Illawarra Stingrays WFC


Illawarra Stingrays FC are a soccer team based in the Illawarra, [New South Wales]. They compete in the NSW National Premier Leagues Women’s or highest state level tier of women’s soccer within Football NSW. The club was founded in 2006 and is a member based association.

Foundation

The Illawarra Stingrays were developed through a partnership between the Illawarra Junior Soccer Association and the Illawarra Women’s Soccer Association in 2006 to promote and develop elite female football in the area.
Although the Illawarra Women's Soccer Association was merged to become part of Football South Coast, the Illawarra Stingrays remained independent as the recognised entity in the Illawarra to represent elite level women's football.

Colours and badge

The primary club colour of Illawarra Stingrays is pink, which represents that the club is a women's only club. The secondary club colour is sky blue, with additional contrasting colours of navy blue and white.
The Illawarra Stingray logo features a stingray and a football set over the ray's tail.

Honours

The home ground of the Illawarra Stingrays is Macedonia Park. The club have been actively campaigning to be granted a home ground by their local council.

Representative Players

The Illawarra Stingrays are a strong development team and have supported the Matildas, Junior Matildas, State Representatives and W League players, including:
The Illawarra Stingrays played the Australia women's national soccer team in 2016 in an Olympic qualifying preparation match. Michelle Heyman and Caitlin Cooper were both in the Matildas squad that played against their local team.