# 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. 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).

## Tournaments
### 2014 AFC Champions League
#### 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 | Advanced to Round of 16 | 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 | |

#### Knockout stage
##### Round of 16

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

##### Quarter-final

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

##### Semi-final

Western Sydney Wanderers won 2–0 on aggregate.

##### Final

Western Sydney Wanderers won 1–0 on aggregate.

### 2015 AFC Champions League
#### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to knockout stage | 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 | — |

### 2017 AFC Champions League
#### 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 | Round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 5–2 | 6–1 |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 12 | Round of 16 | 3–2 | — | 4–2 | 5–1 |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–3 |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 6 | | 0–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — |
* 1 2 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).
* 1 2 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).

## Statistics
### By competition

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by competition :
| 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 :
| 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 :
| 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

Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by season :
| 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

* AFC Champions League Champions: 2014