2022–23 A-League Women

The 2022–23 A-League Women, known as the Liberty A-League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifteenth season of the A-League Women, the Australian national women's soccer competition.

A-League Women
Season2022–23
Dates18 November 2022 – 30 April 2023
ChampionsSydney FC (4th title)
PremiersSydney FC (5th title)
Matches played101
Goals scored303 (3 per match)
Top goalscorerHannah Keane
(13 goals)
Biggest home winWellington Phoenix 5–0 Canberra United
(22 January 2023)
Biggest away winNewcastle Jets 0–6 Western United
(26 February 2023)
Highest scoringMelbourne Victory 3–6 Sydney FC
(26 January 2023)
Longest winning run7 matches
Western United
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Western United
Longest winless run9 matches
Adelaide United
Longest losing run5 matches
Wellington Phoenix
Highest attendance8,838
Melbourne Victory 2–2 Adelaide United
(26 February 2023)
Lowest attendance201
WS Wanderers 3–1 Brisbane Roar
(19 March 2023)
Attendance126,194 (1,249 per match)
All statistics correct as of 22 April 2023.
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results)

Western United joined as an expansion club, taking the total number of teams to 11.[1]

Sydney FC were the defending premiers and Melbourne Victory the defending champions. Sydney FC won the regular season for the third consecutive time.

Clubs

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Location Stadium Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide ServiceFM Stadium
Coopers Stadium
5,000
16,500
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium
Lions Stadium
Moreton Daily Stadium
52,500
5,000
11,500
Canberra United Canberra McKellar Park 3,500
Melbourne City Melbourne Frank Holohan Soccer Complex 2,000
Melbourne Victory Melbourne AAMI Park
Epping Stadium
CB Smith Reserve
30,050
10,000
2,000
Newcastle Jets Newcastle Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
McDonald Jones Stadium
5,000
33,000
Perth Glory Perth Macedonia Park 7,000
Sydney FC Sydney Jubilee Oval
Leichhardt Oval
20,505
20,000
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Sky Stadium 34,500
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney Marconi Stadium
CommBank Stadium
Wanderers Football Park
9,000
30,000
1,000
Western United Wyndham City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field 4,000

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturers Kit sponsors
Adelaide United   Adrian Stenta   Isabel Hodgson[2] UCAN[3] Kite[4]
Brisbane Roar   Garrath McPherson   Ayesha Norrie[5] New Balance[6] Ausenco[7]
Canberra United   Njegosh Popovich   Michelle Heyman[8] ISC Sport[9] University of Canberra[10][11]
Melbourne City   Dario Vidošić (caretaker)   Emma Checker[12] Puma[13] Etihad Airways
Melbourne Victory   Jeff Hopkins   Kayla Morrison[14] Macron[15] MATE[16]
Newcastle Jets   Gary van Egmond   Cassidy Davis[17] Legend Sportswear[18] Port of Newcastle[19]
Perth Glory   Alexander Epakis   Natasha Rigby[20] Macron[21] Gold Valley[22]
Sydney FC   Ante Juric   Natalie Tobin[23] Under Armour[24] The Star[25]
Wellington Phoenix   Natalie Lawrence   Lily Alfeld[26] Paladin Sports[27] Oppo[28]
Spark[a][28]
Western Sydney Wanderers   Kat Smith   Clare Hunt[29] Kappa[30] Intermain[31]
Western United   Mark Torcaso   Jaclyn Sawicki[32] Kappa[33] Sharp[33]
  1. ^ Away kit

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Canberra United   Vicki Linton Resigned[34] 21 March 2022 Pre-season   Njegosh Popovic[35] 18 May 2022
Western Sydney Wanderers   Catherine Cannuli Resigned[36] 7 May 2022   Kat Smith[37] 18 May 2022
Western United Inaugural manager   Mark Torcaso[38] 29 June 2022
Wellington Phoenix   Gemma Lewis Signed by Wales 12 September 2022   Natalie Lawrence[39] 12 September 2022
Melbourne City   Rado Vidošić Signed by Melbourne City Men[40] 23 November 2022 1st   Dario Vidošić (caretaker) 23 November 2022
Newcastle Jets   Ash Wilson Resigned[41] 2 February 2023 10th   Gary van Egmond (caretaker) 2 February 2023
Newcastle Jets   Gary van Egmond (caretaker) Promoted to full-time 21 March 2023 10th   Gary van Egmond 21 March 2023[42]

Transfers

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Foreign players

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Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United   Hannah Holgersen   Fiona Worts   Nanako Sasaki   Maruschka Waldus   Xiao Yuyi
Brisbane Roar   Margot Robinne   Shea Connors   Hensley Hancuff   Mariel HecherB
  Indiah-Paige RileyA
  Kajsa Lind
Canberra United   Kennedy Faulknor   Wu Chengshu   Grace Jale   Vesna MilivojevićA
Melbourne City   María José Rojas   Katie Bowen   Hannah Wilkinson   Julia Grosso   Emina Ekic
Melbourne Victory   Claudia Bunge   Catherine Zimmerman   Kayla MorrisonB   Gaby GartonB
  Rikke MadsenR
  Sarah RoweB
Newcastle Jets   Murphy Agnew   Cannon Clough   Emily Garnier   Sarah Griffith
Perth Glory   Elizabeth Anton   Rylee Baisden   Gabriella Coleman   Cyera Hintzen   Hannah BlakeR
Sydney FC   Anna Green   Rola Badawiya   Madison Haley   Deborah-Anne De la HarpeA
Wellington Phoenix
Western Sydney Wanderers   Jitka Chlastáková   Malia Steinmetz   Sarina Bolden   Jordyn Bloomer
  Tess Boade
Western United   Sydney Cummings   Jaclyn Sawicki   Hillary Beall   Hannah Keane   Danielle SteerB
  Angela BeardA
  Tyla-Jay VlajnicA
  Jessica McDonaldG
The following do not fill a Visa position:
  • A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team
  • B Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship
  • G Guest players
  • R Injury replacement players, or national team replacement players

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 18 13 1 4 43 15 +28 40 Qualification to Finals series and 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship
2 Western United[a] 18 13 0 5 38 20 +18 39 Qualification to Finals series
3 Melbourne City 18 9 3 6 36 23 +13 30
4 Melbourne Victory 18 7 8 3 29 22 +7 29
5 Canberra United 18 8 5 5 35 30 +5 29
6 Perth Glory 18 8 4 6 31 26 +5 28
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 18 5 4 9 16 23 −7 19
8 Adelaide United 18 5 3 10 16 29 −13 18
9 Brisbane Roar[a] 18 4 6 8 16 31 −15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 18 4 2 12 22 53 −31 14
11 Wellington Phoenix 18 3 4 11 20 30 −10 13
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The APL awarded Western United a 3–0 win as a result of Brisbane Roar fielding an ineligible player, after the round 17 match had originally finished 2–0 for Brisbane.[43]

Matches

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  • All times are in AEDT (UTC+11:00) until 1 April 2023, AEST (UTC+10:00) afterwards.

Round 1

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19 November 2022 Canberra United 2–2 Perth Glory Canberra
15:00
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,263
Referee: Casey Reibelt
19 November 2022 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Newcastle Jets Brisbane
15:00
Report Agnew   76' (pen.) Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,327
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
19 November 2022 Western United 1–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
15:00 McDonald   54' Report Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 2,753
Referee: Lara Lee
20 November 2022 Wellington Phoenix 1–4 Melbourne City Wellington, New Zealand
13:00 Torpey   82' (o.g.) Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 5,213
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
20 November 2022 Adelaide United 1–0 Sydney FC Adelaide
16:00 Murray   88' Report Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 1,039
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Round 2

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26 November 2022 Wellington Phoenix 1–4 Western United Wellington, New Zealand
13:00 Van der Meer   23' Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 1,541
Referee: Bec Mackie
26 November 2022 Newcastle Jets 4–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Tamworth
15:00
Report
Stadium: Scully Park
Attendance: 2,078
Referee: Kelly Jones
26 November 2022 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Canberra United Brisbane
15:00 Crummer   53' Report Jale   23' Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,115
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
26 November 2022 Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
15:00
Report Stadium: Cromer Park
Attendance: 1,339
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
27 November 2022 Perth Glory 0–1 Adelaide United Perth
19:00 Report Holmes   19' Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 1,264
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 3

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3 December 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Sydney FC Sydney
15:00 Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 626
Referee: Casey Reibelt
3 December 2022 Melbourne City 3–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
15:00
Report Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 670
Referee: Isabella Blaess
3 December 2022 Newcastle Jets 2–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
15:00
Report Baisden   42', 58' Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,230
Referee: Caitlin Williams
4 December 2022 Adelaide United 1–2 Western United Adelaide
16:00 Dawber   56' Report
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 1,013
Referee: Lara Lee

Round 4

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10 December 2022 Canberra United 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Canberra
15:00
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,430
Referee: Isabella Libri
10 December 2022 Melbourne City 5–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00
Report Andrews   70' Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 347
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
10 December 2022 Sydney FC 4–0 Brisbane Roar Sydney
17:10
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 4,293
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
11 December 2022 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Adelaide United Sydney
16:00 Report Dawber   7' (pen.) Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 423
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
11 December 2022 Perth Glory 0–3 Melbourne Victory Perth
19:00 Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 700
Referee: Lara Lee

Round 5

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17 December 2022 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Adelaide United Wellington, New Zealand
15:40 Report Barry   22' (o.g.) Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 4,535
Referee: Isabella Blaess
17 December 2022 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
17:00 Palmer   9' Report Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 877
Referee: Bec Mackie
17 December 2022 Melbourne City 1–3 Western United Melbourne
17:05 Ekic   28' Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,392
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
18 December 2022 Melbourne Victory 5–2 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
18:15
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 417
Referee: Casey Reibelt
18 December 2022 Perth Glory 3–2 Canberra United Perth
19:00
Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 611
Referee: Kelly Jones

Round 6

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23 December 2022 Canberra United 0–4 Melbourne City Queanbeyan
18:00 Report
Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
23 December 2022 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Brisbane Roar Newcastle
18:00 Report Gorry   10', 60' Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 987
Referee: Isabella Libri
24 December 2022 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
14:25
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 1,071
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 7

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27 December 2022 Melbourne City 1–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
20:15 Ekic   60' (pen.) Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,341
Referee: Bec Mackie
8 February 2023 Western United 0–2 Newcastle Jets Ballarat
17:30 Report
Stadium: Morshead Park
Attendance: 320
Referee: Isabella Libri
28 March 2023 Adelaide United 1–3 Wellington Phoenix Adelaide
19:00 Worts   21' Report
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 694
Referee: Isabella Blaess

Round 8

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31 December 2022 Brisbane Roar 1–4 Sydney FC Brisbane
15:00 Norrie   44' Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 992
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
31 December 2022 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Canberra United Melbourne
15:00 Chidiac   44' Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 412
Referee: Isabella Blaess
31 December 2022 Newcastle Jets 2–0 Adelaide United Newcastle
15:00 L. Allan   61', 88' Report Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 879
Referee: Lara Lee
1 January 2023 Perth Glory 2–3 Western United Perth
19:00
Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 700
Referee: Caitlin Williams

Round 9

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6 January 2023 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Perth Glory Melbourne
17:05 Zois   26' Report Jancevski   74' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 973
Referee: Kelly Jones
7 January 2023 Western United 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
15:00 Vlajnic   78' Report Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 630
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
7 January 2023 Newcastle Jets 2–4 Sydney FC Newcastle
15:00
Report
Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
7 January 2023 Adelaide United 0–2 Canberra United Adelaide
19:30 Report
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 853
Referee: Casey Reibelt
8 January 2023 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–0 Melbourne City Sydney
16:00
Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 466
Referee: Lara Lee

Round 10

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11 January 2023 Western United 2–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00 Keane   18', 35' Report Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 740
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
11 January 2023 Adelaide United 0–3 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:00 Report
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 803
Referee: Isabella Blaess
14 January 2023 Canberra United 5–1 Newcastle Jets Canberra
15:00
Report Andrews   80' Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,023
Referee: Lara Lee
14 January 2023 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Western United Sydney
15:00
Report Keane   26' Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 448
Referee: Kelly Jones
15 January 2023 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Adelaide United Brisbane
16:00 Riley   26' Report Dawber   47' (pen.) Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 932
Referee: Bec Mackie
15 January 2023 Melbourne City 1–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
17:00 Wilkinson   37' Report Chidiac   13' Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 506
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
15 January 2023 Perth Glory 2–0 Wellington Phoenix Perth
19:00
Report Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 700
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 11

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18 January 2023 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 Melbourne Victory Sydney
18:00 Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 436
Referee: Isabella Libri
21 January 2023 Western United 2–0 Brisbane Roar Hobart
14:20
Report Stadium: North Hobart Oval
Attendance: 2,050
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
21 January 2023 Melbourne City 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
15:00 Wilkinson   14' Report Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 247
Referee: Bec Mackie
21 January 2023 Adelaide United 1–2 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
16:00 Worts   8' Report
Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 1,006
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
22 January 2023 Wellington Phoenix 5–0 Canberra United Wellington, New Zealand
10:15
Report Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 2,044
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
29 March 2023 Sydney FC 4–2 Perth Glory Sydney
19:00
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 414
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 12

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26 January 2023 Melbourne Victory 3–6 Sydney FC Melbourne
16:05
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,307
Referee: Casey Reibelt
28 January 2023 Canberra United 0–5 Western United Canberra
15:00 Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 970
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
28 January 2023 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:30 Price   36' Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 326
Referee: Isabella Blaess
29 January 2023 Brisbane Roar 3–3 Wellington Phoenix Brisbane
16:00
Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 753
Referee: Kelly Jones
29 January 2023 Melbourne City 1–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
17:40 Pollicina   54' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 595
Referee: Lara Lee

Round 13

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4 February 2023 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne City Sydney
14:20
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 3,654
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
4 February 2023 Melbourne Victory 3–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
15:00
Report Harding   15' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 511
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
4 February 2023 Western United 1–3 Perth Glory Ballarat
15:00 Robers   22' Report
Stadium: Morshead Park
Attendance: 545
Referee: Caitlin Williams
5 February 2023 Adelaide United 0–1 Brisbane Roar Adelaide
16:00 Report Rasschaert   78' Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 1,045
Referee: Bec Mackie
5 February 2023 Newcastle Jets 0–3 Canberra United Newcastle
16:00 Report
Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,404
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Round 14

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11 February 2023 Western United 2–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
14:20
Report McKenna   40' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
11 February 2023 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
15:00 Connors   22' Report Chidiac   21' (pen.) Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 767
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
11 February 2023 Canberra United 2–1[note 1] Sydney FC Canberra
17:00
Report Badawiya   53' Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 943
Referee: Kelly Jones
12 February 2023 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
15:00 Harding   40' Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 313
Referee: Bec Mackie
12 February 2023 Perth Glory 4–0 Newcastle Jets Perth
19:00
Report Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 839
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Round 15

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25 February 2023 Canberra United 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra
15:00
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 920
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
25 February 2023 Perth Glory 2–0 Brisbane Roar Perth
19:00 Lowry   22', 31' Report Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 680
Referee: Isabella Libri
26 February 2023 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Sydney FC Auckland, New Zealand
11:00 Report Lowe   47' Stadium: North Harbour Stadium
Attendance: 1,182
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
26 February 2023 Newcastle Jets 0–6 Western United Newcastle
16:00 Report
Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 910
Referee: Bec Mackie
26 February 2023 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
17:35
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,838
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 16

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4 March 2023 Canberra United 4–2 Adelaide United Canberra
15:00
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Isabella Libri
4 March 2023 Newcastle Jets 0–4 Melbourne City Newcastle
15:00 Report
Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 940
Referee: Kelly Jones
5 March 2023 Sydney FC 3–0 Western United Sydney
16:00
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 566
Referee: Lara Lee
5 March 2023 Perth Glory 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
19:00 Rigby   54' Report Harrison   80' (pen.) Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 656
Referee: Isabella Blaess

Round 17

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11 March 2023 Adelaide United 2–1 Perth Glory Adelaide
15:00
Report Blake   49' Stadium: ServiceFM Stadium
Attendance: 975
Referee: Bec Mackie
11 March 2023 Brisbane Roar 0–3
Awarded[note 2]
Western United Brisbane
15:00 Connors   18', 90+2' Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 751
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
11 March 2023 Sydney FC 0–1 Wellington Phoenix Sydney
15:00 Report Taylor   32' Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 518
Referee: Caitlin Williams
12 March 2023 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Canberra United Sydney
16:00 Price   25' Report Milivojević   35' Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 263
Referee: Lara Lee
13 March 2023 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
15:20
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,655
Referee: Isabella Blaess

Round 18

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17 March 2023 Adelaide United 2–2 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
17:05
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 2,292
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
18 March 2023 Melbourne City 1–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
15:00 Torpey   90+4' Report Vine   24' Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 463
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
18 March 2023 Canberra United 1–1 Melbourne Victory Canberra
15:00 Faulknor   72' Report Eliadis   88' Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
18 March 2023 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Perth Glory Wellington, New Zealand
15:00 Report Hintzen   10' Stadium: Sky Stadium
Attendance: 850
Referee: Isabella Libri
19 March 2023 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1 Brisbane Roar Sydney
19:00
Report Crummer   49' Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 201
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Round 19

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25 March 2023 Newcastle Jets 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Newcastle
15:00
Report
Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 606
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
25 March 2023 Sydney FC 3–0 Adelaide United Sydney
15:00
Report Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 441
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
25 March 2023 Western United 0–3 Canberra United Melbourne
15:00 Report
Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 404
Referee: Isabella Blaess
26 March 2023 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:00 Ayres   37' (pen.) Report Connors   29' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 521
Referee: Bec Mackie
26 March 2023 Perth Glory 4–3 Melbourne City Perth
18:00
Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 910
Referee: Kelly Jones

Round 20

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1 April 2023 Wellington Phoenix 2–2 Melbourne Victory Wellington, New Zealand
10:15
Report
Stadium: Sky Stadium
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
1 April 2023 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Perth Glory Brisbane
15:00 Report Coleman   72' Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 854
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
1 April 2023 Western United 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
15:00 Keane   23', 55' Report Saveska   80' Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 361
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
1 April 2023 Sydney FC 4–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney
17:05
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 1,338
Referee: Isabella Blaess
2 April 2023 Melbourne City 3–3 Canberra United Melbourne
17:40
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,416
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Finals series

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On 12 December 2022, the Australian Professional Leagues announced that the Grand Final would be hosted in Sydney for this season[47] a move which received considerable backlash.[48][49]

Bracket

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Semi-finals

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15 April 2023 Elimination finalMelbourne City3–3 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)
Melbourne Victory Melbourne
15:00
Report Ayres   53' (pen.), 67', 72' Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 742
Referee: Lara Lee
Penalties
16 April 2023 Qualifying finalSydney FC0–1 Western United Sydney
17:45 Report Keane   26' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 3,680
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Preliminary final

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22 April 2023 Sydney FC 1–0Melbourne VictorySydney
15:00 Haley   89' Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 1,630
Referee: Isabella Blaess

Grand final

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30 April 2023 Western United0–4 Sydney FC Sydney
16:00 Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 9,519
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Regular season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[50]
1   Hannah Keane Western United 13
2   Michelle Heyman Canberra United 12
3   Melina Ayres Melbourne Victory 9
4   Madison Haley Sydney FC 8
  Vesna Milivojević Canberra United
  Rhianna Pollicina Melbourne City
7   Princess Ibini-Isei Sydney FC 7
  Cortnee Vine Sydney FC
9   Alex Chidiac Melbourne Victory 6
  Shea Connors Brisbane Roar
  Mackenzie Hawkesby Sydney FC
  Cyera Hintzen Perth Glory


Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref.
  Sarah Griffith Newcastle Jets Western Sydney Wanderers 4–2 (H) 26 November 2022 [51]
  Kayla Morrison Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets 5–2 (H) 18 December 2022 [52]
  Princess Ibini-Isei Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 6–2 (A) 26 January 2023 [53]
  Michelle Heyman Canberra United Adelaide United 4–2 (H) 4 March 2023 [54]
Key
(A) Away team
(H) Home team

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean sheets[55]
1   Jada Mathyssen-Whyman Sydney FC 8
2   Hillary Beall Western United 6
3   Melissa Barbieri Melbourne City 5
  Casey Dumont Melbourne Victory
  Jordyn Bloomer Western Sydney Wanderers
6   Annalee Grove Adelaide United 4
  Hensley Hancuff Brisbane Roar
  Chloe Lincoln Canberra United
9   Morgan Aquino Perth Glory 3
  Sally James Melbourne City

End-of-season awards

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The following awards were announced at the 2022–23 Dolan Warren Awards night that took place on 1 June 2023.[56]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The APL awarded Sydney FC a 3–0 win as a result of Canberra United making an illegal fourth substitution, after the match had originally finished 2–1 for Canberra.[44] A few weeks later, the decision was overturned following an appeal by Canberra.[45]
  2. ^ The APL awarded Western United a 3–0 win as a result of Brisbane Roar fielding an ineligible player, after the match had originally finished 2–0 for Brisbane.[46]

References

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  1. ^ "A-League Women to welcome Western United as 11th team in 2022/23 season". ABC News. 12 May 2022.
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