List of Western United FC records and statistics

Western United Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Trugania, Victoria. The club was formed as Western Melbourne before being renamed as Western United.

The list encompasses records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. Attendance records in Geelong, the GMHBA Stadium, the club's home ground and Mars Stadium, their temporary home ground in 2019 and 2020, are also included.

The club's record appearance maker is Filip Kurto, who made 31 appearances between 2019 to the present day. Besart Berisha is Western United's goalscorer, scoring 19 goals in total.

All figures are correct as of 30 January 2021.

Player records

Appearances

• Most league appearances: Filip Kurto, 32[1]
• Youngest first-team player: Luke Duzel, 18 years, 25 days (against Central Coast Mariners, A-League, 1 March 2020)[2]
• Oldest first-team player: Andrew Durante, 38 years, 272 days (against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 30 January 2021)[2]
• Most consecutive appearances: Filip Kurto, 32 (from 13 October 2019 to 23 January 2021)[3]

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.[1][2]

#	Name	Years	League	FFA Cup	Asia	Other	Total
1	Filip Kurto	2019–	32 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	32 (0)
2	Besart Berisha	2019–	31 (19)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	31 (19)
	Alessandro Diamanti	2019–	31 (8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	31 (8)
	Connor Pain	2019–	31 (2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	31 (2)
5	Andrew Durante	2019–	29 (2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	29 (0)
6	Dylan Pierias	2019–	25 (2)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	25 (2)
7	Max Burgess	2019–	24 (6)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	24 (6)
8	Josh Risdon	2019–	23 (1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	23 (1)
9	Aaron Calver	2019–	20 (1)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	20 (1)
10	Jerry Skotadis	2019–	18 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	18 (0)

Goalscorers

• Most goals in a season: Besart Berisha, 19 goals (in the 2019–20 season)
• Most league goals in a season: Besart Berisha, 19 goals in the A-League, 2019–20
• Youngest goalscorer: Dylan Pierias, 20 years, 338 days (against Perth Glory, A-League, 23 January 2021)[2]
• Youngest hat-trick scorer: Max Burgess, 25 years, 45 days (against Central Coast Mariners, A-League, 1 March 2020)[4]
• Oldest goalscorer: Andrew Durante, 37 years, 303 days (against Central Coast Mariners, A-League, 1 March 2020)[2]

Top goalscorers

Besart Berisha is the all-time top goalscorer for Western United since the club's foundation in 2018.[1][2]

#	Name	Years	League	FFA Cup	Asia	Other	Total
1	Besart Berisha	2019–	19 (31)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	19 (31)
2	Alessandro Diamanti	2019–	8 (31)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	8 (31)
3	Max Burgess	2019–	6 (24)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	6 (24)
4	Andrew Durante	2019–	2 (29)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (29)
	Panagiotis Kone	2019–2020	2 (15)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (15)
	Steven Lustica	2019–	2 (14)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (14)
	Connor Pain	2019–	2 (31)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (31)
	Dylan Pierias	2019–	2 (25)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	2 (25)

Award winners

Johnny Warren Medal

• Alessandro Diamanti – 2019/20

Managerial records

• First full-time manager: Mark Rudan manages Western United from 2019 to present.[5]
• Highest win percentage: Mark Rudan, 45.16%
• Lowest win percentage: Mark Rudan, 45.16%

Club records

Firsts

• First match: Caroline Springs George Cross 0–4 Western United, friendly, 22 August 2019[6]

• First A-League match: Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Western United, A-League, 13 October 2019[7]

• First match at GMHBA Stadium: Western United 1–1 Perth Glory, A-League, 19 October 2019[8]

Record wins

• Record league win:
  • 6–2 against Central Coast Mariners, A-League, 1 March 2020
  • 5–1 against Adelaide United, A-League, 7 March 2020

Record defeats

• Record league defeat:
  • 0–2 against Sydney FC, A-League, 1 December 2019
  • 1–3 against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 28 December 2019
  • 0–2 against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 21 February 2020
  • 1–3 against Melbourne City, A-League, 19 August 2020
  • 0–2 against Melbourne City, A-League Finals, 26 August 2020

Record consecutive results

• Record consecutive wins: 3[3]
  • from 1 March 2020 to 25 July 2020
  • from 7 August 2020 to 15 August 2020

• Record consecutive wins coming from behind: 2, from 2 November 2019 to 9 November 2019[3]

• Record consecutive defeats: 3, from 16 November 2019 to 1 December 2019[3]

• Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 3[3]
  • from 8 December 2019 to 20 December 2019
  • from 1 March 2020 to 25 July 2020
  • from 7 August 2020 to 15 August 2020

• Record consecutive matches without a win: 4, from 26 January 2020 to 21 February 2020[3]

Attendances

• Highest attendance at Geelong: 10,128, against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 8 December 2019
• Lowest attendance at Geelong: 3,629, against Central Coast Mariners, A-League, 1 March 2020
• Highest attendance in Ballarat: 5,084 against Wellington Phoenix, A-League, 28 December 2019
• Lowest attendance in Ballarat: 2,973 against Brisbane Roar, A-League, 16 February 2020

References

1. "Western United: All Players". Ultimate A-League.
2. "Western United Team Statistics". A-League Stats.
3. "Western United Streaks". A-League Stats.
4. Salvado, John (1 March 2020). "Burgess scores hat-trick in Western win". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
5. "A-League news: Mark Rudan finally revealed as Western United's first coach | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
6. Windon, Jacob (22 August 2019). "Diamanti and Kone start as youth steal the show in Western United's first match". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
7. Windon, Jacob (13 October 2019). "Berisha gives Western United inaugural win over Phoenix". A-League. Football Federation Australia.
8. Greco, John (19 October 2019). "Young Popovic heeds dad's advice as Glory spoil Western United's historic day". A-League. Football Federation Australia.