2013–14 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

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)

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.

Season overview

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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

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Squad information

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Australia Ante Čović 49 2012 63 0 2015 Free
2 DF Australia Shannon Cole 40 2012 42 4 2016 Free
3 DF Australia Adam D'Apuzzo 38 2012 49 0 2014 Free
4 DF Australia Nikolai Topor-Stanley (vice-captain) 39 2012 60 4 2014 Free
5 DF Australia Michael Beauchamp (captain) 43 2012 44 2 2014 Free
6 MF Germany Jérome Polenz 37 2012 50 2 2014 Free
7 FW Australia Labinot Haliti 39 2012 51 9 2016 Free
8 MF Croatia Mateo Poljak 35 2012 47 2 2016 Free
9 FW Australia Tomi Jurić 33 2013 25 9 2015 Free
10 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 34 2012 54 5 2014 Free
11 FW Australia Brendon Šantalab 42 2013 30 8 2016 Free
12 FW Australia Tahj Minniecon 35 2012 17 0 2014 Free
13 DF Australia Matthew Špiranović 36 2013 23 1 2014 Free
14 FW New Zealand Kwabena Appiah 32 2012 30 0 2015 Free
15 MF Australia Yianni Perkatis 30 2013 2 0 2015 Youth system
16 MF Australia Josh Barresi 30 2013 0 0 2015 Free
17 MF Netherlands Youssouf Hersi 42 2012 53 8 2014 Free
18 DF Italy Iacopo La Rocca 40 2012 47 5 2015 Free
19 FW Australia Mark Bridge 39 2012 56 18 2017 Free
20 GK Australia Jerrad Tyson 35 2012 3 0 2014 Free
21 MF Japan Shinji Ono 45 2012 57 11 2014 Free
22 DF Australia Dean Heffernan 44 2013 14 0 2014 Free
23 MF Australia Jason Trifiro 36 2012 29 0 2014 Free
33 DF Australia Daniel Mullen 35 2014 6 0 2016 Free
34 FW Australia Golgol Mebrahtu 34 2014 1 0 2016 Free
35 DF Australia Antony Golec 34 2014 7 0 2014 Free

From youth squad

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 MF Australia Nicholas Olsen 29
25 MF Australia Jake McGing 30
26 FW Australia Jaushua Sotirio 29
29 FW Australia Mark Cindric 29
30 GK Australia Thomas Manos 28
31 MF Australia Alusine Fofanah 27
32 DF Australia Daniel Alessi 27

Transfers in

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No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
9 FW Australia Tomi Jurić 33 Adelaide United Australia Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free footballaustralia.com.au
11 FW Australia Brendon Šantalab 42 Chongqing Lifan China Transfer Pre-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au
22 DF Australia Dean Heffernan 44 Perth Glory Australia Transfer Pre-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au
13 DF Australia Matthew Špiranović 36 Al-Arabi Qatar Transfer Pre-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au
34 FW Australia Golgol Mebrahtu 34 Melbourne Heart Australia Transfer Mid-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
33 DF Australia Daniel Mullen 35 Dalian Aerbin China Transfer Mid-season 2016 Free footballaustralia.com.au
35 DF Australia Antony Golec 34 Adelaide United Australia Transfer Mid-season 2014 Free footballaustralia.com.au

Transfers out

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

Technical staff

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

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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

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7 August 2013 Friendly Macarthur Rams Australia 0–2 Australia 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 Australia 1–3 Australia 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 Australia 2–1 New Zealand 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 Japan 2–2 Australia 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 China 0–5 Australia 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 Japan 2–1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Chōfu
Yoshino 19'
Takahara 20'		 Report Šantalab 61' Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium
Attendance: 200
22 September 2013 Friendly Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–1 Australia 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 Australia 3–0 Australia 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 Australia 0–2 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
19:15 AEDT Report
Report		 Mooy 41'
Jurić 47'		 Stadium: Jensen Oval
Attendance: 1,200

Competitions

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Overall

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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

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Main article: 2013–14 A-League

League table

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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

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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

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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

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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 Red card 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

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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

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Main article: 2014 AFC Champions League

Group stage

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

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 6 4 0 2 11 5 +6 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Japan Kawasaki Frontale 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12
3 South Korea Ulsan Hyundai 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7
4 China Guizhou Renhe 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4
Source: [citation needed]
26 February 2014 1 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–3 South Korea 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 China 0–1 Australia 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 Australia 1–0 Japan 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 Japan 2–1 Australia 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 South Korea 0–2 Australia 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 Australia 5–0 China 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

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7 May 2014 First leg Sanfrecce Hiroshima Japan 3–1 Australia 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 Australia 2–0
(3a–3 agg.)		 Japan 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

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20 August 2014 First leg Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–0 China Guangzhou Evergrande Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Jurić 60' Report Zhang Linpeng Red card 88'
Gao Lin Red card 90+1'		 Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 17,093
Referee: Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)
27 August 2014 Second leg Guangzhou Evergrande China 2–1
(2–2a agg.)		 Australia 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

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17 September 2014 First leg FC Seoul South Korea 0–0 Australia 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 Australia 2–0
(2–0 agg.)		 South Korea FC Seoul Sydney, Australia
19:30 AEST Poljak 3'
Cole 64'		 Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 18,986
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Final

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25 October 2014 First leg Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 1–0 Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia 0–0
(0–1 agg.)		 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
04:30 AEDT Report Stadium: King Fahd International Stadium
Attendance: 63,763
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

See also

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Awards

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