2024 Sydney United 58 FC season

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.

Sydney United 58

2024 season
Head coach	Zeljko Kalac
Stadium	Sydney United Sports Centre
NPL NSW	6th
NPL NSW Finals	Semi-final
Australia Cup	Seventh round
Top goalscorer	League: Patrick Antelmi (10) All: Patrick Antelmi (18)
Biggest win	APIA Leichhardt 1–5 Sydney United
Biggest defeat	Sydney Olympic 6–0 Sydney United
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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		Oliver Kalac	(2002-11-09)9 November 2002	Foligno, Italy	2024	Jadran Luka Ploče
2	DF		Cristian Gonzalez	(1996-12-29)29 December 1996	Australia	2018	Sydney FC
3	DF		Bailey Rule	(2000-08-30)30 August 2000	Australia	2023	Northern Tigers
4	DF		Adrian Vlastelica	(1995-01-16)16 January 1995	Sydney, Australia	2023	Sydney FC
5	MF		Anthony Tomelic	(1994-03-08)8 March 1994	Sydney, Australia	2014	Sydney FC
6	MF		Adam Zervas	(2003-09-28)28 September 2003	Australia	2024	Newcastle Jets
7	DF		Jordan Ivancic	(2002-01-30)30 January 2002	Australia	2024	Macarthur FC
8	MF		Shunta Nakamura	(1999-05-10)10 May 1999	Chiba, Japan	2024	Mt Druitt Town Rangers
9	FW		Patrick Antelmi	(1994-03-15)15 March 1994	Sydney, Australia	2020	Western United
10	MF		Carlos De Oliveira	(2000-11-28)28 November 2000	Australia	2024	Blacktown City
11	MF		Matt Hatch	(2000-11-28)28 November 2000	Gosford, Australia	2024	Marconi Stallions
12	FW		Marco Arambasic	(2002-12-13)13 December 2002	Australia	2024	Macarthur FC
13	FW		Alessandro Lacalandra	(2004-07-13)13 July 2004	Australia	2023	APIA Leichhardt
14	DF		Liam McGing	(1998-12-11)11 December 1998	Sydney, Australia	2024	Marconi Stallions
15	MF		Tariq Maia	(1997-06-11)11 June 1997	Australia	2018	Western Sydney Wanderers
17	GK		Mathew Nikolovski	(2000-07-11)11 July 2000	Sydney, Australia	2024	Port Kembla
19	MF		Aidan Milicevic	(2003-09-08)8 September 2003	Australia	2024	Central Coast Mariners
21	DF		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	30	15	5	10	45	40	+5	050.00
Australia Cup	9 April	5 June	Fourth round	Seventh round	4	3	0	1	13	5	+8	075.00
Total					34	18	5	11	58	45	+13	052.94

Last updated: 18 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

National Premier Leagues NSW

Main article: 2024 National Premier Leagues NSW

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Blacktown City	30	17	6	7	66	37	+29	57	Qualification for the Finals series
5	St George City	30	16	3	11	46	40	+6	51
6	Sydney United	30	15	5	10	45	40	+5	50
7	Wollongong Wolves	30	13	5	12	55	41	+14	44
8	Sydney Olympic	30	13	3	14	51	42	+9	42

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]

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
30	15	5	10	45	40	+5	50	8	2	5	19	13	+6	7	3	5	26	27	−1

Source: Football NSW

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H
Result	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	W
Position	7	8		11	9	8	7	6	7	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6		6	6	6	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6

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  47' Smyth  53' Menham  81' Smith  81'	Report	De Oliveira 32' Antelmi 47' (pen.),  81' Hatch  57'	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  85' Maia  90'	Report	Scott 17', 86',  37' Ryan  33' Masciovecchio  54' Mustafa  74' Riak  79' McStay  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)	Kuol 30', 53' O'Donovan 37' (pen.) Majok 64' Casella  70', 88' Puflett 83'	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  54' Mckinley  61' Kavanagh 85'	Report	Nakamura 8'	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)	Hatch 24' McGing  42' Nakamura 44' O.Kalac  76' Milicevic 81'	Report	Makko  63' Müller  93'	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  63' O'Shea 75' Souris  88'	Report	Antelmi 21' Hatch 33',  71' McGing  50' De Oliveira 66',  88' Lacalandra  67'	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',  68' Maia  48' Tomelic  51'	Report	Green  42' Gulisano  51' Moric  53' Stamatellis  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)	O'Brien  37', 44' Mallia 90'	Report	De Oliveira 20',  51' Nakamura 46'	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)	Nakamura 52' Tomelic  60'	Report	Urosevski 29' Griffiths  36' Elliott 90+2'	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  36' Stewart 64' (pen.)	Report	Milicevic 12' Antelmi 15', 30',  75' Hatch 45' Nakamura 60' O.Kalac  63'	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)	Nakamura  20' De Oliveira  30', 90+2' McGing  37' Vlastelica  43' Milicevic 59',  89' Antelmi 80'	Report	Temelkovski 27' Windust 44',  86' Maya  45' Bouman  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)	Nkomo  39' De Jesus  59'  74'	Report	Nakamura 7' Milicevic 72' Gonzalez  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)	Rule  23' Antelmi 27', 33' De Robillard 64' Vlastelica  72' O.Kalac  79' De Oliveira  81' Z.Kalac  90+2'	Report	A.Hammond  23' Culina  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',  52' Piriz  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',  58' Khoury  90'	Report	De Oliveira 38' Bakrdanikoski  43' Maia  57' Vlastelica  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)	Antelmi 60',  73' Ivancic  90+4'	Report	Smith  55'  72' Duarte  85' Small  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)	McStay  41' De Oliveira 47' (o.g.) Scott  58', 65' Ofuka 78'	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  56' Attard  90+6'	Report	O'Donovan 40' Timotheou  45' Majok  54' James  86' Simmons  90+4'	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  37' Lacalandra 58' McGing  63' Antelmi 65' A.Crea  90+1'	Report	Wiggin  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  13', 20' Frangie 41'	Report	De Oliveira 52' Maia  58' Nakamura 68',  86' Zervas  75' Antelmi 90+1'	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  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	Nakamura 31' De Oliveira  65'	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  19' Tomelic  48'	Report	Bandiera  10' Major 26' Shabow 61' O'Brien  77'	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)	Cholakian 17' Kataoka 27' Urosevski 30', 32'	Report	McGing  12' Antelmi  26'	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  13' De Oliveira  15' Rule  44' Lacalandra 62' O.Kalac  77' Nakamura 82'	Report	J.Symons  42' Ucchino  61'	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)	Jesic 10' Temelkovski 11' Mlinaric  33'	Report	Wells 57' De Oliveira  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)	De Oliveira  20' Antelmi  48'	Report	Kucharski  27' Kennedy  40'  87' Glasson  42' Gurd  72' Mow  90+5'	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  5' Cameron  20' O'Donoghue  68'	Report	Milicevic 15' Tomelic  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  14'	Report	Aganović 40' Bauza 87' (pen.),  90+3'	Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Craig Fisher

Sydney United 58 v St George City

25 August 30	Sydney United 58	1–0	St George City	Edensor Park
15:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Vlastelica 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Adrian Arndt

Finals series

APIA Leichhardt v Sydney United 58

28 August Elimination-final	APIA Leichhardt	1–2	Sydney United 58	Edensor Park
19:00 AEST (UTC+10)	Ucchino  55' Gibson 87' Askew  90+5'	Report	Rule  43' Bakrdanikoski  44' De Oliveira 66' Antelmi 79' Lacalandra  90+7'	Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Referee: Stephen Lucas

Rockdale Ilinden v Sydney United 58

1 September Semi-final	Rockdale Ilinden	v	Sydney United 58	Rockdale
13:00 AEST (UTC+10)		Report		Stadium: Bicentennial Park South

Australia Cup

Main articles: 2024 Australia Cup and 2024 Australia Cup preliminary rounds

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  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  28' Y.Raffie  37', 70' O.Sirec  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  44' S.Matthews 47',  69' J.Zufic  50' D.Lazarevski  79'  80' R.Jonovski  80' T.Alston  84' V.Elia  90+3'	Report	De Oliveira 14',  50' Antelmi 15', 84' (pen.),  31' Bakrdanikoski  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  38', 48' Lum 55' J.Chidiac  87' K.Williams  90+2'  90+4'	Report	Antelmi 9' A.Zervas  84' Vlastelica  90+4'	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		Oliver Kalac	29	0	2	0	31	0
17	GK		Mathew Nikolovski	0	0	2	0	2	0
58	GK		Ryan Warner	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Cristian Gonzalez	6+9	0	2+2	0	19	0
3	DF		Bailey Rule	19	1	1	0	20	1
4	DF		Adrian Vlastelica (C)	27+1	0	4	0	32	0
7	DF		Jordan Ivancic	14+9	0	3	0	26	0
14	DF		Liam McGing	24	0	1+1	0	27	0
21	DF		Dejan Bakrdanikoski	7+11	0	4	0	22	0
29	DF		Joshua Attard	0+5	0	0	0	5	0
35	DF		Jy Kingham	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
40	DF		Malik Chamseddine	0+1	0	1	0	2	0
Midfielders
5	MF		Anthony Tomelic	25+3	0	4	0	32	0
6	MF		Adam Zervas	7+9	0	3+1	0	20	0
7	MF		Mason Wells	5+3	1	0	0	8	1
8	MF		Luiz Lobo	1+6	0	0	0	7	0
10	MF		Carlos De Oliveira	26	8	3+1	2	30	10
11	MF		Matt Hatch	19+5	3	1+1	1	26	4
15	MF		Tariq Maia	28	0	2	0	30	0
19	MF		Aidan Milicevic	16+5	5	0+3	0	24	5
22	MF		Stephan De Robillard	12+9	4	3	0	24	4
44	MF		Anthony Krilic	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
49	MF		Luke Zuvela	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
52	MF		Ali El-Sabeh	0+2	0	0	0	2	0
Forwards
9	FW		Patrick Antelmi	21+4	10	3+1	8	28	18
12	FW		Marco Arambasic	10+3	0	1+2	0	16	0
13	FW		Alessandro Lacalandra	8+20	3	1+3	2	32	5
Players who left during the season but made an appearance
8	MF		Shunta Nakamura	26	9	3+1	0	30	9