Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in

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. It competes in the country's premier women's competition, A-League Women. The team was established in 2008, with the founding of the new league.

History

Establishment

After Australia reached the quarter-finals of the

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for the first time, head coach

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felt the establishment of a professional league was vital for continuing the development of players. Perth Glory was one of eight teams included in the establishment of the league the following year by

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Ownership and team management

Perth Glory is owned by

Tony Sage Antony William Paul Sage, known as Tony Sage (born 26 June 1960), is a Western Australian businessman who is also notable for owning A-League football club Perth Glory. Biography Born in Gloucester, England, on 26 June 1960, Sage moved with h ...

. During the team's inaugural season, the women's team was managed by Nicola Williams who improved to be a top–four performing side in the second half of the season. In 2010, Jamie Harnwell was named head coach and led the team to second and first place finishes and a first-time trip to the finals. In July 2015, former A-League striker

Bobby Despotovski Slobodan "Bobby" Despotovski (born 14 July 1971) is an Australian soccer player who played 12 seasons in the top tier of Australian soccer. He played in National Soccer League (NSL) for Heidelberg United and Morwell Falcons before moving to Pe ...

was named head coach with former Matilda and Perth Glory captain Collette McCallum as assistant coach. After five years as a coach, Despotovski stepped down in November 2020 and was replaced by Alexander Epakis a few weeks later.

Players

Current squad

Season-by-season record

Honours

Domestic

* W-League **Winners (1):

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**Runners-up (2):

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, 2016–17 * W-League Grand Finals **Runners-up (3):

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References

External links

Perth Glory official websiteW-League official websiteFootball Federation Australia official website
{{Perth Sports Teams Perth Glory FC A-League Women teams Women's soccer clubs in Australia 2008 establishments in Australia Perth Glory