Women's National Soccer League

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For the women's soccer league in the United States, see National Women's Soccer League.

Women's National Soccer League
Founded1996
Folded2004
CountryAustralia
Level on pyramid1
Most championshipsQueensland Sting (3 titles)

The Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) was Australia's top women's association football league. Originally known as the Ansett Australia Summer Series for sponsorship reasons, the WNSL began in 1996 consisting of six clubs and continued through until 2004, folding alongside the National Soccer League. It was not until 2008 that a women's top flight league was re-established in Australia, named the W-League, as of the 2021–22 season renamed A-League Women.

Clubs[]

Club City Home Ground Other Names
Adelaide, South Australia Hindmarsh Stadium SA Sports Institute, SASI Buffalo Pirates
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS, McKellar Stadium ACT Academy of Sports
Newcastle, New South Wales Weston Park, Wanderers Oval Northern NSW ITC, NNSW Horizon
Sydney, New South Wales Sydney United Sports Centre NSW Institute of Sport
Queensland Sting Brisbane, Queensland Perry Park, QAS Centre Queensland Academy of Sport
Melbourne, Victoria Bulleen Soccer Club ITC Victoria
* Perth, Western Australia Perth Oval
  • In 2004 Western Waves was given temporary entry to the WNSL for six games

Champions[]

Champions are:[1]

Season Winner Result Runner-Up
2004 Queensland Sting 2–0
2003–04 3–1 Queensland Sting
2002–03 Queensland Sting 1–0
2001–02 1–0
2000–01 Queensland Sting 1–0
1999 1–0
1998–99 2–0
1997–98 NSWIS 3–2 SASI
1996–97 QAS 2–1 SASI

Individual honours[]

Julie Dolan Medal[]

Main article: Julie Dolan Medal

The medal is awarded annually to the player voted to be the best player in the Women's Football League in Australia, named after former Matildas Captain and football administrator Julie Dolan. The award was for the best player in the WNSL, and is currently maintained in the successor competition, the W-League. The following table contains only those winners of the medal who won it during the WNSL era.

Year Winner Club
1996–97 unknown
1997–98 Sharon Black[2]
1998–99 Julie Murray
1999–00
2000–01 Taryn Rockall[3]
2001–02 Joanne Peters[4]
2002–03 Lisa De Vanna
Heather Garriock[5]
Queensland Sting
2003–04 unknown
2004–05 Taryn Rockall[3]

Golden Boot[]

Season Top Scorer Club Goals
2004 Katie Gill NNSW 13
2003–04 Catherine Cannuli NSW 13
2002–03 Lisa De Vanna ADE 9
2001–02 Caitlin Munoz CNB 9
2000–01 Taryn Rockall NSW 6
1999 QLD 7
1998–99 Lisa Casagrande CNB 16
1997–98 Sharon Black SASI 11
1996–97 Kristy Moore SASI 9

WNSL Rising Star Award[]

Year Winner Club
2002–03 [5]
2004–05 Sasha McDonnell[3] Queensland Sting

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Historical list of Womens National League winners". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Football Federation SA Hall of Fame 2012". Fox Sports Pulse. 29 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Rockall player of the year". SBS. 3 March 2005.
  4. ^ "Joanne Peters Bio". ESPN FC. 3 September 2003.
  5. ^ a b "Mori picks up award". SBS. 3 June 2003.

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