Western United Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Trugania, Melbourne. The club was formed as the Western Melbourne Group before being renamed as Western United.
The list encompasses records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. Attendance records at temporary homes AAMI Park, Mars Stadium and GMHBA Stadium, their temporary home from 2019 to 2021 are also included.
The club's record appearance maker is Tomoki Imai, who made 110 appearances between 2020 and 2024. Besart Berisha is Western United's goalscorer, scoring 26 goals in total.
All figures are correct as of 14 March 2024.
Honours and achievements edit
Domestic edit
- A-League Men Championship
- Winners (1): 2022
Player records edit
Appearances edit
- Most A-League Men appearances: Connor Pain, 105[1]
- Most Australia Cup appearances: Tomoki Imai, Josh Risdon and Lachlan Wales, 6[2]
- Youngest first-team player: Luke Duzel, 18 years, 25 days (against Central Coast Mariners, A-League, 1 March 2020)[3]
- Oldest first-team player: Alessandro Diamanti, 39 years, 362 days (against Perth Glory, A-League Men, 29 April 2023)[3]
- Most consecutive appearances: Lachlan Wales, 79[4]
Most appearances edit
Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[1][3]
| # | Name | Years | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Finals series | |||||
| 1 |  Tomoki Imai
|
2020– | 98 (1) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 110 (1) |
| 2 |  Connor Pain
|
2019–2023 | 99 (9) | 6 (0) | 3 (1) | 108 (10) |
| 3 | Lachlan Wales
|
2020– | 97 (13) | 4 (1) | 6 (4) | 107 (18) |
| 4 | Dylan Pierias
|
2019–2023 | 90 (10) | 4 (0) | 4 (0) | 98 (10) |
| 5 | Josh Risdon
|
2019– | 82 (4) | 6 (0) | 6 (0) | 94 (3) |
| 6 | Steven Lustica
|
2019– | 77 (7) | 4 (0) | 5 (0) | 86 (7) |
| 7 |  Alessandro Diamanti
|
2019–2023 | 80 (10) | 2 (1) | 1 (0) | 83 (11) |
| 8 | Ben Garuccio
|
2021– | 59 (6) | 4 (0) | 6 (0) | 69 (6) |
| 9 |  Jamie Young
|
2021–2023 | 52 (0) | 4 (0) | 3 (0) | 59 (0) |
| 10 |  Léo Lacroix
|
2021–2023 | 46 (3) | 4 (0) | 2 (0) | 52 (3) |
Goalscorers edit
- Most goals in a season: Besart Berisha, 19 goals (in the 2019–20 season)
- Most A-League Men goals in a season: Besart Berisha, 19 goals in the A-League, 2019–20
- Most goals in a match: 3 goals
- Max Burgess (against Central Coast Mariners, A-League, 1 March 2020)[5]
- Lachlan Wales (against Perth Glory), A-League Men, 16 April 2022
- Youngest goalscorer: Matthew Grimaldi, 19 years, 275 days (against Gold Coast Knights, Australia Cup, 30 August 2023)[3]
- Oldest goalscorer: Alessandro Diamanti, 39 years, 264 days (against Sydney FC, A-League Men, 13 November 2022)[3]
- Most consecutive goalscoring appearances: Besart Berisha, 4 matches (7 August 2020 – 19 August 2020)[4]
Top goalscorers edit
Besart Berisha is the all-time top goalscorer for Western United and has always been since the club's first competitive match in October 2019.[1][3]
Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.
| # | Name | Years | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | Finals series | |||||
| 1 |  Besart Berisha
|
2019–2021 | 26 (48) | 0 (2) | 0 (0) | 26 (50) |
| 2 |  Aleksandar Prijović
|
2021–2023 | 14 (39) | 4 (4) | 1 (1) | 19 (44) |
| 3 | Lachlan Wales
|
2020– | 13 (97) | 1 (4) | 4 (6) | 18 (107) |
| 4 | Noah Botic
|
2022– | 11 (43) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 12 (47) |
| 5 | Alessandro Diamanti
|
2019–2023 | 10 (80) | 1 (2) | 0 (1) | 11 (83) |
| 6 | Connor Pain
|
2019–2023 | 9 (99) | 0 (6) | 1 (3) | 10 (108) |
| Dylan Pierias
|
2019–2023 | 10 (90) | 0 (4) | 0 (4) | 10 (98) | |
| 8 | Steven Lustica
|
2020– | 7 (77) | 0 (4) | 0 (5) | 7 (86) |
 Daniel Penha
|
2023– | 7 (20) | 0 (0) | 0 (1) | 7 (21) | |
| 10 | Max Burgess
|
2019–2020 | 6 (23) | 0 (2) | 0 (0) | 6 (25) |
| Ben Garuccio
|
2021– | 6 (59) | 0 (4) | 0 (6) | 6 (69) | |
Managerial records edit
- First full-time manager: Marko Rudan managed Western United from 23 May 2019 to 8 June 2021.[6]
- Longest-serving manager: John Aloisi – 2 years, 291 days (15 July 2021 to present)
- Shortest tenure as manager: Marko Rudan – 2 years, 16 days (23 May 2019 to 8 June 2021)
- Highest win percentage: John Aloisi, 40.48%
- Lowest win percentage: Marko Rudan, 38.89%
Club records edit
Matches edit
Firsts edit
- First match: Caroline Springs George Cross 0–4 Western United, friendly, 22 August 2019[7]
- First A-League Men match: Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Western United, 13 October 2019[8]
- First A-League Men finals match: Brisbane Roar 0–1 Western United, Elimination-finals, Bankwest Stadium, 23 August 2020
- First Australia Cup match: Western United 2–1 Newcastle Jets, 13 November 2021[9]
- First match at Geelong: Western United 1–1 Perth Glory, A-League, 19 October 2019[10]
- First home match at AAMI Park: Western United 0–0 Melbourne Victory, A-League, 30 January 2021
Record wins edit
- Record A-League Men win: 6–0 against Perth Glory, 20 April 2022[3]
- Record Australia Cup win: 4–0 against Edgeworth FC, 9 August 2023
Record defeats edit
- Record A-League Men defeat:
- 0–5 against Western Sydney Wanderers, A-League, 8 May 2021[3]
- 0–5 against Western Sydney Wanderers, A-League, 28 October 2023[3]
- 1–6 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 28 May 2021[3]
- Record Australia Cup defeat: 0–3 against Sydney FC, 17 September 2023[3]
Record consecutive results edit
- Record consecutive wins: 4, from 20 February 2022 to 5 March 2022[4]
- Record consecutive defeats: 8, from 5 May 2021 to 5 June 2021[4]
- Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 9, from 29 January 2022 to 12 March 2022[4]
- Record consecutive matches without a win: 9, from 30 April 2021 to 5 June 2021[4]
- Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 2[4]
- from 26 April 2021 to 30 April 2021
- from 26 November 2021 to 4 December 2021
- from 11 December 2021 to 17 December 2021
- from 23 February 2022 to 27 February 2022
- from 16 April 2022 to 19 April 2022
- from 18 December 2022 to 26 December 2022
- from 9 August 2023 to 30 August 2023
- Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 4, from 8 May 2021 to 22 May 2021[4]
Goals edit
- Most A-League Men goals scored in a season: 46 in 26 matches, 2019–20
- Fewest A-League Men goals scored in a season: 30 in 26 matches, 2020–21
- Most A-League Men goals conceded in a season: 47 in 26 matches, 2020–21, 2022–23
- Fewest A-League Men goals conceded in a season: 30 in 26 matches, 2021–22
Points edit
- Most points in a season: 45 in 26 matches, 2021–22
- Fewest points in a season: 28 in 26 matches, 2020–21
Attendances edit
This section applies to attenadnces at temporary homes AAMI Park, Mars Stadium and GMHBA Stadium, their temporary home from 2019 to 2021 are also included.
- Highest attendance at AAMI Park: 8,127, against Melbourne City, A-League Men, 12 March 2022
- Lowest attendance at AAMI Park: 990, against Newcastle Jets, A-League, 26 April 2021
- Highest attendance at Mars Stadium: 5,084, against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 28 December 2019
- Lowest attendance at Mars Stadium: 1,423, against Central Coast Mariners, A-League Men, 2 April 2022
- Highest attendance at GMHBA Stadium: 10,128, against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 8 December 2019
- Lowest attendance at GMHBA Stadium: 1,127 against Newcastle Jets, FFA Cup play-offs, 13 November 2021
References edit
- ^ a b c "Western United: All Players". Ultimate A-League.
- ^ "Australia Cup Fixtures and Results". Australia Cup. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Western United Team Statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Western United Streaks". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ Salvado, John (1 March 2020). "Burgess scores hat-trick in Western win". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "A-League news: Mark Rudan finally revealed as Western United's first coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Windon, Jacob (22 August 2019). "Diamanti and Kone start as youth steal the show in Western United's first match". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
- ^ Windon, Jacob (13 October 2019). "Berisha gives Western United inaugural win over Phoenix". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
- ^ "Match Report: Western United 2-1 Newcastle Jets – Prijovic sends United into FFA Cup Round of 32". Western United FC. 13 November 2021.
- ^ Greco, John (19 October 2019). "Young Popovic heeds dad's advice as Glory spoil Western United's historic day". A-League.