List of Western United FC records and statistics

This article is about all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown, see List of Western United FC seasons.

Besart Berisha became Western United's record goalscorer since the club's debut match in October 2019.

Western United Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Trugania, Melbourne. The club was formed as the Western Melbourne Group before being renamed as Western United.

The list encompasses 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. Attendance records at temporary homes AAMI Park, Mars Stadium and GMHBA Stadium, their temporary home from 2019 to 2021 are also included.

The club's record appearance maker is Tomoki Imai, who made 110 appearances between 2020 and 2024. Besart Berisha is Western United's goalscorer, scoring 26 goals in total.

All figures are correct as of 22 November 2024.

Honours and achievements

Domestic

Winners (1): 2022

Player records

See also: List of Western United FC players

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[1][3]

# Name Years A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Regular season Finals series
1 Japan Tomoki Imai 2020– 105 (1) 6 (0) 6 (0) 117 (1)
2 Australia Lachlan Wales 2020–2024 103 (13) 4 (1) 6 (4) 113 (18)
3 Australia Connor Pain 2019–2023 99 (9) 6 (0) 3 (1) 108 (10)
4 Australia Dylan Pierias 2019–2023 90 (10) 4 (0) 4 (0) 98 (10)
5 Australia Josh Risdon 2019–2024 84 (4) 6 (0) 6 (0) 96 (3)
6 Australia Steven Lustica 2019–2024 80 (7) 4 (0) 5 (0) 89 (7)
7 Italy Alessandro Diamanti 2019–2023 80 (10) 2 (1) 1 (0) 83 (11)
8 Australia Ben Garuccio 2021– 67 (6) 4 (0) 6 (0) 77 (6)
9 England Jamie Young 2021–2023 52 (0) 4 (0) 3 (0) 59 (0)
10 Australia Noah Botic 2021– 48 (11) 0 (0) 4 (1) 52 (12)

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Besart Berisha is the all-time top goalscorer for Western United and has always been since the club's first competitive match in October 2019.[1][3]

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.

# Name Years A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Regular season Finals series
1 Kosovo Besart Berisha 2019–2021 26 (48) 0 (2) 0 (0) 26 (50)
2 Serbia Aleksandar Prijović 2021–2023 14 (39) 4 (4) 1 (1) 19 (44)
3 Australia Lachlan Wales 2020–2024 13 (103) 1 (4) 4 (6) 18 (114)
4 Australia Noah Botic 2022– 11 (48) 0 (0) 1 (4) 12 (52)
5 Italy Alessandro Diamanti 2019–2023 10 (80) 1 (2) 0 (1) 11 (83)
6 Australia Connor Pain 2019–2023 9 (99) 0 (6) 1 (3) 10 (108)
Australia Dylan Pierias 2019–2023 10 (90) 0 (4) 0 (4) 10 (98)
8 Australia Steven Lustica 2020–2024 7 (80) 0 (4) 0 (5) 7 (89)
Brazil Daniel Penha 2023–2024 7 (22) 0 (0) 0 (1) 7 (23)
10 Australia Max Burgess 2019–2020 6 (23) 0 (2) 0 (0) 6 (25)
Australia Ben Garuccio 2021– 6 (59) 0 (4) 0 (6) 6 (69)
Australia Matthew Grimaldi 2023– 5 (28) 0 (0) 1 (3) 6 (31)

Managerial records

See also: List of Western United FC managers
  • First full-time manager: Marko Rudan managed Western United from 23 May 2019 to 8 June 2021.[6]
  • Longest-serving manager: John Aloisi – 3 years, 179 days (15 July 2021 to present)
  • Shortest tenure as manager: Marko Rudan – 2 years, 16 days (23 May 2019 to 8 June 2021)
  • Highest win percentage: John Aloisi, 40.48%
  • Lowest win percentage: Marko Rudan, 38.89%

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Record wins

  • Record A-League Men win: 6–0 against Perth Glory, 20 April 2022[3]
  • Record Australia Cup win: 4–0 against Edgeworth FC, 9 August 2023

Record defeats

  • Record A-League Men defeat:
    • 0–5 against Western Sydney Wanderers, A-League, 8 May 2021[3]
    • 0–5 against Western Sydney Wanderers, A-League, 28 October 2023[3]
    • 1–6 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 28 May 2021[3]
  • Record Australia Cup defeat:
    • 0–3 against Sydney FC, 17 September 2023[3]
    • 1–4 against Newcastle Jets, 24 July 2024[3]

Record consecutive results

  • Record consecutive wins: 4, from 20 February 2022 to 5 March 2022[4]
  • Record consecutive defeats: 8, from 5 May 2021 to 5 June 2021[4]
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 9, from 29 January 2022 to 12 March 2022[4]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 9, from 30 April 2021 to 5 June 2021[4]
  • Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 2[4]
    • from 26 April 2021 to 30 April 2021
    • from 26 November 2021 to 4 December 2021
    • from 11 December 2021 to 17 December 2021
    • from 23 February 2022 to 27 February 2022
    • from 16 April 2022 to 19 April 2022
    • from 18 December 2022 to 26 December 2022
    • from 9 August 2023 to 30 August 2023
  • Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 4, from 8 May 2021 to 22 May 2021[4]

Goals

  • Most A-League Men goals scored in a season: 46 in 26 matches, 2019–20
  • Fewest A-League Men goals scored in a season: 30 in 26 matches, 2020–21
  • Most A-League Men goals conceded in a season: 55 in 27 matches, 2023–24
  • Fewest A-League Men goals conceded in a season: 30 in 26 matches, 2021–22

Points

  • Most points in a season: 45 in 26 matches, 2021–22
  • Fewest points in a season: 26 in 27 matches, 2023–24

Attendances

This section applies to attenadnces at temporary homes AAMI Park, Mars Stadium and GMHBA Stadium, their temporary home from 2019 to 2021 are also included.

  • Highest attendance at AAMI Park: 8,127, against Melbourne City, A-League Men, 12 March 2022
  • Lowest attendance at AAMI Park: 990, against Newcastle Jets, A-League, 26 April 2021
  • Highest attendance at Mars Stadium: 5,084, against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 28 December 2019
  • Lowest attendance at Mars Stadium: 1,423, against Central Coast Mariners, A-League Men, 2 April 2022
  • Highest attendance at GMHBA Stadium: 10,128, against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 8 December 2019
  • Lowest attendance at GMHBA Stadium: 1,127 against Newcastle Jets, FFA Cup play-offs, 13 November 2021

References

  1. ^ a b c "Western United: All Players". Ultimate A-League.
  2. ^ "Australia Cup Fixtures and Results". Australia Cup. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Western United Team Statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Western United Streaks". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. ^ Salvado, John (1 March 2020). "Burgess scores hat-trick in Western win". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. ^ "A-League news: Mark Rudan finally revealed as Western United's first coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  7. ^ Windon, Jacob (22 August 2019). "Diamanti and Kone start as youth steal the show in Western United's first match". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
  8. ^ Windon, Jacob (13 October 2019). "Berisha gives Western United inaugural win over Phoenix". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
  9. ^ "Match Report: Western United 2-1 Newcastle Jets – Prijovic sends United into FFA Cup Round of 32". Western United FC. 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ Greco, John (19 October 2019). "Young Popovic heeds dad's advice as Glory spoil Western United's historic day". A-League.