2016 Capital Football season

The 2016 Capital Football season was the fourth season under the new competition format in the Australian Capital Territory. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2016.

Capital Football
Season2016
ChampionsCanberra Olympic
Cup winnersCanberra Olympic
PremiersCanberra Olympic
← 2015
2017 →

League Tables

2016 National Premier League ACT
NPL Capital Football
Season2016
ChampionsCanberra Olympic
PremiersCanberra Olympic
Matches played90
Goals scored383 (4.26 per match)
Top goalscorerStephen Domenici
(21 goals)
Biggest home win8-1, (2 times)
Biggest away win0-6
Monaro Panthers
vs Tigers FC
24 July 2016
Highest scoring10 goals, (4 times)
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 National Premier League ACT season was played over 18 rounds, from April to August 2016.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Canberra Olympic (C) 18 15 0 3 50 16 +34 45 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals
2 Cooma 18 13 3 2 61 28 +33 42 2016 ACT Finals
3 Belconnen United 18 11 2 5 49 24 +25 35
4 Canberra 18 10 2 6 44 31 +13 32
5 Gungahlin United 18 6 4 8 20 29 −9 22
6 FFA Centre of Excellence 18 7 1 10 51 48 +3 22
7 Tuggeranong United 18 6 3 9 26 35 −9 21
8 Canberra United Academy (R) 18 6 0 12 44 68 −24 18 Disbanded at end of season
9 Monaro Panthers 18 4 2 12 22 49 −27 14
10 Woden Weston 18 3 1 14 16 55 −39 10
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

Finals

  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 Canberra Olympic 2 (5)  
2 Cooma Tigers 2 (3)         1 Canberra Olympic 3
      2 Cooma Tigers 1   4 Canberra FC 0
  4 Canberra FC 5  
3 Belconnen United 0
4 Canberra FC 4  

Top Scorers

Reference:[1]

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Stephen Domenici Tigers FC 21
2 Thomas James Canberra FC 18
3 Philippe Bernabo-Madrid Canberra Olympic 16
4 Jason Ugrinic Belconnen United 13
5 Joshua Gulevski Canberra United Academy 11
6 Nicolas Abot Tigers FC 10
7 Domenic Giampaolo Canberra FC 9
8 Aisosa Ihegie Belconnen United 8
9 Andrew Slavich Tuggeranong United 7
Dustin Wells Belconnen United

2016 ACT Capital League
Capital League
Season2016
ChampionsANU FC
PremiersANU FC
Matches played68
Goals scored275 (4.04 per match)
Top goalscorerDaniel Crkovski (17 goals)
Biggest home win6-0 (2 times)
Biggest away win1-7
Weston Molonglo
vs Queanbeyan City
9 April 2016
Highest scoring3-6
Tuggeranong United B
vs Canberra Olympic B
30 April 2016
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 ACT Capital League was the fourth edition of the new Capital League as the second level domestic association football competition in the ACT.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ANU FC (C) 17 12 2 3 48 22 +26 38 2016 ACT Capital League Finals
2 White Eagles 17 10 1 6 40 25 +15 31
3 Queanbeyan City 17 9 3 5 48 31 +17 30
4 Canberra Olympic B 17 7 5 5 35 32 +3 26
5 Weston Molonglo 17 8 1 8 27 42 −15 25
6 Narrabundah 17 4 5 8 25 32 −7 17
7 O'Connor Knights 17 4 2 11 25 40 −15 14
8 Tuggeranong United B 17 4 1 12 27 51 −24 13
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals
  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 ANU FC 3  
2 White Eagles 2         ANU FC 6
      White Eagles 0   Queanbeyan City 3
  Queanbeyan City 2  
3 Queanbeyan City 2(3)
4 Canberra Olympic B 2(1)  

2016 Capital Football Division 1
Capital Football Division 1
Season2016
ChampionsBelconnen United B
PremiersANU FC C
Matches played90
Goals scored395 (4.39 per match)
Top goalscorerDaniel Sparrow
(14 Goals)
← 2015
2017 →

The 2016 ACT Capital Football Division 1 was the second edition of the new Capital League Division 1 as the third level domestic association football competition in the ACT. 10 teams competed, all playing each team twice for a total of 18 rounds.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ANU FC C 18 14 1 3 58 28 +30 43 2015 Capital Football Division 1 Finals
2 Belconnen United B (C) 18 12 2 4 57 32 +25 38
3 Lanyon United 18 12 1 5 42 29 +13 37
4 ADFA Vikings 18 10 3 5 34 24 +10 33
5 UC Pumas 18 10 2 6 43 32 +11 32
6 Brindabella Blues 18 8 3 7 41 33 +8 27
7 Goulburn Strikers 18 4 5 9 30 40 −10 17
8 Canberra City 18 3 5 10 38 53 −15 14
9 Goulburn Stags 18 3 1 14 32 55 −23 10
10 Belwest Foxes 18 2 1 15 20 69 −49 7
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals
  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 ANU FC C 0  
2 Belconnen Utd B 1         Belconnen Utd B 2
      ANU FC C 0   ADFA Vikings 0
  ADFA Vikings 1  
3 Lanyon United 2(12)
4 ADFA Vikings 2(13)  

2016 Women's Premier League
Capital Football
Women's Premier League
Season2016
ChampionsBelconnen United
PremiersBelconnen United
Matches played45
Goals scored226 (5.02 per match)
Top goalscorerBrittany Palombi (20 goals)
← 2015
2017 →

The highest tier domestic football competition in the ACT is known as the Women's Premier League. The 6 teams played each other three times, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Belconnen United (C) 15 14 0 1 67 7 +60 42 2016 Capital Football WPL Finals
2 Canberra 15 9 4 2 45 18 +27 31
3 Gungahlin United 15 9 3 3 55 19 +36 30
4 Tuggeranong United 15 5 0 10 37 40 −3 15
5 Woden Weston 15 4 1 10 19 33 −14 13
6 Canberra United Academy 15 0 0 15 5 111 −106 0
Source: sportstg.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals
  Semi Finals Preliminary Final Grand Final
                           
1 Belconnen United 4  
2 Canberra FC 5         Belconnen United 1
      Canberra FC 2   Canberra FC 0
  Gungahlin United 0  
3 Gungahlin United 5
4 Tuggeranong United 0  

Cup Competitions

2016 Federation Cup
2016 Federation Cup
Dates26 April – 18 June 2016
Teams19
Defending championsGungahlin United
ChampionsCanberra Olympic (5th title)
Runners-upTigers FC
Matches played18
Goals scored76 (4.22 per match)
← 2015
2017 →

2016 was the 54th edition of the Capital Football Federation Cup. The Federation cup acts as the preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup in the ACT with the Cup winner entering the subsequent FFA Cup round of 32. In 2016, the Federation Cup, which is open to all senior men's teams registered with Capital Football, consisted of two rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. NPL clubs entered the tournament in the second round. The Cup ran from 26 April 2016 (first round) till 18 June 2016 (final). Olympic defeated Cooma in the final 3-1 at Deakin Stadium to clinch the Federation Cup and qualify for the 2016 FFA Cup.[2]

2016 Capital Football Federation Cup
Tie noHome Team (Tier)ScoreAway Team (Tier)
Round 1
1Lanyon United (4)1–2O'Connor Knights (3)
2Goulburn Stags (4)2–1Canberra City (4)
3Brindabella Blues (4)6–0Goulburn Strikers (4)
Round 2
1Belconnen United (2)8–1ANU FC (3)
2Cooma Tigers (2)6–0Goulburn Stags (4)
3White Eagles (3)5–0Queanbeyan City (3)
4Tuggeranong United (2)1–1†Monaro Panthers (2)
Tuggeranong United advance 4–1 on penalties.
5Narrabundah FC (3)0–6Canberra FC (2)
6Woden Weston (2)2–0Brindabella Blues (4)
7Canberra Olympic (2)2–2†Gungahlin United (2)
Canberra Olympic advance 4–1 on penalties.
8Weston-Molonglo (3)1–0O'Connor Knights (3)
Quarter-finals
1Belconnen United (2)1–1†Canberra FC (2)
Belconnen United advance 4–1 on penalties.
2White Eagles (3)0–3Tuggeranong United (2)
3Woden Weston (2)0–3Canberra Olympic (2)
4Weston-Molonglo (3)2–5Cooma Tigers (2)
Semi-finals
1Belconnen United (2)1–4Canberra Olympic (2)
2Cooma Tigers (2)4–1Tuggeranong United (2)
Final
1Canberra Olympic (2)3–1Cooma Tigers (2)
Notes:
  • † = After Extra Time

2016 Charity Shield

2016 was the first edition of the annual ACT Charity Shield contested to kick off the 2016 Capital Football season. Money raised from the event goes towards a nominated charity, which in 2016 was The House with No Steps. Canberra FC and Gungahlin United contested the Shield in 2016.[3] Canberra FC claimed the inaugural Charity Shield title with a 4-1 victory.[4]

18 March 2016 Canberra FC4–1
(2-0)		Gungahlin UnitedGungahlin, Canberra
18:00 Robbie Deeley  5'
Ryan Keir  29'
Ryan Keir  62'
Josip Jadric  72'		 (Report) Liam Walsh  68' Stadium: Gungahlin Enclosed Oval

See also

References
  1. "PS4 NPL - Capital Football Scoring Summary". www.sportstg.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. Hall, James (2016-06-18). "Canberra Olympic to play on national stage in FFA Cup". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  3. Gaskin, Lee (2016-03-16). "ACT National Premier League: Charity Shield gives new-look Gungahlin United perfect test". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  4. Gaskin, Lee (2016-03-19). "ACT National Premier League: Canberra FC beats Gungahlin United 4-1 in charity shield". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
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