2021–22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

The 2021–22 Western Sydney Wanderers season is the club's tenth season since its establishment in 2012, and is participating in the A-League Men for the tenth time.

Western Sydney Wanderers
2021–22 season
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerCarl Robinson
(to 30 January 2022)
Mark Rudan
(from 31 January 2022)
StadiumCommBank Stadium, Parramatta
A-League Men8th
FFA CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Tomer Hemed and Jack Rodwell (2 goals)
All: Tomer Hemed, Bernie Ibini, Jack Rodwell (2 goals)
Highest home attendance23,118 vs Sydney FC
20 November 2021
Lowest home attendance4,124 vs Perth Glory
3 February 2022
Average home league attendance11,039

On 30 January 2022, it was announced that manager Carl Robinson had been sacked.[1] The following day, Mark Rudan was appointed as manager until the end of the season.[2]

Players
As of 18 November 2021[3]

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 Daniel Margush
2 DF  SCO Ziggy Gordon
3 DF  CIV Adama Traoré
4 DF  AUS Rhys Williams (captain)
5 MF  ENG Jack Rodwell
6 DF  AUS Tass Mourdoukoutas
7 MF  AUS Ramy Najjarine
8 MF  AUS Steven Ugarkovic
9 FW  AUS Bernie Ibini
10 FW  ISR Tomer Hemed
11 FW  JPN Keijiro Ogawa (on loan from Yokohama FC)
13 DF  AUS Tate Russell
14 MF  AUS James Troisi
17 MF  AUS Keanu Baccus
19 DF  AUS Daniel Wilmering
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 GK  ESP Tomás Mejías
21 FW  AUS Jordan Swibel (scholarship)
22 DF  AUS John Koutroumbis
23 FW  AUS Dimitri Petratos (on loan from Al Wehda)
25 DF  AUS Phillip Cancar
26 MF  AUS Jarrod Carluccio (scholarship)
29 MF  AUS Terry Antonis
33 DF  AUS Mark Natta (scholarship)
35 DF  AUS Nectar Triantis (scholarship)
36 MF  AUS Alessandro Lopane (scholarship)
37 FW  AUS Alexander Badolato (scholarship)
39 DF  AUS Thomas Aquilina (scholarship)
— GK  AUS Vedran Janjetovic
— DF  AUS Tomislav Mrcela

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Position Name Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
3 DF Adama Traoré Melbourne Victory Free transfer 2 years 18 June 2021 [4]
7 MF Ramy Najjarine Melbourne City Free transfer 1 year 30 June 2021 [5]
10 FW Tomer Hemed Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 1 year 11 July 2021 [6][7]
4 DF Rhys Williams Al Qadsiah Free transfer 2 years 18 July 2021 [8]
29 MF Terry Antonis Suwon Samsung Bluewings Free transfer 3 years 25 July 2021 [9]
22 DF John Koutroumbis Unattached Free transfer 2 years 26 July 2021 [10]
23 FW Dimitri Petratos Al Wehda Loan 1 year 8 August 2021 [11]
11 FW Keijiro Ogawa Yokohama FC Loan 1 year 15 October 2021 [12]
20 GK Tomás Mejías Ankaraspor Free transfer 1 year 18 October 2021 [13]
21 FW Jordan Swibel Unattached Scholarship 1 year 28 October 2021 [14]
5 MF Jack Rodwell Unattached Free transfer 1 year 18 November 2021 [15]
TBD DF Tomislav Mrcela Unattached Free transfer 4 months 17 February 2022 [16]

From youth squad
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
37 FW Alexander Badolato16 2 year scholarship contract[17]
35 DF Nectar Triantis18 2 year scholarship contract[17]

Transfers out
No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
23 MF Kosta Grozos Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [18]
27 FW Nicolai Müller Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [18]
34 DF Patrick Ziegler Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [18]
40 GK Noah James Newcastle Jets End of loan 25 June 2021 [18]
77 FW Scott McDonald Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [18]
— DF Mohamed Al-Taay Unattached End of contract 25 June 2021 [18]
12 FW Mitchell Duke Al-Taawoun End of loan 30 June 2021 [19]
18 MF Graham Dorrans Unattached Mutual contract termination 6 July 2021 [20]
7 FW Bruce Kamau OFI Crete End of contract 11 July 2021 [21][22]
4 DF Dylan McGowan Kilmarnock Mutual contract termination 14 July 2021 [23][24]
19 MF Jordon Mutch Macarthur FC End of contract 23 July 2021 [25][26]
27 FW Kwame Yeboah Retired End of contract 16 October 2021 [27]

Contract extensions
No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
26Jarrod CarluccioFull-back1 year27 July 2021extension of scholarship contract[17]
25Phillip CancarDefender1 year8 November 2021[28]

Pre-season and friendlies
23 October 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney, Australia
  • Aquilina 58'
  • Swibel 76'
 Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: The two teams played for an extra 30 minutes after the match with no more goals scored
30 October 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Macarthur FC
19:00
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
2 November 2021 Blacktown City 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers
19:00
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
6 November 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney, Australia
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 0 (Member's Only)
13 November 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1 APIA Leichhardt
18:05
Report
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

Overview
Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 9 2 3 4 8 13 −5 022.22
FFA Cup 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
Total 11 3 3 5 12 15 −3 027.27

Updated to match played 5 February 2022
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup
Main article: 2021 FFA Cup
10 November 2021 Round of 32 Broadmeadow Magic 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: No. 2 Sportsground
Attendance: 892
Referee: Hassan Jomaa
7 December 2021 Round of 16 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEDT
  • Romero 27'
  • Diaz 61'
 Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 4,171
Referee: Alex King

A-League
Main article: 2021–22 A-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Sydney FC 24 8 7 9 35 37 −2 31 Qualification to 2022 Australia Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
9 Newcastle Jets (V) 24 8 4 12 44 40 +4 28
10 Western Sydney Wanderers (V) 24 6 8 10 28 35 −7 26
11 Brisbane Roar (Z) 24 6 5 13 26 36 −10 23
12 Perth Glory (Z) 25 3 6 16 18 43 −25 15
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. Source: A-League Men
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(V) Cannot reach the Finals series, but may still qualify to the Australia Cup round of 32; (Z) Cannot reach any qualifier.
Notes:
  1. The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[29]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
9 2 3 4 8 13  −5 9 1 2 2 3 5  −2 1 1 2 5 8  −3

Matches

The opening six rounds of the 2021–22 A-League were announced on 23 September 2021.[30] The remaining rounds were released on 29 October 2021.[31]

20 November 2021 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 23,118
Referee: Alex King
28 November 2021 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
18:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 8,003
Referee: Ben Abraham
3 December 2021 3 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Wollongong
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,948
Referee: Stephen Lucas
11 December 2021 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Macarthur FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 8,910
Referee: Chris Beath
18 December 2021 5 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
17:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,389
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
9 January 2022 26 Melbourne City 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
18:45
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,376
Referee: Alex King
29 January 2022 12 Brisbane Roar 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
18:45 AEST
Report Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 5,137
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
2 February 2022 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Perth Glory Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,124
Referee: Alireza Faghani
5 February 2022 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Western United Sydney
17:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 5,987
Referee: Jack Morgan
11 February 2022 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,515
Referee: Alex King
16 February 2022 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:55 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,321
Referee: Alireza Faghani
20 February 2022 15 Western United 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
18:35 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Ben Abraham
23 February 2022 6 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
19:55 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,581
Referee: Alireza Faghani
5 March 2022 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 14,002
Referee: Alex King
12 March 2022 18 Macarthur FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 5,203
Referee: Adam Kersey
16 March 2022 8 Adelaide United 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 3,553
Referee: Danel Elder
20 March 2022 19 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Adelaide United Sydney
18:15 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 5,077
Referee: Tim Danaskos
27 March 2022 20 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
18:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Shaun Evans
2 April 2022 24 Sydney FC 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 10,091
Referee: Alireza Faghani
9 April 2022 23 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 5,233
Referee: Jack Morgan
13 April 2022 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,212
Referee: Ben Abraham
20 April 2022 22 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:45 AEST
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 3,767
Referee: Tim Danaskos
24 April 2022 25 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Auckland
15:05 NZST Report Stadium: Eden Park
1 May 2022 21 Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
19:05 AWST Stadium: HBF Park
5 May 2022 16 Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:05 AEST Stadium: CommBank Stadium
8 May 2022 11 Macarthur FC v Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
16:05 AEST Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 5 February 2022
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Daniel Margush 0 0 1 0 1 0
2 DF Ziggy Gordon 2 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF Adama Traoré 9 0 1 0 10 0
4 DF Rhys Williams 6 0 1 0 7 0
5 MF Jack Rodwell 5(2) 2 0 0 5(2) 2
6 DF Tass Mourdoukoutas 0(4) 0 1 0 1(4) 1
7 MF Ramy Najjarine 3(4) 0 2 0 5(4) 0
8 MF Steven Ugarkovic 9 0 1(1) 1 10(1) 1
9 FW Bernie Ibini 5(3) 1 1 1 6(3) 2
10 FW Tomer Hemed 7(1) 2 0 0 7(1) 2
11 FW Keijiro Ogawa 6(3) 1 0(2) 0 6(5) 1
13 DF Tate Russell 0(5) 0 1(1) 0 1(6) 0
14 MF James Troisi 5 1 1 0 6 1
17 MF Keanu Baccus 4 0 0 0 4 0
19 GK Daniel Wilmering 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 GK Tomás Mejías 9 0 1 0 10 0
21 FW Jordan Swibel 0 0 0(2) 0 0(2) 0
22 DF Johnny Koutroumbis 9 1 1 0 10 1
23 FW Dimitri Petratos 5(4) 0 1(1) 0 6(5) 0
25 DF Philip Cancar 0 0 1 0 1 0
29 MF Terry Antonis 5(3) 0 1 0 6(3) 0
33 DF Mark Natta 1(1) 0 1 0 2(1) 0
36 MF Alessandro Lopane 0(3) 0 1(1) 0 1(4) 0
37 FW Alexander Badolato 0(1) 0 2 1 2(1) 1
39 DF Thomas Aquilina 9 0 1(1) 0 10(1) 0

Disciplinary record
As of 5 February 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League FFA Cup Total
1 4 DF Rhys Williams 4 0 0 0 4 0
2 2 DF Ziggy Gordon 1 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF Adama Traoré 2 0 0 0 2 0
5 MF Jack Rodwell 2 0 0 0 2 0
29 MF Terry Antonis 1 0 1 0 2 0
39 DF Thomas Aquilina 2 0 0 0 2 0
3 9 FW Bernie Ibini 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF James Troisi 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 DF Johnny Koutroumbis 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Dimitri Petratos 1 0 0 0 1 0

Clean sheets
As of 5 February 2022
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League FFA Cup Total
1 20 GK Tomás Mejías 3 1 4
2 1 GK Daniel Margush 0 0 0

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