2023–24 A-League Women
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The 2023–24 A-League Women, known as the Liberty A-League for sponsorship reasons, is the sixteenth season of the A-League Women, the Australian national women's soccer competition.
This article documents a current A-League Women season. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses. Initial news reports, scores, or statistics may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. |
Season | 2023–24 |
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Dates | 13 October 2023 – 4 May 2024 |
Champions | Sydney FC (5th title) |
Premiers | Melbourne City (3rd title) |
Matches played | 106 |
Goals scored | 321 (3.03 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Michelle Heyman (13) |
Biggest home win | Melbourne Victory 4–0 Newcastle Jets (12 November 2023) Canberra United 5–1 Brisbane Roar (10 December 2023) |
Biggest away win | Adelaide United 0–8 Newcastle Jets (29 March 2024) |
Highest scoring | Melbourne City 5–3 Brisbane Roar (28 December 2023) Melbourne Victory 5–3 Wellington Phoenix (3 March 2024) Adelaide United 0–8 Newcastle Jets (29 March 2024) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches Western United |
Longest unbeaten run | 7 matches Melbourne Victory |
Longest winless run | 9 matches Perth Glory |
Longest losing run | 4 matches Adelaide United Wellington Phoenix |
Highest attendance | 11,471 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers (14 October 2023) |
Lowest attendance | 263 Melbourne City 1–1 Adelaide United (18 February 2024) |
Total attendance | 240,898 |
Average attendance | 2,273 |
← 2022–23 2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 8 March 2024.(Note: Longest runs only include regular season results) |
The season commenced on 14 October and had a full double round-robin regular season for the first time.[1] The Grand Final will be contested in the weekend of 4–5 May 2024.[2][3]
Central Coast Mariners re-joined the competition, having played in the first two seasons before exiting due to financial reasons.[4][5]
Sydney FC are the defending premiers and champions.
Ahead of the season, a new collective bargaining agreement was agreed, including a 20 percent increase to the salary cap, removing the cap of New Zealand players for Wellington Phoenix, and expanding the foreign player spots from 4 to 5, in line with the A-League Men competition.[6]
With a total attendance of 284,551 as of 15 April 2024, the 2023–24 A-League Women season is the most attended season of any women's sport in Australian history.[7][8][9][10]