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

Season	2016–17
Champions	Melbourne City (2nd title)
Premiers	Canberra United (3rd title)
Matches played	57
Goals scored	200 (3.51 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ashleigh Sykes (12 goals)
Biggest home win	Adelaide United 10–2 Western Sydney Wanderers (14 January 2017)
Biggest away win	Melbourne Victory 0–4 Newcastle Jets (20 November 2016)
Highest scoring	Adelaide United 10–2 Western Sydney Wanderers (14 January 2017)
Longest winning run	Melbourne City (4 games)
Longest unbeaten run	Canberra United Perth Glory (6 games)
Longest winless run	Melbourne Victory (8 games)
Longest losing run	Melbourne Victory (4 games)
Highest attendance	4,591 Canberra United vs. Melbourne City (5 February 2017)
Lowest attendance	264 Melbourne Victory vs. Perth Glory (4 December 2016)
Average attendance	1,547
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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 v t e	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:
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

Perth Glory v Sydney FC

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

Canberra United v Melbourne City

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

Perth Glory v Melbourne City

12 February 2017	Perth Glory	0–2	Melbourne City	Perth
16:30 AWST		Report	Fishlock 45+1' Yanez 72'	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]

• Julie Dolan Medal – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory)
• Penny Tanner Media MVP Award – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory)
• Young Player of the Year – Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC)
• Golden Boot Award – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United) (12 goals)
• Goalkeeper of the Year – Lydia Williams (Melbourne City)
• Coach of the Year – Bobby Despotovski (Perth Glory)
• Fair Play Award – Adelaide United
• Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
• Goal of the Year – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory v Sydney FC, 11 December 2016)

See also

• 2016–17 Adelaide United W-League season
• 2016–17 Brisbane Roar W-League season
• 2016–17 Canberra United W-League season
• 2016–17 Melbourne Victory W-League season
• 2016–17 Melbourne City W-League season
• 2016–17 Newcastle Jets W-League season
• 2016–17 Perth Glory W-League season
• 2016–17 Sydney FC W-League season
• 2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season