2023–24 Western United FC (A-League Women) season

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Western United
2023–24 season
ChairmanJason Sourasis
ManagerMark Torcaso
(until 1 December 2023)
Kat Smith
(from 1 December 2023)
StadiumCity Vista Recreation Reserve
Wyndham Regional Football Facility
A-League Women3rd
A-League Women FinalsElimination-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Hannah Keane (10)
All: Hannah Keane (10)
Highest home attendance2,200
vs. Melbourne Victory
(22 October 2023)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance574
vs. Canberra United
(1 March 2024)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance1,332
Biggest win4–1
vs. Melbourne Victory (A)
(6 January 2024)
A-League Women
3–0
vs. Wellington Phoenix (H)
(18 February 2024)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat1–3 (4 times)
0–2 (twice)
2–4 (twice)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Western United Football Club (A-League Women)'s second season, in the A-League Women. Western United finished 3rd in their A-League Women, finishing in the elimination-finals.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 22 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Alyssa Dall'Oste
2 FW Australia AUS Stacey Papadopoulos
3 DF Australia AUS Silver Bell Morris
4 MF Philippines PHI Jaclyn Sawicki (co-captain)
5 DF Australia AUS Aimee Medwin
6 MF Australia AUS Chloe Logarzo (co-captain)
7 FW Australia AUS Kiara De Domizio
9 FW United States USA Hannah Keane
10 FW Australia AUS Kahli Johnson
11 MF Australia AUS Emma Robers
12 MF Australia AUS Lucy Richards
13 MF Australia AUS Avaani Prakash
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Australia AUS Natasha Dakic
15 MF Australia AUS Adriana Taranto
16 MF Australia AUS Melissa Taranto
17 FW Australia AUS Raquel Deralas
18 DF Australia AUS Grace Maher (vice-captain)
19 DF Serbia SRB Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
20 MF Japan JPN Keiwa Hieda (scholarship)
22 DF Australia AUS Alana Cerne
24 DF Australia AUS Julia Sardo
26 GK Australia AUS Natalie Picak (scholarship)
31 GK Denmark DEN Kathrine Larsen
34 FW United States USA Catherine Zimmerman

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
34 FW United States Catherine Zimmerman Melbourne Victory Free transfer 1 year 26 July 2023 [1]
18 DF Grace Maher Canberra United Free transfer 1 year 4 August 2023 [2]
20 FW Japan Keiwa Hieda Australia Calder United Scholarship 1 year 24 August 2023 [3]
26 GK Natalie Picak Australia Calder United Scholarship 1 year 24 August 2023 [4]
12 MF Lucy Richards Australia Calder United Free transfer 1 year 6 September 2023 [5]
7 FW Kiara De Domizio Australia Sydney Olympic Free transfer 1 year 11 October 2023 [6]
13 MF Avaani Prakash Australia Macarthur FC Free transfer 1 year 31 October 2023 [7]
21 GK United States Hillary Beall United States Racing Louisville Loan 9 months 1 November 2023 [8]
5 DF Aimee Medwin Unattached Free transfer 5 months 6 February 2024 [9]
31 GK Denmark Kathrine Larsen Denmark Brøndby Free transfer 4 months 22 February 2024 [10]

Transfers out[edit]

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
5 DF Aimee Medwin Unattached End of contract 23 February 2023 [11]
13 FW Canada Danielle Steer Canada Nautsa’mawt End of contract 16 May 2023 [12][13]
20 DF Guyana Sydney Cummings United States San Diego Wave End of contract 27 June 2023 [14][13]
21 GK United States Hillary Beall United States Racing Louisville End of loan 29 June 2023 [15]
7 DF Francesca Iermano Unattached End of contract 18 August 2023 [13]
25 DF Tiana Jaber Unattached End of contract [13]
18 FW Aleksandra Sinclair Unattached End of contract [13]
12 FW Harriet Withers Unattached End of contract [13]
23 DF Philippines Angela Beard Sweden Linköpings Undisclosed 29 August 2023 [16]
21 GK United States Hillary Beall United States Racing Louisville End of loan 16 February 2024 [17]

Contract extensions[edit]

No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
9 United States Hannah Keane Forward 1 year 22 February 2023 [18]
10 Kahli Johnson Forward 1 year 9 June 2023 [19]
15 Adriana Taranto Midfielder 1 year 22 August 2023 [20]
16 Melisa Taranto Midfielder 1 year [20]
2 Stacey Papadopoulos Forward 1 year 28 August 2023 [21]
11 Emma Robers Midfielder 1 year [21]
19 Serbia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic Defender 1 year 31 August 2023 [22]
24 Julia Sardo Defender 1 year [22]
4 Philippines Jaclyn Sawicki Midfielder 1 year 1 September 2023 [23]
17 Raquel Deralas Forward 1 year 7 September 2023 [24]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

26 September 2023 FV State Team Victoria (state) 0–1 Australia Western United Melbourne
19:00 Report
  • Robers 45'
 Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Note: Match was played over two halves of 35 minutes each
7 October 2023 Melbourne Victory Australia 2–0 Australia Western United Melbourne
09:40 AEDT
Report Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 14 October 2023 28 March 2024 Matchday 1 3rd 22 11 3 8 37 34 +3 050.00
A-League Women Finals 13 April 2024 Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Total 23 11 3 9 39 38 +1 047.83

Source: Soccerway

A-League Women[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 A-League Women

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 22 12 5 5 40 29 +11 41 Qualification to Finals series and 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League
2 Sydney FC 22 11 6 5 31 20 +11 39 Qualification to Finals series
3 Western United 22 11 3 8 37 34 +3 36
4 Melbourne Victory 22 10 6 6 44 29 +15 36
5 Central Coast Mariners 22 10 5 7 31 24 +7 35
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[25]

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
21 11 3 7 37 33  +4 36 8 1 2 23 14  +9 3 2 5 14 19  −5

Source: KEEPUP

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAAHAAHAANHAHHHHAHAA
ResultLWDLWLWLWDWLWWWWWWLLLD
Position12867785756355222111233
Points03447710101314171720232629323535353536
Source: KEEPUP
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

The final league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[26]

  Win   Draw   Loss

14 October 2023 1 Perth Glory 2–0 Western United Perth
19:00 AWST
Report Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Isabella Blaess
22 October 2023 2 Western United 2–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
5 November 2023 3 Western United 2–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 1,723
Referee: Bec Mackie
12 November 2023 4 Wellington Phoenix 3–1 Western United Porirua
16:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium
Attendance: 1,746
Referee: Beth Rattray
19 November 2023 5 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Western United Brisbane
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 2,486
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
25 November 2023 6 Western United 0–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 925
Referee: Azusa Sugino
9 December 2023 7 Adelaide United 1–3 Western United Adelaide
15:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Marden Sports Complex
Attendance: 587
Referee: Isabella Blaess
17 December 2023 8 Newcastle Jets 4–2 Western United Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,023
Referee: Isabella Libri
22 December 2023 9 Western United 1–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Note: Match originally scheduled for 19:00 AEDT. It was rescheduled for 17:00 AEDT.[27]
30 December 2023 10 Canberra United 1–1 Western United Canberra
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Isabella Blaess
6 January 2024 11 Melbourne Victory 1–4 Western United Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 1,686
Referee: Beth Rattray
14 January 2024 12 Western United 0–1 Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 4,039
Referee: Casey Reibelt
Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2024, was moved due to Unite Round.[28]
21 January 2024 13 Western United 1–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 705
Referee: Bec Mackie
25 January 2024 14 Melbourne City 1–3 Western United Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,656
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Note: Match originally scheduled for 28 January at City Football Academy.
3 February 2024 15 Western United 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Hobart
14:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: North Hobart Oval
Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Isabella Blaess
11 February 2024 16 Western United 3–2 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 607
Referee: Bec Mackie
18 February 2024 17 Western United 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 638
Referee: Casey Reibelt
1 March 2024 18 Western United 4–2 Canberra United Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 574
Referee: Isabella Libri
9 March 2024 19 Sydney FC 3–1 Western United Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
17 March 2024 20 Western United 1–3 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wyndham Regional Football Facility
Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
23 March 2024 21 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1 Western United Sydney
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 824
Referee: Casey Reibelt
28 March 2024 22 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Western United Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 1,529
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Finals series[edit]

Main article: 2024 A-League Women finals series
13 April 2024 Elimination-finals Western United 2–4 (a.e.t.) Newcastle Jets Melbourne
18:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Wyndham Regional Football Facility
Attendance: 3,370
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
Regular season Finals series
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Alyssa Dall'Oste 7 0 1 0 8 0
2 DF Australia Stacey Papadopoulos 21+1 1 1 0 23 1
4 MF Philippines Jaclyn Sawicki 20 1 1 0 21 1
5 DF Australia Aimee Medwin 5+2 1 1 0 8 1
6 MF Australia Chloe Logarzo 17 9 0 0 17 9
7 FW Australia Kiara De Domizio 0+3 1 0+1 0 4 1
9 FW United States Hannah Keane 18+2 10 0 0 20 10
10 FW Australia Kahli Johnson 6+6 3 1 0 13 3
11 MF Australia Emma Robers 8+7 0 1 0 16 0
12 DF Australia Lucy Richards 1+6 0 0 0 7 0
13 MF Australia Avaani Prakash 3+10 0 0+1 0 14 0
14 DF Australia Natasha Dakic 2+2 0 0 0 4 0
15 MF Australia Adriana Taranto 18+1 5 0 0 19 5
16 MF Australia Melissa Taranto 21 1 1 0 22 1
18 MF Australia Grace Maher 22 1 1 0 23 1
19 DF Serbia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 15+1 0 1 0 17 0
20 FW Japan Keiwa Hieda 12+10 3 0+1 0 23 3
22 FW Australia Alana Cerne 22 0 1 1 23 1
24 DF Australia Julia Sardo 8+7 0 0+1 0 16 0
31 GK Denmark Kathrine Larsen 2 0 0 0 2 0
34 FW United States Catherine Zimmerman 1+3 1 1 1 5 2
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
21 GK United States Hillary Beall 13 0 0 0 13 0

Disciplinary record[edit]

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
Regular season Finals series
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 2 DF Australia Stacey Papadopoulos 5 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
2 15 MF Australia Adriana Taranto 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
16 MF Australia Melissa Taranto 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
4 22 MF Australia Alana Cerne 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
5 7 FW Australia Kiara De Domizio 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
6 4 MF Philippines Jaclyn Sawicki 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Australia Chloe Logarzo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW United States Hannah Keane 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 MF Australia Grace Maher 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
34 FW United States Catherine Zimmerman 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 20 0 0 4 0 0 24 0 0

Clean sheets[edit]

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women Total
Regular season Finals series
1 21 United States Hillary Beall 4 0 4

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Catherine Zimmerman brings firepower up front for Western United". Western United FC. 26 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Western United snaps up top A-League Women talent Grace Maher". Western United FC. 4 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Keiwa Hieda set to dazzle for Western United in the A-League Women". Western United FC. 4 August 2023.
  4. ^ Hughes, Nick (4 September 2023). "Western United adds young local goalkeeper to ALW roster". Western United.
  5. ^ Hughes, Nick (6 September 2023). "Young utility Lucy Richards bolsters Western United's ALW squad". Western United.
  6. ^ Hughes, Nick (11 October 2023). "Kiara De Domizio adds to list of young talent at Western United". Western United.
  7. ^ Hughes, Nick (31 October 2023). "Future star Avaani Prakash set to shine bright at Western United". Western United.
  8. ^ Hughes, Nick (1 November 2023). "Goalkeeper of the Year Hillary Beall returns to Western United". Western United.
  9. ^ Hughes, Nick (6 February 2024). "Aimee Medwin officially rejoins Western United in late-season boost". Western United.
  10. ^ Hughes, Nick (22 February 2024). "World Cup goalkeeper Kathrine Larsen joins Western United". Western United.
  11. ^ Hughes, Nick (23 February 2023). "Western United Liberty A-League injury update: Aimee Medwin". Western United.
  12. ^ Ewen, Steve (16 May 2023). "UBC scoring star Danielle Steer wheels her way to prominent role in pro debut in Aussie soccer loop". The Province.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Western United bids farewell to inaugrual ALW squad members". Western United. 18 August 2023.
  14. ^ "San Diego Wave FC Sign Shea Connors, Chai Cortez and Sydney Cummings as National Team Replacement Players". San Diego Wave. 27 June 2023.
  15. ^ "Beall, Parker rejoin Racing; Pokorny signs as national team replacement player". Racing Louisville. 29 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Angie Beard completes permanent transfer to Swedish powerhouse". Western United. 29 August 2023.
  17. ^ Hughes, Nick (16 February 2024). "Hillary Beall departs as Western United fan favourite". Western United.
  18. ^ Hughes, Nick (22 February 2023). "Hannah Keane committed to the Green and Black through 2023/24". Western United.
  19. ^ Hughes, Nick (9 June 2023). "Kahli Johnson returning to Western United in 2023/24". Western United.
  20. ^ a b Hughes, Nick (22 August 2023). "Taranto twins return to Western United in 2023/24". Western United.
  21. ^ a b Hughes, Nick (29 August 2023). "Robers, Papadopoulos back in Green and Black for season two". Western United.
  22. ^ a b Hughes, Nick (31 August 2023). "Sardo and Vlajnic maintain full-back strength at Western United". Western United.
  23. ^ Hughes, Nick (1 September 2023). "World Cup star Jaclyn Sawicki back at Western United for 2023/24". Western United.
  24. ^ Hughes, Nick (7 September 2023). "Raquel Deralas returns to Western United looking for more in 2023/24". Western United.
  25. ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  26. ^ "Full A-Leagues fixtures released: What you need to know & key talking points". keepup.com.au. 24 August 2023.
  27. ^ "Western United confirms final A-Leagues fixtures for 2023". Western United. 30 November 2023.
  28. ^ "What is Unite Round?". aleagues.com.au. 18 October 2023.

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