1996–97 Women's National Soccer League
First season of the Women's National Soccer League
Football league season
Season | 1996–97 |
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Dates | 6 December 1996 — 23 March 1997 |
Matches played | 28 |
Goals scored | 99 (3.54 per match) |
1997–98 → |
The 1996–97 Women's National Soccer League was the first season of the Women's National Soccer League, the former top Australian women's professional soccer league, since its establishment in 1996. Sponsored by Ansett Airlines, it was the first organized Australia-wide female football competition.
Teams
Six teams competed in the league split into a north and south conference. The teams were mostly representative sides of their states elite sporting institutes.[1]
Group 1
- ACT Academy of Sport
- SA Sports Institute
- Victoria ITC
Group 2
- Northern NSW ITC
- NSW Institute of Sport
- Queensland Academy of Sport
League tables
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | SA Sports Institute | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 19 | Qualification to the Grand Final |
2 | ACT Academy of Sport | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 11 | |
3 | Victoria ITC | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 5 |
Source: OzFootball.net
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Queensland Academy of Sport | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 14 | Qualification to the Grand Final |
2 | NSW Institute of Sport | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 14 | |
3 | Northern NSW ITC | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 13 |
Source: OzFootball.net
Results
Home \ Away | ACT | NOR | NSW | QLD | SAS | VIC | ACT | NOR | NSW | QLD | SAS | VIC |
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ACT Academy of Sport | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | |||||||
Northern NSW ITC | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | ||||||
NSW Institute of Sport | 3–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | |||||||
Queensland Academy of Sport | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | ||||||||
SA Sports Institute | 1–0 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | ||||||||
Victoria ITC | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Source: OzFootball.net
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Fifth place play-off
Northern NSW ITC v Victoria ITC
23 March 1997 | Northern NSW ITC | 1–0 | Victoria ITC |
Third place play-off
ACT Academy of Sport v NSW Institute of Sport
23 March 1997 | ACT Academy of Sport | 1–2 | NSW Institute of Sport |
Grand Final
Queensland Academy of Sport v SA Sports Institute
23 March 1997 | Queensland Academy of Sport | 2–1 | SA Sports Institute | Canberra |
Dunne 23', 82' | Moore 14' | Stadium: AIS Fields |
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Kristy Moore | SA Sports Institute | 9 |
2 | Sharon Black | SA Sports Institute | 8 |
3 | Lisa Dunne | Queensland Academy of Sport | 7 |
4 | Kim Revell | Queensland Academy of Sport | 6 |
5 | Julie Murray | NSW Institute of Sport | 5 |
Traci Bartlett | ACT Academy of Sport |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
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Sharon Black | SA Sports Institute | Victoria ITC | 6–1 (H) | 7 December 1996 |
Lisa Dunne | Queensland Academy of Sport | Northern NSW ITC | 3–2 (A) | 14 December 1996 |
References
- ^ "The first national women's championships". Football Australia. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
Sources
- "Women's National Soccer League — Season 1996/1997". OzFootball.net.
- "Women's National Soccer League 1996/1997". WorldFootball.net.
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