Bankstown City FC (women's club)

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]

This article is about the women's football team. For the men's football team, see Bankstown City FC.

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
ManagerAnte Covic
LeagueNSW League One Women's
20226th of 12

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 24 March 2024

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  AUS Stephanie Grimbilos
2 DF  ENG Jess Frampton
3 DF  AUS Stephanie Ambrose
4 DF  AUS Zoe Zaczek
5 MF  AUS Angelina Mastoris
6 MF  AUS Liana Danaskos (captain)
8 MF  AUS Skye Casacchia
9 FW  AUS Roukayah Al Fararjeh
11 MF  AUS Annabel Forbes
12 DF  AUS Anjelica Williams
13 FW  AUS Zali Dean
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  AUS Chelsea Greguric
16 DF  AUS Maryam Mostaghimi
18 FW  JPN Aya Seino
20 GK  AUS Jasmin Lawler
25 MF  AUS Elif Erdogan
28 FW  AUS Tori Hronopoulos
35 DF  AUS Claire Witton
39 MF  AUS Isabelle Zoghbi
41 MF  AUS Heba El Saddik
44 MF  AUS Jasmine Stretton

Notable past players

Seasons
Season League Sapphire Cup Top scorer
Div P W D L F A Pts Pos Finals Player(s) Goals
2013 Women's State League2214358333454thPF-
2014 Women's State League22152410532472ndRU-
2015 Women's State League2114346527452nd↑W-
2016 NPL2 NSW Women2054112637197th--
2017 NPL2 NSW Women168443926283rd↑W-Tania Baban13
2018 NPL NSW Women22241616711010th--Amy Dahdah7
2019 NPL NSW Women22631338602110th--
2020 NPL NSW Women110011760012th--Georgia Plessas3
2021 NPL NSW Women122198317season cancelled-Georgia Plessas3
2022 NPL NSW Women221048343366th--
2023 NPL NSW Women2681354127378th[lower-alpha 1]-R4Susan Phonsongkham14

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

Notes
  1. Relegated based on Club Championship

References
  1. "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. "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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