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The Women’s National Soccer League (WNSL) was Australia's top women's football (soccer) league and was the breeding ground of many of Australia's world-class players.
Originally known as the Ansett Australia Summer Series, the WNSL began in 1996 consisting of six clubs and continued through until 2004.
| 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 |
Members Equity Stadium |
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- In 2004 Western Waves was given temporary entry to the WNSL for six games
[edit] Champions
| Season |
Winner |
Result |
Runner-Up |
Top Scorer |
Julie Dolan |
| 2004 |
Queensland Sting |
2-0 |
Northern NSW Pride |
Katie Gill (NNSW) 13 |
Taryn Rockall (NSW) |
| 2003 |
Queensland Sting |
|
NSW Sapphires |
Catherine Cannuli (NSW) 13 |
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| 2002 |
Queensland Sting |
|
NSW Sapphires |
Lisa De Vanna (ADE) 9 |
Lisa De Vanna |
| 2001-2 |
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Caitlin Munoz (CNB) 9 |
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| 2000-1 |
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) |
| 1998-9 |
SASI Pirates |
2-0 |
Canberra Eclipse |
Lisa Casagrande (CNB) 16 |
Julie Murray (NSWIS) |
| 1997-8 |
NSWIS |
3-2 |
SASI |
Sharon Black (SASI) 11 |
Sharon Black (SASI) |
| 1996-7 |
QAS |
2-1 |
SASI |
Kristy Moore (SASI) 9 |
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[edit] Former Players & Coaches
[edit] Coaches
[edit] External
