# 2016 W-League grand final

The 2016 W-League Grand Final was the final match of the 2015–16 W-League season and decided the champions of women's football in Australia for the season.
The match took place at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia on 31 January 2016 and was played between league premiers Melbourne City and two-time premiers of the league Sydney FC. The match was won by Melbourne City 4–1 who competed the perfect season, failing to lose a match all season. It was also Melbourne City's first championship of any kind in Australian football and ensured the club won all available silverware in women's football in their inaugural season. Kim Little, playing for Melbourne City for the season on loan from Seattle Reign FC, was named the player of the match.

## Teams

| Team | Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| Melbourne City | None |
| Sydney FC | 3 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013) |

## Route to the final

| Melbourne City | Melbourne City | Round | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | Sydney FC |
| 1st place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36 2 Canberra United 12 26 3 Sydney FC 12 19 4 Brisbane Roar 12 16 5 Adelaide United 12 13 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 1st place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36 2 Canberra United 12 26 3 Sydney FC 12 19 4 Brisbane Roar 12 16 5 Adelaide United 12 13 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | Regular season | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36 2 Canberra United 12 26 3 Sydney FC 12 19 4 Brisbane Roar 12 16 5 Adelaide United 12 13 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36 2 Canberra United 12 26 3 Sydney FC 12 19 4 Brisbane Roar 12 16 5 Adelaide United 12 13 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36 2 Canberra United 12 26 3 Sydney FC 12 19 4 Brisbane Roar 12 16 5 Adelaide United 12 13 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions | 3rd place Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36 2 Canberra United 12 26 3 Sydney FC 12 19 4 Brisbane Roar 12 16 5 Adelaide United 12 13 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions |
| Opponent | Score | | Opponent | Score |
| Brisbane Roar | 0–0 (5–4 p) (H) | Semi-finals | Canberra United | 1–0 (A) |

## Match details

| Melbourne City | Sydney FC |
MELBOURNE CITY: :
| GK | 1 | Brianna Davey |
| DF | 4 | Jen Beattie 64' |
| DF | 5 | Laura Alleway |
| DF | 7 | Steph Catley |
| DF | 13 | Rebekah Stott |
| MF | 6 | Aivi Luik |
| MF | 8 | Kim Little |
| MF | 10 | Jessica Fishlock 89' |
| MF | 16 | Beattie Goad 86' |
| FW | 9 | Larissa Crummer 67' |
| FW | 11 | Lisa De Vanna (c) |
| Substitutes: |||
| FW | 17 | Marianna Tabain | 67' |
| MF | 15 | Amy Jackson | 86' |
| MF | 3 | Alex Chidiac | 89' |
| GK | 20 | Trudy Burke |
| FW | 18 | Anisa Guajardo |
| Manager: |||
| Joe Montemurro ||||
SYDNEY FC: :
| GK | 1 | Michelle Betos |
| DF | 2 | Elizabeth Ralston |
| DF | 11 | Natalie Tobin 26' 73' |
| DF | 14 | Alanna Kennedy |
| DF | 15 | Teigen Allen |
| MF | 6 | Teresa Polias (c) |
| MF | 7 | Nicola Bolger 83' |
| MF | 5 | Jasmyne Spencer |
| FW | 9 | Princess Ibini-Isei 63' |
| FW | 17 | Kyah Simon 53' |
| FW | 19 | Leena Khamis |
| Substitutes: |||
| MF | 4 | Sunny Franco | 63' |
| MF | 10 | Renee Rollason | 73' |
| DF | 12 | Olivia Price | 83' |
| MF | 16 | Hannah Bacon |
| GK | 18 | Sham Khamis |
| Manager: |||
| Daniel Barrett ||||

## Match statistics

The following are the match statistics for the 2016 W-League grand final:
| | Melbourne City | Sydney FC |
| Ball possession | 58% | 42% |
| Passes | 458 | 323 |
| Passing accuracy | 80.3% | 76.8% |
| Corners | 8 | 4 |
| Shots on goal | 13 | 9 |
| On target shots | 9 | 2 |
| Aerial duels won | 75% | 25% |
| Interceptions | 16 | 18 |
| Fouls | 7 | 13 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |