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2018–19 W-League

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The 2018–19 W-League season was the eleventh season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.

W-League
Season2018–19
ChampionsSydney FC (3rd title)
PremiersMelbourne Victory (1st title)
Matches played57
Goals scored189 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorerSam Kerr (13 goals)
Biggest home winSydney FC 5–1 Brisbane Roar (9 December 2018)
Biggest away winWestern Sydney Wanderers 1–5 Perth Glory (24 January 2019)
Highest scoringCanberra United 4–4 Perth Glory (4 November 2018)
Highest attendance7,163
Melbourne Victory vs. Perth Glory
(1 December 2018)
Lowest attendance500
Melbourne City vs. Adelaide United
(28 December 2018)
Average attendance1,528
All statistics correct as of 16 February 2019.

Clubs

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Stadia and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Marden Sports Complex
Coopers Stadium 		6,000
16,500
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium
Lions Stadium 		52,500
5,000
Canberra United Canberra McKellar Park
Seiffert Oval 		3,500
15,000
Melbourne City Melbourne CB Smith Reserve
AAMI Park 		2,000
30,050
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Lakeside Stadium
Epping Stadium
AAMI Park
Latrobe City Stadium 		12,000
10,000
30,050
12,000
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
McDonald Jones Stadium 		5,000
33,000
Perth Glory Perth Dorrien Gardens
nib Stadium 		4,000
20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Seymour Shaw
Jubilee Oval
Leichhardt Oval
WIN Stadium 		5,000
20,505
20,000
23,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Marconi Stadium
ANZ Stadium
Spotless Stadium 		9,000
83,500
24,000

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit sponsors
Adelaide United Australia  Ivan Karlović Australia  Emma Checker[1] Macron[2]
Brisbane Roar Australia  Melissa Andreatta Australia  Clare Polkinghorne[3] Umbro[4][5]
Canberra United Australia  Heather Garriock Scotland  Rachel Corsie[6] Nike
University of Canberra[7][8]
Melbourne City Australia  Rado Vidošić Australia  Steph Catley[9] Nike
Melbourne Victory Wales  Jeff Hopkins England  Natasha Dowie[10] Adidas[11]
Newcastle Jets Australia  Craig Deans Australia  Cassidy Davis
Australia  Gema Simon
Australia  Emily van Egmond[12] 		Viva Teamwear[13]
Greater Bank[14]
Perth Glory Australia  Bobby Despotovski Australia  Sam Kerr[15] Macron[16]
Sydney FC Australia  Ante Juric Australia  Teresa Polias[17] Puma
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia  Dan Barrett Australia  Servet Uzunlar[18] Nike[19]

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Melbourne City Australia  Patrick Kisnorbo Coaching Restructure[20] Pre-season Australia  Rado Vidošić 19 June 2018
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia  Richard Byrne New Head Coach Appointed[21] Australia  Dan Barrett 3 August 2018

Transfers

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Further information: W-League transfers for 2018–19 season

Foreign players

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As of the end of the season.
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa foreign(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Iceland  Fanndís Friðriksdóttir Iceland  Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir United States  Amber Brooks United States  Veronica Latsko
Brisbane Roar England  Chioma Ubogagu Japan  Yūki Nagasato United States  Celeste Boureille United States  Carson Pickett
Canberra United Chile  María José Rojas Scotland  Rachel Corsie South Africa  Refiloe Jane South Africa  Rhoda Mulaudzi Republic of Ireland  Denise O'SullivanG
United States  Paige Nielsen
Melbourne City Denmark  Theresa Nielsen Japan  Yukari Kinga United States  Lauren Barnes United States  Jasmyne Spencer New Zealand  Rebekah StottA
United States  Hailie MaceG 		England  Jodie TaylorG
Melbourne Victory England  Natasha Dowie United States  Samantha Johnson United States  Christine Nairn United States  Dani Weatherholt
Newcastle Jets United States  Britt Eckerstrom United States  Taylor Smith United States  Katie Stengel United States  Arin Wright
Perth Glory United States  Rachel Hill United States  Alyssa Mautz United States  Katie Naughton United States  Nikki Stanton Philippines  Stacey CavillA
Sydney FC United States  Aubrey Bledsoe United States  Danielle Colaprico United States  Sofia Huerta United States  Savannah McCaskill
Western Sydney Wanderers Ghana  Elizabeth Addo Netherlands  Maruschka Waldus United States  Lo'eau LaBonta United States  Sydney Miramontez

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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The regular season was played between 25 October 2018 and 6 February 2019, over 14 rounds, with each team playing twelve matches.

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory 12 7 3 2 21 15 +6 24 Qualification to Finals series and 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship
2 Brisbane Roar 12 6 2 4 18 17 +1 20 Qualification to Finals series
3 Sydney FC (C) 12 6 1 5 28 19 +9 19
4 Perth Glory 12 5 4 3 28 20 +8 19
5 Melbourne City 12 6 1 5 20 15 +5 19
6 Adelaide United 12 5 3 4 17 19 −2 18
7 Newcastle Jets 12 5 1 6 18 21 −3 16
8 Canberra United 12 3 4 5 13 18 −5 13
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 1 1 10 11 30 −19 4
Source: A-Leagues
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 Melbourne Victory 2
4 Perth Glory (a.e.t.) 4
Sydney FC 4
Perth Glory 2
2 Brisbane Roar 1
3 Sydney FC 2

Semi-finals

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10 February 2019 Melbourne Victory2–4 (a.e.t.) Perth Glory Melbourne
14:00 AEDT
  • Nairn   2'
  • Maher   90+4'
 Source
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,599
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
10 February 2019 Brisbane Roar1–2 Sydney FC Brisbane
18:15 AEST
Source
Stadium: Dolphin Oval
Attendance: 4,271
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Grand final

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Main article: 2019 W-League grand final
16 February 2019 Sydney FC 4–2Perth GlorySydney
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 6,127
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Regular-season statistics

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Top scorers

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As of 5 February 2019, end of regular season[22]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia  Sam Kerr Perth Glory 13
2 England  Natasha Dowie Melbourne Victory 9
Australia  Caitlin Foord Sydney FC
United States  Veronica Latsko Adelaide United
5 United States  Rachel Hill Perth Glory 5
Australia  Allira Toby Brisbane Roar
7 Australia  Emily Gielnik Melbourne Victory 4
Australia  Princess Ibini Sydney FC
United States  Alyssa Mautz Perth Glory
South Africa  Rhoda Mulaudzi Canberra United
United States  Christine Nairn Melbourne Victory
United States  Jasmyne Spencer Melbourne City
Australia  Cortnee Vine Newcastle Jets

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of W-League (Australia) hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
United States  Jasmyne Spencer Melbourne City Sydney FC 3–1 2 November 2018 [23]
England  Natasha Dowie Melbourne Victory Sydney FC 3–2 25 November 2018 [24]
Australia  Caitlin Foord Sydney FC Brisbane Roar 5–1 9 December 2018 [25]

Own goals

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Player Club Against Round
Republic of Ireland  Denise O'Sullivan Canberra United Perth Glory 2
Australia  Elise Kellond-Knight Melbourne City Melbourne Victory 3
Australia  Natasha Prior Canberra United Adelaide United 4
Australia  Servet Uzunlar Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra United 6
Australia  Casey Dumont Melbourne Victory Brisbane Roar 7
England  Natasha Dowie Melbourne Victory Brisbane Roar 7
United States  Sydney Miramontez Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane Roar 8
Australia  Laura Johns Adelaide United Newcastle Jets 9

Final Series statistics

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Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Australia  Samantha Kerr Perth Glory Melbourne Victory 4–2 10 February 2019 [26]

End-of-season awards

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The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2018–19 Dolan Warren Awards night on 13 May 2019.[27][28]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Treppiedi, Cassandra (27 October 2018). "Q&A with Emma Checker". The Women's Game.
  2. ^ "Adelaide United announces Macron partnership". Adelaide United. 2 June 2016.
  3. ^ Wenzel, Murray (25 October 2018). "Roar captain eyes crucial W-League season". Bendigo Advertiser.
  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. ^ Ingils, William (21 September 2018). "Brisbane Roar Release a Viciously Stunning Home Kit. What do you Think?". UK Soccer Shop.
  6. ^ Bacic, Angela (27 October 2018). "Corsie: "There is no time to waste"". The Women's Game.
  7. ^ Dutton, Chris (23 August 2018). "Canberra United moves training base from AIS to University of Canberra". The Sydney Morning Herald. The university and Capital Football will announce the deal on Thursday as part of a front-of-jersey sponsorship arrangement for the W-League season.
  8. ^ Perry, Anthony (23 August 2018). "Canberra United moves to UC". University of Canberra. The University of Canberra will become the new training venue for Canberra United for the 2018–19 W-League season and beyond as part of a new sponsorship arrangement.
  9. ^ "City's first wave of signings revealed". The Women's Game. 24 September 2018.
  10. ^ Tito, Clement (25 October 2018). "Dowie dreaming of World Cup spot". The Women's Game.
  11. ^ "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
  12. ^ "W-League: 2018/19 leadership group locked in". Newcastle Jets. 30 October 2018.
  13. ^ Dudley, George (2 June 2017). "Newcastle Jets agree apparel deal with Viva". SportsPro.
  14. ^ "Greater Bank confirms Major Sponsorship of Newcastle Jets W League squad". Greater Bank. 9 October 2018.
  15. ^ Cahill, Denise S. (17 October 2018). "Sam Kerr in town for Perth Glory launch". Western Suburbs Weekly.
  16. ^ "Macron sign on for four more years". Perth Glory. 30 May 2017.
  17. ^ "UNSW and Sydney FC partnership launches into a new season". Mirage News. 22 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Uzunlar named Wanderers Westfield W-League captain". Western Sydney Wanderers. 22 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.
  20. ^ "MELBOURNE CITY ANNOUNCE COACHING RESTRUCTURE". 19 June 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  21. ^ "Wanderers appoint new Westfield W-League coach". 3 August 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  22. ^ "Players – W-League – Australia". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  23. ^ Unwin, Dominic (2 November 2018). "Spencer into history books as City kick-start season". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  24. ^ Clement, Tim (25 November 2018). "Decisive Dowie plays down starring role as Victory edge Big Blue battle". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  25. ^ "Foord hat-trick snaps losing streak as Sky Blues demolish Roar". 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  26. ^ Seroukas, John (10 February 2019). "Kerr hat-trick fires Glory to third ever Westfield W-League grand final". Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  27. ^ Lynch, Michael (13 May 2019). "Nix striker Krishna nets Warren medal, Victory's Nairn takes Dolan". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  28. ^ "Dolan Warren Award Winners: Roy Krishna wins Johnny Warren Medal". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 13 May 2019.
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