The NSW Sapphires (formerly known as the NSW Institute of Sport) were a women's association football club that represented the State of New South Wales in the Women's National Soccer League which ran between 1996 and 2004. Throughout the 9 seasons that the competition ran, the Sapphires won 3 Championships and were also runners up on 3 occasions, making them one of the most successful teams in the short-lived league.
The NSW Sapphires had several players who would go onto represent the Matildas at international level, in addition to winning the prestigious Julie Dolan Medal.
drop their Institute of Sport names for NSWSapphires, in favour of more marketable monikers. The Sapphires would be one of the strongest teams in the...
Sting would finish the first season tied on points with the NSW Academy of Sport (Sapphires) on 14 points. To decide who would be crowned the winners of...
Cannuli played for the NSWSapphires in the Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) from the 2000–01 WNSL season. She played in the Sapphires' championship-winning...
was a nod to the historical roots of women's football in NSW, named after the NSWSapphires who represented New South Wales between 1996 and 2004 in the...
New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and...
NSW. APIA Leichhardt are one of just three winners of the 1960s Australia Cup that are still active, the other being Caroline Springs George Cross FC...
Further success would come during the 2001–02 season, as the beat the NSWSapphires in the Grand Final having gone into the final classed as underdogs,...
also the head coach of the Women's National Soccer League side, the NSWSapphires, which he guided to a premiership in the 2003/04 season. He started...
career playing football in Australia. She played for Marconi Stallions, NSWSapphires, and Queensland Sting before moving overseas. She signed with Adirondack...
Leagues NSW Women's 2018 Preview". National Premier Leagues NSW. March 2018. "Claudia Cholakian - First Grade Coaches' Award". Manly United FC. 13 September...
Australia, with her last match being in 2015. NSWSapphires: Women's National Soccer League Championship: 2003 Sydney FC: W-League Premiership: 2009, 2010–11 W-League...
11 November 1977) is an Australian soccer player. She played for the NSWSapphires in the Women's National Soccer League (WNSL), Arsenal in the FA Women's...
Sydney FC in the Australian W-League. Kohlet grew up in Orange, New South Wales, attending Orange High School. She was a member of the NSWSapphires White...
Golebiowski played in the Australian Women's National Soccer League for NSWSapphires. Between 2001 and 2002 Golebiowski played for Hampton Roads Piranhas...
played for NSWSapphires in the Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) in 2004. Ahead of the 2008–09 W-League season, Uzunlar joined Sydney FC. In 2010,...
level. Guide to abbreviations: FC = Football Club AFC = Australian Football Club (mainly used if in Queensland or NSW or outside Australia) / Amateur...
of Australia. NSW vs Melbourne FC 28 July 1923 from NSW Football History NSW vs Victoria 15 August 1925 from NSW Football History NSW Football History...
level. Guide to abbreviations: FC = Football Club AFC = Australian Football Club (mainly used if in Queensland or NSW or outside Australia) / Amateur...
NSW". Cricketnsw.com.au. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2020. "Maddinson and Perry win top NSW Awards". Cricket NSW....
for the NSWSapphires. Burgess joined Sydney FC in the inaugural W-League season. Following that one-year stint, Burgess joined Brisbane Roar FC for 5 years...
"Rockall player of the year". SBS. 3 March 2005. "Joanne Peters Bio". ESPN FC. 3 September 2003. "Mori picks up award". SBS. 3 June 2003. Pisani, Sacha...
David Carney. With Sydney FC: W-League Premiership: 2009 W-League Championship: 2009 "Player profile - Michelle Carney". Sydney FC. Archived from the original...
New South Wales Women's League. Poulos played for the New South Wales Sapphires in the Australian Women's National Soccer League between 2002 and 2004...
Matildas Melissa Barbieri, Sam Kerr, Kyah Simon and Sarah Walsh. Slatyer is a NSW volunteer fire fighter, and previously worked as a sound engineer and DJ...
teams from within the ACT and surrounding NSW regions, Monaro, Southern Tablelands and Riverina. Canberra United FC (CUFC) compete in the elite national women's...
State Country Current competition Notes & References 1858 April St Kilda FC† St Kilda (Melbourne) Victoria Defunct The club was formed in April 1858 playing...
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