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2025–26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) season

The 2025–26 season is the 14th in the history of Western Sydney Wanderers (women). The team finished the season in last position (11th of 11 teams).

Western Sydney Wanderers
2025–26 season
OwnerPaul Lederer, Jefferson Cheng, Glenn Duncan
ChairmanPaul Lederer
ManagerGeoff Abrahams
StadiumCommBank Stadium
Wanderers Football Park
A-League Women11th
A-League Women FinalsDNQ
Top goalscorerTalia Younis
Yuan Cong
(3 goals each)
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 25 July 2025.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 21 February 2026

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  PHI Janae DeFazio
3 DF  CHN Wang Ying
4 DF  AUS Poppie Hooks
5 MF  AUS Milly Bennett
6 MF  AUS Amy Chessari
7 MF  AUS Amy Harrison (captain)
8 MF  AUS Olivia Price
9 FW  KOR Kim So-eun
10 FW  CHN Yuan Cong
11 DF  AUS Danika Matos
12 GK  NZL Brianna Edwards
13 DF  AUS Alvina Khoshaba
14 DF  AUS Ella Buchanan
15 DF  AUS Cushla Rue
16 FW  AUS Anika Stajcic
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW  AUS Allyssa Ng-Saad
18 GK  AUS Aimee Hall
19 MF  AUS Talia Younis
20 GK  AUS Sham Khamis
21 DF  AUS Amy Barker
22 DF  AUS Alana Cerne
23 FW  AUS Miriam Zumaya
24 MF  AUS Nikkita Fazzari
25 FW  AUS Holly Caspers
26 MF  POR Siena Arrarte (scholarship)
27 GK  AUS Annabelle Croll
28 FW  AUS Frida Karaberis
30 FW  NZL Ava Collins (injury replacement)
37 MF  JPN Ena Harada

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player From Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
3DF China Wang Ying China Guangdong Free transfer 1 year 16 September 2025 [1]
10FW China Yuan Cong China Guangdong Free transfer 1 year 16 September 2025 [1]
4DF Poppie Hooks Australia Illawarra Stingrays Free transfer 1 year 23 September 2025 [2]
12GK New Zealand Brianna Edwards Unattached Free transfer 2 years 1 October 2025 [3]
2DF Philippines Janae DeFazio Unattached Free transfer 1 year 2 October 2025 [4]
22DF Alana Cerne Unattached Free transfer 1 year 25 October 2025 [5]
17FW Allyssa Ng-Saad Australia Gladesville Ravens Free transfer 28 October 2025 [6][7]
9FW South Korea Kim So-eun South Korea Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Free transfer 1 year 5 November 2025 [8]
66MF Chloe Berryhill Italy Como 1907 Free transfer 6 months 12 December 2025 [9]
30FW New Zealand Ava Collins Australia UNSW FC Injury replacement 4 months 21 February 2026 [10]

From academy squad

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
24 MF Australia Nikkita Fazzari17 one-year contract[11]
13 DF Australia Alvina Khoshaba18 [12]
21 DF Australia Amy Barker17 [12]
23 FW Australia Miriam Zumaya17 [12]
27 GK Australia Annabelle Croll16 [12]
28 FW Australia Frida Karaberis14 [12]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
9FW Sophie Harding United States Fort Lauderdale United Mutual contract termination 26 June 2025 [13][14]
17FW Amelia Cassar Sydney FC End of contract 4 July 2025 [15][16]
4DF Madison McComasky United States Fort Lauderdale United End of contract 7 July 2025 [17][18]
2DF Paige Hayward Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
3DF Gemma Ferris Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
10MF Sienna Saveska Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
12FW Bronte Trew Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
13FW Talia Kapetanellis Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
23DF Maya Lobo Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
24FW Japan Aya Seino Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
31GK Keely Segavcic Unattached End of contract 8 July 2025 [16]
66MF Chloe Berryhill Retired 24 January 2026 [19]

Contract extensions

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No.PlayerPositionDurationDateRef.
6Amy ChessariDefensive midfielder1 year27 June 2025[20]
19Talia YounisMidfielder1 year30 June 2025[21]
37Japan Ena HaradaMidfielder1 year4 July 2025[22]
5Milly BennettMidfielder2 years8 July 2025[16][23]
26Portugal Siena ArrarteMidfielder8 July 2025[16]

Pre-season and friendlies

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17 October 2025 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
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Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 31 October 2025 29 March 2026 11th 20 5 4 11 18 34 −16 025.00
Total 20 5 4 11 18 34 −16 025.00

Last updated: 29 March 2026
Source: Competitions

A-League Women

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Central Coast Mariners 20 7 7 6 27 26 +1 28
8 Perth Glory 20 7 3 10 20 30 −10 24
9 Newcastle Jets 20 7 2 11 30 36 −6 23
10 Sydney FC 20 4 7 9 18 29 −11 19
11 Western Sydney Wanderers 20 5 4 11 18 34 −16 19
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.

Matches

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The league fixtures were released on 11 September 2025.[24][25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

31 October 2025 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Perth Glory Sydney
20:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 957
Referee: Isabella Mossin
Note: Due to lightning delays, the kickoff was delayed to 20:15.[26]
9 November 2025 2 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–4 Melbourne Victory Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 986
Referee: Abbie Hendry
16 November 2025 3 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Imperial Corp Stadium
Attendance: 1,489
Referee: Mikayla Ryan
22 November 2025 4 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,413
Referee: Molly Godsell
7 December 2025 6 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,348
Referee: Isabella Mossin
14 December 2025 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 932
Referee: Bec Mackie
Note: The match was delayed by two hours due to forecasted heat.[27]
27 December 2025 9 Adelaide United 5–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
16:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 5,781
Referee: Izzy Cooper
30 December 2025 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
3 January 2026 11 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Canberra United Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 608
Referee: Page Malau-Aduli
9 January 2026 12 Perth Glory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre
Attendance: 879
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
16 January 2026 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 715
Referee: Lara Christie Lee
24 January 2026 14 Central Coast Mariners 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: polytec Stadium
Attendance: 1,248
Referee: Caitlin Williams
31 January 2026 15 Sydney FC 2–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 4,805
Referee: Isabella Mossin
4 February 2026 5 Melbourne City 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
17:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 520
Referee: Caitlin Williams
8 February 2026 16 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Adelaide United Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 683
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
13 February 2026 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
16:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 1,028
Referee: Shab Roshan
21 February 2026 18 Canberra United 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mia Velarde
14 March 2026 19 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 901
Referee: Sophie Allum
22 March 2026 20 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Melbourne City Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 682
Referee: Izzy Cooper
29 March 2026 21 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Porirua
15:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Porirua Park
Attendance: 1,756
Referee: Mikayla Ryan

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[28]

As of match played 29 March 2026
No. Pos Nat Player TotalA-League Women
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Philippines PHI Janae DeFazio 300+30
3 DF China CHN Wang Ying 14011+30
4 DF Australia AUS Poppie Hooks 19015+40
5 MF Australia AUS Milly Bennett 1015+51
6 MF Australia AUS Amy Chessari 20119+11
7 MF Australia AUS Amy Harrison 200200
8 MF Australia AUS Olivia Price 1014+61
9 FW South Korea KOR Kim So-eun 1006+40
10 FW China CHN Yuan Cong 15310+53
11 DF Australia AUS Danika Matos 201201
12 GK New Zealand NZL Brianna Edwards 1010
13 DF Australia AUS Alvina Khoshaba 601+50
14 DF Australia AUS Ella Buchanan 20217+32
15 DF Australia AUS Cushla Rue 600+60
16 FW Australia AUS Anika Stajcic 100+10
17 MF Australia AUS Allyssa Ng-Saad 1729+82
19 MF Australia AUS Talia Younis 17313+43
20 GK Australia AUS Sham Khamis 190190
21 DF Australia AUS Amy Barker 401+30
22 DF Australia AUS Alana Cerne 16014+20
23 FW Australia AUS Miriam Zumaya 400+40
24 MF Australia AUS Nikkita Fazzari 1101+100
25 FW Australia AUS Holly Caspers 1228+42
30 FW New Zealand NZL Ava Collins 403+10
37 MF Japan JPN Ena Harada 20017+30
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
66 MF Australia AUS Chloe Berryhill 6161

Clean sheets

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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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.[28]

As of match played 29 March 2026
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women Total
1 20 Australia Sham Khamis 4 4

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 Csaszar, Jessica (16 September 2025). "Wanderers strengthen Asian ties with signings of Chinese internationals Wang Ying and Yuan Cong". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  2. ↑ Csaszar, Jessica (23 September 2025). "Wanderers sign defender Poppie Hooks". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  3. ↑ Csaszar, Jessica (1 October 2025). "Wanderers secure goalkeeper Brianna Edwards on two-year deal". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  4. ↑ Csaszar, Jessica (2 October 2025). "Wanderers welcome Philippine international Janae DeFazio". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  5. ↑ Csaszar, Jessica (25 October 2025). "Wanderers secure Cerne for upcoming Ninja A-League season". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  6. ↑ "FEATURE: Ng Saad set to power Wander Women, Hunter returns to Sky Blues, Mariners boost squad with Young Matildas' stars". Western Sydney Wanderers Women’s Supporters Page. 28 October 2025 – via Facebook.
  7. ↑ "Allyssa Ng-Saad". Western Sydney Wanderers. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Csaszar, Jessica (5 November 2025). "Wanderers secure Kim Soeun for Ninja A-League season". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  9. ↑ Csaszar, Jessica (12 December 2025). "Wanderers sign Chloe Logarzo Berryhill for remainder of Ninja A-League season". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  10. ↑ Csaszar, Jessica (21 February 2026). "Wanderers sign New Zealand International Ava Collins as Ninja A-League Injury Replacement". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  11. ↑ Csaszar, Jessica (21 August 2025). "Nikkita Fazzari Becomes Trailblazer: First Wanderers Girls Academy Player to Join Ninja A-League Squad". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Csaszar, Jessica (29 October 2025). "Homegrown and Ready: Nine Wanderers Academy Stars Step Into the Ninja A-League". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  13. ↑ Evans, Jordan (26 June 2025). "Wanderers confirm Harding departure". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  14. ↑ "Fort Lauderdale United FC Adds Australian Forward Sophie Harding to Attack". Fort Lauderdale United. 11 July 2025.
  15. ↑ Warriner, David (4 July 2025). "Sydney FC signs Young Matildas Amelia Cassar". Sydney FC.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Evans, Jordan (8 July 2025). "Wanderers confirm departures of nine players". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  17. ↑ Evans, Jordan (7 July 2025). "Wanderers farewell McComasky". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  18. ↑ "Fort Lauderdale United FC Signs Australian Defender Madison McComasky". Fort Lauderdale United. 29 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "Chloe Logarzo Berryhill forced into retirement by horror knee injury". ESPN. 24 January 2026.
  20. ↑ Evans, Jordan (27 June 2025). "Wanderers re-sign Chessari". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  21. ↑ Evans, Jordan (30 June 2025). "Rising star Talia Younis re-signs with the Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  22. ↑ Evans, Jordan (4 July 2025). "Harada re-signs for the Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  23. ↑ Csaszar, Jessica (18 September 2025). "Wanderers re-sign Milly Bennett on a two-year deal". Western Sydney Wanderers.
  24. ↑ "FULL FIXTURE for Ninja A-League 2025-26 season released: Every match here". Australian Professional Leagues. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
  25. ↑ "Ninja A-League Women Matches". Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  26. ↑ A-League Women [@aleaguewomen] (31 October 2025). "After lightning delays, the season-opening Ninja A-League clash between @WSWanderWomen and @PerthGloryFC will now kick off at 8:15pm (AEDT)" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  27. ↑ "Change in Kick-Off Time for Sunday's Ninja A-League fixture". Western Sydney Wanderers. 12 December 2025.
  28. 1 2 "WS Wanderers W - Squad". soccerway.com.
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