2019–20_W-League

2019–20 W-League

Twelfth edition of the top Australian women's football (soccer) league

The 2019–20 W-League season was the twelfth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. Nine teams competed in the league, with most of the players from Australia but 33 of them from 11 other countries.^[1]

Quick Facts Season, Champions ...

W-League
Season	2019–20
Champions	Melbourne City
Premiers	Melbourne City
Matches played	57
Goals scored	153 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorer	Morgan Andrews Natasha Dowie Kristen Hamilton Remy Siemsen (7 goals each)
Longest winning run	13 matches Melbourne City
Longest unbeaten run	14 matches Melbourne City
Longest winless run	8 matches Adelaide United
Longest losing run	6 matches Adelaide United
← 2018–19 2020–21 → All statistics correct as of 21 March 2020.

Melbourne City was undefeated through the regular season, the third time this has occurred in the W-League and the second time it has been achieved by Melbourne City.

The 2019–20 Australian bushfire season has had a significant impact on the season. Apart from the need to defer a few matches, there were a number of matches that were played in a smoke haze, with some players requiring asthma medication during the matches.^[2]

The grand final was played behind closed doors, due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.^[3]

The season was also notable for the number of high-profile players who left the W-League to join English teams. This included Sam Kerr moving to Chelsea, Hayley Raso to Everton, Caitlin Foord to Arsenal and Chloe Logarzo to Bristol City.^[4]

Clubs

Stadia and locations

More information Team, Location ...

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 Marvel Stadium	12,000 10,000 30,050 12,000 56,347
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle	Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground McDonald Jones Stadium	5,000 33,000
Perth Glory	Perth Bunbury	Dorrien Gardens Hay Park	4,000 –
Sydney FC	Sydney Wollongong	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

More information Team, Manager ...

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturers	Kit sponsors
Adelaide United	Ivan Karlović	Amber Brooks^[5]	Macron^[6]	SA Power Networks^[7]
Brisbane Roar	Jake Goodship	Clare Polkinghorne^[8]	Umbro^[9]^[10]	Brisbane Airport^[11]
Canberra United	Heather Garriock	Nikola Orgill Karly Roestbakken^[12]	Viva Teamwear^[13]^[14]	University of Canberra^[15]^[16] Drake International^{[note 1]}^[17]
Melbourne City	Rado Vidošić	Steph Catley^[18]	Puma^[19]	Etihad Airways^[20]
Melbourne Victory	Jeff Hopkins	Natasha Dowie^[21]	Adidas^[22]	Back in Motion^[23]
Newcastle Jets	Ashley Wilson	Cassidy Davis Gema Simon Clare Wheeler^[24]	Viva Teamwear^[25]	Greater Bank^[26] City of Newcastle^{[note 2]}^[27]
Perth Glory	Bobby Despotovski	Natasha Rigby^[28]	Macron^[29]	BHP^[30]
Sydney FC	Ante Juric	Teresa Polias^[31]	Under Armour^[32]	The Star^[33]
Western Sydney Wanderers	Dean Heffernan	Erica Halloway^[34]	Nike^[35]	Intermain^[36]

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Position on table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment	Ref.
Western Sydney Wanderers	Dan Barrett	End of contract	Pre-season	Dean Heffernan	24 April 2019	^[37]
Brisbane Roar	Melissa Andreatta	Quit	Pre-season	Jake Goodship	3 September 2019	^[38]
Newcastle Jets	Craig Deans	Assigned caretaker of men's squad	7th 8th	Ashley Wilson (interim) (full-time)	13 January 2020 22 February 2020	^[39] ^[40]

Transfers

Further information: W-League transfers for 2019–20 season

Foreign players

More information Club, Visa 1 ...

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Non-Visa foreigner(s)	Former player(s)
Adelaide United	Lais Araujo	Julia Ashley	Amber Brooks	Mallory Weber
Brisbane Roar	Rylee Baisden	Celeste Boureille	Shea Connors	Carson Pickett
Canberra United	Camila	Simone Charley	Kaleigh Kurtz	Katie Stengel	Elise Thorsnes^R
Melbourne City	Yukari Kinga	Claire Emslie	Milica Mijatović	Lauren Barnes	Rebekah Stott^A Ally Watt^G
Melbourne Victory	Natasha Dowie	Haley Hanson	Darian Jenkins	Emily Menges	Annalie Longo^A
Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory	Arianna Romero	Celia Jiménez Delgado	Morgan Andrews	Crystal Thomas	Stacey Cavill^A
Sydney FC	Lindsay Agnew	Aubrey Bledsoe	Sofia Huerta	Veronica Latsko
Western Sydney Wanderers	Kristen Hamilton	Abby Smith	Sam Staab			Denise O'Sullivan^G Lynn Williams

The following do not fill a Visa position:
^A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
^G Guest Players;
^R Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players

Regular season

The regular season runs from 14 November 2019 to 1 March 2020, including a two-week break at the end of January and beginning of February. The season consists of 12 matches per team, 6 home and 6 away, usually with one match per week for each team. Because the league has an odd number of teams, at least one team each week does not play. In most weeks, the league has scheduled one match on Thursday and the remaining matches on Saturday and Sunday. To date, two matches have had to be rescheduled due to bushfires, either because of direct fire threat or because of smoke.

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City (C)	12	11	1	0	27	4	+23	34	Qualification to Finals series
2	Melbourne Victory	12	7	2	3	24	14	+10	23
3	Sydney FC	12	7	1	4	21	13	+8	22
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	7	1	4	24	20	+4	22
5	Brisbane Roar	12	5	2	5	22	19	+3	17
6	Canberra United	12	4	1	7	13	29	−16	13
7	Perth Glory	12	3	2	7	19	24	−5	11
8	Adelaide United	12	2	1	9	12	24	−12	7
9	Newcastle Jets	12	2	1	9	12	27	−15	7

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results

More information Home \ Away, ADE ...

Home \ Away	ADE	BRI	CNU	MCY	MVC	NEW	PER	SYD	WSW
Adelaide United			1–2		0–3	2–1	2–2	0–1	3–2
Brisbane Roar	3–2		5–0	0–2	2–3	2–1			1–3
Canberra United	3–1	1–2		1–2			2–0	0–4	0–4
Melbourne City	1–0	3–1	4–0		1–0	2–0	1–0
Melbourne Victory		0–0	3–0	0–4		2–1		3–1	1–1
Newcastle Jets	2–0		2–3	1–1	0–7		2–4	0–2
Perth Glory		4–2	1–1		1–2	1–2		1–3	2–3
Sydney FC	2–0	0–0		1–2	3–0		1–2		3–0
Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1	0–4		0–4		1–0	3–1	5–0

Source: W-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fixtures

Round 1

Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United

14 November 2019	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Hamilton 44' Cooney-Cross 90+2'	Report	M. Fowler 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 787 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

17 November 2019	Sydney FC	3–0	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Siemsen 4', 22' Evans 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 3,219 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Canberra United v Perth Glory

17 November 2019	Canberra United	2–0	Perth Glory	Canberra
	Charley 6', 11'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,482 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

17 November 2019	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Melbourne City	Newcastle
	Collister 67'	Report	van Egmond 22'	Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Lara Lee

Round 2

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

21 November 2019	Brisbane Roar	2–3	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
	Yallop 24' Riley 80'	Report	Torpey 10' (o.g.) Dowie 14' (pen.), 76'	Stadium: Dolphin Oval Attendance: 2,139 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

22 November 2019	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
	Harrison 59' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 2,992 Referee: Kelly Jones

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

22 November 2019	Adelaide United	0–1	Sydney FC	Adelaide
		Report	Foord 56'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 784 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Canberra United v Melbourne City

24 November 2019	Canberra United	1–2	Melbourne City	Canberra
	Stengel 59'	Report	Mijatović 67' van Egmond 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,293 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Round 3

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers

28 November 2019	Brisbane Roar	1–3	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane
	Baisden 55'	Report	Hamilton 10', 45', 64'	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,535 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Newcastle Jets v Canberra United

30 November 2019	Newcastle Jets	2–3	Canberra United	Newcastle
	Andrews 41' (pen.), 45+1' (pen.)	Report	Crofts 29' Charley 32' Thorsnes 81'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Isabella Libri

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

30 November 2019	Melbourne City	1–0	Adelaide United	Shepparton
	Simon 8'	Report		Stadium: John McEwan Reserve Attendance: 500 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

1 December 2019	Perth Glory	1–3	Sydney FC	Perth
	Doeglas 46'	Report	Siemsen 3', 6' Foord 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 797 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 4

Canberra United v Brisbane Roar

5 December 2019	Canberra United	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Canberra
	Thorsnes 66'	Report	Yallop 17' Raso 41'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,185 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers

7 December 2019	Melbourne Victory	1–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
	Hanson 8'	Report	Williams 62'	Stadium: Latrobe City Stadium Attendance: 443 Referee: Kelly Jones

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

7 December 2019	Perth Glory	1–2	Newcastle Jets	Perth
	Celia 57'	Report	Flannery 23' Andrews 46'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Referee: Lara Lee

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

8 December 2019	Sydney FC	1–2	Melbourne City	Sydney
	Huerta 40'	Report	van Egmond 3' Mijatović 76'	Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 2,690 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 5

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory

12 December 2019	Melbourne City	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
	Kinga 89'	Report		Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 907 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Perth Glory v Canberra United

13 December 2019	Perth Glory	1–1	Canberra United	Perth
	K. Carroll 90'	Report	Charley 15'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 365 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

14 December 2019	Brisbane Roar	3–2	Adelaide United	Brisbane
	Riley 4' Raso 12', 83'	Report	M. Fowler 25' Weber 76'	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,682 Referee: Lara Lee

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

15 December 2019	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Sydney FC	Newcastle
		Report	Siemsen 31', 50'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,513 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 6

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

19 December 2019	Melbourne City	1–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
	Stott 62'	Report		Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Kelly Jones

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC

20 December 2019	Western Sydney Wanderers	5–0	Sydney FC	Sydney
	Harrison 4' Cooney-Cross 6', 42' Williams 76', 87'	Report		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 2,233 Referee: Lara Lee

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar

21 December 2019	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
10:30 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 406 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Adelaide United v Canberra United

22 December 2019	Adelaide United	1–2	Canberra United	Adelaide
	Condon 90+3'	Report	L. Khamis 9' Taylor-Young 78'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 693 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Round 7

Canberra United v Western Sydney Wanderers

26 December 2019	Canberra United	0–4	Western Sydney Wanderers	Canberra
		Report	Cooney-Cross 38' O'Sullivan 69' Hamilton 81' Williams 85'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,243 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

28 December 2019	Perth Glory	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Perth
	McKenna 60'	Report	Jackson 33', 53'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 618 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

29 December 2019	Sydney FC	2–0	Adelaide United	Sydney
	Brooks 77' (o.g.) Ibini 90'	Report		Stadium: Jubilee Oval Attendance: 3,373 Referee: Kelly Jones

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets

29 December 2019	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Brisbane
	Polkinghorne 41' Palmer 69'	Report	Andrews 22'	Stadium: Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,189 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Round 8

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City

2 January 2020	Brisbane Roar	0–2	Melbourne City	Brisbane
		Report	Mijatović 6' Luik 74'	Stadium: Dolphin Oval Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

3 January 2020	Adelaide United	2–2	Perth Glory	Adelaide
	Dawber 38' M. Fowler 45'	Report	Thomas 52' Andrews 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 565 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

5 January 2020	Melbourne Victory	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
	Dowie 10' Jenkins 25'	Report	Simon 61'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,961 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Canberra United v Sydney FC

13 January 2020^{[note 3]}	Canberra United	0–4	Sydney FC	Canberra
		Report	Siemsen 18' Latsko 33' Logarzo 49' Huerta 83'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Lara Lee

Round 9

Melbourne City v Canberra United

9 January 2020	Melbourne City	4–0	Canberra United	Melbourne
	Simon 5', 45+4' Emslie 33' van Egmond 76'	Report		Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 747 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar

12 January 2020	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–4	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
		Report	Toby 50', 71' Raso 61' Davidson 68'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

1 February 2020^{[note 4]}	Newcastle Jets	2–0	Adelaide United	Newcastle
	Andrews 52' (pen.) Pountney 78'	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 513 Referee: Lara Lee

Round 10

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

16 January 2020	Sydney FC	0–0	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
		Report		Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 1,397 Referee: Kelly Jones

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

18 January 2020	Adelaide United	0–3	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
		Report	Dowie 17', 81' Sutton 78'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 692 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

18 January 2020	Melbourne City	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
	Mijatovic 7' van Egmond 50'	Report		Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 1,989 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory

19 January 2020	Western Sydney Wanderers	3–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
	Cooper 3' Vine 56' Wallhead 86' (o.g.)	Report	Doeglas 53'	Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 3,024 Referee: Isabella Libri

Round 11

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

23 January 2020	Newcastle Jets	2–4	Perth Glory	Newcastle
	Tamplin 75' Allan 83'	Report	Lowry 22' Andrews 45+2' (pen.) Doeglas 65' Jiménez 78'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 828 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

25 January 2020	Adelaide United	3–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
	Dawber 17' Weber 39', 45+1'	Report	Staab 88' Araujo 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 569 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Melbourne Victory v Canberra United

26 January 2020	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Canberra United	Melbourne
	Ayres 31', 38' Dowie 77'	Report		Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 562 Referee: Lara Lee

Round 12

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

15 February 2020	Sydney FC	3–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
	Latsko 2' Brush 14' Huerta 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 2,309 Referee: Lara Lee

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar

16 February 2020	Perth Glory	4–2	Brisbane Roar	Perth
	Andrews 3', 25' (pen.) Thomas 12' Norrie 90+3'	Report	Pickett 33' Yallop 57'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 498 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Canberra United v Adelaide United

16 February 2020	Canberra United	3–1	Adelaide United	Canberra
	Hughes 34' Khamis 68' Charley 80'	Report	I. Hodgson 45'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,202 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

16 February 2020	Melbourne Victory	0–4	Melbourne City	Melbourne
		Report	van Egmond 21' Emslie 31', 50' Simon 57'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 13

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City

20 February 2020	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–4	Melbourne City	Sydney
		Report	Emslie 12' (pen.) Carpenter 30', 63' Watt 86'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 819 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

22 February 2020	Sydney FC	1–2	Perth Glory	Wollongong
	K. Carroll 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Andrews 41', 58'	Stadium: WIN Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones

Brisbane Roar v Canberra United

23 February 2020	Brisbane Roar	5–0	Canberra United	Brisbane
	Pickett 11', 82' Baisden 16' (pen.), 90+2' Conners 84'	Report		Stadium: Lions Stadium Referee: Casey Reibelt

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

23 February 2020	Newcastle Jets	0–7	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle
		Report	Longo 3', 7' Dowie 33' Jenkins 40', 59' Davis 69' (o.g.) Ayres 83'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Round 14

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

27 February 2020	Adelaide United	2–1	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
	Brooks 24' Weber 61'	Report	Collister 37'	Stadium: Marden Sports Complex Attendance: 832 Referee: Rebecca Mackie

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

29 February 2020	Melbourne Victory	3–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
	Jackson 25' Jenkins 49', 78'	Report	Tobin 90'	Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 3,310 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers

29 February 2020	Perth Glory	2–3	Western Sydney Wanderers	Bunbury
	Jiménez 62' Andrews 83'	Report	Staab 3' Hamilton 11', 28'	Stadium: WML Stadium Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

1 March 2020	Melbourne City	3–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
	Mijatovic 34' Watt 55', 69'	Report	Palmer 49'	Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Finals series

The grand final was played behind closed doors, due to the impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia.^[43]

Semi-finals			Grand Final

1	Melbourne City	5

4	Western Sydney Wanderers	1
			Melbourne City	1

			Sydney FC	0
2	Melbourne Victory	0

3	Sydney FC	1

Semi-finals

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

14 March 2020	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT		Report	Latsko 14'	Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 704 Referee: Lara Lee

Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers

15 March 2020	Melbourne City	5–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
13:30 AEDT	Emslie 13' Simon 22', 56' Stott 41' Nevin 62' (o.g.)	Report	Vine 51'	Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 612 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Grand final

Main article: 2020 W-League grand final

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

21 March 2020	Melbourne City	1–0	Sydney FC	Melbourne
15:30 AEDT	Catley 15'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia)^[44] Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

As of 29 February 2020^[45]

More information Rank, Player ...

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Morgan Andrews	Perth Glory	7
	Natasha Dowie	Melbourne Victory
	Kristen Hamilton	Western Sydney Wanderers
	Remy Siemsen	Sydney FC
5	Emily van Egmond	Melbourne City	6
6	Tara Andrews	Newcastle Jets	5
	Simone Charley	Canberra United
	Darian Jenkins	Melbourne Victory
	Milica Mijatović	Melbourne City
10	Kyra Cooney-Cross	Western Sydney Wanderers	4
	Claire Emslie	Melbourne City
	Hayley Raso	Brisbane Roar
	Kyah Simon	Melbourne City
	Mallory Weber	Adelaide United
	Lynn Williams	Western Sydney Wanderers

Own goals

More information Player, Club ...

Player	Club	Against	Round
Kaitlyn Torpey	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne Victory	2
Amber Brooks	Adelaide United	Sydney FC	7
Isabella Wallhead	Perth Glory	Western Sydney Wanderers	10
Lais Araujo	Adelaide United	Western Sydney Wanderers	11
Kim Carroll	Perth Glory	Sydney FC	13
Cassidy Davis	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne Victory	13

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of W-League (Australia) hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref.
Kristen Hamilton	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane Roar	3–1	28 November 2019	^[46]

Clean sheets

As of 23 February 2020^{[citation needed]}

More information Rank, Player ...

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Lydia Williams	Melbourne City	8
2	Aubrey Bledsoe	Sydney FC	7
3	Casey Dumont	Melbourne Victory	5
4	Mackenzie Arnold	Brisbane Roar	4
5	Abby Smith	Western Sydney Wanderers	3
6	Sham Khamis	Canberra United	1
6	Claire Coelho	Newcastle Jets	1

Monthly awards

More information Month, Player of the month ...

Month	Player of the month		Coach of the month		Young player of the month
Month	Name	Club	Name	Club	Name	Club
November 2019	Remy Siemsen^[47]	Sydney FC	Dean Heffernan^[48]	Western Sydney Wanderers	Kyra Cooney-Cross^[49]	Western Sydney Wanderers
December 2019	Denise O'Sullivan^[50]	Western Sydney Wanderers	Dean Heffernan^[51]	Western Sydney Wanderers	Indiah-Paige Riley^[52]	Brisbane Roar
January 2020	Natasha Dowie^[53]	Melbourne Victory	Rado Vidošić^[54]	Melbourne City	Ellie Carpenter^[55]	Melbourne City
February 2020	Morgan Andrews^[56]	Perth Glory	Jeff Hopkins^[57]	Melbourne Victory	Hollie Palmer^[58]	Brisbane Roar

End-of-season awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2019–20 Dolan Warren Awards night on 23 July 2020.^[59]

Julie Dolan Medal – Kristen Hamilton (Western Sydney Wanderers)
NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Ellie Carpenter (Melbourne City)
Golden Boot Award – Morgan Andrews (Perth Glory), Kristen Hamilton (Western Sydney Wanderers), Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC), and Natasha Dowie (Melbourne Victory) (7 goals)
Goalkeeper of the Year – Aubrey Bledsoe (Sydney FC) and Lydia Williams (Melbourne City)
Coach of the Year – Rado Vidošić (Melbourne City)
Fair Play Award – Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets, and Perth Glory
Referee of the Year – Rebecca Durcau
Goal of the Year – Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory, 28 December 2019)

International competition

The W-League was represented in the first edition of the AFC Women's Club Championship, which took place from 26 to 30 November 2019 in Yongin, South Korea.^[60] Melbourne Victory were invited to participate in the tournament, as the Premiers of the 2018–19 season.^[61] They finished in last place with one point from their 3 matches.

As Premiers in 2019–20, Melbourne City qualify to the 2020 AFC Women's Club Championship.

Notes

[N 1]
Back of shorts sponsor
[N 2]
Back sponsor
[N 3]
Deferred from 5 January due to bushfire smoke.^[41]
[N 4]
Deferred from 10 January due to bushfire smoke.^[42]

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"Your Best Opinions – W-League Round 6: 'Players running to save refs, Spamming City and Rioting for Cooney-Cross'". The Women's Game. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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2019–20_W-League

Clubs

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

Transfers

Foreign players

Regular season

League table

Results

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Finals series

Semi-finals

Grand final

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

Own goals

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

Monthly awards

End-of-season awards

International competition

See also

Notes

References

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