2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

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The 2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's sixth season since its establishment in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the sixth time and the FFA Cup for the fourth time.

Quick Facts Chairman, Manager ...
Western Sydney Wanderers
2017–18 season
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerTony Popovic
(to 1 October 2017)
Hayden Foxe (caretaker)
(from 3 October to 1 November 2017)
Josep Gombau
(from 1 November 2017)
StadiumANZ Stadium & Spotless Stadium, Sydney
A-League7th
FFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Oriol Riera (15 goals)
All: Oriol Riera (19 goals)
Highest home attendance36,433 vs Sydney FC
9 December 2017
Lowest home attendance6,612 vs Perth Glory
4 March 2018
Average home league attendance11,924
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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.

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From youth squad

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
42 MF Australia Keanu Baccus18 [1]
49 FW Australia Abraham Majok18 [2]
40 GK Australia Nicholas Suman17 1 year scholarship contract[3]
34 MF Australia Kosta Grozos17 2 year scholarship contract[4]
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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
4DF Josh Risdon Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 16 May 2017 [5]
8MF Curaçao Roly Bonevacia Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 2 years 16 May 2017 [5]
33DF Michael Thwaite Free transfer 1 year 16 May 2017 [5]
30GK John Hall Injury replacement 6 months 22 May 2017 [3]
9FW Spain Oriol Riera Free transfer 2 years 5 July 2017 [6]
21MF Marc Tokich Australia FFA Centre of Excellence Free transfer 2 years 13 July 2017 [7]
25MF Chris Herd Free transfer 2 years 13 July 2017 [8]
19FW Mark Bridge Free transfer 2 years 18 July 2017 [9]
10MF Spain Álvaro Cejudo Free transfer 1 year 24 July 2017 [10]
24DF Spain Raúl Llorente Greece Platanias Free transfer 1 year 28 August 2017 [11]
32FW John Roberts Melbourne City Free transfer (2 year scholarship contract) 2 years 4 January 2018 [4]
6MF Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Melbourne City Free transfer 6 months 11 January 2018 [12]
18MF Chris Ikonomidis Italy Lazio Loan 6 months 31 January 2018 [13]
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Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
21MF Mario Shabow Newcastle Jets Free transfer 5 April 2017 [14]
12DF Scott Neville Perth Glory Free transfer 25 April 2017 [15]
2DF Shannon Cole Released 9 May 2017 [16]
6MF Mitch Nichols End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
8MF Spain Dimas End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
10MF Argentina Nicolás Martínez Greece Olympiacos Loan return 11 May 2017 [17]
13MF Uruguay Bruno Piñatares End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
24MF Terry Antonis Greece PAOK Loan return 11 May 2017 [17]
25FW Liam Youlley End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
27MF Emilio Martinez End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
28FW Stefan Zinni End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
29FW Ryan Griffiths End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
26MF Jackson Bandiera End of contract 14 June 2017 [18]
17DF Spain Aritz Borda Mutual contract termination 29 July 2017 [19]
6MF Jacob Melling Mutual contract termination 2 January 2018 [20]
14MF Japan Jumpei Kusukami Mutual contract termination 2 January 2018 [20]
30GK John Hall End of contract 9 January 2018 [21]
18DF Robert Cornthwaite Malaysia Perak Mutual contract termination 16 January 2018 [22]
1GK Jerrad Tyson Mutual contract termination 12 April 2018 [23]
25MF Chris Herd Mutual contract termination 12 April 2018 [23]
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Contract extensions

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No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
1Jerrad TysonGoalkeeper1 year8 May 2017[24]
5Brendan HamillCentre back2 years8 May 2017[24]
15Kearyn BaccusAttacking midfielder2 years7 June 2017[25]
20Vedran JanjetovićGoalkeeper4 years11 April 2018[26]
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Technical staff

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Position Name
Head coach Spain Josep Gombau
Assistant coach England Ian Crook
Assistant coach Spain Delfin Ferreres
Goalkeeping coach Australia Davide Del Giovine
Strength & conditioning coach Australia Scott Smith
Physiotherapist Australia Ian Austin
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Statistics

Squad statistics

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N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
3 DF Australia Jack Clisby 15 1 4 0 0 9+312003+00200
4 DF Australia Josh Risdon 22 0 12 0 0 18+0010004+00200
5 DF Australia Brendan Hamill 22 3 4 1 0 18+333101+00100
6 MF Argentina Marcelo Carrusca 12 1 2 0 0 10+212000+00000
7 MF Australia Steven Lustica 19 1 1 0 0 12+400001+21100
8 MF Curaçao Roly Bonevacia 26 1 8 0 0 21+117004+00100
9 FW Spain Oriol Riera 29 19 6 0 0 23+2154004+04200
10 MF Spain Álvaro Cejudo 21 2 3 0 0 17+323001+00000
11 FW Australia Brendon Santalab 24 4 4 0 0 5+1734000+21000
15 FW Australia Kearyn Baccus 24 0 3 0 0 15+501004+00200
16 MF Australia Jaushua Sotirio 18 3 1 0 0 4+1230002+00100
18 MF Australia Chris Ikonomidis 10 3 0 0 0 9+130000+00000
19 FW Australia Mark Bridge 24 5 4 0 0 18+344000+31000
20 GK Australia Vedran Janjetović 31 0 1 0 0 27+001004+00000
21 MF Australia Marc Tokich 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
22 DF Australia Jonathan Aspropotamitis 8 0 2 0 0 5+101002+00100
23 FW Australia Lachlan Scott 6 0 1 0 0 1+301000+20000
24 DF Spain Raúl Llorente 26 0 2 0 0 25+102000+00000
32 FW Australia John Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
33 DF Australia Michael Thwaite 24 1 3 1 0 21+013103+00000
34 MF Australia Kosta Grozos 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
35 DF Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
40 GK Australia Nicholas Suman 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
42 MF Australia Keanu Baccus 14 0 1 0 2 11+301020+00000
47 FW Australia Matthew Lecce 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
49 FW Australia Abraham Majok 1 0 0 0 0 0+000000+10000
50 MF Australia Tariq Maia 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
Players no longer at the club:
1 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
6 MF Australia Jacob Melling 5 0 1 0 0 1+101002+10000
14 MF Japan Jumpei Kusukami 15 1 1 0 0 9+210004+00100
18 DF Australia Robert Cornthwaite 14 1 5 1 0 11+005103+01000
25 MF Australia Chris Herd 12 0 6 0 0 8+106002+10000
30 GK Australia John Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
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Pre-season and friendlies

15 July 2017 Arsenal Tour Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–3 England Arsenal Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST
  • Lustica 57'
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Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 83,221
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
18 August 2017 Brisbane Roar Australia 0–4 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Gold Coast, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 September 2017 Melbourne City Australia 1–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Shepparton, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: McEwen Reserve
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Competitions

Overall

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Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 7th 8 October 2017 15 April 2018
FFA Cup Round of 32 Semi-finals 1 August 2017 24 October 2017
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A-League

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 2 39 Qualification for Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 40 7 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 37 50 13 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 5 6 16 31 55 24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 21 20
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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 8 9 10 38 47  −9 33 5 4 4 23 22  +1 3 5 6 15 25  −10
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Last updated: 15 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAAAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHH
ResultWDDDDDWLLLWLWWDDLLWDLWDLLWL
Position3444444\679988766678666566767
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Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

8 October 2017 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Perth Glory Sydney
18:00 AEDT
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Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 12,223
Referee: Daniel Elder
21 October 2017 3 Sydney FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 36,057
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 November 2017 6 Melbourne City 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,516
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
26 November 2017 8 Adelaide United 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
18:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Chris Beath
2 December 2017 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:35 AEDT Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 8,215
Referee: Adam Fielding
9 December 2017 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–5 Sydney FC Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 36,433
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
5 January 2018 14 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,189
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 January 2018 15 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 10,771
Referee: Shaun Evans
13 January 2018 16 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: Stephen Lucas
19 January 2018 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 11,864
Referee: Adam Kersey
28 January 2018 18 Perth Glory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
17:30 AWST
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Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,317
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
11 February 2018 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,127
Referee: Adam Fielding
16 February 2018 20 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 10,065
Referee: Peter Green
25 February 2018 21 Sydney FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 25,211
Referee: Peter Green
10 March 2018 22 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 7,041
Referee: Adam Kersey
31 March 2018 25 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,280
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 April 2018 26 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 9,266
Referee: Kurt Ams

FFA Cup

1 August 2017 Round of 32 Western Sydney Wanderers New South Wales 1–0 (a.e.t.) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
20 September 2017 Quarter-finals Blacktown City New South Wales 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEST
  • Andrew 68', 104'
Report
Stadium: Lily's Football Centre
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: Katie Patterson
Penalties

References

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