2014 W-League (Australia)

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W-League
Season2014
Champions Canberra United (2nd title)
Premiers Perth Glory (1st title)
Matches played48
Goals scored170 (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 run6 games
Perth Glory
Longest unbeaten run6 games
Perth Glory
Longest winless run5 games
Adelaide United
Brisbane Roar
Longest losing run5 games
Adelaide United
2015–16 →
All statistics correct as of 7 December 2014.

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.

Contents

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

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
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

TeamManagerCaptain Kit manufacturer Kit sponsor
Adelaide United Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Aloisi Flag of England.svg Kristy Moore Puma SA Power Networks
Brisbane Roar Flag of Australia (converted).svg Belinda Wilson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clare Polkinghorne Umbro [4] Brisbane Airport
Canberra United Flag of the Netherlands.svg Liesbeth Migchelsen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nicole Begg Hummel University of Canberra [5]
Melbourne Victory Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Montemurro Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephanie Catley Adidas [6] Jetts Fitness
Newcastle Jets Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McGuinness Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily van Egmond ISC Football Five5
Perth Glory Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Harnwell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Collette McCallum Macron [7] Smarter Than Smoking
Sydney FC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alen Stajcic Flag of Australia (converted).svg Teresa Polias Adidas Beechwood Homes [8]
Western Sydney Wanderers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Roche Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlin Cooper Nike [9] University of Western Sydney

Foreign players

ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Non-Visa foreigner(s)Former player(s)
Adelaide United Flag of Denmark.svg Katrine Pedersen Flag of England.svg Katie Holtham Flag of Norway.svg Lisa-Marie Woods Flag of England.svg Kristy Moore A
Brisbane Roar Flag of Germany.svg Nadine Angerer
Canberra United Flag of the United States.svg Chantel Jones Flag of the United States.svg Lori Lindsey Flag of the United States.svg Stephanie Ochs Flag of the United States.svg Kendall Fletcher G
Melbourne Victory Flag of the United States.svg Lauren Barnes Flag of the United States.svg Christine Nairn Flag of the United States.svg Elli Reed Flag of Turkey.svg Gülcan Koca A
Newcastle Jets Flag of the United States.svg Tori Huster Flag of the United States.svg Katherine Reynolds Flag of the United States.svg Angela Salem
Perth Glory Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shelina Zadorsky Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Carys Hawkins
Sydney FC Flag of the United States.svg Samantha Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Jasmyne Spencer
Western Sydney Wanderers Flag of England.svg Hannah Beard Flag of the United States.svg Kendall Johnson Flag of the United States.svg 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Perth Glory 1210023910+2930Qualification to Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 126242615+1120
3 Canberra United (C)126242218+420
4 Sydney FC 125341716+118
5 Newcastle Jets 125252521+417
6 Brisbane Roar 124261819−114
7 Adelaide United 12318929−2010
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 122281442−288
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

14 December 2014 Perth Glory 3–0 Sydney FC nib Stadium, Perth
Sunday 12:00 AWST D'Ovidio Soccerball shade.svg10'
Gill Soccerball shade.svg37'
Marzano Soccerball shade.svg70'		 Report Attendance: 1,389
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Grand final

21 December 2014 Perth Glory 1–3 Canberra United nib Stadium, Perth
Sunday 12:00 AWST McCallum Soccerball shade.svg63' Report Ochs Soccerball shade.svg20'
Sykes Soccerball shade.svg75', 78'		Attendance: 2,671
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

TotalPlayerClubGoals per Game
 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 101112
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kate Gill Perth Glory 215211
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sam Kerr Perth Glory 122231
8 Flag of the United States.svg Jasmyne Spencer Sydney FC 2111111
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Racheal Quigley Melbourne Victory 21113
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tameka Butt Brisbane Roar 111211
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhali Dobson Newcastle Jets 12111
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michelle Heyman Canberra United 21111
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tara Andrews Newcastle Jets 12111
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Amy Jackson Melbourne Victory 131
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emily van Egmond Newcastle Jets 1121
Flag of the United States.svg Keelin Winters Western Sydney Wanderers 212
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Caitlin Foord Perth Glory 2111

  Goal scored from penalty kick     Two goals scored from penalty kick

Own goals

PlayerTeamAgainstRound
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Elise Kellond-Knight Brisbane Roar Canberra United 4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Larissa Crummer Brisbane Roar Western Sydney Wanderers 5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Laura Alleway Brisbane Roar Newcastle Jets 7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Teigen Allen Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers 7
Flag of the United States.svg Katherine Reynolds Newcastle Jets Canberra United 10

Player of the Week

End-of-season awards

[24]

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).

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Westfield W-League 2014/15 Season Draw" (PDF). Football Federation Australia . Retrieved 2 September 2014.[ permanent dead link ]
  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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  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. ↑ "Westfield W-League Squad Bolstered As New Shirt Sponsor Gained". Sydney FC. 29 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.
  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.
  13. ↑ "W-League Player of the Week: Rhali Dobson". Football Federation Australia. 7 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "W-League Player of the Week: Amy Jackson". Football Federation Australia. 14 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "W-League Player of the Week: Katrina Gorry". Football Federation Australia. 20 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "W-League Player of the Week: Hannah Beard". Football Federation Australia. 28 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "W-League Player of the Week: Caitlin Foord". Football Federation Australia. 4 November 2014.
  18. ↑ "W-League Player of the Week: Stephanie Ochs". Football Federation Australia. 14 November 2014.
  19. ↑ "W-League Player of the Week: Christine Nairn". Football Federation Australia. 17 November 2014.
  20. ↑ "Westfield W-League player of the week: Racheal Quigley". Football Federation Australia. 24 November 2014.
  21. ↑ "Westfield W-League Player of the Week: Ash Sykes". Football Federation Australia. 9 December 2014.
  22. ↑ "Westfield W-League Player of the week: Kate Gill". Football Federation Australia. 15 December 2014.
  23. ↑ "Two-goal Sykes becomes big-match player". Football Federation Australia. 21 December 2014.
  24. ↑ "Hyundai A-League/Westfield W-League award winners". Football Federation Australia. 11 May 2015.
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