# 2020–21 Canberra United FC (women) season

The 2020–21 Canberra United FC season was the club's thirteenth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football. The team played home games at Viking Park. The club's manager for the season was new appointment Vicki Linton.
The season covered the period from 29 December 2020 to 11 April 2021.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 10 September 2020 | MF | Grace Maher | Melbourne Victory |
| 9 October 2020 | ST | Nickoletta Flannery | Newcastle Jets |
| 20 October 2020 | DF | Clare Hunt | Sydney University |
| 20 October 2020 | DF | Jessika Nash | Football NSW |
| 23 October 2020 | DF | Isabella Foletta | Perth Glory |
| 6 November 2020 | FW | Demi Koulizakis | Sydney University |
| 10 November 2020 | DF | Kendall Fletcher | Sydney University |
| 12 November 2020 | FW | Paige Satchell | SC Sand |
| 16 November 2020 | ST | Michelle Heyman | Unattached |
| 3 December 2020 | GK | Keeley Richards | Logan Lightning |
| 28 December 2020 | DF | Emma Ilijoski | North West Sydney Koalas |
| 28 December 2020 | MF | Sasha Grove | Canberra United Academy |
| 22 January 2021 | GK | Chantel Jones | Retirement |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 1 January 2020 | FW | Elise Thorsnes | Avaldsnes IL |
| 29 January 2020 | DF | Nikola Orgill | Kolbotn |
| 28 February 2020 | DF | Kaleigh Kurtz | North Carolina Courage (end of loan) |
| 19 March 2020 | MF | Rebekah Horsey | Mitchelton FC |
| 19 March 2020 | GK | Sham Khamis | Macarthur Rams |
| 23 March 2020 | FW | Camila | Orlando Pride (end of loan) |
| 4 April 2020 | FW | Simone Charley | Portland Thorns (end of loan) |
| 1 July 2020 | FW | Katie Stengel | Houston Dash |
| 15 August 2020 | MF | Emma Stanbury | Tuggeranong United |
| 3 September 2020 | MF | Olivia Price | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| 22 October 2020 | GK | Annalee Grove | Adelaide United |
| 27 October 2020 | FW | Leena Khamis | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| 26 November 2020 | FW | Patricia Charalambous | Perth Glory |
| 18 December 2020 | MF | Taren King | Newcastle Jets |
* ↑ Stengel was originally loaned to Canberra United by Utah Royals, but was traded to Houston Dash during the 2019–20 season.

## W-League
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 28 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 25 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Canberra United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 22 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 22 | |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 13 | |
| 7 | Melbourne City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 23 | −12 | 13 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 7 | |
| 9 | Perth Glory | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 1 | |

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 5 November 2021. Source: Competitive Matches

### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | H | H | A | B | H | B | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | B | D | B | L | L | W | D | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |

### Matches

On 30 November 2020, the W-League fixtures were announced.

#### Finals series
## Players
### Squad information

    As of 23 October 2020.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Keeley Richards |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Emma Ilijoski |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Clare Hunt |
| 4 | DF | USA | Kendall Fletcher (captain) |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Lauren Keir |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Bianca Galic |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Rachael Goldstein |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Laura Hughes |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Demi Koulizakis |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Grace Maher (vice-captain) |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Ashlie Crofts |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | AUS | Hayley Taylor-Young |
| 13 | FW | NZL | Paige Satchell |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Jessie Rasschaert |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Jessika Nash |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Isabella Foletta |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Nickoletta Flannery |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Sasha Grove |
| 22 | GK | AUS | Sally James |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Michelle Heyman (vice-captain) |
| 29 | GK | USA | Chantel Jones |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | W-League | W-League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | AUS | Keeley Richards | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | AUS | Sally James | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | USA | Chantel Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | AUS | Emma Ilijoski | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Clare Hunt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | USA | Kendall Fletcher | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Lauren Keir | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AUS | Jessie Rasschaert | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | AUS | Jessika Nash | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Isabella Foletta | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 6 | MF | AUS | Bianca Galic | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Rachael Goldstein | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Laura Hughes | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | AUS | Grace Maher | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Ashlie Crofts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Sasha Grove | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 9 | FW | AUS | Demi Koulizakis | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | AUS | Hayley Taylor-Young | 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 13 | FW | NZL | Paige Satchell | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | AUS | Nickoletta Flannery | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Michelle Heyman | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Last updated: 18 November 2021 Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | W-League |
| 1 | FW | 23 | Michelle Heyman | 10 |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Nickoletta Flannery | 4 |
| 3 | MF | 10 | Grace Maher | 2 |
| 4 | MF | 8 | Laura Hughes | 1 |
| 4 | FW | 13 | Paige Satchell | 1 |
| 4 | MF | 6 | Bianca Galic | 1 |
| 4 | FW | 12 | Hayley Taylor-Young | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions

### Assists

| Rank | Pos. | No. | Player | W-League |
| 1 | FW | 23 | Michelle Heyman | 3 |
| 2 | MF | 8 | Laura Hughes | 2 |
| 2 | MF | 10 | Grace Maher | 2 |
| 2 | DF | 5 | Laura Keir | 2 |
| 3 | DF | 15 | Jessika Nash | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 19 | Nickoletta Flannery | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 9 | Demi Koulizakis | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 6 | Bianca Galic | 1 |
| 3 | FW | 12 | Hayley Taylor-Young | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 19 | Sasha Grove | 1 |
| 3 | MF | 7 | Rachel Goldstein | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 20 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions

### Disciplinary record

| Rank | Position | Name | W-League | W-League |
| 1 | MF | Laura Hughes | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Jessikah Nash | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | FW | Nickoletta Flannery | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Demi Koulizakis | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | 0 |
Source: Match reports in Competitions