Women's National Soccer League
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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.
[edit] Clubs
| 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 |
- 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 | ||
| 2002 | Queensland Sting | NSW Sapphires | Lisa De Vanna (ADE) 9 | Lisa De Vanna | |
| 2001-2 | Caitlin Munoz (CNB) 9 | ||||
| 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 |
