The Sky Blues conceded 29 fouls to Phoenix's 14 in the controversial stop-start scoreless draw at Allianz Stadium, with the home side adamant they had committed far fewer than what they were dealt.

Coach Graham Arnold could be seen fuming on the sidelines throughout the 90 minutes, while captain Alex Brosque, who was denied one of two penalty claims the Sky Blues believed they should have been granted, argued with Beath over multiple decisions.

On Friday, Sydney wrote to FFA to request action be taken, including that Beath no longer be allowed to officiate their games.

"We have written to the FFA regarding the officiating at Thursday night's game and have asked for explanations regarding a number of issues," chief executive Tony Pignata said in a statement.

"We are awaiting their response."

In September, Beath was announced alongside Jarred Gillett and Ben Williams as Australia's first three full-time professional referees on a two-year contract.

The 31 year-old, who has been refereeing the A-League since 2008, has handed out an average of just under 37 fouls per game across the seven fixtures he's controlled this season.

That included 22 against Sydney in their round-six loss to Melbourne Victory, who were on the receiving end of 15 fouls that match.

In the Sky Blues' other six fixtures, they've conceded 17 fouls or less.

Arnold was so incensed on Thursday night he did not show up to his post-match media conference for fear of being fined, instead sending assistant Steve Corica down to explain what he had taken issue with.

"He's a little bit frustrated with the way things went tonight and a few of the decisions that were made, so he thought it would be best, after he's been fined a few times, that I come down," Corica said.

"There were a lot throughout the game that he's frustrated with - the amount of fouls I think that we gave away and maybe a couple of penalty decisions as well didn't go our way.

"I thought they were a bit harsh as well. We're not normally a fouling team."

Meanwhile, Wellington coach Ernie Merrick took no issue with Beath's officiating on the night.