2010–11 Sydney FC season

Sydney FC
2010–2011 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
ManagerVítězslav Lavička
A-League9th
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage (3rd)
Top goalscorerBruno Cazarine (9 goals)
Highest home attendance12,106 (Round 1 vs Melbourne Victory
Lowest home attendance4,012 (Round 16 vs Wellington Phoenix

The 2010–11 season was Sydney FC's sixth consecutive season in the A-League since the competition's inception. The club competed in the 2011 AFC Champions League after finishing premiers and champions in the 2009–10 A-League. In the preseason, Sydney hosted the inaugural Sydney Festival of Football, which saw competition between three clubs from different European leagues and Sydney FC.

2010–11 squad

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Players included in a Sydney FC squad in the 2010–11 season Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Liam Reddy
2 DF Australia AUS Sebastian Ryall (Youth)
3 DF Switzerland SUI Stephan Keller
5 DF Australia AUS Hayden Foxe
6 MF Japan JPN Hirofumi Moriyasu
7 MF Australia AUS Brendan Gan
8 MF Australia AUS Stuart Musialik
9 FW Brazil BRA Bruno Cazarine
10 MF Australia AUS Nick Carle (Australian Marquee)
11 FW Australia AUS Kofi Danning (Youth)
12 MF Australia AUS Shannon Cole
13 DF Australia AUS Antony Golec (Youth)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Northern Ireland NIR Terry McFlynn (Captain)
16 MF Australia AUS Terry Antonis (Youth)
17 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman (Youth)
18 FW Finland FIN Juho Mäkelä
19 FW Australia AUS Mark Bridge
20 GK Australia AUS Ivan Necevski
21 DF Australia AUS Scott Jamieson
22 DF South Korea KOR Byun Sung-Hwan
23 MF Australia AUS Rhyan Grant (Youth)
24 MF Australia AUS Dimitri Petratos (Injury replacement player)

Transfers

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Pre-season

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Out

Player To League Fee
Australia Steve Corica Retired[1]
Australia Mitchell Prentice Contract Terminated[2]
Slovakia Karol Kisel Czech Republic Slavia Prague[3][4] Czech Republic Gambrinus liga Released
Australia Simon Colosimo Australia Melbourne Heart[5] Australia A-League Free
Australia John Aloisi Australia Melbourne Heart[6] Australia A-League Free
Australia Clint Bolton Australia Melbourne Heart[7] Australia A-League Free
Australia Sam Gallagher Australia Central Coast Mariners[8] Australia A-League Free
Australia Adam Casey Australia North Queensland Fury[9] Australia A-League Released
Australia Chris Payne Australia North Queensland Fury[10] Australia A-League Free
Philippines Iain Ramsay Australia Adelaide United[11] Australia A-League Free

In

Player From League Fee
Australia Liam Reddy New Zealand Wellington Phoenix[12] Australia A-League Free
Australia Scott Jamieson Australia Adelaide United[13] Australia A-League Free
Australia Nick Carle England Crystal Palace FC[14] England Football League Championship Free
Australia Terry Antonis Australia AIS Australia A-League National Youth League Free
Japan Hirofumi Moriyasu Australia APIA Leichhardt Tigers[15] New South Wales NSW Premier League Not disclosed
Brazil Bruno Cazarine Constantino Brazil Vila Nova Futebol Clube[16] Brazil Campeonato Brasileiro Série B Free

January Transfer Window & Asian Champions League Signings

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Out

Player To League Fee
Australia Alex Brosque Japan Shimizu S-Pulse[17] Japan J-League $400,000
South Korea Byun Sung-Hwan Released Released

In

Player From League Fee
Finland Juho Mäkelä Finland HJK Helsinki[18] Finland Veikkausliiga Free
Australia David Williams Australia North Queensland Fury[19] Australia A-League 6 Month Loan Deal
Australia Andrew Durante New Zealand Wellington Phoenix[20] New Zealand A-League 6 Month Loan Deal

Players re-signed (pre-season)

Player Resigned for
Australia Ivan Necevski 1 Year[21]
Australia Stuart Musialik 1 Year[22]
Australia Hayden Foxe 1 Year[23]
Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn 3 Years[24]
Switzerland Stephan Keller 1 Year[25]
Australia Alex Brosque 3 Years[26]
Australia Mark Bridge 2 Years[27]
Australia Sebastian Ryall 2 Years[28]
Australia Rhyan Grant 2 Years[29]

Players re-signed (mid-season)

Player Resigned for
Japan Hirofumi Moriyasu 2 Years[30]
Australia Ivan Necevski 2 years[31]

Pre-season & mid-season triallists

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Events

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March

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April

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May

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June

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  • 15th: Sydney FC play their first pre-season friendly against Manly United and win 2–1.
  • 22nd: Sydney FC play their second pre-season friendly against Macarthur Rams and win 1–0.
  • 30th: Sydney FC play their third pre-season friendly against Marconi Stallions and win 3–1.

July

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Sydney FC v Everton, 10 July 2010

August

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September

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October

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  • 4th: Sydney FC lose their 5th game of the season, going down 2–1 to Adelaide United at the Sydney Football Stadium. The loss keeps them at the bottom of the ladder, without a win after 9 rounds.[57]
  • 16th: 3–0 loss to The City Derby rivals Melbourne Victory at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. The loss keeps them at the bottom of the ladder on 4 points.[58]
  • 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 at nib stadium in Perth. Brazilian import Bruno Cazarine scoring twice on either side of half time, and Alex Brosque giving the Sky Blues some mid-season hope.[59]
  • 30th: A 1–1 draw against 2nd on the table Brisbane Roar gives Sydney a 2-game unbeaten streak.[60]

November

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December

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January 2011

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February 2011

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March 2011

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April 2011

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May 2011

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  • 3rd: Sydney FC lose 3–1 to Suwon Samsung Bluewings 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.[90]
  • 10th: Sydney FC lose their final ACL group game in Tokyo, Japan against J-League club Kashima Antlers. Sydney FC took the lead midway through the first half via a Matthew Jurman header, but failed to hold on, conceding two soft second half goals as the Japanese side ran out 2–1 winners.[91]

Pre-season

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15 June 2010 Manly United 1–2 Sydney FC Cromer Park
Cattanach 45' (pen) Report Gan 10'
Lobb 68' (own goal)
Attendance: 500
10 July 2010 Sydney FC 0–1 England Everton ANZ Stadium
Saturday, 7.00 pm EST Report Anichebe 46' Attendance: 40,466
Referee: Strebre Delovski

2010 Sydney Festival of Football

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25 July 2010 Sydney FC 3–5 Greece A.E.K. Athens Sydney Football Stadium
12:45 pm EST Brosque 31' (pen.), 48'
Iyane Thiam 88'
Report Leonardo 30'
Blanco 36'
Liberopoulos 60'
Scocco 74'
Kafes 76'
Attendance: 14,153
Referee: Ben Williams
28 July 2010 Sydney FC 0–0 Scotland Rangers Sydney Football Stadium
Wednesday, 7.30 pm EST Report Attendance: 9,483
Referee: Matthew Breeze
31 July 2010 Sydney FC 1–2 England Blackburn Rovers Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday, 7.30 pm EST Brosque 81' Report Emerton 37'
Gamst Pedersen 67'
Attendance: 15,237
Referee: Ben Williams

2010–11 A-League season

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7 August 2010 Sydney FC 3–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday 8.00 pm EST Brosque 36'
McFlynn 53'
Cole 86'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 12,106
Referee: Matthew Breeze
14 August 2010 North Queensland Fury 2–1 Sydney FC Dairy Farmers Stadium
Saturday 5.30 pm EST Grossman 65'
Daal 83'
Report
Summary
Jamieson 82' Attendance: 5,177
Referee: Peter Green
21 August 2010 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Sydney FC Suncorp Stadium
Saturday, 7.30 pm EST McKay 53' Report
Summary
Attendance: 10,339
Referee: Chris Beath
28 August 2010 Sydney FC 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday, 7.30 pm EST Grant 47'
Reddy Red card 71'
Report
Summary
Pérez 73' (pen.) Attendance: 10,147
Referee: Matthew Breeze
4 September 2010 Sydney FC 1–3 Adelaide United Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday, 7.30 pm EST Keller 58' Report
Summary
van Dijk 9', 53'
Leckie 37'
Attendance: 7,558
Referee: Peter Green
11 September 2010 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Sydney FC Westpac Stadium
Saturday, 7.15 pmNZT Ifill 50' (pen.)
Ward 72'
Report
Summary
Cazarine 67' Attendance: 8,453
Referee: Chris Beath
26 September 2010 Sydney FC 1–1 Gold Coast United Sydney Football Stadium
Sunday, 3:00 pm EST Cazarine 20' Report
Summary
Djite 45+1'
Curtis Red card
Attendance: 9,977
Referee: Ben Williams
29 September 2010 Sydney FC 1–1 North Queensland Fury Sydney Football Stadium
Wednesday, 7.30 pm EST Cole 37' Report
Summary
Williams 76' Attendance: 6,978
Referee: Ryan Shepheard
4 October 2010 Sydney FC 1–2 Adelaide United Sydney Football Stadium
Monday, 5:00 pm EST Brosque 40' (pen) Report
Summary
Cole 56' (o.g.)
Ramsay 90+1'
Attendance: 7,071
Referee: Gerard Parsons
16 October 2010 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Sydney FC Etihad Stadium
Saturday, 7:00 pm EST Vargas 20'
Hernzandez 49'
Kruse 90'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 17,299
Referee: Ben Williams
24 October 2010 Perth Glory 0–3 Sydney FC nib stadium
Sunday 7:00 pm EST Report
Summary
Cazarine 25', 82'
Brosque 53'
Attendance: 8,870
Referee: Ben Williams
30 October 2010 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney Football Stadium
6:00 pm EST Brosque 34' Report
Summary
DeVere 8' Attendance: 10,746
Referee: Peter Green
7 November 2010 Sydney FC 1–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium
5:00 pm EST Cazarine 76' Report
Summary
Attendance: 8,512
Referee: Chris Beath
12 November 2010 Gold Coast United 3–1 Sydney FC Skilled Park
7:30 pm EST J. Porter 15', 54'
Culina 44'
Report
Summary
Cazarine 58' Attendance: 2,536
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
21 November 2010 Sydney FC 2–0 Perth Glory Parramatta Stadium
Sunday 15:00 EDT Cole 75'
A. Brosque 81'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 6,654
Referee: Peter Green
27 November 2010 Melbourne Heart 0–0 Sydney FC AAMI Park
Saturday 17:00 EDT Report
Summary
Byun Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card 90+4' Attendance: 5,128
Referee: Alan Milliner
4 December 2010 Central Coast Mariners 4–0 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium
Saturday 19:00 EDT A.Kwasnik 1', 23'
M.Simon 5'
Ryall 46' (o.g.)
Report
Summary
Attendance: 7,160
Referee: Matthew Breeze
12 December 2010 Sydney FC 0–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney Football Stadium
Sunday 17:00 EDT Report
Summary
K.Barbarouses 41' Attendance: 7,554
Referee: Jarred Gillett
15 December 2010 North Queensland Fury 1–0 Sydney FC Dairy Farmers Stadium
Wednesday 19:30 EDT U.Talay 71' Report
Summary
Attendance: 2,761
Referee: Chris Beath
23 December 2010 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne Heart Sydney Football Stadium
Thursday 19:00 EDT Report
Summary
A.Zahra 85' Attendance: 6,654
Referee: Ben Williams
29 December 2010 Adelaide United 2–0 Sydney FC Adelaide Oval
Wednesday 19:30 EDT S.Van Dijk 35'
Foxe 58' (o.g.)
Report
Summary
Attendance: 16,429
Referee: Gerard Parsons
3 January 2011 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Sydney FC Energy Australia Stadium
Monday 17:00 EDT L.Haliti 66' Report
Summary
H.Moriyasu 36' B.Cazarine 45+1' Attendance: 12,118
Referee: Matthew Gillett
8 January 2011 Sydney FC 2–0 Gold Coast United Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday 19:30 EDT D.Petratos 32' J.Makela 90+2' Report
Summary
Attendance: 6,135
Referee: Chris Beath
15 January 2011 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney Football Stadium
Saturday 19:30 EDT J.Makela 90+1' Report
Summary
D.Allsopp 51' Attendance: 11,387
Referee: Matthew Breeze
23 January 2011 Central Coast Mariners 2 –2 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium
Sunday 17:00 EDT P.Perez 49' M.Simon 57' Report
Summary
D.Petratos 17', 27' Attendance: 10,546
Referee: Srebre Delovski
29 January 2011 Perth Glory 0 –2 Sydney FC nib Stadium
Saturday 18:45 WST Report
Summary
Carle 9'
Cazarine 54'
Referee: Gerard Parsons
6 February 2011 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium
Sunday 17:00 EDT Petrovski 84' Report
Summary
Cazarine 77' Attendance: 6,780
Referee: Peter Green
9 February 2011 Sydney FC 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney Football Stadium
Wednesday 19:00 EDT Ward 54' (o.g.)
Gan 69'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 4,372
Referee: Peter Green
12 February 2011 Melbourne Heart 2–2 Sydney FC AAMI Park
Sunday 19:00 EDT Referee: Ben Williams

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 30 18 11 1 58 26 +32 65 Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a]
2 Central Coast Mariners 30 16 9 5 50 31 +19 57
3 Adelaide United 30 15 5 10 51 36 +15 50 Qualification for 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Gold Coast United 30 12 10 8 40 32 +8 46 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne Victory 30 11 10 9 45 39 +6 43
6 Wellington Phoenix 30 12 5 13 39 41 −2 41
7 Newcastle Jets 30 9 8 13 29 33 −4 35
8 Melbourne Heart 30 8 11 11 32 42 −10 35
9 Sydney FC 30 8 10 12 35 40 −5 34
10 Perth Glory 30 5 8 17 27 54 −27 23
11 North Queensland Fury 30 4 7 19 28 60 −32 19
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ First place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage.
    Winning the 2011 A-League Grand Final automatically earns qualification for the 2012 AFC Champions League group stage, unless first place are champions.
    Second place qualifies for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off, unless they qualify for the 2011 A-League Grand Final alongside first place or become A-League Champions, subsequently third place then qualify for the 2012 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off.

Asian Champions League Campaign

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Sydney FC have been drawn into Group H of the 2011 AFC Champions League. They will face off against Japan's Kashima Antlers, People's Republic of China Shanghai Shenhua and South Korea's Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

6 April 2011 Sydney FC Australia 1–1 China Shanghai Shenhua Sydney Football Stadium
20:00 UTC+10 Carle 13' Report Riascos 6' Attendance: 7,007
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
13 April 2011[a] Sydney FC Australia 0–3 Japan Kashima Antlers Sydney Football Stadium
20:00 UTC+10 Report Nozawa 41'
Gabriel 61'
Koroki 90+3'
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albawawi (United Arab Emirates)
  1. ^ a b c The Kashima Antlers v Sydney FC match was postponed from 16 March 2011 to 10 May 2011 due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.[92] The return match, Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers, was brought forward from 10 May 2011 to 13 April 2011.[93] All home matches of the Kashima Antlers were moved to the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo as the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima was damaged in the earthquake.

Group ladder

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Korea Suwon Samsung Bluewings 6 3 3 0 12 3 +9 12[a] Advance to knockout stage
2 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 3 3 0 9 3 +6 12[a]
3 Australia Sydney FC 6 1 2 3 6 11 −5 5
4 China Shanghai Shenhua 6 0 2 4 3 13 −10 2
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tiebreakers: Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Kashima Antlers are also tied on their head-to-head records (2 pts, 0 GD, 2 GF), and so are ranked by their overall goal difference.

A-League Season Statistics

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Leading scorers

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Sydney FC A-League Top Scorers

  • Correct as of Round 24
Rank Scorer Goals
1 Brazil Bruno Cazarine 9
2 Australia Alex Brosque 6
3 Australia Shannon Cole 3
Australia Dimitri Petratos 3
4 Finland Juho Mäkelä 2
Australia Brendan Gan 2
5 Australia Scott Jamieson 1
Australia Rhyan Grant 1
Australia Nicky Carle 1
Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn 1
Switzerland Stephan Keller 1
Australia Mark Bridge 1
Japan Hirofumi Moriyasu 1

Discipline

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  • Correct as of Round 10
Name Cautions Yellow card 2nd Caution – Send-Off Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Send-Offs Red card
Australia Nick Carle 1
Australia Alex Brosque 1
Australia Shannon Cole 1
Australia Sebastian Ryall 1
Australia Hayden Foxe 2
Australia Scott Jamieson 4
Australia Stuart Musialik 2
Australia Mark Bridge 2
South Korea Byun Sung-Hwan 2 1
Switzerland Stephan Keller 2
Brazil Bruno Cazarine 1

Home attendance

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  • Correct as of Round 30
Round Opponent Attendance
1 Melbourne Victory 12,106
4 Central Coast Mariners 10,147
5 Adelaide United 7,558
7 Gold Coast United 9,977
8 North Queensland Fury 6,978
9 Adelaide United 7, 071
12 Brisbane Roar 10,746
13 Newcastle Jets 8,512
14 Perth Glory 6,654
16 Wellington Phoenix 4,012
19 Brisbane Roar 7,554
21 Melbourne Heart 6,639
23 Gold Coast United 6,135
24 Melbourne Victory 11,387
29 Wellington Phoenix 4,372
Total Attendance 119,848
Average Attendance 7,990

Injury list

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Correct as of Round 10

Name Injury Date Return
Australia Mark Bridge Hamstring Strain vs Melbourne Victory, Round 1 Round 4 v Central Coast Mariners
Australia Alex Brosque Ankle (sustained at training), Midweek Round 4 or Round 5
Northern Ireland Terry McFlynn Hamstring (sustained at training), Midweek Round 5 or Round 6
Australia Nick Carle Toe Injury v Central Coast Mariners Round 7
South Korea Byun Sung-Hwan Hamstring Strain v North Queensland Fury Round 10
Australia Nick Carle Foot Injury v Brisbane Roar Round 18

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