2020–21 Western United FC season
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Jason Sourasis | ||
| Manager | Marko Rudan | ||
| Stadium | GMHBA Stadium AAMI Park Mars Stadium UTAS Stadium | ||
| A-League | 10th | ||
| A-League Finals | DNQ | ||
| FFA Cup | Cancelled | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Besart Berisha (7) All: Besart Berisha (7) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 7,016 vs. Melbourne Victory (30 January 2021) A-League | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 990 vs. Newcastle Jets (26 April 2021) A-League | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,290 | ||
| Biggest win | 4–1 vs. Macarthur FC (H) (20 February 2021) A-League | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–5 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (A) (8 May 2021) A-League 1–6 vs. Melbourne Victory (H) (28 May 2021) A-League | ||
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The 2020–21 season was the second in the history of Western United Football Club. The club only participated in the A-League after the 2020 FFA Cup was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.[1]
Western United finished tenth in their A-League season, forcing them to play in an FFA Cup play-off in the 2021–22 season.
Review[edit]
Background[edit]
Western United's inaugural campaign had seen the team finish 5th and advance to the 2020 A-League Finals series, where they won the elimination-final against Brisbane Roar with the only goal from a free kick from Alessandro Diamanti. They advanced to the semi-final where they lost 2–0 against Melbourne City.[2]
Pre-season[edit]
The club confirmed four player departures on 31 August 2020 which included Valentino Yuel, Thiel Iradukunda, Oskar Dillon, and Patrick Antelmi.[3] The club's first transfer of the season came on 2 October, when Western United signed former Melbourne City winger Lachlan Wales on a two-year deal.[4] In the span of two days on 6–7 December, two players Tomoki Imai and Andrew Durante both extended their contracts by one-year.[5][6]
On 21 October, Jonathan Aspropotamitis departed the club to join Perth Glory and continue their AFC Champions League campaign.[7] As the club returned to training ahead of the 2020–21 A-League campaign, they signed a sponsorship with Strapit Sports Tape for two A-League seasons.[8] On 11 November, the club confirmed the departure of James Delianov who was injured throughout Western United's entire inaugural season as he signed for Adelaide United the same day.[9][10] The day after, the club officially announced their kits for the 2020–21 season designed by Kappa.[11]
On 27 November, the club signed Spanish midfielder Víctor Sánchez who made over 300 appearances in Spain's top-flight La Liga including a spell at Barcelona for three years.[12] Western United played their first friendly on 28 November against local A-League rivals Melbourne City where they lost 2–1 in Melbourne in a behind closed doors match.[13]
December[edit]
Western United kicked off their season in the A-League for their second campaign against Adelaide United where the match resulted in a 0–0 draw.[14] Their new players included Víctor Sánchez, Lachlan Wales, Nicolas Milanovic, and Ayom Majok.
Players[edit]
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[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | FW | Lachlan Wales | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 2 October 2020 | [15] |
| 20 | MF |  Víctor Sánchez
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Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 27 November 2020 | [16] |
| 29 | FW | Ayom Majok |  Cumberland United
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Scholarship | 2 years | 3 December 2020 | [17] |
| 12 | FW | Stefan Zinni | Avondale
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Injury replacement | 2 months | 27 December 2020 | [18] |
| 34 | MF | Iker Guarrotxena
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Unattached | Free transfer | 6 months | 14 January 2021 | [19] |
| 9 | FW |  Kaine Sheppard
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Unattached | Free transfer | 4 months | 26 February 2021 | [20] |
| 17 | MF | Brad Inman |  ATK Mohun Bagan
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Loan | 4 months | 12 March 2021 | [21] |
| 12 | DF | Dalibor Markovic | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 12 April 2021 | [22] |
Transfers out[edit]
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | FW | Patrick Antelmi | Sydney United
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End of contract | 31 August 2020 | [23][24] |
| 7 | FW | Valentino Yuel | Unattached | End of contract | 1 September 2020 | [24] |
| 24 | MF | Thiel Iradukunda | Unattached | End of contract | 1 September 2020 | [24] |
| 28 | DF | Oskar Dillon | Unattached | End of contract | 1 September 2020 | [24] |
| 15 | DF | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | Perth Glory | Mutual contract termination | 21 October 2020 | [25][26] |
| 20 | GK | James Delianov | Adelaide United | Mutual contract termination | 11 November 2020 | [27][28] |
| 33 | FW | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 25 January 2021 | [29] |
| 17 | MF | Joshua Cavallo | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 10 February 2021 | [30] |
| 12 | FW | Stefan Zinni | Avondale
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End of contract | 27 February 2021 | [18][31] |
Contract extensions[edit]
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |  Tomoki Imai |
Defender | 1 year | 6 October 2020 | [32] |
| 4 |  Andrew Durante |
Centre-back | 1 year | 7 October 2020 | [33] |
| 5 | Dylan Pierias | Right-back | 2 years | 4 May 2021 | [34] |
| 11 | Connor Pain | Winger | 2 years | 10 May 2021 | [35] |
| 30 | Ryan Scott | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 20 May 2021 | [36] |
| 26 | Nicolas Milanovic | Midfielder | 2 years | 1 June 2021 | [37] |
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss
| 28 November 2020 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
| Report |
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Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 5 December 2020 | Western United | 9–0 | North Geelong Warriors | Geelong |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: GMHBA Stadium |
| 12 December 2020 | Western United | 2–3 | Melbourne City | Ballarat |
| 15:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium |
| 20 December 2020 | Brisbane Roar | 0–2 | Western United | Gold Coast |
| Report | Stadium: Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre |
Competitions[edit]
Win Draw Loss
Overview[edit]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League | 28 December 2020 | 5 June 2021 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 30.77 |
| Total | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 30.77 | ||||
Source: Competitions
A-League[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 35 | |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 34 | Qualification for 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[a] |
| 10 | Western United | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 28 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 21 | |
| 12 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 60 | −29 | 19 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and 2021 FFA Cup play-offs[b] |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
- ^ The top 8 teams qualified for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participated in a playoff round.[38]
- ^ Qualified as the 2021 FFA Cup winners.
Results summary[edit]
| 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 |
| 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 30 | −18 |
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round[edit]
Matches[edit]
| 28 December 2020 1 | Western United | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Geelong |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 5,128 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 16 January 2021 4 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 23 January 2021 5 | Western United | 5–4 | Perth Glory | Geelong |
| 17:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 3,631 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 30 January 2021 6 | Western United | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 17:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,016 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 7 February 2021 7 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–2 | Western United | Gosford |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,019 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 20 February 2021 9 | Western United | 4–1 | Macarthur FC | Ballarat |
| 17:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: MARS Stadium Attendance: 1,505 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 27 February 2021 10 | Melbourne Victory | 3–4 | Western United | Melbourne |
| 19:10 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 7,190 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 7 March 2021 11 | Western United | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Ballarat |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Mars Stadium Attendance: 2,142 Referee: Alex King |
| 10 March 2021 11 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Western United | Sydney |
| 19:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 5,201 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 14 March 2021 12 | Western United | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 17:10 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,920 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 20 March 2021 13 | Macarthur FC | 2–1 | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 1,872 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 1 April 2021 15 | Western United | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:40 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,104 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 5 April 2021 15 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Western United | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 11 April 2021 16 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–2 | Western United | Wollongong |
| 19:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,226 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 17 April 2021 17 | Western United | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Launceston |
| 17:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: UTAS Stadium Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 22 April 2021 18 | Western United | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Launceston |
| 19:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: UTAS Stadium Attendance: 2,528 Referee: Alex King |
| 26 April 2021 18 | Western United | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 990 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 30 April 2021 19 | Adelaide United | 0–0 | Western United | Adelaide |
| 19:05 ACST | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,699 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 5 May 2021 19 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Western United | Kippa-Ring |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 2,183 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 8 May 2021 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–0 | Western United | Sydney |
| 19:10 AEST | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 7,539 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 12 May 2021 20 | Perth Glory | 3–0 | Western United | Perth |
| 21:20 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 2,719 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 15 May 2021 21 | Western United | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Ballarat |
| 14:35 AEST | Report | Stadium: MARS Stadium Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 22 May 2021 22 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Western United | Wellington |
| 14:05 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 24,105 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 28 May 2021 23 | Western United | 1–6 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Adam Bavcar |
| 31 May 2021 23 | Western United | 1–2 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 19:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 5 June 2021 24 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–0 | Western United | Gosford |
| 17:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 6,451 Referee: Jack Morgan |
Statistics[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | 
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Filip Kurto | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |
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Aaron Calver | 15(3) | 0 | 15(3) | 0 |
| 3 | DF |
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Brendan Hamill | 9(6) | 0 | 9(6) | 0 |
| 4 | DF |
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Andrew Durante | 17(2) | 0 | 17(2) | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
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Dylan Pierias | 20(6) | 6 | 20(6) | 6 |
| 6 | DF |
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Tomoki Imai | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | 
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Besart Berisha | 20(3) | 7 | 20(3) | 7 |
| 8 | FW |
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Lachlan Wales | 14(10) | 4 | 14(10) | 4 |
| 9 | FW |
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Kaine Sheppard | 0(7) | 0 | 0(7) | 0 |
| 10 | MF |
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Steven Lustica | 14(6) | 1 | 14(6) | 1 |
| 11 | FW |
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Connor Pain | 25(1) | 1 | 25(1) | 1 |
| 12 | DF |
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Dalibor Markovic | 1(2) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| 13 | DF |
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Ivan Vujica | 5(7) | 1 | 5(7) | 1 |
| 14 | MF |
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Max Burgess | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 17 | MF |
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Brad Inman | 0(5) | 0 | 0(5) | 0 |
| 19 | DF |
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Josh Risdon | 2(1) | 0 | 2(1) | 0 |
| 20 | MF |
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Víctor Sánchez | 18 | 3 | 18 | 3 |
| 21 | MF |
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Sebastian Pasquali | 2(4) | 0 | 2(4) | 0 |
| 22 | DF |
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Tomislav Uskok | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | 
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Alessandro Diamanti | 20(4) | 1 | 20(4) | 1 |
| 25 | MF |
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Luke Duzel | 8(5) | 0 | 8(5) | 0 |
| 26 | MF |
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Nicolas Milanovic | 0(10) | 0 | 0(10) | 0 |
| 27 | MF |
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Jerry Skotadis | 3(7) | 0 | 3(7) | 0 |
| 29 | MF |
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Ayom Majok | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
| 30 | GK |
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Ryan Scott | 18(1) | 0 | 18(1) | 0 |
| 31 | MF |
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Adisu Bayew | 1(3) | 0 | 1(3) | 0 |
| 32 | FW |
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Manyluak Aguek | 0(2) | 0 | 0(2) | 0 |
| 34 | FW |
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Iker Guarrotxena | 17(5) | 3 | 17(5) | 3 |
Goalscorers[edit]
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | FW |
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Besart Berisha | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 5 | DF |
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Dylan Pierias | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | FW |
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Lachlan Wales | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 20 | MF |
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Víctor Sánchez | 3 | 3 |
| 34 | FW |
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Iker Guarrotxena | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | 6 | DF |
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Tomoki Imai | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF |
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Steven Lustica | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | FW |
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Connor Pain | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | FW | 
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Ivan Vujica | 1 | 1 | |
| 22 | DF |
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Tomislav Uskok | 1 | 1 | |
| 23 | MF |
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Alessandro Diamanti | 1 | 1 | |
| Own Goals | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | ||||
Disciplinary record[edit]
The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1 | 4 | DF |
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Andrew Durante | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 20 | MF |
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Víctor Sánchez | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF |
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Tomislav Uskok | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 3 | DF |
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Brendan Hamill | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | MF |
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Steven Lustica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | DF |
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Tomoki Imai | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |
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Besart Berisha | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF |
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Luke Duzel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | FW |
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Iker Guarrotxena | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | DF |
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Aaron Calver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
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Dylan Pierias | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | FW |
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Lachlan Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW |
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Connor Pain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF |
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Ivan Vujica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF |
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Alessandro Diamanti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | GK |
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Ryan Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | 12 | DF |
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Dalibor Markovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |
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Max Burgess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW |
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Nicolas Milanovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | MF |
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Jerry Skotadis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF |
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Ayom Majok | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Clean sheets[edit]
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | Total |
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| 1 | 30 | GK |
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Ryan Scott | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | GK |
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Filip Kurto | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | ||||
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