2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

Western Sydney Wanderers
2016–17 season
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerTony Popovic
StadiumANZ Stadium & Spotless Stadium, Sydney
A-League6th
A-League Finals SeriesElimination-finals
FFA CupQuarter-finals
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Brendon Santalab (14 goals)
All: Brendon Santalab (16 goals)
Highest home attendance61,880 vs Sydney FC
8 October 2016
Lowest home attendance8,965 vs Adelaide United
4 March 2017
Average home league attendance17,746[1]

The 2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the fifth time, the FFA Cup for the third time and the AFC Champions League for the third time.

Players

Squad information

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 Australia AUS Jerrad Tyson
2 DF Australia AUS Shannon Cole
3 DF Australia AUS Jack Clisby
5 DF Australia AUS Brendan Hamill
6 MF Australia AUS Mitch Nichols (vice-captain)
7 MF Australia AUS Steven Lustica
8 MF Spain ESP Dimas (captain)
10 MF Argentina ARG Nicolás Martínez (on loan from Olympiacos)
11 FW Australia AUS Brendon Santalab
12 DF Australia AUS Scott Neville
13 MF Uruguay URU Bruno Piñatares
14 MF Japan JPN Jumpei Kusukami
15 MF Australia AUS Kearyn Baccus
16 FW Australia AUS Jaushua Sotirio
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Spain ESP Aritz Borda
18 DF Australia AUS Robert Cornthwaite
19 MF Australia AUS Jacob Melling
20 GK Australia AUS Vedran Janjetović
21 MF Australia AUS Mario Shabow
22 DF Australia AUS Jonathan Aspropotamitis
23 FW Australia AUS Lachlan Scott
24 MF Australia AUS Terry Antonis (on loan from PAOK)
25 FW Australia AUS Liam Youlley
26 MF Australia AUS Jackson Bandiera
27 MF Australia AUS Emilio Martinez
28 FW Australia AUS Stefan Zinni
29 FW Australia AUS Ryan Griffiths

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
21 MF Australia Mario Shabow 18 [2]
23 FW Australia Lachlan Scott 19 [2]

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 26 Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [3]
7 MF Australia Steven Lustica 25 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [4]
13 MF Uruguay Bruno Piñatares 26 Cerro Uruguay Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [5]
17 DF Spain Aritz Borda 31 Alavés Spain Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [6]
14 MF Japan Jumpei Kusukami 28 Sagan Tosu Japan Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [7]
18 DF Australia Robert Cornthwaite 30 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [8]
3 DF Australia Jack Clisby 24 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [9]
19 MF Australia Jacob Melling 21 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [9]
9 FW Australia Kerem Bulut 24 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [10]
10 MF Argentina Nicolás Martínez 28 Olympiacos Greece Loan Pre-season 2017 Free [11]
27 MF Australia Emilio Martinez 18 Nike Academy England Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [12]
20 GK Australia Vedran Janjetović 29 Sydney FC Transfer Mid-Season 2018 Free [13]
24 MF Australia Terry Antonis 23 PAOK Greece Loan Mid-Season 2017 Free [14]
29 FW Australia Ryan Griffiths 35 South China Hong Kong Transfer Mid-Season 2017 [15]
28 FW Australia Stefan Zinni 20 South Melbourne Transfer Mid-Season 2017 [16]

Transfers out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
17 MF Spain Alberto 31 Released Pre-season [17]
18 MF Spain Andreu 32 Released Pre-season [17]
7 FW Netherlands Romeo Castelen 33 Released Pre-season [17]
14 FW Australia Golgol Mebrahtu 25 Released Pre-season [17]
9 FW Italy Federico Piovaccari 31 Released Pre-season [17]
13 MF Australia Matt Sim 28 Released Pre-season [17]
30 GK Australia Liam Reddy 34 Released Pre-season [18]
33 FW Australia Josh Macdonald 20 Wollongong Wolves Transfer Pre-season Free [19]
19 FW Australia Mark Bridge 30 Chiangrai United Thailand Transfer Pre-season [20]
23 DF Australia Shayne D'Cunha 20 Released Pre-season [21]
31 MF Australia Alusine Fofanah 18 Released Pre-season [21]
32 DF Australia Daniel Alessi 18 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season [21]
10 MF Australia Dario Vidošić 29 Liaoning Whowin China Transfer Pre-season [22]
21 MF Australia Jacob Pepper 24 Released Pre-season [23]
3 DF Australia Scott Jamieson 27 IFK Göteborg Sweden Transfer Pre-season [24]
4 DF Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley 31 Hatta Club United Arab Emirates Transfer Mid-season [25]
9 FW Australia Kerem Bulut 24 Released Mid-season [26]
20 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 27 Sydney FC Transfer Mid-season [27]

Contract extensions

Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes
Australia Jaushua Sotirio Winger 2 years 2019 [28]
Australia Lachlan Scott Forward 2 years 2019 [29]

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Australia Tony Popovic
Assistant coach Spain Andrés Carrasco
Assistant coach Australia Hayden Foxe
Goalkeeping coach Australia Zeljko Kalac
Strength & conditioning coach Australia Scott Smith
Physiotherapist Australia Ian Austin

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 7 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 DF Australia Shannon Cole 10 0 1 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 1 0 0
3 DF Australia Jack Clisby 30 0 8 0 0 25 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0
5 DF Australia Brendan Hamill 22 1 2 0 0 6+8 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4+1 0 2 0 0
6 MF Australia Mitch Nichols 31 3 2 0 0 24 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3+1 1 0 0 0
7 MF Australia Steven Lustica 12 2 1 0 0 4+3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0
8 MF Spain Dimas 31 4 9 0 0 20+4 3 9 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0
10 MF Argentina Nicolás Martínez 33 4 2 0 0 22+5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3+3 0 0 0 0
11 FW Australia Brendon Santalab 26 16 8 1 0 12+9 14 8 1 0 0+2 2 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 0
12 DF Australia Scott Neville 30 2 7 1 0 23 0 5 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0
13 MF Uruguay Bruno Piñatares 21 1 3 0 0 12+7 1 2 0 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Japan Jumpei Kusukami 35 5 1 0 0 22+5 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4+2 2 0 0 0
15 MF Australia Kearyn Baccus 35 0 9 0 0 18+8 0 6 0 0 2+1 0 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0
16 FW Australia Jaushua Sotirio 26 5 4 1 0 10+11 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3+1 2 1 0 0
17 DF Spain Aritz Borda 20 1 3 0 2 14 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0
18 DF Australia Robert Cornthwaite 21 2 2 0 0 18+1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
19 MF Australia Jacob Melling 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Vedran Janjetović 20 0 2 0 0 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0
21 MF Australia Mario Shabow 2 0 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0
22 DF Australia Jonathan Aspropotamitis 31 0 3 0 0 24 0 3 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
23 FW Australia Lachlan Scott 22 5 2 0 0 8+8 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 3+1 2 0 0 0
24 MF Australia Terry Antonis 14 3 2 0 0 10+1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0
25 FW Australia Liam Youlley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Australia Jackson Bandiera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Australia Emilio Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Australia Stefan Zinni 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Australia Ryan Griffiths 7 0 0 0 0 1+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
40 GK Australia Nicholas Suman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 MF Australia Keanu Baccus 3 0 1 0 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
49 FW Australia Abraham Majok 3 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
4 DF Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Australia Kerem Bulut 7 0 3 0 0 5+1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 11 0 1 0 0 7+1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

29 July 2016 Brisbane Roar Australia 1–2 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Gold Coast, Australia
15:00 AEST Broich 54' Report
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Alex King
17 August 2016 Canberra FC Australia 1–4 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra, Australia
19:00 AEST James 55' Report
Stadium: Deakin Stadium
8 September 2016 Japan tour Kokushikan University Japan 1–3 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Tokyo, Japan
Report
12 September 2016 Japan tour JEF Chiba Japan 0–3 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Chiba, Japan
Report
Stadium: United Park
24 September 2016 Newcastle Jets Australia 2–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Cessnock, Australia
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Cessnock Sportsground
Attendance: 2,132
Referee: Katie Patterson

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — 6th 8 October 2016 15 April 2017
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 21 April 2017 21 April 2017
FFA Cup Round of 32 Quarter-finals 2 August 2016 21 September 2016
AFC Champions League Group stage Group stage 21 February 2017 10 May 2017

A-League

Main article: 2016–17 A-League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 20 6 1 55 12 +43 66 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 10 9 8 53 53 0 39
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 36
7 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 8 6 13 41 46 −5 30
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 6 5 16 31 52 −21 23
9 Adelaide United 27 5 8 14 25 46 −21 23
10 Newcastle Jets 27 5 7 15 28 53 −25 22
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 8 12 7 35 35  0 36 4 7 3 15 17  −2 4 5 4 20 18  +2

Last updated: 15 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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GroundHAHHAAHHAHAAHAAHAAHHAHHHAHA
ResultLWDDDLDDWLDDDLDWLWLWLDWWWDD
Position1056767676677678786766666566
Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2017. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

8 October 2016 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–4 Sydney FC Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 61,880
Referee: Jarred Gillett
14 October 2016 2 Adelaide United 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:20 ACDT Henrique 43' Report Santalab 67', 90+2' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,789
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 October 2016 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 13,247
Referee: Chris Beath
29 October 2016 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:50 AEDT Santalab 2' Report Berry 61' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: Shaun Evans
6 November 2016 5 Perth Glory 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
16:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 13,290
Referee: Kurt Ams
12 November 2016 6 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 21,480
Referee: Jarred Gillett
18 November 2016 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT Kilkenny 90+2' (o.g.) Report Cahill 55' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 14,232
Referee: Chris Beath
25 November 2016 8 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:50 AEDT Kusukami 56' Report Maclaren 18' (pen.) Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 11,201
Referee: Adam Fielding
3 December 2016 9 Central Coast Mariners 1–4 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
17:35 AEDT Powell 5' Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 11,075
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
10 December 2016 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Berisha 32', 66', 82' Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 16,231
Referee: Chris Beath
17 December 2016 11 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland
15:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 5,702
Referee: Peter Green
23 December 2016 12 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST C. Brown 52' Report Dimas 69' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 13,110
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
1 January 2017 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Perth Glory Sydney
19:50 AEDT Sotirio 66' Report Taggart 16' Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 12,203
Referee: Jarred Gillett
6 January 2017 14 Melbourne City 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Franjic 19' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Alan Milliner
14 January 2017 15 Sydney FC 0–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 40,143
Referee: Peter Green
22 January 2017 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 9,477
Referee: Matthew Conger
28 January 2017 17 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report Kusukami 32' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 13,058
Referee: Chris Beath
4 February 2017 18 Wellington Phoenix 1–3 Western Sydney Wanderers New Plymouth
19:35 NZDT Smeltz 71' Report
Stadium: Yarrow Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Adam Fielding
12 February 2017 19 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report O'Donovan 65' (pen.), 78' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 9,618
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
18 February 2017 20 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:50 AEDT Santalab 26' Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 44,843
Referee: Chris Beath
25 February 2017 21 Perth Glory 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
19:00 AWST
Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,789
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
4 March 2017 22 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Adelaide United Sydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 8,965
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
19 March 2017 23 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report Finkler 76' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 7,828
Referee: Daniel Elder
24 March 2017 24 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT Santalab 22', 64', 68' Report Kilkenny 3' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 10,204
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 April 2017 25 Newcastle Jets 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
17:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,380
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 April 2017 26 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
18:50 AEST Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 16,345
Referee: Peter Green
15 April 2017 27 Adelaide United 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:20 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,636
Referee: Chris Beath

Finals series

21 April 2017 Elimination-final Brisbane Roar 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
19:50 AEST Maclaren 55' Report Antonis 45+2' (pen.) Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 17,530
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Penalties

FFA Cup

Main article: 2016 FFA Cup
2 August 2016 Round of 32 Western Sydney Wanderers New South Wales 3–2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Sydney
20:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,212
Referee: Stephen Lucas
30 August 2016 Round of 16 Edgeworth FC New South Wales 1–5 New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
20:00 AEST McBreen 59' Report
Stadium: Magic Park
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Alan Milliner
21 September 2016 Quarter-final Melbourne City Victoria (state) 4–1 New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report Dimas 73' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,401
Referee: Jarred Gillett

AFC Champions League

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12[a] Advance to knockout stage
2 China Shanghai SIPG 6 4 0 2 15 9 +6 12[a]
3 South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6[b]
4 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 0 4 10 22 −12 6[b]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b 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 1 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 0–4 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,590
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
28 February 2017 2 Shanghai SIPG China 5–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Shanghai, China
19:30 CST
Report Nichols 20' Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 28,090
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
15 March 2017 3 FC Seoul South Korea 2–3 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Seoul, South Korea
19:30 KST I.L. Yun 66', 71' Report
Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 4,769
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
11 April 2017 4 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–3 South Korea FC Seoul Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,356
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka
26 April 2017 5 Urawa Red Diamonds Japan 6–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Saitama, Japan
19:30 JST
Report Kusukami 66' Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 19,467
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
10 May 2017 6 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 3–2 China Shanghai SIPG Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

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