This deal gave Sydney FC a five-year city exclusivity, allowing the club grow throughout the region without competition.

Sydney FC was not entirely embraced by the region, as the club's original intention to play at Parramatta Stadium was later changed by FA chairman Frank Lowy.

[8] Sydney FC's perceived exclusion of the western region mirrored the pre-existing cultural and social divide of the city.

[9] On 4 April 2012, the collapse of Gold Coast United brought about the rushed creation of Western Sydney Wanderers.

The fans and club have a strong relationship, strengthened by good relations with SCG Trust – the owners of Sydney Football Stadium.

In the 34th minute Nikolai Topor-Stanley produced a calamitous error to gift Del Piero the ball, and the Italian striker opened the scoring.

Brett Emerton the Sydney FC captain saw the first straight red card for a lunging feet-first challenge on Shannon Cole.

"[20] The Wanderers were dominant on the pitch and in the stands, scoring two goals that could easily have been more, while Sydney FC lacked penetration with their attack missing talisman Del Piero.

The Wanderers dominated the match, striking the crossbar and posts on several occasions, including a long-range chip from Hersi that nearly caught Sydney FC keeper Vedran Janjetovic off his line, with the rebound falling to Tomi Juric who smashed his shot into the stands.

Sydney FC then equalised after Ante Covic sliced a clearing punch into the face of Matthew Jurman and saw the ball rebounded into goal.

A calamitous error from another ex-Sydney FC player, Michael Beauchamp, saw him gift the ball to Richard Garcia, who tapped past Ante Covic into an open net.

The game also featured an allegation that Wanderers player Brendon Santalab culturally abused Abbas, who took extreme offence and charged around the pitch, having to be restrained by his teammates.

A pitch invasion ensued as over a hundred Sydney FC fans ran from The Cove onto the field to celebrate with Brosque, a scene which sportswriter Phil Rothfield described as being "as special as it gets.

"[24] The eighth Sydney derby was played on 29 November 2014, in the 2014–15 A-League Season and took place in front of a packed crowd of 19,138 at Pirtek Stadium in Paramatta.

In stoppage time at the end of the first half, a superb through pall was played to Mark Bridge who failed to score, forcing a brilliant save from Vedran Janjetovic.

In the final minute of the game, a free kick was awarded to Sydney FC, Marc Janko struck the ball beautifully, only to have it crash off the crossbar.

It set a new A-League Men crowd record of 61,880 at ANZ Stadium, as the Sky Blues triumphed in an emphatic second half, finishing 4–0.

Adding salt into the wounds, Matt Simon sprinted free of Dimas on a counterattack, with a cross to Bobô resulting in a parried shot, before Alex Brosque scored the fourth as it was dubbed the "Demolition Derby".

In front of a crowd of 44,843 the Wanderers ended Sydney FC's 19 game-winning run, and achieved their first derby victory in 1135 days, with a hard-fought 1–0 win, courtesy of a first half Brendon Santalab goal.

The Wanderers' win denied Sydney FC the opportunity to become the first A-League Men team to finish a season undefeated.

The first goal of the game came from Polish international Adrian Mierzejewski, who slammed home a poor parry from Vedran Janjetovic.

Sydney captain Alex Brosque doubled their lead, latching onto a through ball from Bobô before rounding Janjetovic for a simple tap-in.

On 45 minutes, Mierzejewski scored his second of the game, and Sydney's third, with a free kick from distance which the keeper could only get a hand to as it smashed into the back of the net.

After half time, a corner taken by Mierzejewski was deflected in by Western Sydney striker Lachlan Scott for 4–0.

[27] The match ended as a 1–1 draw, marking the first time Sydney FC hadn't won a derby in a season.

TRAITORS' LEGACIES WILL PERISH', along with depictions of club greats Steve Corica, Rhyan Grant and Alex Brosque as knights in shining armour, with Ninković's old No.