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
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.
2014 FIFA Club World Cup
2015 AFC Champions League
Group H
2017 AFC Champions League
Group F
Statistics
By competition +Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by competitionCompetitionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin%AFC Champions League2612410373946.15Club World Cup2002350.00Total2812412404442.86
By league +Western Sydney Wanderers FC in International football by leagueLeaguePlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin% ALG1001220.00 CHN8503161262.5 JPN8305101837.5 MEX1001130.00 SAU21101050.00 KOR833211937.5
By club +Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by clubOppositionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin% Al Hilal21101050.00 Cruz Azul1001130.00 ES Sétif1010220.00 FC Seoul62318633.33 Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao42026550.00 Guizhou Renhe220060100.00 Kashima Antlers21014350.00 Kawasaki Frontale21012250.00 Sanfrecce Hiroshima21013350.00 Shanghai SIPG21014750.00 Ulsan Hyundai21013350.00 Urawa Red Diamonds20021100.00
By season +Western Sydney Wanderers FC in Asian football by seasonSeasonCompetitionPlayedWonDrawnLostForAgainstWin%Round2014AFC Champions League14824191057.14Champions2014FIFA Club World Cup2002350.00Sixth2015AFC Champions League62229733.33Group stage2017AFC Champions League6204102233.33Group stage
Honours AFC Champions League Champions: 2014
See also Australian soccer clubs in continental competitions
References