A-League Women
Season2023–24
Dates13 October 2023 – 4 May 2024
Matches played64
Goals scored194 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorerSophie Harding
Vesna Milivojević
(8 goals)
Biggest home winMelbourne Victory 4–0 Newcastle Jets
(12 November 2023)
Canberra United 5–1 Brisbane Roar
(10 December 2023)
Biggest away winWestern Sydney Wanderers 0–3 Wellington Phoenix
(22 October 2023)
Canberra United 0–3 Central Coast Mariners
(23 December 2023)
Highest scoringMelbourne City 5–3 Brisbane Roar
(28 December 2023)
Longest winning run4 matches
Perth Glory
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
Longest winless run8 matches
Brisbane Roar
Longest losing run4 matches
Adelaide United
Highest attendance11,471
Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers
(14 October 2023)
Lowest attendance432
Melbourne City 1–3 Perth Glory
(9 December 2023)
Total attendance157,422
Average attendance2,460
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 7 January 2024.
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results)

The 2023–24 A-League Women, known as the Liberty A-League for sponsorship reasons, is the sixteenth season of the A-League Women, the Australian national women's soccer competition.

The season commenced on 14 October and will have a full double round-robin regular season for the first time.[1] The Grand Final will be contested in the weekend of 4-5 May 2024.[2][3]

Central Coast Mariners re-joined the competition, having played in the first two seasons before exiting due to financial reasons.[4][5]

Sydney FC are the defending premiers and champions.

Ahead of the season, a new collective bargaining agreement was agreed, including a 20 percent increase to the salary cap, removing the cap of New Zealand players for Wellington Phoenix, and expanding the foreign player spots from 4 to 5, in line with the A-League Men competition.[6]

Clubs

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium
Marden Sports Complex
16,500
6,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Ballymore Stadium
Perry Park
8,000
5,000
Canberra United Canberra McKellar Park
3,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Industree Group Stadium
20,059
Melbourne City Melbourne AAMI Park
City Football Academy
30,050
9,000
Melbourne Victory Melbourne AAMI Park
The Home of the Matildas
30,050
3,000
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
McDonald Jones Stadium
5,000
33,000
Perth Glory Perth Macedonia Park
HBF Park
7,000
20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Jubilee Oval
Leichhardt Oval
Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre
20,505
20,000
5,000
Wellington Phoenix Wellington
Porirua
Auckland		 Sky Stadium
Jerry Collins Stadium
Go Media Mount Smart Stadium
34,500
1,900
30,000
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Marconi Stadium
CommBank Stadium
Wanderers Football Park
9,000
30,000
1,000
Western United Wyndham City Vista Recreation Reserve
4,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturers Kit sponsors
Adelaide United Australia Adrian Stenta Australia Isabel Hodgson[7] UCAN[8] Kite[9]
Brisbane Roar United States Alex Smith Australia Ayesha Norrie[10] New Balance[11] Ausenco[12]
Canberra United Australia Njegosh Popovich Australia Michelle Heyman[13] ISC Sport[14] University of Canberra[15][16]
Central Coast Mariners England Emily Husband Australia Taren King[17] Cikers[18] DMC Conveyor Services[19]
Melbourne City Australia Dario Vidošić (caretaker) New Zealand Rebekah Stott[20] Puma[21] Etihad Airways
Melbourne Victory Wales Jeff Hopkins United States Kayla Morrison[22] Macron[23] MATE[24]
Newcastle Jets Australia Ryan Campbell (caretaker) Australia Cassidy Davis[25] Legend Sportswear[26] Port of Newcastle[27]
Perth Glory Australia Alex Epakis Australia Natasha Rigby[28] Macron[29] Gold Valley[30]
Sydney FC Australia Ante Juric Australia Natalie Tobin[31]
Australia Princess Ibini[lower-alpha 1]		 Under Armour[33] Macquarie University[34]
Wellington Phoenix England Paul Temple New Zealand Annalie Longo[35] Paladin Sports[36] Oppo[37]
Spark[lower-alpha 2][37]
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Robbie Hooker Australia Amy Harrison[38] Adidas[39] Intermain[40]
Western United Australia Kat Smith Philippines Jaclyn Sawicki
Australia Chloe Logarzo[41]		 Kappa[42] Sharp[42]
  1. ↑ After Natalie Tobin was injured in round 1 and ruled out for the season, Ibini replaced her as captain.[32]
  2. ↑ Away kit

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Central Coast Mariners Inaugural manager Pre-season England Emily Husband[43] 2 March 2023
Wellington Phoenix England Natalie Lawrence End of contract 5 May 2023[44] New Zealand Paul Temple[45] 7 May 2023
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Kat Smith Resigned 4 October 2023 Australia Robbie Hooker[46] 4 October 2023
Brisbane Roar Australia Garrath McPherson Sacked 13 November 2023[47] 4th United States Alex Smith[48] 14 November 2023
Western United Australia Mark Torcaso Resigned 1 December 2023 8th Australia Kat Smith[49] 1 December 2023
Newcastle Jets Australia Gary van Egmond Signed by Chinese Football Association 15 January 2024 6th Australia Ryan Campbell (caretaker)[50] 15 January 2024

Transfers

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Japan Nanako Sasaki Netherlands Maruschka Waldus New Zealand Hannah Blake United States Jenna Holtz United States Mariah Lee New Zealand Rosetta TaylorA
Brisbane Roar Denmark Hannah Holgersen United States Mia Corbin United States Leah Scarpelli United States Jordan Silkowitz Brazil Mariel HecherB
Republic of Ireland Deborah-Anne De la HarpeA
Canberra United Chile María José Rojas New Zealand Deven Jackson New Zealand Ruby Nathan United States Sarah Clark United States Cannon Clough Serbia Vesna MilivojevićA
Central Coast Mariners China Wurigumula England Faye Bryson Mexico Briana Woodall United States Rola Badawiya United States Jazmin Wardlow
Melbourne City Bosnia and Herzegovina Emina Ekic Canada Lysianne Proulx New Zealand Hannah Wilkinson United States Julia Grosso United States Taylor Otto New Zealand Rebekah StottA
Melbourne Victory Japan Kurea Okino New Zealand Georgia Candy United States Sara D'Appolonia United States Tori Hansen United States McKenzie Weinert United States Kayla MorrisonB
Newcastle Jets New Zealand Rebecca Burrows Philippines Sarina Bolden Switzerland Lorena Baumann United States Izzy Nino Democratic Republic of the Congo Exaucée Kizinga
Perth Glory England Millie Farrow New Zealand Elizabeth Anton New Zealand Grace Jale Philippines Jessika Cowart Philippines Quinley Quezada
Sydney FC England Fiona Worts United States Shea Connors United States Jordan Thompson
Wellington Phoenix Canada Rylee Foster United States Hope Breslin United States Isabel Cox United States Hailey Davidson Venezuela Mariana Speckmaier
Western Sydney Wanderers New Zealand Milly Clegg United States Vicky Bruce United States Kaylie Collins United States Maliah Morris
Western United Japan Keiwa Hieda Philippines Jaclyn Sawicki United States Hillary Beall United States Hannah Keane United States Catherine Zimmerman Serbia Tyla-Jay VlajnicA
The following do not fill a Visa position:
  • 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

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 12 8 2 2 28 18 +10 26 Qualification to Finals series and 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
2 Perth Glory 12 6 3 3 17 13 +4 21 Qualification to Finals series
3 Sydney FC 11 5 4 2 12 7 +5 19
4 Western Sydney Wanderers 11 5 2 4 15 12 +3 17
5 Western United 12 5 2 5 17 18 −1 17
6 Newcastle Jets 12 5 2 5 20 22 −2 17
7 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 12 5 1 6 17 14 +3 16
8 Melbourne Victory 12 4 3 5 18 17 +1 15
9 Central Coast Mariners 11 4 3 4 12 12 0 15
10 Brisbane Roar 12 3 4 5 15 21 −6 13
11 Canberra United 11 2 4 5 23 25 −2 10
12 Adelaide United 12 2 2 8 14 29 −15 8
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[51]
Notes:
  1. ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results

Individual matches are collated at each club's season article. Some fixtures in the first round were moved to larger venues following the success of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[52]

Home \ Away ADL BRI CAN CCM MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW WUN
Adelaide United 15 Mar 4–4 1–2 0–5 9 Mar 31 Mar 27 Jan 1–3 2–1 3 Feb 1–3
Brisbane Roar 1–1 30 Mar 9 Mar 2 Mar 3 Feb 14 Jan 24 Mar 1–0 7 Jan 1–1 0–1
Canberra United 13 Jan 5–1 0–3 4 Feb 21 Jan 3–4 2–3 17 Feb 24 Mar 9 Mar 1–1
Central Coast Mariners 2 Mar 1–1 17 Mar 1–1 10 Feb 0–1 1–2 7 Jan 1–0 20 Jan 30 Mar
Melbourne City 18 Feb 5–3 2–1 23 Mar 1–0 10 Mar 1–3 11 Feb 20 Jan 4–3 28 Jan
Melbourne Victory 2–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 17 Mar 4–0 14 Jan 26 Jan 3 Mar 16 Feb 1–4
Newcastle Jets 3–1 17 Feb 3–3 28 Jan 2–3 23 Mar 3 Mar 0–1 4 Feb 1–1 4–2
Perth Glory 2–1 20 Jan 10 Feb 18 Feb 31 Mar 2–2 1–0 0–0 8 Mar 7 Jan 2–0
Sydney FC 24 Mar 1–1 3 Jan 17 Jan 2–3 31 Mar 21 Jan 3 Feb 1–0 2–0 9 Mar
Wellington Phoenix 11 Feb 2–1 28 Jan 13 Jan 0–1 2–2 2–0 2–1 17 Mar 30 Mar 3–1
Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 27 Jan 13 Mar 3–0 14 Jan 2–0 9 Feb 16 Mar 2 Mar 0–3 23 Mar
Western United 21 Jan 10 Feb 1 Mar 4 Feb 2–2 2–1 17 Mar 1–0 14 Jan 18 Feb 0–2
Updated to match(es) played on 06 January 2024. Source: A-League Women
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

As of 13 January 2024.
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Serbia Vesna Milivojević Canberra United 9
2 Australia Sophie Harding Western Sydney Wanderers 8
3 Australia Michelle Heyman Canberra United 7
4 Philippines Sarina Bolden Newcastle Jets 6
United States Mia Corbin Brisbane Roar
England Millie Farrow Perth Glory
Australia Rachel Lowe Melbourne Victory
Australia Holly McNamara Melbourne City
9 Bosnia and Herzegovina Emina Ekić Melbourne City 5
Australia Daniela Galic Melbourne City
Australia Chloe Logarzo Western United
New Zealand Hannah Wilkinson Melbourne City


Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef.
Australia Holly McNamaraMelbourne CityWestern Sydney Wanderers4–3 (H)12 November 2023[53]
England Millie FarrowPerth GloryMelbourne City1–3 (A)9 December 2023[54]
Serbia Vesna MilivojevićCanberra UnitedBrisbane Roar5–1 (H)10 December 2023[55]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Emina EkicMelbourne CityBrisbane Roar5–3 (H)28 December 2023[56]
Australia Daniela GalicMelbourne CityAdelaide United5–0 (A)6 January 2024[57]
Key
  • (H) Home team
  • (A) Away team

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pisani, Sacha (14 July 2023). "Confirmed: Start dates for 2023–24 A-Leagues seasons, FA releases Domestic Match Calendar". Keep Up (Press release). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "A-Leagues announces full fixtures for season 2023-24". Football Australia. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Confirmed: Start dates for 2023–24 A-Leagues seasons, FA releases Domestic Match Calendar". 13 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Football Australia welcomes return of Central Coast Mariners to Liberty A-League Women's competition". Football Australia. 17 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Central Coast Mariners set for A-League Women's return in 2023–24". ESPN. 17 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Comito, Matt (11 August 2023). "APL & PFA's six big Liberty A-League updates as salary cap goes up 20%: full details". Keep Up.
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  8. ↑ "Reds unveil majestic home kit for 2022/23". Adelaide United. 26 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "United extends partnership with Kite Property". Adelaide United. 10 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Brisbane Roar's captain Ayesha Norrie signs on for Liberty A-League 2023/24 season". Brisbane Roar. 11 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "New Balance to Bring The Roar as new Official Apparel Partner". Brisbane Roar. 6 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "Brisbane Roar continues partnership with Ausenco for 2023/24 Liberty A-League season". Brisbane Roar. 27 July 2023.
  13. ↑ Mee, Cameron (28 August 2023). "A-League Women: Canberra United looking to fill half of squad with season looming". The Canberra Times. While skipper Michelle Heyman is back for her 12th season with Canberra United...
  14. ↑ "Canberra United & ISC Sport announce new apparel partnership". Canberra United. 10 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "United reveal 22/23 home kit". Canberra United. 26 September 2022.
  16. ↑ "Striking new away kit for United". Canberra United. 28 October 2022.
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  18. ↑ "Central Coast Mariners announce club record apparel partnership with Cikers Australia alongside launch of 2023 Australia Cup kit". Central Coast Mariners. 20 July 2023.
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  20. ↑ "Rebekah Stott named Melbourne City Women's Captain". Melbourne City. 9 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "Manchester City replaces Nike with Puma in kit deal". BBC News. 28 February 2019.
  22. ↑ "Melbourne Victory announce Men's and Women's Captains". Melbourne Victory. 10 October 2023.
  23. ↑ "Victory joins forces with Macron". Melbourne Victory. 30 July 2021.
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  31. ↑ "Tobin ready to lead once again". Sydney FC. 12 October 2023.
  32. ↑ "Tobin To Miss Season With ACL Injury". Sydney FC. 17 October 2023. Princess Ibini will take over captaincy duties in her absence.
  33. ↑ "Sydney FC In Australian First Partnership With Under Armour". Sydney FC. 1 July 2019.
  34. ↑ "Sydney FC announce five year principal partnership with Macquarie University". Sydney FC. 6 October 2023.
  35. ↑ "Longo to lead new-look Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 11 October 2023.
  36. ↑ "Paladin to keep kitting out the Nix". Wellington Phoenix. 2 August 2022.
  37. 1 2 "Spark and OPPO double their support for the Phoenix". Wellington Phoenix. 22 September 2022.
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  39. ↑ "Three stripes for three years: Wanderers announce three-year partnership with Adidas". Western Sydney Wanderers. 4 July 2023.
  40. ↑ "Wanderers announce Westfield W-League major partnership with Intermain". Western Sydney Wanderers. 26 September 2019.
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  42. 1 2 Hughes, Nick (5 October 2023). "Western United drops bold 2023/24 kits inspired by the West". Western United.
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