Football club
| Full name | Bankstown City Lions Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Lions, Sydney Makedonia | ||
| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Ground | Jensen Oval Sefton, New South Wales | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| President | Robert Mileski | ||
| Manager | Ante Covic | ||
| League | NSW League One Women's | ||
| 2022 | 6th of 12 | ||
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Bankstown City Lions Football Club, commonly referred to as Bankstown City Lions or simply Bankstown City, is an Australian women's football team from Bankstown, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. They compete in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's, the second tier of women's football in Australia. Bankstown City Lions plays their home games at Jensen Park.
History
The club formed women's teams in 2013. The senior team was promoted from the third tier Women's State League to the National Premier League 2 in 2015.
In 2017, they won the NPL2 Women's Championship after defeating Sydney Olympic and were promoted to the NPL1 Women's League for the following season. The 2018 NPL 1 Women's season saw Bankstown City Lions narrowly escape relegation by one point, finishing 10th out of 12 teams.
Players
Current squad
- As of 24 March 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.
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Notable past players
Seasons
| Season | League | Sapphire Cup | Top scorer | ||||||||||
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| Div | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Finals | Player(s) | Goals | ||
| 2013 | Women's State League | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 83 | 33 | 45 | 4th | PF | - | ||
| 2014 | Women's State League | 22 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 105 | 32 | 47 | 2nd | RU | - | ||
| 2015 | Women's State League | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 65 | 27 | 45 | 2nd↑ | W | - | ||
| 2016 | NPL2 NSW Women | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 19 | 7th | - | - | ||
| 2017 | NPL2 NSW Women | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 28 | 3rd↑ | W | - | Tania Baban | 13 |
| 2018 | NPL NSW Women | 22 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 71 | 10 | 10th | - | - | Amy Dahdah | 7 |
| 2019 | NPL NSW Women | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 60 | 21 | 10th | - | - | ||
| 2020 | NPL NSW Women | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 60 | 0 | 12th | - | - | Georgia Plessas | 3 |
| 2021 | NPL NSW Women | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 7 | season cancelled | - | Georgia Plessas | 3 | |
| 2022 | NPL NSW Women | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 6th | - | - | ||
| 2023 | NPL NSW Women | 26 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 37 | 8th | - | R4 | Susan Phonsongkham | 14 |
Honours
- NSW Women's State League/ Champions: 2015
- NSW NPL 2 Women's/ Champions: 2017
Notes
- Relegated based on Club Championship
References
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