Western Sydney Wanderers FC - Wikipedia

Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. WesternSydneyWanderersFC FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Thisarticleisaboutthemen'sfootballteam.Forthewomen'sfootballclub,seeWesternSydneyWanderersFC(A-LeagueWomen). FootballclubWesternSydneyWanderersFullnameWesternSydneyWanderersFootballClubNickname(s)WanderersShortnameWSWFounded4 April2012;10yearsago (2012-04-04)GroundCommBankStadiumCapacity30,000OwnerPaulLederer,JeffersonCheng,GlennDuncanChairmanPaulLedererManagerMarkRudanLeagueA-LeagueMen2020–218thof12WebsiteClubwebsite Homecolours Awaycolours Currentseason WesternSydneyWanderersFootballClub(colloquiallyknownasWesternSydney,orsimplyasWanderers)isanAustralianprofessionalsoccerclubbasedintheWesternSydneyregionofSydney,NewSouthWales.Itcompetesinthecountry'spremierfootballcompetition,theA-League,underlicencefromTheAustralianProfessionalLeagues(APL).formerlyunderlicencebytheFootballFederationAustralia(FFA).[1]TheclubhadestablisheditselfasamajorforceinbothAustraliaandAsia,havingwononeA-LeaguePremiershipandanAFCChampionsLeaguetitleinitshistory. FormedinApril2012byFFA,Wandererswasestablishedwithastrongcommunityfocus.AseriesofcommunityforumsacrossWesternSydneyhelpedchoosetheclub'snameandcolours,aswellasitscultureandplayingstyle.Theclub'srecord-breakinginauguralseasonwonthemanA-Leaguepremiershipandsawtheclubreachthe2013A-LeagueGrandFinal.Theclubfollowedthatupbycontestingthe2014A-LeagueGrandFinalandsecuringsecondplaceintheirsecondseasonoftheleague.TheclubwasalsocrownedAsianChampionsintheirdebutChampionsLeagueseason,becomingthefirst,andsofaronly,Australiansidetowinthetournament. TheclubisrunfromafacilitybasedinBlacktown,andcurrentlyplaysmatchesatWesternSydneyStadium.TheirfoundationhomegroundofParramattaStadiumwasclosed&demolishedin2017aspartofprocessforbuildingthenewstadium.AnacademyyouthteamcompetesintheNationalYouthLeagueandtheNationalPremierLeaguesNSW.Awomen'steamcompetesintheW-League.Theyouthandwomen'smatchesareplayedatvariouslocationsacrossWesternSydney,includingMarconiStadium,CampbelltownStadiumandCookPark.TheclubalsohasaPowerchairFootballteamwhichcompetesintheNSWWesternDivisionPowerchairFootballLeague,withmatchesplayedatFootballNSWHeadquarters. Contents 1History 1.1Origins 1.2Foundations 1.3Popovicera 1.3.1Inauguralseason 1.3.22013–14season 1.3.32014–15season 1.3.3.1AsianChampionsLeaguetitle 1.3.42015–16season 1.3.52016–17season 1.4Gombauera 1.4.12017–18season 1.5Babbelera 1.5.12018–19season 1.5.22019–20season 1.6Jean-PauldeMarignyera 1.7Robinsonera 1.7.12020–21season 2Coloursandbadge 3Sponsorship 4Clubfacilities 4.1Stadiums 4.1.1Locations 5Support 6Rivalries 7Ownership 8Players 8.1First-teamsquad 8.2Youth 9Clubofficials 9.1Headcoachrecord 10Captaincyhistory 11Records 12Season-by-seasonrecord 13Continentalrecord 14AFCClubRanking 15Honours 15.1Domestic 15.2Continental 15.3International 16Seealso 17References 18Externallinks History[edit] Origins[edit] Seealso:ExpansionoftheA-League WesternSydneycontinuestobeanimportantregionforFFA.ItistheheartlandoffootballinNSW,itisoneofthemostpopularfootballregionsinthecountry,andwe'vealwayssaidwe'vewantedtohaveanA-LeagueteamtorepresenttheWesternSydneyregion. —FFACEOBenBuckleyontheprospectofaclub,September2009.[2] TheWesternSydneyregionwasregardedasapotentiallocationforoneofthefoundingA-Leagueclubsin2005,originallyintendedtobethebaseforSydneyFC.WhenSydneyFCputforwardtheirbidtoparticipateintheinauguralA-Leagueseason,FootballNSW(whichbackedthebid)desiredfortheclub'shomegroundtobeParramattaStadiuminWesternSydney.[3]ThoughafterwinningtheA-Leaguelicence,FootballFederationAustralia(FFA)ChairmanFrankLowyforcedanumberofchangestothebid.ThemainofthesewereinmovingtheclubtoSydneyFootballStadiumintheEasternSuburbsofSydneyandsimultaneouslyreducingFootballNSW'sinvolvementfrom100to25percent.[3]FrankLowy’sson,DavidLowy,wasalsoinstalledasamajorinvestor.[3]Inresponse,FootballNSWmadethedecisiontopulloutitsinvolvementwithSydneyFCamidclaimstheA-Leagueclubhadbecomea"plaything"forFrankLowyandhisfamily.[3]FootballNSWstateditsdislikeofLowy'sautocraticstyleinestablishingtheclubandtheperceivedlackofconsultationonkeyclubissues.[3][4]Anunsuccessfulbidnamed"SydneyBlues",whichhadproposedtoplayattheSydneyFootballStadiumwastheonlyotherSydney-basedbid.[5]SydneyFCenteredtheA-Leaguewithafive-yearcityexclusivitydealaspartoftheleague's"one-city,one-team"policy,preventingtheestablishmentofanotherSydney-basedclubuntilthedealexpired.[6] By2008,asthefive-yeardealwoundtoitsconclusion,FFAannounceditsintentiontoexpandtheA-League,withasecondSydney-basedclubafavourableoption.[7]FFAreceived10expressionsofinterest,twoofwhichfrompotentialWesternSydneybasedteams.[8]DespitetheunsuccessfulattempttoestablishaWesternSydney-basedteamintheformofSydneyRovers(duetofinancialandtechnicalreasons),[9]FFAwerestillstronglycommittedinpursuingaclubintheregion.[10] Foundations[edit] ThecatalystfortheformationoftheWesternSydneyWandererswasFFArevokingGoldCoastUnited'sA-Leaguelicenceon29February2012.AfteraseriesofrunningbattlesbetweenFFAandClivePalmer –ownerofGoldCoastUnited,overtopicssuchascrowdcontrol,stadiumattendancecapacitiesandbreachesofA-Leagueregulations.[11]ThelossofGoldCoastUnitedbroughttheleaguedowntonineclubs,onefewerthanwhatFFAneededfortheirupcomingtelevisionrightsnegotiations.[12] On4April2012,thenFFACEOBenBuckleyannouncedthecreationof"NewSydneyClub"basedinthecity'swesttoplayintheA-League.[13]Thenewclubwouldbesetuptocompeteinthe2012–13season,thoughdespiteseveralattemptsbyFFAtofindabackertoownandruntheclubnoindividualownerorconsortiumofownersdecidedtotakeonthenewSydneyclub.[14]WiththeOctoberdeadlineapproaching,FFAdecidedtopushthroughtheclubbytakingontheownershiprolethemselves.[15]Thiswashelpedbysecuring$4millionfromtheAustralianGovernmentinagrantforthecreationandongoingcostsoftheclub.[16] AsnotableAustraliansoccerplayersScottChipperfield,TimCahillandLucasNeillexpressedtheirsupportfortheWesternSydney-basedclub,[17]sodidthelocalsoccercommunity,withFFAholdingsupporterforumsinMountPritchard,Parramatta,RootyHill,Penrith,CastleHill,CampbelltownandBankstown,wherecommunitymembersdiscussedsuchtopicsastheclub'svaluesandculture,playingstyle,homeground,andproposednamesandcolours.[18][19][20]Followingthecommunityforums,FFAlaunchedanonlinesurveytodecideonvariousoptionsforthenewclub.[21]Itcoveredsimilaraspectsofculture,location,teamcolourandplayingstyle.Afinalsurveywaslaterlaunchedwithaspecificfocusontheclub'scoloursandname.Optionsforteamcolourswereblackandred,blackandwhite,andred,whiteandblack.OptionsfortheteamnamewereAthletic,Wanderers,Wolves,StrikersandRangers.[22] Thefirstthreesignedplayers(Mooy,ElrichandAppiah)attheclub'slaunch On17May2012,formerA-LeagueheadLyallGormanwasappointedChairmanoftheasyetunnamedclub.[23]TonyPopovicwasalsoannouncedastheinauguralheadcoachoftheWesternSydneyteam.PopovicjoinedtheclubafterrequestingtobereleasedfromthefinalyearofhiscontractedroleasassistantcoachofCrystalPalace,afterendingtalkswithbothA-LeagueSydneyclubsandstatinghisdesiretobuildaclubfromscratchasanopportunityhecouldnotpassup.PopovicsignedwiththeWesternSydneyteamtotakethehelmforfourseasons.[24]On22May2012,Popovic'sclosefriendAnteMilicicalsojoinedtheclubasassistantcoach.[25] On25June2012,theofficialclubname,logoandcolourswereformallyannounced.[26]Thename"WesternSydneyWanderersFC"wasofficiallyreleased,aswastheclublogo,thehomeplayingstrip,thehomeground(ParramattaStadium)andthefirstthreesignedplayers:AaronMooy,TarekElrichandKwabenaAppiah.[27]Thename'Wanderers'hadbeenanoverwhelmingfavouriteamongfansandcommunitygroups,withitalsopayinghomagetoWanderersF.C.,thefirstregisteredsoccerclubinAustralia,whoplayedintheareain1880.[28] Popovicera[edit] Inauguralseason[edit] WiththestartofWesternSydneyWanderers'firstseasonapproaching,TonyPopovicwaschargedwithputtingtogetheracompetitivesquadforthe2012–13A-League,whichwouldbetheteam'sonlycompetitionoftheseason.Thesquadwasmadeupofrelativeunknowns,thoughincludedformerJapaninternationalandAsianFootballeroftheYearShinjiOno,aswellasJéromePolenz,MateoPoljak,YoussoufHersi,IacopoLaRoccaandDinoKresinger.[29]On6October2012,WesternSydneyWanderersplayedtheirfirstcompetitivematchofanykindagainstreigningA-LeaguePremiersCentralCoastMarinersinthefirstroundoftheleague.Thematchendedina0–0draw.[30]Ittooktheteamafurtherthreeweeks,untilthefourthroundoftheleaguetowintheirfirstcompetitivematchofanykind;aftertwoconsecutivelosses,oneofwhichthefirstSydneyDerby,theencounteragainstreigningA-LeagueChampionsBrisbaneRoarended0–1infavourofWanderers,withMarkBridgenettingtheclub'sfirstcompetitivegoalaftertheteamfailedtoscoreintheiropeningthreegames.[31] Aslowstartintotheteam'sfirstseasonsoonturnedpositiveasWesternSydneyWanderersquicklyemergedasoneoftheleadingsoccerclubsinAustralia.[32]Ahistoricrecord-breakingseasonintheleaguesawtheclubbreakanall-timeAustraliannationalleaguerecordandwintheirfirstA-LeaguePremiershipaftertoppingtheA-Leaguetablethrougharecord-undefeatedstreak,whichincluded10straightwins.[33][34]Thisfeatgainedtheclubdirectqualificationintothe2014AFCChampionsLeague,aswellasaplaceintheA-Leaguefinalsseries.A2–0winagainstBrisbaneRoarinthesemi-finalsofthefinalsseriesleadtheclubtothe2013A-LeagueGrandFinal,whichon21April2013,Wandererseventuallylost0–2toCentralCoastMarinersatasoldoutSydneyFootballStadium.[35]Thesuccessoftheclub'sfirstseasonwaspittedonfirst-timecoachPopovicwhohadbuilttheteamfromitsfoundationsinthespaceofonlyfivemonths.[36]PopovicwasawardedA-LeagueCoachoftheYearandgoalkeeperAnteCovicGoalkeeperoftheYear.[37]Theclub'sinauguralsuccess,bothonandoffthefield,sparkedmuchinterestworldwide,thoughmostnotablywithinAustralia,wheresoccerhasoftenstruggledtogainmainstreaminterest.[38] 2013–14season[edit] TheclubssecondseasonsawBrendonSantalabandAustralianinternationalMatthewŠpiranovićjointheteam.[39]WanderersheldsecondpositionbehindBrisbaneRoarthroughoutthemajorityoftheseasondespitecriticismovertheteam'ssquadrotationpolicywhichPopovicimplementedwithconsiderationtotheAFCChampionsLeagueandtheshortturnaroundbetweenmatches.[40]On26February2014,theclubmadetheirChampionsLeaguedebutagainstUlsanHyundai.AgoalwithinthefirstminuteofthematchbySantalabwascancelledoutastheSouthKoreansidescoredthreeunansweredgoalstowinthematch.[41]Nevertheless,theteameventuallyfinishedtopintheirgrouptoprogresstotheRoundof16.[42]Afterfinishingrunners-upinthe2013–14A-Leagueseason,Wandererssecureddirectqualificationintothe2015AFCChampionsLeague,aswellasaplaceintheA-Leaguefinalsseries.A2–0winagainstCentralCoastMarinersinthesemi-finalsofthefinalsserieson26April2014,sawtheteamprogresstotheirsecondA-LeagueGrandFinalinasmanyseasons.[43]On4May2014,WesternSydneyWandererscompetedagainstBrisbaneRoarinthe2014A-LeagueGrandFinalatasoldoutLangPark.10,000Wandererssupporterstravellednorthfortheoccasion,[44]butaftertakingtheleadthroughaheaderfromŠpiranovićtheteamfailedtoholdtheleadlateinthegame,laterlettingsliptheA-LeagueChampionshipduringextratime.[45]Followingtheloss,theteamwasforcedaquickturnaroundfortheirhomeandfinallegoftheChampionsLeagueRoundof16 –ahomeandawayseriesagainstJapanesesideSanfrecceHiroshima.Despitebeingdown3–1onaggregate,theteammanagedtooverturntheresultandwin2–0toprogresstothequarter-finalsinwhatwasOno's,Hersi's,Polenz'sandinauguralcaptainMichaelBeauchamp'sfinalmatchfortheclub.[46] Wewerecalledasmallclubyesterday.TodaywearethebiggestinAsia.  —TonyPopoviconwinningthe2014AFCChampionsLeague,November2014.[47] Covic Hamill Topor-Stanley(C) Cole Golec Poljak LaRocca Appiah Haliti Bridge Santalab 2014AFCChampionsLeaguefinalsecondlegstartinglineup 2014–15season[edit] WesternSydneyWandererssupporterscelebratingwininAsianChampionsLeague Priortothe2014–15season,theclubsignedBrazilianmidfielderVítorSaba,aswellasSeyiAdeleke,DutchinternationalRomeoCastelenandAustralianinternationalNikitaRukavytsya.[48]On12August2014,WesternSydneyWandererscompetedagainstAdelaideCityinthefirstroundoftheinauguralseasonoftheFFACup.[49]Thematchended1–0infavourtoAdelaideCity,withWanderersbecomingthefirstprofessionalclubtolosetoasemi-professionalsideinthecompetition.[50] AsianChampionsLeaguetitle[edit] TheCuplosswasdirectlyfollowedbyWanderers'continuedcampaigninthe2014AFCChampionsLeague;asduetothecalendarformatoftheAsiantournament,thequarter-finals –ahomeandawayseriesagainstGuangzhouEvergrande,resumedafterathree-monthbreak.[51]ThefirstmatchwaswonbyWanderers1–0,anda2–1lossinthesecondlegwasenoughtoseetheclubprogresstothesemi-finals,duetotheawaygoalsrule.[52]Thefirstlegofthesemi-finalclashagainstFCSeoulendedina0–0draw.[53]Inthereturnleg,WanderersdefeatedFCSeoul2–0,courtesytogoalsfromMateoPoljakandShannonCole,whichadvancedtheclubtothe2014AFCChampionsLeagueFinal.[54]InthefirstlegoftheChampionsLeaguefinal,WanderersdefeatedAl-Hilal1–0athome,[55]andon1November2014,WesternSydneyWandererswontheAFCChampionsLeagueaftermanagingagoallessdrawinthesecondlegofthefinalagainstAl-Hilal,winning1–0onaggregatecourtesyofTomiJuric'sgoal.TheybecamethefirstAustralianteamtobecrownedAsianchampions,anachievementtheyreachedinonlytheirfirstattemptintheAsiantournament.ThereweresomecontroversialdecisionsfromtheJapaneserefereeYuichiNishimura,whereAl-Hilalfelttheydeservedtwoclearpenalties.[56]Priortothefinalmatch,Wandererswerecriticisedbytheoppositioncoachinthemedia;afterbeingcrownedAsianchampions,TonyPopovicrespondedbysaying,"Wewerecalledasmallclubyesterday –todaywearethebiggestinAsia".[47]Atthe2014AFCAnnualAwards,WesternSydneyWandererswasnamedAsianCluboftheYear,andTonyPopovicAsianCoachoftheYear.[57] Theclub'sAsiansuccesshowever,wasnotreplicatedinthebeginningoftheA-Leagueseason,withtheteammanagingonlythreedrawsoutofthefirstninematches.Theteam'spoordomesticrunwasputonholdwhiletheteamtravelledtoMoroccoforthe2014FIFAClubWorldCup,whereWanderersfacedMexicansideCruzAzulinaquarter-finalsclashon13December2014.Aftergoingdownto9-men,Wanderersfailedtoholdontotheleadlateintothematch;anunfavourable3–1scorelineinextra-timesawWanderersmatched-upagainstESSétifofAlgeriainafifthplaceplay-off.[58]A2–2drawledtoapenaltyshoot-outwhichfinished5–4infavouroftheAfricanchampions,endingWanderers'runinthetournamentwiththeteamfinishinginsixthplace.[59]Afterreturninghome,theteamfinishedtheyearwithalossinWellington,inwhatwastheteam's44thmatchinallcompetitionsforthecalendaryear –arecordforanAustralianclub.[60]Ashortmid-seasonbreakgavePopovicthechancetoorganisethesquadfortheremainderoftheseason.ThisincludedtheadditionofJapaneseinternationalsYūsukeTanakaandYojiroTakahagi,aswellasAustralian-bornKeremBulutamongothersaseitherinjuryreplacementsorsquadreplacementsforVítorSaba,SeyiAdelekeandfoundationplayerKwabenaAppiah.[61]Astheseasonresumed,itbecameapparentthataheavyschedulewouldbetheteam'sdownfall.[62]Wanderershadtomanageenteringintothe2015AFCChampionsLeaguegroup-stagewiththeformerseason'srivalsGuangzhouEvergrandeandFCSeoulaswellasrescheduledmid-weekleaguefixtures.Afteragruelingthreemonthstheclubendedtheirthirdseasonintheleagueinninthposition,[63]whilsttheirChampionsLeagueseasonalsoendedunfavourablywiththetitle-holderseliminatedfromthegroupstage,finishingthirdintheirgroup.[64] 2015–16season[edit] Thebeginningofthe2015–16seasonsawPopovicextendedhisinitialcontractwiththeclubforafurtherthreeseasons.[65]Theeffectsfromthe2014–15seasonwerefeltbytheplayersasPopovicreleasedalmosthalfthesquad.[66]IntheirplacePopovicsigned3SpanishforeignplayersandItalianstrikerFedericoPiovaccariasamarquee.IntheFFACuptheWanderersprogressedwithwinsagainstBrisbaneRoar&PalmBeach,thenwerebeateninapenaltyshootoutagainstPerthGloryinthequarterfinal. Afteraslowstarttothe2015–16A-Leagueseason,withonly1pointafterthreematches,Wanderersfoundtheirwinningwayswithaseven-gamewinningstreaktoseetheteamtoptheleaguetable.Theclubwasunabletostayontopoftheleaguehowever,andaftermixedresultsinthefinalhalfoftheseasontheyfinished2ndbelowAdelaideUnited,whotheWanderershadfailedtobeatinthelastfewweeksoftheseason. Intheirfinalseriessemi-finalmatch,WanderershostedBrisbaneRoaratParramattaStadiuminthelastgamebeforethestadiumwasdemolished.Infrontofasold-outcrowdof20,084Brisbanestartedthegamestronglybyracingtoa3–0leadinside23minutesbuttheWanderersrespondedwithtwogoalstomakeit3–2athalftime.RomeoCastelenscoredanequaliserthenputtheWanderers4–3infront,onlyforBrisbanetoscoreagaintotakethegametoextratime.Inthe102ndminutesubstituteDarioVidosicscoredthedecisivegoaltosendWandererstoathirdGrandFinalinfouryears.[67]Inthe2016A-LeagueGrandFinalAdelaideUniteddefeatWanderers3–1infrontofacrowdof50,119.15playerslefttheclubattheendoftheseason. 2016–17season[edit] The2016–17A-LeagueseasonbeganwhenWesternSydneyWanderersplayedhometoSydneyFCatANZStadium,withSydneyFCwinning4–0.ThisgamewouldalsobeWanderersCaptainNikolaiTopor-Stanley'slastgamefortheWanderersbeforehemovedtoHattaCluboftheUnitedArabEmirates.Afterthreeyearswithoutaderbywin,onthe18thofFebruary,WesternSydneyWanderers,beatSydneyFC1–0atANZStadium,BrendonSantalabscoringoffaMitchNicholscrossinthefirst-half.ThreedaysaftertheSydneyDerbytheystartedtheirAsianChampionsLeaguecampaignbylosing4–0toUrawaReds,andsubsequentresultssawthemfailtoqualifyfromtheGroupStage.AfterdefeatingWellingtonPhoenix3–1theyconfirmedtheirplaceintheA-Leaguefinals,withBrendonSantalabscoringtwicetomakehimtheWanderersall-timeleadinggoalscorer.TheteamqualifiedfortheA-Leaguefinalstoplayedthe3rdplaceBrisbaneRoar.Thegameended1–1afterextratimeandWandererslostthepenaltyshoot-out,endingtheirdomesticseason. Gombauera[edit] 2017–18season[edit] TheWanderersbeganthisseasonwiththeFFACup.TheystartedbydefeatingWellingtonPhoenix1–0withnewmarqueesigningOriolRierascoringinthe120thminuteofthegame.Aroutine4–0defeatofBentleighGreensfollowedintheRoundof16.ThequarterfinalmatchagainstBlacktownCityFCwasanepicencounter.TheWandererswentouttoanearly1–0leadthroughanOriolRierapenaltykick.Blacktownhitbackinthesecondhalfandtookthegametoextratime,wheresubstituteJamesAndrewscoredtoputBlacktownahead.Rierapoppedupagaininthe111thminutetoequalise,andtheWanderersheldtheirnerveintheshootouttowinit4–2. InahugeshockfortheA-LeagueandtheWanderersinparticular,on1October2017,foundationcoachTonyPopovicquittheclubtojoinKarabüksporintheTurkishSuperLig,takingwithhimassistantmanagerAndresCarrasco&goalkeepingcoachZeljkoKalac.TheWanderersinstalledHaydenFoxeascaretakermanagerwhiletheylookedtoappointafull-timemanager.AfterdefeatingPerthGloryintheopeninground,theylosttheFFACupSemi-FinalagainstAdelaideUnited. JosepGombauwasannouncedasthenewmanagerfortheWandererson1November2017.[68]Hisfirstgameinchargewasa1–1homedrawagainstMelbourneCity.Theteamthenlost3inarowagainstAdelaide,Brisbaneanda5–0drubbingagainstcityrivalsSydneyFC.GombaustabilisedtheteamsomewhatinthebusyJanuarynewyearperiod,wherehewent4gameswithoutlossbetweenJanuary1toJanuary18,buttheteamwereunabletostringtogethermorethan2winsinarow.A3–0winagainstBrisbaneinthepenultimateweekoftheseasonputtheminthelastplay-offposition,1pointaheadofBrisbaneandPerth,whowerefacingeachotherinthefinalweek. WhileawinwouldhavesecuredafinalsberthasBrisbanedefeatedPerth3–2,theWanderersseasonfellapartinthesecondhalf.HavingtakenanearlyleadwithanOriolRieragoal,theWanderersconcededtwogoalstoAdelaidebeforeMarceloCarruscalevelledthegameheadingintohalf-time.The62ndminutesendingoffofKeanuBaccusforkickingoutatanopponentleftthemamandownandneedingtoattack.AstheypushedplayersforwardAdelaidekeptbreakingonthecounter-attack,eventuallyscoringthewinninggoalinthe80thminutethroughRyanKitto. Onthe19April,afteradisappointingseasonwheretheWanderersfailedtoqualifyforthe2017–18A-Leaguefinalsandplayersmakingproblemswithhismanagementstyleknowntoreportersandthepublic,Gombauwasfired.[69]TheWanderersfinishedtheseasonin7thplaceon33points,twobehindBrisbane,oneaheadofPerth,havingwon8games,drew9,lost10,scoring38goalsandconceding47against. Babbelera[edit] 2018–19season[edit] AfterGombauwassackedtheWandererslookedtoEuropeandappointedformerGermaninternationalplayerMarkusBabbeltotakeovertheside,on19May2018.[70]TheteamstumbledthroughtotheSemi-FinaloftheFFACupwithnarrowvictoriesoverfarinferiorcompetition,requiringa92nd-minutewinnerfromRolyBonevaciatodefeattheamateurDarwinsideHellenicAthletic4–3,beforea2–1winagainst3rdtiersideBonnyriggWhiteEaglesFCintheRoundof16.TheyfacedA-LeagueoppositionintheQuarterFinals,defeatingMelbourneCityFCinascrappy2–1gamebeforebowingoutofthecompetitioninacomprehensivedefeatbyrivalsideSydneyFCinthefirstFFACupSydneyDerby.TheA-LeagueseasonbeganpoorlyfortheWanderers,winningjusttwogamesinthefirsthalfoftheseasoninRounds3and7.ThatsecondwinagainsttheCentralCoastMarinerswasthelastwinfor10games,andincludedlosing6gamesinarowinthecongestedJanuaryperiod. BabbelmademultiplesigningsintheJanuarytransferwindow,bringinginMitchellDuke,KwameYeboahandGiancarloGallifuocoasaninjuryreplacementforJordanO'DohertywhosufferedanAnteriorCruciateLigamentinjury.Performancesimprovedinthesecondhalfoftheseason,winninggamesagainsttheMariners,Adelaide&BrisbaneRoaraswellasashock3–0winagainstMelbourneCity.Ultimatelytheirearlyseasonformensuredthatthe3–2Round24lossagainstNewcastleJetswasthefinalblowintheirhopestoplayintheA-Leaguefinalsseries.ThefinalSydneyDerbytobeplayedatANZStadiumwasa1–1draw,leavinggamesagainsttheCentralCoastandthenMelbourneVictorytoendtheirthree-yearnomadicexistenceawayfromtheirnewlyopenedWesternSydneyStadium. 2019–20season[edit] TheWanderersbegantheseason,theirfirstattheWesternSydneyStadiuminParramatta,withastadiumopeningfriendlyagainstEnglishEFLChampionshipsideLeedsUnitedonSaturday20July2019.Leedswon2–1.TheWanderersplayedtheirfirstA-leaguematchattheirnewhomeBankwestStadiumon12October2019.TheydefeatedtheCentralCoastMariners2–1.Theythenwontheirnext2matcheswitha2–1winagainstMelbourneVictoryanda1–0victoryoverSydneyFCinfrontofarecordcrowdof28,519. On16January,strikerSimonCoxjoinedtheclubafterhisdeparturefromEnglish,LeagueOneoutfit,SouthendUnited,replacingAlexanderMeier. On20January,Babbelwassackedduetoarunofpoorperformances,andJean-PauldeMarignywasnamedasthecaretaker.[71] Jean-PauldeMarignyera[edit] HavingtakenoverasinterimcoachfromRound17ofthe2019–20season,theclubplayed7games,winning3,drawing3andlosing1game.The1–1drawwithSydneyFCduringthefinalSydneyDerbyoftheseasonsawtheWanderersgothroughaseasonwithoutlosingagametoSydneyFC.WhentheleaguewassuspendedinMarchasaresultoftheCOVID-19pandemicinAustralia,theresultsdidlittletoimprovetheclubpositiononthecompetitionladder,althoughtheyhadclosedthegaponthepositionabovefrom2pointsto1andimprovedtheirgoaldifferentdeficit.Theyenteredthesuspensionperiodin8thplace,fourpointsbehindthelastfinalsposition. On14July2020,deMarignywaselevatedtothefulltimeposition,withhiscontracttorununtiltheendofthe2020–21A-Leagueseason.TheleagueresumedinJuly,withtheclubplaying5gamestofinishtheseason.Theydrewthefirstgame,wonthesecond,losttwogamesthateffectivelyendedtheirchancesofmakingthefinalsseries,includingaheavy5–3lossagainstWesternUnitedandendedtheseasonwithanarrowwinagainstMelbourneVictory.Theclubendedtheseasonin9thplacewith33points,comingfrom9wins,6drawsand11lossesfrom26games.TheWanderersthensackeddeMarignyon12October2020,offeringashortstatementthattheyhad'partedways'andweregoingtoappointanewcoachinthecomingdays.[72] Robinsonera[edit] ThreedaysafterthesackingofdeMarigny,theclubappointedCarlRobinsonon15October2020asthenewheadcoach.Robinson,aWelshex-internationalwasthecurrentheadcoachoffellowA-LeaguesidetheNewcastleJetsandhadlostonlyasinglegamesincehisarrivalatNewcastleearlierintheyear.ItwasreportedinthemediathatRobinsonhadareleaseclauseinhiscontractthatallowedhimtoleavetheJets,withthedirefinancialsituationofNewcastle,whoseownerMartinLeehadnotfundedtheclubsinceOctober2019andwasstrippedofhislicense.[73] 2020–21season[edit] TheWanderersbeganthe2020–21A-LeagueseasonbyreleasingRadosławMajewski,NicholasSuman,MathieuCordier,NickSullivan,TristanPrendergast,MatthewJurmanandMitchellDuke.PirminSchwegleralsoretiredfromprofessionalsoccer.Severalyouthplayerswerepromoted,includingJarrodCarluccioand16yearoldAllesandroLopanewhileGermanwingerNicolaiMullerearnedacontractextension.AlthoughDanielLoparhadleftAustraliaduringtheCOVIDlockdownwhichsawhimmisstheendofthepreviousseason,hereturnedtoAustraliainlateOctober,thenleftagainasthecancellationoftheleague'sTVrightsdealcausedacollapseinfunding,requiringplayerstoagreetonew,lowerpaidcontractsortoleave.Robinsonboughtinaraftofplayerstoreplacethem,includingBernieIbini,JamesTroisiandJordonMutch.Duke,aWandererstalisman,alsoreturntotheclub8gamesintotheseasononashort-termloandeal. Performancesduringtheseasonwereinconsistentbutpooroverall.WiththefixturelistimpactedbyCOVIDdelays&cancellations,therewasabriefperiodwhentheWandererswereinfirstplaceontheA-Leagueladder,buttheydidsohavingplayedfourgameswhiletheotherclubshadplayedless,aslowas1gameinthecaseofPerthGlory&MelbourneVictory.Aftertheir13thgameandonawinningrunof3gamestheWandererswerein2ndplaceon22points,3pointsbehindthesurprisepackageCentralCoastMariners.Itwasthehighpointoftheseasonasthesidefailedtowinanyofthenext6games.ThisincludedadismallosstothelastplacedMelbourneVictory,wholeaptouttoa5–1leadbeforethreeWanderersgoalslateinthegame,includingalongrangestrikefromMullermadethefinalscore5–4,asBruceKamaumissedagloriouschancetolevelthegameinthe95thminute.TheotherteamshadbeguntocatchuptheamountofgamesplayedandtheWandererspositionontheladdersanklikearock,fallingto9thplaceon25points,levelwithWellingtonPhoenixbutbehindongoaldifference.Winningthe2ndSydneyDerbyby3–2wasfollowedbya5–0winagainstWesternUnitedbuttheinconsistencyrearedupagain,asthenextmatch,anawaytriptoPerthsawtheclublose5–0,allowingAndyKeoghtogofromhavingascorelessseasontofourinasinglegame.SydneyFCfinallyovercametheir887-daywaitforaDerbywinastheycompletedacomfortable1–0winattheSydneyCricketGround,withthevideoreviewsystemrulingoutagoalforeachside.A2–1lossatParramattatoWellingtonPhoenixlefttheWanderersrequiringwinsintheirfinaltwogamesandforalargenumberofotherresultstogotheirway. Coloursandbadge[edit] WesternSydneyWanderersclubcoloursareredandblack.Theclub'scoloursaswellasitsinauguralseasonkitwasannouncedon25June2012,atapressconferenceheldatParramattaStadium.[27]Thekitfeaturedaredandblackhoopjersey,whiteshortsandblacksocks.[74]Theredandblackcolourschemewaspopularduringthesupporterforums,andthe'hoopdesign'emergedalongwithverticalstripesasthetwomostpopularstylechoices.Theclub'ssecondkit,wornwhenplayingawayfromhome,hasthesamehoopdesignasthehomekit.Thefirstawaykitincludedaredandwhitejersey,blackshortsandwhitesocks.Theteam'scurrentawaykitfeatureswhiteandgrayhoopswithwhiteshortsandsocks.[75] TheclubbadgeincorporatesthekeyelementsoftheWesternSydneylandscape;themountains,valleysandwindingriversystemthatrunsthroughouttheregion.[76]ThebadgeincludesthenameoftheclubinFuturatypeface,withwhitewritingandastylisedW,SandWpatterntorepresenttheclub'sinitials.[27]Followingtheirsuccessatthe2014AFCChampionsLeague,theclubannouncedthatastarwouldbeaddedtothetopoftheclub'sbadge.[77]ThenewadditionwasnotyetwornbytheteamuntilanationalstandardregardingsuchsymbolswasintroducedbyFFAinJanuary2015.ThenewstandardallowedtheteamtowearagoldstarinperpetuityandinallcompetitionsinrecognitiontotheAsiantitlewon.[78] Sponsorship[edit] AmericanmanufacturerNikesignedafive-yearpartnershipdealtostartinthenewclub'sfirstseason.[74]NRMAInsurancesignedathree-yearpartnershipasthemajorsponsorandWestfieldatwo-yearpartnershipdealtostartinWanderersfirstseason.[79][80]MitsubishiElectricsignedamulti-yearpartnershipdealforthe2013–14seasonandonwards.[81]VisyIndustrieswasannouncedastheclub'smajorcorporatepartnerforthe2014AFCChampionsLeague.[82]On28November2014,theclubconfirmedthatNRMAInsuranceextendeditsinitialthree-yearsponsorshipforthreemoreyears.[83][84]Pepperwasannouncedasthemajorsponsorforthe2015AFCChampionsLeaguetitledefencecampaign.[85]AetoswasannouncedasthemainsponsorfortheWanderersinthe2017AFCChampionsLeague.[86] Period Kitmanufacturer A-Leaguekitpartners Year AFCkitpartners Shirt(major) Shirt(minor) Shorts 2012–2013 Nike NRMAInsurance Hyundai Westfield 2014 Visy 2013–2017 MitsubishiElectric/Pepper/Hyundai Westfield/Foxtel/Primo 2015 Pepper 2017–2018 Westfield/Aqualand/JD 2017 Aetos 2018–2020 CenturiaCapitalGroup(Home)JDSports(AwayandThirdkit) 2020– Kappa[87] Voltaren(Home)[88] JDSports(AwayandThirdkit)[89] Clubfacilities[edit] Theclub'sofficeandtrainingfacilitiesarelocatedintheonelocation,BlacktownInternationalSportspark.Thiswasdonetofosterasenseofbelongingforallmembersofthestaffnomatterwhatpositiontheyholdattheclub.[90]Itwasinitiallybelievedthattheclub'sadministrationandtrainingfacilitieswouldbebasedatFootballNewSouthWales'headquartersatValentineParkinParkleabutthefacilitiesatthegroundwerenottothestandardrequired.ParramattaCouncilaspartofitsbidtohosttheteaminthecityofferedCouncilownedofficespaceinsidetheParramattaCBDbutthiswasdeclinedinfavourofstayingatBlacktown.[91] InSeptember2015,theclubannouncedtheformationofaformalpartnershipwithBlacktownCityCouncilthatmadetheSportsparkthelong-termtrainingandadministrativehomeoftheWanderers.Theclubspent$15milliontocreateahighqualityWanderersTraining&AdministrationCentrewithalargenumberoffootballfields,parkingandlandscapingaswellasaHighPerformanceCentreprovidingaquaticsrecovery,anindoorhall,cuttingedgesportsscience,analysisrooms,gymandhospitalityfacilities.[92] Stadiums[edit] Locations[edit] Furtherinformation:ParramattaStadium,ANZStadium,SydneyShowgroundStadium,andWesternSydneyStadium WesternSydneyStadium,currenthomeground SydneyShowgroundStadium,formerhomegroundofWanderers. AWanderersmatchinprogressatParramattaStadium Coordinates Location Stadium Capacity Year 33°48′29″S150°59′59″E/33.808056°S150.999722°E/-33.808056;150.999722 Parramatta,NewSouthWales ParramattaStadium 24,000 2012–2016 33°50′35″S151°04′04″E/33.843056°S151.067778°E/-33.843056;151.067778 SydneyOlympicPark,NewSouthWales SydneyShowgroundStadium 24,000 2016–2019 33°50′50″S151°03′48″E/33.847222°S151.063333°E/-33.847222;151.063333 SydneyOlympicPark,NewSouthWales StadiumAustralia 83,500 2016–2019 33°48′29″S150°59′59″E/33.808056°S150.999722°E/-33.808056;150.999722 Parramatta,NewSouthWales WesternSydneyStadium 30,000 2019– On26July2012,itwasofficiallyannouncedthatParramattaStadiumwouldbethehomegroundoftheclubforallitshomegames.[93]LyallGorman,theclub'sChairman,acknowledgedthatthefeedbackhehadreceivedfromthefanforumswasinfavourofasinglehomegroundandthattheclubmustbebasedintheGreaterWesternSydney.[94]ParramattaStadiumwasseenasidealcomparedtootheralternativesatSydneyOlympicPark,PenrithorCampbelltownasitsrectangularsizeisbettersuitedforgames,andithasacapacityofover20,000.[95]Theprospectoftheclubonedayowningitsownstadiumwasalsoinitiallybroughtup.[96]DuringWesternSydneyWanderershomegames,thestadiumiscommonlyreferredtoas"Wanderland".NamedaftertheteamnameandreferencetoformerthemeparkinWesternSydney,Wonderland. Since2010planstoredevelopParramattaStadiumwereintheworks,withsomesmallerexpansiontakingplace.Withsoccerbeingplayedyear-roundatParramattaStadiumbyWesternSydneyWanderersandtheParramattaEelsrugbyleagueclub,thepotentialforanupgradeandexpansionofthestadiumwasheightened.Bymid-2015arefurbishmentofcorporatefacilities,playerfacilitiesandstadiumamenitieshadbeencomplete,whileadecisiontoincreasethecapacitytothegroundhadstalled.[97] InSeptember2015,thestategovernmentannouncedthatthestadiumwouldbedemolishedandreplacedwiththeWesternSydneyStadium,anew30,000seatboutiquevenueonthesamesite.Constructionwascompletedby2019withtheofficialopeningon14April2019.[98]DuringtheconstructionperiodhomegameswereshiftedforthreeseasonstoacombinationofSydneyShowgroundStadium,a25,000seatoval-configuredstadiumandStadiumAustralia,an83,000seatrectangularvenue,bothofwhicharelocatedinSydneyOlympicPark.[99] CampbelltownStadiumisasporadicallyusedstadiumfortheWanderers.ThestadiumhashostedtwoA-LeaguegamesbetweentheWanderers&theNewcastleJets,anFFACupgameagainstWellingtonPhoenix,andall3homematchesofthe2017AFCChampionsLeagueGroupStage.PenrithStadiumhostedaWandererspre-seasongameagainstAdelaideUnitedin2013,anA-LeaguegameagainstWellingtonPhoenix&anFFACupgameagainstBrisbaneRoarin2015,andalsoseesoccasionalusebytheWomen'sW-Leagueteam.MarconiStadiumwasanothervenueusedforpre-seasonfixtures,Women&Youthteammatches. TheBlacktownInternationalSportsparkisaregularvenuefortheW-LeagueandYouthLeagueteams,withtheclubsharingtheboutiquefootballstadiumwithBlacktownSpartansFC.In2019,theclubopenedtheWanderersCentreOfFootball,a$15millionfacilitywithaboutiquestadiumthatreplicatestheplayingsurfaceoftheWesternSydneyStadium.TheW-Leagueteamplayeditsfirstgamethereon2January2021,winningthematch2–1againsttheNewcastleJets. Support[edit] Season Attendance Members 2012–13 12,466 7,500 2013–14 14,860 16,100 2014–15 12,520 18,706 2015–16 14,297 18,370 2016–17 17,745 20,021 2017–18 11,924 19,025 2018–19 9,191 16,623 2019–20 9,872* 17,325 *AffectedbyCOVIDRestrictions[100] 2020–21 8,062 18,536 It’shardforacoachtocontrolwhat’shappeningonthefieldwhenthenoiselevelsaresohigh.  —JohnAloisicommentingonthehomecrowdafterlosingtotheWanderersinthe2015–16A-Leaguesemi-finals,April2016.[101] WesternSydneyWanderersfansatParramattaStadium WestSydneyTerracesupporters'groupatSydneyShowgroundStadium WesternSydneyWanderersisoneoftheA-League'sbettersupportedclubs.[102]Themainsupporters'groupfortheclubisthe"RedandBlackBloc"(RBB).[103]TheindependentgroupwasestablishedinJune2012,withitsfoundingmembersconnectingmonthsbeforethatononlineforumsandholdingmeetingsatParramatta'sWoolpackHotel.[104]Thegroupmadeitsfirstappearanceattendingtheclub'sfirstevergameon25July2012,whereWanderersplayedNepeanFCatCookPark.[105]Atthematch,thegroupgatheredatthenorthernendofthegroundandwerevocalinthesupportofthenewteam.TheDailyTelegraphnotedtheimpressivedebutofthegroup,[106]whilstTheSydneyMorningHeralddescribedthegroupas"anoisybunchonthenorthernhill".[107] TheRBBhavereceivedmuchpraiseandattentionfortheatmosphereandpassiontheyproduce,mostnotablytheircall-and-responsechant"Whodowesingfor?".[108][109]TheRBBperformThePoznańatthe80minutemarkofmatches,inrecognitionofthehistoryassociatedwithsoccerinParramattaasthefirstevergameofthesportinAustraliawasplayedthereintheyear1880.[110]Thegroupisalsoactiveinlocalcharitablecauses.Inthewakeofthe2013NewSouthWalesbushfiresdisaster,theRBBraised$15,000toassisttheNSWSalvationArmyBushfireAppeal.[111] On2October2014,5,000Wanderers'supportersattendedalivescreeningofthesecondlegofthe2014AFCChampionsLeagueFinalatCentenarySquare,intheParramattaCBD.[112]TheeventwasfollowedbythousandsoffansturninguptowelcomehomethenewlycrownedchampionsofAsiaatSydneyAirport.[113] On28December2013,supportersofWesternSydneyWandererswereinvolvedinanaltercationwithagroupofMelbourneVictorysupportersinaMelbournestreetbeforealeaguematch.Theincidentwasfollowedbytheclub'ssupportersignitingaflareduringthematchinMelbourneRectangularStadium.On3January2014,FFArespondedbychargingbothclubswithbringingthegameintodisrepute.[114]Actionwasalsotakenagainstseveralindividuals,withpolicelaterchargingthreesupportersinvolvedintheincidentwithinthefollowingmonths.[115] On19April2013Australianrock-popbandExitRow(AndrewTorrisi,NickFerreri,RafLavorato,JeremyAzzopardiandAaronTarasiewicz)releasedtheirdebutsingle"WelcomeToOurWanderland",[116]aWesternSydneyWanderers-anthem.Thesonglyricwasoftheclub,theRBB,andWesternSydney,withtheRBBchant"Whodowesingfor?"usedinthechorus.Thesongreached93ontheAustralianiTuneschart.[117] BytheendoftheirinauguralseasonWesternSydneyWanderershadgrownitsmembershipbaseto7,500people,[118]withtheclub'stotalmatchattendanceathomereaching174,520,withanaverageof12,466.[119]Bythebeginningoftheirsecondseason,clubmembershiphadgrowntwofoldtoasetcapof16,100members,withover2,000inwaiting.[120]Inadditionthesecondseasonsawariseto193,178totaland14,860averageattendancestohomegames.[121]Bytheirthirdseasontheclubhadrisento18,706ticketedseasonmembers.[122] SomenotableWanderersfansincludeIan"Dicko"Dickson,[123][124][125]LauraDundovic,[126][127]NicoledaSilva,[128][129]LucyZelic,[130][131][132]PaulCroft,[133]Montaigne,[134]andJamieSoward.[135][136] Rivalries[edit] Mainarticle:SydneyDerby(A-League) WesternSydneyWanderersvs.SydneyFC Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 31 8 9 14 32 48  −16 33 5 5 7 17 28  −11 3 4 7 15 20  −5 WesternSydneyWanderers'localrivalsareSydneyFC.Therivalry,regardedasthebiggestintheA-League,[137]islargelybaseduponthehistorical,culturalandgeographical"East"versus"West"mentalitythattakesplacethroughoutsportandlifeinSydney,[138]thoughtherivalrybetweenthetwoclubsalsostemsfromtheestablishmentanddevelopmentoftheA-League,whichmirroredthepre-existingculturalandsocialdivideofthecity.ThetwoclubsfirstmetinWanderersinauguralseasonduringthethirdroundoftheleagueon20October2012,withWandererslosingthematch1–0afterapenaltyscoredbyAlessandroDelPiero.[139]On15December2012,inthefollowingderby,WanderersdefeatedSydneyFC2–0awayfromhomewithgoalsbyYoussoufHersiandMichaelBeauchamp.[140]Duringtheirthirdencounteron23March2012,thetwoteamswentontodraw1–1atWanderers'homeground.Thematchsawmuchdramawithnineyellowsandtworedcardsshownonthenight.[141]Inrecentyears,thederbyhasbeenplayedinfrontofsold-outcrowds,andthesupportinwhichbothclubsreceivehasproducedan"unrivalledatmosphereandsenseofoccasionforaclubmatch"inAustralia.[142] WesternSydneyWanderersvs.MacarthurFC Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD 3 0 1 2 3 6  −3 1 0 0 1 0 1  −1 0 1 1 3 5  −2 AnotheroftheWesternSydneyWanderers'localrivalsareMacarthurFC.Therivalryislargelybasedongeography,withbothteamsbasedinGreaterWesternSydney.Thetwoclubsfirstmetintheopeningroundofthe2020–21A-Leagueseasonon30December2020,withWandererslosingthematch1–0afteragoalscoredbyMarkMilligan.On6February2021,inthefollowingderby,Wanderersdrew2–2awayfromhomewithgoalsbyGrahamDorransandSimonCox. Ownership[edit] UponestablishingWesternSydneyWanderersinApril2012,FFAattemptedtofindabackertoownandruntheclub.[14]DespiteseveralattemptsbyFFA,noindividualownerorconsortiumofownersdecidedtotakeonthenewSydney-basedclub,thusFFAassumedownershipoftheclub,takingontherolefirsttwoyearsoftheclub'sexistencewithLyallGormanappointedchairman.[15][23] InMay2014,itwasconfirmedthatFFAhadsoldtheclubtoaconsortiumheadedbyAustralianbusinessmanPaulLederer,whowasalsoappointedtheroleofchairman,whileJohnTsatsimastookuptheroleoftheclub'sfirstCEOfollowinghisroleasGeneralManagersincetheclub'sinception.[143][144]AlongwithLederer,JeffersonCheng,GlennDuncanandDavidSladewerepartoftheconsortiumofowners.Thenewownershipbecameeffectiveasof30June2014.[145] Players[edit] Mainarticle:ListofWesternSydneyWanderersFCplayers ForalistofallformerandcurrentWesternSydneyWanderersplayerswithaWikipediaarticle,seeCategory:WesternSydneyWanderersFCplayers. Australiansquadsarelimitedto23playersintheleaguecompetition,fiveofwhommaybewithoutanAustraliancitizenshipandthreeplayersmustbeunder20yearsofage.Thesquadlistincludesonlytheprincipalnationalityofeachplayer;someplayersonthesquadhavedualcitizenshipwithanothercountry. First-teamsquad[edit] Asof18November2021[146] Forrecenttransfers,see2021–22WesternSydneyWanderersFCseason§ Transfers. Note:FlagsindicatenationalteamasdefinedunderFIFAeligibilityrules.Playersmayholdmorethanonenon-FIFAnationality. No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS DanielMargush 2 DF  SCO ZiggyGordon 3 DF  CIV AdamaTraoré 4 DF  AUS RhysWilliams(captain) 5 MF  ENG JackRodwell 6 DF  AUS TassMourdoukoutas 7 MF  AUS RamyNajjarine 8 MF  AUS StevenUgarkovic 9 FW  AUS BernieIbini 10 FW  ISR TomerHemed 11 FW  JPN KeijiroOgawa(onloanfromYokohamaFC) 13 DF  AUS TateRussell 14 MF  AUS JamesTroisi 15 DF  AUS TomislavMrcela 17 MF  AUS KeanuBaccus No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  AUS DanielWilmering 20 GK  ESP TomásMejías 21 FW  AUS JordanSwibel(scholarship) 22 DF  AUS JohnKoutroumbis 23 FW  AUS DimitriPetratos(onloanfromAlWehda) 25 DF  AUS PhillipCancar 26 MF  AUS JarrodCarluccio(scholarship) 29 MF  AUS TerryAntonis 33 DF  AUS MarkNatta(scholarship) 35 DF  AUS NectariosTriantis(scholarship) 36 MF  AUS AlessandroLopane(scholarship) 37 FW  AUS AlexanderBadolato(scholarship) 39 DF  AUS ThomasAquilina(scholarship) — GK  AUS VedranJanjetovic Youth[edit] Furtherinformation:WesternSydneyWanderersFCYouth Clubofficials[edit] WesternSydneyWanderersstaff Management[147] PaulLederer–Owner/Chairman JeffersonCheng–Owner GlennDuncan–Owner DavidSlade–Owner JohnTsatsimas–CEO Coaches[148] MarkRudan–HeadCoach LabinotHaliti–AssistantCoach GaryVanEgmond–AssistantCoach/TechnicalDirector DavideDelGiovine–GoalkeeperCoach Headcoachrecord[edit] Mainarticle:ListofWesternSydneyWanderersFCmanagers Period Name G W D L % PPG Honours 2012–17 TonyPopovic 180 76 44 60 42.2% 1.49 A-LeaguePremiers:2012–13A-LeagueCoachoftheYear:2012–13[149]AFCChampionsLeague:2014[150]AsianCoachoftheYear:2014[151] 2017 HaydenFoxe 6 1 4 1 16.7% 1.40 2017–18 JosepGombau 22 7 5 10 31.8% 1.18 2018–20 MarkusBabbel 48 15 8 25 31.3% 1.10 2020 Jean-PauldeMarigny 12 5 4 3 41.67% 1.83 2020–22 CarlRobinson 35 11 11 13 31.43% 1.26 2022– MarkRudan 1 1 0 0 100.00% 3.00 Captaincyhistory[edit] Wandererscaptaincyhistory[152] Dates Name Notes Honours(ascaptain) 2012–2014 MichaelBeauchamp Inauguralclubcaptain 2012–13A-LeaguePremiership 2014–2016 NikolaiTopor-Stanley 2014AFCChampionsLeague 2016–2017 DimasDelgado Firstforeigncaptain 2017–2018 RobertCornthwaite 2018–2019 BrendanHamill 2019–2020 MitchellDuke[153] 2020–21 DylanMcGowan 2021– RhysWilliams Records[edit] Furtherinformation:ListofWesternSydneyWanderersFCrecordsandstatistics BrendonSantalabholdstheclubrecordforall-timetop-scorer MarkBridgecurrentlyholdstheteamrecordfortotalnumberofgamesplayedwith141matches.NikolaiTopor-Stanleyhasthesecondmostappearancesfortheclubwith125matches.BrendonSantalabisthethirdmostcappedplayerwith114matches.[154] WesternSydneyWanderersall-timehighestgoalscorerinallcompetitionsisBrendonSantalabwith41goals.TheplayerwiththesecondmostgoalsscoredforWanderersisMarkBridge,whohasscored38goalsfortheclub,followedbyOriolRierawith31goalsscoredinallcompetitions.[154] WanderershighesthomeA-LeagueattendanceatParramattaStadiumis19,627foraSydneyDerbymatchon16January2016,[155]whilsttheclub'shighestattendanceinanycompetitionatParramattaStadiumis20,053,setinthe2014AFCChampionsLeagueFinalfirstlegagainstAl-HilalFC.ThehighesthomeattendanceatanystadiumforWesternSydneyWanderersis61,880foraSydneyDerbymatchatStadiumAustraliaonSaturday9October2016. Season-by-seasonrecord[edit] Mainarticle:ListofWesternSydneyWanderersFCseasons Season A-League FFACup ACL Topscorer Coach P W D L F A GD Pts Pos Finals Name Goals 2012–13 27 18 3 6 41 21 +20 57 1st 2nd  –  – MarkBridge 11 TonyPopovic 2013–14 27 11 9 7 34 29 +5 42 2nd 2nd  – 1st TomiJuric 12 2014–15 27 4 6 17 29 44 –15 18 9th – R32 GS KeremBulut 6 2015–16 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48 2nd 2nd QF – BrendonSantalab 11 2016–17 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 36 6th EF QF GS BrendonSantalab 16 2017–18 27 8 9 10 38 47 –9 33 7th – SF – OriolRiera 19 HaydenFoxeJosepGombau 2018–19 27 6 6 15 42 54 –12 24 8th – SF – OriolRiera 13 MarkusBabbel 2019–20 26 9 6 11 35 40 –5 33 9th – QF – MitchellDuke 14 MarkusBabbelJean-PauldeMarigny 2020–21 26 9 8 9 45 43 +2 35 8th – – – BruceKamau 9 CarlRobinson 2021–22 5 1 2 2 4 6 −2 5 – – – – – – CarlRobinson UpdatedDec82021at21:27. Champions Runners-up ThirdPlace GS–Groupstage EF–Eliminationfinals R32–Roundof32 QF–Quarterfinals SF–Semifinals Bolddenotesplayercurrentlyplaysforclub Season Achievement Notes AFCChampionsLeague 2014AFCChampionsLeague Champions Al-Hilal0–1Agg.WesternSydneyWanderers Continentalrecord[edit] Seealso:WesternSydneyWanderersFCinAsianfootball Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate 2014 AFCChampionsLeague GroupH UlsanHyundai 1–3 2–0 1/4 GuizhouRenhe 5–0 1–0 KawasakiFrontale 1–0 1–2 Roundof16 SanfrecceHiroshima 2–0 1–3 3–3(a) Quarter-finals GuangzhouEvergrande 1–0 1–2 2–2(a) Semi-finals FCSeoul 2–0 0–0 2–0 Final Al-Hilal 1–0 0–0 1–0 2015 AFCChampionsLeague GroupH KashimaAntlers 1–2 3–1 3/4 GuangzhouEvergrande 2–3 2–0 FCSeoul 1–1 0–0 2017 AFCChampionsLeague GroupF UrawaRedDiamonds 0–4 1–6 4/4 ShanghaiSIPG 3–2 1–5 FCSeoul 2–3 3–2 AFCClubRanking[edit] Asof5September2021[156] CurrentRank Country Team Points 114 TianjinTianhaiF.C. 1326 115 Malavan 1325 116 WesternSydneyWanderers 1324 117 PSMMakassar 1324 118 FajrSepasiShirazF.C. 1323 Honours[edit] Seealso:ListofWesternSydneyWanderersFChonours Domestic[edit] A-League(Premiership) Winners(1):2012–13 Runners-up(2):2013–14,2015–16 A-League(Championship) Runners-up(3):2013,2014,2016 Continental[edit] AFCChampionsLeague Champions(1):2014 International[edit] FIFAClubWorldCup Sixth-place(1):2014 Seealso[edit] ExpansionoftheA-League References[edit] ^"A-LeagueownerstobeofferedfarlongerlicencesbyFootballFederationAustralia".www.adelaidenow.com.au.28October2013.Retrieved2April2014. ^"FFApostponeswesternSydneyexpansion".TheSydneyMorningHerald.FairfaxMedia.Retrieved4July2014. ^abcdeHall,Matthew(12December2004)."NSW'cutties'withnewcluboverLowy".TheSydneyMorningHerald.FairfaxMedia.Retrieved20April2013. ^Cockerill,Michael(5April2012)."FFAmustshowrealleadershiptoensurethemovewestisasuccess".TheSydneyMorningHerald.FairfaxMedia.Retrieved14October2012. 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