The 2013–14 W-League season was the sixth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. The season consisted of twelve matchdays followed by a finals series. The regular season started on 9 November 2013 and concluded on 9 February 2014. The Grand Final took place on 23 February 2014.

W-League
Season2013–14
ChampionsMelbourne Victory (1st title)
PremiersCanberra United (2nd title)
Matches played48
Goals scored166 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorerJodie Taylor (10)
Biggest home winMelbourne Victory 6–0 Newcastle Jets (7 December 2013)
Sydney FC 8–2 Perth Glory (5 January 2014)
Biggest away winMelbourne Victory 1–5 Sydney FC (10 November 2013)
Newcastle Jets 2–6 Brisbane Roar FC (4 January 2014)
Highest scoringSydney FC 8–2 Perth Glory (5 January 2014)
Longest winning runSydney FC, Canberra United (5)
Longest unbeaten runMelbourne Victory, Sydney FC (9)
Longest winless runNewcastle Jets (12)
Longest losing runNewcastle Jets (11)
2014

Canberra United won the regular season, winning the Premier title. Melbourne Victory won the play-offs for the overall championship title. Melbourne's Jessica Fishlock was named W-League player of the season by Australian media.[1]

Clubs

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W-League teams for the 2013–14 season:

Team City Years in competition
Adelaide United   Adelaide, SA 2008–09 — present
Brisbane Roar   Brisbane, Qld 2008–09 — present
Canberra United   Canberra, ACT 2008–09 — present
Melbourne Victory   Melbourne, Vic 2008–09 — present
Newcastle Jets   Newcastle, NSW 2008–09 — present
Perth Glory   Perth, WA 2008–09 — present
Sydney FC   Sydney, NSW 2008–09 — present
Western Sydney Wanderers   Sydney, NSW 2012–13 — present


Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer
Adelaide United   Ross Aloisi   Kristy Moore[2] Adidas
Brisbane Roar   Belinda Wilson   Clare Polkinghorne[3] Puma
Canberra United   Liesbeth Migchelsen   Nicole Sykes[4] Hummel
Melbourne Victory   David Edmondson   Stephanie Catley[5] Adidas[6]
Newcastle Jets   Peter McGuinness   Gema Simon[7] ISC
Perth Glory   Jamie Harnwell   Collette McCallum[8] Macron[9]
Sydney FC   Alen Stajcic   Danielle Brogan[10] Adidas
Western Sydney Wanderers   Stephen Roche   Heather Garriock[11] Nike[12]

Foreign players

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Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United   Laura Stockdale   Lisa-Marie Woods   Louise Mason   Kristy MooreA
Brisbane Roar   Nadine Angerer
Canberra United   Kendall Fletcher   Lori Lindsey   Stephanie Ochs
Melbourne Victory   Katie Hoyle   Jessica Samuelsson   Jess Fishlock   Gülcan KocaA
  Lauren BarnesG
Newcastle Jets   Hannah Beard   Ciara McCormack   Stacey DayB
Perth Glory   Sasha Andrews   Cecilie Sandvej   Chantel Jones   Carys HawkinsA   Christina JulienG
Sydney FC   Jodie Taylor   Anna Green   Emma Kete
Western Sydney Wanderers   Shawna Gordon   Tori Huster   Camille Levin

The following do not fill a Visa position:
A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
B Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship;
G Guest Players

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra United 12 9 0 3 28 8 +20 27 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney FC 12 8 2 2 37 14 +23 26
3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 7 2 3 23 12 +11 23
4 Brisbane Roar 12 7 2 3 22 16 +6 23
5 Perth Glory 12 5 0 7 17 31 −14 15
6 Adelaide United 12 3 4 5 12 15 −3 13
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 2 3 7 17 23 −6 9
8 Newcastle Jets 12 0 1 11 10 47 −37 1
Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Fixtures

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Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.

Finals series

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Semi-finals

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15 February 2014 Canberra United 1–2 Brisbane Roar McKellar Park, Canberra
15:00 AEDT Munoz   23' Report Carroll   4'
Kellond-Knight   58'
Attendance: 1,148
Referee: Kirralee Andruschak
16 February 2014 Sydney FC 2–3 Melbourne Victory Jubilee Oval, Sydney
15:00 AEDT Kerr   45+1'
L. Khamis   52'
Report Fishlock   22'
Humble   36'
Barnes   71' (pen.)
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Grand final

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23 February 2014 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Brisbane Roar Lakeside Stadium, Melbourne
15:00 AEDT De Vanna   38'
Barnes   41'
Report Attendance: 2,504
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Season statistics

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Leading goalscorers

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Updated to after game 9 February 2014.
Total Player Club Goals per Game
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12
10   Jodie Taylor Sydney FC 1 2 1 1 2 1 2
7   Caitlin Friend Melbourne Victory 1 1 3 1 1
  Lisa De Vanna Melbourne Victory 1 1 1 1 3
  Michelle Heyman Canberra United 2 1 1 1 1 1
6   Catherine Cannuli Western Sydney Wanderers 1 1 1 2 1
  Kate Gill Perth Glory 1 1 1 1 2
  Stephanie Ochs Canberra United 1 2 1 1 1
5   Caitlin Foord Sydney FC 3 2
  Nicola Bolger Sydney FC 2 1 1 1
  Katrina Gorry Brisbane Roar 3 1 1

  Goal scored from penalty kick

Own goals

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Player Team Against Round
  Teigen Allen Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney FC 4
  Linda O'Neill Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne Victory 9

International Competition

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The W-League was represented in the second edition of the International Women's Club Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mobcast Cup.

Sydney FC (the winners of the 2012–13 season) participated in the tournament, which took place from 30 November until 8 December 2013, and finished in third place (out of 5 teams).

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Jessica Fishlock named FMA Player of the Year". The Women's Game. 28 April 2014.
  2. ^ Migliaccio, Val (3 October 2013). "Kristy's captaincy reflects a new-look Lady Reds". The Advertiser.
  3. ^ "Polkinghorne named Matildas co-captain". Brisbane Roar. 14 May 2013.
  4. ^ Gaskin, Lee (7 November 2013). "Nicole Sykes named new Canberra United captain". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ^ "W-League: Squad poised for success". Melbourne Victory. 30 October 2013. Matildas young gun Stephanie Catley will captain the team for the first time
  6. ^ "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Peter McGuinness announces Newcastle Jets squad". The Women's Game. 15 October 2013. Foundation member Gema Simon has been elevated to captain with Newcastle Jets 2012/13 Player of the Year Hannah Brewer to be her deputy.
  8. ^ "Jamie Harnwell finalises Perth Glory squad". The Women's Game. 24 October 2013. The core of last season's squad has returned led by captain Collette McCallum
  9. ^ "Macron sign on for four more years". Perth Glory. 30 May 2017.
  10. ^ Forrest, Brad (2 January 2014). "Polias flying the flag as vice caption of Sydney FC W-League". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader.
  11. ^ "Heather Garriock to lead the Wanderers". The Women's Game. 6 November 2013.
  12. ^ "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.