2021–22 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season explained

Club:	Western Sydney Wanderers
Season:	2021–22
Chairman:	Paul Lederer
Manager:	Carl Robinson (to 30 January 2022) Marko Rudan (from 31 January 2022)
Stadium:	CommBank Stadium, Parramatta
League:	A-League Men
League Result:	10th
Cup1:	A-League Men Finals Series
Cup2:	FFA Cup
Cup2 Result:	Round of 16 (2021)
Cup3:	Australia Cup
Cup3 Result:	Play-off (2022)
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League Topscorer:	Tomer Hemed (6 goals)
Season Topscorer:	Tomer Hemed (6 goals)
Highest Attendance:	23,118 (20 November 2021 vs. Sydney FC
Average Attendance:	7,381
Prevseason:	2020–21
Nextseason:	2022–23

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

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

Players

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Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Name	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
3			Melbourne Victory	Free transfer	2 years	18 June 2021	^[4]
7			Melbourne City	Free transfer	1 year	30 June 2021	^[5]
10			Wellington Phoenix	Free transfer	1 year	11 July 2021	^[6] ^[7]
4				Free transfer	2 years	18 July 2021	^[8]
29				Free transfer	3 years	25 July 2021	^[9]
22			Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	26 July 2021	^[10]
23				Loan	1 year	8 August 2021	^[11]
11				Loan	1 year	15 October 2021	^[12]
20				Free transfer	1 year	18 October 2021	^[13]
21			Unattached	Scholarship	1 year	28 October 2021	^[14]
5			Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	18 November 2021	^[15]
15			Unattached	Injury replacement	4 months	17 February 2022	^[16]

From youth squad

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
23			Unattached	End of contract	25 June 2021	^[17]
27			Unattached	End of contract	25 June 2021
34			Unattached	End of contract	25 June 2021
40			Newcastle Jets	End of loan	25 June 2021
77			Unattached	End of contract	25 June 2021
—			Unattached	End of contract	25 June 2021
12				End of loan	30 June 2021	^[18]
18			Unattached	Mutual contract termination	6 July 2021	^[19]
7				End of contract	11 July 2021	^[20] ^[21]
4				Mutual contract termination	14 July 2021	^[22] ^[23]
19			Macarthur FC	End of contract	23 July 2021	^[24] ^[25]
27			Retired	End of contract	16 October 2021	^[26]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
26		Full-back	1 year	27 July 2021	extension of scholarship contract
25		Defender	1 year	8 November 2021	^[27]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
A-League
2021 FFA Cup
2022 Australia Cup
Total FFA Cup See main article: 2021 FFA Cup. Australia Cup See main article: 2022 Australia Cup preliminary rounds. A-League See main article: 2021–22 A-League. Matches The opening six rounds of the 2021–22 A-League were announced on 23 September 2021.^[28] The remaining rounds were released on 29 October 2021.^[29] Statistics Appearances and goals Appearances as substitutes in brackets. Players with no appearances not included in the list. No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League 2021 FFA Cup 2022 Australia Cup play-off Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK 14 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 2 DF 6(6) 0 1 0 1 0 14 0 3 DF 23(1) 0 1 0 1 0 26 0 4 DF 6 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 5 MF 10 (4) 3 0 0 0(1) 0 15 3 6 DF 1(5) 0 1 1 0(1) 0 8 1 7 MF 14 (8) 2 2 0 1 0 25 2 8 MF 22 (4) 3 1 (1) 1 1 0 29 4 9 FW 10 (10) 1 1 1 0(1) 0 22 2 10 FW 13 (7) 6 0 0 0(1) 0 21 6 11 FW 17 (9) 2 0 (2) 0 0(1) 0 29 2 13 DF 13 (7) 2 1 (1) 0 1 0 23 2 14 MF 16 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 19 1 15 DF 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 17 MF 20 1 0 0 1 0 21 1 19 DF 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 GK 12(1) 0 1 0 1 0 15 0 21 FW 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 4 0 22 DF 16 (1) 1 1 0 1 0 19 1 23 MF 15 (8) 3 1 (1) 0 0 0 25 3 25 DF 10 (2) 1 1 0 0 0 13 1 29 MF 12 (9) 1 1 0 0 0 22 1 32 MF 2 (7) 1 0 0 1 1 10 2 33 DF 3 (1) 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 35 DF 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 36 MF 5 (7) 0 1 (1) 0 0(1) 0 15 0 37 FW 0 (2) 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 38 DF 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 39 DF 14(3) 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 19 0 Disciplinary record Name A-League FFA Cup Total 1 4 DF < --A-League--> 4 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 DF < --A-League--> 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 DF < --A-League--> 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 MF < --A-League--> 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 MF < --A-League--> 1 0 1 0 2 0 39 DF < --A-League--> 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 9 FW < --A-League--> 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 MF < --A-League--> 0 0 1 0 1 0 22 DF < --A-League--> 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 MF < --A-League--> 1 0 0 0 1 0 Clean sheets <	--PLEASE UPDATE THE DATE AFTER CHANGES--> width=15 width=15 width=15 width=15 width=145 Name width=120 A-League width=120 FFA Cup width=120 Total 1 20 GK 3 1 4 2 1 GK 3 0 3 References

Notes and References

1. News: Wanderers finally sack Carl Robinson after latest A-League debacle. Vince. Rugari. The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 January 2022.
2. News: Mark Rudan appointed as coach of Western Sydney Wanderers following sacking of Carl Robinson. Marco. Monteverde. news.com.au. 31 January 2022.
3. Web site: Players and staff: A-League Men. Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 24 October 2021.
4. News: Traore signs for Wanderers. Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 June 2021.
5. News: Najjarine comes home. Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 June 2021.
6. Web site: Tomer Hemed joins Western Sydney Wanderers after leaving Wellington Phoenix. Phillip. Rollo. Stuff.co.nz. 11 July 2021.
7. Web site: Hemed signs for Wanderers. Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 July 2021.
8. Web site: Wanderers sign Rhys Williams. Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 July 2021.
9. Web site: Antonis returns. Western Sydney Wanderers. 25 July 2021.
10. Web site: Koutroumbis is Red & Black. Western Sydney Wanderers. 26 July 2021.
11. Web site: Petratos signs for hometown club. Western Sydney Wanderers. 8 August 2021.
12. Web site: Ogawa comes to Western Sydney. Western Sydney Wanderers. 15 October 2021. 15 October 2021. 19 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019131520/https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/ogawa-comes-western-sydney. dead.
13. Web site: Mejías signs for Wanderers. Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 October 2021. 18 October 2021. 18 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018085418/https://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/news/mejias-signs-wanderers. dead.
14. Web site: Swibel signs scholarship deal. Western Sydney Wanderers. 28 October 2021.
15. Web site: Rodwell signs for Wanderers. Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 November 2021.
16. News: New signing for A-League's Wanderers. George. Clarke. FTBL. 17 February 2022.
17. Web site: Wanderers confirm player departures . . 25 June 2021.
18. Web site: التعاون يوقع مخالصة مالية مع الأسترالي ميتشل ديوك. Al-Taawoun sign a financial settlement with Australian Mitchell Duke. ar. Muhammad. Aamer. Al-Taawoun. 23 July 2021. 27 July 2021. 25 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725223744/https://saudileague.com/news/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%86-%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%82%D8%B9-%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%84-%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%83. dead.
19. Web site: Dorrans returns to Scotland. Western Sydney Wanderers. 6 July 2021.
20. Web site: Kamau departs for overseas opportunity. Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 July 2021. 11 July 2021.
21. News: A-League championship winner Bruce Kamau joins Greek Super League club. Marco. Monteverde. news.com.au. 7 July 2021.
22. Web site: McGowan and Wanderers agree mutual termination. Western Sydney Wanderers. 14 July 2021.
23. News: Ex-Hearts defender makes SPFL return with Kilmarnock move. Joel. Sked. Edinburgh Evening News. 14 July 2021.
24. Web site: Wanderers confirm Mutch departure. Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 July 2021.
25. Web site: Englishman Jordon Mutch joins the Bulls for 21/22. Macarthur FC. 23 July 2021.
26. News: Kwame Yeboah quits A-League for modelling. Catherine. Paquette. FTBL. 16 October 2021.
27. Web site: Cancar re-signs. Western Sydney Wanderers. 8 November 2021.
28. Web site: Wanderers opening fixtures for 2021/22 season confirmed. 23 September 2021. Football Australia. Western Sydney Wanderers.
29. Web site: 2021-10-29. Extra Finals adds to drama for the 2021/22 Isuzu UTE A-League season. 2021-10-29. Western Sydney Wanderers FC. en.