Wanderers To Kick Off Season On October 8th

The A-League draw was released today with Western Sydney hosting the opening fixture on Thursday October 8th against Brisbane Roar.

Football Federation Australia released their A-League draw earlier this morning and it contained a number of surprise and experimental fixtures. Round 1 begins with the Wanderers against Brisbane, continues with Adelaide vs Melbourne Victory on Friday, the Mariners host Perth, SFC play Melbourne City on Saturday, with Wellington rounding out the first weekend hosting Newcastle on Sunday.

The Wanderers will be playing an away Sydney Derby on the 24th of October in Round 3, other notable earlier fixtures including a Newcastle away trip in Round 5 on the 7th of November, a match in Gosford on Sunday the 29th and hosting Melbourne Victory at Parramatta on Saturday the 12th of December.

The Wanderers run to the finals includes match against Adelaide at home, Melbourne away, Mariners at home with Wellington in New Zealand the last match for the regular season.

The final series kicks off on the weekend of the 15th of April, with the Grand Final on Sunday the 1st of May.

The FFA have rolled out the red carpet for Wanderers' rivals Sydney FC, who have been given 8 NSW games in the first 9 to start the campaign, as well as finally accepting that clubs with Asian Champions League commitments need more time between A-League games.

Special event matches have been scheduled for Christmas Eve, the 24th of December where the Wanderers take on Newcastle in Parramatta, as well as New Year's Day the 1st of January 2016 against Adelaide, at Parramatta.