2013–14 W-League Explained

Competition:	W-League
Season:	2013–14
Winners:	Melbourne Victory (1st title)
Premiers:	Canberra United (2nd title)
Matches:	48
Total Goals:	166
League Topscorer:	Jodie Taylor (10)
Biggest Home Win:	Melbourne Victory 6–0 Newcastle Jets (7 December 2013) Sydney FC 8–2 Perth Glory (5 January 2014)
Biggest Away Win:	Melbourne Victory 1–5 Sydney FC (10 November 2013) Newcastle Jets 2–6 Brisbane Roar FC (4 January 2014)
Highest Scoring:	Sydney FC 8–2 Perth Glory (5 January 2014)
Longest Wins:	Sydney FC, Canberra United (5)
Longest Unbeaten:	Melbourne Victory, Sydney FC (9)
Longest Winless:	Newcastle Jets (12)
Longest Losses:	Newcastle Jets (11)
Prevseason:	2012–13
Nextseason:	2014

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.

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

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	, 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

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

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Non-Visa foreigner(s)	Former player(s)
Adelaide United	Laura Stockdale	Lisa-Marie Woods	Louise Mason	Kristy Moore^A
Brisbane Roar	Nadine Angerer
Canberra United	Kendall Fletcher	Lori Lindsey	Stephanie Ochs
Melbourne Victory	Katie Hoyle	Jessica Samuelsson	Jess Fishlock	Gülcan Koca^A Lauren Barnes^G
Newcastle Jets	Hannah Beard	Ciara McCormack		Stacey Day^B
Perth Glory	Sasha Andrews	Cecilie Sandvej	Chantel Jones	Carys Hawkins^A	Christina Julien^G
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

League table

Fixtures

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

Finals series

Grand final

See main article: 2014 W-League grand final (February).

Season statistics

Leading goalscorers

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				1	2		1			1		2	1	2
7					1	1	3			1	1
					1	1			1		1		3
				2	1	1		1				1		1
6				1		1	1		2					1
				1						1			1	1	2
					1			2	1			1			1
5										3	2
				2			1			1	1
						3					1				1

Own goals

Player		Team	Against	Round
				4
				9

International Competition

See also: 2013 International Women's Club Championship.

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

• 2013–14 Adelaide United W-League season
• 2013–14 Brisbane Roar W-League season
• 2013–14 Canberra United W-League season
• 2013–14 Melbourne Victory W-League season
• 2013–14 Newcastle Jets W-League season
• 2013–14 Perth Glory W-League season
• 2013–14 Sydney FC W-League season
• 2013–14 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jessica Fishlock named FMA Player of the Year. The Women's Game. 28 April 2014.
2. News: Kristy's captaincy reflects a new-look Lady Reds. Val. Migliaccio. The Advertiser. 3 October 2013.
3. Web site: Polkinghorne named Matildas co-captain. Brisbane Roar. 14 May 2013.
4. News: Nicole Sykes named new Canberra United captain. Lee. Gaskin. The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 November 2013.
5. Web site: 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. Web site: Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas. Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
7. Web site: 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. Web site: 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. Web site: Macron sign on for four more years. Perth Glory. 30 May 2017.
10. News: Polias flying the flag as vice caption of Sydney FC W-League. Brad. Forrest. St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. 2 January 2014.
11. Web site: Heather Garriock to lead the Wanderers. The Women's Game. 6 November 2013.
12. Web site: Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension. Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.