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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The 2015–16 season was the 47th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 133rd overall.
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 for 2017 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 for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 44 | Qualification for 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[a] | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 25 | |
10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 13 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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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]
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) |
7 June 2016 Dodoni Series | Australia ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
20:00 AEST | Sainsbury ![]() |
Report | Mantalos ![]() Maniatis ![]() |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 33,622 Referee: Bobby Madley (England) |
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) |
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 |
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) |
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]
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) |
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 |
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) |
9 August 2015 3rd Place | Laos ![]() | 2−10 | ![]() | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
15:30 (UTC+7) | Sengsavang ![]() |
Report | Roberts ![]() Brook ![]() Sweedan ![]() Akbari ![]() Moric ![]() |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium |
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) |
18 September 2015 | Myanmar ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Hanoi, Vietnam |
Hein Htet Aung ![]() |
Report | Brook ![]() Moric ![]() Najjarine ![]() |
Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center Attendance: 100 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore) |
20 September 2015 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Hanoi, Vietnam |
15:30 (UTC+7) | Memeti ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center Attendance: 500 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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 ![]() | 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) |