2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

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.

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

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

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
42 MF Keanu Baccus18 [1]
49 FW Abraham Majok18 [2]
40 GK Nicholas Suman17 1 year scholarship contract[3]
34 MF Kosta Grozos17 2 year scholarship contract[4]

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
1Jerrad TysonGoalkeeper1 year8 May 2017[24]
5Brendan HamillCentre back2 years8 May 2017[24]
15Kearyn BaccusAttacking midfielder2 years7 June 2017[25]
20Vedran JanjetovićGoalkeeper4 years11 April 2018[26]

Technical staff

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

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
3 DF Jack Clisby 15 1 4 0 0 9+312003+00200
4 DF Josh Risdon 22 0 12 0 0 18+0010004+00200
5 DF Brendan Hamill 22 3 4 1 0 18+333101+00100
6 MF Marcelo Carrusca 12 1 2 0 0 10+212000+00000
7 MF Steven Lustica 19 1 1 0 0 12+400001+21100
8 MF Roly Bonevacia 26 1 8 0 0 21+117004+00100
9 FW Oriol Riera 29 19 6 0 0 23+2154004+04200
10 MF Álvaro Cejudo 21 2 3 0 0 17+323001+00000
11 FW Brendon Santalab 24 4 4 0 0 5+1734000+21000
15 FW Kearyn Baccus 24 0 3 0 0 15+501004+00200
16 MF Jaushua Sotirio 18 3 1 0 0 4+1230002+00100
18 MF Chris Ikonomidis 10 3 0 0 0 9+130000+00000
19 FW Mark Bridge 24 5 4 0 0 18+344000+31000
20 GK Vedran Janjetović 31 0 1 0 0 27+001004+00000
21 MF Marc Tokich 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
22 DF Jonathan Aspropotamitis 8 0 2 0 0 5+101002+00100
23 FW Lachlan Scott 6 0 1 0 0 1+301000+20000
24 DF Raúl Llorente 26 0 2 0 0 25+102000+00000
32 FW John Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
33 DF Michael Thwaite 24 1 3 1 0 21+013103+00000
34 MF Kosta Grozos 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
35 DF Tass Mourdoukoutas 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
40 GK Nicholas Suman 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
42 MF Keanu Baccus 14 0 1 0 2 11+301020+00000
47 FW Matthew Lecce 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
49 FW Abraham Majok 1 0 0 0 0 0+000000+10000
50 MF Tariq Maia 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
Players no longer at the club:
1 GK Jerrad Tyson 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
6 MF Jacob Melling 5 0 1 0 0 1+101002+10000
14 MF Jumpei Kusukami 15 1 1 0 0 9+210004+00100
18 DF Robert Cornthwaite 14 1 5 1 0 11+005103+01000
25 MF Chris Herd 12 0 6 0 0 8+106002+10000
30 GK John Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000

Pre-season and friendlies

15 July 2017 Arsenal Tour Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Arsenal Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 83,221
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
18 August 2017 Brisbane Roar 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers Gold Coast, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 September 2017 Melbourne City 1–0 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 to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification to Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 2 39 Qualification to Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 39 6 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 36 50 14 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 5 6 16 31 55 24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 21 20
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
16 December 2017 11 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,199
Referee: Alex King
1 January 2018 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 11,628
Referee: Peter Green
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
24 March 2018 24 Melbourne City 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,354
Referee: Jarred Gillett
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
15 April 2018 27 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Adelaide United Sydney
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

FFA Cup

1 August 2017 Round of 32 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 (a.e.t.) Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
29 August 2017 Round of 16 Bentleigh Greens 0–4 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,634
Referee: Shaun Evans
20 September 2017 Quarter-finals Blacktown City 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEST
  • Andrew  68', 104'
Report
Stadium: Lily's Football Centre
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: Katie Patterson
Penalties
  • Gibbs
  • Araujo
  • Lynch
  • G. Speranza

References

  1. "Keanu Baccus earns first team contract". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 May 2017.
  2. "Western Sydney Wanderers sign teenage striker Abraham Majok". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 May 2017.
  3. Huguenin, Michael (22 May 2017). "Western Sydney Wanderers sign two goalkeepers". Goal.com.
  4. "Wanderers sign teen duo". FourFourTwo. 4 January 2018.
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  6. Bossi, Dominic (5 July 2017). "Western Sydney Wanderers sign La Liga regular Oriol Riera as first marquee player". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. Fruci, Joel (13 July 2017). "FFA COE product joins Western Sydney Wanderers". Outside90.com.
  8. "Wanderers snap up Herd". FourFourTwo. 13 July 2017.
  9. "Bridge makes Wanderers return". FourFourTwo. 18 July 2017.
  10. "Wanderers sign Spanish winger Alvaro Cejudo". FourFourTwo. 24 July 2017.
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  12. Bossi, Dominic (11 January 2018). "Western Sydney Wanderers snap up Marcelo Carrusca from Melbourne City". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  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.
  15. Kemp, Emma (25 April 2017). "Neville wants ACL wins before his WSW exit". The West Australian.
  16. Kemp, Emma (9 May 2017). "Western Sydney Wanderers era to end with Shannon Cole's last hurrah". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  17. "Wanderers captain one of eight to depart club". FourFourTwo. 11 May 2017.
  18. "Wanderers and Bandiera agree termination". Western Sydney Wanderers. 14 June 2017.
  19. "Wanderers end Borda's A-League spell". The World Game. SBS. 29 July 2017.
  20. 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.
  22. Smithies, Tom (16 January 2018). "A-League: Western Sydney Wanderers release skipper Robbie Cornthwaite". The Daily Telegraph.
  23. Warren, Adrian (12 April 2018). "Wanderers release Socceroo Chris Herd". The Newcastle Herald.
  24. "Hamill, Tyson pen extensions". Western Sydney Wanderers. 8 May 2017.
  25. "Baccus pens two-year contract extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 7 June 2017.
  26. "Janjetovic pens four-year extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 April 2018.
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