Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) explained

Clubname:Perth Glory FC
Upright:.8
Nickname:The Glory Girls
Short Name:PGFC
Ground:Sam Kerr Football Centre (Queens Park)
Capacity:4,000
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Stephen Peters
Current:2024–25 Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) season
Website:http://www.perthglory.com.au/

Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier women's competition, A-League Women. The team was established in 2008, with the founding of the new league.[1] [2]

History

Establishment

After Australia reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time, head coach Tom Sermanni felt the establishment of a professional league was vital for continuing the development of players.[3] Perth Glory was one of eight teams included in the establishment of the league the following year by Football Federation Australia.[4]

Ownership and team management

During the team's inaugural season, the women's team was managed by Nicola Williams who improved to be a top–four performing side in the second half of the season.[5] [6] In 2010, Jamie Harnwell was named head coach and led the team to second and first place finishes and a first-time trip to the finals.[7] In July 2015, former A-League striker Bobby Despotovski was named head coach with former Matilda and Perth Glory captain Collette McCallum as assistant coach.[8] After five years as a coach, Despotovski stepped down in November 2020[9] and was replaced by Alexander Epakis a few weeks later.[10] Despite signing a two-year contract extension in August 2023,[11] Epakis left the coaching role for personal reasons in June 2024.[12]

In July 2023, A-Leagues administrators the Australian Professional Leagues appointed receivers to manage the sale of Perth Glory's licence, after accepting the immediate return of the club's licence from the previous owner Tony Sage.[13]

In October 2023, Australian Professional Leagues confirmed new owners had been found for the club, which was to be Robert Brij and John Nekic.[14] However in November 2023, it was reported that the sale would be terminated.[15]

In February 2024, Pelligra Group was confirmed as the new owners of the club.[16]

Players

See also: List of Perth Glory FC W-League players.

Current squad

Season-by-season record

SeasonRegular SeasonFinals
2008–095th
20096th
2010–115th
2011–126th
2012–132ndSemi-finalist
2013–145th
2014bgcolor=gold1ststyle=background:silverGrand final runners-up
2015–168th
2016–172ndbgcolor=silverGrand final runners-up
2017–186th
2018–194thstyle=background:silverGrand final runners-up
2019–207th
2020–219th
2021–225th
2022–236th

Honours

See also: W-League records and statistics.

Domestic

See also

External links

Perth Glory

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grainey. Tim. Grainey: A closer look at the Westfield W-League. The Equalizer . 2 October 2016. November 26, 2013.
  2. Web site: Perth Glory FC. Soccerway. 30 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Grainey. Tim. Grainey: A closer look at the Westfield W-League. The Equalizer. 14 December 2013. 26 November 2013.
  4. Web site: Women in a league of their own. 28 July 2008. Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2016. 3 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203151814/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem&id=22966. dead.
  5. Web site: Nicola Williams named as Glory W-League coach. W-League. 2 October 2016. 5 September 2008.
  6. Web site: Oxtoby the most Glorious . 2 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110304101014/http://perthglory.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=27162 . 4 March 2011 . dead .
  7. Web site: Harnwell's heyday isn't over. Socceroos. 2 October 2016. 12 December 2012.
  8. Web site: Glory stalwart appointed to lead W-League outfit. Football Federation Australia. 2 October 2016. 22 July 2015.
  9. Web site: Despotovski steps down as W-League Head Coach. Gareth. Morgan. Perth Glory. 2 November 2020.
  10. Web site: Coaching rising star appointed Glory W-League boss. SBS. The World Game. 20 November 2020.
  11. Web site: Morgan . Gareth . 2023-08-22 . ALW Head Coach Epakis re-signs for a further two seasons . 2023-08-22 . Perth Glory.
  12. Web site: ALW Head Coach Epakis departs club for personal reasons. Gareth. Morgan. Perth Glory. 24 June 2024.
  13. News: A-League club Perth Glory goes into receivership . ESPN.com.au . 22 July 2023 . 24 July 2023 . Melbourne . Joey . Lynch.
  14. Web site: 2023-10-17 . Primeland Group-led consortium announced as new owners of Perth Glory Football Club . 2023-10-20 . A-Leagues . en-AU.
  15. Web site: Burton . Jesinta . 2023-11-13 . Deal to sell Perth Glory to Primeland tycoon terminated . 2023-11-13 . WAtoday . en.
  16. Web site: Morgan . Gareth . 2024-02-16 . Pelligra Group confirmed as new owners of Perth Glory FC . 2024-02-16 . Perth Glory.
  17. Web site: Gorman. Joe. W-League: how the women's premiers put the Glory back into Perth. The Guardian. 2 October 2016. 19 November 2014.