The 2019–20 season was the Western United Football Club's first season. Western United competed in the A-League for the first time, though they did not compete in the FFA Cup.
On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand. The season resumed on 17 July 2020. Western United finished fifth in their inaugural A-League season, finishing at the semi-finals.
Players
Transfers and contracts
Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef 8 UnattachedFree transfer2 years1 February 2019 19 Western Sydney WanderersFree transfer2 years12 February 2019 6 UnattachedFree transfer2 years7 March 2019 2 Sydney FCFree transfer1 year12 March 2019 21 Free transfer3 years16 March 2019 5 Melbourne CityFree transfer1 year20 March 2019 9 Adelaide UnitedFree transfer1 year20 March 2019 7 Free transfer1 year25 March 2019 15 Central Coast MarinersFree transfer1 year15 April 2019 17 Melbourne CityFree transfer1 year15 April 2019 11 Central Coast MarinersFree transfer1 year15 April 2019 22 Free transfer7 May 2019 10 UnattachedFree transfer8 May 2019 20 Melbourne CityFree transfer2 years9 May 2019 1 Wellington PhoenixFree transfer2 years14 May 2019 3 Western Sydney WanderersFree transfer2 years15 May 2019 14 Wellington PhoenixFree transfer2 years27 May 2019 4 Wellington PhoenixFree transfer1 year11 June 2019 13 Newcastle JetsFree transfer23 June 2019 23 UnattachedFree transfer24 July 2019 24 UnattachedScholarship1 year2 September 2019 12 UnattachedFree transfer1 year10 September 2019 25 Melbourne City YouthScholarship1 year24 September 2019 18 UnattachedFree transfer2 years27 September 2019 27 UnattachedFree transfer1 year5 October 2019 26 UnattachedInjury replacement14 October 2019 30 Injury replacement3 months8 November 2019 28 Free transfer6 months2 January 2020 22 Free transfer1.5 years23 January 2020 6 UnattachedFree transfer0.5 year11 February 2020 10 Free transfer0.5 year21 February 2020 26 Free transfer2 months17 July 2020 Western Sydney Wanderers YouthScholarship1 year17 July 2020
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef 6 Undisclosed29 December 2019 10 Brisbane RoarFree transfer17 January 2020 26 UnattachedEnd of contract20 January 2020 22 UnattachedMutual contract termination22 January 2020 12 UnattachedMutual contract termination7 April 2020 8 UnattachedMutual contract termination13 July 2020
Contract extensions No. Name Position Duration Date Notes 27 Jerry Skotadis Defensive midfielder 2 years 24 January 2020 30 Ryan Scott Goalkeeper 2 years 25 June 2020 10 Steven Lustica Central midfielder 1 year 29 June 2020 23 Alessandro Diamanti Attacking midfielder 2 years 3 July 2020 25 Luke Duzel Midfielder 1 year 17 July 2020
Kits Supplier: Kappa / Sponsor: Probuild / Sleeve sponsor: Hyundai
Kit information The kit supplier is Kappa. At the start of the inaugural season, Probuild was announced as Western United's main kit sponsor, with Hyundai sponsoring the sleeves.
Technical staff Football Department Position NameHead Coach Marko RudanAssistant Coach John AnastasiadisAssistant Coach John HutchinsonDirector of Football Steve HorvatGoalkeeping Coach Frank Juric
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
A-League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Finals series
Statistics
Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
|- class=sortbottom ! colspan="11" | Player(s) transferred out but featured this season |- class=sortbottom
Disciplinary record Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
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