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2016–17 W-League

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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

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

Clubs

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Stadia and locations

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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

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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

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Foreign players

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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

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The regular season commenced on 5 November 2016 and concluded on 29 January 2017.

League table

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

Fixtures

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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: [1]
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

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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

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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

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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

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Top scorers

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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

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Player Team Against Round
Australia Emily Hodgson Adelaide United Sydney FC 4
Australia Ellie Brush Canberra United Adelaide United 5
Australia Angelique Hristodoulou Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne Victory 6
Australia Jada Mathyssen-Whyman Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane Roar 11
United States Alyssa Mautz Perth Glory Melbourne Victory 11
Mexico Arianna Romero Perth Glory Melbourne Victory 11
Australia Summer O'Brien Brisbane Roar Newcastle Jets 12

Attendances

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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

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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

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References

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  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.