Sydney FC

The Sydney Football Club, founded in 2004, is Sydney's entry in the revamped Australian national football (soccer) competition, the A-League. Sydney FC home games are played at the Sydney Football Stadium.

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2004 - Sydney's - Football (soccer) - A-League - Sydney Football Stadium

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Sydney FC are managed by German World Cup winner Pierre Littbarski. Although they had been searching for a big name coach (names such as Brian Kidd and Arie Haan had been mentioned), Sydney ended up choosing Littbarski, whose experience in the early J. League seasons should also be useful in the early years of the A-League.

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German - World Cup - Pierre Littbarski - Brian Kidd - Arie Haan - J. League

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Sydney FC also recently signed Trinidad and Tobago international striker Dwight Yorke from Birmingham City for a two year deal. The former Manchester United European Champions League winner will not only be the most highly paid signing in the history of the game in Australia, but will have the greatest football pedigree.

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Trinidad and Tobago international - Dwight Yorke - Birmingham City - Manchester United - European Champions League

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On June 11 2005 the club won the 2005 Oceania Club Championships, having qualifed for this tournament by winning the Australian World Club Qualification Competition in May 2005. This meant that Sydney FC will be Oceania's representative in the 2005 Club World Championship to be held in Japan.

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June 11 - 2005 - 2005 Oceania Club Championships - Oceania - 2005 Club World Championship - Japan

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On August 28 2005, Sydney FC's first home league match against Melbourne Victory drew a record crowd for a regular season match in Australia. The stated figure was 25208, however, this is likely to be an understatement of the actual crowd size as the sheer number of people who had 'walked up' to the game meant that ticket sellers at the gate were unable to cope. For only the second time in the history of the SCG Trust (operators of the Sydney Football Stadium), the gates were opened 20 minutes after the game started and almost 2000 fans were let in for free http://www.sydneyfc.com/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=493&pageid=489.

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August 28 - Melbourne Victory - SCG Trust

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