W-League (Australia)

Infobox football league
name = W-League

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confed = AFC
founded = 2008
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teams = 8
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tv = ABC Television
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The W-League (presently known as the Westfield W-League) is the top level women's association football league in Australia. Established in 2008, it will be composed of eight teams - the seven Australian A-League clubs, and one team based in Canberra. [cite web|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/InsideFFA/default.aspx?s=insideffa_newsfeatures_newsitem&id=22966|title=Women in a league of their own|date=2008-07-28|publisher=Football Federation Australia]

Its inaugural season (2008-09) will start in October 2008. [cite news|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/81307,girls-shop-to-the-top.aspx|title=Girls shop to the top|publisher=FourFourTwo (Australia)|date=2008-07-28|accessdate=2008-07-28]

One game per week (the 4pm Saturday game) will be broadcast live nationwide on ABC1

Clubs

The league will be composed of eight teams. Seven will be affiliated with the inaugural Australian A-League clubs, and will share their names and colours to promote their brands. The eighth club will be the Canberra-based Canberra United. [cite news|url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24089401-23215,00.html|title=W-League to debut in October|date=2008-07-28|accessdate=2008-07-28|publisher=Fox Sports]

For the 2008-09 season, the eight clubs are:

References

ee also

* W-League, the women's association football pro league in the United States