognenovski | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Matthew Jurman | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Nikola Petković | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | | Corey Gameiro | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Miloš Dimitrijević | 29 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Shane Smeltz | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8+11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Bernie Ibini | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Hagi Gligor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Chris Naumoff | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Alex Brosque | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Alex Gersbach | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Terry Antonis | 22 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13+6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Peter Triantis | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Nick Carle | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Vedran Janjetović | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | | Marc Janko | 25 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23+1 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Ali Abbas | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Rhyan Grant | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8+11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | | Aaron Calver | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Jacques Faty | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Mickaël Tavares | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | George Blackwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | | Robert Stambolziev | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Pedj Bojić | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Max Burgess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: 17 May 2015
* Source: au.soccerway.com
* = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Preseason and friendlies

Sydney kicked off their pre-season campaign, playing a friendly against NPL NSW 2 team Macarthur Rams. They then took part in a tournament against Premier League teams Newcastle United and West Ham in New Zealand in late July. In late August they travelled to North Queensland to compete in the 2014 Townsville Football Cup during which they took on fellow A-League teams Brisbane Roar and Newcastle Jets as well as hosts Northern Fury.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| A-League | — | 2nd | 11 October 2014 | 26 April 2015 |
| A-League Finals | Semi-finals | Runners-up | 9 May 2015 | 17 May 2015 |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 12 August 2014 | 21 October 2014 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 53 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 50 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 46 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 35 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 34 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 50 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 23 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 18 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 17 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
* ↑ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 26 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com

#### Results by round

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

#### Finals series
### FFA Cup
## Awards

* Wingate Townsville Football Cup Champions
* NAB Young Footballer of the Month (October) – Terry Antonis

## End-of-season awards

On 28 April 2015, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented eight awards on the night.
| Award | Men's | Women's | Youth |
| Player of the Year | Milos Dimitrijevic | N/A | N/A |
| Player's Player of the Year | Milos Dimitrijevic | Jasmyne Spencer | George Blackwood |
| Member's Player of the Year | Milos Dimitrijevic | N/A | N/A |
| Golden Boot | Marc Janko | N/A | George Blackwood |
| Chairman's Award | Stan Ivancic (Head physiotherapist) and Joe Niutta (Equipment Manager) | Stan Ivancic (Head physiotherapist) and Joe Niutta (Equipment Manager) | Stan Ivancic (Head physiotherapist) and Joe Niutta (Equipment Manager) |