2013–14 W-League

W-League
Season2013–14
ChampionsMelbourne Victory (1st title)
PremiersCanberra United (2nd title)
Matches played48
Goals scored166 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorerJodie Taylor (10)
Biggest home winMelbourne Victory 6–0 Newcastle Jets (7 December 2013)
Sydney FC 8–2 Perth Glory (5 January 2014)
Biggest away winMelbourne Victory 1–5 Sydney FC (10 November 2013)
Newcastle Jets 2–6 Brisbane Roar FC (4 January 2014)
Highest scoringSydney FC 8–2 Perth Glory (5 January 2014)
Longest winning runSydney FC, Canberra United (5)
Longest unbeaten runMelbourne Victory, Sydney FC (9)
Longest winless runNewcastle Jets (12)
Longest losing runNewcastle Jets (11)
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The 2013–14 W-League season was the sixth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. The season consisted of twelve matchdays followed by a finals series. The regular season started on 9 November 2013 and concluded on 9 February 2014. The Grand Final took place on 23 February 2014.

Canberra United won the regular season, winning the Premier title. Melbourne Victory won the play-offs for the overall championship title. Melbourne's Jessica Fishlock was named W-League player of the season by Australian media.[1]

Clubs

W-League teams for the 2013–14 season:

Team City Years in competition
Adelaide United South Australia Adelaide, SA 2008–09 — present
Brisbane Roar Queensland Brisbane, Qld 2008–09 — present
Canberra United Australian Capital Territory Canberra, ACT 2008–09 — present
Melbourne Victory Victoria (state) Melbourne, Vic 2008–09 — present
Newcastle Jets New South Wales Newcastle, NSW 2008–09 — present
Perth Glory Western Australia Perth, WA 2008–09 — present
Sydney FC New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2008–09 — present
Western Sydney Wanderers New South Wales Sydney, NSW 2012–13 — present


Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Adelaide United Australia Ross Aloisi England Kristy Moore[2] Adidas
Brisbane Roar Australia Belinda Wilson Australia Clare Polkinghorne[3] Puma
Canberra United Netherlands Liesbeth Migchelsen Australia Nicole Sykes[4] Hummel
Melbourne Victory England David Edmondson Australia Stephanie Catley[5] Adidas[6]
Newcastle Jets Australia Peter McGuinness Australia Gema Simon[7] ISC
Perth Glory Australia Jamie Harnwell Australia Collette McCallum[8] Macron[9]
Sydney FC Australia Alen Stajcic Australia Danielle Brogan[10] Adidas
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Stephen Roche Australia Heather Garriock[11] Nike[12]

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United England Laura Stockdale Norway Lisa-Marie Woods Scotland Louise Mason England Kristy MooreA
Brisbane Roar Germany Nadine Angerer
Canberra United United States Kendall Fletcher United States Lori Lindsey United States Stephanie Ochs
Melbourne Victory New Zealand Katie Hoyle Sweden Jessica Samuelsson Wales Jess Fishlock Turkey Gülcan KocaA
United States Lauren BarnesG
Newcastle Jets England Hannah Beard Republic of Ireland Ciara McCormack England Stacey DayB
Perth Glory Canada Sasha Andrews Denmark Cecilie Sandvej United States Chantel Jones Wales Carys HawkinsA Canada Christina JulienG
Sydney FC England Jodie Taylor New Zealand Anna Green New Zealand Emma Kete
Western Sydney Wanderers United States Shawna Gordon United States Tori Huster United States Camille Levin

The following do not fill a Visa position:
A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
B Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship;
G Guest Players

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra United 12 9 0 3 28 8 +20 27 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney FC 12 8 2 2 37 14 +23 26
3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 7 2 3 23 12 +11 23
4 Brisbane Roar 12 7 2 3 22 16 +6 23
5 Perth Glory 12 5 0 7 17 31 −14 15
6 Adelaide United 12 3 4 5 12 15 −3 13
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 2 3 7 17 23 −6 9
8 Newcastle Jets 12 0 1 11 10 47 −37 1
Source: au.soccerway.com
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

15 February 2014 Canberra United 1–2 Brisbane Roar McKellar Park, Canberra
15:00 AEDT Munoz 23' Report Carroll 4'
Kellond-Knight 58'		 Attendance: 1,148
Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
16 February 2014 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory Jubilee Oval, Sydney
15:00 AEDT Kerr 45+1'
L. Khamis 52'		 Report Fishlock 22'
Humble 36'
Barnes 71' (pen.)		 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Grand final

Main article: 2014 W-League grand final (February)
23 February 2014 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Brisbane Roar Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
15:00 AEDT De Vanna 38'
Barnes 41'		 Report Attendance: 2,504
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Season statistics

Leading goalscorers

Updated to after game 9 February 2014.
Total Player Club Goals per Game
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12
10 England Jodie Taylor Sydney FC 1 2 1 1 2 1 2
7 Australia Caitlin Friend Melbourne Victory 1 1 3 1 1
Australia Lisa De Vanna Melbourne Victory 1 1 1 1 3
Australia Michelle Heyman Canberra United 2 1 1 1 1 1
6 Australia Catherine Cannuli Western Sydney Wanderers 1 1 1 2 1
Australia Kate Gill Perth Glory 1 1 1 1 2
United States Stephanie Ochs Canberra United 1 2 1 1 1
5 Australia Caitlin Foord Sydney FC 3 2
Australia Nicola Bolger Sydney FC 2 1 1 1
Australia Katrina Gorry Brisbane Roar 3 1 1

  Goal scored from penalty kick

Own goals

Player Team Against Round
Australia Teigen Allen Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC 4
Australia Linda O'Neill Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne Victory 9

International Competition

See also: 2013 International Women's Club Championship

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

Sydney FC (the winners of the 2012–13 season) participated in the tournament, which took place from 30 November until 8 December 2013, and finished in third place (out of 5 teams).

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Jessica Fishlock named FMA Player of the Year". The Women's Game. 28 April 2014.
  2. ^ Migliaccio, Val (3 October 2013). "Kristy's captaincy reflects a new-look Lady Reds". The Advertiser.
  3. ^ "Polkinghorne named Matildas co-captain". Brisbane Roar. 14 May 2013.
  4. ^ Gaskin, Lee (7 November 2013). "Nicole Sykes named new Canberra United captain". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ^ "W-League: Squad poised for success". Melbourne Victory. 30 October 2013. Matildas young gun Stephanie Catley will captain the team for the first time
  6. ^ "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Peter McGuinness announces Newcastle Jets squad". The Women's Game. 15 October 2013. Foundation member Gema Simon has been elevated to captain with Newcastle Jets 2012/13 Player of the Year Hannah Brewer to be her deputy.
  8. ^ "Jamie Harnwell finalises Perth Glory squad". The Women's Game. 24 October 2013. The core of last season's squad has returned led by captain Collette McCallum
  9. ^ "Macron sign on for four more years". Perth Glory. 30 May 2017.
  10. ^ Forrest, Brad (2 January 2014). "Polias flying the flag as vice caption of Sydney FC W-League". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader.
  11. ^ "Heather Garriock to lead the Wanderers". The Women's Game. 6 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.