2018–19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

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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

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. 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 (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[1]
33 DF Australia Tate Russell 18 2 year scholarship contract[1]
14 DF Australia Mathieu Cordier 19 0.5 year scholarship contract, followed by promotion to senior contract[2]
41 MF Australia Fabian Monge 17 2 year scholarship contract[3]

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 [4]
11 FW Bruce Kamau Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 3 May 2018 [4]
12 DF Ruon Tongyik Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 3 May 2018 [4]
21 DF Tarek Elrich Adelaide United Free transfer 2 years 9 May 2018 [5]
8 MF Jordan O'Doherty Free transfer 3 years 6 June 2018 [1]
1 GK Danijel Nizic Free transfer 2 years 4 July 2018 [6]
34 DF Germany Patrick Ziegler Germany Kaiserslautern Free transfer 3 years 26 July 2018 [7]
10 MF Germany Alexander Baumjohann Brazil Clube Vitória Free transfer 1 year 9 August 2018 [8]
22 DF Rashid Mahazi Australia Moreland Zebras Free transfer 1 year 4 October 2018 [9]
27 FW Kwame Yeboah Germany Fortuna Köln Free transfer 2.5 years 31 December 2018 [10]
12 FW Mitchell Duke Free transfer 1.5 years 25 January 2019 [11]
3 DF Giancarlo Gallifuoco Injury replacement loan 1 year 5 March 2019 [12]

Transfers out[]

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
10 MF Spain Álvaro Cejudo End of contract 27 April 2018 [13]
3 DF Jack Clisby End of contract 27 April 2018 [13]
33 DF Michael Thwaite End of contract 27 April 2018 [13]
22 DF Jonathan Aspropotamitis Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 14 May 2018 [14]
11 FW Brendon Santalab Perth Glory Free transfer 19 June 2018 [15]
7 MF Steven Lustica End of contract 30 June 2018 [16]
18 MF Chris Ikonomidis Italy Lazio Loan return 30 June 2018 [16]
15 MF Kearyn Baccus Melbourne City Free transfer 12 October 2018 [17][18]
12 DF Ruon Tongyik Free transfer 2 January 2019 [19]
23 FW Lachlan Scott Mutual contract termination 22 February 2019 [20]

Contract extensions[]

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
24 Spain Raúl Llorente Left back 1 year 18 June 2018 [21]
40 Nicholas Suman Goalkeeper 2 years 4 July 2018 Extension of scholarship contract[6]
17 Keanu Baccus Defensive midfielder 3 years 14 February 2019 [22]

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 † 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 † 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 † 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
  • Last updated: 6 April 2019
  • Source: au.soccerway.com
  • Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

† = Scholarship or NPL/NYL-listed player

Pre-season and friendlies[]

26 July 2018 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–0 Australia Blacktown City Sydney
 Report Stadium:
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
1 August 2018 Edgeworth FC Australia 1–3 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Lisarow
  • Goal
 Report
Stadium:
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
8 September 2018 Melbourne Victory Australia 1–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Ballarat
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Morshead Park
13 September 2018 Central Coast Mariners Australia 3–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Lisarow
 Report Stadium:
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
23 September 2018 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney
12:00 AEST
  • Fitzgerald Goal 20'
 Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
29 September 2018 Newcastle Jets Australia 4–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Maitland
12:00 AEST
Report Stadium: No.1 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,600
12 October 2018 Melbourne City Australia 4–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Shepparton
19:30
Report
Stadium:
Referee: Shaun Evans
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 to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Sydney FC (C) 27 16 4 7 43 29 +14 52
3 Melbourne Victory 27 15 5 7 50 32 +18 50 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League preliminary round 2[a]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 8 7 37 32 +5 44 Qualification to Finals series[a]
5 Melbourne City 27 11 7 9 39 32 +7 40
6 Wellington Phoenix[b] 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-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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:[citation needed]

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
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

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
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
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
10 November 2018 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Brisbane Roar Mudgee
17:35
Report
Stadium: Glen Willow Sporting Field
Attendance: 5,067
Referee:
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)
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
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
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
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
1 January 2019 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report
  • Wales Goal 35'
  • de Laet Goal 37'
 Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 8,365
Referee:
5 January 2019 11 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
  • Toivonen Goal 45', 86'
 Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,062
Referee: Jarred Gillett
8 January 2019 12 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,288
Referee:
13 January 2019 13 Perth Glory 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
17:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 8,945
Referee:
18 January 2019 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Adelaide United Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,104
Referee:
22 January 2019 15 Melbourne City 4–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,149
Referee:
25 January 2019 16 Brisbane Roar 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,053
Referee:
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
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
16 February 2019 19 Adelaide United 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,880
Referee:
24 February 2019 20 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Perth Glory Sydney
19:00 AEDT
  • Elrich Goal 90+5'
 Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 7,181
Referee:
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
17 March 2019 22 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
19:00 NZDT
  • Krishna Goal 12'
  • Mandi Goal 23'
  • Williams Goal 33'
 Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,685
Referee: Alex King
30 March 2019 23 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,078
Referee:
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
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
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:
27 April 2019 27 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report
  • Toivonen Goal 22'
 Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,919
Referee: Chris Beath

FFA Cup[]

Main article: 2018 FFA Cup
7 August 2018 Round of 32 Hellenic Athletic Northern Territory 3–4 New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Darwin
20:00 ACST
  • Goal 39'
  • Goal 55', 73'
 Report
Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:
29 August 2018 Round of 16 Bonnyrigg White Eagles New South Wales 1–2 New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEST
  • Goal 65'
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 5,137
Referee:
19 September 2018 Quarter-finals Melbourne City Victoria (Australia) 1–2 New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,800
Referee:
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:

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "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. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Wanderers confirm trio of City signings". 3 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Foundation player returns to Wanderers". FourFourTwo. 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "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. ^ Jump up to: a b c "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. ^ Jump up to: a b "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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