The 2022–23 season was the 18th in the history of Sydney Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Sydney FC competed in the Australia Cup for the eighth time.
For the first time since the 2017–18 season, Sydney FC returned to Allianz Stadium.
Players
First-team squad
Transfers
Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef. 29 Brisbane RoarEnd of loan19 May 2022 18 UnattachedFree transfer2 years13 July 2022 11 UnattachedFree transfer2 years9 August 2022 21 UnattachedFree transfer2 years10 August 2022 6 UnattachedFree transfer2 years12 August 2022 10 Undisclosed2 years15 August 2022 27 Injury replacement for Alex Wilkinson3 months15 August 2022 3 Loan6 months1 February 2023
From youth squad
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef.9Retired2 May 20227UnattachedEnd of contract16 May 202211UnattachedEnd of contract19 May 202216UnattachedEnd of contract19 May 202212UnattachedEnd of contract19 May 20226UnattachedEnd of contract19 May 202221UnattachedEnd of contract19 May 202225UnattachedEnd of contract19 May 202229UnattachedEnd of contract19 May 202235UnattachedEnd of contract19 May 202219UnattachedEnd of contract19 May 202228UnattachedEnd of contract19 May 202210UnattachedEnd of contract21 June 20223Adelaide UnitedMutual contract termination24 June 202227Undisclosed23 July 202227 End of contract2 February 202316 Undisclosed18 February 20235Western UnitedMutual contract termination6 February 2023
Contract extensions +No.PositionNameDurationDateNote19MFAdrian Segecic3 years9 May 202226MFLuke Brattan2 years20 May 20221GKAndrew Redmayne3 years30 May 202230GKAdam Pavlesic2 years2 June 202212FWPatrick Wood1 year20 June 20224DFAlex Wilkinson1 year22 June 202223DFRhyan Grant2 years27 June 20222DFJames Donachie2 years4 July 20228MFPaulo Retre2 years4 July 202229DFAaron Gurd2 years9 February 2023Signed a full-time professional contract from 2023–24 until end of 2024–25.22MFMax Burgess2 years21 February 2023Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25.
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
A-League Men
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Finals series
Australia Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Name A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK 26 0 3 0 3 0 32 0 2 DF 20 1 0+1 0 1 0 21 1 3 DF 5+5 0 3 0 0 0 13 0 4 DF 15 0 3 0 3 0 21 0 6 MF 7+3 0 3 0 0 0 13 0 8 MF 12+11 1 3 0 2 0 28 1 9 FW 14+4 10 3 2 3 1 24 13 10 FW 23+1 6 0+3 0 1 0 28 6 11 MF 23+1 9 2 1 0+1 0 27 10 12 FW 5+15 3 0+2 0 0 0 22 3 17 MF 26 2 3 0 3 1 32 3 18 DF 23+1 2 0+1 0 3 0 28 2 19 MF 2+14 1 1+1 0 0 0 18 1 21 FW 0+8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 22 MF 17+6 2 3 0 3 1 29 3 23 DF 25 2 3 0 3 0 31 2 25 FW 0+14 0 0 0 0+2 0 16 0 26 MF 23+1 0 3 0 0 0 27 0 28 MF 2+9 0 0+3 0 0+1 0 15 0 29 DF 8+4 0 0 0 2 1 14 1 35 FW 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 2 0 36 MF 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 2 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 5 DF 0+2 0 0 0 0+2 0 4 0 16 MF 2+12 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 27 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 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 Name A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total 1 22 MF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 23 DF 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 3 8 MF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 4 10 FW 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 25 FW 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 26 MF 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 7 2 DF 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 8 12 FW 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 9 18 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 17 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 3 DF 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12 1 GK 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11 FW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 1 16 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 43 1 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 50 1 4
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.
Rank Goalkeeper A-League Men A-League Men Finals Series Australia Cup Total 1 1 5 0 0 5 Total 5 0 0 5
End of Season awards On 9 June 2023, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented nine awards on the night. AwardMen'sWomen'sPlayer of the Year Róbert MakNatalie TobinMember's Player of the YearMax BurgessU20 Player of the YearPatrick WoodSarah HunterGolden Boot Adam Le Fondre Madison HaleyU20 Player of the YearMitchell GlassonPowerchair Players’ Player of the YearJoshua RyanChairman's AwardSpiridon Apostolopoulos (A-League Women’s kit manager and Volunteer)
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