2021 W-League grand final

The 2021 W-League grand final was the final match of the 2020–21 W-League season to decide the champions of women's soccer in Australia for the season.

2021 W-League grand final

Event	2020–21 W-League
Sydney FC Melbourne Victory 0 1
Date	11 April 2021
Venue	Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney
Player of the Match	Jada Mathyssen-Whyman[1]
Referee	Rebecca Durcau
Attendance	4,619
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The match was played between Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium on 11 April 2021.^[2] Melbourne Victory won their second championship with a goal from Kyra Cooney-Cross after 120 minutes.^[1]

This was the league's last match under its original "W-League" branding. Football Australia changed the league's name to A-League Women effective with the 2021–22 season.

Teams

Team	Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Sydney FC	7 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Melbourne Victory FC	2 (2013, 2014 (Feb))

Route to the final

Sydney FC		Round	Melbourne Victory FC
1st place Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Sydney FC 12 28 2 Brisbane Roar 12 25 3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 23 4 Canberra United 12 22 5 Adelaide United 12 22 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions		Regular season	3rd place Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Sydney FC 12 28 2 Brisbane Roar 12 25 3 Melbourne Victory (C) 12 23 4 Canberra United 12 22 5 Adelaide United 12 22 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions
Opponent	Score		Opponent	Score
Canberra United	3–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Brisbane Roar	2–6 (A)

Match details

Sydney FC	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne Victory
	Report	Cooney-Cross 120'

11 April 2021

16:00 AEST

Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 4,619

Referee: Rebecca Durcau^[1]

Sydney FC

Melbourne Victory

GK 1 Jada Mathyssen-Whyman RB 3 Charlotte McLean  89' CB 13 Natasha Prior CB 12 Natalie Tobin LB 5 Ally Green DM 2 Teresa Polias (c)  120+4' RM 8 Rachel Lowe  70' CM 6 Clare Wheeler CM 15 Mackenzie Hawkesby  114' LM 18 Princess Ibini-Isei  62' CF 10 Remy Siemsen Substitutes: GK 40 Eliza Campbell DF 17 Angelique Hristodoulou  89' DF 19 Charlize Rule MF 18 Taylor Ray  114' FW 9 Allira Toby  62' Head coach: Ante Juric

GK 1 Gaby Garton  120+3' RB 13 Polly Doran  116' CB 3 Claudia Bunge  74' CB 18 Kayla Morrison LB 8 Angela Beard (c) CM 10 Annalie Longo  109' CM 15 Amy Jackson  44' CM 7 Kyra Cooney-Cross AM 9 Catherine Zimmerman  90' AM 11 Lisa De Vanna CF 14 Melina Ayres Substitutes: GK 20 Melissa Maizels MF 4 Natalie Martineau MF 19 Lia Privitelli  90' MF 30 MelindaJ Barbieri  116' FW 2 Tiffany Eliadis  109' Manager: Jeff Hopkins

Player of the Match: Jada Mathyssen-Whyman Assistant referees:[1] Lauren Hargrave Laura Moya Fourth official:[1] Sarah Ho Additional assistant referee:[1] Isabella Blaess Lara Lee

Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Five named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.

References

1. Kemp, Emma (11 April 2021). "Melbourne Victory beat Sydney FC to W-League title at the death of extra-time – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
2. "Sydney FC to host Melbourne Victory in the Westfield W-League 2021 Grand Final". Westfield W-League. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.