Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football

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Western Sydney Wanderers in Asian football
ClubWestern Sydney Wanderers FC
Most appearancesShannon Cole & Labinot Haliti (21)
Top scorerTomi Juric & Mark Bridge (4)
First entry2014 AFC Champions League
Latest entry2017 AFC Champions League
Titles
Champions League

Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Rooty Hill, New South Wales. They play in the A-League and their home ground is Bankwest Stadium. They have qualified for the AFC Champions League three times, in 2014, 2015 and 2017. They won in their first attempt, defeating Al Hilal SFC 1–0 over the two legged final, becoming the first Australian team to win the tournament.[1] In the other two occasions, they got knocked out in the group stage of the tournament.

After their Champions League win in 2014, they went on to represent the Asian Football Confederation at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. They lost to Mexican club Cruz Azul in the quarter finals 3–1 after extra time and in the fifth placed playoff, they lost to Algerian side ES Sétif 2–2 (5–4 on penalties).[2][3]

Tournaments[]

2014 AFC Champions League[]

Group H[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia WSW Japan KAW South Korea ULS China GUI
1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advanced to Round of 16 1–0 1–3 5–0
2 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 2–1 3–1 1–0
3 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 0–2 2–0 1–1
4 China Guizhou Renhe 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–1 0–1 3–1
Source:[citation needed]
12 March 2014 Guizhou Renhe China 0–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Guiyang Olympic Sports Center, Guiyang
20:00 UTC+8 Report Bridge Goal 10' Attendance: 21,184
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
1 April 2014 Kawasaki Frontale Japan 2–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
19:00 UTC+9 Nakamura Goal 74'
Oshima Goal 88'
Report Haliti Goal 24' Attendance: 10,943
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
22 April 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 5–0 China Guizhou Renhe Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Cole Goal 7'
Haliti Goal 75'
Mooy Goal 81' (pen.)
Ono Goal 85'
Topor-Stanley Goal 88'
Report Attendance: 11,099
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)


Knockout Stage[]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 0 1
South Korea Pohang Steelers 2 1 3
South Korea Pohang Steelers 0 0 0 (0)
South Korea FC Seoul (p) 0 0 0 (3)
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 2 4
South Korea FC Seoul (a) 3 1 4
South Korea FC Seoul 0 0 0
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 0 2 2
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 3
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers (a) 1 2 3
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers (a) 1 1 2
China Guangzhou Evergrande 0 2 2
Japan Cerezo Osaka 1 1 2
China Guangzhou Evergrande 5 0 5
Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 0 0 0
Uzbekistan Bunyodkor 0 0 0
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1 3 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1 0 1
Qatar Al-Sadd 0 0 0
Qatar Al-Sadd (a) 0 2 2
Iran Foolad 0 2 2
Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 3 1 4
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 0 2 2
United Arab Emirates Al-Jazira 1 1 2
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2 2 4
United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 2 3 5
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 0 1 1
Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 1 3 4
Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab 0 1 1
Round of 16[]
7 May 2014 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 3–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
19:00 UTC+9 Ishihara Goal 51'65'
Shibasaki Goal 90+1'
Report Juric Goal 78' (pen.) Attendance: 8,423
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

3–3 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.

Quarter Final[]
20 August 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+10 Golec Goal 60' Report Attendance: 17,093
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
27 August 2014 Guangzhou Evergrande China 2–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Diamanti Goal 61'
Elkeson Goal 90+1'
Report Juric Goal 58' (pen.) Attendance: 39,874
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2–2 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.

Semi Final[]

Western Sydney Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final[]
25 October 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+11 Juric Goal 64' Report Attendance: 20,053
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
1 November 2014 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 0–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
20:30 UTC+3 Report Attendance: 63,763
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Western Sydney Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.

2014 FIFA Club World Cup[]

Play-off Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 10 December – Rabat                        
 Morocco Moghreb Tétouan  0 (3)   13 December – Rabat        
 New Zealand Auckland City (pen.)  0 (4)      New Zealand Auckland City  1
17 December – Marrakesh
   Algeria ES Sétif  0    
 New Zealand Auckland City  1
     Argentina San Lorenzo (a.e.t.)  2  
20 December – Marrakesh
 Argentina San Lorenzo  0
13 December – Rabat
   Spain Real Madrid  2
 Mexico Cruz Azul (a.e.t.)  3
16 December – Marrakesh
 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers  1    
 Mexico Cruz Azul  0
Fifth place Third place
     Spain Real Madrid  4  
 Algeria ES Sétif (pen.)  2 (5)  New Zealand Auckland City (pen.)  1 (4)
 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers  2 (4)  Mexico Cruz Azul  1 (2)
17 December – Marrakesh 20 December – Marrakesh

Quarter Final[]

13 December 2014 Cruz Azul Mexico 3–1 (a.e.t.) Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
19:30 Torrado Goal 89' (pen.)118' (pen.)
Pavone Goal 108'
Report La Rocca Goal 65' Attendance: 22,153
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

Fifth place playoff[]

2015 AFC Champions League[]

Group H[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GET SEO WSW KSM
1 China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 0–2 4–3
2 South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 0–0 0–0 1–0
3 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 2–3 1–1 1–2
4 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 2 0 4 10 13 −3 6 2–1 2–3 1–3
Source: AFC
4 March 2015 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–3 China Guangzhou Evergrande Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+11 La Rocca Goal 57'
Castelen Goal 90+5'
Report Goulart Goal 19'58'64' Attendance: 11,418
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)
5 May 2015 Guangzhou Evergrande China 0–2 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
19:00 UTC+8 Report Bridge Goal 33'
Juric Goal 90+3'
Attendance: 35,641
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2017 AFC Champions League[]

Group F[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification URA SSI SEO WSW
1 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12[a] Round of 16 1–0 5–2 6–1
2 China Shanghai SIPG 6 4 0 2 15 9 +6 12[a] 3–2 4–2 5–1
3 South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6[b] 1–0 0–1 2–3
4 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 0 4 10 22 −12 6[b] 0–4 3–2 2–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head results: Shanghai SIPG 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds, Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Shanghai SIPG (Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals).
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head results: FC Seoul 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers, Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 FC Seoul (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).
21 February 2017 (2017-02-21) Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 0–4 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Attendance: 5,590
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) Shanghai SIPG China 5–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
19:30 UTC+8
Report
Attendance: 28,090
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
15 March 2017 (2017-03-15) FC Seoul South Korea 2–3 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
19:30 UTC+9
Report
Attendance: 4,769
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–3 South Korea FC Seoul Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10
Report
Attendance: 5,356
Referee: (Sri Lanka)
26 April 2017 (2017-04-26) Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 6–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Report
Attendance: 19,467
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
10 May 2017 (2017-05-10) Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 3–2 China Shanghai SIPG Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10
Report
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Statistics[]

By competition[]

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by competition[4]
Competition Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
AFC Champions League 26 12 4 10 37 39 46.15
Club World Cup 2 0 0 2 3 5 0.00
Total 28 12 4 12 40 44 42.86

By country[]

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by country[5]
Country Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 2 2 0.00
 China 8 5 0 3 16 12 62.5
 Japan 8 3 0 5 10 18 37.5
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.00
 Saudi Arabia 2 1 1 0 1 0 50.00
 South Korea 8 3 3 2 11 9 37.5

By club[]

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by club[5]
Opposition Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
Saudi Arabia Al Hilal 2 1 1 0 1 0 50.00
Mexico Cruz Azul 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.00
Algeria ES Sétif 1 0 0 1 2 2 0.00
South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 8 6 33.33
China Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4 2 0 2 6 5 50.00
China Guizhou Renhe 2 2 0 0 6 0 100.00
Japan Kashima Antlers 2 1 0 1 4 3 50.00
Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 0 1 2 2 50.00
Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 0 1 3 3 50.00
China Shanghai SIPG 2 1 0 1 4 7 50.00
South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 2 1 0 1 3 3 50.00
Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 0 2 1 10 0.00

By season[]

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by season[4]
Season Competition Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win% Round
2014 AFC Champions League 14 8 2 4 19 10 57.14 Winners
2014 FIFA Club World Cup 2 0 0 2 3 5 0.00 Sixth
2015 AFC Champions League 6 2 2 2 9 7 33.33 Group stage
2017 AFC Champions League 6 2 0 4 10 22 33.33 Group stage

Honours[]

Western Sydney Wanderers FC honours in Asian football
Honour No. Years
AFC Champions League 1 2014

See also[]

  • Australian clubs in the AFC Champions League

References[]

  1. ^ "Wanderers win ACL title with 0-0 draw in second leg". www.abc.net.au. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ Hassett, Sebastian (14 December 2014). "Cruz Azul beat nine-man Western Sydney Wanderers at Club World Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ^ FitzGibbon, Liam (17 December 2014). "Wanderers lose again at Club World Cup, on penalties to ES Setif". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Western Sydney Wanderers – Total Match History by Competition". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Western Sydney Wanderers – Total Match History by Team". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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