2016–17 A-League
Season | 2016–17 |
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Matches played | 44 |
Goals scored | 124 (2.82 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Bruno Fornaroli Andy Keogh (7 goals) |
Biggest home win | Template:ALeague MV 6–1 Template:ALeague WP (31 October 2016) |
Biggest away win | Template:ALeague WSW 0–4 Template:ALeague SFC (8 October 2016) |
Highest scoring | Template:ALeague MV 6–1 Template:ALeague WP (31 October 2016) |
Highest attendance | 61,880 Template:ALeague WSW 0–4 Template:ALeague SFC (8 October 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 5,076 Template:ALeague CCM 2–0 Template:ALeague PG (24 November 2016) |
Average attendance | 13,828 |
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 4 December 2016. |
The 2016–17 A-League will be the 40th season of top-flight Association football (soccer) in Australia, and the 12th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The fixtures were announced on 9 June 2016. The season began on 7 October 2016.[1]
Clubs
Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
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Template:ALeague AU | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | 17,000 |
Template:ALeague BR | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
Template:ALeague CCM | Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | 20,059 |
Template:ALeague MC | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Template:ALeague MV | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium AAMI Park |
56,347 30,050 |
Template:ALeague NUJ | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
Template:ALeague PG | Perth | nib Stadium | 20,500 |
Template:ALeague SFC | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 45,500 |
Template:ALeague WP | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 36,000 |
Template:ALeague WSW | Sydney | ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium |
84,000 24,000 |
Personnel and kits
Transfers
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Central Coast Mariners | Tony Walmsley | Sacked[2] | 8 August 2016 | Pre-season | Paul Okon[3] | 29 August 2016 |
Newcastle Jets | Scott Miller | Sacked[4] | 7 September 2016 | Mark Jones[5] | 23 September 2016 |
Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[6]
2Australian citizens (and New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)
Salary cap exemptions
Club | First Marquee | Second Marquee | Guest Marquee | Captain | Vice-Captain |
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Template:ALeague AU | Eugene Galekovic[7] | Marcelo Carrusca[7] | None | Eugene Galekovic[8][9] | TBD |
Template:ALeague BR | Matt McKay[10] | Thomas Broich[11] | None | Matt McKay[12] | Jade North[13] |
Template:ALeague CCM | None | None | None | Nick Montgomery[14] | TBD |
Melbourne City | Bruno Fornaroli[15] | Nicolás Colazo[16] | Tim Cahill[17] | Bruno Fornaroli[18][19] | None |
Template:ALeague MV | Oliver Bozanic[20] | Besart Berisha[21] | None | Carl Valeri[22] | Leigh Broxham[22] |
Template:ALeague NUJ | None | None | None | Nigel Boogaard[23] | Mateo Poljak[24] |
Template:ALeague PG | Diego Castro[25] | None | None | Rostyn Griffiths[26] | Andy Keogh[26] |
Template:ALeague SFC | Filip Hološko[27][28] | Bobô[29] | None | Alex Brosque[30] | None |
Template:ALeague WP | Kosta Barbarouses[31] | Guilherme Finkler[32][33] | None | Andrew Durante[34] | TBD |
Template:ALeague WSW | Nicolás Martínez[35] | None | None | Dimas[36] | Mitch Nichols[36] |
Regular season
League ladder
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results
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Notes:
- Central Coast Mariners were tied with Perth Glory at the end of Round 1, as were Adelaide United, Brisbane Roar, Melbourne Victory and Newcastle Jets.
- Wellington Phoenix and Melbourne Victory's Round 7 game was postponed.
Finals series
Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
1 | 1st/2nd | |||||||||||||
4 | 3rd | |||||||||||||
5 | 6th | |||||||||||||
2 | 1st/2nd | |||||||||||||
3 | 4th | |||||||||||||
6 | 5th |
Elimination-finals
3rd | v | 6th | Location: TBA | |
Referee: TBD |
4th | v | 5th | Location: TBA | |
Referee: TBD |
Semi-finals
1st | v | Lower-placed team | Location: TBA | |
Referee: TBD |
2nd | v | Higher-placed team | Location: TBA | |
Referee: TBD |
Grand Final
Higher-placed team | v | Lower-placed team | Location: TBA | |
7.30pm (AEST) | Referee: TBD |
Statistics
Attendances
By club
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.
- As of 4 December 2016
Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
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Melbourne Victory | 5 | 23,813 | 43,188 | 16,017 | 119,065 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 5 | 22,546 | 61,880 | 11,201 | 112,728 |
Brisbane Roar | 4 | 16,688 | 20,198 | 13,428 | 66,753 |
Sydney FC | 4 | 15,393 | 19,143 | 13,179 | 61,571 |
Adelaide United | 5 | 11,671 | 14,908 | 8,539 | 58,356 |
Perth Glory | 4 | 11,003 | 13,290 | 9,501 | 44,011 |
Newcastle Jets | 5 | 9,813 | 11,873 | 8,335 | 49,064 |
Melbourne City | 5 | 8,982 | 10,644 | 7,745 | 44,912 |
Wellington Phoenix | 3 | 7,744 | 10,034 | 5,832 | 23,231 |
Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 7,180 | 11,075 | 5,076 | 28,721 |
League total | 44 | 13,828 | 61,880 | 5,076 | 608,412 |
By round
Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
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Round 1 | 106,365 | 5 | 21,273 |
Round 2 | 92,603 | 5 | 18,521 |
Round 3 | 50,669 | 5 | 10,134 |
Round 4 | 67,635 | 5 | 13,527 |
Round 5 | 69,437 | 5 | 13,887 |
Round 6 | 58,035 | 5 | 11,607 |
Round 7 | 52,803 | 4/5 | 13,201 |
Round 8 | 58,367 | 5 | 11,673 |
Round 9 | 52,498 | 5 | 10,500 |
Round 10 | - | 5 | - |
Round 11 | - | 5 | - |
Round 12 | - | 5 | - |
Round 13 | - | 5 | - |
Round 14 | - | 5 | - |
Round 15 | - | 5 | - |
Round 16 | - | 5 | - |
Round 17 | - | 5 | - |
Round 18 | - | 5 | - |
Round 19 | - | 5 | - |
Round 20 | - | 5 | - |
Round 21 | - | 5 | - |
Round 22 | - | 5 | - |
Round 23 | - | 5 | - |
Round 24 | - | 5 | - |
Round 25 | - | 5 | - |
Round 26 | - | 5 | - |
Round 27 | - | 5 | - |
Elimination Final | - | 2 | - |
Semi Final | - | 2 | - |
Grand Final | - | 1 | - |