# 2022–23 A-League Women

The 2022–23 A-League Women, known as the Liberty A-League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifteenth season of the A-League Women, the Australian national women's soccer competition.
Western United joined as an expansion club, taking the total number of teams to 11.
Sydney FC were the defending premiers and Melbourne Victory the defending champions. Sydney FC won the regular season for the third consecutive time.

## Clubs
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | ServiceFM Stadium Coopers Stadium | 5,000 16,500 |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium Lions Stadium Moreton Daily Stadium | 52,500 5,000 11,500 |
| Canberra United | Canberra | McKellar Park | 3,500 |
| Melbourne City | Melbourne | Frank Holohan Soccer Complex | 2,000 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | AAMI Park Epping Stadium CB Smith Reserve | 30,050 10,000 2,000 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground McDonald Jones Stadium | 5,000 33,000 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | Macedonia Park | 7,000 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Jubilee Oval Leichhardt Oval | 20,505 20,000 |
| Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Sky Stadium | 34,500 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Marconi Stadium CommBank Stadium Wanderers Football Park | 9,000 30,000 1,000 |
| Western United | Wyndham | City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field | 4,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturers | Kit sponsors |
| Adelaide United | Adrian Stenta | Isabel Hodgson | UCAN | Kite |
| Brisbane Roar | Garrath McPherson | Ayesha Norrie | New Balance | Ausenco |
| Canberra United | Njegosh Popovich | Michelle Heyman | ISC Sport | University of Canberra |
| Melbourne City | Dario Vidošić (caretaker) | Emma Checker | Puma | Etihad Airways |
| Melbourne Victory | Jeff Hopkins | Kayla Morrison | Macron | MATE |
| Newcastle Jets | Gary van Egmond | Cassidy Davis | Legend Sportswear | Port of Newcastle |
| Perth Glory | Alexander Epakis | Natasha Rigby | Macron | Gold Valley |
| Sydney FC | Ante Juric | Natalie Tobin | Under Armour | The Star |
| Wellington Phoenix | Natalie Lawrence | Lily Alfeld | Paladin Sports | Oppo Spark |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Kat Smith | Clare Hunt | Kappa | Intermain |
| Western United | Mark Torcaso | Jaclyn Sawicki | Kappa | Sharp |
* ↑ Away kit

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
| Canberra United | Vicki Linton | Resigned | 21 March 2022 | Pre-season | Njegosh Popovic | 18 May 2022 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Catherine Cannuli | Resigned | 7 May 2022 | Pre-season | Kat Smith | 18 May 2022 |
| Western United | Inaugural manager | Inaugural manager | Inaugural manager | Pre-season | Mark Torcaso | 29 June 2022 |
| Wellington Phoenix | Gemma Lewis | Signed by Wales | 12 September 2022 | Pre-season | Natalie Lawrence | 12 September 2022 |
| Melbourne City | Rado Vidošić | Signed by Melbourne City Men | 23 November 2022 | 1st | Dario Vidošić (caretaker) | 23 November 2022 |
| Newcastle Jets | Ash Wilson | Resigned | 2 February 2023 | 10th | Gary van Egmond (caretaker) | 2 February 2023 |
| Newcastle Jets | Gary van Egmond (caretaker) | Promoted to full-time | 21 March 2023 | 10th | Gary van Egmond | 21 March 2023 |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
| Adelaide United | Hannah Holgersen | Fiona Worts | Nanako Sasaki | Maruschka Waldus | | Xiao Yuyi |
| Brisbane Roar | Margot Robinne | Shea Connors | Hensley Hancuff | | Mariel Hecher$^B$ Indiah-Paige Riley$^A$ | Kajsa Lind |
| Canberra United | Kennedy Faulknor | Wu Chengshu | Grace Jale | | Vesna Milivojević$^A$ | |
| Melbourne City | María José Rojas | Katie Bowen | Hannah Wilkinson | Julia Grosso | | Emina Ekic |
| Melbourne Victory | Claudia Bunge | Catherine Zimmerman | | | Kayla Morrison$^B$ | Gaby Garton$^B$ Rikke Madsen$^R$ Sarah Rowe$^B$ |
| Newcastle Jets | Murphy Agnew | Cannon Clough | Emily Garnier | | | Sarah Griffith |
| Perth Glory | Elizabeth Anton | Rylee Baisden | Gabriella Coleman | Cyera Hintzen | Hannah Blake$^R$ | |
| Sydney FC | Anna Green | Rola Badawiya | Madison Haley | | Deborah-Anne De la Harpe$^A$ | |
| Wellington Phoenix | | | | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Jitka Chlastáková | Malia Steinmetz | Sarina Bolden | | | Jordyn Bloomer Tess Boade |
| Western United | Sydney Cummings | Jaclyn Sawicki | Hillary Beall | Hannah Keane | Danielle Steer$^B$ Angela Beard$^A$ Tyla-Jay Vlajnic$^A$ | Jessica McDonald$^G$ |
* $^A$ 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
* $^R$ Injury replacement players, or national team replacement players

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 15 | +28 | 40 | Qualification to Finals series and 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship |
| 2 | Western United | 18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 39 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 36 | 23 | +13 | 30 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 29 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Canberra United | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 30 | +5 | 29 | |
| 6 | Perth Glory | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 28 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 23 | −7 | 19 | |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 29 | −13 | 18 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Roar | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 18 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 14 | |
| 11 | Wellington Phoenix | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | −10 | 13 | |
* 1 2 The APL awarded Western United a 3–0 win as a result of Brisbane Roar fielding an ineligible player, after the round 17 match had originally finished 2–0 for Brisbane.

### Matches

* All times are in AEDT (UTC+11:00) until 1 April 2023, AEST (UTC+10:00) afterwards.

#### Round 20
## Finals series

On 12 December 2022, the Australian Professional Leagues announced that the Grand Final would be hosted in Sydney for this season a move which received considerable backlash.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Sydney FC | 0 | | | | 2 | Western United | 0 |
| 2 | Western United | 1 | | | | 1 | Sydney FC | 4 |
| | | | 1 | Sydney FC | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 3 (1) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory (p) | 3 (4) | | | | | | |

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

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Hannah Keane | Western United | 13 |
| 2 | Michelle Heyman | Canberra United | 12 |
| 3 | Melina Ayres | Melbourne Victory | 9 |
| 4 | Madison Haley | Sydney FC | 8 |
| 4 | Vesna Milivojević | Canberra United | 8 |
| 4 | Rhianna Pollicina | Melbourne City | 8 |
| 7 | Princess Ibini-Isei | Sydney FC | 7 |
| 7 | Cortnee Vine | Sydney FC | 7 |
| 9 | Alex Chidiac | Melbourne Victory | 6 |
| 9 | Shea Connors | Brisbane Roar | 6 |
| 9 | Mackenzie Hawkesby | Sydney FC | 6 |
| 9 | Cyera Hintzen | Perth Glory | 6 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Sarah Griffith | Newcastle Jets | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4–2 (H) | 26 November 2022 |
| Kayla Morrison | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle Jets | 5–2 (H) | 18 December 2022 |
| Princess Ibini-Isei | Sydney FC | Melbourne Victory | 6–2 (A) | 26 January 2023 |
| Michelle Heyman | Canberra United | Adelaide United | 4–2 (H) | 4 March 2023 |
Key :
| (A) | Away team |
| (H) | Home team |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Jada Mathyssen-Whyman | Sydney FC | 8 |
| 2 | Hillary Beall | Western United | 6 |
| 3 | Melissa Barbieri | Melbourne City | 5 |
| 3 | Casey Dumont | Melbourne Victory | 5 |
| 3 | Jordyn Bloomer | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 |
| 6 | Annalee Grove | Adelaide United | 4 |
| 6 | Hensley Hancuff | Brisbane Roar | 4 |
| 6 | Chloe Lincoln | Canberra United | 4 |
| 9 | Morgan Aquino | Perth Glory | 3 |
| 9 | Sally James | Melbourne City | 3 |

## End-of-season awards

The following awards were announced at the 2022–23 Dolan Warren Awards night that took place on 1 June 2023.
* Julie Dolan Medal – Alex Chidiac (Melbourne Victory)
* Young Player of the Year – Sarah Hunter (Sydney FC)
* Golden Boot Award – Hannah Keane (Western United) (13 goals)
* Goalkeeper of the Year – Hillary Beall (Western United)
* Coach of the Year – Mark Torcaso (Western United)
* Referee of the Year – Casey Reibelt
* Fair Play Award – Canberra United
* Goal of the Year – Madison Haley (Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar, 10 December 2022)