The 2022–23 season was the fourth in the history of Western United Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Western United also participated in the Australia Cup for the second time.
Review
Background The 2021–22 season saw the club finish in third place, its highest ever finish and compete in the finals for the second time. The club then went on to appear in and win its first ever grand final on 28 May 2022 against Melbourne City.
Players
First-team squad
Transfers
Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDateRef. 14 Western Sydney WanderersFree transfer1 year17 July 2022 27 UnattachedFree transfer1 year22 August 2022 7 UnattachedFree transfer1 year24 August 2022 9 Central Coast MarinersFree transfer2.5 years7 January 2023 24 Sydney FCFree transfer1.5 years7 January 2023 20 Western Sydney WanderersFree transfer2.5 years7 January 2023
From youth squad
Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef 13 UnattachedEnd of contract10 June 2022 16 UnattachedEnd of contract10 June 2022 27 UnattachedEnd of contract10 June 2022 34 Central Coast MarinersMutual contract termination17 January 2023 12 UnattachedMutual contract termination20 January 2023 9 Central Coast MarinersMutual contract termination29 January 2023 25 Adelaide UnitedMutual contract termination6 February 2023 26 Western Sydney WanderersMutual contract termination7 February 2023
Contract extensions No. Name Position Duration Date Notes Ref. 4 Léo Lacroix Defender 1 year 29 May 2022 extension triggered 44 Nikolai Topor-Stanley Defender 1 year 10 June 2022 33 Ben Collins Defender 1 year 17 June 2022 21 Sebastian Pasquali Midfielder 1 year 1 July 2022 17 Ben Garuccio Left-back 2 years 7 September 2022 Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25. 42 Rhys Bozinovski Midfielder 2 years 6 December 2022 Promoted from a scholarship contract to a senior contract 11 Connor Pain Winger 3 years 25 January 2023 Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2025–26. 38 Noah Botic Centre forward 2 years 8 March 2023 Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2024–25. 10 Steven Lustica Central midfielder 1 year 16 March 2023 Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2023–24. 27 Jacob Tratt Central defender 1 year 23 March 2023 Contract extended from end of 2022–23 until end of 2023–24.
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
A-League Men
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Australia Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK 26 0 2 0 28 0 4 DF 21+2 0 1 0 24 0 5 DF 7+15 2 1+1 0 24 2 6 DF 19 0 2 0 21 1 7 MF 16+3 2 0 0 19 2 8 FW 24+2 4 2 1 28 5 9 FW 0+7 0 0 0 7 0 10 MF 11+2 0 2 0 15 0 11 FW 24+2 3 2 1 28 4 14 MF 14+4 0 0 0 18 0 17 DF 18 1 2 0 20 1 19 DF 22 2 2 0 24 2 20 FW 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 21 MF 2+4 0 0 0 6 0 23 MF 2+19 2 0 0 21 2 24 DF 2 0 0 0 2 0 27 DF 9+5 1 0 0 14 1 31 FW 0+5 0 0+1 0 6 0 33 DF 0+1 0 1+1 0 3 0 37 GK 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 38 FW 10+11 6 0+2 0 23 6 42 MF 1+9 0 2 0 12 0 44 DF 13+2 0 0 0 15 0 88 MF 19+1 1 0 0 20 1 99 FW 14+2 5 0 0 16 5 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 9 FW 6+1 0 2 0 9 0 26 FW 3+12 4 1+1 0 16 4 41 DF 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
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.
Rank Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total 1 44 DF 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 4 DF 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 3 27 DF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 19 DF 10 0 0 2 0 0 12 0 0 5 23 MF 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 6 7 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 8 FW 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 11 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 17 DF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 99 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 1 GK 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 DF 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 10 MF 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 88 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 5 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 1 26 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 9 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 53 0 4 5 0 0 58 0 4
Clean sheets 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 and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup Total 1 1 4 0 4 Total 4 0 4
See also 2022–23 in Australian soccer List of Western United FC seasons
References
External links Western United official website