2024–25 Canberra United FC (women) season

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Canberra United 2024–25 football season

Canberra United
2024–25 season
Chairman	Kate Lundy
Manager	Antoni Jagarinec
Stadium	McKellar Park
A-League Women	7th
Top goalscorer	Michelle Heyman (4)
Highest home attendance	1,249 vs. Adelaide United (16 November 2024) A-League Women
Lowest home attendance	1,180 vs. Brisbane Roar (2 November 2024) A-League Women
Average home league attendance	1,215
Biggest win	3–2 vs. Brisbane Roar (H) (2 November 2024) A-League Women 1–0 vs. Wellington Phoenix (A) (10 November 2024) A-League Women
Biggest defeat	0–2 vs. Adelaide United (H) (16 November 2024) A-League Women
← 2023–242025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 30 November 2024.

The 2024–25 season is Canberra United Football Club's 17th season in the A-League Women.

Players

First-team squad

As of 29 November 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Sally James
2	DF	AUS	Alex McKenzie
3	DF	NZL	Elizabeth Anton
4	MF	AUS	Holly Murray
5	DF	USA	Madison Ayson
6	DF	AUS	Ivana Galic (scholarship)
7	FW	AUS	Jynaya dos Santos
8	MF	AUS	Tianah Miro (scholarship)
9	FW	NZL	Ruby Nathan
10	MF	AUS	Mary Stanic-Floody
11	MF	AUS	Emma Robers
12	FW	AUS	Hayley Taylor-Young
13	FW	AUS	Sofia Christopherson
14	DF	AUS	Maia Cameron


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	AUS	Hannah McNulty
16	FW	AUS	Madelyn Whittall
17	FW	AUS	Maja Markovski
18	GK	AUS	Coco Majstorovic
19	MF	AUS	Jaya Bowman (scholarship)
20	FW	AUS	Lillian Skelly (scholarship)
21	FW	AUS	Aideen Keane
23	FW	AUS	Michelle Heyman (captain)
24	GK	AUS	Georgia Ritchie
25	MF	AUS	Darcey Malone
26	GK	AUS	Janet King (scholarship)
28	DF	AUS	Tegan Bertolissio
32	MF	AUS	Bethany Gordon

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	From	Type/fee	Contract length	Date
1	GK	Sally James	Perth Glory	Free transfer	1 year	23 August 2024
3	DF	Elizabeth Anton	Perth Glory	Free transfer	1 year	9 September 2024
21	FW	Aideen Keane	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	13 September 2024
7	FW	Jynaya dos Santos	Sydney FC	Free transfer	1 year	16 September 2024
25	MF	Darcey Malone	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	20 September 2024
32	MF	Bethany Gordon	Western Sydney Wanderers	Free transfer	1 year	23 September 2024
17	FW	Maja Markovski	Bulleen Lions	Free transfer	1 year	24 September 2024
11	MF	Emma Robers	Unattached	Free transfer	1 year	25 September 2024
19	MF	Jaya Bowman	Canberra Olympic	Scholarship	1 year	14 October 2024
6	DF	Ivana Galic	O'Connor Knights	Scholarship	1 year	29 October 2024
26	GK	Janet King	Canberra Olympic	Scholarship	1 year	29 October 2024
8	MF	Tianah Miro	Canberra Olympic	Scholarship	1 year	29 October 2024
5	DF	Madison Ayson	Houston Dash	Free transfer	1 year	29 November 2024

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date
17	MF	Vesna Milivojević	Norrköping	End of contract	2 April 2024
3	MF	Sarah Clark	Spokane Zephyr	End of contract	28 May 2024
1	GK	Chloe Lincoln	Western United	End of contract	31 May 2024
8	MF	Sasha Grove	Western United	End of contract	5 June 2024
22	DF	Cannon Clough	Carolina Ascent	End of contract	12 June 2024
5	DF	Emma Ilijoski	Heart of Midlothian	End of contract	29 July 2024
19	FW	Nickoletta Flannery	Melbourne Victory	End of contract	30 July 2024
6	DF	Ava Piazza	Newcastle Jets	End of contract	17 September 2024
11	FW	Deven Jackson	Newcastle Jets	End of contract	23 September 2024

Contract extensions

No.	Player	Position	Duration	Date
18	Coco Majstorovic	Goalkeeper	1 year	24 August 2024
24	Georgia Ritchie	Goalkeeper	1 year	26 August 2024
9	Ruby Nathan	Forward	1 year	28 August 2024
12	Hayley Taylor-Young	Forward	1 year	30 August 2024
13	Sofia Christopherson	Forward	1 year	2 September 2024
23	Michelle Heyman	Forward	1 year	4 September 2024
4	Holly Murray	Midfielder	1 year	6 September 2024
10	Mary Stanic-Floody	Midfielder	1 year	11 September 2024
28	Tegan Bertolissio	Defender	1 year	18 September 2024
2	Alex McKenzie	Defender	1 year	22 September 2024
20	Lillian Skelly	Forward	1 year (scholarship)	1 October 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

Canberra United

NPLW All-Stars

12 October 2024	Canberra United	6–0	NPLW All-Stars	Canberra, Australia
15:00 AEDT	Heyman 18', 25' Markovski 65', 85' Nathan 67' Stanic-Floody 89'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 800+

Melbourne Victory

Canberra United

25 October 2024	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Canberra United	Albury, Australia
18:20 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Lavington Sports Ground

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League Women	2 November 2024	20 April 2025	10	4	2	4	12	15	−3	040.00
Total			10	4	2	4	12	15	−3	040.00

Last updated: 11 January 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Women

Main article: 2024–25 A-League Women

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
3	Brisbane Roar	11	7	0	4	30	13	+17	21	Qualification for Finals series
4	Adelaide United	11	6	1	4	17	14	+3	19
5	Canberra United	11	5	2	4	13	15	−2	17
6	Wellington Phoenix	11	5	1	5	15	12	+3	16
7	Central Coast Mariners	11	4	4	3	14	12	+2	16

Updated to match(es) played on 18 January 2025. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:

Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Women's Champions League as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
10	4	2	4	12	15	−3	14	2	2	2	6	8	−2	2	0	2	6	7	−1

Last updated: 11 January 2025.
Source: Soccerway
Home figures include Canberra United's 1–1 draw on neutral ground against Perth Glory on 24 November 2024.

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	9	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Ground	H	A	H	N	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	W
Position	5	2	5	4	7	9	10	10	8	7
Points	3	6	6	7	7	7	7	8	11	14

Updated to match(es) played on 12 January 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 12 September 2024. All times are in Canberra local time (AEST/AEDT).

Canberra United v Brisbane Roar

2 November 2024 1	Canberra United	3–2	Brisbane Roar	Canberra
16:00	Markovski 15', 56' Stanic-Floody 31'	Report	Popadinova 50' De la Harpe 89'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,180 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Wellington Phoenix v Canberra United

10 November 2024 2	Wellington Phoenix	0–1	Canberra United	Wellington
14:00		Report	Heyman 11'	Stadium: Porirua Park Attendance: 645 Referee: Beth Rattray

Canberra United v Adelaide United

16 November 2024 3	Canberra United	0–2	Adelaide United	Canberra
16:00		Report	Condon 11' Worts 35'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,249 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Canberra United v Perth Glory

24 November 2024 4	Canberra United	1–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
13:30	Stanic-Floody 69'	Report	Dalton 41'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Beth Rattray

Central Coast Mariners v Canberra United

30 November 2024 5	Central Coast Mariners	2–1	Canberra United	Gosford
16:00	Fuller 62' Evans 68'	Report	Markovski 38'	Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 723 Referee: Mikayla Ryan

Melbourne City v Canberra United

15 December 2024 6	Melbourne City	4–2	Canberra United	Melbourne
19:45	Harvey 48' Markovski 61' (o.g.) Hughes 77' McKenna 90+3'	Report	Heyman 12', 89'	Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Bec Mackie

Canberra United v Melbourne Victory

21 December 2024 7	Canberra United	0–2	Melbourne Victory	Canberra
17:00		Report	Flannery 4' D'Appolonia 46'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,212 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Canberra United v Newcastle Jets

29 December 2024 8	Canberra United	0–0	Newcastle Jets	Canberra
17:00		Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Referee: Molly Godsell

Brisbane Roar v Canberra United

4 January 2025 10	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Canberra United	Brisbane
18:00	L. Freier 72'	Report	Robers 81' Heyman 88'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,612 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Canberra United v Western United

11 January 2025 11	Canberra United	2–1	Western United	Canberra
17:00	Mihocic 21' (o.g.) Christopherson 50'	Report	Zimmerman 15'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Sydney FC v Canberra United

15 January 2025 9	Sydney FC	Abandoned	Canberra United	Sydney
19:00		Report		Stadium: Leichhardt Oval

Canberra United v Western Sydney Wanderers

18 January 2025 12	Canberra United	v	Western Sydney Wanderers	Canberra
17:00				Stadium: McKellar Park

Newcastle Jets v Canberra United

25 January 2025 13	Newcastle Jets	v	Canberra United	Newcastle
19:45				Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium

Canberra United v Perth Glory

1 February 2025 14	Canberra United	v	Perth Glory	Canberra
17:00				Stadium: McKellar Park

Canberra United v Central Coast Mariners

8 February 2025 15	Canberra United	v	Central Coast Mariners	Canberra
17:00				Stadium: McKellar Park

Adelaide United v Canberra United

15 February 2025 16	Adelaide United	v	Canberra United	Adelaide
16:50				Stadium: Coopers Stadium

Canberra United v Melbourne City

1 March 2025 17	Canberra United	v	Melbourne City	Canberra
16:00				Stadium: McKellar Park

Melbourne Victory v Canberra United

9 March 2025 18	Melbourne Victory	v	Canberra United	Melbourne
17:00				Stadium: The Home of the Matildas

Western United v Canberra United

14 March 2025 19	Western United	v	Canberra United	Melbourne
19:00				Stadium: Ironbark Fields

Canberra United v Sydney FC

22 March 2025 20	Canberra United	v	Sydney FC	Canberra
16:00				Stadium: McKellar Park

Perth Glory v Canberra United

29 March 2025 21	Perth Glory	v	Canberra United	Perth
20:00				Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre

Canberra United v Wellington Phoenix

13 April 2025 22	Canberra United	v	Wellington Phoenix	Canberra
15:00				Stadium: McKellar Park

Western Sydney Wanderers v Canberra United

20 April 2025 23	Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Canberra United	Sydney
16:00				Stadium: Wanderers Football Park

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of match played 11 January 2025

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A-League Women
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AUS	Sally James	10	0	10	0
2	DF	AUS	Alex McKenzie	9	0	7+2	0
3	DF	NZL	Elizabeth Anton	9	0	9	0
4	DF	AUS	Holly Murray	10	0	2+8	0
5	MF	USA	Madison Ayson	6	0	6	0
7	MF	AUS	Jynaya dos Santos	6	0	0+6	0
8	MF	AUS	Tianah Miro	1	0	0+1	0
9	FW	NZL	Ruby Nathan	6	0	2+4	0
10	MF	AUS	Mary Stanic-Floody	10	2	8+2	2
11	MF	AUS	Emma Robers	10	1	10	1
12	MF	AUS	Hayley Taylor-Young	10	0	10	0
13	FW	AUS	Sofia Christopherson	10	1	9+1	1
17	FW	AUS	Maja Markovski	10	3	8+2	3
19	MF	AUS	Jaya Bowman	1	0	0+1	0
20	FW	AUS	Lillian Skelly	4	0	1+3	0
21	MF	AUS	Aideen Keane	4	0	3+1	0
23	FW	AUS	Michelle Heyman	9	4	9	4
25	MF	AUS	Darcey Malone	9	0	7+2	0
28	DF	AUS	Tegan Bertolissio	10	0	6+4	0
32	MF	AUS	Bethany Gordon	5	0	3+2	0

Disciplinary record

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

As of match played 15 December 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	A-League Women			Total

				1	2	DF		Alex McKenzie	2	0	0	2	0	0
2	4	DF	Holly Murray	1	0	0	1	0	0
	10	MF	Mary Stanic-Floody	1	0	0	1	0	0
	13	FW	Sofia Christopherson	1	0	0	1	0	0
	17	FW	Maja Markovski	1	0	0	1	0	0
	25	MF	Darcey Malone	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total				7	0	0	7	0	0

Clean sheets

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.

As of match played 11 January 2025

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Women	Total
1	1		Sally James	2	2

Notes

Match moved from Leichhardt Oval following a pitch assessment.

References

"Hometown goalkeeper James returns to Canberra". Canberra United. 23 August 2024.
"New Zealand international Anton arrives". Canberra United. 9 September 2024.
"Keane pens United deal". Canberra United. 13 September 2024.
"Young Matildas Dos Santos signs". Canberra United. 16 September 2024.
"Malone snapped up from Sydney FC". Canberra United. 20 September 2024.
"Bethany Gordon rejoins United". Canberra United. 23 September 2024.
"Striker Markovski adds to attacking stocks". Canberra United. 24 September 2024.
"Canberra clinch Emma Robers signing". Canberra United. 25 September 2024.
"Local Bowman signs scholarship deal". Canberra United. 14 October 2024.
^ "Local trio earn scholarship spots". Canberra United. 29 October 2024.
"Ayson swaps Houston for Canberra". Canberra United. 29 November 2024.
"Milivojevic heads for Sweden". Canberra United. 2 April 2024.
"Defender Sarah Clark Joins Spokane Zephyr FC, Bringing Experience to the Backline". Spokane Zephyr. 28 May 2024.
"Lincoln departs Canberra United". Canberra United. 31 May 2024.
Hughes, Nick (31 May 2024). "Australia's top young goalkeeper Chloe Lincoln joins Western United". Western United.
"Grove to leave Canberra United". Canberra United. 5 June 2024.
Hughes, Nick (5 June 2024). "Sasha Grove adds to growing Western United talent factory with two-year deal". Western United.
Cover, Amanda (12 June 2024). "Carolina Ascent FC Signs Cannon Clough, Former Tar Heel and 49er, to Continue Professional Career in her Hometown". Carolina Ascent.
"Emma Ilijoski signs". Heart of Midlothian. 29 July 2024.
^ "United bid farewell to Flannery & Ilijoski". Canberra United. 30 July 2024.
"Melbourne Victory signs Nickoletta Flannery". Melbourne Victory. 28 August 2024.
"Newcastle Jets sign Ava Piazza". Newcastle Jets. 17 September 2024.
"Newcastle Jets sign Deven Jackson". Newcastle Jets. 23 September 2024.
"Majstorovic back for second season in green". Canberra United. 24 August 2024.
"Young goalkeeper Ritchie signs new deal". Canberra United. 26 August 2024.
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"Taylor-Young back in green". Canberra United. 30 August 2024.
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"Heyman back for more with United". Canberra United. 4 September 2024.
"Murray returns for third season in Green". Canberra United. 6 September 2024.
"Stanic-Floody commits to United". Canberra United. 11 September 2024.
"Bertolissio back in United green". Canberra United. 18 September 2024.
"McKenzie returns for second United stint". Canberra United. 22 September 2024.
"United confirm Skelly scholarship deal". Canberra United. 1 October 2024.
"Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
"Full fixtures announced for Ninja A-League season 2024/25". Canberra United. 12 September 2024.
"Ninja A-League Women Unite Round matches moved to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium". A-Leagues. 19 November 2024.
^ "Canberra United FC - Squad". soccerway.com.

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National teams

Men's	Senior Men's (2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying) U23 U20 U17
Women's	Senior Women's (2024 Paris Olympic Games) U23 U20 U17

League competitions

Men's

Level 1	A-League Men (Finals series, Grand final) AFC Champions League Elite AFC Champions League Two
Level 2	National Premier Leagues (2024, 2025) National Second Division (2025)

Women's

Level 1	A-League Women (Grand final)
Level 2	National Premier Leagues Women's

Cup competitions

Australia Cup	2024 Australia Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) 2025 Australia Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final)

Club seasons
A-League Men	Adelaide United Auckland FC Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Macarthur FC Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United
A-League Women	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers Western United

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