Western United Football Club is an Australian professional association football club based in Truganina, Melbourne. The club was formed in 2017 as Western Melbourne before it was shortly renamed to Western United. They became the third Victorian member admitted into the A-League in 2019.
Western United made the A-League Finals in their first season. The club placed 5th and beat Brisbane Roar 1–0 in and losing 2–0 in the semi final against city rivals, Melbourne City. In the 2021–22 A League season United placed 3rd place and won the Grand Final after beating Melbourne City 2–0, thanks to a second minute own goal by Nuno Reis and a thirtieth minute girl by Aleksandar Prijović. this was Western United's first trophy won.
Key Key to league competitions:
A-League Men (A-League/A-League Men) – Australia's top football league, established in 2004
Key to colours and symbols: 1st or WWinners2nd or RURunners-up3rd Third ♦ Top scorer in division
Key to league record: Season = The year and article of the season Pos = Final position Pld = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals scored GA = Goals against Pts = Points
Key to cup record: En-dash (–) = Western United did not participate DNQ = The club did not qualify for a competition. Group = Group stage R32 = Round of 32 R16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners
Seasons + Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPosFinalsAustralia CupTop goalscorer(s)LeagueName(s)Goals2019–20A-League26123114637395thSF—192020–21A-League26841430472810thDNQ—72021–22A-League Men261367403045WR3292022–23A-League Men2695123447327thDNQR1662023–24A-League Men27751536552611thDNQQF72024–25A-League Men261457553747SFPO16
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References
External links Ultimate A-League ALeagueStats.com