2020–21 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

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.

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

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

Transfers

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
37 FW Stefan Nikolic17 2 year scholarship contract[4]
33 DF Mark Natta17 2 year scholarship contract[5]
36 MF Alessandro Lopane16 2 year scholarship contract[6]
32 DF Jarrod Carluccio19 1 year scholarship contract[7]
39 DF Thomas Aquilina19 2 year scholarship contract[8]
DF Mohamad Al-Taay20 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 Graham Dorrans 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 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 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 Jordon Mutch Unattached Free transfer 6 months 5 January 2021 [19]
TBD FW Mitchell Duke Al-Taawoun Loan 6 months 1 February 2021 [20]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
19 MF Pirmin Schwegler Retired 13 July 2020 [21][22]
– MF Radosław Majewski Unattached End of contract 3 August 2020 [23]
7 FW Mitchell Duke Al-Taawoun Free transfer 20 August 2020 [24]
40 GK Nicholas Suman Macarthur FC Free transfer 7 September 2020 [25]
6 DF Matthew Jurman 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 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.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
23Kosta GrozosMidfielder16 October 2020promoted to senior contract[28]
27 Nicolai MüllerWinger16 October 2020[28]
7Bruce KamauWinger23 November 2020[32]

Pre-season and friendlies
14 November 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Blacktown Spartans Australia
 Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
21 November 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers 12–2 Macarthur Rams Australia
13:00 AEDT
Report
  • ?  13'
  • ?  27'
 Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
27 November 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 (a.e.t.) Central Coast Mariners Blacktown, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Centre of Excellence
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
7 December 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Adelaide United Sydney, Australia
17:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
12 December 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
  • Pelekanos  80'
 Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
19 December 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–0 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
Main article: 2020–21 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Central Coast Mariners 6 4 0 2 9 5 +4 12 Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 FFA Cup round of 32, and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Brisbane Roar 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9 Qualification to Finals Series and 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
3 Perth Glory 5 3 0 2 15 12 +3 9
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 5 2 2 1 5 4 +1 8
5 Sydney FC 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 7
6 Adelaide United 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
7 Macarthur FC 5 2 1 2 4 7 −3 7 Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 2]
8 Melbourne City 5 2 0 3 6 9 −3 6
9 Western United 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
10 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 3] 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1 4
11 Melbourne Victory 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
12 Newcastle Jets 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4
Updated to match(es) played on 5 February 2021. Source: A-League
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 enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[33]
  3. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
19 January 2021 6 Central Coast Mariners 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,659
Referee: Kurt Ams
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
6 February 2021 16 Macarthur FC v Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
10 February 2021 8 Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:05 AEDT Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
13 February 2021 17 Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City Sydney
19:10 AEDT Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
21 February 2021 11 Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers Wollongong
19:00 AEDT Stadium: WIN Stadium
24 February 2021 12 Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
27 February 2021 13 Western Sydney Wanderers v Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:05 AEDT Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
7 March 2021 14 Western United v Western Sydney Wanderers TBC
18:00 AEDT
15 March 2021 15 Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
2 April 2021 18 Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:00 ACDT Stadium: Coopers Stadium
10 April 2021 19 Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers TBD
19:00 AEST
16 April 2021 20 Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:00 AEST Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
24 April 2021 21 Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
17:00 AEST Stadium: Marvel Stadium
30 April 2021 22 Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:00 ACST Stadium: Coopers Stadium
16 May 2021 24 Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
16:00 AEST Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
23 May 2021 25 Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
18:00 AWST Stadium: HBF Park
31 May 2021 26 Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:00 AEST Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
2 Western Sydney Wanderers Postponed Western United Sydney
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
4 Western Sydney Wanderers Postponed Adelaide United Sydney
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
7 Western Sydney Wanderers Postponed Perth Glory Sydney
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
TBD 9 Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
TBD 10 Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC Sydney
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Bankwest Stadium

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 Ziggy Gordon 51 51
4 DF Dylan McGowan 30 30
5 DF Daniel Georgievski 10 10
6 DF Tass Mourdoukoutas 50 50
7 MF Bruce Kamau 0(2)0 0(2)0
8 MF Jordan O'Doherty 0(4)0 0(4)0
9 FW Bernie Ibini 3(2)1 3(2)1
10 FW Simon Cox 4(1)0 4(1) 0
11 FW Kwame Yeboah 1(4)0 1(4)0
13 DF Tate Russell 51 51
14 MF James Troisi 51 51
17 MF Keanu Baccus 50 50
18 MF Graham Dorrans 50 50
23 MF Kosta Grozos 0(1)0 0(1)0
27 FW Nicolai Müller 3(2)1 3(2)1
30 GK Daniel Margush 50 50
33 DF Mark Natta 20 20
39 DF 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 Ziggy Gordon 1 1
9 FW Bernie Ibini 1 1
13 DF Tate Russell 1 1
14 MF James Troisi 1 1
27 MF Nicolai Müller 1 1

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

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

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