2015–16 A-League National Youth League

The 2015–16 National Youth League (Also known as the Foxtel National Youth League for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Australian National Youth League competition. The season ran in a different, reduced format to previous years, and in parallel with the 2015–16 A-League season.

National Youth League
Season2015–16
ChampionsSydney FC Youth (3rd title)
Matches played40
Goals scored183 (4.58 per match)
Best PlayerDylan Smith
Top goalscorerJoey Katebian (10 goals)
Biggest home winBrisbane Roar Youth 10–0 Adelaide United Youth
(19 December 2015)
Biggest away winMelbourne Victory Youth 1–5 Brisbane Roar Youth
(15 January 2016)
Highest scoringBrisbane Roar Youth 10–0 Adelaide United Youth
(19 December 2015)
Longest winning runAdelaide United Youth, Melbourne Victory Youth, Newcastle Jets Youth, Sydney FC Youth (3 games)
Longest unbeaten runAdelaide United Youth, Melbourne Victory Youth, Newcastle Jets Youth, Sydney FC Youth (3 games)
Longest winless runFFA Centre of Excellence (7 games)
Longest losing runFFA Centre of Excellence (7 games)

Teams
Adelaide United
Brisbane Roar
Central Coast Mariners
Melbourne City
Melbourne Victory
Newcastle Jets
Perth Glory
Sydney FC
Western Sydney Wanderers
Team Home city Home ground
Adelaide United Youth Adelaide Elite Systems Football Centre
Brisbane Roar Youth Brisbane Cleveland Showgrounds
Central Coast Mariners Academy 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 Reserve
Sydney FC Youth Sydney Lambert Park
Western Sydney Wanderers Youth Sydney Popondetta Park / Blacktown International Sportspark

Format

This season was run with a new format. From 2016, all A-League clubs now have youth teams entered into their local conferences of the National Premier Leagues. By having NPL teams, there is now less reliance on the NYL to provide an avenue for youth players to their respective clubs. There was also pressure from A-League clubs to reduce travel budgets.[1] As such the season was shortened from 18 games per team to 8 games plus a Grand Final. The existing ten NYL teams were 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. All teams played all other teams in their conference on a home and away basis. After the home and away series a Grand Final was played between the top teams from each conference.[2]

Standings
Conference A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United Youth 8 6 0 2 17 18 −1 18 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 8 5 0 3 28 10 +18 15
3 Melbourne City Youth 8 3 1 4 18 23 −5 10
4 Melbourne Victory Youth 8 3 0 5 17 22 −5 9
5 Perth Glory Youth 8 2 1 5 8 15 −7 7
Source: Foxtel National Youth League
Conference B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC Youth (C) 8 6 0 2 21 11 +10 18 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Newcastle Jets Youth 8 5 1 2 17 12 +5 16
3 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 8 4 1 3 20 25 −5 13
4 Central Coast Mariners Academy 8 3 0 5 24 22 +2 9
5 FFA Centre of Excellence 8 1 0 7 13 25 −12 3
Source: Foxtel National Youth League
(C) Champion.

Results

Positions by round

Group Stage

Conference A
Round 1
7 November 2015 Perth Glory Youth0–2Brisbane Roar YouthPerth
10:30 AWST Report D'Agostino  11', 55' Stadium: Ashfield Reserve
Referee: Tom Dowle
7 November 2015 Adelaide United Youth4–2Melbourne Victory YouthAdelaide
15:00 ACDT D. Smith  15', 22', 89'
Trimboli  40'		 Report Katebian  37', 45' Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre
Round 2
13 November 2015 Melbourne City Youth1–1Perth Glory YouthMelbourne
Cristaldo  3' Report Vulin  49' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Referee: Adam Bavcar
13 November 2015 Brisbane Roar Youth3–1Melbourne Victory YouthBrisbane
D. Ingham  31'
Daley  35'
H. Sawyer  71' (pen.)		 Report Katebian  67' Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds
Referee: Alan Milliner
Round 3
22 November 2015 Melbourne City Youth3–2Adelaide United YouthMelbourne
12:00 AEDT Zinni  6'
Kuzmanovski  20'
Espindola  47'		 Report Altundag  68'
Smith  70'		 Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
22 November 2015 Melbourne Victory Youth3–0Perth Glory YouthMelbourne
16:00 AEDT Whitney  14' (o.g.)
Katebian  45'
Makarounas  57'		 Report Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Round 4
29 November 2015 Adelaide United Youth1–0Brisbane Roar YouthAdelaide
10:00 ACDT Trimboli  22' Report Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre
29 November 2015 Melbourne Victory Youth5–4Melbourne City YouthMelbourne
16:00 AEDT Pain  36', 46'
Katebian  38', 90+1'
Dover  45+2'		 Report Garuccio  53'
Dekker  72'
Cristaldo  82' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Round 5
5 December 2015 Perth Glory Youth0–3Adelaide United YouthPerth
10:30 AWST Report Trimboli  30'
D. Smith  69', 76'		 Stadium: Ashfield Reserve
Referee: Zach Piccicacco
5 December 2015 Melbourne City Youth4–3Brisbane Roar YouthMelbourne
16:00 AEDT Dekker  3', 47', 63'
Espindola  41'		 Report D'Agostino  18', 50'
Fadljevic  38' (o.g.)		 Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Round 6
12 December 2015 Adelaide United Youth3–1Melbourne City YouthAdelaide
10:30 ACDT O'Doherty  53'
Trimboli  63', 75'		 Report Gallo  60' Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre
13 December 2015 Perth Glory Youth2–3Melbourne Victory YouthPerth
10:30 AWST Oxborrow  35'
Valentini  45'		 Report Nigro  18'
Katebian  20', 21'		 Stadium: Ashfield Reserve
Round 7
19 December 2015 Brisbane Roar Youth10–0Adelaide United YouthBrisbane
10:30 AEST Clut  11' (pen.), 32', 50' (pen.)
H. Sawyer  13', 25', 65', 67', 83'
Daley  54'
D'Agostino  82' (pen.)		 Report Warland  75' Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds
Referee: Matthew Male
20 December 2015 Melbourne City Youth2–1Melbourne Victory YouthMelbourne
13:00 AEDT Cristaldo  7'
N. Gonzalez  87'		 Report Katebian  55' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Round 8
2 January 2016 Melbourne Victory Youth1–2Adelaide United YouthMelbourne
16:00 AEDT Katebian  55' (pen.) Report D. Smith  53'
O'Doherty  82'		 Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
3 January 2016 Brisbane Roar Youth0–1Perth Glory YouthBrisbane
10:30 AEST Report Talimdzioski  64' Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds
Referee: Daniel Olson
Round 9
9 January 2016 Brisbane Roar Youth5–2Melbourne City YouthBrisbane
16:00 AEST Wenzel-Halls  19'
Champness  28'
D. Ingham  32'
Leck  87', 90+1'
Prasad  90+3'		 Report Zinni  64', 90+2' Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds
Referee: Matthew Male
10 January 2016 Adelaide United Youth2–1Perth Glory YouthAdelaide
09:45 ACDT McGree  5'
O'Doherty  16'		 Report Teece  33' Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre
Round 10
15 January 2016 Melbourne Victory Youth1–5Brisbane Roar YouthMelbourne
16:30 AEDT Maclean  45' Report D. Ingham  2'
Daley  66'
D'Agostino  80', 88'
Hore  90+2'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
17 January 2016 Perth Glory Youth3–1Melbourne City YouthPerth
10:30 AWST Knowles  46', 83'
Stynes  81'		 Report Kuzmanovski  17'
Athanasiou  65'  90'		 Stadium: Ashfield Reserve
Referee: Tom Dowie

Conference B
Round 1
7 November 2015 Central Coast Mariners Academy1–2Sydney FC YouthGosford
16:00 AEDT Wales  47' Report Calver  32'
Lokoli-Ngoy  38'		 Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
8 November 2015 Newcastle Jets Youth3–3Western Sydney Wanderers YouthNewcastle
10:00 AEDT Cowburn  7'
Lundy  51', 90+3'		 Report Scott  39', 41'
Maia  58'		 Stadium: Magic Park
Referee: Alex Merkel
Round 2
15 November 2015 FFA Centre of Excellence4–3Newcastle Jets YouthCanberra
Panetta  56', 58', 62'
Dimitroff  90+6' (pen.)		 Report Brymora  8'
Crowley  43', 90+3'		 Stadium: AIS Grass Fields
Referee: Samuel Grasso
15 November 2015 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth3–2Central Coast Mariners AcademySydney
10:30 AEDT Scott  3'
Shabow  26'
Maia  57'
Baccus  ?'  90+2'		 Report Buhagiar  28'
Berry  48'		 Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Round 3
22 November 2015 Central Coast Mariners Academy5–3FFA Centre of ExcellenceGosford
10:30 AEDT Heffernan  2', 13', 64'
Duncan  39'
Buhagiar  71'		 Report Joice  1'
Arzani  33', 44'		 Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
22 November 2015 Sydney FC Youth5–0Western Sydney Wanderers YouthSydney
19:00 AEDT Burgess  24', 48', 80' (pen.)
Zuvela  60'
Lokoli-Ngoy  83'		 Report Youlley  63'  67' Stadium: Lambert Park
Referee: Tim Danaskos
Round 4
28 November 2015 FFA Centre of Excellence0–1Sydney FC YouthCanberra
16:00 AEDT Report Blackwood  35' Stadium: AIS Grass Fields
29 November 2015 Newcastle Jets Youth3–0Central Coast Mariners AcademyNewcastle
10:00 AEDT Cooper  3'
Lundy  71' (pen.)
Barresi  73'		 Report Stadium: Magic Park
Referee: Adam Vanauskas
Round 5
6 December 2015 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth3–1FFA Centre of ExcellenceSydney
16:00 AEDT Shabow  3'
Alessi  22', 27'
Gaspari  62'  64'		 Report  83' Stadium: Blacktown International Sportspark
6 December 2015 Sydney FC Youth1–2Newcastle Jets YouthSydney
19:00 AEDT Naumoff  8' Report Lundy  16'
Carroll  44'		 Stadium: Lambert Park
Round 6
12 December 2015 Newcastle Jets Youth1–0FFA Centre of ExcellenceNewcastle
16:00 AEDT Brymora  15' Report Stadium: Magic Park
13 December 2015 Central Coast Mariners Academy7–2Western Sydney Wanderers YouthGosford
16:00 AEDT Peterson  24' (pen.), 66', 84'
Heffernan  29'
Buhagiar  38'
Whyte  48'
McFarlane  73'		 Report Abou Serhal  41'
Shabow  59'		 Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
Round 7
19 December 2015 FFA Centre of Excellence1–4Central Coast Mariners AcademyCanberra
17:00 AEDT Hope  81' Report Kalik  8'
Buhagiar  28', 50'
Duncan  62'		 Stadium: AIS Grass Fields
20 December 2015 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth2–4Sydney FC YouthSydney
17:00 AEDT Macdonald  52', 57' Report A. Mullen  17'
Fox  45+1' (o.g.)
Spyrakis  48'
Stambolziev  84'		 Stadium: Popondetta Park
Round 8
2 January 2016 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth2–1Newcastle Jets YouthSydney
16:00 AEDT Scott  48', ?' Report Parris  ?' Stadium: Popondetta Park
3 January 2016 Sydney FC Youth5–3Central Coast Mariners AcademySydney
17:00 AEDT Stambolziev  41'
Abbas  45+1'
Antoniou  48'
C. Gonzalez  80'
Zuvela  81'		 Report Fitzgerald  27'
Kalik  64'
G. Trifiro  70' (pen.)		 Stadium: Lambert Park
Round 9
9 January 2016 FFA Centre of Excellence2–5Western Sydney Wanderers YouthCanberra
16:00 AEDT Davies  8'
Hope  10'
Devereux  45'		 Report Cole  9'
Alessi  21'
Macdonald  49', 68', 78'		 Stadium: AIS Grass Fields
10 January 2016 Newcastle Jets Youth1–0Sydney FC YouthNewcastle
16:00 AEDT Brennan  4' Report Stadium: Magic Park
Round 10
16 January 2016 Central Coast Mariners Academy2–3Newcastle Jets YouthGosford
10:30 AEDT Kalik  24'
Le May  28'		 Report Parris  14'
Barresi  33', 34'		 Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence
17 January 2016 Sydney FC Youth3–2FFA Centre of ExcellenceSydney
17:00 AEDT E. Gonzalez  18'
Antoniou  40', 86'		 Report Devereux  31'
Tokich  78'		 Stadium: Lambert Park

Grand Final
23 January 2016 Adelaide United Youth2–5Sydney FC YouthGosford
16:00 AEDT Tratt  32' (o.g.)
Altundag  61'		 Report A. Mullen  12', 49'
Zuvela  23'
Burgess  40'
C. Gonzalez  56'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Lachlan Keevers

References
  1. David Lewis. "National Youth League in danger of axe as clubs prepare to pull out". SBS.
  2. "FFA announces revamped 2015/16 Foxtel NYL". Retrieved 30 September 2015.
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