2013–14 W-League
# 2013–14 W-League

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.

## 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 | Newcastle, 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 | Adidas |
| Brisbane Roar | Belinda Wilson | Clare Polkinghorne | Puma |
| Canberra United | Liesbeth Migchelsen | Nicole Sykes | Hummel |
| Melbourne Victory | David Edmondson | Stephanie Catley | Adidas |
| Newcastle Jets | Peter McGuinness | Gema Simon | ISC |
| Perth Glory | Jamie Harnwell | Collette McCallum | Macron |
| Sydney FC | Alen Stajcic | Danielle Brogan | Adidas |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Stephen Roche | Heather Garriock | Nike |

### 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Canberra United | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 27 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 14 | +23 | 26 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 15 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 13 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 9 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 47 | −37 | 1 | |

### Fixtures

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

## Season statistics

### Leading goalscorers

    Updated to after game 9 February 2014.

| Total | Player | Player | Club | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game | Goals per Game |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | Player | Player | Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 10 | | Jodie Taylor | Sydney FC | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | | 1 | | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | | Caitlin Friend | Melbourne Victory | | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 7 | | Lisa De Vanna | Melbourne Victory | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | 3 | | |
| 7 | | Michelle Heyman | Canberra United | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 6 | | Catherine Cannuli | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 1 | |
| 6 | | Kate Gill | Perth Glory | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | | Stephanie Ochs | Canberra United | | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 5 | | Caitlin Foord | Sydney FC | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| 5 | | Nicola Bolger | Sydney FC | 2 | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 5 | | Katrina Gorry | Brisbane Roar | | | 3 | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |

Goal scored from penalty kick

### Own goals

| Player | Player | Team | Against | Round |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Teigen Allen | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney FC | 4 |
| | Linda O'Neill | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne Victory | 9 |

## International Competition

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).

