The 2016 season saw Sydney United embark on its twelfth consecutive season in the NPL NSW Men's era. Under the guidance of Marko Rudan, Sydney United secured a treble of trophies. They clinched the 2016 NPL NSW Men's 1 Premiership, finishing nine points ahead of their nearest rivals and suffering only two defeats throughout the entire season. Furthermore, they won the NPL Championship, emerging as champions of NPL Australia after a decisive 4–1 victory over the Edgeworth Eagles in the final. Additionally, they triumphed in the Waratah Cup, defeating Manly United 1–0 in the final.
Nevertheless, Sydney United encountered a setback in the NPL NSW Grand Final, where they were defeated 3–0 by Blacktown City. They also faced an earlier loss to Blacktown City in the FFA Cup, with a score of 6–2 in the Round of 32.
Chris Payne topped the league's goalscoring charts with 22 goals in 21 games. All in all, he scored 33 goals in all competitions.
While Tomislav Uskok, Panni Nikas, Chris Payne and Thomas Manos made the 2016 NPL NSW Team of the Year.
Players
Transfers in
Transfers out
Mid-Season Transfers
Competitions
Overview
National Premier League NSW 1
League table
Pre-season Matches
Matches
NPL Championship
Waratah Cup
Australia Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No.Pos.Nat.NameNPL NSW Men's 1FFA CupNPL ChampionshipWaratah CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK00100000102DF1001030101503DF1313020202014DF911000201215DF30100010506FW242455312334337MF2315231213378MF2423030103129FW100000001010MF21353202030611FW24343101030612FW001000102013MF001000001014MF19140302028116 MF5040001010017DF15040201022018MF10310331016619DF16131300022220DF19132302127421GK25050302035022DF9010200012023MF2418543621342924DF17230102023227MF302000005030GK001000001032DF001000001033DF600000208035FW001000001036FW001000001037DF001000001040GK0010000010
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