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Sydney Football Club, commonly known as Sydney FC, is a professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Competing in the top-tier men's league, A-League Men. Established in 2004, Sydney FC was among the eight founding teams for the inaugural 2005–06 A-League season.
With the foundation of the W-League in 2008, Sydney FC created its W-League team. Captained by Australian international Heather Garriock Sydney's first season saw mixed results. Sydney FC finished midtable in 4th spot, sneaking into the finals, however lost out to eventual champions Brisbane in the semi-finals. [38]
Relocation of professional sports teams occurs when a team owner moves a team, generally from one metropolitan area to another, but occasionally between municipalities in the same conurbation. Australia and New Zealand uses a North American-style league franchise system which means the teams are overwhelmingly privately owned and therefore ...
The most successful person to manage Sydney FC is Graham Arnold, who won two A-League premierships, one A-League championship and one FFA Cup between 2014 and 2018. This chronological list comprises all those who have held the position of manager of the first team of Sydney FC since their foundation in 2004.
He scored a memorable first goal for the club in round five of the 2005–06 season against the Queensland Roar in which he lobbed their goalkeeper, Tom Willis, from 30 meters out to round off a 3–1 victory to Sydney FC. Sydney FC progressed to the inaugural A-League Grand Final, which was played at the Sydney Football Stadium on 5 March 2006 ...
Barlow is the Chairman of Sydney FC [5] [6] and has been a member of the board since the club's inception in 2005. [7] Barlow served as Vice Chairman of Sydney FC from 2009 to 2012. [8] Between 2009 and 2011 Barlow was a member of the FIFA committee for club football representing Australia.
In August 2017, Townsend was named as the new CEO of A-League Men club Sydney FC, replacing Tony Pignata who was moving on to become the CEO of Perth Glory in Western Australia. [7] During his time at Sydney, Townsend oversaw massive growth of the club, with the men's and women's team winning eight trophies and numerous accolades under the ...
Sydney Football Club may refer to the following clubs based in Sydney, Australia. These clubs which bear the city's name participate in distinct codes of football. Sydney FC, a soccer (association football) club; Sydney Roosters, a rugby league club; Sydney Swans, an Australian rules football club