2018–19 W-League

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

W-League

Season	2018–19
Champions	Sydney FC (3rd title)
Premiers	Melbourne Victory (1st title)
AFC Club Championship	Melbourne Victory
Matches played	57
Goals scored	189 (3.32 per match)
Top goalscorer	Sam Kerr (13 goals)
Biggest home win	Sydney FC 5–1 Brisbane Roar (9 December 2018)
Biggest away win	Western Sydney Wanderers 1–5 Perth Glory (24 January 2019)
Highest scoring	Canberra United 4–4 Perth Glory (4 November 2018)
Highest attendance	7,163 Melbourne Victory vs. Perth Glory (1 December 2018)
Lowest attendance	500 Melbourne City vs. Adelaide United (28 December 2018)
Average attendance	1,528
← 2017–18 2019–20 → All statistics correct as of 16 February 2019.

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	Ivan Karlović	Emma Checker[1]	Macron[2]
Brisbane Roar	Melissa Andreatta	Clare Polkinghorne[3]	Umbro[4][5]
Canberra United	Heather Garriock	Rachel Corsie[6]	Nike University of Canberra[7][8]
Melbourne City	Rado Vidošić	Steph Catley[9]	Nike
Melbourne Victory	Jeff Hopkins	Natasha Dowie[10]	Adidas[11]
Newcastle Jets	Craig Deans	Cassidy Davis Gema Simon Emily van Egmond[12]	Viva Teamwear[13] Greater Bank[14]
Perth Glory	Bobby Despotovski	Sam Kerr[15]	Macron[16]
Sydney FC	Ante Juric	Teresa Polias[17]	Puma
Western Sydney Wanderers	Dan Barrett	Servet Uzunlar[18]	Nike[19]

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position on table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Melbourne City	Patrick Kisnorbo	Coaching Restructure[20]		Pre-season	Rado Vidošić	19 June 2018
Western Sydney Wanderers	Richard Byrne	New Head Coach Appointed[21]			Dan Barrett	3 August 2018

Transfers

Further information: W-League transfers for 2018–19 season

Foreign players

As of the end of the season.

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Non-Visa foreign(s)	Former player(s)
Adelaide United	Fanndís Friðriksdóttir	Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir	Amber Brooks	Veronica Latsko
Brisbane Roar	Chioma Ubogagu	Yūki Nagasato	Celeste Boureille	Carson Pickett
Canberra United	María José Rojas	Rachel Corsie	Refiloe Jane	Rhoda Mulaudzi		Denise O'SullivanG Paige Nielsen
Melbourne City	Theresa Nielsen	Yukari Kinga	Lauren Barnes	Jasmyne Spencer	Rebekah StottA Hailie MaceG	Jodie TaylorG
Melbourne Victory	Natasha Dowie	Samantha Johnson	Christine Nairn	Dani Weatherholt
Newcastle Jets	Britt Eckerstrom	Taylor Smith	Katie Stengel	Arin Wright
Perth Glory	Rachel Hill	Alyssa Mautz	Katie Naughton	Nikki Stanton	Stacey CavillA
Sydney FC	Aubrey Bledsoe	Danielle Colaprico	Sofia Huerta	Savannah McCaskill
Western Sydney Wanderers	Elizabeth Addo	Maruschka Waldus	Lo'eau LaBonta	Sydney Miramontez

The following do not fill a Visa position:
^A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
^G Guest Players

Regular season

The regular season was played between 25 October 2018 and 6 February 2019, over 14 rounds, with each team playing twelve matches.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Victory	12	7	3	2	21	15	+6	24	Qualification to Finals series and 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship
2	Brisbane Roar	12	6	2	4	18	17	+1	20	Qualification to Finals series
3	Sydney FC (C)	12	6	1	5	28	19	+9	19
4	Perth Glory	12	5	4	3	28	20	+8	19
5	Melbourne City	12	6	1	5	20	15	+5	19
6	Adelaide United	12	5	3	4	17	19	−2	18
7	Newcastle Jets	12	5	1	6	18	21	−3	16
8	Canberra United	12	3	4	5	13	18	−5	13
9	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	1	1	10	11	30	−19	4

Source: A-Leagues
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
	1	Melbourne Victory	2
	4	Perth Glory (a.e.t.)	4
						Sydney FC		4
						Perth Glory		2
	2	Brisbane Roar	1
	3	Sydney FC	2

Semi-finals

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

10 February 2019	Melbourne Victory	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Perth Glory	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	Nairn 2' Maher 90+4'	Source	Kerr 74', 97', 107' Hill 86'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,599 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

10 February 2019	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Sydney FC	Brisbane
18:15 AEST	Nagasato 90+2'	Source	Foord 33' Huerta 68'	Stadium: Dolphin Oval Attendance: 4,271 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Grand final

Main article: 2019 W-League grand final

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

16 February 2019	Sydney FC	4–2	Perth Glory	Sydney
16:30 AEDT	Huerta 6' McCaskill 41', 61' Logarzo 70'	Report	Kerr 23' (pen.) Mautz 68'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 6,127 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Regular-season statistics

Top scorers

As of 5 February 2019, end of regular season^[22]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Sam Kerr	Perth Glory	13
2	Natasha Dowie	Melbourne Victory	9
	Caitlin Foord	Sydney FC
	Veronica Latsko	Adelaide United
5	Rachel Hill	Perth Glory	5
	Allira Toby	Brisbane Roar
7	Emily Gielnik	Melbourne Victory	4
	Princess Ibini	Sydney FC
	Alyssa Mautz	Perth Glory
	Rhoda Mulaudzi	Canberra United
	Christine Nairn	Melbourne Victory
	Jasmyne Spencer	Melbourne City
	Cortnee Vine	Newcastle Jets

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of W-League (Australia) hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref.
Jasmyne Spencer	Melbourne City	Sydney FC	3–1	2 November 2018	[23]
Natasha Dowie	Melbourne Victory	Sydney FC	3–2	25 November 2018	[24]
Caitlin Foord	Sydney FC	Brisbane Roar	5–1	9 December 2018	[25]

Own goals

Player	Club	Against	Round
Denise O'Sullivan	Canberra United	Perth Glory	2
Elise Kellond-Knight	Melbourne City	Melbourne Victory	3
Natasha Prior	Canberra United	Adelaide United	4
Servet Uzunlar	Western Sydney Wanderers	Canberra United	6
Casey Dumont	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane Roar	7
Natasha Dowie	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane Roar	7
Sydney Miramontez	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane Roar	8
Laura Johns	Adelaide United	Newcastle Jets	9

Final Series statistics

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref.
Samantha Kerr	Perth Glory	Melbourne Victory	4–2	10 February 2019	[26]

End-of-season awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2018–19 Dolan Warren Awards night on 13 May 2019.^[27][28]

• Julie Dolan Medal – Christine Nairn (Melbourne Victory)
• NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Ellie Carpenter (Canberra United)
• Golden Boot Award – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory) (13 goals)
• Goalkeeper of the Year – Aubrey Bledsoe (Sydney FC)
• Coach of the Year – Jeff Hopkins (Melbourne Victory)
• Fair Play Award – Newcastle Jets
• Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
• Goal of the Year – Cortnee Vine (Newcastle Jets v Canberra United, 17 November 2018)

See also

• W-League transfers for 2018–19 season
• 2018–19 Adelaide United W-League season
• 2018–19 Brisbane Roar W-League season
• 2018–19 Canberra United W-League season
• 2018–19 Melbourne City W-League season
• 2018–19 Melbourne Victory W-League season
• 2018–19 Newcastle Jets W-League season
• 2018–19 Perth Glory W-League season
• 2018–19 Sydney FC W-League season
• 2018–19 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season