2015–16 Sydney FC season

October 2015 October 2015 Sydney FC 2015–16 Graham Arnold Scott Barlow Allianz Stadium, Sydney A-League 7th A-League Finals Series FFA Cup Round of 16 AFC Champions League Round of 16 Filip Hološko (10 goals) Filip Hološko (10 goals) 40,539 vs Western Sydney Wanderers(24 October 2015) 8,717 vs Perth Glory(11 April 2016) 16,071 _navyborder _vnecknavy _navyborder 87CEFA 87CEFA 87CEFA 191970 87CEFA 87CEFA FFFFFF 87CEFA 87CEFA FFFFFF 2014–15 2016–17 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.Sydney FC romp to emphatic 7–0 win http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-romp-to-emphatic-7-0-win/kzvjlwnoos161adphl9un8nh6 Sydney FC 22 July 2015 5 September 2015 The club then announced the annual Macarthur Rams pre-season clash.Sydney FC to face Macarthur Rams http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-to-face-macarthur-rams/1x3om0kwleiny1ur6h43kuswhp 23 July 2015 5 September 2015 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.Sydney FC cruise to a comfortable win http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-cruise-to-comfortable-win/vpnko7ogcg7w178joc2jorx39 30 July 2015 5 September 2015 The club announced a third pre-season friendly against a team of Gold Coast Premier League All-stars for mid-August.Sydney FC to contest Gold Coast Cabs Challenge http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-to-contest-gold-coast-cabs-challenge/1l2mgc4fho2skz45c9ea41gq1 6 August 2015 5 September 2015 However, this match would be ultimately be cancelled as the venue did not meet one of the criteria for Football Federation Australia sanctioned friendlies.Gold Coast Cabs Challenge cancelled http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/gold-coast-cabs-challenge-cancelled/15sue7llk525c1cdv5m8fjsiz4 Sydney FC 12 August 2015 31 August 2016 Transfers Rumours throughout the end of the 2014–15 A-League season that Sydney FC had signed Newcastle Jets and Young Socceroo midfielder, Andrew Hoole were confirmed on 30 April 2015.http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-confirm-andrew-hoole-signing/1y0d0m2ag3po31imsqu7u1e0r3 Sydney FC Confirm Andrew Hoole Signing 30 April 2015 Sydney FC Following the Grand Final loss to Melbourne Victory key members of the team were still weighing up their options for the season. Initially it was thought the services of Golden Boot winner, Marc Janko would be securedhttp://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/sydney-fc/marc-janko-gives-biggest-hint-yet-that-he-will-stay-with-sydney-fc-20150311-141c31.html Marc Janko gives biggest hint yet that he will stay with Sydney FC 12 March 2015 16 July 2015 but after he left for Europe the day after the grand final to plan his wedding, rumours circled that he would not return.Sydney FC striker Marc Janko expected to leave A-League Grand Finalists http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/sydney-fc-striker-marc-janko-expected-to-leave-a-league-grand-finalists/story-fnk6rp8q-1227359407322 18 May 2015 16 July 2015 This was confirmed a week later with the club citing the number of games Janko would miss throughout the season as the A-League does not stop during FIFA breaks a factor in the decision.Exiting Janko takes swipe at Sydney FC http://www.a-league.com.au/article/exiting-janko-takes-swipe-at-sydney-fc/r2z1x9x0prqr1rc44y86lcwub 24 May 2015 16 July 2015 Janko expressed his displeasure of how things were handled through social media site, Twitter.Marc Janko leaves Sydney FC but not happy that club withdrew offer http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/marc-janko-leaves-sydney-fc-but-not-happy-that-club-withdrew-offer/story-fnk6pqot-1227367604422 Senegalese cousins Mickaël Tavares and Jacques Faty were quick to re-sign with club, extending their contracts from injury replacement players to full contracts. The club confirmed the signings of Tavares for two years on 21 May 2015Tavares signs Sydney FC contract extension http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/article/tavares-signs-sydney-fc-contract-extension/ad7mnkoy462a1f5rpgk5xdnqk 21 May 2015 16 July 2015 and one year for Faty on 27 May 2015.Faty re-signs for Sydney FC in A-League http://www.3news.co.nz/sport/faty-re-signs-for-sydney-fc-in-a-league-2015052707#axzz3g2lNrLMG 27 May 2015 16 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150716215303/http://www.3news.co.nz/sport/faty-re-signs-for-sydney-fc-in-a-league-2015052707#axzz3g2lNrLMG 16 July 2015 dead dmy-allFuture looks bright after Shane Smeltz and Jacques Faty re-sign with club http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/football/sydney-fcs-future-looks-bright-after-shane-smeltz-and-jacques-faty-re-sign-with-club/story-fnp0lxay-1227370252233 27 May 2015 16 July 2015 The club also announced a two-year deal for striker Shane Smeltz on the same day. Sydney FC had many places to fill during the off-season, after announcing only eighteen retained players on 3 June 2015.Sydney FC Announce Retained Players For 2015/16 Season http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-announce-retained-players-for-201516-season/1gwggmw1mzjyc16s6vpv5zt43x Sydney FC 3 June 2015 5 September 2015 Defender Zachary Anderson was reunited with mentor Graham Arnold, signing for the sky blues on 15 July 2015 for one year.Sydney FC complete Anderson signing http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-complete-anderson-signing/1uvf5ou3vz3m41ihlplve8tzcz Sydney FC 15 July 2015 5 September 2015 This was quickly followed by the announcement of the highly anticipated foreign marquee and visa spots of Filip HološkoSydney FC confirm International Marquee http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-confirm-international-marquee/1q7iwwnaorrlv1axh2j64wix90 Sydney FC 20 July 2015 5 September 2015 and Miloš Ninković.Sydney FC sign experienced Serbian http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-sign-serbian-international/93migeqez0bb1gwjycr67fj5g Sydney FC 17 July 2015 5 September 2015 This appeared to spell the end of the 2014–15 Sydney FC Player of the Year Miloš Dimitrijević's time with club. However, with the departure of Nikola Petković to WesterloSydney FC Allow Defender To Return To Europe http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-allow-defender-to-return-to-europe/11knr13gkojre1wp4edt25r8cq Sydney FC 24 June 2015 there still remained one visa spot available, and on 28 July 2015, Sydney FC announced that he had re-signed for a further two years.Sydney FC re-sign Player of the Year http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-re-sign-player-of-the-year/fgxptzo513z81py3jqdleqklv Sydney FC 28 July 2015 5 September 2015 With two days remaining before the commencement of the 2015 FFA Cup, Sydney FC announced the services of another former student of Arnold's (during his time with the Central Coast Mariners), when the club signed Matt Simon.Sydney FC secure Simon http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-sign-simon/17pmkpvbo7lpk183n22rjldlnn Sydney FC 3 August 2015 5 September 2015 The club then lost the services of talented Socceroos midfielder Terry Antonis when he was transferred to Greek powerhouse PAOK on 19 August 2015.Antonis signs for Greek club PAOK FC http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/antonis-signs-for-greek-club-paok-fc/1xfb4ackcjsr01l62p4lckjlav Sydney FC 19 August 2015 5 September 2015 On 25 August 2015, Sydney FC became the first club to utilise the "Mature Age Rookie" concept, signing Alex Mullen on a one-year deal.Sydney FC sign Mature Age Rookie http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-sign-mature-age-rookie/r9ppdevm41gf19hv7h1hgssfv Sydney FC 25 August 2015 5 September 2015 The club also announced the signing of veteran Sydney FC gloveman Ivan Necevski (who returned to club after a stint with New South Wales Premier League outfit Rockdale City Suns)Sydney FC re-sign Keeper Necevski http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-re-sign-keeper-necevski/ttq6azy1q5ju1xdd97ki0qg0s Sydney FC 31 August 2015 5 September 2015 alongside Sydney FC Youth captain, Jacob Tratt.Sydney FC sign Jacob Tratt http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-sign-jacob-tratt/4z6q2e3fvog21q7qm30ldf9dg 1 September 2015 5 September 2015 Season Sydney FC began the regular season at home against Melbourne City. The visitors took an early lead in the 16th when debutant Wade Dekker capitalised on a defensive error by Jacques Faty. However, the Sky Blues bounced back in injury time of the first half after a clever ball from Brandon O'Neill allowed skipper Alex Brosque to set up international marquee Filip Hološko with the equaliser. Sydney FC created many chances in the second stanza but City goalkeeper Thomas Sørensen produced world-class saves time and time again to ensure the match would end 1–1.Sydney FC Denied By Sorensen In Dominant Display http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-denied-by-sorensen-in-dominant-display/f7ghfu17ga3r1xto318ukvqwb Sydney FC 10 October 2015 Sydney FC then travelled to Hunter Stadium to face New South Wales rivals, Newcastle Jets. Newcastle had a goal disallowed in the first half for an offside infringement. With minutes remaining skipper Alex Brosque was denied by the woodwork, and the match looked destined for a draw. However, in the final minute of the game, Brosque came up with superb header from a corner kick. Sydney won the match 1–0. The win signified Sydney FC's unbeaten streak against Newcastle to eight games.http://www.sydneyfc.com/matchcentre/Newcastle-Jets-v-Sydney-FC/811615#widget-match-day-tabs Brosque strikes late as Sky Blues down Jets www.sydneyfc.com Greco, John 20 January 2016 17 October 2015 The match also involved a sickening collision between Sydney FC striker Shane Smeltz and Newcastle Jets goalkeeper Mark Birighitti which left the shotstopper requiring hospitalisation and major dental surgery.http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/mark-birighitti-injury-shane-smeltz-distraught-after-sickening-challenge-reminiscent-of-past-incident/news-story/112519a0ccd8d2f8cb39e560e341534f Mark Birighitti injury: Shane Smeltz 'distraught' after sickening challenge reminiscent of past incident Fox Sports 18 October 2015 20 January 2016 The first Sydney Derby of the year was hosted by Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium. The attendance of 40,539 was the second largest on record for the fixture and everyone in the stadium witnessed another pulsating clash. For the second match in a row, Sydney FC's opponent had a goal disallowed for an offside infringement in the first half and also for the second match in a row, Sydney FC scored in the dying minutes to win 1–0. Serbian international Miloš Ninković latched onto a splendid through-ball from rookie central midfielder Brandon O'Neill to put the game to bed. Sydney FC extended its unbeaten derby streak to five matches.http://www.sydneyfc.com/matchcentre/Sydney-FC-v-Western-Sydney-Wanderers-FC/811621#widget-match-day-tabs Sky Blues strike late to stun Wanderers Sydney FC Greco, John Sydney FC travelled to Gosford, to play Central Coast Mariners at Central Coast Stadium, on 31 October. Shane Smeltz opened the scoring in the 34th minute after some clever work from Alex Brosque, sweeping it home from close range. Mariners striker Roy O'Donovan then equalised a minute later with an easy tap-in from close range. A few minutes later, O'Donovan was through on goal, and attempted to round Sydney keeper Vedran Janjetovic before being taken down and going to ground. However, the referee did not award a penalty. Three minutes before the interval, Mariners midfielder Nick Fitzgerald was sent off for a second yellow card, swinging the game in Sydney's favour. After a lengthy stalemate, Mariners all-time top goalscorer and new Sydney FC signing Matt Simon scored after a marauding run from Filip Hološko, who unselfishly laid the ball off to Simon. Six minutes later, Simon scored his second goal after a smart run from Mickaël Tavares, and thus, the game ended 3–1, to Sydney. Sydney remained on top of the A-League ladder as the only unbeaten team remaining in the competition.http://www.sydneyfc.com/matchcentre/Central-Coast-Mariners-v-Sydney-FC/811625#widget-match-day-tabs Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC Sydney FC 31 October 2015 Players Squad 1 AUS GK Vedran Janjetović 2 AUS DF Sebastian Ryall 4 AUS DF Zachary Anderson 5 AUS DF Matthew Jurman 6 AUS FW Robert Stambolziev 7 AUS MF Andrew Hoole 8 SER MF Miloš Dimitrijević 9 NZL FW Shane Smeltz vice-captain 10 SRB MF Miloš Ninković 11 AUS MF Chris Naumoff 12 AUS DF Jacob Tratt 13 AUS MF Brandon O'Neill 14 AUS FW Alex Brosque captain 16 AUS DF Riley Woodcock 17 AUS MF David Carney 18 AUS FW Matt Simon 19 SEN DF Jacques Faty vice-captain 20 AUS GK Ivan Necevski 21 SVK FW Filip Hološko 22 IRQ MF Ali Abbas 23 AUS MF Rhyan Grant 24 AUS FW George Blackwood 25 AUS DF Aaron Calver 27 SEN MF Mickaël Tavares 29 AUS MF Alex Mullen 30 AUS GK Anthony Bouzanis From youth squad y 24 FW AUS George Blackwood 18 30 GK AUS Anthony Bouzanis 19 12 DF AUS Jacob Tratt 20 http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-sign-jacob-tratt/4z6q2e3fvog21q7qm30ldf9dg Sydney FC Sign Jacob Tratt Sydney FC 1 September 2015 Transfers in n y AUS 7 MF AUS Andrew Hoole 21 Newcastle Jets AUS Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free AUS 13 MF AUS Brandon O'Neill 21 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-confirm-brandon-oneill-signing/9o0r8a9irguh1y0mdjju3pa17 Sydney FC Confirm Brandon O'Neill Signing 25 May 2015 Sydney FC AUS 16 DF AUS Riley Woodcock 20 Perth Glory AUS Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-sign-talented-young-defender/1wu9r9iebe2011gi9f6bpoog2u Sydney FC Sign Talented Young Defender Signing 12 June 2015 Sydney FC AUS 4 DF AUS Zachary Anderson 24 Central Coast Mariners AUS Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free http://www.a-league.com.au/article/sydney-fc-complete-zac-anderson-signing/1fmrhi2yy6vx91m3uwhlzd5gby Arnie signs former charge 15 July 2015 Football Federation Australia AUS 10 MF SRB Miloš Ninković 30 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free Sydney FC sign Serbian star Milos Ninkovic http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=9008814 16 July 2015 16 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722045239/http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=9008814 22 July 2015 dead dmy-all AUS 21 FW SVK Filip Hološko 31 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free Sydney FC sign Slovakian international Filip Holosko on two-year marquee deal http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/sydney-fc-sign-slovakian-international-filip-holosko-on-twoyear-marquee-deal-20150720-gigmv8.html 20 July 2015 20 July 2015 AUS 18 FW AUS Matt Simon 29 Central Coast Mariners AUS Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free Simon signs on at Sydney FC http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2015/08/03/simon-signs-sydney-fc 3 August 2015 3 August 2015 AUS 29 MF AUS Alex Mullen 23 USA Mars Hill University Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free Sydney FC sign mature age rookie http://www.a-league.com.au/article/sydney-fc-sign-mature-age-rookie/atqjx3frpm6w15xlqbc4enuqg Football Federation Australia 25 August 2015 AUS 20 GK AUS Ivan Necevski 35 Rockdale City Suns AUS Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free Released gloveman returns to Sydney FC http://www.a-league.com.au/article/sydney-fc-re-sign-goalkeeper-ivan-necevski-on-a-one-year-deal/maklojqj4xb81t68uc2z13jew Football Federation Australia 31 August 2015 AUS 17 MF AUS David Carney 32 Free agent Transfer Round 18 2017 Free Championship Winner David Carney Returns To Sydney FC http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/championship-winner-david-carney-returns-to-sydney-fc/2dvzgwfcpfoc1p8s1u1ht8lko Sydney FC 3 February 2016 July 2015 Transfers out n y AUS 21 FW AUT Marc Janko 31 End of Contract Pre-season Free Sydney FC and Janko to Part Ways http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-and-janko-part-ways/zudko9fmo9dn13ja4y7cc1e14 Sydney FC 24 May 2015 AUS 1 GK AUS Ivan Necevski 35 End of Contract Pre-season Free Necevski to play final Sky Blues game http://www.a-league.com.au/article/necevski-to-play-final-game-for-sky-blues/3xhhei02bsxi1xrihyic6wdtx Football Federation Australia 29 May 2015 AUS 3 DF AUS Saša Ognenovski 36 End of Contract Pre-season Free Sydney FC Announce Retained Players For 2015/16 Season http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-announce-retained-players-for-201516-season/1gwggmw1mzjyc16s6vpv5zt43x Sydney FC 3 June 2015 AUS 18 MF AUS Peter Triantis 23 End of Contract Pre-season Free AUS 19 MF AUS Nick Carle 33 End of Contract Pre-season Free AUS 7 FW AUS Corey Gameiro 22 End of Contract Pre-season Free AUS 12 MF AUS Hagi Gligor 20 End of Contract Pre-season Free AUS 11 FW AUS Bernie Ibini 22 Shanghai SIPG CHN End of Loan Pre-season Free AUS 6 DF SRB Nikola Petković 29 Westerlo BEL Transfer Pre-season Undisclosed AUS 17 MF AUS Terry Antonis 21 PAOK GRE Transfer Pre-season $500,000 Terry Antonis PAOK FC transfer: Sydney FC midfielder seals move to Greek Super League club http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/terry-antonis-paok-fc-transfer-sydney-fc-midfielder-seals-move-to-greek-super-league-club/story-e6frf4gl-1227489449109 Fox Sports Australia 19 August 2015 AUS 3 DF AUS Alex Gersbach 18 Rosenborg NOR Transfer Round 18 Undisclosed Sydney FC Youngster Alex Gersbach Transfers To Europe http://www.sydneyfc.com/article/sydney-fc-youngster-alex-gersbach-transfers-to-europe/1ihtq13swt7mr1sn81oo8y8s74 Sydney FC 31 January 2016 June 2015 Technical staff PositionName Manager AUS Graham Arnold Assistant Manager AUS Steve Corica Youth Team Manager AUS Robbie Stanton Goalkeeping Coach AUS John Crawley Strength & Conditioning Coach AUS Andrew Clark Physiotherapist AUS Stan Ivancic Statistics Squad statistics A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League 1 GK AUS Vedran Janjetović 27+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 8+0 0 1 0 0 2 DF AUS Sebastian Ryall 23+0 0 5 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 5+0 0 1 0 0 4 DF AUS Zachary Anderson 4+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 5+0 0 0 0 1 5 DF AUS Matthew Jurman 25+0 0 3 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 7+0 0 1 0 0 6 FW AUS Robert Stambolziev 1+7 0 2 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 1+4 1 0 0 0 7 MF AUS Andrew Hoole 6+9 0 4 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 1 0 0 8 MF SER Miloš Dimitrijević 18+7 0 5 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 7+1 1 0 0 0 9 FW AUS Shane Smeltz 12+10 4 2 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0 3+3 0 1 0 0 10 MF SER Miloš Ninković 23+2 4 5 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 5+2 1 0 0 0 11 MF AUS Chris Naumoff 8+2 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 4+2 1 0 0 0 12 DF AUS Jacob Tratt 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 13 MF AUS Brandon O'Neill 16+5 0 4 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 6+1 1 1 0 0 14 FW AUS Alex Brosque 13+0 5 3 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 16 DF AUS Riley Woodcock 1+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0 17 MF AUS David Carney 7+1 2 3 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 5+0 1 2 0 0 18 FW AUS Matt Simon 9+11 3 6 0 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 5+0 0 3 0 0 19 DF SEN Jacques Faty 17+3 1 3 0 1 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 20 GK AUS Ivan Necevski 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 21 FW SVK Filip Hološko 23+1 10 5 1 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 22 MF IRQ Ali Abbas 2+7 2 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 23 MF AUS Rhyan Grant 24+0 0 5 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0 7+0 1 1 0 0 24 FW AUS George Blackwood 8+6 1 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 0 0 0 25 DF AUS Aaron Calver 4+0 0 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 1 0 0 26 FW AUS Max Burgess 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 27 MF SEN Mickaël Tavares 17+5 1 4 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0 29 MF AUS Alex Mullen 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 30 GK AUS Anthony Bouzanis 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 |- |colspan="24"|Players no longer at the club: 3 DF AUS Alex Gersbach 8+2 0 1 0 1 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 25 May 2016 au.soccerway.com April 2018 Preseason and friendlies Johnny Warren Community Challenge 22 July 2015 19:30 AEST Earlwood Wanderers AUS 0–7 Report AUS Sydney FC Smeltz 8 29Calver 27A. Mullen 38Naumoff 60 66Lokoli-Ngoy 64 Sydney, Australia Leichhardt Oval 350 Chris Young W yes Friendly 30 July 2015 19:30 AEST Macarthur Rams AUS 1–5 Report AUS Sydney FC Kadric 78 Simon 7Naumoff 23Antonis 32Burgess 51Lokoli-Ngoy 66 Sydney, Australia Campbelltown Stadium W yes Gold Coast Cabs Challenge 13 August 2015 19:00 AEST Gold Coast All-Stars AUS Cancelled Source Cancellation AUS Sydney FC Gold Coast, Australia Pizzey Park V yes Friendly 19 August 2015 19:00 AEST Belconnen United AUS 0–3 Report AUS Sydney FC Simon 72Tratt 85Hoole 88 Canberra, Australia McKellar Park 1,852 Ben Williams W yes Friendly 15 September 2015 19:00 AEST South Coast Wolves AUS 0–4 Report AUS Sydney FC Hoole 5Smeltz 55 80Hološko 82 Wollongong, Australia WIN Stadium Adrian Arndt W yes Friendly 18 September 2015 19:45 AEST Sydney FC AUS 1–3 Report NZL Wellington Phoenix Hološko 67 Krishna 32 Powell 37 38 Wollongong, Australia WIN Stadium 2,874 Strebre Delovski L yes Friendly 1 October 2015 15:30 AEST Sydney FC AUS 0–2 Report AUS Adelaide United Djite 67 87 Sydney, Australia Leichhardt Oval L Competitions Overview A-League 10 October 2015 10 April 2016 Matchday 1 7th 8 10 9 36 36 FFA Cup 4 August 2015 7 November 2015 Round of 32 Round of 16 1 0 1 3 2 AFC Champions League 24 February 2016 24 May 2016 Group stage Round of 16 3 3 2 7 7 A-League 2015–16 A-League League table SYD Results summary 5 4 5 19 17 3 6 4 17 19 10 April 2016 ultimatealeague.com April 2015 Results by round table b Round Ground H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /H /A /A /H /A /A /H /H Result D /W /W /W /D /L /D /D /W /L /D /W /D /W /W /L /L /D /L /D /D /L /L /D /L /L /W Position 4 /3 /1 /1 /1 /2 /4 /4 /3 /5 /4 /4 /4 /4 /3 /5 /5 /5 /6 /6 /6 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7 /7 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd complete ultimatealeague.com Matches 1 10 October 2015 19:30 AEDT Sydney FC 1–1 Report Melbourne City Hološko 45+3 Dekker 16 Sydney Allianz Stadium 17,051 Ben Williams D yes 2 17 October 2015 17:15 AEDT Newcastle Jets 0–1 Report Sydney FC Brosque 89 Newcastle Hunter Stadium 12,173 Peter Green W yes 3 24 October 2015 19:30 AEDT Sydney FC 1–0 Report Western Sydney Wanderers Ninković 88 Sydney Allianz Stadium 40,539 Ben Williams W yes 4 31 October 2015 17:15 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Report Sydney FC O'Donovan 35 Fitzgerald 2 40 42 Smeltz 34 Simon 82 88 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 10,030 Adam Fielding W yes 5 6 November 2015 19:40 AEDT Sydney FC 0–0 Report Brisbane Roar Sydney Allianz Stadium 12,857 Strebre Delovski D yes 6 14 November 2015 19:30 AEDT Sydney FC 2–4 Report Melbourne Victory Hološko 5 Brosque 20 Berisha 9 90+2 Finkler 28 Barbarouses 68 Sydney Allianz Stadium 15,947 Chris Beath L yes 7 21 November 2015 16:30 AWST Perth Glory 0–0 Report Sydney FC Perth nib Stadium 6,976 Jarred Gillett D yes 8 26 November 2015 20:00 AEDT Sydney FC 0–0 Report Wellington Phoenix Sydney Allianz Stadium 9,253 Chris Beath D yes 9 4 December 2015 19:40 AEDT Sydney FC 1–0 Report Newcastle Jets Brosque 57 Sydney Allianz Stadium 9,155 Shaun Evans W yes 10 11 December 2015 19:10 ACDT Adelaide United 2–1 Report Sydney FC Jeggo 62 Carrusca 90+4 pen. Gersbach 0 28 Hološko 70 Adelaide Coopers Stadium 9,076 Strebre Delovski L yes 11 19 December 2015 19:15 NZDT Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Report Sydney FC Krishna 89 pen. Hološko 84 Wellington Westpac Stadium 10,027 Peter Green D yes 12 26 December 2015 19:30 AEDT Sydney FC 4–1 Report Central Coast Mariners Brosque 12 24 pen. Tavares 30 pen. McGing 84 o.g. Izzo 2 23 27 Ascroft 38 Sydney Allianz Stadium 12,648 Ben Williams W yes 13 2 January 2016 19:30 AEDT Melbourne City 2–2 Report Sydney FC Hughes 37 Fornaroli 60 Ninković 53 78 Melbourne AAMI Park 10,140 Strebre Delovski D yes 14 9 January 2016 17:15 AEDT Sydney FC 2–0 Report Newcastle Jets Hološko 15 Abbas 80 Sydney ANZ Stadium 15,127 Jonathan Barreiro W yes 15 16 January 2016 19:30 AEDT Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Report Sydney FC Vidošić 58 Faty 22 Smeltz 90 Parramatta Pirtek Stadium 19,627 Strebre Delovski W yes 16 26 January 2016 19:30 AEDT Melbourne Victory 1–0 Report Sydney FC Jurman 79 o.g. Melbourne Etihad Stadium 30,493 Strebre Delovski L yes 17 30 January 2016 19:30 AEDT Sydney FC 1–3 Report Brisbane Roar Corona 52 o.g. Maclaren 8 76 McKay 67 Sydney Allianz Stadium 12,548 Peter Green L yes 18 5 February 2016 19:10 ACDT Adelaide United 2–2 Report Sydney FC Cirio 2 45 Simon 37 Hološko 45+2 Adelaide Coopers Stadium 11,785 Chris Beath D yes 19 13 February 2016 17:15 AEDT Sydney FC 1–2 Report Perth Glory Smeltz 79 Keogh 23 Harold 65 Sydney Allianz Stadium 11,559 Ben Williams L yes 20 20 February 2016 19:30 AEDT Sydney FC 1–1 Report Western Sydney Wanderers Jamieson 36 o.g. Vidošić 13 Sydney Allianz Stadium 40,382 Jarred Gillett D yes 21 27 February 2016 19:30 AEDT Melbourne Victory 1–1 Report Sydney FC Barbarouses 46 Faty 0 64 Carney 76 Melbourne AAMI Park 20,112 Kris Griffiths-Jones D yes 22 5 March 2016 19:30 AEDT Melbourne City 3–0 Report Sydney FC Fornaroli 41 71 82 Melbourne AAMI Park 8,584 Jarred Gillett L yes 23 12 March 2016 17:15 AEDT Sydney FC 1–3 Report Wellington Phoenix Hološko 51 Powell 12 Watson 13 Bonevacia 37 Sydney Allianz Stadium 10,235 Takuto Okabe (Japan) L yes 24 19 March 2016 17:15 AEDT Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Report Sydney FC O'Donovan 86 Ascroft 90+1 Blackwood 11 Smeltz 45 Gosford Central Coast Stadium 6,383 Koichiro Fukushima (Japan) D yes 25 26 March 2016 18:30 AEST Brisbane Roar 3–2 Report Sydney FC D. Petratos 32 Maclaren 36 Henrique 88 Hološko 24 87 Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 14,897 Shaun Evans L yes 26 2 April 2016 19:30 AEDT Sydney FC 0–2 Report Adelaide United Djite 26 45 Sydney Allianz Stadium 8,981 Peter Green L yes 27 10 April 2016 17:00 AEST Sydney FC 4–0 Report Perth Glory Carney 30 Hološko 36 2 55 78 Abbas 85 Ninković 90+1 Sydney Allianz Stadium 8,717 Ben Williams W FFA Cup 2015 FFA Cup Round of 32 5 August 2015 20:30 AEST Sorrento FC Western Australia 0–2 Report New South Wales Sydney FC Smeltz 3 pen.Burgess 75 Perth, Australia nib Stadium 3,485 Adam Fielding W yes Round of 16 26 August 2015 19:30 AEST Adelaide United South Australia 2–1 yes Report New South Wales Sydney FC Sánchez 40McGowan 114, 0 116 Grant 16 Adelaide, Australia Coopers Stadium 5,066 Shaun Evans L AFC Champions League 2016 AFC Champions League Group stage 2016 AFC Champions League group stage#Group H Group H n SYD 1 24 February 2016 19:30 JST Urawa Red Diamonds JPN 2–0 Report AUS Sydney FC Muto 8 Koroki 65 pen. Saitama, Japan Saitama Stadium 19,500 Ali Sabah (Iraq) L 2 2 March 2016 20:00 AEDT Sydney FC AUS 2–1 Report CHN Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Stambolziev 18 Dimitrijević 89 Calver 25 o.g. Sydney, Australia Sydney Football Stadium 18,149 Alireza Faghani (Iran) W 3 16 March 2016 19:30 KST Pohang Steelers KOR 0–1 Report AUS Sydney FC Naumoff 41 Pohang, South Korea Pohang Steel Yard 4,247 Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) W 4 5 April 2016 20:00 AEST Sydney FC AUS 1–0 Report KOR Pohang Steelers Ninković 51 Sydney, Australia Sydney Football Stadium 5,642 Mohsen Torky (Iran) W 5 20 April 2016 20:00 AEST Sydney FC AUS 0–0 Report JPN Urawa Red Diamonds Sydney, Australia Sydney Football Stadium 8,803 Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) D 6 3 May 2016 18:30 CST Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao CHN 1–0 Report AUS Sydney FC Gao Lin 2 Guangzhou, China Tianhe Stadium 33,517 Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) L Round of 16 First leg 18 May 2016 19:30 CST Shandong Luneng Taishan CHN 1–1 Report Sydney FC AUS Tardelli 57 Carney 15 Jinan Olympic Sports Center Stadium Jinan, China 16,917 Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) D yes Second leg 25 May 2016 20:00 AEST Sydney FC AUS 2–2 3–3 Report Shandong Luneng Taishan CHN O'Neill 2 Grant 46 Anderson 0 76 Montillo 12 Hao 90 Sydney Football Stadium Sydney, Australia 9,451 Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan) D End-of-season awards On 6 May, 2016, Sydney FC hosted their annual Sky Blue Ball and presented eight awards on the night.https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/jurman-collects-top-gong-at-sydney-fc-end-of-season-awards Jurman collects top gong at Sydney FC end of season awards theworldgame.sbs.com.au 6 May 2016 7 November 2020 Award Men's Women's Youth Player of the Year Matthew JurmanN/A Player's Player of the Year Alanna Kennedy Daniel Araujo Member's Player of the Year N/A Golden Boot Filip Holosko Kyah Simon N/A Chairman's Award David Warriner (General Manager Digital, Media and Communications) References 2 External links Official Website 2015–16 Category:2015–16 A-League by team Category:2015 in sport in Sydney Category:2016 in sport in Sydney