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.

Sydney FC
2014–15 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerGraham Arnold
StadiumAllianz Stadium, Sydney
A-League2nd
A-League Finals SeriesRunners-up
FFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Marc Janko (16)
All: Marc Janko (16)
Highest home attendance41,213 vs Western Sydney Wanderers
18 October 2014
Lowest home attendance11,280 vs Perth Glory
4 December 2014
Average home league attendance18,076

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.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
11 FW Bernie Ibini-Isei 21 Shanghai Dongya Loan Pre-season 2015 [1]
9 FW Shane Smeltz 32 Perth Glory Transfer Pre-season 2015 [2]
14 FW Alex Brosque 30 Al-Ain Transfer Pre-season 2016 [3]
16 DF Alex Gersbach 17 AIS Football Program Transfer Pre-season 2016 [4]
21 FW Marc Janko 31 Trabzonspor Transfer Pre-season 2016 [5]
27 MF Mickaël Tavares 32 Mladá Boleslav Transfer Mid-season 2015 [6]
26 DF Jacques Faty 30 Wuhan Zall Transfer Mid-season 2015 [7]
34 MF Robert Stambolziev 24 Niki Volos Injury Replacement Mid-season 2015 [8]

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
7 MF Brett Emerton 41 Retired Pre-season [9]
15 MF Terry McFlynn 39 Retired Pre-season [10]
10 FW Alessandro Del Piero 46 Delhi Dynamos End of contract Pre-season [11]
11 FW Richard Garcia 39 Minnesota United End of contract Pre-season Free [12]
3 DF Marc Warren 28 APIA Leichhardt Tigers Transfer Pre-season [13]
12 FW Blake Powell 29 APIA Leichhardt Tigers Transfer Pre-season [14]
14 FW Mitch Mallia 22 Blacktown City Transfer Pre-season [15]
16 FW Joel Chianese 24 Sydney United 58 Transfer Pre-season [16]
4 FW Ranko Despotović 31 Alavés Transfer Pre-season [17]
4 DF Pedj Bojić 30 Released Mid-season [18]
29 FW Max Burgess 20 Newcastle Jets Transfer Mid-season Free [19]

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 TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ivan Necevski 1 0 0 0 0 0000010000
2 DF Sebastian Ryall 29 0 10 0 0 26090030100
3 DF Saša Ognenovski 7 2 2 0 0 6220010000
5 DF Matthew Jurman 17 1 2 0 0 14+112001+10000
6 DF Nikola Petković 29 2 3 0 1 26230030001
7 FW Corey Gameiro 8 3 3 0 0 520002+11300
8 MF Miloš Dimitrijević 29 2 2 1 0 28221010000
9 FW Shane Smeltz 21 8 1 0 1 8+1181011+10000
11 FW Bernie Ibini 30 7 4 0 0 28730020100
12 MF Hagi Gligor 5 0 0 0 0 1+2000020000
13 MF Chris Naumoff 27 4 0 0 0 14+1020002+12000
14 FW Alex Brosque 27 10 4 0 0 2594001+11000
16 DF Alex Gersbach 23 0 6 0 0 16+506001+10000
17 MF Terry Antonis 22 2 3 0 0 13+622001+20100
18 MF Peter Triantis 10 0 2 0 0 1+7020020000
19 MF Nick Carle 7 0 2 0 0 1+4020020000
20 GK Vedran Janjetović 31 0 2 0 0 29010020100
21 FW Marc Janko 25 16 5 0 0 23+11650010000
22 MF Ali Abbas 10 3 1 0 0 6+1010033000
23 MF Rhyan Grant 19 1 4 0 0 8+11140000000
25 DF Aaron Calver 9 0 1 0 0 6+3010000000
26 DF Jacques Faty 10 1 3 0 1 10130100000
27 DF Mickaël Tavares 12 0 2 1 0 12021000000
29 FW George Blackwood 3 0 0 0 0 1+2000000000
34 MF Robert Stambolziev 9 1 0 0 0 0+9100000000
Players no longer at the club:
4 DF Pedj Bojić 10 0 1 0 0 5+201002+10000
29 FW Max Burgess 1 0 0 0 0 0+1000000000

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.

16 July 2014 Friendly Macarthur Rams 1–5 Sydney FC Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Agyei-Danso  69' Report Duschesne  19' (o.g.)
Gameiro  33', 38'
Carle  58'
Antoniou  87'
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
26 July 2014 United Tour Sydney FC 3–1 West Ham United Wellington, New Zealand
14:00 NZDT Gameiro  4', 65'
Brosque  26'
Petković  50' (o.g.) Stadium: Westpac Stadium
6 August 2014 Friendly Bonnyrigg White Eagles 2–3 Sydney FC Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Younis  37'
Edosomwan  62'
Report Gameiro  59', 65'
Burgess  74'
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,190
Referee: Kurt Ams
24 August 2014 Townsville Football Cup Sydney FC 3–1 Northern Fury Townsville, Australia
14:00 AEST Petković  3'
Gameiro  67', 76'
Report Fraser  73' (pen.) Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Alan Milliner
27 August 2014 Townsville Football Cup Newcastle Jets 2–4 Sydney FC Townsville, Australia
19:30 AEST J.Griffiths  44'
Montaño  61'
Jerónimo  69'
Report Abbas  34' (pen.), 66' (pen.)
Brosque  40'
Gameiro  42'
Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve
Referee: Alan Milliner
10 September 2014 Friendly Canberra FC 0–5 Sydney FC Canberra, Australia
19:00 AEST Report Abbas  5'
Ibini  7'
Gameiro  45'
Brosque  74'
Carle  85'
Stadium: Deakin Stadium
Referee: Matthew Cropper
28 September 2014 Friendly Melbourne Victory 1–1 Sydney FC Hobart, Australia
15:00 AEST Ben Khalfallah  89' Report Janko  20' Stadium: North Hobart Oval
Attendance: 6,520
Referee: Shaun Evans
30 May 2015 Friendly Sydney FC 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Report Kane  43' Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 71,549
Referee: Minhu Lee
2 June 2015 Friendly Sydney FC 0–1 Chelsea Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Rémy  30' Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 83,598

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 Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification to Finals series and Champions League group stage
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification to Finals series and Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification to Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 1 34
7 Perth Glory[lower-alpha 2] 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
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[20]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 14 8 5 52 35  +17 50 4 4 5 19 21  −2 10 4 0 33 14  +19

Last updated: 26 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAAA
ResultDWWWDDWDLDLLDDWWDWWWWLWLWWW
Position532234445555555555532335222
Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 October 2014 1 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:30 Gameiro  54' Report Villa  72' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 25,525
Referee: Peter Green
18 October 2014 2 Sydney FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 Gameiro  45+1'
Ognenovski  49'
Brosque  79'
Report Bridge  19'
Janjetović  24' (o.g.)
Saba  69'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 41,213
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
24 October 2014 3 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Sydney FC Brisbane
19:00 Report Janko  28'
Dimitrijević  54'
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,141
Referee: Peter Green
2 November 2014 4 Sydney FC 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:00 Antonis  21'
Ognenovski  25'
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,761
Referee: Strebre Delovski
7 November 2014 5 Adelaide United 0–0 Sydney FC Adelaide
19:45 Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 16,015
Referee: Alan Milliner
15 November 2014 6 Sydney FC 0–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:30 Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 21,242
Referee: Peter Green
22 November 2014 7 Melbourne City 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
7:30 Paartalu  88' Report Janko  10', 83'
Dimitrijević  70'  89'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,474
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
29 November 2014 8 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 Juric  30' Report Ibini  34' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 19,138
Referee: Peter Green
4 December 2014 9 Sydney FC 1–2 Perth Glory Sydney
19:30 Smeltz  57' (pen.) Report R. Griffiths  83'
Keogh  87' (pen.)
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,280
Referee: Alan Milliner
13 December 2014 10 Melbourne Victory 3–3 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 Thompson  23', 47', 79' Report Janko  17'
Smeltz  51', 76'
Stadium: Ethihad Stadium
Attendance: 25,203
Referee: Peter Green
21 December 2014 11 Sydney FC 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:00 Report Burns  73', 81' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,672
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 December 2014 12 Sydney FC 0–3 Adelaide United Sydney
19:40 Report Djite  67'
Sánchez  81'
Mabil  90+1'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,214
Referee: Jarred Gillett
30 December 2014 13 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Sydney FC Brisbane
19:00 Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 15,765
Referee: Chris Beath
3 January 2015 14 Sydney FC 0–0 Newcastle Jets Wollongong
19:30 Report Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 11,733
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
24 January 2015 15 Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Sydney FC Gosford
19:30 Major  66' Report Janko  16', 47'
Naumoff  18'
Ibini  44'
Brosque  72'
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 12,102
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 February 2015 16 Perth Glory 1–3 Sydney FC Perth
6:45 Djulbic  36'
Kramar  73'
Report Janko  30'
Faty  36'
Dimitrijević  69'
Petković  29'  71'
Ibini  89'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 11,637
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
14 February 2015 17 Sydney FC 3–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:30 Janko  8' (pen.)
Smeltz  73', 85'
Report Barbarouses  34'
Finkler  41'
Ansell  78'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,356
Referee: Strebre Delovski
21 February 2015 18 Sydney FC 4–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:00 Janko  14', 90+2'
Grant  68'
Smeltz  81'
Report F. Ferreira  45+1', 58' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 14,239
Referee: Matthew Conger
28 February 2015 19 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–4 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 La Rocca  33'
Bulut  42', 53'
Report Covic  10' (o.g.)
Janko  18', 24'
Antonis  75'
Tavares  32'  82'
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 19,484
Referee: Chris Beath
6 March 2015 20 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Sydney FC Newcastle
19:40 Report Janko  68' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 8,783
Referee: Matthew Conger
15 March 2015 21 Sydney FC 5–4 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 Jurman  7'
Janko  38' (pen.), 52', 76' (pen.)
Brosque  89'
Report Henrique  5'
Kaluđerović  79' (pen.)
Lustica  84'
Petratos  90'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 13,818
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
20 March 2015 22 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:40 Report J. Brown  80' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,638
Referee: Chris Beath
29 March 2015 23 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Sydney FC Wellington
17:00 Riera  21'  68' Report Faty  9'
Smeltz  28'  70'
Muscat  40' (o.g.)
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,236
Referee: Peter Green
4 April 2015 24 Sydney FC 0–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 Report Mabil  82' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,585
Referee: Chris Beath
10 April 2015 25 Perth Glory 0–3 Sydney FC Perth
19:45 Report Brosque  35', 65'
Ibini  60'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 7,426
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
17 April 2015 26 Newcastle Jets 3–4 Sydney FC Newcastle
19:45 Alivodić  21'
Montaño  67'
Hoole  76' (pen.)
Report Brosque  48', 56'
Ibini  52'
Stambolziev  80'
Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 8,125
Referee: Peter Green
26 April 2015 27 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Sydney FC Wellington
17:00 Boxall  46' Report Ibini  14'
Smeltz  32' (pen.)
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 13,248
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Finals series

9 May 2015 Semi-finals Sydney FC 4–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEST Ibini  19'
Brosque  45+1', 47'
Naumoff  90'
Report Goodwin  74' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 26,783
Referee: Ben Williams
17 May 2015 Grand Final Melbourne Victory 3–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
Sunday 16:00 AEST Berisha  33'
Barbarouses  83'
Valeri  67'  88'
Broxham  90'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 29,843
Referee: Jarred Gillett

FFA Cup

12 August 2014 Round of 32 Melbourne City 1–3 (a.e.t.) Sydney FC Ballarat
19:30 AEST Kalmar  65'
Hoffman  109'
Report Gameiro  23'
Abbas  111' (pen.), 114' (pen.)
Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,801
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 September 2014 Round of 16 Sydney United 58 1–3 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEST Paric  45' Report Naumoff  23', 60'
Abbas  90+1'
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 8,125
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
21 October 2014 Quarter final Sydney FC 1–3 (a.e.t.) Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEDT Brosque  51'
Petković  87'
Report Cirio  28'
Djite  99', 111'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 3,536
Referee: Ben Williams

Awards

End-of-season awards

On 28 April, 2015, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented eight awards on the night.[23]

AwardMen'sWomen'sYouth
Player of the YearMilos DimitrijevicN/A
Player's Player of the YearJasmyne SpencerGeorge Blackwood
Member's Player of the YearN/A
Golden BootMarc JankoN/AGeorge Blackwood
Chairman's AwardStan Ivancic (Head Physiotherapist) and Joe Niutta (Equipment Manager)

References

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  22. "NAB Young Footballer of the Year nominee for October". Football Federation Australia. 6 November 2014.
  23. "Dimitrijevic sweeps Sky Blue Ball". sydneyfc.com. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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