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Western United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club. The club is based in the western Melbourne suburb of Truganina, the club aims to ... WesternUnitedFC FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch NottobeconfusedwithWesternUnitedFC(SolomonIslands). FootballclubWesternUnitedFullnameWesternUnitedFootballClubFounded2018;4 yearsago (2018)asWesternMelbourneGroundGMHBAStadiumMarsStadiumYorkParkAAMIParkCapacity36,00011,00019,50030,050OwnerWesternMelbourneGroup,SayersRoadInvestmentCo,JaszacInvestments-JasonSourasis,TheodoreAndriopoulos,SteveHorvat,LeventShevkiandJohnTripodiChairmanJasonSourasisManagerJohnAloisiLeagueA-LeagueMen2020–2110thof12WebsiteClubwebsite Homecolours Awaycolours Currentseason DepartmentsofWesternUnited Football(Men's) Football(YouthMen's) WesternUnitedFootballClubisanAustralianprofessionalsoccerclub.TheclubisbasedinthewesternMelbournesuburbofTruganina,[1]theclubaimstorepresentwesternVictoria,incorporatingthewesternsuburbsofMelbourne;theregionalcitiesofBallarat,Bendigo,andGeelong;andregionalandcountrytownsinwesternVictoria.[2] Theclubwasfirstestablishedaspartofanexpansionprocessinthecountry'spremierfootballcompetition,theA-League.Itbeganplayinginthe2019–20A-Leagueseason,underlicencefromFootballAustralia(FA). WesternUnitedplayhomematchesatGMHBAStadiuminGeelongandMarsStadiuminBallarat,thoughplantopermanentlyrelocatematchestoWyndhamCityStadium,asoccer-specificstadiuminTarneit,Wyndham. Contents 1History 1.1Origins 1.2A-LeagueWomen'sTeam 2Crest 3Colours 4Sponsors 5Ownership 6Stadiums 6.1WyndhamCityStadium 7Supportersandrivalries 7.1Rivalries 8Statisticsandrecords 9Seasonbyseasonrecord 10Players 10.1Firstteamsquad 10.2Youth 11Coachingstaff 12Seealso 13References 14Externallinks History[edit] Furtherinformation:HistoryofWesternUnitedFC Origins[edit] Seealso:ExpansionoftheA-League InAugust2018,theWesternMelbourneGroupwaspartoftheeightteamsthattheFFAhadacceptedintheofficialbiddingphase,aspartofthenewexpansionprocess.[3]Fourmonthslater,thebid'ssuccesswasannounced,alongwiththebidfromMacarthurFC.[4]WesternMelbournewillplayitshomegamesatKardiniaParkinGeelongforitsfirsttwoseasons,whileitbuildsitsstadiumandtrainingcentreinTarneit,withcompletionexpectedin2021. On11January2019,WesternMelbourneGroupannouncedJohnAnastasiadisasseniorassistantcoachfortheclub'sdebutseason.[5]On24January2019,theconsortiumannouncedthatJohnHutchinsonwouldalsojointheclubasanassistantcoach.[6] On31January2019,WesternMelbournemadeitsfirstplayerandmarqueesigningPanagiotisKoneaheadofitsinauguralseason.[7]On12February2019,SocceroosdefenderJoshRisdonbecameWesternMelbourne'sfirstAustraliansigning.[8] On13February2019,itwasannouncedthattheclubwouldbecalledWesternUnitedFootballClubafterapublicvotewasheldthroughtheHeraldSunnewspaper.[9][10]Theclub'scoloursandidentityweresettoconfirmtheclub'snameandcoloursasitwasannouncedastheirinauguralnameas"WesternUnitedFootballClub"alsowearingagreenandblackstripontheirkits.[11]Inmid-May,WesternUnitedannouncedpartnershipwithsportsbrandKappa.[12]Twomonthslater,theclubunveiledtheirinauguraljerseysfortheirfirstseasonintheA-League,featuringgreenandblackstripes.[13] On2June2019theDirectorofFootballforWesternUnited,SteveHorvatpresentedGeelongrepresentativeplayerswiththeirkitsforthe2019CountryChampionships.HorvatadditionallyannouncedtheclubwouldsetupaGeelong-basedacademyby2021. A-LeagueWomen'sTeam[edit] WesternUnitedWomenwillalsojointheA-LeagueWomenforthe2022–23season,[14]which,withthereturnofCentralCoastMariners,willexpandthatleagueto12teams. Crest[edit] UnveiledinMay2019,WesternUnitedannounceditsofficialcrestwhichfeatures.Theclub'swebsiteatthetimeoftheannouncementcommentedthatthedesignwasinfluencedbythepitchofroofsinthesuburbsandtheWestGateBridge,withthesignaturegreencolourrepresentinggrowth,harmonyandfreshness.[15][16] Colours[edit] On13February2019,theclubrevealedthatitsprimarycolourswillbegreenandblack.[17] On8May2019,theclubannounceditsofficialcrest.Theclub'swebsiteatthetimeoftheannouncementcommentedthatthedesignwasinfluencedbythepitchofroofsinthesuburbsandtheWestGateBridge,withthesignaturegreencolourrepresentinggrowth,harmonyandfreshness.[16] On18June2019,throughconsultingwithKappaandfans,theclubofficiallyunveileditsinauguralhomeandalternativekitsforthe2019–20A-Leagueseason.ThehomekitconsistsofgreenandblackverticalstripeswheretheWesternUnitedlogoisencasedinafaintcrest.Thealternativekittakesadifferentapproachwithageometricdesignwithvaryingsizedgreenandblacktrianglesconnectingeachotherthroughtheirpoints.Theclub'slogoisalsocontainedatthebottomofthekit.Thisdesignissaidtoreflectontheclub'smodernapproachintheclub'sbranding.[18] Sponsors[edit] On20May2019,WesternUnitedannouncedapartnershipwithItaliansportsbrandKappa,whichwillbetheclub'sinauguralofficialapparelpartner.[19] WesternUnitedannouncedProbuildasitsinauguralsponsoron3July2019whereitslogowillbepresentonthefrontofitsplayingkitsaswellasotherapparel.[20] Ownership[edit] ItwasrevealedinFebruary2019thatBirminghamSportsHoldingshadinitiallyfundedthebid'slicensefee.TheylaterpulledoutoftheprojectduetoadownturnintheAustralianhousingmarket,thatdevaluedtheintendedhousingdevelopmentstobebuiltinthesameareaastheproposednewstadiuminTarneit.[21][22] Stadiums[edit] WesternUnited'sdebuthomematchatKardiniaPark,againstPerthGlory,19October2019 Forseveralyearsaftertheirestablishment,WesternUnitedusedtheCityVistaRecreationReserve,thehomegroundofCarolineSpringsGeorgeCrossFCastheirtrainingbase.[23]InOctober2021theclubmoveditsseniormen'steamandadministrationstafftoTheHangarinTullamarine,anAustralianrulesfootballfacilitythatishometotheEssendonFootballClubandParalympicsAustralia.[24]TheclubwillbebasedattheHangaruntiltheproposedfacilitiesatTarneitarecomplete. Forthe2020–21and2021–22A-Leagueseasons,theclubwillplayitshomematchesatKardiniaParkinSouthGeelong,EurekaStadiuminNorthBallaratandAAMIParkinMelbourne.[25][26] Location Stadium Capacity Year Games Geelong KardiniaPark 36,000 2019– 12 Ballarat EurekaStadium 11,000 2019– 7 Footscray WhittenOval 12,000 2020 1 Melbourne MelbourneRectangularStadium 30,050 2020- 12 Launceston YorkPark 19,500 2021– 4 Asof2June2021.[27] WyndhamCityStadium[edit] Theclubhasproposedbuildinga15,000seatedstadiuminTarneit,Victoria.ThestadiumwouldbethefirstmajorvenueinthecountrytobeexclusivelyownedandoperatedbyanA-Leagueclub.[28]Theproposal,tobefundedentirelyprivately,hasreceivedplanningapprovalfromtheVictorianGovernment,andtheclubhasstateditexpectsconstructiontocommenceinmid-2021withaviewtocompletionbymid-2023.[29] On6December2019,WesternUnitedannouncedthatsiteinvestigationshadbeencompletedandthatconstructionisexpectedtocommenceinmid-2020.[30]On18September2020,WesternUnitedannouncedthatatrainingfacilitywouldbebuiltadjacenttothenewstadiumdevelopment.[31]Thetrainingfacilityisplannedtohavetwograssandoneartificialfootballpitch,alongwithseatingfor5,000spectators.Themaingrasspitch,withthe5,000seatstandwouldbeusedasthetrainingbasebyWesternUnited,whiletheothertwopitcheswouldhavesharedcommunityuse.ThepressreleasealsorevealedthattheclubhascompletedallofthesiteinvestigationsrequiredtodevelopaconceptmasterplanforthenewstadiumandthatplanningsubmissionhasbeensubmittedtotheDepartmentofEnvironment,Land,WaterandPlanning(DELWP)forapproval.Thereleasealsostatesthatconstructiononthenewprecinctwillcommenceinearly2021,tobecompletedbyearly2023.On22September2021WesternMelbourneGroup,thefootballclub'sparentcompany,announcedthat"intheweekcommencing25October2021,earlyworksonthesiteatLeakesRoad,Tarneitwillcommence"whichwouldcreateaccessroadstotheconstructionsite.[32]TheannouncementalsoadvisedthatplanningapprovalforthestadiumhadnotyetbeenreceivedandthattimelinesforcompletionhadbeenrefreshedinlightoftheCOVID-19pandemic. Supportersandrivalries[edit] WesternUnited'sfanbasearereferredtoasthe"WesternServiceCrew".[33]Thefanbasestartedinlessthanayearsincetheclub'sfoundationwhichgrewto2,800membersontheWesternServiceCrew'sFacebookpageinsupportofWesternUnited.[34]ThoughinmostpartsofanA-LeagueMenseason,WesternUnitedwereonstruggleswithcrowdnumbers.ThiscausedthemtohavethelowestattendanceinA-LeagueMenhistorywith990peopleattendingamatchbetweenWesternUnitedandtheNewcastleJetson26April2021.[35]Attheendofthe2020–21A-Leagueseason,WesternUnitedlostatotalhomeattendanceofaround26,000peoplereportedbySportingNewsofeveryclubs'attendancefiguresfortheseason.[36]Amonthaftertheseasonend,anopinionedreportwasmadein"TheRoar"newspaperofWesternUnited's"embarrassingstadiumfiasco".ThiscontainedevidenceoftheclublosingsupportersduetoplayingindifferenthomestadiumslikeMarsStadiumandWhittenOval.[37] Rivalries[edit] Mainarticle:MelbourneVictoryFC–WesternUnitedFCrivalry MelbourneVictory(TheWestgateDerby[38][39][40][41]/TheBattleoftheBridge[42][43][44][45])-UponjoiningtheA-Leagueinthe2019–20seasonasthe3rdclubinMelbourne,WesternUnitedhasdevelopedarivalrywithMelbourneVictory.Despitetherivalry'sshortexistence,ithasgarneredareputationforproducingtalkingpoints,controversy,tension,goalsanddrama.[46]Intheteam'sfirstmeeting,inNovember2019atMarvelStadium,WesternUnitedwon3-2despitegoing2-0downwithinthefirst7minutes.InFebruary2021atMarvelStadium,despiteconcedingthefirstgoalofthematchanddespitebeingreducedto10menforthefinalhalf-hourofthematch,WesternUnitedwon4–3,withVictorSanchezscoringinthefinalminuteofstoppagetime.AfterkeepingtheVictorywinlessforthefirst5matchesoftherivalry(4wins,1draw),MelbourneVictoryendedtheirlosingruninemphaticfashionon28May2021,beatingWesternUnited6–1atAAMIPark.CurrentlysixformerVictoryplayershaveplayedforWesternUnited(fourhaveplayedfortheVictoryseniorteam,twohaverepresentedtheVictory'syouthorNPLteamswithoutmakinganappearancefortheseniorteam). Statisticsandrecords[edit] Furtherinformation:ListofWesternUnitedFCrecordsandstatistics BesartBerishaisWesternUnited'srecordgoalscorer,with26goalsinallcompetitions. ConnorPainholdstherecordformostWesternUnitedappearances,havingplayed59first-teammatches.[47]AlessandroDiamanticomessecond,havingplayed57times.ThemostappearancesforagoalkeeperisFilipKurtowhoplayed36timesforWesternUnited. BesartBerishaistheclub'stopgoalscorerwith26goalsinallcompetitionsandhasbeentheirtopgoalscorersincetheclub'sfoundationin2018.[47]WesternUnited'srecordhomeattendanceis10,128,foranA-LeaguematchagainstMelbourneVictoryon8December2019atGMHBAStadium.[47] Seasonbyseasonrecord[edit] Season A-League FFACup Topscorer P W D L F A GD Pts Pos Finals Name Goals 2019–20 26 12 3 11 46 37 +9 39 5th SF  – BesartBerisha 18 2020–21 26 8 4 14 30 47 –17 28 10th  –  – BesartBerisha 7 2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12th – R32 – – Key R32–Roundof32 SF–Semi-finals Players[edit] Firstteamsquad[edit] Asof16November2021 Note:FlagsindicatenationalteamasdefinedunderFIFAeligibilityrules.Playersmayholdmorethanonenon-FIFAnationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG JamieYoung 4 DF   SUI LéoLacroix 5 DF  AUS DylanPierias 6 DF  JPN TomokiImai 8 FW  AUS LachlanWales 9 FW  AUS DylanWenzel-Halls 10 MF  AUS StevenLustica 11 FW  AUS ConnorPain 12 DF  AUS DaliborMarkovic 13 DF  AUS IvanVujica 16 MF  SVN ReneKrhin 17 DF  AUS BenGaruccio 19 DF  AUS JoshRisdon(vice-captain) 21 MF  AUS SebastianPasquali No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  ITA AlessandroDiamanti(captain) 25 MF  AUS LukeDuzel(scholarship) 26 MF  AUS NicolasMilanovic(scholarship) 27 MF  AUS JerrySkotadis 31 MF  AUS AdisuBayew(scholarship) 33 DF  AUS BenCollins(scholarship) 34 MF  AUS ChristianTheoharous(scholarship) 36 DF  AUS AjakDeu(scholarship) 37 GK  AUS RyanScott 38 FW  AUS NoahBotic 42 MF  AUS RhysBozinovski(scholarship) 44 DF  AUS NikolaiTopor-Stanley 88 MF  AUS NeilKilkenny 99 FW  SRB AleksandarPrijović Youth[edit] Mainarticle:WesternUnitedFCYouth Playerstohavebeenfeaturedinafirst-teammatchdaysquadforWesternUnited. Note:FlagsindicatenationalteamasdefinedunderFIFAeligibilityrules.Playersmayholdmorethanonenon-FIFAnationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 30 GK  AUS RyanMudaliar 39 FW  AUS SabitJames 40 DF  AUS JamesDoyle 41 MF  AUS NoahHolmes No. Pos. Nation Player 51 MF  AUS ZacKocankovski 52 MF  AUS JakeNajdovski 55 DF  AUS DanielDiFrancesco Coachingstaff[edit] FootballDepartment Position Name Ref. HeadCoach JohnAloisi [48] SeniorAssistantCoach HaydenFoxe AssistantCoach JohnAnastasiadis [49] GoalkeepingCoach FrankJuric [50] DirectorofFootball SteveHorvat [51] HeadofA-LeagueFootballOperations MalImpiombato [52] LeadStrength&ConditioningCoach AndrewRondinelli [53] Seealso[edit] ExpansionoftheA-League References[edit] ^"OFFICES-WUFCHeadOfficeisatCornerofLeakesandPalmersRoad,Truganina".WesternUnitedFC.Twitter.29May2019. ^"Aboutus".WesternUnitedFC.Retrieved16November2019. ^"FFAreceiveseightfinalbidsforHyundaiA-LeagueExpansion".A-League.31August2018. ^"FFAgoeswestwithtwoclubsconfirmedforA-Leagueexpansion".TheWorldGame.Retrieved14December2018. ^"Highly-ratedAnastasiadislandsA-LeaguecoachingrolewithWesternMelbourne".TheWorldGame.Retrieved11January2019. ^"NewA-LeagueclubsignsassistantcoachfromUSA".FTBL.Retrieved23January2019. ^"Heraldsun.com.au|SubscribetotheHeraldSunforexclusivestories".myaccount.news.com.au.Retrieved31January2019. 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Externallinks[edit] Officialclubwebsite vteWesternUnitedFootballClub Players Managers Seasons Youth Records&statistics Currentseason History 2018topresent Homestadium GMHBAStadium(2019–2021) MarsStadium(2019–2021) WhittenOval(2020) MelbourneRectangularStadium(2020–2022) WyndhamCityStadium(underconstruction) Traininggrounds SpringsideWestSecondaryCollege Players ListofWesternUnitedFCplayers Rivalries Leaguerecordbyopponent MelbourneVictoryrivalry WellingtonPhoenixrivalry Website Category Portal Commons vteA-LeagueMenSeasons 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 GrandFinals 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Currentclubs AdelaideUnited BrisbaneRoar CentralCoastMariners MacarthurFC MelbourneCity MelbourneVictory NewcastleJets PerthGlory SydneyFC WellingtonPhoenix WesternSydneyWanderers WesternUnited Formerclubs GoldCoastUnited NewZealandKnights NorthQueenslandFury Rivalries TheBigBlue TheOriginalRivalry F3Derby MelbourneDerby SydneyDerby Competition Teams winners performancerecord Players foreign foreignscorers marquee Managers Stadiums Finals Attendance ClubsinAsia Expansion Statisticsandawards Records All-timetable Hat-tricks Playerswith50+goals Highestscores GoldenBoot CoachoftheMonth PlayeroftheMonth GoaloftheMonth TeamoftheSeason CoachoftheYear YoungFootballeroftheYear GoalkeeperoftheYear JohnnyWarrenMedal JoeMarstonMedal Associatedcompetitions A-LeagueWomen A-LeagueYouth NationalPremierLeagues AFCChampionsLeague AustraliaCup E-League AllStarsGame Pre-SeasonChallengeCup(defunct) vteProfessionalsportsteamsbasedinMelbourneAustralianrulesfootballAFL: Carlton Collingwood Essendon Hawthorn Melbourne NorthMelbourne Richmond StKilda WesternBulldogs AFLWomen's: Carlton Collingwood Melbourne NorthMelbourne-Tasmania Richmond StKilda WesternBulldogs BaseballABL: MelbourneAces ClaxtonShield: VictoriaAces BasketballNBL: MelbourneUnited SouthEastMelbournePhoenix WNBL: MelbourneBoomers SouthsideFlyers CricketSheffieldShield/One-DayCup: Victoria BigBashLeague: MelbourneRenegades MelbourneStars WNCL: Victoria Women'sBigBashLeague: MelbourneRenegades MelbourneStars FieldhockeyAHL: VictorianVikings(men'sdivision) VictorianVipers(women'sdivision) HockeyOne: HCMelbourne(men'sandwomen'sdivisions) FutsalF-League: VicVipersFutsalClub SeriesFutsalVictoria: PascoeValeFutsalClub MotorsportSupercars: EgglestonMotorsport ErebusMotorsport KellyGroveRacing MWMotorsport Team18 TickfordRacing WalkinshawAndrettiUnited NetballSuncorpSuperNetball: CollingwoodMagpies MelbourneVixens RugbyleagueNRL: MelbourneStorm RugbyunionSuperRugby: MelbourneRebels NRC: MelbourneRising SoccerA-LeagueMen: MelbourneCity MelbourneVictory WesternUnited A-LeagueWomen: MelbourneCity MelbourneVictory WesternUnited(from2022–23) Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Western_United_FC&oldid=1082049126" Categories:WesternUnitedFCSoccerclubsinMelbourneAssociationfootballclubsestablishedin2018A-LeagueMenteamsExpansionoftheA-LeagueMen2018establishmentsinAustraliaHiddencategories:UsedmydatesfromNovember2019ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidata Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages العربيةDeutschΕλληνικάEspañolFrançais한국어ItalianoMagyarمصرىNederlands日本語NorskbokmålPolskiРусскийSvenskaTürkçeУкраїнська中文 Editlinks