Canberra_Eclipse_FC
Canberra Eclipse FC
Football club
The Canberra Eclipse (founded in 1996 as the ACT Academy of Sport) were a women's soccer club that represented the city of Canberra and the Australian Capital Territory in the now defunct Women's National Soccer League. The Canberra Eclipse played in all 8 seasons of the WNSL, winning the Championship during the 2001–02 season, and finishing runners up in 1998–99. The club featured several players that would go on to represent the Matildas and are considered to be the forerunner for the professional W-League club Canberra United FC.