2018–19 W-League

Eleventh season of the top women's football (soccer) league in Australia

Football league season

W-League
Season	2018–19
Champions	Sydney FC (3rd title)
Premiers	Melbourne Victory (1st title)
Matches played	57
Goals scored	189 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Sam Kerr (13 goals)
Biggest home win	Sydney FC 5–1 Brisbane Roar (9 December 2018)
Biggest away win	Western Sydney Wanderers 1–5 Perth Glory (24 January 2019)
Highest scoring	Canberra United 4–4 Perth Glory (4 November 2018)
Highest attendance	7,163 Melbourne Victory vs. Perth Glory (1 December 2018)
Lowest attendance	500 Melbourne City vs. Adelaide United (28 December 2018)
Average attendance	1,528
← 2017–18 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 16 February 2019.

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

Clubs

Stadia and locations

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

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

Managerial changes

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

Transfers

Foreign players

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	Fanndís Friðriksdóttir	Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir	Amber Brooks	Veronica Latsko
Brisbane Roar	Chioma Ubogagu	Yūki Nagasato	Celeste Boureille	Carson Pickett
Canberra United	María José Rojas	Rachel Corsie	Refiloe Jane	Rhoda Mulaudzi		Denise O'Sullivan^G Paige Nielsen
Melbourne City	Theresa Nielsen	Yukari Kinga	Lauren Barnes	Jasmyne Spencer	Rebekah Stott^A Hailie Mace^G	Jodie Taylor^G
Melbourne Victory	Natasha Dowie	Samantha Johnson	Christine Nairn	Dani Weatherholt
Newcastle Jets	Britt Eckerstrom	Taylor Smith	Katie Stengel	Arin Wright
Perth Glory	Rachel Hill	Alyssa Mautz	Katie Naughton	Nikki Stanton	Stacey Cavill^A
Sydney FC	Aubrey Bledsoe	Danielle Colaprico	Sofia Huerta	Savannah McCaskill
Western Sydney Wanderers	Elizabeth Addo	Maruschka Waldus	Lo'eau LaBonta	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

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Finals series

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

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

10 February 2019	Melbourne Victory	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Perth Glory	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	Nairn 2' Maher 90+4'	Source	Kerr 74', 97', 107' Hill 86'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,599 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

10 February 2019	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Sydney FC	Brisbane
18:15 AEST	Nagasato 90+2'	Source	Foord 33' Huerta 68'	Stadium: Dolphin Oval Attendance: 4,271 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Grand final

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

16 February 2019	Sydney FC	4–2	Perth Glory	Sydney
16:30 AEDT	Huerta 6' McCaskill 41', 61' Logarzo 70'	Report	Kerr 23' (pen.) Mautz 68'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 6,127 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Regular-season statistics

Top scorers

As of 5 February 2019, end of regular season^[22]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Sam Kerr	Perth Glory	13
2	Natasha Dowie	Melbourne Victory	9
	Caitlin Foord	Sydney FC
	Veronica Latsko	Adelaide United
5	Rachel Hill	Perth Glory	5
5	Allira Toby	Brisbane Roar	5
7	Emily Gielnik	Melbourne Victory	4
	Princess Ibini	Sydney FC
	Alyssa Mautz	Perth Glory
	Rhoda Mulaudzi	Canberra United
	Christine Nairn	Melbourne Victory
	Jasmyne Spencer	Melbourne City
	Cortnee Vine	Newcastle Jets

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref.
Jasmyne Spencer	Melbourne City	Sydney FC	3–1	2 November 2018	^[23]
Natasha Dowie	Melbourne Victory	Sydney FC	3–2	25 November 2018	^[24]
Caitlin Foord	Sydney FC	Brisbane Roar	5–1	9 December 2018	^[25]

Own goals

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

Final Series statistics

Hat-tricks

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

End-of-season awards

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

Julie Dolan Medal – Christine Nairn (Melbourne Victory)
NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Ellie Carpenter (Canberra United)
Golden Boot Award – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory) (13 goals)
Goalkeeper of the Year – Aubrey Bledsoe (Sydney FC)
Coach of the Year – Jeff Hopkins (Melbourne Victory)
Fair Play Award – Newcastle Jets
Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
Goal of the Year – Cortnee Vine (Newcastle Jets v Canberra United, 17 November 2018)

References

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

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National teams

Men's	Senior (FIFA World Cup tournament) U23 (AFC Championship qualification) U20 (AFC Championship qualification) U17 (AFC Championship qualification)
Women's	Senior (Cup of Nations tournament) U20 (AFF Championship tournament) U17 (FIFA World Cup tournament)

League competitions

Men's

Level 1	A-League Asian Champions League (2018, 2019)
Level 2	National Premier Leagues (2018, 2019) Capital Football (2018, 2019) NSW (2018, 2019) NNSW (2018, 2019) Queensland (2018, 2019) South Australia (2018, 2019) Tasmania (2018, 2019) Victoria (2018, 2019) Western Australia (2018, 2019)

Women's

Level 1	W-League

Cup competitions

FFA Cup	2018 FFA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) 2019 FFA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)

Youth competitions

Under-21	Y-League

Club seasons
A-League	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
W-League	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers