Women's National Soccer League
Founded | 1996 |
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Folded | 2004 |
Country | Australia |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Most championships | Queensland 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 |
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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 |
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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[]
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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2002–03 | [5] | |
2004–05 | Sasha McDonnell[3] | Queensland Sting |
See also[]
- W-League (Australia) – Current Australian women's national league
- Women's soccer in Australia
- Geography of women's association football
References[]
- ^ "Historical list of Womens National League winners". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
- ^ "Football Federation SA Hall of Fame 2012". Fox Sports Pulse. 29 April 2014.
- ^ a b c "Rockall player of the year". SBS. 3 March 2005.
- ^ "Joanne Peters Bio". ESPN FC. 3 September 2003.
- ^ a b "Mori picks up award". SBS. 3 June 2003.
External links[]
- Women's soccer leagues in Australia
- National Soccer League (Australia)
- Defunct soccer leagues in Australia
- 1996–97 in Australian women's soccer
- 1997–98 in Australian women's soccer
- 1998–99 in Australian women's soccer
- 1999–2000 in Australian women's soccer
- 2000–01 in Australian women's soccer
- 2001–02 in Australian women's soccer
- 2002–03 in Australian women's soccer
- 2003–04 in Australian women's soccer
- 2004–05 in Australian women's soccer