2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

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.

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]

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

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
21 MF Mario Shabow18 [2]
23 FW Lachlan Scott19 [2]

Transfers in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
1 GK Jerrad Tyson 26 Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [3]
7 MF Steven Lustica 25 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [4]
13 MF Bruno Piñatares 26 Cerro Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [5]
17 DF Aritz Borda 31 Alavés Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [6]
14 MF Jumpei Kusukami 28 Sagan Tosu Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [7]
18 DF Robert Cornthwaite 30 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [8]
3 DF Jack Clisby 24 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [9]
19 MF Jacob Melling 21 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [9]
9 FW Kerem Bulut 24 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [10]
10 MF Nicolás Martínez 28 Olympiacos Loan Pre-season 2017 Free [11]
27 MF Emilio Martinez 18 Nike Academy Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [12]
20 GK Vedran Janjetović 29 Sydney FC Transfer Mid-Season 2018 Free [13]
24 MF Terry Antonis 23 PAOK Loan Mid-Season 2017 Free [14]
29 FW Ryan Griffiths 35 South China Transfer Mid-Season 2017 [15]
28 FW 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 Alberto 31 Released Pre-season [17]
18 MF Andreu 32 Released Pre-season [17]
7 FW Romeo Castelen 33 Released Pre-season [17]
14 FW Golgol Mebrahtu 25 Released Pre-season [17]
9 FW Federico Piovaccari 31 Released Pre-season [17]
13 MF Matt Sim 28 Released Pre-season [17]
30 GK Liam Reddy 34 Released Pre-season [18]
33 FW Josh Macdonald 20 Wollongong Wolves Transfer Pre-season Free [19]
19 FW Mark Bridge 30 Chiangrai United Transfer Pre-season [20]
23 DF Shayne D'Cunha 20 Released Pre-season [21]
31 MF Alusine Fofanah 18 Released Pre-season [21]
32 DF Daniel Alessi 18 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season [21]
10 MF Dario Vidošić 29 Liaoning Whowin Transfer Pre-season [22]
21 MF Jacob Pepper 24 Released Pre-season [23]
3 DF Scott Jamieson 27 IFK Göteborg Transfer Pre-season [24]
4 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley 31 Hatta Club Transfer Mid-season [25]
9 FW Kerem Bulut 24 Released Mid-season [26]
20 GK Andrew Redmayne 27 Sydney FC Transfer Mid-season [27]

Contract extensions
NamePositionDurationContract ExpiryNotes
Jaushua SotirioWinger2 years2019[28]
Lachlan ScottForward2 years2019[29]

Technical staff
Position Name
Head Coach Tony Popovic
Assistant Coach Andrés Carrasco
Assistant Coach Hayden Foxe
Goalkeeping Coach Zeljko Kalac
Strength & Conditioning Coach Scott Smith
Physiotherapist Ian Austin

Statistics

Squad statistics
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA CupAFC Champions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Jerrad Tyson 7 0 0 0 1 600010000010000
2 DF Shannon Cole 10 0 1 0 0 2+100000+300003+10100
3 DF Jack Clisby 30 0 8 0 0 2506000000050200
5 DF Brendan Hamill 22 1 2 0 0 6+80000310004+10200
6 MF Mitch Nichols 31 3 2 0 0 241200310003+11000
7 MF Steven Lustica 12 2 1 0 0 4+310003000021100
8 MF Dimas 31 4 9 0 0 20+43900310003+10000
10 MF Nicolás Martínez 33 4 2 0 0 22+54200000003+30000
11 FW Brendon Santalab 26 16 8 1 0 12+9148100+220001+20000
12 DF Scott Neville 30 2 7 1 0 2305103200040200
13 MF Bruno Piñatares 21 1 3 0 0 12+712001+1010000000
14 MF Jumpei Kusukami 35 5 1 0 0 22+53100200004+22000
15 MF Kearyn Baccus 35 0 9 0 0 18+806002+1020060100
16 FW Jaushua Sotirio 26 5 4 1 0 10+113310100003+12100
17 DF Aritz Borda 20 1 3 0 2 1413021000050000
18 DF Robert Cornthwaite 21 2 2 0 0 18+121000000020100
19 MF Jacob Melling 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000000000000
20 GK Vedran Janjetović 20 0 2 0 0 1501000000050100
21 MF Mario Shabow 2 0 1 0 0 0+10000000000+10100
22 DF Jonathan Aspropotamitis 31 0 3 0 0 2403002+1000040000
23 FW Lachlan Scott 22 5 2 0 0 8+81100221003+12000
24 MF Terry Antonis 14 3 2 0 0 10+111000000032100
25 FW Liam Youlley 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
26 MF Jackson Bandiera 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
27 MF Emilio Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
28 FW Stefan Zinni 2 0 0 0 0 0+200000000000000
29 FW Ryan Griffiths 7 0 0 0 0 1+40000000001+10000
40 GK Nicholas Suman 0 0 0 0 0 000000000000000
42 MF Keanu Baccus 3 0 1 0 0 0+20100000000+10000
49 FW Abraham Majok 3 0 0 0 0 0+10000000001+10000
Players no longer at the club:
4 DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley 3 0 0 0 1 000003000100000
9 FW Kerem Bulut 7 0 3 0 0 5+103001000000000
20 GK Andrew Redmayne 11 0 1 0 0 7+101003000000000

Pre-season and friendlies
29 July 2016 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Western Sydney WanderersGold 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 1–4 Western Sydney WanderersCanberra, Australia
19:00 AEST James  55' Report
Stadium: Deakin Stadium
8 September 2016 Japan tourKokushikan University 1–3 Western Sydney WanderersTokyo, Japan
Report
12 September 2016 Japan tourJEF Chiba 0–3 Western Sydney WanderersChiba, Japan
Report
Stadium: United Park
24 September 2016 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Western Sydney WanderersCessnock, 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 to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification to 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[lower-alpha 1] 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-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
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 1Western Sydney Wanderers0–4Sydney FCSydney
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 61,880
Referee: Jarred Gillett
14 October 2016 2Adelaide United1–2Western Sydney WanderersAdelaide
19:20 ACDT Henrique  43' Report Santalab  67', 90+2' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,789
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 October 2016 3Western Sydney Wanderers2–2Newcastle JetsSydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 13,247
Referee: Chris Beath
29 October 2016 4Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Central Coast MarinersSydney
19:50 AEDT Santalab  2' Report Berry  61' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 12,168
Referee: Shaun Evans
6 November 2016 5Perth Glory2–2Western Sydney WanderersPerth
16:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 13,290
Referee: Kurt Ams
12 November 2016 6Melbourne Victory3–0Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 21,480
Referee: Jarred Gillett
18 November 2016 7Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Melbourne CitySydney
19:50 AEDT Kilkenny  90+2' (o.g.) Report Cahill  55' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 14,232
Referee: Chris Beath
25 November 2016 8Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Brisbane RoarSydney
19:50 AEDT Kusukami  56' Report Maclaren  18' (pen.) Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 11,201
Referee: Adam Fielding
3 December 2016 9Central Coast Mariners1–4Western Sydney WanderersGosford
17:35 AEDT Powell  5' Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 11,075
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
10 December 2016 10Western Sydney Wanderers0–3Melbourne VictorySydney
19:50 AEDT Report Berisha  32', 66', 82' Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 16,231
Referee: Chris Beath
17 December 2016 11Wellington Phoenix2–2Western Sydney WanderersAuckland
15:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium
Attendance: 5,702
Referee: Peter Green
23 December 2016 12Brisbane Roar1–1Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane
18:50 AEST C. Brown  52' Report Dimas  69' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 13,110
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
1 January 2017 13Western Sydney Wanderers1–1Perth GlorySydney
19:50 AEDT Sotirio  66' Report Taggart  16' Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 12,203
Referee: Jarred Gillett
6 January 2017 14Melbourne City1–0Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:50 AEDT Franjic  19' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Alan Milliner
14 January 2017 15Sydney FC0–0Western Sydney WanderersSydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 40,143
Referee: Peter Green
22 January 2017 16Western Sydney Wanderers2–0Newcastle JetsSydney
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 9,477
Referee: Matthew Conger
28 January 2017 17Brisbane Roar2–1Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane
18:50 AEST
Report Kusukami  32' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 13,058
Referee: Chris Beath
4 February 2017 18Wellington Phoenix1–3Western Sydney WanderersNew Plymouth
19:35 NZDT Smeltz  71' Report
Stadium: Yarrow Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Adam Fielding
12 February 2017 19Western Sydney Wanderers0–2Central Coast MarinersSydney
17:00 AEDT Report O'Donovan  65' (pen.), 78' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 9,618
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
18 February 2017 20Western Sydney Wanderers1–0Sydney FCSydney
19:50 AEDT Santalab  26' Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 44,843
Referee: Chris Beath
25 February 2017 21Perth Glory2–0Western Sydney WanderersPerth
19:00 AWST
Report Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 9,789
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
4 March 2017 22Western Sydney Wanderers0–0Adelaide UnitedSydney
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 8,965
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
19 March 2017 23Western Sydney Wanderers3–1Wellington PhoenixSydney
19:00 AEDT
Report Finkler  76' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 7,828
Referee: Daniel Elder
24 March 2017 24Western Sydney Wanderers3–1Melbourne CitySydney
19:50 AEDT Santalab  22', 64', 68' Report Kilkenny  3' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 10,204
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 April 2017 25Newcastle Jets0–3Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle
17:35 AEDT Report
  • Cornthwaite  40', 50'
  • Sotirio  42'
 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 9,380
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 April 2017 26Western Sydney Wanderers0–0Melbourne VictorySydney
18:50 AEST Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 16,345
Referee: Peter Green
15 April 2017 27Adelaide United2–2Western Sydney WanderersAdelaide
19:20 ACST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,636
Referee: Chris Beath

Finals series
21 April 2017 Elimination-finalBrisbane Roar1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane
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 32Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Wellington PhoenixSydney
20:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,212
Referee: Stephen Lucas
30 August 2016 Round of 16Edgeworth FC 1–5 Western Sydney WanderersNewcastle
20:00 AEST McBreen  59' Report
Stadium: Magic Park
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Alan Milliner
21 September 2016 Quarter-finalMelbourne City 4–1 Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
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 Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12[lower-alpha 1] Round of 16
2 Shanghai SIPG 6 4 0 2 15 9 +6 12[lower-alpha 1]
3 FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6[lower-alpha 2]
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 0 4 10 22 −12 6[lower-alpha 2]
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 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. 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 1Western Sydney Wanderers 0–4 Urawa Red DiamondsSydney, Australia
20:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,590
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
28 February 2017 2Shanghai SIPG 5–1 Western Sydney WanderersShanghai, China
19:30 CST
Report Nichols  20' Stadium: Shanghai Stadium
Attendance: 28,090
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
15 March 2017 3FC Seoul 2–3 Western Sydney WanderersSeoul, 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 4Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 FC SeoulSydney, Australia
20:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,356
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka
26 April 2017 5Urawa Red Diamonds 6–1 Western Sydney WanderersSaitama, Japan
19:30 JST
Report Kusukami  66' Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 19,467
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
10 May 2017 6Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Shanghai SIPGSydney, Australia
20:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
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