| Club: | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Manager: | Tony Popovic |
| Chairman: | Paul Lederer |
| Stadium: | ANZ Stadium & Spotless Stadium, Sydney |
| League: | A-League |
| League Result: | 6th |
| Cup1: | A-League Finals Series |
| Cup1 Result: | Elimination-finals |
| Cup2: | FFA Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| Cup3: | AFC Champions League |
| Cup3 Result: | Group stage |
| League Topscorer: | Brendon Santalab (14 goals) |
| Season Topscorer: | Brendon Santalab (16 goals) |
| Highest Attendance: | 61,880 vs Sydney FC 8 October 2016 |
| Lowest Attendance: | 8,965 vs Adelaide United 4 March 2017 |
| Average Attendance: | 17,746[1] |
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| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
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.
| Name | Position | Duration | Contract Expiry | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jaushua Sotirio | Winger | 2 years | 2019 | [2] | |
| Lachlan Scott | Forward | 2 years | 2019 | [3] |
| 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 |
|-|colspan="24"|Players no longer at the club:
| 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 |
See main article: 2016–17 A-League.
See main article: 2016 FFA Cup.
See main article: 2017 AFC Champions League.