List of Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
Western Sydney Wanderers FC is an Australian soccer team who currently play in the A-League, the national domestic soccer competition. Colloquially known as Western Sydney, it was founded in 2012 as the tenth member of the then nine-team league.[1] The A-League competition consists of a Regular Season and a Finals Series of the top six teams, with the Premiership being awarded to the club who finishes on top of the table in the Regular Season, and the Championship to the winner of the Grand Final.[2] Winning either of those trophies qualifies a club for the AFC Champions League. In 2014, Football Federation Australia started the FFA Cup, a knock-out cup competition based along the lines of England's FA Cup.
The Wanderers immediately won its first premiership, finishing on top in 2012–13, but they lost the Grand Final to Central Coast Mariners. They finished second place in 2013–14 and 2015–16, but lost the Grand Final to respectively Brisbane Roar and Adelaide United. The Wanderers were qualified for the 2014 AFC Champions League due to their premiership and surprisingly won the final against Al-Hilal FC. They also were qualified for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, finishing sixth.
This list includes players who have made at least one on-field appearance (either as a starting player or as a substitute) for the Wanderers in a competitive match. Friendly matches are not included. The Wanderers have had several players compete for them who have been capped at international level, before, during or after their time with the team.
Records
Players
- Appearance, minute and goal totals include competitive matches only. Stoppage time is excluded from total minutes played. Substitute appearances are included.
- Current players are bolded. Player birthdays sourced from au.soccerway.com. Statistics are correct as of 4 May 2019.[3]
International players
- Players who have represented their national team at senior level before, during or after playing for the Wanderers.
- First Cap column indicates whether their first cap for their respective country came before they joined the club,
- during their time at the club or after they left the club. Players in bold are currently at the club. Correct as of 17 March 2018.[4][5][6]
Notes
- ^ Beauchamp was the club captain from 2012–2014.
- ^ Topor-Stanley was the club captain from 2014–2016.
- ^ Dimas was the club captain from 2016–2017.
- ^ Cornthwaite was the club captain from 2017–2018.
- ^ Mark Bridge was the club captain from 2018–current.
References
- "Western Sydney confirmed for A-League in 2012–13". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- "Hyundai A-League – Rules". A-League official website. Archived from the original on 4 October 2006. Retrieved 26 May 2007.
- "Western Sydney Wanderers Player Database". westsydneyfootball.com. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- "Socceroo International Games". ozfootball.net. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "Japan National Football Team Database". japannationalfootballteam.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Romeo Castelen – International Appearances". rsssf.com. Retrieved 22 October 2017.