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Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football

Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Rooty Hill, New South Wales. They play in the A-League and their home ground is Bankwest Stadium. They have qualified for the AFC Champions League three times, in 2014, 2015 and 2017. They won in their first attempt, defeating Al Hilal SFC 1–0 over the two legged final, becoming the first Australian team to win the tournament.[1] In the other two occasions, they got knocked out in the group stage of the tournament.

Western Sydney Wanderers in Asian football
ClubWestern Sydney Wanderers FC
Most appearancesShannon Cole & Labinot Haliti (21)
Top scorerTomi Juric & Mark Bridge (4)
First entry2014 AFC Champions League
Latest entry2017 AFC Champions League
Titles
Champions League
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After their Champions League win in 2014, they went on to represent the Asian Football Confederation at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. They lost to Mexican club Cruz Azul in the quarter-finals 3–1 after extra time and in the fifth placed playoff, they lost to Algerian side ES Sétif 2–2 (5–4 on penalties).[2][3]

Tournaments edit

2014 AFC Champions League edit

Group H edit

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification   WSW   KAW   ULS   GUI
1   Western Sydney Wanderers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advanced to Round of 16 1–0 1–3 5–0
2   Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 2–1 3–1 1–0
3   Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 0–2 2–0 1–1
4   Guizhou Renhe 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4 0–1 0–1 3–1
Source: [citation needed]
26 February 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers   1–3   Ulsan Hyundai Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+11 Šantalab   1' Report Kim Shin-wook   35'
Ko Chang-hyun   43'
Kang Min-soo   66'		 Attendance: 11,212
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)


Knockout stage edit

Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16 edit

3–3 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.

Quarter-final edit

2–2 on aggregate. Western Sydney Wanderers won on away goals.

Semi-final edit

Western Sydney Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final edit
Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League Final

Western Sydney Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.

2014 FIFA Club World Cup edit

Main article: 2014 FIFA Club World Cup
13 December 2014 Quarter-final Cruz Azul   3–1 (a.e.t.)   Western Sydney Wanderers Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat
19:30 Torrado   89' (pen.), 118' (pen.)
Pavone   108'		 Report La Rocca   65' Attendance: 22,153
Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)
17 December 2014 5th place play-off ES Sétif   2–2
(5–4 p)		   Western Sydney Wanderers Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh
16:30 Mullen   50' (o.g.)
Ziaya   57'		 Report Castelen   5'
Saba   89'		 Attendance: 18,458
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
Penalties
Djahnit  
Gasmi  
Belameiri  
Ziaya  
Mellouli  
Arroussi  
Megateli  
Zerara  		   Saba
  Haliti
  Trifiro
  Juric
  Bouzanis
  Mullen
  Fofanah
  Adeleke

2015 AFC Champions League edit

Group H edit

Main article: 2015 AFC Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GET SEO WSW KSM
1   Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 0–2 4–3
2   FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 0–0 — 0–0 1–0
3   Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 2–3 1–1 — 1–2
4   Kashima Antlers 6 2 0 4 10 13 −3 6 2–1 2–3 1–3 —
Source: AFC

2017 AFC Champions League edit

Group F edit

Main article: 2017 AFC Champions League group stage § Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification URA SSI SEO WSW
1   Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12[a] Round of 16 — 1–0 5–2 6–1
2   Shanghai SIPG 6 4 0 2 15 9 +6 12[a] 3–2 — 4–2 5–1
3   FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6[b] 1–0 0–1 — 2–3
4   Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 0 4 10 22 −12 6[b] 0–4 3–2 2–3 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Shanghai SIPG 3–2 Urawa Red Diamonds, Urawa Red Diamonds 1–0 Shanghai SIPG (Urawa Red Diamonds won on away goals).
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head results: FC Seoul 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers, Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 FC Seoul (tied on head-to-head results, ranked on total goal difference).
21 February 2017 (2017-02-21) Western Sydney Wanderers   0–4   Urawa Red Diamonds Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Attendance: 5,590
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) Shanghai SIPG   5–1   Western Sydney Wanderers Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai
19:30 UTC+8
Report
Attendance: 28,090
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
15 March 2017 (2017-03-15) FC Seoul   2–3   Western Sydney Wanderers Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
19:30 UTC+9
Report
Attendance: 4,769
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) Western Sydney Wanderers   2–3   FC Seoul Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10
Report
Attendance: 5,356
Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)
26 April 2017 (2017-04-26) Urawa Red Diamonds   6–1   Western Sydney Wanderers Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Report
Attendance: 19,467
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Statistics edit

By competition edit

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by competition[4]
Competition Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
AFC Champions League 26 12 4 10 37 39 46.15
Club World Cup 2 0 0 2 3 5 0.00
Total 28 12 4 12 40 44 42.86

By country edit

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by country[5]
Country Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
Algeria 1 0 0 1 2 2 0.00
China 8 5 0 3 16 12 62.5
Japan 8 3 0 5 10 18 37.5
Mexico 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.00
Saudi Arabia 2 1 1 0 1 0 50.00
South Korea 8 3 3 2 11 9 37.5

By club edit

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by club[5]
Opposition Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win%
  Al Hilal 2 1 1 0 1 0 50.00
  Cruz Azul 1 0 0 1 1 3 0.00
  ES Sétif 1 0 0 1 2 2 0.00
  FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 8 6 33.33
  Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao 4 2 0 2 6 5 50.00
  Guizhou Renhe 2 2 0 0 6 0 100.00
  Kashima Antlers 2 1 0 1 4 3 50.00
  Kawasaki Frontale 2 1 0 1 2 2 50.00
  Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2 1 0 1 3 3 50.00
  Shanghai SIPG 2 1 0 1 4 7 50.00
  Ulsan Hyundai 2 1 0 1 3 3 50.00
  Urawa Red Diamonds 2 0 0 2 1 10 0.00

By season edit

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by season[4]
Season Competition Played Won Drawn Lost For Against Win% Round
2014 AFC Champions League 14 8 2 4 19 10 57.14 Champions
2014 FIFA Club World Cup 2 0 0 2 3 5 0.00 Sixth
2015 AFC Champions League 6 2 2 2 9 7 33.33 Group stage
2017 AFC Champions League 6 2 0 4 10 22 33.33 Group stage

Honours edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Wanderers win ACL title with 0–0 draw in second leg". www.abc.net.au. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ Hassett, Sebastian (14 December 2014). "Cruz Azul beat nine-man Western Sydney Wanderers at Club World Cup". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. ^ FitzGibbon, Liam (17 December 2014). "Wanderers lose again at Club World Cup, on penalties to ES Setif". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Western Sydney Wanderers – Total Match History by Competition". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Western Sydney Wanderers – Total Match History by Team". www.aleaguestats.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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