2021–22 A-League Women

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A-League Women
Season2021–22
Dates3 December 2021 – TBD
Matches played18
Goals scored56 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorerHannah Wilkinson
(7 goals)
Longest winning run3 matches
Melbourne Victory
Sydney FC
Longest unbeaten run4 matches
Sydney FC
Longest winless run4 matches
Brisbane Roar
Western Sydney Wanderers
Wellington Phoenix
Longest losing run3 matches
Brisbane Roar
→
All statistics correct as of 27 December 2021.
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results.)

The 2021–22 A-League Women, known as the Liberty A-League for sponsorship reasons, is the fourteenth season of the A-League Women, the Australian national women's association football competition originally known as the W-League until the previous season. Wellington Phoenix were announced as an expansion club, taking the total teams to 10.[1]

Clubs[]

Stadiums 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 Viking Park 7,000
Melbourne City Melbourne Frank Holohan Soccer Complex 2,000
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 Macedonia Park 7,000
Sydney FC
Sydney

 Jubilee Oval
Leichhardt Oval 		20,505
20,000
Wellington Phoenix Wellington
Wollongong 		Sky Stadium
WIN Stadium
Fraser Park

34,500
23,000
9,000

Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Marconi Stadium
CommBank Stadium
Wanderers Football Park 		9,000
30,000
1,000

Personnel and kits[]

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturers Kit sponsors
Adelaide United Australia Australia [2] UCAN[3] SA Power Networks[3]
Brisbane Roar Australia Australia Ayesha Norrie[4] New Balance[5] Ausenco[6]
Canberra United Australia Australia Michelle Heyman[7] ISC Sport[8] Club Lime[9]
University of Canberra[A][9]
Melbourne City Australia Rado Vidošić Australia Emma Checker[10] Puma[11] Etihad Airways
Melbourne Victory Wales Jeff Hopkins United States [12]
Australia [note 1][14] 		Macron[15] MATE[16]
Newcastle Jets Australia Australia Cassidy Davis[17]
Australia Gema Simon[18] 		VIVA[19] Port of Newcastle[19]
Perth Glory Australia Australia Natasha Rigby[20][21] Macron[22] BHP[23]
Sydney FC Australia Ante Juric Australia Natalie Tobin[24] Under Armour[25] The Star[26]
Wellington Phoenix Wales New Zealand [27] Paladin Sports[28][29] NZCIS[30]
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Catherine Cannuli Australia Erica Halloway[31][32] Kappa[33] Intermain[34]
  • ^
    Alternate kit.

    • Managerial changes[]

    Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
    Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Dean Heffernan Resigned 2 June 2021 Pre-season Australia Catherine Cannuli[35] 2 June 2021
    Brisbane Roar Australia Resigned[36] 10 July 2021 Australia [37] 17 August 2021

    Transfers[]

    Further information: A-League Women transfers for 2021–22 season

    Foreign players[]

    Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa foreign(s) Former player(s)
    Adelaide United England Japan Japan United States Kayla Sharples
    Brisbane Roar Brazil Japan United States Shea Connors
    Canberra United France United States Ally Haran United States Chelsee Washington
    Melbourne City New Zealand Marisa van der Meer New Zealand Hannah Wilkinson New Zealand Rebekah StottA
    Serbia Tyla-Jay VlajnicA
    Melbourne Victory New Zealand Claudia Bunge United States United States Catherine Zimmerman United States Lynn WilliamsG
    Newcastle Jets Norway Marie Dølvik Markussen United States Elizabeth Eddy
    Perth Glory Denmark Mie Leth Jans England New Zealand Elizabeth Anton United States
    Sydney FC Chile María José Rojas New Zealand Paige Satchell
    Wellington Phoenix
    Western Sydney Wanderers Canada New Zealand Malia Steinmetz

    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[]

    Pos Team
    		 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Sydney FC 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7 10 Qualification to Finals series
    2 Melbourne City 4 3 0 1 10 4 +6 9
    3 Melbourne Victory 4 3 0 1 11 9 +2 9
    4 Newcastle Jets 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 7
    5 Perth Glory 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
    6 Western Sydney Wanderers 4 0 3 1 1 3 −2 3
    7 Adelaide United 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
    8 Canberra United 3 0 1 2 4 6 −2 1
    9 Brisbane Roar 4 0 1 3 6 9 −3 1
    10 Wellington Phoenix 4 0 1 3 1 9 −8 1
    Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: A-Leagues
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

    Results[]

    Home \ Away ADE BRI CAN MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW
    Adelaide United 2–1 15 Jan 26 Feb 6 Feb 1 Jan 6 Mar TBD
    Brisbane Roar 13 Feb 18 Feb 29 Jan 2–3 TBD 0–1 9 Jan
    Canberra United 8 Jan 3–3 0–1 23 Jan 27 Feb 5 Feb 11 Feb
    Melbourne City 3–1 24 Feb 1–2 2 Jan TBD 9 Jan 6 Feb
    Melbourne Victory 5–1 2 Jan 4 Mar 1–5 19 Feb 26 Jan 12 Feb
    Newcastle Jets 4 Mar 30 Jan 7 Jan 16 Jan 13 Feb 5–1 19 Feb
    Perth Glory 2 Jan 2–1 TBD 11 Feb 27 Feb 29 Jan TBD
    Sydney 3 Feb 15 Jan 20 Feb 3–1 8 Jan 3–0 0–0
    Wellington Phoenix 19 Feb 16 Jan 6 Feb 0–1 6 Mar 30 Dec 0–0
    Western Sydney Wanderers 28 Jan 1 Jan 5 Mar 16 Jan 1–1 0–2 27 Feb
    Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2021. Source: A-League Women
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Matches[]

    The draw for the season was confirmed in November 2021.[38][39]

    • All times are in AEDT

    Round 1[]

    3 December 2021 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Wollongong
    17:05 Report Stadium: WIN Stadium
    Attendance: 1,309
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    3 December 2021 Canberra United 0–1 Melbourne City Canberra
    19:45 Report
    • Goal 80'
    		 Stadium: Viking Park
    Attendance: 1,237
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    4 December 2021 Sydney FC 3–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
    17:05
    		Report
    		Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Attendance: 1,997
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie
    4 December 2021 Perth Glory 2–1 Brisbane Roar Perth
    22:05
    • Goal 88'
    • Goal 90' (o.g.)
    		 Report
    • Goal 22'
    		 Stadium: Macedonia Park
    Attendance: 830
    Referee: Rebecca Durcau
    5 December 2021 Melbourne Victory 5–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
    16:05
    		Report
    • Goal 65'
    		 Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 3,450
    Referee: Isabella Blaess

    Round 2[]

    10 December 2021 Newcastle Jets 5–1 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
    17:05
    		Report
    • Goal 81'
    		 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
    Attendance: 2,273
    Referee: Isabella Blaess
    10 December 2021 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Perth Glory Brisbane
    19:45 Report
    • Goal 86'
    		 Stadium: Perry Park
    Attendance: 2,239
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
    11 December 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Sydney FC Parramatta
    17:05 Report
    		Stadium: CommBank Stadium
    Attendance: 1,992
    Referee: Lara Lee
    12 December 2021 Melbourne City 1–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
    16:05
    		Report
    		Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 1,092
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    12 December 2021 Adelaide United 2–1 Canberra United Adelaide
    18:05
    		Report
    		Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
    Attendance: 780
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie

    Round 3[]

    17 December 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
    17:05
    		Report
    • Goal 21'
    		 Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
    Attendance: 496
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    18 December 2021 Brisbane Roar 2–3 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
    17:05
    		Report
    		Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
    Referee: Lara Lee
    18 December 2021 Melbourne City 3–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
    17:05
    		Report
    		Stadium: AAMI Park
    Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
    19 December 2021 Sydney FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
    16:05
    		Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Attendance: 1,045
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    5 January 2022 Perth Glory v Canberra United Sydney
    17:05 Source Stadium: Wanderers Football Park

    Round 4[]

    23 December 2021 Canberra United 3–3 Brisbane Roar Canberra
    19:45
    		Report
    		Stadium: Viking Park
    Attendance: 957
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
    26 December 2021 Melbourne Victory 1–5 Melbourne City Melbourne
    17:05 Goal 84' Report Wilkinson Goal 5', 13', 26', 56', 75' Stadium: AAMI Park
    Referee: Lara Lee
    27 December 2021 Sydney FC 0–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
    16:05 Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
    Referee: Isabella Blaess
    27 December 2021 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Newcastle Jets Gosford
    18:45 Report House Goal 82' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
    Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    1 January 2022 Adelaide United v Perth Glory Adelaide
    17:05 Stadium: Coopers Stadium

    Round 5[]

    30 December 2021 Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC Wollongong
    17:05 Stadium: WIN Stadium
    1 January 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers v Canberra United Parramatta
    19:45 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
    2 January 2022 Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar Melbourne
    16:05 Stadium: AAMI Park
    2 January 2022 Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets Melbourne
    18:05 Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
    2 March 2022 Perth Glory v Adelaide United Perth
    11:00 Stadium: Macedonia Park

    Round 6[]

    7 January 2022 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory Newcastle
    19:45 Stadium:
    8 January 2022 Canberra United v Adelaide United Canberra
    17:05 Stadium: Viking Park
    8 January 2022 Sydney FC v Perth Glory Sydney
    17:05 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
    9 January 2022 Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
    16:05 Stadium: AAMI Park
    9 January 2022 Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
    16:05 Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium

    Round 7[]

    15 January 2022 Adelaide United v Melbourne City Adelaide
    17:05 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
    15 January 2022 Sydney FC v Canberra United Sydney
    17:05 Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    16 January 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory Parramatta
    16:05 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
    16 January 2022 Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar Wollongong
    16:05 Stadium: WIN Stadium
    16 January 2022 Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory Newcastle
    18:20 Stadium:

    Round 8[]

    23 January 2022 Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix TBD
    23 January 2022 Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets TBD
    23 January 2022 Melbourne City v Sydney FC TBD
    23 January 2022 Canberra United v Melbourne Victory Canberra
    16:05 Stadium: Viking Park
    Postponed Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers TBD
    Postponement

    Round 9[]

    25 January 2022 Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC Melbourne
    17:05 Stadium: AAMI Park
    28 January 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United Sydney
    19:45 Stadium: Marconi Stadium
    29 January 2022 Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City Brisbane
    17:05 Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
    30 January 2022 Newcastle Jets v Canberra United Newcastle
    16:05 Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
    Postponed Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix TBD
    Postponed

    Round 10[]

    3 February 2022 Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar Sydney
    19:45 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
    5 February 2022 Canberra United v Perth Glory Canberra
    17:05 Stadium: Viking Park
    6 February 2022 Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
    16:05 Stadium: AAMI Park
    6 February 2022 Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory TBD
    16:05
    6 February 2022 Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets Adelaide
    16:05 Stadium: Marden Sports Complex

    Round 11[]

    11 February 2022 Canberra United v Wellington Phoenix Canberra
    19:45 Stadium: Viking Park
    11 February 2022 Perth Glory v Melbourne City TBD
    20:05
    12 February 2022 Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
    17:05 Stadium: AAMI Park
    13 February 2022 Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United Brisbane
    16:05 Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
    13 February 2022 Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC Newcastle
    18:15 Stadium:

    Round 12[]

    18 February 2022 Brisbane Roar v Canberra United Gold Coast
    19:45 Stadium: Gold Coast Sports Centre
    19 February 2022 Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United TBD
    14:35
    19 February 2022 Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
    17:05 Stadium:
    19 February 2022 Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory Melbourne
    17:05 Stadium: AAMI Park
    20 February 2022 Sydney FC v Melbourne City Sydney
    16:05 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

    Round 13[]

    24 February 2022 Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar Melbourne
    19:45 Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
    26 February 2022 Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory Adelaide
    17:05 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
    27 February 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix Parramatta
    16:05 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
    27 February 2022 Canberra United v Newcastle Jets Canberra
    16:05 Stadium: Viking Park
    27 February 2022 Perth Glory v Sydney FC TBD
    11:00

    Round 14[]

    4 March 2022 Melbourne Victory v Canberra United Melbourne
    17:05 Stadium: AAMI Park
    4 March 2022 Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar Newcastle
    19:45 Stadium:
    5 March 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City Parramatta
    17:05 Stadium: CommBank Stadium
    6 March 2022 Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory TBD
    12:05
    6 March 2022 Adelaide United v Sydney FC TBD
    16:05

    Finals series[]

    Semi-finals[]

    2022 1st v 4th
    AEST
    2022 2nd v 3rd
    AEST

    Grand Final[]

    See also:

    Regular season statistics[]

    Top scorers[]

    As of 27 December 2021[40]
    Rank Player Club Goals
    1 New Zealand Hannah Wilkinson Melbourne City 7
    2 Australia Remy Siemsen Sydney FC 3
    United States Catherine Zimmerman Melbourne Victory
    4 Australia Tara Andrews Newcastle Jets 2
    United States Shea Connors Brisbane Roar
    Australia Michelle Heyman Canberra United
    Australia Brisbane Roar
    Australia Melbourne Victory
    Australia Cortnee Vine Sydney FC
    United States Lynn Williams Melbourne Victory

    Hat-tricks[]

    Main article: List of A-League Women hat-tricks
    Player For Against Result Date Ref.
    New Zealand Hannah Wilkinson 5 Melbourne City Melbourne Victory 5–1 (A) 26 December 2021 [41]
    Notes
    • 5 Player scored 5 goals
    • (A) – Away team

    See also[]

    Notes[]

    1. ^ Privitelli replaced Morrison as captain mid-season, after she was injured in the first match of the season.[13]

    References[]

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