List of Western Sydney Wanderers FC records and statistics

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Brendon Santalab is the Western Sydney Wanderers' record goalscorer. Brendon Santalab 03.jpg
Brendon Santalab is the Western Sydney Wanderers' record goalscorer.

Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Rooty Hill, Sydney. The club was formed and admitted into the A-League Men in 2012.

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The list encompasses the honours won by Western Sydney Wanderers, 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. It also records notable achievements by Western Sydney Wanderers players on the international stage. Attendance records at Parramatta Stadium, Stadium Australia and Western Sydney Stadium are also included.

Western Sydney Wanderers have won two top-flight titles and are the only Australian team to win the AFC Champions League. The club's record appearance maker is Mark Bridge, who made 141 appearances between 2012 and 2019. Brendon Santalab is the Western Sydney Wanderers' record goalscorer, scoring 41 goals in total.

All figures are correct as of the match played on 1 December 2023.

Honours and achievements

Domestic

Winners (1): 2012–13
Runners-up (2): 2013–14, 2015–16
Runners-up (3): 2013, 2014, 2016

AFC

Winners (1): 2014

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. [3] [5]

#NameYears A-League Men Australia Cup Asia OtheraTotal
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Bridge 2012–2016
2017–2019		121 (33)6 (1)13 (4)1 (0)141 (38)
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nikolai Topor-Stanley 2012–2016104 (3)5 (0)15 (1)1 (0)125 (4)
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendon Santalab 2013–201897 (35)5 (3)12 (3)0 (0)114 (41)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Keanu Baccus 2016–2022106 (6)6 (0)1 (0)0 (0)113 (6)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendan Hamill 2014–201980 (4)10 (3)12 (0)1 (0)103 (7)
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ante Covic 2012–201578 (0)1 (0)17 (0)1 (0)97 (0)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaushua Sotirio 2013–201981 (11)9 (0)6 (2)1 (0)97 (13)
8 Flag of Albania.svg Labinot Haliti 2012–201564 (7)1 (0)19 (3)2 (0)86 (10)
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kearyn Baccus 2014–201862 (0)11 (0)8 (0)1 (0)82 (0)
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tate Russell 2018–present75 (5)6 (1)0 (0)0 (0)81 (8)
a. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the FIFA Club World Cup.
Nikolai Topor-Stanley has made the second-most appearances for the Wanderers. Nikolai Topor-Stanley 13 March 2016.png
Nikolai Topor-Stanley has made the second-most appearances for the Wanderers.

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. [3]

Mark Bridge is the second-highest goal scorer for the Wanderers. Mark Bridge 13 March 2016.png
Mark Bridge is the second-highest goal scorer for the Wanderers.
#NameYears A-League Men Australia Cup Asia OtheraTotal
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brendon Santalab 2013–201835 (97)3 (5)3 (12)0 (0)41 (114)
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Bridge 2012–2016
2017–2019		33 (121)1 (6)4 (13)0 (1)'38 (141)
3 Flag of Spain.svg Oriol Riera 2017–201925 (49)7 (8)0 (0)0 (0)32 (57)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Duke 2019–2020
2021		24 (54)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)24 (54)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tomi Juric 2013–201512 (34)0 (1)5 (14)0 (2)17 (51)
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brandon Borrello 2022–Present13 (32)3 (3)0 (0)0 (0)16 (35)
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitch Nichols 2015–201711 (53)1 (6)1 (4)0 (0)13 (63)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jaushua Sotirio 2013–201911 (81)0 (9)2 (6)0 (1)13 (97)
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kwame Yeboah 2019–202110 (45)2 (3)0 (0)0 (0)12 (48)
10 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Romeo Castelen 2014–20169 (44)0 (2)1 (5)1 (2)11 (53)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruce Kamau 2018–202110 (65)1 (3)0 (0)0 (0)11 (68)
Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Ono 2012–201410 (51)0 (0)1 (6)0 (0)11 (57)
a. Includes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the FIFA Club World Cup.

International

Aaron Mooy was the first Western Sydney Wanderers player to receive an international cap. 20180601 FIFA Friendly Match Czech Republic vs. Australia Aaron Mooy 850 0165.jpg
Aaron Mooy was the first Western Sydney Wanderers player to receive an international cap.

This section refers to caps won while a Western Sydney Wanderers player.

Managerial records

Tony Popovic was the first manager of the Wanderers. Tony Popovic 24 April 2016.png
Tony Popovic was the first manager of the Wanderers.

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Record wins

Record defeats

  • Record A-League Men defeat: 0–5 against Sydney FC, A-League, 9 December 2017 [3]
  • Record Australia Cup defeat: [3]
    • 1–4 against Melbourne City, Quarter-finals, 21 September 2016
    • 0–3 against Sydney FC, Semi-finals, 6 October 2018 [3]
    • 0–3 against Melbourne City, Quarter-finals, 18 September 2019 [3]
  • Record Asian defeat: 1–6 against Urawa Red Diamonds, AFC Champions League group stage, 26 April 2017 [3]

Record consecutive results

  • Record consecutive wins: 10, from 13 January 2013 to 16 March 2013 [4]
  • Record consecutive defeats: 6, from 1 January 2019 to 22 January 2019 [4]
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 13, from 13 January 2013 to 12 April 2013 [4]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 14, from 1 November 2014 to 1 February 2015. [4]
  • Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 4, from 12 March 2014 to 23 March 2014 [4]
  • Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 3 [4]
    • from 6 October 2012 to 20 October 2012
    • from 26 November 2017 to 9 December 2017

Goals

Points

Attendances

This section applies to attendances at Parramatta Stadium, where Western Sydney Wanderers played their home matches from 2012 to 2016, Stadium Australia which acted as an alternative home and Western Sydney Stadium, the club's present ground are also included.

See also

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  2. ↑ "National Cups". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Western Sydney Wanderers Streaks". A-League Stats.
  5. ↑ "Western Sydney Wanderers Ex-Players". westsydneyfootball.com.
  6. ↑ "Socceroos hammer Guam". ABC News. 7 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "International Players". WestSydneyFootball. 19 February 2021.
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  9. ↑ "Western Sydney Wanderers vs Nepean FC". WestSydneyFootball.com. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. ↑ "Adelaide City 1 Wanderers 0 - Match Report". Western Sydney Wanderers FC . Football Federation Australia . Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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