List of Western Sydney Wanderers FC records and statistics



Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Rooty Hill, Sydney. The club was formed and admitted into the A-League Men in 2012.

The list encompasses the honours won by Western Sydney Wanderers, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Western Sydney Wanderers players on the international stage. Attendance records at Parramatta Stadium, Stadium Australia and Western Sydney Stadium are also included.

Western Sydney Wanderers have won two top-flight titles and are the only Australian team to win the AFC Champions League. The club's record appearance maker is Mark Bridge, who made 141 appearances between 2012 and 2019. Brendon Santalab is the Western Sydney Wanderers' record goalscorer, scoring 41 goals in total.

All figures are correct as of the match played on 1 December 2023.

Domestic

 * A-League Men Premiership
 * Winners (1): 2012–13
 * Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2015–16


 * A-League Men Championship
 * Runners-up (3): 2013, 2014, 2016

AFC

 * AFC Champions League
 * Winners (1): 2014

Appearances

 * Most A-League Men appearances: Mark Bridge, 121
 * Most Australia Cup appearances: Kearyn Baccus, 12
 * Most Asian appearances: Shannon Cole, 20
 * Youngest first-team player: Alusine Fofanah, 15 years, 189 days (against Adelaide United, A-League, 19 January 2014)
 * Oldest first-team player: Ante Covic, 39 years, 326 days (against Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, AFC Champions League, 5 May 2015)
 * Most consecutive appearances: Mitch Nichols, 52 (from 11 August 2015 to 28 January 2017)

Most appearances
''Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.''


 * a. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the FIFA Club World Cup.



Goalscorers

 * Most goals in a season: Brendon Santalab, 16 goals (in the 2016–17 season)
 * Most league goals in a season: Oriol Riera, 15 goals in the A-League, 2017–18)
 * Youngest goalscorer: Alexander Badolato, 16 years, 260 days (against Broadmeadow Magic, FFA Cup, 10 November 2021)
 * Oldest goalscorer: Miloš Ninković, 38 years, 247 days (against Adelaide United, Australian Cup, 29 August 2023)

Top goalscorers
''Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.''




 * a. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the FIFA Club World Cup.

International


This section refers to caps won while a Western Sydney Wanderers player.


 * First capped player: Aaron Mooy for Australia against Guam on 7 December 2012
 * Most capped player: Tomi Juric with 13 caps.
 * First player to play in the World Cup finals: Matthew Spiranovic, for Australia against Chile on 13 June 2014

Managerial records



 * First full-time manager: Tony Popovic managed the Western Sydney Wanderers from May 2012 to October 2017
 * Longest-serving manager: Tony Popovic — 5 years, 138 days (17 May 2012 to 1 October 2017)
 * Shortest tenure as manager: Hayden Foxe — 4 weeks, 1 day (3 October 2017 to 1 November 2017)
 * Highest win percentage: Tony Popovic, 42.78%
 * Lowest win percentage: Hayden Foxe, 16.67%

Firsts

 * First match: Nepean 0–5 Western Sydney Wanderers, friendly, 25 July 2012
 * First A-League Men match: Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Central Coast Mariners, 6 October 2012
 * First Australia Cup match: Adelaide City 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers, 12 August 2014
 * First Asian match: Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Ulsan Hyundai, AFC Champions League group stage, 26 February 2014

Record wins

 * Record A-League Men win:
 * 6–1 against Adelaide United, A-League, 21 December 2012
 * 5–0 against Western United, A-League, 8 May 2021
 * 5–0 against Western United, A-League Men, 28 October 2023
 * Record Australia Cup win: 7–1 against Sydney United 58, Round of 16, 28 August 2019
 * Record Asian win: 5–0 against Guizhou Renhe, AFC Champions League group stage, 22 April 2014

Record defeats

 * Record A-League Mens defeat: 0–7 against Melbourne City, A-League, 12 March 2024
 * Record Australia Cup defeat:
 * 1–4 against Melbourne City, Quarter-finals, 21 September 2016
 * 0–3 against Sydney FC, Semi-finals, 6 October 2018
 * 0–3 against Melbourne City, Quarter-finals, 18 September 2019
 * Record Asian defeat: 1–6 against Urawa Red Diamonds, AFC Champions League group stage, 26 April 2017

Record consecutive results

 * Record consecutive wins: 10, from 13 January 2013 to 16 March 2013
 * Record consecutive defeats: 6, from 1 January 2019 to 22 January 2019
 * Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 13, from 13 January 2013 to 12 April 2013
 * Record consecutive matches without a win: 14, from 1 November 2014 to 1 February 2015.
 * Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 4, from 12 March 2014 to 23 March 2014
 * Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 3
 * from 6 October 2012 to 20 October 2012
 * from 26 November 2017 to 9 December 2017

Goals

 * Most A-League Men goals scored in a season: 45 in 26 matches, 2020–21
 * Fewest A-League Men goals scored in a season: 29 in 27 matches, 2014–15
 * Most A-League Men goals conceded in a season: 54 in 27 matches, 2018–19
 * Fewest A-League Men goals conceded in a season: 21 in 27 matches, 2012–13

Points

 * Most points in a season: 57 in 27 matches: A-League, 2012–13
 * Fewest points in a season: 18 in 27 matches: A-League, 2014–15

Attendances
This section applies to attendances at Parramatta Stadium, where Western Sydney Wanderers played their home matches from 2012 to 2016, Stadium Australia which acted as an alternative home and Western Sydney Stadium, the club's present ground are also included.


 * Highest attendance at Parramatta Stadium: 20,084 against Brisbane Roar, A-League, 24 April 2016
 * Lowest attendance at Parramatta Stadium: 5,221 against Kashima Antlers, AFC Champions League group stage, 21 April 2015
 * Highest attendance at Stadium Australia: 61,880, against Sydney FC, A-League, 8 October 2016
 * Lowest attendance at Stadium Australia: 7,062 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 5 January 2019
 * Highest attendance at Western Sydney Stadium: 28,519 against Sydney FC, A-League, 26 October 2019
 * Lowest attendance at Western Sydney Stadium: 1,118 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 12 August 2020