Bankstown City FC (women)

This article is about the women's football team. For the men's football team, see Bankstown City FC.

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.^[1] 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.^[2][3]

Bankstown City Lions Women's

Full name	Bankstown City Lions Football Club
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
Home colours Away colours

History

The club formed women's teams in 2013.^[1] The senior team was promoted from the third tier Women's State League to the National Premier League 2 in 2015.^[4]

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.^[5]

Players

Current squad

As of 24 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  AUS Stephanie Grimbilos 2 DF  ENG Jess Frampton 3 DF  AUS Stephanie Ambrose 4 DF  AUS Zoe Zaczek 5 MF  AUS Angelina Mastoris 6 MF  AUS Liana Danaskos (captain) 8 MF  AUS Skye Casacchia 9 FW  AUS Roukayah Al Fararjeh 11 MF  AUS Annabel Forbes 12 DF  AUS Anjelica Williams 13 FW  AUS Zali Dean

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  AUS Chelsea Greguric 16 DF  AUS Maryam Mostaghimi 18 FW  JPN Aya Seino 20 GK  AUS Jasmin Lawler 25 MF  AUS Elif Erdogan 28 FW  AUS Tori Hronopoulos 35 DF  AUS Claire Witton 39 MF  AUS Isabelle Zoghbi 41 MF  AUS Heba El Saddik 44 MF  AUS Jasmine Stretton

Notable past players

• Mary Fowler^[3][6][7]
• Susan Phonsongkham
• Olivia Price
• Vesna Milivojevic^[8][9]
• Brianna Edwards

Seasons

Season	League										Sapphire Cup	Top scorer
	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[a]	-	R4	Susan Phonsongkham	14

Honours

• NSW Women's State League/ Champions: 2015
• NSW NPL 2 Women's/ Champions: 2017^[10]

Notes

1. Relegated based on Club Championship

References

1. "History". Bankstown City Lions Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
2. "Embarrassing': Football club in fight for facilities upgrade". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
3. "Mary pride of Bankstown City Lions". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
4. "Bankstown City FC". Football NSW. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
5. "Cassachia continues to fly the flag for Bankstown City FC". Football NSW. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
6. "Mary's journey from Hotel Tarago to World Cup". The Australian. Retrieved 12 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
7. "The Matildas' youngest-ever player Mary Fowler named in Australian squad". Nine Entertainment. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
8. Reilly, Ella; Lewis, Samantha (12 November 2019). "W-League 2019-20 season preview: team-by-team guide". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
9. "'I never dreamt I would get something like this'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
10. "Bankstown City FC crowned PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women's Champions". Football NSW. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2023.

External links

• Official Website