A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| 2021–22 season | |||
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| Chairman | Jason Sourasis | ||
| Manager | John Aloisi | ||
| Stadium | GMHBA Stadium AAMI Park Mars Stadium Morshead Park Stadium UTAS Stadium | ||
| A-League Men | 3rd | ||
| A-League Men Finals | Winners | ||
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Aleksandar Prijović (14) All: Aleksandar Prijović (15) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 8,127 vs. Melbourne City (12 March 2022) A-League Men | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,127 vs. Newcastle Jets (13 November 2021) FFA Cup | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,616 | ||
| Biggest win | 6–0 vs. Perth Glory (H) (16 April 2022) A-League Men | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Sydney FC (A) (19 March 2022) A-League Men | ||
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The 2021–22 season was the third in the history of Western United Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Western United also competed in the FFA Cup for the first time.
They finished third in the regular season and then won the Championship, beating holders Melbourne City in the Grand Final.
The season was documented in the docuseries United.[1]
Review
Background
Western United's 2020–21 campaign had seen an eight-game losing streak and a lack of creativity lead to a disappointing tenth-place finish in the league, the club's lowest in their history forcing them to play in the 2021 FFA Cup seventh preliminary round against Newcastle Jets. Three days after their league finish on 8 June 2021, the club parted ways with their head coach Marko Rudan who was their manager since their first season in 2019–20.[2]
Players
First-team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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| 9 | FW | Dylan Wenzel-Halls | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 3 years | 21 June 2021 | [3] |
| 17 | DF | Ben Garuccio | Melbourne City | Free transfer | 2 years | 18 July 2021 | [4] |
| 44 | DF | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 29 July 2021 | [5] |
| 1 | GK |  Jamie Young
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Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 2 years | 2 August 2021 | [6][7] |
| 38 | FW | Noah Botic |  Hoffenheim
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Free transfer | 2 years | 2 August 2021 | [8] |
| 88 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | Unattached | Free transfer | 27 August 2021 | [9] | |
| 4 | DF |  Léo Lacroix
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Sion
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Undisclosed | 1 year | 1 September 2021 | [10] |
| 16 | MF |  Rene Krhin
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 26 September 2021 | [11] |
| 99 | FW |  Aleksandar Prijović
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Unattached | Free transfer | Multi-year | 15 October 2021 | [12] |
| 34 | MF | Christian Theoharous | Unattached | Scholarship | 2 years | 1 November 2021 | [13] |