2016–17 A-League
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Season | 2016–17 |
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Champions | Sydney FC (3rd title) |
Premiers | Sydney FC (2nd title) |
Champions League | Sydney FC Melbourne Victory Brisbane Roar |
Matches played | 135 |
Goals scored | 409 (3.03 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Besart Berisha Jamie Maclaren (19 goals) |
Best goalkeeper | Danny Vukovic |
Biggest home win | Melbourne Victory 6–1 Wellington Phoenix (31 October 2016) Wellington Phoenix 5–0 Newcastle Jets (26 March 2017) |
Biggest away win | Adelaide United 0–5 Perth Glory (10 February 2017) |
Highest scoring | Perth Glory 5–4 Melbourne City (16 April 2017) |
Longest winning run | Melbourne Victory Sydney FC (6 games) |
Longest unbeaten run | Sydney FC (19 games) |
Longest winless run | Newcastle Jets (10 games) |
Longest losing run | Newcastle Jets (6 games) |
Highest attendance | 61,880 Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Sydney FC (8 October 2016) |
Lowest attendance | 4,828 Wellington Phoenix vs. Newcastle Jets (26 March 2017) |
Average attendance | 12,294 |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → |
The 2016–17 A-League was the 40th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 12th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season began on 7 October 2016.[1]
Adelaide United were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The 2017 Grand Final took place on 7 May 2017, with Sydney FC claiming their third Championship with a 1–1 (4–2 on penalties) win against Melbourne Victory. Sydney FC also claimed the premiership for the 2016–17 regular season, their second in club history.
Clubs
Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
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Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | 17,000 |
Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | 20,119 |
Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium AAMI Park |
56,347 30,050 |
Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
Perth Glory | Perth | nib Stadium | 20,500 |
Sydney FC | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 45,500 |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 34,500 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 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 on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Central Coast Mariners | ![]() |
Sacked[8] | 8 August 2016 | Pre-season | ![]() |
29 August 2016 |
Newcastle Jets | ![]() |
Sacked[10] | 7 September 2016 | ![]() |
23 September 2016 | |
Wellington Phoenix | ![]() |
Resigned[12] | 5 December 2016 | 10th | ![]() |
5 December 2016 (interim) 2 January 2017 (permanent) |
Melbourne City | ![]() |
Resigned[14] | 3 January 2017 | 4th | ![]() |
3 January 2017 (interim) 25 January 2017 (permanent) |
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);[16]
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 and captains
Regular season
League table
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
Positions by round
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage | |
Qualification to Finals series |
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 had a game in hand between Rounds 7 and 15, with their Round 7 game played before the start of Round 16 on 17 January 2017.[51]
Finals series
Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Sydney FC | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Melbourne City | 0 | Perth Glory | 0 | ||||||||||
5 | Perth Glory | 2 | Sydney FC (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||
Melbourne Victory | 1 (2) | |||||||||||||
2 | Melbourne Victory | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Brisbane Roar (p) | 1 (6) | Brisbane Roar | 0 | ||||||||||
6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 (5) |
Elimination-finals
21 April 2017 | Brisbane Roar | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane |
19:50 AEST | Maclaren ![]() |
Report | Antonis ![]() |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 17,530 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
Penalties | ||||
23 April 2017 | Melbourne City | 0–2 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,944 Referee: Chris Beath |
Semi-finals
29 April 2017 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
19:50 AEST | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 21,938 Referee: Peter Green |
30 April 2017 | Melbourne Victory | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
17:00 AEST | Berisha ![]() |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,202 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
Grand Final
7 May 2017 | Sydney FC | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Melbourne Victory | Sydney |
17:00 AEST | Grant ![]() |
Report | Berisha ![]() |
Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 41,546 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
Penalties | ||||
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 matches played on 16 April 2017.
Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
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Melbourne Victory | 14 | 22,008 | 43,188 | 14,081 | 308,115 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 | 17,746 | 61,880 | 7,828 | 248,442 |
Sydney FC | 13 | 16,001 | 40,143 | 8,380 | 208,008 |
Brisbane Roar | 13 | 13,892 | 20,198 | 8,113 | 180,601 |
Melbourne City | 13 | 10,593 | 24,706 | 7,745 | 137,709 |
Perth Glory | 14 | 10,533 | 13,290 | 8,834 | 147,459 |
Adelaide United | 14 | 9,565 | 14,908 | 6,642 | 133,905 |
Newcastle Jets | 13 | 8,645 | 11,873 | 5,642 | 112,380 |
Central Coast Mariners | 13 | 7,395 | 11,398 | 5,072 | 96,141 |
Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 6,211 | 10,034 | 4,828 | 86,949 |
League total | 135 | 12,294 | 61,880 | 4,828 | 1,659,709 |
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 | 58,488 | 5 | 11,698 |
Round 8 | 58,367 | 5 | 11,673 |
Round 9 | 52,498 | 5 | 10,500 |
Round 10 | 60,940 | 5 | 12,188 |
Round 11 | 51,232 | 5 | 10,246 |
Round 12 | 65,126 | 5 | 13,025 |
Round 13 | 59,526 | 5 | 11,905 |
Round 14 | 55,845 | 5 | 11,169 |
Round 15 | 87,088 | 5 | 17,418 |
Round 16 | 47,206 | 5 | 9,441 |
Round 17 | 66,960 | 5 | 13,392 |
Round 18 | 71,681 | 5 | 14,336 |
Round 19 | 38,651 | 5 | 7,730 |
Round 20 | 75,391 | 5 | 15,078 |
Round 21 | 59,676 | 5 | 11,935 |
Round 22 | 41,656 | 5 | 8,331 |
Round 23 | 51,936 | 5 | 10,387 |
Round 24 | 44,143 | 5 | 8,829 |
Round 25 | 57,077 | 5 | 11,415 |
Round 26 | 49,300 | 5 | 9,860 |
Round 27 | 62,609 | 5 | 12,522 |
Elimination Final | 27,474 | 2 | 13,737 |
Semi Final | 42,140 | 2 | 21,070 |
Grand Final | 41,546 | 1 | 41,546 |
Club membership
Club | Members |
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Adelaide United | 10,099 |
Brisbane Roar | 7,050 |
Central Coast Mariners | 6,265 |
Melbourne City | 13,078 |
Melbourne Victory | 26,251 |
Newcastle Jets | 8,703 |
Perth Glory | 8,644 |
Sydney FC | 12,512 |
Wellington Phoenix | 4,791 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 20,022 |
Total | 117,415 |
Average | 11,741 |
Last updated: 16 April 2017.
Source: a-league.com.au
Player stats
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 16 April 2017[52]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
Melbourne Victory | 19 |
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Brisbane Roar | ||
3 | ![]() |
Melbourne City | 17 |
4 | ![]() |
Sydney FC | 15 |
5 | ![]() |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 |
6 | ![]() |
Perth Glory | 12 |
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Perth Glory | ||
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Wellington Phoenix | ||
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Melbourne Victory | ||
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Perth Glory |
Hat-tricks
Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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Perth Glory | Melbourne City | 3–2 | 21 October 2016 | [53] |
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Melbourne Victory | Wellington Phoenix | 6–1 | 31 October 2016 | [54] |
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Melbourne Victory | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–0 | 10 December 2016 | [55] |
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Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne City | 3–1 | 24 March 2017 | [56] |
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Brisbane Roar | Central Coast Mariners | 5–1 | 2 April 2017 | [57] |
† - On 24 March 2017 Besart Berisha switched nationalities from Albania to Kosovo.
Own goals
- As of matches played on 16 April 2017
Clean sheets
- As of matches played on 16 April 2017[58]
NB - An additional clean sheet was kept by Melbourne City, however this is not listed due to a goalkeeper substitution.
Discipline
During the season each club is given fair play points based on the number of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the fewest points wins the Fair Play Award.[59]
Club | ![]() |
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FP Pts |
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Central Coast Mariners | 44 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
Adelaide United | 52 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
Brisbane Roar | 51 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
Newcastle Jets | 55 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
Melbourne Victory | 56 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
Sydney FC | 64 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
Wellington Phoenix | 62 | 2 | 1 | 69 |
Western Sydney Wanderers | 58 | 1 | 4 | 72 |
Perth Glory | 67 | 1 | 2 | 75 |
Melbourne City | 73 | 1 | 3 | 84 |
League total | 582 | 13 | 15 |
Last updated: 16 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Awards
NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award
The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award was awarded to the finest U-23 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2016–17 competition, based on a monthly nomination.
Month | Nominee | Club |
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October 2016 | ![]() |
Sydney FC |
November 2016 | ![]() |
Sydney FC |
December 2016 | ![]() |
Western Sydney Wanderers |
January 2017 | ![]() |
Brisbane Roar |
February 2017 | ![]() |
Central Coast Mariners |
March 2017 | ![]() |
Adelaide United |
April 2017 | ![]() |
Brisbane Roar |
End of season awards
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2016–17 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Star Event Centre in Sydney on 1 May 2017.[67]
- Johnny Warren Medal – Miloš Ninković, Sydney FC
- NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Jamie Maclaren, Brisbane Roar
- Nike Golden Boot Award – Besart Berisha, Melbourne Victory & Jamie Maclaren, Brisbane Roar (19 goals each)
- Goalkeeper of the Year – Danny Vukovic, Sydney FC
- Coach of the Year – Graham Arnold, Sydney FC
- Fair Play Award – Central Coast Mariners
- Referee of the Year – Jarred Gillett
- Goal of the Year – Tim Cahill, Melbourne City (Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City, 15 October 2016)
See also
- 2016–17 Adelaide United FC season
- 2016–17 Brisbane Roar FC season
- 2016–17 Central Coast Mariners FC season
- 2016–17 Melbourne City FC season
- 2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC season
- 2016–17 Newcastle Jets FC season
- 2016–17 Perth Glory FC season
- 2016–17 Sydney FC season
- 2016–17 Wellington Phoenix FC season
- 2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season
Notes
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