2016–17 A-League National Youth League

National Youth League
Season 2016–17
Premiers Melbourne City Youth (2nd title)
Matches played 40
Goals scored 167 (4.18 per match)
Best Player Marc Tokich
Top goalscorer Pierce Waring (6 goals)
Biggest home win Perth Glory Youth 5–1 Melbourne Victory Youth
(11 December 2016)
Biggest away win FFA Centre of Excellence 0–8 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
(4 December 2016)
Highest scoring FFA Centre of Excellence 0–8 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth
(4 December 2016)
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 6–2 FFA Centre of Excellence
(15 January 2017)
Melbourne City Youth 4–4 Melbourne Victory Youth
(22 January 2017)
Longest winning run Melbourne City Youth (4 games)
Longest unbeaten run Melbourne City Youth (4 games)
Longest winless run FFA Centre of Excellence, Melbourne Victory Youth (6 games)
Longest losing run FFA Centre of Excellence (6 games)

The 2016–17 National Youth League (also known as the Foxtel National Youth League for sponsorship reasons) was the ninth season of the Australian National Youth League competition.


Teams

Team Home city Home ground
Adelaide United Youth Adelaide Elite Systems Football Centre
Brisbane Roar Youth Brisbane Spencer Park / A.J. Kelly Park
Central Coast Mariners Youth Gosford Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
FFA Centre of Excellence Canberra Australian Institute of Sport
Melbourne City Youth Melbourne CB Smith Reserve
Melbourne Victory Youth Melbourne Lakeside Stadium
Newcastle Jets Youth Newcastle Magic Park
Perth Glory Youth Perth Ashfield Arena
Sydney FC Youth Sydney Lambert Park
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Sydney Marconi Stadium / Popondetta Park

Format

The 2016–17 season used the same format as the previous season, with the existing ten NYL teams divided into two conferences of five teams: Conference A consisted of teams from WA, SA, Victoria and Queensland, while teams from ACT and NSW were in Conference B. Teams in each conference played each other on a home and away basis, followed by a Grand Final between the top team from each conference.[1]

Standings

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Conference A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City Youth (C) 8 5 1 2 18 12 +6 16 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 8 4 2 2 21 14 +7 14
3 Perth Glory Youth 8 4 0 4 12 12 0 12
4 Adelaide United Youth 8 3 1 4 14 17 3 10
5 Melbourne Victory Youth 8 1 2 5 13 23 10 5
Source: Foxtel National Youth League
(C) Champion.
Conference B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC Youth 8 5 1 2 23 15 +8 16 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 8 4 1 3 26 15 +11 13
3 Central Coast Mariners Youth 8 3 3 2 15 13 +2 12
4 Newcastle Jets Youth 8 3 1 4 14 15 1 10
5 FFA Centre of Excellence 8 2 0 6 11 31 20 6

Positions by round

Group Stage

Conference A

Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10

Conference B

Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10

Grand Final

Table of results

References

  1. "Foxtel National Youth League 2016/17 Season Draw released". Football Federation Australia. 27 October 2016.
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