The countdown to the 2022-23 Liberty A-League Women season is well and truly on.
With the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup on the horizon, players of international calibre have committed to teams around the league with two clear goals in mind: to gun for silverware, and to compete for spots in the World Cup squads of their respective nations.
But along with the stars of today come the rising talent of tomorrow; members of the Future, Junior and Young Matildas programs who will take inspiration from the current crop of international stars and look to come into their own in a World Cup year.
There’s simply so much to play for in 2022-23 – and these are the squads assembling around the competition as champions Melbourne Victory and premiers Sydney FC return to defend their crowns.
The Liberty A-League season kicks off on November 19. Here we go.
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Adelaide United
Re-signed: Annalee Grove, Emily Hodgson, Isabel Hodgson, Maruschka Waldus, Ella Tonkin, Nano Sasaki, Dylan Holmes, Paige Hayward, Emily Condon, Fiona Worts, Chelsie Dawber (loan)
New arrivals: Jenna McCormick, MelindaJ Barbieri, Meisha Westland, Jenna Farrow, Grace Wilson, Zoe Tolland (scholarship), Katie Bowler (scholarship), Sasha Coorey (scholarship), Emilia Murray (scholarship), Xiao Yuyi
Brisbane Roar
Re-signed: Ayesha Norrie, Hollie Palmer, Shea Connors, Larissa Crummer, Mariel Hecher, Holly McQueen, Katrina Gorry, Georgia Beaumont, Isabella Shuttleworth, Jamilla Rankin, Annie Haffenden, Mia Bailey, Jessie Rasschaert
New arrivals: Sharn Freier (Moreton Bay United), Talitha Kramer, Kijah Stephenson (Brisbane City), Margot Robinne, Hensley Hancuff
Canberra United
Re-signed: Chloe Lincoln, Michelle Heyman, Hayley Taylor-Young, Sasha Grove, Emma Ilijoski, Laura Hughes, Grace Maher, Keeley Richards, Chloe Middleton
New arrivals: Grace Jale, Holly Murray, Nickoletta Flannery, Ellen Gett, Ellie Brush, Emily Roach, Rebecca Burrows, Grace Taranto, Vesna Milivojevic, Kennedy Faulknor
Melbourne City
Re-signed: Melissa Barbieri, Chelsea Blissett, Emma Checker, Naomi Chinnama, Leah Davidson, Sally James, Caitlin Karic, Darcey Malone, Leticia McKenna, Holly McNamara (ACL recovery), Rhianna Pollicina, Kaitlyn Torpey, Tori Tumeth (ACL recovery), Hannah Wilkinson
New arrivals: Bryleeh Henry, Julia Grosso, Karly Roestbakken, Daniela Galic, Katie Bowen, Emina Ekic
Melbourne Victory
Re-signed: Casey Dumont, Tiffany Eliadis, Claudia Bunge, Alana Murphy, Catherine Zimmerman, Melina Ayres, Amy Jackson, Paige Zois, Maja Markovski, Kayla Morrison, Lia Privitelli, Alex Chidiac
New arrivals: Jessika Nash, Beattie Goad, Gema Simon, Miranda Templeman, Natalie Tathem, Ava Briedis (scholarship), Rosie Curtis (scholarship), Anna Liacopoulos (scholarship), Elise Kellond-Knight
Newcastle Jets
Re-signed: Cassidy Davis, Lara Gooch, Taren King, Claire Coelho, Tara Andrew, Ash Brodigan, Lauren Allan
New signings: Leia Puxty, Emily Garnier, Chloe Walandouw (academy), Lucy Johnson, Teigen Allen, Cannon Clough, Tessa Tamplin, Adriana Konjarski, Sarah Griffith
Perth Glory
Re-signed: Morgan Aquino, Kim Carroll, Natasha Rigby, Tijan McKenna, Elizabeth Anton, Hana Lowry, Demi Koulizakis, Susan Phonsongkham, Sofia Sakalis, Sarah Cain, Cyera Hintzen, Isabella Wallhead, Abbey Green, Sadie Lawrence, Sarah Langman, Claudia Mihocic, Alana Jancevski, Aideen Keane
New arrivals: Gabriella Coleman, Ella Mastrantonio, Milan Hammond, Rylee Baisden
Sydney FC
Re-signed: Natalie Tobin (Captain), Cortnee Vine, Jada Whyman, Princess Ibini, Mackenzie Hawkesby, Rachel Lowe, Charlotte McLean, Charlie Rule, Sarah Hunter, Katie Offer, Shay Hollman, Mary Stanic-Floody
New arrivals: Anna Green, Madison Haley, Shadeene Evans, Deborah-Anne De La Harpe, Kirsty Fenton, Abbey Lemon, Jynaya Dos Santos, Indiana Dos Santos (scholarship), Anika Stajcic (scholarship)
Wellington Phoenix
Re-signed: Lily Alfeld, Brianna Edwards, Kate Taylor, Mackenzie Barry, Zoe McMeeken, Saskia Vosper, Isabel Gomez, Grace Wisnewski, Chloe Knott, Alyssa Whinham, Ava Pritchard
New arrivals: Marisa van der Meer, Betsy Hassett, Paige Satchell, Michaela Robertson (Phoenix academy), Claudia Cicco, Emma Rolston, Milly Clegg (amateur)
Western Sydney Wanderers
Re-signings: Malia Steinmetz, Ella Abdul Massih, Danika Matos, Sheridan Gallagher, Clare Hunt, Alexia Apostolakis, Olivia Price
New arrivals: Jordyn Bloomer, Holly Caspers, Angelique Hristodoulou, Lauren Keir, Amy Harrison, Sophie Harding, Cushla Rue, Bethany Gordon, Amy Chessari (scholarship)
Western United
New signings: Adriana Taranto, Alana Cerne, Aleksandra Sinclair, Alyssa Dall’Oste, Chloe Logarzo, Emma Robers, Francesca Iermano, Hannah Keane, Harriet Withers, Hillary Beall, Jaclyn Sawicki, Julia Sardo, Kahli Johnson, Melissa Taranto, Natasha Dakic, Raquel Deralas, Silver Bell Morris, Stacey Papadopoulos, Sydney Cummings, Tyla-Jay Vlajnic, Jessica McDonald
