An Australian women’s soccer club made up of several transgender players finished the North West Sydney women’s premier league season undefeated.
In a controversial match, Flying Bats FC defeated West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook FC 5-4.
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The Flying Bats Football Club formed a guard of honour during the match between Sydney FC and Western United at Leichhardt Oval on March 9, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. (Jason McCauley/Getty Images)
Flying Bats FC won every game they played all season, scoring 65 goals and conceding just 4. West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook won 12 games and only lost 2, scoring 43 goals and conceding 17.
According to news.au.com, Flying Bats FC came under criticism earlier this year when they won the pre-season Beryl Ackroyd Cup and received a $1000 prize, but the team pride themselves on being supporters of the LGBTQIA+ community.
But just as in March, Flying Bats FC came under fire on social media for winning the championship despite having transgender players on its team, which reportedly has as many as five transgender players on its women’s team.
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Flying Bats FC won every game during the season, scoring 65 goals and conceding just four. (Jason McCauley/Getty Images)
“Game over. Flying Bats FC win the Premiership and Grand Final. A transgender-identifying man is crowned champion of the Women’s Premier League division,” Australian journalist Lucy Zelic wrote on X.
“Apparently, this is supposed to represent progress. Somewhere along the line, it seems our game administrators just don’t care.”
West Pennant Hills Cherrybrook FC took the defeat in stride.
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“Our Premier (Women’s League) team gave it their all this afternoon at Christie Park, suffering a heartbreaking 5-4 defeat to the Flying Bats. You epitomised what it means to play for our club with a fantastic 90 minutes of football and we couldn’t be more proud of you,” the club wrote on Facebook.
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