Wagga City Wanderers FC

Wagga City Wanderers is a semi-professional Australian association football club based in the city of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. The club was founded in 2014 and as of 2019 the men compete in the ACT based National Premier Leagues Capital Football 2 and its female division compete in the ACT National Premier Leagues Capital Football NPLW.

Wagga City Wanderers FC
Full nameWagga City Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)Wanderers
Founded2014 (2014)
GroundGissing Oval, Wagga Wagga
Coordinates35°7′50.9″S 147°21′20.1″E
Head coachRoss Morgan
LeagueNPL ACT 2
2020Champions
WebsiteClub website

History

Foundation and early years

Wagga City Wanderers was established in October 2014 by Football Wagga Wagga Association to grow football in the Wagga Wagga, Riverina and surrounding areas by participating in the State League competition administered by Football NSW[1]

In the first year of competition Wagga City Wanderers was represented by a men's first grade and under 20 team with this expanding to include under 18s over the following seasons.[1]

Wagga City Wanderers also conduct development programs through the Wanderers Academy and competes with SAP 9–12 years boys and girls and under 13-16 junior boys and girls teams. The Academy consists of approximately 220 young players in State competitions & gala days including having the largest representation of any club at the 2017 Kanga Cup.[1]

Relationship with Sydney FC

The Wagga City Wanderers and Football Wagga Wagga are partners with Sydney FC. This includes access to various opportunities associated with Sydney FC.[1]

Move to NPL and NPL Womens Capital Football

Prior to the 2019 Capital Football season, Capital Football announced the inclusion of Wagga City into the newly formed NPL 2 competition to replace the Capital League .[2] The women's division has debuted in 2019 with the NPLW program comprising U13's, U15's, U17's, Reserves and First Grade divisions.

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Samuel McCready
—  AUS Ahmed Badawy
—  AUS Caylum Barber
—  AUS Daniel Okot
—  AUS Dylan Berkrey
—  AUS Callum Burns
—  AUS Jacob Ochieng
—  AUS Jake Ploenges
—  AUS Royce Hunter
—  AUS Kyle Yeates
No. Pos. Nation Player
—  AUS Lachlan Cook
—  AUS Abdulius Zoomar
—  AUS Luke Stevens
—  AUS Nashwan Kheder
—  AUS Prince Thompson
—  AUS Edmund Wright
—  AUS Shaun Moffat
—  AUS Stuart Smeeth
—  AUS Isaac Kingham
—  USA Paul Milner
—  USA Frank Macias

Season-by-season results

The below table is updated with the statistics and final results for Wagga City Wanderers following the conclusion of each season.

Champions Runners-up Third Place Promoted Relegated
Wagga City Wanderers Season-by-Season Results
Football NSW
Ref Season NSW State League NPL
Finals		 Waratah
Cup		 FFA
Cup		 Top scorer
GP W D L GF GA GD PTS League Finals Name Goals
[3]20151812152864-36510th--3R-Scott Dunn9
[4]20162270154478-342110th--5R-Scott Dunn17
[5]20171821151760-43710th--4R-Lachlan Davis6
[6]20182222181577-62812th--2R-Caylum Barber3
Capital Football
Ref Season NPL ACT 2 NPL
Finals		 Fed
Cup		 FFA
Cup		 Top scorer
GP W D L GF GA GD PTS League Finals Name Goals
[7]2019167182927+2226th--1R-Jake Ploenges5

References
  1. "Club History". Wagga City Wanderers. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. "Wagga City Wanderers shift to Canberra's NPL competition". Wagga City Wanderers. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  3. "2015 NSW State League 2 Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. "2016 NSW State League Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  5. "2017 NSW State League Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  6. "2018 NSW State League Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  7. "2019 ACT NPL 2 Ladder". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.


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