and finished 3rd in the league. The 2016–17 season starts with six matches between 23 July 2016 and 7 August 2016. Luzern won the opening match of the season 2–1 against Lugano on 23 July 2016. 2018: Western Sydney Wanderers On 19 May 2018, Babbel was appointed as manager of Western Sydney Wanderers FC in the A-League. The 2018–19 A-League season saw the Wanderers finish eighth out of ten teams, winning only six games, drawing six and losing 15. In the 2019–20 season, after a bright start including a 1–0 win over Sydney FC in the first Sydney Derby at the new Western Sydney Stadium, the team collapsed with just 1 win and only 2 draws in the next 11 games, dropping from first place after 3 rounds to 9th place (out of 11) after 14 matches. Babbel was sacked by the Wanderers on Monday, 20 January 2020 with his assistant coach named as interim replacement. Overview Career statistics International Score and result list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Babbel goal. Managerial statistics Honours As a player Bayern Munich Bundesliga: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000 DFB-Pokal: 1997–98, 1999–00, Runner-up 1998–99 DFB-Ligapokal: 1997, 1998, 1999 UEFA Cup: 1995–96 UEFA Champions League: Runner-up 1998–99 Liverpool FA Cup: 2000–01 League Cup: 2000–01 FA Community Shield: 2001; runner-up 2002 UEFA Cup: 2000–01 UEFA Super Cup: 2001 VfB Stuttgart Bundesliga: 2006–07 DFB-Pokal: Runner-up 2006–07 DFB-Ligapokal: Runner-up 2005 International UEFA European Championship: 1996 As a coach Hertha BSC 2. Bundesliga: 2010–11 References External links 1972 births Footballers from Munich German footballers Bundesliga players Premier League players Association football fullbacks German expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Germany international footballers Germany under-21 international footballers FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Bayern Munich II players Hamburger SV players Liverpool F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players VfB Stuttgart players UEFA Euro 1996 players 1998 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 2000 players UEFA European Championship-winning players German football managers Bundesliga managers VfB Stuttgart managers Hertha BSC managers TSG 1899 Hoffenheim managers Living people Expatriate football managers in Switzerland German expatriate football managers FC Luzern managers German expatriate sportspeople in England German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland UEFA Cup winning players FA Cup Final players People with Guillain–Barré syndrome West German footballers