# 2023–24 Sydney FC (women) season

The 2023–24 season was the 16th in the history of Sydney FC (women).

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 10 December 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Jada Whyman |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Margaux Chauvet |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Charlotte McLean |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Tori Tumeth |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Kirsty Fenton |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Lucy Johnson |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Teigan Collister |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Darcey Malone |
| 9 | FW | USA | Shea Connors |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Sienna Saveska |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Cortnee Vine |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Natalie Tobin (captain) |
| 13 | MF | AUS | Aideen Keane |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Abbey Lemon |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Mackenzie Hawkesby |
| 16 | DF | USA | Jordan Thompson |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Jynaya Dos Santos |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Taylor Ray |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Zara Kruger |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Princess Ibini (captain) |
| 21 | FW | AUS | Shay Hollman |
| 22 | FW | AUS | Indiana Dos Santos |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Fiona Worts |
| 24 | FW | AUS | Caley Tallon-Henniker (injury replacement) |
| 26 | MF | AUS | Madeleine Caspers |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Tahlia Franco |
| 40 | GK | AUS | Jasmine Black |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date |
| 2 | DF | Margaux Chauvet | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 August 2023 |
| 6 | FW | Lucy Johnson | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 August 2023 |
| 13 | MF | Aideen Keane | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 August 2023 |
| 10 | MF | Sienna Saveska | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 2 years | 25 August 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Tori Tumeth | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 2 years | 25 August 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Shea Connors | San Diego Wave | Free transfer | 1 year | 31 August 2023 |
| 19 | MF | Zara Kruger | Lions FC | Free transfer | 1 year | 31 August 2023 |
| 23 | FW | Fiona Worts | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 1 year | 6 September 2023 |
| 40 | GK | Jasmine Black | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 28 September 2023 |
| 8 | MF | Darcey Malone | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 1 year | 13 October 2023 |
| 24 | FW | Caley Tallon-Henniker | Unattached | Free transfer | | 2 November 2023 |
| 25 | DF | Jessica Seaman | Unattached | Free transfer | | 2 November 2023 |
| 16 | DF | Jordan Thompson | Unattached | Injury replacement | 7 months | 26 November 2023 |
| 26 | MF | Madeleine Caspers | Football NSW Institute | Free transfer | | 10 December 2023 |
| 15 | MF | Mackenzie Hawkesby | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed | 6 months | 29 December 2023 |
| 24 | FW | Caley Tallon-Henniker | Unattached | Injury replacement | 5 months | 15 February 2024 |

### Transfers out

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date |
| 9 | MF | Madison Haley | Unattached | Free transfer | 26 May 2023 |
| 30 | GK | Katie Offer | Unattached | Free transfer | 26 May 2023 |
| 24 | FW | Shay Evans | Unattached | Free transfer | 26 May 2023 |
| 4 | DF | Anna Green | Retired | Retired | 26 May 2023 |
| 16 | DF | Deborah-Anne De la Harpe | HB Køge | Free transfer | 6 July 2023 |
| 6 | MF | Sarah Hunter | Paris FC | Free transfer | 17 July 2023 |
| 15 | MF | Mackenzie Hawkesby | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer | 21 July 2023 |
| 19 | MF | Charlize Rule | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer | 26 July 2023 |
| 25 | FW | Rola Badawiya | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 3 August 2023 |
| 2 | MF | Mary Stanic-Floody | Unattached | Free transfer | 10 August 2023 |
| 8 | MF | Rachel Lowe | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 21 August 2023 |
| 23 | MF | Anika Stajcic | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 21 September 2023 |
| 25 | DF | Jessica Seaman | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 10 December 2023 |

### Contract extensions

| No. | Position | Player | Duration | Date | Note |
| 16 | Deborah-Anne De la Harpe | Defender | 1 year | 26 May 2023 | |
| 17 | Jynaya Dos Santos | Midfielder | 2 years | 26 May 2023 | |
| 22 | Indiana Dos Santos | Forward | 2 years | 26 May 2023 | |
| 7 | Teigan Collister | Midfielder | 1 year | 26 May 2023 | |
| 18 | Taylor Ray | Midfielder | 1 year | 26 May 2023 | |
| 60 | Tahlia Franco | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 26 May 2023 | |
| 11 | Cortnee Vine | Forward | 1 year | 22 August 2023 | |
| 26 | Madeleine Caspers | Midfielder | 2.5 years | 11 January 2024 | |
| 12 | Natalie Tobin | Midfielder | 2 years | 21 March 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26. |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## 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 Women | 14 October 2023 | 31 March 2024 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 050.00 |
| A-League Women Finals | 21 April 2024 | 4 May 2024 | Semi-finals | Winners | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 066.67 |
| AFC Women's Club Championship | 6 November 2023 | 12 November 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 053.57 |
Source: Soccerway

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne City | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 41 | Qualification to Finals series and 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League |
| 2 | Sydney FC (C) | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 39 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Western United | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 34 | +3 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 29 | +15 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: KEEPUP

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | N | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | L |
| Position | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Points | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 39 |

#### Matches

The final league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.
Win  Draw  Loss

#### Finals series
### AFC Women's Club Championship
#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to final |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | FC Nasaf (H) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | |
| 4 | Bam Khatoon FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Women | A-League Women | A-League Women | A-League Women | AFC Women's Club Championship | AFC Women's Club Championship | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Regular season | Regular season | Finals series | Finals series | | AFC Women's Club Championship | AFC Women's Club Championship | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Jada Whyman | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Margaux Chauvet | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Charlotte Mclean | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Tori Tumeth | 21+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Kirsty Fenton | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Lucy Johnson | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Teigan Collister | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Darcey Malone | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Shea Connors | 2+9 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | Sienna Saveska | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Cortnee Vine | 14+4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
| 12 | DF | | Natalie Tobin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Aideen Keane | 7+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 16 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | | Abbey Lemon | 9+7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | Mackenzie Hawkesby | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 |
| 16 | DF | | Jordan Thompson | 14+1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | | Jynaya Dos Santos | 2+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | | Taylor Ray | 10+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Zara Kruger | 9+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | | Princess Ibini-Isei | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | | Shay Hollman | 16+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | | Indiana Dos Santos | 6+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Fiona Worts | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| 24 | FW | | Caley Tallon-Henniker | 4+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | | Jessica Seaman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Maddie Caspers | 7+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 30 | GK | | Tahlia Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 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.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Women | A-League Women | A-League Women | A-League Women | A-League Women | A-League Women | AFC Women's Club Championship | AFC Women's Club Championship | AFC Women's Club Championship | Total | Total | Total |
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Finals series | Finals series | Finals series | | | AFC Women's Club Championship | AFC Women's Club Championship | AFC Women's Club Championship | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 21 | MF | | Shay Hollman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | DF | | Tori Tumeth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | DF | | Kirsty Fenton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 | MF | | Aideen Keane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | MF | | Mackenzie Hawkesby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 1 | GK | | Jada Whyman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | DF | | Margaux Chauvet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | DF | | Charlotte Mclean | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | DF | | Jordan Thompson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | FW | | Princess Ibini-Isei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 14 | MF | | Abbey Lemon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 18 | MF | | Taylor Ray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 |

### 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.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Women | A-League Women | AFC Women's Club Championship | Total |
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | Regular season | Finals series | AFC Women's Club Championship | Total |
| 1 | 1 | | Jada Whyman | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 30 | | Tahlia Franco | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 (1) |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 2 | 1 (1) | 12 (1) |