2013–14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

The 2013–14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's second season since its establishment in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the second time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the first time.

Western Sydney Wanderers
2013–14 season
ChairmanLyall Gorman
ManagerTony Popovic
StadiumPirtek Stadium
A-League2nd
A-League Finals SeriesRunners-up
AFC Champions LeagueChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Tomi Jurić (8)
All: Tomi Jurić (12)
Highest home attendance18,080 vs Sydney FC
(11 January 2014)
Lowest home attendance11,892 vs Adelaide United
(15 March 2014)

Season overview

On 30 April, Western Sydney Wanderers announced the release of four players, Dino Kresinger, Tarek Elrich, Joey Gibbs and Rocky Visconte.[1] Labinot Haliti and Jason Trifiro signed one year extensions to their initial one-year contract on 1 May, as did Tahj Minniecon on 9 May.[2][3] On 20 May, forward Tomi Jurić signed a two-year deal with the club.[4] On 1 July, defender Dean Heffernan signed a one-year deal with the club.[5] On 31 July, Western Sydney Wanderers agreed on the transfer of midfielder Reece Caira to Wellington Phoenix FC.[6] On 6 August, forward Brendon Šantalab signed a one-year deal with the club.[7] On 1 September, Mark Bridge extended his contract with Western Sydney Wanderers for a further three years, until 2017.[8] On 5 September, Mateo Poljak signed 2-year extension with the club, until 2016.[9] On 1 October, Matthew Špiranović signed a one-year deal with the club.[10]

On 12 October, Western Sydney Wanderers played their first match of the A-League season drawing against Central Coast Mariners 1–1 with new signing Jurić scoring the equalising goal on the 87th minute.[11] On 20 October, Wanderers drew their first home game 1–1 against Wellington Phoenix with a goal from Polenz.[12] On 26 October, Wanderers defeated Sydney 0–2 at a sold-out Sydney Football Stadium, winning the first Sydney Derby match of the season with goals from La Rocca and Ono.[13] On 1 November, Wanderers defeated Adelaide United 2–1 with Jurić scoring both goals to win the match.[14] On 8 November, Wanderers continued their unbeaten run of the season with a 0–1 win against Melbourne Heart, Cole provided the only goal of the match.[15] On 13 November, following an impressive start to the season, forward Brendon Šantalab extended his initial one-year contract with the club for another two-years, until 2016.[16] On 16 November, Wanderers defeated Melbourne Victory 1–0 with a goal from Bridge.[17] On 22 November, Wanderers lost their first game of the season 3–1 against Brisbane Roar with Šantalab scored the only goal for the Wanderers.[18] On 1 December, Wanderers drew 0–0 Wellington Phoenix.[19] On 7 December, Wanderers drew 1–1 at home against Melbourne Heart with Mooy leveling the score on the 44th minute.[20] On 9 December, forward Labinot Haliti signed a two-season contract extension until 2016.[21] For the 2014 AFC Champions League Wanderers were drawn in Group H on 10 December, alongside Guizhou Renhe of China, Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea and Kawasaki Frontale of Japan.[22] On 14 December, Wanderers continued the winnings ways with a 0–1 away win, courtesy of Bridge, against Newcastle Jets.[23] On 22 December, Ante Čović and Shannon Cole re-signed with the club for a further one and two years respectively.[24] Wanderers picked up their sixth win of the season after a 2–0 win against Central Coast Mariners at Pirtek Stadium on 23 December.[25] On 28 December, Wanderers drew 1–1 with Melbourne Victory. Substitute Šantalab appeared to have given Wanderers the three points with a goal only minutes after coming on until a 94th-minute goal from Melbourne Victory.[26]

On 1 January 2014, Wanderers lost their first match of the new year against Wellington Phoenix with a 1–3 score. A 62nd-minute goal from Bridge was not enough to secure the home win for Wanderers with Wellington Phoenix scoring three goals late into the game.[27] On 11 January, Wanderers won the second Sydney Derby 1–0 in front of the biggest crowd of the season at Pirtek Stadium after a goal from substitute Šantalab on the 86th minute of the match.[28] On 14 January, Wanderers lost 3–1 to Melbourne Victory in a rescheduled match due to Melbourne Victory's involvement in the 2014 AFC Champions League. Jurić scored the only goal for an under-strength Wanderers.[29] Wanderers remained in second position in the league despite a 1–0 away loss to Adelaide United, after a controversial fourth-minute goal on 19 January.[30] On 26 January, Wanderers defeated Perth Glory 3–1 in their first clash of the season. Goals from Šantalab and Mooy put Wanderers ahead in the first half, and a penalty kick scored by Bridge on the 71st minute ensured the win.[31] On 31 January, Wanderers drew with Newcastle Jest 2–2; a set-piece goal from Mooy before half-time leveled the score and a goal from captain Michael Beauchamp just after the hour mark looked to have claimed a win before a last minute goal meant the points were shared.[32] On 3 February, Golgol Mebrahtu and Daniel Mullen were signed to the club until the end of the 2015–16 season. Forward Mebrahtu was transferred from Melbourne Heart and defender signed from Chinese Super League club Dalian Aerbin.[33] On 5 February, Antony Golec was signed to the club until the end of the season from Adelaide United.[34] Since there were no positions remaining in Wanderers' A-League squad, Golec, along with Mebrahtu and Mullen were only eligible to participate in the club's AFC Champions League campaign until the end of the season.[35] On 7 February, Wanderers secured a 1–1 draw at home against first placed Brisbane Roar. A late 85th-minute goal from Haliti clinched the crucial point.[36] On 26 February, Wanderers Asian debut ended in defeat, with the team losing 1–3 at home to Ulsan Hyundai. A first-minute goal by Šantalab was cancelled out by sloppy defending as Ulsan Hyundai scored three unanswered goals to take the match.[37] On 5 March, following a season-ending injured incurred by Tahj Minniecon, Golgol Mebrahtu was added to the Wanderers squad as an injury replacement.[38] On 8 March, Wanderers played their third derby match of the season in front of a sold-out crowd of 40,285 fans at Allianz Stadium. After a dominating first half performance against their fierce rivals, Wanderers took the lead via a Shinji Ono goal early in the second half before falling 3–1 to Sydney FC.[39] On 12 March, Wanderers earned their first ever win in the AFC Champions League with a 1–0 away win against Guizhou Renhe at the Guiyang Olympic Sports Center. The 10th-minute goal came after Bridge reacted quickly to poke the ball into the back of the net from close, after an initial save from Guizhou’s keeper.[40] On 15 March, Wanderers dropped to third on the A-League table after a 0–0 draw against Adelaide United at home.[41] On 18 March, Daniel Mullen was added to the Wanderers A-League squad as injury replacement for Golgol Mebrahtu.[42] On 19 March, Wanderers secured a 1–0 win over Kawasaki Frontale in the AFC Champions League, with a third-minute goal from Haliti.[43] On 23 March, Wanderers defeated Perth Glory 3–0, with Polenz, Bridge and Jurić all finding the back of the net during the win.[44] On 29 March, Wanderers lost 2–1 to Central Coast Mariners. Topor-Stanley's equalising goal looked to have secured Wanderers a point until the contest was decided on the 90th minute.[45] On 1 April, Wanderers fell short away from home 2–1 against Kawasaki Frontale in their fourth AFC Champions League match, with Haliti scoring Wanderers only goal.[46] On 5 April, Wanderers and Brisbane Roar shared the points in a 1–1 draw, with Jurić finding the back of the net.[47] On 12 April, Wanderers secured second place with a 2–3 away win to Melbourne Heart in their final match of the A-League regular season. Topor-Stanley, Šantalab and Hersi all shared in the spoils.[48]

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Ante Čović45 2012 63 0 2015 Free
2 DF Shannon Cole36 2012 42 4 2016 Free
3 DF Adam D'Apuzzo33 2012 49 0 2014 Free
4 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley (vice-captain)35 2012 60 4 2014 Free
5 DF Michael Beauchamp (captain)39 2012 44 2 2014 Free
6 MF Jérome Polenz33 2012 50 2 2014 Free
7 FW Labinot Haliti34 2012 51 9 2016 Free
8 MF Mateo Poljak30 2012 47 2 2016 Free
9 FW Tomi Jurić29 2013 25 9 2015 Free
10 MF Aaron Mooy29 2012 54 5 2014 Free
11 FW Brendon Šantalab37 2013 30 8 2016 Free
12 FW Tahj Minniecon31 2012 17 0 2014 Free
13 DF Matthew Špiranović32 2013 23 1 2014 Free
14 FW Kwabena Appiah28 2012 30 0 2015 Free
15 MF Yianni Perkatis26 2013 2 0 2015 Youth system
16 MF Josh Barresi26 2013 0 0 2015 Free
17 MF Youssouf Hersi37 2012 53 8 2014 Free
18 DF Iacopo La Rocca36 2012 47 5 2015 Free
19 FW Mark Bridge34 2012 56 18 2017 Free
20 GK Jerrad Tyson30 2012 3 0 2014 Free
21 MF Shinji Ono40 2012 57 11 2014 Free
22 DF Dean Heffernan40 2013 14 0 2014 Free
23 MF Jason Trifiro32 2012 29 0 2014 Free
33 DF Daniel Mullen30 2014 6 0 2016 Free
34 FW Golgol Mebrahtu29 2014 1 0 2016 Free
35 DF Antony Golec30 2014 7 0 2014 Free

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
24 MF Nicholas Olsen24
25 MF Jake McGing26
26 FW Jaushua Sotirio24
29 FW Mark Cindric24
30 GK Thomas Manos24
31 MF Alusine Fofanah22
32 DF Daniel Alessi22

Transfers in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
9 FW Tomi Jurić 29 Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free footballaustralia.com.au
11 FW Brendon Šantalab 37 Chongqing Lifan Transfer Pre-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au
22 DF Dean Heffernan 40 Perth Glory Transfer Pre-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au
13 DF Matthew Špiranović 32 Al-Arabi Transfer Pre-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au
34 FW Golgol Mebrahtu 29 Melbourne Heart Transfer Mid-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
33 DF Daniel Mullen 30 Dalian Aerbin Transfer Mid-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
35 DF Antony Golec 30 Adelaide United Transfer Mid-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
9 FW Dino Kresinger 31 Zavrč End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
11 DF Tarek Elrich 26 Adelaide United End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
13 MF Joey Gibbs 20 Newcastle Jets End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
16 MF Rocky Visconte 22 Croydon Kings End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
15 DF Reece Caira 20 Wellington Phoenix Free Transfer Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
30 GK Carlos Saliadarre 19 End of contract Pre-season

Technical staff

Position Name
Manager Tony Popovic
Assistant Manager Ante Milicic
Goalkeeping Coach Ron Corry
Strength & Conditioning Coach Adam Waterson
Physiotherapist David Hughes

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Ante Covic 40 0 0 0 0 280000120000
2 DF Shannon Cole 25 4 7 0 0 10+215009+43200
3 DF Adam D'Apuzzo 26 0 9 0 0 24+1080010100
4 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley 37 3 6 0 0 28250091100
5 DF Michael Beauchamp 20 1 0 0 0 13100070000
6 MF Jérome Polenz 25 2 9 0 0 2229002+10000
7 FW Labinot Haliti 38 4 2 0 0 8+16120013+13000
8 MF Mateo Poljak 28 2 8 0 0 20+2160061200
9 FW Tomi Juric 29 12 7 0 0 10+1085006+34200
10 MF Aaron Mooy 31 4 6 0 0 22+436001+41000
11 FW Brendon Šantalab 34 8 9 0 0 15+1056005+43300
12 FW Tahj Minniecon 11 0 0 0 0 4+7000000000
13 DF Matthew Spiranovic 25 1 7 0 0 1815004+30200
14 FW Kwabena Appiah 22 0 0 0 0 3+700009+30000
15 MF Yianni Perkatis 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
16 MF Josh Barresi 0 0 0 0 0 0000000000
17 MF Youssouf Hersi 29 3 5 0 0 20+435002+30000
18 DF Iacopo La Rocca 33 2 7 0 0 18+2230012+10400
19 FW Mark Bridge 35 7 5 0 0 24+2540092100
20 GK Jerrad Tyson 3 0 1 0 0 1010020000
21 MF Shinji Ono 31 3 3 0 0 20+522004+21100
22 DF Dean Heffernan 14 0 3 0 0 6+301004+10200
23 MF Jason Trifiro 16 0 0 0 0 2+600007+10000
26 MF Jaushua Sotirio 2 0 0 0 0 0+100000+10000
31 MF Alusine Fofanah 1 0 0 0 0 1000000000
32 DF Daniel Alessi 5 0 1 0 0 2+100000+20100
33 DF Daniel Mullen 10 0 1 0 0 00000100100
34 FW Golgol Mebrahtu 1 0 0 0 0 0+1000000000
35 DF Antony Golec 13 0 1 0 0 00000130100
5 DF Brendan Hamill[A] 6 0 1 0 0 0000060100
10 MF Vítor Saba[A] 6 0 1 0 0 000001+50100
  1. ^
    Joined the club from 2014–15 season.

Pre-season and friendlies

7 August 2013 FriendlyMacarthur Rams 0–2 Western Sydney WanderersSydney
19:30 AEST Report Cole 32'
Bridge 70'
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 4,597
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
14 August 2013 FriendlyCanberra Olympic 1–3 Western Sydney WanderersCanberra
18:15 AEST Shields  25' Report Haliti  8'
Jurić  80'
Bridge  90+3'
Stadium: AIS Athletics Field
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Richard Naumovski
21 August 2013 FriendlyWestern Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Wellington PhoenixSydney
19:15 AEST Šantalab  84', 90+3' Report Fenton  81' Stadium: Lily Homes Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
4 September 2013 Asian TourShimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Western Sydney WanderersShimizu
Murata  36'
Hattanda  88'
Report Jurić  30'
Appiah-Kubi  45'
Stadium: Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 4,000
8 September 2013 Asian TourGuangzhou R&F 0–5 Western Sydney WanderersGuangzhou
Report Šantalab  51'
Haliti  58', 60'
Hersi  68', 88'
Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
12 September 2013 Asian TourTokyo Verdy 2–1 Western Sydney WanderersChōfu
Yoshino  19'
Takahara  20'
Report Šantalab  61' Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 200
22 September 2013 FriendlyWestern Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Adelaide UnitedPenrith
14:00 AEST Boogaard  7' (o.g.) Report Cirio  47' Stadium: Centrebet Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Strebre Delovski
29 September 2013 FriendlyMelbourne Victory 3–0 Western Sydney WanderersKingston
14:00 AEST Nichols  1'
Barbarouses  27'
Čović  76' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Twin Ovals
Attendance: 5,290
3 October 2013 FriendlyBankstown City Lions 0–2 Western Sydney WanderersSydney
19:15 AEDT Report
Report
Mooy  41'
Jurić  47'
Stadium: Jensen Oval
Attendance: 1,200

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 2nd 12 October 2013 12 April 2014
A-League Finals Series Semi-finals Runners-up 26 April 2014 4 May 2014
AFC Champions League Group stage Winners 26 February 2014 1 November 2014
National Youth League 6th 27 October 2013 1 March 2014

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 16 4 7 43 25 +18 52 Finals Series and 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 11 9 7 34 29 +5 42
3 Central Coast Mariners 27 12 6 9 33 36 3 42 Finals Series and 2015 AFC Champions League Qualifying play-off[lower-alpha 1]
4 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 42 43 1 41 Finals Series
5 Sydney FC 27 12 3 12 40 38 +2 39
6 Adelaide United 27 10 8 9 45 36 +9 38
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 6 11 34 34 0 36
8 Perth Glory 27 7 7 13 28 37 9 28
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 27 7 7 13 36 51 15 28
10 Melbourne Heart 27 6 8 13 36 42 6 26
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2014. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.
  2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 11 9 7 34 29  +5 42 6 5 2 17 11  +6 5 4 5 17 18  −1

Last updated: 12 April 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDDWWWWLDDWWDLWLWDDLWLLDWLDW
Position452221222222222222222232322
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2014. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1 November 2013 4Western Sydney Wanderers2–1Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:30 AEDT Jurić  60', 80' Report Carrusca  54' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 16,279
Referee: Jarred Gillett
22 November 2013 7Brisbane Roar3–1Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane
20:00 AEDT Berisha  5'
Franjić  19'
Yeboah  90+1'
Report Šantalab  28' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 19,066
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 December 2013 8Wellington Phoenix0–0Western Sydney WanderersWellington
15:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,147
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
7 December 2013 9Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Melbourne HeartSydney
17:30 AEDT Mooy  44' Report Williams  38' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,549
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
28 December 2013 12Melbourne Victory1–1Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Finkler  90+4' Report Šantalab  71' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,133
Referee: Peter Green
1 January 2014 13Western Sydney Wanderers1–3Wellington PhoenixSydney
19:00 AEDT Bridge  62' Report Boyd  68'
Huysegems  78', 84'
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,151
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
11 January 2014 14Western Sydney Wanderers1–0Sydney FCSydney
19:30 AEDT Šantalab  86' Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 18,080
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 January 2014 16Western Sydney Wanderers3–1Perth GlorySydney
19:00 AEDT Šantalab  28'
Mooy  35'
Bridge  71' (pen.)
Report Smeltz  56' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,111
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 February 2014 17Newcastle Jets2–2Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle
19:30 AEDT Taggart  26', 90'
J. Griffiths  90+4'
Report Mooy  45'
Beauchamp  65'
Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 15,924
Referee: Ben Williams
14 January 2014
Rescheduled
19
Melbourne Victory3–1Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:30 AEDT A. Thompson  52'
Barbarouses  62'
Finkler  90+5'
Report Jurić  90+4' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,774
Referee: Ben Williams
22 February 2014 20Perth Glory0–2Western Sydney WanderersPerth
21:30 AEDT Report Poljak  12'
Jurić  70'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 8,543
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 March 2014 22Sydney FC3–1Western Sydney WanderersSydney
19:30 AEDT Jurman  59'
Garcia  75'
Abbas  90+3' (pen.)
Report Ono  49' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 40,285
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
23 March 2014 24Western Sydney Wanderers3–0Perth GlorySydney
17:00 AEDT Polenz  42'
Bridge  61'
Jurić  78'
Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 12,128
Referee: Tim McGilchrist
5 April 2014 26Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Brisbane RoarSydney
19:30 AEDT Jurić  61' Report Miller  35' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 15,573
Referee: Peter Green
12 April 2014 27Melbourne Heart2–3Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
17:30 AEST Engelaar  34'
Hoffman  72'
Report Topor-Stanley  27'
Šantalab  81'
Hersi  86'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,003

Finals Series

4 May 2014 Grand FinalBrisbane Roar2–1 (a.e.t.)Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane
19:30 AEST Berisha  86'
Henrique  108'
Report Špiranović  56' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 51,153
Referee: Peter Green

AFC Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advanced to Round of 16
2 Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12
3 Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 8 10 2 7
4 Guizhou Renhe 6 1 1 4 4 10 6 4
Source:
26 February 2014 1Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Ulsan HyundaiSydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT Šantalab  1' Report Shin-Wook  35'
Chang-Hyun  43'
Min-Soo  66'
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 11,212
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
12 March 2014 2Guizhou Renhe 0–1 Western Sydney WanderersGuizhou, China
23:00 AEDT Report Bridge  10' Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 21,184
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
1 April 2014 4Kawasaki Frontale 2–1 Western Sydney WanderersKawasaki, Japan
21:00 AEDT Nakamura  74'
Oshima  88'
Report Haliti  24' Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
22 April 2014 6Western Sydney Wanderers 5–0 Guizhou RenheSydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Cole  6'
Haliti  75'
Mooy  80' (pen.)
Ono  85'
Topor-Stanley  88'
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 11,099
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Round of 16

7 May 2014 First legSanfrecce Hiroshima 3–1 Western Sydney WanderersHiroshima, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Ishihara  51', 65'
Shibasaki  90+1'
Report Jurić  78' (pen.) Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 8,423
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
14 May 2014 Second legWestern Sydney Wanderers 2–0
(3a–3 agg.)
Sanfrecce HiroshimaSydney, Australia
19:30 UTC+10 Cole  55'
Šantalab  85'
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 10,639
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Quarter-finals

20 August 2014 First legWestern Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Guangzhou EvergrandeSydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Jurić  60' Report Zhang Linpeng  88'
Gao Lin  90+1'
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 17,093
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
27 August 2014 Second legGuangzhou Evergrande 2–1
(2–2a agg.)
Western Sydney WanderersGuangzhou, China
22:00 AEST Diamanti  62'
Elkeson  90+2'
Report Jurić  58' (pen.) Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,874
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Semi-finals

1 October 2014 Second legWestern Sydney Wanderers 2–0
(2–0 agg.)
FC SeoulSydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Poljak  3'
Cole  64'
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 18,986
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Final

25 October 2014 First legWestern Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Al-HilalSydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT Juric  64' Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 20,053
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
1 November 2014 Second legAl-Hilal 0–0
(0–1 agg.)
Western Sydney WanderersRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
04:30 AEDT Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 63,763
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

National Youth League

This section refers to Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team, who compete in the Australian Youth League. All the players on the team must be between the ages of 16 and 21 as of 1 January 2013, while four over-age players are also allowed to be selected.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sydney FC Youth (C) 18 13 2 3 49 29 +20 41
2 Newcastle Jets Youth 18 11 4 3 50 29 +21 37
3 Melbourne Victory Youth 18 9 4 5 50 36 +14 31
4 Adelaide United Youth 18 9 3 6 41 36 +5 30
5 Melbourne Heart Youth 18 8 4 6 40 30 +10 28
6 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 18 7 2 9 37 33 +4 23
7 Brisbane Roar Youth 18 6 5 7 41 45 4 23
8 AIS Football Program 18 6 3 9 32 47 15 21
9 Perth Glory Youth 18 5 0 13 35 67 32 15
10 Central Coast Mariners Academy 18 1 3 14 20 43 23 6
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
18 7 2 9 37 33  +4 23 4 2 3 21 13  +8 3 0 6 16 20  −4

Last updated: 2 March 2014.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAHHAHAHHAAHAAHHAAH
ResultLDLLWWWLWLWLWLWLLD
Position889986675656565676
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

17 November 2013 4Melbourne Victory Youth4–1Western Sydney Wanderers YouthMelbourne
15:00 AEDT J. Jeggo  40', 56'
Nabbout  71'
Stella  80'
Report Hanna  61' Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 70
Referee: Greg Gontscharow
23 November 2013 5Western Sydney Wanderers Youth3–1Melbourne Heart YouthSydney
15:00 AEDT Hanna  18'
Barresi  62'
Sotirio  80'
Report Espindola  1' Stadium: Marconi Stadium
14 December 2013 8Western Sydney Wanderers Youth1–4Sydney FC YouthSydney
17:00 AEDT Hanna  77' Report Gameiro  28'
Tomelic  64'
Petkovski  71'
MacDonald  86'
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
22 December 2013 9Melbourne Heart Youth0–3Western Sydney Wanderers YouthMelbourne
15:00 AEDT Report Barresi  56'
Fofanah  68'
Andrijasevic  74' (o.g.)
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Patrick Chaplin
5 January 2014 10Newcastle Jets Youth4–3Western Sydney Wanderers YouthNewcastle
15:00 AEDT Pavicevic  32'
Oxborrow  72'
Bradbery  76', 86'
Report Olsen  77'
McGing  90'
Symons  90+2'
Stadium: Wanderers Oval
12 January 2014 11Western Sydney Wanderers Youth6–0Perth Glory YouthSydney
10:30 AEDT Sotirio  16'
Cindric  33' (pen.), 39', 80', 86'
Perkatis  62'
Report Stadium: Cook Park
26 January 2014 13Central Coast Mariners Youth2–3Western Sydney Wanderers YouthTuggerah
15:00 AEDT Dixon  35'
Pandurevic  47'
Report K. Appiah  6', 89'
Olsen  65'
Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
2 February 2014 14Western Sydney Wanderers Youth2–3Newcastle Jets YouthSydney
18:00 AEDT Hanna  17'
Fofanah  54'
Report Virgili  32', 62'
Brown  49'
Cowburn  77'
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
8 February 2014 15Western Sydney Wanderers Youth3–0AIS Football ProgramSydney
15:30 AEDT Fofanah  7'
Cindric  34'
Perkatis  70'
Report Stadium: Cook Park
23 February 2014 17Perth Glory Youth4–1Western Sydney Wanderers YouthPerth
10:00 AWST Maclaren  24', 58', 60'
Zahra  90'
Report Barresi  80' Stadium: Intiga Stadium
1 March 2014 18Western Sydney Wanderers Youth1–1Melbourne Victory YouthSydney
15:00 AEDT Olsen  23'
Alessi  ?'  31'
Report Proia  71' Stadium: Cook Park

League Goalscorers per Round

Total Player Goals per Round
123456789101112131415161718
5 Lawrence Hanna11111
Mark Cindric41
4 Kwabena Appiah22
Alusine Fofanah1111
Jake McGing1111
Joshua Barresi1111
3 Jaushua Sotirio111
Nic Olsen111
2 Yianni Perkatis11
1 Shayne D'Cunha1
Sean Symons1
Own goal1
37 TOTAL011133313361323111
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Awards

References

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