2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

Western Sydney Wanderers
2016–17 season
Chairman Paul Lederer
Manager Tony Popovic
Stadium ANZ Stadium & Spotless Stadium, Sydney
A-League 6th
FFA Cup Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer League: Brendon Šantalab (5 goals)
All: Brendon Šantalab (7 goals)
Highest home attendance 61,880 vs Sydney FC
8 October 2016
Lowest home attendance 11,201 vs Brisbane Roar
25 November 2016
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season is the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2012. The club will participate 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. Position Player
1 Australia GK Jerrad Tyson
2 Australia DF Shannon Cole
3 Australia DF Jack Clisby
5 Australia DF Brendan Hamill
6 Australia MF Mitch Nichols (vice-captain)
7 Australia MF Steven Lustica
8 Spain MF Dimas (captain)
9 Australia FW Kerem Bulut
10 Argentina MF Nicolás Martínez (on loan from Olympiacos)
11 Australia FW Brendon Šantalab
12 Australia DF Scott Neville
13 Uruguay MF Bruno Piñatares
14 Japan MF Jumpei Kusukami
No. Position Player
15 Australia MF Kearyn Baccus
16 Australia FW Jaushua Sotirio
17 Spain DF Aritz Borda
18 Australia DF Robert Cornthwaite
19 Australia MF Jacob Melling
20 Australia GK Andrew Redmayne
21 Australia MF Mario Shabow
22 Australia DF Jonathan Aspropotamitis
23 Australia FW Lachlan Scott
25 Australia FW Liam Youlley
26 Australia MF Jackson Bandiera
Australia MF Emilio Martinez

From youth squad

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
21 MF Australia Mario Shabow 18 [1]
23 FW Australia Lachlan Scott 19 [1]

Transfers in

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
1 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 26 Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [2]
7 MF Australia Steven Lustica 25 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [3]
13 MF Uruguay Bruno Piñatares 26 CerroUruguay Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [4]
17 DF Spain Aritz Borda 31 AlavésSpain Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [5]
14 MF Japan Jumpei Kusukami 28 Sagan TosuJapan Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [6]
18 DF Australia Robert Cornthwaite 30 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [7]
3 DF Australia Jack Clisby 24 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [8]
19 MF Australia Jacob Melling 21 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [8]
9 FW Australia Kerem Bulut 24 Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [9]
10 MF Argentina Nicolás Martínez 28 OlympiacosGreece Loan Pre-season 2017 Free [10]
MF Australia Emilio Martinez 18 Nike AcademyEngland Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [11]

Transfers out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
17 MF Spain Alberto 31 Released Pre-season [12]
18 MF Spain Andreu 32 Released Pre-season [12]
7 FW Netherlands Romeo Castelen 33 Released Pre-season [12]
14 FW Australia Golgol Mebrahtu 25 Released Pre-season [12]
9 FW Italy Federico Piovaccari 31 Released Pre-season [12]
13 MF Australia Matt Sim 28 Released Pre-season [12]
30 GK Australia Liam Reddy 34 Released Pre-season [13]
33 FW Australia Josh Macdonald 20 Wollongong Wolves Transfer Pre-season Free [14]
19 FW Australia Mark Bridge 30 Chiangrai UnitedThailand Transfer Pre-season [15]
23 DF Australia Shayne D'Cunha 20 Released Pre-season [16]
31 MF Australia Alusine Fofanah 18 Released Pre-season [16]
32 DF Australia Daniel Alessi 18 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season [16]
10 MF Australia Dario Vidošić 29 Liaoning WhowinChina Transfer Pre-season [17]
21 MF Australia Jacob Pepper 24 Released Pre-season [18]
3 DF Australia Scott Jamieson 27 IFK GöteborgSweden Transfer Pre-season [19]
4 DF Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley 31 Hatta ClubUnited Arab Emirates Transfer Round 2 [20]

Contract extensions

Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes
Australia Jaushua Sotirio Winger 2 years 2019 [21]
Australia Lachlan Scott Forward 2 years 2019 [22]

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 David Hughes

Statistics

Squad statistics

N P Nat. Name TotalA-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Australia Shannon Cole 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Australia Jack Clisby 8 0 2 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Australia Brendan Hamill 8 1 0 0 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Australia Mitch Nichols 12 1 1 0 0 9 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Australia Steven Lustica 8 0 0 0 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Spain Dimas 12 2 3 0 0 9 1 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 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
10 MF Argentina Nicolás Martínez 9 2 0 0 0 6+3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Australia Brendon Šantalab 10 7 2 0 0 3+5 5 2 0 0 0+2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Australia Scott Neville 11 2 2 0 0 8 0 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Uruguay Bruno Piñatares 8 0 3 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Japan Jumpei Kusukami 11 2 0 0 0 8+1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Australia Kearyn Baccus 11 0 2 0 0 3+5 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Australia Jaushua Sotirio 5 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF Spain Aritz Borda 9 1 3 0 1 8 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Australia Robert Cornthwaite 4 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Andrew Redmayne 10 0 1 0 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Australia Mario Shabow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Australia Jonathan Aspropotamitis 9 0 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Australia Lachlan Scott 5 2 1 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 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
MF Australia Emilio Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 6th 8 October 2016 15 April 2017
FFA Cup Round of 32 Quarter-finals 2 August 2016 21 September 2016
AFC Champions League Group stage 20–22 February 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 9 7 2 0 20 3 +17 23 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne City 9 5 2 2 15 10 +5 17 Qualification to AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3 Melbourne Victory 8 4 2 2 17 10 +7 14 Qualification to Finals series
4 Brisbane Roar 9 3 5 1 9 10 1 14
5 Perth Glory 9 3 3 3 16 17 1 12
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 9 2 5 2 13 16 3 11
7 Central Coast Mariners 9 2 3 4 10 17 7 9
8 Adelaide United 9 1 3 5 9 13 4 6
9 Newcastle Jets 9 1 3 5 9 14 5 6
10 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 8 2 0 6 6 14 8 6
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2018 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
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9 2 5 2 13 16  −3 11 0 4 1 5 9  −4 2 1 1 8 7  +1

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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GroundHAHHAAHHAHAAHAAHAAHHAHHHAHA
Result L W D D D L D D W
Position 10 5 6 7 6 7 6 7 6

Last updated: 3 December 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
  Win   Draw   Loss

Matches

FFA Cup

Main article: 2016 FFA Cup

AFC Champions League

References

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  2. "Fan favourite returns to Western Sydney". Western Sydney Wanderers. 19 May 2016.
  3. "Midfielder signs for Western Sydney Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 May 2016.
  4. Bossi, Dominic (29 June 2016). "Western Sydney Wanderers sign Uruguayan midfielder for upcoming A-League season". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. "Wanderers sign Spanish defender". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 July 2016.
  6. Hassett, Sebastian (14 July 2016). "Wanderers sign Japanese midfielder Jumpei Kusukami". The World Game. SBS.
  7. "Wanderers sign defender". Western Sydney Wanderers. 14 July 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Wanderers sign departing City duo Melling and Clisby". The World Game. SBS. 12 August 2016.
  9. "Kerem Bulut back with Western Sydney Wanderers in A-League". ESPN FC. 24 August 2016.
  10. Smithies, Tom (6 September 2016). "Western Sydney Wanderers sign Argentine attacker Nicolas Martinez as marquee for upcoming A-League season". The Daily Telegraph.
  11. "Wanderer earns ultimate 18th gift". FourFourTwo. 28 September 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Wanderers Announce Player Departures". Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 May 2016.
  13. "Goalkeeper departs Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 9 May 2016.
  14. "MacDonald joins the Wollongong Wolves". Illawarra Mercury. 17 May 2016.
  15. "Club Legend departs Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 27 May 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 "Wanderers Announce Player Departures". Western Sydney Wanderers. 1 June 2016.
  17. "Vidosic to Chinese Super League club". Football Federation Australia. 23 June 2016.
  18. "Wanderers part ways with midfielder". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 June 2016.
  19. Lewis, Dave (11 August 2016). "Jamieson agrees to go wandering in Gothenburg". The World Game. SBS.
  20. Lewis, Dave (13 October 2016). "Topor-Stanley jets off to Dubai to join Hatta Club". The World Game. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  21. "Winger re-signs for two seasons". Western Sydney Wanderers. 13 October 2016.
  22. "Lachlan Scott extends Wanderers stay". Western Sydney Wanderers. 21 November 2016.

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