2020–21 W-League

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W-League
Season 2020–21
Champions Melbourne Victory
(2nd title)
Premiers Sydney FC (3rd title)
Matches played 56
Goals scored 180 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer Emily Gielnik
(13 goals)
Biggest home win Brisbane Roar 6–0 Melbourne Victory
(22 January 2021)
Melbourne Victory 6–0 Perth Glory
(28 March 2021)
Biggest away win Melbourne City 0–6 Melbourne Victory
(10 January 2021)
Highest scoring Perth Glory 2–6 Sydney FC
(25 February 2021)
Longest winning run 6 matches
Sydney FC
Longest unbeaten run 9 matches
Brisbane Roar
Longest winless run 11 matches
Perth Glory
Longest losing run 8 matches
Perth Glory
Highest attendance 5,159
Adelaide United 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers (16 January 2021)
Lowest attendance 250
Perth Glory 0–1 Melbourne Victory
(16 March 2021)
Not including behind closed doors matches
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results.)

The 2020–21 W-League season was the thirteenth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. The season started on 29 December 2020[1] and ended with the Grand final on 11 April 2021.

Clubs

Stadiums 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 CB Smith Reserve
Epping Stadium
AAMI Park
Latrobe City Stadium		 2,000
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 Australia Adrian Stenta Australia Dylan Holmes[2] UCAN SA Power Networks
Brisbane Roar Australia Jake Goodship Australia Clare Polkinghorne[3][4] Umbro Fuel Your Life[5]
Canberra United Australia Vicki Linton United States Kendall Fletcher[6] Apelle[7] DKD Consulting[8]
Melbourne City Australia Rado Vidošić Australia Emma Checker[9] Puma[10] Etihad Airways
Melbourne Victory Wales Jeff Hopkins Australia Angela Beard[11] Adidas[12] Fuel Your Life[13]
Newcastle Jets Australia Ash Wilson Australia Cassidy Davis
Australia Gema Simon[14]		 Apelle[15] Greater Bank
Perth Glory Australia Alexander Epakis Australia Natasha Rigby[16] Macron[17] BHP
Sydney FC Australia Ante Juric Australia Teresa Polias[18] Under Armour[19] The Star[20]
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Dean Heffernan Australia Caitlin Cooper[21]
Australia Erica Halloway[22]		 Kappa[23] Intermain[24]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Canberra United Australia Heather Garriock Sacked[25] 1 March 2020 Pre-season Australia Vicki Linton[26] 31 July 2020
Adelaide United Australia Ivan Karlović Appointed Head of
Women's Football[27]		 4 August 2020 Australia Adrian Stenta[27] 4 August 2020
Perth Glory Australia Bobby Despotovski Resigned[28] 2 November 2020 Australia Alexander Epakis[29] 20 November 2020

Transfers

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

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Chile María José Rojas England Fiona Worts Netherlands Maruschka Waldus United States Mallory Weber
Brisbane Roar Brazil Mariel Hecher New Zealand Olivia Chance England Billie Murphy
Canberra United New Zealand Paige Satchell United States Kendall Fletcher United States Chantel Jones
Melbourne City France Margot Robinne Japan Chinatsu Kira Norway Noor Eckhoff United States Samantha Johnson Serbia Tyla-Jay VlajnicA
Melbourne Victory Argentina Gaby Garton New Zealand Claudia Bunge United States Kayla Morrison United States Catherine Zimmerman Canada Natalie MartineauB
New Zealand Annalie LongoA
Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory England Gemma Craine New Zealand Lily Alfeld New Zealand Elizabeth Anton New Zealand Malia Steinmetz
Sydney FC
Western Sydney Wanderers Republic of Ireland 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 ran until 31 March 2021.

League table

Template:2020–21 W-League table

Results

Home \ Away ADE BRI CNU MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WSW
Adelaide United — null 2–1 2–1 0–1 null 1–0 2–0 3–1
Brisbane Roar 4–2 — 1–1 0–0 6–0 3–0 4–0 null null
Canberra United 4–3 4–1 — 2–1 null null 1–1 0–0 3–0
Melbourne City null 2–3 null — 0–6 1–0 2–1 0–2 0–4
Melbourne Victory null 0–0 1–1 2–3 — 4–2 6–0 null 1–0
Newcastle Jets 1–2 1–1 0–1 null 0–2 — null 1–2 4–1
Perth Glory 1–2 null 2–3 0–1 0–1 0–4 — 2–6 null
Sydney FC 2–1 1–4 4–0 null 2–1 2–0 null — 2–0
Western Sydney Wanderers 2–2 1–2 null 1–0 null 2–1 1–0 0–3 —
Source: W-League

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

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See also: 2021 W-League grand final

2021 W-League grand final

Regular season statistics

Leading goalscorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Emily Gielnik Brisbane Roar 13
2 Australia Michelle Heyman Canberra United 10
3 Australia Remy Siemsen Sydney FC 7
4 Australia Tara Andrews Newcastle Jets 5
Australia Melina Ayres Melbourne Victory
Australia Kyra Cooney-Cross Melbourne Victory
Australia Chelsie Dawber Adelaide United
United States Catherine Zimmerman Melbourne Victory
9 Australia Emily Condon Adelaide United 4
Australia Nickoletta Flannery Canberra United
Australia Rosie Galea Western Sydney Wanderers
Brazil Mariel Hecher Brisbane Roar
Australia Princess Ibini-Isei Sydney FC
Australia Cortnee Vine Sydney FC

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of W-League (Australia) hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Australia Michelle Heyman Canberra United Adelaide United 4–3 (H) 30 December 2020 [30]
Australia Emily Gielnik Brisbane Roar Adelaide United 4–2 (H) 12 March 2021 [31]
Key
(H) Home team

Finals series statistics

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Australia Melina Ayres Melbourne Victory Brisbane Roar 6–2 (A) 4 April 2021 [32]
Notes
  • (A) – Away team

End-of-season awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2020–21 Dolan Warren Awards night on 23 June 2021.[33][34]

See also

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