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Sydney FC

Football club information
Full nameSydney Football Club
NicknameThe FC
Founded2004
StadiumSydney Football Stadium,
Sydney (capacity : 45500)
OwnerRU David Traktovenko and AU Paul Ramsay
ChairmanAustralia Scott Barlow
ManagerCZ Vítězslav Lavička
LeagueA-League
2009 � 101st (league)
Champions (finals)
Current seasonSydney FC season 2010 � 11

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Sydney FC, founded in 2004, is a professional football (soccer) club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football (soccer) competition, the A-League. Sydney FC were inaugural winners of the A-League in 2006 and are considered as one of the most successful teams in Australia having won two national A-League Championships (2006 and 2010) and one Premiers' Plate (2010). Covertly, Sydney also remain the only A-League team to have won the OFC Champions League as since 2006, competing A-League teams have gained qualification to the AFC Champions League instead, in which Sydney has also competed finishing 2nd in the group stage of the 2007 season of the tournament and will also compete in the 2011 season. Having won titles in the W-League and in the National Youth League Sydney hold the distinction of being the only club in the A-League to have won all 3 competitions.

Its home ground is Sydney Football Stadium, a 45,500 seat multi-use venue in the suburb of Moore Park. Right from the beginning Sydney FC was marketed as the "glamour club" of the new competition, with the involvement of the club's high-profile personnel, including investor and actor Anthony LaPaglia, ex-Manchester United star Dwight Yorke as the team's first "marquee player" and 1990 FIFA World Cup winner Pierre Littbarski as manager in the first season. Sydney went on to sign Former English International defender Terry Butcher as the 2006 � 07 season coach, Brazilian superstar midfielder Juninho Paulista in the 2007 � 08 season, and Socceroos legend John Aloisi as striker in their 2008 � 09 season, with each as the highest paid footballer in Australia in their respective seasons. Strikers Benito Carbone of Italy, and Japanese legend Kazuyoshi Miura have also made appearances in the sky blue jersey.

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Sunday's NYL Game Postponed - Australian FourFourTwo Tweet this news
Australian FourFourTwo--THE National Youth League clash between -Sydney FC- and Newcastle Jets scheduled to be played at the Sydney Football Stadium on Sunday has been postponed due ... - Date : Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:18:58 GMT+00:00
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Australian FourFourTwo--REIGNING W-League champions -Sydney FC- sent an ominous warning to their opponents on the opening day of the 2010/11 season with a 4-2 win over the Brisbane ... - Date : Sat, 06 Nov 2010 07:17:54 GMT+00:00
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Brisbane Times--That form quickly attracted the attention of -Sydney FC-, who offered him a trial early in the year. He debuted in round three, made the starting team three ... - Date : Thu, 04 Nov 2010 03:49:55 GMT+00:00
Sydney FC's number is up - Daily Telegraph Tweet this news
Daily Telegraph--But these are the statistics that will chill every fan - and player - of -Sydney FC-, and render unthinkable the prospect of failing to secure three points in ... - Date : Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:37:26 GMT+00:00
A-League preview: The teams to watch - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald--When Vitezslav Lavicka went public with his interest in Nicky Carle, the swell of sentiment from -Sydney FC- fans almost single-handedly pulled the deal over ... - Date : Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:55:49 GMT+00:00
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No. Nationality Position Player Other
1AUSGKLiam Reddy
2AUSDFSebastian Ryall
3SUIDFStephan Keller
5AUSDFHayden Foxe
6JapanMFHirofumi Moriyasu
7AUSMFBrendan Gan
8AUSDFStuart Musialik
9BRAFWBruno Cazarine
10AUSFWNick Carle
11AUSMFKofi Danning
12AUSMFShannon Cole
13AUSDFAntony Golec
14AUSFWAlex Brosque
15NIRMFTerry McFlynn
16AUSMFTerry Antonis
17AUSDFMatthew Jurman
18FinlandFWJuho Mäkelä
19AUSFWMark Bridge
20AUSGKIvan Necevski
21AUSMFScott Jamieson
22KORDFByun Sung-Hwan
23AUSMFRhyan Grant
24AUSMFDimitri Petratos

No. Nationality Position Player Other
AUSGKAaron Liddell
AUSGKDylan Mitchell
AUSGKDaniel Nizic
AUSDFMitchell Speer
AUSDFLuke Austin
AUSDFNathan Sherlock
AUSDFDavid Vrankovic
AUSDFGeorgio Speranza
AUSMFTomislav Cirjak
AUSMFJoel Chianese
AUSMFDimitri Petratos
AUSMFJared Lum
AUSFWDavid Gullo
AUSFWWely Al-Rikaby
AUSFWBlake Powell
AUSFWJustin Hayward

No. Nationality Position Player Other
AUSGKDimi Poulos
AUSDFTeigan Allen
AUSDFDanielle Brogan
AUSDFAlesha Clifford
AUSDFAlanna Kennedy
AUSMFServet Uzunlar
AUSMFHeather Garriock
AUSMFTeresa Polias
USAMFLydia Vandenbergh
AUSMFKylie Ledbrook
AUSMFRenee Rollason
AUSFWCatherine Cannuli
AUSMFNicola Bolger
AUSFWKyah Simon
AUSMFLinda O'Neill
AUSMFCaitlin Foord
AUSFWLeena Khamis
AUSGKErin Herd

Preceded by
None
A-League Champions
2005/06 (First title)
Succeeded by
Melbourne Victory
Preceded by
Melbourne Victory
A-League Premiers
2009/10 (First title)
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Melbourne Victory
A-League Champions
2009/10 (Second title)
Succeeded by
Incumbent

Women's squad :

Women's squad :
Name Nat Period
Mark Rudan AU 2005 � 07
Tony Popovic AU 2007 � 08
Steve Corica AU 2008 � 10
John Aloisi** AU 2010
Terry McFlynn NI AU 2010 �

Women's squad :
Name Nat Period Honours Managed Won Drawn Lost Win %
Pierre Littbarski Germany 2005-06 2004-05 Oceania Club Champions
2005-06 Hyundai A-League Champions
24 12 7 5 50%
Terry Butcher England 2006-07 23 9 8 6 39%
Branko Culina Australia 2007 AFC Champions League 2007 Group Stage 9 2 3 4 22%
John Kosmina Australia 2007-09 35 13 11 11 37%
Tony Popovic (Caretaker) * Australia 2009 0 0 0 0
Vítězslav Lavička Czech Republic 2009- 2009-10 Hyundai A-League Premiers
2009-10 Hyundai A-League Champions
31 17 4 10 55%

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Sydney FC League and Tournament Qualification History
Women's squad :
Season P W D L F A Teams League
Position
Finals
Qualification
Finals Series
Position
ACL Qualification ACL Placing Pan-Pacific
Championship
FIFA Club World Cup
2005 � 06 21 (24) 10 (12) 6 (7) 5 (5) 35 (40) 28 (31) 8 2nd Qualified Champions Qualified for 2007 DNP DNP 5th*
2006 � 07 21 (23) 8 (9) 8 (8) 5 (6) 29 (31) 19 (22) 8 4th Qualified Minor Semi-Finals DNQ Group Stage (2nd) DNP DNP
2007 � 08 21 (23) 8 (8) 8 (9) 5 (6) 28 (28) 24 (26) 8 3rd Qualified Minor Semi Finals DNQ DNP 4th DNP
2008 � 09 21 (21) 7 (7) 5 (5) 9 (9) 33 (33) 32 (32) 8 5th DNQ DNP DNQ DNP DNP DNP
2009 � 10 27 (31) 15 (16) 3 (5) 9 (10) 35 (43) 23 (30) 10 1st Qualifed Champions Qualified for 2011 DNP TBD DNP
2010-11 30 (6) 0 (0) 2 (0) 4(0) 7 (0) 12 (0) 11 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

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Sydney FC Pre-Season Cup History
Women's squad :
Season P W D L F A Position
2005 � 06 4 (4) 2 (2) 0 (0) 1 (2) 5 (5) 1 (2) Semi-Final
2006 � 07 4 (6) 3 (4) 1 (1) 0 (1) 7 (10) 2 (4) Semi-Final
2007 � 08 3 (3) 0 (0) 1 (1) 2 (2) 0 (0) 6 (6) Group Stage
2008 � 09 3 (3) 1 (1) 0 (0) 2 (2) 4 (4) 7 (7) Group Stage

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Sydney FC Asian Champions League History
Women's squad :
Season P W D L F A Position
2007 6 2 3 1 8 5 Grouping Stage (2nd in Group)

Player :
Years Kit Manufacturer Major Sponsor Minor Sponsor
2005-07 Reebok Healthe HBA Heath Insurance
2007-09 Reebok Bing Lee/JVC HBA Health Insurance
2009- Reebok Bing Lee/Sony MBF Health Insurance

Association football in Australia

National teamsMen's (Socceroos) , Women's (Matildas) , Men's U23 (Olyroos) , Men's U20 (Young Socceroos), Women's U20 (Young Matildas) , U18 Australian Youth Olympic team , Men's U17 (Joeys)
Current National LeaguesA-League , Youth League , W-League
Former LeaguesNational Soccer League , National Soccer Youth League , Women's National Soccer League

A-League

Seasons2005 - 06, 2006 - 07, 2007 - 08, 2008 - 09, 2009 - 10, 2010 - 11
Grand Finals2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Clubsbegin Adelaide United * Brisbane Roar * Central Coast Mariners * Gold Coast United * Melbourne Heart * Melbourne Victory * Newcastle Jets * North Queensland Fury * Perth Glory * Sydney FC * Wellington Phoenixend
Former Clubs New Zealand Knights
Expansion Clubs Sydney Rovers (2011)

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HomeSydney Football Stadium, Sydney, New South Wales
Seasons2005 �06, 2006 �07, 2007 �08, 2008 �09, 2009 �10, 2010-11
RivalriesThe City Derby, Brisbane Roar FC, Adelaide United FC

Sydney Based Sporting Teams Competing in National Competitions

SoccerA-League / NYL: Sydney FC W-League: Sydney FC
Australian FootballAFL: Sydney Swans
BaseballClaxton Shield: New South Wales Patriots
BasketballNBL: Sydney Kings WNBL: Sydney Uni Flames
CricketSheffield Shield / Ford Ranger Cup / KFC Big Bash: New South Wales Blues WNCL: New South Wales Breakers
Field HockeyAHL: New South Wales Waratahs (Men) * New South Wales Arrows (Women)
Ice HockeyAIHL: Sydney Bears * Sydney Ice Dogs
NetballANZ Championship: New South Wales Swifts
Rugby LeagueNRL / NYC: Canterbury Bulldogs * Cronulla Sharks * Manly Sea Eagles * Parramatta Eels * Penrith Panthers * St. George Illawarra Dragons * South Sydney Rabbitohs * Sydney Roosters * Wests Tigers
Rugby UnionSuper 14: New South Wales Waratahs



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