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| Full name | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Wanderers, Red and black, Westies | ||
| Short name | WSW | ||
| Founded | 4 April 2012 | ||
| Ground | CommBank Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 30,000 | ||
| Owner | Paul Lederer, Jefferson Cheng, Glenn Duncan, David Slade | ||
| Chairman | Jefferson Cheng | ||
| Manager | Alen Stajcic | ||
| League | A-League Men | ||
| 2023–24 | 7th of 12 | ||
| Website | http://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/ | ||
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Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). formerly under licence by the Football Federation Australia (FFA).[1] The club had established itself as a major force in both Australia and Asia, having won one A-Leagues Premiership and an AFC Champions League title in its history.
Formed in April 2012 by FFA, Wanderers was established with a strong community focus. A series of community forums across Western Sydney helped choose the club's name and colours, as well as its culture and playing style. The club's record-breaking inaugural season won them an A-League premiership and saw the club reach the 2013 A-League Grand Final. The club followed that up by contesting the 2014 A-League Grand Final and securing second place in their second season of the league. The club was also crowned Asian champions in their Champions League debut season, becoming the first, and so far only, Australian side to win the tournament.
The club is run from a facility based in Blacktown, and currently plays matches at Western Sydney Stadium. Their foundation home ground of Parramatta Stadium was closed & demolished in 2017 as part of process for building the new stadium. An academy youth team competes in the National Youth League and the National Premier Leagues NSW. A women's team competes in the A-League Women. The youth and women's matches are played at various locations across Western Sydney, including Marconi Stadium, Campbelltown Stadium and Cook Park. The club also has a Powerchair Football team which competes in the NSW Western Division Powerchair Football League, with matches played at Football NSW Headquarters.
- ^ "A-League owners to be offered far longer licences by Football Federation Australia". adelaidenow.com.au. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.