Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club is an
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women's football club based in the
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, Australia. Founded in 2012, it is the affiliated
women's team of the
A-League team
Western Sydney Wanderers
Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (colloquially known as Western Sydney, or simply as Wanderers) is an Australian professional soccer club based in the Western Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier ...
. The team currently competes in the
A-League Women, the top tier of
women's football in Australia.
History
The announcement of the creation of Western Sydney Wanderers FC on 4 April 2012 by the then
FFA CEO Ben Buckley was soon followed by the announcement of an associated women's team which would compete in the
W-League.
On 5 July 2012, Stephen Roche was announced the inaugural head coach for the team. On 17 July 2014,
Norm Boardman was appointed head coach for the team. On 20 May 2016,
Richard Byrne was appointed head coach, with
Leah Blayney appointed assistant coach and Davide Del Giovine goalkeeping coach. In October 2017, former Western Sydney Wanderers player
Catherine Cannuli and Ryan Doidge joined Byrne as his assistant coaches.
The Wanderers made finals for the first time in 2019/20. They finished fourth after the Home & Away season.
Led by youngster Courtney Nevin, a local product, Matilda midfielder Ella Mastrantonio and foreign stars Denise O'Sullivan, Lynn Williams and Dolan Medallist Kristen Hamilton, the Wander Women had an impressive season.
The Wanderers had an active supporter group called ‘The West End’ who attended a few games during the 2019/20 season.
Players
Current squad
Head coaches
Season by season record
** Bold denotes a current club player
** ''Italics'' denotes an active statistic
Broadcasting
Select games are broadcast via local radio station Hawkesbury Radio 89.9FM and streamed live on the station's website.
Records and statistics
* Record Win: 5–0 ''vs.''
Sydney FC, 20 December 2019
* Record Defeat: 10–1 ''vs.''
Perth Glory, 5 October 2014
* Most Goals by a Player in a Game: 3 –
Kristen Hamilton
Kristen Marie Hamilton (born April 17, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays for Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League.
Early life
Hamilton ...
''vs.''
Brisbane Roar
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Brisba ...
, 28 November 2019
* Most Wins in a Row: 3 – 14 November 2019 to 28 November 2019
* Longest Undefeated Streak: 6 matches – 14 November 2019 to 26 December 2019
* Most Goals In a Regular season: 7 goals: (in the
2019–20 season)
* Longest Period Without Conceding a Goal: 312 minutes – 7 December 2019 to 12 January 2020. Goalkeeper:
Abby Smith
Abigail Mackenzie Smith (born October 4, 1993) is an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the NWSL. She has represented the United States on the under-17, under-20, under-23 and senior national teams.
Early ...
Most appearances
Caitlin Cooper
Caitlin Cooper (born 12 February 1988) is an Australian soccer player, who plays for the Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League. She has previously played for Central Coast Mariners, Canberra United and Sydney FC.
Club career Ce ...
holds the record for most league appearances with 69 as of 30 June 2021.
''Last updated 24 November 2018''
Leading scorers
Catherine Cannuli holds the record for most league goals with 8 (including finals) as of the start of the 2019/20 season.
*Servet Uzunlar scored the first two goals in Wanderer’s history, be it men or women, when she netted a double in the Wanderers 3-2 loss against Adelaide United on 20 October 2012.
''Last updated 16 March 2020''
:''Competitive, professional matches only''
See also
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List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries
The List of top-division football clubs in Asian Football Confederation (AFC) countries. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) includes all countries within the Asian territory as members, except Abkhazia, Armenia, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Chagos ...
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Women's soccer in Australia
Women's soccer, also known as women's football, is a popular sport in Australia. The sport has a high level of participation in the country both recreational and professional. Football Australia is the national governing body of the sport in Aus ...
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W-League (Australia) all-time records
This is a list of A-League Women records and statistics.
Club honours
Champions
This is a list of the clubs that have won the finals series (play-offs), where the winning team is crowned as the A-League Women (previously W-League) champions.
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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) ...
References
External links
Official club website
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A-League Women teams
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Association football clubs established in 2012
Women's soccer clubs in Australia
2012 establishments in Australia