2018–19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
Western Sydney Wanderers 2018–19 football season
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The 2018–19 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season was the club's seventh season since its establishment in 2012. The club participated in the A-League for the seventh time and the FFA Cup for the fifth time.
| 2018–19 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Paul Lederer | |||
| Manager | Markus Babbel | |||
| Stadium | ANZ Stadium & Spotless Stadium, Sydney | |||
| A-League | 8th | |||
| FFA Cup | Semi-Finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Oriol Riera (10 goals) All: Oriol Riera (13 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 21,984 vs Sydney FC 13 April 2019 | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,067 vs Brisbane Roar 10 November 2018 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 9,312 | |||
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Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From youth squad
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | DF |  |
Tass Mourdoukoutas | 19 | 2 year senior contract[1] |
| 33 | DF | |
Tate Russell | 18 | 2 year scholarship contract[1] |
| 14 | DF | |
Mathieu Cordier | 19 | 0.5 year scholarship contract, followed by promotion to senior contract[2] |
| 41 | MF | |
Fabian Monge | 17 | 2 year scholarship contract[3] |
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FW | Nick Fitzgerald | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 3 years | 3 May 2018 | [4] |
| 11 | FW | Bruce Kamau | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 2 years | 3 May 2018 | [4] |
| 12 | DF | Ruon Tongyik | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 2 years | 3 May 2018 | [4] |
| 21 | DF | Tarek Elrich | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 2 years | 9 May 2018 | [5] |
| 8 | MF | Jordan O'Doherty | Free transfer | 3 years | 6 June 2018 | [1] | |
| 1 | GK | Danijel Nizic | Free transfer | 2 years | 4 July 2018 | [6] | |
| 34 | DF |  Patrick Ziegler |
Kaiserslautern |
Free transfer | 3 years | 26 July 2018 | [7] |
| 10 | MF | Alexander Baumjohann |
 Clube Vitória |
Free transfer | 1 year | 9 August 2018 | [8] |
| 22 | DF | Rashid Mahazi | Moreland Zebras |
Free transfer | 1 year | 4 October 2018 | [9] |
| 27 | FW | Kwame Yeboah | Fortuna Köln |
Free transfer | 2.5 years | 31 December 2018 | [10] |
| 12 | FW | Mitchell Duke | Free transfer | 1.5 years | 25 January 2019 | [11] | |
| 3 | DF | Giancarlo Gallifuoco | Injury replacement loan | 1 year | 5 March 2019 | [12] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF |  Álvaro Cejudo |
End of contract | 27 April 2018 | [13] | |
| 3 | DF | Jack Clisby | End of contract | 27 April 2018 | [13] | |
| 33 | DF | Michael Thwaite | End of contract | 27 April 2018 | [13] | |
| 22 | DF | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 14 May 2018 | [14] |
| 11 | FW | Brendon Santalab | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 19 June 2018 | [15] |
| 7 | MF | Steven Lustica | End of contract | 30 June 2018 | [16] | |
| 18 | MF | Chris Ikonomidis |  Lazio |
Loan return | 30 June 2018 | [16] |
| 15 | MF | Kearyn Baccus | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 12 October 2018 | [17][18] |
| 12 | DF | Ruon Tongyik | Free transfer | 2 January 2019 | [19] | |
| 23 | FW | Lachlan Scott | Mutual contract termination | 22 February 2019 | [20] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Raúl Llorente | Left back | 1 year | 18 June 2018 | [21] |
| 40 | Nicholas Suman | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 4 July 2018 | Extension of scholarship contract[6] |
| 17 | Keanu Baccus | Defensive midfielder | 3 years | 14 February 2019 | [22] |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |  |  | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Danijel Nizic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Giancarlo Gallifuoco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Josh Risdon | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | |
Brendan Hamill | 26 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22+0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Kosta Grozos† | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | |
Nick Fitzgerald | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Jordan O'Doherty | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Oriol Riera | 26 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21+1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | |
Alexander Baumjohann | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Bruce Kamau | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | |
Mitchell Duke | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | |
Tass Mourdoukoutas | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | |
Mathieu Cordier† | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | |
Jaushua Sotirio | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7+6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Keanu Baccus | 23 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20+1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Marc Tokich | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
Mark Bridge | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | |
Vedran Janjetović | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | |
Tarek Elrich | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24+0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Rashid Mahazi | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7+7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | |
Raúl Llorente | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | |
Kwame Yeboah | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF |  |
Roly Bonevacia | 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18+2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | |
John Roberts† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | |
Tate Russell† | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | |
Patrick Ziegler | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | |
Nicholas Suman† | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | |
Fabian Monge† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | |
Andrea Agamemnonos† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | |
Daniel Wilmering† | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | |
Abraham Majok | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | |
Jack Greenwood† | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | DF | |
Ruon Tongyik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | |
Lachlan Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 6 April 2019
- 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.
Pre-season and friendlies
| 26 July 2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Blacktown City | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Valentine Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 1 August 2018 | Edgeworth FC | 1–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Lisarow |
| Report | Stadium: Pluim Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 8 September 2018 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Ballarat |
| 14:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Morshead Park |
| 13 September 2018 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Lisarow |
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Report | Stadium: Pluim Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 23 September 2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 |  Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 12:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 3,000 |
| 29 September 2018 | Newcastle Jets | 4–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Maitland |
| 12:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: No.1 Sportsground Attendance: 1,600 |
| 12 October 2018 | Melbourne City | 4–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Shepparton |
| 19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: McEwen Reserve Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 17 February 2019 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Cancelled |  Guangzhou R&F | Sydney |
| AEST | Source | Stadium: Lily's Football Centre |
Competitions
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
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| A-League | — | 8th | 21 October 2018 | 27 April 2019 |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Semi-Finals | 7 August 2018 | 6 October 2018 |
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perth Glory | 27 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 56 | 23 | +33 | 60 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a] |
| 2 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 29 | +14 | 52 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 50 | Qualification for 2020 AFC Champions League preliminary round 2 and Finals series[a] |
| 4 | Adelaide United | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 40 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 40 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 40 | 36 | +4 | 35 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 24 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 71 | −33 | 18 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 31 | 70 | −39 | 13 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 42 | 54 | −12 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | −7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 30 | −5 |
Last updated: 6 April 2019.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 6 April 2019. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss
| 21 October 2018 1 | Perth Glory | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
| 16:00 AWST |
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Report |
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Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 10,206 Referee: Peter Green |
| 27 October 2018 2 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Sydney Cricket Ground Attendance: 30,588 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 3 November 2018 3 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 5,339 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 10 November 2018 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–2 | Brisbane Roar | Mudgee |
| 17:35 |
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Report | Stadium: Glen Willow Sporting Field Attendance: 5,067 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 23 November 2018 5 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEST | Report | Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 10,458 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) |
| 1 December 2018 6 | Melbourne Victory | 4–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 19,556 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 7 December 2018 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 8,163 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 15 December 2018 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–3 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 18,043 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 26 December 2018 9 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,003 Referee: Peter Green |
| 1 January 2019 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 8,365 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 5 January 2019 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 7,062 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 8 January 2019 12 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 7,288 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 13 January 2019 13 | Perth Glory | 4–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
| 17:00 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 8,945 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 18 January 2019 14 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 7,104 Referee: Alex King |
| 22 January 2019 15 | Melbourne City | 4–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,149 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 25 January 2019 16 | Brisbane Roar | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
| 18:50 AEST | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,053 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 1 February 2019 17 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–5 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 7,594 Referee: Peter Green |
| 9 February 2019 18 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 17:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 5,364 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 16 February 2019 19 | Adelaide United | 1–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
| 19:20 ACDT |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,880 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 24 February 2019 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 7,181 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 8 March 2019 21 | Brisbane Roar | 1–4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
| 18:50 AEST | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 8,130 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 17 March 2019 22 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
| 19:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,685 Referee: Alex King |
| 30 March 2019 23 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–0 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 7,078 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 6 April 2019 24 | Newcastle Jets | 3–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle |
| 17:35 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,756 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 13 April 2019 25 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 21,984 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 20 April 2019 26 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
| 19:50 AEST | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,059 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 27 April 2019 27 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 7,919 Referee: Chris Beath |
FFA Cup
| 7 August 2018 Round of 32 | Hellenic Athletic  | 3–4 |  Western Sydney Wanderers | Darwin |
| 20:00 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: Darwin Football Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 29 August 2018 Round of 16 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 5,137 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 19 September 2018 Quarter-finals | Melbourne City  | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 6 October 2018 Semi-finals | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–3 | Sydney FC | Penrith |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Penrith Stadium Attendance: 14,436 Referee: Daniel Elder |