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club based in Sydney,

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, Australia. It competes in the A-League Women, the top tier of women's football in Australia. The club is directly affiliated with

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 ...

History

Establishment

The formation of the W-League in October 2008 saw the league composed of eight teams. Seven of the eight clubs were directly affiliated with 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 competit ...

clubs, Sydney FC being one. The women's team shares the men's club name and colours.

Inaugural season

The inaugural W-League season was played over 10 rounds, followed by a finals series. During Sydney's season opener, the squad defeated

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4–0 with a brace scored by

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and two goals from

Danielle Small Danielle Margaret Small (born 7 February 1979) is a retired Australian soccer player, who played for Sydney FC in the Australian W-League. Small has represented Australia at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2004 Olympics, and the 2007 ...

and

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. Captained by Australian international

Sydney's first season saw mixed results. The club made it to the top four to qualify for the finals, however lost out to eventual champions

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in the semi-finals.

Kits

The primary club colour of Sydney FC is

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, which represents the state colour of

. The secondary club colour is

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, with additional contrasting colours of

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. The former Sydney FC badge was created and used since the men's club founding in 2004. It features a football set centrally in a stylised crest shape. Above the ball is the shape of three shells of the

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, an internationally recognisable symbol of the city of Sydney. Below the ball is the

Commonwealth Star The Commonwealth Star (also known as the Federation Star, the Seven Point Star, or the Star of Federation) is a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia which came into force on 1 January 1901. Six points of the Star represent ...

, a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia. The current Sydney FC badge was released in 2017. The crest features the Sydney Opera House in white pictured in front of a sky-blue backdrop on top of a navy blue base featuring the Commonwealth Star.

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

Stadiums

Sydney FC currently plays its home games at

WIN Stadium Wollongong Showground, known as WIN Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Wollongong, Australia. The stadium was officially opened in 1911. From 1982 until 1998 it played host to every home match for the Il ...

Jubilee Oval Jubilee Stadium, also known as Kogarah Oval or by its sponsored name Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, is a multipurpose stadium in Carlton, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The stadium is mainly used for rugby league and the A-League, and is on ...

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, and Allianz Stadium (formerly Sydney Football Stadium). Located in

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, WIN Stadium features a

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of 23,750 and a grass field. Jubilee Oval is located in Carlton, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney. It features a 24,000 seating capacity and grass pitch. The primary tenants for both fields are the

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rugby league team. ANZ Stadium has a capacity of 82,500, and is only a secondary home for bigger matches, such as the Sydney Derby against Western Sydney Wanderers. Allianz Stadium is located in Moore Park, Sydney and features a

of 41,159 and grass pitch. The Matildas,

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and the Wallabies occasionally play at the stadium, while the

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and

men's team are the grounds major tenants. During the inaugural season of the W-League, Sydney FC played their home matches at

Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a multi-use stadium in Leumeah, New South Wales, Australia, owned by Campbelltown City Council. It is the home ground of the Western Suburbs Magpies and the West ...

, a

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stadium in Leumeah,

, Australia. The stadium is owned by Campbelltown City Council and features a nominal capacity of 20,000. It is the full-time home ground for the

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District

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Football Club and is one of three home grounds for the

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Football Club. The men's Sydney FC team played some pre-season and A-League matches at the stadium in 2008 as well. During the 2009 season, the club played their home games at

Sydney Football Stadium The Sydney Football Stadium, commercially known as Allianz Stadium and previously Aussie Stadium, was a football stadium in Moore Park, Sydney, Australia. Built in 1988 next to the Sydney Cricket Ground, the stadium was Sydney's premier rect ...

. The following season, they played home games at Campbelltown Stadium, WIN Stadium, and Seymour Shaw Park. During the 2011–12 season, they played at

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and Campbelltown Stadium. During the 2012–13 season, they played at

, and Cromer Park. During the 2013–2014 season, they played at

, WIN Stadium, the SFS and at the Sydney United Sports Centre. During the 2014/15 season, they played their home games at Lambert Park, Jubilee Oval and WIN Stadium.

Players

Current squad

Management

Current staff

Managerial history

Season by season record

;Notes

Honours

* W-League/A-League Women regular season ::Premiers (4):

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, ::''Runners-up:'' 2013–14, 2017–18,

, *W-League/A-League Women finals ::Champions (3):

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, 2018–19 ::''Runners-up:''

, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20,

, 2021–22

References

External links

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