2024–25 Sydney FC (women) season

Sydney FC (women)
2024–25 season
ChairmanScott Barlow
Head CoachAnte Juric
StadiumLeichhardt Oval
Allianz Stadium (doubleheaders)
A-League Women8th
Top goalscorerMackenzie Hawkesby (6)
Highest home attendance3,324
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(16 November 2024)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance3,324
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(16 November 2024)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance3,324
Biggest win1–0
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (H)
(16 November 2024)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat1–3
vs. Central Coast Mariners (A)
(2 November 2024)
A-League Women
All statistics correct as of 14 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is Sydney Football Club (women)'s 17th season in the A-League Women.

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 February 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NZL Brianna Edwards
2 DF  AUS Margaux Chauvet
3 DF  ENG Faye Bryson
4 DF  AUS Tori Tumeth
5 DF  AUS Kirsty Fenton
6 FW  AUS Shay Hollman
7 FW  ENG Millie Farrow
8 MF  AUS Hana Lowry
9 FW  USA Shea Connors
12 DF  AUS Natalie Tobin (captain)
13 GK  AUS Jasmine Black
14 MF  AUS Abbey Lemon
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  AUS Mackenzie Hawkesby
16 DF  USA Jordan Thompson
17 FW  AUS Kyah Simon
18 FW  AUS Amber Luchtmeijer
20 FW  AUS Princess Ibini (captain)
21 MF  AUS Lucy Johnson
22 FW  AUS Indiana dos Santos
23 DF  AUS Rubi Sullivan
24 FW  AUS Caley Tallon-Henniker
26 MF  AUS Madeleine Caspers
28 GK  AUS Beth Mason-Jones
30 GK  AUS Tahlia Franco

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
7 FW Millie Farrow Perth Glory Free transfer 1 year 17 June 2024 [1]
18 FW Amber Luchtmeijer Macarthur FC Free transfer 1 year 12 July 2024 [2]
1 GK Brianna Edwards Unattached Free transfer 2 years 18 July 2024 [3]
8 MF Hana Lowry Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 8 August 2024 [4]
3 DF Faye Bryson Unattached Free transfer 1 year 13 September 2024 [5]
23 DF Rubi Sullivan NWS Spirit Free transfer 1 year 13 September 2024 [5]
17 FW Kyah Simon Unattached Free transfer 1 year 26 September 2024 [6]
28 GK Beth Mason-Jones Unattached Free transfer 5 months 7 February 2025 [7]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
7 MF Teigan Collister Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [8]
8 MF Darcey Malone Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [8]
13 MF Aideen Keane Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [8]
18 MF Taylor Ray Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [8]
19 MF Zara Kruger Unattached End of contract 17 May 2024 [8]
3 DF Charlotte McLean North Carolina Courage End of contract 14 June 2024 [9][10]
11 FW Cortnee Vine North Carolina Courage End of contract 14 June 2024 [9][11]
17 MF Jynaya dos Santos Canberra United Mutual contract termination 18 July 2024 [3][12]
23 FW Fiona Worts Unattached End of contract 31 July 2024 [13]
1 GK Jada Whyman AIK End of contract 7 August 2024 [14]
10 MF Sienna Saveska Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual contract termination 13 September 2024 [5][15]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
12 Natalie Tobin Defender 2 years 21 March 2024 [16]
14 Abbey Lemon Midfielder 2 years 18 April 2024 [17]
2 Margaux Chauvet Defender 2 years 24 April 2024 [18]
15 Mackenzie Hawkesby Midfielder 1 year 14 May 2024 [19]
5 Kirsty Fenton Left-back 2 years 11 June 2024 [20]
16 Jordan Thompson Defender 1 year 18 June 2024 [21]
20 Princess Ibini Forward 1 year 20 June 2024 [22]
13 Jasmine Black Goalkeeper 1 year 18 July 2024 [3]
9 Shea Connors Forward 1 year 31 July 2024 [13]
21 Lucy Johnson Midfielder 1 year 24 September 2024 [23]
24 Caley Tallon-Henniker Forward 2 years 30 September 2024 [24]

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 2 November 2024 18 April 2025 8th 23 7 4 12 23 29 −6 030.43
Total 23 7 4 12 23 29 −6 030.43

Last updated: 18 April 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Women

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Western United 23 9 6 8 39 46 −7 33 Qualification for Finals series
7 Brisbane Roar 23 8 2 13 46 42 +4 26
8 Sydney FC 23 7 4 12 23 29 −6 25
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 23 7 3 13 25 30 −5 24
10 Perth Glory 23 6 4 13 27 43 −16 22
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[25]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Women's Champions League as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
23 7 4 12 23 29  −6 25 5 3 4 15 13  +2 2 1 8 8 16  −8

Last updated: 18 April 2025.
Source: Soccerway
Home figures include Sydney FC's 1–1 draw on neutral ground in Unite Round against Melbourne City on 24 November 2024.

Results by round

Round1234567810111291314151617181920212223
GroundAAHNAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultLLWDLLLLDDDWLLLLWLWWWWL
Position1112991011121212111191111111212121111988
Points00344444567101010101013131619222525
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 12 September 2024.[26] All times are in Sydney local time (AEST/AEDT).

2 November 2024 1 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Sydney FC Gosford
14:15
  • Pennock 41' (pen.)
  • Gomez 62'
  • Galic 87'
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Casey Reibelt
9 November 2024 2 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Sydney FC Brisbane
16:00
  • Blissett 48'
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,856
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
16 November 2024 3 Sydney FC 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
14:15
  • Tallon-Henniker 86'
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,324
Referee: Isabella Mossin
24 November 2024 4 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
16:15 Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium[a]
Attendance: 3,149
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
8 December 2024 5 Western United 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00
Report
  • Luchtmeijer 58'
Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 515
Referee: Molly Godsell
15 December 2024 6 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:00 Report
  • Jackson 86'
  • L. Allen 90+5'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 3,533
Referee: Caitlin Williams
21 December 2024 7 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Sydney FC Wellington
16:00
  • Jale 59'
  • McMeeken 88'
Report Stadium: Porirua Park
Attendance: 435
Referee: Beth Rattray
28 December 2024 8 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
16:50 Report
  • Jancevski 14' (pen.)
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 5,630
Referee: Bec Mackie
5 January 2025 10 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
17:00
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,340
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
10 January 2025 11 Perth Glory 1–1 Sydney FC Perth
22:00
Report
Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre
Attendance: 1,139
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
15 January 2025 9 Sydney FC 2–0[b] Canberra United Sydney
19:00
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Referee: Kelly Jones
19 January 2025 12 Sydney FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:00 Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,109
Referee: Kelly Jones
24 January 2025 13 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
16:50
  • Jancevski 4'
  • Furphy 77'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,494
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
31 January 2025 14 Sydney FC 2–3 Adelaide United Sydney
19:00
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,488
Referee: Sarah Jones
9 February 2025 15 Sydney FC 1–2 Western United Sydney
17:00 Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,572
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
15 February 2025 16 Melbourne City 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,216
Referee: Isabella Mossin
2 March 2025 17 Sydney FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Referee: Caitlin Williams
8 March 2025 18 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Sydney FC Newcastle
17:00 Report Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,127
Referee: Molly Godsell
15 March 2025 19 Sydney FC 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:45
Report
  • Elliott 75'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 1,507
Referee: Mikayla Ryan
22 March 2025 20 Canberra United 0–1 Sydney FC Canberra
16:00 Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 2,194
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
28 March 2025 21 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Sydney FC Sydney
19:00 Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Page Malau-Aduli
12 April 2025 22 Sydney FC 1–0 Perth Glory Sydney
14:15
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 2,481
Referee: Sarah Jones
18 April 2025 23 Adelaide United 2–1 Sydney FC Adelaide
16:50
Report
  • Caspers 20'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 3,527
Referee: Page Malau-Aduli

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[30]

As of match played 18 April 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  NZL Brianna Edwards 9 0 8+1 0
2 MF  AUS Margaux Chauvet 12 0 9+3 0
3 DF  ENG Faye Bryson 17 0 13+4 0
4 DF  AUS Tori Tumeth 23 0 22+1 0
5 DF  AUS Kirsty Fenton 1 0 0+1 0
6 MF  AUS Shay Hollman 13 0 10+3 0
7 FW  ENG Millie Farrow 13 1 5+8 1
8 MF  AUS Hana Lowry 4 0 4 0
9 FW  USA Shea Connors 19 1 7+12 1
12 DF  AUS Natalie Tobin 23 1 23 1
13 GK  AUS Jasmine Black 6 0 5+1 0
14 FW  AUS Abbey Lemon 17 0 12+5 0
15 MF  AUS Mackenzie Hawkesby 22 6 18+4 6
16 DF  USA Jordan Thompson 23 0 23 0
18 FW  AUS Amber Luchtmeijer 11 1 11 1
20 FW  AUS Princess Ibini 23 4 17+6 4
21 MF  AUS Lucy Johnson 18 3 12+6 3
22 FW  AUS Indiana dos Santos 22 3 22 3
23 DF  AUS Ruby Sullivan 3 0 2+1 0
24 FW  AUS Caley Tallon-Henniker 19 1 11+8 1
26 MF  AUS Madeleine Caspers 23 2 20+3 2
28 GK  AUS Beth Mason-Jones 4 0 4 0
30 GK  AUS Tahlia Franco 6 0 6 0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.[30]

As of match played 18 April 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women Total
1 1 Brianna Edwards 3 3
13 Jasmine Black
Total 6 6

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Match moved from Leichhardt Oval following a pitch assessment.[27]
  2. ^ The match was abandoned due to lightning in the 54th minute with Sydney FC leading 2–0.[28] The APL upheld the result.[29]

References

  1. ^ "Sydney FC Sign English Super League And FA Cup Winner". Sydney FC. 17 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Sydney FC Sign NPL Top Goalscorer". Sydney FC. 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Sydney FC Sign 'Save Of The Year' Goalkeeper". Sydney FC. 18 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Sydney FC capture young gun from the West". Sydney FC. 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Sydney FC Sign Experienced WSL Defender". Sydney FC. 13 September 2024.
  6. ^ "100+ Capped Matildas Star Kyah Simon Comes Home". Sydney FC. 26 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Sydney FC Bolster Goalkeeping Stocks". Sydney FC. 7 February 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Long Serving Midfielder One Of Six Released". Sydney FC. 17 May 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Vine And McLean Depart After Four Trophy Laden Seasons". Sydney FC. 14 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Courage signs Australian defender Charlotte McLean". North Carolina Courage. 17 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Courage signs forward Cortnee Vine". North Carolina Courage. 14 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Young Matildas Dos Santos signs". Canberra United. 16 September 2024.
  13. ^ a b "Sydney FC re-sign Grand Final match winner". Sydney FC. 31 July 2024. Meanwhile Sydney FC English striker Fiona Worts won't be returning in Sky Blue for the upcoming Liberty A-League season.
  14. ^ "Jada Whyman makes overseas switch". Sydney FC. 7 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Saveska returns to the Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Sydney FC Skipper Natalie Tobin Signs New Two Year Deal". Sydney FC. 21 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Abbey Lemon Signs New Two Year Contract". Sydney FC. 18 April 2024.
  18. ^ Mullins, Ella (24 April 2024). "Sydney FC Midfielder pens New Two Year Contract". Sydney FC.
  19. ^ "Grand Final Player Of The Match Re-Signs For One More Year". Sydney FC. 14 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Sydney FC Re-sign Left Back Kirsty Fenton". Sydney FC. 11 June 2024.
  21. ^ "Sydney FC Re-Signs Championship Winner Jordan Thompson". Sydney FC. 18 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Ibini Set For 10 Seasons In Sky Blue". Sydney FC. 20 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Sydney FC Re-Sign Championship Winner Lucy Johnson". Sydney FC. 24 September 2024.
  24. ^ Sydney FC [@SydneyFC] (30 September 2024). "Caley Tallon-Henniker is locked into wearing Sky Blue for the next two seasons after signing her first professional contract" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
  26. ^ "Ninja A-League Women's Fixtures Revealed". Sydney FC. 12 September 2024.
  27. ^ "Ninja A-League Women Unite Round matches moved to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium". A-Leagues. 19 November 2024.
  28. ^ Pisani, Sacha (15 January 2025). "Sydney-Canberra Ninja A-League clash abandoned due to lightning: What you need to know". A-Leagues.
  29. ^ "Sydney FC v Canberra United match will not be rescheduled, Sky Blues awarded win: Full details". A-Leagues. 20 January 2025.
  30. ^ a b "Sydney FC - Squad". soccerway.com.