# 2016–17 W-League

The 2016–17 W-League season was the ninth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.

## Clubs
### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | Elite Systems Football Centre Coopers Stadium | 200 17,000 |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | A.J. Kelly Park Suncorp Stadium | 1,500 52,500 |
| Canberra United | Canberra | McKellar Park | 3,500 |
| Melbourne City | Melbourne | CB Smith Reserve AAMI Park | 2,000 30,050 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Lakeside Stadium Epping Stadium AAMI Park | 12,000 10,000 30,050 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | Dorrien Gardens | 4,000 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Lambert Park | 7,000 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | Marconi Stadium Popondetta Park | 9,000 2,500 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit sponsors |
| Adelaide United | Huss Skenderovic | Stella Rigon | Macron |
| Brisbane Roar | Melissa Andreatta | Clare Polkinghorne | Puma, Umbro |
| Canberra United | Rae Dower | Ellie Brush Michelle Heyman | Nike University of Canberra |
| Melbourne City | Jess Fishlock | Steph Catley | Nike |
| Melbourne Victory | Jeff Hopkins | Christine Nairn | Adidas |
| Newcastle Jets | Craig Deans | Gema Simon | BLK |
| Perth Glory | Bobby Despotovski | Sam Kerr | Healthway, National Storage, Goodlife, Macron |
| Sydney FC | Daniel Barrett | Teresa Polias | Puma |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Richard Byrne | Caitlin Cooper | Nike |

### Foreign players

| Club | Visa 1 | Visa 2 | Visa 3 | Visa 4 | Non-Visa foreigner(s) |
| Adelaide United | Mônica | Sofia Huerta | Danielle Colaprico | Katie Naughton | |
| Brisbane Roar | Nina Frausing-Pedersen | Maddy Evans | | | |
| Canberra United | Yukari Kinga | Celeste Boureille | Stephanie Ochs | Jasmyne Spencer | |
| Melbourne City | Lauren Barnes | Erika Tymrak | Beverly Yanez | Jess Fishlock | Rebekah Stott$^A$ |
| Melbourne Victory | Natasha Dowie | Bianca Henninger | Samantha Johnson | Christine Nairn | Gülcan Koca$^A$ |
| Newcastle Jets | Arin Gilliland | Jen Hoy | Megan Oyster | Kelsey Wys | Katelyn Rowland$^R$ |
| Perth Glory | Arianna Romero | Vanessa DiBernardo | Alyssa Mautz | Nikki Stanton | |
| Sydney FC | Francisca Ordega | | | | |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Alex Arlitt | Kendall Fletcher | Paige Nielsen | Katie Stengel | |
The following do not fill a Visa position: $^A$Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team; $^R$Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;

## Regular season

The regular season commenced on 5 November 2016 and concluded on 29 January 2017.

### 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 | |

### Fixtures

| Home \ Away | ADE | BRI | CBR | MCY | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD | WSW |
| Adelaide United | | | 2–2 | | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 10–2 |
| Brisbane Roar | 3–2 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| Canberra United | 2–2 | 5–1 | | 1–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 7–2 | | |
| Melbourne City | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 | | |
| Melbourne Victory | | | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Newcastle Jets | | 2–1 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Perth Glory | 1–2 | 0–0 | | | 3–2 | 1–1 | | 1–0 | 4–2 |
| Sydney FC | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–1 | | 1–3 | | | 2–0 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | | | 0–1 | 1–2 | |

## Finals series

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

### Grand final
## Regular-season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of 29 January 2017
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ashleigh Sykes | Canberra United | 12 |
| 2 | Sam Kerr | Perth Glory | 10 |
| 3 | Natasha Dowie | Melbourne Victory | 9 |
| 3 | Adriana Jones | Adelaide United | 9 |
| 5 | Sofia Huerta | Adelaide United | 8 |
| 6 | Jess Fishlock | Melbourne City | 6 |
| 6 | Remy Siemsen | Sydney FC | 6 |
| 6 | Katie Stengel | Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 |
| 6 | Rosie Sutton | Perth Glory | 6 |
| 10 | Tameka Butt | Brisbane Roar | 5 |
| 10 | Jen Hoy | Newcastle Jets | 5 |
| 10 | Jenna Kingsley | Newcastle Jets | 5 |

### Own goals

| Player | Team | Against | Round |
| Emily Hodgson | Adelaide United | Sydney FC | 4 |
| Ellie Brush | Canberra United | Adelaide United | 5 |
| Angelique Hristodoulou | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne Victory | 6 |
| Jada Mathyssen-Whyman | Western Sydney Wanderers | Brisbane Roar | 11 |
| Alyssa Mautz | Perth Glory | Melbourne Victory | 11 |
| Arianna Romero | Perth Glory | Melbourne Victory | 11 |
| Summer O'Brien | Brisbane Roar | Newcastle Jets | 12 |

### Attendances

| Team | Home average |
| Newcastle Jets | 2,650 |
| Brisbane Roar | 2,478 |
| Sydney FC | 1,557 |
| Adelaide United | 1,410 |
| Canberra United | 1,285 |
| Melbourne City | 1,045 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 996 |
| Perth Glory | 807 |
| Melbourne Victory | 596 |

## 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.
* Julie Dolan Medal – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory)
* Penny Tanner Media MVP Award – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory)
* Young Player of the Year – Remy Siemsen (Sydney FC)
* Golden Boot Award – Ashleigh Sykes (Canberra United) (12 goals)
* Goalkeeper of the Year – Lydia Williams (Melbourne City)
* Coach of the Year – Bobby Despotovski (Perth Glory)
* Fair Play Award – Adelaide United
* Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz
* Goal of the Year – Sam Kerr (Perth Glory v Sydney FC, 11 December 2016)