2014_W-League_(Australia)

2014 W-League (Australia)

Seventh season of the top women's football (soccer) league in 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.

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

W-League
Season	2014
Champions	Canberra United (2nd title)
Premiers	Perth Glory (1st title)
Matches played	48
Goals scored	170 (3.54 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kate Gill (12)
Biggest home win	Perth Glory 5–0 Western Sydney Wanderers (15 November 2014)
Biggest away win	Western Sydney Wanderers 1–10 Perth Glory (5 October 2014)
Highest scoring	Western Sydney Wanderers 1–10 Perth Glory
Longest winning run	6 games Perth Glory
Longest unbeaten run	6 games Perth Glory
Longest winless run	5 games Adelaide United Brisbane Roar
Longest losing run	5 games Adelaide United
← 2013–14 2015–16 → 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

More information Team, Location ...

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

More information Team, Manager ...

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^[8]
Western Sydney Wanderers	Stephen Roche	Caitlin Cooper	Nike^[9]	University of Western Sydney

Foreign players

More information Club, Visa 1 ...

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Non-Visa foreigner(s)
Adelaide United	Katrine Pedersen	Katie Holtham	Lisa-Marie Woods	Kristy Moore^A
Brisbane Roar	Nadine Angerer
Canberra United	Chantel Jones	Lori Lindsey	Stephanie Ochs	Kendall Fletcher^G
Melbourne Victory	Lauren Barnes	Christine Nairn	Elli Reed	Gülcan Koca^A
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

More information Pos, Team ...

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

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

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

Melbourne Victory v Canberra United

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

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

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)

Perth Glory v Canberra United

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

Top goalscorers

More information Total, Player ...

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

Goal scored from penalty kick Two goals scored from penalty kick

Own goals

More information Player, Team ...

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

Player of the Week

Round 1 – Michelle Heyman (Canberra United)^[10]
Round 2 – Keelin Winters (Western Sydney Wanderers)^[11]
Round 3 – Lisa De Vanna (Melbourne Victory)^[12]
Round 4 – Rhali Dobson (Newcastle Jets)^[13]
Round 5 – Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory)^[14]
Round 6 – Katrina Gorry (Brisbane Roar)^[15]
Round 7 – Hannah Beard (Western Sydney Wanderers)^[16]
Round 8 – Caitlin Foord (Perth Glory)^[17]
Round 9 – Stephanie Ochs (Canberra United)^[18]
Round 10 – Christine Nairn (Melbourne Victory)^[19]
Round 11 – Racheal Quigley (Melbourne Victory)^[20]
Round 12 – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United)^[21]
Semi-finals – Kate Gill (Perth Glory)^[22]
Grand Final – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United)^[23]

End-of-season awards

^[24]

Julie Dolan Medal – Emily van Egmond (Newcastle Jets)
Players’ Player of the Year – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory)
Young Player of the Year – Amy Harrison (Sydney FC)
Golden Boot Award – Kate Gill (12 goals) (Perth Glory)
Goalkeeper of the Year – Mackenzie Arnold (Perth Glory)
Coach of the Year – Peter McGuinness (Newcastle Jets)
Fair Play Award – Adelaide United
Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
Goal of the Year – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United v Perth Glory, 7 December 2014)

International competition

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).

References

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[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.
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"W-League Player of the Week: Rhali Dobson". Football Federation Australia. 7 October 2014.
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"W-League Player of the Week: Caitlin Foord". Football Federation Australia. 4 November 2014.
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"W-League Player of the Week: Stephanie Ochs". Football Federation Australia. 14 November 2014.
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"W-League Player of the Week: Christine Nairn". Football Federation Australia. 17 November 2014.
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"Westfield W-League player of the week: Racheal Quigley". Football Federation Australia. 24 November 2014.
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"Westfield W-League Player of the Week: Ash Sykes". Football Federation Australia. 9 December 2014.
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"Westfield W-League Player of the week: Kate Gill". Football Federation Australia. 15 December 2014.
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"Two-goal Sykes becomes big-match player". Football Federation Australia. 21 December 2014.
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