2016–17 W-League

	Leader and qualification to Finals series
	Qualification to Finals series

W-League
Season	2016–17
Champions	Melbourne City (2nd title)
Premiers	Canberra United (3rd title)
Matches played	57
Goals scored	200 (3.51 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ashleigh Sykes (12 goals)
Biggest home win	Adelaide United 10–2 Western Sydney Wanderers (14 January 2017)
Biggest away win	Melbourne Victory 0–4 Newcastle Jets (20 November 2016)
Highest scoring	Adelaide United 10–2 Western Sydney Wanderers (14 January 2017)
Longest winning run	Melbourne City (4 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Canberra United; Perth Glory; (6 games)
Longest winless run	Melbourne Victory (8 games)
Longest losing run	Melbourne Victory (4 games)
Highest attendance	4,591; Canberra United vs. Melbourne City; (5 February 2017)
Lowest attendance	264; Melbourne Victory vs. Perth Glory; (4 December 2016)
Average attendance	1,547
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 W-League season was the ninth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.

Clubs

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Adelaide United	Adelaide	Elite Systems Football Centre Coopers Stadium	7002200000000000000♠200 7004170000000000000♠17,000
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane	A.J. Kelly Park Suncorp Stadium	7003150000000000000♠1,500 7004525000000000000♠52,500
Canberra United	Canberra	McKellar Park	7003350000000000000♠3,500
Melbourne City	Melbourne	CB Smith Reserve AAMI Park	7003200000000000000♠2,000 7004300500000000000♠30,050
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne	Lakeside Stadium Epping Stadium AAMI Park	7004120000000000000♠12,000 7004100000000000000♠10,000 7004300500000000000♠30,050
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle	McDonald Jones Stadium	7004330000000000000♠33,000
Perth Glory	Perth	Dorrien Gardens	7003400000000000000♠4,000
Sydney FC	Sydney	Lambert Park	7003700000000000000♠7,000
Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney	Marconi Stadium Popondetta Park	7003900000000000000♠9,000 7003250000000000000♠2,500

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit sponsors
Adelaide United	Huss Skenderovic	Stella Rigon	Macron
Brisbane Roar	Melissa Andreatta	Clare Polkinghorne	Puma
Canberra United	Rae Dower	Ellie Brush Michelle Heyman	Nike
Melbourne City	Jess Fishlock	Steph Catley	Nike
Melbourne Victory	Jeff Hopkins	Christine Nairn	Adidas
Newcastle Jets	Craig Deans	Gema Simon	BLK
Perth Glory	Bobby Despotovski	Samantha Kerr	Healthway, National Storage, Goodlife
Sydney FC	Daniel Barrett	Teresa Polias	Puma
Western Sydney Wanderers	Richard Byrne	Caitlin Cooper	Nike

Transfers

Foreign players

Club	Visa 1	Visa 2	Visa 3	Visa 4	Non-Visa Foreign
Adelaide United	Mônica	Sofia Huerta	Danielle Colaprico	Katie Naughton
Brisbane Roar	Nina Frausing-Pedersen	Maddy Evans
Canberra United	Yukari Kinga	Celeste Boureille	Stephanie Ochs	Jasmyne Spencer
Melbourne City	Lauren Barnes	Erika Tymrak	Beverly Yanez	Jess Fishlock	Rebekah Stott¹
Melbourne Victory	Natasha Dowie	Bianca Henninger	Samantha Johnson	Christine Nairn	Gülcan Koca²
Newcastle Jets	Arin Gilliland	Jen Hoy	Megan Oyster	Kelsey Wys	Katelyn Rowland³
Perth Glory	Arianna Romero	Vanessa DiBernardo	Alyssa Mautz	Nikki Stanton
Sydney FC	Francisca Ordega
Western Sydney Wanderers	Alex Arlitt	Kendall Fletcher	Paige Nielsen	Katie Stengel

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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canberra United	12	7	2	3	33	21	+12	23	Qualification to Finals series
2	Perth Glory	12	7	2	3	22	18	+4	23
3	Sydney FC	12	7	1	4	22	16	+6	22
4	Melbourne City (C)	12	6	2	4	19	14	+5	20
5	Newcastle Jets	12	4	3	5	18	18	0	15
6	Adelaide United	12	3	5	4	31	26	+5	14
7	Brisbane Roar	12	4	1	7	15	21	−6	13
8	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	4	1	7	14	29	−15	13
9	Melbourne Victory	12	2	3	7	17	28	−11	9

Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Positions by round

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

Source: w-league.com.au
Notes: Adelaide United were tied with Melbourne Victory at the end of Round 1.

Home and away season

The regular season commenced on 5 November 2016 and concluded on 29 January 2017.

Round 1

5 November 2016	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Sydney FC	Brisbane
16:00 AEST	Toby 55' Gorry 66'	Report	Foord 52'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Casey Reibelt

6 November 2016	Adelaide United	3–3	Melbourne Victory	Adelaide
14:00 ACDT	Rigon 13' Jones 20' Mônica 74'	Report	Dowie 16', 63' Kuralay 81'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,013 Referee: Katie Patterson

6 November 2016	Melbourne City	1–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Tabain 7'	Report		Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 633 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

6 November 2016	Perth Glory	4–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Perth
18:30 AWST	Doeglas 1' Sutton 22' Kerr 68', 83'	Report	Burgess 38' Petinos 50'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 2,011 Referee: Kelly Jones

Round 2

12 November 2016	Canberra United	1–2	Melbourne City	Canberra
15:00 AEDT	Brush 90+4'	Report	Alleway 18' Ayres 80'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 2,595 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

12 November 2016	Perth Glory	0–0	Brisbane Roar	Perth
16:00 AWST		Report		Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 659 Referee: Lara Lee

13 November 2016	Sydney FC	2–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
14:30 AEDT	L. Khamis 13', 28'			Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 4,178 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

13 November 2016	Melbourne Victory	0–4	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT			Oyster 7' Gilliland 14' Stanbury 23' Kingsley 90+1'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 270 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 3

20 November 2016	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1	Adelaide United	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Stengel 60' Nielsen 85'	Report	Jones 62'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 457 Referee: Kelly Jones

20 November 2016	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Canberra United	Brisbane
16:00 AEST		Report	Sykes 54'	Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Attendance: 1,613 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

20 November 2016	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Sydney FC	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Dowie 83'	Report	Kennedy 17' Siemsen 35'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 339 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

20 November 2016	Newcastle Jets	1–0	Perth Glory	Newcastle
14:30 AEDT	Hoy 48' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 3,650 Referee: Lara Lee

Round 4

26 November 2016	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–2	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
15:00 AEDT		Report	Polkinghorne 28' Butt 38'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

26 November 2016	Canberra United	5–2	Newcastle Jets	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Heyman 19', 53' Ochs 33' Maher 65' Flannery 90+2'	Report	Dobson 63' Hoy 88'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 871 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

27 November 2016	Melbourne City	3–0	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
14:30 AEDT	Fishlock 64', 77' Catley 75'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,943 Referee: Katie Patterson

27 November 2016	Sydney FC	2–0	Adelaide United	Sydney
17:00 AEDT	Siemsen 42' Hodgson 84' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Seymour Shaw Park Attendance: 1,535 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 5

3 December 2016	Adelaide United	2–2	Canberra United	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	Quigley 32' Brush 54' (o.g.)	Report	Brush 25' (pen.) Raso 82'	Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre Attendance: 573 Referee: Lara Lee

4 December 2016	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Sydney FC	Newcastle
14:30 AEDT	Hoy 46'	Report	K. Simon 17' (pen.) Bolger 48'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,525 Referee: Kelly Jones

4 December 2016	Melbourne Victory	0–2	Perth Glory	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT		Report	Sutton 17' DiBernardo 64'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 264 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

4 December 2016	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Melbourne City	Brisbane
16:00 AEST	Gorry 2'	Report	Fishlock 6' Tymrak 25'	Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Attendance: 1,327 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 6

10 December 2016	Melbourne City	1–2	Canberra United	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Yanez 53'	Report	McCormick 49' Roestbakken 82'	Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 605 Referee: Katie Patterson

11 December 2016	Brisbane Roar	3–2	Adelaide United	Brisbane
13:30 AEST	Gorry 4' Butt 12' Toby 49'	Report	Jones 59' Huerta 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 4,515 Referee: Casey Reibelt

11 December 2016	Melbourne Victory	2–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Hristodoulou 2' (o.g.) White 84'	Report	Yatim 61' Stengel 90+1'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 273 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

11 December 2016	Perth Glory	1–0	Sydney FC	Perth
16:00 AWST	Kerr 18'	Report		Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 481 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 7

16 December 2016	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle
17:20 AEDT	Hoy 84'	Report	Dowie 18'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 1,740 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

17 December 2016	Adelaide United	1–4	Perth Glory	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Huerta 65'	Report	Kerr 35', 67' Sutton 62' DiBernardo 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre Attendance: 705 Referee: Katie Patterson

18 December 2016	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Fletcher 18', 49' (pen.)	Report	Tabain 3'	Stadium: Popondetta Park Attendance: 513 Referee: Maddison Kennedy

18 December 2016	Canberra United	5–1	Brisbane Roar	Gosford
14:30 AEDT	Flannery 13', 53' Ochs 28' (pen.) Sykes 50', 56'	Report	Gielnik 90+2'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 818 Referee: Lara Lee

Round 8

23 December 2016	Sydney FC	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
19:30 AEDT	Ibini 54'	Report		Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 714 Referee: Katie Patterson

26 December 2016	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Newcastle
15:05 AEDT	Kingsley 8'	Report	Stengel 12', 30'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,268 Referee: Lara Lee

27 December 2016	Melbourne City	2–3	Perth Glory	Melbourne
17:20 AEDT	Fishlock 60' Luik 72'	Report	Sutton 47' Kerr 77', 84'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 9

28 December 2016	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Canberra United	Melbourne
17:20 AEDT	Dowie 30'	Report	Flannery 52' Sykes 89' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,963 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

29 December 2016	Adelaide United	2–2	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Jones 14' Chidiac 46'	Report	Kingsley 22', 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre Attendance: 711 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

30 December 2016	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–2	Sydney FC	Sydney
19:00 AEDT	Stengel 23'	Report	Kennedy 35' K. Simon 46' (pen.)	Stadium: Popondetta Park Attendance: 870

Round 10

1 January 2017	Brisbane Roar	1–4	Melbourne Victory	Brisbane
16:00 AEST	Chapman 42'	Report	Spiranovic 18' Dowie 45', 72', 90+3'	Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Attendance: 1,805 Referee: Lara Lee

2 January 2017	Perth Glory	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Perth
16:00 AWST	Kerr 69'	Report	Kingsley 46'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 477 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

2 January 2017	Melbourne City	1–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
19:15 AEDT	Fishlock 26'	Report	Quigley 70'	Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 674 Referee: Kelly Jones

3 January 2017	Sydney FC	6–1	Canberra United	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Bolger 15' Siemsen 25', 56' K. Simon 52' Ordega 66' L. Khamis 80'	Report	Kinga 65'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 1,027

Round 11

7 January 2017	Brisbane Roar	3–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane
13:35 AEST	Butt 3', 6' Mathyssen-Whyman 75' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 2,503 Referee: Kelly Jones

7 January 2017	Canberra United	2–2	Adelaide United	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Sykes 20', 79'	Report	Huerta 65' (pen.), 81'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,152 Referee: Casey Reibelt

8 January 2017	Perth Glory	3–2	Melbourne Victory	Perth
16:00 AWST	Kerr 75' DiBernardo 80' (pen.) Sutton 85'	Report	Romero 52' (o.g.) Mautz 59' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 578 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

8 January 2017	Sydney FC	1–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
14:30 AEDT	Foord 67'	Report	Fishlock 75'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 857 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 12

14 January 2017	Canberra United	7–2	Perth Glory	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Sykes 6', 19', 45', 46' Ochs 25' Maher 33' Raso 49'	Report	DiBernardo 57' (pen.) Kerr 79'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,153 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

14 January 2017	Adelaide United	10–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Quigley 19', 69' Jones 29' (pen.), 65', 83' Huerta 49', 78', 79' Chidiac 75' Ladas 89'	Report	Petinos 17' Halloway 59'	Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre Attendance: 876 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

15 January 2017	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Melbourne City	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Dowie 1' Nairn 31'	Report		Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 467 Referee: Katie Patterson

15 January 2017	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
14:30 AEDT	O'Brien 9' (o.g.) Hoy 90+2'	Report	Butt 45' (pen.)	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 2,146 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 13

21 January 2017	Sydney FC	1–3	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
17:00 AEDT	K. Simon 90+3'	Report	Gilliland 57', 74', 78'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 1,029 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

22 January 2017	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–0	Canberra United	Sydney
14:30 AEDT	Stengel 43'	Report		Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,455 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

22 January 2017	Melbourne City	3–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Tabain 18' Stott 62', 90+2'	Report	Gorry 67'	Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 478 Referee: Lara Lee

22 January 2017	Perth Glory	1–2	Adelaide United	Perth
16:00 AWST	Sutton 10'	Report	Colaprico 15', 84'	Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 637 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 14

27 January 2017	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Melbourne City	Coffs Harbour
17:20 AEDT		Report	Tymrak 56' Jackson 90+3'	Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium Attendance: 3,570 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

28 January 2017	Canberra United	5–1	Melbourne Victory	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Sykes 40', 90+2' Kinga 48', 90+4' Maher 77'	Report	Nairn 49'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,254 Referee: Lara Lee

29 January 2017	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Perth Glory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT		Report	Doeglas 90+2'	Stadium: Popondetta Park Attendance: 332 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

29 January 2017	Adelaide United	5–2	Sydney FC	Adelaide
14:00 ACDT	Uzunlar 46' (o.g.) Jones 49', 68' (pen.) Hodgson 60' Huerta 87'	Report	Siemsen 55', 58'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,334 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Finals series

Semi-finals			Grand Final


1	Canberra United	0

4	Melbourne City (a.e.t.)	1
			2	Perth Glory	0

			4	Melbourne City	2
2	Perth Glory	5

3	Sydney FC	1

Semi-finals

4 February 2017	Perth Glory	5–1	Sydney FC	Perth
15:30 AWST	DiBernardo 29' (pen.), 77' Kennedy 58' (o.g.) Sutton 79' Billam 90+3'	Report	Simon 23'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 1,592 Referee: Casey Reibelt

5 February 2017	Canberra United	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne City	Canberra
20:00 AEDT		Report	Fishlock 107'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 5,072 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Grand Final

12 February 2017	Perth Glory	0–2	Melbourne City	Perth
16:30 AWST		Report	Fishlock 45+1' Yanez 72'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Regular season statistics

Top scorers

As of 29 January 2017

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ashleigh Sykes	Canberra United	12
2	Samantha Kerr	Perth Glory	10
3	Natasha Dowie	Melbourne Victory	9
3	Adriana Jones	Adelaide United	9
5	Sofia Huerta	Adelaide United	8
6	Jess Fishlock	Melbourne City	6
	Remy Siemsen	Sydney FC
	Katie Stengel	Western Sydney Wanderers
	Rosie Sutton	Perth Glory
10	Tameka Butt	Brisbane Roar	5
	Jen Hoy	Newcastle Jets
	Jenna Kingsley	Newcastle Jets

Own goals

	Team	Against	Round
Emily Hodgson	Adelaide United	Sydney FC	4
Ellie Brush	Canberra United	Adelaide United	5
Angelique Hristodoulou	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne Victory	6
Jada Mathyssen-Whyman	Western Sydney Wanderers	Brisbane Roar	11
Alyssa Mautz	Perth Glory	Melbourne Victory	11
Arianna Romero	Perth Glory	Melbourne Victory	11
Summer O'Brien	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle Jets	12

Attendances

Team	Home average
Newcastle Jets	2,650
Brisbane Roar	2,478
Sydney FC	1,557
Adelaide United	1,410
Canberra United	1,285
Melbourne City	1,045
Western Sydney Wanderers	996
Perth Glory	807
Melbourne Victory	596

Ref: ^[1]

End of season awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2016–17 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Star Event Centre in Sydney on 1 May 2017.^[2]

Julie Dolan Medal – Samantha Kerr (Perth Glory)
Penny Tanner Media MVP Award – Samantha Kerr (Perth Glory)
Young Player of the Year – Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC)
Golden Boot Award – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United) (12 goals)
Goalkeeper of the Year – Lydia Williams (Melbourne City)
Coach of the Year – Bobby Despotovski (Perth Glory)
Fair Play Award – Adelaide United
Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
Goal of the Year – Samantha Kerr (Perth Glory v Sydney FC, 11 December 2016)

References

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[1] ttp://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/aus-frauen-w-league-2016-2017/1/

[2] "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal". The World Game. SBS. 1 May 2017.

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