2023–24 Canberra United FC (A-League Women) season

Canberra United
2023–24 season
ChairmanKate Lundy
ManagerNjegosh Popovich
StadiumMcKellar Park
A-League Women11th
A-League Women FinalsDNQ
Top goalscorerMichelle Heyman (14)
Highest home attendance2,229
vs. Perth Glory
(4 November 2023)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance1,235
vs. Western United
(30 December 2023)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance1,678
Biggest win5–1
vs. Brisbane Roar (H)
(10 December 2023)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Central Coast Mariners (H)
(23 December 2023)
A-League Women
1–4
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (A)
(13 March 2024)
A-League Women
1–4
vs. Central Coast Mariners (A)
(17 March 2024)
A-League Women
All statistics correct as of 30 March 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the 16th in the history of Canberra United Football Club.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 27 March 2024

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 Australia AUS Chloe Lincoln
2 DF Australia AUS Alex McKenzie
3 DF United States USA Sarah Clark
4 DF Australia AUS Holly Murray
5 DF Australia AUS Emma Ilijoski
6 DF Australia AUS Ava Piazza
8 MF Australia AUS Sasha Grove
9 FW New Zealand NZL Ruby Nathan
10 MF Australia AUS Mary Stanic-Floody
11 FW New Zealand NZL Deven Jackson
12 FW Australia AUS Hayley Taylor-Young
13 FW Australia AUS Sofia Christopherson
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Australia AUS Maia Cameron
15 MF Australia AUS Hannah McNulty
16 FW Australia AUS Madelyn Whittall
17 MF Serbia SRB Vesna Milivojević
18 GK Australia AUS Coco Majstorovic
19 FW Australia AUS Nickoletta Flannery
20 FW Australia AUS Lillian Skelly
22 DF United States USA Cannon Clough
23 FW Australia AUS Michelle Heyman (captain)
24 GK Australia AUS Georgia Ritchie
28 DF Australia AUS Tegan Bertolissio

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
28 DF Tegan Bertolissio Australia Macarthur Rams Free transfer 1 year 11 August 2023 [1]
9 FW New Zealand Ruby Nathan New Zealand Auckland United Free transfer 1 year 26 August 2023 [2]
7 FW Chile María José Rojas Melbourne City Free transfer 1 year 4 September 2023 [3]
10 MF Mary Stanic-Floody Unattached Free transfer 1 year 8 September 2023 [4]
11 FW New Zealand Deven Jackson New Zealand Eastern Suburbs Free transfer 1 year 15 September 2023 [5]
22 DF United States Cannon Clough Newcastle Jets Free transfer 1 year 18 September 2023 [6]
2 DF Alex McKenzie Australia Illawarra Stingrays Free transfer 1 year 5 October 2023 [7]
6 DF Ava Piazza Australia Heidelberg United Free transfer 1 year 6 October 2023 [8]
18 GK Coco Majstorovic Unattached Free transfer 1 year 10 October 2023 [9]
24 GK Georgia Ritchie Unattached Free transfer 1 year 10 October 2023 [9]
14 DF Maia Cameron Unattached Free transfer 1 year 11 October 2023 [10]
15 MF Hannah McNulty Australia Northern Tigers Free transfer 1 year 16 October 2023 [11]
16 FW Madelyn Whittall Australia Canberra Olympic Free transfer 1 year 16 October 2023 [11]
3 MF Michaela Thornton Australia Canberra Olympic Free transfer 19 October 2023 [12]
3 DF United States Sarah Clark United States North Carolina Courage Free transfer 6 months 14 December 2023 [13]
20 FW Lillian Skelly Australia Football NSW Institute Free transfer 6 months 19 December 2023 [14]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
14 MF Chloe Middleton Australia Illawarra Stingrays End of contract 2 March 2023 [15]
7 DF Ellie Brush Retired 15 March 2023 [16]
16 DF Canada Kennedy Faulknor United States Minnesota Aurora Free transfer 24 April 2023 [17]
3 DF Grace Taranto Australia Bulleen Lions End of contract 19 May 2023 [18]
15 MF Madison McComasky Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 24 July 2023 [19]
10 MF New Zealand Grace Jale Perth Glory Free transfer 4 August 2023 [20]
9 MF China Wu Chengshu France Dijon End of contract 23 August 2023 [21]
11 FW Grace Maher Western United Free transfer 15 August 2023 [22]
1 GK Keeley Richards Brisbane Roar Free transfer 16 August 2023 [23]
6 MF Laura Hughes Melbourne City Free transfer 25 August 2023 [24]
24 FW Ellen Gett Unattached End of contract 28 September 2023 [25]
22 GK Keely Segavcic Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 11 October 2023 [26]
3 MF Michaela Thornton Unattached 2 November 2023 [27]
7 FW Chile María José Rojas Chile Santiago Morning Undisclosed 27 March 2024 [28]

Contract extensions

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No. Position Player Duration Date Ref.
17 Serbia Vesna Milivojević Midfielder 1 year 10 August 2023 [29]
13 Sofia Christopherson Forward 1 year 11 October 2023 [10]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 September 2023 Western Sydney Wanderers Australia 0–0
(5–6 p)		 Australia Canberra United Forbes, Australia
Report Stadium: Botanical Gardens Sporting Grounds

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 15 October 2023 30 March 2024 Matchday 1 11th 22 6 6 10 39 47 −8 027.27
Total 22 6 6 10 39 47 −8 027.27

Source: Soccerway

A-League Women

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Main article: 2023–24 A-League Women

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Wellington Phoenix[a] 22 9 1 12 36 33 +3 28
9 Brisbane Roar 22 7 5 10 28 35 −7 26
10 Perth Glory 22 6 6 10 25 32 −7 24
11 Canberra United 22 6 6 10 39 47 −8 24
12 Adelaide United 22 4 3 15 21 56 −35 15
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[30]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
21 5 6 10 36 46  −10 21 4 2 4 19 17  +2 1 4 6 17 29  −12

Source: KEEPUP

Results by round

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Round12367891041112131415161819520211722
GroundAAHHHAHHAANHAHAAHAAHHA
ResultDLLLWLLDDDWLLWDLDLLWWW
Position691012111212121212111112121212121212111111
Points1111444567101010131414151515182124
Source: KEEPUP
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The final league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[31]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 October 2023 1 Adelaide United 4–4 Canberra United Adelaide
14:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 2,834
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
21 October 2023 2 Melbourne City 2–1 Canberra United Melbourne
14:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,138
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
4 November 2023 3 Canberra United 2–3 Perth Glory Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Isabella Libri
26 November 2023 6 Canberra United 3–4 Newcastle Jets Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,853
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
10 December 2023 7 Canberra United 5–1 Brisbane Roar Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,236
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
16 December 2023 8 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Canberra United Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,033
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
23 December 2023 9 Canberra United 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Canberra
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,285
Referee: Isabella Libri
30 December 2023 10 Canberra United 1–1 Western United Canberra
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Isabella Blaess
3 January 2024 4 Sydney FC 1–1 Canberra United Sydney
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Mikayla Ryan
Note: Originally scheduled for 12 November 2023, this match was postponed due to Sydney FC's participation in the 2023 AFC Women's Club Championship.[32] It was rescheduled for 3 January 2024.
6 January 2024 11 Newcastle Jets 3–3 Canberra United Newcastle
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground
Attendance: 2,112
Referee: Bec Mackie
13 January 2024 12 Canberra United 3–1 Adelaide United Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,183
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
20 January 2024 13 Canberra United 2–3 Melbourne Victory Canberra
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 2,148
Referee: Isabella Mossin
28 January 2024 14 Wellington Phoenix 2–0 Canberra United Porirua
17:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Jerry Collins Stadium
Attendance: 1,227
Referee: Molly Godsell
4 February 2024 15 Canberra United 3–1 Melbourne City Canberra
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 2,189
Referee: Bec Mackie
10 February 2024 16 Perth Glory 2–2 Canberra United Perth
19:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: Macedonia Park
Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
1 March 2024 18 Western United 4–2 Canberra United Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: City Vista Recreation Reserve
Attendance: 574
Referee: Isabella Libri
9 March 2024 19 Canberra United 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,584
Referee: Bec Mackie
13 March 2024 5 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–1 Canberra United Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 376
Referee: Kelly Jones
Note: Match originally scheduled for 18 November 2023, but postponed to 13 March 2024 due to venue unavailability at the time.[33][34]
17 March 2024 20 Central Coast Mariners 4–1 Canberra United Gosford
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 1,811
Referee: Caitlin Williams
24 March 2024 21 Canberra United 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Canberra
14:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,341
Referee: Isabella Mossin
27 March 2024 17 Canberra United 1–0 Sydney FC Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 957
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
Note: Match abandoned due to lightning on 17 February 2024, and to be replayed at a later date.[35] It was rescheduled for 27 March 2024.[36]
30 March 2024 22 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Canberra United Brisbane
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 2,842
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Chloe Lincoln 17 0 17 0
2 DF Australia Alex McKenzie 11+6 0 17 0
3 DF United States Sarah Clark 15+1 1 16 1
4 DF Australia Holly Murray 9+7 0 16 0
5 DF Australia Emma Ilijoski 15+2 0 17 0
6 DF Australia Ava Piazza 3+3 0 6 0
7 FW Chile María José Rojas 4+9 0 13 0
8 MF Australia Sasha Grove 18 0 18 0
9 FW New Zealand Ruby Nathan 6+15 0 21 0
10 MF Australia Mary Stanic-Floody 16 2 16 2
11 MF New Zealand Deven Jackson 13+8 2 21 2
13 FW Australia Sofia Christopherson 14+8 1 22 1
14 DF Australia Maia Cameron 0+1 0 1 0
15 DF Australia Hannah McNulty 0+3 0 3 0
16 FW Australia Madelyn Whittall 6+6 0 12 0
17 MF Serbia Vesna Milivojević 21+1 10 22 10
18 GK Australia Coco Majstorovic 5+2 0 7 0
19 MF Australia Nickoletta Flannery 20+1 5 21 5
20 FW Australia Lillian Skelly 0+1 0 1 0
22 DF United States Cannon Clough 19 1 19 1
23 FW Australia Michelle Heyman 20+2 16 22 16
28 DF Australia Tegan Bertolissio 10+5 0 15 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 1 GK Australia Chloe Lincoln 0 0 1 0 0 1
2 13 FW Australia Sofia Christopherson 5 0 0 5 0 0
3 19 MF Australia Nickoletta Flannery 3 0 0 3 0 0
4 6 DF Australia Ava Piazza 2 0 0 2 0 0
17 MF Serbia Vesna Milivojević 2 0 0 2 0 0
6 3 DF United States Sarah Clark 1 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF Australia Sasha Grove 1 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW New Zealand Ruby Nathan 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Australia Mary Stanic-Floody 1 0 0 1 0 0
22 DF United States Cannon Clough 1 0 0 1 0 0
28 DF Australia Tegan Bertolissio 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 18 0 1 18 0 1

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women Total
1 1 Australia Chloe Lincoln 2 2
Total 2 2

References

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  2. ^ "United sign young New Zealand international Nathan". Canberra United. 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Rojas returns to Canberra United". Canberra United. 4 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Young Matilda Stanic-Floody inks United deal". Canberra United. 8 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Kiwi striker Jackson signs for United". Canberra United. 15 September 2023.
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  7. ^ "Canberra local Alex McKenzie inks A-Leagues deal". Canberra United. 5 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Ava Piazza links up with Canberra United". Canberra United. 6 October 2023.
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  10. ^ a b "Cameron and Christopherson join squad". Canberra United. 11 October 2023.
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  14. ^ "Junior Matilda Skelly signs for United". Canberra United. 19 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Stingrays pushing for finals football in 2023". National Premier Leagues NSW. Football NSW. 2 March 2023. ...Chloe Middleton all ready to pull on the pink jersey.
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  17. ^ "Kennedy Faulknor, Maya Hansen star as Aurora beat Chicago, improve to 2-0". Star Tribune. 28 May 2023.
  18. ^ "We've secured another promising young talent. Gracie has represented the Junior Matilda's, as well as FV emerging and South Melbourne, and we believe she'll make a great addition to our team! We're thrilled to have her on board! Welcome, Gracie!". Bulleen Lions. 19 May 2023 – via Facebook.
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