# 2014 W-League (Australia)

The 2014 W-League season was the seventh season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. The regular season started on 13 September 2014 and concluded on 7 December 2014. The Grand Final took place on 21 December 2014.
Due to Australia hosting the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, the season was scheduled to take place entirely in the 2014 calendar year instead of continuing in to 2015.

## Clubs
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | Adelaide Shores Football Centre | 1,000 |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Perry Park Suncorp Stadium | 5,000 52,500 |
| Canberra United | Canberra | McKellar Park | 3,500 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Lakeside Stadium | 12,000 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Wanderers Oval | 3,500 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | Ashfield Reserve | 2,000 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Lambert Park Leichhardt Oval | 7,000 22,000 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Marconi Stadium | 11,500 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
| Adelaide United | Ross Aloisi | Kristy Moore | Puma | SA Power Networks |
| Brisbane Roar | Belinda Wilson | Clare Polkinghorne | Umbro | Brisbane Airport |
| Canberra United | Liesbeth Migchelsen | Nicole Begg | Hummel | University of Canberra |
| Melbourne Victory | Joe Montemurro | Stephanie Catley | Adidas | Jetts Fitness |
| Newcastle Jets | Peter McGuinness | Emily van Egmond | ISC | Football Five5 |
| Perth Glory | Jamie Harnwell | Collette McCallum | Macron | Smarter Than Smoking |
| Sydney FC | Alen Stajcic | Teresa Polias | Adidas | Beechwood Homes |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Stephen Roche | Caitlin Cooper | Nike | University of Western Sydney |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) |
| Adelaide United | Katrine Pedersen | Katie Holtham | Lisa-Marie Woods | Kristy Moore$^A$ |
| Brisbane Roar | Nadine Angerer | | | |
| Canberra United | Chantel Jones | Lori Lindsey | Stephanie Ochs | Kendall Fletcher$^G$ |
| Melbourne Victory | Lauren Barnes | Christine Nairn | Elli Reed | Gülcan Koca$^A$ |
| Newcastle Jets | Tori Huster | Katherine Reynolds | Angela Salem | |
| Perth Glory | Shelina Zadorsky | Carys Hawkins | | |
| Sydney FC | Samantha Johnson | Jasmyne Spencer | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Hannah Beard | Kendall Johnson | Keelin Winters | |
The following do not fill a Visa position: $^A$ Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team; $^G$ Guest Players

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 10 | +29 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | +11 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Canberra United (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 18 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 17 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 14 | |
| 7 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 29 | −20 | 10 | |
| 8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 42 | −28 | 8 | |

### Fixtures

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

## Finals series

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Sydney FC | 0 | 1 | Perth Glory | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Canberra United | 3 |
| 3 | Melbourne Victory | 0 (4) | 2 | Canberra United | 3 |
| 2 | Canberra United (p) | 0 (5) | | | |

### Grand final
## Season statistics
### Top goalscorers

| 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 |
| 12 | | Kate Gill | Perth Glory | 2 | | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | | Sam Kerr | Perth Glory | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | | Jasmyne Spencer | Sydney FC | 2 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 8 | | Racheal Quigley | Melbourne Victory | | 2 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 7 | | Tameka Butt | Brisbane Roar | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | | Rhali Dobson | Newcastle Jets | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 |
| 6 | | Michelle Heyman | Canberra United | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 6 | | Tara Andrews | Newcastle Jets | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 |
| 5 | | Amy Jackson | Melbourne Victory | | 1 | | | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | | Emily van Egmond | Newcastle Jets | | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | | |
| 5 | | Keelin Winters | Western Sydney Wanderers | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | |
| 5 | | Caitlin Foord | Perth Glory | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | |
Goal scored from penalty kick   Two goals scored from penalty kick

### Own goals

| Player | Team | Against | Round |
| Elise Kellond-Knight | Brisbane Roar | Canberra United | 4 |
| Larissa Crummer | Brisbane Roar | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 |
| Laura Alleway | Brisbane Roar | Newcastle Jets | 7 |
| Teigen Allen | Sydney FC | Western Sydney Wanderers | 7 |
| Katherine Reynolds | Newcastle Jets | Canberra United | 10 |

### Player of the Week

* Round 1 – Michelle Heyman (Canberra United)
* Round 2 – Keelin Winters (Western Sydney Wanderers)
* Round 3 – Lisa De Vanna (Melbourne Victory)
* Round 4 – Rhali Dobson (Newcastle Jets)
* Round 5 – Amy Jackson (Melbourne Victory)
* Round 6 – Katrina Gorry (Brisbane Roar)
* Round 7 – Hannah Beard (Western Sydney Wanderers)
* Round 8 – Caitlin Foord (Perth Glory)
* Round 9 – Stephanie Ochs (Canberra United)
* Round 10 – Christine Nairn (Melbourne Victory)
* Round 11 – Racheal Quigley (Melbourne Victory)
* Round 12 – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United)
* Semi-finals – Kate Gill (Perth Glory)
* Grand Final – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United)

## End-of-season awards

* Julie Dolan Medal – Emily van Egmond (Newcastle Jets)
* Players’ Player of the Year – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory)
* Young Player of the Year – Amy Harrison (Sydney FC)
* Golden Boot Award – Kate Gill (12 goals) (Perth Glory)
* Goalkeeper of the Year – Mackenzie Arnold (Perth Glory)
* Coach of the Year – Peter McGuinness (Newcastle Jets)
* Fair Play Award – Adelaide United
* Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
* Goal of the Year – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United v Perth Glory, 7 December 2014)

## International competition

The W-League was represented in the third edition of the International Women's Club Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Nestlé Cup.
Melbourne Victory (the winners of the 2013–14 season) participated in the tournament, which took place from 30 November until 8 December 2013, and finished in sixth place (out of 6 teams).