2016–17 W-League

W-League
Season 2016–17
Matches played 20
Goals scored 59 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorer Natasha Dowie, Jess Fishlock (3 goals)
Biggest home win Canberra United 5–2 Newcastle Jets
(26 November 2016)
Melbourne City 3–0 Melbourne Victory
(27 November 2016)
Biggest away win Melbourne Victory 0–4 Newcastle Jets
(20 November 2016)
Highest scoring Canberra United 5–2 Newcastle Jets
(26 November 2016)
2017–18 →

All statistics correct as of 4 December 2016.

The 2016–17 W-League season is 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 Australia Jamie Harnwell Australia Stella Rigon Macron
Brisbane Roar Australia Melissa Andreatta Australia Clare Polkinghorne Puma
Canberra United Australia Rae Dower Australia Ellie Brush
Australia Michelle Heyman		 Nike
Melbourne City Australia Joe Montemurro Australia Steph Catley Nike
Melbourne Victory Wales Jeff Hopkins United States Christine Nairn Adidas
Newcastle Jets Australia Craig Deans Australia Gema Simon BLK
Perth Glory Australia Bobby Despotovski Australia Samantha Kerr Healthway, National Storage, Goodlife
Sydney FC Australia Daniel Barrett Australia Teresa Polias Puma
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Richard Byrne Australia Caitlin Cooper Nike

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 4 4 0 0 8 2 +6 12 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney FC 5 4 0 1 9 4 +5 12
3 Canberra United 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 7
4 Perth Glory 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7
5 Brisbane Roar 5 2 1 2 5 4 +1 7
6 Newcastle Jets 5 2 0 3 8 8 0 6
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 4 1 0 3 4 9 −5 3
8 Adelaide United 4 0 2 2 6 9 −3 2
9 Melbourne Victory 5 0 1 4 4 14 −10 1
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round 1234567891011121314
Melbourne City 3 1 3 1 1                  
Sydney FC 7 5 2 2 2                  
Canberra United 6 8 6 4 3                  
Perth Glory 1 2 4 6 4                  
Brisbane Roar 2 3 5 3 5                  
Newcastle Jets 8 4 1 5 6                  
Western Sydney Wanderers 9 9 7 7 7                  
Adelaide United 4 6 8 8 8                  
Melbourne Victory 4 7 9 9 9                  

Last updated: 4 December 2016
Source: w-league.com.au

Notes:

Home and away season

The season commenced on 5 November 2016 and will conclude on 12 February 2017.[1]

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Finals series

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1  
4  
 
 
3  
2  

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of 4 December 2016
Rank Player Club Goals
1 England Natasha Dowie Melbourne Victory 3
Wales Jess Fishlock Melbourne City
3 Australia Ellie Brush Canberra United 2
Australia Katrina Gorry Brisbane Roar
Australia Michelle Heyman Canberra United
United States Jen Hoy Newcastle Jets
Australia Adriana Jones Adelaide United
Australia Samantha Kerr Perth Glory
Australia Leena Khamis Sydney FC
Australia Remy Siemsen Sydney FC
Australia Emma Stanbury Newcastle Jets
Australia Rosie Sutton Perth Glory

Own goals

Player Team Against Round
Australia Emily Hodgson Adelaide United Sydney FC 4
Australia Ellie Brush Canberra United Adelaide United 5

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Double headers highlight 2016/17 Draw". Football Federation Australia. 31 August 2016.
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