{"id":561549,"date":"2026-03-24T17:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/561549\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:27:14","slug":"sydney-sack-ufuk-talay-appoint-patrick-kisnorbo-as-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/561549\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney Sack Ufuk Talay Appoint Patrick Kisnorbo as Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sydney FC have parted ways with Head Coach Ufuk Talay effective immediately, with Championship winning coach Patrick Kisnorbo taking charge until the end of the season.<\/p>\n

The decision to part ways with Talay comes after the club suffered back-to-back losses at the weekend following their 2-1 home defeat to Newcastle Jets.<\/p>\n

Talay departs the Sky Blues after two-and-a-half years in charge at Sydney FC, with Sunday\u2019s result leaving them sat fifth on the ladder \u2013 10 points behind leaders Newcastle and six points ahead of seventh-placed Central Coast Mariners who have a game in hand.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Ufuk Talay <\/p>\n

A former Sky Blues player, Talay was handed a new one-year-contract heading into the 2025-26 Isuzu UTE A-League season but has been linked with a move to fierce rivals Western Sydney Wanderers in recent weeks when his contract was due to finish at the end of the season.<\/p>\n

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Taking over for the remainder of the 2025-26 campaign will be Kisnorobo, who won both the Isuzu UTE A-League Premiership and Championship during his time in charge of Melbourne City.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe board are delighted to welcome Patrick Kisnorbo to Sydney FC,\u201d said Sydney FC Chairman, Dr Jan Hendrik Voss.<\/p>\n

\u201cPatrick is a highly regarded coach having won the A-League Championship and back-to-back Premiership titles.<\/p>\n

\u201cRecently, the club has been undergoing a strategic review process to identify a Head Coach for season 2026\/27 to meet our ambitions of playing AFC Champions League Elite, winning the Premiership, Championship and the Australia Cup.<\/p>\n

\"\"Patrick Kisnorbo during his time in charge of Melbourne Victory<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have made the decision to bring in Patrick as the Head Coach for the remainder of this season whilst we continue that process.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cI would like to thank Ufuk for his hard work, dedication, professionalism, passion and commitment that he brought to Sydney FC.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kisnorbo said he is extremely excited by the opportunity to lead the Sky Blues.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am delighted to be joining Sydney FC,\u201d said Kisnorbo, who has also coached Melbourne Victory and the A-League Men All Stars.<\/p>\n

This is a club with a proud history and high expectations, and there is a real opportunity to achieve something special this season,\u201d said Kisnorbo. <\/p>\n

\"\"Championship winning Coach of Melbourne City, Patrick Kisnorbo<\/p>\n

\u201cOur focus is to build consistency in our performances and to have the squad mentally and physically prepared for every game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Departing Head Coach Ufuk Talay thanked the club and its supporters for their trust and support.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would like to thank everyone at Sydney FC for the opportunity to lead this great club,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"\"Patrick Kisnorbo, head coach of the All Stars <\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been a privilege to work with the players, staff and wider organisation, and I am grateful for the support from the Members and fans. I wish the club every success for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kisnorbo will take charge with immediate effect as Sydney FC prepares for the final four matches of the regular season.<\/p>\n

Next up for the Sky Blues is a clash with Brisbane Roar on Thursday, April 2 following the completion of the upcoming FIFA International break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sydney FC have parted ways with Head Coach Ufuk Talay effective immediately, with Championship winning coach Patrick Kisnorbo…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561550,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[20417,20418,20419,43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-561549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-a-league-men","tag-a-leagues","tag-almfeatured","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}