2023–24 Macarthur FC season

Macarthur FC
2023–24 season
Manager	Mile Sterjovski
Stadium	Campbelltown Sports Stadium
A-League Men	3rd
Australia Cup	Round of 32
AFC Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Matthew Millar (3); All: Valère Germain (6)
Highest home attendance	3,002; vs. Brisbane Roar; (21 October 2023); A-League Men
Lowest home attendance	1,582; vs. Phnom Penh Crown; (9 November 2023); AFC Cup
Average home league attendance	2,950
Biggest win	8–2; vs. DH Cebu (H); (5 October 2023); AFC Cup
Biggest defeat	0–3; vs. Phnom Penh Crown (A); (26 October 2023); AFC Cup
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 4 December 2023.

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	AUS	Danijel Nizic
2	DF	AUS	Jake McGing
4	DF	AUS	Matthew Jurman
5	DF	AUS	Jonathan Aspropotamitis
6	DF	AUS	Tomislav Uskok
7	MF	AUS	Daniel De Silva
8	MF	AUS	Jake Hollman
10	MF	MEX	Ulises Dávila (captain)
12	GK	POL	Filip Kurto
13	DF	AUS	Ivan Vujica
14	MF	AUS	Kristian Popovic
15	MF	AUS	Kearyn Baccus
16	DF	AUS	Oliver Jones


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	AUS	Raphael Borges Rodrigues
22	DF	AUS	Yianni Nicolaou
23	MF	NZL	Clayton Lewis
24	MF	TAN	Charles M'Mombwa
27	MF	AUS	Jerry Skotadis
30	GK	AUS	Alexander Robinson (scholarship)
31	FW	AUS	Lachlan Rose
32	DF	AUS	Isaac Hovar (scholarship)
36	FW	AUS	Ali Auglah (scholarship)
37	FW	AUS	Jed Drew
44	DF	AUS	Matthew Millar
98	FW	FRA	Valère Germain
—	MF	AUS	Edward Caspers (scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

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]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
1	GK	Nicholas Suman	Unattached	End of contract	18 May 2023	^[9]
9	FW	Bachana Arabuli	Unattached	End of contract	18 May 2023	^[9]
15	DF	Aleksandar Šušnjar	Unattached	End of contract	18 May 2023	^[9]
17	MF	Craig Noone	Unattached	End of contract	18 May 2023	^[9]
20	FW	Jason Romero	Unattached	End of contract	18 May 2023	^[9]
7	MF	Daniel De Silva	Unattached	End of contract	9 June 2023	^[10]
14	FW	Moudi Najjar	Unattached	End of contract	9 June 2023	^[10]
35	FW	Al Hassan Toure	Unattached	End of contract	9 June 2023	^[10]
99	FW	Daniel Arzani	Melbourne Victory	Mutual contract termination	7 July 2023	^[11]^[12]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Ref.
2	Jake McGing	DF	1 year	29 May 2023	^[13]
13	Ivan Vujica	DF	2 years	29 June 2023	^[14]

Pre-season and friendlies

23 August 2023	Sydney FC	3–1	Macarthur FC	Sydney
	Lolley 24' Mak 40' Glasson 80'	Report	Hollman 88'	Stadium: Sky Park

15 September 2023	Central Coast Mariners	2–2	Macarthur FC
		Report

28 September 2023	Newcastle Jets	3–0	Macarthur FC
	Stamatelopoulos Natta Dowse	Report

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League Men	21 October 2023	27 April 2024	Matchday 1		6	3	3	0	12	9	+3	050.00
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		4	3	0	1	16	5	+11	075.00
Total					12	7	3	2	33	16	+17	058.33

Last updated: 4 December 2023
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Wellington Phoenix^{[lower-alpha 1]}	6	4	2	0	10	4	+6	14	Qualification for Finals series^{[lower-alpha 2]}
2	Western Sydney Wanderers	6	3	3	0	11	3	+8	12	Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series
3	Macarthur FC	6	3	3	0	12	9	+3	12	Qualification for Finals series^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Brisbane Roar	6	3	2	1	11	9	+2	11
5	Adelaide United	6	3	1	2	17	11	+6	10

Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. 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.^[15]
Notes:

↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
1 2 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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
6	3	3	0	12	9	+3	12	2	2	0	7	5	+2	1	1	0	5	4	+1

Last updated: 4 December 2023.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2023. 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	Rodrigues 52'	Report	O'Shea 73'	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	Kaltak 90+1'	Report	Germain 57' Baccus 84'	Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 6,553 Referee: Adam Kersey

4 November 2023 3	Macarthur FC	1–0	Western United	Sydney
17:30 AEDT	Auglah 90+3'	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	Maclaren 58', 90' Antonis 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Dávila 61' Hollman 83' Millar 88'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Ben Abraham

24 November 2023 5	Macarthur FC	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
19:45 AEDT	Millar 12'	Report	Nicolaou 90+5' (o.g.)	Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 2,984 Referee: Alireza Faghani

4 December 2023 6	Macarthur FC	4–3	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:00 AEDT	Germain 8' Millar 24' Hollman 82' Dávila 84'	Report	Clough 17', 53' Bovalina 45+2'	Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium 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.^[16]

9 December 2023 7	Sydney FC	v	Macarthur FC	Sydney
19:45 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Allianz Stadium

17 December 2023 8	Macarthur FC	v	Wellington Phoenix	Sydney
19:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium

23 December 2023 9	Perth Glory	v	Macarthur FC	Perth
19:30 AWST		Report		Stadium: HBF Park

1 January 2024 10	Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Macarthur FC	Sydney
17:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: CommBank Stadium

5 January 2024 11	Macarthur FC	v	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
19:45 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium

8 January 2024 12	Adelaide United	v	Macarthur FC	Adelaide
20:45 ACDT		Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium

12 January 2024 27	Macarthur FC	v	Western United	Sydney
17:30 AEDT		Report		Stadium: CommBank Stadium

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	Sail 2' (o.g.) Rose 18' Hollman 34' Drew 80'	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	Yoshikawa 44' Trimboli 51'	Report	Rose 90+3'	Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre Attendance: 947 Referee: Adam Bavcar

AFC Cup

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

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MAC	CRO	DHC	SHN
1	Macarthur FC	5	4	0	1	20	5	+15	12	Zonal semi-finals	—	5–0	8–2	4–0
2	Phnom Penh Crown	5	4	0	1	14	5	+9	12	Possible Zonal semi-finals	3–0	—	4–0	4–0
3	DH Cebu (E)	5	1	1	3	4	16	−12	4		14 Dec	0–3	—	1–0
4	Shan United (E)	5	0	1	4	1	13	−12	1		0–3	14 Dec	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2023. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(E) Eliminated

21 September 2023 1	Shan United	0–3	Macarthur FC	Yangon, Myanmar
18:30 MST		Report	Germain 20' (pen.) Auglah 84' Rose 90+5'	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	Dávila 6' B. Tasci 19' (o.g.) Germain 26', 36' Baccus 37' Drew 44' Rodrigues 49' Hollman 81'	Report	Jurman 84' (o.g.) Hama 89'	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	Shimizu 75', 86' Socheavila 90+4'	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	Germain 17' (pen.) Rodrigues 20' Dávila 40' Uskok 81' Rose 90'	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	De Silva 46' Hollman 57' Uskok 63' Skotadis 90'	Report		Stadium: BG Stadium 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.^[16]

14 December 2023 6	DH Cebu	v	Macarthur FC	Manila, Philippines
20:00 UTC+8				Stadium: Rizal Memorial Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of 4 December 2023

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	A-League Men		Australia Cup		AFC Cup		Total
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Danijel Nizic	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
4	DF		Matthew Jurman	1	0	0	0	4	0	5	0
5	DF		Jonathan Aspropotamitis	6	0	1+1	0	2	0	10	0
6	DF		Tomislav Uskok	5	0	2	0	3	2	10	2
7	FW		Daniel De Silva	1	0	0	0	3	1	4	1
8	MF		Jake Hollman	2+4	2	1	1	3+1	2	11	5
10	MF		Ulises Dávila	4+2	2	1	0	4	2	11	4
12	GK		Filip Kurto	6	0	1	0	2	0	9	0
13	DF		Ivan Vujica	6	0	1	0	3	0	10	0
14	MF		Kristian Popovic	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF		Kearyn Baccus	6	1	1	0	2+1	1	10	2
16	DF		Oliver Jones	0+1	0	1	0	1+3	0	6	0
17	FW		Raphael Borges Rodrigues	5+1	1	1+1	0	3+1	2	12	3
19	MF		Jesper Webber	0	0	1+1	0	0+3	0	5	0
22	DF		Yianni Nicolaou	6	0	0	0	3+1	0	10	0
23	MF		Clayton Lewis	6	0	1	0	5	0	12	0
24	MF		Charles M'Mombwa	0+1	0	0+3	0	0+2	0	6	0
27	MF		Jerry Skotadis	0	0	0	0	0+2	1	2	1
30	GK		Alexander Robinson	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
31	FW		Lachlan Rose	0+2	0	2	2	1+3	2	8	4
32	DF		Isaac Hovar	0	0	1+1	0	2	0	4	0
36	FW		Ali Auglah	2+4	1	0+2	0	1+4	1	13	2
37	FW		Jed Drew	5+1	0	1+1	1	3+2	1	13	2
44	DF		Matthew Millar	2+2	3	2	0	4	0	10	3
53	DF		Joel Bertolissio	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
98	FW		Valère Germain	6	2	1	0	4	4	11	6
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
52	MF		Rhys Youlley	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0

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 4 December 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Men			Australia Cup			AFC Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
1	15	MF		Kearyn Baccus	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
2	5	DF		Jonathan Aspropotamitis	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	22	DF		Yianni Nicolaou	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23	MF		Clayton Lewis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	36	FW		Ali Auglah	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
	44	DF		Matthew Millar	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	98	FW		Valère Germain	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	8	MF		Jake Hollman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	17	FW		Raphael Borges Rodrigues	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	24	MF		Charles M'Mombwa	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	37	FW		Jed Drew	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	Total					12	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	19	0	0

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 4 December 2023

Rank	No.	Goalkeeper	A-League Men	Australia Cup	AFC Cup	Total
1	12	Filip Kurto	1	0	1	2
2	1	Danijel Nizic	0	0	1	1
2	30	Alexander Robinson	0	1	0	1
Total			1	1	2	4

References

↑ Powell, Alex (8 May 2023). "Football: All Whites midfielder Clayton Lewis signs for A-League rivals Macarthur FC after leaving Wellington Phoenix". Newshub.
↑ "'Natural leader': Jurman joins Bulls". Macarthur FC. 24 June 2023.
↑ "Young Socceroos forward joins Bulls". Macarthur FC. 27 June 2023.
↑ "Bulls sign Young Socceroos mid". Macarthur FC. 3 July 2023.
↑ "De Silva returns to the South West". Macarthur FC. 10 July 2023.
↑ "Bulls sign former Ligue 1 star Germain". Macarthur FC. 14 July 2023.
↑ "Bulls sign goalkeeper Nizic". Macarthur FC. 10 August 2023.
↑ "Sayonara Japan: Bulls sign young fullback". Macarthur FC. 12 September 2023.
1 2 3 4 5 Comito, Matt (18 May 2023). "Macarthur FC announce exits of five players & assistant coach". Keepup.
1 2 3 Comito, Matt (9 June 2023). "Macarthur announce three exits inc. two stars set to 'pursue overseas moves'". Keep Up.
↑ "Arzani released by Bulls after one season in Campbelltown". Keep Up. 7 July 2023.
↑ "Melbourne Victory signs Daniel Arzani". Melbourne Victory. 9 July 2023.
↑ "'Make Macarthur proud': Local boy re-signs". Macarthur FC. 29 May 2023.
↑ "Macarthur Medal winner re-signs". Macarthur FC. 29 June 2023.
↑ "Competition rules".
1 2 Francis, Kieran (28 November 2023). "Macarthur FC forced to play AFC Cup home game in Thailand after Australian Government intervention". The Sporting News.

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[table_note_WEL0.33627306359647-15] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

[table_note_res_FS0.33627306359647-16] 1 2 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.

[1] Powell, Alex (8 May 2023). "Football: All Whites midfielder Clayton Lewis signs for A-League rivals Macarthur FC after leaving Wellington Phoenix". Newshub.

[2] "'Natural leader': Jurman joins Bulls". Macarthur FC. 24 June 2023.

[3] "Young Socceroos forward joins Bulls". Macarthur FC. 27 June 2023.

[4] "Bulls sign Young Socceroos mid". Macarthur FC. 3 July 2023.

[5] "De Silva returns to the South West". Macarthur FC. 10 July 2023.

[6] "Bulls sign former Ligue 1 star Germain". Macarthur FC. 14 July 2023.

[7] "Bulls sign goalkeeper Nizic". Macarthur FC. 10 August 2023.

[8] "Sayonara Japan: Bulls sign young fullback". Macarthur FC. 12 September 2023.

[MacarthurDepartures18May-9] 1 2 3 4 5 Comito, Matt (18 May 2023). "Macarthur FC announce exits of five players & assistant coach". Keepup.

[MacarthurDepartures9June-10] 1 2 3 Comito, Matt (9 June 2023). "Macarthur announce three exits inc. two stars set to 'pursue overseas moves'". Keep Up.

[11] "Arzani released by Bulls after one season in Campbelltown". Keep Up. 7 July 2023.

[12] "Melbourne Victory signs Daniel Arzani". Melbourne Victory. 9 July 2023.

[13] "'Make Macarthur proud': Local boy re-signs". Macarthur FC. 29 May 2023.

[14] "Macarthur Medal winner re-signs". Macarthur FC. 29 June 2023.

[17] "Competition rules".

[macarthurshanunited-18] 1 2 Francis, Kieran (28 November 2023). "Macarthur FC forced to play AFC Cup home game in Thailand after Australian Government intervention". The Sporting News.

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