The 2010–11 season was

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was fo ...

's sixth consecutive season in the

A-League A-League Men (known as the Isuzu UTE A-League for sponsorship reasons) is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competiti ...

since the competition's inception. The club competed in the

2011 AFC Champions League The 2011 AFC Champions League was the 30th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 9th under the current AFC Champions League title. The winners, Al-Sadd qualified for ...

after finishing premiers and champions in the

2009–10 A-League The 2009–10 A-League was the 33rd season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the fifth season of the A-League competition since its establishment in 2004. The season marked the addition of two new teams from Queensland. Gold Coast United F ...

. In the preseason, Sydney hosted the inaugural

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, which saw competition between three clubs from different European leagues and Sydney FC.

2010–11 squad

Players included in a Sydney FC squad in the 2010–11 season

Transfers

Pre-season

Out In

January Transfer Window & Asian Champions League Signings

Out In Players re-signed (pre-season) Players re-signed (mid-season)

Pre-season & mid-season triallists

Joey Gibbs Joseph "Joey" Arthur Gibbs (born 13 June 1992) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays for Keflavík. Career Gibbs made his senior A-League debut as a substitute for Sydney FC in the 2010 Grand Final against the Melbourne Victory. ...

(unsuccessful) * Glen Trifiro (unsuccessful) *

Terry Antonis Lefteris "Terry" Antonis ( el, Λευτέρης "Τέρι" Αντώνης; born 26 November 1993) is an Australian association football player who plays for the Western Sydney Wanderers as a midfielder. Born in Sydney, Antonis played youth foo ...

(successful) * Nathan Sherlock (unsuccessful) *

Dimitri Petratos Dimitrios Petratos (born 10 November 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan. Petratos has played for four different A-League clubs, winning one championship with Bri ...

(unsuccessful) * Tommy Crjack (unsuccessful) * Luciano Olguin (unsuccessful) * Hirofumi Moriyasu (successful) * Ibrahima Iyane Thiam (unsuccessful) * Bruno Cazarine (successful) *

Gilles Mbang Ondo Gilles Daniel Mbang Ondo (born 10 October 1985) is a Gabonese footballer who plays for Þróttur Vogum in the 2. deild karla. Personal life Gilles shares a dual-citizenship between Gabon and France. His younger brother, Loïc Mbang Ondo play ...

(unsuccessful) *

Juho Mäkelä Juho Mäkelä (born 23 June 1983) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a striker. He is especially known for his pace. Club career Early career Mäkelä started his career with Tervarit in his home-town, before moving to Veikkausliiga club H ...

(successful)

Events

March

* 25th:

Liam Reddy Liam Rhys Reddy (born 8 August 1981) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for A-League side Perth Glory. Early life Reddy comes from a successful sports family. His father is Australian former rugby league ...

signs a 3-year deal to Sydney FC from

Wellington Phoenix Wellington Phoenix Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wellington, New Zealand. It competes in the Australian A-League, under licence from Football Federation Australia. Phoenix entered the competition in the ...

as replacement for

Clint Bolton Clint Brian Bolton (born 22 August 1975) is an Australian former goalkeeper. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League. He played over 300 games for Brisbane Strik ...

April

May

* 21st:

Scott Jamieson Scott Alexander Jamieson (born 13 October 1988) is an Australian soccer player who plays as a left back and captains for Melbourne City in the A-League. Club career Blacktown City Jamieson was born in Auburn, Sydney. He has previously ...

signs a 2-year contract to Sydney FC from

Adelaide United Adelaide United Football Club is a professional Association Football, soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under North American professional sports league organization#Systems ar ...

. * 26th:

Nick Carle Nicholas Alberto Carle (born 23 November 1981 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian retired football (soccer) attacking midfielder who played for Sydney Olympic, Troyes AC, Marconi Stallions, Newcastle Jets, Gençlerbirliği, Bristol City, Cr ...

signs a 3-year contract to Sydney FC from

Crystal Palace FC Crystal Palace Football Club is a professional football club based in Selhurst in the Borough of Croydon, South London, England, who compete in the Premier League, the highest level of English football. Although formally created as a prof ...

June

* 15th: Sydney FC play their first pre-season friendly against

Manly United Manly United Football Club is an Australian football club based in the northern beaches area of Sydney. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW and their home ground is Cromer Park, in the suburb of Dee Why, approximately 15 minute ...

and win 2–1. * 22nd: Sydney FC play their second pre-season friendly against

Macarthur Rams Macarthur Rams Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. The club compete in Football NSW League One, situated in the third tier of Australian football. The club's home ground is the ...

and win 1–0. * 30th: Sydney FC play their third pre-season friendly against

Marconi Stallions Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales. The club has been crowned Australian champion four times. The Stallions are the soccer team of Club Marconi, a social ...

and win 3–1.

July

* 5th:

signs a 3-year contract to Sydney FC from the

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. He was officially signed on a 3-year contract to

on 5 July 2010. * 10th: Sydney FC play a pre-season friendly against

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and lose 1–0. * 17th: Sydney FC play a pre-season friendly against

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Ma ...

at Sydney Showground and play out a 2–2 draw. * 21st: Hirofumi Moriyasu signs a 1-year contract to Sydney FC. * 22nd:

Alex Brosque Alex Jason Brosque (; born 12 October 1983) is an Australian former professional footballer who was the captain of A-League club Sydney FC. He played primarily as a striker but played predominantly as a midfielder in central midfield during his ...

extends his contract with Sydney FC for a further 3-years. * 25th:

Sydney FC lose 5–3 to

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club

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

on Match day 1. * 28th:

: Sydney FC draw 0–0 against

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club

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in torrential rain. * 31st:

: Sydney FC lose 2–1 to English

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club

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

August

* 7th: Round 1. 3–3 draw with

Melbourne Victory Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory e ...

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. * 14th: Round 2. 2–1 loss with

North Queensland Fury Northern Fury Football Club was an Australian professional soccer club based in Townsville, Queensland. The club was founded in 2008 and competed in the A-League under the name North Queensland Fury. On 1 March 2011, the club was removed from t ...

Dairy Farmers Stadium The Willows Sports Complex, currently known as 1300SMILES Stadium through sponsorship, is a grass football stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It has been a predominantly rugby league ground as the home ground of the North Q ...

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. * 21st: Round 3. 1–0 loss with

Brisbane Roar Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat. Brisba ...

Suncorp Stadium Lang Park, also known as Brisbane Football Stadium, by the sponsored name Suncorp Stadium, and nicknamed: 'The Cauldron', is a multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Milton. The current facility co ...

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**21st:

Terry McFlynn Terence Martin "Terry" McFlynn (born 27 March 1981) is a retired footballer from Northern Ireland who is most well known for playing for the A-League club Sydney FC. He is currently serving as the W-League and Academy manager for Perth Glory FC. ...

plays his 100th game for Sydney FC in the A-League. * 28th: Round 4. 1–1 draw with

at the SFS.

red carded after fouling Patricio Pérez. * 31st: Bruno Cazarine Constantino signs with Sydney FC

September

* 4th Round 5: 3–1 loss to

at the

. The result leaves Sydney winless and with only 2 points from 5 rounds. * 11th Round 6: 2–1 loss to

Westpac Stadium Wellington Regional Stadium (known commercially as Sky Stadium through naming rights) is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. The stadium's bowl site size is . The stadium was built in 1999 by Fletcher Construction and is situa ...

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. * 26 Round 8: 1–1 draw with

Gold Coast United Gold Coast United Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in Gold Coast, Queensland. The earliest incarnation of the club formed in 1966 and its home ground was at Nikiforides Family Park in Broadbeach. The first era of Gold Coast Unit ...

. Bruno Cazarine scoring for Sydney FC in the first half. * 29th: Round 9: 1–1 draw with

in front of Sydney FC's lowest record crowd, on a cold, wet Wednesday night.

October

* 4th: Sydney FC lose their 5th game of the season, going down 2–1 to

at the Sydney Football Stadium. The loss keeps them at the bottom of the ladder, without a win after 9 rounds. * 16th: 3–0 loss to The City Derby rivals

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Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

. The loss keeps them at the bottom of the ladder on 4 points. * 24th: Sydney FC finally win their first game of the season, in the 11th Round, with a crushing 3–0 victory over mid-table stragglers

Perth Glory Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues. Founded in 19 ...

nib stadium Perth Oval, currently branded HBF Park (under a sponsorship agreement with HBF Health Fund) and called Perth Rectangular Stadium for international football matches, is a sports stadium in Perth, the capital of the Australian state of Western A ...

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. Brazilian import Bruno Cazarine scoring twice on either side of half time, and

giving the Sky Blues some mid-season hope. *30th: A 1–1 draw against 2nd on the table

gives Sydney a 2-game unbeaten streak.

November

* 3rd: Vitezslav Lavicka, in an attempt to boost their dwindling striker stocks, brings in

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striker

on trial from

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Club Knattspyrnudeild UMFG. * 4th: After several pleasing performances with the club, Lavicka offers Japanese import Hirofumi Moriyasu a 2-year extension with the club, which he gratefully accepted. * 7th: Sydney win their second match of the season, albeit it being under controversial circumstances due to a refereeing blunder, a 1–0 victory over North Coast rivals

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at the Sydney Football Stadium. Bruno Cazarine scored the eventual winner in the 76th minute * 12th: Sydney FC re-sign goalkeeper

Ivan Necevski Ivan Necevski ( mk, Иван Нечевски, ''Ivan Nečevski''), (born 25 February 1980) is an Australian professional goalkeeper who plays for APIA Leichhardt. Club career He has previously played for the Blacktown, Illawarra Lions, Canterb ...

on a 2-year contract after he had signed a 1-year extension at the conclusion of the 2009–10 season. **12th: Sydney FC end their 3-game unbeaten streak, losing 3–1 to

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. Bruno Cazarine scored his 6th goal in 10 games for the Sky Blues, moving to the top of the goalscoring charts alongside

s Dutchman

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. * 21st: Sydney FC defeat

2–0 in at

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in front of their lowest ever record crowd of 6,654. Goals coming from

and

Shannon Cole Shannon Cole (born 4 August 1984) is a former professional footballer turned coach. Club career Cole's early football career saw a series of stints with NSW state league clubs, in particular APIA Leichhardt, Dulwich Hill, Rockdale City Suns an ...

. ** 21st: Striker

plays his 100th A-League game for Sydney FC, also scoring to help Sydney defeat Perth 2–0. * 27th: Sydney play out a 0–0 draw against new A-League team

Melbourne Heart Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the south–eastern Melbourne suburb of Cranbourne East, that plays in the A-League, the top level of Australian soccer, under licence from Australian Profession ...

at the new

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. Sydney faced up against former Championship players

Simon Colosimo Simon Colosimo (born 8 January 1979) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a centre back and defensive midfielder. He spent two years playing in Europe with spells in the Premier League with Manchester City and in the Belgian Fir ...

, and

John Aloisi John Aloisi () (born 5 February 1976) is an Australian former soccer player and current head coach of A-League club Western United. In a professional career that spanned 20 seasons, with league totals of 459 games and 127 goals, he was the first ...

for the first time since the trio left the club following the

2010 A-League Grand Final The 2010 A-League Grand Final took place at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia on 20 March 2010. It was the final match in the A-League 2009–10 season, and was played between premiers Sydney FC and runners-up Melbourne Victory. Sydney FC ...

December

* 1st

have defeated

with

Mark Bridge Mark Robert Bridge (born 7 November 1985) is an Australian professional football (soccer) player who plays as a striker for NPL club Mounties Wanderers. Bridge is the Western Sydney Wanderers' first ever goalscorer, earning himself the nickn ...

finally scored his first goal for the season and convincing 3–1 win in front of the lowest crowd attendance 4012. * 4th

have suffered their worst defeat against the

Bluetongue Stadium Central Coast Stadium (known originally as Grahame Park), known commercially as Industree Group Stadium is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners asso ...

with 4–0 thumping at the hands of Central Coast Mariners. * 11th

have boosted their striker positions with the signing of Finnish striker

. He is expected to play for the Sky Blues early January next year. He signed an 18-month deal. * 12th Unfortunately,

have gone down again, losing 1–0 to league leaders

in front of crowd at

. * 16th

have slumped to their third loss, going down to wooden spooners

1–0 at

. Despite this loss, Sydney FC's position is falling from 9th to 10th. * 23rd

have slumped to their fourth straight loss, going down to newcomers

1–0 at

, thanks to late goal by

Adrian Zahra Adrian Zahra (born 24 September 1990) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for National Premier League club Heidelberg United. Career Melbourne Knights Zahra started his career being coached by Billy Vojtek in the youth system of M ...

. Three former players:

and

were solid in defence, attack and goalkeeping. * 29th Again,

have slumped to their fifth straight loss, going down to 2nd placed

Adelaide Oval Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the city centre and North Adelaide. The venue is predominantly used for cricket and Australian rules football, but has also played host to rugby ...

, 2–0.

January 2011

* 3rd

have snapped their five match losing streak beating

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in front of the highest crowd of the home stadium, 12,118, thanks to first goal scored in Sydney's colours by Hirofumi Moriyasu and Bruno Cazarine's seventh goal of the season. The win lifts the Sky Blues off the bottom of the table. * 8th Defending champions

have made back-to-back wins for the first time this season. They also have broken their drought, beating 10-man

for the first time, beating them 2–0 at

in front of 6,135. Young player

and new Finnish recruit Juho Makela scored their first goal in Sky Blue colours, thanks to fantastic display by midfielders

and Hirofumi Moriyasu. The win lifts them to 9th place however, they must win the remaining games to make the top 6. * 15th At

just under the best crowd attendance of 12,106 back in Round 1 (officially 11,388),

have all kept their finals dream alive but with a late equaliser by Juho Makela in 1–1 draw against their biggest rivals

who lost their key players:

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, could lift the Sky Blues a boost to the finals. However, it is not bad for them, the unbeaten streak stretched to 3 games. The Sky Blues will be travelling to Gosford next week against

which they will avenge during their 4–0 loss few weeks ago if they want to make the finals. * 18th It is known that

coach Vitezslav Lavicka will lead the Sky Blues in

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. The board meeting decided that they will not sack him. * 23rd

once again, has maintained their unbeaten streak to 4 games, but their dream in the finals has been dealt a blow with a 2–2 draw against

. It starts off ok with the defending champions lead 2–0 at half-time but

pulled off a comeback with goals to Patricio Perez and Matthew Simon. The Sky Blues' next opponent will be

at Members Equity Stadium, which they will win the next game, since defeating them two times this season. * 30th Once again,

have stretched their unbeaten games to 5 and kept their finals hopes alive with a solid 2–0 win over

at Members Equity Stadium. The win lifts them 4 points adrift

. Thanks to the finally goal scored by Nicky Carle after injury concern and the second goal scored by Bruno Cazarine who scored his 8th goal of the season. Sky Blues' next opponent will be the archrivals

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. * 31st

sold a key striker

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. However, the Sky Blues claim that the Japanese side approached him without their permission to do so.

February 2011

*6th

's finals are all but over with a thrilling 1–1 draw against

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. Sky Blues almost had a chance to break the 1–1 draw to make it 2–1 win but time has run out. They are out of the finals for second time. The 1st time they didn't make the finals is in season 2008–09. They are now focusing on the upcoming

in March. Sydney FC's next game is against

, their last home game of the season. *17th Sydney FC sign

striker David Williams on a 6-month loan for the Asian Champions League. *25th Sydney FC sign

player

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on a loan deal for the Asian Champions League. *26th Sydney FC board re-sign manager Vitezslav Lavicka on a 12-month extension, allowing him to coach Sydney through the Asian Champions League, and into the 2011–12 season.

March 2011

* 2nd: Sydney FC play their first Asian Champions League match against

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and draw 0–0. Captain

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in the 32nd minute for

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on the leg of Lee Sang-ho.

April 2011

* 6th: Sydney draw 1–1 with

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and Sister Club,

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at the Sydney Football Stadium.

scoring for Sydney in the 12th minute, leveling the scores at 1–1 after Shanghai's Duvier Riascos opened the scoring in the 6th minute. * 13th: Sydney FC lose 3–0 to

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at the Sydney Football Stadium. Kashima scoring via Fellype Gabriel,

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, and

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. * 19th: Sydney FC win their first 2011 Champions League game in a hard-fought match against

at Hongkou Stadium in

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. Sydney won 3–2 with a double from Bruno Cazarine and a late extra-time goal from

sealing the victory.

May 2011

* 3rd: Sydney FC lose 3–1 to

in the return leg. Bruno Cazarine scoring his third goal in the Champions League. Sydney had to win this game, to provide any chance of progressing through the round of 16. * 10th: Sydney FC lose their final ACL group game in

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against

club

. Sydney FC took the lead midway through the first half via a

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header, but failed to hold on, conceding two soft second half goals as the Japanese side ran out 2–1 winners.

Pre-season

2010 Sydney Festival of Football

2010–11 A-League season

Asian Champions League Campaign

Sydney FC have been drawn into Group H of the 2011 AFC Champions League. They will face off against Japan's

, People's Republic of China

and South Korea's

Group ladder

A-League Season Statistics

Leading scorers

Sydney FC A-League Top Scorers * ''Correct as of Round 24''

Discipline

* ''Correct as of Round 10'' *

was sent off in the Round 4 game against

after referee

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deemed he had tripped Patricio Pérez in the box. However, this red card was rebuked by the Match Review Panel, which deemed Perez to have dived in the box, and as a result handed Perez a 2-week ban.

Home Attendance

* ''Correct as of Round 30''

Injury List

''Correct as of Round 10''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sydney Fc Season 2010-11 Sydney FC seasons 2010–11 A-League season by team

2010–11 squad

Transfers

Pre-season

January Transfer Window & Asian Champions League Signings

Pre-season & mid-season triallists

Events

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January 2011

February 2011

March 2011

April 2011

May 2011

Pre-season

2010 Sydney Festival of Football

2010–11 A-League season

Asian Champions League Campaign

Group ladder

A-League Season Statistics

Leading scorers

Discipline

Home Attendance

Injury List

See also

References