Bankstown City Lions Women's
Full nameBankstown City Lions Football Club
Nickname(s)Lions, Sydney Makedonia
Founded2013
GroundJensen Oval
Sefton, New South Wales
Capacity8,000
PresidentRobert Mileski
ManagerMatt Costantini
LeagueNPL NSW Women's
20226th of 12

Bankstown City Lions Football Club, commonly referred to as Bankstown City Lions or simply Bankstown City, is an Australian women's football team from Bankstown, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[1] They compete in the National Premier Leagues NSW Women's, the second tier of women's football in Australia. Bankstown City Lions plays their home games at Jensen Park.[2][3]

History

The club formed women's teams in 2013.[1] The senior team was promoted from the third tier Women's State League to the National Premier League 2 in 2015.[4]

In 2017, they won the NPL2 Women's Championship after defeating Sydney Olympic and were promoted to the NPL1 Women's League for the following season. The 2018 NPL 1 Women's season saw Bankstown City Lions narrowly escape relegation by one point, finishing 10th out of 12 teams.[5]

Players

Current squad

As of 2 August 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK New Zealand NZL Brianna Edwards
3 DF Australia AUS Stephanie Ambrose
4 DF Australia AUS Alexia Karrys-Stahl
5 DF Australia AUS Tiana Jaber
6 MF Australia AUS Liana Danaskos (captain)
7 MF Australia AUS Olivia Price
8 MF Australia AUS Skye Casacchia
10 FW Australia AUS Susan Phonsongkham
11 GK Australia AUS Danielle Bartels
14 MF Australia AUS Sabine Montenegro
15 MF Australia AUS Katie Bowler
16 DF Australia AUS Maryam Mostaghimi
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Australia AUS Lauren Keir
20 MF Australia AUS Zoe Tolland
22 DF Australia AUS Jess Frampton
23 FW Australia AUS Zali Dean
24 GK Australia AUS Stephanie Grimbilos
29 MF Australia AUS Marie Herrera
33 FW Australia AUS Roukayah Al Fararjeh
39 DF Australia AUS Alexia Apostolakis
40 MF Australia AUS Trudy Camilleri
54 MF Australia AUS Angelina Scamardella

Notable past players

Honours

  • NSW Women's State League/ Champions: 2015
  • NSW NPL 2 Women's/ Champions: 2017[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "History". Bankstown City Lions Football Club. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. "Embarrassing': Football club in fight for facilities upgrade". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
  3. 1 2 "Mary pride of Bankstown City Lions". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
  4. "Bankstown City FC". Football NSW. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. "Cassachia continues to fly the flag for Bankstown City FC". Football NSW. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. "Mary's journey from Hotel Tarago to World Cup". The Australian. Retrieved 12 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
  7. "The Matildas' youngest-ever player Mary Fowler named in Australian squad". Nine Entertainment. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. Reilly, Ella; Lewis, Samantha (12 November 2019). "W-League 2019-20 season preview: team-by-team guide". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  9. "'I never dreamt I would get something like this'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2023. (Subscription required.)
  10. "Bankstown City FC crowned PS4 NPL 2 NSW Women's Champions". Football NSW. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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