2017–18 Sydney FC (W-League) season

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Sydney FC (W-League)
2017–18 season
ManagerAnte Juric
StadiumAllianz Stadium
W-League2nd
W-League finals seriesRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Lisa De Vanna, Kylie Ledbrook (5 goals)
All: Lisa De Vanna, Kylie Ledbrook (6 goals)
Highest home attendance4,229 vs. Newcastle Jets
3 January 2018
Lowest home attendance1,644 vs. Melbourne Victory
2 December 2017
Average home league attendance2,695

The 2017–18 Sydney FC W-League season was the club's tenth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games at Allianz Stadium. The club was managed by Ante Juric.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

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 Australia AUS Sham Khamis
2 MF Australia AUS Teresa Polias (Captain)
3 FW Australia AUS Remy Siemsen
4 DF Australia AUS Elizabeth Ralston
5 MF Australia AUS Ally Green
6 MF Australia AUS Chloe Logarzo
7 DF Australia AUS Rachael Soutar
8 DF Australia AUS Amy Harrison
9 MF Australia AUS Caitlin Foord
10 MF Australia AUS Kylie Ledbrook
11 FW Australia AUS Lisa De Vanna
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Australia AUS Teigen Allen
13 DF Australia AUS Georgia Yeoman-Dale
14 FW New Zealand NZL Emma Rolston
15 DF Australia AUS Caitlin Cooper
16 DF United States USA Emily Sonnett (on loan from Portland Thorns FC)
17 DF Australia AUS Angelique Hristodoulou
18 DF Australia AUS Taylor Ray
19 FW Australia AUS Leena Khamis
20 FW Australia AUS Princess Ibini
21 DF Australia AUS Julia Vignes
29 GK United States USA Aubrey Bledsoe (on loan from Orlando Pride)
30 GK Australia AUS Sheridan Rainey

Transfers in[edit]

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
12 DF Australia Teigen Allen 23 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season [1]
15 DF Australia Caitlin Cooper 29 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [1]
17 MF Australia Angelique Hristodoulou 15 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [1]
7 DF Australia Rachael Soutar 23 Transfer Pre-season [1]
11 FW Australia Lisa De Vanna 33 South Melbourne Transfer Pre-season [2]
10 MF Australia Kylie Ledbrook 31 Transfer Pre-season [3]
5 DF Australia Ally Green 19 Transfer Pre-season [3]
18 DF Australia Taylor Ray 16 Transfer Pre-season [3]
14 MF New Zealand Emma Rolston 20 Transfer Pre-season [3]
21 FW Australia Julia Vignes 15 Transfer Pre-season [3]
6 MF Australia Chloe Logarzo 22 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [4][5]
16 DF United States Emily Sonnett 24 United States Portland Thorns FC Loan Pre-season Free [6]
30 GK Australia Sheridan Rainey 17 Australia Blacktown Spartans Transfer Pre-season [7]
29 GK United States Aubrey Bledose 26 United States Orlando Pride Loan Mid-season Free [8]
9 FW Australia Caitlin Foord 23 Japan Vegalta Sendai Transfer Mid-season Free [9]

Transfers out[edit]

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
7 MF Australia Nicola Bolger 24 Perth Glory Transfer Pre-season [10]
12 MF Australia Olivia Price 21 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [11]
22 GK Australia Claire Coelho 21 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
16 MF Australia Hannah Bacon Norway SK Trondheims-Ørn Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
15 GK Australia Sarah Easthope 21 Transfer Pre-season [7]
5 FW Australia Gabe Marzano 25 Transfer Pre-season [7]
10 FW Nigeria Francisca Ordega 24 United States Washington Spirit Loan return Pre-season [7]
21 MF Australia Pana Petratos Transfer Pre-season [7][12]
11 MF Australia Natalie Tobin 21 Transfer Pre-season [7]
6 DF Australia Servet Uzunlar 28 Transfer Pre-season [7]

Managerial staff[edit]

As of 1 July 2017.

Position Name
Head coach Australia Ante Juric[13]
Assistant coach Australia Anthony Harb
Goalkeeping coach Australia Elvis De Marchi

Squad statistics[edit]

N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League W-League finals series
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Sham Khamis 5 0 0 0 0 5+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
2 MF Australia Teresa Polias 14 1 3 0 0 12+0 1 2 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0
3 FW Australia Remy Siemsen 13 4 1 0 0 6+5 4 1 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
4 DF Australia Elizabeth Ralston 14 0 0 0 0 12+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Australia Ally Green 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Australia Chloe Logarzo 11 3 2 0 0 9+0 3 1 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0
7 DF Australia Rachael Soutar 7 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
8 MF Australia Amy Harrison 9 0 1 0 0 9+0 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Australia Caitlin Foord 7 3 2 0 0 4+2 2 2 0 0 1+0 1 0 0 0
10 MF Australia Kylie Ledbrook 13 6 4 1 0 9+2 5 2 1 0 2+0 1 2 0 0
11 FW Australia Lisa De Vanna 12 6 0 0 0 10+0 5 0 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0
12 DF Australia Teigen Allen 4 0 1 0 0 2+2 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Australia Georgia Yeoman-Dale 14 0 0 0 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
14 FW New Zealand Emma Rolston 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Australia Caitlin Cooper 14 1 2 0 0 10+2 1 2 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
16 DF United States Emily Sonnett 11 1 0 0 0 7+2 1 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Australia Angelique Hristodoulou 5 0 0 0 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Australia Taylor Ray 2 1 0 0 0 1+1 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Australia Leena Khamis 13 0 2 0 0 2+9 0 1 0 0 1+1 0 1 0 0
20 FW Australia Princess Ibini 13 2 1 0 0 10+1 2 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Australia Julia Vignes 4 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
29 GK United States Aubrey Bledsoe 9 0 0 0 0 7+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia Sheridan Rainey 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Competitions[edit]

W-League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar 12 9 1 2 21 12 +9 28 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney FC 12 8 1 3 26 16 +10 25
3 Newcastle Jets 12 6 2 4 26 21 +5 20
4 Melbourne City (C) 12 6 2 4 20 15 +5 20
5 Canberra United 12 5 1 6 24 27 −3 16
6 Perth Glory 12 4 2 6 25 27 −2 14
7 Melbourne Victory 12 3 2 7 15 19 −4 11
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 3 2 7 13 21 −8 11
9 Adelaide United 12 3 1 8 15 27 −12 10
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 8 1 5 26 14  +12 25 4 1 3 15 6  +9 4 0 2 11 8  +3

Last updated: 4 February 2018.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAAHBHAHAHABAH
ResultLLLWWWWWDWWW
Position89999654332222
Updated to match(es) played on 4 February 2018. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures[edit]

27 October 2017 1 Sydney FC 1–3 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:20 AEST
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 2,707
Referee: Katie Patterson
4 November 2017 2 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Sydney FC Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Kelly Jones
12 November 2017 3 Canberra United 3–2 Sydney FC Canberra
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Casey Reibelt
18 November 2017 4 Sydney FC 3–2 Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 2,115
Referee: Lara Lee
2 December 2017 6 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Cromer Park
Attendance: 1,644
Referee: Casey Reibelt
2 December 2017 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 8,449
Referee: Kelly Jones
15 December 2017 8 Sydney FC 3–0 Canberra United Sydney
17:20 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 2,958
Referee: Casey Reibelt
29 December 2017 9 Adelaide United 1–2 Sydney FC Adelaide
20:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,015
Referee: Katie Patterson
3 January 2018 10 Sydney FC 2–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:20 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 4,229
Referee: Lara Lee
14 January 2018 11 Perth Glory 0–2 Sydney FC Perth
22:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 846
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
26 January 2018 13 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
22:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,045
Referee: Maddison Kennedy
4 February 2018 14 Sydney FC 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Seymour Shaw
Attendance: 2,519
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Finals series[edit]

10 February 2018 Semi-final Sydney FC 3–2 (a.e.t.) Newcastle Jets Sydney
16:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Lara Lee
18 February 2018 Grand final Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 6,025
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Sydney FC release initial 2017/18 squad signings". The Women's Game. 5 September 2017. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Lisa De Vanna signs with Sydney FC". The World Game. SBS. 2 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Sydney FC Sign Experienced Matilda". Sydney FC. 15 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Chloe Logarzo departs Newcastle". Newcastle Jets. 17 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Sky Blues Sign Matilda Chloe Logarzo". Sydney FC. 17 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Sydney FC Sign NWSL Championship Winning Defender". Sydney FC. 24 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 26 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Talented NWSL Goalkeeper". Sydney FC. 28 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Foord back with Sky Blues". FourFourTwo. 15 December 2017. Archived from the original on 11 August 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Nicola Bolger and Marianna Tabain head west to Perth Glory". The Women's Game. 8 August 2017.
  11. ^ Odong, Ann (8 September 2017). "Western Sydney Wanderers' Season 10 squad takes shape". The Women's Game. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  12. ^ Hanney, Daniel (27 October 2017). "Season 10 Preview: Newcastle Jets". The Women's Game.
  13. ^ "Sydney FC announce new Westfield W-League coach". footballaustralia.com.au. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

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