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

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.

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

Players

Squad information

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
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
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
No. Name Position Duration Date Notes

    Managerial staff

    Current as of 30 January 2017 [14]

    PositionName
    ChairpersonAustralia Kate Lundy
    Chief executive officerAustralia Phil Brown
    Head coachAustralia Heather Garriock
    Assistant coachAustralia Njegosh Popovich
    PhysiotherapistAustralia Julian Russell-Jones
    Team doctorAustralia Dr. Wilson Lo
    Team managerAustralia Antoni Jagarinec

    Squad statistics
    N Pos. Nat. Name TotalW-League
    AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
    1 GK United States Haley Kopmeyer 12 0 0 0 0 12+00000
    3 DF Australia Clare Hunt 7 0 1 0 0 6+10100
    4 DF United States Toni Pressley 12 2 0 0 0 12+02000
    5 MF Australia Brianna Oliverio 3 0 0 0 0 2+10000
    6 MF Australia Caitlin Munoz 7 0 1 0 0 2+50100
    7 FW Australia Nickoletta Flannery 5 0 0 0 0 2+30000
    8 MF Australia Liana Danaskos 10 0 1 0 0 4+60100
    10 MF Australia Grace Maher 11 2 0 0 0 8+32000
    11 FW Norway Elise Thorsnes 9 6 1 0 0 9+06100
    12 GK Australia Bethany Gordon 2 0 0 0 0 1+10000
    13 DF Australia Lauren Keir 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
    14 MF Australia Ashleigh Sykes 10 4 0 0 0 10+04000
    15 DF Australia Sarah Morgan 1 0 0 0 0 1+00000
    16 MF Australia Karly Roestbakken 10 1 1 0 0 8+21100
    17 FW Australia Maddy Whittall 7 0 1 0 0 3+40100
    18 MF Australia Taren King 8 0 1 0 0 7+10100
    19 FW Australia Aofie Colvill 6 0 1 0 0 3+30100
    20 MF Australia Amy Sayer 10 1 1 0 0 7+31100
    21 DF Australia Ellie Carpenter 10 2 2 0 0 10+02200
    22 MF Australia Jasmine Maguire 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
    23 FW Australia Michelle Heyman 11 5 0 0 0 11+05000
    24 DF United States Kendall Fletcher 2 0 0 0 0 2+00000
    34 DF England Laura Bassett 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
    35 GK Australia Isobel Davy 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
    36 MF Australia Georgia Boric 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000
    Players no longer at the club:
    5 MF Australia Georgia Plessas 0 0 0 0 0 0+00000

    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: W-League Ladder
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
    (C) Champions

    Results summary
    OverallHomeAway
    PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
    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
    • Click here for season fixtures.
    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

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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. "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. Dutton, Chris (25 October 2017). "Canberra United sign Orlando Pride defender Toni Pressley for W-League season". The Sydney Morning Herald.
    10. "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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