2015–16 W-League

W-League
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 40 Brisbane Roar
(22 November 2015)
Canberra United 40 Adelaide United
(12 December 2015)
Melbourne City 40 Perth Glory
(20 December 2015)
Melbourne City 40 Western Sydney Wanderers
(3 January 2016)
Brisbane Roar 40 Melbourne Victory
(10 January 2016)
Biggest away win Sydney FC 06 Melbourne City
(18 October 2015)
Highest scoring Sydney FC 06 Melbourne City
(18 October 2015)
Canberra United 24 Melbourne City
(8 November 2015)
Newcastle Jets 15 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 1234567891011121314
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:

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

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

      Goal scored from penalty kick           Two goals scored from penalty kick

Own goals

Player Team Against Round
Australia Cassandra Dimovski Melbourne Victory Western Sydney Wanderers 5
Australia Rachael Soutar Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra United 7
Australia Alanna Kennedy Sydney FC Brisbane Roar 10
Australia 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.[5]

See also

References

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