2015–16 Melbourne City W-League season

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Melbourne City W-League
2015–16 season
ManagerJoe Montemurro
StadiumCB Smith Reserve, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-LeaguePremiers
W-League Finals SeriesChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Larissa Crummer (11 goals)
All: Larissa Crummer (11 goals)

The 2015–16 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's inaugural season in the W-League, following the announcement of the team's formation on 13 May 2015.[1] The team is based at the City Football Academy, training on the Academy Pitches at La Trobe University and playing home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve.[2]

The club had a remarkably successful season, winning all 12 of its regular season games and achieving success in the 2016 W-League Grand Final, completing a perfect season, to claim both a maiden regular season premiership and an end of season championship.[3]

Players[]

Squad information[]

Correct as of 30 October 2015

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 Australia AUS Brianna Davey
2 MF Australia AUS Monique Iannella
3 MF Australia AUS Alex Chidiac
4 DF Scotland SCO Jennifer Beattie (on loan from Manchester City)
5 DF Australia AUS Laura Alleway
6 MF Australia AUS Aivi Luik
7 DF Australia AUS Steph Catley
8 MF Scotland SCO Kim Little (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
9 FW Australia AUS Larissa Crummer
10 MF Wales WAL Jess Fishlock (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
11 FW Australia AUS Lisa De Vanna (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Australia AUS Olivia Ellis
13 DF New Zealand NZL Rebekah Stott
14 FW Australia AUS Melina Ayres
15 MF Australia AUS Amy Jackson
16 MF Australia AUS Beattie Goad
17 FW Australia AUS Marianna Tabain
18 FW Mexico MEX Anisa Guajardo
20 GK Australia AUS Trudy Burke
30 GK Australia AUS
36 GK Australia AUS

Transfers in[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
11 FW Australia Lisa De Vanna 30 Australia Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
5 DF Australia Laura Alleway 25 Australia Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season Free [5]
1 GK Australia Brianna Davey 20 Australia Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
3 FW Australia Alex Chidiac 16 Australia Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
9 FW Australia Larissa Crummer 19 Australia Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
16 FW Australia Beattie Goad 18 Australia Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
2 FW Australia Monique Iannella 19 Australia Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
13 DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott 22 Germany SC Sand Transfer Pre-season [8]
17 FW Australia Marianna Tabain 22 Australia Perth Glory Transfer Pre-season Free [8]
20 GK Australia Trudy Burke 24 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [8]
7 DF Australia Steph Catley 21 United States Portland Thorns Transfer Pre-season Free [9]
15 MF Australia Amy Jackson 28 Australia Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
6 MF Australia Aivi Luik 30 Iceland Fylkir Transfer Pre-season Free [11]
10 MF Wales Jess Fishlock 28 United States Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season Free [12]
8 MF Scotland Kim Little 25 United States Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season Free [12]
14 FW Australia Melina Ayres 16 Australia Ashburton United Transfer Pre-season Free [13]
12 DF Australia Olivia Ellis 16 Australia Boroondara Eagles Transfer Pre-season Free [13]
18 FW Mexico Anisa Guajardo 24 Australia Heidelberg United Transfer Pre-season Free [13]
25 MF Australia Australia Bulleen Lions Transfer Pre-season Free
22 DF Australia Hannah Brewer 22 Australia Valentine Phoenix Transfer Round 2 Free
23 DF Australia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic Australia Transfer Round 2 Free
24 FW Australia Racheal Quigley 24 Australia Bulleen Lions Transfer Round 2 Free
30 GK Australia Australia South Melbourne Transfer Round 2 Free
4 DF Scotland Jennifer Beattie 24 England Manchester City Loan Round 3 Free [14]
36 GK Australia Transfer Round 3 Free [15]

Transfers out[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
22 DF Australia Hannah Brewer 22 End of contract Round 3 Free [15]
23 DF Australia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic End of contract Round 3 Free [15]
24 FW Australia Racheal Quigley 24 End of contract Round 3 Free [15]
25 MF Australia End of contract Round 3 Free [15]

Managerial staff[]

Position Name
Head Coach Australia Joe Montemurro
Assistant Coach Wales Jess Fishlock
Team Manager Australia Louisa Bisby

Squad statistics[]

N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League Finals series
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Brianna Davey 7 0 0 0 0 5+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
2 MF Australia Monique Iannella 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
3 MF Australia Alex Chidiac 10 0 0 0 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
4 DF Scotland Jennifer Beattie 12 2 1 0 0 9+1 1 0 0 0 2+0 1 1 0 0
5 DF Australia Laura Alleway 11 0 0 0 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Australia Aivi Luik 14 2 1 0 0 12+0 2 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
7 DF Australia Steph Catley 13 0 1 0 0 11+0 0 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland Kim Little 12 9 0 0 0 9+1 8 0 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0
9 FW Australia Larissa Crummer 12 11 0 0 0 10+0 11 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Wales Jess Fishlock 11 2 1 0 0 9+0 2 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Australia Lisa De Vanna 9 3 0 0 1 7+0 2 0 0 1 1+1 1 0 0 0
12 DF Australia Olivia Ellis 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
13 DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott 13 0 0 0 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Australia Melina Ayres 4 1 0 0 0 0+4 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Australia Amy Jackson 14 0 0 0 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
16 MF Australia Beattie Goad 14 4 0 0 0 8+4 3 0 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0
17 FW Australia Marianna Tabain 14 7 0 0 0 9+3 7 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
18 FW Mexico Anisa Guajardo 7 0 2 0 0 2+5 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Trudy Burke 7 0 0 0 0 7+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Australia 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
36 GK Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
22 DF Australia Hannah Brewer 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Australia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
24 FW Australia Racheal Quigley 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Australia 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
  • Last updated: 31 January 2016
  • Source:[citation needed]
  • Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Competitions[]

W-League[]

Main article: 2015–16 W-League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 12 0 0 38 4 +34 36 Qualification to Finals series
2 Canberra United 12 8 2 2 26 8 +18 26
3 Sydney FC 12 6 1 5 15 21 −6 19
4 Brisbane Roar 12 5 1 6 16 17 −1 16
5 Adelaide United 12 3 4 5 18 19 −1 13
6 Newcastle Jets 12 3 4 5 9 12 −3 13
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 3 3 6 15 25 −10 12
8 Perth Glory 12 3 2 7 10 23 −13 11
9 Melbourne Victory 12 2 1 9 10 28 −18 7
Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 12 0 0 38 4  +34 36 6 0 0 18 2  +16 6 0 0 20 2  +18

Last updated: 16 January 2016.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round[]

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GroundAHAAHHBAHAHBH
ResultWWWWWW✖WWWWW✖W
Position11111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2016. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures[]

18 October 2015 1 Sydney FC 0–6 Melbourne City Sydney
17:30 AEDT Report Crummer Goal 11', 45'
De Vanna Goal 39'
Goad Goal 43'
Tabain Goal 61'
Ayres Goal 89'		 Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 960
Referee: Katie Patterson
25 October 2015 2 Melbourne City 2–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Tabain Goal 48'
Luik Goal 72' (pen.)		 Report Goal 90+2' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,311
Referee: Casey Reibelt
31 October 2015 3 Perth Glory 0–4 Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AEDT Report Tabain Goal 12'
De Vanna Goal 21'
Crummer Goal 52', 64'		 Stadium: Ashfield Reserve
Attendance: 483
Referee: Kelly Jones
8 November 2015 4 Canberra United 2–4 Melbourne City Gosford
14:00 AEDT Sykes Goal 29'
Heyman Goal 60'		 Report Tabain Goal 5'
Crummer Goal 11'
Luik Goal 41'
De Vanna Red card 57'
Little Goal 87'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 1,233
Referee: Lara Lee
14 November 2015 5 Melbourne City 2–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Crummer Goal 43'
Fishlock Goal 71'		 Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
22 November 2015 6 Melbourne City 4–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Little Goal 54', 61'
Crummer Goal 79', 81'		 Report Blackburn Red card 50' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
6 December 2015 8 Melbourne Victory 0–4 Melbourne City Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Report Beattie Goal 35'
Crummer Goal 52', 72'
Little Goal 79'		 Stadium:
Referee: Lara Lee
13 December 2015 9 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Melbourne City Newcastle
14:00 AEDT Report Goad Goal 44' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 3,292
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
20 December 2015 10 Melbourne City 4–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Little Goal 63'
Tabain Goal 68'
Crummer Goal 83'
Fishlock Goal 90+3'		 Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 453
Referee: Casey Reibelt
28 December 2015 11 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne City Gold Coast
16:00 AEDT Report Little Goal 6' Stadium: Pizzey Park
Attendance: 1,672
Referee: Kelly Jones
3 January 2016 12 Melbourne City 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Little Goal 12', 33' (pen.)
Goad Goal 67'
Tabain Goal 70'		 Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
16 January 2016 14 Melbourne City 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Kennedy Goal 52' (o.g.)
Tabain Goal 85'		 Report Ibini Goal 71' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 602
Referee: Katie Patterson

Finals series[]

25 January 2016 Semi-final Melbourne City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,941
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Penalties
Beattie Penalty scored
Alleway Penalty scored
Little Penalty scored
Catley Penalty scored
De Vanna Penalty scored		 Penalty scored Polkinghorne
Penalty scored Butt
Penalty scored Gielnik
Penalty scored Chapman
Penalty missed A. Beard
31 January 2016 Grand Final Melbourne City 4–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Beattie Goal 32'
Little Goal 54'
Goad Goal 80'
De Vanna Goal 90+5'		 Report K. Simon Goal 69' (pen.) Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Non-competitive[]

Post-season[]

Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Challenge[]

17 February 2016 Friendly Manchester City England 3–0 Australia Melbourne City Abu Dhabi
18:00 GST Houghton Goal 34', 75'
Christiansen Goal 50'		 Report Stadium: New York University Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 500

References[]

  1. ^ "Melbourne City FC set to field W-League team in 2015". melbournecityfc.com.au. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Melbourne City to join W-League next season". The World Game (SBS). 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ "W-League grand final: Melbourne City beat Sydney FC". ABC News. 31 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Inaugural W-League Player". melbournecityfc.com.au. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Matildas Defender Laura Alleway". melbournecityfc.com.au. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Goalkeeper Brianna Davey". melbournecityfc.com.au. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "City Announces Four New W-League Signings". melbournecityfc.com.au. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c "W-League team commences training". Melbourne City. 16 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Matilda Steph Catley". Melbourne City. 17 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Amy Jackson". Melbourne City. 30 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Melbourne City FC and Moreland City Council Develop Relationship For Westfield W-League and Foxtel National Youth League Seasons". Melbourne City. 8 October 2015.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Melbourne City FC Sign W-League Internationals Kim Little and Jess Fishlock". Melbourne City. 12 October 2015.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b c "City Announces New Westfield W-League Signings". Melbourne City. 16 October 2015.
  14. ^ "W-League sign Jennifer Beattie on loan from sister club Manchester City Women". Melbourne City. 30 October 2015.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Lim, Jordan (30 October 2015). "Preview: Seven's heaven for returning City superstars". The Corner Flag.

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