2016–17 W-League

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(4 December 2016)
Average attendance1,547
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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
 200
17,000
Brisbane Roar
 Brisbane A.J. Kelly Park
Suncorp Stadium 		1,500
52,500
Canberra United Canberra McKellar Park 3,500
Melbourne City
 Melbourne CB Smith Reserve
AAMI Park 		2,000
30,050
Melbourne Victory
 Melbourne Lakeside Stadium
Epping Stadium
AAMI Park 		12,000
10,000
30,050
Newcastle Jets
 Newcastle McDonald Jones Stadium 33,000
Perth Glory
 Perth Dorrien Gardens 4,000
Sydney FC
 Sydney Lambert Park 7,000
Western Sydney Wanderers
 Sydney Marconi Stadium
Popondetta Park 		9,000
2,500

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit sponsors
Adelaide United
 Australia Huss Skenderovic Australia Stella Rigon Macron[1]
Brisbane Roar
 Australia Melissa Andreatta Australia Clare Polkinghorne Puma, Umbro[2]
Canberra United Australia Rae Dower Australia Ellie Brush
Australia Michelle Heyman 		Nike
University of Canberra[3]
Melbourne City
 Wales Jess Fishlock Australia Steph Catley Nike
Melbourne Victory
 Wales Jeff Hopkins United States Christine Nairn Adidas[4]
Newcastle Jets
 Australia Craig Deans Australia Gema Simon BLK
Perth Glory
 Australia Bobby Despotovski Australia Sam Kerr Healthway, National Storage, Goodlife, Macron[5]
Sydney FC
Daniel Barrett
 Australia Teresa Polias Puma
Western Sydney Wanderers
 Australia Richard Byrne Australia Caitlin Cooper Nike[6]

Transfers

Further information: W-League transfers for 2016–17 season

Foreign players

Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United
Mônica
 Mexico Sofia Huerta United States Danielle Colaprico
Katie Naughton
Brisbane Roar
 Denmark Nina Frausing-Pedersen United States Maddy Evans
Canberra United Japan Yukari Kinga United States Celeste Boureille United States Stephanie Ochs United States Jasmyne Spencer
Melbourne City
 United States Lauren Barnes United States Erika Tymrak
Beverly Yanez
 Wales Jess Fishlock New Zealand Rebekah StottA
Melbourne Victory
 England Natasha Dowie Mexico Bianca Henninger United States Samantha Johnson United States Christine Nairn Turkey Gülcan KocaA
Newcastle Jets
Arin Gilliland
 United States Jen Hoy
Megan Oyster
 United States Kelsey Wys United States Katelyn RowlandR
Perth Glory
 Mexico Arianna Romero United States Vanessa DiBernardo United States Alyssa Mautz United States Nikki Stanton
Sydney FC
 Nigeria Francisca Ordega
Western Sydney Wanderers
 United States Alex Arlitt United States Kendall Fletcher United States Paige Nielsen United States Katie Stengel

The following do not fill a Visa position:
AAustralian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
RInjury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;

Regular season

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

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: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Fixtures

Home \ Away ADE BRI CBR MCY MVC NEW PER SYD WSW
Adelaide United 2–2 3–3 2–2 1–4 5–2 10–2
Brisbane Roar 3–2 0–1 1–2 1–4 2–1 3–0
Canberra United 2–2 5–1 1–2 5–1 5–2 7–2
Melbourne City 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–0 2–3
Melbourne Victory 1–2 2–0 0–4 0–2 1–2 2–2
Newcastle Jets 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–2
Perth Glory 1–2 0–0 3–2 1–1 1–0 4–2
Sydney FC 2–0 1–0 6–1 1–1 1–3 2–0
Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 0–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.


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
Sydney FC
Perth
15:30 AWST
Report Simon 23' Stadium:
nib Stadium

Attendance: 1,592
Referee: Casey Reibelt
5 February 2017
Melbourne City
Canberra
20:00 AEDT Report Fishlock 107' Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 5,072
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Grand final

Main article: 2017 W-League grand final
12 February 2017
Melbourne City
Perth
16:30 AWST Report
Stadium:
nib Stadium
Attendance: 4,591
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Regular-season statistics

Top scorers

As of 29 January 2017
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Ashleigh Sykes Canberra United 12
2 Australia Sam Kerr
Perth Glory
 10
3 England Natasha Dowie
Melbourne Victory
 9
Adriana Jones
Adelaide United
5 Mexico Sofia Huerta
Adelaide United
 8
6 Wales Jess Fishlock
Melbourne City
 6
Australia Remy Siemsen
Sydney FC
United States Katie Stengel
Western Sydney Wanderers
Australia Rosie Sutton
Perth Glory
10
Tameka Butt
Brisbane Roar
 5
United States Jen Hoy
Newcastle Jets
Australia Jenna Kingsley
Newcastle Jets

Own goals

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

Attendances

Team Home average[7]
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

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.[8]

  • Perth Glory
    )
  • Penny Tanner Media MVP Award –
    Perth Glory
    )
  • Young Player of the Year –
    Sydney FC
    )
  • Golden Boot Award – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United) (12 goals)
  • Goalkeeper of the Year –
    Melbourne City
    )
  • Coach of the Year –
    Perth Glory
    )
  • Fair Play Award –
    Adelaide United
  • Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
  • Goal of the Year –
    Sydney FC
    , 11 December 2016)

See also

  • 2016–17 Adelaide United W-League season
  • 2016–17 Brisbane Roar W-League season
  • 2016–17 Canberra United W-League season
  • 2016–17 Melbourne Victory W-League season
  • 2016–17 Melbourne City W-League season
  • 2016–17 Newcastle Jets W-League season
  • 2016–17 Perth Glory W-League season
  • 2016–17 Sydney FC W-League season
  • 2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season

References

  1. ^ "Adelaide United announces Macron partnership". Adelaide United. 2 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Brisbane Roar and Umbro announce long-term partnership". Brisbane Roar. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ "University of Canberra Sign New Shirt Sponsorship Deal". Canberra United. 26 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Melbourne Victory extends partnership with adidas". Melbourne Victory. 6 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Macron sign on for four more years". Perth Glory. 30 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Wanderers launch jersey, announce Nike partnership extension". Western Sydney Wanderers. 11 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Women W-League 2016/2017 – Attendance".
  8. ^ "Milos Ninkovic wins Johnny Warren Medal". The World Game. SBS. 1 May 2017.
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