# 2018–19 W-League

The 2018–19 W-League season was the eleventh season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.

## Clubs
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | Marden Sports Complex Coopers Stadium | 6,000 16,500 |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium Lions Stadium | 52,500 5,000 |
| Canberra United | Canberra | McKellar Park Seiffert Oval | 3,500 15,000 |
| Melbourne City | Melbourne | CB Smith Reserve AAMI Park | 2,000 30,050 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Lakeside Stadium Epping Stadium AAMI Park Latrobe City Stadium | 12,000 10,000 30,050 12,000 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground McDonald Jones Stadium | 5,000 33,000 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | Dorrien Gardens nib Stadium | 4,000 20,500 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Seymour Shaw Jubilee Oval Leichhardt Oval WIN Stadium | 5,000 20,505 20,000 23,000 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Marconi Stadium ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium | 9,000 83,500 24,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit sponsors |
| Adelaide United | Ivan Karlović | Emma Checker | Macron |
| Brisbane Roar | Melissa Andreatta | Clare Polkinghorne | Umbro |
| Canberra United | Heather Garriock | Rachel Corsie | Nike University of Canberra |
| Melbourne City | Rado Vidošić | Steph Catley | Nike |
| Melbourne Victory | Jeff Hopkins | Natasha Dowie | Adidas |
| Newcastle Jets | Craig Deans | Cassidy Davis Gema Simon Emily van Egmond | Viva Teamwear Greater Bank |
| Perth Glory | Bobby Despotovski | Sam Kerr | Macron |
| Sydney FC | Ante Juric | Teresa Polias | Puma |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Dan Barrett | Servet Uzunlar | Nike |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Melbourne City | Patrick Kisnorbo | Coaching Restructure | | Pre-season | Rado Vidošić | 19 June 2018 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Richard Byrne | New Head Coach Appointed | | Pre-season | Dan Barrett | 3 August 2018 |

### Foreign players

    As of the end of the season.
| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Non-Visa foreign(s) | Former player(s) |
| Adelaide United | Fanndís Friðriksdóttir | Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir | Amber Brooks | Veronica Latsko | | |
| Brisbane Roar | Chioma Ubogagu | Yūki Nagasato | Celeste Boureille | Carson Pickett | | |
| Canberra United | María José Rojas | Rachel Corsie | Refiloe Jane | Rhoda Mulaudzi | | Denise O'Sullivan$^G$ Paige Nielsen |
| Melbourne City | Theresa Nielsen | Yukari Kinga | Lauren Barnes | Jasmyne Spencer | Rebekah Stott$^A$ Hailie Mace$^G$ | Jodie Taylor$^G$ |
| Melbourne Victory | Natasha Dowie | Samantha Johnson | Christine Nairn | Dani Weatherholt | | |
| Newcastle Jets | Britt Eckerstrom | Taylor Smith | Katie Stengel | Arin Wright | | |
| Perth Glory | Rachel Hill | Alyssa Mautz | Katie Naughton | Nikki Stanton | Stacey Cavill$^A$ | |
| Sydney FC | Aubrey Bledsoe | Danielle Colaprico | Sofia Huerta | Savannah McCaskill | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Elizabeth Addo | Maruschka Waldus | Lo'eau LaBonta | Sydney Miramontez | | |
The following do not fill a Visa position: $^A$ Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team; $^G$ Guest Players

## Regular season

The regular season was played between 25 October 2018 and 6 February 2019, over 14 rounds, with each team playing twelve matches.

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 24 | Qualification to Finals series and 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney FC (C) | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 19 | +9 | 19 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Perth Glory | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 19 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 19 | |
| 6 | Adelaide United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 19 | −2 | 18 | |
| 7 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 16 | |
| 8 | Canberra United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 13 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | −19 | 4 | |

### 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 | Melbourne Victory | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Perth Glory (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Perth Glory (a.e.t.) | 4 | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | 4 |
| | | | Perth Glory | Perth Glory | 2 |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar | 1 | Perth Glory | Perth Glory | 2 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 2 | | | |

### Grand final
## Regular-season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 5 February 2019, end of regular season
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Sam Kerr | Perth Glory | 13 |
| 2 | Natasha Dowie | Melbourne Victory | 9 |
| 2 | Caitlin Foord | Sydney FC | 9 |
| 2 | Veronica Latsko | Adelaide United | 9 |
| 5 | Rachel Hill | Perth Glory | 5 |
| 5 | Allira Toby | Brisbane Roar | 5 |
| 7 | Emily Gielnik | Melbourne Victory | 4 |
| 7 | Princess Ibini | Sydney FC | 4 |
| 7 | Alyssa Mautz | Perth Glory | 4 |
| 7 | Rhoda Mulaudzi | Canberra United | 4 |
| 7 | Christine Nairn | Melbourne Victory | 4 |
| 7 | Jasmyne Spencer | Melbourne City | 4 |
| 7 | Cortnee Vine | Newcastle Jets | 4 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Jasmyne Spencer | Melbourne City | Sydney FC | 3–1 | 2 November 2018 |
| Natasha Dowie | Melbourne Victory | Sydney FC | 3–2 | 25 November 2018 |
| Caitlin Foord | Sydney FC | Brisbane Roar | 5–1 | 9 December 2018 |

### Own goals

| Player | Club | Against | Round |
| Denise O'Sullivan | Canberra United | Perth Glory | 2 |
| Elise Kellond-Knight | Melbourne City | Melbourne Victory | 3 |
| Natasha Prior | Canberra United | Adelaide United | 4 |
| Servet Uzunlar | Western Sydney Wanderers | Canberra United | 6 |
| Casey Dumont | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane Roar | 7 |
| Natasha Dowie | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane Roar | 7 |
| Sydney Miramontez | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane Roar | 8 |
| Laura Johns | Adelaide United | Newcastle Jets | 9 |

## Final Series statistics
### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref. |
| Samantha Kerr | Perth Glory | Melbourne Victory | 4–2 | 10 February 2019 | |

## End-of-season awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2018–19 Dolan Warren Awards night on 13 May 2019.
* Julie Dolan Medal – Christine Nairn (Melbourne Victory)
* NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Ellie Carpenter (Canberra United)
* Golden Boot Award – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory) (13 goals)
* Goalkeeper of the Year – Aubrey Bledsoe (Sydney FC)
* Coach of the Year – Jeff Hopkins (Melbourne Victory)
* Fair Play Award – Newcastle Jets
* Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
* Goal of the Year – Cortnee Vine (Newcastle Jets v Canberra United, 17 November 2018)