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2015–16 Sydney FC Season
The 2015–16 Sydney FC season was the club's eleventh season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the eleventh time, the FFA Cup for the second time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the third time. Preview Preseason Sydney FC began the pre-season with a 7–0 win over Earlwood Wanderers. The club then announced the annual Macarthur Rams pre-season clash. The match took place on 30 July 2015, with Sydney FC cruising to a comfortable 5–1 victory. For both games, Sydney FC fielded mainly youth players and trialist's, of which included Matt Simon and Alex Mullen who would later go on to sign for the club. The club announced a third pre-season friendly against a team of Gold Coast Premier League All-stars for mid-August. However, this match would be ultimately be cancelled as the venue did not meet one of the criteria for Football Federation Australia sanctioned friendlies. Transfers Rumours throughout the end of the 2014–15 A- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney FC
Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional association football, soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the top-tier men's league in Australia, the A-League Men. Established in 2004, they were among the eight founding teams for the inaugural 2005–06 A-League season. Domestically, Sydney FC have won a A-League_Men_records_and_statistics, record five A-League Men Championships, four A-League Men Minor_Premiership, Premierships and two Australia Cup, Australia Cups. Additionally, the club has won the OFC Champions League once in international competition. Before the 2018–19 Sydney FC season, 2018–19 season, the club’s Home (sports), home ground was the Sydney Football Stadium (1988), Allianz Stadium in Moore Park, New South Wales, Moore Park. When the NSW Government announced that the stadium would be redeveloped before the 2019 New South Wales state election, the team temporarily played at the Sydney Cricket Gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League Elite (abbreviated as the ACL Elite) is an annual continental club association football, football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries, top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition in Asian football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations. Introduced in 1967 as the ''Asian Champion Club Tournament'', the competition rebranded as AFC Champions League in 2002 following the merger of the Asian Club Championship, the Asian Cup Winners' Cup and the Asian Super Cup. It was rebranded again in 2024 to its current name. A total of 24 clubs compete in the league stage of the competition, divided into East and West regions (12 teams each). The winner of the AFC Champions League Elite qualifies for the FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to oversee international competition among the national associations of Royal Belgian Football Association, Belgium, Danish Football Union, Denmark, Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, France, German Football Association, Germany, the Royal Dutch Football Association, Netherlands, Royal Spanish Football Federation, Spain (represented by Real Madrid CF), Swedish Football Association, Sweden, and Swiss Football Association, Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, its membership now comprises List of FIFA Member Associations, 211 national associations. These national associations must also be members of one of the six regional confederations: Confederation of African Football, CAF (Africa), Asian Football Confederat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Janko
Marc Janko (born 25 June 1983) is an Austrian former professional association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Janko was a successful goal-scorer, particularly during his time at Austrian Football Bundesliga, Austrian Bundesliga club FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg, where he scored 75 league goals in 108 matches, including 39 goals in 35 matches in the 2009–10 season. He is the son of Eva Janko, who won a bronze medal in the women's Javelin throw, Javelin event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Club career Red Bull Salzburg Janko began his career at VfB Admira Wacker Mödling, Admira Wacker in Mödling, Lower Austria. After successful years, he joined FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg. He was one of the most important players for the team, and in the end of the 2004–05 season, he scored 11 goals in 10 matches. 2008–09 season Janko began the 2008–09 Austrian Football Bundesliga, 2008–09 season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Victory FC
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under North American professional sports league organization#Systems around the world, licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory entered the competition in the 2005–06 A-League, inaugural season as the only Victorian-based club in the newly revamped domestic Australian league. Recognised as the List of Australian soccer champions, second most successful club in the league to date, Victory has won four A-League Championships, three A-League Minor Premiership, Premierships, one A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, Pre-Season Challenge Cup and two Australia Cups, the only club to have won all four domestic trophies in the modern era of Australian soccer. They have also competed in the AFC Champions League on seven occasions, most recently in 2020 AFC Champions League, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Hoole
Andrew James Hoole (born 22 October 1993) is an Australian semi-professional Association football, football (soccer) player who last played as a Winger (association football), winger for Broadmeadow Magic FC, Broadmeadow Magic in the National Premier Leagues Northern NSW. Club career Newcastle Jets Hoole earned his first call up for the Jets after impressing in the Newcastle Jets Youth League squad. Hoole played his first game on 12 January 2013 in a round 15 game against the Brisbane Roar FC, Brisbane Roar. Hoole made a strong debut for the Jets and made a big contribution towards their 1–0 win. Just days after making his A-League debut Hoole signed a one-year senior contract with Newcastle. During the 13/14 season Hoole was voted Player of the Season. On 17 April 2015, he scored his first ever career goal, a penalty, against Sydney FC. Sydney FC On 30 April 2015 it was announced he had signed with A-League side Sydney FC on a two-year deal, after 3 successful seasons with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia Men's National Under-23 Soccer Team
The Australia national under-23 soccer team represents Australia in international under-23 soccer and at the Olympic Games. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia (FA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the ''Olyroos''. Australia's first two appearances in the Olympic Games saw the senior men's team participate, but in 1992 the eligibility was restricted to players under the age of 23, while in 1996, it was decided to allow teams to choose three over-age players in the final Olympic squads. The team has represented Australia at the Olympic Games on six occasions, in 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2020 games. The team also represented Australia at the AFC U-23 Championship tournaments in 2013, 2016, 2018 & 2020. History Early years The Australian n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Jets FC
Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional Association football, soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under Professional sports league organization#Systems around the world, licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) (formerly under licence from Football Australia). The club was formed in 2000 when it joined the National Soccer League (NSL) and was one of only three former NSL clubs to join in the formation of the A-League. Newcastle Jets have won one A-League championship, after defeating The F3 Derby, rivals Central Coast Mariners FC, Central Coast Mariners 1–0 in the 2008 A-League Grand Final. In 2009, Newcastle competed in the AFC Champions League for the first time, reaching the Round of 16. In May 2015, FFA revoked Newcastle's licence after owner Nathan Tinkler placed the club into voluntary administration. A new A-League club wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 A-League
The 2014–15 A-League was the 38th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 10th season of the A-League since its establishment in 2004. Brisbane Roar were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The regular season commenced on 10 October 2014 and concluded on 26 April 2015. The 2015 Grand Final took place on 17 May 2015. The season was suspended from 9–24 January in order to avoid a clash with the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, which was hosted by Australia. The 2015 Grand Final took place on 17 May 2015, with Melbourne Victory claiming their third Championship with a 3–0 win against Sydney FC. The season marked the first year that the team formerly known as Melbourne Heart competed as Melbourne City after the club's renaming in June 2014. Clubs Personnel and kits Transfers Managerial changes Foreign players The following do not fill a Visa position: 1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Federation Australia
Football Australia is the governing body of soccer, futsal, and beach soccer within Australia, headquartered in Sydney. Although the first governing body of the sport was founded in 1911, Football Australia in its current form was only established in 1961 as the Australian Soccer Federation. It was later reconstituted in 2003 as the Australian Soccer Association before adopting the name of Football Federation Australia in 2005. In contemporary identification, a corporate decision was undertaken to institute that name to deliver a "more united football" in a deliberation from the current CEO, James Johnson. The name was changed to Football Australia in December 2020. Football Australia oversees the men's, women's, youth, Paralympic, beach and futsal national teams in Australia, the national coaching programs and the state governing bodies for the sport. It sanctions professional, semi-professional and amateur soccer in Australia. Football Australia made the decision to leav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Gold Coast
Football Queensland South Coast is a Football Queensland administrative zone encompassing the Gold Coast and surrounding areas in South-East Queensland and North-East New South Wales, including Kingscliff, Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah and Beaudesert. The premier men's football competition is the Football Queensland Premier League 3 − South Coast and the premier women's football competition is the Football Queensland Women's Premier League 3 − South Coast. The administrative zone also has a numerous variety of lower divisions for both men and women, as well as academy and junior competitions to develop soccer and fitness within the region. The zone is a culmination of antecedent bodies initiating in 1975 as the Gold Coast and District Soccer Association, it has been recognised under various names since. In 2021, as part of Football Queensland reforms, the zone would be known as Football Queensland South Coast. The region has a variety of clubs playing in state competitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Mullen (soccer)
Alexander Mullen (born 13 June 1992) is an Australian semi-professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Campbelltown City. Personal life Mullen is the brother of Matthew, cousin of former Newcastle Jets player Daniel Mullen and the nephew of Joe Mullen, a former Socceroo. Club career Sydney FC Sydney FC signed Mullen on a one-year deal as a mature age rookie ahead of the 2015–16 season after trialling him in the pre-season. On 16 March 2016, Mullen debuted for Sydney FC in their AFC Champions League campaign coming on as a substitute for George Blackwood late in the match. Mullen made his A-League debut for Sydney FC in their round 26 match against Adelaide United on 2 April 2016. After a season where he played one league match, and was twice subbed on in the AFC Champions League, Mullen was not offered a new contract. See also * List of association football families This is a list of association football families. The countries are listed accordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
