2021–22 A-League Women

The 2021–22 A-League Women, known as the Liberty A-League for sponsorship reasons, was 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]

A-League Women
Season2021–22
Dates3 December 2021 – 10 March 2022 (regular season)
11–27 March 2022 (finals)
ChampionsMelbourne Victory (3rd title)
PremiersSydney FC (4th title)
Matches played74
Goals scored248 (3.35 per match)
Top goalscorerFiona Worts
(regular season, 13 goals)
Hannah Wilkinson
(overall, 14 goals)
Biggest home win6 goals
Sydney FC 6–0 Canberra United
(15 January 2022)
Biggest away win6 goals
Brisbane Roar 2–8 Adelaide United
(13 February 2022)
Highest scoring10 goals
Brisbane Roar 2–8 Adelaide United
(13 February 2022)
Longest winning run6 matches
Sydney FC
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Sydney FC
Longest winless run10 matches
Wellington Phoenix
Longest losing run9 matches
Wellington Phoenix
Attendance88,629 (1,198 per match)
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results)

Sydney FC were the defending premiers, having won their third premiership title in 2020–21. Melbourne Victory were the defending champions, having won their second championship title in 2020–21. Both clubs successfully defended their respective titles.

Clubs edit

Stadiums and locations edit

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Adelaide UnitedAdelaideMarden Sports Complex
Coopers Stadium
6,000
16,500
Brisbane RoarBrisbaneSuncorp Stadium
Lions Stadium
Moreton Daily Stadium
52,500
5,000
11,500
Canberra UnitedCanberraViking Park7,000
Melbourne CityMelbourneFrank Holohan Soccer Complex2,000
Melbourne VictoryMelbourneAAMI Park30,050
Newcastle JetsNewcastleNewcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
McDonald Jones Stadium
5,000
33,000
Perth GloryPerthMacedonia Park7,000
Sydney FCSydneyJubilee Oval
Leichhardt Oval
20,505
20,000
Wellington PhoenixWellington
Wollongong
Sky Stadium
WIN Stadium
34,500
23,000
Western Sydney WanderersSydneyMarconi Stadium
CommBank Stadium
Wanderers Football Park
9,000
30,000
1,000

Personnel and kits edit

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturersKit sponsors
Adelaide United Adrian Stenta Isabel Hodgson[2]UCAN[3]SA Power Networks[3]
Brisbane Roar Garrath McPherson Ayesha Norrie[4]New Balance[5]Ausenco[6]
Canberra United Vicki Linton Michelle Heyman[7]ISC Sport[8]Club Lime[9]
University of Canberra[A][9]
Melbourne City Rado Vidošić Emma Checker[10]Puma[11]Etihad Airways
Melbourne Victory Jeff Hopkins Kayla Morrison[12]
Lia Privitelli[a][14]
Macron[15]MATE[16]
Newcastle Jets Ash Wilson Cassidy Davis[17]
Gema Simon[18]
VIVA[19]Port of Newcastle[19]
Perth Glory Alexander Epakis Natasha Rigby[20][21]Macron[22]BHP[23]
Sydney FC Ante Juric Natalie Tobin[24]Under Armour[25]The Star[26]
Wellington Phoenix Gemma Lewis Lily Alfeld[27]Paladin Sports[28][29]NZCIS[30]
Western Sydney Wanderers Catherine Cannuli Erica Halloway[31][32]Kappa[33]Intermain[34]
  • ^
    Alternate kit.
  • Managerial changes edit

    TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition on tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
    Western Sydney Wanderers Dean HeffernanResigned2 June 2021Pre-season Catherine Cannuli[35]2 June 2021
    Brisbane Roar Jake GoodshipResigned[36]10 July 2021 Garrath McPherson[37]17 August 2021
    Wellington PhoenixInaugural manager Gemma Lewis[38]11 October 2021

    Transfers edit

    Foreign players edit

    ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Visa 4Non-Visa foreigner(s)Former player(s)
    Adelaide United Fiona Worts Reona Omiya Nanako Sasaki Kayla Sharples
    Brisbane Roar Mariel Hecher Rie Kitano Cannon Clough Shea Connors
    Canberra United Margot Robinne Ally Haran Chelsee Washington
    Melbourne City Marisa van der Meer Hannah Wilkinson Rebekah StottA
    Tyla-Jay VlajnicA
    Melbourne Victory Claudia Bunge Kayla Morrison Catherine Zimmerman Brooke HendrixR Lynn WilliamsG
    Newcastle Jets Marie Dølvik Markussen Elizabeth Eddy
    Perth Glory Mie Leth Jans Gemma Craine Elizabeth Anton Cyera Hintzen
    Sydney FC María José Rojas Paige Satchell
    Wellington Phoenix
    Western Sydney Wanderers Isabella Habuda Malia Steinmetz

    The following do not fill a Visa position:
    A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team
    G Guest Players
    R Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players

    Regular season edit

    League table edit

    PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
    1Sydney FC141121366+3035Qualification to Finals series
    2Melbourne City1411032911+1833
    3Adelaide United149053317+1627
    4Melbourne Victory (C)147342622+424
    5Perth Glory147342023−324
    6Brisbane Roar145272830−217
    7Canberra United142752429−513
    8Newcastle Jets142481530−1510
    9Western Sydney Wanderers14149727−207
    10Wellington Phoenix1421111336−237
    Source: A-Leagues
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions

    Fixtures and results edit

    Home \ AwayADEBRICANMCYMVCNEWPERSYDWELWSW
    Adelaide United2–10–13–03–04–20–11–0
    Brisbane Roar2–83–31–22–34–00–10–1
    Canberra United1–33–30–12–23–03–30–3
    Melbourne City3–10–11–22–02–14–02–1
    Melbourne Victory5–12–40–01–50–22–25–0
    Newcastle Jets1–53–30–11–10–15–12–2
    Perth Glory1–02–10–00–41–33–21–0
    Sydney FC2–06–03–03–14–03–00–0
    Wellington Phoenix1–42–30–20–11–30–50–0
    Western Sydney Wanderers0–30–50–20–11–10–22–3
    Source: A-League Women
    Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

    Matches edit

    • All times were in AEDT (UTC+11:00)

    Round 1 edit

    3 December 2021 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Wollongong
    17:05ReportStadium: WIN Stadium
    Attendance: 1,309
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    3 December 2021 Canberra United 0–1 Melbourne City Canberra
    19:45ReportMcNamara 80'Stadium: Viking Park
    Attendance: 1,237
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    4 December 2021 Sydney FC 3–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
    17:05
    ReportAllan 67'Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Attendance: 1,997
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie
    4 December 2021 Perth Glory 2–1 Brisbane Roar Perth
    22:05ReportMargraf 22'Stadium: Macedonia Park
    Attendance: 830
    Referee: Rebecca Durcau
    5 December 2021 Melbourne Victory 5–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
    16:05ReportWorts 65'Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 3,450
    Referee: Isabella Blaess

    Round 2 edit

    10 December 2021 Newcastle Jets 5–1 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
    17:05
    ReportPritchard 81'Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
    Attendance: 2,273
    Referee: Isabella Blaess
    10 December 2021 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Perth Glory Brisbane
    19:45ReportJancevski 86'Stadium: Perry Park
    Attendance: 2,239
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
    11 December 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Sydney FC Parramatta
    17:05ReportSiemsen 18', 48'Stadium: CommBank Stadium
    Attendance: 1,992
    Referee: Lara Lee
    12 December 2021 Melbourne City 1–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
    16:05Jackson 45+4' (o.g.)ReportStadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 1,092
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    12 December 2021 Adelaide United 2–1 Canberra United Adelaide
    18:05
    ReportHeyman 16'Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
    Attendance: 780
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie

    Round 3 edit

    17 December 2021 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Newcastle Jets Sydney
    17:05Crofts 90'ReportJaber 21'Stadium: Blacktown Football Park
    Attendance: 496
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    18 December 2021 Brisbane Roar 2–3 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
    17:05
    ReportStadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
    Attendance: 1,258
    Referee: Lara Lee
    18 December 2021 Melbourne City 3–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
    17:05
    ReportDawber 65'Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 7,896
    Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
    19 December 2021 Sydney FC 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
    16:05
    ReportStadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Attendance: 1,045
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    5 January 2022 Perth Glory 0–0 Canberra United Sydney
    17:05ReportStadium: Blacktown Football Park
    Attendance: 106
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

    Round 4 edit

    23 December 2021 Canberra United 3–3 Brisbane Roar Canberra
    19:45
    ReportStadium: Viking Park
    Attendance: 957
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
    26 December 2021 Melbourne Victory 1–5 Melbourne City Melbourne
    17:05Markovski 84'ReportWilkinson 5', 13', 26', 56', 75'Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 4,682
    Referee: Lara Lee
    27 December 2021 Sydney FC 0–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
    16:05ReportStadium: Leichhardt Oval
    Attendance: 1,058
    Referee: Isabella Blaess
    27 December 2021 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Newcastle Jets Gosford
    18:45ReportHouse 82'Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
    Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    1 January 2022 Adelaide United 4–2 Perth Glory Adelaide
    17:05
    ReportStadium: Coopers Stadium
    Attendance: 1,660
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie

    Round 5 edit

    30 December 2021 Wellington Phoenix 0–5 Sydney FC Wollongong
    17:05Report
    Stadium: WIN Stadium
    Attendance: 309
    Referee: Lara Lee
    2 January 2022 Melbourne Victory 2–4 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
    16:05Report
    Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 605
    Referee: Isabella Blaess
    10 February 2022 Perth Glory 1–0 Adelaide United Gosford
    17:05Leth Jans 6'ReportStadium: Central Coast Stadium
    Attendance: 308
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    15 February 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–5 Canberra United Sydney
    17:25ReportStadium: Blacktown Football Park
    Attendance: 381
    Referee: Caitlin Williams
    1 March 2022 Melbourne City 2–0 Newcastle Jets Broadmeadows
    19:05ReportStadium: ABD Stadium
    Attendance: 357
    Referee: Caitlin Williams

    Round 6 edit

    8 January 2022 Sydney FC 4–0 Perth Glory Sydney
    19:45
    ReportStadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Attendance: 350
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    9 January 2022 Melbourne City 4–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
    16:05ReportStadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 1,021
    Referee: Caitlin Williams
    9 January 2022 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
    16:05ReportHenry 65' (pen.)Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
    Attendance: 450
    Referee: Lara Lee
    8 February 2022 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
    17:25ReportHendrix 55'Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
    Attendance: 1,135
    Referee: Kelly Jones

    Round 7 edit

    15 January 2022 Adelaide United 0–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
    17:05ReportPollicina 66'Stadium: Coopers Stadium
    Attendance: 2,062
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    15 January 2022 Sydney FC 6–0 Canberra United Sydney
    17:05
    ReportStadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Attendance: 1,319
    Referee: Isabella Blaess
    16 January 2022 Wellington Phoenix 2–3 Brisbane Roar Wollongong
    14:05
    Report
    Stadium: WIN Stadium
    Attendance: 247
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie
    16 January 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Melbourne Victory Parramatta
    16:05ReportMarkovski 74' (pen.)Stadium: CommBank Stadium
    Attendance: 458
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
    16 January 2022 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Perth Glory Newcastle
    18:45Eddy 77'ReportLowry 54'Stadium: No. 2 Sportsground
    Attendance: 713
    Referee: Caitlin Williams

    Round 8 edit

    21 January 2022 Adelaide United 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
    18:05Hayward 68'ReportStadium: Coopers Stadium
    Attendance: 1,024
    Referee: Caitlin Williams
    23 January 2022 Perth Glory 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Gosford
    18:45De la Harpe 49'ReportStadium: Central Coast Stadium
    Attendance: 493
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie
    20 February 2022 Melbourne City 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
    16:05ReportIbini 79' (pen.)Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
    Attendance: 1,019
    Referee: Casey Reibelt
    22 February 2022 Canberra United 2–2 Melbourne Victory Canberra
    17:25Report
    Stadium: Viking Park
    Attendance: 1,089
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
    7 March 2022 Brisbane Roar 4–0 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
    16:15ReportStadium: James Drysdale Reserve 1
    Attendance: 1,000
    Referee: Caitlin Williams

    Round 9 edit

    28 January 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Adelaide United Sydney
    19:45Report
    Stadium: Marconi Stadium
    Attendance: 515
    Referee: Isabella Blaess
    29 January 2022 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
    16:05Gorry 71' (pen.)ReportStadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
    Attendance: 1,132
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie
    30 January 2022 Newcastle Jets 3–3 Canberra United Newcastle
    16:05Report
    Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
    Attendance: 2,546
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    31 January 2022 Perth Glory 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
    18:35Report
    Stadium: Blacktown Football Park
    Attendance: 84
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
    16 February 2022 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
    20:05Report
    Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
    Attendance: 814
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

    Round 10 edit

    2 February 2022 Sydney FC 2–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
    19:45
    ReportStadium: Leichhardt Oval
    Attendance: 501
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    4 February 2022 Adelaide United 3–0 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
    16:05
    ReportStadium: Coopers Stadium
    Attendance: 2,032
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie
    4 February 2022 Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Melbourne Victory Wollongong
    16:05Report
    Stadium: WIN Stadium
    Attendance: 61
    Referee: Caitlin Williams
    5 February 2022 Canberra United 3–3 Perth Glory Canberra
    17:05Report
    Stadium: Viking Park
    Attendance: 1,125
    Referee: Isabella Blaess
    6 February 2022 Melbourne City 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
    16:05ReportCollister 45+2'Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 840
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

    Round 11 edit

    11 February 2022 Canberra United 0–3 Wellington Phoenix Canberra
    19:45Report
    Stadium: Viking Park
    Attendance: 957
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie
    12 February 2022 Melbourne Victory 5–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
    16:50ReportStadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 1,691
    Referee: Kelly Jones
    13 February 2022 Perth Glory 0–4 Melbourne City Gosford
    15:05Report
    Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
    Attendance: 362
    Referee: Lara Lee
    13 February 2022 Brisbane Roar 2–8 Adelaide United Brisbane
    16:05Connors 59', 80'Report
    Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
    Attendance: 1,000
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
    13 February 2022 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Sydney FC Newcastle
    18:15ReportIbini 22'Stadium: No. 2 Sportsground
    Attendance: 573
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

    Round 12 edit

    22 January 2022 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne City Sydney
    13:05
    ReportStadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Attendance: 1,259
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
    18 February 2022[b] Wellington Phoenix 1–4 Adelaide United Wollongong
    16:05Jale 25'Report
    Stadium: WIN Stadium
    Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
    Referee: Kelly Jones
    19 February 2022 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
    17:05ReportStadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 1,243
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie
    19 February 2022 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
    17:05
    ReportStadium: No. 2 Sportsground
    Attendance: 1,014
    Referee: Lara Lee
    10 March 2022 Brisbane Roar 3–3 Canberra United Brisbane
    18:05ReportHeyman 67', 72', 88'Stadium: James Drysdale Reserve 1
    Attendance: 875
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie

    Round 13 edit

    24 February 2022 Melbourne City 0–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
    19:45ReportHecher 26'Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
    Attendance: 857
    Referee: Kelly Jones
    25 February 2022 Canberra United 3–0 Newcastle Jets Canberra
    17:25
    ReportStadium: Viking Park
    Attendance: 753
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    26 February 2022 Adelaide United 3–0 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
    17:20Worts 18', 25', 46'ReportStadium: Coopers Stadium
    Attendance: 2,421
    Referee: Lara Lee
    27 February 2022 Perth Glory 1–3 Sydney FC Launceston
    16:05Keane 86'Report
    Stadium: University of Tasmania Stadium
    Attendance: 692
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie

    Round 14 edit

    4 March 2022 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Canberra United Melbourne
    17:05ReportStadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 1,091
    Referee: Rebecca Mackie
    4 March 2022 Wellington Phoenix 1–3 Perth Glory Wollongong
    17:05Jale 86' (pen.)Report
    Stadium: WIN Stadium
    Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
    4 March 2022 Newcastle Jets 1–5 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
    19:45Allan 63'Report
    Stadium: No. 2 Sportsground
    Attendance: 1,156
    Referee: Kelly Jones
    6 March 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Melbourne City Sydney
    12:02ReportStadium: Blacktown Football Park
    Attendance: 220
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    6 March 2022 Adelaide United 0–1 Sydney FC Adelaide
    15:35ReportSatchell 61'Stadium: Coopers Stadium
    Attendance: 1,173
    Referee: Casey Reibelt

    Regular season statistics edit

    Top scorers edit

    RankPlayerClubGoals[40]
    1 Fiona WortsAdelaide United13
    2 Hannah WilkinsonMelbourne City12
    3 Chelsie DawberAdelaide United10
    4 Michelle HeymanCanberra United9
    5 Larissa CrummerBrisbane Roar8
    6 Shea ConnorsBrisbane Roar7
    Rhianna PollicinaMelbourne City
    8 Grace JaleWellington Phoenix6
    Cortnee VineSydney FC
    Catherine ZimmermanMelbourne Victory

    Hat-tricks edit

    PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
    Hannah Wilkinson 5Melbourne CityMelbourne Victory5–1 (A)26 December 2021[41]
    Mackenzie HawkesbySydney FCWellington Phoenix5–0 (A)30 December 2021[42]
    María José RojasCanberra United6–0 (H)15 January 2022[43]
    Fiona Worts 5Adelaide UnitedBrisbane Roar8–2 (A)13 February 2022[44]
    Fiona WortsMelbourne Victory3–0 (H)26 February 2022[45]
    Larissa CrummerBrisbane RoarNewcastle Jets5–1 (A)4 March 2022[46]
    Michelle HeymanCanberra UnitedBrisbane Roar3–3 (A)10 March 2022[47]
    Key
    5Player scored five goals
    (A)Away team
    (H)Home team

    Clean sheets edit

    RankPlayerClubClean sheets[48]
    1 Jada WhymanSydney FC10
    2 Melissa BarbieriMelbourne City6
    3 Casey DumontMelbourne Victory5
    4 Morgan AquinoPerth Glory4
    Annalee GroveAdelaide United
    6 Chloe LincolnCanberra United3
    Sarah WillacyWestern Sydney Wanderers
    8 Lily AlfeldWellington Phoenix2
    Courtney NewbonPerth Glory
    Isabella ShuttleworthBrisbane Roar

    Finals series edit

    Bracket edit

    Semi-finals edit

    11 March 2022 Sydney FC 4–2 (a.e.t.) Melbourne City Sydney
    19:05
    ReportWilkinson 21', 108'Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Attendance: 942
    Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
    13 March 2022 Adelaide United 1–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
    16:05Sasaki 32'ReportStadium: Coopers Stadium
    Attendance: 2,607
    Referee: Lara Lee

    Preliminary Final edit

    20 March 2022 Melbourne City 1–3 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
    16:05Tumeth 80'Report
    Stadium: AAMI Park
    Attendance: 1,306
    Referee: Casey Reibelt

    Grand Final edit

    27 March 2022 Sydney FC 1–2 Melbourne Victory Sydney
    15:05Vine 66'ReportStadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
    Attendance: 5,027
    Referee: Lara Lee

    End-of-season awards edit

    The following awards were announced at the 2021–22 Dolan Warren Awards night on 26 May 2022.[49]

    See also edit

    Notes edit

    1. ^ Privitelli replaced Morrison as captain, after she was injured in the first match of the season.[13]
    2. ^ Game was originally meant to be played on 17 February but was postponed first due to hail and then lighting.[39]

    References edit