2022–23 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
2022–23 season | |
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Chairman | Paul Lederer |
Manager | Mark Rudan |
Stadium | CommBank Stadium, Parramatta |
Top goalscorer | League: Sulejman Krpić (2) All: Sulejman Krpić (2) |
The 2022–23 Western Sydney Wanderers season is the club's eleventh season since its establishment in 2012, and is participating in the A-League Men for the eleventh time.
Players
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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20 | GK | Lawrence Thomas | SønderjyskE | Free transfer | 3 years | 30 May 2022 | [1] |
35 | MF | Zac Sapsford | Sydney FC Youth | Free transfer | 3 years | 2 June 2022 | [2] |
17 | MF | Romain Amalfitano | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 4 June 2022 | [3] |
9 | FW | Kusini Yengi | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 5 June 2022 | [4] |
28 | MF | Calem Nieuwenhof | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years (scholarship) | 6 June 2022 | [5] |
31 | FW | Aidan Simmons | Sydney FC Youth | Free transfer | 2 years (scholarship) | 9 June 2022 | [6] |
32 | FW | Nathaneal Blair | APIA Leichhardt | Free transfer | 2 years (scholarship) | 10 June 2022 | [7] |
8 | MF | Oliver Bozanic | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 19 June 2022 | [8] |
2 | DF | Gabriel Cleur | Virtus Entella | Free transfer | 3 years | 20 June 2022 | [9] |
23 | MF | Yeni Ngbakoto | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 23 June 2022 | [10] |
16 | MF | Tom Beadling | Barrow | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 July 2022 | [11] |
10 | MF | Miloš Ninković | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 3 July 2022 | [12] |
12 | DF | Ruon Tongyik | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 22 July 2022 | [13] |
11 | FW | Sulejman Krpić | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 24 July 2022 | [14] |
26 | FW | Brandon Borrello | Dynamo Dresden | Free transfer | 2 years | 26 July 2022 | [15] |
6 | DF | Marcelo | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 31 July 2022 | [16] |
From youth squad
No. | Position | Player | Age | Notes | Ref |
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33 | DF | Alex Bonetig | 2-year scholarship contract | [17] |
Transfers out
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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17 | MF | Keanu Baccus | St Mirren | Free transfer | 26 April 2022 | [18][19] |
25 | DF | Phillip Cancar | Livingston | Free transfer | 14 May 2022 | [20] |
2 | DF | Ziggy Gordon | Unattached | End of contract | 14 May 2022 | [21] |
9 | FW | Bernie Ibini | Unattached | End of contract | 14 May 2022 | [21] |
10 | FW | Tomer Hemed | Unattached | End of contract | 14 May 2022 | [21] |
11 | FW | Keijiro Ogawa | Yokohama FC | End of loan | 14 May 2022 | [21] |
20 | GK | Tomás Mejías | Unattached | End of contract | 14 May 2022 | [21] |
23 | FW | Dimitri Petratos | Al Wehda | End of loan | 14 May 2022 | [21] |
8 | MF | Steven Ugarkovic | Unattached | End of contract | 2 June 2022 | [22] |
39 | DF | Thomas Aquilina | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 9 June 2022 | [23] |
6 | DF | Tass Mourdoukoutas | York United | Mutual contract termination | 16 June 2022 | [24][25] |
21 | FW | Jordan Swibel | Unattached | End of contract | 1 July 2022 | [26] |
33 | DF | Mark Natta | Unattached | End of contract | 1 July 2022 | [26] |
35 | DF | Nectar Triantis | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 1 July 2022 | [26] |
– | GK | Vedran Janjetovic | Unattached | End of contract | 1 July 2022 | [26] |
14 | MF | James Troisi | Western United | End of contract | 16 July 2022 | [27][28] |
5 | MF | Jack Rodwell | Unattached | End of contract | 27 July 2022 | [29] |
22 | DF | John Koutroumbis | Perth Glory | Mutual contract termination | 29 July 2022 | [30][31] |
Contract extensions
No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref |
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36 | Alessandro Lopane | Forward | 3 years | 31 May 2022 | [32] | |
1 | Daniel Margush | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 10 June 2022 | [33] | |
21 | Jarrod Carluccio | Winger | 2 years | 15 June 2022 | [34] | |
5 | Tomislav Mrcela | Centre-back | 2 years | 27 June 2022 | [35] | |
7 | Ramy Najjarine | Winger | 2 years | 6 July 2022 | [36] |
Technical staff
Western Sydney Wanderers' coach for the season is Mark Rudan, who joined the Wanderers in January 2022 and 2 months later, was appointed head coach until the end of the 2023–24 season.[37] In July 2022, the club appointed Tomi Vidovic and Adam Griffiths as assistant coaches and Pedro Ramos as the Head Analyst.[38]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Mark Rudan |
Assistant coach | Tomi Vidovic |
Assistant coach | Adam Griffiths |
Head Analyst | Pedro Ramos |
Goalkeeping coach | Jess Vanstrattan |
High performance manager | Elias Boukarim |
Head physiotherapist | Stan Ivancic |
Strength & conditioning coach | Ray Younis |
Pre-season and friendlies
3 September 2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Cancelled | Sydney United 58 | Blacktown, Australia |
Source Cancellation |
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park |
6 September 2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Cancelled | Macarthur FC | Blacktown, Australia |
Source Cancellation |
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park |
10 September 2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Western United | Blacktown, Australia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wanderers Football Park |
17 September 2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–0 | Newcastle Jets | Blacktown, Australia |
Report | Stadium: Wanderers Football Park |
1 October 2022 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney, Australia |
15:00 AEST | Report | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
23 November 2022 Sydney Super Cup | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–5 | Everton | Parramatta, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Commbank Stadium Referee: Adam Kersey |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Cancelled or postponed
Overview
Competition | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
A-League Men | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 66.67 |
Total | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 66.67 |
Source: Competitions
A-League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | Central Coast Mariners (C) | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 44 | Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and Finals series |
3 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 42 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 27 | +16 | 41 | |
5 | Sydney FC | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 40 | 39 | +1 | 38 | |
6 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 45 | −6 | 35 |
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
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 |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Last updated: 12 November 2022.
Source: [1]
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
9 October 2022 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 8,984 Referee: Kurt Ams |
15 October 2022 2 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,017 Referee: Kurt Ams |
22 October 2022 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,766 Referee: Ben Abraham |
28 October 2022 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,641 Referee: Shaun Evans |
5 November 2022 5 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,142 Referee: Kurt Ams |
12 November 2022 6 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 34,232 Referee: Alex King |
10 December 2022 7 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wollongong |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: WIN Stadium |
18 December 2022 8 | Western United | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
23 December 2022 9 | Brisbane Roar | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium |
1 January 2023 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
6 January 2023 11 | Perth Glory | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
22:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: HBF Park |
15 January 2023 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne CIty | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
22 January 2023 13 | Newcastle Jets | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
28 January 2023 14 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium |
5 February 2023 15 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Western United | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
11 February 2023 16 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Sydney FC | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
19 February 2023 17 | Adelaide United | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
25 February 2023 18 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
4 March 2023 19 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
10 March 2023 20 | Perth Glory | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
22:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: HBF Park |
18 March 2023 21 | Sydney FC | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
31 March 2023 22 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
8 April 2023 23 | Macarthur FC | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Campbelltown |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
15 April 2023 24 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
21 April 2023 25 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
28 April 2023 26 | Melbourne City | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 12 November 2022
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Total | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | Gabriel Cleur | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Adama Traoré | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Tomislav Mrcela | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
6 | DF | Marcelo | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Ramy Najjarine | 1(3) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Kusini Yengi | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
10 | MF | Miloš Ninković | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Sulejman Krpić | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
12 | DF | Ruon Tongyik | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
17 | MF | Romain Amalfitano | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
20 | GK | Lawrence Thomas | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Jarrod Carluccio | 0(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Yeni Ngbakoto | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
26 | FW | Brandon Borrello | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
28 | MF | Calem Nieuwenhof | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
35 | MF | Zac Sapsford | 0(3) | 0 | '3 | 0 | |
36 | MF | Alessandro Lopane | 0(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
37 | FW | Alexander Badolato | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
- As of 12 November 2022
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Total | ||||
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1 | 26 | FW | Brandon Borrello | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
2 | 2 | DF | Gabriel Cleur | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Tomislav Mrcela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | Romain Amalfitano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | FW | Brandon Borrello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | MF | Calem Nieuwenhof | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | 3 | DF | Adama Traoré | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Marcelo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
7 | MF | Ramy Najjarine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | Milos Ninkovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | Sulejman Krpić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | Jarrod Carluccio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
36 | MF | Alessandro Lopane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clean sheets
- As of 12 November 2022
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League Men | Total |
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1 | 20 | GK | Lawrence Thomas | 4 | 4 | |
Total | 3 | 3 |
References
- ^ "Lawrence Thomas comes home". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 May 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers secure Sapsford on a three-year deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers sign French midfielder". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 June 2022.
- ^ "Yengi signs with Western Sydney". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Nieuwenhof inks two-year scholarship deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Simmons signs two-year scholarship". Western Sydney Wanderers. 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers lock in Blair on a two-year scholarship deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Bozanic is Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 19 June 2022.
- ^ "Cleur returns to Western Sydney". Western Sydney Wanderers. 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers secure N'gbakoto". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers sign Beadling". Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Ninkovic is Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 3 July 2022.
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- ^ "Wanderers secure Krpić". Western Sydney Wanderers. 24 July 2022.
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- ^ "Wanderers sign Marcelo". Western Sydney Wanderers. 31 July 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers promote Bonetig on two-year scholarship deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 9 June 2022.
- ^ Burns, Scott (26 April 2022). "Keanu Baccus pens St Mirren pre contract as Stephen Robinson seals Western Sydney Wanderers coup". Daily Record.
- ^ "Keanu Baccus agrees two-year deal". St Mirren. 27 June 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Phil (14 May 2022). "Livingston sign two overseas players for next season". Edinburgh Evening News.
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- ^ "Ugarkovic departs Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Mariners sign two talented youngsters in Aquilina & Ruhs". Central Coast Mariners. 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers bid farewell to Mourdoukoutas". Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 June 2022.
- ^ "York United FC announces signing of Australian defender Tass Mourdoukoutas". York United. 25 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Wanderers confirm the departure of four Isuzu Ute A-League players". Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Troisi departs". Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 July 2022.
- ^ "Western United welcomes midfielder James Troisi". Western United. 17 July 2022.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (27 July 2022). "Updated: Macarthur hunt for ex-Premier League midfielder in jeopardy". FTBL.
- ^ "Koutroumbis departs the Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 July 2022.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (29 July 2022). "Versatile defender Koutroumbis joins Glory on two-year deal". Perth Glory.
- ^ "Lopane re-signs on three year deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Margush re-signs on a two-year deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers re-sign Carluccio". Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Mrcela re-signs with the Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Najjarine re-signs for two seasons". Western Sydney Wanderers. 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Wanderers appoint Mark Rudan until end of 2023/24". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Rudan appoints Vidovic, Griffiths and Ramos to coaching and support staff line-up". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 July 2022.