2020–21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

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Western Sydney Wanderers
2020–21 season
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerJean-Paul de Marigny
(to 12 October 2020)
Carl Robinson
(from 15 October 2020)
StadiumBankwest Stadium, Parramatta
A-League2nd
Top goalscorerLeague: 5 players (1 goal)
All: 5 players (1 goal)
Highest home attendance10,128 vs Macarthur FC
(30 December 2020)
Lowest home attendance6,896 vs Newcastle Jets
(29 January 2021)
Average home league attendance8,512
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The 2020–21 Western Sydney Wanderers season is the club's ninth season since its establishment in 2012. The club will be participating in the A-League for the ninth time.

Pre-season

The Western Sydney Wanderers started the season with Jean-Paul de Marigny as their head coach after he was appointed in July permanently, following an interim session after the sacking of Markus Babbel.[1] Three months after his appointment, Wanderers announced de Marigny's sacking with no explanation.[2] On 15 October 2020, the Wanderers announced the signing of Carl Robinson from Newcastle Jets as de Marigny's replacement.[3]

Players

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Scotland SCO Ziggy Gordon
4 DF Australia AUS Dylan McGowan (Vice-captain)
5 DF North Macedonia MKD Daniel Georgievski
6 DF Australia AUS Tass Mourdoukoutas
7 MF Australia AUS Bruce Kamau
8 MF Australia AUS Jordan O'Doherty
9 FW Australia AUS Bernie Ibini
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Simon Cox
11 FW Australia AUS Kwame Yeboah
13 DF Australia AUS Tate Russell
14 MF Australia AUS James Troisi
17 MF Australia AUS Keanu Baccus
18 MF Scotland SCO Graham Dorrans
20 GK Australia AUS Vedran Janjetovic
23 MF Australia AUS Kosta Grozos
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Australia AUS Anthony Lesiotis
27 FW Germany GER Nicolai Müller
29 DF Australia AUS Daniel Wilmering (scholarship)
30 GK Australia AUS Daniel Margush
32 DF Australia AUS Jarrod Carluccio (scholarship)
33 DF Australia AUS Mark Natta (scholarship)
34 DF Germany GER Patrick Ziegler
36 MF Australia AUS Alessandro Lopane (scholarship)
37 FW Australia AUS Stefan Nikolic (scholarship)
39 DF Australia AUS Thomas Aquilina (scholarship)
DF Australia AUS Mohamad Al-Taay (scholarship)
DF Australia AUS Phillip Cancar
FW Australia AUS Mitchell Duke (on loan from Al-Taawoun)
GK Australia AUS Noah James (on loan from Newcastle Jets)
MF England ENG Jordon Mutch

Transfers

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
37 FW Australia Stefan Nikolic 17 2 year scholarship contract[4]
33 DF Australia Mark Natta 17 2 year scholarship contract[5]
36 MF Australia Alessandro Lopane 16 2 year scholarship contract[6]
32 DF Australia Jarrod Carluccio 19 1 year scholarship contract[7]
39 DF Australia Thomas Aquilina 19 2 year scholarship contract[8]
DF Australia Mohamad Al-Taay 20 scholarship contract[9]

Transfers in

No. Position Name Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
24 MF Anthony Lesiotis Unattached Free transfer 2 years 5 November 2020 [10]
18 MF Scotland Graham Dorrans Scotland Dundee Free transfer 2 years 9 November 2020 [11]
30 GK Daniel Margush Unattached Free transfer 2 years 11 November 2020 [12]
TBD DF Phillip Cancar Croatia Hrvatski Dragovoljac Free transfer 1 year 15 November 2020 [13][14]
14 MF James Troisi Adelaide United Free transfer 2 years 15 December 2020 [15]
2 DF Scotland Ziggy Gordon Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 1 year 17 December 2020 [16]
9 FW Bernie Ibini Newcastle Jets Free transfer 2 years 17 December 2020 [17]
TBD GK Noah James Newcastle Jets Loan 1 year 30 December 2020 [18]
TBD MF England Jordon Mutch Unattached Free transfer 6 months 5 January 2021 [19]
TBD FW Mitchell Duke Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Loan 6 months 1 February 2021 [20]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
19 MF Switzerland Pirmin Schwegler Retired 13 July 2020 [21][22]
MF Poland Radosław Majewski Unattached End of contract 3 August 2020 [23]
7 FW Mitchell Duke Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Free transfer 20 August 2020 [24]
40 GK Nicholas Suman Macarthur FC Free transfer 7 September 2020 [25]
6 DF Matthew Jurman Greece Xanthi End of contract 25 September 2020 [26][27]
16 DF Mathieu Cordier Unattached End of contract 16 October 2020 [28]
22 MF Nick Sullivan Unattached End of contract 16 October 2020 [28]
50 GK Tristan Prendergast Unattached End of contract 16 October 2020 [28]
1 GK Switzerland Daniel Lopar Unattached Mutual contract termination 11 December 2020 [29][30]
28 MF Fabian Monge Unattached Mutual contract termination 29 December 2020 [31]
31 DF Noah Pagden Unattached Mutual contract termination 29 December 2020 [31]
35 FW Mohamed Adam Unattached Mutual contract termination 29 December 2020 [31]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
23 Kosta Grozos Midfielder 16 October 2020 promoted to senior contract[28]
27 Germany Nicolai Müller Winger 16 October 2020 [28]
7 Bruce Kamau Winger 23 November 2020 [32]

Pre-season and friendlies

14 November 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–0 Australia Blacktown Spartans Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
21 November 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 12–2 Australia Macarthur Rams Australia
13:00 AEDT
Report
  • ? 13'
  • ? 27'
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
19 December 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 4–0 Australia Blacktown City Australia
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 040.00
Total 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 040.00

Updated to match played 30 January 2021
Source: Competitions

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
6 Macarthur FC 26 11 6 9 33 36 −3 39 Qualification for finals series[a]
7 Wellington Phoenix[b] 26 10 8 8 44 34 +10 38
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[c]
10 Western United 26 8 4 14 30 47 −17 28
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:
  1. ^ The top two teams entered the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth entered the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
  3. ^ The top 8 teams qualified for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participated in a playoff round.[33]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
5 2 2 1 5 4  +1 8 0 1 1 1 2  −1 2 1 0 4 2  +2

Last updated: 30 January 2021.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHAAHAAH
ResultLWDWD
Position125413
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2021. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 A-League fixtures were announced on 24 November 2020.[34]

30 December 2020 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:10 AEDT Report Milligan 72' Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 10,128
Referee: Kurt Ams
8 January 2021 3 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
19:10 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,374
Referee: Daniel Elder
16 January 2021 5 Sydney FC 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
17:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: Stadium Australia
Attendance: 14,402
Referee: Alex King
29 January 2021 23 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:05 AEST Ibini 36' Report O'Donovan 81' (pen.) Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 6,896
Referee: Ben Abraham

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 30 January 2021
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Scotland Ziggy Gordon 5 1 5 1
4 DF Australia Dylan McGowan 3 0 3 0
5 DF North Macedonia Daniel Georgievski 1 0 1 0
6 DF Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas 5 0 5 0
7 MF Australia Bruce Kamau 0(2) 0 0(2) 0
8 MF Australia Jordan O'Doherty 0(4) 0 0(4) 0
9 FW Australia Bernie Ibini 3(2) 1 3(2) 1
10 FW Republic of Ireland Simon Cox 4(1) 0 4(1) 0
11 FW Australia Kwame Yeboah 1(4) 0 1(4) 0
13 DF Australia Tate Russell 5 1 5 1
14 MF Australia James Troisi 5 1 5 1
17 MF Australia Keanu Baccus 5 0 5 0
18 MF Scotland Graham Dorrans 5 0 5 0
23 MF Australia Kosta Grozos 0(1) 0 0(1) 0
27 FW Germany Nicolai Müller 3(2) 1 3(2) 1
30 GK Australia Daniel Margush 5 0 5 0
33 DF Australia Mark Natta 2 0 2 0
39 DF Australia Thomas Aquilina 4(1) 0 4(1) 0

Goalscorers

As of 30 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League Total
1 2 DF Scotland Ziggy Gordon 1 1
9 FW Australia Bernie Ibini 1 1
13 DF Australia Tate Russell 1 1
14 MF Australia James Troisi 1 1
27 MF Germany Nicolai Müller 1 1

Disciplinary record

As of 30 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 18 MF Scotland Graham Dorrans 3 0 3 0
2 6 DF Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas 2 0 2 0
3 4 DF Australia Dylan McGowan 1 0 1 0
10 FW Republic of Ireland Simon Cox 1 0 1 0
13 DF Australia Tate Russell 1 0 1 0
14 MF Australia James Troisi 1 0 1 0
17 MF Australia Keanu Baccus 1 0 1 0
33 DF Australia Mark Natta 1 0 1 0

Clean sheets

As of 30 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League Total
1 30 GK Australia Daniel Margush 1 1

References

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  2. ^ Bossi, Dominic (12 October 2020). "Wanderers sack head coach Jean-Paul de Marigny". The Sydney Morning Herald.
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  12. ^ "Margush signs". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 November 2020.
  13. ^ Lewis, Dave (15 November 2020). "Wanderers lock in highly-rated teenage defender, Celtic academy midfielder on trial". The World Game. SBS.
  14. ^ "Cancar signs". Western Sydney Wanderers. 16 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Troisi is Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Wanderers sign Gordon". Western Sydney Wanderers. 17 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Wanderers secure Ibini". Western Sydney Wanderers. 17 December 2020.
  18. ^ "Wanderers secure loan signing of Noah James". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 December 2020.
  19. ^ Rugari, Vince (5 January 2021). "Wanderers bolster ranks with another ex-Premier League midfielder". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  20. ^ "Wanderers announce the return of Duke". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 February 2021.
  21. ^ Wegmann, Michael (2020-07-13). "Pirmin Schwegler wechselt nicht zum FCL – Abschied in Sydney". Blick. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  22. ^ Rugari, Vince (2020-08-12). "Schwegler retires a winner as Wanderers, Victory end woeful seasons". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
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  25. ^ "Macarthur FC Strengthen Keeper Ranks". Macarthur FC. 7 September 2020.
  26. ^ "Jurman departs". Western Sydney Wanderers. 25 September 2020.
  27. ^ Oglos, Peter (25 September 2020). "Socceroo star Matthew Jurman reportedly set to join Xanthi FC". The Greek Herald.
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  29. ^ "Lopar departs Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Goalkeeper Daniel Lopar departs Western Sydney Wanderers". The World Game. SBS. 11 December 2020.
  31. ^ a b c "Wanderers confirm departures of Adam, Monge and Pagden". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 December 2020.
  32. ^ "Wanderers re-sign Kamau". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 November 2020.
  33. ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  34. ^ "Wanderers to open 2020/21 season". Western Sydney Wanderers. Football Australia. 25 November 2020.