2022–23 Western United FC season
2022–23 season | |
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Chairman | Jason Sourasis |
Manager | John Aloisi |
Stadium | Mars Stadium York Park AAMI Park |
A-League Men | 12th |
Australia Cup | Round of 16 |
Top goalscorer | League: Nicolas Milanovic (1) All: Nicolas Milanovic Connor Pain Lachlan Wales (1 each) |
The 2022–23 season will be Western United's fourth season, and their fourth season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Western United will also participate in the Australia Cup for the second time.
Review[]
Background[]
The 2021–22 season saw the club finish in third place, its highest ever finish and compete in the finals for the second time. The club then went on to appear in and win its first ever grand final on 28 May 2022 against Melbourne City.
Players[]
First team squad[]
- As of 5 July 2022
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers[]
Transfers in[]
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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14 | MF | James Troisi | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 1 year | 17 July 2022 | [1][2] |
27 | DF | Jacob Tratt | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 22 August 2022 | [3] |
7 | MF | Tongo Doumbia | Unattached | Free transfer | 24 August 2022 | [4] |
From youth squad[]
N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
49 | FW | 17 | 2 year scholarship contract[5] |
Transfers out[]
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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13 | DF | Ivan Vujica | Unattached | End of contract | 10 June 2022 | [6] |
16 | MF | Rene Krhin | Unattached | End of contract | 10 June 2022 | [6] |
27 | MF | Jerry Skotadis | Unattached | End of contract | 10 June 2022 | [6] |
Contract extensions[]
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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4 | Léo Lacroix | Defender | 1 year | 29 May 2022 | extension triggered | [7] |
44 | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | Defender | 1 year | 10 June 2022 | [8] | |
33 | Ben Collins | Defender | 1 year | 17 June 2022 | [9] | |
21 | Sebastian Pasquali | Midfielder | 1 year | 1 July 2022 | [10] | |
17 | Ben Garuccio | Left-back | 2 years | 7 September 2022 | Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25. | [11] |
Pre-season and friendlies[]
9 August 2022 | Western United | 3–0 | Bulleen Lions | showMelbourne, Australia |
24 August 2022 | Western United | 6–0 | St Albans Saints | showMelbourne, Australia |
27 August 2022 | Western United | 6–0 | Pascoe Vale | showMelbourne, Australia |
10 September 2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Western United | showParramatta, Australia |
17 September 2022 | Adelaide United | 2–3 | Western United | showAdelaide, Australia |
21 September 2022 | Oakleigh Cannons | 1–5 | Western United | showMelbourne, Australia |
24 September 2022 | Western United | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | showMelbourne, Australia |
Competitions[]
Win Draw Loss Cancelled or postponed
Overview[]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
A-League Men | 7 October 2022 | 29 April 2023 | Matchday 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Australia Cup | 3 August 2022 | 14 August 2022 | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 33.33 |
Last updated: 16 October 2022
Source: Competitions
Australia Cup[]
3 August 2022 Round of 32 | Western United | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | showMelbourne |
14 August 2022 Round of 16 | Sydney United 58 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Western United | showSydney |
A-League Men[]
Results summary[]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Last updated: 16 October.
Source:[citation needed]
Results by round[]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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8 | Central Coast Mariners | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Qualification to [a] |
9 | Adelaide United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
10 | Brisbane Roar | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
11 | Perth Glory | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
12 | Western United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
Matches[]
7 October 2022 1 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Western United | showMelbourne |
21 October 2022 3 | Western United | v | Macarthur FC | showMelbourne |
29 October 2022 4 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Western United | showMudgee |
6 November 2022 5 | Western United | v | Adelaide United | showMelbourne |
13 November 2022 6 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Western United | showWellington |
10 December 2022 7 | Perth Glory | v | Western United | showPerth |
18 December 2022 8 | Western United | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | showMelbourne |
26 December 2022 9 | Western United | v | Melbourne Victory | showMelbourne |
30 December 2022 10 | Western United | v | Brisbane Roar | showMelbourne |
7 January 2023 11 | Melbourne City | v | Western United | showMelbourne |
15 January 2023 12 | Western United | v | Newcastle Jets | showBallarat |
28 January 2023 14 | Macarthur FC | v | Western United | showCampbelltown |
5 February 2023 15 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Western United | showSydney |
11 February 2023 16 | Western United | v | Adelaide United | showMelbourne |
17 February 2023 17 | Western United | v | Wellington Phoenix | showTBD |
25 February 2023 18 | Newcastle Jets | v | Western United | showNewcastle |
4 March 2023 19 | Western United | v | Perth Glory | showTBD |
13 March 2023 20 | Melbourne Victory | v | Western United | showMelbourne |
18 March 2023 21 | Brisbane Roar | v | Western United | showKippa-Ring |
7 April 2023 23 | Western United | v | Central Coast Mariners | showBallarat |
16 April 2023 24 | Adelaide United | v | Western United | showAdelaide |
22 April 2023 25 | Western United | v | Melbourne City | showTBD |
29 April 2023 26 | Perth Glory | v | Western United | showPerth |
Statistics[]
Appearances and goals[]
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 16 October 2022
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Jamie Young | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Léo Lacroix | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Dylan Pierias | 0(2) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Tomoki Imai | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Tongo Doumbia | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
8 | FW | Lachlan Wales | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
9 | FW | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
10 | MF | Steven Lustica | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Connor Pain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
14 | MF | James Troisi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
17 | DF | Ben Garuccio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
19 | DF | Josh Risdon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
26 | FW | Nicolas Milanovic | 0(2) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
31 | FW | Adisu Bayew | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Ben Collins | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
38 | FW | Noah Botic | 0(1) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
41 | DF | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
42 | MF | Rhys Bozinovski | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
44 | DF | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
88 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Goalscorers[]
- As of 16 October 2022
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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1 | 8 | FW | Lachlan Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
11 | FW | Connor Pain | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
19 | DF | Joshua Risdon | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
26 | MF | Nicolas Milanovic | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Own Goals | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Disciplinary record[]
- As of 16 October 2022
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
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1 | 19 | DF | Josh Risdon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 4 | DF | Léo Lacroix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | 6 | DF | Tomoki Imai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | FW | Lachlan Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | Steven Lustica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | Connor Pain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | James Troisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | Nicolas Milanovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Clean sheets[]
- As of 16 October 2022
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Troisi departs". Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Western United welcomes midfielder James Troisi". Western United. 17 July 2022.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (22 August 2022). "Jacob Tratt adds strength to Western United's defence". Western United.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (24 August 2022). "Malian powerhouse Tongo Doumbia joins Western United". Western United.
- ^ "Najdovski signs scholarship deal". Western United. 5 July 2022.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Western United farewell departing players". Western United. 10 June 2022.
- ^ Lynch, Joey [@joeylynchy] (29 May 2022). "Western United coach John Aloisi confirms to reporters at their championship celebration that defender Leo Lacroix hit a trigger in his contract this season that will now see him return to the club in 2022-23" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Western United re-sign Nikolai Topor–Stanley". Western United. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Ben Collins signs on for Western United for 2022–23". Western United. 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Pasquali commits for 2022–23". Western United. 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Ben Garuccio commits to Western United until 2025". Western United. 7 September 2022.
- ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links[]
- Western United official website
- Western United FC seasons
- 2022–23 A-League Men season by team