2015–16 W-League

W-League

Season	2015–16
Champions	Melbourne City
Premiers	Melbourne City
Matches played	57
Goals scored	163 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorer	Larissa Crummer (11 goals)
Biggest home win	Melbourne City 4–0 Brisbane Roar (22 November 2015) Canberra United 4–0 Adelaide United (12 December 2015) Melbourne City 4–0 Perth Glory (20 December 2015) Melbourne City 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers (3 January 2016) Brisbane Roar 4–0 Melbourne Victory (10 January 2016)
Biggest away win	Sydney FC 0–6 Melbourne City (18 October 2015)
Highest scoring	Sydney FC 0–6 Melbourne City (18 October 2015) Canberra United 2–4 Melbourne City (8 November 2015) Newcastle Jets 1–5 Adelaide United (19 December 2015)
Longest winning run	Melbourne City (12 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Melbourne City (14 games)
Longest winless run	Western Sydney Wanderers (6 games)
Longest losing run	Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory (5 games)
← 2014 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 31 January 2016.

The 2015–16 W-League season was the eighth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. On 13 May 2015, it was confirmed that Melbourne City would join the league for the 2015–16 season.^[1]

League newcomers Melbourne City claimed both the regular season Premiership and end of season Championship, the latter awarded for their victory in the 2016 W-League Grand Final.^[2][3]

Clubs

Stadia and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Adelaide United	Adelaide	Adelaide Shores Football Centre Coopers Stadium	1,000 16,500
Brisbane Roar	Brisbane	Perry Park Suncorp Stadium	5,000 52,500
Canberra United	Canberra	McKellar Park	3,500
Melbourne City	Melbourne	CB Smith Reserve AAMI Park	2,000 30,050
Melbourne Victory	Melbourne	Kingston Heath Soccer Complex John Ilhan Memorial Reserve AAMI Park	5,000 5,000 30,050
Newcastle Jets	Newcastle	Magic Park Hunter Stadium	3,500 33,000
Perth Glory	Perth	Ashfield Reserve	2,000
Sydney FC	Sydney	Lambert Park	7,000
Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney	Marconi Stadium Popondetta Park	11,500 2,500

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Kit Partner
Adelaide United	Jamie Harnwell	Marijana Rajcic
Brisbane Roar	Belinda Wilson	Clare Polkinghorne
Canberra United	Rae Dower	Nicole Begg
Melbourne City	Joe Montemurro	Lisa De Vanna
Melbourne Victory	Dave Edmondson	Melissa Barbieri
Newcastle Jets	Craig Deans	Tara Andrews
Perth Glory	Bobby Despotovski	Samantha Kerr
Sydney FC	Daniel Barrett	Teresa Polias
Western Sydney Wanderers	Norm Boardman	Caitlin Cooper

Regular season

The W-League 2015–16 fixture was released on 8 September 2015.^[4] The regular season commenced on 17 October 2015, and concluded on 17 January 2016.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City	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

Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2016. Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Melbourne City	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Canberra United	7	4	6	8	8	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Sydney FC	9	9	7	4	6	8	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Brisbane Roar	2	2	2	3	5	7	8	8	8	7	7	6	4	4
Adelaide United	4	5	3	2	2	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5
Newcastle Jets	6	6	4	5	7	6	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6
Western Sydney Wanderers	4	7	8	6	3	4	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	7
Perth Glory	2	3	5	7	4	5	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	8
Melbourne Victory	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

Last updated: 17 January 2016
Source: w-league.com.au

Notes:

• Brisbane Roar were tied with Perth Glory at the end of Round 1, as were Canberra United and Melbourne Victory along with Adelaide United and Western Sydney Wanderers.

Home and away season

In the 2015–16 season each team played 12 games with 2 bye rounds, kicking off on 17 October 2015, and concluding on 17 January 2016.^[4]

Round 1

Melbourne Victory v Perth Glory

17 October 2015	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Perth Glory	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Spiranovic  8'	Report	Foord  45' Kerr  69'	Stadium: ABD Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

17 October 2015	Adelaide United	2–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
15:00 ACDT	Killion  41' Powell  62'	Report	Winters  3' Cooper  17'	Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Attendance: 602 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Brisbane Roar v Canberra United

18 October 2015	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Canberra United	Brisbane
13:00 AEST	Butt  8' Blackburn  11'	Report	Heyman  39'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

18 October 2015	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: Rebecca Durcau

Round 2

Canberra United v Sydney FC

24 October 2015	Canberra United	3–0	Sydney FC	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Begg  9' Pérez  58' Munoz  68'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Rachel Mitchinson

Perth Glory v Newcastle Jets

24 October 2015	Perth Glory	0–0	Newcastle Jets	Perth
16:00 AWST		Report		Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Attendance: 714 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory

25 October 2015	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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar

25 October 2015	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–3	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
15:00 AEDT		Report	Gielnik  64', 76' (pen.) Marzano  90+1'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Referee: Lara Smith

Round 3

Melbourne Victory v Newcastle Jets

31 October 2015	Melbourne Victory	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT		Report	Logarzo  45+2'	Stadium: John Ilhan Memorial Reserve Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Perth Glory v Melbourne City

31 October 2015	Perth Glory	0–4	Melbourne City	Perth
16:00 AWST		Report	Tabain  12' De Vanna  21' Crummer  52', 64'	Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Attendance: 483 Referee: Kelly Jones

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC

1 November 2015	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–2	Sydney FC	Sydney
14:00 AEDT	Grey  82'	Report	L. Khamis  3', 35'	Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 2,448 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Brisbane Roar v Adelaide United

1 November 2015	Brisbane Roar	1–2	Adelaide United	Redland City
15:00 AEST	Gorry  22'	Report	Sutton  9' Condon  51'	Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds Attendance: 1,010 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 4

Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers

7 November 2015	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Newcastle
14:00 AEDT	Kingsley  3'	Report	O'Brien  54' Moscato  90+2'	Stadium: Magic Park Referee: Kelly Jones

Canberra United v Melbourne City

8 November 2015	Canberra United	2–4	Melbourne City	Gosford
14:00 AEDT	Sykes  29' Heyman  60'	Report	Tabain  5' Crummer  11' Luik  41' De Vanna  57' Little  87'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Lara Lee

Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United

8 November 2015	Melbourne Victory	0–4	Adelaide United	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	M.A. Barbieri  65'	Report	Sutton  13', 55', 68' (pen.) Powell  33'	Stadium: Epping Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson

Sydney FC v Perth Glory

8 November 2015	Sydney FC	1–0	Perth Glory	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	K. Simon  14' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Lambert Park Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 5

Newcastle Jets v Canberra United

14 November 2015	Newcastle Jets	0–0	Canberra United	Newcastle
14:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Magic Park Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

14 November 2015	Melbourne City	2–0	Adelaide United	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Crummer  43' Fishlock  71'	Report		Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory

15 November 2015	Brisbane Roar	0–2	Perth Glory	Brisbane
13:00 AEST		Report	DiBernardo  8', 88'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Referee: Katie Patterson

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory

15 November 2015	Western Sydney Wanderers	3–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Carney  24' Dimovski  56' (o.g.) Winters  70' (pen.)	Report	Spiranovic  75'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Referee: Lara Lee

Round 6

Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets

22 November 2015	Adelaide United	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Adelaide
13:30 ACDT	Powell  60'	Report	Andrews  83'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

22 November 2015	Melbourne City	4–0	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	Little  54', 61' Crummer  79', 81'	Report	Blackburn  50'	Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Sydney FC v Canberra United

22 November 2015	Sydney FC	0–1	Canberra United	Sydney
17:30 AEDT		Report	Begg  88'	Stadium: Lambert Park (Leichhardt) Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 7

Adelaide United v Sydney FC

27 November 2015	Adelaide United	0–1	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT		Report	Spencer  68'	Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Perth Glory v Melbourne Victory

28 November 2015	Perth Glory	1–3	Melbourne Victory	Perth
16:00 AWST	May  84'	Report	Raso  9' Nairn  51' Knight  90'	Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Casey Reibelt

Western Sydney Wanderers v Canberra United

29 November 2015	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–4	Canberra United	Gosford
14:00 AEDT	Halloway  77'	Report	Fletcher  4', 79' Soutar  53' (o.g.) Sykes  83'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones

Brisbane Roar v Newcastle Jets

29 November 2015	Brisbane Roar	0–4	Newcastle Jets	Kippa-Ring
15:00 AEST		Report	Jones  22' Dydasco  55' Kingsley  75' Oyster  83'	Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Round 8

Canberra United v Brisbane Roar

5 December 2015	Canberra United	2–0	Brisbane Roar	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Sykes  45', 60'	Report	Yallop  56', 75'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 925 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

6 December 2015	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

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

6 December 2015	Sydney FC	2–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Kennedy  9' K. Simon  74'	Report	H. Beard  19' Grey  84'	Stadium: Lambert Park Referee: Katie Paterson

Adelaide United v Perth Glory

6 December 2015	Adelaide United	1–1	Perth Glory	Adelaide
19:30 ACDT	Gummer  75'	Report	Billam  7'	Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Round 9

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers

12 December 2015	Melbourne Victory	2–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	M.J. Barbieri  52' Dowie  75'	Report	O'Neill  40' Moscato  46'	Stadium: David Barro Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Canberra United v Adelaide United

12 December 2015	Canberra United	4–0	Adelaide United	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Heyman  9', 84' McCormick  15' Pérez  90+3' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Referee: Kelly Jones

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

13 December 2015	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Melbourne City	Newcastle
14:00 AEDT		Report	Goad  44'	Stadium: Hunters Stadium Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

13 December 2015	Perth Glory	2–4	Sydney FC	Perth
16:00 AWST	DiBernardo  5', 85' (pen.)	Report	Spencer  26' K. Simon  37', 84' Bolger  48'	Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Attendance: 458 Referee: Katie Patterson

Round 10

Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United

19 December 2015	Newcastle Jets	1–5	Adelaide United	Newcastle
15:00 AEDT	Andrews  18' (pen.)	Report	Dahlekemper  13', 90+5' Toby  25' Sutton  74' Condon  90'	Stadium: Magic Park Attendance: 525 Referee: Kelly Jones

Canberra United v Melbourne Victory

19 December 2015	Canberra United	3–0	Melbourne Victory	Canberra
17:00 AEDT	McCormick  47' Sykes  56' Heyman  81'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 667 Referee: Lara Lee

Sydney FC v Brisbane Roar

20 December 2015	Sydney FC	0–3	Brisbane Roar	Gosford
14:00 AEDT		Report	Butt  19' Kennedy  38' (o.g.) Polkinghorne  63'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

20 December 2015	Melbourne City	4–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Little  63' Tabain  69' Crummer  83' Fishlock  90+3'	Report		Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 450 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Round 11

Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC

27 December 2015	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Sydney FC	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	M.J. Barbieri  47'	Report	L. Khamis  10' Spencer  22'	Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

27 December 2015	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
15:00 AEDT		Report	Andrews  40'	Stadium: Popondetta Park Referee: Lara Lee

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City

28 December 2015	Brisbane Roar	0–1	Melbourne City	Gold Coast
14:30 AEST		Report	Little  6'	Stadium: Pizzey Park Attendance: 1,672 Referee: Kelly Jones

Round 12

Perth Glory v Canberra United

2 January 2016	Perth Glory	0–2	Canberra United	Perth
16:00 AWST		Report	Brush  22' Sykes  87'	Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Casey Reibelt

Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers

3 January 2016	Melbourne City	4–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	Little  12', 33' (pen.) Goad  66' Tabain  70'	Report		Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne Victory

3 January 2016	Newcastle Jets	0–1	Melbourne Victory	Newcastle
14:00 AEDT	Nenadovic  84', 87'	Report	Dowie  13'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar

3 January 2016	Adelaide United	1–3	Brisbane Roar	Adelaide
15:00 ACDT	Dahlkemper  90+4'	Report	Gielnik  26' Yallop  40' Marzano  41'	Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Round 13

Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets

9 January 2016	Sydney FC	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
14:00 AEDT	K. Simon  33' (pen.) L. Khamis  57'	Report		Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne Victory

10 January 2016	Brisbane Roar	4–0	Melbourne Victory	Gold Coast
15:00 AEDT	Polkinghorne  17' Gorry  22' Yallop  29' A. Beard  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Pizzey Park Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Canberra United v Western Sydney Wanderers

10 January 2016	Canberra United	3–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Munoz  6' Kiting  11' Sykes  58'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Perth Glory v Adelaide United

10 January 2016	Perth Glory	2–1	Adelaide United	Perth
16:00 AWST	DiBernardo  64', 78' Mastrantonio  81', 85'	Report	Dahlkemper  84'	Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Lara Lee

Round 14

Adelaide United v Canberra United

15 January 2016	Adelaide United	1–1	Canberra United	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	Dahlkemper  43'	Report	Pérez  23' (pen.)	Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Referee: Casey Reibelt

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

16 January 2016	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

Newcastle Jets v Brisbane Roar

17 January 2016	Newcastle Jets	0–0	Brisbane Roar	Newcastle
14:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Hunter Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory

17 January 2016	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–0	Perth Glory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Halloway  87' H. Beard  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Popondetta Park Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Finals series

	Semi-finals					Grand Final
	1	Melbourne City (p)	0(5)
	4	Brisbane Roar	0(4)
						Melbourne City		4
						Sydney FC		1
	2	Canberra United	0
	3	Sydney FC	1

Semi-finals

Canberra United v Sydney FC

24 January 2016	Canberra United	0–1	Sydney FC	Canberra
14:00 AEDT		Report	Spencer  60'	Stadium: McKellar Park Referee: Casey Reibelt

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

25 January 2016	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 Alleway Little Catley De Vanna		Polkinghorne Butt Gielnik Chapman A. Beard

Grand Final

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

31 January 2016	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

Season statistics

Top scorers

Final at end of regular season 17 January 2016

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Larissa Crummer	Melbourne City	11
2	Kim Little	Melbourne City	8
3	Ashleigh Sykes	Canberra United	7
	Marianna Tabain	Melbourne City
5	Vanessa DiBernardo	Perth Glory	6
6	Abby Dahlkemper	Adelaide United	5
	Michelle Heyman	Canberra United
	Kyah Simon	Sydney FC
	Rosie Sutton	Adelaide United
10	Leena Khamis	Sydney FC	4

Own goals

Player		Team	Against	Round
	Cassandra Dimovski	Melbourne Victory	Western Sydney Wanderers	5
	Rachael Soutar	Western Sydney Wanderers	Canberra United	7
	Alanna Kennedy	Sydney FC	Brisbane Roar	10
	Alanna Kennedy	Sydney FC	Melbourne City	14

End of season awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2015–16 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Carriageworks in Sydney on 26 April 2016.^[5]

• Julie Dolan Medal – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United)
• Players’ Player of the Year – Kim Little (Melbourne City)
• Young Player of the Year – Larissa Crummer (Melbourne City)
• Golden Boot Award – Larissa Crummer (Melbourne City) (11 goals)
• Goalkeeper of the Year – Kaitlyn Savage (Adelaide United)
• Coach of the Year – Craig Deans (Newcastle Jets)
• Fair Play Award – Melbourne City
• Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
• Goal of the Year – Vanessa DiBernardo (Brisbane Roar v Perth Glory, 15 November 2015)

See also

• 2015–16 Melbourne City W-League season
• 2015–16 Perth Glory W-League season

References

1. Hytner, Mike (13 May 2015). "Melbourne City FC to field a W-League side next season". The Guardian.
2. "W-League: City secures Premiers' Plate in stellar inaugural season". Melbourne City FC. 28 December 2015.
3. "Melbourne City crown perfect season with W-League grand final win over Sydney FC". The Age. 31 January 2016.
4. "Westfield W-League 2015/16 Season Draw released". W-League.com.au. 8 September 2015.
5. "Glory star Castro wins Johnny Warren medal". Football Federation Australia. 26 April 2016.