The 2024–25 season is the Western United Football Club's sixth season. They will participate in the A-League Men for the sixth time.
| 2024–25 season | |
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| Owner | Western Melbourne Group, Sayers Road Investment Co, Jaszac Investments - Jason Sourasis, Theodore Andriopoulos, Steve Horvat, Levent Shevki and John Tripodi |
| Head Coach | John Aloisi |
| Stadium | Ironbark Fields AAMI Park[1] |
| A-League Men | 9th |
| Australia Cup | Play-offs |
| Top goalscorer | League: Hiroshi Ibusuki (3) All: Hiroshi Ibusuki (3) |
| Highest home attendance | 4,325 vs. Melbourne City (4 November 2024) A-League Men |
| Lowest home attendance | 4,207 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (27 October 2024) A-League Men |
| Average home league attendance | 4,266 |
| Biggest win | 3–1 vs. Perth Glory (N) (22 November 2024) A-League Men |
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 vs. Newcastle Jets (N) (24 July 2024) Australia Cup |
| All statistics correct as of 22 November 2024. | |
Players
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers and contracts
editTransfers in
edit| No. | Position | Name | From | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 21 May 2024 | [2] | |
| 13 | DF | Tate Russell | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 2 years | 14 June 2024 | [3] |
| 41 | DF | Besian Kutleshi | Melbourne City NPL | Free transfer | 3 year scholarship | 2 August 2024 | [4] |
From youth squad
edit| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | FW | Abel Walatee | 20 | 2 year scholarship contract[5][6] | |
| 37 | FW | Luke Vickery | 18 | 2 year scholarship contract[7][6] | |
| 43 | DF | Khoder Kaddour | 20 | 2 year scholarship contract[7][6] | |
| 30 | DF | Dylan Leonard | 16 | 2 year scholarship contract[8][6] | |
| 47 | DF | Luka Coveny | 18 | 2 year scholarship contract[8][6] | |
| 34 | MF | James York | 19 | scholarship contract[9] | |
| 44 | MF | Jordan Lauton | 21 | scholarship contract[9] | |
| 29 | DF | Charbel Shamoon | 20 | scholarship contract[10] |
Transfers out
edit| No. | Position | Name | To | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | DF | Josh Risdon | Unattached | End of contract | 8 May 2024 | [11] |
| 10 | MF | Steven Lustica | Unattached | End of contract | 10 May 2024 | [12] |
| 13 | FW | Nikita Rukavytsya | Unattached | End of contract | [13] | |
| 24 | DF | Connor O'Toole | Unattached | End of contract | [13] | |
| 27 | DF | Jacob Tratt | Unattached | End of contract | [13] | |
| 8 | FW | Lachlan Wales | End of contract | 28 June 2024 | [14][15] | |
| 11 | MF | End of loan | 12 July 2024 | [16] |
Contract extensions
edit| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Sebastian Pasquali | Central midfielder | 2 years | 11 June 2024 | [17] | |
| 23 | Rhys Bozinovski | Defensive midfielder | 3 years | 9 September 2024 | New 3-year contract, replacing previous contract which was until end of 2024–25 | [18] |
Pre-season and friendlies
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
| 3 August 2024 | Western United | 8–0 | | Melbourne |
| 11:10 AEST | Report | Stadium: Ironbark Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 22 August 2024 | Western United | 1–2 | | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve |
| 30 August 2024 | Port Melbourne | 1–1 | | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: JL Murphy Reserve |
| 14 September 2024 | Western United | 2–0 | | Melbourne |
| 11:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Ironbark Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 25 September 2024 | Western United | 1–2 | | Melbourne |
| 13:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 6 October 2024 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Casey Fields |
| 11 October 2024 | Western United | 3–1 | | Melbourne |
| Report |
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Stadium: Ironbark Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Men | 20 October 2024 | 3 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 20.00 | |
| Australia Cup | 24 July 2024 | Play-offs | Play-offs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 16.67 | ||||
Last updated: 22 November 2024
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Macarthur FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two[a] |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 6 | |
| 9 | Western United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 4 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Jets | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 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.[19]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 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.[19]
Notes:
- ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2024 Australia Cup winners.
Results summary
editAway figures include Western United's 3–1 win on neutral ground against Perth Glory on 22 November 2024.
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
Last updated: 22 November 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 22 November 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye
Matches
editWin Draw Loss Fixtures
| 20 October 2024 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Western United | Wellington |
| 16:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 7,535 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 27 October 2024 2 | Western United | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ironbark Fields Attendance: 4,207 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 4 November 2024 3 | Western United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,325 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 9 November 2024 4 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Western United | Adelaide |
| 19:05 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,166 Referee: Daniel Elder | |
| Note: Originally scheduled for 20:00, the match was brought forward 55 minutes.[20] | ||||
| 22 November 2024 5 | Perth Glory | 1–3 | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 2,425 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 30 November 2024 6 | Western United | v | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 7 December 2024 7 | Western United | v | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEDT | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 14 December 2024 8 | Sydney FC | v | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
| 21 December 2024 9 | Auckland FC | v | Western United | Auckland |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| 29 December 2024 10 | Western United | v | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 3 January 2025 12 | Perth Glory | v | Western United | Perth |
| 18:45 AWST | Stadium: HBF Park |
| 7 January 2025 17 | Melbourne City | v | Western United | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 10 January 2025 13 | Melbourne Victory | v | Western United | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 17 January 2025 15 | Western United | v | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 29 January 2025 14 | Western United | v | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 9 February 2025 18 | Macarthur FC | v | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:00 UTC+11:00\AEDT | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium |
| 15 February 2025 19 | Western United | v | Auckland FC | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEDT | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 23 February 2025 20 | Western United | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 28 February 2025 21 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Western United | Gosford |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium |
| 8 March 2025 22 | Western United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEDT | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 16 March 2025 23 | Newcastle Jets | v | Western United | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 5 April 2025 25 | Western United | v | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEDT | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 13 April 2025 26 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEST | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 17 April 2025 27 | Brisbane Roar | v | Western United | Brisbane |
| 19:35 AEST | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
| 27 April 2025 28 | Western United | v | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEST | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
| 3 May 2025 29 | Western United | v | Auckland FC | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEST | Stadium: Ironbark Fields |
Australia Cup
editStatistics
editAppearances and goals
editIncludes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[21]
- As of 22 November 2024
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | 2024 Australia Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Tom Heward-Belle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | James Donachie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | FW | Oliver Lavale | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Tomoki Imai | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Ramy Najjarine | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Hiroshi Ibusuki | 5 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | Matthew Grimaldi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Tate Russell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Jake Nadjovski | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Ben Garuccio | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Noah Botic | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Abel Walatee | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Sebastian Pasquali | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Kane Vidmar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23 | MF | Rhys Bozinovski | 1+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Charbel Shamoon | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 30 | DF | Dylan Leonard | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 32 | MF | Angus Thurgate | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 33 | GK | Matt Sutton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | James York | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44 | MF | Jordan Lauton | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 47 | DF | Luka Coveny | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 48 | FW | Mark Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 77 | MF | Riku Danzaki | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
Disciplinary record
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[21]
- As of 22 November 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | 2024 Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | DF | Dylan Leonard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 32 | MF | Angus Thurgate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 6 | DF | Tomoki Imai | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | FW | Abel Walatee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | Sebastian Pasquali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Clean sheets
editIncludes 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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 22 November 2024
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | 2024 Australia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
References
edit- ^ "Western United returns to AAMI Park for blockbuster Derbies". Western United. 28 October 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (21 May 2024). "Hiroshi Ibusuki bringing firepower for Western United fans in Tarneit". Western United.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (14 June 2024). "Explosive defender Tate Russell signs on to the Green & Black". Western United.
- ^ "Wonderkid Besian Kutleshi lands at home at Western United". Western United. 2 August 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (7 May 2024). "Abel Walatee driving Western United's future with first pro deal". Western United.
- ^ a b c d e Anthony Frost [@Anthony__Frost] (8 June 2024). "No problem Vojna Lavale Kaddour Walatee Vickery Coveny D Leonard" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Two Western United young guns ink first professional terms". Western United. 3 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Western United youngsters set the future at the back in Tarneit". Western United. 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Lauton and York add to thrilling, dynamic young core at Western United". Western United. 23 July 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (18 September 2024). "Charbel Shamoon signs professional terms after Western United breakout". Western United.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (8 May 2024). "Josh Risdon departs Western United as Club Legend". Western United.
- ^ "Steven Lustica departs Western United with iconic legacy". Western United. 10 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Western United confirms trio of A-League Men departures". Western United. 10 May 2024.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (28 June 2024). "Lachie Wales retains Western United legacy with move overseas". Western United.
- ^ Shin In-seop (5 July 2024). "[오피셜] 경남FC, 호주 올림픽대표 출신 래클런 웨일스 영입" [[Official] Gyeongnam FC recruits former Australian Olympic team member Lachlan Wales]. Daum (in Korean).
- ^ Hughes, Nick (12 July 2024). "Daniel Penha bids emotional farewell to Western United". Western United.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (11 June 2024). "Sebastian Pasquali becomes Western United's longest-serving player". Western United.
- ^ Hughes, Nick (9 September 2024). "Rhys Bozinovski to shine at Ironbark Fields until 2027". Western United.
- ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
- ^ "A-Leagues fixture updates for 2024–25 season". A-Leagues. 19 September 2024. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Western United FC - Squad". soccerway.com.