# 2021 W-League grand final

The 2021 W-League grand final was the final match of the 2020–21 W-League season to decide the champions of women's soccer in Australia for the season.
The match was played between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium on 11 April 2021. Melbourne Victory won their second championship with a goal from Kyra Cooney-Cross after 120 minutes.
This was the league's last match under its original "W-League" branding. Football Australia changed the league's name to A-League Women effective with the 2021–22 season.

## Teams

| Team | Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Sydney FC | 7 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| Melbourne Victory FC | 2 (2013, 2014 (Feb)) |

## Route to the final

| Sydney FC | Sydney FC | Round | Melbourne Victory FC | Melbourne Victory FC | Melbourne Victory FC | Melbourne Victory FC |
| 1st place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Sydney FC 12 28 2 Brisbane Roar 12 25 3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 23 4 Canberra United 12 22 5 Adelaide United 12 22 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 1st place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Sydney FC 12 28 2 Brisbane Roar 12 25 3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 23 4 Canberra United 12 22 5 Adelaide United 12 22 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | Regular season | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Sydney FC 12 28 2 Brisbane Roar 12 25 3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 23 4 Canberra United 12 22 5 Adelaide United 12 22 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Sydney FC 12 28 2 Brisbane Roar 12 25 3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 23 4 Canberra United 12 22 5 Adelaide United 12 22 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Sydney FC 12 28 2 Brisbane Roar 12 25 3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 23 4 Canberra United 12 22 5 Adelaide United 12 22 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Sydney FC 12 28 2 Brisbane Roar 12 25 3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 23 4 Canberra United 12 22 5 Adelaide United 12 22 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions |
| Opponent | Score | | Opponent | Score |
| Canberra United | 3–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Brisbane Roar | 2–6 (A) |

## Match details

| Sydney FC | Melbourne Victory |
| GK1 Jada Mathyssen-Whyman RB3 Charlotte McLean 89' CB13 Natasha Prior CB12 Natalie Tobin LB5 Ally Green DM2 Teresa Polias (c) 120+4' RM8 Rachel Lowe 70' CM6 Clare Wheeler CM15 Mackenzie Hawkesby 114' LM18 Princess Ibini-Isei 62' CF10 Remy Siemsen Substitutes: GK40 Eliza Campbell DF17 Angelique Hristodoulou 89' DF19 Charlize Rule MF18 Taylor Ray 114' FW9 Allira Toby 62' Head coach: Ante Juric | GK1 Gaby Garton 120+3' RB13 Polly Doran 116' CB3 Claudia Bunge 74' CB18 Kayla Morrison LB8 Angela Beard (c) CM10 Annalie Longo 109' CM15 Amy Jackson 44' CM7 Kyra Cooney-Cross AM9 Catherine Zimmerman 90' AM11 Lisa De Vanna CF14 Melina Ayres Substitutes: GK20 Melissa Maizels MF4 Natalie Martineau MF19 Lia Privitelli 90' MF30 MelindaJ Barbieri 116' FW2 Tiffany Eliadis 109' Manager: Jeff Hopkins |
| Player of the Match: Jada Mathyssen-Whyman Assistant referees: Lauren Hargrave Laura Moya Fourth official: Sarah Ho Additional assistant referee: Isabella Blaess Lara Lee | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions. |