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2021–22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

The 2021–22 Western Sydney Wanderers season was the club's tenth season since its establishment in 2012, and participated in the A-League Men for the tenth time.

Western Sydney Wanderers
2021–22 season
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerCarl Robinson
(to 30 January 2022)
Marko Rudan
(from 31 January 2022)
StadiumCommBank Stadium, Parramatta
A-League Men10th
FFA CupRound of 16 (2021)
Australia CupPlay-off (2022)
Top goalscorerLeague: Tomer Hemed (6 goals)
All: Tomer Hemed (6 goals)
Highest home attendance23,118 (20 November 2021 vs. Sydney FC
Lowest home attendance3,767 (20 April 2022 vs. Newcastle Jets FC
Average home league attendance7,381

On 30 January 2022, it was announced that manager Carl Robinson had been sacked.[1] The following day, Marko Rudan was appointed as manager until the end of the season.[2]

Players edit

As of 18 November 2021[3]

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 Daniel Margush
2 DF   SCO Ziggy Gordon
3 DF   CIV Adama Traoré
4 DF   AUS Rhys Williams (captain)
5 MF   ENG Jack Rodwell
6 DF   AUS Tass Mourdoukoutas
7 MF   AUS Ramy Najjarine
8 MF   AUS Steven Ugarkovic
9 FW   AUS Bernie Ibini
10 FW   ISR Tomer Hemed
11 FW   JPN Keijiro Ogawa (on loan from Yokohama FC)
13 DF   AUS Tate Russell
14 MF   AUS James Troisi
15 DF   AUS Tomislav Mrcela (injury replacement)
17 MF   AUS Keanu Baccus
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF   AUS Daniel Wilmering
20 GK   ESP Tomás Mejías
21 FW   AUS Jordan Swibel (scholarship)
22 DF   AUS John Koutroumbis
23 FW   AUS Dimitri Petratos (on loan from Al Wehda)
25 DF   AUS Phillip Cancar
29 MF   AUS Terry Antonis
32 MF   AUS Jarrod Carluccio (scholarship)
33 DF   AUS Mark Natta (scholarship)
35 DF   AUS Nectar Triantis (scholarship)
36 MF   AUS Alessandro Lopane (scholarship)
37 FW   AUS Alexander Badolato (scholarship)
39 DF   AUS Thomas Aquilina (scholarship)
— GK   AUS Vedran Janjetovic

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

No. Position Name Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
3 DF   Adama Traoré Melbourne Victory Free transfer 2 years 18 June 2021 [4]
7 MF Ramy Najjarine Melbourne City Free transfer 1 year 30 June 2021 [5]
10 FW   Tomer Hemed Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 1 year 11 July 2021 [6][7]
4 DF Rhys Williams   Al Qadsiah Free transfer 2 years 18 July 2021 [8]
29 MF Terry Antonis   Suwon Samsung Bluewings Free transfer 3 years 25 July 2021 [9]
22 DF John Koutroumbis Unattached Free transfer 2 years 26 July 2021 [10]
23 FW Dimitri Petratos   Al Wehda Loan 1 year 8 August 2021 [11]
11 FW   Keijiro Ogawa   Yokohama FC Loan 1 year 15 October 2021 [12]
20 GK   Tomás Mejías   Ankaraspor Free transfer 1 year 18 October 2021 [13]
21 FW Jordan Swibel Unattached Scholarship 1 year 28 October 2021 [14]
5 MF   Jack Rodwell Unattached Free transfer 1 year 18 November 2021 [15]
15 DF Tomislav Mrcela Unattached Injury replacement 4 months 17 February 2022 [16]

From youth squad edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
37 FW   Alexander Badolato 16 2 year scholarship contract[17]
35 DF   Nectar Triantis 18 2 year scholarship contract[17]

Transfers out edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
23 MF Kosta Grozos Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [18]
27 FW   Nicolai Müller Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [18]
34 DF   Patrick Ziegler Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [18]
40 GK Noah James Newcastle Jets End of loan 25 June 2021 [18]
77 FW Scott McDonald Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [18]
— DF Mohamed Al-Taay Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [18]
12 FW Mitchell Duke   Al-Taawoun End of loan 30 June 2021 [19]
18 MF   Graham Dorrans Unattached Mutual contract termination 6 July 2021 [20]
7 FW Bruce Kamau   OFI Crete End of contract 11 July 2021 [21][22]
4 DF Dylan McGowan   Kilmarnock Mutual contract termination 14 July 2021 [23][24]
19 MF   Jordon Mutch Macarthur FC End of contract 23 July 2021 [25][26]
27 FW Kwame Yeboah Retired End of contract 16 October 2021 [27]

Contract extensions edit

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
26 Jarrod Carluccio Full-back 1 year 27 July 2021 extension of scholarship contract[17]
25 Phillip Cancar Defender 1 year 8 November 2021 [28]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

23 October 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney, Australia
 Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: The two teams played for an extra 30 minutes after the match with no more goals scored
30 October 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Macarthur FC
19:00
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
2 November 2021 Blacktown City   3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers
19:00
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
6 November 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 0 (Member's Only)
13 November 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1   APIA Leichhardt
18:05
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

Overview edit

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 26 6 9 11 30 38 −8 023.08
2021 FFA Cup 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
2022 Australia Cup 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
Total 29 7 9 13 35 43 −8 024.14

Updated to match played 13 May 2022
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup edit

Main article: 2021 FFA Cup
10 November 2021 Round of 32 Broadmeadow Magic   0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: No. 2 Sportsground
Attendance: 892
Referee: Hassan Jomaa
7 December 2021 Round of 16 APIA Leichhardt   2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 4,171
Referee: Alex King

Australia Cup edit

Main article: 2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds
13 May 2022 Preliminary RoundsWestern Sydney Wanderers1–3 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 AEST Carluccio   8' Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 824
Referee: Kurt Ams

A-League edit

Main article: 2021–22 A-League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Sydney FC 26 8 7 11 37 44 −7 31
9 Newcastle Jets 26 8 5 13 45 43 +2 29 Qualification for 2022 Australia Cup play-offs[a]
10 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 6 9 11 30 38 −8 27
11 Brisbane Roar 26 7 5 14 29 39 −10 26
12 Perth Glory 26 4 6 16 20 43 −23 18
Source: A-Leagues
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:
  1. ^ The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a play-off round.[29]

Matches edit

The opening six rounds of the 2021–22 A-League were announced on 23 September 2021.[30] The remaining rounds were released on 29 October 2021.[31]

20 November 2021 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 23,118
Referee: Alex King
28 November 2021 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
18:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 8,003
Referee: Ben Abraham
3 December 2021 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Wollongong
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,948
Referee: Stephen Lucas
11 December 2021 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 8,910
Referee: Chris Beath
18 December 2021 5 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
17:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,389
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
9 January 2022 26 Melbourne City 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
18:45
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,376
Referee: Alex King
29 January 2022 12 Brisbane Roar 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
2 February 2022 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Perth Glory Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,124
Referee: Alireza Faghani
5 February 2022 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Western United Sydney
17:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 5,987
Referee: Jack Morgan
11 February 2022 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,515
Referee: Alex King
16 February 2022 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:55 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Alireza Faghani
20 February 2022 15 Western United 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
18:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Ben Abraham
23 February 2022 6 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
19:55 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,581
Referee: Alireza Faghani
5 March 2022 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 14,002
Referee: Alex King
12 March 2022 18 Macarthur FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,203
Referee: Adam Kersey
16 March 2022 8 Adelaide United 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Danel Elder
20 March 2022 19 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Adelaide United Sydney
18:15 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 5,077
Referee: Tim Danaskos
27 March 2022 20 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
18:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Shaun Evans
2 April 2022 24 Sydney FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 10,091
Referee: Alireza Faghani
9 April 2022 23 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 5,233
Referee: Jack Morgan
13 April 2022 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,212
Referee: Ben Abraham
20 April 2022 22 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 3,767
Referee: Tim Danaskos
24 April 2022 25 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland
15:05 NZST
Report Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 15,245
Referee: Jonathon Bareiro
1 May 2022 21 Perth Glory 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
19:05 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,893
Referee: Casey Reibelt
5 May 2022 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,769
Referee: Stephen Lucas
8 May 2022 11 Macarthur FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
16:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Appearances as substitutes in brackets. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 13 May 2022
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League 2021 FFA Cup 2022 Australia Cup play-off Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Daniel Margush 14 0 1 0 0 0 15 0
2 DF   Ziggy Gordon 6(6) 0 1 0 1 0 14 0
3 DF   Adama Traoré 23(1) 0 1 0 1 0 26 0
4 DF   Rhys Williams 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
5 MF   Jack Rodwell 10 (4) 3 0 0 0(1) 0 15 3
6 DF   Tass Mourdoukoutas 1(5) 0 1 1 0(1) 0 8 1
7 MF   Ramy Najjarine 14 (8) 2 2 0 1 0 25 2
8 MF   Steven Ugarkovic 22 (4) 3 1 (1) 1 1 0 29 4
9 FW   Bernie Ibini 10 (10) 1 1 1 0(1) 0 22 2
10 FW   Tomer Hemed 13 (7) 6 0 0 0(1) 0 21 6
11 FW   Keijiro Ogawa 17 (9) 2 0 (2) 0 0(1) 0 29 2
13 DF   Tate Russell 13 (7) 2 1 (1) 0 1 0 23 2
14 MF   James Troisi 16 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 19 1
15 DF   Tomislav Mrcela 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
17 MF   Keanu Baccus 20 1 0 0 1 0 21 1
19 DF   Daniel Wilmering 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 GK   Tomás Mejías 12(1) 0 1 0 1 0 15 0
21 FW   Jordan Swibel 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 4 0
22 DF   Johnny Koutroumbis 16 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 19 1
23 MF   Dimitri Petratos 15 (8) 3 1 (1) 0 0 0 25 3
25 DF   Phillip Cancar 10 (2) 1 1 0 0 0 13 1
29 MF   Terry Antonis 12 (9) 1 1 0 0 0 22 1
32 MF   Jarrod Carluccio 2 (7) 1 0 0 1 1 10 2
33 DF   Mark Natta 3 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
35 DF   Nectarios Triantis 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
36 MF   Alessandro Lopane 5 (7) 0 1 (1) 0 0(1) 0 15 0
37 FW   Alexander Badolato 0 (2) 0 2 1 0 0 4 1
38 DF   Isaac Hovar 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 DF   Thomas Aquilina 14(3) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 19 0

Disciplinary record edit

As of 5 February 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League FFA Cup Total
           
1 4 DF   Rhys Williams 4 0 0 0 4 0
2 2 DF   Ziggy Gordon 1 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF   Adama Traoré 2 0 0 0 2 0
5 MF   Jack Rodwell 2 0 0 0 2 0
29 MF   Terry Antonis 1 0 1 0 2 0
39 DF   Thomas Aquilina 2 0 0 0 2 0
3 9 FW   Bernie Ibini 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF   James Troisi 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 DF   Johnny Koutroumbis 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF   Dimitri Petratos 1 0 0 0 1 0

Clean sheets edit

As of 13 May 2022
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League FFA Cup Total
1 20 GK   Tomás Mejías 3 1 4
2 1 GK   Daniel Margush 3 0 3

References edit

  1. ^ Rugari, Vince (30 January 2022). "Wanderers finally sack Carl Robinson after latest A-League debacle". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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