Macarthur FC
2023–24 season
ManagerMile Sterjovski
StadiumCampbelltown Sports Stadium
A-League Men6th
Australia CupRound of 32
AFC CupZonal semi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Valère Germain (6)
All: Valère Germain (10)
Highest home attendance4,893
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(18 December 2023)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance1,582
vs. Phnom Penh Crown
(9 November 2023)
AFC Cup
Average home league attendance3,429
Biggest win8–2
vs. DH Cebu (H)
(5 October 2023)
AFC Cup
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Phnom Penh Crown (A)
(26 October 2023)
AFC Cup
0–3
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(18 December 2023)
All statistics correct as of 12 January 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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Danijel Nizic
2 DF Australia AUS Jake McGing
4 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman
6 DF Australia AUS Tomislav Uskok
7 MF Australia AUS Daniel De Silva
8 MF Australia AUS Jake Hollman
10 MF Mexico MEX Ulises Dávila (captain)
12 GK Poland POL Filip Kurto
13 DF Australia AUS Ivan Vujica
14 MF Australia AUS Kristian Popovic
15 MF Australia AUS Kearyn Baccus
16 DF Australia AUS Oliver Jones
17 FW Australia AUS Raphael Borges Rodrigues
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Australia AUS Kealey Adamson
22 DF Australia AUS Yianni Nicolaou
23 MF New Zealand NZL Clayton Lewis
24 MF Tanzania TAN Charles M'Mombwa
27 MF Australia AUS Jerry Skotadis
30 GK Australia AUS Alexander Robinson (scholarship)
31 FW Australia AUS Lachlan Rose
32 DF Australia AUS Isaac Hovar (scholarship)
36 FW Australia AUS Ali Auglah (scholarship)
37 FW Australia AUS Jed Drew
44 DF Australia AUS Matthew Millar
98 FW France FRA Valère Germain

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
23MF New Zealand Clayton Lewis Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 2 years 8 May 2023 [1]
4DF Matthew Jurman Unattached Free transfer 1 year 24 June 2023 [2]
17FW Raphael Borges Rodrigues Unattached Free transfer 2 years 27 June 2023 [3]
14MF Kristian Popovic Unattached Free transfer 2 years 3 July 2023 [4]
7MF Daniel De Silva Unattached Free transfer 1 year 10 July 2023 [5]
98FW France Valère Germain Unattached Free transfer 2 years 8 May 2023 [6]
1GK Danijel Nizic Australia Sydney United 58 Free transfer 1 year 10 August 2023 [7]
22DF Yianni Nicolaou Australia APIA Leichhardt Free transfer 1 year 12 September 2023 [8]
20DF Kealey Adamson Sydney FC Free transfer 7 December 2023 [9]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
1GK Nicholas Suman Unattached End of contract 18 May 2023 [10]
9FW Georgia (country) Bachana Arabuli Unattached End of contract 18 May 2023 [10]
15DF Aleksandar Šušnjar Unattached End of contract 18 May 2023 [10]
17MF England Craig Noone Unattached End of contract 18 May 2023 [10]
20FW United States Jason Romero Unattached End of contract 18 May 2023 [10]
7MF Daniel De Silva Unattached End of contract 9 June 2023 [11]
14FW Moudi Najjar Unattached End of contract 9 June 2023 [11]
35FW Al Hassan Toure Unattached End of contract 9 June 2023 [11]
99FW Daniel Arzani Melbourne Victory Mutual contract termination 7 July 2023 [12][13]
MF Eddie Caspers Australia APIA Leichhardt Mutual contract termination 14 December 2023 [14]
5DF Jonathan Aspropotamitis South Korea Pohang Steelers Undisclosed 28 December 2023 [15][16]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Ref.
2Jake McGing DF1 year29 May 2023[17]
13Ivan Vujica DF2 years29 June 2023[18]

Pre-season and friendlies

23 August 2023 Sydney FC 3–1 Macarthur FC Sydney
  • Lolley 24'
  • Mak 40'
  • Glasson 80'
Report
Stadium: Sky Park
15 September 2023 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Macarthur FC
Report
28 September 2023 Newcastle Jets 3–0 Macarthur FC
Report

Competitions

Overall record

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 13 4 6 3 22 24 −2 030.77
Australia Cup 18 July 2023 14 August 2023 Play-offs Round of 32 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 050.00
AFC Cup 21 September 2023 Group stage 6 5 0 1 23 5 +18 083.33
Total 21 10 6 5 50 31 +19 047.62

Last updated: 12 January 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Adelaide United 13 5 3 5 27 23 +4 18 Qualification for Finals series[lower-alpha 1]
6 Melbourne City 12 5 3 4 23 19 +4 18
7 Macarthur FC 13 4 6 3 22 23 1 18
8 Sydney FC (X) 12 5 0 7 20 24 4 15 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2
9 Brisbane Roar 11 4 2 5 17 25 8 14 Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. 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.[19][20]
(X) Assured of qualification for AFC Champions League 2 by winning the 2023 Australia Cup but may still qualify for all other permutations.
Notes:
  1. 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.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
13 4 6 3 22 23  −1 18 2 4 1 11 12  −1 2 2 2 11 11  0

Last updated: 12 January 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round123456789101112271314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHAHHAHAAHANAHHAHAHHAHAAHA
ResultDWWDDWWLLLDDD
Position754463144566
Points147891215151515161718
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  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
  • Clough 17', 53'
  • Bovalina 45+2'
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.[21]
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
  • Taylor 9'
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
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 v Macarthur FC Brisbane
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
28 January 2024 14 Macarthur FC v Perth Glory Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
4 February 2024 15 Macarthur FC v Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
10 February 2024 16 Melbourne Victory v Macarthur FC Melbourne
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
16 February 2024 17 Macarthur FC v Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
24 February 2024 18 Newcastle Jets v Macarthur FC Newcastle
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
1 March 2024 19 Macarthur FC v Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
9 March 2024 20 Macarthur FC v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
18:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
16 March 2024 21 Brisbane Roar v Macarthur FC Brisbane
16:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
31 March 2024 22 Macarthur FC v Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
TBC Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
6 April 2024 23 Western United v Macarthur FC TBC
TBC Report Stadium: TBC
12 April 2024 24 Adelaide United v Macarthur FC Adelaide
19:15 ACST Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
21 April 2024 25 Macarthur FC v Sydney FC Sydney
TBC Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
27 April 2024 26 Wellington Phoenix v Macarthur FC Wellington
TBC Report Stadium: Sky Stadium

Australia Cup

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 South Australia 2–1 Macarthur FC Adelaide
19:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
Attendance: 947
Referee: Adam Bavcar

AFC Cup

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Macarthur FC 6 5 0 1 23 5 +18 15 Zonal semi-finals
2 Cambodia Phnom Penh Crown 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12
3 Philippines DH Cebu 6 1 1 4 4 19 15 4[lower-alpha 1]
4 Myanmar Shan United 6 1 1 4 3 14 11 4[lower-alpha 1]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points: DH Cebu 4, Shan United 1.
21 September 2023 1 Shan United Myanmar 0–3 Australia 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 Australia 8–2 Philippines 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 Cambodia 3–0 Australia 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 Australia 5–0 Cambodia 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 Australia 4–0 Myanmar 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.[21]
14 December 2023 6 DH Cebu Philippines 0–3 Australia Macarthur FC Manila, Philippines
20:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium
Referee: Yudi Nurcahya (Japan)

Knockout stage

12–13 February 2024 Zonal SF Macarthur FC Australia v Malaysia Sabah

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 12 January 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Danijel Nizic 00 00 30 30
4 DF Australia Matthew Jurman 60 00 50 110
6 DF Australia Tomislav Uskok 110 20 42 172
7 FW Australia Daniel De Silva 2+20 00 41 81
8 MF Australia Jake Hollman 7+64 11 4+12 197
10 MF Mexico Ulises Dávila 11+25 10 42 187
12 GK Poland Filip Kurto 130 10 30 170
13 DF Australia Ivan Vujica 100 10 30 140
14 MF Australia Kristian Popovic 0+40 00 00 40
15 MF Australia Kearyn Baccus 121 10 3+11 172
16 DF Australia Oliver Jones 0+50 10 1+30 100
17 FW Australia Raphael Borges Rodrigues 9+41 1+10 4+12 203
19 MF Australia Jesper Webber 0+10 1+10 0+40 70
20 DF Australia Kealey Adamson 10 00 00 10
22 DF Australia Yianni Nicolaou 110 00 4+10 160
23 MF New Zealand Clayton Lewis 120 10 50 180
24 MF Tanzania Charles M'Mombwa 0+20 0+30 0+30 80
27 MF Australia Jerry Skotadis 0+30 00 0+31 61
30 GK Australia Alexander Robinson 00 10 00 10
31 FW Australia Lachlan Rose 0+70 22 1+32 134
32 DF Australia Isaac Hovar 30 1+10 30 80
36 FW Australia Ali Auglah 3+81 0+20 1+52 193
37 FW Australia Jed Drew 8+40 1+11 3+32 203
44 DF Australia Matthew Millar 5+24 20 51 145
53 DF Australia Joel Bertolissio 0+10 0+10 00 20
98 FW France Valère Germain 136 10 54 1910
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
5 DF Australia Jonathan Aspropotamitis 90 1+10 20 130
52 MF Australia Rhys Youlley 00 20 00 20

Disciplinary record

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 12 January 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 15 MF Australia Kearyn Baccus 500 000 100 600
2 23 MF New Zealand Clayton Lewis 400 000 000 400
98 FW France Valère Germain 400 000 000 400
4 4 DF Australia Matthew Jurman 300 000 000 300
22 DF Australia Yianni Nicolaou 300 000 000 300
36 FW Australia Ali Auglah 100 000 200 300
7 10 MF Mexico Ulises Dávila 200 000 000 200
17 FW Australia Raphael Borges Rodrigues 200 000 000 200
44 DF Australia Matthew Millar 000 100 100 200
10 6 DF Australia Tomislav Uskok 100 000 000 100
7 MF Australia Daniel De Silva 100 000 000 100
8 MF Australia Jake Hollman 100 000 000 100
13 DF Australia Ivan Vujica 100 000 000 100
16 DF Australia Oliver Jones 100 000 000 100
20 DF Australia Kealey Adamson 100 000 000 100
24 MF Tanzania Charles M'Mombwa 000 100 000 100
32 DF Australia Isaac Hovar 100 000 000 100
37 FW Australia Jed Drew 000 000 100 100
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1 5 DF Australia Jonathan Aspropotamitis 400 000 000 400
Total 3500 200 500 4200

Clean sheets

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 12 January 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Cup Total
1 12 Poland Filip Kurto 203 5
2 1 Australia Danijel Nizic 001 1
30 Australia Alexander Robinson 010 1
Total2147

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