2023 A-League Women grand final

2023 A-League Women Grand Final

Event	2022–23 A-League Women
Western United Sydney FC 0 4
Date	30 April 2023
Venue	CommBank Stadium, Sydney
Referee	Casey Reibelt
Attendance	9,519
Weather	Cloudy

The 2023 A-League Women Grand Final was the 14th A-League Women Grand Final, the championship-deciding match of the Australian A-League Women, and the culmination of the 2022–23 season. The match was played between Western United and Sydney FC on 30 April 2023 at CommBank Stadium in Sydney.

The match was Western United's first A-League Women Grand Final in their inaugural season, and the ninth for Sydney FC, as well as six consecutive appearances in the A-League Women Grand Final. Sydney FC won 4–0 to claim their fourth championship in the A-League Women.

It was announced by the Australian Professional Leagues that the Grand Finals in 2023, 2024, and 2025 will be hosted in Sydney. The venue was confirmed on 20 February 2023 to take place at CommBank Stadium.

Teams

Team	Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Western United	None
Sydney FC	9 (2009 (Dec.), 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Route to the final

Western United

Main article: 2022–23 Western United FC (A-League Women) season

Round	Western United
Regular season	2nd placed Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Sydney FC (C) 18 40 2 Western United 18 39 3 Melbourne City 18 30 4 Melbourne Victory 18 29 5 Canberra United 18 29 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions
Semi-finals	Opponent	Score
	Sydney FC	1–0

Sydney FC

Main article: 2022–23 Sydney FC (A-League Women) season

Round	Sydney FC
Regular season	1st placed / Premiers Pos Team Pld Pts 1 Sydney FC (C) 18 40 2 Western United 18 39 3 Melbourne City 18 30 4 Melbourne Victory 18 29 5 Canberra United 18 29 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions
Semi-finals	Opponent	Score
	Western United	0–1
Preliminary Final	Opponent	Score
	Melbourne Victory	1–0

Pre-match

Venue selection

The Grand Final will be held at CommBank Stadium in Sydney, coming from a move by the Australian Professional Leagues with a decision to give Sydney hosting rights to the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Grand Finals.

Match

Details

30 April 2023

16:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)

Western United	0–4	Sydney FC
	Report	Haley 4', 90+1' Tobin 18' Ibini 63' (pen.)

CommBank Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 9,519

Referee: Casey Reibelt

Western United

Sydney FC

GK 21 Hillary Beall RB 2 Stacey Papadopoulos CB 20 Sydney Cummings  23' CB 22 Alana Cerne LB 19 Tyla-Jay Vlajnic CM 11 Emma Robers CM 4 Jaclyn Sawicki CM 15 Adriana Taranto RW 13 Danielle Steer  55' CF 9 Hannah Keane LW 10 Kahli Johnson  81' Substitutes: GK 1 Alyssa Dall'Oste DF 14 Natasha Dakic DF 24 Julia Sardo DF 25 Tiana Jaber  81' MF 16 Melissa Taranto  16' Head coach: Mark Torcaso

GK 1 Jada Whyman RB 19 Charlize Rule  35' CB 3 Charlotte McLean CB 12 Natalie Tobin LB 5 Kirsty Fenton CM 8 Rachel Lowe CM 6 Sarah Hunter CM 15 Mackenzie Hawkesby RW 11 Cortnee Vine  22' CF 9 Madison Haley LW 20 Princess Ibini Substitutes: GK 30 Katie Offer DF 16 Deborah-Anne de la Harpe  90+2' FW 21 Shay Hollman  78' FW 22 Indiana Dos Santos  88' FW 25 Rola Badawiya  88' Head coach: Ante Juric

Assistant referees: Park Mi-Suk Maddie Allum Fourth official: Isabella Blaess

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of four substitutions, with a fifth allowed in extra time.

See also

• 2022–23 A-League Women
• 2022–23 Western United FC (A-League Women) season