2014 W-League (Australia)

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

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

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

League table
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) Champion.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round123456789101112
Perth Glory332111111111
Melbourne Victory643433553222
Canberra United114345432433
Sydney FC221222224344
Newcastle Jets456554345555
Brisbane Roar565666887766
Adelaide United777787666677
Western Sydney Wanderers888878778888
Leader and qualification to Finals series
Qualification to Finals series
Source: w-league.com.au

NOTES:

  • Melbourne Victory and Adelaide United had an extra game between Rounds 8 and 11, with their Round 12 game played before the start of Round 8 on 29 October.
  • Newcastle Jets and Adelaide United had a game in hand between Rounds 8 and 10, with their Round 8 game played during the second half of Round 11 on 29 November.

Round 1
13 September 2014 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Melbourne Victory Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
Saturday 15:00 AEST Salem  47' Report Referee: Lara Smith
14 September 2014 Perth Glory 2–1 Brisbane Roar Ashfield Reserve, Perth
Sunday 12:00 AWST Gill  12', 53' (pen.) Report Gielnik  90+4' (pen.) Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
14 September 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–4 Canberra United Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
Sunday 15:00 AEST Koulizakis  90+1' Report Heyman  3', 41'
Brush  57'
Munoz  75'		 Attendance: 384
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
14 September 2014 Sydney FC 2–0 Adelaide United Lambert Park, Sydney
Sunday 16:00 AEST Spencer  39', 70' Report Referee: Kirralee Andruschak

Round 2
20 September 2014 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Perth Glory Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
Saturday 15:00 AEST Andrews  62' Report Tabain  34'
Kennedy  45+1'		 Attendance: 673
Referee: Kelly Jones
21 September 2014 Adelaide United 0–1 Canberra United Adelaide Shores Football Centre, Adelaide
Sunday 14:30 ACST Report Ochs  60' Referee: Katie Patterson
21 September 2014 Melbourne Victory 5–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Broadmeadows Valley Park, Melbourne
Sunday 15:00 AEST Jackson  20'
Quigley  24', 46'
De Vanna  51'
Koca  74'		 Report Winters  12', 55'
Carney  90+3'		 Referee: Casey Reibelt
21 September 2014 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Sydney FC QSAC, Brisbane
Sunday 15:00 AEST Gielnik  37' Report Rollason  17', 76' Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 3
27 September 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Sydney FC Marconi Stadium, Sydney
Saturday 15:00 AEST Report Spencer  12'
Harrison  60'		 Attendance: 3,084
Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
27 September 2014 Perth Glory 3–1 Adelaide United Ashfield Reserve, Perth
Saturday 15:00 AWST D'Ovidio  45'
Kerr  56'
K. Gill  59'		 Report Woods  46' Referee: Lara Smith
27 September 2014 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Newcastle Jets Perry Park, Brisbane
Saturday 16:00 AEST Gielnik  10'
Raso  28', 51'		 Report Dobson  78' Referee: Katie Patterson
28 September 2014 Canberra United 2–4 Melbourne Victory McKellar Park, Canberra
Sunday 15:00 AEST Lindsey  59'
Heyman  80'		 Report Barnes  38' (pen.)
Catley  42'
De Vanna  48'
Simon  68'		 Attendance: 1,018
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 4
4 October 2014 Canberra United 2–0 Brisbane Roar McKellar Park, Canberra
Saturday 17:00 AEST Field  36'
Kellond-Knight  57' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 762
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
5 October 2014 Adelaide United 0–4 Newcastle Jets Adelaide Shores Football Centre, Adelaide
Sunday 14:30 ACDT Report Huster  28'
van Egmond  44'
Dobson  48', 74'		 Referee: Kelly Jones
5 October 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–10 Perth Glory Marconi Stadium, Sydney
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Petinos  51' Report Kerr  45', 45+1'
Gill  49', 53', 60', 69', 78'
Foord  54', 86'
Kennedy  73'		 Referee: Rebecca Durcau
6 October 2014 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne Victory Lambert Park, Sydney
Monday 17:00 AEDT Spencer  60' Report Simon  86' Attendance: 733
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 5
11 October 2014 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Sydney FC Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
Saturday 15:00 AEDT Report Spencer  28'
11 October 2014 Perth Glory 3–0 Canberra United Ashfield Reserve, Perth
Saturday 16:00 AWST Zadorsky  14'
K.Gill  63' (pen.), 80'		 Report Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
12 October 2014 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Sunday 13:00 AEST Butt  45+1' Report Beard  30'
Crummer  55' (o.g.)		 Referee: Casey Reibelt
12 October 2014 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Adelaide United Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Nairn  29'
Jackson  59', 87', 89'		 Report Attendance: 900
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 6
18 October 2014 Perth Glory 1–0 Sydney FC Ashfield Reserve, Perth
Saturday 15:00 AWST Tabain  51' Report Referee: Casey Reibelt
19 October 2014 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne Victory Goodwin Park, Brisbane
Sunday 14:00 AEST Franco  82' Report Jackson  69' Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
19 October 2014 Canberra United 2–3 Adelaide United McKellar Park, Canberra
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Heyman  47'
Munoz  75'		 Report Moore  43', 60'
Powell  76'		 Attendance: 794
Referee: Lara Smith
19 October 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–5 Newcastle Jets Marconi Stadium, Sydney
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Carney  31' Report van Egmond  45+2'
Reynolds  47'
Andrews  51', 59'
Yeoman-Dale  75'		 Referee: Katie Patterson

Round 7
25 October 2014 Newcastle Jets 4–1 Brisbane Roar Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
Saturday 13:00 AEDT Huster  36'
van Egmond  37', 67' (pen.)
Alleway  48' (o.g.)		 Report Butt  90' Attendance: 562
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
25 October 2014 Adelaide United 1–0 Perth Glory Adelaide Shores Football Centre, Adelaide
Saturday 14:30 ACDT Moore  61' Report Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
25 October 2014 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Canberra United Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Saturday 16:30 AEDT Report Sykes  29' Attendance: 14,068
Referee: Kelly Jones
26 October 2014 Sydney FC 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney United Sports Centre, Sydney
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Spencer  55' Report Winters  16'
Allen  63' (o.g.)		 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 8
1 November 2014 Canberra United 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers McKellar Park, Canberra
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Brush  90' Report Beard  10' Attendance: 657
Referee: Lara Smith
1 November 2014 Sydney FC 1–1 Brisbane Roar Lambert Park, Sydney
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Spencer  85' Report Butt  65' Referee: Kate Jacewicz
2 November 2014 Melbourne Victory 1–3 Perth Glory Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Quigley  4' Report Kennedy  40'
D'Ovidio  81'
Foord  90'		 Referee: Rebecca Durcau
29 November 2014 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Adelaide United Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
Saturday 15:00 AEDT Huster  9'
Dobson  64'		 Report Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 9
8 November 2014 Perth Glory 4–2 Newcastle Jets Ashfield Reserve, Perth
Saturday 15:00 AWST Foord  21'
Kerr  24', 45+4'
D'Ovidio  84'		 Report van Egmond  7'
Andrews  89'		 Referee: Katie Patterson
8 November 2014 Brisbane Roar 3–0 Adelaide United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 16:30 AEST Butt  26', 74'
Gielnik  30'		 Report Referee: Kelly Jones
9 November 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Melbourne Victory Marconi Stadium, Sydney
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Report Catley  4'
Quigley  38'
De Vanna  74'		 Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
9 November 2014 Canberra United 3–0 Sydney FC McKellar Park, Canberra
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Rojahn  22'
Heyman  40'
Ochs  76'		 Report Attendance: 864
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 10
14 November 2014 Adelaide United 0–5 Sydney FC Adelaide Shores Football Centre, Adelaide
Friday 19:30 ACDT Report Bolger  22', 53'
Rollason  27'
Price  67'
Spencer  90+3'		 Referee: Casey Reibelt
15 November 2014 Newcastle Jets 3–3 Canberra United Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
Saturday 15:00 AEDT Salem  7'
Dobson  68'
Andrews  89'		 Report Reynolds  13' (o.g.)
Heyman  25'
Sykes  87'		 Attendance: 627
15 November 2014 Perth Glory 5–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Ashfield Reserve, Perth
Saturday 15:00 AWST Kerr  17', 35'
McCallum  39'
Tabain  60'
Gill  87'		 Report Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
16 November 2014 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Brisbane Roar Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Quigley  44'
Nairn  80'		 Report Raso  2'

Round 11
22 November 2014 Melbourne Victory 4–0 Newcastle Jets Kingston Heath Soccer Complex, Melbourne
Saturday 15:00 AEDT Quigley  23', 46', 69'
Goad  31'		 Report Referee: Kelly Jones
23 November 2014 Adelaide United 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide Shores Football Centre, Adelaide
Sunday 14:30 ACDT Condon  3'
Chidiac  72'		 Report Winters  27' (pen.), 63' (pen.) Referee: Lara Smith
29 November 2014 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Canberra United Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Saturday 13:00 AEST Butt  40'
Gorry  47'		 Report Sykes  28' Referee: Casey Reibelt
30 November 2014 Sydney FC 0–5 Perth Glory Leichhardt Oval, Sydney
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Report Kerr  7', 56', 73'
Gill  25' (pen.)
Foord  45+1'		 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 12
29 October 2014 Adelaide United 2–1 Melbourne Victory Adelaide Shores Football Centre, Adelaide
Wednesday 19:00 ACDT Woods  80'
Powell  84'		 Report Barnes  3'
6 December 2014 Sydney FC 2–2 Newcastle Jets Lambert Park, Sydney
Saturday 17:00 AEDT Harrison  22'
Simon  80'		 Report Dobson  50'
Andrews  70'
7 December 2014 Canberra United 2–1 Perth Glory Viking Park, Canberra
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Heyman  68'
Sykes  86'		 Report Kerr  52' Referee: Rebecca Durcau
7 December 2014 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Brisbane Roar Sportingbet Stadium, Sydney
Sunday 15:00 AEDT Petinos  66' Report Gorry  20'
Butt  41'
Franco  85'		 Referee: Katie Patterson

Finals series
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
13 December 2014 Melbourne Victory 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Canberra United Simonds Stadium, Geelong
Saturday 15:00 AEDT Report Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Penalties
Barnes
Catley
Reed
Nairn
Koca 		Gill
Lindsey
Ochs
Munoz
Fletcher
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
Main article: 2014 W-League Grand Final (December)
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

Goalscorers
Updated to after game 7 December 2014
Total Player Club Goals per Game
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112
12 Kate GillPerth Glory215211
11 Sam KerrPerth Glory122231
8 Jasmyne SpencerSydney FC2111111
Racheal QuigleyMelbourne Victory21113
7 Tameka ButtBrisbane Roar111211
6 Rhali DobsonNewcastle Jets12111
Michelle HeymanCanberra United21111
Tara AndrewsNewcastle Jets12111
5 Amy JacksonMelbourne Victory131
Emily van EgmondNewcastle Jets1121
Keelin WintersWestern Sydney Wanderers212
Caitlin FoordPerth Glory2111
4 Emily GielnikBrisbane Roar1111
Ashleigh SykesCanberra United1111
3 Caitlin MunozCanberra United111
Kristy MooreAdelaide United21
Alanna KennedyPerth Glory111
Elisa D'OvidioPerth Glory111
Lisa De VannaMelbourne Victory111
Renee RollasonSydney FC21
Marianna TabainPerth Glory111
Hayley RasoBrisbane Roar21
Tori HusterNewcastle Jets111
2 Gema SimonMelbourne Victory11
Michelle CarneyWestern Sydney Wanderers11
Lauren BarnesMelbourne Victory11
Lisa-Marie WoodsAdelaide United11
Tiarn PowellAdelaide United11
Hannah BeardWestern Sydney Wanderers11
Ellie BrushCanberra United11
Stephanie CatleyMelbourne Victory11
Stephanie OchsCanberra United11
Nicola BolgerSydney FC2
Angela SalemNewcastle Jets11
Christine NairnMelbourne Victory11
Amy HarrisonSydney FC11
Helen PetinosWestern Sydney Wanderers11
Katrina GorryBrisbane Roar11
Sunny FrancoBrisbane Roar11
1 Demi KoulizakisWestern Sydney Wanderers1
Gülcan KocaMelbourne Victory1
Lori LindseyCanberra United1
Grace FieldCanberra United1
Shelina ZadorskyPerth Glory1
Katherine ReynoldsNewcastle Jets1
Georgia Yeoman-DaleNewcastle Jets1
Sally RojahnCanberra United1
Olivia PriceSydney FC1
Collette McCallumPerth Glory1
Beattie GoadMelbourne Victory1
Emily CondonAdelaide United1
Alexandra ChidiacAdelaide United1
Kyah SimonSydney FC1

  Goal scored from penalty kick       Two goals scored from penalty kick

Own goals
Player Team Against Round
Elise Kellond-KnightBrisbane RoarCanberra United4
Larissa CrummerBrisbane RoarWestern Sydney Wanderers5
Laura AllewayBrisbane RoarNewcastle Jets7
Teigen AllenSydney FCWestern Sydney Wanderers7
Katherine ReynoldsNewcastle JetsCanberra United10

Player of the Week

End-of-season awards

[23]

International competition
See also: 2014 International Women's Club Championship

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

References
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  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.
  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. "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.
  9. "W-League Player of the Week: Michelle Heyman". Football Federation Australia. 16 September 2014.
  10. "W-League Player of the Week: Keelin Winters". Football Federation Australia. 25 September 2014.
  11. "W-League Player of the Week: Lisa De Vanna". Football Federation Australia. 30 September 2014.
  12. "W-League Player of the Week: Rhali Dobson". Football Federation Australia. 7 October 2014.
  13. "W-League Player of the Week: Amy Jackson". Football Federation Australia. 14 October 2014.
  14. "W-League Player of the Week: Katrina Gorry". Football Federation Australia. 20 October 2014.
  15. "W-League Player of the Week: Hannah Beard". Football Federation Australia. 28 October 2014.
  16. "W-League Player of the Week: Caitlin Foord". Football Federation Australia. 4 November 2014.
  17. "W-League Player of the Week: Stephanie Ochs". Football Federation Australia. 14 November 2014.
  18. "W-League Player of the Week: Christine Nairn". Football Federation Australia. 17 November 2014.
  19. "Westfield W-League player of the week: Racheal Quigley". Football Federation Australia. 24 November 2014.
  20. "Westfield W-League Player of the Week: Ash Sykes". Football Federation Australia. 9 December 2014.
  21. "Westfield W-League Player of the week: Kate Gill". Football Federation Australia. 15 December 2014.
  22. "Two-goal Sykes becomes big-match player". Football Federation Australia. 21 December 2014.
  23. "Hyundai A-League/Westfield W-League award winners". Football Federation Australia. 11 May 2015.
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