Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional
soccer
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club based in
Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier women's competition,
A-League Women
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. The team was established in 2008, with the founding of the new league.
History
Establishment
After
Australia reached the quarter-finals of the
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
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for the first time, head coach
Tom Sermanni
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felt the establishment of a professional league was vital for continuing the development of players. Perth Glory was one of eight teams included in the establishment of the league the following year by
Football Federation Australia
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.
Ownership and team management
Perth Glory is owned by
Tony Sage
Antony William Paul Sage, known as Tony Sage (born 26 June 1960), is a Western Australian businessman who is also notable for owning A-League football club Perth Glory.
Biography
Born in Gloucester, England, on 26 June 1960, Sage moved with his ...
.
During the team's inaugural season, the women's team was managed by
Nicola Williams who improved to be a top–four performing side in the second half of the season. In 2010,
Jamie Harnwell was named head coach and led the team to second and first place finishes and a first-time trip to the finals. In July 2015, former A-League striker
Bobby Despotovski
Slobodan "Bobby" Despotovski (born 14 July 1971) is an Australian soccer player who played 12 seasons in the top tier of Australian soccer. He played in National Soccer League (NSL) for Heidelberg United and Morwell Falcons before moving to ...
was named head coach with former Matilda and Perth Glory captain
Collette McCallum as assistant coach. After five years as a coach, Despotovski stepped down in November 2020 and was replaced by Alexander Epakis a few weeks later.
Players
Current squad
Season-by-season record
Honours
Domestic
*
W-League
**Winners (1):
2014
**Runners-up (2):
2012–13
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,
2016–17
*
W-League Grand Finals
**Runners-up (3):
2014,
2017
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,
2019
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See also
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List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries
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Women's soccer in Australia
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W-League records and statistics
*
Australia women's national soccer team
The Australia women's national soccer team is overseen by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia, which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) s ...
References
External links
Perth Glory official websiteW-League official websiteFootball Federation Australia official website
{{Perth Sports Teams
Perth Glory FC
A-League Women teams
Women's soccer clubs in Australia
2008 establishments in Australia
Perth Glory
Perth Glory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Perth, Western Australia. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues.
Founded in 1995 ...