| Competition: | W-League |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Winners: | Sydney FC (3rd title) |
| Premiers: | Melbourne Victory (1st title) |
| Matches: | 57 |
| Total Goals: | 189 |
| League Topscorer: | Sam Kerr (13 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Sydney FC 5–1 Brisbane Roar (9 December 2018) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Western Sydney Wanderers 1–5 Perth Glory (24 January 2019) |
| Highest Scoring: | Canberra United 4–4 Perth Glory (4 November 2018) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,163 Melbourne Victory vs. Perth Glory |
| Lowest Attendance: | 500 Melbourne City vs. Adelaide United |
| Average Attendance: | 1,528 |
| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
| Updated: | 16 February 2019 |
The 2018–19 W-League season was the eleventh season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | |||
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium Lions Stadium | ||
| Canberra United | Canberra | McKellar Park Seiffert Oval | ||
| Melbourne City | Melbourne | CB Smith Reserve AAMI Park | ||
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Lakeside Stadium Epping Stadium AAMI Park Latrobe City Stadium | ||
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground McDonald Jones Stadium | ||
| Perth Glory | Perth | Dorrien Gardens nib Stadium | ||
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Seymour Shaw Jubilee Oval Leichhardt Oval WIN Stadium | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Marconi Stadium ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium |
| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United |  Ivan Karlović | Emma Checker[1] | Macron[2] | |
| Brisbane Roar | Melissa Andreatta | Clare Polkinghorne[3] | Umbro[4] [5] | |
| Canberra United | Heather Garriock | Rachel Corsie[6] | Nike University of Canberra[7] [8] | |
| Melbourne City | Rado Vidošić | Steph Catley[9] | Nike | |
| Melbourne Victory | Jeff Hopkins | Natasha Dowie[10] | Adidas[11] | |
| Newcastle Jets | Craig Deans | Cassidy Davis Gema Simon Emily van Egmond[12] | Viva Teamwear[13] Greater Bank[14] | |
| Perth Glory | Bobby Despotovski | Sam Kerr[15] | Macron[16] | |
| Sydney FC | Ante Juric | Teresa Polias[17] | Puma | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Dan Barrett | Servet Uzunlar[18] | Nike[19] |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne City | Patrick Kisnorbo | Coaching Restructure[20] | Pre-season | Rado Vidošić | 19 June 2018 | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Richard Byrne | New Head Coach Appointed[21] | Dan Barrett | 3 August 2018 |
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Non-Visa foreign(s) | Former player(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United |  Fanndís Friðriksdóttir | Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir |  Amber Brooks | Veronica Latsko | |||
| Brisbane Roar | Chioma Ubogagu |  Yūki Nagasato | Celeste Boureille | Carson Pickett | |||
| Canberra United | María José Rojas | Rachel Corsie | Refiloe Jane | Rhoda Mulaudzi |  Denise O'SullivanG Paige Nielsen | ||
| Melbourne City | Theresa Nielsen | Yukari Kinga | Lauren Barnes | Jasmyne Spencer |  Rebekah StottA Hailie MaceG | Jodie TaylorG | |
| Melbourne Victory | Natasha Dowie | Samantha Johnson | Christine Nairn | Dani Weatherholt | |||
| Newcastle Jets | Britt Eckerstrom | Taylor Smith | Katie Stengel | Arin Wright | |||
| Perth Glory | Rachel Hill | Alyssa Mautz | Katie Naughton | Nikki Stanton | Stacey CavillA | ||
| Sydney FC | Aubrey Bledsoe | Danielle Colaprico | Sofia Huerta | Savannah McCaskill | |||
| Western Sydney Wanderers |  Elizabeth Addo | Maruschka Waldus | Lo'eau LaBonta | Sydney Miramontez |
The regular season was played between 25 October 2018 and 6 February 2019, over 14 rounds, with each team playing twelve matches.
Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.
See main article: 2019 W-League grand final.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Kerr | Perth Glory | 13 |
| 2 | Natasha Dowie | Melbourne Victory | 9 |
| Caitlin Foord | Sydney FC | ||
| Veronica Latsko | Adelaide United | ||
| 5 | Rachel Hill | Perth Glory | 5 |
| Allira Toby | Brisbane Roar | ||
| 7 | Emily Gielnik | Melbourne Victory | 4 |
| Princess Ibini | Sydney FC | ||
| Alyssa Mautz | Perth Glory | ||
| Rhoda Mulaudzi | Canberra United | ||
| Christine Nairn | Melbourne Victory | ||
| Jasmyne Spencer | Melbourne City | ||
| Cortnee Vine | Newcastle Jets |
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–1 | [23] | |||||
| 3–2 | [24] | |||||
| 5–1 | [25] |
| Player | Club | Against | Round | |
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The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2018–19 Dolan Warren Awards night on 13 May 2019.[27] [28]