Women's National Soccer League
For the United States league, see National Women's Soccer League.
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Folded | 2004 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Most championships | Queensland Sting (3 titles) |
The Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) was Australia's top women's association football league. Originally known as the Ansett Australia Summer Series for sponsorship reasons, the WNSL began in 1996 consisting of six clubs and continued through until 2004, folding alongside the National Soccer League. It was not until 2008 that a women's top flight league was re-established; in the form of the W-League.
Clubs
| Club | City | Home Ground | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Sensation | Adelaide, South Australia | Hindmarsh Stadium | SA Sports Institute, SASI Buffalo Pirates |
| Canberra Eclipse | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | AIS, McKellar Stadium | ACT Academy of Sports |
| Northern NSW Pride | Newcastle, New South Wales | Weston Park, Wanderers Oval | Northern NSW ITC, NNSW Horizon |
| NSW Sapphires | Sydney, New South Wales | Sydney United Sports Centre | NSW Institute of Sport |
| Queensland Sting | Brisbane, Queensland | Perry Park, QAS Centre | Queensland Academy of Sport |
| Victoria Vision | Melbourne, Victoria | Bulleen Soccer Club | ITC Victoria |
| Western Waves* | Perth, Western Australia | Perth Oval | |
- In 2004 Western Waves was given temporary entry to the WNSL for six games
Champions
Champions are:[1]
| Season | Winner | Result | Runner-Up | Top Scorer | Julie Dolan Medal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Queensland Sting | 2-0 | Northern NSW Pride | Katie Gill (NNSW) 13 | Taryn Rockall (NSW) |
| 2003–04 | NSW Sapphires | 3-1 | Queensland Sting | Catherine Cannuli (NSW) 13 | |
| 2002–03 | Queensland Sting | 1-0 | NSW Sapphires | Lisa De Vanna (ADE) 9 | Lisa De Vanna (ADE) Heather Garriock (QLD) |
| 2001–02 | Canberra Eclipse | 1-0 | NSW Sapphires | Caitlin Munoz (CNB) 9 | Joanne Peters (NSW) |
| 2000–01 | Queensland Sting | 1-0 | NSW Sapphires | Taryn Rockall (NSW) 6 | Taryn Rockall (NSW) |
| 1999 | NSW Sapphires | 1-0 | SASI Pirates | Belinda Dawney (QLD) 7 | Ann Marie Vozzo (SASI) |
| 1998–99 | SASI Pirates | 2-0 | Canberra Eclipse | Lisa Casagrande (CNB) 16 | Julie Murray (NSWIS) |
| 1997–98 | NSWIS | 3-2 | SASI | Sharon Black (SASI) 11 | Sharon Black (SASI) |
| 1996–97 | QAS | 2-1 | SASI | Kristy Moore (SASI) 9 | |
See also
- W-League (Australia) - Current Australian women's national league
- Women's soccer in Australia
- Geography of women's association football
References
- ↑ "Historical list of Womens National League winners". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
External links
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