# 2016–17 Melbourne City FC (women) season

The 2016–17 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's second season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team is based at the City Football Academy at La Trobe University and plays home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve. The club was again by coached by manager Joe Montemurro, though in January 2017 Montemurro was promoted to assistant manager of the senior men's team and his role as manager was replaced by playing captain Jess Fishlock, who acted as captain/coach for the remainder of the season. The club's fixtures for the season were released on 31 August 2016.
Melbourne City finished fourth in the league, qualifying for the finals series. They defeated Perth Glory in the 2017 W-League grand final to claim their second consecutive W-League championship.

## Players
### Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Lydia Williams (on loan from Houston Dash) |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Teigen Allen |
| 3 | DF | USA | Lauren Barnes (on loan from Seattle Reign FC) |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Rachel Binning |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Laura Alleway |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Aivi Luik |
| 7 | DF | AUS | Steph Catley (Captain) |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Larissa Crummer |
| 10 | MF | WAL | Jess Fishlock (Player-coach, on loan from Seattle Reign FC) |
| 11 | MF | USA | Erika Tymrak (on loan from FC Kansas City) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Olivia Ellis |
| 13 | DF | NZL | Rebekah Stott |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Melina Ayres |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Amy Jackson |
| 16 | FW | USA | Beverly Yanez (on loan from Seattle Reign FC) |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Marianna Tabain |
| 18 | FW | AUS | Jacynta Galabadaarachchi |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Tyla-Jay Vlajnic |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Emily Shields |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Kelsey Quinn |

### Transfers in

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 2 | DF | Teigen Allen | 22 | Sydney FC | Transfer | Pre-season | | Free |
| 18 | FW | Jacinta Galabadaarachchi | 15 | | Transfer | Pre-season | | Free |
| 1 | GK | Lydia Williams | 28 | Houston Dash | Loan | Pre-season | 2017 | Free |
| 3 | DF | Lauren Barnes | 27 | Seattle Reign FC | Loan | Pre-season | 2017 | Free |
| 11 | MF | Erika Tymrak | 25 | FC Kansas City | Loan | Pre-season | 2017 | Free |
| 4 | DF | Rachel Binning | | | | Pre-season | | Free |
| 16 | FW | Beverly Yanez | 28 | Seattle Reign FC | Loan | Mid-season | 2017 | Free |

### Transfers out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 1 | GK | Brianna Davey | 21 | Carlton (AFLW) | | Pre-season | Free |
| 2 | MF | Monique Iannella | 20 | Texas Longhorns | | Pre-season | Free |
| 3 | MF | Alex Chidiac | 17 | Adelaide United | | Pre-season | Free |
| 4 | DF | Jen Beattie | 25 | Manchester City | Loan return | Pre-season | Free |
| 8 | MF | Kim Little | 26 | Seattle Reign FC | Loan return | Pre-season | Free |
| 11 | FW | Lisa De Vanna | 31 | Orlando Pride | | Pre-season | Free |
| 16 | MF | Beattie Goad | 18 | Stanford University | | Pre-season | Free |
| 18 | FW | Anisa Guajardo | 25 | | | Pre-season | Free |
| 20 | GK | Trudy Burke | 25 | Canberra United | | Pre-season | Free |

## Managerial staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Jess Fishlock |
| Team manager | Louisa Bisby |
| Assistant coach | Patrick Kisnorbo |

## Squad statistics

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | W-League | W-League | W-League | W-League | W-League | Finals series | Finals series | Finals series | Finals series | Finals series |
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Lydia Williams | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Teigen Allen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Lauren Barnes | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Rachel Binning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Laura Alleway | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Aivi Luik | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | | Steph Catley | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Larissa Crummer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Jess Fishlock | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Erika Tymrak | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Olivia Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Rebekah Stott | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Melina Ayres | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Amy Jackson | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Beverly Yanez | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Marianna Tabain | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | | Jacynta Galabadaarachchi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | | Tyla-Jay Vlajnic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Emily Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | Kelsey Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: 12 February 2017
* Source:
* = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Competitions
### W-League
#### League table

| 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 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 January 2017. Source: Competitive Matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | H | A | B | H | A | H | A | H | B | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | ✖ | W | W | L | L | L | ✖ | D | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches

Finals series