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Western Sydney Wanderers Women
File:Western Sydney Wanderers FC W-League logo.png
Full nameWestern Sydney Wanderers FC Women
Nickname(s)Wanderers Women
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
GroundMarconi Stadium
Capacity9,000
Head coachRichard Byrne
LeagueW-League
2016–17W-League, 8th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Western Sydney Wanderers F.C. is an Australian women's soccer club based in the western region of Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 2012, it is the affiliated women's team of the A-League team Western Sydney Wanderers. The team currently competes in the country's top-tier women's domestic competition, the W-League.

History

The announcement of the creation of Western Sydney Wanderers FC on 4 April 2012 by the then FFA CEO Ben Buckley was soon followed by the announcement of an associated women's team which would compete in the W-League.[1] On 5 July 2012, Stephen Roche was announced the inaugural head coach for the team.[2] On 17 July 2014, Norm Boardman was appointed head coach for the team.[3] On 20 May 2016, Richard Byrne was appointed head coach, with Leah Blayney appointed assistant coach and Davide Del Giovine goalkeeping coach.[4] In October 2017, former Western Sydney Wanderers player Catherine Cannuli and Ryan Doidge joined Byrne as his assistant coaches.[5]

Players

See also: List of Western Sydney Wanderers Women players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
2 DF Netherlands NED Maruschka Waldus
3 MF Australia AUS Jennifer Bisset
4 MF Australia AUS Chloe O'Brien
5 MF Australia AUS Kahlia Hogg
6 MF United States USA Lo'eau LaBonta (on loan from FC Kansas City)
7 DF Australia AUS Ellie Brush (Co-Captain)
8 MF Australia AUS Erica Halloway (Co-Captain)
9 FW Australia AUS Rosie Sutton
10 FW Israel ISR Lee Falkon
11 FW Netherlands NED Marlous Pieëte
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Australia AUS Rachel Lowe
13 MF Australia AUS Olivia Price
14 MF Australia AUS Sunny Franco
15 FW Australia AUS Talitha Kramer
16 MF Australia AUS Alix Roberts
17 DF Australia AUS Katelyn Leadbetter
18 DF Australia AUS Alexandra Huynh
19 FW Australia AUS Susan Phonsongkhan
20 GK Australia AUS Trudy Burke
30 GK Australia AUS Nicole Simonsen

[citation needed]

Head coaches

Dates Name Honours
2012–2014 Australia Stephen Roche
2014–2016 Australia Norm Boardman
2016– Australia Richard Byrne

Season by season record

Season W-League Top scorer
P W D L F A GD Pts Pos Finals Name Goals
2012–13 12 4 1 7 19 23 –4 13 6th — Louise Fors 5
2013–14 12 2 3 7 17 23 –6 9 7th — Catherine Cannuli 6
2014 12 2 2 8 14 42 –28 8 8th — Keelin Winters 5
2015–16 12 3 3 6 15 25 –10 12 7th — 5 players 2
2016–17 12 4 1 7 14 29 –15 13 8th — Katie Stengel 6
2017–18 12 3 2 7 13 21 –8 11 8th — Erica Halloway 3
Champions Runners-up Third Place

Broadcasting

See also: W-League (Australia) § Broadcasting

For the 2018–19 season, all matches are scheduled to be broadcast on pay-TV network Fox Sports and the My Football app., with one match per week free-to-air on SBS.[6] In addition, ESPN+ will broadcast at least 17 W-League matches in the 2018-19 season. [7]

Select games are broadcast via local radio station Hawkesbury Radio 89.9FM and streamed live on the station's website.[8]

Records and statistics

Most appearances

Linda O'Neill holds the record for most league appearances with 16 (including finals) as of December 2013

Last updated 19 December 2013

Competitive, professional matches only.
Name Years W-League Finals Total
1 Australia Linda O'Neill 2012– 16 0 16
2 Australia Catherine Cannuli 2012– 14 0 14
=3 Australia Teigen Allen 2012– 13 0 13
=3 Australia Jessica Seaman 2012– 13 0 13
=5 Australia Trudy Camilleri 2012–2013 12 0 12
=5 Australia Vanessa Hart 2012–2013 12 0 12
=5 Australia Alexandra Huynh 2012–2013 12 0 12
=5 Australia Sarah Walsh 2012–2013 12 0 12

Leading scorers

Louise Fors holds the record for most league goals with 5 (including finals) as of December 2013.

Last updated 29 January 2013

Competitive, professional matches only, appearances including substitutes appear in brackets.
Name Years W-League Finals Total Games per goal
1 Sweden Louise Fors 2012–2013 2 (9) 0 (0) 5 (9) 1.8
2 Australia Catherine Cannuli 2012– 4 (14) 0 (0) 4 (14) 3.5
=3 Australia Servet Uzunlar 2012– 3 (10) 0 (0) 3 (10) 3.33
=3 Australia Sarah Walsh 2012–2013 3 (12) 0 (0) 3 (12) 4
=5 Australia Jenna Kingsley 2012– 2 (6) 0 (0) 2 (6) 3
=5 Australia Trudy Camilleri 2012–2013 2 (12) 0 (0) 2 (12) 6

See also

References

  1. ^ "New Hyundai A-League club for Western Sydney". Football Federation Australia. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Stephen Roche appointed Wanderers FC W-League coach". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Boardman appointed for Wanderers W-League". Football Federation Australia. 17 July 2014.
  4. ^ "New W-League coach announced for Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. 20 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Wanderers confirm Westfield W-League coaching line-up". Western Sydney Wanderers. 26 October 2017.
  6. ^ Jacob Windon (6 September 2018). "Don't miss a game How to watch every Westfield W-League 2018/19 match live". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  7. ^ "ESPN+ Acquires Broadcast Rights to Westfield W-League in the United States". August 10, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  8. ^ "Local radio to cover every Wanderers match". Western Sydney Wanderers. June 30, 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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