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2016–17 in Australian soccer

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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

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Pos Team 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

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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)
Pos Team 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

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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

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

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Conference A
Pos Team 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 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

Grand final

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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

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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

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Men's senior

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Friendlies

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

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

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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)
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)
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)
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)

FIFA Confederations Cup

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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)
25 June 2017 Group stage Chile  1–1  Australia Moscow, Russia
18:00 UTC+3 Report
Report (FIFA)
Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena
Attendance: 33,639
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Men's under 23

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Friendlies

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

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
24 March 2017 Australia  1–1  Austria Murcia, Spain
54' Source Grbić 85' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
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

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Friendlies

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

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

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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)
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)
16 September 2016 Group stage Indonesia  1–3  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
15:30 (UTC+7) 35' (pen.) Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre
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)
20 September 2016 Group stage Laos  1–2  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7) Santi 45' Report
Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre
22 September 2016 Semi-final Vietnam  2–5  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7)
Report
Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium
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

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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)
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

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Friendlies

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

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

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

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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)
12 July 2016 Group stage Vietnam  3–0  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Chanketya Thong (Cambodia)
14 July 2016 Group stage Australia  7–0  Philippines Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT
Report Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
16 July 2016 Group stage Australia  6–2  Singapore Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Talaver Linjun (Philippines)
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)
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
23 July 2016 Final Vietnam  3–3
(3–5 p)
 Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Mohamed Javis (Maldives)
Penalties

AFC U-16 Championship

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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)
19 September 2016 Group stage Vietnam  3–2  Australia Bambolim, India
20:00 IST
Report Roberts 18', 28' Stadium: GMC Stadium
Attendance: 1,467
Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)
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

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Friendlies

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

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

Summer Olympics

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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)
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)
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)

Algarve Cup

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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)
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)
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)
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

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AFF Women's Championship

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27 July 2016 Group stage Australia  4–0  Malaysia Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT
Report Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Referee: Thi Thu Trang Bui (Vietnam)
29 July 2016 Group stage East Timor  0–20  Australia Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT Report
Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
31 July 2016 Group stage Myanmar  1–1  Australia Mandalay, Myanmar
18:00 MMT Report
Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
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)

AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

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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)
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

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AFC U-17 Women's Championship qualification

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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)
27 August 2016 Australia  14–0  Hong Kong Hanoi, Vietnam
13:00 ICT
Report Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre
Attendance: 67
Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)
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)
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)
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

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References

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  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.
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