2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season explained

Club:	Western Sydney Wanderers
Season:	2019–20
Manager:	Markus Babbel (until 20 January)Jean-Paul de Marigny (from 20 January)
Chairman:	Paul Lederer
Stadium:	Bankwest Stadium, Parramatta
League:	A-League
League Result:	9th
Cup1:	A-League Finals Series
Cup2:	FFA Cup
Cup2 Result:	Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:	Mitchell Duke (14 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Mitchell Duke (14 goals)
Highest Attendance:	28,519 vs Sydney FC (26 October 2019)
Lowest Attendance:	1,118 vs Melbourne Victory (12 August 2020)
Average Attendance:	10,695 (13,729 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic)
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Prevseason:	2018–19
Nextseason:	2020–21

The 2019–20 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's eighth season since its foundation in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the eighth time, and the FFA Cup for the sixth time.

On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,^[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.^[2]

Players

Squad information

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
5			Newcastle Jets	Free transfer	2 years	2 May 2019	^[3]
19				Free transfer	1 year	15 May 2019	^[4]
1				Free transfer	1 year	23 May 2019	^[5]
10				Undisclosed	1 year	14 June 2019	^[6]
4			Unattached	Free transfer	3 years	19 June 2019	^[7]
22			Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	5 August 2019	^[8]
6			Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	6 September 2019	^[9]
14			Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	19 September 2019	^[10]
9				Injury replacement (Undisclosed fee)	1 year	16 October 2019	^[11]
10			Unattached	Free transfer	1.5 years	16 January 2020	^[12]
50			Unattached	Injury replacement	1 month	2 July 2020	^[13]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
4			Western United	Free transfer	12 February 2019	^[14]
19			Retired		12 March 2019	^[15]
10			Unattached		27 April 2019	^[16]
9			Unattached		27 April 2019
28			Unattached		29 April 2019	^[17]
24			Unattached		3 May 2019	^[18]
16			Unattached	Free transfer	3 May 2019
49			Unattached	Free transfer	3 May 2019
18			Unattached	Free transfer	3 May 2019
22			Unattached	Free transfer	3 May 2019
32			Unattached	Free transfer	3 May 2019
3			Unattached	Loan return	3 May 2019
5			Western United	Free transfer	15 May 2019	^[19]
7			Unattached	Undisclosed	18 June 2019	^[20]
30			Unattached	Mutual contract termination	25 November 2019	^[21]
14			Unattached	Mutual contract termination	16 January 2020
21			Unattached	Mutual contract termination	24 January 2020	^[22]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
1		Goalkeeper	2 years	15 January 2020	^[23]
13		Centre-back	3 years	18 February 2020	^[24]
33		Right-back	1 year	6 March 2020	^[25]

Manager changes

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Source:^[28]

		Player	A-League		FFA Cup		Total
				Goals		Goals		Goals
1	GK	Daniel Lopar<	--A-League-->	20	0	3	0	23	0
4	DF	Dylan McGowan<	--A-League-->	23	0	3	0	26	0
5	DF	Daniel Georgievski<	--A-League-->	23	0	3	2	26	2
6	DF	Matthew Jurman<	--A-League-->	24	0	0	0	24	0
7	FW	Mitchell Duke<	--A-League-->	26	14	0	0	26	14
8	MF	Jordan O'Doherty<	--A-League-->	7(3)	1	0	0	10	1
9	FW	Nicolai Müller<	--A-League-->	18(1)	5	0	0	19	5
10	MF	Radosław Majewski<	--A-League-->	0	0	3	1	3	1
10	FW	Simon Cox	9(2)	3	0	0	11	3
11	FW	Bruce Kamau<	--A-League-->	9(5)	0	3	1	17	1
13	DF	Tass Mourdoukoutas<	--A-League-->	2(8)	1	3	0	13	1
14	FW	Alexander Meier<	--A-League-->	8(4)	1	0	0	12	1
16	DF	Mathieu Cordier<	--A-League-->	3	0	1(1)	0	5	0
17	MF	Keanu Baccus<	--A-League-->	19(1)	1	3	1	23	2
19	MF	Pirmin Schwegler<	--A-League-->	20(4)	2	2	0	26	2
20	GK	Vedran Janjetović<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF	Tarek Elrich<	--A-League-->	4(1)	0	3	0	8	0
22	MF	Nick Sullivan<	--A-League-->	7(8)	0	0(1)	0	16	0
23	MF	Kosta Grozos<	--A-League-->	1(6)	0	1	0	8	0
27	FW	Kwame Yeboah<	--A-League-->	15(5)	4	3	2	22	6
28	MF	Fabian Monge<	--A-League-->	0	0	0(1)	0	1	0
29	DF	Daniel Wilmering<	--A-League-->	7(2)	0	0(2)	0	11	0
30	GK	Danijel Nizic<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF	Noah Pagden<	--A-League-->	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF	Lochlan Constable<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	Tate Russell<	--A-League-->	11(4)	1	0(3)	1	18	2
34	DF	Patrick Ziegler<	--A-League-->	19(2)	1	0	0	21	1
35	FW	Mohamed Adam<	--A-League-->	5(14)	1	2(1)	1	22	2
36	MF	Jarrod Carluccio<	--A-League-->	1	0	0	0	1	0
37	FW	Jake Trew<	--A-League-->	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0
40	GK	Nicholas Suman<	--A-League-->	1	0	0	0	1	0
50	GK	Jack Greenwood<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	Tristan Prendergast<	--A-League-->	5	0	0	0	5	0
53	DF	Mohamed Al-Taay<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	0	0	0
59	MF	Dean Pelekanos<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	0	0	0
62	FW	Ali Auglah<	--A-League-->	0(1)	0	0	0	1	0

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
A-League
FFA Cup
Total FFA Cup See main article: 2019 FFA Cup. A-League See main article: 2019–20 A-League. Matches References

Notes and References

1. Web site: FFA to postpone remaining matches in the Hyundai A-League season due to COVID-19. 24 March 2020.
2. Web site: 15 July 2020 . Hyundai A-League 2019/20 season updated match schedule released . 16 July 2020 . A-League.com.au. Football Federation Australia . en.
3. News: Western Sydney Wanderers sign Daniel Georgievski from Newcastle Jets. Emma. Kemp. The Daily Telegraph. 2 May 2019.
4. Web site: Western Sydney Wanderers secure Swiss international Pirmin Schwegler. Fox Sports. 15 May 2019.
5. News: Wanderers sign Swiss goalkeeper in move could doom Janjetovic. Vince. Rugari. The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 May 2019.
6. News: Polish international added to Western Sydney's A-League import stocks. Vince. Rugari. The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 June 2019.
7. News: Fringe Socceroo Dylan McGowan signs three-year deal with Wanderers. Tom. Smithies. The West Australian. 19 June 2019.
8. Web site: Sullivan signs. Football Federation Australia. Western Sydney Wanderers. 5 August 2019.
9. News: Former Sydney FC star Jurman reboots A-League career with Wanderers. Dominic. Bossi. The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 September 2019.
10. News: Alexander Meier signs with Wanderers. Emma. Kemp. The Daily Telegraph. 19 September 2019.
11. News: Wanderers sign former German international Nicolai Muller. Dominic. Bossi. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 October 2019.
12. News: Wanderers replace dumped marquee Meier with ex-Premier League striker. Vince. Rugari. The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 January 2020.
13. News: Wanderers sign up new keeper. FTBL. 2 July 2020.
14. News: Risdon's second west signing. FTBL. 12 February 2019. 18 February 2019.
15. Web site: Retiring Wanderers legend Bridge signs with NPL 2 club. John. Greco. Football Federation Australia. 12 March 2019.
16. Web site: Alexander Baumjohann and Oriol Riera won't return to the Western Sydney Wanderers. Carly. Adno. Fox Sports. 27 April 2019.
17. News: Wanderers upheaval begins with Baumjohann, Riera, Bonevacia exits. Vince. Rugari. The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 April 2019. 29 April 2019.
18. Web site: Babbel swings axe in radical Wanderers overhaul. Nick. Houghton. SBS. The World Game. 3 May 2019.
19. Web site: Hamill swaps Wanderers for Western United in blow for Babbel. SBS. The World Game. 14 May 2019.
20. Web site: Wanderers exodus continues as Fitzgerald departs. John. Greco. Football Federation Australia. A-League. 18 June 2019.
21. News: Wanderers release young keeper Nizic. A-League. 25 November 2019.
22. Web site: Elrich departs the club. Western Sydney Wanderers. 24 January 2020.
23. Web site: Lopar signs two-year contract extension. Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 January 2020.
24. Web site: Wanderers secure Mourdoukoutas to three-year extension. Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 February 2020.
25. Web site: Russell signs contract extension. Western Sydney Wanderers. 6 March 2020.
26. News: Wanderers sack Babbel with de Marigny named as caretaker. Dominic. Bossi. The Sydney Morning Herald. 20 January 2020.
27. Web site: 2020-07-14. de Marigny named Wanderers Head Coach. 2020-07-14. Western Sydney Wanderers FC. en.
28. Web site: Australia - Western Sydney Wanderers FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway. int.soccerway.com. 2020-01-19.