2017–18 Canberra United FC (women) season

Canberra United FC
2017–18 season
ManagerHeather Garriock
StadiumMcKellar Park
W-League5th
Top goalscorerElise Thorsnes (6 goals)
Highest home attendance1,464 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
14 January 2018
Lowest home attendance1,003 vs. Sydney FC
12 November 2017
Average home league attendance1,127

The 2017–18 Canberra United FC season was the club's tenth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football. The team played home games at McKellar Park. The club was managed by Heather Garriock.

Players

Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Haley Kopmeyer (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
3 DF  AUS Clare Hunt
4 DF  USA Toni Pressley (on loan from Orlando Pride)
5 MF  AUS Brianna Oliverio
6 MF  AUS Caitlin Munoz
7 FW  AUS Nickoletta Flannery
8 MF  AUS Liana Danaskos
10 MF  AUS Grace Maher
11 FW  NOR Elise Thorsnes (on loan from Avaldsnes IL)
12 MF  AUS Bethany Gordon
14 MF  AUS Ashleigh Sykes (Co-Captain)
15 DF  AUS Sarah Morgan
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  AUS Karly Roestbakken
17 FW  AUS Maddy Whittall
18 MF  AUS Taren King
19 FW  AUS Aoife Colvill
20 MF  AUS Amy Sayer
21 DF  AUS Ellie Carpenter
22 MF  AUS Jasmine Maguire
23 FW  AUS Michelle Heyman (Co-Captain)
24 DF  USA Kendall Fletcher (Guest player)
34 DF  ENG Laura Bassett
35 GK  AUS Isobel Davy
36 MF  AUS Georgia Boric

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
FW Grace MacIntyre Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [1]
21 DF Ellie Carpenter 17 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [2]
1 GK Haley Kopmeyer 27 Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season Free [3][4]
34 DF Laura Bassett 34 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free [5]
8 MF Liana Danaskos Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
5 MF Georgia Plessas Sydney University Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
20 GK Amy Sayer Sydney University Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
24 DF Kendall Fletcher 32 Unattached Guest player Pre-season Free [8][9]
4 DF Toni Pressley 27 Orlando Pride Loan Pre-season Free [9]
19 MF Aoife Colvill Canberra United Academy Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
36 MF Bethany Gordon Sydney University Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
18 MF Taren King Sydney University Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
15 DF Sarah Morgon Canberra United Academy Transfer Pre=season Free [10]
6 MF Caitlin Munoz 34 Unattached Transfer Pre-season Free
17 FW Maddy Whittall Belconnen United Transfer Pre-season Free [10]

Transfers out

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK Trudy Burke 26 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free
7 DF Ellie Brush 29 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [11][12]
18 MF Kahlia Hogg 23 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free
12 DF Hannah Brewer 24 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free
2 DF Yukari Kinga 33 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season Free
19 FW Aoife Colvill 16 Canberra United Academy Transfer Pre-season Free
15 DF Sarah Morgan 16 Canberra United Academy Transfer Pre-season Free
9 FW Jasmyne Spencer 27 Orlando Pride Loan return Pre-season Free
22 DF Stephanie Ochs 27 Houston Dash Loan return Pre-season Free
14 MF Ashleigh Sykes 26 Retired Retired End-season Free [13]

Contract extensions

No. Name Position Duration Date Notes

Managerial staff

Current as of 30 January 2017 [14]

Position Name
Chairperson Kate Lundy
Chief executive officer Phil Brown
Head coach Heather Garriock
Assistant coach Njegosh Popovich
Physiotherapist Julian Russell-Jones
Team doctor Dr. Wilson Lo
Team manager Antoni Jagarinec

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Haley Kopmeyer 12 0 0 0 0 12+0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Clare Hunt 7 0 1 0 0 6+1 0 1 0 0
4 DF Toni Pressley 12 2 0 0 0 12+0 2 0 0 0
5 MF Brianna Oliverio 3 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0
6 MF Caitlin Munoz 7 0 1 0 0 2+5 0 1 0 0
7 FW Nickoletta Flannery 5 0 0 0 0 2+3 0 0 0 0
8 MF Liana Danaskos 10 0 1 0 0 4+6 0 1 0 0
10 MF Grace Maher 11 2 0 0 0 8+3 2 0 0 0
11 FW Elise Thorsnes 9 6 1 0 0 9+0 6 1 0 0
12 GK Bethany Gordon 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
13 DF Lauren Keir 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Ashleigh Sykes 10 4 0 0 0 10+0 4 0 0 0
15 DF Sarah Morgan 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Karly Roestbakken 10 1 1 0 0 8+2 1 1 0 0
17 FW Maddy Whittall 7 0 1 0 0 3+4 0 1 0 0
18 MF Taren King 8 0 1 0 0 7+1 0 1 0 0
19 FW Aofie Colvill 6 0 1 0 0 3+3 0 1 0 0
20 MF Amy Sayer 10 1 1 0 0 7+3 1 1 0 0
21 DF Ellie Carpenter 10 2 2 0 0 10+0 2 2 0 0
22 MF Jasmine Maguire 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Michelle Heyman 11 5 0 0 0 11+0 5 0 0 0
24 DF Kendall Fletcher 2 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Laura Bassett 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
35 GK Isobel Davy 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Georgia Boric 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
5 MF Georgia Plessas 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

W-League

Main article: 2017–18 W-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar 12 9 1 2 21 12 +9 28 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney FC 12 8 1 3 26 16 +10 25
3 Newcastle Jets 12 6 2 4 26 21 +5 20
4 Melbourne City (C) 12 6 2 4 20 15 +5 20
5 Canberra United 12 5 1 6 24 27 −3 16
6 Perth Glory 12 4 2 6 25 27 −2 14
7 Melbourne Victory 12 3 2 7 15 19 −4 11
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 3 2 7 13 21 −8 11
9 Adelaide United 12 3 1 8 15 27 −12 10
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 5 1 6 24 27  −3 16 4 0 2 15 11  +4 1 1 4 9 16  −7

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundABHAHHHABHHAHA
ResultL✖WWWLLL✖WWDLL
Position67632366665555
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

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28 October 2017 1 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Canberra United Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
  • McNabb 6'
  • Dowie 63'
 Report
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
12 November 2017 3 Canberra United 3–2 Sydney FC Canberra
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Casey Reibelt
19 November 2017 4 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Canberra United Newcastle
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: No. 2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,030
Referee: Maddison Kennedy
25 November 2017 5 Canberra United 3–2 Perth Glory Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
3 December 2017 6 Canberra United 0–1 Brisbane Roar Canberra
16:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Katie Patterson
10 December 2017 7 Melbourne City 2–1 Canberra United Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,504
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
15 December 2017 8 Sydney FC 3–0 Canberra United Sydney
17:20 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 2,958
Referee: Casey Reibelt
7 January 2018 10 Canberra United 6–1 Adelaide United Canberra
18:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
14 January 2018 11 Canberra United 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra
16:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,464
Referee: Casey Reibelt
20 January 2018 12 Perth Glory 4–4 Canberra United Bunbury
16:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: Hay Park
Attendance: 1,369
Referee: Katie Patterson
28 January 2018 13 Canberra United 1–5 Newcastle Jets Canberra
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,117
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
4 February 2018 14 Brisbane Roar 4–1 Canberra United Brisbane
15:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 4,225
Referee: Lara Lee

References

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  2. ^ Helmers, Caden (28 August 2017). "Matildas young gun Ellie Carpenter signs with Canberra United for W-League". The Canberra Times.
  3. ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (15 September 2017). "Canberra United sign American Haley Kopmeyer for 2017-18 W-League season". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 15 September 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Seattle Reign FC Goalkeeper Haley Kopmeyer on Loan to Canberra United FC". The Bold. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Laura Bassett: England defender joins Canberra United". BBC Sport. 20 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Liana Danaskos signs on in Green". Canberra United. 2 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b "United bolstered by Young Matildas contingent". Canberra United. 6 October 2017.
  8. ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (23 October 2017). "Canberra United missing half their team ahead of W-League season-opener". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ^ a b Dutton, Chris (25 October 2017). "Canberra United sign Orlando Pride defender Toni Pressley for W-League season". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Canberra United round out Westfield W-League squad". Canberra United. 26 October 2017.
  11. ^ Keenan, Mitchell (16 September 2017). "Foundation Canberra United captain Ellie Brush leaves W-League club on eve of season". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. ^ "W-League champion Ellie Brush heads to Wanderers". The Women's Game. 24 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Ashleigh Sykes announces retirement from Football". Canberra United. 16 February 2018.
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