2017–18 Sydney FC season

Sydney FC

2017–18 season
Chairman	Scott Barlow
Manager	Graham Arnold
Stadium	Allianz Stadium, Sydney
A-League	Premiers
A-League Finals Series	Semi-finals
FFA Cup	Champions
AFC Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Bobô (27 goals) All: Bobô (36 goals)
Highest home attendance	36,057 vs Western Sydney Wanderers (21 October 2017)
Lowest home attendance	9,110 vs Adelaide United (8 April 2018)
Average home league attendance	14,593
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2017–18 Sydney FC season was the club's 13th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 13th time, the FFA Cup for the fourth time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fourth time.

Players

Squad information

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 2 DF  AUS Aaron Calver 3 DF  AUS Ben Warland 4 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson 5 DF  NED Jordy Buijs 6 MF  AUS Joshua Brillante 7 DF  AUS Michael Zullo 8 MF  AUS Paulo Retre 9 FW  BRA Bobô 10 MF  SRB Miloš Ninković 11 MF  POL Adrian Mierzejewski

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 MF  POR Fábio Ferreira 13 MF  AUS Brandon O'Neill 14 FW  AUS Alex Brosque (Captain) 16 MF  AUS Anthony Kalik (on loan from Hajduk Split) 17 MF  AUS David Carney 18 FW  AUS Matt Simon 19 MF  AUS Chris Zuvela (Scholarship) 20 GK  AUS Alex Cisak 23 DF  AUS Rhyan Grant 26 DF  AUS Luke Wilkshire (Injury replacement)

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
19	MF		Chris Zuvela	20	[1]

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
8	MF	Paulo Retre		Free transfer	2 years	22 June 2017	[2]
20	GK	Alex Cisak		Free transfer	2 years	27 July 2017	[3]
26	DF	Luke Wilkshire		Injury replacement	1 year	28 July 2017	[4]
11	MF	Adrian Mierzejewski		Free transfer	3 years	12 August 2017	[5]
16	MF	Anthony Kalik	Hajduk Split	Loan	1 year	1 September 2017	[6]
3	DF	Ben Warland	Adelaide United	Free transfer	1.5 years	31 January 2018	[7]
12	MF	Fábio Ferreira		Free transfer	6 months	2 February 2018	[8]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
11	MF	Bernie Ibini	Club Brugge	Loan return	9 May 2017	[9]
21	FW	Filip Hološko		End of contract	22 May 2017	[10]
19	FW	George Blackwood		End of contract	30 May 2017	[11]
16	DF	George Timotheou	Sydney Olympic	Free transfer	4 June 2017	[12]
20	GK	Danny Vukovic	Genk	~$1,000,000	21 June 2017	[13]
29	FW	Bai Antoniou		End of contract	21 June 2017	[14]
8	MF	Miloš Dimitrijević		Mutual contract termination	30 June 2017	[15]
22	DF	Sebastian Ryall		Mutual contract termination	17 January 2018	[16]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
10	Miloš Ninković	Midfielder	1 year	9 May 2017	[17]
18	Matt Simon	Striker	1 year	11 May 2017	[18]
5	Jordy Buijs	Centre back	1 year	15 May 2017	[19]
9	Bobô	Striker	1 year	16 May 2017	[20]
14	Alex Brosque	Striker	1 year	22 May 2017	[21]
12	Aaron Calver	Centre back	2 years	30 May 2017	[11]
17	David Carney	Midfielder	1 year	13 June 2017	[22]
7	Michael Zullo	Left-back	2 years	11 January 2018	[23]
1	Andrew Redmayne	Goalkeeper	2 years	13 January 2018	[24]

Technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Graham Arnold
Assistant coach	Steve Corica
Assistant coach	Phil Moss
Goalkeeping coach	John Crawley
Strength & conditioning coach	Andrew Clark

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					A-League Finals Series					FFA Cup					AFC Champions League
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Andrew Redmayne	39	0	0	0	0	27+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	5+0	0	0	0	0	6+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Aaron Calver	5	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	4+0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Ben Warland	8	0	1	0	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	1	0	0
4	DF		Alex Wilkinson	36	0	1	0	0	26+0	0	1	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	3+0	0	0	0	0	6+0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Jordy Buijs	33	2	3	0	0	27+0	0	2	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	5+0	2	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Joshua Brillante	37	1	5	0	0	25+0	1	4	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	5+0	0	0	0	0	6+0	0	1	0	0
7	DF		Michael Zullo	29	1	3	0	0	19+0	1	2	0	0	1+0	0	1	0	0	5+0	0	0	0	0	4+0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Paulo Retre	27	0	1	0	0	7+11	0	1	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	2+3	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Bobô	38	36	3	0	0	26+1	27	3	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	5+0	8	0	0	0	3+2	1	0	0	0
10	MF		Miloš Ninković	34	9	5	0	0	22+2	6	5	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	5+0	2	0	0	0	4+0	1	0	0	0
11	MF		Adrian Mierzejewski	34	15	3	0	0	22+2	13	2	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	2+1	1	1	0	0	6+0	1	0	0	0
12	MF		Fábio Ferreira	5	0	0	0	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Brandon O'Neill	36	2	10	0	0	26+0	2	6	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	4+0	0	2	0	0	5+0	0	2	0	0
14	FW		Alex Brosque	36	8	5	0	0	23+2	4	2	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	4+0	2	2	0	0	6+0	2	1	0	0
15	MF		Sam McIllhatton	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Anthony Kalik	7	0	0	0	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0	0
17	MF		David Carney	35	6	4	0	0	15+10	4	2	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	3+2	2	1	0	0	2+2	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Matt Simon	31	5	5	0	1	4+17	2	1	0	1	0+1	0	1	0	0	1+4	2	1	0	0	2+2	1	2	0	0
19	MF		Chris Zuvela	5	0	2	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	1	0	0	2+0	0	1	0	0
20	GK		Alex Cisak	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
21	FW		Charles Lokolingoy	10	0	0	0	0	0+7	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Rhyan Grant	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
26	DF		Luke Wilkshire	33	2	7	0	0	24+0	1	6	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	3+0	0	1	0	0	5+0	1	0	0	0
30	GK		Tom Heward-Belle	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
32	DF		William Mutch	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
33	DF		Patrick Flottmann	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	1+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
35	MF		Jackson Bandiera	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
Players no longer at the club:
22	DF		Sebastian Ryall	7	2	0	0	0	1+3	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	2+1	1	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		John Iredale	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Nicola Kuleski	1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: 28 April 2018
• 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 FC v Arsenal

13 July 2017 Arsenal Tour	Sydney FC	0–2	Arsenal	Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST		Report	Mertesacker 4' Lacazette 83'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 80,432 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Sydney FC v Earlwood Wanderers

19 July 2017 Johnny Warren Community Challenge	Sydney FC	9–0	Earlwood Wanderers	Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST	Bobô 15', 53', 55' Retre 20' Buijs 29', 51' Brosque 40', 45' Simon 66'	Report		Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Adrian Arndt (Australia)

Macarthur Rams v Sydney FC

25 July 2017 ACBC Cup	Macarthur Rams	0–4	Sydney FC	Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST		Report	Ninković 68' McIllhatton 73' Simon 80' Iredale 85'	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson (Australia)

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

9 September 2017	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Sydney FC	Newcastle, Australia
15:00 AEST	D. Petratos 12' Shabow 71'	Report	Lokolingoy 46'	Stadium: Magic Park Attendance: 1,327 Referee: Adrian Arndt (Australia)

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

16 September 2017	Sydney FC	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Sydney, Australia
		Report	Maccarone Skapetis	Stadium: Macquarie University

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

20 September 2017	Sydney FC	3–2	Perth Glory	Sydney, Australia
	Buijs 29' Bobô 32', 77'	Report	Warren 11' Taggart 53'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Kurt Ams (Australia)

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners

28 September 2017	Sydney FC	0–0	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones (Australia)

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	Premiers	7 October 2017	14 April 2018
A-League Finals	Semi-finals	Semi-finals	28 April 2018	28 April 2018
FFA Cup	Round of 32	Champions	1 August 2017	21 November 2017
AFC Champions League	Group stage	Group stage	14 February 2018	17 April 2018

A-League

Main article: 2017–18 A-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC	27	20	4	3	64	22	+42	64	Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Newcastle Jets	27	15	5	7	57	37	+20	50	Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3	Melbourne City	27	13	4	10	41	33	+8	43	Qualification for Finals series
4	Melbourne Victory (C)	27	12	5	10	43	37	+6	41	Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5	Adelaide United	27	11	6	10	36	38	−2	39	Qualification for Finals series
6	Brisbane Roar	27	10	5	12	33	40	−7	35
7	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	8	9	10	38	47	−9	33
8	Perth Glory	27	10	2	15	37	50	−13	32
9	Wellington Phoenix[a]	27	5	6	16	31	55	−24	21
10	Central Coast Mariners	27	4	8	15	28	49	−21	20

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	20	4	3	64	22	+42	64	10	3	1	36	13	+23	10	1	2	28	9	+19

Last updated: 13 April 2018.
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	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H
Result	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W
Position	4	2	3	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

7 October 2017 1	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT		Report	Deng 53' (o.g.)	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 24,804 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix

15 October 2017 2	Sydney FC	3–2	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
19:00 AEDT	Bobô 29', 49' Zullo 34'	Report	Kaluđerović 44' Vidošić 60'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,284 Referee: Kurt Ams

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

21 October 2017 3	Sydney FC	2–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
19:50 AEDT	Bobô 38' (pen.) Brillante 61'	Report	Riera 3' Hamill 30'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 36,057 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

27 October 2017 4	Sydney FC	2–0	Perth Glory	Sydney
19:50 AEDT	Bobô 45' (pen.) Mierzejewski 90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,063 Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

3 November 2017 5	Melbourne City	0–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT		Report	Wilkshire 59'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 11,034 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC

10 November 2017 6	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Sydney FC	Gosford
19:50 AEDT	Hoole 19' McGing 55'	Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,873 Referee: Adam Kersey

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

18 November 2017 7	Sydney FC	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
19:50 AEDT	Ninković 5' Bobò 59'	Report	D. Petratos 65'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,519 Referee: Kurt Ams

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

25 November 2017 8	Sydney FC	3–1	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
19:50 AEDT	Carney 8' Mierzejewski 15' (pen.) Ryall 79'	Report	Hingert 90+3'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,044 Referee: Alex King

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

1 December 2017 9	Adelaide United	0–1	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:20 ACDT		Report	Bobô 45'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Peter Green

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC

9 December 2017 10	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–5	Sydney FC	Sydney
19:50 AEDT		Report	Mierzejewski 14', 45' Brosque 41' Scott 53' (o.g.) O'Neill 76'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 36,433 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

15 December 2017 11	Sydney FC	3–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:50 AEDT	Mierzejewski 44' Bobô 45+3' (pen.) Brosque 90+6'	Report	Brattan 36'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,688 Referee: Shaun Evans

Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC

23 December 2017 12	Wellington Phoenix	1–4	Sydney FC	Wellington
17:35 NZDT	Kaluđerović 40'	Report	Bobô 17', 58', 86' Mierzejewski 25'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,432 Referee: Chris Beath

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

30 December 2017 13	Sydney FC	6–0	Perth Glory	Sydney
19:50 AEDT	O'Neill 21' Mierzejewski 58' Brosque 62' Bobô 67' (pen.), 90', 90+5' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,332 Referee: Johnathan Barreiro

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

3 January 2018 14	Sydney FC	2–2	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
19:50 AEDT	Ninković 16' Bobô 87'	Report	Nabbout 10' Champness 62'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 18,055 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

8 January 2018 15	Brisbane Roar	0–3	Sydney FC	Brisbane
18:50 AEDT		Report	Bobô 18' Mierzejewski 50' Carney 86'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 7,826 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

14 January 2018 16	Adelaide United	0–0	Sydney FC	Adelaide
18:30 ACDT		Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,959 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners

20 January 2018 17	Sydney FC	1–1	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
19:50 AEDT	Bobô 61'	Report	Powell 7' (pen.)	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,511 Referee: Daniel Elder

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

26 January 2018 18	Melbourne Victory	1–3	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT	Berisha 58' (pen.)	Report	Bobô 60', 78' (pen.) Carney 84'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 21,037 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix

2 February 2018 19	Sydney FC	4–0	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
19:50 AEDT	Brosque 8' Mierzejewski 14' Ninković 74' Carney 85'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,220 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

10 February 2018 20	Melbourne City	0–4	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:50 AEDT		Report	Bobô 32', 65' Ninkovic 43' Mierzejewski 79'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,587 Referee: Kurt Ams

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

25 February 2018 21	Sydney FC	3–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
19:00 AEDT	Mierzejewski 44', 55' Bobô 73'	Report	Riera 10'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 25,211 Referee: Peter Green

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

3 March 2018 22	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Sydney FC	Newcastle
17:35 AEDT	D. Petratos 43' Nabbout 56'	Report	Bobô 52'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 18,156 Referee: Chris Beath

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

17 March 2018 23	Sydney FC	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
AEDT	Ninković 59'	Report	McKay 9' Pepper 18'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,890 Referee: Kurt Ams

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC

24 March 2018 24	Central Coast Mariners	1–2	Sydney FC	Gosford
17:35 AEDT	McGing 82'	Report	Ninković 32' Simon 90+3'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,082 Referee: Peter Green

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

29 March 2018 25	Perth Glory	2–3	Sydney FC	Perth
18:30 AWST	Taggart 72', 89'	Report	Mierzejewski 12' Bobô 29' (pen.), 39'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 7,742 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

8 April 2018 26	Sydney FC	3–0	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:00 AEST	Simon 45+3' Bobô 59', 66'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 9,110 Referee: Shaun Evans

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

13 April 2018 27	Sydney FC	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
19:50 AEST	Bobô 8'	Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 15,567 Referee: Chris Beath

Finals series

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

28 April 2018 Semi-final	Sydney FC	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
19:50 AEST	Nigro 23' (o.g.) Antonis 90+4' (o.g.)	Report	Barbarouses 30' Troisi 46' Antonis 116'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,775 Referee: Kurt Ams

FFA Cup

Main article: 2017 FFA Cup

Darwin Rovers v Sydney FC

1 August 2017 Round of 32	Darwin Rovers	0–8	Sydney FC	Darwin
19:00 ACST		Report	Bobô 24', 34' (pen.), 76', 84' Carney 40' Simon 52' Buijs 58' Ninković 72'	Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium Attendance: 2,680 Referee: Daniel Elder

Bankstown Berries v Sydney FC

29 August 2017 Round of 16	Bankstown Berries	0–3	Sydney FC	Sydney
19:30 AEST		Report	Brosque 5' Bobô 61' Mierzejewski 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Ben Abraham

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

13 September 2017 Quarter-finals	Sydney FC	2–0	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Buijs 7' Brosque 51'	Report		Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

South Melbourne v Sydney FC

11 October 2017 Semi-finals	South Melbourne	1–5	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Minopoulos 47'	Report	Carney 4' Bobô 17', 66' Ryall 73' Simon 83'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 5,747 Referee: Chris Beath

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

21 November 2017 Final	Sydney FC	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Ninkovic 19' Bobô 111'	Report	Mileusnic 67'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,452 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2018 AFC Champions League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1	2	0	7	4	+3

Last updated: 3 April 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by stage

Stage	1	2	3	4	5	6
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	D	L	D	W	D
Position	4	4	4	4	3	3

Updated to match(es) played on 3 April 2018. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	6	3	1	2	8	7	+1	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Kashima Antlers	6	2	3	1	8	6	+2	9
3	Sydney FC	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6
4	Shanghai Shenhua	6	0	5	1	6	8	−2	5

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Sydney FC v Suwon Samsung Bluewings

14 February 2018 1	Sydney FC	0–2	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT		Report	Dejan 62', 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 6,349 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla (United Arab Emirates)

Shanghai Shenhua v Sydney FC

21 February 2018 2	Shanghai Shenhua	2–2	Sydney FC	Shanghai, China
20:00 CST	Martins 26' Guarín 39'	Report	Wilkshire 28' Brosque 34'	Stadium: Hongkou Football Stadium Attendance: 22,918 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers

7 March 2018 3	Sydney FC	0–2	Kashima Antlers	Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT		Report	Doi 40' Ueda 87'	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 6,442 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Kashima Antlers v Sydney FC

13 March 2018 4	Kashima Antlers	1–1	Sydney FC	Kashima, Japan
19:00 JST	Kanazaki 25'	Report	Simon 70'	Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 8,593 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Suwon Samsung Bluewings v Sydney FC

3 April 2018 5	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	1–4	Sydney FC	Suwon, South Korea
19:30 KST	Dejan 24'	Report	Ninković 23' Brosque 31' Mierzejewski 79' Bobô 90+1'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 3,756 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Sydney FC v Shanghai Shenhua

17 April 2018 6	Sydney FC	0–0	Shanghai Shenhua	Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST		Report		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 9,855 Referee: Mohanad Qassim (Iraq)

End-of-season awards

On 19 May, 2018, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented eight awards on the night.^[25][26]

Award	Men's	Women's
Player of the Year	Bobô (Men's) Jeremy Cox (U-20's)	Chloe Logarzo
Member's Player of the Year	Adrian Mierzejewski
Golden Boot	Bobô	Lisa De Vanna & Kylie Ledbrook
Rising Star	Marco Tilio
Chairman's Award	Trudi Johnston (Kit Manager)

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Notes

External links

• Official Website