2007–08 Sydney FC season
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The 2007–08 season is Sydney FC's third season of football (soccer) in Australia. The club finished seventh in the A-League Pre-season Challenge Cup and competed in the 2007–08 A-League season.
2007–2008 season | |
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Chairman | George Perry; Andrew Kemeny |
Manager | Branko Čulina; John Kosmina |
A-League | 3rd (League) Semi-finals (Finals) |
A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup | 7th |
Pan-Pacific Championship | 4th |
Top goalscorer | League: Alex Brosque (8 goals) All: Alex Brosque (11 goals) |
Highest home attendance | League: 33,458 (20 January 2008, vs Melbourne); All: 80,295 (27 November 2007 vs Los Angeles Galaxy) |
Lowest home attendance | 10,732 (7 December 2007, vs Newcastle Jets) |
After a disappointing start to the season, the club sacked coach Branko Čulina in October,[1] and appointed John Kosmina. The team recovered from its poor start to finish third on the league table, securing a place in the finals series but being eliminated in the semi-final by Queensland Roar.
The club represented Australia at the Pan-Pacific Championship in February 2008 and finished fourth after losing to American MLS sides Houston Dynamo and Los Angeles Galaxy.