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| 2023–24 season | |||
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| Chairman | Paul Lederer | ||
| Manager | Marko Rudan | ||
| Stadium | CommBank Stadium | ||
| A-League Men | 7th | ||
| A-League Men Finals | DNQ | ||
| Australia Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Lachlan Brook, Nicolas Milanovic (9) All: Lachlan Brook (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 27,998 vs. Sydney FC (2 March 2024) A-League Men | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,490 vs. Adelaide United (29 August 2023) Australia Cup | ||
| Average home league attendance | 10,573 | ||
| Biggest win | 6–1 vs. Floreat Athena (A) (9 August 2023) Australia Cup 5–0 vs. Western United (H) (28 October 2023) A-League Men | ||
| Biggest defeat | 7–0 vs. Melbourne City (H) (12 March 2024) A-League Men | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 27 April 2024. | |||
The 2023–24 season was the twelfth in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club. The club participated in the A-League Men for the twelfth time and Australia Cup for the ninth time.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | FW | Lachlan Brook | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 15 June 2023 | [1] |
| 7 | FW | Dylan Pierias | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 22 June 2023 | [2] |
| 19 | DF | Jack Clisby | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 26 June 2023 | [3] |
| 9 | FW | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 30 June 2023 | [4] | |
| 38 | DF | Anthony Pantazopoulos | Free transfer | 1 year scholarship | 5 July 2023 | [5] | |
| 25 | MF | Joshua Brillante | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 2 years | 9 July 2023 | [6] |
| 4 | DF | Doni Grdić | Free transfer | 1 year | 13 July 2023 | [7] | |
| 36 | MF | Oscar Priestman | Sydney FC NPL | Free transfer | 2 year scholarship | 17 July 2023 | [8] |
| 12 | DF | Ruon Tongyik | End of loan | (1 year) | 9 August 2023 | [9][10] | |
| 29 | MF | Free transfer | 1 year | 3 September 2023 | [11] | ||
| 21 | MF | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 16 September 2023 | [12] | |
| 11 | FW | Unattached | Free transfer | 7 months | 1 December 2023 | [13] | |
| 30 | GK | Taiga Harper | Free transfer | 1.5 year scholarship | 11 January 2024 | [14] | |
| 8 | MF | Oliver Bozanic | Perth Glory | End of loan | (5 months) | 12 January 2024 | [15] |
| 28 | FW | Aydan Hammond | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Free transfer | 5 months | 18 January 2024 | [16] |
| 5 | MF | Loan | 5 months | 1 February 2024 | [17] |
| No. | Position | Player | Age | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | MF | George Antonis | 20 | 1-year scholarship contract | [18] |
| 39 | FW | Marcus Younis | 18 | 2-year scholarship contract | [19] |
| 40 | GK | Jack Gibson | 20 | 1-year contract | [20] |
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | MF | End of loan | 10 May 2023 | [21] | ||
| 29 | MF | Terry Antonis | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 24 May 2023 | [22] |
| 17 | MF | Unattached | End of contract | 24 May 2023 | [23] | |
| 23 | FW | Unattached | End of contract | 24 May 2023 | [23] | |
| 30 | GK | Jack Warshawsky | Central Coast Mariners | End of contract | 24 May 2023 | [23][24] |
| 19 | DF | Daniel Wilmering | Newcastle Jets | End of contract | 26 May 2023 | [24][25] |
| 11 | FW | End of loan | 7 June 2023 | [26] | ||
| 3 | DF | Unattached | End of contract | 8 June 2023 | [26] | |
| 36 | MF | Alessandro Lopane | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 8 June 2023 | [26] |
| — | DF | Rhys Williams | Retired | 14 June 2023 | [27] | |
| 9 | FW | Kusini Yengi | Undisclosed | 2 June 2023 | [28] | |
| 28 | MF | Calem Nieuwenhof | Undisclosed | 22 July 2023 | [29] | |
| 5 | DF | Tomislav Mrčela | Mutual contract termination | 25 July 2023 | [30][31] | |
| 8 | MF | Oliver Bozanic | Perth Glory | Loan | 13 September 2023 | [32] |
| 21 | MF | Jarrod Carluccio | Perth Glory | Loan | 13 September 2023 | [33] |
| 8 | MF | Oliver Bozanic | Retired | 17 January 2024 | [34][35][36] | |
| 34 | MF | George Antonis | Mutual contract termination | 18 January 2024 | [37][38] | |
| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Tom Beadling | Central midfielder | 2 years | 6 June 2023 | [39] | |
| 37 | Alexander Badolato | Striker | 3 years | 16 July 2023 | [40] | |
| 10 | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 8 August 2023 | [41] | ||
| 33 | Alex Bonetig | Central defender | 2 years | 16 November 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2025–26 | [42] |
| 31 | Aidan Simmons | Right-back | 2 years | 17 November 2023 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2025–26 | [43] |
| 26 | Brandon Borrello | Right winger | 3 years | 22 January 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2023–24 to end of 2026–27 | [44] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 October 2023 | Western United | 2–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: The Hangar Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 6 October 2023 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
| 15:00 | Barr |
Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 13 October 2023 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Maitland |
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Report | Stadium: Maitland Sportsground Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Men | 22 October 2023 | 29 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 40.74 |
| Australia Cup | 9 August 2023 | 16 September 2023 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 66.67 |
| Total | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 54 | +3 | 43.33 | ||||
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 39 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 32 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 30 | Qualification for 2024 Australia Cup play-offs |
Away figures include Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 win on neutral ground against Melbourne City on 12 January 2024.
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 22 | +1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 26 | −5 |
Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 22 October 2023 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Sydney |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 10,468 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 28 October 2023 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–0 | Western United | Sydney |
| 17:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 8,098 Referee: Alex King |
| 5 November 2023 3 | Newcastle Jets | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle |
| 15:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 5,166 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 11 November 2023 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 17:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,971 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 25 November 2023 5 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 28,152 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 1 December 2023 6 | Brisbane Roar | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
| 19:35 AEST | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 5,977 Referee: Daniel Elder | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 18:45 AEST, but delayed due to thunderstorms. It was rescheduled for 19:05 AEST, then 19:35 AEST.[47] | ||||
| 10 December 2023 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–4 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,755 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 15 December 2023 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 8,034 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 23 December 2023 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Wellington |
| 17:30 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 7,294 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 1 January 2024 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–1 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,382 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 6 January 2024 11 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 17:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 11,982 Referee: Alex King |
| 12 January 2024 27 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 20:15 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 20 January 2024 13 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 8,779 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 27 January 2024 14 | Western United | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Hobart |
| 17:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: North Hobart Oval Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Alex King |
| 4 February 2024 15 | Macarthur FC | 4–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 5,102 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 11 February 2024 16 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–3 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,967 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 18 February 2024 17 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Gosford |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 7,568 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 24 February 2024 18 | Adelaide United | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
| 19:15 ACDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,908 Referee: Alex King |
| 2 March 2024 19 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–4 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 27,998 Referee: Alex King |
| 8 March 2024 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–3 | Western United | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 12 March 2024 12 | Melbourne City | 7–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,182 Referee: Jack Morgan | ||
| Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2024, was moved due to Unite Round.[48] It was later rescheduled again.[49] | ||||
| 16 March 2024 21 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
| 16:45 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,952 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 1 April 2024 22 | Macarthur FC | 1–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 6,238 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 5 April 2024 23 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 5,127 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 13 April 2024 24 | Sydney FC | 2–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 26,155 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 20 April 2024 25 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 15:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 10,098 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 27 April 2024 26 | Melbourne Victory | 3–4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,723 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
Win Draw Loss
| 9 August 2023 Round of 32 | Floreat Athena | 1–6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Perth |
| 18:30 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: Kingsway Sporting Complex Attendance: 723 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 29 August 2023 Round of 16 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,490 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 16 September 2023 Quarter-finals | Brisbane Roar | 4–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
| 17:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,926 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| 1 | GK | Daniel Margush | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2 | DF | Gabriel Cleur | 3+10 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | Doni Grdić | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5 | MF | Sonny Kittel | 6+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 6 | DF | Marcelo | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 7 | FW | Dylan Pierias | 10+15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 9 | FW | Marcus Antonsson | 22+2 | 5 | 2+1 | 3 | 27 | 8 | ||
| 10 | MF | Miloš Ninković | 3+11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 11 | FW | Valentino Yuel | 3+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 13 | DF | Tate Russell | 9+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 14 | FW | Nicolas Milanovic | 23+2 | 9 | 0+2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | ||
| 16 | MF | Tom Beadling | 12+5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 17 | FW | Lachlan Brook | 16+7 | 9 | 1+1 | 5 | 25 | 14 | ||
| 19 | DF | Jack Clisby | 26+1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
| 20 | GK | Lawrence Thomas | 16+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | Jorrit Hendrix | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 25 | MF | Joshua Brillante | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 26 | FW | Brandon Borrello | 13+2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 28 | FW | Aydan Hammond | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 29 | MF | Dylan Scicluna | 3+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK | Taiga Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 31 | DF | Aidan Simmons | 16+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 32 | FW | Nathanael Blair | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | Alex Bonetig | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 35 | MF | Zac Sapsford | 3+9 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 36 | MF | Oscar Priestman | 14+11 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 37 | FW | Alexander Badolato | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 38 | DF | Anthony Pantazopoulos | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 39 | FW | Marcus Younis | 0+10 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 40 | GK | Jack Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 44 | DF | Nathan Barrie | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | ||||||||||
| 21 | MF | Jarrod Carluccio | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
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 | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 16 | MF | Tom Beadling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | DF | Aidan Simmons | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 21 | MF | Jorrit Hendrix | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | MF | Joshua Brillante | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 13 | DF | Tate Russell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 6 | 36 | MF | Oscar Priestman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 6 | DF | Marcelo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Jack Clisby | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 14 | FW | Nicolas Milanovic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | MF | Miloš Ninković | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 26 | FW | Brandon Borrello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | MF | Dylan Scicluna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 2 | DF | Gabriel Cleur | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Sonny Kittel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | FW | Dylan Pierias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | GK | Lawrence Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | DF | Alex Bonetig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | MF | Alexander Badolato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | FW | Marcus Younis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | DF | Nathan Barrie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 4 | ||||
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 | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 20 | Lawrence Thomas | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | Daniel Margush | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 7 | |||
Midfielder Oliver Bozanic will not be available either following the completion of his loan spell from Western Sydney Wanderers.