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2013–14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

The 2013–14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's second season since its establishment in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the second time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the first time.

Western Sydney Wanderers
2013–14 season
ChairmanLyall Gorman
ManagerTony Popovic
StadiumPirtek Stadium
A-League2nd
A-League Finals SeriesRunners-up
AFC Champions LeagueChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Tomi Jurić (8)
All: Tomi Jurić (12)
Highest home attendance18,080 vs Sydney FC
(11 January 2014)
Lowest home attendance11,892 vs Adelaide United
(15 March 2014)

Season overview edit

On 30 April, Western Sydney Wanderers announced the release of four players, Dino Kresinger, Tarek Elrich, Joey Gibbs and Rocky Visconte.[1] Labinot Haliti and Jason Trifiro signed one year extensions to their initial one-year contract on 1 May, as did Tahj Minniecon on 9 May.[2][3] On 20 May, forward Tomi Jurić signed a two-year deal with the club.[4] On 1 July, defender Dean Heffernan signed a one-year deal with the club.[5] On 31 July, Western Sydney Wanderers agreed on the transfer of midfielder Reece Caira to Wellington Phoenix FC.[6] On 6 August, forward Brendon Šantalab signed a one-year deal with the club.[7] On 1 September, Mark Bridge extended his contract with Western Sydney Wanderers for a further three years, until 2017.[8] On 5 September, Mateo Poljak signed 2-year extension with the club, until 2016.[9] On 1 October, Matthew Špiranović signed a one-year deal with the club.[10]

On 12 October, Western Sydney Wanderers played their first match of the A-League season drawing against Central Coast Mariners 1–1 with new signing Jurić scoring the equalising goal on the 87th minute.[11] On 20 October, Wanderers drew their first home game 1–1 against Wellington Phoenix with a goal from Polenz.[12] On 26 October, Wanderers defeated Sydney 0–2 at a sold-out Sydney Football Stadium, winning the first Sydney Derby match of the season with goals from La Rocca and Ono.[13] On 1 November, Wanderers defeated Adelaide United 2–1 with Jurić scoring both goals to win the match.[14] On 8 November, Wanderers continued their unbeaten run of the season with a 0–1 win against Melbourne Heart, Cole provided the only goal of the match.[15] On 13 November, following an impressive start to the season, forward Brendon Šantalab extended his initial one-year contract with the club for another two-years, until 2016.[16] On 16 November, Wanderers defeated Melbourne Victory 1–0 with a goal from Bridge.[17] On 22 November, Wanderers lost their first game of the season 3–1 against Brisbane Roar with Šantalab scored the only goal for the Wanderers.[18] On 1 December, Wanderers drew 0–0 Wellington Phoenix.[19] On 7 December, Wanderers drew 1–1 at home against Melbourne Heart with Mooy leveling the score on the 44th minute.[20] On 9 December, forward Labinot Haliti signed a two-season contract extension until 2016.[21] For the 2014 AFC Champions League Wanderers were drawn in Group H on 10 December, alongside Guizhou Renhe of China, Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea and Kawasaki Frontale of Japan.[22] On 14 December, Wanderers continued the winnings ways with a 0–1 away win, courtesy of Bridge, against Newcastle Jets.[23] On 22 December, Ante Čović and Shannon Cole re-signed with the club for a further one and two years respectively.[24] Wanderers picked up their sixth win of the season after a 2–0 win against Central Coast Mariners at Pirtek Stadium on 23 December.[25] On 28 December, Wanderers drew 1–1 with Melbourne Victory. Substitute Šantalab appeared to have given Wanderers the three points with a goal only minutes after coming on until a 94th-minute goal from Melbourne Victory.[26]

On 1 January 2014, Wanderers lost their first match of the new year against Wellington Phoenix with a 1–3 score. A 62nd-minute goal from Bridge was not enough to secure the home win for Wanderers with Wellington Phoenix scoring three goals late into the game.[27] On 11 January, Wanderers won the second Sydney Derby 1–0 in front of the biggest crowd of the season at Pirtek Stadium after a goal from substitute Šantalab on the 86th minute of the match.[28] On 14 January, Wanderers lost 3–1 to Melbourne Victory in a rescheduled match due to Melbourne Victory's involvement in the 2014 AFC Champions League. Jurić scored the only goal for an under-strength Wanderers.[29] Wanderers remained in second position in the league despite a 1–0 away loss to Adelaide United, after a controversial fourth-minute goal on 19 January.[30] On 26 January, Wanderers defeated Perth Glory 3–1 in their first clash of the season. Goals from Šantalab and Mooy put Wanderers ahead in the first half, and a penalty kick scored by Bridge on the 71st minute ensured the win.[31] On 31 January, Wanderers drew with Newcastle Jest 2–2; a set-piece goal from Mooy before half-time leveled the score and a goal from captain Michael Beauchamp just after the hour mark looked to have claimed a win before a last minute goal meant the points were shared.[32] On 3 February, Golgol Mebrahtu and Daniel Mullen were signed to the club until the end of the 2015–16 season. Forward Mebrahtu was transferred from Melbourne Heart and defender signed from Chinese Super League club Dalian Aerbin.[33] On 5 February, Antony Golec was signed to the club until the end of the season from Adelaide United.[34] Since there were no positions remaining in Wanderers' A-League squad, Golec, along with Mebrahtu and Mullen were only eligible to participate in the club's AFC Champions League campaign until the end of the season.[35] On 7 February, Wanderers secured a 1–1 draw at home against first placed Brisbane Roar. A late 85th-minute goal from Haliti clinched the crucial point.[36] On 26 February, Wanderers Asian debut ended in defeat, with the team losing 1–3 at home to Ulsan Hyundai. A first-minute goal by Šantalab was cancelled out by sloppy defending as Ulsan Hyundai scored three unanswered goals to take the match.[37] On 5 March, following a season-ending injured incurred by Tahj Minniecon, Golgol Mebrahtu was added to the Wanderers squad as an injury replacement.[38] On 8 March, Wanderers played their third derby match of the season in front of a sold-out crowd of 40,285 fans at Allianz Stadium. After a dominating first half performance against their fierce rivals, Wanderers took the lead via a Shinji Ono goal early in the second half before falling 3–1 to Sydney FC.[39] On 12 March, Wanderers earned their first ever win in the AFC Champions League with a 1–0 away win against Guizhou Renhe at the Guiyang Olympic Sports Center. The 10th-minute goal came after Bridge reacted quickly to poke the ball into the back of the net from close, after an initial save from Guizhou’s keeper.[40] On 15 March, Wanderers dropped to third on the A-League table after a 0–0 draw against Adelaide United at home.[41] On 18 March, Daniel Mullen was added to the Wanderers A-League squad as injury replacement for Golgol Mebrahtu.[42] On 19 March, Wanderers secured a 1–0 win over Kawasaki Frontale in the AFC Champions League, with a third-minute goal from Haliti.[43] On 23 March, Wanderers defeated Perth Glory 3–0, with Polenz, Bridge and Jurić all finding the back of the net during the win.[44] On 29 March, Wanderers lost 2–1 to Central Coast Mariners. Topor-Stanley's equalising goal looked to have secured Wanderers a point until the contest was decided on the 90th minute.[45] On 1 April, Wanderers fell short away from home 2–1 against Kawasaki Frontale in their fourth AFC Champions League match, with Haliti scoring Wanderers only goal.[46] On 5 April, Wanderers and Brisbane Roar shared the points in a 1–1 draw, with Jurić finding the back of the net.[47] On 12 April, Wanderers secured second place with a 2–3 away win to Melbourne Heart in their final match of the A-League regular season. Topor-Stanley, Šantalab and Hersi all shared in the spoils.[48]

Players edit

Squad information edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK   Ante Čović 48 2012 63 0 2015 Free
2 DF   Shannon Cole 39 2012 42 4 2016 Free
3 DF   Adam D'Apuzzo 37 2012 49 0 2014 Free
4 DF   Nikolai Topor-Stanley (vice-captain) 38 2012 60 4 2014 Free
5 DF   Michael Beauchamp (captain) 43 2012 44 2 2014 Free
6 MF   Jérome Polenz 37 2012 50 2 2014 Free
7 FW   Labinot Haliti 38 2012 51 9 2016 Free
8 MF   Mateo Poljak 34 2012 47 2 2016 Free
9 FW   Tomi Jurić 32 2013 25 9 2015 Free
10 MF   Aaron Mooy 33 2012 54 5 2014 Free
11 FW   Brendon Šantalab 41 2013 30 8 2016 Free
12 FW   Tahj Minniecon 35 2012 17 0 2014 Free
13 DF   Matthew Špiranović 35 2013 23 1 2014 Free
14 FW   Kwabena Appiah 32 2012 30 0 2015 Free
15 MF   Yianni Perkatis 30 2013 2 0 2015 Youth system
16 MF   Josh Barresi 29 2013 0 0 2015 Free
17 MF   Youssouf Hersi 41 2012 53 8 2014 Free
18 DF   Iacopo La Rocca 40 2012 47 5 2015 Free
19 FW   Mark Bridge 38 2012 56 18 2017 Free
20 GK   Jerrad Tyson 34 2012 3 0 2014 Free
21 MF   Shinji Ono 44 2012 57 11 2014 Free
22 DF   Dean Heffernan 43 2013 14 0 2014 Free
23 MF   Jason Trifiro 35 2012 29 0 2014 Free
33 DF   Daniel Mullen 34 2014 6 0 2016 Free
34 FW   Golgol Mebrahtu 33 2014 1 0 2016 Free
35 DF   Antony Golec 33 2014 7 0 2014 Free

From youth squad edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 MF   Nicholas Olsen 28
25 MF   Jake McGing 29
26 FW   Jaushua Sotirio 28
29 FW   Mark Cindric 28
30 GK   Thomas Manos 28
31 MF   Alusine Fofanah 26
32 DF   Daniel Alessi 26

Transfers in edit

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
9 FW   Tomi Jurić 32 Adelaide United   Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free footballaustralia.com.au
11 FW   Brendon Šantalab 41 Chongqing Lifan   Transfer Pre-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au
22 DF   Dean Heffernan 43 Perth Glory   Transfer Pre-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au
13 DF   Matthew Špiranović 35 Al-Arabi   Transfer Pre-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au
34 FW   Golgol Mebrahtu 33 Melbourne Heart   Transfer Mid-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
33 DF   Daniel Mullen 34 Dalian Aerbin   Transfer Mid-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
35 DF   Antony Golec 33 Adelaide United   Transfer Mid-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au

Transfers out edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
9 FW   Dino Kresinger 31 Zavrč   End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
11 DF   Tarek Elrich 26 Adelaide United   End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
13 MF   Joey Gibbs 20 Newcastle Jets   End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
16 MF   Rocky Visconte 22 Croydon Kings End of contract Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
15 DF   Reece Caira 20 Wellington Phoenix   Free Transfer Pre-season Free footballaustralia.com.au
30 GK   Carlos Saliadarre 19 End of contract Pre-season

Technical staff edit

Position Name
Manager   Tony Popovic
Assistant manager   Ante Milicic
Goalkeeping coach   Ron Corry
Strength & Conditioning Coach   Adam Waterson
Physiotherapist   David Hughes

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League AFC Champions League
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Ante Covic 40 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Shannon Cole 25 4 7 0 0 10+2 1 5 0 0 9+4 3 2 0 0
3 DF   Adam D'Apuzzo 26 0 9 0 0 24+1 0 8 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
4 DF   Nikolai Topor-Stanley 37 3 6 0 0 28 2 5 0 0 9 1 1 0 0
5 DF   Michael Beauchamp 20 1 0 0 0 13 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Jérome Polenz 25 2 9 0 0 22 2 9 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0
7 FW   Labinot Haliti 38 4 2 0 0 8+16 1 2 0 0 13+1 3 0 0 0
8 MF   Mateo Poljak 28 2 8 0 0 20+2 1 6 0 0 6 1 2 0 0
9 FW   Tomi Juric 29 12 7 0 0 10+10 8 5 0 0 6+3 4 2 0 0
10 MF   Aaron Mooy 31 4 6 0 0 22+4 3 6 0 0 1+4 1 0 0 0
11 FW   Brendon Šantalab 34 8 9 0 0 15+10 5 6 0 0 5+4 3 3 0 0
12 FW   Tahj Minniecon 11 0 0 0 0 4+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   Matthew Spiranovic 25 1 7 0 0 18 1 5 0 0 4+3 0 2 0 0
14 FW   Kwabena Appiah 22 0 0 0 0 3+7 0 0 0 0 9+3 0 0 0 0
15 MF   Yianni Perkatis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   Josh Barresi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Youssouf Hersi 29 3 5 0 0 20+4 3 5 0 0 2+3 0 0 0 0
18 DF   Iacopo La Rocca 33 2 7 0 0 18+2 2 3 0 0 12+1 0 4 0 0
19 FW   Mark Bridge 35 7 5 0 0 24+2 5 4 0 0 9 2 1 0 0
20 GK   Jerrad Tyson 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
21 MF   Shinji Ono 31 3 3 0 0 20+5 2 2 0 0 4+2 1 1 0 0
22 DF   Dean Heffernan 14 0 3 0 0 6+3 0 1 0 0 4+1 0 2 0 0
23 MF   Jason Trifiro 16 0 0 0 0 2+6 0 0 0 0 7+1 0 0 0 0
26 MF   Jaushua Sotirio 2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
31 MF   Alusine Fofanah 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   Daniel Alessi 5 0 1 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 1 0 0
33 DF   Daniel Mullen 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0
34 FW   Golgol Mebrahtu 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF   Antony Golec 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 0 0
5 DF   Brendan Hamill[A] 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0
10 MF   Vítor Saba[A] 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+5 0 1 0 0
  1. ^
    Joined the club from 2014–15 season.

Pre-season and friendlies edit

7 August 2013 Friendly Macarthur Rams   0–2   Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEST Report Cole  32'
Bridge  70'		 Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 4,597
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
14 August 2013 Friendly Canberra Olympic   1–3   Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra
18:15 AEST Shields   25' Report Haliti   8'
Jurić   80'
Bridge   90+3'		 Stadium: AIS Athletics Field
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Richard Naumovski
21 August 2013 Friendly Western Sydney Wanderers   2–1   Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:15 AEST Šantalab   84', 90+3' Report Fenton   81' Stadium: Lily Homes Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
4 September 2013 Asian Tour Shimizu S-Pulse   2–2   Western Sydney Wanderers Shimizu
Murata   36'
Hattanda   88'		 Report Jurić   30'
Appiah-Kubi   45'		 Stadium: Outsourcing Stadium Nihondaira
Attendance: 4,000
8 September 2013 Asian Tour Guangzhou R&F   0–5   Western Sydney Wanderers Guangzhou
Report Šantalab   51'
Haliti   58', 60'
Hersi   68', 88'		 Stadium: Yuexiushan Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
12 September 2013 Asian Tour Tokyo Verdy   2–1   Western Sydney Wanderers Chōfu
Yoshino   19'
Takahara   20'		 Report Šantalab   61' Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 200
22 September 2013 Friendly Western Sydney Wanderers   1–1   Adelaide United Penrith
14:00 AEST Boogaard   7' (o.g.) Report Cirio   47' Stadium: Centrebet Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Strebre Delovski
29 September 2013 Friendly Melbourne Victory   3–0   Western Sydney Wanderers Kingston
14:00 AEST Nichols   1'
Barbarouses   27'
Čović   76' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Twin Ovals
Attendance: 5,290
3 October 2013 Friendly Bankstown City Lions   0–2   Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:15 AEDT Report
Report		 Mooy   41'
Jurić   47'		 Stadium: Jensen Oval
Attendance: 1,200

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — 2nd 12 October 2013 12 April 2014
A-League Finals Series Semi-finals Runners-up 26 April 2014 4 May 2014
AFC Champions League Group stage Winners 26 February 2014 1 November 2014
National Youth League — 6th 27 October 2013 1 March 2014

A-League edit

Main article: 2013–14 A-League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar (C) 27 16 4 7 43 25 +18 52 Qualificaition for 2015 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 11 9 7 34 29 +5 42
3 Central Coast Mariners 27 12 6 9 33 36 −3 42 Qualification for 2015 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and finals series[a]
4 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 42 43 −1 41 Qualification for Finals series
5 Sydney FC 27 12 3 12 40 38 +2 39
6 Adelaide United 27 10 8 9 45 36 +9 38
7 Newcastle Jets 27 10 6 11 34 34 0 36
8 Perth Glory 27 7 7 13 28 37 −9 28
9 Wellington Phoenix[b] 27 7 7 13 36 51 −15 28
10 Melbourne Heart 27 6 8 13 36 42 −6 26
Updated to match(es) played on 13 April 2014. Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winner of 2014 A-League Grand Final (Brisbane Roar) qualified for the 2015 AFC Champions League group stage, the 2nd and 3rd placed teams qualified for the group stage and the qualifying play-off of 2015 AFC Champions League.
  2. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 11 9 7 34 29  +5 42 6 5 2 17 11  +6 5 4 5 17 18  −1

Last updated: 12 April 2014.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHA
ResultDDWWWWLDDWWDLWLWDDLWLLDWLDW
Position452221222222222222222232322
Updated to match(es) played on 12 April 2014. Source: Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

12 October 2013 1 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
17:30 AEDT Duke   55' Report Jurić   87' Stadium: Bluetongue Stadium
Attendance: 17,134
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
20 October 2013 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
17:00 AEDT Polenz   16' Report Brockie   60' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 16,294
Referee: Jarred Gillett
26 October 2013 3 Sydney FC 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEDT Report La Rocca   11'
Ono   26'		 Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 40,388
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 November 2013 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEDT Jurić   60', 80' Report Carrusca   54' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 16,279
Referee: Jarred Gillett
8 November 2013 5 Melbourne Heart 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Cole   27' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,070
Referee: Peter O'Leary
16 November 2013 6 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
19:45 AEDT Bridge   82' Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 15,854
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
22 November 2013 7 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
20:00 AEDT Berisha   5'
Franjić   19'
Yeboah   90+1'		 Report Šantalab   28' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 19,066
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 December 2013 8 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Wellington
15:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,147
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
7 December 2013 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Melbourne Heart Sydney
17:30 AEDT Mooy   44' Report Williams   38' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,549
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
14 December 2013 10 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
19:30 AEDT Report Bridge   33' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 16,634
Referee: Jarred Gillett
23 December 2013 11 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT Jurić   20'
Hersi   33'		 Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 15,786
Referee: Strebre Delovski
28 December 2013 12 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Finkler   90+4' Report Šantalab   71' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,133
Referee: Peter Green
1 January 2014 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:00 AEDT Bridge   62' Report Boyd   68'
Huysegems   78', 84'		 Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,151
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
11 January 2014 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Sydney FC Sydney
19:30 AEDT Šantalab   86' Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 18,080
Referee: Jarred Gillett
19 January 2014 15 Adelaide United 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
17:00 AEDT Carrusca   4' Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,356
Referee: Peter Green
26 January 2014 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1 Perth Glory Sydney
19:00 AEDT Šantalab   28'
Mooy   35'
Bridge   71' (pen.)		 Report Smeltz   56' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,111
Referee: Strebre Delovski
1 February 2014 17 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
19:30 AEDT Taggart   26', 90'
J. Griffiths   90+4'		 Report Mooy   45'
Beauchamp   65'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 15,924
Referee: Ben Williams
7 February 2014 18 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 AEDT Haliti   85' Report Berisha   13' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 16,401
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
14 January 2014
Rescheduled 19		 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEDT A. Thompson   52'
Barbarouses   62'
Finkler   90+5'		 Report Jurić   90+4' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,774
Referee: Ben Williams
22 February 2014 20 Perth Glory 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
21:30 AEDT Report Poljak   12'
Jurić   70'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 8,543
Referee: Shaun Evans
2 March 2014 21 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Jaliens   37'
Taggart   64'		 Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 12,079
Referee: Chris Beath
8 March 2014 22 Sydney FC 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:30 AEDT Jurman   59'
Garcia   75'
Abbas   90+3' (pen.)		 Report Ono   49' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 40,285
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
15 March 2014 23 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Adelaide United Sydney
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 11,892
Referee: Strebre Delovski
23 March 2014 24 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–0 Perth Glory Sydney
17:00 AEDT Polenz   42'
Bridge   61'
Jurić   78'		 Report Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 12,128
Referee: Tim McGilchrist
29 March 2014 25 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
17:30 AEDT Rose   32'
Ibini   90'		 Report Topor-Stanley   40' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 13,157
Referee: Strebre Delovski
5 April 2014 26 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:30 AEDT Jurić   61' Report Miller   35' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 15,573
Referee: Peter Green
12 April 2014 27 Melbourne Heart 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
17:30 AEST Engelaar   34'
Hoffman   72'		 Report Topor-Stanley   27'
Šantalab   81'
Hersi   86'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,003

Finals Series edit

25 April 2014 Semi-final Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:30 AEST Hersi   31'
La Rocca   81'		 Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 19,216
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
4 May 2014 Grand Final Brisbane Roar 2–1 (a.e.t.) Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
19:30 AEST Berisha   86'
Henrique   108'		 Report Špiranović   56' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 51,153
Referee: Peter Green

AFC Champions League edit

Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League

Group stage edit

Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Western Sydney Wanderers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage
2   Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12
3   Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
4   Guizhou Renhe 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4
Source: [citation needed]
26 February 2014 1 Western Sydney Wanderers   1–3   Ulsan Hyundai Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT Šantalab   1' Report Shin-Wook   35'
Chang-Hyun   43'
Min-Soo   66'		 Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 11,212
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
12 March 2014 2 Guizhou Renhe   0–1   Western Sydney Wanderers Guizhou, China
23:00 AEDT Report Bridge   10' Stadium: Guiyang Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 21,184
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
19 March 2014 3 Western Sydney Wanderers   1–0   Kawasaki Frontale Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT Haliti   3' Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 9,292
Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong)
1 April 2014 4 Kawasaki Frontale   2–1   Western Sydney Wanderers Kawasaki, Japan
21:00 AEDT Nakamura   74'
Oshima   88'		 Report Haliti   24' Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Referee: Ali Abdulnabi (Bahrain)
15 April 2014 5 Ulsan Hyundai   0–2   Western Sydney Wanderers Ulsan, South Korea
20:30 AEST Report Bridge   61'
Šantalab   80'		 Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
22 April 2014 6 Western Sydney Wanderers   5–0   Guizhou Renhe Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Cole   6'
Haliti   75'
Mooy   80' (pen.)
Ono   85'
Topor-Stanley   88'		 Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 11,099
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

Round of 16 edit

7 May 2014 First leg Sanfrecce Hiroshima   3–1   Western Sydney Wanderers Hiroshima, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Ishihara   51', 65'
Shibasaki   90+1'		 Report Jurić   78' (pen.) Stadium: Hiroshima Big Arch
Attendance: 8,423
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
14 May 2014 Second leg Western Sydney Wanderers   2–0
(3a–3 agg.)		   Sanfrecce Hiroshima Sydney, Australia
19:30 UTC+10 Cole   55'
Šantalab   85'		 Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 10,639
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Quarter-finals edit

20 August 2014 First leg Western Sydney Wanderers   1–0   Guangzhou Evergrande Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Jurić   60' Report Zhang Linpeng   88'
Gao Lin   90+1'		 Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 17,093
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
27 August 2014 Second leg Guangzhou Evergrande   2–1
(2–2a agg.)		   Western Sydney Wanderers Guangzhou, China
22:00 AEST Diamanti   62'
Elkeson   90+2'		 Report Jurić   58' (pen.) Stadium: Tianhe Stadium
Attendance: 39,874
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

Semi-finals edit

17 September 2014 First leg FC Seoul   0–0   Western Sydney Wanderers Seoul, South Korea
20:30 AEST Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 12,901
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
1 October 2014 Second leg Western Sydney Wanderers   2–0
(2–0 agg.)		   FC Seoul Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Poljak   3'
Cole   64'		 Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 18,986
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Final edit

25 October 2014 First leg Western Sydney Wanderers   1–0   Al-Hilal Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEDT Juric   64' Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 20,053
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
1 November 2014 Second leg Al-Hilal   0–0
(0–1 agg.)		   Western Sydney Wanderers Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
04:30 AEDT Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 63,763
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

See also edit

Awards edit

References edit

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