The 2014 W-League season was the seventh season of the
W-League, the Australian national women's
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competition. The regular season started on 13 September 2014 and concluded on 7 December 2014. The Grand Final took place on 21 December 2014.
Due to Australia hosting the
2015 AFC Asian Cup, the season was scheduled to take place entirely in the 2014 calendar year instead of continuing in to 2015.
Clubs
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:
A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
G Guest Players
Regular season
League table
Fixtures
Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.
Finals series
Semi-finals
Grand final
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Own goals
Player of the Week
* Round 1 –
Michelle Heyman
Michelle Pearl Heyman (born 4 July 1988) is an Australian soccer player and commentator who currently plays for Canberra United in the W-League in Australia. She became the all-time record goalscorer in the W-League in March 2021, after scori ...
(
Canberra United)
* Round 2 –
Keelin Winters
Keelin Winters Pattillo (born Keelin Mary Winters; December 9, 1988) is an American retired soccer defensive midfielder who last played for the Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), a team she captained to two consecut ...
(
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier ...
)
* Round 3 –
Lisa De Vanna
Lisa Marie De Vanna (born 14 November 1984) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Perth Glory. She has previously played for Adelaide Sensation, Western Waves, Doncaster Rovers Belles, AIK, Perth Glory, Washi ...
(
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victor ...
)
* Round 4 –
Rhali Dobson (
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australian ...
)
* Round 5 –
Amy Jackson
Amy Louise Jackson (born 31 January 1992) is a British actress and model known for her work in Indian films, predominantly in Tamil, Hindi, and Telugu languages. A former Miss Teen World, Jackson has appeared in over fifteen films. She made he ...
(
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victor ...
)
* Round 6 –
Katrina Gorry
Katrina-Lee Gorry (born 13 August 1992) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Brisbane Roar in the A-League and for the Australia national team. She was the 2014 Asia's Footballer of the Year.
Club career
Go ...
(
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat.
Brisba ...
)
* Round 7 –
Hannah Beard (
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier ...
)
* Round 8 –
Caitlin Foord
Caitlin Jade Foord (born 11 November 1994) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for FA Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Australia national team, the Matildas. She became the youngest Australian to play ...
(
Perth Glory)
* Round 9 –
Stephanie Ochs
Stephanie Elise Ochs (born August 29, 1990) is an American soccer forward.
Early life
Born in San Diego, California to Carol and David Ochs, Stephanie attended Patrick Henry High School where she played on the varsity soccer team all four yea ...
(
Canberra United)
* Round 10 –
Christine Nairn (
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victor ...
)
* Round 11 –
Racheal Quigley (
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victor ...
)
* Round 12 –
Ashleigh Sykes
Ashleigh Sykes (born 15 December 1991) is an Australian international football player, who plays for Canberra United FC in the W-League (Australia) and has previously played for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League.
Early l ...
(
Canberra United)
* Semi-finals –
Kate Gill (
Perth Glory)
* Grand Final –
Ashleigh Sykes
Ashleigh Sykes (born 15 December 1991) is an Australian international football player, who plays for Canberra United FC in the W-League (Australia) and has previously played for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League.
Early l ...
(
Canberra United)
End-of-season awards
*
Julie Dolan Medal
The Julie Dolan Medal is awarded annually to the player voted to be the best player in the highest women's soccer league in Australia. The medal has been presented for players in the W-League and previously the Women's National Soccer League (W ...
–
Emily van Egmond (
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australian ...
)
* Players’ Player of the Year –
Sam Kerr
Samantha May Kerr (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a forward for Chelsea in the FA Women's Super League and the Australia women's national team (the ''Matildas''), which she has captained ...
(
Perth Glory)
* Young Player of the Year –
Amy Harrison
Amy Bianca Harrison (born 21 April 1996) is an Australian international football (soccer) player, who plays for PSV in the Vrouwen Eredivisie and the Australian national team, the Matildas.
Club career Sydney FC
Harrison signed with Sydney ...
(
Sydney FC)
* Golden Boot Award –
Kate Gill (12 goals) (
Perth Glory)
* Goalkeeper of the Year –
Mackenzie Arnold (
Perth Glory)
* Coach of the Year –
Peter McGuinness (
Newcastle Jets
Newcastle United Jets Football Club, commonly known as Newcastle Jets, is an Australian professional soccer club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier competition, the A-League, under licence from The Australian ...
)
* Fair Play Award –
Adelaide United
Adelaide United Football Club is a professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The club participates in the A-League Men under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was founded in 2003 to fil ...
* Referee of the Year –
Kate Jacewicz
* Goal of the Year –
Ashleigh Sykes
Ashleigh Sykes (born 15 December 1991) is an Australian international football player, who plays for Canberra United FC in the W-League (Australia) and has previously played for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League.
Early l ...
(
Canberra United v
Perth Glory, 7 December 2014)
International competition
The W-League was represented in the third edition of the
International Women's Club Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Nestlé Cup.
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victor ...
(the winners of the
2013–14 season) participated in the tournament, which took place from 30 November until 8 December 2013, and finished in sixth place (out of 6 teams).
See also
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2014 Adelaide United W-League season
*
2014 Brisbane Roar W-League season
*
2014 Canberra United W-League season
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2014 Melbourne Victory W-League season
*
2014 Newcastle Jets W-League season
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2014 Perth Glory W-League season
The 2014 Perth Glory FC W-League season was the club's seventh participation in the W-League, since the league's formation in 2008.
During this season, the Glory Women broke several W-League records including most points in a single season (3 ...
*
2014 Sydney FC W-League season
The 2014 Sydney FC W-League
Sydney Football Club Women is an Australian women's football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It competes in the A-League Women, the top tier of women's football in Australia. The club is d ...
*
2014 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season
References
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