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2018–19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

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.

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

Players edit

Squad information edit

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

From youth squad edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
13 DF   Tass Mourdoukoutas 19 2 year senior contract[1]
33 DF   Tate Russell 18 2 year scholarship contract[1]
14 DF   Mathieu Cordier 19 0.5 year scholarship contract, followed by promotion to senior contract[2]
41 MF   Fabian Monge 17 2 year scholarship contract[3]

Transfers in edit

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   Patrick Ziegler   Kaiserslautern Free transfer 3 years 26 July 2018 [7]
10 MF   Alexander Baumjohann   Clube Vitória Free transfer 1 year 9 August 2018 [8]
22 DF Rashid Mahazi   Moreland Zebras Free transfer 1 year 4 October 2018 [9]
27 FW Kwame Yeboah   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 edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
10 MF   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   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 edit

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
24   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 edit

Appearances and goals edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Danijel Nizic 5 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Giancarlo Gallifuoco 4 0 1 0 0 2+2 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Josh Risdon 13 0 3 0 0 10+0 0 3 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Brendan Hamill 26 2 5 0 0 22+0 1 5 0 0 4+0 1 0 0 0
6 MF   Kosta Grozos† 2 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   Nick Fitzgerald 15 0 0 0 0 3+9 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Jordan O'Doherty 17 1 2 0 0 16+1 1 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Oriol Riera 26 13 4 0 0 21+1 10 4 0 0 4+0 3 0 0 0
10 MF   Alexander Baumjohann                                   20 3 2 0 0 14+3 2 1 0 0 3+0 1 1 0 0
11 FW   Bruce Kamau 25 1 2 0 0 20+4 1 2 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
12 FW   Mitchell Duke 8 4 0 0 0 4+4 4 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   Tass Mourdoukoutas 10 1 2 0 0 7+2 1 2 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   Mathieu Cordier† 2 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
16 FW   Jaushua Sotirio 15 3 3 0 0 7+6 3 2 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0
17 MF   Keanu Baccus 23 3 7 1 0 20+1 3 7 1 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Marc Tokich 9 0 0 0 0 2+4 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0
19 FW   Mark Bridge 2 0 1 0 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
20 GK   Vedran Janjetović 20 0 1 0 1 20+0 0 1 0 1 0+0 0 0 0 0
21 DF   Tarek Elrich 28 2 4 0 0 24+0 2 4 0 0 2+2 0 0 0 0
22 MF   Rashid Mahazi 15 1 5 0 0 7+7 1 5 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Raúl Llorente 17 0 3 0 0 11+2 0 2 0 0 4+0 0 1 0 0
27 FW   Kwame Yeboah 10 2 2 0 0 7+3 2 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   Roly Bonevacia 24 9 5 0 0 18+2 7 4 0 0 4+0 2 1 0 0
32 FW   John Roberts† 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   Tate Russell† 11 0 2 0 0 10+1 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   Patrick Ziegler 8 0 0 0 0 6+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
40 GK   Nicholas Suman† 4 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
41 MF   Fabian Monge† 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
42 MF   Andrea Agamemnonos† 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
43 DF   Daniel Wilmering† 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
49 FW   Abraham Majok 16 2 1 0 0 6+9 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0
50 GK   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   Ruon Tongyik 2 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   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 edit

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

Competitions edit

Overall edit

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 edit

Main article: 2018–19 A-League

League table edit

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[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 for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[a]
4 Adelaide United 27 12 8 7 37 32 +5 44 Qualification for 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-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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: Jonathan Barreiro
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
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 8,365
Referee: Adam Kersey
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
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
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
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
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
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
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: Daniel Elder
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
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
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: Daniel Elder
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: Adam Kersey
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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ 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. ^ 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. ^ 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.

External links edit

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