2015–16 Canberra United FC (women) season

Canberra United
2015–16 season
ChairmanKate Lundy
Head CoachRae Dower
StadiumMcKellar Park
W-League2nd
W-League FinalsSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ashleigh Sykes (6)
All: Ashleigh Sykes (6)
Highest home attendance2,131
vs. Sydney FC
(24 January 2016)
W-League Finals
Lowest home attendance667
vs. Melbourne Victory
(19 December 2015)
W-League
Average home league attendance1,000
Biggest win4–0
vs. Adelaide United
(12 December 2015)
W-League
Biggest defeat2–4
vs. Melbourne City
(8 November 2015)
W-League

The 2015–16 season was Canberra United Football Club's eighth season in the W-League.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Lydia Williams
2 DF  AUS Catherine Brown
3 MF  AUS Julia De Angelis
4 DF  USA Kendall Fletcher
5 DF  AUS Jenna McCormick
6 MF  AUS Caitlin Munoz
7 DF  AUS Ellie Brush
8 FW  AUS Meg McLaughlin
9 MF  AUS Grace Gill-McGrath
10 DF  AUS Grace Maher
11 FW  AUS Michelle Heyman
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  NZL Emma Kete
13 DF  AUS Nicole Sykes
14 FW  AUS Ashleigh Sykes
15 DF  AUS Emma Checker
16 FW  AUS Tegan Riding
17 MF  MEX Verónica Pérez
18 DF  AUS Rebecca Kiting
19 FW  AUS Nickoletta Flannery
20 GK  AUS Melissa Maizels
22 GK  AUS Georgia Boric

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref.
15 DF Emma Checker Melbourne Victory Free transfer 14 September 2015 [1]
1 GK Lydia Williams Unattached 17 September 2015 [2]
5 DF Jenna McCormick Adelaide United [2]
12 FW Emma Kete Unattached [2]
17 MF Verónica Pérez Washington Spirit [2]
19 FW Nickoletta Flannery Unattached [2]
— FW Jodie Taylor Portland Thorns Loan 8 October 2015 [3]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
1 GK Chantel Jones Western New York Flash Free transfer 9 December 2014 [4]
16 MF Lori Lindsey Retired 21 December 2014 [5]
5 DF Grace Field Unattached Free transfer 14 September 2015 [1]
12 DF Sally Rojahn Unattached [1]
22 DF Stephanie Ochs Houston Dash 17 September 2015 [6]
17 DF Holly Houston Unattached 16 October 2015 [7]
— FW Jodie Taylor Portland Thorns Loan return 5 November 2015 [7]


Contract extensions

No. Position Player Duration Date Ref.
11 FW Michelle Heyman 1 year 23 July 2015 [8]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

6 January 2016 Canberra United 13–0  Singapore Canberra
 Report Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Attendance: 200

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
W-League 18 October 2015 15 January 2016 Matchday 1 2nd 12 8 2 2 26 8 +18 066.67
W-League Finals 24 January 2016 Semi-finals Semi-finals 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 13 8 2 3 26 9 +17 061.54

Source: Competitions

W-League

Main article: 2015–16 W-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 12 0 0 38 4 +34 36 Qualification to Finals series
2 Canberra United 12 8 2 2 26 8 +18 26
3 Sydney FC 12 6 1 5 15 21 −6 19
4 Brisbane Roar 12 5 1 6 16 17 −1 16
5 Adelaide United 12 3 4 5 18 19 −1 13
6 Newcastle Jets 12 3 4 5 9 12 −3 13
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 3 3 6 15 25 −10 12
8 Perth Glory 12 3 2 7 10 23 −13 11
9 Melbourne Victory 12 2 1 9 10 28 −18 7
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 8 2 2 26 8  +18 26 5 0 1 17 4  +13 3 2 1 9 4  +5

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHBHAAAHHHBAHA
ResultLWXLDWWWWWXWWD
Position74688322222222
Points0333471013161919222526
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

18 October 2015 1 Brisbane Roar 2–1 Canberra United Brisbane
13:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 14,471
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
24 October 2015 2 Canberra United 3–0 Sydney FC Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,009
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
8 November 2015 4 Canberra United 2–4 Melbourne City Gosford
14:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 1,233
Referee: Lara Lee
14 November 2015 5 Newcastle Jets 0–0 Canberra United Newcastle
14:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Wanderers Oval
Attendance: 856
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
22 November 2015 6 Sydney FC 0–1 Canberra United Sydney
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 710
Referee: Casey Reibelt
29 November 2015 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–4 Canberra United Gosford
14:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Kelly Jones
5 December 2015 8 Canberra United 2–0 Brisbane Roar Canberra
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 925
Referee: Casey Reibelt
12 December 2015 9 Canberra United 4–0 Adelaide United Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 887
Referee: Kelly Jones
19 December 2015 10 Canberra United 3–0 Melbourne Victory Canberra
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 667
Referee: Lara Lee
2 January 2016 12 Perth Glory 0–2 Canberra United Perth
16:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Ashfield Arena
Attendance: 395
Referee: Casey Reibelt
10 January 2016 13 Canberra United 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,281
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
15 January 2016 14 Adelaide United 1–1 Canberra United Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: West Beach Parks Football Centre
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Finals series

24 January 2016 Semi-finals Canberra United 0–1 Sydney FC Canberra
14:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 2,131
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[9]

No. Pos Nat Player Total W-League W-League Finals
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  AUS Lydia Williams 10 0 9 0 1 0
20 GK  AUS Melissa Maizels 3 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF  AUS Catherine Brown 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
4 DF  USA Kendall Fletcher 13 2 12 2 1 0
5 DF  AUS Jenna McCormick 11 2 10 2 1 0
7 DF  AUS Ellie Brush 13 1 12 1 1 0
10 DF  AUS Grace Maher 1 0 1 0 0 0
13 DF  AUS Nicole Sykes 12 2 11 2 1 0
15 DF  AUS Emma Checker 8 0 8 0 0 0
18 DF  AUS Rebecca Kiting 13 1 11+1 1 1 0
3 MF  AUS Julia De Angelis 11 0 5+5 0 1 0
6 MF  AUS Caitlin Munoz 11 2 10 2 1 0
9 MF  AUS Grace Gill-McGrath 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
17 MF  MEX Verónica Pérez 11 4 11 4 0 0
8 FW  AUS Meg McLaughlin 9 0 3+5 0 1 0
11 FW  AUS Michelle Heyman 10 5 9 5 1 0
12 FW  AUS Emma Kete 6 0 3+2 0 0+1 0
14 FW  AUS Ashleigh Sykes 13 6 12 6 1 0
16 FW  AUS Tegan Riding 8 0 1+7 0 0 0
19 FW  AUS Nickoletta Flannery 6 0 0+5 0 0+1 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[9]

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name W-League W-League Finals Total
     
1 3 MF Julia De Angelis 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
2 6 MF Caitlin Munoz 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 MF Verónica Pérez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 1 GK Lydia Williams 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Kendall Fletcher 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
12 FW Emma Kete 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 DF Nicole Sykes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 FW Ashleigh Sykes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 DF Emma Checker 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 DF Rebecca Kiting 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 11 0 0 3 0 0 14 0 0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper W-League Total
Regular season Finals series
1 1 Lydia Williams 6 0 6
2 20 Melissa Maizels 2 0 2
Total 8 0 8

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