2015–16 in Australian soccer

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

Soccer in Australia
Season2015–16
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipAdelaide United
A-League ChampionshipAdelaide United
National Premier LeaguesBlacktown City
FFA CupMelbourne Victory
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipMelbourne City
W-League ChampionshipMelbourne City
2014–15 2016–17

Domestic competitions

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 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
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 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: W-League Ladder
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

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
Conference B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: Foxtel National Youth League
(C) Champion.

Grand Final

23 January 2016 Adelaide United Youth 2 5 Sydney FC Youth Gosford
16:00 AEDT Tratt  32' (o.g.)
Altundag  61'
Report A. Mullen  12', 49'
Zuvela  23'
Burgess  40'
C. Gonzalez  56'
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.

Quarter Finals
19–20 September
Semi Finals
26–27 September
Grand Final
3 October
         
West Adelaide 1
Bayswater City 2
Bayswater City 6
Olympia 0
South Melbourne 1
Olympia 2
Bayswater City 1
Blacktown City 3
Blacktown City 4
Canberra FC 1
Blacktown City 2
Moreton Bay United 1
Moreton Bay United 3
Edgeworth Eagles 1

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]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Hume City (a.e.t.) 4
Brisbane Strikers 3 Hume City 3
Gungahlin United 0 Sydney Olympic 1
Sydney Olympic 1 Hume City (a.e.t.) 3
Blacktown City 1 Oakleigh Cannons 2
North Eastern MetroStars 2 North Eastern MetroStars 0
Oakleigh Cannons (p) 1 (5) Oakleigh Cannons 1
Far North Queensland 1 (4) Hume City 0
Rockdale City Suns 3 Melbourne Victory 3
Perth SC 1 Rockdale City Suns 2
Balmain Tigers 0 Melbourne Victory 3
Melbourne Victory 6 Melbourne Victory 3
Darwin Olympic 1 Adelaide United 1
Adelaide United 6 Adelaide United (a.e.t.) 2
Sorrento FC 0 Sydney FC 1
Sydney FC 2 Melbourne Victory 2
Croydon Kings 1 Perth Glory 0
Queensland Lions 2 Queensland Lions 0
Newcastle Jets 2 (3) Perth Glory (a.e.t.) 1
Perth Glory (p) 2 (4) Perth Glory (p) 1 (4)
Palm Beach (p) 1 (8) Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (2)
South Melbourne 1 (7) Palm Beach 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2
Brisbane Roar 0 Perth Glory 3
Broadmeadow Magic 1 Melbourne City 1
Heidelberg United 3 Heidelberg United 2
Sydney United 58 (p) 3 (3) Sydney United 58 0
South Hobart 3 (1) Heidelberg United 0
Edgeworth FC 1 Melbourne City 5
Melbourne City 2 Melbourne City 5
Central Coast Mariners 0 Wellington Phoenix 1
Wellington Phoenix 1

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

27 May 2016 England  2 1  Australia Sunderland, England
20:00 BST Rashford  3'
Rooney  55'
Report Dier  75' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,595
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
4 June 2016 Dodoni Series Australia  1 0  Greece Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST Leckie  90+3' Source Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 38,682
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
7 June 2016 Dodoni Series Australia  1 2  Greece Melbourne, Australia
20:00 AEST Sainsbury  58' Report Mantalos  8'
Maniatis  20'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 33,622
Referee: Bobby Madley (England)

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  50  Bangladesh Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8 Leckie  6'
Rogić  8', 20'
Burns  29'
Mooy  61'
Report
Summary
Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 19,495
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
8 September 2015 Second Round Tajikistan  03  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 UTC+5 Report Milligan  57'
Cahill  73', 90+1'
Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
8 October 2015 Second Round Jordan  20  Australia Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3 Abdel-Fattah  47' (pen.)
Al-Dardour  84'
Report Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 11,462
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
12 November 2015 Second Round Australia  30  Kyrgyzstan Canberra, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Jedinak  40' (pen.)
Cahill  50'
Amirov  69' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 19,412
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
17 November 2015 Second Round Bangladesh  04  Australia Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:30 UTC+6 Report Cahill  6', 32', 37'
Jedinak  43'
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 19,730
Referee: Wang Di (China)
24 March 2016 Second Round Australia  70  Tajikistan Adelaide, Australia
19:30 UTC+10:30 Luongo  2'
Jedinak  13' (pen.)
Milligan  57' (pen.)
Burns  67', 87'
Rogic  70', 72'
Report Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 35,439
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)
29 March 2016 Second Round Australia  51  Jordan Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Cahill  24', 44'
Mooy  39'
Rogic  53'
Luongo  69'
Report Deeb  90' 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  Australia Istanbul, Turkey
20:30 (UTC+3) Report Maclaren  13' Stadium: Kasımpaşa Stadium
7 September 2015 North Macedonia  3–1  Australia Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Imeri  3'
Angelov  47'
Petkovski  60'
Report Taggart  14' Stadium: Football Federation of Macedonia Training Centre
9 October 2015 South Korea  2–0  Australia Hwaseong, South Korea
17:40 (UTC+9) Ji  7'
Yeon  27'
Report Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
12 October 2015 South Korea  2–1  Australia Incheon, South Korea
19:00 (UTC+9) Ryu  49'
Lennox  82' (o.g.)
Report Hoole  88' Stadium: Incheon Munhak Stadium
12 November 2015 Qatar  3–1  Australia Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3) Afif  21'
Alaa  35'
Moein  52'
Amini  64' Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
16 November 2015 Iran  1–1  Australia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4) Maclaren Stadium: Iranian Club

AFC U-23 Championship

14 January 2016 Group Stage Australia  0–1  United Arab Emirates Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3) Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)
Gallifuoco  85' (o.g.) Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 307
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
17 January 2016 Group Stage Vietnam  0–2  Australia Doha, Qatar
16:30 (UTC+3) Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)
Donachie  2'
Maclaren  61'
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 539
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
20 January 2016 Group Stage Jordan  0–0  Australia 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  Philippines Vientiane, Laos
16:00 (UTC+7) D'Agostino  8'
Kuzmanovski  14', 39'
Mells  28'
Fofanah  78'
Pandurevic  90+1'
Report Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
4 October 2015 Laos  0–2  Australia Vientiane, Laos
19:00 (UTC+7) Report Kuzmanovski  43'
Shabow  46'
Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
6 October 2015 Japan  3–0  Australia Vientiane, Laos
16:00 (UTC+7) Takagi  45+1'
Sakai  45+2' (pen.)
Ogawa  71' (pen.)
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  Australia Limoges, France
Report Stadium: Stade Beaublanc
2 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir United States  1–1  Australia Limoges, France
15:00 (UTC+2) Gallardo  88' Report Derrick  64' Stadium: Stade Beaublanc
4 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir Stade Rennais U19 1–2  Australia Limoges, France
Touffiqui  10' Report D'Agostino  8'
Mendez  54'
Stadium: Stade Beaublanc
6 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir France  6–0  Australia Limoges, France
19:00 (UTC+2) Fomba  7'
Maouassa  13'
Reine-Adelaïde  20'
Boutobba  37'
Edouard  71'
Cognat  75'
Report Stadium: Stade Beaublanc
11 October 2015 Australia  1–1  Costa Rica Rancagua, Chile
Brimmer  67' Report Ramírez  16' Stadium: Estadio El Teniente

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

30 July 2015 Group stage Cambodia  0–4  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Report Brook  2', 45+1'
Italiano  31'
Sweedan  90+2'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
1 August 2015 Group stage Australia  8–2  Singapore Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Najjarine  22'
Moric  23', 42', 70', 87'
Pierias  54', 90+2'
Akbari  77'
Report Rezky  18'
Kweh  64'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Lim Bunthoeun (Cambodia)
3 August 2015 Group stage Australia  4–0  Myanmar Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Najjarine  7'
Pierias  16'
Valenti  19'
Moric  90+3'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
5 August 2015 Group stage Australia  8–2  Philippines Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 (UTC+7) Roberts  5', 22', 28', 44'
Ryan  31'
Castaneda  70'
Moric  79'
Brook  87'
Report Wilson  14'
Tacardon  24'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Hasrin Haji Samat (Brunei)
7 August 2015 Semi Final Australia  2−3  Thailand Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Roberts  73' (pen.)
Pierias  78'
Report Jinnawat  48'
Hassawat  52'
Korawich  71'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triệt (Vietnam)
9 August 2015 3rd Place Laos  2−10  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 (UTC+7) Sengsavang  41', 44' Report Roberts  16' (pen.), 55', 78'
Brook  22'
Sweedan  43'
Akbari  45+2', 79', 90+2'
Moric  70', 80'
Stadium: Olympic Stadium

AFC U-16 Championship qualification

16 September 2015 Australia  14–0  Guam Hanoi, Vietnam
Naputi  5' (o.g.)
Akbari  15', 46'
Martis  39'
Muratovic  43', 53', 59'
Selden  45+1', 80'
Sweedan  65' (pen.), 79', 90'
Visciglio  70'
Yates  77'
Report Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center
Attendance: 60
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
18 September 2015 Myanmar  1–3  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
Hein Htet Aung  25' Report Brook  2'
Moric  27'
Najjarine  37'
Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
20 September 2015 Australia  1–0  Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
15:30 (UTC+7) Memeti  30' Report Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center
Attendance: 500
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

FIFA U-17 World Cup

18 October 2015 Group stage Australia  1–4  Germany Chillán, Chile
16:00 (UTC-3) Waring  54' Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)
Passlack  14'
Eggestein  25', 39'
Janelt  65'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
Attendance: 7,366
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
21 October 2015 Group stage Australia  0–0  Mexico 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  Australia Chillán, Chile
19:00 (UTC-3) Conechny  67' (pen.) Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)
Panetta  25', 52' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
Attendance: 4,409
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
28 October 2015 Round of 16 Nigeria  6–0  Australia Viña del Mar, Chile
20:00 (UTC-3) Osimhen  22', 73', 79'
Nwakali  25' (pen.)
Essien  86'
Chukwueze  88'
Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Women's senior

Friendlies

17 September 2015 United States  Cancelled  Australia Detroit, United States
19:30 (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Ford Field
20 September 2015 United States  Cancelled  Australia Birmingham, United States
14:00 (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Legion Field
25 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup China PR  1–1  Australia Chongqing, China
Li D.  41' (pen.) Report Butt  12'
27 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup England  1–0  Australia Chongqing, China
Christiansen  51' Report (FFA)
Report (FA)
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Liang Qin (China)
29 November 2015 South Korea  0–1  Australia Incheon, South Korea
14:15 (UTC+9) Report Simon  68' Stadium: Incheon Sungui Stadium
4 June 2016 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Ballarat, Australia
15:00 (UTC+10) Foord  5', 51' Report Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
7 June 2016 Australia  1–1  New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
17:00 (UTC+10) De Vanna  73' Report Bowen  64' Stadium: Etihad Stadium

AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

29 February 2016 Australia  3–1  Japan Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) De Vanna  25'
Heyman  41'
Gorry  78'
Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)
Ōgimi  45+2' Stadium: Kincho Stadium
Attendance: 4,988
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
2 March 2016 Australia  9–0  Vietnam Osaka, Japan
16:35 (UTC+9) Gielnik  10'
Simon  17', 38', 43'
Kennedy  19'
Sykes  64'
van Egmond  68'
Heyman  77'
Polkinghorne  85'
Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 129
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
4 March 2016 South Korea  0–2  Australia Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)
Simon  1'
van Egmond  15' (pen.)
Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
7 March 2016 North Korea  1–2  Australia Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) Kim  78' Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)
Heyman  18'
Gorry  84'
Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
9 March 2016 Australia  1–1  China PR Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) van Egmond  85' Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)
Ma  16' 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  Australia Nanjing, China
16:00 (UTC+8) Kobayashi  10', 28' Report Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (North Korea)
20 August 2015 Group stage China PR  2–1  Australia Nanjing, China
19:00 (UTC+8) Qin Manman  38'
Liu Yan  55'
Report Harrison  67' Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center
Attendance: 450
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
22 August 2015 Group stage Australia  2–0  Uzbekistan Nanjing, China
16:00 (UTC+8) Kirby  36'
O'Brien  90+3'
Report Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)

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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.