2015–16 in Australian soccer
The 2015–16 season was the eleventh season of the current professional domestic soccer competition in Australia.
Season | 2015–16 | |||
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Men's soccer | ||||
A-League Premiership | Adelaide United | |||
A-League Championship | Adelaide United | |||
National Premier Leagues | Blacktown City | |||
FFA Cup | Melbourne Victory | |||
Women's soccer | ||||
W-League Premiership | Melbourne City | |||
W-League Championship | Melbourne City | |||
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Domestic competitions
A-League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Adelaide United (C) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 49 | Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage |
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 Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round |
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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Finals series
W-League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Melbourne City (C) | 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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
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 Youth League
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney FC Youth (C) | 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 Academy | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 9 | |
5 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 3 |
Grand Final
23 January 2016 | Adelaide United Youth | 2 – 5 | Sydney FC Youth | Gosford |
16:00 AEDT | Tratt Altundag |
Report | A. Mullen Zuvela Burgess C. Gonzalez |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
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.
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Domestic cups
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]
National teams
Men's senior
Friendlies
27 May 2016 | England | 2 – 1 | Sunderland, England | |
20:00 BST | Rashford Rooney |
Report | Dier |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,595 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
4 June 2016 Dodoni Series | Australia | 1 – 0 | Sydney, Australia | |
20:00 AEST | Leckie |
Source | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 38,682 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) |
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]
3 September 2015 Second Round | Australia | 5–0 | Perth, Australia | |
19:00 UTC+8 | Leckie Rogić Burns Mooy |
Report Summary |
Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 19,495 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) |
8 September 2015 Second Round | Tajikistan | 0–3 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |
18:00 UTC+5 | Report | Milligan Cahill |
Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain) |
8 October 2015 Second Round | Jordan | 2–0 | Amman, Jordan | |
19:00 UTC+3 | Abdel-Fattah Al-Dardour |
Report | Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 11,462 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan) |
12 November 2015 Second Round | Australia | 3–0 | Canberra, Australia | |
20:00 UTC+11 | Jedinak Cahill Amirov |
Report | Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 19,412 Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea) |
17 November 2015 Second Round | Bangladesh | 0–4 | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
17:30 UTC+6 | Report | Cahill Jedinak |
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Attendance: 19,730 Referee: Wang Di (China) |
24 March 2016 Second Round | Australia | 7–0 | Adelaide, Australia | |
19:30 UTC+10:30 | Luongo Jedinak Milligan Burns Rogic |
Report | Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 35,439 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar) |
29 March 2016 Second Round | Australia | 5–1 | Sydney, Australia | |
20:00 UTC+11 | Cahill Mooy Rogic Luongo |
Report | Deeb |
Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 24,975 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
Men's under 23
Friendlies
4 September 2015 Friendship Cup | Turkey | 0–1 | Istanbul, Turkey | |
20:30 (UTC+3) | Report | Maclaren |
Stadium: Kasımpaşa Stadium |
7 September 2015 | North Macedonia | 3–1 | Skopje, Republic of Macedonia | |
Imeri Angelov Petkovski |
Report | Taggart |
Stadium: Football Federation of Macedonia Training Centre |
9 October 2015 | South Korea | 2–0 | Hwaseong, South Korea | |
17:40 (UTC+9) | Ji Yeon |
Report | Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) |
12 October 2015 | South Korea | 2–1 | Incheon, South Korea | |
19:00 (UTC+9) | Ryu Lennox |
Report | Hoole |
Stadium: Incheon Munhak Stadium |
12 November 2015 | Qatar | 3–1 | Doha, Qatar | |
19:30 (UTC+3) | Afif Alaa Moein |
Amini |
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium |
16 November 2015 | Iran | 1–1 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
16:00 (UTC+4) | Maclaren |
Stadium: Iranian Club |
AFC U-23 Championship
14 January 2016 Group Stage | Australia | 0–1 | Doha, Qatar | |
19:30 (UTC+3) | Report (FFA) Report (AFC) |
Gallifuoco |
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Attendance: 307 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
17 January 2016 Group Stage | Vietnam | 0–2 | Doha, Qatar | |
16:30 (UTC+3) | Report (FFA) Report (AFC) |
Donachie Maclaren |
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Attendance: 539 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq) |
20 January 2016 Group Stage | Jordan | 0–0 | Doha, Qatar | |
19:30 (UTC+3) | Report (FFA) Report (AFC) |
Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 2,338 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan) |
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
2 October 2015 | Australia | 6–0 | Vientiane, Laos | |
16:00 (UTC+7) | D'Agostino Kuzmanovski Mells Fofanah Pandurevic |
Report | Stadium: Laos National Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
4 October 2015 | Laos | 0–2 | Vientiane, Laos | |
19:00 (UTC+7) | Report | Kuzmanovski Shabow |
Stadium: Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
6 October 2015 | Japan | 3–0 | Vientiane, Laos | |
16:00 (UTC+7) | Takagi Sakai Ogawa |
Report | Stadium: Laos National Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) |
Men's under-17
Friendlies
29 August 2015 | Limoges youth | 0–8 | Limoges, France | |
Report | Stadium: Stade Beaublanc |
2 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir | United States | 1–1 | Limoges, France | |
15:00 (UTC+2) | Gallardo |
Report | Derrick |
Stadium: Stade Beaublanc |
4 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir | Stade Rennais U19 | 1–2 | Limoges, France | |
Touffiqui |
Report | D'Agostino Mendez |
Stadium: Stade Beaublanc |
6 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir | France | 6–0 | Limoges, France | |
19:00 (UTC+2) | Fomba Maouassa Reine-Adelaïde Boutobba Edouard Cognat |
Report | Stadium: Stade Beaublanc |
5 October 2015 | Australia | 1–2 | Sydney FC Youth | Canberra, Australia |
15:00 (UTC+11) | Bandiera |
Source | Lokoli-Ngoy |
Stadium: AIS Grass Fields |
11 October 2015 | Australia | 1–1 | Rancagua, Chile | |
Brimmer |
Report | Ramírez |
Stadium: Estadio El Teniente |
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
30 July 2015 Group stage | Cambodia | 0–4 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
18:30 (UTC+7) | Report | Brook Italiano Sweedan |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos) |
1 August 2015 Group stage | Australia | 8–2 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
18:30 (UTC+7) | Najjarine Moric Pierias Akbari |
Report | Rezky Kweh |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Lim Bunthoeun (Cambodia) |
3 August 2015 Group stage | Australia | 4–0 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
18:30 (UTC+7) | Najjarine Pierias Valenti Moric |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos) |
5 August 2015 Group stage | Australia | 8–2 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
15:30 (UTC+7) | Roberts Ryan Castaneda Moric Brook |
Report | Wilson Tacardon |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Mohammad Hasrin Haji Samat (Brunei) |
7 August 2015 Semi Final | Australia | 2−3 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
18:30 (UTC+7) | Roberts Pierias |
Report | Jinnawat Hassawat Korawich |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triệt (Vietnam) |
AFC U-16 Championship qualification
16 September 2015 | Australia | 14–0 | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
Naputi Akbari Martis Muratovic Selden Sweedan Visciglio Yates |
Report | Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center Attendance: 60 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
FIFA U-17 World Cup
18 October 2015 Group stage | Australia | 1–4 | Chillán, Chile | |
16:00 (UTC-3) | Waring |
Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) |
Passlack Eggestein Janelt |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Attendance: 7,366 Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) |
21 October 2015 Group stage | Australia | 0–0 | Chillán, Chile | |
17:00 (UTC-3) | Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Attendance: 8,469 Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) |
24 October 2015 Group stage | Argentina | 1–2 | Chillán, Chile | |
19:00 (UTC-3) | Conechny |
Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) |
Panetta |
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Attendance: 4,409 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
28 October 2015 Round of 16 | Nigeria | 6–0 | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
20:00 (UTC-3) | Osimhen Nwakali Essien Chukwueze |
Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) |
Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile) |
Women's senior
Friendlies
17 September 2015 | United States | Cancelled | Detroit, United States | |
19:30 (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: Ford Field |
20 September 2015 | United States | Cancelled | Birmingham, United States | |
14:00 (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: Legion Field |
25 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup | China PR | 1–1 | Chongqing, China | |
Li D. |
Report | Butt |
27 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup | England | 1–0 | Chongqing, China | |
Christiansen |
Report (FFA) Report (FA) |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Liang Qin (China) |
29 November 2015 | South Korea | 0–1 | Incheon, South Korea | |
14:15 (UTC+9) | Report | Simon |
Stadium: Incheon Sungui Stadium |
4 June 2016 | Australia | 2–0 | Ballarat, Australia | |
15:00 (UTC+10) | Foord |
Report | Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
7 June 2016 | Australia | 1–1 | Melbourne, Australia | |
17:00 (UTC+10) | De Vanna |
Report | Bowen |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
29 February 2016 | Australia | 3–1 | Osaka, Japan | |
19:35 (UTC+9) | De Vanna Heyman Gorry |
Report (FFA) Report (AFC) |
Ōgimi |
Stadium: Kincho Stadium Attendance: 4,988 Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy) |
2 March 2016 | Australia | 9–0 | Osaka, Japan | |
16:35 (UTC+9) | Gielnik Simon Kennedy Sykes van Egmond Heyman Polkinghorne |
Report (FFA) Report (AFC) |
Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 129 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
4 March 2016 | South Korea | 0–2 | Osaka, Japan | |
19:35 (UTC+9) | Report (FFA) Report (AFC) |
Simon van Egmond |
Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 1,149 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) |
7 March 2016 | North Korea | 1–2 | Osaka, Japan | |
19:35 (UTC+9) | Kim |
Report (FFA) Report (AFC) |
Heyman Gorry |
Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
9 March 2016 | Australia | 1–1 | Osaka, Japan | |
19:35 (UTC+9) | van Egmond |
Report (FFA) Report (AFC) |
Ma |
Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 4,766 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
Women's under-20
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
18 August 2015 Group stage | Japan | 2–0 | Nanjing, China | |
16:00 (UTC+8) | Kobayashi |
Report | Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (North Korea) |
20 August 2015 Group stage | China PR | 2–1 | Nanjing, China | |
19:00 (UTC+8) | Qin Manman Liu Yan |
Report | Harrison |
Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center Attendance: 450 Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia) |
22 August 2015 Group stage | Australia | 2–0 | Nanjing, China | |
16:00 (UTC+8) | Kirby O'Brien |
Report | Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Maria Rebello (India) |
Retirements
- 7 July 2015: Matthew Nash, 34, former Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners goalkeeper.[4]
- 24 July 2015: Zenon Caravella, 32, former Sydney Olympic, New Zealand Knights, Gold Coast United, Adelaide United and Newcastle Jets midfielder.[5]
- 31 August 2015: Michael Turnbull, 34, former Marconi Staillions and New Zealand Knights goalkeeper.[6]
- 1 September 2015: Nadine Angerer, 36, former Germany and Brisbane Roar goalkeeper.[7]
- 13 October 2015: Alessandro Del Piero, 40, former Italy and Sydney FC forward.[8]
- 21 December 2015: Damien Duff, 36, former Republic of Ireland and Melbourne City winger.[9]
- 4 January 2016: Heather Garriock, 33, former Australia, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.[10]
- 10 April 2016: Ben Sigmund, 35, former New Zealand, Football Kingz and Wellington Phoenix defender.[11]
- 30 April 2016: Shane Stefanutto, 36, former Australia, Brisbane Strikers, North Queensland Fury and Brisbane Roar defender.[12]
- 1 May 2016: Patrick Kisnorbo, 35, former Australia, South Melbourne and Melbourne City defender.[13]
- 8 May 2016: Ruben Zadkovich, 29, former Australia, Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory midfielder.[14]
- 21 May 2016: Albert Riera, 32, former Auckland City and Wellington Phoenix midfielder.[15]
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