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2014 W-League (Australia)

(Redirected from 2014–15 W-League)

The 2014 W-League season was the seventh season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. The regular season started on 13 September 2014 and concluded on 7 December 2014.[1][2] The Grand Final took place on 21 December 2014.

W-League
Season2014
ChampionsCanberra United (2nd title)
PremiersPerth Glory (1st title)
Matches played48
Goals scored170 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorerKate Gill (12)
Biggest home winPerth Glory 5–0 Western Sydney Wanderers
(15 November 2014)
Biggest away winWestern Sydney Wanderers 1–10 Perth Glory
(5 October 2014)
Highest scoringWestern Sydney Wanderers 1–10 Perth Glory
Longest winning run6 games
Perth Glory
Longest unbeaten run6 games
Perth Glory
Longest winless run5 games
Adelaide United
Brisbane Roar
Longest losing run5 games
Adelaide United
All statistics correct as of 7 December 2014.

Due to Australia hosting the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, the season was scheduled to take place entirely in the 2014 calendar year instead of continuing in to 2015.[3]

Clubs

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Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Adelaide Shores Football Centre 1,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Perry Park
Suncorp Stadium
5,000
52,500
Canberra United Canberra McKellar Park 3,500
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Lakeside Stadium 12,000
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Wanderers Oval 3,500
Perth Glory Perth Ashfield Reserve 2,000
Sydney FC Sydney Lambert Park
Leichhardt Oval
7,000
22,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Marconi Stadium 11,500


Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Adelaide United Australia  Ross Aloisi England  Kristy Moore Puma SA Power Networks
Brisbane Roar Australia  Belinda Wilson Australia  Clare Polkinghorne Umbro[4] Brisbane Airport
Canberra United Netherlands  Liesbeth Migchelsen Australia  Nicole Begg Hummel University of Canberra[5]
Melbourne Victory Australia  Joe Montemurro Australia  Stephanie Catley Adidas[6] Jetts Fitness
Newcastle Jets Australia  Peter McGuinness Australia  Emily van Egmond ISC Football Five5
Perth Glory Australia  Jamie Harnwell Australia  Collette McCallum Macron[7] Smarter Than Smoking
Sydney FC Australia  Alen Stajcic Australia  Teresa Polias Adidas Beechwood Homes[8]
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia  Stephen Roche Australia  Caitlin Cooper Nike[9] University of Western Sydney

Foreign players

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Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Denmark  Katrine Pedersen England  Katie Holtham Norway  Lisa-Marie Woods England  Kristy MooreA
Brisbane Roar Germany  Nadine Angerer
Canberra United United States  Chantel Jones United States  Lori Lindsey United States  Stephanie Ochs United States  Kendall FletcherG
Melbourne Victory United States  Lauren Barnes United States  Christine Nairn United States  Elli Reed Turkey  Gülcan KocaA
Newcastle Jets United States  Tori Huster United States  Katherine Reynolds United States  Angela Salem
Perth Glory Canada  Shelina Zadorsky Wales  Carys Hawkins
Sydney FC United States  Samantha Johnson United States  Jasmyne Spencer
Western Sydney Wanderers England  Hannah Beard United States  Kendall Johnson United States  Keelin Winters

The following do not fill a Visa position:
A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
G Guest Players

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory 12 10 0 2 39 10 +29 30 Qualification to Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 12 6 2 4 26 15 +11 20
3 Canberra United (C) 12 6 2 4 22 18 +4 20
4 Sydney FC 12 5 3 4 17 16 +1 18
5 Newcastle Jets 12 5 2 5 25 21 +4 17
6 Brisbane Roar 12 4 2 6 18 19 −1 14
7 Adelaide United 12 3 1 8 9 29 −20 10
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 2 2 8 14 42 −28 8
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Fixtures

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Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.

Finals series

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Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Perth Glory 3
4 Sydney FC 0
1 Perth Glory 1
2 Canberra United 3
3 Melbourne Victory 0 (4)
2 Canberra United (p) 0 (5)

Semi-finals

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14 December 2014 Perth Glory 3–0 Sydney FC nib Stadium, Perth
Sunday 12:00 AWST D'Ovidio   10'
Gill   37'
Marzano   70'
Report Attendance: 1,389
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Grand final

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21 December 2014 Perth Glory 1–3 Canberra United nib Stadium, Perth
Sunday 12:00 AWST McCallum   63' Report Ochs   20'
Sykes   75', 78'
Attendance: 2,671
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Total Player Club Goals per Game
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12
12 Australia  Kate Gill Perth Glory 2 1 5 2 1 1
11 Australia  Sam Kerr Perth Glory 1 2 2 2 3 1
8 United States  Jasmyne Spencer Sydney FC 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Australia  Racheal Quigley Melbourne Victory 2 1 1 1 3
7 Australia  Tameka Butt Brisbane Roar 1 1 1 2 1 1
6 Australia  Rhali Dobson Newcastle Jets 1 2 1 1 1
Australia  Michelle Heyman Canberra United 2 1 1 1 1
Australia  Tara Andrews Newcastle Jets 1 2 1 1 1
5 Australia  Amy Jackson Melbourne Victory 1 3 1
Australia  Emily van Egmond Newcastle Jets 1 1 2 1
United States  Keelin Winters Western Sydney Wanderers 2 1 2
Australia  Caitlin Foord Perth Glory 2 1 1 1

  Goal scored from penalty kick       Two goals scored from penalty kick

Own goals

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Player Team Against Round
Australia  Elise Kellond-Knight Brisbane Roar Canberra United 4
Australia  Larissa Crummer Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers 5
Australia  Laura Alleway Brisbane Roar Newcastle Jets 7
Australia  Teigen Allen Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers 7
United States  Katherine Reynolds Newcastle Jets Canberra United 10

Player of the Week

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End-of-season awards

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International competition

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The W-League was represented in the third edition of the International Women's Club Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Nestlé Cup.

Melbourne Victory (the winners of the 2013–14 season) participated in the tournament, which took place from 30 November until 8 December 2013, and finished in sixth place (out of 6 teams).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Westfield W-League 2014/15 Season Draw" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2014.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Howe, Adam. "Westfield W-League 2014/15 and Westfield Matildas Media Guide" (PDF). Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Westfield W-League 2014/15 season draw released". footballaustralia.com. 25 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Brisbane Roar and Umbro announce long-term partnership". Brisbane Roar. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. ^ McPherson, Ian (24 July 2014). "Canberra sign major sponsor ahead of new season". SportsPro.
  6. ^ "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Macron sign on for four more years". Perth Glory. 30 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Westfield W-League Squad Bolstered As New Shirt Sponsor Gained". Sydney FC. 29 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.
  10. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Michelle Heyman". Football Federation Australia. 16 September 2014.
  11. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Keelin Winters". Football Federation Australia. 25 September 2014.
  12. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Lisa De Vanna". Football Federation Australia. 30 September 2014.
  13. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Rhali Dobson". Football Federation Australia. 7 October 2014.
  14. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Amy Jackson". Football Federation Australia. 14 October 2014.
  15. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Katrina Gorry". Football Federation Australia. 20 October 2014.
  16. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Hannah Beard". Football Federation Australia. 28 October 2014.
  17. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Caitlin Foord". Football Federation Australia. 4 November 2014.
  18. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Stephanie Ochs". Football Federation Australia. 14 November 2014.
  19. ^ "W-League Player of the Week: Christine Nairn". Football Federation Australia. 17 November 2014.
  20. ^ "Westfield W-League player of the week: Racheal Quigley". Football Federation Australia. 24 November 2014.
  21. ^ "Westfield W-League Player of the Week: Ash Sykes". Football Federation Australia. 9 December 2014.
  22. ^ "Westfield W-League Player of the week: Kate Gill". Football Federation Australia. 15 December 2014.
  23. ^ "Two-goal Sykes becomes big-match player". Football Federation Australia. 21 December 2014.
  24. ^ "Hyundai A-League/Westfield W-League award winners". Football Federation Australia. 11 May 2015.