2015–16 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season 2015–16
A-League Premiership Adelaide United
A-League Championship Adelaide United
National Premier Leagues Blacktown City
W-League Premiership Melbourne City
W-League Championship Melbourne City
FFA Cup Melbourne Victory
2014–15 Australia 2016–17

The 2015–16 season is the eleventh season of the current professional domestic soccer competition in Australia.

Domestic competitions

A-League

Main article: 2015–16 A-League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United (C) 27 14 7 6 45 28 +17 49 Qualification to AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification to AFC Champions League preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification to Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 49 42 +7 43
6 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 40 33 +7 41
7 Sydney FC 27 8 10 9 36 36 0 34
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 6 13 28 41 13 30
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 7 4 16 34 54 20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 37 13
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2017 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Finals series

Elimination-finals   Semi-finals   Grand Final
                   
       Adelaide United 4  
 Melbourne City 2      Melbourne City 1  
 Perth Glory 0        Adelaide United 3
     Western Sydney Wanderers 1
       Western Sydney Wanderers (a.e.t.) 5
 Brisbane Roar 2      Brisbane Roar 4  
 Melbourne Victory 1  

W-League

Main article: 2015–16 W-League
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.

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

National Premier Leagues

The 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals Series began on 19 September 2015 and ended with the Grand Final on 3 October 2015. Blacktown City won the title for the first time.

Quarter Finals
19–20 September
Semi Finals
26–27 September
Grand Final
3 October
         
South Australia West Adelaide 1
Western Australia Bayswater City 2
Western Australia Bayswater City 6
Tasmania Olympia 0
Victoria (Australia) South Melbourne 1
Tasmania Olympia 2
Western Australia Bayswater City 1
New South Wales Blacktown City 3
New South Wales Blacktown City 4
Australian Capital Territory Canberra FC 1
New South Wales Blacktown City 2
Queensland Moreton Bay United 1
Queensland Moreton Bay United 3
New South Wales Edgeworth Eagles 1

National Youth League

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Conference A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United Youth 8 6 0 2 17 18 1 18 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 8 5 0 3 28 10 +18 15
3 Melbourne City Youth 8 3 1 4 18 23 5 10
4 Melbourne Victory Youth 8 3 0 5 17 22 5 9
5 Perth Glory Youth 8 2 1 5 8 15 7 7
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2016. Source: Foxtel National Youth League
Conference B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC Youth 8 6 0 2 21 11 +10 18 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Newcastle Jets Youth 8 5 1 2 17 12 +5 16
3 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 8 4 1 3 20 25 5 13
4 Central Coast Mariners Youth 8 3 0 5 24 22 +2 9
5 FFA Centre of Excellence 8 1 0 7 13 25 12 3
Updated to match(es) played on 17 January 2016. Source: Foxtel National Youth League

Grand Final

Domestic cups

FFA Cup

Main article: 2015 FFA Cup

The 2015 FFA Cup began on 29 July and ended on 7 November. It was the first season in which teams from all nine FFA member federations participated, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time.[1]

Round of 32
29 July–11 August
  Round of 16
26 August–1 September
  Quarter-finals
22–29 September
  Semi-finals
21–28 October
  Final
7 November
                                   
 Victoria (Australia) Hume City (a.e.t.) 4  
 Queensland Brisbane Strikers 3      Victoria (Australia) Hume City 3  
 Australian Capital Territory Gungahlin United 0    New South Wales Sydney Olympic 1  
 New South Wales Sydney Olympic 1        Victoria (Australia) Hume City (a.e.t.) 3  
 New South Wales Blacktown City 1        Victoria (Australia) Oakleigh Cannons 2  
 South Australia North Eastern MetroStars 2      South Australia North Eastern MetroStars 0
 Victoria (Australia) Oakleigh Cannons (p) 1 (5)    Victoria (Australia) Oakleigh Cannons 1  
 Queensland Far North Queensland 1 (4)        Victoria (Australia) Hume City 0  
 New South Wales Rockdale City Suns 3        Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Victory 3  
 Western Australia Perth SC 1      New South Wales Rockdale City Suns 2  
 New South Wales Balmain Tigers 0    Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Victory 3  
 Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Victory 6        Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Victory 3
 Northern Territory Darwin Olympic 1        South Australia Adelaide United 1  
 South Australia Adelaide United 6      South Australia Adelaide United (a.e.t.) 2
 Western Australia Sorrento FC 0    New South Wales Sydney FC 1  
 New South Wales Sydney FC 2        Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Victory 2
 South Australia Croydon Kings 1        Western Australia Perth Glory 0
 Queensland Queensland Lions 2      Queensland Queensland Lions 0  
 New South Wales Newcastle Jets 2 (3)    Western Australia Perth Glory (a.e.t.) 1  
 Western Australia Perth Glory (p) 2 (4)        Western Australia Perth Glory (p) 1 (4)  
 Queensland Palm Beach (p) 1 (8)        New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (2)  
 Victoria (Australia) South Melbourne 1 (7)      Queensland Palm Beach 0
 New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers 1    New South Wales Western Sydney Wanderers 2  
 Queensland Brisbane Roar 0        Western Australia Perth Glory 3
 New South Wales Broadmeadow Magic 1        Victoria (Australia) Melbourne City 1  
 Victoria (Australia) Heidelberg United 3      Victoria (Australia) Heidelberg United 2  
 New South Wales Sydney United 58 (p) 3 (3)    New South Wales Sydney United 58 0  
 Tasmania South Hobart 3 (1)        Victoria (Australia) Heidelberg United 0
 New South Wales Edgeworth FC 1        Victoria (Australia) Melbourne City 5  
 Victoria (Australia) Melbourne City 2      Victoria (Australia) Melbourne City 5
 New South Wales Central Coast Mariners 0    New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 1  
 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix 1  

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies (to be) played by the men's senior national team in 2015–16.

FIFA World Cup qualification

2018 World Cup qualification matches also act as 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, following a change to the qualifying formats of both tournaments.[2]

Men's under 23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2015–16.

AFC U-23 Championship

Men's under-20

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Australia was scheduled to compete in the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship tournament but withdrew before its commencement, citing a different strategy to preparations for 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[3]

AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2015–16.

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

AFC U-16 Championship qualification

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2015–16.

AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Women's under-20

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Retirements

References

  1. "NT to enter the fray in 2015". Football Federation Australia. 26 November 2014.
  2. "ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals". AFC. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. "Australia pulls out of youth tournament". Goal.com. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
  4. "News: Crawley departs - Nash steps up". Central Coast Mariners. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  5. "Zenon Caravella retires from football to focus on next generation". A-League. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. "Michael Turnbull". Instagram. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  7. Anne M. Peterson (1 September 2015). "Portland sends off Angerer and Van Hollebeke with sellout". KATU. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. "Del Piero 'ready' to coach". A-League. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  9. "Damien Duff: Former Republic of Ireland winger retires". BBC Sport. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  10. "Heather Garriock slips silently into retirement". The Women's Game. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  11. Kris Shannon (10 April 2016). "Football: Sigmund and Muscat bow out with defeat". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  12. Monteverde, Marco (30 April 2016). "Brisbane Roar veteran Shane Stefanutto retires from top-flight football". The Courier-Mail.
  13. Lynch, Michael (1 May 2016). "Patrick Kisnorbo retires after 16 years, will stay with City as youth coach". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  14. Houghton, Nick (8 May 2016). "Zadkovich retirement headlines Perth Glory roster clear out". SBS.
  15. "Wellington Phoenix linchpin retires". The New Zealand Herald. 21 May 2016.

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