W-League (Australia)
The W-League, due to a sponsorship agreement with the Westfield Group currently officially Westfield W-League, the top division in the Australian women's football. Currently, eight teams will play in the Championship was introduced in 2008.
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History
After the World Cup 2007 finals were Tom Sermanni, former coach of the Australian national team, the impetus for the creation of the League by the Football Federation Australia took up. With Adelaide United, Brisbane Roar, Central Coast Mariners, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle United Jets, Perth Glory and Sydney FC were seven founding members of the W-League offshoot of each of the same A-League - Men teams, also Canberra United took in the fall of 2008 on the game mode. Before the season in 2009, the Queensland Roar FC changed its name to Brisbane Roar FC. After the retreat of the women's team of the Central Coast Mariners in the season 2010/11 temporarily occurred only seven teams before the newly formed A- League team Western Sydney Wanderers from 2012 also introduced a women's team for the W-League.
First W-League champion was Queensland Roar, who defeated in the play-off final match Canberra United with a 2-0 win. With the win the next two Grand Finals of the Sydney FC became the most successful club in 2013 moved Brisbane Roar with the second play-off final victory equal.
Organization
Teams 2013/14
Canberra United FC is the only club in the W-League, which has no men's team in the highest Australian league.
Mode
The " Regular Season " is usually from November to February. First, the teams compete in twelve rounds against each other. In the current eight teams, each team plays against each other, but twice without a corresponding return. It is the three- point rule. The first table at the end of the season is the winner of the "W -League Premiership ".
Play-offs
The top four teams in the league draw in a final round knockout system. In this play-off round first two semi-finals will be played their respective winner in the final, the grand final move. A 3rd place match will not take place. The winner of the Grand Finals is "W -League Champion".