2021–22 Western United FC season
2021–22 season | |||
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Chairman | Jason Sourasis | ||
Manager | John Aloisi | ||
Stadium | GMHBA Stadium AAMI Park Mars Stadium Morshead Park Stadium UTAS Stadium | ||
A-League Men | 3rd | ||
A-League Men Finals | Winners | ||
FFA Cup | Round of 32 | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Aleksandar Prijović (14) All: Aleksandar Prijović (15) | ||
Highest home attendance | 8,127 vs. Melbourne City (12 March 2022) A-League Men | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,127 vs. Newcastle Jets (13 November 2021) FFA Cup | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,616 | ||
Biggest win | 6–0 vs. Perth Glory (H) (16 April 2022) A-League Men | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Sydney FC (A) (19 March 2022) A-League Men | ||
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The 2021–22 season was the third in the history of Western United Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Western United also competed in the FFA Cup for the first time.
They finished third in the regular season and then won the Championship, beating holders Melbourne City in the Grand Final.
The season was documented in the docuseries United.[1]
Review
Background
Western United's 2020–21 campaign had seen an eight-game losing streak and a lack of creativity lead to a disappointing tenth-place finish in the league, the club's lowest in their history forcing them to play in the 2021 FFA Cup seventh preliminary round against Newcastle Jets. Three days after their league finish on 8 June 2021, the club parted ways with their head coach Marko Rudan who was their manager since their first season in 2019–20.[2]
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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9 | FW | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 3 years | 21 June 2021 | [3] |
17 | DF | Ben Garuccio | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 2 years | 18 July 2021 | [4] |
44 | DF | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 29 July 2021 | [5] |
1 | GK | ![]() | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 2 years | 2 August 2021 | [6][7] |
38 | FW | Noah Botic | ![]() | Free transfer | 2 years | 2 August 2021 | [8] |
88 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | Unattached | Free transfer | 27 August 2021 | [9] | |
4 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed | 1 year | 1 September 2021 | [10] |
16 | MF | ![]() | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 26 September 2021 | [11] |
99 | FW | ![]() | Unattached | Free transfer | Multi-year | 15 October 2021 | [12] |
34 | MF | Christian Theoharous | Unattached | Scholarship | 2 years | 1 November 2021 | [13] |
From youth squad
N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Notes |
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31 | MF | ![]() | Adisu Bayew | 19 | 2 year scholarship contract[14] |
36 | DF | ![]() | Ajak Deu | 20 | 2 year scholarship contract[14] |
42 | MF | ![]() | Rhys Bozinovski | 17 | 2 year scholarship contract[15] |
33 | DF | ![]() | Ben Collins | 21 | 1 year scholarship contract[16] |
Transfers out
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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14 | MF | Max Burgess | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 23 May 2021 | [17][18] |
4 | DF | ![]() | Retired | 5 June 2021 | [19] | |
1 | GK | ![]() | Unattached | End of contract | 18 June 2021 | [20] |
2 | DF | Aaron Calver | Unattached | End of contract | 18 June 2021 | [20] |
9 | FW | ![]() | Unattached | End of contract | 18 June 2021 | [20] |
17 | MF | Brad Inman | ![]() | End of loan | 18 June 2021 | [20] |
22 | DF | Tomislav Uskok | Unattached | End of contract | 18 June 2021 | [20] |
34 | FW | ![]() | Unattached | End of contract | 18 June 2021 | [20] |
7 | FW | ![]() | Unattached | End of contract | 18 July 2021 | [21] |
3 | DF | Brendan Hamill | Melbourne Victory | End of contract | 26 July 2021 | [22][23] |
20 | MF | ![]() | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 7 September 2021 | [24] |
24 | FW | Ayom Majok | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 9 February 2022 | [25] |
Contract extensions
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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25 | Luke Duzel | Midfielder | 2 years | 23 June 2021 | [26] |
6 | ![]() | Defender | 3 years | 2 July 2021 | [27] |
19 | Josh Risdon | Right-back | 1 year | 10 November 2021 | [28] |
10 | Steven Lustica | Central midfielder | 1 year | [29][30] | |
19 | Josh Risdon | Right-back | 2 years | 6 December 2021 | [31] |
10 | Steven Lustica | Central midfielder | 1 year | 18 February 2022 | [32] |
8 | Lachlan Wales | Winger | 2 years | 22 February 2022 | [33] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
10 September 2021 | Western United | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne, Australia |
11:00 AEST |
| Report | Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field |
1 November 2021 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Western United | Melbourne, Australia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Casey Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
5 November 2021 | Western United | 1–3 | Melbourne City | Geelong, Australia |
| Report |
| Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) | |
Note: The match was played over 135 minutes |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
A-League | 20 November 2021 | 8 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 050.00 |
A-League Men Finals | 14 May 2022 | 28 May 2022 | Elimination-finals | Winners | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 075.00 |
FFA Cup | 13 November 2021 | 7 December 2021 | Playoff round | Round of 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 |
Total | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 34 | +15 | 053.13 |
Last updated: 29 January 2022
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne City | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 33 | +22 | 49 | Qualification for finals series and 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage[a] |
2 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 48 | Qualification for finals series[b] |
3 | Western United (C) | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 45 | |
4 | Adelaide United | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 43 | |
5 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 42 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.[34] Melbourne City qualified as they were Premiers in both seasons.
- ^ 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.
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 23 September 2021.[35]
20 November 2021 1 | Western United | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Geelong |
19:45 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 8,120 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
26 November 2021 2 | Western United | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,013 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro |
4 December 2021 3 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT |
| Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,019 Referee: Alex King |
11 December 2021 4 | Western United | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Geelong |
17:05 AEDT |
| Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 2,845 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro |
17 December 2021 5 | Western United | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT |
| Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,353 Referee: Kurt Ams |
26 December 2021 6 | Melbourne Victory | 3–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT |
| Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 13,186 Referee: Shaun Evans |
21 January 2022 11 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Western United | Wollongong |
19:45 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 586 Referee: Shaun Evans |
29 January 2022 12 | Western United | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,740 Referee: Ben Abraham |
2 February 2022 10 | Macarthur FC | 2–2 | Western United | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 2,002 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
5 February 2022 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Western United | Sydney |
17:05 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 5,987 Referee: Jack Morgan |
12 February 2022 14 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Western United | Sydney |
19:45 AEST |
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| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 4,228 Referee: Shaun Evans |
20 February 2022 15 | Western United | 3–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
18:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Ben Abraham |
23 February 2022 9 | Western United | 3–0[a] | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
17:45 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Alex King |
27 February 2022 16 | Perth Glory | 0–2 | Western United | Launceston |
19:05 AWST | Report | Stadium: UTAS Stadium Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro |
5 March 2022 17 | Western United | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Ballarat |
15:05 AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: Mars Stadium Attendance: 2,674 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
12 March 2022 19 | Western United | 2–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT |
| Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,127 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
19 March 2022 18 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Western United | Sydney |
19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Daniel Elder |
23 March 2022 13 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
19:05 AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,022 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
26 March 2022 20 | Brisbane Roar | 2–3 | Western United | Brisbane |
16:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium Attendance: 4,935 Referee: Adam Kersey |
2 April 2022 21 | Western United | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Ballarat |
16:05 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: Mars Stadium Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
9 April 2022 23 | Western United | 1–4 | Wellington Phoenix | Ballarat |
14:05 AEST |
| Report | Stadium: Morshead Park Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Daniel Elder |
16 April 2022 24 | Western United | 6–0 | Perth Glory | Launceston |
17:05 AEST |
| Report | Stadium: UTAS Stadium Attendance: 2,231 Referee: Ben Abraham |
19 April 2022 22 | Western United | 2–0 | Macarthur FC | Launceston |
17:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: UTAS Stadium Attendance: 1,569 Referee: Alex King |
30 April 2022 26 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Western United | Gosford |
16:05 AEST |
| Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,273 Referee: Alex King |
4 May 2022 8 | Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | Western United | Newcastle |
19:05 AEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 3,567 Referee: Jonathan Bareiro |
8 May 2022 25 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Western United | Adelaide |
18:20 ACST |
| Report |
| Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 6,398 Referee: Shaun Evans |
Notes:
- ^ Awarded score. Original score 1–0 to Western United; result was changed after Australian Professional Leagues determined there were insufficient players on the match list for Sydney FC below a certain age.[36]
Finals series
14 May 2022 Elimination final | Western United | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
19:45 AEST |
| Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,376 Referee: Alex King |
17 May 2022 Semi-final 1st leg | Western United | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
19:05 AEST | Report |
| Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,295 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
21 May 2022 Semi-final 2nd leg | Melbourne Victory | 1–4 (2–4 agg.) | Western United | Melbourne |
17:15 AEST |
| Report |
| Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,349 Referee: Alex King |
28 May 2022 Grand Final | Melbourne City | 0–2 | Western United | Melbourne |
19:45 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 22,495 Referee: Chris Beath |
FFA Cup
13 November 2021 Play-off | Western United | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Geelong |
19:00 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
7 December 2021 Round of 32 | Western United | 0–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Geelong |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 1,217 Referee: Jack Morgan |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | FFA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Jamie Young | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Léo Lacroix | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 3 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Dylan Pierias | 11(14) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 27 | 2 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Tomoki Imai | 26(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
8 | FW | ![]() | Lachlan Wales | 29(1) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | 12(15) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
10 | MF | ![]() | Steven Lustica | 25(1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Connor Pain | 23(3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 3 |
12 | DF | ![]() | Dalibor Markovic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() | Rene Krhin | 12(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
17 | DF | ![]() | Ben Garuccio | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
19 | DF | ![]() | Josh Risdon | 19(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() | Alessandro Diamanti | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() | Luke Duzel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
26 | FW | ![]() | Nicolas Milanovic | 1(10) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
27 | MF | ![]() | Jerry Skotadis | 5(12) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 19 | 0 |
31 | MF | ![]() | Adisu Bayew | 4(12) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
33 | DF | ![]() | Ben Collins | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
34 | FW | ![]() | Christian Theoharous | 1(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
37 | GK | ![]() | Ryan Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
38 | FW | ![]() | Noah Botic | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
39 | FW | ![]() | Sabit James | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
42 | MF | ![]() | Rhys Bozinovski | 0(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
44 | DF | ![]() | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 18(3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
55 | DF | ![]() | Daniel Di Francesco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
88 | MF | ![]() | Neil Kilkenny | 25(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
99 | FW | ![]() | Aleksandar Prijović | 24(3) | 13 | 0(1) | 1 | 28 | 14 |
Disciplinary record
The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | FFA Cup | Total | ||||||
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![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||
1 | 6 | DF | ![]() | Tomoki Imai | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
2 | 4 | DF | ![]() | Léo Lacroix | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 19 | DF | ![]() | Josh Risdon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 44 | DF | ![]() | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
5 | 8 | FW | ![]() | Lachlan Wales | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 9 | FW | ![]() | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
88 | MF | ![]() | Neil Kilkenny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | 10 | MF | ![]() | Steven Lustica | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() | Connor Pain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | MF | ![]() | Alessandro Diamanti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
99 | FW | ![]() | Aleksandar Prijović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | 26 | FW | ![]() | Nicolas Milanovic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
27 | MF | ![]() | Jerry Skotadis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | 5 | DF | ![]() | Dylan Pierias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() | Rene Krhin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
17 | DF | ![]() | Ben Garuccio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | FW | ![]() | Christian Theoharous | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
42 | MF | ![]() | Rhys Bozinovski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Clean sheets
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total |
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1 | 1 | GK | ![]() | Jamie Young | 12 | 0 | 12 |
See also
References
- ^ Hughes, Nick (30 November 2022). "Unprecedented look at A-League Men Champions in 'United' series". Western United.
- ^ "Western United and Mark Rudan have mutually agreed to part ways". Western United FC. Football Australia. 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Striker Dylan Wenzel-Halls joins Western United". Western United. 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Western United bolster squad with Ben Garuccio signing". Western United. 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Western United strengthen defence with Topor-Stanley capture". Western United. 29 July 2021.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (2 August 2021). "Socceroos: Football Australia officials hopeful of securing travel bubble for clash against China in Sydney". The Daily Telegraph.
United have also secured the services of former A-League goalkeeper of the year Jamie Young following his departure from Brisbane Roar.
- ^ "Jamie Young joins Western United goalkeeping union". Western United. 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Western United signs talented youngster Noah Botic". Western United. 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Western United confirms Neil Kilkenny capture". Western United. 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Swiss star Leo Lacroix signs with Western United". Western United. 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Western United signs Slovenian midfielder Rene Krhin". Western United. 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Western United sign Serbian striker Aleksandar Prijovic". Western United. 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Western United confirms Christian Theoharous signing". Western United. 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Western United announces new scholarship contracts". Western United. 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Rhys Bozinovski puts pen to paper on scholarship contract". Western United. 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Ben Collins signs scholarship deal with Western United". Western United. 16 November 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Dave (23 May 2021). "Burgess heads back to Sydney FC on two-year deal". The World Game. SBS.
- ^ "Max Burgess Returns To Sky Blue". Sydney FC. 6 July 2021.
- ^ "A-League's highest appearance-maker Andrew Durante announces retirement from football". A-League. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Western United farewell departing players". Western United FC. Football Australia. 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Western United bids farewell to Besart Berisha". Western United. 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Brendan Hamill departs Western United". Western United. 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Brendan Hamill". Melbourne Victory. 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Victor Sanchez to depart Western United". Western United. 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Western United agrees mutual termination with Ayom Majok Ayom". Western United. 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Western United re-sign young talent Luke Duzel". Western United. 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Tomoki Imai commits to Western United until 2024". Western United. 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Alessandro Diamanti and Josh Risdon to lead Western United this season". Western United. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Polkinghorne, David (17 July 2021). "Lustica backs Aloisi to return Western United to A-League finals". Western United.
- ^ "Isuzu UTE A-League: Your club's ins, outs and full squad". Keep Up. 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Josh Risdon signs multi-year extension". Western United. 6 December 2021.
- ^ "Steven Lustica signs one-year extension at Western United". Western United. 18 February 2022.
- ^ "Lachlan Wales pens new two-year deal with Western United". Western United. 22 February 2022.
- ^ "A big AFC change has sparked a new A-Leagues table scramble: How it works". Australian Professional Leagues. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Western United to host opening round of 2021/22 A-League Season". Western United FC. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Sydney FC penalised for repeatedly breaching youth requirements". ABC News. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
External links
- Western United official website