# 2016–17 in Australian soccer

The 2016–17 season was the 48th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 134th overall.

## Domestic competitions
### A-League

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 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 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 36 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 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 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

#### Finals series

| Elimination-finals 21–23 April | Elimination-finals 21–23 April | Semi-finals 29–30 April | Semi-finals 29–30 April | Grand final 7 May | 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) | | | | |

### W-League

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City (C) | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 20 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 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 | |

#### Finals series

| Semi-finals 4–5 February | Semi-finals 4–5 February | Semi-finals 4–5 February | Grand final 12 February | Grand final 12 February | Grand final 12 February |
| 2 | Perth Glory | 5 | | | |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 1 | Perth Glory | Perth Glory | 0 |
| | | | Melbourne City | Melbourne City | 2 |
| 1 | Canberra United | 0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne City | 2 |
| 4 | Melbourne City (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | |

### National Premier Leagues

The 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals series began on 17 September 2016.
| Quarter-finals 17–18 September | Quarter-finals 17–18 September | Quarter-finals 17–18 September | Semi-finals 24–25 September | Semi-finals 24–25 September | Semi-finals 24–25 September | Grand final 2 October | Grand final 2 October | Grand final 2 October |
| Sydney United 58 | Sydney United 58 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Adelaide City | Adelaide City | 4 | | | | | | |
| Adelaide City | Adelaide City | 4 | Sydney United 58 | Sydney United 58 | 2 | | | |
| | | | Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 1 | | | |
| Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 3 | Brisbane Strikers | Brisbane Strikers | 1 | | | |
| Canberra Olympic | Canberra Olympic | 2 | | | | | | |
| Canberra Olympic | Canberra Olympic | 2 | | | | Sydney United 58 | Sydney United 58 | 4 |
| | | | | | | Edgeworth FC | Edgeworth FC | 1 |
| Perth | Perth | 6 | | | | | | | Edgeworth FC | Edgeworth FC | 1 |
| Devonport City | Devonport City | 1 | | | | | | |
| Devonport City | Devonport City | 1 | Perth | Perth | 0 | | | |
| | | | Edgeworth FC | Edgeworth FC | 1 | | | |
| Bentleigh Greens | Bentleigh Greens | 1 | Edgeworth FC | Edgeworth FC | 1 | | | |
| Edgeworth FC (a.e.t.) | Edgeworth FC (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | |

### National Youth League

Conference A :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | |
Conference B :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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
## Domestic cups
### FFA Cup

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | 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
### Men's senior
#### Friendlies

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

#### FIFA Confederations Cup
### Men's under 23
#### Friendlies

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

### Men's under-20
#### Friendlies

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

#### AFC U-19 Championship
### Men's under-17
#### Friendlies

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

#### AFC U-16 Championship
### Women's senior
#### Friendlies

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

#### Algarve Cup
### Women's under-20
#### AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification
### Women's under-17
#### AFC U-17 Women's Championship qualification
## Retirements

* 4 July 2016: Chris Naumoff, 21, former Sydney FC midfielder.
* 22 July 2016: Nick Carle, 34, former Australia, Sydney Olympic, Marconi Stallions, Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC midfielder.
* 27 July 2016: Brianna Davey, 21, former Australia, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City goalkeeper.