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Western Sydney Wanderers FC Women

Full name	Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)	Wander Women
Founded	2012; 13 years ago (2012)
Ground	Marconi Stadium
Capacity	9,000
Head coach	Robbie Hooker
League	A-League Women
2023–24	7th of 12
Website	http://www.wswanderersfc.com.au
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club is an Australian women's soccer club based in the western region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 2012, it is the affiliated women's team of the A-League team Western Sydney Wanderers. The team currently competes in the A-League Women, the top tier of women's soccer 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.

Players

Current squad

As of 31 October 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  AUS Paige Hayward 3 DF  AUS Gemma Ferris 4 DF  AUS Madison McComasky 5 MF  AUS Milly Bennett (scholarship) 6 MF  AUS Amy Chessari (scholarship) 7 MF  AUS Amy Harrison (captain) 8 MF  AUS Olivia Price 9 FW  AUS Sophie Harding 10 MF  AUS Sienna Saveska 11 MF  AUS Danika Matos 12 FW  AUS Bronte Trew (scholarship) 13 FW  AUS Talia Kapetanellis 14 DF  AUS Ella Buchanan

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  AUS Cushla Rue 17 FW  AUS Amelia Cassar (scholarship) 18 GK  AUS Aimee Hall 19 MF  AUS Talia Younis 20 GK  AUS Sham Khamis 23 DF  AUS Maya Lobo (scholarship) 24 FW  JPN Aya Seino 25 FW  AUS Holly Caspers 26 MF  POR Siena Arrarte (scholarship) 31 GK  AUS Keely Segavcic 37 MF  JPN Ena Harada — MF  AUS Angelique Hristodoulou

Head coaches

Dates	Name	Ref.
2012–2014	Stephen Roche
2014–2016	Norm Boardman
2016–2018	Richard Byrne
2018–2019	Dan Barrett
2019–2021	Dean Heffernan
2021–2022	Catherine Cannuli
2022–2023	Kat Smith
2023–	Robbie Hooker

Season by season record

Season	A-League Women										Top scorer
	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Pos	Finals	Name	Goals
2012–13	12	4	1	7	19	23	–4	13	6 / 8	—	Louise Fors	5
2013–14	12	2	3	7	17	23	–6	9	7 / 8	—	Catherine Cannuli	6
2014	12	2	2	8	14	42	–28	8	8 / 8	—	Keelin Winters	5
2015–16	12	3	3	6	15	25	–10	12	7 / 9	—	Five players	2
2016–17	12	4	1	7	14	29	–15	13	8 / 9	—	Katie Stengel	6
2017–18	12	3	2	7	13	21	–8	11	8 / 9	—	Erica Halloway	3
2018–19	12	1	1	10	11	30	–19	4	9 / 9	—	Kylie Ledbrook	3
2019–20	12	7	1	4	24	20	+4	22	4 / 9	Semi-finals	Kristen Hamilton	7
2020–21	12	4	1	7	13	21	–8	13	6 / 9	—	Rosie Galea	4
2021–22	14	1	4	9	7	27	–20	7	9 / 10	—	Ashlie Crofts	3

• • 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 vs. Brisbane Roar, 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: Kristen Hamilton (in the 2019–20 season)
• Longest Period Without Conceding a Goal: 312 minutes – 7 December 2019 to 12 January 2020. Goalkeeper: Abby Smith

Most appearances

Danika Matos holds the record for most league appearances with 70 as of 10 November 2024.

Last updated 24 November 2018

	Name	Years	Regular Season	Finals	Total
1	Linda O'Neill	2012–2016	41	0	41
2	Helen Caceres	2013–2017	40	0	40
3	Erica Halloway	2015–present	38	0	38
4	Michelle Carney	2013–2016	34	0	34
5	Jada Mathyssen-Whyman	2015–2020	33	0	33
6=	Alix Roberts	2015–2018	25	0	25
6=	Chloe O'Brien	2014–2018	25	0	25
8	Jessica Seaman	2012–2014	24	0	24
9=	Hannah Beard	2014–2016	23	0	23
9=	Ellie Carpenter	2015–2017	23	0	23
9=	Keelin Winters	2014–2016	23	0	23

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

	Name	Years	W-League	Finals	Total
1	Catherine Cannuli	2012–13 to 2013–14	8	0	8
=2	Keelin Winters	2014 to 2015–16	7	0	7
=2	Kristen Hamilton	2019–20	7	0	7
=4	Michelle Carney	2013–14 to 2015–16	6	0	6
=4	Erica Halloway	2015–16 -present	6	0	6

See also

• List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries
• Women's soccer in Australia
• W-League (Australia) all-time records
• Australia women's national soccer team

• Women's association football
• Sports
• Association football
• Australia

References

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8. "Boardman appointed for Wanderers W-League". W-League. Football Federation Australia. 17 July 2014.
9. "New W-League coach announced for Wanderers". Western Sydney Wanderers. Football Federation Australia. 19 May 2016.
10. "Wanderers appoint new Westfield W-League coach". W-League. Football Federation Australia. 3 August 2018.
11. "Former Socceroo to coach Wanderers in the W-League". The Women's Game. 24 April 2019.
12. "Cannuli appointed Wanderers W-League head coach". Western Sydney Wanderers. 2 June 2021.
13. "Smith Takes Charge Of Wanderers In ALW". keepup.com.au. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
14. "Wanderers Liberty A-league Coaching Update". wswanderersfc.com.au. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
15. "Hamilton breaks Wanderers record". Western Sydney Wanderers. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
16. "Local radio to cover every Wanderers match". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 June 2016. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
17. "Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney FC Player Ratings". The Women's Game.
18. "Hat trick Hero Hamilton lauds team mates". The Women's Game.
19. ^ "Hamilton breaks Wanderers record". Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 3 March 2020.

External links

• Official club website

• Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women)
• A-League Women teams
• Western Sydney Wanderers FC
• Association football clubs established in 2012
• Women's soccer clubs in Australia
• 2012 establishments in Australia