The main error, made by Sydney FC twelve months ago, was not re-signing Marc Janko or bringing on board another striker who was good for fifteen goals a season. There were others, however – the squad was short on leaders while retaining both Mikael Tavares and Milos Dimitrijevic meant one visa midfielder too many, restricting […]
Written by Michael Safro (@Safrossydney) After years of stagnation, 2014/15 was a breath of fresh air. The Sky Blues thrilled their fans and only the team’s occasional naivety cost it the premiership. The fans moved on from the club’s Grand Final defeat, looking to go one better in 2015/16. Instead, what transpired in the A-League […]
Written By Michael Safro (@safrossydney) Sydney FC’s Asian Champions League campaign that brought a smile to the faces of the club’s long suffering supporters came unstuck in the 90th minute of a tie that had everything. Everything, that is, except the fairytale ending that would have taken the club into ACL quarter finals – an […]
The Cove End of Season Party will be held at the Bat and Ball Hotel, 495 Cleveland St at 5:00pm on Saturday May 14th. As always we’ll be having a Raffle to raise funds for SFCU hosting costs and we have loads of great prizes this year: Online Tickets have ended – Purchase Raffle Tickets […]
We’ve reached the Round of 16 in the ACL for the first time ever in the clubs history. Shandong Luneng of China are our opponents for this two-leg match-up and regardless of result we need to give our boys in blue a good showing in our home game on May 25. Join the event page […]
Sydney FC have topped Group H in the Asian Champions League despite losing 1-0 away to Guangzhou Evergrande yesterday (Wednesday 3 May 2016). It was known as the “group of death” and many didn’t rate our chances. The Sky Blues finished ahead of Urawa Reds by 1 pt go into the Round of 16 without […]
Graham Arnold’s shake of the head at the full time whistle told the story. Where had this performance been all season? Resolute, blemish-free at the back. In control of the midfield. Clinical in front of goal. Sydney FC’s display against a strangely lethargic Perth Glory was among its best of the season, flying in […]
Why such a paltry turnout? What accounts for Sydney’s great form in Asia? And what was up with Mikael Tavares? Just over 5,600 fans turned up to Allianz Stadium on Tuesday night to see the Sky Blues put themselves within a whisker of a spot in the Asian Champions League (ACL) knockout stages. Why so […]
With Melbourne Victory thumping Wellington Phoenix 1-4, hammering the final nail in the Sky Blues’ A-League coffin in the process, Saturday night became all about resting Sydney’s best players for their vital Asian Champions’ (ACL) League clash with the visiting Pohang Steelers this Tuesday night. Certain ACL starters Matt Jurman, Rhyan Grant, Mikael Tavares, David […]
Sydney FC produced another inspired Champions League performance to put themselves in with an excellent chance of reaching the competition’s playoff stages for the first time in its history. Much remains to be done but, with three rounds left to play, the Sky Blues lead the group by two points and could confound their critics […]