2025–26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season

Western Sydney Wanderers
2025–26 season
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerAlen Stajcic
StadiumCommBank Stadium
A-League MenTBD
A-League Men FinalsTBD
Australia CupRound of 32
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2025.

The 2025–26 season is the 14th in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers FC. In addition to the domestic league, Western Sydney Wanderers participated in the Australia Cup.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  AUS Gabriel Cleur
3 DF  AUS Alex Gersbach
4 DF  AUS Alex Bonetig
5 MF  MLT Dylan Scicluna
6 MF  IRQ Mohamed Al-Taay
11 FW  AUS Marcus Younis (scholarship)
17 MF  AUS Jarrod Carluccio
18 MF  AUS Oscar Priestman
20 GK  AUS Lawrence Thomas (captain)
21 FW  AUS Aydan Hammond (scholarship)
22 DF  AUS Anthony Pantazopoulos
23 MF  BUL Bozhidar Kraev
24 DF  AUS Nathan Barrie (scholarship)
25 MF  AUS Joshua Brillante
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW  AUS Brandon Borrello
27 FW  AUS James Temelkovski
28 DF  AUS Joshua Laws
30 GK  AUS Jordan Holmes
31 DF  AUS Aidan Simmons
49 FW  AUS Alaat Abdul-Rahman (scholarship)
64 MF  ESP Juan Mata
— FW  NZL Kosta Barbarouses
— DF  AUS Phillip Cancar
— DF  AUS Ricky Fransen (scholarship)
— FW  AUS Alou Kuol
— DF  AUS Ben Mewett (scholarship)
— MF  AUS Steven Ugarkovic

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
10 FW Alexander Badolato Melbourne Victory End of loan (1 year) 30 June 2025 [1]
TBA FW Kosta Barbarouses Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 1 year 1 July 2025 [2]
TBA MF Steven Ugarkovic Melbourne City Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2025 [3]
TBA DF Phillip Cancar Newcastle Jets Free transfer 1 year 1 July 2025 [4]
TBA FW Alou Kuol Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 1 year 1 July 2025 [5]
TBA DF Ben Mewett Central Coast Mariners Academy Free transfer 2 year scholarship 13 July 2025 [6]

From youth squad

No. Position Player Age Notes Ref
49 FW Alaat Abdul-Rahman 18 2-year scholarship contract [7]
DF Ricky Fransen 18 2-year scholarship contract [8]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
14 FW Nicolas Milanovic Aberdeen Undisclosed 15 May 2025 [9]
13 MF Dean Pelekanos Sabah End of contract 15 June 2025 [10][11]
7 FW Zac Sapsford Dundee United Undisclosed 10 June 2025 [12]
1 GK Taiga Harper Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [10]
8 DK Jeong Tae-wook Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors End of loan 30 June 2025 [10]
9 FW Marcus Antonsson IFK Värnamo End of contract 30 June 2025 [13][10]
10 FW Alexander Badolato Newcastle Jets Mutual contract termination 30 June 2025 [14][15]
19 DF Jack Clisby Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [10]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Notes Ref.
2 Gabriel Cleur Right-back 1 year 2 June 2025 [16]
30 Jordan Holmes Goalkeeper 2 years 4 June 2025 [17]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overall Record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A League Men To be anounced To be anounced Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Australia Cup To be anounced Round of 32 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: 22 May 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

Main article: 2025–26 A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
9 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for 2026 Australia Cup play-offs
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: TBA. 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.[18]
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

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

Last updated: 22 May 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Matches

The fixtures for the 2025-26 A-League Men season are yet to be announced.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Australia Cup

Main article: 2025 Australia Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 July 2025 Round of 32 Peninsula Power v Western Sydney Wanderers Kippa-Ring
19:30 AEST Source Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park

References

  1. ^ "Wanderers confirm departure of Alex Badolato". Western Sydney Wanderers. 27 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Barbarouses joins Wanderers for 2025/26 season". Western Sydney Wanderers. 18 June 2025.
  3. ^ "A-Leagues Champion Ugarkovic returns to Western Sydney". Western Sydney Wanderers. 20 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Cancar returns to the Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 29 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Alou Kuol joins Wanderers for 2025/26 season". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Mewett signs scholarship deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 13 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Abdul-Rahman signs two-year scholarship deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Fransen pens two-year scholarship deal". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 July 2025.
  9. ^ Dodd, James (2025-05-15). "Western Sydney Wanderers agree club-record transfer fee for Nicolas Milanovic: Full Details". A-Leagues. Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Wanderers confirm departure of five players". Western Sydney Wanderers. 7 June 2025.
  11. ^ Sabah [@SabahFCofficial] (15 June 2025). "Welcome to the Land Below the Wind, Dean! Sydney-born 🇦🇺 Formerly from Western Sydney Wanderers. Midfield engine for Sabah. Say hello to our newest Rhino!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Wanderers agree transfer for Sapsford to Dundee United". Western Sydney Wanderers. 10 June 2025.
  13. ^ Diamant, Jonatan Pinheiro (27 May 2025). "Officiellt: Antonsson klar för IFK Värnamo" [Official: Antonsson ready for IFK Värnamo]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
  14. ^ "Wanderers confirm departure of Alex Badolato". Western Sydney Wanderers. 27 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Newcastle Jets sign Alex Badolato". Newcastle Jets. 27 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Cleur signs one-year extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Holmes extends contract with Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
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