A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | CH | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 3 December 2021 – 10 March 2022 (regular season) 11–27 March 2022 (finals) |
Champions | Melbourne Victory (3rd title) |
Premiers | Sydney FC (4th title) |
Matches played | 74 |
Goals scored | 248 (3.35 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Fiona Worts (regular season, 13 goals) Hannah Wilkinson (overall, 14 goals) |
Biggest home win | 6 goals Sydney FC 6–0 Canberra United (15 January 2022) |
Biggest away win | 6 goals Brisbane Roar 2–8 Adelaide United (13 February 2022) |
Highest scoring | 10 goals Brisbane Roar 2–8 Adelaide United (13 February 2022) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Sydney FC |
Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Sydney FC |
Longest winless run | 10 matches Wellington Phoenix |
Longest losing run | 9 matches Wellington Phoenix |
Attendance | 88,629 (1,198 per match) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results) |
The 2021–22 A-League Women, known as the Liberty A-League for sponsorship reasons, was the fourteenth season of the A-League Women, the Australian national women's association football competition originally known as the W-League until the previous season. Wellington Phoenix were announced as an expansion club, taking the total teams to 10.[1]
Sydney FC were the defending premiers, having won their third premiership title in 2020–21. Melbourne Victory were the defending champions, having won their second championship title in 2020–21. Both clubs successfully defended their respective titles.
Clubs
Stadiums and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Adelaide United | Adelaide | Marden Sports Complex Coopers Stadium |
6,000 16,500 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium Lions Stadium Moreton Daily Stadium |
52,500 5,000 11,500 |
Canberra United | Canberra | Viking Park | 7,000 |
Melbourne City | Melbourne | Frank Holohan Soccer Complex | 2,000 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
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 Wollongong |
Sky Stadium WIN Stadium |
34,500 23,000 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Marconi Stadium CommBank Stadium Wanderers Football Park |
9,000 30,000 1,000 |
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Western Sydney Wanderers | Dean Heffernan | Resigned | 2 June 2021 | Pre-season | Catherine Cannuli[35] | 2 June 2021 |
Brisbane Roar | Jake Goodship | Resigned[36] | 10 July 2021 | Garrath McPherson[37] | 17 August 2021 | |
Wellington Phoenix | Inaugural manager | Gemma Lewis[38] | 11 October 2021 |