Perth Glory FC (W-League)
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| Full name | Perth Glory Women's Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2008 (2008) | ||
| Ground | Dorrien Gardens (West Perth) HBF Park (Perth) | ||
| Chairman | Tony Sage | ||
| Head Coach | Bobby Despotovski | ||
| League | W-League | ||
| 2017–18 | 6th | ||
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Current seasonThe Perth Glory FC, also known as the Perth Glory Women, represents the Perth Glory in the W-League, the top division women's football (soccer) league in Australia. The team was established in 2008, with the founding of the new league.[1][2] They use both HBF Park and Dorrien Gardens as their main home grounds since the 2017–18 Season.
Perth forward Samantha Kerr surrounded in a match against Canberra United
Contents
1 History
1.1 Establishment
2 Year-by-year
3 Ownership and team management
4 Players
4.1 Current squad
5 Broadcasting
6 Honors
7 See also
8 References
9 External links
History
Establishment
After Australia reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time, head coach Tom Sermanni felt the establishment of a professional league was vital for continuing the development of players.[3] Perth Glory was one of eight teams included in the establishment of the league the following year by Football Federation Australia.[4]
Year-by-year
| Year & League | Regular Season | Finals Series |
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2008–09 W-League | Fifth place | – |
2009 W-League | Sixth place | – |
2010–11 W-League | Fifth place | – |
2011–12 W-League | Sixth place | – |
2012–13 W-League | Second place | Semifinals |
2013–14 W-League | Fifth place | – |
2014 W-League | First place | Grand Final runners-up |
2015–16 W-League | Eighth place | – |
2016–17 W-League | Second place | Grand Final runners-up |
2017–18 W-League | Sixth place | – |
Ownership and team management
Perth Glory is owned by Tony Sage.[5]
During the team's inaugural season, the women's team was managed by Nicola Williams who improved to be a top–four performing side in the second half of the season.[6][7] In 2010, Jamie Harnwell was named head coach and led the team to second and first place finishes and a first-time trip to the finals.[8] In July 2015, former A-League striker Bobby Despotovski was named head coach with former Matilda and Perth Glory captain Collette McCallum as assistant coach.[9]
Players
Current squad
Updated October 27, 2018 [10]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coach: Bobby Despotovski
Assistant Coach: Jessine Bonzas
Broadcasting
For the 2018–19 season, all matches are scheduled to be broadcast on pay-TV network Fox Sports and the My Football app., with one match per week free-to-air on SBS.[11] In addition, ESPN+ will broadcast at least 17 W-League matches in the 2018-19 season.[12]
Honors
- W-League Premiers (1): 2014[13]
- W-League Champions Runners-up (1): 2014, 2017
See also
- List of top-division football clubs in AFC countries
- Women's soccer in Australia
- W-League (Australia) all-time records
- Australia women's national soccer team
References
^ Grainey, Tim (November 26, 2013). "Grainey: A closer look at the Westfield W-League". The Equalizer. Retrieved 2 October 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Perth Glory FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
^ Grainey, Tim (26 November 2013). "Grainey: A closer look at the Westfield W-League". The Equalizer. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
^ "Women in a league of their own". Football Federation Australia. 28 July 2008.
^ "Perth Glory owner Tony Sage says club does not have culture of systemic salary cap rorting". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Nicola Williams named as Glory W-League coach". W-League. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ Oxtoby the most Glorious
^ "Harnwell's heyday isn't over". Socceroos. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Glory stalwart appointed to lead W-League outfit". Football Federation Australia. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
^ "Westfield W-League Ins and Outs: Round 1". October 25, 2018. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^ Jacob Windon (6 September 2018). "Don't miss a game How to watch every Westfield W-League 2018/19 match live". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ "ESPN+ Acquires Broadcast Rights to Westfield W-League in the United States". August 10, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
^ Gorman, Joe (19 November 2014). "W-League: how the women's premiers put the Glory back into Perth". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
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