2010–11 W-League

The 2010–11 W-League season was the third season of the W-League, the Australian national women's football (soccer) competition. The season consisted of twelve rounds, with each team playing a total of ten games, followed by a finals series.

2010–11 W-League
League	W-League
Sport	Women's association football
Duration	2010–2011
Number of teams	7
TV partner(s)	ABC1
W-League season
Champions	Brisbane Roar
Premiers	Sydney FC
Top scorer	Kyah Simon (12)

Sydney FC were crowned premiers after winning the regular season, but lost the Grand Final to season runners-up Brisbane Roar.

Clubs

Perth

Adelaide

Melbourne

Newcastle

Sydney

Brisbane

Canberra

The Central Coast Mariners withdrew from the 2010–11 season prior to the season commencing. W-League teams for the 2010–11 season:

Team	City	Years in competition
Adelaide United	Adelaide, SA	2008–09 — present
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane, Qld	2008–09 — present
Canberra United	Canberra, ACT	2008–09 — present
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne, Vic	2008–09 — present
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle, NSW	2008–09 — present
Perth Glory	Perth, WA	2008–09 — present
Sydney FC	Sydney, NSW	2008–09 — present

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC	10	8	0	2	29	9	+20	24	Qualification to Finals series
2	Brisbane Roar (C)	10	6	3	1	17	7	+10	21
3	Canberra United	10	5	2	3	16	9	+7	17
4	Melbourne Victory	10	4	3	3	12	11	+1	15
5	Perth Glory	10	4	1	5	11	15	−4	13
6	Newcastle Jets	10	3	1	6	13	15	−2	10
7	Adelaide United	10	0	0	10	4	36	−32	0

Source: au.soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Round 1

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

6 November 2010	Brisbane Roar	2–4	Sydney FC	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
	Butt 14' Harch 49'	Report	Garriock 6', 54' Rollason 33' Simon 36'	Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

6 November 2010	Adelaide United	0–2	Newcastle Jets	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
		Report	McDonnell 83', 88'	Referee: Stacey Sasopolous

Perth Glory v Canberra United

7 November 2010	Perth Glory	1–4	Canberra United	6PR Stadium, Perth
	Gill 41'	Report	Heyman 34', 70', 87' Maciejewski 57'	Attendance: 423 Referee: Catherine Hoffman

Round 2

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

13 November 2010	Perth Glory	4–0	Adelaide United	nib Stadium, Perth
	Gill 27' (pen.), 32' (pen.) May 36' Kerr 80'	Report		Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Canberra United v Brisbane Roar

13 November 2010	Canberra United	1–1	Brisbane Roar	McKellar Park, Canberra
	Perry 82'	Report	Butt 45'	Attendance: 794 Referee: Peta McCallum

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

13 November 2010	Melbourne Victory	1–4	Sydney FC	Latrobe City Stadium, Morwell
	Taylor 29' (pen.)	Report	Simon 30', 37' Ledbrook 84' Cannuli 90+'	Referee: Catherine Hoffman

Round 3

Canberra United v Melbourne Victory

20 November 2010	Canberra United	1–1	Melbourne Victory	McKellar Park, Canberra
	Cooper 6'	Report	Ruyter-Hooley 94'	Attendance: 836 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

20 November 2010	Newcastle Jets	0–4	Brisbane Roar	Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
		Report	Harch 2', 60' Butt 25' De Vanna 72' (pen.)	Referee: Kirralee Gardiner

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

20 November 2010	Sydney FC	4–1	Adelaide United	WIN Stadium, Wollongong
	Khamis 10' Ledbrook 59' Cannuli 80' Foord 91'	Report	Gunning 41' (pen.)	Attendance: 640 Referee: Peta McCallum

Round 4

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

26 November 2010	Adelaide United	0–4	Melbourne Victory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
		Report	Fletcher 32' Friend 47' Taylor 52', 91'	Referee: Stacey Sasopolous

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

27 November 2010	Sydney FC	1–2	Newcastle Jets	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
	Khamis 31'	Report	Andrews 84', 90'	Referee: Kiralee Gardiner

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

27 November 2010	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Perth Glory	Perry Park, Brisbane
	De Vanna 90+3'	Report		Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Round 5

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar

4 December 2010	Melbourne Victory	1–4	Brisbane Roar	AAMI Park, Melbourne
	Friend 65'	Report	Butt 23', 25' De Vanna 71' Gielnik 81'	Referee: Peta McCallum

Canberra United v Adelaide United

4 December 2010	Canberra United	4–0	Adelaide United	Deakin Stadium, Canberra
	Munoz 6' Heyman 9', 16' Brush 21'	Report		Attendance: 576 Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

5 December 2010	Perth Glory	1–0	Newcastle Jets	6PR Stadium, Perth
	Gibbons 4'	Report		Referee: Stacey Sasopolous

Round 6

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

10 December 2010	Adelaide United	1–3	Brisbane Roar	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Kuralay 28'	Report	Carroll 71' Kellond-Knight 32' Colthorpe 38'	Referee: Catherine Hoffman

Newcastle Jets v Canberra United

11 December 2010	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Canberra United	Energy Australia Stadium, Newcastle
		Report	Heyman 36'	Attendance: 349 Referee: Peta McCallum

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

11 December 2010	Sydney FC	2–0	Perth Glory	WIN Stadium, Wollongong
	Khamis 55' Simon 71'	Report		Attendance: 246 Referee: Sachiko Yamagashi

Round 7

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

18 December 2010	Adelaide United	0–4	Sydney FC	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
		Report	Khamis 16' Simon 45', 77' Ledbrook 53'	Referee: Fusako Kajiyama

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

18 December 2010	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Perth Glory	AAMI Park, Melbourne
		Report	Kofoed 83'	Referee: Catherine Hofmann

Brisbane Roar v Canberra United

21 December 2010	Brisbane Roar	1–0	Canberra United	Perry Park, Brisbane
	Harch 60'	Report		Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 8

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

2 January 2011	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Melbourne Victory	Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
		Report	Jackson 47'	Referee: Kirralee Gardiner

Round 9

Melbourne Victory v Canberra United

8 January 2011	Melbourne Victory	1–0	Canberra United	Skilled Stadium, Geelong
	Taylor 20'	Report		Attendance: 500 Referee: Stacey Sasopolous

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

8 January 2011	Newcastle Jets	7–1	Adelaide United	Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
	Feuerriegel 23', 50' Gunning 46' (o.g.) Andrews 52', 57', 85', 92'	Report	Quigley 34'	Referee: Kirralee Gardiner

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

9 January 2011	Perth Glory	1–5	Sydney FC	6PR Stadium, Perth
	McCallum 69'	Report	Khamis 3', 8' Simon 47', 74', 89'	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 10

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

15 January 2011	Adelaide United	1–2	Perth Glory	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
	Gorry 73'	Report	Kerr 16', 41'	Referee: Catherine Hofmann

Canberra United v Newcastle Jets

15 January 2011	Canberra United	4–1	Newcastle Jets	Deakin Stadium, Canberra
	Munoz 3', 78' Heyman 19' van Egmond 88'	Summary	Andrews 44'	Referee: Peta McCallum

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

Round 11

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets

22 January 2011	Brisbane Roar	0–0	Newcastle Jets	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
		Report		Referee: Catherine Hofmann

Sydney FC v Canberra United

22 January 2011	Sydney FC	3–0	Canberra United	Seymour Shaw Park, Miranda
	Brush 49' (o.g.) Field 76' (o.g.) Simon 82'	Report		Attendance: 973 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

23 January 2011	Perth Glory	1–1	Melbourne Victory	6PR Stadium, Perth
	D'Ovidio 39'	Report	Catley 47'	Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Round 12

Canberra United v Perth Glory

29 January 2011	Canberra United	1–0	Perth Glory	McKellar Park, Canberra
	A. Sykes 88'	Report		Referee: Kirralee Gardiner

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

29 January 2011	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Sydney FC	Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
	Crawford 62'	Report	Simon 55' Uzunlar 73' (pen.)	Referee: Peta McCallum

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

29 January 2011	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Adelaide United	John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury
	Catley 1' Friend 86'	Report		Referee: Catherine Hofmann

Finals series

Bracket

	Semi-finals					Grand final
	1	Sydney FC	5
	4	Melbourne Victory	1
						1	Sydney FC	1
						2	Brisbane Roar	2
	2	Brisbane Roar	2 (4)
	3	Canberra United	2 (2)

Semi-finals

Brisbane Roar v Canberra United

5 February 2011	Brisbane Roar	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Canberra United	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
	Butt 23' Cordner 96'	Report	Munoz 57' Heyman 97'	Referee: Jacqui Melksham
	Penalties
	Colthorpe Carroll Butt Kellond-Knight Dumont		Shipard Brush Cooper Perry

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

6 February 2011	Sydney FC	5–1	Melbourne Victory	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
	Khamis 26', 75' Uzunlar 38' (pen.) Simon 74' Bolger 88'	Report	Catley 30'	Attendance: 912 Referee: Kirralee Gardiner

Final

Main article: 2011 W-League grand final

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

12 February 2011	Sydney FC	1–2	Brisbane Roar	Campbelltown Stadium
	Ledbrook 35'	Report	Butt 9' De Vanna 64'	Attendance: 1,872 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Season Statistics

Leading scorers

Total	Player		Team	Goals per Round
				1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	SF	F
12		Kyah Simon	Sydney FC	1	2				1	2		3		1	1	1
8		Michelle Heyman	Canberra United	3				2	1				1			1
		Leena Khamis	Sydney FC			1	1		1	1		2				2
7		Tara Andrews	Newcastle Jets				2					4	1
		Tameka Butt	Brisbane Roar	1	1	1		2								1	1
4		Lisa De Vanna	Brisbane Roar			1	1	1									1
		Lana Harch	Brisbane Roar	1		2				1
		Kylie Ledbrook	Sydney FC		1	1				1							1
		Caitlin Munoz	Canberra United					1					2			1
		Jodie Taylor	Melbourne Victory		1		2					1

  Goal scored from penalty kick

Awards

• Player of the Year: Kyah Simon, Sydney FC
• Young Player of the Year: Kyah Simon, Sydney FC
• Goalkeeper of the Year: Lydia Williams, Canberra United
• Golden Boot: Kyah Simon, Sydney FC – 12 goals
• Goal of the Year: Heather Garriock, Sydney FC – Round 1, Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC
• Fair Play Award: Melbourne Victory
• Referee of the Year: Kate Jacewicz
• Coach of the Year: Alen Stajcic, Sydney FC

See also

• 2010–11 Adelaide United W-League season
• 2010–11 Sydney FC W-League season