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
LeagueW-League
SportWomen's association football
Duration2010–2011
Number of teams7
TV partner(s)ABC1
W-League season
ChampionsBrisbane Roar
PremiersSydney FC
Top scorerKyah Simon (12)
W-League seasons

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

Clubs

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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

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League table

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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

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

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

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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
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

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26 November 2010 Adelaide United 0–4 Melbourne Victory Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Report Fletcher   32'
Friend   47'
Taylor   52', 91'
Referee: Stacey Sasopolous
27 November 2010 Sydney FC 1–2 Newcastle Jets Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
Khamis   31' Report Andrews   84', 90' Referee: Kiralee Gardiner
27 November 2010 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Perth Glory Perry Park, Brisbane
De Vanna   90+3' Report Referee: Jacqui Melksham

Round 5

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

Round 6

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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
11 December 2010 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Canberra United Energy Australia Stadium, Newcastle
Report Heyman   36' Attendance: 349
Referee: Peta McCallum
11 December 2010 Sydney FC 2–0 Perth Glory WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Khamis   55'
Simon   71'
Report Attendance: 246
Referee: Sachiko Yamagashi

Round 7

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18 December 2010 Adelaide United 0–4 Sydney FC Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Report Khamis   16'
Simon   45', 77'
Ledbrook   53'
Referee: Fusako Kajiyama
18 December 2010 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Perth Glory AAMI Park, Melbourne
Report Kofoed   83' Referee: Catherine Hofmann

Round 8

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Round 9

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

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

Round 11

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22 January 2011 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Newcastle Jets Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Report Referee: Catherine Hofmann
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
23 January 2011 Perth Glory 1–1 Melbourne Victory 6PR Stadium, Perth
D'Ovidio   39' Report Catley   47' Referee: Kirralee Gardener

Round 12

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29 January 2011 Canberra United 1–0 Perth Glory McKellar Park, Canberra
A. Sykes   88' Report Referee: Kirralee Gardiner
29 January 2011 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Sydney FC Wanderers Oval, Newcastle
Crawford   62' Report Simon   55'
Uzunlar   73' (pen.)
Referee: Peta McCallum

Finals series

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Bracket

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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

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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
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

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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

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Leading scorers

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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

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See also

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References

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