2016–17 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season2016–17
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipSydney FC
A-League ChampionshipSydney FC
National Premier LeaguesSydney United 58
FFA CupMelbourne City
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipCanberra United
W-League ChampionshipMelbourne City
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The 2016–17 season was the 48th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 134th overall.

Domestic competitions

A-League

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 20 6 1 55 12 +43 66 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 10 9 8 53 53 0 39
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 36
7 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 8 6 13 41 46 −5 30
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 6 5 16 31 52 −21 23
9 Adelaide United 27 5 8 14 25 46 −21 23
10 Newcastle Jets 27 5 7 15 28 53 −25 22
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Finals series

Elimination-finals
21–23 April 		Semi-finals
29–30 April 		Grand final
7 May
Sydney FC 3
Melbourne City 0 Perth Glory 0
Perth Glory 2 Sydney FC (p) 1 (4)
Melbourne Victory 1 (2)
Melbourne Victory 1
Brisbane Roar (p) 1 (6) Brisbane Roar 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (5)

W-League

Pos Team
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 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

Finals series

Semi-finals
4–5 February 		Grand final
12 February
      
2 Perth Glory 5
3 Sydney FC 1
Perth Glory 0
Melbourne City 2
1 Canberra United 0
4 Melbourne City (a.e.t.) 1

National Premier Leagues

The 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals series began on 17 September 2016.

Quarter-finals
17–18 September 		Semi-finals
24–25 September 		Grand final
2 October
         
New South Wales Sydney United 58 5
South Australia Adelaide City 4
New South Wales Sydney United 58 2
Queensland Brisbane Strikers 1
Queensland Brisbane Strikers 3
Australian Capital Territory Canberra Olympic 2
New South Wales Sydney United 58 4
New South Wales Edgeworth FC 1
Western Australia Perth 6
Tasmania Devonport City 1
Western Australia Perth 0
New South Wales Edgeworth FC 1
Victoria (state) Bentleigh Greens 1
New South Wales Edgeworth FC (a.e.t.) 3

National Youth League

Conference A
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City Youth (C) 8 5 1 2 18 12 +6 16 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 8 4 2 2 21 14 +7 14
3 Perth Glory Youth 8 4 0 4 12 12 0 12
4 Adelaide United Youth 8 3 1 4 14 17 −3 10
5 Melbourne Victory Youth 8 1 2 5 13 23 −10 5
Source: Foxtel National Youth League
(C) Champions
Conference B
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC Youth 8 5 1 2 23 15 +8 16 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 8 4 1 3 26 15 +11 13
3 Central Coast Mariners Academy 8 3 3 2 15 13 +2 12
4 Newcastle Jets Youth 8 3 1 4 14 15 −1 10
5 FFA Centre of Excellence 8 2 0 6 11 31 −20 6
Source: Foxtel National Youth League

Grand final

Melbourne City Youth v Sydney FC Youth
28 January 2017 Melbourne City Youth 3–2 Sydney FC Youth Gosford
14:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Stephen Laurie

Domestic cups

FFA Cup

This section is transcluded from 2016 FFA Cup. (edit | history)
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Devonport City 1
Lambton Jaffas 0 Devonport City 0
North Eastern MetroStars 3 (3) Bentleigh Greens (a.e.t.) 1
Bentleigh Greens (p) 3 (4) Bentleigh Greens 0
Hume City (p) 1 (4) Melbourne Victory 2
Marconi Stallions 1 (2) Hume City 0
Newcastle Jets 1 Melbourne Victory 1
Melbourne Victory 3 Melbourne Victory 0
Shamrock Rovers Darwin 0 Melbourne City 2
Brisbane Strikers 6 Brisbane Strikers 1
Floreat Athena 1 Melbourne City 2
Melbourne City 2 Melbourne City 4
Far North Queensland 0 Western Sydney Wanderers 1
Edgeworth FC 3 Edgeworth FC 1
Western Sydney Wanderers 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 5
Wellington Phoenix 2 Melbourne City 1
Canberra Olympic 1 Sydney FC 0
Surfers Paradise Apollo 0 Canberra Olympic 2
Redlands United (a.e.t.) 2 Redlands United 0
Adelaide United 1 Canberra Olympic 1
Melbourne Knights 2 Green Gully 0
Cockburn City 1 Melbourne Knights 1
Green Gully 2 Green Gully 3
Central Coast Mariners 1 Canberra Olympic 0
Blacktown City (a.e.t.) 6 Sydney FC 3
Sydney United 58 2 Blacktown City 3
Bonnyrigg White Eagles 3 Bonnyrigg White Eagles 0
Manly United 0 Blacktown City 0
Brisbane Roar 0 Sydney FC 3
Perth Glory 2 Perth Glory 0
Wollongong Wolves 0 Sydney FC (a.e.t.) 2
Sydney FC 3

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2016–17.

Australia  v  Brazil
13 June 2017 Australia  0–4  Brazil Melbourne, Australia
20:05 UTC+10 Report
Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground
Attendance: 49,874
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

FIFA World Cup qualification

Australia  v  Iraq
1 September 2016 Third round Australia  2–0  Iraq Perth, Australia
18:30 UTC+8
Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 18,923
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
United Arab Emirates  v  Australia
6 September 2016 Third round United Arab Emirates  0–1  Australia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4 Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Cahill 75' Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Attendance: 40,893
Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)
Saudi Arabia  v  Australia
6 October 2016 Third round Saudi Arabia  2–2  Australia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3 Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 51,616
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Australia  v  Japan
11 October 2016 Third round Australia  1–1  Japan Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Jedinak 52' (pen.) Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Haraguchi 5' Stadium: Docklands Stadium
Attendance: 48,460
Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)
Thailand  v  Australia
15 November 2016 Third round Thailand  2–2  Australia Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7 Teerasil 20', 57' (pen.) Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Jedinak 9' (pen.), 65' (pen.) Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium
Attendance: 36,534
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)
Iraq  v  Australia
23 March 2017 Third round Iraq  1–1  Australia Tehran, Iran
16:30 UTC+4:30 Yasin 76' Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Leckie 39' Stadium: PAS Stadium
Attendance: 3,270
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)
Australia  v  United Arab Emirates
28 March 2017 Third round Australia  2–0  United Arab Emirates Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11
Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium
Attendance: 27,328
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)
Australia  v  Saudi Arabia
8 June 2017 Third round Australia  3–2  Saudi Arabia Adelaide, Australia
19:30 UTC+9:30
Report
Report (FIFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 29,785
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

FIFA Confederations Cup

Australia  v  Germany
19 June 2017 Group stage Australia  2–3  Germany Sochi, Russia
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 28,605
Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)
Cameroon  v  Australia
22 June 2017 Group stage Cameroon  1–1  Australia Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 UTC+3 Report
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium
Attendance: 35,021
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
Chile  v  Australia
25 June 2017 Group stage Chile  1–1  Australia Moscow, Russia
18:00 UTC+3
  • Rodríguez 67'
 Report
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena
Attendance: 33,639
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Men's under 23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2016–17.

FC Seoul South Korea v  Australia
28 January 2017 2017 Lunar New Year Cup semi-final FC Seoul South Korea Cancelled  Australia Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8) Report Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Australia  v  Austria
24 March 2017 Australia  1–1  Austria Murcia, Spain
54' Source Grbić 85' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Australia  v  Finland
27 March 2017 Australia  0–2  Finland Murcia, Spain
18:00 (UTC+1) Source Savolainen 48', 82' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Referee: Rafael Sánchez López (Spain)

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2016–17.

Central Coast Mariners Australia v  Australia
21 July 2016 Training match Central Coast Mariners Australia 2–2  Australia Gosford, Australia
O'Donovan 16'
Ferreira 45' (pen.)		 Report Prasad 23'
Maia 29'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Australia  v  Cambodia
12 September 2016 Group stage Australia  2–0  Cambodia Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7) Cheng 61' (o.g.)
Blackwood 63' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre
Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)
Myanmar  v  Australia
14 September 2016 Group stage Myanmar  0–3  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
15:30 (UTC+7) Report
Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Indonesia  v  Australia
16 September 2016 Group stage Indonesia  1–3  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
15:30 (UTC+7) 35' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre
Australia  v  Thailand
18 September 2016 Group stage Australia  1–5  Thailand Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7) Blackwood 14' Report
Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre
Attendance: 354
Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
Laos  v  Australia
20 September 2016 Group stage Laos  1–2  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Santi 45' Report
Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre
Vietnam  v  Australia
22 September 2016 Semi-final Vietnam  2–5  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7)
Report
Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium
Australia  v  Thailand
24 September 2016 Final Australia  5–1  Thailand Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7)
Report Jakkit 90+' Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium

AFC U-19 Championship

China  v  Australia
15 October 2016 Group stage China  0–1  Australia Riffa, Bahrain
19:30 AST Report Shabow 46' Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 370
Referee: Jumpei Ida (Japan)
Australia  v  Uzbekistan
18 October 2016 Group stage Australia  2–3  Uzbekistan Isa Town, Bahrain
19:30 AST
  • Youlley 63' (pen.)
  • Maia 90+3' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 58
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
Australia  v  Tajikistan
21 October 2016 Group stage Australia  0–0  Tajikistan Riffa, Bahrain
19:30 AST Report Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 165
Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2016–17.

Australia  v  Uzbekistan
11 September 2016 Australia  3–2  Uzbekistan India
 Report
  • 16'
  • 66'

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Myanmar  v  Australia
10 July 2016 Group stage Myanmar  1–1  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT Hein Htet Aung 66' Report Italiano 69' Stadium: Army Stadium
Referee: Warintorn Sassade (Thailand)
Vietnam  v  Australia
12 July 2016 Group stage Vietnam  3–0  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT
  • Tiến 18' (pen.)
  • Đạt 28'
  • Khiêm 78'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Chanketya Thong (Cambodia)
Australia  v  Philippines
14 July 2016 Group stage Australia  7–0  Philippines Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Australia  v  Singapore
16 July 2016 Group stage Australia  6–2  Singapore Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT
Report
  • Rezza Rezky 45+2'
  • Mahler 55'
 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Talaver Linjun (Philippines)
Australia  v  Malaysia
18 July 2016 Group stage Australia  7–1  Malaysia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT
Report Nizaruddin Jazi 29' Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)
Thailand  v  Australia
21 July 2016 Semi-final Thailand  3–3
(3–5 p)		  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
Penalties
Vietnam  v  Australia
23 July 2016 Final Vietnam  3–3
(3–5 p)		  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT
Report
  • Roberts 58' (pen.), 90+1'
  • Moric 83'
 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Javis (Maldives)
Penalties
  • Tiến soccer ball with check mark
  • Độ soccer ball with check mark
  • Kiên soccer ball with red X
  • Sang soccer ball with check mark

AFC U-16 Championship

Australia  v  Kyrgyzstan
16 September 2016 Group stage Australia  0–1  Kyrgyzstan Bambolim, India
16:00 IST Report Kanybekov 76' (pen.) Stadium: GMC Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)
Vietnam  v  Australia
19 September 2016 Group stage Vietnam  3–2  Australia Bambolim, India
20:00 IST
  • Thắng 51', 61'
  • Duy Khiêm 86'
 Report Roberts 18', 28' Stadium: GMC Stadium
Attendance: 1,467
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
Australia  v  Japan
22 September 2016 Group stage Australia  0–6  Japan Bambolim, India
16:00 IST Report
Stadium: GMC Stadium
Attendance: 430
Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2016–17.

Brazil  v  Australia
23 July 2016 Brazil  3–1  Australia Fortaleza, Brazil
16:00 BRT
Report
Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas
Referee: Ana Karina Marques (Brazil)

Summer Olympics

Canada  v  Australia
3 August 2016 Group stage Canada  2–0  Australia São Paulo, Brazil
15:00 BRT Report Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 20,521
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
Germany  v  Australia
6 August 2016 Group stage Germany  2–2  Australia São Paulo, Brazil
18:00 BRT
Report
Stadium: Arena Corinthians
Attendance: 37,475
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Australia  v  Zimbabwe
9 August 2016 Group stage Australia  6–1  Zimbabwe Salvador, Brazil
16:00 BRT
Report Msipa 90+1' Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova
Attendance: 5,115
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
Brazil  v  Australia
12 August 2016 Quarter-final Brazil  0–0 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		  Australia Belo Horizonte, Brazil
22:00 BRT Report Stadium: Mineirão
Attendance: 52,660
Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)
Penalties

Algarve Cup

Australia  v  Sweden
1 March 2017 Group stage Australia  0–1  Sweden Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 (WET) Report Schelin 60' Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Australia  v  Netherlands
3 March 2017 Group stage Australia  3–2  Netherlands Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
15:00 (WET)
Report
Stadium: VRS António Sports Complex
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
China  v  Australia
6 March 2017 Group stage China  1–2  Australia Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 (WET) Sha. Wang 36' Report Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)
Australia  v  Denmark
8 March 2017 3rd place match Australia  1–1
(1–4 p)		  Denmark Albufeira, Portugal
14:45 (WET) K. Simon 36' Report Harder 80' Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium
Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
Penalties

Women's under-20

AFF Women's Championship

Australia  v  Malaysia
27 July 2016 Group stage Australia  4–0  Malaysia Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT
Report Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Referee: Thi Thu Trang Bui (Vietnam)
East Timor  v  Australia
29 July 2016 Group stage East Timor  0–20  Australia Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT Report
Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Myanmar  v  Australia
31 July 2016 Group stage Myanmar  1–1  Australia Mandalay, Myanmar
18:00 MMT Report
  • Plessas 78'
 Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
Australia  v  Thailand
2 August 2016 Semi-final Australia  1–2  Thailand Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT Maher 11' Report
Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
Myanmar  v  Australia
4 August 2016 Third place match Myanmar  1–0  Australia Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT Win Theingi Tun Report Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Attendance: 1,500

AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

Northern Mariana Islands  v  Australia
2 November 2016 Northern Mariana Islands  0–16  Australia Nanjing, China
16:00 CST Report
Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 40
Referee: Shiva Yari (Iran)
Australia  v  Jordan
6 November 2016 Australia  7–1  Jordan Nanjing, China
16:00 CST
Report Zabian 30' Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)

Women's under-17

AFC U-17 Women's Championship qualification

Australia  v  Palestine
25 August 2016 Australia  28–0  Palestine Hanoi, Vietnam
13:00 ICT
Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre
Attendance: 100
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)
Australia  v  Hong Kong
27 August 2016 Australia  14–0  Hong Kong Hanoi, Vietnam
13:00 ICT
  • Vignes 3', 47'
  • Galabadaarachchi 6', 36', 83'
  • Sayer 18', 32'
  • Kubin 24', 45+2', 49', 64'
  • Meads 53'
  • Kell 77'
  • Hughes 81'
 Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre
Attendance: 67
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
Iraq  v  Australia
29 August 2016 Iraq  0–8  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 ICT Report
Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre
Attendance: 70
Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)
Australia  v  Vietnam
1 September 2016 Australia  6–0  Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
18:30 ICT
Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre
Attendance: 450
Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)
Uzbekistan  v  Australia
3 September 2016 Uzbekistan  1–9  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 ICT Turaeva 85' Report
Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre
Attendance: 40
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Retirements

References

  1. ^ "Exclusive: Heart condition forces Aussie starlet Naumoff into retirement". The World Game. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Former Sky Blue retires and returns to Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. ^ Harrington, Anna (27 July 2016). "Brianna Davey turns her back on soccer to focus on playing football as a marquee player at Carlton". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

External links

  • Football Federation Australia official website
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