List of Western United FC records and statistics

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Besart Berisha became Western United's record goalscorer since the club's debut match in October 2019. Berisha Victory 2014.jpg
Besart Berisha became Western United's record goalscorer since the club's debut match in October 2019.

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.

Contents

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

Domestic

Winners (1): 2022

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. [1] [3]

#NameYears A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Regular seasonFinals series
1 Flag of Japan.svg Tomoki Imai 2020–98 (1)6 (0)6 (0)110 (1)
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Connor Pain 2019–202399 (9)6 (0)3 (1)108 (10)
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Wales 2020–97 (13)4 (1)6 (4)107 (18)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Pierias 2019–202390 (10)4 (0)4 (0)98 (10)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Josh Risdon 2019–82 (4)6 (0)6 (0)94 (3)
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Lustica 2019–77 (7)4 (0)5 (0)86 (7)
7 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Diamanti 2019–202380 (10)2 (1)1 (0)83 (11)
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Garuccio 2021–59 (6)4 (0)6 (0)69 (6)
9 Flag of England.svg Jamie Young 2021–202352 (0)4 (0)3 (0)59 (0)
10 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Léo Lacroix 2021–202346 (3)4 (0)2 (0)52 (3)

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

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.

#NameYears A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Regular seasonFinals series
1 Flag of Kosovo.svg Besart Berisha 2019–202126 (48)0 (2)0 (0)26 (50)
2 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Prijović 2021–202314 (39)4 (4)1 (1)19 (44)
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lachlan Wales 2020–13 (97)1 (4)4 (6)18 (107)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Noah Botic 2022–11 (43)0 (0)1 (4)12 (47)
5 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Diamanti 2019–202310 (80)1 (2)0 (1)11 (83)
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Connor Pain 2019–20239 (99)0 (6)1 (3)10 (108)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Pierias 2019–202310 (90)0 (4)0 (4)10 (98)
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Lustica 2020–7 (77)0 (4)0 (5)7 (86)
Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Penha 2023–7 (20)0 (0)0 (1)7 (21)
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Max Burgess 2019–20206 (23)0 (2)0 (0)6 (25)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ben Garuccio 2021–6 (59)0 (4)0 (6)6 (69)

Managerial records

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Record wins

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Points

Attendances

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.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Australia Cup Fixtures and Results". Australia Cup . Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Western United Team Statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Western United Streaks". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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