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
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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.

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

2014 AFC Champions League

Group H

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Australia WSW Japan KAW South Korea ULS China GUI
1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advanced to Round of 16 1–0 1–3 5–0
2 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 2–1 3–1 1–0
3 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 0–2 2–0 1–1
4 China 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 Australia 1–3 South Korea 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)
12 March 2014 Guizhou Renhe China 0–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Guiyang Olympic Sports Center, Guiyang
20:00 UTC+8 Report Bridge 10' Attendance: 21,184
Referee: Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari (Singapore)
19 March 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–0 Japan Kawasaki Frontale Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+11 Haliti 3' Report Attendance: 9,292
Referee: Ng Kai Lam (Hong Kong)
1 April 2014 Kawasaki Frontale Japan 2–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Todoroki Athletics Stadium, Kawasaki
19:00 UTC+9 Nakamura 74'
Oshima 88'		 Report Haliti 24' Attendance: 10,943
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
15 April 2014 Ulsan Hyundai South Korea 0–2 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan
19:30 UTC+9 Report Bridge 60'
Šantalab 80'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)
22 April 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 5–0 China Guizhou Renhe Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10 Cole 7'
Haliti 75'
Mooy 81' (pen.)
Ono 85'
Topor-Stanley 88'		 Report Attendance: 11,099
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)


Knockout stage

Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League knockout stage
Round of 16
7 May 2014 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 3–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima
19:00 UTC+9 Ishihara 51', 65'
Shibasaki 90+1'		 Report Juric 78' (pen.) Attendance: 8,423
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)
14 May 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–0 Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+10 Cole 55'
Šantalab 85'		 Report Attendance: 10,639
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

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

Quarter-final
20 August 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+10 Golec 60' Report Attendance: 17,093
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
27 August 2014 Guangzhou Evergrande China 2–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
20:00 UTC+8 Diamanti 61'
Elkeson 90+1'		 Report Juric 58' (pen.) Attendance: 39,874
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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

Semi-final
17 September 2014 FC Seoul South Korea 0–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
19:30 UTC+9 Report Attendance: 12,901
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
1 October 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–0 South Korea FC Seoul Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+10 Poljak 3'
Cole 64'		 Report Attendance: 18,896
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Western Sydney Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League Final
25 October 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+11 Juric 64' Report Attendance: 20,053
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
1 November 2014 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 0–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh
20:30 UTC+3 Report Attendance: 63,763
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Western Sydney Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.

2014 FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2014 FIFA Club World Cup
13 December 2014 Quarter-final Cruz Azul Mexico 3–1 (a.e.t.) Australia 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 Algeria 2–2
(5–4 p)		 Australia 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 soccer ball with red X
Gasmi soccer ball with check mark
Belameiri soccer ball with check mark
Ziaya soccer ball with red X
Mellouli soccer ball with check mark
Arroussi soccer ball with red X
Megateli soccer ball with check mark
Zerara soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Saba
soccer ball with red X Haliti
soccer ball with check mark Trifiro
soccer ball with check mark Juric
soccer ball with red X Bouzanis
soccer ball with red X Mullen
soccer ball with check mark Fofanah
soccer ball with red X Adeleke

2015 AFC Champions League

Group H

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 China Guangzhou Evergrande 6 3 1 2 9 9 0 10 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 0–2 4–3
2 South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 9 0–0 — 0–0 1–0
3 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8 2–3 1–1 — 1–2
4 Japan Kashima Antlers 6 2 0 4 10 13 −3 6 2–1 2–3 1–3 —
Source: AFC
25 February 2015 Kashima Antlers Japan 1–3 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima
19:00 UTC+9 Doi 68' Report Shoji 54' (o.g.)
Takahagi 86'
Bridge 90+3'		 Attendance: 7,736
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)
4 March 2015 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 2–3 China Guangzhou Evergrande Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+11 La Rocca 57'
Castelen 90+5'		 Report Goulart 19', 58', 64' Attendance: 11,418
Referee: Nagor Amir Noor Mohamed (Malaysia)
18 March 2015 FC Seoul South Korea 0–0 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul
19:30 UTC+9 Report Attendance: 5,645
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
7 April 2015 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–1 South Korea FC Seoul Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+10 Bulut 12' Report Go Yo-han 72' Attendance: 7,073
Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)
21 April 2015 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–2 Japan Kashima Antlers Parramatta Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+10 Rukavytsya 24' Report Doi 66'
Kanazaki 90+1'		 Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
5 May 2015 Guangzhou Evergrande China 0–2 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou
19:00 UTC+8 Report Bridge 33'
Juric 90+3'		 Attendance: 35,641
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

2017 AFC Champions League

Group F

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 Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 6 4 0 2 18 7 +11 12[a] Round of 16 — 1–0 5–2 6–1
2 China Shanghai SIPG 6 4 0 2 15 9 +6 12[a] 3–2 — 4–2 5–1
3 South Korea FC Seoul 6 2 0 4 10 15 −5 6[b] 1–0 0–1 — 2–3
4 Australia 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 Australia 0–4 Japan 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 China 5–1 Australia 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 South Korea 2–3 Australia 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 Australia 2–3 South Korea 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 Japan 6–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama
19:30 UTC+9
Report
Attendance: 19,467
Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)
10 May 2017 (2017-05-10) Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 3–2 China Shanghai SIPG Campbelltown Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+10
Report
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

Statistics

By competition

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

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

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

By season

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

See also

References

  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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