List of Australian women's soccer champions

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List of Australian women's soccer champions
Women's National Soccer League (1996–2004)
A-League Women (2008–present)
Country
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Founded
1996
Number of teams
12 (as of 2023–24)
Current champions
Sydney FC (2023–24)
Most successful club
Sydney FC (5 championships)

The Australian women's soccer champions are the champions of the top level league in Australian women's soccer.

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The Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) was established as 1996 as the first national domestic league in women's soccer in Australia. [1] Queensland Academy of Sport (then known as Queensland Sting) became the first women's champions in Australia. [2] Following the demise of the WNSL in 2004 alongside the men's NSL, the W-League (now A-League Women) was formed three seasons after the men's A-League in 2008. Queensland Roar (now Brisbane Roar) were the inaugural champions of the W-League. [3]

List of champions

Women's National Soccer League (1996–2004)

SeasonChampions (number of titles)ScoreRunners-upWinning head coach
1996–97 Queensland Academy of Sport 2–1 SASI Pirates Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Brown
1997–98 NSW Institute of Sport 3–2 SASI Pirates Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Jones
1998–99 SASI Pirates 2–1 Canberra Eclipse Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin McCormack
1999 NSW Sapphires (2)1–0 SASI Pirates Flag of Cameroon.svg Cyrille Ndongo-Keller
2000 Queensland Sting (2)1–0 NSW Sapphires Flag of England.svg Mike Mulvey
2001–02 Canberra Eclipse 1–0 NSW Sapphires Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clive Mackillop
2002 Queensland Sting (3)1–0 NSW Sapphires
2003 NSW Sapphires (3)3–1 Queensland Sting
2004 Queensland Sting (4)2–0 Northern NSW Pride

A-League Women (2008–present)

SeasonChampions (number of titles)ScoreRunners-upWinning head coach
2008–09 Queensland Roar 2–0 Canberra United Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jeff Hopkins
2009 Sydney FC 3–2 Brisbane Roar Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alen Stajcic
2010–11 Brisbane Roar (2) 2–1 Sydney FC Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jeff Hopkins
2011–12 Canberra United 3–2 Brisbane Roar Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jitka Klimková
2012–13 Sydney FC (2) 3–1 Melbourne Victory Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alen Stajcic
2013–14 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Brisbane Roar Flag of England.svg David Edmundson
2014 Canberra United (2) 3–1 Perth Glory Flag of the Netherlands.svg Liesbeth Migchelsen
2015–16 Melbourne City 4–1 Sydney FC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joe Montemurro
2016–17 Melbourne City (2) 2–0 Perth Glory Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jess Fishlock
2017–18 Melbourne City (3) 2–0 Sydney FC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Kisnorbo
2018–19 Sydney FC (3) 4–2 Perth Glory Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ante Juric
2019–20 Melbourne City (4) 1–0 Sydney FC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rado Vidošić
2020–21 Melbourne Victory (2) 1–0 Sydney FC Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jeff Hopkins
2021–22 Melbourne Victory (3) 2–1 Sydney FC Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jeff Hopkins
2022–23 Sydney FC (4) 4–0 Western United Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ante Juric
2023–24 Sydney FC (5) 1–0 Melbourne City Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ante Juric

Total titles won

There are 9 clubs which have won the Australian women's top level title, including 5 which have won the Premier League (1992–present). The most recent to join the list were Melbourne City (2015–16 champions) and before that, Melbourne Victory (2013–14).

Three teams have finished as runners-up without ever winning: Northern NSW Pride during the Women's National Soccer League era, Perth Glory, and Western United during the A-League Women era.

Teams in bold currently compete in the A-League Women as of the 2024–25 season.

RankClubWinnersRunners-upWinning seasons
1 Sydney FC 56 2009, 2012–13, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24
2 Melbourne City 41 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Queensland Sting 1996–97, 2000, 2002, 2004
3 NSW Sapphires 33 1997–98, 1999, 2003
4 Melbourne Victory 1 2013–14, 2020–21, 2021–22
5 Brisbane Roar 23 2008–09, 2010–11
6 Canberra United 1 2011–12, 2014
7 Adelaide Sensation 13 1998–99
Canberra Eclipse 1 2001–02

By city

CityChampionshipsClubs
Sydney 8 Sydney FC (5), NSW Sapphires (3)
Melbourne 7 Melbourne City (4), Melbourne Victory (3)
Brisbane 6 Queensland Sting (4), Brisbane Roar (2)
Canberra 3 Canberra United (2), Canberra Eclipse (1)
Adelaide 1 Adelaide Sensation (1)

See also

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References

General

Specific

  1. "History of Women's Football in Australia". Football Australia . 23 September 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. "QAS CROWNED QUEENS!". Australian and British Soccer Weekly. Vol. 18, no. 818. 25 March 1997. p. 18.
  3. Stannard, Damien (17 January 2009). "Queensland Roar beat Canberra United 2–0 in W-League". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2009.