2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

The 2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season is the club's eighth season since its foundation in 2012. The club is participating in the A-League for the eighth time, and the FFA Cup for the sixth time.

Western Sydney Wanderers
2019–20 season
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerMarkus Babbel (until 20 January) Jean-Paul de Marigny (caretaker) (from 20 January)
StadiumBankwest Stadium, Parramatta
A-League8th
FFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Mitchell Duke (11 goals)
All: Mitchell Duke (11 goals)
Highest home attendance28,519
Sydney FC - 26 October
Lowest home attendance0
Sydney FC - 21 March
Average home league attendance13,729

On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The expectation is to resume play as soon as possible, but it was considered unlikely before the end of May.[2]

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
1 GK Daniel Lopar
4 DF Dylan McGowan (Vice-captain)
5 DF Daniel Georgievski
6 DF Matthew Jurman
7 FW Mitchell Duke (Captain)
8 MF Jordan O'Doherty
9 MF Nicolai Müller
10 FW Simon Cox
11 FW Bruce Kamau
13 DF Tass Mourdoukoutas
16 DF Mathieu Cordier
17 MF Keanu Baccus
19 MF Pirmin Schwegler
No. Position Player
20 GK Vedran Janjetovic
22 MF Nick Sullivan
23 MF Kosta Grozos (Scholarship)
27 FW Kwame Yeboah
28 MF Fabian Monge (Scholarship)
29 DF Daniel Wilmering (Scholarship)
31 DF Noah Pagden (Scholarship)
33 DF Tate Russell (Scholarship)
34 DF Patrick Ziegler
35 FW Mohamed Adam (Scholarship)
40 GK Nicholas Suman (Scholarship)
MF Radosław Majewski (injured)

Transfers

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
29 DF Daniel Wilmering18 2 year scholarship contract[3]
35 FW Mohamed Adam19 2 year scholarship contract[4]
31 DF Noah Pagden18 2 year scholarship contract[5]

Transfers in
No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
5DF Daniel Georgievski Newcastle Jets Free transfer 2 years 2 May 2019 [6]
19MF Pirmin Schwegler Hannover 96 Free transfer 1 year 15 May 2019 [7]
1GK Daniel Lopar St. Gallen Free transfer 1 year 23 May 2019 [8]
10MF Radosław Majewski Pogoń Szczecin Undisclosed 1 year 14 June 2019 [9]
4DF Dylan McGowan Unattached Free transfer 3 years 19 June 2019 [10]
22MF Nick Sullivan Unattached Free transfer 1 year 5 August 2019 [11]
6DF Matthew Jurman Unattached Free transfer 1 year 6 September 2019 [12]
14FW Alexander Meier Unattached Free transfer 1 year 19 September 2019 [13]
9MF Nicolai Müller Eintracht Frankfurt Injury replacement
(Undisclosed fee)		 1 year 16 October 2019 [14]
10FW Simon Cox Unattached Free transfer 1.5 years 16 January 2020 [15]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
4DF Josh Risdon Western United Free transfer 12 February 2019 [16]
19FW Mark Bridge Retired 12 March 2019 [17]
10MF Alexander Baumjohann Unattached 27 April 2019 [18]
9FW Oriol Riera Unattached 27 April 2019 [18]
28MF Roly Bonevacia Unattached 29 April 2019 [19]
24DF Raúl Llorente Unattached 3 May 2019 [20]
16FW Jaushua Sotirio Unattached Free transfer 3 May 2019 [20]
49FW Abraham Majok Unattached Free transfer 3 May 2019 [20]
18MF Marc Tokich Unattached Free transfer 3 May 2019 [20]
22MF Rashid Mahazi Unattached Free transfer 3 May 2019 [20]
32FW John Roberts Unattached Free transfer 3 May 2019 [20]
3DF Giancarlo Gallifuoco Unattached Loan return 3 May 2019 [20]
5DF Brendan Hamill Western United Free transfer 15 May 2019 [21]
7FW Nick Fitzgerald Unattached Undisclosed 18 June 2019 [22]
30GK Danijel Nizic Unattached Mutual contract termination 25 November 2019 [23]
14FW Alexander Meier Unattached Mutual contract termination 16 January 2020 [15]
21DF Tarek Elrich Unattached Mutual contract termination 24 January 2020 [24]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
1 Daniel LoparGoalkeeper2 years15 January 2020[25]
13Tass MourdoukoutasCentre-back3 years18 February 2020[26]
33Tate RussellRight-back1 year6 March 2020[27]

Manager changes
Outgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition on tableIncoming managerNotes
Markus BabbelSacked20 January 2020 9th Jean-Paul de Marigny (caretaker)[28]

    Squad statistics

    Appearances and goals
    As of 20 January 2020

    Source:[29]

    No. Pos. Player A-League FFA Cup Total
    Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
    1 GK Daniel Lopar 20 0 3 0 23 0
    4 DF Dylan McGowan 18 0 3 0 21 0
    5 DF Daniel Georgievski 19 0 3 2 22 2
    6 DF Matthew Jurman 19 0 0 0 19 0
    7 FW Mitchell Duke 21 11 0 0 21 11
    8 MF Jordan O'Doherty 2(3) 0 0 0 5 0
    9 FW Nicolai Müller 16(1) 5 0 0 17 5
    10 MF Radosław Majewski 0 0 3 1 3 1
    10 FW Simon Cox 5(1) 2 0 0 6 2
    11 FW Bruce Kamau 9(1) 0 3 1 13 1
    13 DF Tass Mourdoukoutas 2(3) 0 3 0 8 0
    14 FW Alexander Meier 8(4) 1 0 0 12 1
    16 DF Mathieu Cordier 1 0 1(1) 0 3 0
    17 MF Keanu Baccus 14(1) 1 3 1 18 2
    19 MF Pirmin Schwegler 19 1 2 0 21 1
    20 GK Vedran Janjetović 0 0 0 0 0 0
    21 DF Tarek Elrich 4(1) 0 3 0 8 0
    22 MF Nick Sullivan 7(7) 0 0(1) 0 15 0
    23 MF Kosta Grozos 1(4) 0 1 0 6 0
    27 FW Kwame Yeboah 13(3) 3 3 2 18 5
    28 MF Fabian Monge 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0
    29 DF Daniel Wilmering 7(2) 0 0(2) 0 11 0
    30 GK Danijel Nizic 0 0 0 0 0 0
    31 DF Noah Pagden 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
    32 MF Lochlan Constable 0 0 0 0 0 0
    33 DF Tate Russell 6(4) 1 0(3) 1 13 2
    34 DF Patrick Ziegler 14(2) 1 0 0 16 1
    35 FW Mohamed Adam 4(10) 1 2(1) 1 17 2
    36 MF Jarrod Carluccio 1 0 0 0 1 0
    37 FW Jake Trew 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
    40 GK Nicholas Suman 1 0 0 0 1 0
    50 GK Jack Greenwood 0 0 0 0 0 0
    53 DF Mohamed Al-Taay 0 0 0 0 0 0
    59 MF Dean Pelekanos 0 0 0 0 0 0
    62 FW Ali Auglah 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0

    Pre-season and friendlies
    20 July 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Leeds UnitedParramatta, Australia
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 24,419
    Referee: Kurt Ams
    25 July 2019 Gold Coast Knights 0–5 Western Sydney WanderersGold Coast, Australia
    Report
    		Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
    31 July 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Newcastle JetsSydney, Australia
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
    Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
    21 August 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Central Coast MarinersParramatta, Australia
    		 Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
    11 September 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Wellington PhoenixSydney, Australia
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Blacktown International Sportspark
    Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
    5 October 2019 Western United 1–1 Western Sydney WanderersGeelong, Australia
    13:00 AEST
    		Report
    		Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
    Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

    Competitions

      Win   Draw   Loss

    Overview
    Competition Record
    P W D L GF GA GD Win %
    A-League 21 7 5 9 27 30 −3 033.33
    FFA Cup 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 066.67
    Total 24 9 5 10 36 35 +1 037.50

    Source: Competitions

    FFA Cup
    Main article: 2019 FFA Cup
    7 August 2019 Round of 32Perth Glory 1–2 (a.e.t.) Western Sydney WanderersPerth
    18:30 AWST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
    Attendance: 1,587
    Referee: Adam Fielding
    28 August 2019 Round of 16Sydney United 58 1–7 Western Sydney WanderersSydney
    19:30 AEST
    • Antelmi  50' (pen.)
    		 Report
    		Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
    Attendance: 5,061
    Referee: Kurt Ams
    17 September 2019 Quarter-finalMelbourne City 3–0 Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
    19:30 AEST
    		Report Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 2,905
    Referee: Stephen Lucas

    A-League
    Main article: 2019–20 A-League

    League table
    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    1 Sydney FC (A) 20 15 3 2 42 16 +26 48 Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
    2 Melbourne City 23 12 4 7 42 34 +8 40 Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
    3 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 20 11 3 6 33 23 +10 36 Qualification to Finals Series and FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
    4 Brisbane Roar 22 10 5 7 25 24 +1 35
    5 Perth Glory 20 8 7 5 35 22 +13 31
    6 Western United 20 8 3 9 34 28 +6 27
    7 Adelaide United 21 9 0 12 34 42 −8 27 Qualification to FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 3]
    8 Western Sydney Wanderers 21 7 5 9 27 30 −3 26
    9 Newcastle Jets 22 6 6 10 26 39 −13 24
    10 Melbourne Victory 21 5 5 11 24 35 −11 20
    11 Central Coast Mariners 22 4 1 17 22 51 −29 13
    Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2020. On 24 March the FFA suspended the remaining matches of the season.[31]
    . Source: A-League
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (A) Advance to a further round.
    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. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
    3. The top nine teams qualify for the 2020 FFA Cup entering at the Round of 32, while the bottom two teams will play-off for a spot in the Round of 32.[30]

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    21 7 5 9 27 30  −3 26 3 4 3 14 12  +2 4 1 6 13 18  −5

    Result by round
    Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
    GroundHAHHABHAAAHAHAHBAAHHBAAHAHHAH
    ResultWWWDL✖LLLLDWLLL✖WWDW✖LDD
    Position221233446787889988877888
    Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2020. Source: ultimatealeague.com
    A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches
    12 October 2019 1Western Sydney Wanderers2–1Central Coast MarinersSydney
    17:00 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 17,091
    Referee: Alireza Faghani
    18 October 2019 2Melbourne Victory1–2Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
    19:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Marvel Stadium
    Attendance: 17,231
    Referee: Alex King
    26 October 2019 3Western Sydney Wanderers1–0Sydney FCSydney
    19:30 AEDT
    		Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 28,519
    Referee: Alireza Faghani
    2 November 2019 4Western Sydney Wanderers0–0Brisbane RoarSydney
    17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 14,216
    Referee: Daniel Elder
    9 November 2019 5Western United2–1Western Sydney WanderersGeelong
    19:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
    Attendance: 4,558
    Referee: Alex King
    22 November 2019 7Western Sydney Wanderers2–3Melbourne CitySydney
    19:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 12,078
    Referee: Chris Beath
    30 November 2019 8Newcastle Jets2–0Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle
    19:30 AEDT
    		Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
    Attendance: 9,154
    Referee: Kurt Ams
    7 December 2019 9Wellington Phoenix2–1Western Sydney WanderersAuckland
    16:30 NZDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Eden Park
    Attendance: 8,851
    Referee: Daniel Elder
    14 December 2019 10Perth Glory2–0Western Sydney WanderersPerth
    18:45 AWST
    		Report Stadium: HBF Park
    Attendance: 6,177
    Referee: Alex King
    20 December 2019 11Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Western UnitedSydney
    19:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 11,988
    Referee: Alireza Faghani
    27 December 2019 12Adelaide United2–3Western Sydney WanderersAdelaide
    19:00 ACDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Coopers Stadium
    Attendance: 8,846
    Referee: Chris Beath
    1 January 2020 13Western Sydney Wanderers1–2Brisbane RoarSydney
    19:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 11,482
    Referee: Alex King
    11 January 2020 14Wellington Phoenix2–0Western Sydney WanderersWellington
    16:45 NZDT
    		Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
    Attendance: 9,166
    Referee: Adam Kersey
    19 January 2020 15Western Sydney Wanderers0–1Perth GlorySydney
    18:30 AEDT Report
    		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 9,090
    Referee: Adam Fielding
    2 February 2020 17Central Coast Mariners1–3Western Sydney WanderersGosford
    16:00 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
    Attendance: 5,053
    Referee: Shaun Evans
    28 February 2020 18Sydney FC0–1Western Sydney WanderersSydney
    20:00 AEDT Report
    		Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Attendance: 18,501
    Referee: Alireza Faghani
    15 February 2020 19Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Newcastle JetsSydney
    19:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 9,864
    Referee: Shaun Evans
    21 February 2020 20Western Sydney Wanderers5–2Adelaide UnitedSydney
    19:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 9,231
    Referee: Alex King
    6 March 2020 22Brisbane Roar3–1Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane
    19:30 AEST
    		Report
    		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
    Attendance: 8,349
    Referee: Chris Beath
    14 March 2020 23Melbourne City1–1Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
    19:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 2,292
    Referee: Kate Jacewicz
    21 March 2020 24Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Sydney FCSydney
    19:30 AEDT
    		Report
    		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
    Referee: Shaun Evans
    TBD 25Western UnitedPostponedWestern Sydney WanderersBallarat
    TBD Postponement Stadium: Mars Stadium
    TBD 26Western Sydney WanderersPostponedPerth GlorySydney
    TBD Postponement Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    TBD 27Western Sydney WanderersPostponedMelbourne VictorySydney
    TBD Postponement Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
    TBD 28Central Coast MarinersPostponedWestern Sydney WanderersGosford
    TBD Postponement Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
    TBD 29Western Sydney WanderersPostponedWellington PhoenixSydney
    TBD Postponement Stadium: Bankwest Stadium

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