Bankstown City FC (women's club) explained

Clubname:	Bankstown City Lions Women's
Fullname:	Bankstown City Lions Football Club
Nickname:	Lions, Sydney Makedonia
Founded:	2013
Capacity:	8,000
Chrtitle:	President
Manager:	Ante Covic
League:	NSW League One Women's
Season:	2022
Position:	6th of 12
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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]}

History

The club formed women's teams in 2013. 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

Current squad

Notable past players

• Mary Fowler^{[6] [7]}
• Susan Phonsongkham
• Olivia Price
• Vesna Milivojevic^{[8] [9]}
• Brianna Edwards

Seasons

Season	League										Sapphire Cup	Top scorer
												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	bgcolor=Silver	2nd	bgcolor=Silver	RU	-
2015	Women's State League	21	14	3	4	65	27	45	bgcolor=Silver	2nd↑	bgcolor=Gold	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↑	bgcolor=Gold	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	bgcolor=#fcc	8th	-	R4		14

Honours

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

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

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