2015–16 W-League

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W-League
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Season 2015–16
Champions Melbourne City
Premiers Melbourne City
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
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 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
Popondetta Park
11,500
2,500

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit Partner
Adelaide United Australia Jamie Harnwell Australia Marijana Rajcic
Brisbane Roar Australia Belinda Wilson Australia Clare Polkinghorne
Canberra United Australia Rae Dower Australia Nicole Begg
Melbourne City Australia Joe Montemurro Australia Lisa De Vanna
Melbourne Victory England Dave Edmondson Australia Melissa Barbieri
Newcastle Jets Australia Craig Deans Australia Tara Andrews
Perth Glory Australia Bobby Despotovski Australia Samantha Kerr
Sydney FC Australia Daniel Barrett Australia Teresa Polias
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Norm Boardman Australia Caitlin Cooper

Regular season

The W-League 2015–16 fixture was released on 8 September 2015.[4] 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
1 Melbourne City 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
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2016. Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.


Positions by round

Team \ Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Melbourne City 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Canberra United 7 4 6 8 8 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Sydney FC 9 9 7 4 6 8 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Brisbane Roar 2 2 2 3 5 7 8 8 8 7 7 6 4 4
Adelaide United 4 5 3 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5
Newcastle Jets 6 6 4 5 7 6 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 6
Western Sydney Wanderers 4 7 8 6 3 4 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 7
Perth Glory 2 3 5 7 4 5 7 7 7 8 8 8 7 8
Melbourne Victory 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Last updated: 17 January 2016
Source: w-league.com.au

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

The 2015–16 season will see each team play 12 games with 2 bye rounds, kicking off on 17 October 2015, and concluding on 17 January 2016.[4]

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Finals series

Semi-finals Grand Final
           
1 Melbourne City (p) 0(5)
4 Brisbane Roar 0(4)
Melbourne City 4
Sydney FC 1
2 Canberra United 0
3 Sydney FC 1

Semi-finals

Grand Final

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Season statistics

Goalscorers

Final at end of regular season 17 January 2016
Total Player Club Goals per Game
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14
11 Australia Larissa Crummer MelbourneCityColours.png Melbourne City 2 2 1 1 2 2 1
8 Scotland Kim Little MelbourneCityColours.png Melbourne City 1 2 1 1 1 2
7 Australia Ashleigh Sykes Canberra United FC.jpg Canberra United 1 1 2 1 1 1
Australia Marianna Tabain MelbourneCityColours.png Melbourne City 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 United States Vanessa DiBernardo PerthGloryColours.png Perth Glory 2 2 2
5 Australia Rosie Sutton AdelaideUnitedColours.png Adelaide United 1 3 1
Australia Michelle Heyman Canberra United FC.jpg Canberra United 1 1 2 1
Australia Kyah Simon SydneyFCColours.png Sydney FC 1 1 2 1
United States Abby Dahlkemper AdelaideUnitedColours.png Adelaide United 2 1 1 1
4 Australia Leena Khamis SydneyFCColours.png Sydney FC 2 1 1
3 Australia Tiarn Powell AdelaideUnitedColours.png Adelaide United 1 1 1
United States Jasmyne Spencer SydneyFCColours.png Sydney FC 1 1 1
Australia Tara Andrews NewcastleJetsColours.png Newcastle Jets 1 1 1
Australia Beattie Goad MelbourneCityColours.png Melbourne City 1 1 1
Australia Emily Gielnik BrisbaneRoarColours.png Brisbane Roar 2 1
Mexico Verónica Pérez Canberra United FC.jpg Canberra United 1 1 1
2 Australia Lisa De Vanna MelbourneCityColours.png Melbourne City 1 1
Australia Aivi Luik MelbourneCityColours.png Melbourne City 1 1
United States Keelin Winters SydneyWanderersColours.png Western Sydney Wanderers 1 1
Australia Laura Spiranovic MelbourneVictoryColours.png Melbourne Victory 1 1
Australia Nicole Begg Canberra United FC.jpg Canberra United 1 1
Australia Whitney Knight MelbourneVictoryColours.png Melbourne Victory 1 1
United States Kendall Fletcher Canberra United FC.jpg Canberra United 2
Australia Jenna Kingsley NewcastleJetsColours.png Newcastle Jets 1 1
Australia Liz Grey SydneyWanderersColours.png Western Sydney Wanderers 1 1
Canada Carmelina Moscato SydneyWanderersColours.png Western Sydney Wanderers 1 1
Australia Emily Condon AdelaideUnitedColours.png Adelaide United 1 1
Australia Jenna McCormick Canberra United FC.jpg Canberra United 1 1
Australia Tameka Butt BrisbaneRoarColours.png Brisbane Roar 1 1
Wales Jess Fishlock MelbourneCityColours.png Melbourne City 1 1
Australia Melinda Barbieri MelbourneVictoryColours.png Melbourne Victory 1 1
England Natasha Dowie MelbourneVictoryColours.png Melbourne Victory 1 1
Australia Gabe Marzano BrisbaneRoarColours.png Brisbane Roar 1 1
Australia Clare Polkinghorne BrisbaneRoarColours.png Brisbane Roar 1 1
Australia Katrina Gorry BrisbaneRoarColours.png Brisbane Roar 1 1
New Zealand Kirsty Yallop BrisbaneRoarColours.png Brisbane Roar 1 1
Australia Caitlin Munoz Canberra United FC.jpg Canberra United 1 1
Australia Erica Halloway SydneyWanderersColours.png Western Sydney Wanderers 1 1
England Hannah Beard SydneyWanderersColours.png Western Sydney Wanderers 1 1
1 Australia Caitlin Foord PerthGloryColours.png Perth Glory 1
Australia Samantha Kerr PerthGloryColours.png Perth Glory 1
Australia Caitlin Cooper SydneyWanderersColours.png Western Sydney Wanderers 1
United States Sarah Killion AdelaideUnitedColours.png Adelaide United 1
Australia Ruth Blackburn BrisbaneRoarColours.png Brisbane Roar 1
Australia Melina Ayres MelbourneCityColours.png Melbourne City 1
Australia Chloe Logarzo NewcastleJetsColours.png Newcastle Jets 1
Australia Chloe O'Brien SydneyWanderersColours.png Western Sydney Wanderers 1
Australia Michelle Carney SydneyWanderersColours.png Western Sydney Wanderers 1
Australia Hayley Raso MelbourneVictoryColours.png Melbourne Victory 1
United States Christine Nairn MelbourneVictoryColours.png Melbourne Victory 1
Australia Shannon May PerthGloryColours.png Perth Glory 1
Australia Adriana Jones NewcastleJetsColours.png Newcastle Jets 1
United States Caprice Dydasco NewcastleJetsColours.png Newcastle Jets 1
United States Megan Oyster NewcastleJetsColours.png Newcastle Jets 1
Scotland Jennifer Beattie MelbourneCityColours.png Melbourne City 1
Australia Alanna Kennedy SydneyFCColours.png Sydney FC 1
Australia Shawn Billam PerthGloryColours.png Perth Glory 1
Australia Alexandra Gummer AdelaideUnitedColours.png Adelaide United 1
Australia Linda O'Neill SydneyWanderersColours.png Western Sydney Wanderers 1
Australia Nicola Bolger SydneyFCColours.png Sydney FC 1
Australia Allira Toby AdelaideUnitedColours.png Adelaide United 1
Australia Ellie Brush Canberra United FC.jpg Canberra United 1
Australia Angela Beard BrisbaneRoarColours.png Brisbane Roar 1
Australia Rebecca Kiting Canberra United FC.jpg Canberra United 1
Australia Princess Ibini SydneyFCColours.png Sydney FC 1

      Goal scored from penalty kick           Two goals scored from penalty kick

Own goals

Player Team Against Round
Australia Cassandra Dimovski MelbourneVictoryColours.png Melbourne Victory SydneyWanderersColours.png Western Sydney Wanderers 5
Australia Rachael Soutar SydneyWanderersColours.png Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra United FC.jpg Canberra United 7
Australia Alanna Kennedy SydneyFCColours.png Sydney FC BrisbaneRoarColours.png Brisbane Roar 10
Australia Alanna Kennedy SydneyFCColours.png Sydney FC MelbourneCityColours.png 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.[5]

See also

References

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