2015–16 W-League
Season | 2015–16 |
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Champions | Melbourne City (1st title) |
Premiers | Melbourne City (1st title) |
Matches played | 57 |
Goals scored | 163 (2.86 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Larissa Crummer (11 goals) |
Biggest home win | Melbourne City 4–0 Brisbane Roar (22 November 2015) Canberra United 4–0 Adelaide United (12 December 2015) Melbourne City 4–0 Perth Glory (20 December 2015) Melbourne City 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers (3 January 2016) Brisbane Roar 4–0 Melbourne Victory (10 January 2016) |
Biggest away win | Sydney FC 0–6 Melbourne City (18 October 2015) |
Highest scoring | Sydney FC 0–6 Melbourne City (18 October 2015) Canberra United 2–4 Melbourne City (8 November 2015) Newcastle Jets 1–5 Adelaide United (19 December 2015) |
Longest winning run | Melbourne City (12 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Melbourne City (14 games) |
Longest winless run | Western Sydney Wanderers (6 games) |
Longest losing run | Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory (5 games) |
← 2014 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 31 January 2016. |
The 2015–16 W-League season was the eighth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. On 13 May 2015, it was confirmed that Melbourne City would join the league for the 2015–16 season.[1]
League newcomers Melbourne City claimed both the regular season Premiership and end of season Championship, the latter awarded for their victory in the 2016 W-League Grand Final.[2][3]
Clubs[]
Stadia and locations[]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium |
1,000 16,500 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Perry Park Suncorp Stadium |
5,000 52,500 |
Canberra United | Canberra | McKellar Park | 3,500 |
Melbourne City | Melbourne | CB Smith Reserve AAMI Park |
2,000 30,050 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Kingston Heath Soccer Complex John Ilhan Memorial Reserve AAMI Park |
5,000 5,000 30,050 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | Magic Park Hunter Stadium |
3,500 33,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | Ashfield Reserve | 2,000 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Lambert Park | 7,000 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Marconi Stadium |
11,500 2,500 |
Personnel and kits[]
Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Kit sponsor |
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Umbro[4] | |
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Adidas[6] | |
Newcastle Jets | ![]() |
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Perth Glory | ![]() |
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Macron[7] | |
Sydney FC | ![]() |
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Beechwood Holmes[8] | |
Western Sydney Wanderers | ![]() |
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Nike[9] |
Foreign players[]
Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) | Former player(s) |
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The following do not fill a Visa position:
A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
G Guest Players
Regular season[]
The W-League 2015–16 fixture was released on 8 September 2015.[10] The regular season commenced on 17 October 2015, and concluded on 17 January 2016.
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Positions by round[]
Leader and qualification to Finals series | |
Qualification to Finals series |
Notes: Brisbane Roar were tied with Perth Glory at the end of Round 1, as were Canberra United and Melbourne Victory along with Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers.
Home and away season[]
In the 2015–16 season each team played 12 games with 2 bye rounds, kicking off on 17 October 2015, and concluding on 17 January 2016.[10]
Round 1[]
17 October 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | Spiranovic ![]() |
Report | Foord ![]() Kerr ![]() |
Stadium: ABD Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson |
17 October 2015 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
15:00 ACDT | Killion ![]() ![]() |
Report | Winters ![]() Cooper ![]() |
Stadium: Attendance: 602 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
18 October 2015 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Canberra United | Brisbane |
13:00 AEST | Butt ![]() Blackburn ![]() |
Report | Heyman ![]() |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
18 October 2015 | Sydney FC | 0–6 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
17:30 AEDT | Report | Crummer ![]() De Vanna ![]() Goad ![]() Tabain ![]() Ayres ![]() |
Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 960 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
Round 2[]
24 October 2015 | Canberra United | 3–0 | Sydney FC | Canberra |
16:00 AEDT | Begg ![]() Pérez ![]() Munoz ![]() |
Report | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Rachel Mitchinson |
24 October 2015 | Perth Glory | 0–0 | Newcastle Jets | Perth |
16:00 AWST | Report | Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Attendance: 714 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
25 October 2015 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
14:00 AEDT | Tabain ![]() Luik ![]() |
Report | Knight ![]() |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
25 October 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–3 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Gielnik ![]() Marzano ![]() |
Stadium: Marconi Stadium Referee: Lara Smith |
Round 3[]
31 October 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Logarzo ![]() |
Stadium: John Ilhan Memorial Reserve Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
31 October 2015 | Perth Glory | 0–4 | Melbourne City | Perth |
16:00 AWST | Report | Tabain ![]() De Vanna ![]() Crummer ![]() |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Attendance: 483 Referee: Kelly Jones |
1 November 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
14:00 AEDT | ![]() |
Report | L. Khamis ![]() |
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 2,448 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
1 November 2015 | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Redland City |
15:00 AEST | Gorry ![]() |
Report | Sutton ![]() Condon ![]() |
Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
Round 4[]
7 November 2015 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle |
14:00 AEDT | Kingsley ![]() |
Report | O'Brien ![]() Moscato ![]() |
Stadium: Magic Park Referee: Kelly Jones |
8 November 2015 | Canberra United | 2–4 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
14:00 AEDT | Sykes ![]() Heyman ![]() |
Report | Tabain ![]() Crummer ![]() Luik ![]() Little ![]() |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Lara Lee |
8 November 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 0–4 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Sutton ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Epping Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson |
8 November 2015 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
16:00 AEDT | K. Simon ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Lambert Park Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
Round 5[]
14 November 2015 | Newcastle Jets | 0–0 | Canberra United | Newcastle |
14:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Magic Park Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
14 November 2015 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
16:00 AEDT | Crummer ![]() Fishlock ![]() |
Report | Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
15 November 2015 | Brisbane Roar | 0–2 | Perth Glory | Brisbane |
13:00 AEST | Report | DiBernardo ![]() |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson |
15 November 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Carney ![]() Dimovski ![]() Winters ![]() |
Report | Spiranovic ![]() |
Stadium: Marconi Stadium Referee: Lara Lee |
Round 6[]
22 November 2015 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
13:30 ACDT | ![]() |
Report | Andrews ![]() |
Stadium: Coopers Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones |
22 November 2015 | Melbourne City | 4–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
14:00 AEDT | Little ![]() Crummer ![]() |
Report | Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
22 November 2015 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Canberra United | Sydney |
17:30 AEDT | Report | Begg ![]() |
Stadium: Lambert Park (Leichhardt) Referee: Casey Reibelt |
Round 7[]
27 November 2015 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Report | Spencer ![]() |
Stadium: Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
28 November 2015 | Perth Glory | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
16:00 AWST | May ![]() |
Report | Raso ![]() Nairn ![]() Knight ![]() |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Casey Reibelt |
29 November 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–4 | Canberra United | Gosford |
14:00 AEDT | Halloway ![]() |
Report | Fletcher ![]() Soutar ![]() Sykes ![]() |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones |
29 November 2015 | Brisbane Roar | 0–4 | Newcastle Jets | Kippa-Ring |
15:00 AEST | Report | Jones ![]() Dydasco ![]() Kingsley ![]() Oyster ![]() |
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
Round 8[]
5 December 2015 | Canberra United | 2–0 | Brisbane Roar | Canberra |
16:00 AEDT | Sykes ![]() |
Report | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 925 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
6 December 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 0–4 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Beattie ![]() Crummer ![]() Little ![]() |
Stadium: Referee: Lara Lee |
6 December 2015 | Sydney FC | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
16:00 AEDT | Kennedy ![]() K. Simon ![]() |
Report | H. Beard ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Lambert Park Referee: Katie Paterson |
6 December 2015 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Adelaide |
19:30 ACDT | Gummer ![]() |
Report | ![]() |
Stadium: Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
Round 9[]
12 December 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | M.J. Barbieri ![]() Dowie ![]() |
Report | O'Neill ![]() Moscato ![]() |
Stadium: Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
12 December 2015 | Canberra United | 4–0 | Adelaide United | Canberra |
16:00 AEDT | Heyman ![]() McCormick ![]() Pérez ![]() |
Report | Stadium: McKellar Park Referee: Kelly Jones |
13 December 2015 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
14:00 AEDT | Report | Goad ![]() |
Stadium: Hunters Stadium Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
13 December 2015 | Perth Glory | 2–4 | Sydney FC | Perth |
16:00 AWST | DiBernardo ![]() |
Report | Spencer ![]() K. Simon ![]() Bolger ![]() |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Attendance: 458 Referee: Katie Patterson |
Round 10[]
19 December 2015 | Newcastle Jets | 1–5 | Adelaide United | Newcastle |
15:00 AEDT | Andrews ![]() |
Report | Dahlekemper ![]() Toby ![]() Sutton ![]() Condon ![]() |
Stadium: Magic Park Attendance: 525 Referee: Kelly Jones |
19 December 2015 | Canberra United | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory | Canberra |
17:00 AEDT | McCormick ![]() Sykes ![]() Heyman ![]() |
Report | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 667 Referee: Lara Lee |
20 December 2015 | Sydney FC | 0–3 | Brisbane Roar | Gosford |
14:00 AEDT | Report | Butt ![]() Kennedy ![]() Polkinghorne ![]() |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
20 December 2015 | Melbourne City | 4–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
16:00 AEDT | Little ![]() Tabain ![]() Crummer ![]() Fishlock ![]() |
Report | Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 450 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
Round 11[]
27 December 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
14:00 AEDT | M.J. Barbieri ![]() |
Report | L. Khamis ![]() Spencer ![]() |
Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
27 December 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Report | Andrews ![]() |
Stadium: Referee: Lara Lee |
28 December 2015 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Gold Coast |
14:30 AEST | Report | Little ![]() |
Stadium: Pizzey Park Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Kelly Jones |
Round 12[]
2 January 2016 | Perth Glory | 0–2 | Canberra United | Perth |
16:00 AWST | Report | Brush ![]() Sykes ![]() |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Casey Reibelt |
3 January 2016 | Melbourne City | 4–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
14:00 AEDT | Little ![]() Goad ![]() Tabain ![]() |
Report | Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
3 January 2016 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
14:00 AEDT | Report | Dowie ![]() |
Stadium: Hunter Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
3 January 2016 | Adelaide United | 1–3 | Brisbane Roar | Adelaide |
15:00 ACDT | Dahlkemper ![]() |
Report | Gielnik ![]() Yallop ![]() Marzano ![]() |
Stadium: Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
Round 13[]
9 January 2016 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
14:00 AEDT | K. Simon ![]() L. Khamis ![]() |
Report | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
10 January 2016 | Brisbane Roar | 4–0 | Melbourne Victory | Gold Coast |
15:00 AEDT | Polkinghorne ![]() Gorry ![]() Yallop ![]() A. Beard ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Pizzey Park Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
10 January 2016 | Canberra United | 3–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Canberra |
16:00 AEDT | Munoz ![]() Kiting ![]() Sykes ![]() |
Report | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
10 January 2016 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Perth |
16:00 AWST | DiBernardo ![]() |
Report | Dahlkemper ![]() |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Lara Lee |
Round 14[]
15 January 2016 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Canberra United | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Dahlkemper ![]() |
Report | Pérez ![]() |
Stadium: Referee: Casey Reibelt |
16 January 2016 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
14:00 AEDT | Kennedy ![]() Tabain ![]() |
Report | Ibini ![]() |
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 602 Referee: Katie Patterson |
17 January 2016 | Newcastle Jets | 0–0 | Brisbane Roar | Newcastle |
14:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Hunter Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones |
17 January 2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Halloway ![]() H. Beard ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
Finals series[]
Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | Melbourne City (p) | 0 (5) | |||||||
4 | Brisbane Roar | 0 (4) | |||||||
1 | Melbourne City | 4 | |||||||
3 | Sydney FC | 1 | |||||||
2 | Canberra United | 0 | |||||||
3 | Sydney FC | 1 |
Semi-finals[]
24 January 2016 | Canberra United | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Canberra |
14:00 AEDT | Report | Spencer ![]() |
Stadium: McKellar Park Referee: Casey Reibelt |
25 January 2016 | 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 ![]() Alleway ![]() Little ![]() Catley ![]() De Vanna ![]() |
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Grand Final[]
31 January 2016 | Melbourne City | 4–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
14:00 AEDT | Beattie ![]() Little ![]() Goad ![]() De Vanna ![]() |
Report | K. Simon ![]() |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,206 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
Season statistics[]
Top scorers[]
- Final at end of regular season 17 January 2016
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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Melbourne City | 11 |
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Canberra United | 7 |
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Perth Glory | 6 |
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Adelaide United | 5 |
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Sydney FC | 4 |
Own goals[]
Player | Team | Against | Round | |
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Cassandra Dimovski | Melbourne Victory | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 |
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Rachael Soutar | Western Sydney Wanderers | Canberra United | 7 |
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Alanna Kennedy | Sydney FC | Brisbane Roar | 10 |
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Alanna Kennedy | Sydney FC | Melbourne City | 14 |
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.[11]
- Julie Dolan Medal – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United)
- Players’ Player of the Year – Kim Little (Melbourne City)
- Young Player of the Year – Larissa Crummer (Melbourne City)
- Golden Boot Award – Larissa Crummer (Melbourne City) (11 goals)
- Goalkeeper of the Year – Kaitlyn Savage (Adelaide United)
- Coach of the Year – Craig Deans (Newcastle Jets)
- Fair Play Award – Melbourne City
- Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
- Goal of the Year – Vanessa DiBernardo (Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory, 15 November 2015)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Hytner, Mike (13 May 2015). "Melbourne City FC to field a W-League side next season". The Guardian.
- ^ "W-League: City secures Premiers' Plate in stellar inaugural season". Melbourne City FC. 28 December 2015.
- ^ "Melbourne City crown perfect season with W-League grand final win over Sydney FC". The Age. 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Brisbane Roar and Umbro announce long-term partnership". Brisbane Roar. 15 August 2014.
- ^ McPherson, Ian (24 July 2014). "Canberra sign major sponsor ahead of new season". SportsPro.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
- ^ "Macron sign on for four more years". Perth Glory. 30 May 2017.
- ^ "Westfield W-League Squad Bolstered As New Shirt Sponsor Gained". Sydney FC. 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Westfield W-League 2015/16 Season Draw released". W-League.com.au. 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Glory star Castro wins Johnny Warren medal". Football Federation Australia. 26 April 2016.
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