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2017–18 Canberra United FC (W-League) season

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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

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Squad information

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

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
1 GK Australia Trudy Burke 26 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free
7 DF Australia Ellie Brush 29 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [11][12]
18 MF Australia Kahlia Hogg 23 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free
12 DF Australia Hannah Brewer 24 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free
2 DF Japan Yukari Kinga 33 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season Free
19 FW Australia Aoife Colvill 16 Canberra United Academy Transfer Pre-season Free
15 DF Australia Sarah Morgan 16 Canberra United Academy Transfer Pre-season Free
9 FW United States Jasmyne Spencer 27 United States Orlando Pride Loan return Pre-season Free
22 DF United States Stephanie Ochs 27 United States Houston Dash Loan return Pre-season Free
14 MF Australia Ashleigh Sykes 26 Retired Retired End-season Free [13]

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Notes

Managerial staff

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Current as of 30 January 2017 [14]

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

Squad statistics

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

Competitions

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W-League

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League table

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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

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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

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

Fixtures

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  • Click here for season fixtures.
28 October 2017 1 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Canberra United Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
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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  1. ^ Kerry, Craig (23 August 2017). "Newcastle W-League squad taking shape for new era under Jets owner". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  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.
  14. ^ "Football Department". www.canberraunited.com.au. Archived from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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