2024 Sydney United 58 FC season

Sydney United 58 2024 football season
Sydney United 58
2024 season
Head coachZeljko Kalac
StadiumSydney United Sports Centre
NPL NSW6th
Australia CupSeventh round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Patrick Antelmi (10)
All:
Patrick Antelmi (18)
Biggest winAPIA Leichhardt 1–5 Sydney United
Biggest defeatSydney Olympic 6–0 Sydney United
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The 2024 Sydney United 58 Football Club season is the club's 66th season in existence and 20th consecutive season in National Premier Leagues NSW. In addition to the domestic league, Sydney United participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup, entering through the preliminary rounds. The season covers the period from 1 January 2024 until 31 December 2024.

Zeljko Kalac was appointed in his first stint with Sydney United, since 2020, replacing Miro Vlastelica in November 2023.[1] The final squad was announced in February 2024.[2] For away fixtures, Football NSW announced that Sydney United fans were not allowed entry into Bicentennial Park South where the club would face Rockdale Ilinden on 14 July.[3]

Before the season, Glen Trifiro announced his retirement after eight years at Sydney United, claiming two state league titles, two state cup titles and a final appearance in the Australia Cup.[4] Shunta Nakamura signed with the club in pre-season from Mt Druitt Town Rangers, having played in J2 League prior to his signing in Australia.[5] The 2024 season is expected to be Sydney United's last season in the National Premier Leagues before the move to the National Second Division next year.[6]

Squad

First team

N Pos. Nat. Name Date of birth Place of birth Since Previous Club
1 GK Australia Oliver Kalac (2002-11-09)9 November 2002 Foligno, Italy 2024 Croatia Jadran Luka Ploče
2 DF Australia Cristian Gonzalez (1996-12-29)29 December 1996 Australia 2018 Australia Sydney FC
3 DF Australia Bailey Rule (2000-08-30)30 August 2000 Australia 2023 Northern Tigers
4 DF Australia Adrian Vlastelica (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 Sydney, Australia 2023 Australia Sydney FC
5 MF Australia Anthony Tomelic (1994-03-08)8 March 1994 Sydney, Australia 2014 Australia Sydney FC
6 MF Australia Adam Zervas (2003-09-28)28 September 2003 Australia 2024 Australia Newcastle Jets
7 DF Australia Jordan Ivancic (2002-01-30)30 January 2002 Australia 2024 Australia Macarthur FC
8 MF Japan Shunta Nakamura (1999-05-10)10 May 1999 Chiba, Japan 2024 Mt Druitt Town Rangers
9 FW Australia Patrick Antelmi (1994-03-15)15 March 1994 Sydney, Australia 2020 Australia Western United
10 MF Australia Carlos De Oliveira (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 Australia 2024 Blacktown City
11 MF Australia Matt Hatch (2000-11-28)28 November 2000 Gosford, Australia 2024 Marconi Stallions
12 FW Australia Marco Arambasic (2002-12-13)13 December 2002 Australia 2024 Australia Macarthur FC
13 FW Australia Alessandro Lacalandra (2004-07-13)13 July 2004 Australia 2023 APIA Leichhardt
14 DF Australia Liam McGing (1998-12-11)11 December 1998 Sydney, Australia 2024 Marconi Stallions
15 MF Australia Tariq Maia (1997-06-11)11 June 1997 Australia 2018 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
17 GK Australia Mathew Nikolovski (2000-07-11)11 July 2000 Sydney, Australia 2024 Port Kembla
19 MF Australia Aidan Milicevic (2003-09-08)8 September 2003 Australia 2024 Australia Central Coast Mariners
21 DF Australia Dejan Bakrdanikoski (2003-01-15)15 January 2003 Australia 2024 Marconi Stallions

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
NPL NSW 17 February 25 August Matchday 1 TBD 29 14 5 10 44 40 +4 048.28
Australia Cup 9 April 5 June Fourth round Seventh round 4 3 0 1 13 5 +8 075.00
Total 33 17 5 11 57 45 +12 051.52

Last updated: 18 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

National Premier Leagues NSW

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Blacktown City (Q) 29 16 6 7 62 37 +25 54 Qualification for the Finals series
5 St George City (Q) 29 16 3 10 46 39 +7 51
6 Sydney United 29 14 5 10 44 40 +4 47
7 Wollongong Wolves 29 13 5 11 54 39 +15 44
8 Sydney Olympic 29 13 3 13 50 40 +10 42
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2024. Source: Football NSW
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Play-off match[7]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

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
29 14 5 10 44 40  +4 47 7 2 5 18 13  +5 7 3 5 26 27  −1

Source: Football NSW

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2024. Source: Football NSW
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney United 58
17 February 1 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Sydney United 58 Lisarow
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Niyonkuru 41'
  • Busek Yellow card 47'
  • Smyth Yellow card 53'
  • Menham Red card 81'
  • Smith Red card 81'
 Report
Stadium: Pluim Park
Referee: Ivica Covic
Sydney United 58 v Wollongong Wolves
25 February 2 Sydney United 58 1–2 Wollongong Wolves Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • De Robillard 77' (pen.)
  • Rule Yellow card 85'
  • Maia Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • Scott 17', 86', Yellow card 37'
  • Ryan Yellow card 33'
  • Masciovecchio Yellow card 54'
  • Mustafa Yellow card 74'
  • Riak Yellow card 79'
  • McStay Yellow card 85'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Brodie Merchant
Sydney Olympic v Sydney United 58
2 March 3 Sydney Olympic 6–0 Sydney United 58 Belmore
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Report Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Referee: Stephen Lucas
NWS Spirit v Sydney United 58
5 March 4 NWS Spirit 1–1 Sydney United 58 Macquarie Park
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Bakmaz Yellow card 54'
  • Mckinley Yellow card 61'
  • Kavanagh 85'
 Report Stadium: Christie Park
Referee: Adrian Arndt
Sydney United 58 v Hills United
10 March 5 Sydney United 58 3–0 Hills United Edensor Park
17:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Craig Fisher
St George FC v Sydney United 58
16 March 6 St George FC 2–3 Sydney United 58 Rockdale
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Skataric 60'
  • Seeto Yellow card 63'
  • O'Shea 75'
  • Souris Yellow card 88'
 Report
Stadium: Bicentennial Park South
Referee: Sebastien Brennan
Sydney United 58 v Sutherland Sharks
24 March 7 Sydney United 58 1–0 Sutherland Sharks Edensor Park
15:30 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Rule 15', Yellow card 68'
  • Maia Yellow card 48'
  • Tomelic Yellow card 51'
 Report
  • Green Yellow card 42'
  • Gulisano Yellow card 51'
  • Moric Yellow card 53'
  • Stamatellis Yellow card 68'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Craig Fisher
Blacktown City v Sydney United 58
31 March 8 Blacktown City 2–2 Sydney United 58 Seven Hills
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
Stadium: Landen Stadium
Referee: Jake Rose
Sydney United 58 v Rockdale Ilinden
7 April 9 Sydney United 58 1–2 Rockdale Ilinden Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Craig Fisher
APIA Leichhardt v Sydney United 58
14 April 10 APIA Leichhardt 1–5 Sydney United 58 Sydney Olympic Park
14:30 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Caspers Yellow card 36'
  • Stewart 64' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium:
Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
Referee: Danny Horstead
Sydney United 58 v Marconi Stallions
21 April 11 Sydney United 58 3–2 Marconi Stallions Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
  • Temelkovski 27'
  • Windust 44', Yellow card 86'
  • Maya Yellow card 45'
  • Bouman Yellow card 60'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Adrian Arndt
Sydney FC v Sydney United 58
26 April 12 Sydney FC 0–2 Sydney United 58 Rockdale
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
  • Nakamura 7'
  • Milicevic 72'
  • Gonzalez Yellow card 90+2'
 Stadium: Bicentennial Park South
Referee: Kurt Ams
Sydney United 58 v Western Sydney Wanderers
5 May 13 Sydney United 58 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
  • A.Hammond Yellow card 23'
  • Culina Yellow card 26'
  • Bugarija 68', 90+3'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Manly United v Sydney United 58
10 May 14 Manly United 1–1 Sydney United 58 Cromer
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Bamgbose 33', Yellow card 52'
  • Piriz Yellow card 90+5'
 Report
  • De Robillard 63'
 Stadium: Cromer Park
Referee: Adrian Arndt
St George City v Sydney United 58
18 May 15 St George City 2–1 Sydney United 58 Penshurst
19:15 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Roberts 50'
  • Romero 54', Yellow card 58'
  • Khoury Yellow card 90'
 Report
  • De Oliveira 38'
  • Bakrdanikoski Yellow card 43'
  • Maia Yellow card 57'
  • Vlastelica Yellow card 71'
 Stadium: Penshurst Park
Referee: Sam Kelly
Sydney United 58 v Central Coast Mariners
26 May 16 Sydney United 58 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
  • Smith Yellow card 55' Red card 72'
  • Duarte Yellow card 85'
  • Small Yellow card 89'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Brodie Merchant
Wollongong Wolves v Sydney United 58
2 June 17 Wollongong Wolves 3–2 Sydney United 58 Primbee
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
  • De Oliveira 1'
  • Lacalandra 23'
 Stadium: Albert Butler Memorial Park
Referee: Kurt Ams
Sydney United 58 v Sydney Olympic
9 June 18 Sydney United 58 0–1 Sydney Olympic Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Tomelic Yellow card 56'
  • Attard Yellow card 90+6'
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Craig Fisher
Sydney United 58 v NWS Spirit
12 June 19 Sydney United 58 3–0 NWS Spirit Edensor Park
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
  • De Oliveira 23'
  • Arambasic Yellow card 37'
  • Lacalandra 58'
  • McGing Yellow card 63'
  • Antelmi 65'
  • A.Crea Yellow card 90+1'
 Report
  • Wiggin Yellow card 20'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Logan Jones
Hills United v Sydney United 58
15 June 20 Hills United 2–3 Sydney United 58 Seven Hills
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Okubo Yellow card 13', 20'
  • Frangie 41'
 Report
Stadium: Landen Stadium
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Sydney United 58 v St George FC
23 June 21 Sydney United 58 0–0 St George FC Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) Report
  • De Godoy Yellow card 40'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Adrian Arndt
Sutherland Sharks v Sydney United 58
29 June 22 Sutherland Sharks 0–1 Sydney United 58 Miranda
16:30 AEST (UTC+10) Report
Stadium: Seymour Shaw Park
Referee: Jake Rose
Sydney United 58 v Blacktown City
7 July 23 Sydney United 58 0–2 Blacktown City Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Gonzalez Yellow card 19'
  • Tomelic Yellow card 48'
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Kurt Ams
Rockdale Ilinden v Sydney United 58
14 July 24 Rockdale Ilinden 4–0 Sydney United 58 Rockdale
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Urosevski 30', 32'
 Report
Stadium: Bicentennial Park South
Referee: Sam Kelly
Sydney United 58 v APIA Leichhardt
21 July 25 Sydney United 58 2–0 APIA Leichhardt Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Tomelic Yellow card 13'
  • De Oliveira Yellow card 15'
  • Rule Yellow card 44'
  • Lacalandra 62'
  • O.Kalac Yellow card 77'
  • Nakamura 82'
 Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Craig Fisher
Marconi Stallions v Sydney United 58
27 July 26 Marconi Stallions 2–1 Sydney United 58 Bossley Park
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
  • Wells 57'
  • De Oliveira Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Referee: Michael Weiner
Sydney United 58 v Sydney FC
4 August 27 Sydney United 58 0–0 Sydney FC Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Rebecca Mackie
Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney United 58
11 August 28 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Sydney United 58 Rooty Hill
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Barbic Red card 5'
  • Cameron Yellow card 20'
  • O'Donoghue Yellow card 68'
 Report
  • Milicevic 15'
  • Tomelic Yellow card 25'
  • De Robillard 31'
 Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Referee: Kelly Jones
Sydney United 58 v Manly United
18 August 29 Sydney United 58 0–2 Manly United Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Zervas Yellow card 14'
 Report
  • Aganović 40'
  • Bauza 87' (pen.), Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Referee: Craig Fisher
Sydney United 58 v St George City
25 August 30 Sydney United 58 v St George City Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10) Report Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre

Australia Cup

Bulli FC v Sydney United 58
9 April Fourth round Bulli FC 0–4 Sydney United 58 Kembla Grange
20:30 AEST (UTC+10) Report
  • Antelmi 32', 51', 57'
  • Bakrdanikoski Yellow card 42'
  • Lacalandra 89'
 Stadium: Ian McLennan Park
Referee: Reece Edwards
Eschol Park FC v Sydney United 58
24 April Fifth round Eschol Park FC 1–4 Sydney United 58 St Helens Park
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • W.Nahlous Yellow card 28'
  • Y.Raffie Yellow card 37', 70'
  • O.Sirec Yellow card 90+5'
 Report
  • De Oliveira 59'
  • Antelmi 82' (pen.), 86'
  • Lacalandra 90+7'
 Stadium: Lynwood Park
Referee: Nicholas Farmer
Wollongong United v Sydney United 58
22 May Sixth round Wollongong United 2–4 Sydney United 58 Berkeley
19:30 AEST (UTC+10)
  • N.Darjani 16'
  • J.Stojanovski Yellow card 44'
  • S.Matthews 47', Yellow card 69'
  • J.Zufic Yellow card 50'
  • D.Lazarevski Yellow card 79' Red card 80'
  • R.Jonovski Yellow card 80'
  • T.Alston Yellow card 84'
  • V.Elia Yellow card 90+3'
 Report
  • De Oliveira 14', Yellow card 50'
  • Antelmi 15', 84' (pen.), Yellow card 31'
  • Bakrdanikoski Yellow card 21'
  • Hatch 70'
 Stadium: Macedonia Park
Referee: Craig Fisher
NWS Spirit v Sydney United 58
5 June Seventh round NWS Spirit 2–1 Sydney United 58 Macquarie Park
20:00 AEST (UTC+10)
  • Bakmaz Yellow card 38', 48'
  • Lum 55'
  • J.Chidiac Yellow card 87'
  • K.Williams Yellow card 90+2' Red card 90+4'
 Report
Stadium: Christie Park
Referee: Jake Rose

Statistics

As of 18 August 2024 vs Manly United[8]
No. Pos. Nat. Player NPL NSW Australia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Australia Oliver Kalac 29 0 2 0 31 0
17 GK Australia Mathew Nikolovski 0 0 2 0 2 0
58 GK Australia Ryan Warner 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Australia Cristian Gonzalez 6+9 0 2+2 0 19 0
3 DF Australia Bailey Rule 19 1 1 0 20 1
4 DF Australia Adrian Vlastelica (C) 27+1 0 4 0 32 0
7 DF Australia Jordan Ivancic 14+9 0 3 0 26 0
14 DF Australia Liam McGing 24 0 1+1 0 27 0
21 DF Australia Dejan Bakrdanikoski 7+11 0 4 0 22 0
29 DF Australia Joshua Attard 0+5 0 0 0 5 0
35 DF Australia Jy Kingham 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
40 DF Australia Malik Chamseddine 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
Midfielders
5 MF Australia Anthony Tomelic 25+3 0 4 0 32 0
6 MF Australia Adam Zervas 7+9 0 3+1 0 20 0
7 MF Australia Mason Wells 5+3 1 0 0 8 1
8 MF Australia Luiz Lobo 1+6 0 0 0 7 0
10 MF Australia Carlos De Oliveira 26 8 3+1 2 30 10
11 MF Australia Matt Hatch 19+5 3 1+1 1 26 4
15 MF Australia Tariq Maia 28 0 2 0 30 0
19 MF Australia Aidan Milicevic 16+5 5 0+3 0 24 5
22 MF Mauritius Stephan De Robillard 12+9 4 3 0 24 4
44 MF Australia Anthony Krilic 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
49 MF Australia Luke Zuvela 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
52 MF Australia Ali El-Sabeh 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
Forwards
9 FW Australia Patrick Antelmi 21+4 10 3+1 8 28 18
12 FW Australia Marco Arambasic 10+3 0 1+2 0 16 0
13 FW Australia Alessandro Lacalandra 8+20 3 1+3 2 32 5
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
8 MF Japan Shunta Nakamura 26 9 3+1 0 30 9

References

  1. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (15 November 2023). "Zeljko Kalac appointed Sydney United 58 Head Coach". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 National Premier Leagues Men's NSW Season Preview". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Fixture Announcement: Rockdale Ilinden v Sydney United 58". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. ^ Stavroulakis, Mark (4 February 2024). "What the NPL NSW gave Glen Trifiro that professional football never could". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Shunta Nakamura: Sydney United 58's shining Samurai". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Sydney United included in National Second Division to launch in 2025". ABC News. 20 November 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Competition Regulations 2024" (PDF). Football NSW. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Sydney United 58's finals hopes left clinging after Manly defeat". NPL Men's NSW. Football NSW. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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