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Western Sydney Wanderers 2018–19 football season
Western Sydney Wanderers
2018–19 season
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerMarkus Babbel
StadiumANZ Stadium & Spotless Stadium, Sydney
A-League8th
FFA CupSemi-Finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Oriol Riera (10 goals)
All: Oriol Riera (13 goals)
Highest home attendance21,984 vs Sydney FC
13 April 2019
Lowest home attendance5,067 vs Brisbane Roar
10 November 2018
Average home league attendance9,312
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2017–182019–20 →

The 2018–19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the seventh time and the FFA Cup for the fifth time.

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Danijel Nizic
3 DF Australia AUS Giancarlo Gallifuoco (Injury replacement loan)
4 DF Australia AUS Josh Risdon
5 DF Australia AUS Brendan Hamill (Captain)
6 MF Australia AUS Kosta Grozos (Scholarship)
7 FW Australia AUS Nick Fitzgerald
8 MF Australia AUS Jordan O'Doherty
9 FW Spain ESP Oriol Riera
10 MF Germany GER Alexander Baumjohann
11 FW Australia AUS Bruce Kamau
12 FW Australia AUS Mitchell Duke
13 DF Australia AUS Tass Mourdoukoutas
14 DF Australia AUS Mathieu Cordier (Scholarship)
16 FW Australia AUS Jaushua Sotirio
17 MF Australia AUS Keanu Baccus
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Australia AUS Marc Tokich
19 FW Australia AUS Mark Bridge
20 GK Australia AUS Vedran Janjetović
21 DF Australia AUS Tarek Elrich
22 MF Australia AUS Rashid Mahazi
23 FW Australia AUS Lachlan Scott
24 DF Spain ESP Raúl Llorente
27 FW Australia AUS Kwame Yeboah
28 MF Curaçao CUW Roly Bonevacia
32 FW Australia AUS John Roberts (Scholarship)
33 DF Australia AUS Tate Russell (Scholarship)
34 DF Germany GER Patrick Ziegler
40 GK Australia AUS Nicholas Suman (Scholarship)
49 FW Australia AUS Abraham Majok

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
13 DF Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas 19 2 year senior contract
33 DF Australia Tate Russell 18 2 year scholarship contract
14 DF Australia Mathieu Cordier 19 0.5 year scholarship contract, followed by promotion to senior contract
41 MF Australia Fabian Monge 17 2 year scholarship contract

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
7 FW Nick Fitzgerald Melbourne City Free transfer 3 years 3 May 2018
11 FW Bruce Kamau Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 3 May 2018
12 DF Ruon Tongyik Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 3 May 2018
21 DF Tarek Elrich Adelaide United Free transfer 2 years 9 May 2018
8 MF Jordan O'Doherty Free transfer 3 years 6 June 2018
1 GK Danijel Nizic Free transfer 2 years 4 July 2018
34 DF Germany Patrick Ziegler Germany Kaiserslautern Free transfer 3 years 26 July 2018
10 MF Germany Alexander Baumjohann Brazil Clube Vitória Free transfer 1 year 9 August 2018
22 DF Rashid Mahazi Australia Moreland Zebras Free transfer 1 year 4 October 2018
27 FW Kwame Yeboah Germany Fortuna Köln Free transfer 2.5 years 31 December 2018
12 FW Mitchell Duke Free transfer 1.5 years 25 January 2019
3 DF Giancarlo Gallifuoco Injury replacement loan 1 year 5 March 2019

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
10 MF Spain Álvaro Cejudo End of contract 27 April 2018
3 DF Jack Clisby End of contract 27 April 2018
33 DF Michael Thwaite End of contract 27 April 2018
22 DF Jonathan Aspropotamitis Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 14 May 2018
11 FW Brendon Santalab Perth Glory Free transfer 19 June 2018
7 MF Steven Lustica End of contract 30 June 2018
18 MF Chris Ikonomidis Italy Lazio Loan return 30 June 2018
15 MF Kearyn Baccus Melbourne City Free transfer 12 October 2018
12 DF Ruon Tongyik Free transfer 2 January 2019
23 FW Lachlan Scott Mutual contract termination 22 February 2019

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
24 Spain Raúl Llorente Left back 1 year 18 June 2018
40 Nicholas Suman Goalkeeper 2 years 4 July 2018 Extension of scholarship contract
17 Keanu Baccus Defensive midfielder 3 years 14 February 2019

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Danijel Nizic 5 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Australia Giancarlo Gallifuoco 4 0 1 0 0 2+2 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Australia Josh Risdon 13 0 3 0 0 10+0 0 3 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Australia Brendan Hamill 26 2 5 0 0 22+0 1 5 0 0 4+0 1 0 0 0
6 MF Australia Kosta Grozos 2 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Australia Nick Fitzgerald 15 0 0 0 0 3+9 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 0
8 MF Australia Jordan O'Doherty 17 1 2 0 0 16+1 1 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Spain Oriol Riera 26 13 4 0 0 21+1 10 4 0 0 4+0 3 0 0 0
10 MF Germany Alexander Baumjohann                                   20 3 2 0 0 14+3 2 1 0 0 3+0 1 1 0 0
11 FW Australia Bruce Kamau 25 1 2 0 0 20+4 1 2 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
12 FW Australia Mitchell Duke 8 4 0 0 0 4+4 4 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas 10 1 2 0 0 7+2 1 2 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Australia Mathieu Cordier 2 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
16 FW Australia Jaushua Sotirio 15 3 3 0 0 7+6 3 2 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0
17 MF Australia Keanu Baccus 23 3 7 1 0 20+1 3 7 1 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Australia Marc Tokich 9 0 0 0 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0
19 FW Australia Mark Bridge 2 0 1 0 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Vedran Janjetović 20 0 1 0 1 20+0 0 1 0 1 0+0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Australia Tarek Elrich 28 2 4 0 0 24+0 2 4 0 0 2+2 0 0 0 0
22 MF Australia Rashid Mahazi 15 1 5 0 0 7+7 1 5 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Spain Raúl Llorente 17 0 3 0 0 11+2 0 2 0 0 4+0 0 1 0 0
27 FW Australia Kwame Yeboah 10 2 2 0 0 7+3 2 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Curaçao Roly Bonevacia 24 9 5 0 0 18+2 7 4 0 0 4+0 2 1 0 0
32 FW Australia John Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Australia Tate Russell 11 0 2 0 0 10+1 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Germany Patrick Ziegler 8 0 0 0 0 6+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Australia Nicholas Suman 4 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
41 MF Australia Fabian Monge 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
42 MF Australia Andrea Agamemnonos 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
43 DF Australia Daniel Wilmering 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
49 FW Australia Abraham Majok 16 2 1 0 0 6+9 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0
50 GK Australia Jack Greenwood 3 0 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0
Players no longer at the club
12 DF Australia Ruon Tongyik 2 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Australia Lachlan Scott 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

† = Scholarship or NPL/NYL-listed player

Pre-season and friendlies

Western Sydney Wanderers Australia v Australia Blacktown City
26 July 2018 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–0 Australia Blacktown City Sydney
Report Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Edgeworth FC Australia v Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
1 August 2018 Edgeworth FC Australia 1–3 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Lisarow
Report Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Melbourne Victory Australia v Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
8 September 2018 Melbourne Victory Australia 1–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Ballarat
14:30 AEST Report Stadium: Morshead Park
Central Coast Mariners Australia v Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
13 September 2018 Central Coast Mariners Australia 3–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Lisarow
Report Stadium: Pluim Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia v New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
23 September 2018 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney
12:00 AEST Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Newcastle Jets Australia v Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
29 September 2018 Newcastle Jets Australia 4–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Maitland
12:00 AEST Report Stadium: No.1 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,600
Melbourne City Australia v Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
12 October 2018 Melbourne City Australia 4–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Shepparton
19:30 Report Stadium: McEwen Reserve
Referee: Shaun Evans
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia v China Guangzhou R&F
17 February 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Cancelled China Guangzhou R&F Sydney
AEST Source Stadium: Lily's Football Centre

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 8th 21 October 2018 27 April 2019
FFA Cup Round of 32 Semi-Finals 7 August 2018 6 October 2018

A-League

Main article: 2018–19 A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 27 18 6 3 56 23 +33 60 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC (C) 27 16 4 7 43 29 +14 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 15 5 7 50 32 +18 50 Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series
4 Adelaide United 27 12 8 7 37 32 +5 44 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 11 7 9 39 32 +7 40
6 Wellington Phoenix 27 11 7 9 46 43 +3 40
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 5 12 40 36 +4 35
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 6 6 15 42 54 −12 24
9 Brisbane Roar 27 4 6 17 38 71 −33 18
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 31 70 −39 13
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

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
27 6 6 15 42 54  −12 24 3 3 8 17 24  −7 3 3 7 25 30  −5

Last updated: 6 April 2019.
Source:

Results by round

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GroundAAAHHAHHAHHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAH
ResultDLWDLLWLDLLLLLLDLWWDWLWLDLL
Position894588688888888888888888888
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2019. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers
21 October 2018 1 Perth Glory 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
16:00 AWST Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 10,206
Referee: Peter Green
Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers
27 October 2018 2 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground
Attendance: 30,588
Referee: Chris Beath
Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers
3 November 2018 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
19:35 NZDT Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,339
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar
10 November 2018 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Brisbane Roar Mudgee
17:35 Report Stadium: Glen Willow Sporting Field
Attendance: 5,067
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets
23 November 2018 5 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:50 AEST Report Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 10,458
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers
1 December 2018 6 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 19,556
Referee: Chris Beath
Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners
7 December 2018 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 8,163
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC
15 December 2018 8 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Sydney FC Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 18,043
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers
26 December 2018 9 Adelaide United 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:20 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,003
Referee: Peter Green
Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City
1 January 2019 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 8,365
Referee: Adam Kersey
Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory
5 January 2019 11 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,062
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix
8 January 2019 12 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,288
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers
13 January 2019 13 Perth Glory 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
17:00 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 8,945
Referee: Kurt Ams
Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United
18 January 2019 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Adelaide United Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,104
Referee: Alex King
Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers
22 January 2019 15 Melbourne City 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,149
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers
25 January 2019 16 Brisbane Roar 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,053
Referee: Adam Fielding
Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets
1 February 2019 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–5 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:50 AEST Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,594
Referee: Peter Green
Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners
9 February 2019 18 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:35 AEDT Report Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 5,364
Referee: Shaun Evans
Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers
16 February 2019 19 Adelaide United 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:20 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,880
Referee: Daniel Elder
Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory
24 February 2019 20 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Perth Glory Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 7,181
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers
8 March 2019 21 Brisbane Roar 1–4 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,130
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers
17 March 2019 22 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
19:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,685
Referee: Alex King
Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City
30 March 2019 23 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,078
Referee: Daniel Elder
Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers
6 April 2019 24 Newcastle Jets 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
17:35 AEST Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,756
Referee: Adam Fielding
Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC
13 April 2019 25 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Sydney FC Sydney
19:50 AEST Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 21,984
Referee: Shaun Evans
Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers
20 April 2019 26 Central Coast Mariners 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
19:50 AEST Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,059
Referee: Adam Kersey
Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory
27 April 2019 27 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,919
Referee: Chris Beath

FFA Cup

Main article: 2018 FFA Cup Hellenic Athletic Northern Territory v New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers
7 August 2018 Round of 32 Hellenic Athletic Northern Territory 3–4 New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Darwin
20:00 ACST Report Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kurt Ams
Bonnyrigg White Eagles New South Wales v New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers
29 August 2018 Round of 16 Bonnyrigg White Eagles New South Wales 1–2 New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEST Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Melbourne City Victoria (state) v New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers
19 September 2018 Quarter-finals Melbourne City Victoria (state) 1–2 New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Daniel Elder
Western Sydney Wanderers New South Wales v New South Wales Sydney FC
6 October 2018 Semi-finals Western Sydney Wanderers New South Wales 0–3 New South Wales Sydney FC Penrith
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Penrith Stadium
Attendance: 14,436
Referee: Daniel Elder

References

  1. ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers snap up young trio". FourFourTwo. 6 June 2018.
  2. "Western Sydney Wanderers promote teen defender". FTBL. 4 January 2019.
  3. "Wanderers promote another Academy graduate". Western Sydney Wanderers. 8 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Wanderers confirm trio of City signings". 3 May 2018.
  5. "Foundation player returns to Wanderers". FourFourTwo. 9 May 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Wanderers secure keepers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 July 2018.
  7. Kemp, Emma (25 July 2018). "Western Sydney coach Markus Babbel confirms Patrick Ziegler has signed with the club". The Daily Telegraph.
  8. "Western Syndey Wanderers sign Alexander Baumjohann". news.com.au. 9 August 2018.
  9. "Ex-Victory midfielder Mahazi joins Wanderers". The World Game. SBS. 4 October 2018.
  10. "Wanderers Sign Yeboah". Western Sydney Wanderers. 31 December 2018.
  11. "Wanderers sign fringe Socceroos striker Duke". The World Game. SBS. 25 January 2019.
  12. "Wanderers sign Gallifuoco as injury replacement player". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers announce departures of Jack Clisby, Michael Thwaite, Alvaro Cejudo". Fox Sports. 27 April 2018.
  14. "Mariners sign defender Aspropotamitis". The World Game. SBS. 14 May 2018.
  15. "Brendon Santalab to Perth Glory: Club legend moves on after Wanderers snub". Fox Sports. 19 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Wanderers confirm player departures". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 June 2018.
  17. "Wanderers and Kearyn Baccus agree termination". Western Sydney Wanderers. 12 October 2018.
  18. "Melbourne City signs Kearyn Baccus". FTBL. 12 October 2018.
  19. "Tongyik departs Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 January 2019.
  20. "Wanderers and Scott agree termination". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 February 2019.
  21. "Raúl returns". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 June 2018.
  22. "Baccus signs three-year extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 14 February 2019.

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