# 2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

The 2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the fifth time, the FFA Cup for the third time and the AFC Champions League for the third time.

## Players
### Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Jerrad Tyson |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Shannon Cole |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Jack Clisby |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Brendan Hamill |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Mitch Nichols (vice-captain) |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Steven Lustica |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Dimas (captain) |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Nicolás Martínez (on loan from Olympiacos) |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Brendon Santalab |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Scott Neville |
| 13 | MF | URU | Bruno Piñatares |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Jumpei Kusukami |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Kearyn Baccus |
| 16 | FW | AUS | Jaushua Sotirio |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Aritz Borda |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Robert Cornthwaite |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Jacob Melling |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Vedran Janjetović |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Mario Shabow |
| 22 | DF | AUS | Jonathan Aspropotamitis |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Lachlan Scott |
| 24 | MF | AUS | Terry Antonis (on loan from PAOK) |
| 25 | FW | AUS | Liam Youlley |
| 26 | MF | AUS | Jackson Bandiera |
| 27 | MF | AUS | Emilio Martinez |
| 28 | FW | AUS | Stefan Zinni |
| 29 | FW | AUS | Ryan Griffiths |

### From youth squad

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Notes |
| 21 | MF | | Mario Shabow | 18 | |
| 23 | FW | | Lachlan Scott | 19 | |

### Transfers in

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 1 | GK | Jerrad Tyson | 26 | | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free |
| 7 | MF | Steven Lustica | 25 | | Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | Free |
| 13 | MF | Bruno Piñatares | 26 | Cerro | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free |
| 17 | DF | Aritz Borda | 31 | Alavés | Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | Free |
| 14 | MF | Jumpei Kusukami | 28 | Sagan Tosu | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free |
| 18 | DF | Robert Cornthwaite | 30 | | Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | Free |
| 3 | DF | Jack Clisby | 24 | Melbourne City | Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | Free |
| 19 | MF | Jacob Melling | 21 | Melbourne City | Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | Free |
| 9 | FW | Kerem Bulut | 24 | | Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | Free |
| 10 | MF | Nicolás Martínez | 28 | Olympiacos | Loan | Pre-season | 2017 | Free |
| 27 | MF | Emilio Martinez | 18 | Nike Academy | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free |
| 20 | GK | Vedran Janjetović | 29 | Sydney FC | Transfer | Mid-Season | 2018 | Free |
| 24 | MF | Terry Antonis | 23 | PAOK | Loan | Mid-Season | 2017 | Free |
| 29 | FW | Ryan Griffiths | 35 | South China | Transfer | Mid-Season | 2017 | |
| 28 | FW | Stefan Zinni | 20 | South Melbourne | Transfer | Mid-Season | 2017 | |

### Transfers out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 17 | MF | Alberto | 31 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 18 | MF | Andreu | 32 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 7 | FW | Romeo Castelen | 33 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 14 | FW | Golgol Mebrahtu | 25 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 9 | FW | Federico Piovaccari | 31 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 13 | MF | Matt Sim | 28 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 30 | GK | Liam Reddy | 34 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 33 | FW | Josh Macdonald | 20 | Wollongong Wolves | Transfer | Pre-season | Free |
| 19 | FW | Mark Bridge | 30 | Chiangrai United | Transfer | Pre-season | |
| 23 | DF | Shayne D'Cunha | 20 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 31 | MF | Alusine Fofanah | 18 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 32 | DF | Daniel Alessi | 18 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season | |
| 10 | MF | Dario Vidošić | 29 | Liaoning Whowin | Transfer | Pre-season | |
| 21 | MF | Jacob Pepper | 24 | | Released | Pre-season | |
| 3 | DF | Scott Jamieson | 27 | IFK Göteborg | Transfer | Pre-season | |
| 4 | DF | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 31 | Hatta Club | Transfer | Mid-season | |
| 9 | FW | Kerem Bulut | 24 | | Released | Mid-season | |
| 20 | GK | Andrew Redmayne | 27 | Sydney FC | Transfer | Mid-season | |

### Contract extensions

| Name | Position | Duration | Contract Expiry | Notes |
| Jaushua Sotirio | Winger | 2 years | 2019 | |
| Lachlan Scott | Forward | 2 years | 2019 | |

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Tony Popovic |
| Assistant coach | Andrés Carrasco |
| Assistant coach | Hayden Foxe |
| Goalkeeping coach | Zeljko Kalac |
| Strength & conditioning coach | Scott Smith |
| Physiotherapist | Ian Austin |

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | A-League | A-League | A-League | A-League | A-League | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League | AFC Champions League |
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Jerrad Tyson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Shannon Cole | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Jack Clisby | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Brendan Hamill | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Mitch Nichols | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Steven Lustica | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Dimas | 31 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20+4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Nicolás Martínez | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22+5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Brendon Santalab | 26 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12+9 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Scott Neville | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Bruno Piñatares | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Jumpei Kusukami | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22+5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Kearyn Baccus | 35 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18+8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Jaushua Sotirio | 26 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10+11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | | Aritz Borda | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Robert Cornthwaite | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Jacob Melling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Vedran Janjetović | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Mario Shabow | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Lachlan Scott | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Terry Antonis | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | | Liam Youlley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Jackson Bandiera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Emilio Martinez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Stefan Zinni | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Ryan Griffiths | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | | Nicholas Suman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | | Keanu Baccus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | | Abraham Majok | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Kerem Bulut | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Andrew Redmayne | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: 10 May 2017
* Source: au.soccerway.com
* = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| A-League | — | 6th | 8 October 2016 | 15 April 2017 |
| A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | 21 April 2017 | 21 April 2017 |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 2 August 2016 | 21 September 2016 |
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | Group stage | 21 February 2017 | 10 May 2017 |

### A-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 12 | +43 | 66 | Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 49 | Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 42 | Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 36 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 30 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | |
| 9 | Adelaide United | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 23 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 22 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 April 2017. Source: ultimatealeague.com

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | D |
| Position | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |

#### Finals series
### FFA Cup
### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Shanghai SIPG | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | FC Seoul | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 6 | |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 6 | |
* 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).