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]
Season | 2015–16 |
---|---|
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. |
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
editStadia and locations
editTeam | Standort | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Adelaide United | Adelaide | Adelaide Shores Football Centre 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 | Epping Stadium John Ilhan Memorial Reserve AAMI Park David Barro Stadium |
10,000 5,000 30,050 3,000 |
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 Popondetta Park |
11,500 2,500 |
Personnel and kits
editForeign players
edit
The following do not fill a Visa position:
A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
G Guest Players
Regular season
editThe 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
editPos | 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Home and away season
editIn 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
edit17 October 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | Spiranovic 8' | Bericht | Foord 45' Kerr 69' |
Stadium: ABD Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson |
17 October 2015 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Adelaide |
15:00 ACDT | Killion 41' Powell 62' |
Bericht | Winters 3' Cooper 17' |
Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Attendance: 602 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
18 October 2015 | Brisbane Roar | 2–1 | Canberra United | Brisbane |
13:00 AEST | Butt 8' Blackburn 11' |
Bericht | Heyman 39' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
18 October 2015 | Sydney FC | 0–6 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
17:30 AEDT | Bericht | Crummer 11', 45' De Vanna 39' Goad 43' Tabain 61' Ayres 89' |
Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 960 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
Round 2
edit24 October 2015 | Canberra United | 3–0 | Sydney FC | Canberra |
16:00 AEDT | Begg 9' Pérez 58' Munoz 68' |
Bericht | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Rachel Mitchinson |
24 October 2015 | Perth Glory | 0–0 | Newcastle Jets | Perth |
16:00 AWST | Bericht | Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Attendance: 714 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
25 October 2015 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
14:00 AEDT | Tabain 48' Luik 72' (pen.) |
Bericht | Knight 90+2' | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
25 October 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–3 | Brisbane Roar | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Bericht | Gielnik 64', 76' (pen.) Marzano 90+1' |
Stadium: Marconi Stadium Referee: Lara Smith |
Round 3
edit31 October 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | Bericht | Logarzo 45+2' | Stadium: John Ilhan Memorial Reserve Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
31 October 2015 | Perth Glory | 0–4 | Melbourne City | Perth |
16:00 AWST | Bericht | Tabain 12' De Vanna 21' Crummer 52', 64' |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Attendance: 483 Referee: Kelly Jones |
1 November 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Sydney |
14:00 AEDT | Grey 82' | Bericht | L. Khamis 3', 35' | Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 2,448 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
1 November 2015 | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Redland City |
15:00 AEST | Gorry 22' | Bericht | Sutton 9' Condon 51' |
Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
Round 4
edit7 November 2015 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Newcastle |
14:00 AEDT | Kingsley 3' | Bericht | O'Brien 54' Moscato 90+2' |
Stadium: Magic Park Referee: Kelly Jones |
8 November 2015 | Canberra United | 2–4 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
14:00 AEDT | Sykes 29' Heyman 60' |
Bericht | Tabain 5' Crummer 11' Luik 41' Little 87' |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Lara Lee |
8 November 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 0–4 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | Bericht | Sutton 13', 55', 68' (pen.) Powell 33' |
Stadium: Epping Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson |
8 November 2015 | Sydney FC | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
16:00 AEDT | K. Simon 14' (pen.) | Bericht | Stadium: Lambert Park Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
Round 5
edit14 November 2015 | Newcastle Jets | 0–0 | Canberra United | Newcastle |
14:00 AEDT | Bericht | Stadium: Magic Park Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
14 November 2015 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
16:00 AEDT | Crummer 43' Fishlock 71' |
Bericht | Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
15 November 2015 | Brisbane Roar | 0–2 | Perth Glory | Brisbane |
13:00 AEST | Bericht | DiBernardo 8', 88' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson |
15 November 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Carney 24' Dimovski 56' (o.g.) Winters 70' (pen.) |
Bericht | Spiranovic 75' | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Referee: Lara Lee |
Round 6
edit22 November 2015 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Adelaide |
13:30 ACDT | Powell 60' | Bericht | Andrews 83' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones |
22 November 2015 | Melbourne City | 4–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
14:00 AEDT | Little 54', 61' Crummer 79', 81' |
Bericht | Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
22 November 2015 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Canberra United | Sydney |
17:30 AEDT | Bericht | Begg 88' | Stadium: Lambert Park (Leichhardt) Referee: Casey Reibelt |
Round 7
edit27 November 2015 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Bericht | Spencer 68' | Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
28 November 2015 | Perth Glory | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Perth |
16:00 AWST | May 84' | Bericht | Raso 9' Nairn 51' Knight 90' |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Casey Reibelt |
29 November 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–4 | Canberra United | Gosford |
14:00 AEDT | Halloway 77' | Bericht | Fletcher 4', 79' Soutar 53' (o.g.) Sykes 83' |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones |
29 November 2015 | Brisbane Roar | 0–4 | Newcastle Jets | Kippa-Ring |
15:00 AEST | Bericht | Jones 22' Dydasco 55' Kingsley 75' Oyster 83' |
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
Round 8
edit5 December 2015 | Canberra United | 2–0 | Brisbane Roar | Canberra |
16:00 AEDT | Sykes 45', 60' | Bericht | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 925 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
6 December 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 0–4 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | Bericht | Beattie 35' Crummer 52', 72' Little 79' |
Stadium: David Barro Stadium Referee: Lara Lee |
6 December 2015 | Sydney FC | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
16:00 AEDT | Kennedy 9' K. Simon 74' |
Bericht | H. Beard 19' Grey 84' |
Stadium: Lambert Park Referee: Katie Paterson |
6 December 2015 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Perth Glory | Adelaide |
19:30 ACDT | Gummer 75' | Bericht | Billam 7' | Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
Round 9
edit12 December 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 2–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
15:00 AEDT | M.J. Barbieri 52' Dowie 75' |
Bericht | O'Neill 40' Moscato 46' |
Stadium: David Barro Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
12 December 2015 | Canberra United | 4–0 | Adelaide United | Canberra |
16:00 AEDT | Heyman 9', 84' McCormick 15' Pérez 90+3' (pen.) |
Bericht | Stadium: McKellar Park Referee: Kelly Jones |
13 December 2015 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
14:00 AEDT | Bericht | Goad 44' | Stadium: Hunters Stadium Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
13 December 2015 | Perth Glory | 2–4 | Sydney FC | Perth |
16:00 AWST | DiBernardo 5', 85' (pen.) | Bericht | Spencer 26' K. Simon 37', 84' Bolger 48' |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Attendance: 458 Referee: Katie Patterson |
Round 10
edit19 December 2015 | Newcastle Jets | 1–5 | Adelaide United | Newcastle |
15:00 AEDT | Andrews 18' (pen.) | Bericht | Dahlekemper 13', 90+5' Toby 25' Sutton 74' Condon 90' |
Stadium: Magic Park Attendance: 525 Referee: Kelly Jones |
19 December 2015 | Canberra United | 3–0 | Melbourne Victory | Canberra |
17:00 AEDT | McCormick 47' Sykes 56' Heyman 81' |
Bericht | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 667 Referee: Lara Lee |
20 December 2015 | Sydney FC | 0–3 | Brisbane Roar | Gosford |
14:00 AEDT | Bericht | Butt 19' Kennedy 38' (o.g.) Polkinghorne 63' |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
20 December 2015 | Melbourne City | 4–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
16:00 AEDT | Little 63' Tabain 69' Crummer 83' Fishlock 90+3' |
Bericht | Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 450 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
Round 11
edit27 December 2015 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
14:00 AEDT | M.J. Barbieri 47' | Bericht | L. Khamis 10' Spencer 22' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
27 December 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Bericht | Andrews 40' | Stadium: Popondetta Park Referee: Lara Lee |
28 December 2015 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Gold Coast |
14:30 AEST | Bericht | Little 6' | Stadium: Pizzey Park Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Kelly Jones |
Round 12
edit2 January 2016 | Perth Glory | 0–2 | Canberra United | Perth |
16:00 AWST | Bericht | Brush 22' Sykes 87' |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Casey Reibelt |
3 January 2016 | Melbourne City | 4–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
14:00 AEDT | Little 12', 33' (pen.) Goad 66' Tabain 70' |
Bericht | Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Rachel Mitchenson |
3 January 2016 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle |
14:00 AEDT | Bericht | Dowie 13' | Stadium: Hunter Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
3 January 2016 | Adelaide United | 1–3 | Brisbane Roar | Adelaide |
15:00 ACDT | Dahlkemper 90+4' | Bericht | Gielnik 26' Yallop 40' Marzano 41' |
Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
Round 13
edit9 January 2016 | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Sydney |
14:00 AEDT | K. Simon 33' (pen.) L. Khamis 57' |
Bericht | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
10 January 2016 | Brisbane Roar | 4–0 | Melbourne Victory | Gold Coast |
15:00 AEDT | Polkinghorne 17' Gorry 22' Yallop 29' A. Beard 90+3' |
Bericht | Stadium: Pizzey Park Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
10 January 2016 | Canberra United | 3–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Canberra |
16:00 AEDT | Munoz 6' Kiting 11' Sykes 58' |
Bericht | Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Rebecca Durcau |
10 January 2016 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Perth |
16:00 AWST | DiBernardo 64', 78' | Bericht | Dahlkemper 84' | Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Lara Lee |
Round 14
edit15 January 2016 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Canberra United | Adelaide |
19:00 ACDT | Dahlkemper 43' | Bericht | Pérez 23' (pen.) | Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Referee: Casey Reibelt |
16 January 2016 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
14:00 AEDT | Kennedy 52' (o.g.) Tabain 85' |
Bericht | Ibini 71' | Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 602 Referee: Katie Patterson |
17 January 2016 | Newcastle Jets | 0–0 | Brisbane Roar | Newcastle |
14:00 AEDT | Bericht | Stadium: Hunter Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones |
17 January 2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
15:00 AEDT | Halloway 87' H. Beard 90+1' |
Bericht | Stadium: Popondetta Park Referee: Kate Jacewicz |
Finals series
editSemi-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
edit24 January 2016 | Canberra United | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Canberra |
14:00 AEDT | Bericht | Spencer 60' | 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 | Bericht | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,941 Referee: Rebecca Durcau | ||
Penalties | ||||
Beattie Alleway Little Catley De Vanna |
Polkinghorne Butt Gielnik Chapman A. Beard |
Grand final
editSeason statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Final at end of regular season 17 January 2016
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Larissa Crummer | Melbourne City | 11 |
2 | Kim Little | Melbourne City | 8 |
3 | Ashleigh Sykes | Canberra United | 7 |
Marianna Tabain | Melbourne City | ||
5 | Vanessa DiBernardo | Perth Glory | 6 |
6 | Abby Dahlkemper | Adelaide United | 5 |
Michelle Heyman | Canberra United | ||
Kyah Simon | Sydney FC | ||
Rosie Sutton | Adelaide United | ||
10 | Leena Khamis | Sydney FC | 4 |
Own goals
editPlayer | Team | Against | Round | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cassandra Dimovski | Melbourne Victory | Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | |
Rachael Soutar | Western Sydney Wanderers | Canberra United | 7 | |
Alanna Kennedy | Sydney FC | Brisbane Roar | 10 | |
Alanna Kennedy | Sydney FC | Melbourne City | 14 |
End-of-season awards
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ^ 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.