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. 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).

Tournaments

2014 AFC Champions League

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 WanderersGuiyang Olympic Sports Center, Guiyang
20:00 UTC+8 Report Bridge  10' Attendance: 21,184
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
1 April 2014 Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Western Sydney WanderersTodoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
19:00 UTC+9 Nakamura  74'
Oshima  88'
Report Haliti  24' Attendance: 10,943
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
22 April 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 5–0 Guizhou RenheParramatta Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Cole  7'
Haliti  75'
Mooy  81' (pen.)
Ono  85'
Topor-Stanley  88'
Report Attendance: 11,099
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)


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
7 May 2014 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Western Sydney WanderersHiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
19:00 UTC+9 Ishihara  51', 65'
Shibasaki  90+1'
Report Juric  78' (pen.) Attendance: 8,423
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

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

Quarter Final
20 August 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Guangzhou EvergrandeParramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+10 Golec  60' Report Attendance: 17,093
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
27 August 2014 Guangzhou Evergrande 2–1 Western Sydney WanderersTianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Diamanti  61'
Elkeson  90+1'
Report Juric  58' (pen.) Attendance: 39,874
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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

Semi Final

Western Sydney Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final
25 October 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Al-HilalParramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+11 Juric  64' Report Attendance: 20,053
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
1 November 2014 Al-Hilal 0–0 Western Sydney WanderersKing Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
20:30 UTC+3 Report Attendance: 63,763
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

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

2015 AFC Champions League

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
21 April 2015 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Kashima AntlersParramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+10 Rukavytsya  24' Report Doi  66'
Kanazaki  90+1'
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

2017 AFC Champions League

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).
21 February 2017 (2017-02-21) Western Sydney Wanderers 0–4 Urawa Red DiamondsCampbelltown Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Attendance: 5,590
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) Shanghai SIPG 5–1 Western Sydney WanderersShanghai 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 WanderersSeoul 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 SeoulCampbelltown 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 WanderersSaitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Report
Attendance: 19,467
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
10 May 2017 (2017-05-10) Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Shanghai SIPGCampbelltown Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10
Report
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Statistics

By competition

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by competition[1]
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[2]
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[2]
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[1]
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. "Western Sydney Wanderers – Total Match History by Competition". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. "Western Sydney Wanderers – Total Match History by Team". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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