Western United
2023–24 season
ChairmanJason Sourasis
ManagerJohn Aloisi
StadiumAAMI Park
Mars Stadium
A-League Men12th
Australia CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Daniel Penha (3)
All: Lachlan Wales (4)
Highest home attendance6,265
vs. Melbourne City
(7 January 2024)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance2,043
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(2 December 2023)
A-League Men
Average home league attendance3,211
Biggest win4–0
vs. Edgeworth FC (A)
(9 August 2023)
Australia Cup
Biggest defeat0–5
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (A)
(28 October 2023)
A-League Men
All statistics correct as of 12 January 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the fifth in the history of Western United Football Club.

Players

First-team squad

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 Australia AUS Tom Heward-Belle
4 DF Australia AUS James Donachie
6 DF Japan JPN Tomoki Imai (vice-captain)
7 FW Australia AUS Ramy Najjarine
8 FW Australia AUS Lachlan Wales
9 FW Australia AUS Michael Ruhs
10 MF Australia AUS Steven Lustica (vice-captain)
11 MF Brazil BRA Daniel Penha (on loan from Atlético Mineiro)
13 FW Australia AUS Nikita Rukavytsya
17 DF Australia AUS Ben Garuccio
19 DF Australia AUS Josh Risdon (captain)
21 MF Australia AUS Sebastian Pasquali
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Australia AUS Kane Vidmar (scholarship)
24 DF Australia AUS Connor O'Toole
27 DF Australia AUS Jacob Tratt
32 MF Australia AUS Angus Thurgate
33 GK Australia AUS Matt Sutton
38 FW Australia AUS Noah Botic
39 MF Australia AUS Matthew Grimaldi (scholarship)
41 FW Australia AUS Oliver Lavale
42 MF Australia AUS Rhys Bozinovski
49 FW Australia AUS Jake Najdovski
70 GK Australia AUS Michael Vonja (scholarship)
77 MF Japan JPN Riku Danzaki

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
32MF Angus Thurgate Unattached Free 3 years 17 May 2023 [1]
1GK Tom Heward-Belle Unattached Free 2 years 14 June 2023 [2][3]
33GK Matt Sutton Unattached Free 2 years 14 June 2023 [2][3]
4DF James Donachie Sydney FC Free 2 years 4 July 2023 [4]
22DF Kane Vidmar Adelaide United NPL Free 2 year scholarship 6 July 2023 [5]
11MF Brazil Daniel Penha Brazil Atlético Mineiro Loan 1 year 19 July 2023 [6]
77MF Japan Riku Danzaki Scotland Motherwell Free transfer 2 years 24 July 2023 [7]
13FW Nikita Rukavytsya Unattached Free transfer 1 year 27 September 2023 [8]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
39 MF Australia Matthew Grimaldi20 2 year scholarship contract[9]
41 FW Australia Oliver Lavale18 senior contract[10]
70 GK Australia Michael Vonja17 scholarship contract[11]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
44DF Nikolai Topor-Stanley Retired 19 April 2023 [12]
23MF Italy Alessandro Diamanti Retired 24 April 2023 [13]
1GK England Jamie Young Unattached End of contract 8 May 2023 [14]
4DF Switzerland Léo Lacroix Unattached End of contract 8 May 2023 [14]
7MF Mali Tongo Doumbia Unattached End of contract 8 May 2023 [14]
14MF James Troisi Unattached End of contract 8 May 2023 [14]
31FW Adisu Bayew Unattached End of contract 8 May 2023 [14]
33DF Ben Collins Unattached End of contract 8 May 2023 [14]
36DF Ajak Deu Unattached End of contract 8 May 2023 [14]
37GK Ryan Scott Unattached End of contract 8 May 2023 [14]
88MF Neil Kilkenny Unattached End of contract 8 May 2023 [14]
5MF Dylan Pierias Unattached End of contract 16 May 2023 [15][16]
11FW Connor Pain Saudi Arabia Al-Orobah Undisclosed 8 July 2023 [17]
99FW Serbia Aleksandar Prijović Unattached Mutual contract termination 27 September 2023 [18]

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotesRef.
21Sebastian PasqualiMidfielder1 year31 May 2023[19]
49Jake NajdovskiForward2 years22 September 2023Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[20]
6Japan Tomoki ImaiCentral defender2 years6 October 2023Contract extended from end of 2023–24 until end of 2025–26.[21]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2023 Western United 3–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
12:30 AEST
  • Danzaki 13'
  • Bisetto 95'
  • Najdovski 104'
 Report
Stadium: The Hangar
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: Match was played over three 45-minute periods
23 August 2023 Melbourne City 1–0 Western United Melbourne
AEST
Report Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
2 September 2023 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Western United Logan
12:30 AEST
Report
  • Bisetto 44'
 Stadium: Meakin Park
2 October 2023 Western United 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: The Hangar
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
12 October 2023 Adelaide United 0–0 Western United Adelaide
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 21 October 2023 28 April 2024 Matchday 1 12 2 1 9 11 28 −17 016.67
Australia Cup 9 August 2023 17 September 2023 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 066.67
Total 15 4 1 10 17 31 −14 026.67

Last updated: 12 January 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
8 Brisbane Roar 12 5 2 5 20 27 −7 17
9 Sydney FC (X) 12 5 0 7 20 24 −4 15 Qualification for AFC Champions League 2 and 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
10 Newcastle Jets 12 3 4 5 20 23 −3 13 Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs
11 Perth Glory 12 2 2 8 21 28 −7 8
12 Western United 12 2 1 9 11 28 −17 7
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[22][23]
(X) Assured of qualification for AFC Champions League 2 by winning the 2023 Australia Cup but may still qualify for all other permutations.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 2 1 9 11 28  −17 7 1 0 4 4 8  −4 1 1 5 7 20  −13

Last updated: 12 January 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round123456789101127131415161718192021222324252612
GroundAAAHHHAHAAHNHHHAHAHAHAHHAAA
ResultWLLLLLLWLLLD
Position379111212121112121212
Points333333366667
Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 October 2023 1 Melbourne City 1–2 Western United Melbourne
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,089
Referee: Jack Morgan
28 October 2023 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 5–0 Western United Sydney
17:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 8,098
Referee: Alex King
4 November 2023 3 Macarthur FC 1–0 Western United Sydney
17:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
Attendance: 2,863
Referee: Alireza Faghani
11 November 2023 4 Western United 0–1 Newcastle Jets Ballarat
15:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Mars Stadium
Attendance: 2,410
Referee: Casey Reibelt
26 November 2023 5 Western United 1–3 Adelaide United Ballarat
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Mars Stadium
Attendance: 2,497
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
2 December 2023 6 Western United 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Ballarat
15:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Mars Stadium
Attendance: 2,043
Referee: Tim Danaskos
8 December 2023 7 Central Coast Mariners 4–0 Western United Gosford
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 4,173
Referee: Adam Kersey
15 December 2023 8 Western United 2–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,842
Referee: Jack Morgan
Note: Match originally scheduled for 16 December at 19:30 AEDT. It was rescheduled for 15 December at 18:00 AEDT.[24]
23 December 2023 9 Sydney FC 4–2 Western United Sydney
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,315
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
30 December 2023 10 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Western United Newcastle
17:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 6,453
Referee: Adam Kersey
7 January 2024 11 Western United 1–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,265
Referee: Ben Abraham
12 January 2024 27 Macarthur FC 3–3 Western United Sydney
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 3,441
Referee: Adam Kersey
27 January 2024 14 Western United v Western Sydney Wanderers Hobart
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: North Hobart Oval
3 February 2024 15 Western United v Sydney FC Hobart
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: North Hobart Oval
10 February 2024 16 Wellington Phoenix v Western United Wellington
17:30 NZDT Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
17 February 2024 17 Western United v Newcastle Jets TBC
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: TBC
23 February 2024 18 Brisbane Roar v Western United Brisbane
18:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
2 March 2024 19 Western United v Perth Glory TBC
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: TBC
8 March 2024 20 Western Sydney Wanderers v Western United Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: CommBank Stadium
16 March 2024 21 Western United v Melbourne Victory TBC
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: TBC
29 March 2024 22 Adelaide United v Western United Adelaide
19:15 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
6 April 2024 23 Western United v Macarthur FC TBC
TBC Report Stadium: TBC
13 April 2024 24 Western United v Central Coast Mariners TBC
TBC Report Stadium: TBC
21 April 2024 25 Perth Glory v Western United Perth
TBC Report Stadium: HBF Park
28 April 2024 26 Melbourne City v Western United Melbourne
TBC Report Stadium: AAMI Park
TBC 12 Melbourne Victory v Western United Melbourne
TBC AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
TBC 13 Western United v Adelaide United TBC
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: TBC

Australia Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 2023 Round of 32 Edgeworth FC New South Wales 0–4 Western United Newcastle
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Jack McLaughlan Oval
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Daniel Cook
30 August 2023 Round of 16 Gold Coast Knights Queensland 0–2 Western United Gold Coast
19:30 AEST Report
  • Walker 72' (o.g.)
  • Grimaldi 90+4'
 Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 910
Referee: Adam Kersey
17 September 2023 Quarter-finals Sydney FC 3–0 Western United Sydney
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,916
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 12 January 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men Australia Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Tom Heward-Belle 120 30 150
4 DF Australia James Donachie 00 30 30
6 DF Japan Tomoki Imai 120 30 150
7 FW Australia Ramy Najjarine 2+70 0+10 100
8 FW Australia Lachlan Wales 122 32 154
9 FW Australia Michael Ruhs 3+51 31 112
10 MF Australia Steven Lustica 100 0+20 120
11 MF Brazil Daniel Penha 11+13 0+10 133
13 FW Australia Nikita Rukavytsya 1+40 00 50
17 DF Australia Ben Garuccio 121 30 151
19 DF Australia Josh Risdon 111 30 141
21 MF Australia Sebastian Pasquali 2+50 20 90
22 DF Australia Kane Vidmar 3+10 00 40
24 DF Australia Connor O'Toole 0+30 00 30
27 DF Australia Jacob Tratt 100 0+20 120
32 MF Australia Angus Thurgate 121 30 151
35 MF Australia Max Bisetto 00 0+20 20
38 FW Australia Noah Botic 10+21 1+11 142
39 MF Australia Matthew Grimaldi 1+81 0+21 112
41 FW Australia Oliver Lavale 00 20 20
42 MF Australia Rhys Bozinovski 0+50 00 50
49 FW Australia Jake Najdovski 0+10 0+10 20
77 MF Japan Riku Danzaki 8+20 30 130

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 12 January 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 19 DF Australia Josh Risdon 600 200 800
2 6 DF Japan Tomoki Imai 200 100 300
10 MF Australia Steven Lustica 300 000 300
11 MF Brazil Daniel Penha 300 000 300
5 27 DF Australia Jacob Tratt 200 000 200
6 4 DF Australia James Donachie 000 100 100
9 FW Australia Michael Ruhs 000 100 100
17 DF Australia Ben Garuccio 100 000 100
32 MF Australia Angus Thurgate 100 000 100
39 MF Australia Matthew Grimaldi 100 000 100
Total 1900 500 2400

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 12 January 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1 Australia Tom Heward-Belle 02 2
Total022

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hughes, Nick (17 May 2023). "Star midfielder Angus Thurgate joins Western United". Western United.
  2. 1 2 Hughes, Nick (14 June 2023). "Western United sign new goalkeeper duo Thomas Heward-Belle and Matthew Sutton". Western United.
  3. 1 2 Western United [@wufcofficial] (14 June 2023). "They'll be ours to 'keep' until 2025" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ Alsop, Chloe (4 July 2023). "United bolster A-League Men defence signing Centre Back James Donachie". Western United.
  5. ↑ Alsop, Chloe (6 July 2023). "Western sign Young Socceroo Kane Vidmar on scholarship". Western United.
  6. ↑ Alsop, Chloe (19 July 2023). "Brazilian star Daniel Penha signs with United ahead of his A-League return". Western United.
  7. ↑ Hughes, Nick (24 July 2023). "Trickery intensified at Western United with Riku Danzaki coup". Western United.
  8. ↑ Hughes, Nick (27 September 2023). "Socceroos ace Nikita Rukavytsya adds firepower to Western United attack". Western United.
  9. ↑ Hughes, Nick (28 August 2023). "Young gun Matthew Grimaldi signs pro deal at Western United". Western United.
  10. ↑ Hughes, Nick (17 October 2023). "Oliver Lavale goes from fan to pro footballer at Western United". Western United.
  11. ↑ Hughes, Nick (24 October 2023). "Joey's goalkeeper Michael Vonja building his legacy at hometown club". Western United.
  12. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (19 April 2023). "Veteran defender Nikolai Topor-Stanley calls time on his decorated A-League career". news.com.au.
  13. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (25 April 2023). "Western United's Italian star Alessandro Diamanti to hang up his boots". news.com.au.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Western United announces unretained Isuzu Ute A-League players". Western United. 8 May 2023.
  15. ↑ Hughes, Nick (16 May 2023). "Dylan Pierias to depart Western United". Western United.
  16. ↑ Murray, Tara (17 May 2023). "Pierias leaves Western United". Brimbank & North West.
  17. ↑ Alsop, Chloe (8 July 2023). "United agree transfer for Pain to Saudi Arabia". Western United.
  18. ↑ "Western United and Aleksandar Prijović part ways". Western United. 27 September 2023.
  19. ↑ Hughes, Nick (31 May 2023). "Young midfield ace Sebastian Pasquali re-signs with Western United". Western United.
  20. ↑ Hughes, Nick (22 September 2023). "Jake Najdovski commits his future to Western United". Western United.
  21. ↑ Hughes, Nick (6 October 2023). "Western United icon Tomoki Imai here to stay in the West". Western United.
  22. ↑ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  23. ↑ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.
  24. ↑ Pisani, Sacha (30 November 2023). "Isuzu UTE A-League fixture update: Western United v Brisbane Roar date changed, venue confirmed". A-Leagues.
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