# 2015–16 in Australian soccer

The 2015–16 season was the 47th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 133rd overall.

## Domestic competitions
### A-League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide United (C) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 49 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 48 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 48 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 43 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Sydney FC | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 34 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 30 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 25 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 13 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

#### Finals series

| Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | Grand final |
| | | Adelaide United | 4 | | |
| Melbourne City | 2 | Melbourne City | 1 | | |
| Perth Glory | 0 | | | Adelaide United | 3 |
| | | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 |
| | | Western Sydney Wanderers (a.e.t.) | 5 | | |
| Brisbane Roar | 2 | Brisbane Roar | 4 | | |
| Melbourne Victory | 1 | | | | |

### W-League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne City (C) | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | +34 | 36 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 2 | Canberra United | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 26 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 19 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 16 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 13 | |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 13 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 12 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 23 | −13 | 11 | |
| 9 | Melbourne Victory | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 28 | −18 | 7 | |

#### Finals series

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Melbourne City (p) | 0(5) | | | |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 0(4) | | | |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 0(4) | Melbourne City | Melbourne City | 4 |
| | | | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | 1 |
| 2 | Canberra United | 0 | Sydney FC | Sydney FC | 1 |
| 3 | Sydney FC | 1 | | | |

### National Youth League

Conference A :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide United Youth | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 18 | Qualification to the Grand Final |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 15 | |
| 3 | Melbourne City Youth | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 9 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory Youth | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 7 | |
Conference B :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sydney FC Youth (C) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 18 | Qualification to the Grand Final |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 16 | |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 13 | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 9 | |
| 5 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 3 | |

#### Grand final
### National Premier Leagues

The 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals series began on 19 September 2015 and ended with the Grand Final on 3 October 2015. Blacktown City won the title for the first time.
| Quarter-finals 19–20 September | Quarter-finals 19–20 September | Quarter-finals 19–20 September | Semi-finals 26–27 September | Semi-finals 26–27 September | Semi-finals 26–27 September | Grand final 3 October | Grand final 3 October | Grand final 3 October |
| West Adelaide | West Adelaide | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bayswater City | Bayswater City | 2 | | | | | | |
| Bayswater City | Bayswater City | 2 | Bayswater City | Bayswater City | 6 | | | |
| | | | Olympia | Olympia | 0 | | | |
| South Melbourne | South Melbourne | 1 | Olympia | Olympia | 0 | | | |
| Olympia | Olympia | 2 | | | | | | |
| Olympia | Olympia | 2 | | | | Bayswater City | Bayswater City | 1 |
| | | | | | | Blacktown City | Blacktown City | 3 |
| Blacktown City | Blacktown City | 4 | | | | | | | Blacktown City | Blacktown City | 3 |
| Canberra FC | Canberra FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| Canberra FC | Canberra FC | 1 | Blacktown City | Blacktown City | 2 | | | |
| | | | Moreton Bay United | Moreton Bay United | 1 | | | |
| Moreton Bay United | Moreton Bay United | 3 | Moreton Bay United | Moreton Bay United | 1 | | | |
| Edgeworth Eagles | Edgeworth Eagles | 1 | | | | | | |

## Domestic cups
### FFA Cup

The 2015 FFA Cup began on 29 July and ended on 7 November. It was the first season in which teams from all nine FFA member federations participated, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time.
| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Hume City (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Strikers | 3 | Hume City | 3 | | | | | | |
| Gungahlin United | 0 | Sydney Olympic | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sydney Olympic | 1 | | | Hume City (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | |
| Blacktown City | 1 | | | Oakleigh Cannons | 2 | | | | |
| North Eastern MetroStars | 2 | North Eastern MetroStars | 0 | | | | | | |
| Oakleigh Cannons (p) | 1 (5) | Oakleigh Cannons | 1 | | | | | | |
| Far North Queensland | 1 (4) | | | | | Hume City | 0 | | |
| Rockdale City Suns | 3 | | | | | Melbourne Victory | 3 | | |
| Perth SC | 1 | Rockdale City Suns | 2 | | | | | | |
| Balmain Tigers | 0 | Melbourne Victory | 3 | | | | | | |
| Melbourne Victory | 6 | | | Melbourne Victory | 3 | | | | |
| Darwin Olympic | 1 | | | Adelaide United | 1 | | | | |
| Adelaide United | 6 | Adelaide United (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sorrento FC | 0 | Sydney FC | 1 | | | | | | |
| Sydney FC | 2 | | | | | | | Melbourne Victory | 2 |
| Croydon Kings | 1 | | | | | | | Perth Glory | 0 |
| Queensland Lions | 2 | Queensland Lions | 0 | | | | | | |
| Newcastle Jets | 2 (3) | Perth Glory (a.e.t.) | 1 | | | | | | |
| Perth Glory (p) | 2 (4) | | | Perth Glory (p) | 1 (4) | | | | |
| Palm Beach (p) | 1 (8) | | | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 (2) | | | | |
| South Melbourne | 1 (7) | Palm Beach | 0 | | | | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2 | | | | | | |
| Brisbane Roar | 0 | | | | | Perth Glory | 3 | | |
| Broadmeadow Magic | 1 | | | | | Melbourne City | 1 | | |
| Heidelberg United | 3 | Heidelberg United | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sydney United 58 (p) | 3 (3) | Sydney United 58 | 0 | | | | | | |
| South Hobart | 3 (1) | | | Heidelberg United | 0 | | | | |
| Edgeworth FC | 1 | | | Melbourne City | 5 | | | | |
| Melbourne City | 2 | Melbourne City | 5 | | | | | | |
| Central Coast Mariners | 0 | Wellington Phoenix | 1 | | | | | | |
| Wellington Phoenix | 1 | | | | | | | | |

## National teams
### Men's senior
#### FIFA World Cup qualification

2018 World Cup qualification matches also act as 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, following a change to the qualifying formats of both tournaments.

### Men's under-20
#### AFF U-19 Youth Championship

Australia was scheduled to compete in the 2015 AFF U-19 Youth Championship tournament but withdrew before its commencement, citing a different strategy to preparations for 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.

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

* 7 July 2015: Matthew Nash, 34, former Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners goalkeeper.
* 24 July 2015: Zenon Caravella, 32, former Sydney Olympic, New Zealand Knights, Gold Coast United, Adelaide United and Newcastle Jets midfielder.
* 31 August 2015: Michael Turnbull, 34, former Marconi Staillions and New Zealand Knights goalkeeper.
* 1 September 2015: Nadine Angerer, 36, former Germany and Brisbane Roar goalkeeper.
* 13 October 2015: Alessandro Del Piero, 40, former Italy and Sydney FC forward.
* 21 December 2015: Damien Duff, 36, former Republic of Ireland and Melbourne City winger.
* 4 January 2016: Heather Garriock, 33, former Australia, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.
* 10 April 2016: Ben Sigmund, 35, former New Zealand, Football Kingz and Wellington Phoenix defender.
* 30 April 2016: Shane Stefanutto, 36, former Australia, Brisbane Strikers, North Queensland Fury and Brisbane Roar defender.
* 1 May 2016: Patrick Kisnorbo, 35, former Australia, South Melbourne and Melbourne City defender.
* 8 May 2016: Ruben Zadkovich, 29, former Australia, Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory midfielder.
* 21 May 2016: Albert Riera, 32, former Auckland City and Wellington Phoenix midfielder.