2023–24 Macarthur FC season
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| 2023–24 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Mile Sterjovski | ||
| Stadium | Campbelltown Sports Stadium | ||
| A-League Men | 5th | ||
| A-League Men Finals | Elimination final | ||
| Australia Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| AFC Cup | Zonal finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Valère Germain (12) All: Valère Germain (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,723 vs. Sydney FC (20 April 2024) A-League Men | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,582 vs. Phnom Penh Crown (9 November 2023) AFC Cup | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,216 | ||
| Biggest win | 8–2 vs. DH Cebu (H) (5 October 2023) AFC Cup | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs. Sydney FC (A) (4 May 2024) A-League Men Finals | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 4 May 2024. | |||
The 2023–24 season is the fourth in the history of Macarthur Football Club since its establishment in 2017. The club competed in the A-League Men for the fourth time, the Australia Cup for the third time and the AFC Cup for the first time.
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | MF |  Clayton Lewis | Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 2 years | 8 May 2023 | [1] |
| 4 | DF | Matthew Jurman | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 24 June 2023 | [2] |
| 17 | FW | Raphael Borges Rodrigues | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 27 June 2023 | [3] |
| 14 | MF | Kristian Popovic | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 3 July 2023 | [4] |
| 7 | MF | Daniel De Silva | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 July 2023 | [5] |
| 98 | FW |  Valère Germain | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 8 May 2023 | [6] |
| 1 | GK | Danijel Nizic |  Sydney United 58 | Free transfer | 1 year | 10 August 2023 | [7] |
| 22 | DF | Yianni Nicolaou | APIA Leichhardt | Free transfer | 1 year | 12 September 2023 | [8] |
| 20 | DF | Kealey Adamson | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 7 December 2023 | [9] | |
| 21 | FW | Bernardo Oliveira | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 16 January 2024 | [10][11] | |
| 18 | DF | Walter Scott | Wollongong Wolves | Free transfer | 5 month scholarship | 30 January 2024 | [12] |
| 3 | DF | Tommy Smith |  Milton Keynes Dons | Free transfer | 5 months | 6 February 2024 | [13] |
From youth squad
[edit]| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | FW | | Ariath Piol | 19 | 5 month scholarship contract[14] |
| MF | | Frans Deli | 18 | scholarship contract[15] | |
| MF | | Oliver Randazzo | 17 | scholarship contract[15] |
Transfers out
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nicholas Suman | Unattached | End of contract | 18 May 2023 | [16] |
| 9 | FW |  Bachana Arabuli | Unattached | End of contract | 18 May 2023 | [16] |
| 15 | DF | Aleksandar Šušnjar | Unattached | End of contract | 18 May 2023 | [16] |
| 17 | MF | Craig Noone | Unattached | End of contract | 18 May 2023 | [16] |
| 20 | FW |  Jason Romero | Unattached | End of contract | 18 May 2023 | [16] |
| 7 | MF | Daniel De Silva | Unattached | End of contract | 9 June 2023 | [17] |
| 14 | FW | Moudi Najjar | Unattached | End of contract | 9 June 2023 | [17] |
| 35 | FW | Al Hassan Toure | Unattached | End of contract | 9 June 2023 | [17] |
| 99 | FW | Daniel Arzani | Melbourne Victory | Mutual contract termination | 7 July 2023 | [18][19] |
| MF | Eddie Caspers | APIA Leichhardt | Mutual contract termination | 14 December 2023 | [20] | |
| 5 | DF | Jonathan Aspropotamitis |  Pohang Steelers | Undisclosed | 28 December 2023 | [21][22] |
| 32 | DF | Isaac Hovar | Hills United | Mutual contract termination | 7 February 2024 | [23][24] |
Contract extensions
[edit]| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jake McGing | DF | 1 year | 29 May 2023 | [25] |
| 13 | Ivan Vujica | DF | 2 years | 29 June 2023 | [26] |
| 12 |  Filip Kurto | GK | 2 years | 25 January 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[27] |
| 22 | Yianni Nicolaou | DF | 1 year | 31 January 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2024–25.[28] |
| 4 | Matt Jurman | DF | 1 year | 15 March 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2024–25.[29] |
| 10 |  Ulises Dávila | MF | 2 years | 5 April 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[30] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]
| 15 September 2023 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–2 | Macarthur FC | |
| Report |
| 28 September 2023 | Newcastle Jets | 3–0 | Macarthur FC | |
| Report |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Men | 21 October 2023 | 27 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 40.74 |
| A-League Men Finals | 4 May 2024 | 4 May 2024 | Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Australia Cup | 18 July 2023 | 14 August 2023 | Play-offs | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 50.00 |
| AFC Cup | 21 September 2023 | 22 February 2024 | Group stage | Zonal final | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 75.00 |
| Total | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 78 | 62 | +16 | 47.37 | ||||
Last updated: 4 May 2024
Source: Soccerway
A-League Men
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 42 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 41 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[b] |
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 39 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[31][32]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[31][32]
Notes:
- ^ a b The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.
Results summary
[edit]Home figures include Macarthur FC's 3–3 draw on neutral ground against Western United on 12 January 2024.
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 41 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 21 October 2023 1 | Macarthur FC | 1–1 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
| 15:30 AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 3,002 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 29 October 2023 2 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Gosford |
| 15:00 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 6,553 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 4 November 2023 3 | Macarthur FC | 1–0 | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:30 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 2,863 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 12 November 2023 4 | Melbourne City | 3–3 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 24 November 2023 5 | Macarthur FC | 1–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 2,984 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 4 December 2023 6 | Macarthur FC | 4–3 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 2,596 Referee: Shaun Evans | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 3 December at 17:00 AEDT, but rescheduled to due to venue change of Macarthur FC's AFC Cup fixture against Shan United from Campbelltown Sports Stadium to BG Stadium in Thailand. It was rescheduled to 4 December at 19:00 AEDT.[33] | ||||
| 9 December 2023 7 | Sydney FC | 0–2 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 8,006 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 18 December 2023 8 | Macarthur FC | 0–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 4,893 Referee: Alex King |
| 23 December 2023 9 | Perth Glory | 3–2 | Macarthur FC | Perth |
| 19:30 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Adam Bavcar |
| 1 January 2024 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–1 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,382 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 5 January 2024 11 | Macarthur FC | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 4,234 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| 8 January 2024 12 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Macarthur FC | Adelaide |
| 20:45 ACDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 9,426 Referee: Jack Morgan |
| 12 January 2024 27 | Macarthur FC | 3–3 | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:30 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 3,441 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 18 January 2024 13 | Brisbane Roar | 1–3 | Macarthur FC | Brisbane |
| 18:45 AEST |
| Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 5,278 Referee: Alex King |
| 28 January 2024 14 | Macarthur FC | 2–2 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 4,016 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 4 February 2024 15 | Macarthur FC | 4–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 5,102 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 10 February 2024 16 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 17:30 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,737 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| 18 February 2024 17 | Macarthur FC | 1–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 24 February 2024 18 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | Macarthur FC | Newcastle |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,789 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 1 March 2024 19 | Macarthur FC | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Adam Bavcar |
| 10 March 2024 20 | Macarthur FC | 0–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 4,687 Referee: Daniel Elder | ||
| Note: Originally scheduled for 9 March 2024, was moved due to Central Coast Mariners participating in the 2023–24 AFC Cup.[34] | ||||
| 16 March 2024 21 | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Brisbane |
| 15:00 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 3,178 Referee: Alex King |
| 1 April 2024 22 | Macarthur FC | 1–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 15:00 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 6,238 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 6 April 2024 23 | Western United | 4–2 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 15:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Ironbark Fields Attendance: 3,430 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 12 April 2024 24 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Adelaide |
| 19:15 ACST |
| Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 12,562 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 20 April 2024 25 | Macarthur FC | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEST |
| Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 7,723 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 27 April 2024 26 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Macarthur FC | Wellington |
| 19:15 NZST |
| Report | Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 15,428 Referee: Ben Abraham |
Finals Series
[edit]| 4 May 2024 Elimination-finals | Sydney FC | 4–0 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,792 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
Australia Cup
[edit]| 18 July 2023 Play-offs | Perth Glory | 0–4 | Macarthur FC | Darwin |
| 19:00 ACST | Report | Stadium: Larrakia Park Attendance: 1,446 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 14 August 2023 Round of 32 | Campbelltown City  | 2–1 | Macarthur FC | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACST | Report |
| Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre Attendance: 947 Referee: Adam Bavcar |
AFC Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2023.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macarthur FC | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 15 | Zonal semi-finals |
| 2 |  Phnom Penh Crown | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 | |
| 3 |  DH Cebu | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 4[a] | |
| 4 |  Shan United | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 4[a] |
| 21 September 2023 1 | Shan United | 0–3 | Macarthur FC | Yangon, Myanmar |
| 18:30 MST | Report | Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong) |
| 5 October 2023 2 | Macarthur FC | 8–2 | DH Cebu | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 2,012 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan) |
| 26 October 2023 3 | Phnom Penh Crown | 3–0 | Macarthur FC | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 19:00 UTC+7 |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 4,789 Referee: Adam Fazeel (Maldives) |
| 9 November 2023 4 | Macarthur FC | 5–0 | Phnom Penh Crown | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 1,582 Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea) |
| 30 November 2023 5 | Macarthur FC | 4–0 | Shan United | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 67 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri (Malaysia) | ||
| Note: Match was originally set to be played at Campbelltown Sports Stadium, but was changed to be played at BG Stadium in Thailand due to Shan United unable to be granted entry for Australia.[33] | ||||
| 14 December 2023 6 | DH Cebu | 0–3 | Macarthur FC | Manila, Philippines |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Japan) |
Knockout stage
[edit]| 13 February 2024 Zonal SF | Macarthur FC | 3–0 |  Sabah | Sydney |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 2,225 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan) |
| 22 February 2024 Zonal final | Macarthur FC | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 2,827 |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- As of match played 4 May 2024
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | Australia Cup | AFC Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 1 | GK | AUS | Danijel Nizic | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | NZL | Tommy Smith | 9 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | AUS | Matthew Jurman | 23 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | AUS | Tomislav Uskok | 34 | 3 | 26+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | MF | AUS | Daniel De Silva | 16 | 1 | 3+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
| 8 | MF | AUS | Jake Hollman | 32 | 8 | 15+10 | 5 | 1+0 | 1 | 5+1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | MF | MEX | Ulises Dávila | 32 | 13 | 23+2 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 4 | ||
| 12 | GK | POL | Filip Kurto | 34 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | DF | AUS | Ivan Vujica | 31 | 0 | 25+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | AUS | Kristian Popovic | 12 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | MF | AUS | Kearyn Baccus | 28 | 2 | 21+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | ||
| 16 | DF | AUS | Oliver Jones | 12 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | AUS | Raphael Borges Rodrigues | 35 | 6 | 22+4 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 2 | ||
| 18 | DF | AUS | Walter Scott | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | AUS | Jesper Webber | 7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | AUS | Kealey Adamson | 15 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | AUS | Bernardo Oliveira | 10 | 3 | 4+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | DF | AUS | Yianni Nicolaou | 25 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | MF | NZL | Clayton Lewis | 34 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF |  TAN | Charles M'Mombwa | 15 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | AUS | Jerry Skotadis | 10 | 1 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | ||
| 30 | GK | AUS | Alexander Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | FW | AUS | Lachlan Rose | 28 | 5 | 3+17 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+5 | 3 | ||
| 36 | FW | AUS | Ali Auglah | 22 | 3 | 1+13 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+5 | 2 | ||
| 37 | FW | AUS | Jed Drew | 36 | 7 | 18+8 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 4+4 | 4 | ||
| 44 | DF | AUS | Matthew Millar | 16 | 6 | 5+4 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1 | ||
| 52 | FW | AUS | Ariath Piol | 3 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 53 | DF | AUS | Joel Bertolissio | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 98 | FW | FRA | Valère Germain | 36 | 16 | 28+0 | 12 | 1+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 4 | ||
| Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | AUS | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | 13 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| 32 | DF | AUS | Isaac Hovar | 8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
| 52 | MF | AUS | Rhys Youlley | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
Disciplinary record
[edit]Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
- As of 4 May 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals | Australia Cup | AFC Cup | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| 1 | 22 | DF | | Yianni Nicolaou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 | DF | | Kealey Adamson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | DF | | Tommy Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 15 | MF | | Kearyn Baccus | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | DF | | Matthew Jurman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Jake Hollman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | | Ulises Dávila | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | | Raphael Borges Rodrigues | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | | Clayton Lewis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | FW | | Ali Auglah | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 98 | FW | | Valère Germain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 6 | DF | | Tomislav Uskok | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | | Jed Drew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 24 | MF | | Charles M'Mombwa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | DF | | Ivan Vujica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | Matthew Millar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 7 | MF | | Daniel De Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | | Filip Kurto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | | Oliver Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | | Bernardo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | FW | | Lachlan Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 5 | DF | | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 32 | DF | | Isaac Hovar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 63 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Note: Ivan Vujica's suspension for his red card on 20 April 2024 against Sydney FC was rescinded.
Clean sheets
[edit]Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 4 May 2024
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals | Australia Cup | AFC Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | | Filip Kurto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | | Danijel Nizic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | | Alexander Robinson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |||
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