2016–17 W-League
Ninth season of top Australian women's football (soccer) league
Football league season
Season | 2016–17 |
---|---|
Champions | Melbourne City (2nd title) |
Premiers | Canberra United (3rd title) |
Matches played | 57 |
Goals scored | 200 (3.51 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ashleigh Sykes (12 goals) |
Biggest home win | Adelaide United 10–2 Western Sydney Wanderers (14 January 2017) |
Biggest away win | Melbourne Victory 0–4 Newcastle Jets (20 November 2016) |
Highest scoring | Adelaide United 10–2 Western Sydney Wanderers (14 January 2017) |
Longest winning run | Melbourne City (4 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Canberra United Perth Glory (6 games) |
Longest winless run | Melbourne Victory (8 games) |
Longest losing run | Melbourne Victory (4 games) |
Highest attendance | 4,591 Canberra United vs. Melbourne City (5 February 2017) |
Lowest attendance | 264 Melbourne Victory vs. Perth Glory (4 December 2016) |
Average attendance | 1,547 |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
The 2016–17 W-League season was the ninth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.
Clubs
Stadia and locations
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Adelaide | Elite Systems Football Centre Coopers Stadium | 200 17,000 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | A.J. Kelly Park Suncorp Stadium | 1,500 52,500 |
Canberra United | Canberra | McKellar Park | 3,500 |
Melbourne City | Melbourne | CB Smith Reserve AAMI Park | 2,000 30,050 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Lakeside Stadium Epping Stadium AAMI Park | 12,000 10,000 30,050 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | Dorrien Gardens | 4,000 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Lambert Park | 7,000 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Marconi Stadium Popondetta Park | 9,000 2,500 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit sponsors |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Huss Skenderovic | Stella Rigon | Macron[1] |
Brisbane Roar | Melissa Andreatta | Clare Polkinghorne | Puma, Umbro[2] |
Canberra United | Rae Dower | Ellie Brush Michelle Heyman | Nike University of Canberra[3] |
Melbourne City | Jess Fishlock | Steph Catley | Nike |
Melbourne Victory | Jeff Hopkins | Christine Nairn | Adidas[4] |
Newcastle Jets | Craig Deans | Gema Simon | BLK |
Perth Glory | Bobby Despotovski | Sam Kerr | Healthway, National Storage, Goodlife, Macron[5] |
Sydney FC | Daniel Barrett | Teresa Polias | Puma |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Richard Byrne | Caitlin Cooper | Nike[6] |
Transfers
Foreign players
Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Mônica | Sofia Huerta | Danielle Colaprico | Katie Naughton | ||
Brisbane Roar | Nina Frausing-Pedersen | Maddy Evans | ||||
Canberra United | Yukari Kinga | Celeste Boureille | Stephanie Ochs | Jasmyne Spencer | ||
Melbourne City | Lauren Barnes | Erika Tymrak | Beverly Yanez | Jess Fishlock | Rebekah StottA | |
Melbourne Victory | Natasha Dowie | Bianca Henninger | Samantha Johnson | Christine Nairn | Gülcan KocaA | |
Newcastle Jets | Arin Gilliland | Jen Hoy | Megan Oyster | Kelsey Wys | Katelyn RowlandR | |
Perth Glory | Arianna Romero | Vanessa DiBernardo | Alyssa Mautz | Nikki Stanton | ||
Sydney FC | Francisca Ordega | |||||
Western Sydney Wanderers | Alex Arlitt | Kendall Fletcher | Paige Nielsen | Katie Stengel |
The following do not fill a Visa position:
AAustralian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
RInjury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
Regular season
The regular season commenced on 5 November 2016 and concluded on 29 January 2017.
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canberra United | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 21 | +12 | 23 | Qualification to Finals series |
2 | Perth Glory | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 23 | |
3 | Sydney FC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 | |
4 | Melbourne City (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | |
5 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 15 | |
6 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 26 | +5 | 14 | |
7 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 13 | |
8 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 29 | −15 | 13 | |
9 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | −11 | 9 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Fixtures
Home \ Away | ADE | BRI | CBR | MCY | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD | WSW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | 2–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 10–2 | |||
Brisbane Roar | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |||
Canberra United | 2–2 | 5–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 7–2 | |||
Melbourne City | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | |||
Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | |||
Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |||
Perth Glory | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 4–2 | |||
Sydney FC | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | |||
Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Finals series
Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Canberra United | 0 | |||||||
4 | Melbourne City (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||
2 | Perth Glory | 0 | |||||||
4 | Melbourne City | 2 | |||||||
2 | Perth Glory | 5 | |||||||
3 | Sydney FC | 1 |
Semi-finals
Perth Glory v Sydney FC
4 February 2017 | Perth Glory | 5–1 | Sydney FC | Perth |
15:30 AWST |
| Report | Simon 23' | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,592 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
Canberra United v Melbourne City
5 February 2017 | Canberra United | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne City | Canberra |
20:00 AEDT | Report | Fishlock 107' | Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 5,072 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
Grand final
Perth Glory v Melbourne City
12 February 2017 | Perth Glory | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Perth |
16:30 AWST | Report | Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
Regular-season statistics
Top scorers
- As of 29 January 2017
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ashleigh Sykes | Canberra United | 12 |
2 | Sam Kerr | Perth Glory | 10 |
3 | Natasha Dowie | Melbourne Victory | 9 |
Adriana Jones | Adelaide United | ||
5 | Sofia Huerta | Adelaide United | 8 |
6 | Jess Fishlock | Melbourne City | 6 |
Remy Siemsen | Sydney FC | ||
Katie Stengel | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
Rosie Sutton | Perth Glory | ||
10 | Tameka Butt | Brisbane Roar | 5 |
Jen Hoy | Newcastle Jets | ||
Jenna Kingsley | Newcastle Jets |
Own goals
Player | Team | Against | Round | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Emily Hodgson | Adelaide United | Sydney FC | 4 | |
Ellie Brush | Canberra United | Adelaide United | 5 | |
Angelique Hristodoulou | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne Victory | 6 | |
Jada Mathyssen-Whyman | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane Roar | 11 | |
Alyssa Mautz | Perth Glory | Melbourne Victory | 11 | |
Arianna Romero | Perth Glory | Melbourne Victory | 11 | |
Summer O'Brien | Brisbane Roar | Newcastle Jets | 12 |
Attendances
Team | Home average[7] |
---|---|
Newcastle Jets | 2,650 |
Brisbane Roar | 2,478 |
Sydney FC | 1,557 |
Adelaide United | 1,410 |
Canberra United | 1,285 |
Melbourne City | 1,045 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 996 |
Perth Glory | 807 |
Melbourne Victory | 596 |
End-of-season awards
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2016–17 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Star Event Centre in Sydney on 1 May 2017.[8]
- Julie Dolan Medal – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory)
- Penny Tanner Media MVP Award – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory)
- Young Player of the Year – Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC)
- Golden Boot Award – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United) (12 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Year – Lydia Williams (Melbourne City)
- Coach of the Year – Bobby Despotovski (Perth Glory)
- Fair Play Award – Adelaide United
- Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
- Goal of the Year – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory v Sydney FC, 11 December 2016)
See also
- 2016–17 Adelaide United W-League season
- 2016–17 Brisbane Roar W-League season
- 2016–17 Canberra United W-League season
- 2016–17 Melbourne Victory W-League season
- 2016–17 Melbourne City W-League season
- 2016–17 Newcastle Jets W-League season
- 2016–17 Perth Glory W-League season
- 2016–17 Sydney FC W-League season
- 2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season
References
- ^ "Adelaide United announces Macron partnership". Adelaide United. 2 June 2016.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar and Umbro announce long-term partnership". Brisbane Roar. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ "University of Canberra Sign New Shirt Sponsorship Deal". Canberra United. 26 July 2016.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Macron sign on for four more years". Perth Glory. 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Women W-League 2016/2017 – Attendance".
- ^ "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal". The World Game. SBS. 1 May 2017.