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. Position Player
3 DF Jack Clisby
4 DF Josh Risdon
5 DF Brendan Hamill
6 MF Marcelo Carrusca
7 MF Steven Lustica
8 MF Roly Bonevacia
9 FW Oriol Riera
10 MF Álvaro Cejudo
11 FW Brendon Santalab
15 MF Kearyn Baccus
16 FW Jaushua Sotirio
18 MF Chris Ikonomidis (on loan from Lazio)
No. Position Player
19 FW Mark Bridge (Captain)
20 GK Vedran Janjetović
21 MF Marc Tokich
22 DF Jonathan Aspropotamitis
23 FW Lachlan Scott
24 DF Raúl Llorente
32 FW John Roberts (Scholarship)
33 DF Michael Thwaite
34 MF Kosta Grozos (Scholarship)
40 GK Nicholas Suman (Scholarship)
42 MF Keanu Baccus
49 FW 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 TourWestern Sydney Wanderers 1–3 ArsenalSydney, Australia
20:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 83,221
Referee: Jarred Gillett (Australia)
9 August 2017 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–0 Edgeworth FCSydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report
18 August 2017 Brisbane Roar 0–4 Western Sydney WanderersGold Coast, Australia
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
23 August 2017 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Bankstown BerriesSydney, Australia
 Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
5 September 2017 Brisbane City 1–3 Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane, Australia
19:30 AEST
  • Thomas  22'
 Report
Stadium: Corporate Travel Management Stadium
9 September 2017 Moreton Bay United 0–2 Western Sydney WanderersMoreton Bay, Australia
17:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Wolter Park
22 September 2017 Melbourne City 1–0 Western Sydney WanderersShepparton, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: McEwen Reserve
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
28 September 2017 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 APIA Leichhardt TigersSydney, Australia
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium

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
Main article: 2017–18 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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHHAAAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHH
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 1Western Sydney Wanderers2–1Perth GlorySydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
  • Hamill  82' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 12,223
Referee: Daniel Elder
14 October 2017 2Western Sydney Wanderers2–2Central Coast MarinersSydney
17:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 11,650
Referee: Chris Beath
21 October 2017 3Sydney FC2–2Western Sydney WanderersSydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 36,057
Referee: Jarred Gillett
29 October 2017 4Newcastle Jets1–1Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,468
Referee: Chris Beath
6 November 2017 5Melbourne Victory1–1Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 21,577
Referee: Peter Green
12 November 2017 6Melbourne City1–1Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,516
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
26 November 2017 8Adelaide United2–0Western Sydney WanderersAdelaide
18:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Chris Beath
2 December 2017 9Western Sydney Wanderers0–2Brisbane RoarSydney
17:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 8,215
Referee: Adam Fielding
9 December 2017 10Western Sydney Wanderers0–5Sydney FCSydney
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 36,433
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
16 December 2017 11Central Coast Mariners0–2Western Sydney WanderersGosford
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,199
Referee: Alex King
22 December 2017 12Newcastle Jets4–0Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,862
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
1 January 2018 13Western Sydney Wanderers2–1Melbourne CitySydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 11,628
Referee: Peter Green
5 January 2018 14Brisbane Roar0–2Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane
18:50 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 11,189
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 January 2018 15Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 10,771
Referee: Shaun Evans
13 January 2018 16Wellington Phoenix1–1Western Sydney WanderersWellington
19:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: Stephen Lucas
19 January 2018 17Western Sydney Wanderers0–3Melbourne VictorySydney
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 11,864
Referee: Adam Kersey
28 January 2018 18Perth Glory3–1Western Sydney WanderersPerth
17:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,317
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
4 February 2018 19Central Coast Mariners1–2Western Sydney WanderersGosford
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,046
11 February 2018 7Western Sydney Wanderers4–0Wellington PhoenixSydney
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 7,127
Referee: Adam Fielding
16 February 2018 20Western Sydney Wanderers2–2Newcastle JetsSydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 10,065
Referee: Peter Green
25 February 2018 21Sydney FC3–1Western Sydney WanderersSydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 25,211
Referee: Peter Green
4 March 2018 23Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Perth GlorySydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 6,612
Referee: Jarred Gillett
10 March 2018 22Western Sydney Wanderers4–1Wellington PhoenixSydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 7,041
Referee: Adam Kersey
24 March 2018 24Melbourne City3–0Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,354
Referee: Jarred Gillett
31 March 2018 25Melbourne Victory3–1Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,280
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 April 2018 26Western Sydney Wanderers3–0Brisbane RoarSydney
17:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 9,266
Referee: Kurt Ams
15 April 2018 27Western Sydney Wanderers2–3Adelaide UnitedSydney
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

FFA Cup
Main article: 2017 FFA Cup
1 August 2017 Round of 32Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 (a.e.t.) Wellington PhoenixSydney
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
29 August 2017 Round of 16Bentleigh Greens 0–4 Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,634
Referee: Shaun Evans
20 September 2017 Quarter-finalsBlacktown City 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Western Sydney WanderersSydney
19:30 AEST
  • Andrew  68', 104'
 Report
Stadium: Lily's Football Centre
Attendance: 4,217
Referee: Katie Patterson
Penalties
  • Gibbs
  • Araujo
  • Lynch
  • G. Speranza
24 October 2017 Semi-finalsWestern Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,126
Referee: Peter Green

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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.
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  20. Smithies, Tom (2 January 2018). "Wanderers boss Josep Gombau wields axe as Jumpei Kusukami, Jacob Melling leave club". The Daily Telegraph.
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