2018–19 W-League

W-League
Season 2018–19
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All statistics correct as of 28 September 2018.

The 2018–19 W-League season is the eleventh season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.

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 McKellar Park
Seiffert Oval		 3,500
15,000
Melbourne City Melbourne CB Smith Reserve
AAMI Park		 2,000
30,050
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
nib Stadium		 4,000
20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Seymour Shaw
Jubilee Oval
Leichhardt Oval
WIN Stadium		 5,000
20,505
20,000
23,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Marconi Stadium
ANZ Stadium
Spotless Stadium		 9,000
83,500
24,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit sponsors
Adelaide United Australia Ivan Karlović Macron
Brisbane Roar Australia Melissa Andreatta Umbro
Canberra United Australia Heather Garriock Nike
Melbourne City Australia Rado Vidošić Nike
Melbourne Victory Wales Jeff Hopkins Adidas
Newcastle Jets Australia Craig Deans BLK
Perth Glory Australia Bobby Despotovski Healthway, National Storage, Goodlife
Sydney FC Australia Ante Juric Puma
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Dan Barrett Nike

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Melbourne City Australia Patrick Kisnorbo Coaching Restructure [1] Pre-season Australia Rado Vidošić 19 June 2018
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Richard Byrne New Head Coach Appointed [2] Pre-season Australia Dan Barrett 3 August 2018

Transfers

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa Foreign
Adelaide United Iceland Gunnhildur Jónsdóttir Iceland Fanndís Fridriksdóttir United States Amber Brooks
Brisbane Roar United States Carson Pickett Japan Yūki Nagasato United States Chioma Ubogagu United States Celeste Boureille
Canberra United South Africa Refiloe Jane South Africa Rhoda Mulaudzi Scotland Rachel Corsie
Melbourne City Japan Yukari Kinga United States Lauren Barnes Denmark Theresa Nielsen United States Jasmyne Spencer New Zealand Rebekah Stott1
England Jodie Taylor4
Melbourne Victory England Natasha Dowie
Newcastle Jets United States Taylor Smith United States Katie Stengel
Perth Glory United States Rachel Hill United States Alyssa Mautz United States Nikki Stanton United States Katie Naughton
Sydney FC United States Sofia Huerta United States Aubrey Bledsoe United States Danielle Colaprico
Western Sydney Wanderers United States Lo'eau LaBonta Ghana Elizabeth Addo

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1 Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship;
2 Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
3 Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4 Guest Players

Regular season

The regular season was scheduled to be played between October 25, 2018 and February 2, 2019, over 14 rounds, with each team playing twelve matches. [3]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Finals series
2 Brisbane Roar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Canberra United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Perth Glory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Sydney FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 25 October 2018. Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Brisbane Roar
Sydney FC
Newcastle Jets
Melbourne City
Canberra United
Perth Glory
Melbourne Victory
Western Sydney Wanderers
Adelaide United
Leader and qualification to Finals series
Qualification to Finals series

Updated to match(es) played on First Match(es) to be played on 25 October 2018. Source: w-league.com.au

Fixtures

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Finals series

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 TBD
4 TBD
TBD
TBD
2 TBD
3 TBD

Semi-finals

Grand Final

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MELBOURNE CITY ANNOUNCE COACHING RESTRUCTURE". 19 June 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Wanderers appoint new Westfield W-League coach". 3 August 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fans able to watch every match of the Westfield W-League 2018/19 Season". 5 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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