2015–16 Melbourne City FC (W-League) season

The 2015–16 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's inaugural season in the W-League, following the announcement of the team's formation on 13 May 2015.[1] The team is based at the City Football Academy, training on the Academy Pitches at La Trobe University and playing home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve.[2]

For the A-League team's 2015–16 season, see 2015–16 Melbourne City FC season.
Melbourne City W-League
2015–16 season
ManagerJoe Montemurro
StadiumCB Smith Reserve, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-LeaguePremiers
W-League finals seriesChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Larissa Crummer (11 goals)
All: Larissa Crummer (11 goals)

The club had a remarkably successful season, winning all 12 of its regular season games and achieving success in the 2016 W-League grand final, completing a perfect season, to claim both a maiden regular season premiership and an end of season championship.[3]

Players

Squad information

Correct as of 30 October 2015

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Brianna Davey
2 MF Australia AUS Monique Iannella
3 MF Australia AUS Alex Chidiac
4 DF Scotland SCO Jen Beattie (on loan from Manchester City)
5 DF Australia AUS Laura Alleway
6 MF Australia AUS Aivi Luik
7 DF Australia AUS Steph Catley
8 MF Scotland SCO Kim Little (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
9 FW Australia AUS Larissa Crummer
10 MF Wales WAL Jess Fishlock (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
11 FW Australia AUS Lisa De Vanna (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Australia AUS Olivia Ellis
13 DF New Zealand NZL Rebekah Stott
14 FW Australia AUS Melina Ayres
15 MF Australia AUS Amy Jackson
16 MF Australia AUS Beattie Goad
17 FW Australia AUS Marianna Tabain
18 FW Mexico MEX Anisa Guajardo
20 GK Australia AUS Trudy Burke
30 GK Australia AUS Kelsey Quinn
36 GK Australia AUS Erin Herd

Transfers in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
11 FW Australia Lisa De Vanna 30 Australia Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
5 DF Australia Laura Alleway 25 Australia Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season Free [5]
1 GK Australia Brianna Davey 20 Australia Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
3 FW Australia Alex Chidiac 16 Australia Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
9 FW Australia Larissa Crummer 19 Australia Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
16 FW Australia Beattie Goad 18 Australia Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
2 FW Australia Monique Iannella 19 Australia Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
13 DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott 22 Germany SC Sand Transfer Pre-season [8]
17 FW Australia Marianna Tabain 22 Australia Perth Glory Transfer Pre-season Free [8]
20 GK Australia Trudy Burke 24 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [8]
7 DF Australia Steph Catley 21 United States Portland Thorns Transfer Pre-season Free [9]
15 MF Australia Amy Jackson 28 Australia Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
6 MF Australia Aivi Luik 30 Iceland Fylkir Transfer Pre-season Free [11]
10 MF Wales Jess Fishlock 28 United States Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season Free [12]
8 MF Scotland Kim Little 25 United States Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season Free [12]
14 FW Australia Melina Ayres 16 Australia Ashburton United Transfer Pre-season Free [13]
12 DF Australia Olivia Ellis 16 Australia Boroondara Eagles Transfer Pre-season Free [13]
18 FW Mexico Anisa Guajardo 24 Australia Heidelberg United Transfer Pre-season Free [13]
25 MF Australia Tessa Sernio Australia Bulleen Lions Transfer Pre-season Free
22 DF Australia Hannah Brewer 22 Australia Valentine Phoenix Transfer Round 2 Free
23 DF Australia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic Australia Bundoora United Transfer Round 2 Free
24 FW Australia Racheal Quigley 24 Australia Bulleen Lions Transfer Round 2 Free
30 GK Australia Kelsey Quinn Australia South Melbourne Transfer Round 2 Free
4 DF Scotland Jen Beattie 24 England Manchester City Loan Round 3 Free [14]
36 GK Australia Erin Herd Transfer Round 3 Free [15]

Transfers out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
22 DF Australia Hannah Brewer 22 End of contract Round 3 Free [15]
23 DF Australia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic End of contract Round 3 Free [15]
24 FW Australia Racheal Quigley 24 End of contract Round 3 Free [15]
25 MF Australia Tessa Sernio End of contract Round 3 Free [15]

Managerial staff
Position Name
Head coach Australia Joe Montemurro
Assistant coach Wales Jess Fishlock
Team manager Australia Louisa Bisby

Squad statistics
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalW-LeagueFinals series
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 GK Australia Brianna Davey 7 0 0 0 0 5+000002+00000
2 MF Australia Monique Iannella 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
3 MF Australia Alex Chidiac 10 0 0 0 0 3+600000+10000
4 DF Scotland Jen Beattie 12 2 1 0 0 9+110002+01100
5 DF Australia Laura Alleway 11 0 0 0 0 7+200002+00000
6 MF Australia Aivi Luik 14 2 1 0 0 12+021002+00000
7 DF Australia Steph Catley 13 0 1 0 0 11+001002+00000
8 MF Scotland Kim Little 12 9 0 0 0 9+180002+01000
9 FW Australia Larissa Crummer 12 11 0 0 0 10+0110002+00000
10 MF Wales Jess Fishlock 11 2 1 0 0 9+021002+00000
11 FW Australia Lisa De Vanna 9 3 0 0 1 7+020011+11000
12 DF Australia Olivia Ellis 2 0 0 0 0 0+200000+00000
13 DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott 13 0 0 0 0 11+100001+00000
14 FW Australia Melina Ayres 4 1 0 0 0 0+410000+00000
15 MF Australia Amy Jackson 14 0 0 0 0 10+200001+10000
16 MF Australia Beattie Goad 14 4 0 0 0 8+430002+01000
17 FW Australia Marianna Tabain 14 7 0 0 0 9+370001+10000
18 FW Mexico Anisa Guajardo 7 0 2 0 0 2+502000+00000
20 GK Australia Trudy Burke 7 0 0 0 0 7+000000+00000
30 GK Australia Kelsey Quinn 1 0 0 0 0 1+000000+00000
36 GK Australia Erin Herd 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
Players no longer at the club:
22 DF Australia Hannah Brewer 1 0 0 0 0 1+000000+00000
23 DF Australia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 1 0 0 0 0 1+000000+00000
24 FW Australia Racheal Quigley 1 0 0 0 0 1+000000+00000
25 MF Australia Tessa Sernio 1 0 0 0 0 0+100000+00000
  • Last updated: 31 January 2016
  • Source:
  • Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

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

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 12 0 0 38 4  +34 36 6 0 0 18 2  +16 6 0 0 20 2  +18

Last updated: 16 January 2016.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHAAHHBAAHAHBH
ResultWWWWWW✖WWWWW✖W
Position11111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2016. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures
18 October 2015 1 Sydney FC 0–6 Melbourne City Sydney
17:30 AEDT Report Crummer 11', 45'
De Vanna 39'
Goad 43'
Tabain 61'
Ayres 89'		 Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 960
Referee: Katie Patterson
25 October 2015 2 Melbourne City 2–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Tabain 48'
Luik 72' (pen.)		 Report Knight 90+2' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,311
Referee: Casey Reibelt
31 October 2015 3 Perth Glory 0–4 Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AEDT Report Tabain 12'
De Vanna 21'
Crummer 52', 64'		 Stadium: Ashfield Reserve
Attendance: 483
Referee: Kelly Jones
8 November 2015 4 Canberra United 2–4 Melbourne City Gosford
14:00 AEDT Sykes 29'
Heyman 60'		 Report Tabain 5'
Crummer 11'
Luik 41'
De Vanna Red card 57'
Little 87'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 1,233
Referee: Lara Lee
14 November 2015 5 Melbourne City 2–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Crummer 43'
Fishlock 71'		 Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
22 November 2015 6 Melbourne City 4–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Little 54', 61'
Crummer 79', 81'		 Report Blackburn Red card 50' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
6 December 2015 8 Melbourne Victory 0–4 Melbourne City Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Report Beattie 35'
Crummer 52', 72'
Little 79'		 Stadium: David Barro Stadium
Referee: Lara Lee
13 December 2015 9 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Melbourne City Newcastle
14:00 AEDT Report Goad 44' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 3,292
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
20 December 2015 10 Melbourne City 4–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Little 63'
Tabain 68'
Crummer 83'
Fishlock 90+3'		 Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 453
Referee: Casey Reibelt
28 December 2015 11 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne City Gold Coast
16:00 AEDT Report Little 6' Stadium: Pizzey Park
Attendance: 1,672
Referee: Kelly Jones
3 January 2016 12 Melbourne City 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Little 12', 33' (pen.)
Goad 67'
Tabain 70'		 Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
16 January 2016 14 Melbourne City 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Kennedy 52' (o.g.)
Tabain 85'		 Report Ibini 71' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 602
Referee: Katie Patterson

Finals series
25 January 2016 Semi-final Melbourne City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,941
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Penalties
Beattie soccer ball with check mark
Alleway soccer ball with check mark
Little soccer ball with check mark
Catley soccer ball with check mark
De Vanna soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Polkinghorne
soccer ball with check mark Butt
soccer ball with check mark Gielnik
soccer ball with check mark Chapman
soccer ball with red X A. Beard
31 January 2016 Grand final Melbourne City 4–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Beattie 32'
Little 54'
Goad 80'
De Vanna 90+5'		 Report K. Simon 69' (pen.) Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Non-competitive

Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Challenge
17 February 2016 Friendly Manchester City England 3–0 Australia Melbourne City Abu Dhabi
18:00 GST Houghton 34', 75'
Christiansen 50'		 Report Stadium: New York University Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 500

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