Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football

Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Rooty Hill, New South Wales. They play in the A-League and their home ground is Bankwest Stadium. They have qualified for the AFC Champions League three times, in 2014, 2015 and 2017. They won in their first attempt, defeating Al Hilal SFC 1–0 over the two legged final, becoming the first Australian team to win the tournament.[1] In the other two occasions, they got knocked out in the group stage of the tournament.

Western Sydney Wanderers in Asian football
ClubWestern Sydney Wanderers FC
Most appearancesShannon Cole & Labinot Haliti (21)
Top scorerTomi Juric & Mark Bridge (4)
First entry2014 AFC Champions League
Latest entry2017 AFC Champions League
Titles
Champions League

After their Champions League win in 2014, they went on to represent the Asian Football Confederation at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. They lost to Mexican club Cruz Azul in the quarter finals 3–1 after extra time and in the fifth placed playoff, they lost to Algerian side ES Sétif 2–2 (5–4 on penalties).[2][3]

Tournaments

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WSW KAW ULS GUI
1 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advanced to Round of 16 1–0 1–3 5–0
2 Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 2–1 3–1 1–0
3 Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 8 10 2 7 0–2 2–0 1–1
4 Guizhou Renhe 6 1 1 4 4 10 6 4 0–1 0–1 3–1
Source:
12 March 2014 Guizhou Renhe 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Guiyang Olympic Sports Center, Guiyang
20:00 UTC+8 Report Bridge  10' Attendance: 21,184
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)


Knockout Stage

  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                             
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1 0 1  
Pohang Steelers 2 1 3  
  Pohang Steelers 0 0 0 (0)  
  FC Seoul (p) 0 0 0 (3)  
Kawasaki Frontale 2 2 4
FC Seoul (a) 3 1 4  
  FC Seoul 0 0 0  
  Western Sydney Wanderers 0 2 2  
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3 0 3  
Western Sydney Wanderers (a) 1 2 3  
  Western Sydney Wanderers (a) 1 1 2
  Guangzhou Evergrande 0 2 2  
Cerezo Osaka 1 1 2
Guangzhou Evergrande 5 0 5  
  Western Sydney Wanderers 1 0 1
  Al-Hilal 0 0 0
Bunyodkor 0 0 0  
Al-Hilal 1 3 4  
  Al-Hilal 1 0 1
  Al-Sadd 0 0 0  
Al-Sadd (a) 0 2 2
Foolad 0 2 2  
  Al-Hilal 3 1 4
  Al-Ain 0 2 2  
Al-Jazira 1 1 2  
Al-Ain 2 2 4  
  Al-Ain 2 3 5
  Al-Ittihad 0 1 1  
Al-Ittihad 1 3 4
Al-Shabab 0 1 1  
Round of 16

3–3 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.

Quarter Final

2–2 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.

Semi Final

Western Sydney Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Western Sydney Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.

2014 FIFA Club World Cup

Play-off Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 10 December – Rabat                        
  Moghreb Tétouan  0 (3)   13 December – Rabat        
  Auckland City (pen.)  0 (4)       Auckland City  1
17 December – Marrakesh
    ES Sétif  0    
  Auckland City  1
      San Lorenzo (a.e.t.)  2  
20 December – Marrakesh
  San Lorenzo  0
13 December – Rabat
    Real Madrid  2
  Cruz Azul (a.e.t.)  3
16 December – Marrakesh
  Western Sydney Wanderers  1    
  Cruz Azul  0
Fifth place Third place
      Real Madrid  4  
  ES Sétif (pen.)  2 (5)   Auckland City (pen.)  1 (4)
  Western Sydney Wanderers  2 (4)   Cruz Azul  1 (2)
17 December – Marrakesh 20 December – Marrakesh

Quarter Final

Fifth place playoff

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GET SEO WSW KSM
1 Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10 Advance to knockout stage 1–0 0–2 4–3
2 FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 0–0 0–0 1–0
3 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 2–3 1–1 1–2
4 Kashima Antlers 6 2 0 4 10 13 3 6 2–1 2–3 1–3
Source: AFC

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification URA SSI SEO WSW
1 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12[lower-alpha 1] Round of 16 1–0 5–2 6–1
2 Shanghai SIPG 6 4 0 2 15 9 +6 12[lower-alpha 1] 3–2 4–2 5–1
3 FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 15 5 6[lower-alpha 2] 1–0 0–1 2–3
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 0 4 10 22 12 6[lower-alpha 2] 0–4 3–2 2–3
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head results: Shanghai SIPG 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds, Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Shanghai SIPG (Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals).
  2. Head-to-head results: FC Seoul 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers, Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 FC Seoul (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) Shanghai SIPG 5–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
19:30 UTC+8
Report
Attendance: 28,090
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
15 March 2017 (2017-03-15) FC Seoul 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
19:30 UTC+9
Report
Attendance: 4,769
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 FC Seoul Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10
Report
Attendance: 5,356
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
26 April 2017 (2017-04-26) Urawa Red Diamonds 6–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Report
Attendance: 19,467
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Statistics

By competition

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by competition[4]
Competition Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
AFC Champions League 26 12 4 10 37 39 46.15
Club World Cup 2 0 0 2 3 5 0.00
Total 28 12 4 12 40 44 42.86

By country

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by country[5]
Country Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 2 2 0.00
 China 8 5 0 3 16 12 62.5
 Japan 8 3 0 5 10 18 37.5
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.00
 Saudi Arabia 2 1 1 0 1 0 50.00
 South Korea 8 3 3 2 11 9 37.5

By club

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by club[5]
Opposition Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
Al Hilal 2 1 1 0 1 0 50.00
Cruz Azul 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.00
ES Sétif 1 0 0 1 2 2 0.00
FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 8 6 33.33
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4 2 0 2 6 5 50.00
Guizhou Renhe 2 2 0 0 6 0 100.00
Kashima Antlers 2 1 0 1 4 3 50.00
Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 0 1 2 2 50.00
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 0 1 3 3 50.00
Shanghai SIPG 2 1 0 1 4 7 50.00
Ulsan Hyundai 2 1 0 1 3 3 50.00
Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 0 2 1 10 0.00

By season

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by season[4]
Season Competition Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win% Round
2014 AFC Champions League 14 8 2 4 19 10 57.14 Winners
2014 FIFA Club World Cup 2 0 0 2 3 5 0.00 Sixth
2015 AFC Champions League 6 2 2 2 9 7 33.33 Group stage
2017 AFC Champions League 6 2 0 4 10 22 33.33 Group stage

Honours

Western Sydney Wanderers FC honours in Asian football
Honour No. Years
AFC Champions League 1 2014

See also

References

  1. "Wanderers win ACL title with 0-0 draw in second leg". www.abc.net.au. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. Hassett, Sebastian (14 December 2014). "Cruz Azul beat nine-man Western Sydney Wanderers at Club World Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. FitzGibbon, Liam (17 December 2014). "Wanderers lose again at Club World Cup, on penalties to ES Setif". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "Western Sydney Wanderers – Total Match History by Competition". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. "Western Sydney Wanderers – Total Match History by Team". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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