2016–17 W-League

The 2016–17 W-League season was the ninth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.

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

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 Australia 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 Brazil Mônica Mexico Sofia Huerta United States Danielle Colaprico United States 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 United States 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 United States Arin Gilliland United States Jen Hoy United States 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: W-League Ladder
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:
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
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 Australia Ashleigh Sykes Canberra United 12
2 Australia Sam Kerr Perth Glory 10
3 England Natasha Dowie Melbourne Victory 9
Australia 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 Australia Tameka Butt Brisbane Roar 5
United States Jen Hoy Newcastle Jets
Australia Jenna Kingsley Newcastle Jets

Own goals
Player Team Against Round
AustraliaEmily HodgsonAdelaide UnitedSydney FC4
AustraliaEllie BrushCanberra UnitedAdelaide United5
AustraliaAngelique HristodoulouWestern Sydney WanderersMelbourne Victory6
AustraliaJada Mathyssen-WhymanWestern Sydney WanderersBrisbane Roar11
United StatesAlyssa MautzPerth GloryMelbourne Victory11
MexicoArianna RomeroPerth GloryMelbourne Victory11
AustraliaSummer O'BrienBrisbane RoarNewcastle Jets12

Attendances
Team Home average[7]
Newcastle Jets2,650
Brisbane Roar2,478
Sydney FC1,557
Adelaide United1,410
Canberra United1,285
Melbourne City1,045
Western Sydney Wanderers996
Perth Glory807
Melbourne Victory596

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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