Sydney FC in international competition
This is a list of competitions played by Sydney FC involving international clubs, from 2005 to the present season. Despite their short history, Sydney FC have participated in many international tournaments and International friendlies, including the Asian Champions League and the Oceania Champions League (before the Football Federation Australia were admitted into the Asian Football Confederation). Sydney FC alongside Adelaide United are the only teams to have represented the A-League in the FIFA Club World Cup. Sydney FC are currently the only team to have represented the A-League in the Pan-Pacific Championship during the 2008 competition.
Oceania Club Championship
2005 Campaign
Sydney participated in the 2004–05 Oceania Club World Championships after defeating the then Queensland Roar, Perth Glory, and Central Coast Mariners to qualify. The event was being held in Tahiti, and Sydney's first match was against New Zealand team Auckland City FC, Sydney won 2–1, and would go on to defeat AS Pirae and Sobou FC, before winning against Tafea FC 6–0 in the Semi-Final. In the Final against AS Magenta Sydney won 2–0 with goals coming from Matthew Bingley and David Zdrillic.
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Group Stage
31 May 2005 Group Stage Sydney FC 
3 : 2 
Auckland CityStade Pater, Tahiti Ceccoli 
32'
Packer 47'
Corica 90+3'report Seaman 37'
Smith 78'Attendance: 4,000 2 June 2005 Group Stage Sobou FC 
2 : 9 Sydney FCStade Pater, Tahiti Wate 57'
Daniel 90'report Fyfe 5'
Petrovski 14', 43', 71'
Zdrilic 19', 40', 42'
Brodie 79'
Salazar 82'Attendance: 3,000 4 June 2005 Group Stage Sydney FC 6 : 0 
AS PiraeStade Pater, Tahiti Zdrilic 11', 25', 35', 39'
Buonavoglia 43'
Carney 85'report Attendance: 1,500 Semi-Final
7 June 2005 Semi-Final Sydney FC 6 : 0 
TafeaStade Pater, Tahiti Petrovski 26'
Zdrilic 39'
Talay 44' (pen.)
Corica 65', 90'
Salazar 87'report Attendance: 4,000 Final
10 June 2005 Final Sydney FC 2 : 0 
AS MagentaStade Pater, Tahiti Bingley 16'
Zdrilic 59'report Attendance: 4,000
FIFA Club World Cup
2005 FIFA Club World Championship
In December 2005, Sydney FC competed in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship as the Oceania Football Confederation's entry to the tournament following their 2004–05 Oceania Club Championships success in June. On 12 December, in front of a crowd of over 28,000 at Japan's Toyota Stadium, Sydney FC narrowly lost to Costa Rican champions Deportivo Saprissa 1–0, denying the club a semi–final match against European champion Liverpool F.C.. Four days later, Sydney FC defeated the African "Club of the Century" Al-Ahly 2–1 to finish the competition in fifth place. This was to be any Australian football club's last year to qualify for the Club World Championship through the Oceania Club Championship. The FFA announced soon after Sydneys grand final win that Australia will depart from the Oceania Football Confederation to join the higher ranking Asian Football Confederation. The A-league now participates AFC's inter-city club tournaments such as the Asian Champions League held annually during the off-season of the A-league, and also the international cup tournaments such as the Asian Cup held every 4 years. Sydney FC went on to represent Australia in the Asian Champions league in 2007.
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Quarter-final
12 December 2005 Quarter-Final Sydney FC 0 : 1 
Deportivo SaprissaToyota Stadium, Nagoya Attendance: 28,538 Fifth Place Play-Off
16 December 2005 Fifth Place Play-Off Al Ahly 
1 : 2 Sydney FCOlympic Stadium, Tokyo Attendance: 15,951
Asian Champions League
2007 Campaign
On 22 November 2006, Sydney FC and Adelaide United, as 2005–06 Champions and Premiers, were nominated as the first clubs to represent the Australia in the AFC Champions League 2007. Expectations were low for Sydney after a troubled season — many key players left the club at season's end and coach Terry Butcher was replaced by former NSL coach Branko Culina. Culina named a revamped 21-man squad and in their opening game on 7 March 2007 had 2–1 away win over Shanghai Shenhua with Ufuk Talay scoring a thunderous goal outside of the 18 yard box. That result was followed up with a 2–2 draw at home against Japanese club Urawa Reds after being up 2–0 in front of 21,010 — a bigger home crowd than had attended any of the last season's regular matches. In a game delayed by a day after near monsoonal rain, they struggled against Indonesian side Persik Kediri, losing 2–1 and showing their lack of match fitness against a better than expected Persik side.
In the return match a fortnight later, Sydney FC revenged the loss at Parramatta Stadium in Western Sydney, defeating Persik 3–0 with goals from Steve Corica and Alex Brosque. Sydney's final matches in the group finished in stalemates, first at home to Shanghai and then in Japan at Urawa Reds. Sydney was one point behind Urawa in their group ladder going into the final match, faced with needing to win in order to progress. Unable to capitalise on good ball possession, the match ended 0–0 and thus ended Sydney's Asian Champions League campaign.
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Group Stage
March 7, 2007 Shanghai Shenhua 1–2 Sydney FC Yuanshen Stadium, Shanghai, China Xie Hui 78' (Report) Steve Corica 8'
Ufuk Talay 23'Attendance: 12,000
Referee:
Lee Gi-YoungMarch 21, 2007 Sydney FC 2–2 Urawa Red Diamonds Aussie Stadium, Sydney, Australia David Carney 1'
Ufuk Talay 23' (pen)(Report) Robson Ponte 30'
Yuichiro Nagai 55'Attendance: 21,010
Referee:
Subkhiddin Mohd SallehApril 12, 2007 Persik Kediri 2–1 Sydney FC Manahan Stadium, Surakarta, Indonesia Aris Budi Prasetyo 25'
Budi Sudarsono 70'(Report) Steve Corica 8' Attendance: 15,000
Referee:
Abdullah BalidehApril 25, 2007 Sydney FC 3–0 Persik Kediri Parramatta Stadium, Sydney, Australia Steve Corica 54', 90'
Alex Brosque 73'(Report) Attendance: 10,075
Referee:
Minh Tri VoMay 9, 2007 Sydney FC 0–0 Shanghai Shenhua Aussie Stadium, Sydney, Australia (Report 1 2) Attendance: 14,786
Referee:
Abdul BashirMay 23, 2007 Urawa Red Diamonds 0–0 Sydney FC Saitama Stadium, Saitama, Japan (Report) Attendance: 44,793
Referee:
Fareed Al-Marzouqi
2011 Campaign
Despite a poor 2010-11 season, following several key players being released to other clubs, Sydney were expected to do well during the 2011 Asian Champions League. Unfortunately, Sydney struggled against the superior Asian teams from Japan, however gained 2 points from their opening 2 rounds against Kashima Antlers and Shanghai Shenhua. The home leg against Shanghai was a frustrating match where Sydney missed several easy chances and being forced to settle for a 1-1 draw. In Sydney's final home match against Korean team Suwon Samsung Bluewings, Sydney were belted 3-0 by a dominate Bluewings outfit. However, the team regained some faith with a twice come-from-behind win against Shanghai Shenhua in Shanghai, China winning 3-2 with Brazilian striker Bruno Cazarine helping with a brace.
Sydney would go on to finish 3rd out of 4 teams, unable to qualify for the Round of 16, winning 1 game, drawing 2 and losing 3.
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Group Stage
2 March 2011 Sydney FC 0–0 Suwon Samsung BluewingsSydney Football Stadium 20:00 UTC+10 McFlynn 
32'Report Attendance: 7095
Referee: Abdul Mailk Abdul Bashir (Singapore)6 April 2011 Sydney FC 1–1 
Shanghai ShenhuaSydney Football Stadium 20:00 UTC+10 Carle 13'Report Riascos 6'Attendance: 7,007
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)13 April 20111 Sydney FC 0–3 
Kashima AntlersSydney Football Stadium 20:00 UTC+10 Report Nozawa 41'
Gabriel 61'
Koroki 90+3'Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albawawi (United Arab Emirates)19 April 2011 Shanghai Shenhua 2–3 Sydney FCHongkou Stadium 20:00 UTC+8 Jiajun 8'Report Cazarine 45+1', 59'
Bridge 90+1'Attendance: 10,215
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)3 May 2011 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 3–1 Sydney FCSuwon World Cup Stadium 19:30 UTC+9 Ha Tae-Gyun 34'
Neretljak 50'
Yeom Ki-Hoon 80'Report Cazarine 51'Attendance: 9,495
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)10 May 20111 Kashima Antlers 2–1 Sydney FCNational Olympic Stadium2 15:00 UTC+9 Osako 64'
Nozawa 84'Report Jurman 26'Attendance: 3,164
Referee: Khalil Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
- Notes
- Note 2: The Kashima Antlers v Sydney FC match was postponed from 16 March 2011 to 10 May 2011 due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan.[1] The return match, Sydney FC v Kashima Antlers, was brought forward from 10 May 2011 to 13 April 2011.[2] All home matches of the Kashima Antlers were moved to the National Olympic Stadium in Tokyo as the Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima was damaged in the earthquake.
Pan-Pacific Championship
2008 Competition
On 20 February, Sydney were pitted against Houston Dynamo, who had won the previous season's MLS Championship. The match was played on artificial turf at Aloha Stadium. Sydney FC were never really settled in the unfamiliar conditions, and suffered a 3–0 loss. Sydney newcomer Ryan Walsh was dispossessed of the ball 8 metres from the 18-yard box by Brian Ching, and the Canadian International Dwayne De Rosario put the ball past keeper Clint Bolton. Then, straight after the restart by Sydney, Stuart Holden received a 'through-ball' pass from Dwayne De Rosario, and shot past a stunned Sydney defence from the edge of the 6-yard box. When Chris Wondolowski scored before half-time to make the score 3–0, Sydney FC had really lost hope of coming back.
An understrength Sydney went into the 3/4 playoff against Los Angeles Galaxy fairly confident, as they had already beaten them during the November 2007 friendly match. However, Sydney fell behind only 3 minutes into the match when multi-million dollar English signing David Beckham sent in a pin-point cross from the right wing to find striker Ely Allen, who volleyed the ball past Sydney keeper Ivan Necevski. Defender Brendan Renaud then scored with a powerful shot from 30 metres out in the top right corner, but the Los Angeles team regained the lead soon after, as David Beckham again sent in a cross that Necevski couldn't handle and palmed to the feet of Los Angeles midfielder Josh Tudela, who tapped the ball into the net. LA went on to win the match 2–1, and Sydney finished 4th in the inaugural tournament. Japanese side Gamba Osaka finished 1st, after a 6–1 thrashing of MLS Champions Houston Dynamo.
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Semi-final
20 February 2008 Houston Dynamo 3–0 Sydney FC Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, USA Dwayne De Rosario 28'
Stuart Holden 29'
Chris Wondolowski 43'Report Brendon Santalab 
49'
Ryan Walsh 57'Attendance: 15,128
Referee: Alex PrusFourth place playoff
23 February 2008 Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 Sydney FC Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, USA Ely Allen 3'
Josh Tudela 45'
Michael Gavin 72'Report Brendan Renaud 43'
Terry McFlynn 49'
Mark Robertson 51'Attendance: 23,087
Referee: Brian Hall
Friendlies
2007–08
During the 2007–08 season Sydney FC hosted the LA Galaxy in an exhibition game at ANZ Stadium, Sydney. The match was of important significance in Australia as it brought the legend of the game, David Beckham, to its shores. He did not fail to disappoint, scoring a stunning trademark free kick. Sydney FC won the game 5–3, in front of a record crowd for a Sydney FC match of 80,295.
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27 November 2007 Sydney FC 5–3 Los Angeles Galaxy Telstra Stadium, Sydney Alex Brosque 5', 25'
Ruben Zadkovich 29'
Robbie Middleby 49', 53'
Adam Biddle 76'
Iain Fyfe 87'Report Kevin Harmse 31', 76'
David Beckham 45', 64'
Edson Buddle 49'
Landon Donovan 90'Attendance: 80,295
Referee: Mark Shield
2009–10
- See also: 2009–10 Sydney FC pre-season
Sydney had a friendly match in China, with new sister club Shanghai Shenhua.[3] Sydney FC lost the match 2–1, with their goal coming from striker Alex Brosque, who scored halfway through the second half to level the scores at 1–1. John Aloisi, who had a poor last season, showed he had hit form, but being very unlucky to have two goals disallowed during the first half. It was the first game for former Sydney and Socceroos Tony Popovic as caretaker coach.
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28 February 2009 Shanghai Shenhua 2 – 1 Sydney FCHongkou Stadium 20:00 UTC+10 Barcos 32'
Lei 88'Report Brosque 58'Attendance: 10,000
2010–11
Everton (Pre-season)
- Main article: 2010–11 Sydney FC pre-season
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10 July 2010 Sydney FC 0–1 
EvertonANZ Stadium Saturday, 7.00 pm EST Report Anichebe 46'Attendance: 40,466
Referee: Strebre Delovski
2010 Sydney Festival of Football (Pre-season)
The 2010 Sydney Festival of Football was an international friendly tournament held during the 2010–11 A-League pre-season in Sydney. All matches were played at the Sydney Football Stadium. The tournament did not follow a traditional structure as points were also awarded for goals scored during the tournament. Each team played each other once over three matchdays. Sydney FC were placed last at the conclusion of the tournament after failing to win any games and scoring four goals (three of which were by Alex Brosque.
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25 July 2010 Sydney FC 3–5 
A.E.K. AthensSydney Football Stadium 12:45 pm EST Brosque 31' (pen.), 48'
Iyane Thiam 88'Report Leonardo 30'
Blanco 36'
Liberopoulos 60'
Scocco 74'
Kafes 76'Attendance: 14,153
Referee: Ben Williams28 July 2010 Sydney FC 0–0 
RangersSydney Football Stadium Wednesday, 7.30 pm EST Report Attendance: 9,483
Referee: Matthew Breeze31 July 2010 Sydney FC 1–2 Blackburn RoversSydney Football Stadium Saturday, 7.30 pm EST Brosque 81'Report Emerton 37'
Gamst Pedersen 67'Attendance: 15,237
Referee: Ben Williams
2013–14
2013 Japan Tour (Pre-season)
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24 July 2013 Japan Tour Sagan Tosu 2 – 1 Sydney FCTosu, Japan Mizunuma 1', 41'Report Grant 24'Stadium: Tosu Stadium
Attendance: 21,000
2013 Italy Tour (Pre-season)
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7 August 2013 Italy Tour Padova 
3 – 2 Sydney FCPadova, Italy 4:45am (AEST) Vantaggiato 4', 15'
Jelenic 81'Report Emerton 8'
Carle 84' (pen.)Stadium: Stadio Euganeo
Attendance: 15,6888 August 2013 Italy Tour Udinese 3 – 5 Sydney FCJesolo, Italy 1am (AEST) Unknown 2'
Unknown 40'
Unknown 48'Report Mallia 10', 55'
Marschel 12'
Chianese 30', 89'Stadium: Stadio Comunale Picchi
Attendance: 3,50213 August 2013 Italy Tour Vicenza 1 – 3 Sydney FCJesolo, Italy 2am (AEST) Coser 47'Report Chianese 33'
Ryall 40'
Mallia 80'Stadium: Stadio Comunale Picchi
Attendance: 3,03114 August 2013 Italy Tour A.S. Cittadella 0 – 1 Sydney FCJesolo, Italy 1am (AEST) Report Italiano 35'Stadium: Stadio Comunale Picchi
Attendance: 3,121
2014–15
2014 Football United Tour (Pre-season)
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22 July 2014 United Tour Newcastle United 4 – 0 Sydney FCDunedin, New Zealand 19:30 NZDT de Jong 19'
Rivière 26'
Yanga-Mbiwa 33'
Armstrong 83'Report Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
26 July 2014 United Tour Sydney FC 3 – 1 West Ham UnitedWellington, New Zealand 14:00 NZDT Gameiro 4', 65'
Brosque 26'Petković 50' (o.g.)Stadium: Westpac Stadium
2015 Tottenham and Chelsea (Post-season)
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30 May 2015 Friendly Sydney FC 0 – 1 Tottenham HotspurSydney, Australia 20:00 AEST Report Kane 43'Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 71,549
Referee: Minhu Lee
International Teams Wins/Loss all time ladder
updated 2 June 2015
| Club | Competitive[A] | Friendlies | Total | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Name | Nat | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD |
| A.C. Reggiana | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| AEK Athens F.C. | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 |
| Al-Ahly | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| A.S. Cittadella | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| AS Magenta |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| AS Pirae | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Auckland City | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Blackburn Rovers | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Chelsea | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Deportivo Saprissa | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Everton | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Houston Dynamo |  | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| Kashima Antlers | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| LA Galaxy | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Newcastle United | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | –4 |
| Padova | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Persik Kediri |  | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Rangers | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sagan Tosu | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Shanghai Shenhua | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 |
| Sobou | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| Suwon Samsung Bluewings | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Tafea | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Tottenham | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Udinese | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Urawa Red Diamonds | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Venezia | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Vicenza | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| West Ham United | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Total | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 27 | 31 | –4 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 67 | 60 | +7 | |
- Notes
A. a Competitive matches only. These include OFC Champions League, AFC Champions League, Club World Cup and Pan-Pacific Championship