Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was founded in 2004 and entered the A-League as one of the eight original teams for the inaugural 2005–06 season.
Sydney FC playing the Los Angeles Galaxy at ANZ Stadium in 2007.
Sydney supporters during a match in 2008
Sydney vs Gold Coast United
Sydney FC playing against the Newcastle Jets in October 2012.
A-League Men is the highest-level professional men's soccer league in Australia and New Zealand. At the top of the Australian league system, it is the country's premier men's competition for the sport. A-League Men was established in 2004 as the A-League by the Football Federation Australia (FFA) as a successor to the National Soccer League (NSL) and competition commenced in August 2005. The league is currently administered by the Australian Professional Leagues (APL), contested by twelve teams; eleven based in Australia and one based in New Zealand. The men's, women's and youth leagues have now been brought together under a unified A-Leagues banner.
Melbourne Victory celebrating after their 2007 A-League Grand Final victory.
Adelaide United against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the AFC Champions League in 2010.
Alessandro Del Piero joined the league in 2012, as Sydney FC's marquee player.
Jamie Maclaren is the leading A-League goalscorer, scoring 151 goals with three clubs.
