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2024–25 Western United FC season

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.

Western United
2024–25 season
OwnerWestern Melbourne Group,
Sayers Road Investment Co,
Jaszac Investments - Jason Sourasis,
Theodore Andriopoulos,
Steve Horvat,
Levent Shevki and John Tripodi
Head CoachJohn Aloisi
StadiumIronbark Fields
A-League MenMatchday 1
Australia CupPlay-offs
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Riku Danzaki (1)
Biggest defeat1–4
vs. Newcastle Jets (N)
(24 July 2024)
Australia Cup
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

Players

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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   AUS Tom Heward-Belle
4 DF   AUS James Donachie
5 FW   AUS Oliver Lavale (scholarship)
6 DF   JPN Tomoki Imai (vice-captain)
7 FW   AUS Ramy Najjarine
9 FW   JPN Hiroshi Ibusuki
13 DF   AUS Tate Russell
14 FW   AUS Jake Najdovski
17 DF   AUS Ben Garuccio
19 FW   AUS Noah Botic
20 FW   AUS Abel Walatee (scholarship)
21 MF   AUS Sebastian Pasquali
22 DF   AUS Kane Vidmar (scholarship)
23 MF   AUS Rhys Bozinovski
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW   AUS Michael Ruhs
29 DF   IRQ Charbel Shamoon (scholarship)
30 DF   AUS Dylan Leonard (scholarship)
32 MF   AUS Angus Thurgate
33 GK   AUS Matt Sutton
34 MF   AUS James York (scholarship)
37 FW   AUS Luke Vickery (scholarship)
39 MF   AUS Matthew Grimaldi
41 DF   AUS Besian Kutleshi (scholarship)
43 DF   AUS Khoder Kaddour (scholarship)
44 MF   AUS Jordan Lauton (scholarship)
47 DF   NZL Luka Coveny (scholarship)
70 GK   AUS Michael Vonja (scholarship)
77 MF   JPN Riku Danzaki

Transfers and contracts

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Transfers in

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No. Position Name From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
9 FW   Hiroshi Ibusuki Unattached Free transfer 2 years 21 May 2024 [1]
13 DF Tate Russell Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 2 years 14 June 2024 [2]
41 DF Besian Kutleshi Melbourne City NPL Free transfer 3 year scholarship 2 August 2024 [3]

From youth squad

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
20 FW   Abel Walatee 20 2 year scholarship contract[4][5]
37 FW   Luke Vickery 18 2 year scholarship contract[6][5]
43 DF   Khoder Kaddour 20 2 year scholarship contract[6][5]
30 DF   Dylan Leonard 16 2 year scholarship contract[7][5]
47 DF   Luka Coveny 18 2 year scholarship contract[7][5]
34 MF   James York 19 scholarship contract[8]
44 MF   Jordan Lauton 21 scholarship contract[8]
29 DF   Charbel Shamoon 20 scholarship contract[9]

Transfers out

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No. Position Name To Type/fee Date Ref.
19 DF Josh Risdon Unattached End of contract 8 May 2024 [10]
10 MF Steven Lustica Unattached End of contract 10 May 2024 [11]
13 FW Nikita Rukavytsya Unattached End of contract [12]
24 DF Connor O'Toole Unattached End of contract [12]
27 DF Jacob Tratt Unattached End of contract [12]
8 FW Lachlan Wales   Gyeongnam FC End of contract 28 June 2024 [13][14]
11 MF   Daniel Penha   Atlético Mineiro End of loan 12 July 2024 [15]

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Notes Ref.
21 Sebastian Pasquali Central midfielder 2 years 11 June 2024 [16]
23 Rhys Bozinovski Defensive midfielder 3 years 9 September 2024 New 3-year contract, replacing previous contract which was until end of 2024–25 [17]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 August 2024 Western United   8–0   St Albans Saints Melbourne
11:10 AEST
Report Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
22 August 2024 Western United   1–2   Caroline Springs George Cross Melbourne
19:00 AEST
Report
  • ?   7'
  • ?   71'
 Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
30 August 2024 Port Melbourne   1–1   Western United Melbourne
19:30 AEST
  • ?   21'
 Report
Stadium: JL Murphy Reserve
14 September 2024 Western United   2–0   Melbourne City Melbourne
11:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
25 September 2024 Western United   1–2   Auckland FC Melbourne
13:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Ironbark Fields

Competitions

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Overall record

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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 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Australia Cup 24 July 2024 Play-offs Play-offs 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
Total 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00

Last updated: 24 July 2024
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

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Main article: 2024–25 A-League Men

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Wellington Phoenix[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Western United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 18 October 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.[18][19]
Notes:
  1. ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121713151614181920212223242526272829
GroundAHHANHHAAHBAAAHBHAHHAHABHAAHH
ResultXXX
Position
Points
Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

20 October 2024 1 Wellington Phoenix v Western United Wellington
16:00 NZDT Stadium: Sky Stadium
27 October 2024 2 Western United v Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Stadium: Ironbark Fields
4 November 2024 3 Western United v Melbourne City TBC
19:00 AEDT Stadium: TBC
9 November 2024 4 Adelaide United v Western United Adelaide
19:05 ACDT Stadium: Coopers Stadium
22 November 2024 5 Perth Glory v Western United Sydney
17:30 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
30 November 2024 6 Western United v Melbourne Victory TBC
19:35 AEDT Stadium: TBC
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

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Main article: 2024 Australia Cup
24 July 2024 Play-offs Newcastle Jets 4–1 Western United Darwin
17:25 ACST
Report
Stadium: Larrakia Park
Referee: Tim Danaskos

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[20]

As of 24 July 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup play-off Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Tom Heward-Belle 0 0 1 0 1 0
4 DF   James Donachie 0 0 1 0 1 0
5 FW   Oliver Lavale 0 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW   Hiroshi Ibusuki 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
13 DF   Tate Russell 0 0 1 0 1 0
19 DF   Ben Garuccio 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 FW   Abel Walatee 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
21 MF   Sebastian Pasquali 0 0 1 0 1 0
23 MF   Rhys Bozinovski 0 0 1 0 1 0
32 MF   Angus Thurgate 0 0 1 0 1 0
34 MF   James York 0 0 1 0 1 0
39 MF   Matthew Grimaldi 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 1 1 1 1

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[20]

As of 24 July 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup play-off Total
                       
1 32 MF   Angus Thurgate 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

Clean sheets

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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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 24 July 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup play-off Total
Total 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ Hughes, Nick (21 May 2024). "Hiroshi Ibusuki bringing firepower for Western United fans in Tarneit". Western United.
  2. ^ Hughes, Nick (14 June 2024). "Explosive defender Tate Russell signs on to the Green & Black". Western United.
  3. ^ "Wonderkid Besian Kutleshi lands at home at Western United". Western United. 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ Hughes, Nick (7 May 2024). "Abel Walatee driving Western United's future with first pro deal". Western United.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "Two Western United young guns ink first professional terms". Western United. 3 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Western United youngsters set the future at the back in Tarneit". Western United. 7 June 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Lauton and York add to thrilling, dynamic young core at Western United". Western United. 23 July 2024.
  9. ^ Hughes, Nick (18 September 2024). "Charbel Shamoon signs professional terms after Western United breakout". Western United.
  10. ^ Hughes, Nick (8 May 2024). "Josh Risdon departs Western United as Club Legend". Western United.
  11. ^ "Steven Lustica departs Western United with iconic legacy". Western United. 10 May 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "Western United confirms trio of A-League Men departures". Western United. 10 May 2024.
  13. ^ Hughes, Nick (28 June 2024). "Lachie Wales retains Western United legacy with move overseas". Western United.
  14. ^ 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).
  15. ^ Hughes, Nick (12 July 2024). "Daniel Penha bids emotional farewell to Western United". Western United.
  16. ^ Hughes, Nick (11 June 2024). "Sebastian Pasquali becomes Western United's longest-serving player". Western United.
  17. ^ Hughes, Nick (9 September 2024). "Rhys Bozinovski to shine at Ironbark Fields until 2027". Western United.
  18. ^ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ a b "Western United FC - Squad". soccerway.com.
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