2024–25 Sunderland A.F.C. season

146th season in existence of Sunderland AFC

Sunderland 2024–25 football season

Sunderland
2024–25 season
Owner	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%) Juan Sartori (36%)
Chairman	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
Manager	Vacant
Stadium	Stadium of Light
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 146th season in the history of Sunderland Association Football Club and their third consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Player	From	Fee	Ref

Out

Date	Position	Player	To	Fee	Ref

Loaned in

Date	Position	Player	From	Date until	Ref

Loaned out

Date	Position	Player	To	Date until	Ref

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos	Player	Ref
30 June 2024	LB	Kailem Beattie	^[1]
30 June 2024	CM	Tom Chiabi	^[1]
30 June 2024	RW	Ben Creamer	^[1]
30 June 2024	AM	Bradley Dack	^[1]
30 June 2024	LW	Jack Diamond	^[1]
30 June 2024	CM	Corry Evans	^[1]
30 June 2024	ST	Harry Gardiner	^[1]
30 June 2024	LW	Daniel Obolo	^[1]
30 June 2024	LB	Connor Pye	^[1]
30 June 2024	LB	Joe Ryder	^[1]
30 June 2024	RB	Jayden Sekete	^[1]
30 June 2024	LW	Michael Spellman	^[1]
30 June 2024	RM	Ellis Taylor	^[1]
30 June 2024	RB	Callum Wilson	^[1]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 17 May, Sunderland announced their first slate of pre-season fixtures, against South Shields, Gateshead, Blackpool and Bradford City.^[2]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

South Shields v Sunderland

13 July 2024 Friendly	South Shields	v	Sunderland	Jarrow
12:30 BST				Stadium: Mariners Park

Gateshead v Sunderland

13 July 2024 Friendly	Gateshead	v	Sunderland	Gateshead
17:00 BST				Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium

Blackpool v Sunderland

27 July 2024 Friendly	Blackpool	v	Sunderland	Blackpool
15:00 BST				Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Bradford City v Sunderland

30 July 2024 Friendly	Bradford City	v	Sunderland	Sunderland
19:30 BST				Stadium: Valley Parade

Competitions

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Queens Park Rangers
18	Sheffield Wednesday
19	Stoke City
20	Sunderland
21	Swansea City
22	Watford	Relegation to EFL League One
23	West Bromwich Albion	Relegation to EFL League One

First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[3]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
—	GK	ENG	Alex Bass	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	ENG	Nathan Bishop	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	ENG	Anthony Patterson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
—	DF	ENG	Aji Alese	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Joe Anderson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NIR	Daniel Ballard	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NIR	Dennis Cirkin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NOR	Leo Hjelde	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	WAL	Niall Huggins	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NIR	Trai Hume	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Luke O'Nien	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	FRA	Timothée Pembélé	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NED	Jenson Seelt	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	AUS	Nectarios Triantis	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
—	MF	FRA	Abdoullah Ba	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	FRA	Adil Aouchiche	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Jobe Bellingham	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	FRA	Pierre Ekwah	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Elliot Embleton	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Jay Matete	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Dan Neil	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Chris Rigg	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
—	FW	CRC	Jewison Bennette	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Jack Clarke	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ESP	Eliezer Mayenda	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Romaine Mundle	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Patrick Roberts	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	UKR	Nazariy Rusyn	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	POR	Luís Semedo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Retained list confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "Several pre-season fixtures confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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National teams

Senior (2026 FIFA World Cup qualification)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2025 finals)
U20 (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, One North, One South Central, One South East) Northern Premier League (Premier, One East, One Midlands, One West) Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West - level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under-21	Professional U21 Development League Premier League Cup Premier League International Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Ipswich Town Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Derby County Hull City Leeds United Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Crawley Town Exeter City Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Stockport County Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Bromley Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Port Vale Salford City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall