2020–21 Sydney FC (women) season

Sydney FC (W-League)

2020–21 season
Manager	Ante Juric
Stadium	Cromer Park, Jubilee Stadium, Leichhardt Oval, ANZ Stadium
W-League	1st
Finals Series	Runners up
Top goalscorer	League: Remy Siemsen (7) All: Remy Siemsen (7)
Highest home attendance	4,619 (11 April 2021 vs. Melbourne Victory
Lowest home attendance	1,111 (31 March 2021 vs. Melbourne Victory
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2020–21 Sydney FC W-League season was the club's thirteenth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 January 2021[1]

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  AUS Jada Mathyssen-Whyman 2 MF  AUS Teresa Polias (Captain) 3 DF  AUS Charlotte McLean 4 DF  AUS Elizabeth Ralston 5 DF  AUS Ally Green 6 MF  AUS Clare Wheeler 7 DF  AUS Ellie Brush 8 MF  AUS Rachel Lowe 9 FW  AUS Allira Toby 10 FW  AUS Remy Siemsen

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  AUS Cortnee Vine 12 MF  AUS Natalie Tobin 15 MF  AUS Mackenzie Hawkesby 16 DF  AUS Claudia Cholaklan 17 MF  AUS Angelique Hristodoulou 18 MF  AUS Taylor Ray 19 MF  AUS Charlize Rule 20 FW  AUS Princess Ibini 30 GK  AUS Katie Offer

W-League

Main article: 2020–21 W-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC	12	9	1	2	26	11	+15	28	Qualification to Finals series
2	Brisbane Roar	12	7	4	1	29	12	+17	25
3	Melbourne Victory (C)	12	7	2	3	25	14	+11	23
4	Canberra United	12	6	4	2	21	16	+5	22
5	Adelaide United	12	7	1	4	22	18	+4	22
6	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	4	1	7	13	21	−8	13
7	Melbourne City	12	4	1	7	11	23	−12	13
8	Newcastle Jets	12	2	1	9	14	21	−7	7
9	Perth Glory	12	0	1	11	7	32	−25	1

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Regular season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC v Sydney FC

30 December 2020 1	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	0–3	Sydney FC	Parramatta
16:35 ACST		Report	Vine 27' Ibini 60', 86'	Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 3,027

Sydney FC v Canberra United

8 February 2021 7	Sydney FC	4–0	Canberra United	Sydney
16:35 ACST	Hawkesby 16' Vine 64' Siemsen 72', 76'	Report		Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 1,337

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

8 January 2021 3	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Sydney FC	Newcastle
16:35 ACST	Andrews 41'	Report	Ray 48' Lowe 75'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,918

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers FC

16 January 2021 4	Sydney FC	2–0	Western Sydney Wanderers FC	Sydney
19:35 ACST	Hawkesby 31' Brush 66'	Report		Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 2,500

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

31 January 2021 6	Sydney FC	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
18:00 ACST	Vine 32' Siemsen 61'	Report		Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 1,329

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

4 February 2021 7	Melbourne City	0–2	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:05 ACST		Report	Siemsen 51' Tobin 75'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

14 February 2021 9	Sydney FC	1–4	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
16:05 ACST	Wheeler 11'	Report	Yallop 8' Rankin 16', 82' Polkinghorne 54'	Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 1,126

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

21 February 2021 10	Adelaide United	1–2	Sydney FC	Adelaide
16:00 ACST	McNamara 64'	Report	Siemsen 40' Vine 48'	Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 1,087

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

25 February 2021 11	Perth Glory	2–6	Sydney FC	Perth
21:30 ACST	Lowry 63', 65'	Report	Siemsen 44', 53' Ibini 48', 90+5' Wheeler 61', 71'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 510

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

6 March 2021 12	Adelaide United	2–0	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:00 ACST	Waldus 5' Weber 19'	Report		Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 987

Canberra United v Sydney FC

26 March 2021 14	Canberra United	0–0	Sydney FC	Canberra
17:30 ACST		Report		Stadium: Viking Park Attendance: 1,411

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

4 April 2021 13	Sydney FC	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
20:05 ACST	Polias 29' Ibini 73' (pen.)	Report	Cooney-Cross 90+6'	Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 1,111

Finals series

Sydney FC v Canberra United

5 April 2021 Semifinals	Sydney FC	3–0	Canberra United	Sydney
15:00 AEST	Hawkesby 15' Wheeler 64' Green 73'	Report		Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 2,044

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

11 April 2021 Grand final	Sydney FC	0–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
16:00 AEST		Report	Cooney-Cross 120'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 4,619

References

1. "Sydney FC women's squad". 16 August 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.