Exclusive: How the W-League will look next season
ESPN can reveal that Western United and Wellington Phoenix loom as favourites for inclusion in a potential 11-team W-League for the 2021-22 season.
2020 Schedule
Melbourne City WomenMBC2FT
1PERPER- PERPER0FT1Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC1FT
0NEWNEW - Melbourne City WomenMBC0FT
4WSFCWSFC - WSFCWSFC1FT0Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC0FT
2SYDSYD - Melbourne City WomenMBC2FT
3BRIBRI 
ADEADE2FT1Melbourne City WomenMBC
MBVMBV2FT3Melbourne City WomenMBC- Melbourne City WomenMBC0FT6MBVMBV
CANCAN2FT1Melbourne City WomenMBC- BRIBRI0FT0Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC1FT0SYDSYD
- Melbourne City WomenMBC5FT1WSFCWSFC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC3FT1BRIBRI
- WSFCWSFC0FT4Melbourne City WomenMBC
- MBVMBV0FT4Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC2FT0NEWNEW
- Melbourne City WomenMBC4FT0CANCAN
- BRIBRI0FT2Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC1FT0PERPER
- Melbourne City WomenMBC1FT0MBVMBV
- SYDSYD1FT2Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC1FT0ADEADE
- CANCAN1FT2Melbourne City WomenMBC
2020 Schedule
7th in Australian W-League
- CANCAN123/11FT
2Melbourne City WomenMBC - Melbourne City WomenMBC130/11FT0ADEADE
- SYDSYD17/12FT2Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC112/12FT0MBVMBV
- Melbourne City WomenMBC119/12FT0PERPER
- BRIBRI02/1FT2Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC49/1FT0CANCAN
- Melbourne City WomenMBC217/1FT0NEWNEW
- MBVMBV015/2FT4Melbourne City WomenMBC
- WSFCWSFC020/2FT4Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC329/2FT1BRIBRI
- Melbourne City WomenMBC514/3FT1WSFCWSFC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC120/3FT0SYDSYD
- BRIBRI028/12FT0Melbourne City WomenMBC
- CANCAN22/1FT1Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC09/1FT6MBVMBV
- MBVMBV216/1FT3Melbourne City WomenMBC
- ADEADE221/1FT1Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC230/1FT3BRIBRI
- Melbourne City WomenMBC04/2FT2SYDSYD
- WSFCWSFC125/2FT0Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC011/3FT4WSFCWSFC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC113/3FT0NEWNEW
- PERPER019/3FT1Melbourne City WomenMBC
- Melbourne City WomenMBC225/3FT1PERPER
Who wins ESPN's Hypothetical Australian Club Championship?
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Future Matildas: Which young W-League stars can make an impact in 2023?
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De Vanna, Polias set for W-League Grand Final showdown
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Celebrating Dobson's career, Prior's return and some #PeakDub areas
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Retiring player scores, proposed to in celebration
Melbourne City's Rhali Dobson enjoyed the perfect send off from football as she celebrated scoring in her final match by being proposed to.
W-League player scores, gets engaged, in last game before retiring to help partner battle cancer (1:05)
City's Dobson set to retire early: 'This is bigger than the sport'
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History is what happens when you market the W-League properly
Adelaide smashed the W-League attendance record on Sunday, proving -- unequivocally -- the untapped potential of the women's game in Australia.
W-League legends Heyman, Gielnik contest another Golden Boot
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The best season ever? 10 ways the A-League and W-League have revitalised football
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Adelaide, Canberra, Victory all win, keeping W-League on a knife edge
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Rebekah Stott's 'positive mentality' key after cancer diagnosis
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Collister keeps Wanderers in W-League finals contention
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Polias' form turning into a Matildas headache
Sydney FC stalwart Teresa Polias is in such good form that an Olympics call-up surely beckons. PLUS: Larissa Crummer's emotional return from injury.
Brisbane's wins ensure chaos reigns in the W-League
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W-League review: Gorry's good news, Sydney make it six in six
Katrina Gorry has delivered exactly the kind of good-news story W-League fans have been craving, while the word "dynasty" feels right for Sydney FC.
U.S. import Zimmerman shines, but Tuba Guy steals the limelight
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Roar finally find form, but W-League's silence on Jan. 26 is deafening
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Chidiac's journey shows the grass isn't always greener in Europe
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Ugly scenes spoil an epic Melbourne Derby
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Melbourne City sign Norway youth international Eckhoff
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W-League review: Victory hit City for six; Gielnik struggling at Roar
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De Vanna stars as Melbourne Victory thrash rivals City in W-League
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Young Wanderers Galea and Chauvet shine, Brisbane yet to Roar
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2020-21 W league Ladder
| TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney FC Women | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | +15 | 28 |
| Brisbane Roar Women | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +17 | 25 |
| Melbourne Victory Women | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +11 | 23 |
| Canberra United Women | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 22 |
| Adelaide United Women | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | +4 | 22 |
| Western Sydney Women | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 13 |
| Melbourne City Women | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -12 | 13 |
| Newcastle Jets Women | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| Perth Glory Women | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -25 | 1 |
2020-21 Team LeadersAustralian W-League
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