2013–14 W-League
Sixth season of the top women's football (soccer) league in Australia
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The 2013–14 W-League season was the sixth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. The season consisted of twelve matchdays followed by a finals series. The regular season started on 9 November 2013 and concluded on 9 February 2014. The Grand Final took place on 23 February 2014.
| Season | 2013–14 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Melbourne Victory (1st title) |
| Premiers | Canberra United (2nd title) |
| Matches | 48 |
| Goals | 166 (3.46 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Jodie Taylor (10) |
| Biggest home win | Melbourne Victory 6–0 Newcastle Jets (7 December 2013) Sydney FC 8–2 Perth Glory (5 January 2014) |
| Biggest away win | Melbourne Victory 1–5 Sydney FC (10 November 2013) Newcastle Jets 2–6 Brisbane Roar FC (4 January 2014) |
| Highest scoring | Sydney FC 8–2 Perth Glory (5 January 2014) |
| Longest winning run | Sydney FC, Canberra United (5) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC (9) |
| Longest winless run | Newcastle Jets (12) |
| Longest losing run | Newcastle Jets (11) |
← 2012–13 2014 → | |
Canberra United won the regular season, winning the Premier title. Melbourne Victory won the play-offs for the overall championship title. Melbourne's Jessica Fishlock was named W-League player of the season by Australian media.[1]
Clubs
W-League teams for the 2013–14 season:
| Team | City | Years in competition |
|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United |  Adelaide, SA |
2008–09 — present |
| Brisbane Roar |  Brisbane, Qld |
2008–09 — present |
| Canberra United |  Canberra, ACT |
2008–09 — present |
| Melbourne Victory |  Melbourne, Vic |
2008–09 — present |
| Newcastle Jets |  Newcastle, NSW |
2008–09 — present |
| Perth Glory |  Perth, WA |
2008–09 — present |
| Sydney FC | Sydney, NSW |
2008–09 — present |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney, NSW |
2012–13 — present |
Personnel and kits
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United |  Ross Aloisi |
 Kristy Moore[2] |
Adidas |
| Brisbane Roar | Belinda Wilson |
Clare Polkinghorne[3] |
Puma |
| Canberra United |  Liesbeth Migchelsen |
Nicole Sykes[4] |
Hummel |
| Melbourne Victory | David Edmondson |
Stephanie Catley[5] |
Adidas[6] |
| Newcastle Jets | Peter McGuinness |
Gema Simon[7] |
ISC |
| Perth Glory | Jamie Harnwell |
Collette McCallum[8] |
Macron[9] |
| Sydney FC | Alen Stajcic |
Danielle Brogan[10] |
Adidas |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Stephen Roche |
Heather Garriock[11] |
Nike[12] |
Foreign players
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | Laura Stockdale |
 Lisa-Marie Woods |
 Louise Mason |
Kristy MooreA |
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| Brisbane Roar |  Nadine Angerer |
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| Canberra United |  Kendall Fletcher |
Lori Lindsey |
Stephanie Ochs |
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| Melbourne Victory |  Katie Hoyle |
 Jessica Samuelsson |
 Jess Fishlock |
 Gülcan KocaA Lauren BarnesG |
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| Newcastle Jets | Hannah Beard |
 Ciara McCormack |
Stacey DayB |
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| Perth Glory |  Sasha Andrews |
 Cecilie Sandvej |
Chantel Jones |
Carys HawkinsA |
Christina JulienG |
| Sydney FC | Jodie Taylor |
Anna Green |
Emma Kete |
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| Western Sydney Wanderers | Shawna Gordon |
Tori Huster |
Camille Levin |
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
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canberra United | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 27 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 26 | |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 23 | |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 23 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 15 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 13 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 9 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 47 | −37 | 1 |
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 | ||||||||
| 2 | Sydney FC | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Canberra United | 1 | |||||||
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 2 | |||||||
Semi-finals
| 15 February 2014 | Canberra United | 1–2 | Brisbane Roar | McKellar Park, Canberra |
| 15:00 AEDT | Munoz  23' |
Report | Carroll 4' Kellond-Knight 58' |
Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Kirralee Andruschak |
| 16 February 2014 | Sydney FC | 2–3 | Melbourne Victory | Jubilee Oval, Sydney |
| 15:00 AEDT | Kerr 45+1' L. Khamis 52' |
Report | Fishlock 22' Humble 36' Barnes 71' (pen.) |
Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
Grand final
| 23 February 2014 | Melbourne Victory | 2–0 | Brisbane Roar | Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne |
| 15:00 AEDT | De Vanna 38' Barnes 41' |
Report | Attendance: 2,504 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
Season statistics
Leading goalscorers
- Updated to after game 9 February 2014.
| Total | Player | Club | Goals per Game | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||||
| 10 | | Jodie Taylor | Sydney FC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | | Caitlin Friend | Melbourne Victory | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Lisa De Vanna | Melbourne Victory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Michelle Heyman | Canberra United | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 6 | | Catherine Cannuli | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Kate Gill | Perth Glory | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Stephanie Ochs | Canberra United | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | | Caitlin Foord | Sydney FC | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Nicola Bolger | Sydney FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Katrina Gorry | Brisbane Roar | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Goal scored from penalty kick
Own goals
| Player | Team | Against | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teigen Allen | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney FC | 4 |
| Linda O'Neill | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne Victory | 9 |
International Competition
The W-League was represented in the second edition of the International Women's Club Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mobcast Cup.
Sydney FC (the winners of the 2012–13 season) participated in the tournament, which took place from 30 November until 8 December 2013, and finished in third place (out of 5 teams).
See also
- 2013–14 Adelaide United W-League season
- 2013–14 Brisbane Roar W-League season
- 2013–14 Canberra United W-League season
- 2013–14 Melbourne Victory W-League season
- 2013–14 Newcastle Jets W-League season
- 2013–14 Perth Glory W-League season
- 2013–14 Sydney FC W-League season
- 2013–14 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season