Perth Glory FC (A-League Women)

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Perth Glory FC
Full namePerth Glory Football Club
Nickname(s)The Glory Girls
Short namePGFC
Founded2008;15 years ago (2008)
Ground Macedonia Park (Balcatta)
Capacity7,000
Head Coach Alexander Epakis
League A-League Women
2022–23 6th of 11
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier women's competition, A-League Women. The team was established in 2008, with the founding of the new league. [1] [2]

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History

Establishment

After Australia reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time, head coach Tom Sermanni felt the establishment of a professional league was vital for continuing the development of players. [3] Perth Glory was one of eight teams included in the establishment of the league the following year by Football Federation Australia. [4]

Ownership and team management

During the team's inaugural season, the women's team was managed by Nicola Williams who improved to be a top–four performing side in the second half of the season. [5] [6] In 2010, Jamie Harnwell was named head coach and led the team to second and first place finishes and a first-time trip to the finals. [7] In July 2015, former A-League striker Bobby Despotovski was named head coach with former Matilda and Perth Glory captain Collette McCallum as assistant coach. [8] After five years as a coach, Despotovski stepped down in November 2020 [9] and was replaced by Alexander Epakis a few weeks later. [10]

In July 2023, A-Leagues administrators the Australian Professional Leagues appointed receivers to manage the sale of Perth Glory's licence, after accepting the immediate return of the club's licence from the previous owner Tony Sage. [11]

Players

Current squad

As of 11 October 2023 [12]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Morgan Aquino
3 MF Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Jessika Cowart
4 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Natasha Rigby (captain)
7 DF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Elizabeth Anton
8 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Hana Lowry
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Millie Farrow
10 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Susan Phonsongkham
11 MF Flag of New Zealand.svg  NZL Grace Jale
12 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sofia Sakalis
13 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sarah Cain
14 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tia Stonehill
16 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Isabella Wallhead
17 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Abbey Green
No.Pos.NationPlayer
18 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sadie Lawrence
19 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Isabella Foletta
20 FW Flag of the Philippines.svg  PHI Quinley Quezada
22 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Claudia Mihocic
23 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Isobel Dalton
24 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sally James
25 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Grace Johnston
26 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Tanika Lala
27 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Georgia Cassidy
28 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Anika Stajcic
29 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lilly Bailey
30 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mischa Anderson
31 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Clara Hoarau

Season-by-season record

SeasonRegular SeasonFinals
2008–09 5th–
2009 6th–
2010–11 5th–
2011–12 6th–
2012–13 2ndSemi-finalist
2013–14 5th–
2014 1st Grand final runners-up
2015–16 8th–
2016–17 2nd Grand final runners-up
2017–18 6th–
2018–19 4th Grand final runners-up
2019–20 7th–
2020–21 9th–
2021–22 5th–

Honours

Domestic

See also

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