Bankstown City FC (women's club)

Bankstown City Lions Football Club, commonly referred to as Bankstown City Lions or simply Bankstown City, is an Australian women's football team from Bankstown, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1] They compete in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's, the second tier of women's football in Australia. Bankstown City Lions plays their home games at Jensen Park.[2][3]

Bankstown City Lions Women's
Full nameBankstown City Lions Football Club
Nickname(s)Lions, Sydney Makedonia
Founded2013
GroundJensen Oval
Sefton, New South Wales
Capacity8,000
PresidentRobert Mileski
ManagerAnte Covic
LeagueNSW League One Women's
20226th of 12

History

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The club formed women's teams in 2013.[1] The senior team was promoted from the third tier Women's State League to the National Premier League 2 in 2015.[4]

In 2017, they won the NPL2 Women's Championship after defeating Sydney Olympic and were promoted to the NPL1 Women's League for the following season. The 2018 NPL 1 Women's season saw Bankstown City Lions narrowly escape relegation by one point, finishing 10th out of 12 teams.[5]

Players

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Current squad

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As of 24 March 2024

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   AUS Stephanie Grimbilos
2 DF   ENG Jess Frampton
3 DF   AUS Stephanie Ambrose
4 DF   AUS Zoe Zaczek
5 MF   AUS Angelina Mastoris
6 MF   AUS Liana Danaskos (captain)
8 MF   AUS Skye Casacchia
9 FW   AUS Roukayah Al Fararjeh
11 MF   AUS Annabel Forbes
12 DF   AUS Anjelica Williams
13 FW   AUS Zali Dean
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   AUS Chelsea Greguric
16 DF   AUS Maryam Mostaghimi
18 FW   JPN Aya Seino
20 GK   AUS Jasmin Lawler
25 MF   AUS Elif Erdogan
28 FW   AUS Tori Hronopoulos
35 DF   AUS Claire Witton
39 MF   AUS Isabelle Zoghbi
41 MF   AUS Heba El Saddik
44 MF   AUS Jasmine Stretton

Notable past players

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Seasons

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Season League Sapphire Cup Top scorer
Div P W D L F A Pts Pos Finals Player(s) Goals
2013 Women's State League 22 14 3 5 83 33 45 4th PF -
2014 Women's State League 22 15 2 4 105 32 47 2nd RU -
2015 Women's State League 21 14 3 4 65 27 45 2nd↑ W -
2016 NPL2 NSW Women 20 5 4 11 26 37 19 7th - -
2017 NPL2 NSW Women 16 8 4 4 39 26 28 3rd↑ W - Tania Baban 13
2018 NPL NSW Women 22 2 4 16 16 71 10 10th - - Amy Dahdah 7
2019 NPL NSW Women 22 6 3 13 38 60 21 10th - -
2020 NPL NSW Women 11 0 0 11 7 60 0 12th - - Georgia Plessas 3
2021 NPL NSW Women 12 2 1 9 8 31 7 season cancelled - Georgia Plessas 3
2022 NPL NSW Women 22 10 4 8 34 33 6 6th - -
2023 NPL NSW Women 26 8 13 5 41 27 37 8th[a] - R4 Susan Phonsongkham 14

Honours

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  • NSW Women's State League/ Champions: 2015
  • NSW NPL 2 Women's/ Champions: 2017[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ Relegated based on Club Championship

References

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  1. ^ a b "History". Bankstown City Lions Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Embarrassing': Football club in fight for facilities upgrade". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
  3. ^ a b "Mary pride of Bankstown City Lions". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
  4. ^ "Bankstown City FC". Football NSW. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Cassachia continues to fly the flag for Bankstown City FC". Football NSW. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Mary's journey from Hotel Tarago to World Cup". The Australian. Retrieved 12 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
  7. ^ "The Matildas' youngest-ever player Mary Fowler named in Australian squad". Nine Entertainment. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ^ Reilly, Ella; Lewis, Samantha (12 November 2019). "W-League 2019-20 season preview: team-by-team guide". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  9. ^ "'I never dreamt I would get something like this'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
  10. ^ "Bankstown City FC crowned PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women's Champions". Football NSW. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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