2018–19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season explained

Club:Western Sydney Wanderers
Season:2018–19
Manager:Markus Babbel
Chairman:Paul Lederer
Stadium:ANZ Stadium & Spotless Stadium, Sydney
League:A-League
League Result:8th
Cup1:A-League Finals Series
Cup2:FFA Cup
Cup2 Result:Semi-Finals
League Topscorer:Oriol Riera (10 goals)
Season Topscorer:Oriol Riera (13 goals)
Highest Attendance:21,984 vs Sydney FC
13 April 2019
Lowest Attendance:5,067 vs Brisbane Roar
10 November 2018
Average Attendance:9,312
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Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20

The 2018–19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the seventh time and the FFA Cup for the fifth time.

Players

Transfers in

No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef
7 Melbourne CityFree transfer3 years3 May 2018[1]
11 Melbourne CityFree transfer2 years3 May 2018
12 Melbourne CityFree transfer2 years3 May 2018
21 Adelaide UnitedFree transfer2 years9 May 2018[2]
8 Free transfer3 years6 June 2018[3]
1 Free transfer2 years4 July 2018[4]
34 Free transfer3 years26 July 2018[5]
10 Free transfer1 year9 August 2018[6]
22 Free transfer1 year4 October 2018[7]
27 Free transfer2.5 years31 December 2018[8]
12 Free transfer1.5 years25 January 2019[9]
3 Injury replacement loan1 year5 March 2019[10]

Transfers out

No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef
10 End of contract27 April 2018[11]
3 End of contract27 April 2018
33 End of contract27 April 2018
22 Central Coast MarinersFree transfer14 May 2018[12]
11 Perth GloryFree transfer19 June 2018[13]
7 End of contract30 June 2018[14]
18 Loan return30 June 2018
15 Melbourne CityFree transfer12 October 2018[15] [16]
12 Free transfer2 January 2019[17]
23 Mutual contract termination22 February 2019[18]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
24 Raúl LlorenteLeft back 1 year 18 June 2018 [19]
40 Nicholas SumanGoalkeeper 2 years 4 July 2018 Extension of scholarship contract
17 Defensive midfielder 3 years 14 February 2019 [20]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

|-|colspan="14"|Players no longer at the club† = Scholarship or NPL/NYL-listed player

Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position / round		First matchLast match
A-League—8th21 October 201827 April 2019
FFA CupRound of 32Semi-Finals7 August 20186 October 2018

A-League

See main article: 2018–19 A-League.

Matches

FFA Cup

See main article: 2018 FFA Cup.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Wanderers confirm trio of City signings. 3 May 2018.
  2. News: Foundation player returns to Wanderers. FourFourTwo. 9 May 2018. 9 May 2018. 9 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509152605/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/foundation-player-returns-to-wanderers-490619. dead.
  3. News: Western Sydney Wanderers snap up young trio. FourFourTwo. 6 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Wanderers secure keepers. Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 July 2018.
  5. News: Western Sydney coach Markus Babbel confirms Patrick Ziegler has signed with the club. Emma. Kemp. The Daily Telegraph. 25 July 2018.
  6. News: Western Syndey Wanderers sign Alexander Baumjohann. news.com.au. 9 August 2018.
  7. News: Ex-Victory midfielder Mahazi joins Wanderers. SBS. The World Game. 4 October 2018.
  8. Web site: Wanderers Sign Yeboah. 31 December 2018. .
  9. News: Wanderers sign fringe Socceroos striker Duke. SBS. The World Game. 25 January 2019.
  10. Web site: Wanderers sign Gallifuoco as injury replacement player. 5 March 2019. .
  11. Web site: Western Sydney Wanderers announce departures of Jack Clisby, Michael Thwaite, Alvaro Cejudo. Fox Sports. 27 April 2018.
  12. Web site: Mariners sign defender Aspropotamitis. SBS. The World Game. 14 May 2018.
  13. Web site: Brendon Santalab to Perth Glory: Club legend moves on after Wanderers snub. Fox Sports. 19 June 2018.
  14. Web site: Wanderers confirm player departures. Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 June 2018.
  15. Web site: Wanderers and Kearyn Baccus agree termination. 12 October 2018. Western Sydney Wanderers.
  16. News: Melbourne City signs Kearyn Baccus. FTBL. 12 October 2018.
  17. Web site: Tongyik departs Wanderers. 2 January 2019. .
  18. Web site: Wanderers and Scott agree termination. 22 February 2019. Western Sydney Wanderers.
  19. Web site: Raúl returns. Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 June 2018.
  20. Web site: Baccus signs three-year extension. 14 February 2019. Western Sydney Wanderers.

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