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Western Sydney Wanderers
2017–18 season
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerTony Popovic
(to 1 October 2017)
Hayden Foxe (caretaker)
(from 3 October to 1 November 2017)
Josep Gombau
(from 1 November 2017)
StadiumANZ Stadium & Spotless Stadium, Sydney
A-League7th
FFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Oriol Riera (15 goals)
All: Oriol Riera (19 goals)
Highest home attendance36,433 vs Sydney FC
9 December 2017
Lowest home attendance6,612 vs Perth Glory
4 March 2018
Average home league attendance11,924

The 2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's sixth season since its establishment in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the sixth time and the FFA Cup for the fourth time.

Players

Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF Australia AUS Jack Clisby
4 DF Australia AUS Josh Risdon
5 DF Australia AUS Brendan Hamill
6 MF Argentina ARG Marcelo Carrusca
7 MF Australia AUS Steven Lustica
8 MF Curaçao CUW Roly Bonevacia
9 FW Spain ESP Oriol Riera
10 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Cejudo
11 FW Australia AUS Brendon Santalab
15 MF Australia AUS Kearyn Baccus
16 FW Australia AUS Jaushua Sotirio
18 MF Australia AUS Chris Ikonomidis (on loan from Lazio)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Australia AUS Mark Bridge (Captain)
20 GK Australia AUS Vedran Janjetović
21 MF Australia AUS Marc Tokich
22 DF Australia AUS Jonathan Aspropotamitis
23 FW Australia AUS Lachlan Scott
24 DF Spain ESP Raúl Llorente
32 FW Australia AUS John Roberts (Scholarship)
33 DF Australia AUS Michael Thwaite
34 MF Australia AUS Kosta Grozos (Scholarship)
40 GK Australia AUS Nicholas Suman (Scholarship)
42 MF Australia AUS Keanu Baccus
49 FW Australia AUS Abraham Majok

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
42 MF Australia Keanu Baccus 18 [1]
49 FW Australia Abraham Majok 18 [2]
40 GK Australia Nicholas Suman 17 1 year scholarship contract[3]
34 MF Australia Kosta Grozos 17 2 year scholarship contract[4]

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
4 DF Josh Risdon Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 16 May 2017 [5]
8 MF Curaçao Roly Bonevacia Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 2 years 16 May 2017 [5]
33 DF Michael Thwaite Free transfer 1 year 16 May 2017 [5]
30 GK John Hall Injury replacement 6 months 22 May 2017 [3]
9 FW Spain Oriol Riera Free transfer 2 years 5 July 2017 [6]
21 MF Marc Tokich Australia FFA Centre of Excellence Free transfer 2 years 13 July 2017 [7]
25 MF Chris Herd Free transfer 2 years 13 July 2017 [8]
19 FW Mark Bridge Free transfer 2 years 18 July 2017 [9]
10 MF Spain Álvaro Cejudo Free transfer 1 year 24 July 2017 [10]
24 DF Spain Raúl Llorente Greece Platanias Free transfer 1 year 28 August 2017 [11]
32 FW John Roberts Melbourne City Free transfer (2 year scholarship contract) 2 years 4 January 2018 [4]
6 MF Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Melbourne City Free transfer 6 months 11 January 2018 [12]
18 MF Chris Ikonomidis Italy Lazio Loan 6 months 31 January 2018 [13]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
21 MF Mario Shabow Newcastle Jets Free transfer 5 April 2017 [14]
12 DF Scott Neville Perth Glory Free transfer 25 April 2017 [15]
2 DF Shannon Cole Released 9 May 2017 [16]
6 MF Mitch Nichols End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
8 MF Spain Dimas End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
10 MF Argentina Nicolás Martínez Greece Olympiacos Loan return 11 May 2017 [17]
13 MF Uruguay Bruno Piñatares End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
24 MF Terry Antonis Greece PAOK Loan return 11 May 2017 [17]
25 FW Liam Youlley End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
27 MF Emilio Martinez End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
28 FW Stefan Zinni End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
29 FW Ryan Griffiths End of contract 11 May 2017 [17]
26 MF Jackson Bandiera End of contract 14 June 2017 [18]
17 DF Spain Aritz Borda Mutual contract termination 29 July 2017 [19]
6 MF Jacob Melling Mutual contract termination 2 January 2018 [20]
14 MF Japan Jumpei Kusukami Mutual contract termination 2 January 2018 [20]
30 GK John Hall End of contract 9 January 2018 [21]
18 DF Robert Cornthwaite Malaysia Perak Mutual contract termination 16 January 2018 [22]
1 GK Jerrad Tyson Mutual contract termination 12 April 2018 [23]
25 MF Chris Herd Mutual contract termination 12 April 2018 [23]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
1 Jerrad Tyson Goalkeeper 1 year 8 May 2017 [24]
5 Brendan Hamill Centre back 2 years 8 May 2017 [24]
15 Kearyn Baccus Attacking midfielder 2 years 7 June 2017 [25]
20 Vedran Janjetović Goalkeeper 4 years 11 April 2018 [26]

Technical staff

Position Name
Head Coach Spain Josep Gombau
Assistant Coach England Ian Crook
Assistant Coach Spain Delfin Ferreres
Goalkeeping Coach Australia Davide Del Giovine
Strength & Conditioning Coach Australia Scott Smith
Physiotherapist Australia Ian Austin

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
3 DF Australia Jack Clisby 15 1 4 0 0 9+3 1 2 0 0 3+0 0 2 0 0
4 DF Australia Josh Risdon 22 0 12 0 0 18+0 0 10 0 0 4+0 0 2 0 0
5 DF Australia Brendan Hamill 22 3 4 1 0 18+3 3 3 1 0 1+0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Argentina Marcelo Carrusca 12 1 2 0 0 10+2 1 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Australia Steven Lustica 19 1 1 0 0 12+4 0 0 0 0 1+2 1 1 0 0
8 MF Curaçao Roly Bonevacia 26 1 8 0 0 21+1 1 7 0 0 4+0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Spain Oriol Riera 29 19 6 0 0 23+2 15 4 0 0 4+0 4 2 0 0
10 MF Spain Álvaro Cejudo 21 2 3 0 0 17+3 2 3 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Australia Brendon Santalab 24 4 4 0 0 5+17 3 4 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0
15 FW Australia Kearyn Baccus 24 0 3 0 0 15+5 0 1 0 0 4+0 0 2 0 0
16 MF Australia Jaushua Sotirio 18 3 1 0 0 4+12 3 0 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0
18 MF Australia Chris Ikonomidis 10 3 0 0 0 9+1 3 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Australia Mark Bridge 24 5 4 0 0 18+3 4 4 0 0 0+3 1 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Vedran Janjetović 31 0 1 0 0 27+0 0 1 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Australia Marc Tokich 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Australia Jonathan Aspropotamitis 8 0 2 0 0 5+1 0 1 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0
23 FW Australia Lachlan Scott 6 0 1 0 0 1+3 0 1 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
24 DF Spain Raúl Llorente 26 0 2 0 0 25+1 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Australia John Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Australia Michael Thwaite 24 1 3 1 0 21+0 1 3 1 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Australia Kosta Grozos 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
35 DF Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
40 GK Australia Nicholas Suman 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
42 MF Australia Keanu Baccus 14 0 1 0 2 11+3 0 1 0 2 0+0 0 0 0 0
47 FW Australia Matthew Lecce 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
49 FW Australia Abraham Majok 1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
50 MF Australia Tariq Maia 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
1 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Australia Jacob Melling 5 0 1 0 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0
14 MF Japan Jumpei Kusukami 15 1 1 0 0 9+2 1 0 0 0 4+0 0 1 0 0
18 DF Australia Robert Cornthwaite 14 1 5 1 0 11+0 0 5 1 0 3+0 1 0 0 0
25 MF Australia Chris Herd 12 0 6 0 0 8+1 0 6 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia John Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

15 July 2017 Arsenal Tour Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–3 England Arsenal Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST
  • Lustica 57'
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 83,221
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
18 August 2017 Brisbane Roar Australia 0–4 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Gold Coast, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 September 2017 Melbourne City Australia 1–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Shepparton, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: McEwen Reserve
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 7th 8 October 2017 15 April 2018
FFA Cup Round of 32 Semi-finals 1 August 2017 24 October 2017

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 −2 39 Qualification for Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 40 −7 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 −9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 37 50 −13 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 5 6 16 31 55 −24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 −21 20
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.


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
27 8 9 10 38 47  −9 33 5 4 4 23 22  +1 3 5 6 15 25  −10

Last updated: 15 April 2018.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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ResultWDDDDDWLLLWLWWDDLLWDLWDLLWL
Position3444444\679988766678666566767
Updated to match(es) played on 15 April 2018. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

8 October 2017 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Perth Glory Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 12,223
Referee: Daniel Elder
21 October 2017 3 Sydney FC 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 36,057
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 November 2017 6 Melbourne City 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,516
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
26 November 2017 8 Adelaide United 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
18:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Chris Beath
2 December 2017 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:35 AEDT Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 8,215
Referee: Adam Fielding
9 December 2017 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–5 Sydney FC Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 36,433
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
5 January 2018 14 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,189
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 January 2018 15 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 10,771
Referee: Shaun Evans
13 January 2018 16 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
19:35 NZDT
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: Stephen Lucas
19 January 2018 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 11,864
Referee: Adam Kersey
28 January 2018 18 Perth Glory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
17:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,317
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
11 February 2018 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,127
Referee: Adam Fielding
16 February 2018 20 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 10,065
Referee: Peter Green
25 February 2018 21 Sydney FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 25,211
Referee: Peter Green
10 March 2018 22 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 7,041
Referee: Adam Kersey
31 March 2018 25 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,280
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 April 2018 26 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 9,266
Referee: Kurt Ams

FFA Cup

1 August 2017 Round of 32 Western Sydney Wanderers New South Wales 1–0 (a.e.t.) New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

References

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  2. ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers sign teenage striker Abraham Majok". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 May 2017.
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  4. ^ a b "Wanderers sign teen duo". FourFourTwo. 4 January 2018.
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  13. ^ Rugari, Vince (31 January 2018). "Western Sydney Wanderers sign Socceroo Chris Ikonomidis for rest of the A-League season". The Daily Telegraph.
  14. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Mario Shabow from Western Sydney Wanderers". The Newcastle Herald. 5 April 2017.
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  20. ^ a b Smithies, Tom (2 January 2018). "Wanderers boss Josep Gombau wields axe as Jumpei Kusukami, Jacob Melling leave club". The Daily Telegraph.
  21. ^ "Back-up goalkeeper departs Wanderers". Football Federation Australia. 9 January 2018.
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  26. ^ "Janjetovic pens four-year extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 April 2018.