2010–11 W-League

2010–11 W-League
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)
W-League seasons
	← 2009 2011–12 →

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.

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

Clubs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Round 8

1 January 2011	Sydney FC	0–1	Brisbane Roar	Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown
		Report	Burgess 48'	Referee: Kate Jacewicz

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

Round 9

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

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

16 January 2011	Brisbane Roar	0–0	Melbourne Victory	Epping Stadium, Melbourne
		Report		Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 11

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

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

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

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

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
Total	Player		Team	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
8		Leena Khamis	Sydney FC			1	1		1	1		2				2
7		Tara Andrews	Newcastle Jets				2					4	1
7		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

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