2015–16 A-League
Season | 2015–16 |
---|---|
Dates | 8 October 2015 – 1 May 2016 |
Champions | Adelaide United (1st title) |
Premiers | Adelaide United (2nd title) |
Champions League | Adelaide United Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane Roar |
Matches played | 135 |
Goals scored | 421 (3.12 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bruno Fornaroli (25 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Thomas Sørensen |
Biggest home win | Brisbane Roar 5–0 Melbourne Victory (12 March 2016) |
Biggest away win | Newcastle Jets 1–6 Perth Glory (24 January 2016) |
Highest scoring | Perth Glory 6–3 Brisbane Roar (20 February 2016) |
Longest winning run | Western Sydney Wanderers (7 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Adelaide United (14 games) |
Longest winless run | Central Coast Mariners Sydney FC (11 games) |
Longest losing run | Central Coast Mariners (6 games) |
Highest attendance | 40,539 Sydney FC vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (24 October 2015) |
Lowest attendance | 4,514 Central Coast Mariners vs. Melbourne City (3 December 2015) |
Average attendance | 12,309 |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
The 2015–16 A-League was the 39th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 11th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. Melbourne Victory were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The regular season schedule was released on 29 June 2015. The season commenced on 8 October 2015 and concluded on 10 April 2016. The finals series commenced on 15 April 2016 and concluded with the 2016 Grand Final, held on 1 May 2016.
The 2016 Grand Final took place on 1 May 2016, with Adelaide United claiming their first Championship with a 3–1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers.
Clubs[]
Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | 17,000 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | 20,119 |
Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium AAMI Park |
56,347 30,050 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Hunter Stadium | 33,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | nib Stadium | 20,500 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 45,500 |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 34,500 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Pirtek Stadium | 21,487 |
Personnel and kits[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit partner |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Guillermo Amor | Eugene Galekovic | Kappa | Veolia |
Brisbane Roar | John Aloisi | Matt McKay | Umbro[1] | Steadfast |
Central Coast Mariners | Tony Walmsley | Nick Montgomery | Kappa | Masterfoods |
Melbourne City | John van 't Schip | Patrick Kisnorbo | Nike | Etihad |
Melbourne Victory | Kevin Muscat | Carl Valeri | Adidas[2] | Community Training Initiatives (h) Oliana Foods (a) |
Newcastle Jets | Scott Miller | Nigel Boogaard | BLK | Beechwood Homes (h) Inspirations Paints (a) |
Perth Glory | Kenny Lowe | Richard Garcia | Macron[3] | QBE Insurance |
Sydney FC | Graham Arnold | Alex Brosque | Puma | The Star |
Wellington Phoenix | Ernie Merrick | Andrew Durante | Adidas | Huawei |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Tony Popovic | Nikolai Topor-Stanley | Nike[4] | NRMA Insurance |
- Additionally, referee kits are made by Umbro.
Transfers[]
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brisbane Roar | Frans Thijssen | Resigned[5] | 26 May 2015 | Pre-season | John Aloisi | 26 May 2015[6][7] |
Newcastle Jets | Phil Stubbins | Sacked[8][9] | 26 May 2015 | Scott Miller | 18 June 2015[10][11] | |
Adelaide United | Josep Gombau | Resigned[12] | 24 July 2015 | Guillermo Amor | 24 July 2015[13] |
Foreign players[]
Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Visa 5 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Marcelo Carrusca | Iacopo La Rocca | Sergio Cirio | Isaías | Pablo Sánchez | ||
Brisbane Roar | Jean Carlos Solórzano | Thomas Broich | Jérome Polenz | Corona | Javier Hervás | Henrique1 Jamie Young2 |
|
Central Coast Mariners | Daniel Heffernan | Roy O'Donovan | Fábio Ferreira | Nick Montgomery | Luis García | Mitch Austin1 Storm Roux2 Brad McDonald2 |
|
Melbourne City | Thomas Sørensen | Harry Novillo | Aaron Hughes | Bruno Fornaroli | Robert Koren | ||
Melbourne Victory | Besart Berisha | Guilherme Finkler | Matthieu Delpierre | Kosta Barbarouses | Fahid Ben Khalfallah | Daniel Georgievski2 | |
Newcastle Jets | Leonardo | Mateo Poljak | Morten Nordstrand | Enver Alivodić | Miloš Trifunović Lee Ki-je | ||
Perth Glory | György Sándor | Andy Keogh | Nebojša Marinković | Diego Castro | Krisztián Vadócz3 | Sidnei Guyon Fernandez | |
Sydney FC | Jacques Faty | Mickaël Tavares | Miloš Dimitrijević | Miloš Ninković | Filip Hološko | Vedran Janjetović1 Ali Abbas1 Shane Smeltz2 |
|
Wellington Phoenix | Roly Bonevacia | Roy Krishna | Albert Riera | Alex Rodriguez | Manny Muscat2 |
Jeffrey Sarpong | |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Federico Piovaccari | Romeo Castelen | Alberto | Andreu | Dimas |
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[14]
2Australian citizens (and New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)
Salary cap exemptions and captains[]
Club | First Marquee | Second Marquee | Mature Age Rookie | Loyalty Players | Captain | Vice-Captain |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Eugene Galekovic[15] | Marcelo Carrusca[15] | None | None | Eugene Galekovic[16] | Bruce Djite[17] |
Brisbane Roar | Matt McKay[18] | Thomas Broich[19] | None | None | Matt McKay[20] | Shane Stefanutto[21] |
Central Coast Mariners | Luis García[22] | None | None | None | Nick Montgomery[23] | None |
Melbourne City | Aaron Mooy[24] | None | Wade Dekker[25] | None | Patrick Kisnorbo[26] | None |
Melbourne Victory | Oliver Bozanic[27] | Besart Berisha[28] | Jai Ingham[25] | Archie Thompson[29] | Carl Valeri[30] | Leigh Broxham[30] |
Newcastle Jets | None | None | None | None | Nigel Boogaard[31] | Mateo Poljak[32] |
Perth Glory | Diego Castro[33] | Michael Thwaite[34][35] | None | None | Richard Garcia[36] | None |
Sydney FC | Alex Brosque[37] | Filip Hološko[38][39] | Alex Mullen[40] | None | Alex Brosque[41] | Shane Smeltz Jacques Faty[42] |
Wellington Phoenix | None | None | Troy Danaskos[25] | None | Andrew Durante[43] | Ben Sigmund |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Dario Vidošić[44] | Federico Piovaccari[45][46] | None | None | Nikolai Topor-Stanley[47] | Mark Bridge |
The following concessions to the salary cap were introduced for this season:[48]
- A Loyalty allowance on a sliding scale for players who have played 5 years at the same club. Maximum $200,000 for 10 years.
- A Mature Aged Rookie over the age of 21 who has not played in a fully professional league for the last 18 months and last played football in Australia.
- Each Club can pay three players who started their careers with the club outside the Salary Cap. This season the total has been lifted from $150,000 to $200,000.
- The two Marquee Players (which sit outside the Salary Cap) can be two foreigners.
- Salary Cap Banking will allow clubs to carry over money not spent inside the Salary Cap in the previous two seasons to the following season, up to 105% of the Salary Cap in the relevant contract year.
Regular season[]
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Adelaide United (C) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 49 | Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage |
2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 48 | |
3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 48 | Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round |
4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 44 | Qualification to Finals series |
5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 43 | |
6 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 41 | |
7 | Sydney FC | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 34 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 30 | |
9 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 25 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 13 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results[]
Positions by round[]
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage | |
Qualification to Finals series |
Notes:
- Melbourne City were tied with Sydney FC at the end of Round 1, as were Adelaide United and Melbourne Victory.
- Perth Glory and Melbourne Victory had a game in hand between Rounds 5 and 10, with their Round 5 game played before the start of Round 11 on 16 December.
Finals series[]
The Grand Final winner (Champion) qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage
Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | |||||||
Adelaide United | 4 | ||||||||
Melbourne City | 2 | Melbourne City | 1 | ||||||
Perth Glory | 0 | Adelaide United | 3 | ||||||
Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | ||||||||
Western Sydney Wanderers (a.e.t.) | 5 | ||||||||
Brisbane Roar | 2 | Brisbane Roar | 4 | ||||||
Melbourne Victory | 1 |
Elimination-finals[]
15 April 2016 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane |
19:30 AEST |
|
Report | Berisha 86' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 20,157 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
17 April 2016 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
17:00 AEST |
|
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 11,273 Referee: Chris Beath |
Semi-finals[]
22 April 2016 | Adelaide United | 4–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
19:00 ACST | Djite 48', 60' (pen.) McGowan 88' Sánchez 90+4' |
Report | Fitzgerald 72' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 15,489 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
24 April 2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Brisbane Roar | Parramatta |
16:30 AEST | Castelen 26', 53', 59' Šantalab 39' Vidošić 102' |
Report | D. Petratos 16' (pen.) Andreu 20' (o.g.) Maclaren 23', 81' |
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 20,084 Referee: Peter Green |
Grand Final[]
1 May 2016 | Adelaide United | 3–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
15:30 ACST | Kamau 21' Isaías 32' Sánchez 89' |
Report | Neville 58' | Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 50,119 Referee: Jarred Gillett Man of the Match: Isaías |
Statistics[]
Attendances[]
By club[]
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.
- As of matches played on 10 April 2016.
Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne Victory | 13 | 23,112 | 40,217 | 14,383 | 300,452 |
Sydney FC | 14 | 16,071 | 40,539 | 8,717 | 224,999 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 13 | 14,297 | 19,627 | 9,860 | 185,866 |
Brisbane Roar | 14 | 12,850 | 17,696 | 5,162 | 179,895 |
Adelaide United | 13 | 11,287 | 19,079 | 6,205 | 146,736 |
Melbourne City | 14 | 11,047 | 25,738 | 5,953 | 154,657 |
Newcastle Jets | 14 | 9,586 | 14,886 | 7,210 | 134,202 |
Perth Glory | 13 | 8,986 | 14,504 | 5,398 | 116,824 |
Central Coast Mariners | 14 | 8,111 | 14,268 | 4,514 | 113,560 |
Wellington Phoenix | 13 | 8,042 | 13,654 | 5,103 | 104,551 |
League total | 135 | 12,309 | 40,539 | 4,514 | 1,661,742 |
By round[]
Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
---|---|---|---|
Round 1 | 64,580 | 5 | 12,916 |
Round 2 | 84,448 | 5 | 16,890 |
Round 3 | 72,865 | 5 | 14,573 |
Round 4 | 67,074 | 5 | 13,415 |
Round 5 | 48,233 | 5 | 9,647 |
Round 6 | 58,681 | 5 | 11,736 |
Round 7 | 58,931 | 5 | 11,786 |
Round 8 | 59,295 | 5 | 11,859 |
Round 9 | 40,586 | 5 | 8,117 |
Round 10 | 46,988 | 5 | 9,398 |
Round 11 | 53,104 | 5 | 10,621 |
Round 12 | 73,423 | 5 | 14,685 |
Round 13 | 63,085 | 5 | 12,617 |
Round 14 | 55,954 | 5 | 11,191 |
Round 15 | 68,565 | 5 | 13,713 |
Round 16 | 76,749 | 5 | 15,350 |
Round 17 | 58,838 | 5 | 11,768 |
Round 18 | 63,419 | 5 | 12,684 |
Round 19 | 64,364 | 5 | 12,873 |
Round 20 | 86,207 | 5 | 17,241 |
Round 21 | 59,582 | 5 | 11,916 |
Round 22 | 44,628 | 5 | 8,926 |
Round 23 | 63,679 | 5 | 12,736 |
Round 24 | 49,476 | 5 | 9,895 |
Round 25 | 62,727 | 5 | 12,545 |
Round 26 | 58,268 | 5 | 11,654 |
Round 27 | 57,681 | 5 | 11,536 |
Elimination Final | 31,430 | 2 | 15,715 |
Semi Final | 35,573 | 2 | 17,787 |
Grand Final | 50,119 | 1 | 50,119 |
Source:[49]
Club membership[]
Club | Members |
---|---|
Adelaide United | 8,750 |
Brisbane Roar | 5,347 |
Central Coast Mariners | 6,059 |
Melbourne City | 9,548 |
Melbourne Victory | 27,054 |
Newcastle Jets | 9,266 |
Perth Glory | 7,109 |
Sydney FC | 13,154 |
Wellington Phoenix | 5,062 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 18,361 |
Total | 109,710 |
Average | 10,971 |
Last updated: 10 April 2016.
Source: aleague.com.au
Player stats[]
Top scorers[]
- As of matches played on 10 April 2016[50]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bruno Fornaroli | Melbourne City | 23 |
2 | Jamie Maclaren | Brisbane Roar | 18 |
3 | Besart Berisha | Melbourne Victory | 17 |
4 | Diego Castro | Perth Glory | 13 |
5 | Aaron Mooy | Melbourne City | 11 |
6 | Filip Hološko | Sydney FC | 10 |
Andy Keogh | Perth Glory | ||
Mitch Nichols | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||
Harry Novillo | Melbourne City | ||
Brendon Šantalab | Western Sydney Wanderers |
Hat-tricks[]
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blake Powell4 | Wellington Phoenix | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5–2 | 14 February 2016 | [51] |
Bruno Fornaroli | Melbourne City | Sydney FC | 3–0 | 5 March 2016 | [52] |
Jamie Maclaren | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne Victory | 5–0 | 12 March 2016 | [53] |
Romeo Castelen | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane Roar | 5–4 | 24 April 2016 | [54] |
- Note
4 Player scored 4 goals
Own goals[]
- As of matches played on 10 April 2016
Player | Club | Against | Round |
---|---|---|---|
Lee Ki-je | Newcastle Jets | Wellington Phoenix | 1 |
Andreu | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide United | 2 |
Diogo Ferreira | Perth Glory | Adelaide United | 3 |
Andrew Durante | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne Victory | 4 |
Manny Muscat | Wellington Phoenix | Adelaide United | 12 |
Jake McGing | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney FC | 12 |
Patrick Kisnorbo | Melbourne City | Brisbane Roar | 12 |
Aaron Hughes | Melbourne City | Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 |
Tarek Elrich | Adelaide United | Perth Glory | 14 |
Corey Brown | Brisbane Roar | Adelaide United | 16 |
Daniel Mullen | Newcastle Jets | Perth Glory | 16 |
Matthew Jurman | Sydney FC | Melbourne Victory | 16 |
Corona | Brisbane Roar | Sydney FC | 17 |
Enver Alivodić | Newcastle Jets | Brisbane Roar | 19 |
Andrew Durante | Wellington Phoenix | Newcastle Jets | 20 |
Scott Jamieson | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney FC | 20 |
Clean sheets[]
- As of matches played on 10 April 2016[50]
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United | 12 |
2 | Vedran Janjetović | Sydney FC | 8 |
3 | Andrew Redmayne | Western Sydney Wanderers | 7 |
Danny Vukovic | Melbourne Victory | ||
Jamie Young | Brisbane Roar | ||
6 | Ante Covic | Perth Glory | 5 |
7 | Thomas Sørensen | Melbourne City | 4 |
8 | Mark Birighitti | Newcastle Jets | 3 |
Glen Moss | Wellington Phoenix | ||
10 | Liam Reddy | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 |
Discipline[]
During the season each club is given fair play points based on the number of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the fewest points wins the Fair Play Award.[55]
Club | FP Pts | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Brisbane Roar | 45 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
Perth Glory | 56 | 4 | 1 | 67 |
Adelaide United | 70 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Newcastle Jets | 57 | 5 | 1 | 70 |
Sydney FC | 64 | 1 | 2 | 72 |
Wellington Phoenix | 68 | 3 | 0 | 74 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 69 | 0 | 2 | 75 |
Melbourne City | 72 | 2 | 1 | 79 |
Central Coast Mariners | 58 | 6 | 3 | 80 |
Melbourne Victory | 73 | 1 | 2 | 81 |
League total | 632 | 23 | 12 |
Last updated: 9 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Awards[]
NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award[]
The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award was awarded to the finest U-23 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2015–16 competition, based on a monthly nominee
Month | Nominee | Club |
---|---|---|
October 2015 | Brandon Borrello[56] | Brisbane Roar |
November 2015 | Alex Gersbach[57] | Sydney FC |
December 2015 | Jamie Maclaren[58] | Brisbane Roar |
January 2016 | Dimitri Petratos[59] | Brisbane Roar |
February 2016 | Stefan Mauk[60] | Adelaide United |
March 2016 | Jason Geria[61] | Melbourne Victory |
End-of-season awards[]
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2015–16 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Carriageworks in Sydney on 26 April 2016.[62]
- Johnny Warren Medal – Diego Castro, Perth Glory
- NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Jamie Maclaren, Brisbane Roar
- Nike Golden Boot Award – Bruno Fornaroli, Melbourne City (23 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Year – Thomas Sørensen, Melbourne City
- Coach of the Year – Guillermo Amor, Adelaide United
- Fair Play Award – Brisbane Roar
- Referee of the Year – Jarred Gillett
- Goal of the Year – Roy O'Donovan, Central Coast Mariners (Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners, 27 March 2016)
See also[]
- 2015–16 Adelaide United FC season
- 2015–16 Brisbane Roar FC season
- 2015–16 Central Coast Mariners FC season
- 2015–16 Melbourne City FC season
- 2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season
- 2015–16 Newcastle Jets FC season
- 2015–16 Perth Glory FC season
- 2015–16 Sydney FC season
- 2015–16 Wellington Phoenix FC season
- 2015–16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
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