2024–25 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
2024–25 season | |
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Chairman | Paul Lederer |
Manager | Alen Stajcic |
Stadium | CommBank Stadium |
A-League Men | TBD |
A-League Men Finals | TBD |
Australia Cup | Quarter-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: All: Marcus Antonsson, Alexander Badolato, Gabriel Cleur, Nicolas Milanovic, Zac Sapsford, Marcus Younis (1 each) |
Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Lions FC (A) (27 August 2024) Australia Cup |
All statistics correct as of 27 August 2024. |
The 2024–25 season is the 13th in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers FC. In addition to the domestic league, Western Sydney Wanderers participated in the Australia Cup.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[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 |
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23 | MF | ![]() |
Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 2 years | 16 July 2024 | [1] |
8 | DF | ![]() |
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Loan | 1 year | 3 August 2024 | [2] |
30 | GK | Jordan Holmes | ![]() |
Free transfer | 1 year | 23 August 2024 | [3] |
64 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 5 September 2024 | [4] |
MF | Dean Pelekanos | ![]() |
Free transfer | 1 year | 10 September 2024 | [5] | |
FW | James Temelkovski | ![]() |
Free transfer | 1 year | 11 September 2024 | [6] |
From youth squad
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Age | Notes | Ref |
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24 | DF | Nathan Barrie | 18 | 3-year scholarship contract | [7] |
Transfers out
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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10 | MF | ![]() |
Retired | 29 January 2024 | [8] | |
1 | GK | Daniel Margush | Unattached | End of contract | 30 May 2024 | [9] |
5 | MF | ![]() |
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End of loan | 30 May 2024 | [9] |
4 | DF | Doni Grdić | Unattached | End of contract | 6 June 2024 | [10] |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | 6 June 2024 | [10] |
32 | FW | Nathanael Blair | Perth Glory | End of contract | 12 June 2024 | [11] |
13 | DF | Tate Russell | Western United | Mutual contract termination | 14 June 2024 | [12][13] |
7 | MF | Dylan Pierias | Adelaide United | Mutual contract termination | 21 June 2024 | [14][15] |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 1 July 2024 | [16] |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | 10 July 2024 | [17] |
17 | FW | Lachlan Brook | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 23 July 2024 | [18] |
11 | FW | Marcus Younis | ![]() |
Loan | 4 September 2024 | [19][20] |
Contract extensions
[edit]No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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21 | Aydan Hammond | Winger | 2 years | 23 May 2024 | scholarship contract | [21] |
22 | Anthony Pantazopoulos | Centre-back | 1 year | 14 August 2024 | scholarship contract | [22] |
11 | Marcus Younis | Winger | 2 years | 4 September 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2026–27 | [19] |
18 | Oscar Priestman | Defensive midfielder | 2 years | 10 September 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2026–27 | [23] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss
17 August 2024 | Western Sydney Wanderers ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
13:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Wanderers Football Park |
28 September 2024 | Western Sydney Wanderers ![]() | v | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
Source | Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
[edit]Overall Record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
A League Men | 19 October 2024 | 3 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Australia Cup | 31 July 2024 | Round of 32 | TBD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 | |
Total | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Perth Glory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Sydney FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | Western United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[24][25]
Notes:
- ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
Results summary
[edit]Away figures includes match against Sydney FC on 23 November 2024
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 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 13 August 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
19 October 2024 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Sydney FC | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
27 October 2024 2 | Western United | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
16:00 AEDT | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
2 November 2024 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Adelaide United | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
8 November 2024 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
23 November 2024 5 | Sydney FC | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
30 November 2024 6 | Melbourne City | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
14 December 2024 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
22 December 2024 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
27 December 2024 9 | Adelaide United | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
19:05 ACDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
1 January 2025 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
18:00 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
4 January 2025 11 | Melbourne Victory | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
14 January 2025 12 | Perth Glory | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
18:45 AWST | Stadium: HBF Park |
17 January 2025 13 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
26 January 2025 14 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Auckland FC | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
31 January 2025 15 | Brisbane Roar | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
18:35 AEST | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
8 February 2025 16 | Sydney FC | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
16 February 2025 17 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
22 February 2025 18 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium |
2 March 2025 19 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Perth Glory | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
15 March 2025 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
29 March 2025 21 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
17:00 NZST | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
5 April 2025 22 | Auckland FC | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Auckland |
17:00 NZST | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
13 April 2025 23 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Western United | Sydney |
17:00 AEST | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
19 April 2025 24 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
19:35 AEST | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
26 April 2025 25 | Newcastle Jets | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle |
17:00 AEST | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
3 May 2025 26 | Macarthur FC | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
19:35 AEST | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
Australia Cup
[edit]Win Draw Loss
6 August 2024 Round of 32 | Brisbane City | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Imperial Corp Stadium |
27 August 2024 Round of 16 | Lions FC | 0–4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Luxury Paints Stadium Attendance: 1,853 Referee: Daniel Elder |
12 September 2024 Quarter-finals | Adelaide United | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
19:00 ACST | Source | Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[26]
- As of 27 August 2024
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goal | |||||
2 | DF | ![]() |
Gabriel Cleur | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Alex Bonetig | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
5 | MF | ![]() |
Dylan Scicluna | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Zac Sapsford | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
8 | DF | ![]() |
Jeong Tae-wook | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Marcus Antonsson | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Alexander Badolato | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Nicolas Milanovic | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Oscar Priestman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
19 | DF | ![]() |
Jack Clisby | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Lawrence Thomas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
21 | FW | ![]() |
Aydan Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Anthony Pantazopoulos | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Josh Brillante | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
26 | FW | ![]() |
Brandon Borrello | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
31 | DF | ![]() |
Aidan Simmons | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
40 | GK | ![]() |
Tristan Vidackovic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
41 | DF | ![]() |
Jesse Cameron | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
44 | FW | ![]() |
Awan Lual | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | ||||||||||
11 | FW | ![]() |
Marcus Younis | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[26]
- As of 27 August 2024
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
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1 | 18 | MF | ![]() |
Oscar Priestman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 27 August 2024
Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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1 | 40 | ![]() |
Tristan Vidackovic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Wanderers sign Bozhidar Kraev". Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Tae-wook signs loan deal with Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Holmes signs one-year deal with Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 August 2024.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Champions League winner Juan Mata is Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 September 2024.
- ^ "Pelekanos returns to the Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Temelkovski commits to Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 September 2024.
- ^ "Barrie signs three-year scholarship deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 May 2024.
- ^ "A-Leagues Legend Milos Ninkovic to retire at the end of season". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Wanderers confirm two Isuzu UTE A-League departures". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Wanderers confirm two Isuzu UTE A-League departures". Western Sydney Wanderers. 6 June 2024.
- ^ Morgan, Gareth (12 June 2024). "Glory snap up young gun striker". Perth Glory.
- ^ "Wanderers farewell Russell". Western Sydney Wanderers. 13 June 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (14 June 2024). "Explosive defender Tate Russell signs on to the Green & Black". Western United.
- ^ "Pierias departs the Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 June 2024.
- ^ "Accomplished Winger, Pierias, Inks Three-Year Deal With Reds". Adelaide United. 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Wanderers farewell Captain Marcelo". Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Hendrix departs the Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Real Salt Lake Acquires Australian U-23 Attacker Lachlan Brook from Western Sydney". Real Salt Lake. 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Younis signs extension and loan to PSV Eindhoven". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Transfer | PSV strengthens promising squad with Australian striker Marcus Younis". PSV. 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Hammond signs two-year scholarship extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Pantazopoulos re-signs for Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 14 August 2024.
- ^ "Priestman signs two year extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 September 2024.
- ^ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Newcastle Jets FC - Squad". soccerway.com.