With only four rounds of the Westfield W-League 2019/20 Season remaining the race for the Westfield W-League Premiers Plate is really heating up.
Melbourne City FC currently have a four-point buffer at the top of the table, but the Westfield W-League 2019/20 Premiership is by no means a fait accompli for Melbourne City FC with a Melbourne Derby, the Western Sydney Wanderers FC and Brisbane Roar FC on their schedule for the remainder of the season.
Seven points from their remaining three will secure their second Westfield W-League Premiers Plate.
Adding to the excitement for fans is that the top four is also wide open with seven clubs still alive in the race.
Melbourne City FC needs two points from their remaining three matches to secure a berth in the Westfield W-League 2020 Finals Series.
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The Western Sydney Wanderers FC have had their most successful Westfield W-League Season ever so far and are well on their way to their maiden appearance in the Westfield W-League Final Series should they claim eight points from their remaining fixtures, irrespective of other results.
Their cross-town rivals, Sydney FC, will also be looking for a record breaking twelfth Westfield W-League Finals Series appearance having finished in the top four since the inception of the competition.
The Sydney Derby in Round 12 is shaping up to be an important match for both teams with potential hosting rights in the Westfield W-League 2020 Finals Series on the line.
The fight for the other place within the top four place is also still very much live with Brisbane Roar FC and Melbourne Victory finding form and Canberra United still in the race.
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FFA Head of Leagues, Greg O’Rourke has been impressed by the quality of the Westfield W-League this season and cannot wait to watch the players dazzle in the upcoming Westfield W-League 2020 Finals Series.
“The on-field performances during the Westfield W-League this season have been outstanding,” said O’Rourke.
“Much of that can be attributed to the return of most of our much-loved Westfield Matildas combined with the high quality international players that have chosen to play in the Westfield W-League.
“This season there have been 33 International players from 11 countries: the USA (21), Brazil (2), New Zealand (2), England (1), Japan (1), Scotland (1), Mexico (1), Norway (1), Republic of Ireland (1), Serbia (1) and Spain (1).
“These international players, alongside our Westfield Matildas and Westfield Young Matildas, have lifted the standard of the competition to a new level and the fans have welcomed this event with their engagement with the competition at a record high.
“We have had some wonderful Finals Series over the history of the Westfield W-League and I am very excited to watch the players create life-long memories for themselves and their fans in the upcoming Westfield W-League 2020 Finals Series,” concluded O’Rourke.
The Westfield W-League 2020 Finals Series will begin on the weekend of 14/15 March with the Westfield W-League 2020 Grand Final to be held on the weekend of 21/22 March.
