2017–18 Sydney FC W-League season

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.

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

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

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

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

Managerial staff

As of 1 July 2017.

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

Squad statistics
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalW-LeagueW-League Finals Series
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Sham Khamis 5 0 0 0 0 5+000000+00000
2 MF Teresa Polias 14 1 3 0 0 12+012002+00100
3 FW Remy Siemsen 13 4 1 0 0 6+541000+20000
4 DF Elizabeth Ralston 14 0 0 0 0 12+000002+00000
5 MF Ally Green 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
6 MF Chloe Logarzo 11 3 2 0 0 9+031002+00100
7 DF Rachael Soutar 7 0 0 0 0 4+200000+10000
8 MF Amy Harrison 9 0 1 0 0 9+001000+00000
9 FW Caitlin Foord 7 3 2 0 0 4+222001+01000
10 MF Kylie Ledbrook 13 6 4 1 0 9+252102+01200
11 FW Lisa De Vanna 12 6 0 0 0 10+050002+01000
12 DF Teigen Allen 4 0 1 0 0 2+201000+00000
13 DF Georgia Yeoman-Dale 14 0 0 0 0 11+100002+00000
14 FW Emma Rolston 2 0 0 0 0 0+200000+00000
15 DF Caitlin Cooper 14 1 2 0 0 10+212002+00000
16 DF Emily Sonnett 11 1 0 0 0 7+210002+00000
17 MF Angelique Hristodoulou 5 0 0 0 0 1+400000+00000
18 DF Taylor Ray 2 1 0 0 0 1+110000+00000
19 FW Leena Khamis 13 0 2 0 0 2+901001+10100
20 FW Princess Ibini 13 2 1 0 0 10+121002+00000
21 DF Julia Vignes 4 0 0 0 0 1+100000+20000
29 GK Aubrey Bledsoe 9 0 0 0 0 7+000002+00000
30 GK Sheridan Rainey 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000

Competitions

W-League
Main article: 2017–18 W-League

League table
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: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAAHBHAHAHABAH
ResultLLLW✖WWWWDW✖WW
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
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
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 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
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
  1. "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. "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. "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.
  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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