The 2017–18 W-League season was the tenth season of the
W-League, the
Australian national women's
association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
competition.
Clubs
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Transfers
Foreign players
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 27 October 2017 and 4 February 2018, over 14 rounds, with each team playing twelve matches.
League table
Fixtures
Individual matches are collated at each club's season article.
Finals series
Semi-finals
Grand final
Regular-season statistics
Top scorers
Own goals
Hat-tricks
End-of-season awards
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2017–18 Dolan Warren Awards night on 30 April 2018.
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Julie Dolan Medal
The Julie Dolan Medal is awarded annually to the player voted to be the best player in the highest women's soccer league in Australia. The medal has been presented for players in the W-League and previously the Women's National Soccer League (W ...
–
Sam Kerr
Samantha May Kerr (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a forward for Chelsea in the FA Women's Super League and the Australia women's national team (the ''Matildas''), which she has captained ...
(
Perth Glory) and
Clare Polkinghorne
Clare Elizabeth Polkinghorne (born 1 February 1989) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Vittsjö GIK and the Australia women's national team.
Career
For the 2014 season, Polki ...
(
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat.
Brisba ...
)
* NAB Young Footballer of the Year –
Ellie Carpenter (
Canberra United)
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Golden Boot Award –
Sam Kerr
Samantha May Kerr (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a forward for Chelsea in the FA Women's Super League and the Australia women's national team (the ''Matildas''), which she has captained ...
(
Perth Glory) (13 goals)
* Goalkeeper of the Year –
Mackenzie Arnold (
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat.
Brisba ...
)
* Coach of the Year –
Melissa Andreatta (
Brisbane Roar
Brisbane Roar Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Brisbane, Queensland and has won the domestic title on three occasions, as well as holding the longest unbeaten record of 36 league matches without defeat.
Brisba ...
)
* Fair Play Award –
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victor ...
* Referee of the Year –
Casey Reibelt
Casey Lisa Reibelt (born 15 January 1988) is an Australian soccer referee who officiates in the A-League Women (W-League prior to 2021) and is an international referee.
Reibelt took to refereeing at the age of 15. She began officiating in th ...
* Goal of the Year –
Lisa De Vanna
Lisa Marie De Vanna (born 14 November 1984) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Perth Glory. She has previously played for Adelaide Sensation, Western Waves, Doncaster Rovers Belles, AIK, Perth Glory, Washi ...
(
Sydney FC v
Canberra United, 15 December 2017)
See also
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2017–18 Adelaide United W-League season
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2017–18 Brisbane Roar W-League season
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2017–18 Canberra United W-League season
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2017–18 Melbourne City W-League season
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2017–18 Melbourne Victory W-League season
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2017–18 Newcastle Jets W-League season
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2017–18 Perth Glory W-League season
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2017–18 Sydney FC W-League season
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2017–18 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:W-League, 2016-17
Australia
2017–18 in Australian women's soccer
2017–18
2018 in women's association football