2021–22 in Australian soccer
The 2021–22 season is the 53rd season of competitive association football in Australia.
| Season | 2021–22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||
| FFA Cup | Melbourne Victory | |
| Women's soccer | ||
| ALW Premiership | Sydney FC | |
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National teams
AFC Third Round Group B
| 2 September 2021 Group B | Australia .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 3–0 |  China PR | Doha, Qatar |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| 7 September 2021 Group B | Vietnam  | 0–1 | Australia | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 19:00 UTC+7 | Report |
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Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
| 7 October 2021 Group B | Australia | 3–1 |  Oman | Doha, Qatar |
| 21:30 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
| 12 October 2021 Group B | Japan  | 2–1 | Australia | Saitama, Japan |
| 19:14 UTC+9 | Report |
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Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 14,437 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
| 11 November 2021 Group B | Australia | 0–0 |  Saudi Arabia | Sydney, Australia |
| 20:05 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium Attendance: 23,314 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| 16 November 2021 Group B | China PR | 1–1 | Australia | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:00 UTC+4 | Report |
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Stadium: Sharjah Stadium Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
| 27 January 2022 Group B | Australia | 4–0 | Vietnam | Melbourne, Australia |
| 20:10 UTC+11 | Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 27,740 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| 1 February 2022 Group B | Oman | 2–2 | Australia | Muscat, Oman |
| 20:00 UTC+4 | Report | Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates) |
| 24 March 2022 Group B | Australia | 0–2 | Japan | Sydney, Australia |
| 20:10 UTC+11 | Report |
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Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 41,852 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain) |
| 29 March 2022 Group B | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Australia | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan) |
AFC Fourth Round Play-off
| 7 June 2022 | United Arab Emirates  | v | Australia | Doha, Qatar |
Men's under 23
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's under 23 national team in 2021–22.
| 12 July 2021 Friendly | Australia | 0–2 |  New Zealand | Ichihara, Japan |
| 19:00 (UTC+9) | Report | Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium |
| 15 July 2021 Friendly | Australia | 1–0 | New Zealand | Ichihara, Japan |
| 18:00 (UTC+9) | Duke  3' |
Report | Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Olympic Games
| 22 July 2021 Group Stage | Argentina  | 0–2 | Australia | Sapporo, Japan |
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0 Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia) |
| 25 July 2021 Group Stage | Australia | 0–1 |  Spain | Sapporo, Japan |
| 19:30 UTC+9 | Report |
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Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) |
| 28 July 2021 Group Stage | Australia | 0–2 |  Egypt | Rifu, Japan |
| 20:00 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Miyagi Stadiun Attendance: 0 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal) |
AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
| 26 October 2021 Group Stage | Indonesia  | 2–3 | Australia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 17:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea) |
| 29 October 2021 Group Stage | Australia | 1–0 | Indonesia | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 17:00 UTC+5 |
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Report | Stadium: Republican Central Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohd Arif Shamil Bin Abd Rasid (Malaysia) |
Women's senior
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the women's national team in 2021–22.
| 14 July 2021 MS&AD Cup | Japan | 1–0 | Australia | Kameoka, Japan |
| 19:20 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Sanga Stadium Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan) |
| 21 September 2021 | Republic of Ireland  | 3–2 | Australia | Dublin, Republic of Ireland |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Referee: Paula Brady (Republic of Ireland) |
| 23 October 2022 | Australia | 3–1 |  Brazil | Sydney, Australia |
| 19:50 |
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Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 15,270 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
| 26 October 2022 | Australia | 2–2 | Brazil | Sydney, Australia |
| 20:05 |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 12,087 Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland) |
| 27 November 2021 | Australia | 0–3 |  United States | Sydney, Australia |
| 15:00 | Source | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 36,109 Referee: Hyeon Jeong Oh (South Korea) |
| 30 November 2021 | Australia | 1–1 | United States | Newcastle, Australia |
| 20:05 |
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Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 20,495 Referee: Park Sejin (South Korea) |
| 8 April 2022 | Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand | Townsville, Australia |
| 19:45 10:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: QCB Stadium Attendance: 10,779 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan) |
| 12 April 2022 | Australia | 3–1 | New Zealand | Canberra, Australia |
| 19:45 10:00 | Report |
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Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 13,077 Referee: Haruna Kanematsu (Japan) |
Olympic Games
| 21 July 2021 Group Stage | Australia | 2–1 | New Zealand | Tokyo, Japan |
| 20:30 | Report | Rennie 90+1' |
Stadium: Tokyo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) |
| 24 July 2021 Group Stage | Sweden  | 4–2 | Australia | Saitama, Japan |
| 17:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
| 27 July 2021 Group Stage | United States | 0–0 | Australia | Kashima, Japan |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) |
| 30 July 2021 Quarter-finals | Great Britain  | 3–4 | Australia | Kashima, Japan |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda) |
| 2 August 2021 Semi-finals | Australia | 0–1 | Sweden | Yokohama, Japan |
| 20:00 | Report |
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Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 0 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
| 5 August 2021 Bronze medal match | Australia | 3–4 | United States | Kashima, Japan |
| 17:00 | Report | Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina) |
AFC Women's Asian Cup
| 21 January 2022 Group stage | Australia | 18–0 |  Indonesia | Mumbai, India |
| 15:30 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Mahsa Ghorbani (Iran) |
| 24 January 2022 Group stage | Philippines  | 0–4 | Australia | Mumbai, India |
| 15:30 UTC+5:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Wang Chieh (Chinese Taipei) |
| 27 January 2022 Group stage | Australia | 2–1 |  Thailand | Mumbai, India |
| 19:30 UTC+5:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar) |
| 30 January 2022 Quarter-final | Australia | 0–1 |  South Korea | Pune, India |
| --:-- UTC+5:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Qin Liang (China PR) |
Women's under-20
Australia was to host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup, between 14–22 August 2021 in Shepparton, Victoria.[1][2] However, in July 2021, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed that the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Friendlies
The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the women's U-20 team in 2021–22.
| 6 April 2022 | Australia | 5–1 | New Zealand | Canberra |
| 18:30 UTC+10 | Report |
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Stadium: Deakin Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
| 10 April 2022 | Australia | 1–1 | New Zealand | Canberra |
| 14:00 UTC+10 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Viking Stadium Referee: Georgia Ghirardello (Australia) |
Women's under-17
Australia was to host one of the groups in the first round of qualification for the 2022 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup, between 18–26 September 2021 in Cessnock, New South Wales.[1][2] However, in July 2021, the Asian Football Confederation confirmed that the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
AFC competitions
AFC Champions League
Qualifiers:
- Melbourne City as 2020–21 A-League regular season premiers
- Melbourne Victory as 2021 FFA Cup winners
- Sydney FC as 2020–21 A-League regular season runners-up
Melbourne Victory were eliminated in the Play-Off round.
Group G
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BGP | MCY | JND | UCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  BG Pathum United (H) |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| 2 | Melbourne City |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Jeonnam Dragons |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | United City |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | — |
Group H
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | YFM | JBH | HOA | SYD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yokohama F. Marinos |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 13 | Advance to Round of 16 | — | 0–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | ||
| 3 | Hoàng Anh Gia Lai (H) |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Sydney FC |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — |
Men's football
A-League Men
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne City (F) | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 46 | Qualification to Finals series, 2022 Australia Cup round of 32, and 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory (F) | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 38 | 24 | +14 | 45 | Qualification to Finals series, 2022 Australia Cup round of 32, and 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Western United (F) | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 28 | +11 | 45 | Qualification to Finals series and 2022 Australia Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Adelaide United (Q) | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 40 | |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners (Q) | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 39 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] (Q) | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 47 | −14 | 39 | |
| 7 | Macarthur FC (V) | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 32 | Qualification to 2022 Australia Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 3] |
| 8 | Sydney FC (V) | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 37 | −2 | 31 | |
| 9 | Newcastle Jets (V) | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 29 | |
| 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers (Z) | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 26 | |
| 11 | Brisbane Roar (Z) | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 23 | |
| 12 | Perth Glory (Z) | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 43 | −23 | 18 |
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2022. Source: A-League Men
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(F) Assured of the Finals series, and only teams who can now qualify for AFC competitions; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (V) Cannot reach the Finals series, but may still qualify to the Australia Cup round of 32; (Z) Qualified for Australia Cup playoff round.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(F) Assured of the Finals series, and only teams who can now qualify for AFC competitions; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated; (V) Cannot reach the Finals series, but may still qualify to the Australia Cup round of 32; (Z) Qualified for Australia Cup playoff round.
Notes:
- The top two teams enter the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the Finals series at the elimination-finals.
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they come from New Zealand, which is under the Oceania Football Confederation.
- The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[4]
National Premier Leagues
The Final Series was not held.
FFA Cup
Women's football
A-League Women
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 33 | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 27 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 24 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 17 | |
| 7 | Canberra United | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 13 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 10 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 7 | |
| 10 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 7 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Deaths
- 3 January 2022: Ulysses Kokkinos, 74, former South Melbourne Hellas, Fitzroy United, Hakoah Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne Juventus, West Adelaide Hellas, Western Suburbs, and Floreat Athena forward.[5][6]
- 14 March 2022: Colin Kitching, 88, former Bundamba, Blackstone United, St Helens United, Hellenic, and Australia forward.[7]
Retirements
- 14 September 2021: Wayne Brown, 33, former Newcastle Jets midfielder.[8]
- 19 September 2021: Christine Nairn, 30, former United States and Melbourne Victory midfielder.[9]
- 24 September 2021: Lisa De Vanna, 36, former Australia, Adelaide Sensation, Western Waves, Perth Glory, Brisbane Roar, Newcastle Jets, Melbourne Victory, Melbourne City, North Shore Mariners, Canberra United, South Melbourne, and Sydney FC forward.[10]
- 28 September 2021: Steven Taylor, 35, former Wellington Phoenix defender.[11]
- 30 September 2021: Ronald Vargas, 34, former Venezuela and Newcastle Jets forward.[12]
- 15 October 2021: Simon Cox, 34, former Ireland and Western Sydney Wanderers forward.[13]
- 23 October 2021: Adam Federici, 36, former Australia and Macarthur FC goalkeeper.[14]
- 28 October 2021: Daniel Georgievski, 33, former Macedonia, Melbourne Victory, Newcastle Jets, Western Sydney Wanderers, and Melbourne City defender.[15][16]
- 12 November 2021: Joe Ledley, 34, former Wales and Newcastle Jets midfielder.[17]
- 27 January 2022: Besart Berisha, 36, former Albania, Kosovo, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory, and Western United forward.[18]
- 9 March 2022: Zac Anderson, 30, former Gold Coast United, Central Coast Mariners, Sydney FC, and Olympic FC defender.[19]
- 30 April 2022: Andy Keogh, 35, former Republic of Ireland and Perth Glory forward.[20]
Comebacks
- 23 November 2021: Ashleigh Sykes, 28, former Australia international forward who retired in 2018 and signed with Canberra United.[21]
- 25 November 2021: Lisa De Vanna, 36, former Australia international forward who retired in September 2021 and signed with Perth Glory.[22]
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- "Latest update on AFC Competitions in 2021". AFC. 25 January 2021.
- "Latest update on the AFC National Team Competitions in 2021 and 2022". Asian Football Confederation. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- Economou, Alex (3 January 2022). "Hellas football superstar Ulysses Kokkinos' odyssey comes to an end". Neos Kosmos. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- "Greek Australian soccer legend, Ulysses Kokkinos, passes away". The Greek Herald. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- "Vale Colin Kitching". Football Australia. 14 March 2022.
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- "Dash MF Christine Nairn announces retirement". Houston Dynamo FC. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- Cain, Michael (24 September 2021). "'Heartbroken' Lisa De Vanna walks away from football". ESPN.
- Rollo, Phillip (28 September 2021). "Wellington Phoenix defender Steven Taylor retires days after being named captain". Stuff.
- Newcastle Jets [@NewcastleJetsFC] (30 September 2021). "Thank you for all you did in your time at the Club, @ronaldvargas10. We wish you all the best in retirement!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Casey, Gavan (15 October 2021). "Former Ireland international striker Simon Cox retires from football". The42.
- Bruce, Jasper (23 October 2021). "A-League: Macarthur FC captain Adam Federici announces retirement". The Australian.
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- "Besart Berisha ends his career as a footballer". Kosova Press. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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- Morgan, Gareth (25 November 2021). "Matildas legend De Vanna joins Glory for 2021/22 Season". Perth Glory.
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