Wagga City Wanderers is a semi-professional Australian association football club based in the city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The club was founded in 2014 and as of 2019 the men compete in the ACT based National Premier Leagues Capital Football 2 and its female division compete in the ACT National Premier Leagues Capital Football NPLW.
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| Full name | Wagga City Wanderers Football Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Wanderers | |||
| Founded | 2014 | |||
| Ground | Gissing Oval, Wagga Wagga | |||
| Coordinates | 35°7′50.9″S 147°21′20.1″E / 35.130806°S 147.355583°E | |||
| Head coach | Ross Morgan | |||
| League | Capital Premier League | |||
| 2023 | 6th of 8 | |||
| Website | https://waggacitywanderers.com/ | |||
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History
editFoundation and early years
editWagga City Wanderers was established in October 2014 by Football Wagga Wagga Association to grow football in the Wagga Wagga, Riverina and surrounding areas by participating in the State League competition administered by Football NSW[1]
In the first year of competition Wagga City Wanderers was represented by a men's first grade and under 20 team with this expanding to include under 18s over the following seasons.[1]
Wagga City Wanderers also conduct development programs through the Wanderers Academy and competes with SAP 9–12 years boys and girls and under 13-16 junior boys and girls teams. The Academy consists of approximately 220 young players in State competitions & gala days including having the largest representation of any club at the 2017 Kanga Cup.[1]
Relationship with Sydney FC
The Wagga City Wanderers and Football Wagga Wagga are partners with Sydney FC. This includes access to various opportunities associated with Sydney FC.[1]
Move to NPL and NPL Womens Capital Football
editPrior to the 2019 Capital Football season, Capital Football announced the inclusion of Wagga City into the newly formed NPL 2 competition to replace the Capital League .[2] The women's division has debuted in 2019 with the NPLW program comprising U13's, U15's, U17's, Reserves and First Grade divisions.
Players
editCurrent squad
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Season-by-season results
editThe below table is updated with the statistics and final results for Wagga City Wanderers following the conclusion of each season.
| Champions | Runners-up | Third Place | Promoted | Relegated |
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| Ref | Season | NSW State League | NPL Finals |
Waratah Cup |
FFA Cup |
Top scorer | ||||||||||
| GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | League | Finals | Name | Goals | |||||
| [3] | 2015 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 64 | -36 | 5 | 10th | - | - | 3R | - | Scott Dunn | 9 |
| [4] | 2016 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 44 | 78 | -34 | 21 | 10th | - | - | 5R | - | Scott Dunn | 17 |
| [5] | 2017 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 17 | 60 | -43 | 7 | 10th | - | - | 4R | - | Lachlan Davis | 6 |
| [6] | 2018 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 77 | -62 | 8 | 12th | - | - | 2R | - | Caylum Barber | 3 |
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| Ref | Season | NPL ACT 2 | NPL Finals |
Fed Cup |
FFA Cup |
Top scorer | ||||||||||
| GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS | League | Finals | Name | Goals | |||||
| [7] | 2019 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 22 | 6th | - | - | 1R | - | Jake Ploenges | 5 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Club History". Wagga City Wanderers. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Wagga City Wanderers shift to Canberra's NPL competition". Wagga City Wanderers. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "2015 NSW State League 2 Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "2016 NSW State League Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "2017 NSW State League Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "2018 NSW State League Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "2019 ACT NPL 2 Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
External links
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