2022–23 A-League Women

Fifteenth edition of the top Australian women's football (soccer) league

Football league season

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.

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

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and kits

1. Away kit

Managerial changes

Transfers

Foreign players

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

League table

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. 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

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

Round 1

Canberra United v Perth Glory

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets

Western United v Melbourne Victory

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

Round 2

Wellington Phoenix v Western United

Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers

Brisbane Roar v Canberra United

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

Round 3

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

Newcastle Jets v Perth Glory

Adelaide United v Western United

Melbourne Victory v Wellington Phoenix

Round 4

Canberra United v Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

Western Sydney Wanderers v Adelaide United

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

Round 5

Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United

Brisbane Roar v Western Sydney Wanderers

Melbourne City v Western United

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

Perth Glory v Canberra United

Round 6

Canberra United v Melbourne City

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

Round 7

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

Western United v Newcastle Jets

Adelaide United v Wellington Phoenix

Round 8

Brisbane Roar v Sydney FC

Melbourne Victory v Canberra United

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

Perth Glory v Western United

Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers

Round 9

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

Western United v Wellington Phoenix

Newcastle Jets v Sydney FC

Adelaide United v Canberra United

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City

Round 10

Western United v Sydney FC

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

Canberra United v Newcastle Jets

Western Sydney Wanderers v Western United

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory

Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix

Round 11

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory

Western United v Brisbane Roar

Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers

Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory

Wellington Phoenix v Canberra United

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

Round 12

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

Canberra United v Western United

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

Brisbane Roar v Wellington Phoenix

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

Round 13

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers

Western United v Perth Glory

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

Newcastle Jets v Canberra United

Round 14

Western United v Melbourne City

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

Canberra United v Sydney FC

Western Sydney Wanderers v Wellington Phoenix

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

Round 15

Canberra United v Western Sydney Wanderers

Perth Glory v Brisbane Roar

Wellington Phoenix v Sydney FC

Newcastle Jets v Western United

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

Round 16

Canberra United v Adelaide United

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar

Sydney FC v Western United

Perth Glory v Western Sydney Wanderers

Round 17

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

Brisbane Roar v Western United

Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix

Western Sydney Wanderers v Canberra United

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

Round 18

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

Canberra United v Melbourne Victory

Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar

Round 19

Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix

Sydney FC v Adelaide United

Western United v Canberra United

Melbourne Victory v Brisbane Roar

Perth Glory v Melbourne City

Round 20

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne Victory

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

Western United v Western Sydney Wanderers

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

Melbourne City v Canberra United

Finals series

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

Semi-finals

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory

Sydney FC v Western United

Preliminary final

Sydney FC v Melbourne Victory

Grand final

Western United v Sydney FC

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

End-of-season awards

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

• Julie Dolan Medal – Alex Chidiac (Melbourne Victory)
• Young Player of the Year – Sarah Hunter (Sydney FC)
• Golden Boot Award – Hannah Keane (Western United) (13 goals)
• Goalkeeper of the Year – Hillary Beall (Western United)
• Coach of the Year – Mark Torcaso (Western United)
• Referee of the Year – Casey Reibelt
• Fair Play Award – Canberra United
• Goal of the Year – Madison Haley (Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar, 10 December 2022)^[57]

See also

• 2022–23 A-League Men
• A-League Women transfers for 2022–23 season
• 2022–23 Adelaide United FC (A-League Women) season
• 2022–23 Brisbane Roar FC (A-League Women) season
• 2022–23 Canberra United FC (A-League Women) season
• 2022–23 Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) season
• 2022–23 Melbourne Victory FC (A-League Women) season
• 2022–23 Newcastle Jets FC (A-League Women) season
• 2022–23 Perth Glory FC (A-League Women) season
• 2022–23 Sydney FC (A-League Women) season
• 2022–23 Wellington Phoenix FC (A-League Women) season
• 2022–23 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) season
• 2022–23 Western United FC (A-League Women) season

Notes

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]

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