The Womens National Soccer League (formerly the Ansett Australia Summer Series) is contested annually between six State-based teams, based around various Sports Institutes. New South Wales (Sydney), Northern New South Wales (Newcastle), Queensland (Brisbane), Victoria (Melbourne), the Australian Capital Territory (Canberra) and South Australia (Adelaide). The teams have had various names throughout the years, but have essentially been the same. In addition to the names shown in the tables below, the South Australian team have also been known as the SA Stanley Stars and the SA Buffalo Pirates.
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SOUTHERN CONFERENCE 1.SA Sports Institute 9 6 1 2 21- 13 19 2.ACT Academy of Sport 9 3 2 4 13- 14 11 3.Victorian ITC 9 1 2 6 7- 20 5 NORTHERN CONFERENCE 1.Qld Academy of Sport 9 4 2 3 18- 15 14 2.NSW Institute of Sport 9 4 2 3 18- 15 14 3.Northern NSW ITC 9 4 1 4 19- 19 13 FINAL - Queensland Academy of Sport 2 [Lisa Dunne 23', 82'] SA Sports Institute 1 [Kristy Moore 14'] TOP GOAL SCORER - Kristy Moore (SA Sports Institute) - 9 Season Details
POOL A 1.SA Sports Institute 9 6 0 3 19- 15 18 2.Victorian ITC 9 3 1 5 14- 17 10 3.Qld Academy of Sport 9 3 0 6 12- 17 9 POOL B 1.NSW Institute of Sport 9 6 2 1 26- 13 20 2.ACT Academy of Sport 9 4 2 3 13- 14 14 3.Northern NSW ITC 9 2 1 6 11- 19 7 GRAND FINAL - NSW Institute of Sport 3 [Julie Murray 17', 45', 95'] SA Sports Institute 2 [Sharon Black 16', Kimberley Morris 77'] aet TOP GOAL SCORER - Sharon Black (SA Sports Institute) - 11 Season Details
1.ACTAS Canberra Eclipse 16 9 3 4 32- 25 30 2.SASI Pirates 16 8 4 4 29- 11 28 3.NSWIS Sapphires 16 7 6 3 24- 13 27 4.QAS Sting 16 5 3 8 26- 30 18 5.Northern NSW Horizon 16 2 2 12 16- 48 8 GRAND FINAL - SASI Pirates 2 [Sharon Black 13', 41'] ACTAS Canberra Eclipse 0 TOP GOAL SCORER - Lisa Casagrande (ACTAS Canberra Eclipse) - 16 Season Details
1.NSW Sapphires 10 7 2 1 26- 8 23 2.SASI Pirates 10 5 4 1 13- 8 19 3.QAS Sting 10 5 3 2 21- 8 18 4.Northern NSW Pride 10 3 2 5 18- 19 11 5.ACTAS Canberra Eclipse 10 2 1 7 15- 30 7 6.Victoria Vision 10 1 2 7 8- 28 5 GRAND FINAL - NSW Sapphires 1 [Dianne Alagich 18' own goal] SASI Pirates 0 TOP GOAL SCORER - Belinda Dawney (QAS Sting) - 7 Season Details
1.Queensland Sting 5 5 0 0 12- 1 15 2.NSW Sapphires 5 3 1 1 15- 7 10 3.Northern NSW Pride 5 2 0 3 7- 11 6 4.Adelaide Sensation 5 2 0 3 4- 8 6 5.Victoria Vision 5 1 2 2 6- 9 5 6.Canberra Eclipse 5 0 1 4 4- 12 1 GRAND FINAL - Queensland Sting 1 [Traci Bartlett 56'] NSW Sapphires 0 TOP GOAL SCORER - Taryn Rockall (NSW Sapphires) Season Details
1.NSW Sapphires 10 9 1 0 39- 7 28 2.Canberra Eclipse 10 6 2 2 20- 9 20 3.Queensland Sting 10 5 3 2 16- 8 18 4.Adelaide Sensation 10 3 0 7 12- 23 9 5.Northern NSW Pride 10 2 1 7 15- 32 7 6.Victoria Vision 10 1 1 8 5- 28 4 GRAND FINAL - Canberra Eclipse 1 [Caitlin Munoz 66'] NSW Sapphires 0 TOP GOAL SCORER - Caitlin Munoz (Canberra Eclipse) - 9 Season Details
1.Queensland Sting 10 8 0 2 26- 7 24 2.NSW Sapphires 10 5 3 2 21- 14 18 3.Canberra Eclipse 10 4 4 2 14- 8 16 4.Adelaide Sensation 10 3 3 4 14- 20 12 5.Northern NSW Pride 10 3 1 6 18- 28 10 6.Victoria Vision 10 1 1 8 5- 21 4 GRAND FINAL - Queensland Sting 1 [Belinda Dawney 40'] NSW Sapphires 0 TOP GOAL SCORER - Lisa De Vanna (Adelaide Sensation) - 9 Season Details
1.Queensland Sting 10 8 2 0 37- 9 26
2.NSW Sapphires 10 6 4 0 32- 10 22
3.Adelaide Sensation 10 4 1 5 19- 25 13
4.Canberra Eclipse 10 2 4 4 9- 12 10
5.Victoria Vision 10 2 3 5 14- 32 9
6.Northern NSW Pride 10 0 2 8 15- 38 2
GRAND FINAL - NSW Sapphires 3 [Sally Shipard 39', Michelle Carney 55', Leah Blayney 85']
Queensland Sting 1 [Belinda Dawney 90+']
TOP GOAL SCORER - Catherine Cannuli (NSW Sapphires) - 13
Season Details
1.Queensland Sting 10 8 1 1 30- 9 25
2.Northern NSW Pride 10 8 1 1 24- 7 25
3.NSW Sapphires 10 5 1 4 17- 10 16
4.Canberra Eclipse 10 2 1 7 6- 22 7
5.Adelaide Sensation 10 1 3 6 6- 20 6
6.Victoria Vision 10 1 3 6 4- 19 6
Note: Western Waves matches not included
GRAND FINAL - Queensland Sting 2 [Jessica Mitchell 6, Sasha McDonnell 80]
Northern NSW Pride 0
TOP GOAL SCORER - Kate Gill (Northern NSW Pride) - 13
Season Details
Pool A:
1.NSW Sapphires Blue 3 3 0 0 10- 3 9
2.Queensland Sting 3 2 0 1 5- 3 6
3.Canberra Eclipse 3 1 0 2 5- 6 3
4.Adelaide Sensation 3 0 0 3 2- 10 0
Pool B:
1.NSW Sapphires White 3 3 0 0 9- 4 9
2.Northern NSW Pride 3 1 1 1 1- 1 4
3.Victoria Vision 3 1 0 2 6- 6 3
4.Western Waves 3 0 1 2 1- 6 1
GRAND FINAL - Queensland Sting 1 [Sasha McDonnell 16]
NSW Sapphires Blue 1 [Sarah Walsh 10]
Queensland Sting won 5-4 on penalties
TOP GOAL SCORER - Kylie Ledbrook (NSW Sapphires Blue) - 6
Season Details
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