2020–21 W-League

The 2020–21 W-League season is the thirteenth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. The season started on 29 December 2020.[1]

W-League
Season2020–21
Matches played26
Goals scored83 (3.19 per match)
Top goalscorerMichelle Heyman
(7 goals)
Biggest home winBrisbane Roar 6–0 Melbourne Victory
(22 January 2021)
Biggest away winMelbourne City 0–6 Melbourne Victory
(10 January 2021)
Highest scoringCanberra United 4–3 Adelaide United
(30 December 2020)
Longest winning run6 matches
Sydney FC
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
Brisbane Roar
Sydney FC
Longest winless run4 matches
Brisbane Roar
Western Sydney Wanderers
Longest losing run3 matches
Melbourne City
Western Sydney Wanderers
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 8 February 2021.

Clubs

Stadia and locations
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 Viking Park 7,000
Melbourne City Melbourne Frank Holohan Soccer Complex[1] 2,000
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Lakeside Stadium
Epping Stadium
AAMI Park
Latrobe City Stadium		 12,000
10,000
30,050
12,000
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
McDonald Jones Stadium		 5,000
33,000
Perth Glory Perth Dorrien Gardens 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
Stadium Australia
Bankwest Stadium
Wanderers Football Park		 9,000
83,500
30,000
1,000

Personnel and kits
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturers Kit sponsors
Adelaide United Adrian Stenta Dylan Holmes[2] Macron SA Power Networks
Brisbane Roar Jake Goodship Clare Polkinghorne[3][4] Umbro Fuel Your Life[5]
Canberra United Vicki Linton Kendall Fletcher[6] Apelle[7] DKD Consulting[8]
Melbourne City Rado Vidošić Emma Checker[9] Puma[10] Etihad Airways
Melbourne Victory Jeff Hopkins Angela Beard[11] Adidas[12] Fuel Your Life[13]
Newcastle Jets Ash Wilson Cassidy Davis
Gema Simon[14]		 Apelle[15] Greater Bank
City of Newcastle[note 1]
Perth Glory Alexander Epakis Natasha Rigby[16] Macron[17] BHP
Sydney FC Ante Juric Teresa Polias[18] Under Armour[19] The Star[20]
Western Sydney Wanderers Dean Heffernan Caitlin Cooper[21] Kappa[22] Intermain[23]

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Canberra United Heather Garriock Sacked[24] 1 March 2020 Pre-season Vicki Linton[25] 31 July 2020
Adelaide United Ivan Karlović Appointed Head of Women's Football[26] 4 August 2020 Adrian Stenta[26] 4 August 2020
Perth Glory Bobby Despotovski Resigned[27] 2 November 2020 Alexander Epakis[28] 20 November 2020

Transfers
Further information: W-League transfers for 2020–21 season

Foreign players
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa foreign(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United María José Rojas Fiona Worts Maruschka Waldus Mallory Weber
Brisbane Roar Mariel Hecher Olivia Chance Billie Murphy
Canberra United Paige Satchell Kendall Fletcher Chantel Jones
Melbourne City Margot Robbine Chinatsu Kira Noor Eckhoff Samantha Johnson Tyla-Jay VlajnicA
Melbourne Victory Gaby Garton Claudia Bunge Kayla Morrison Catherine Zimmerman Natalie MartineauB
Annalie LongoA
Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory Gemma Craine Lily Alfeld Elizabeth Anton Malia Steinmetz
Sydney FC
Western Sydney Wanderers Julie-Ann Russell

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;
R Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players

Regular season

The regular season commenced on 29 December 2020,[1] and is scheduled run through to April 2021.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 6 6 0 0 15 1 +14 18 Qualification to Finals series
2 Canberra United 6 3 2 1 11 10 +1 11
3 Brisbane Roar 6 2 4 0 11 4 +7 10
4 Melbourne Victory 6 3 1 2 13 11 +2 10
5 Adelaide United 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10
6 Newcastle Jets 6 1 1 4 9 12 −3 4
7 Melbourne City 7 1 1 5 7 17 −10 4
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 1 1 4 5 15 −10 4
9 Perth Glory 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2021. Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results
Home \ Away ADE BRI CNU MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WSW
Adelaide United – – 2–1 0–1 – 1–0 – –
Brisbane Roar – 1–1 0–0 6–0 – – – –
Canberra United 4–3 – 2–1 – – 1–1 – 3–0
Melbourne City – 2–3 – 0–6 – – 0–2 –
Melbourne Victory – 0–0 – 2–3 4–2 – a –
Newcastle Jets – 1–1 – – – – 1–2 4–1
Perth Glory 1–2 – – – – – – –
Sydney FC – – 4–0 – a 2–0 – 2–0
Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 – – – – 2–1 – 0–3
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2021. Source: W-League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Regular season statistics
As of 8 February 2021
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Michelle Heyman Canberra United 7
2 Tara Andrews Newcastle Jets 5
3 Emily Gielnik Brisbane Roar 4
Remy Siemsen Sydney FC
5 Melina Ayres Melbourne Victory 3
Dylan Holmes Adelaide United
Cortnee Vine Sydney FC
Catherine Zimmerman Melbourne Victory
9 Lauren Allan Newcastle Jets 2
Alex Chidiac Melbourne City
Emily Condon Adelaide United
Kyra Cooney-Cross Melbourne Victory
Rosie Galea Western Sydney Wanderers
Mackenzie Hawkesby Sydney FC
Mariel Hecher Brisbane Roar
Sarah Hunter Western Sydney Wanderers
Princess Ibini-Isei Sydney FC

Hat-tricks
Main article: List of W-League (Australia) hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Michelle HeymanCanberra UnitedAdelaide United4–330 December 2020[29]
Western Sydney Wanderers3–030 January 2021[30]

See also

Notes
  1. Back sponsor

References
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  2. Filosi, Gianluca (19 December 2020). "Holmes honoured to be new Reds Captain". Adelaide United.
  3. Odong, Ann (15 December 2020). "Clare Polkinghorne back to lead Brisbane Roar". Football Federation Australia.
  4. "Ins & Outs: Season opener". Brisbane Roar. 28 December 2020. ...Clare Polkinghorne who will once again don the armband for the 2020/21 campaign...
  5. "Fuel Your Life join as new Westfield W-League front-of-shirt partner". Brisbane Roar. 4 November 2020.
  6. "Kendall to captain Canberra in 2020/21". Canberra United. 28 December 2020.
  7. "Our Partners". Canberra United. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  8. "DKD Consulting to sponsor Canberra United in upcoming Westfield W-League season". Canberra United. 18 September 2020.
  9. "Team news: City confirm round 1 squads and lock in captains". Melbourne City. 28 December 2020.
  10. "Manchester City replaces Nike with Puma in kit deal". BBC News. 28 February 2019.
  11. Our first fixture may have changed a couple of times, but one thing didn't... our determination to make an early statement!. Twitter (Video). Melbourne Victory. 1 January 2021. Event occurs at 1:13. [Angela Beard Melbourne Victory Captain] ...and obviously me, as a fresh captain
  12. "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
  13. "Melbourne Victory and Fuel Your Life stand as one". Melbourne Victory. 25 September 2020.
  14. Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (18 December 2020). "The Newcastle Jets are pleased to announce that Gema Simon and Cassidy Davis will be co-captains of this year's W-League side" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. "Newcastle Jets announces new partnership with Apelle". Newcastle Jets. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  16. "Captain Tash is back on board!". Perth Glory. 25 November 2020.
  17. Morgan, Gareth (15 January 2021). "Glory confirms four-year extension to Macron partnership". Perth Glory.
  18. "Sydney FC Unveil Westfield W-League Squad For 2020/21". Sydney FC. 13 August 2020. It’s an honour to continue as Captain, Sydney FC is my home...
  19. "Sydney FC In Australian First Partnership With Under Armour". Sydney FC. 1 July 2019.
  20. "Sydney FC & The Star Sydney Sign Four Year Deal". Sydney FC. 8 October 2019.
  21. "McGowan and Cooper named club captains". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 December 2020.
  22. "Wanderers announce three-year partnership with Kappa Australia". Western Sydney Wanderers. 17 September 2020.
  23. "Wanderers announce Westfield W-League major partnership with Intermain". Western Sydney Wanderers. Football Federation Australia. 26 September 2019.
  24. Bertoldo, Lucie (6 February 2020). "Canberra United W-League coach Heather Garriock sacked". The Canberra Times.
  25. Helmers, Caden (31 July 2020). "Vicki Linton leads Canberra United's new era as W-League coach". The Canberra Times.
  26. "United appoint Head of Women's Football and announce new Head Coach". Adelaide United. 4 August 2020.
  27. Morgan, Gareth (2 November 2020). "Despotovski steps down as W-League Head Coach". Perth Glory.
  28. "Coaching rising star appointed Glory W-League boss". The World Game. SBS. 20 November 2020.
  29. "Canberra United Women vs Adelaide United Women, Westfield W-League, Round 1, 30th Dec 2020". Westfield W-League. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  30. "Canberra United Women vs Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women, Westfield W-League, Round 9, 30th Jan 2021 match from Viking Park on the Westfield W-League match centre". Westfield W-League. 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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