2015–16 W-League

W-League
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
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

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa Foreign
Adelaide United New Zealand Elizabeth Milne United States Abby Dahlkemper United States Sarah Killion United States Kaitlyn Savage
Brisbane Roar England Carrie Simpson Sweden Sofie Persson United States Haley Kopmeyer
Canberra United Mexico Verónica Pérez New Zealand Emma Kete United States Kendall Fletcher
Melbourne City Mexico Anisa Guajardo Wales Jess Fishlock Scotland Jennifer Beattie Scotland Kim Little New Zealand Rebekah Stott1
Melbourne Victory United States Georgia Cloepfil United States Christine Nairn United States Jamie Pollock Turkey Gülcan Koca2
England Natasha Dowie4
Newcastle Jets New Zealand Hannah Bromley United States Caprice Dydasco United States Megan Oyster
Perth Glory England Katie Holtham United States Vanessa DiBernardo United States Nikki Stanton
Sydney FC United States Michelle Betos United States Jasmyne Spencer
Western Sydney Wanderers Canada Carmelina Moscato England Hannah Beard United States Kendall Johnson United States Keelin Winters

The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship;
2Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players

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 (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.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Melbourne City11111111111111
Canberra United74688322222222
Sydney FC99746843333333
Brisbane Roar22235788877644
Adelaide United45322255544455
Newcastle Jets66457634455566
Western Sydney Wanderers47863466666787
Perth Glory23574577788878
Melbourne Victory78999999999999
Leader and qualification to Finals series
Qualification to Finals series

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

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.[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)
1 Melbourne City 4
3 Sydney FC 1
2 Canberra United 0
3 Sydney FC 1

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

Final at end of regular season 17 January 2016
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Larissa Crummer Melbourne City 11
2 Scotland Kim Little Melbourne City 8
3 Australia Ashleigh Sykes Canberra United 7
Australia Marianna Tabain Melbourne City
5 United States Vanessa DiBernardo Perth Glory 6
6 United States Abby Dahlkemper Adelaide United 5
Australia Michelle Heyman Canberra United
Australia Kyah Simon Sydney FC
Australia Rosie Sutton Adelaide United
10 Australia Leena Khamis Sydney FC 4

Own goals

Player Team Against Round
AustraliaCassandra DimovskiMelbourne VictoryWestern Sydney Wanderers5
AustraliaRachael SoutarWestern Sydney WanderersCanberra United7
AustraliaAlanna KennedySydney FCBrisbane Roar10
AustraliaAlanna KennedySydney FCMelbourne City14

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

  1. ↑ Hytner, Mike (13 May 2015). "Melbourne City FC to field a W-League side next season". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ "W-League: City secures Premiers' Plate in stellar inaugural season". Melbourne City FC. 28 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Melbourne City crown perfect season with W-League grand final win over Sydney FC". The Age. 31 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Westfield W-League 2015/16 Season Draw released". W-League.com.au. 8 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Glory star Castro wins Johnny Warren medal". Football Federation Australia. 26 April 2016.
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