2016–17 W-League

W-League
Season2016–17
ChampionsMelbourne City (2nd title)
PremiersCanberra United (3rd title)
Matches played57
Goals scored200 (3.51 per match)
Top goalscorerAshleigh Sykes (12 goals)
Biggest home winAdelaide United 10–2 Western Sydney Wanderers (14 January 2017)
Biggest away winMelbourne Victory 0–4 Newcastle Jets (20 November 2016)
Highest scoringAdelaide United 10–2 Western Sydney Wanderers (14 January 2017)
Longest winning runMelbourne City (4 games)
Longest unbeaten runCanberra United
Perth Glory
(6 games)
Longest winless runMelbourne Victory (8 games)
Longest losing runMelbourne Victory (4 games)
Highest attendance4,591
Canberra United vs. Melbourne City
(5 February 2017)
Lowest attendance264
Melbourne Victory vs. Perth Glory
(4 December 2016)
Average attendance1,547

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 Huss Skenderovic Stella Rigon Macron[1]
Brisbane Roar Melissa Andreatta Clare Polkinghorne Puma, Umbro[2]
Canberra United Rae Dower Ellie Brush
Michelle Heyman 		Nike
University of Canberra[3]
Melbourne City Jess Fishlock Steph Catley Nike
Melbourne Victory Jeff Hopkins Christine Nairn Adidas[4]
Newcastle Jets Craig Deans Gema Simon BLK
Perth Glory Bobby Despotovski Sam Kerr Healthway, National Storage, Goodlife, Macron[5]
Sydney FC Daniel Barrett Teresa Polias Puma
Western Sydney Wanderers Richard Byrne 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 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 StottA
Melbourne Victory Natasha Dowie Bianca Henninger Samantha Johnson Christine Nairn Gülcan KocaA
Newcastle Jets Arin Gilliland Jen Hoy Megan Oyster Kelsey Wys Katelyn RowlandR
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:
A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
R Injury 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 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

Main article: 2017 W-League grand final
12 February 2017 Perth Glory 0–2 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 Ashleigh Sykes Canberra United 12
2 Sam Kerr Perth Glory 10
3 Natasha Dowie Melbourne Victory 9
Adriana Jones Adelaide United
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

Player 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[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]

See also

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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