2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

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Western Sydney Wanderers
2019–20 season
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerMarkus Babbel (until 20 January) Jean-Paul de Marigny (from 20 January)
StadiumBankwest Stadium, Parramatta
A-League9th
FFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Mitchell Duke (14 goals)
All: Mitchell Duke (14 goals)
Highest home attendance28,519 vs Sydney FC
(26 October 2019)
Lowest home attendance1,118 vs Melbourne Victory
(12 August 2020)
Average home league attendance10,695 (13,729 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic)

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

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 season resumed on 17 July 2020.[2]

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Daniel Lopar
4 DF Australia AUS Dylan McGowan (Vice-captain)
5 DF North Macedonia MKD Daniel Georgievski
6 DF Australia AUS Matthew Jurman
7 FW Australia AUS Mitchell Duke (Captain)
8 MF Australia AUS Jordan O'Doherty
9 MF Germany GER Nicolai Müller (Injury replacement)
10 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Simon Cox
11 FW Australia AUS Bruce Kamau
13 DF Australia AUS Tass Mourdoukoutas
16 DF Australia AUS Mathieu Cordier
17 MF Australia AUS Keanu Baccus
19 MF Switzerland SUI Pirmin Schwegler
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK Australia AUS Vedran Janjetovic
22 MF Australia AUS Nick Sullivan
23 MF Australia AUS Kosta Grozos (Scholarship)
27 FW Australia AUS Kwame Yeboah
28 MF Australia AUS Fabian Monge (Scholarship)
29 DF Australia AUS Daniel Wilmering (Scholarship)
31 DF Australia AUS Noah Pagden (Scholarship)
33 DF Australia AUS Tate Russell (Scholarship)
34 DF Germany GER Patrick Ziegler
35 FW Australia AUS Mohamed Adam (Scholarship)
40 GK Australia AUS Nicholas Suman (Scholarship)
— MF Poland POL Radosław Majewski (injured)
— GK Australia AUS Tristan Prendergast (Injury replacement)

Transfers[edit]

From youth squad[edit]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
29 DF Australia Daniel Wilmering 18 2 year scholarship contract[3]
35 FW Australia Mohamed Adam 19 2 year scholarship contract[4]
31 DF Australia Noah Pagden 18 2 year scholarship contract[5]

Transfers in[edit]

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

Transfers out[edit]

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

Contract extensions[edit]

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
1 Switzerland Daniel Lopar Goalkeeper 2 years 15 January 2020 [26]
13 Tass Mourdoukoutas Centre-back 3 years 18 February 2020 [27]
33 Tate Russell Right-back 1 year 6 March 2020 [28]

Manager changes[edit]

Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Notes
Germany Markus Babbel Sacked 20 January 2020 9th Australia Jean-Paul de Marigny [29][30]

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of 13 August 2020

Source:[31]

No. Pos. Player A-League FFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Switzerland Daniel Lopar 20 0 3 0 23 0
4 DF Australia Dylan McGowan 23 0 3 0 26 0
5 DF North Macedonia Daniel Georgievski 23 0 3 2 26 2
6 DF Australia Matthew Jurman 24 0 0 0 24 0
7 FW Australia Mitchell Duke 26 14 0 0 26 14
8 MF Australia Jordan O'Doherty 7(3) 1 0 0 10 1
9 FW Germany Nicolai Müller 18(1) 5 0 0 19 5
10 MF Poland Radosław Majewski 0 0 3 1 3 1
10 FW Republic of Ireland Simon Cox 9(2) 3 0 0 11 3
11 FW Australia Bruce Kamau 9(5) 0 3 1 17 1
13 DF Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas 2(8) 1 3 0 13 1
14 FW Germany Alexander Meier 8(4) 1 0 0 12 1
16 DF Australia Mathieu Cordier 3 0 1(1) 0 5 0
17 MF Australia Keanu Baccus 19(1) 1 3 1 23 2
19 MF Switzerland Pirmin Schwegler 20(4) 2 2 0 26 2
20 GK Australia Vedran Janjetović 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Australia Tarek Elrich 4(1) 0 3 0 8 0
22 MF Australia Nick Sullivan 7(8) 0 0(1) 0 16 0
23 MF Australia Kosta Grozos 1(6) 0 1 0 8 0
27 FW Australia Kwame Yeboah 15(5) 4 3 2 22 6
28 MF Australia Fabian Monge 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0
29 DF Australia Daniel Wilmering 7(2) 0 0(2) 0 11 0
30 GK Australia Danijel Nizic 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Australia Noah Pagden 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
32 MF Australia Lochlan Constable 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Australia Tate Russell 11(4) 1 0(3) 1 18 2
34 DF Germany Patrick Ziegler 19(2) 1 0 0 21 1
35 FW Australia Mohamed Adam 5(14) 1 2(1) 1 22 2
36 MF Australia Jarrod Carluccio 1 0 0 0 1 0
37 FW Australia Jake Trew 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
40 GK Australia Nicholas Suman 1 0 0 0 1 0
50 GK Australia Jack Greenwood 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK Australia Tristan Prendergast 5 0 0 0 5 0
53 DF Australia Mohamed Al-Taay 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 MF Australia Dean Pelekanos 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 FW Australia Ali Auglah 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

20 July 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–2 England Leeds United Parramatta, Australia
  • Yeboah 48'
 Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 24,419
Referee: Kurt Ams
25 July 2019 Gold Coast Knights Australia 0–5 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Gold Coast, Australia
Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
31 July 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–2 Australia Newcastle Jets Sydney, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
21 August 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–0 Australia Central Coast Mariners Parramatta, Australia
 Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
11 September 2019 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
 Report
Stadium: Blacktown International Sportspark
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
5 October 2019 Western United Australia 1–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Geelong, Australia
13:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
12 July 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 0–3 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix
Report
15 July 2020 Newcastle Jets Australia 0–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Lisarow, Australia
Report Stadium: Pluim Park

Competitions[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview[edit]

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 26 9 6 11 35 40 −5 034.62
FFA Cup 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 066.67
Total 29 11 6 12 44 45 −1 037.93

Source: Competitions

FFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2019 FFA Cup
7 August 2019 Round of 32 Perth Glory Western Australia 1–2 (a.e.t.) New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
18:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 1,587
Referee: Adam Fielding
28 August 2019 Round of 16 Sydney United 58 New South Wales 1–7 New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,061
Referee: Kurt Ams
17 September 2019 Quarter-final Melbourne City Victoria (state) 3–0 New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Stephen Lucas

A-League[edit]

Main article: 2019–20 A-League

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 26 16 5 5 49 25 +24 53 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][32][b]
2 Melbourne City 26 14 5 7 49 37 +12 47 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
3 Wellington Phoenix[c] 26 12 5 9 38 33 +5 41 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Brisbane Roar 26 11 7 8 29 28 +1 40 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
5 Western United 26 12 3 11 46 37 +9 39 Qualification for Finals series[b]
6 Perth Glory 26 10 7 9 43 36 +7 37
7 Adelaide United 26 11 3 12 44 49 −5 36
8 Newcastle Jets 26 9 7 10 32 40 −8 34
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 6 11 35 40 −5 33
10 Melbourne Victory 26 6 5 15 33 44 −11 23
11 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 3 18 26 55 −29 18
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 9 6 11 35 40  −5 33 5 4 4 18 16  +2 4 2 7 17 24  −7

Result by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundHAHHABHAAAHAHAHBAAHHBAAHAHHAH
ResultWWWDL✖LLLLDWLLL✖WWDW✖LDDLLWDW
Position22123344678788998887788–––––9
Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2020. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

12 October 2019 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 17,091
Referee: Alireza Faghani
18 October 2019 2 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 17,231
Referee: Alex King
26 October 2019 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 28,519
Referee: Alireza Faghani
2 November 2019 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 14,216
Referee: Daniel Elder
9 November 2019 5 Western United 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Geelong
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 4,558
Referee: Alex King
22 November 2019 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Melbourne City Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 12,078
Referee: Chris Beath
30 November 2019 8 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,154
Referee: Kurt Ams
7 December 2019 9 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland
16:30 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 8,851
Referee: Daniel Elder
14 December 2019 10 Perth Glory 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
18:45 AWST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 6,177
Referee: Alex King
20 December 2019 11 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Western United Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 11,988
Referee: Alireza Faghani
27 December 2019 12 Adelaide United 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,846
Referee: Chris Beath
1 January 2020 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 11,482
Referee: Alex King
11 January 2020 14 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
16:45 NZDT
Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 9,166
Referee: Adam Kersey
19 January 2020 15 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Perth Glory Sydney
18:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 9,090
Referee: Adam Fielding
2 February 2020 17 Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,053
Referee: Shaun Evans
15 February 2020 19 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 9,864
Referee: Shaun Evans
21 February 2020 20 Western Sydney Wanderers 5–2 Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 9,231
Referee: Alex King
28 February 2020 18 Sydney FC 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
20:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 18,501
Referee: Alireza Faghani
6 March 2020 22 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 8,349
Referee: Chris Beath
14 March 2020 23 Melbourne City 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,292
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
21 March 2020 24 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Shaun Evans
27 July 2020 28 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Chris Beath
31 July 2020 29 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 2,194
Referee: Kurt Ams
4 August 2020 26 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Perth Glory Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 1,466
Referee: Kurt Ams
7 August 2020 25 Western United 5–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alireza Faghani
12 August 2020 27 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
20:10 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 1,118
Referee: Ben Abraham

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