# 2016 Capital Football season

The 2016 Capital Football season was the fourth season under the new competition format in the Australian Capital Territory. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2016.

## League Tables
### 2016 National Premier League ACT

The 2016 National Premier League ACT season was played over 18 rounds, from April to August 2016.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Canberra Olympic (C) | 18 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 16 | +34 | 45 | 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals |
| 2 | Tigers FC | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 42 | 2016 ACT Finals |
| 3 | Belconnen United | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 49 | 24 | +25 | 35 | 2016 ACT Finals |
| 4 | Canberra | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 32 | 2016 ACT Finals |
| 5 | Gungahlin United | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | −9 | 22 | |
| 6 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 22 | |
| 7 | Tuggeranong United | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 21 | |
| 8 | Canberra United Academy (R) | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 18 | Disbanded at end of season |
| 9 | Monaro Panthers | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 22 | 49 | −27 | 14 | |
| 10 | Woden Weston | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 55 | −39 | 10 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Canberra Olympic | 2 (5) | | | | 1 | Canberra Olympic | 3 |
| 2 | Tigers FC | 2 (3) | | | | 4 | Canberra FC | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Tigers FC | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Canberra FC | 5 | | | |
| 3 | Belconnen United | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Canberra FC | 4 | | | | | | |

#### Top Scorers

Reference:
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Stephen Domenici | Tigers FC | 21 |
| 2 | Thomas James | Canberra FC | 18 |
| 3 | Philippe Bernabo-Madrid | Canberra Olympic | 16 |
| 4 | Jason Ugrinic | Belconnen United | 13 |
| 5 | Joshua Gulevski | Canberra United Academy | 11 |
| 6 | Nicolas Abot | Tigers FC | 10 |
| 7 | Domenic Giampaolo | Canberra FC | 9 |
| 8 | Aisosa Ihegie | Belconnen United | 8 |
| 9 | Andrew Slavich | Tuggeranong United | 7 |
| 9 | Dustin Wells | Belconnen United | 7 |

### 2016 ACT Capital League

The 2016 ACT Capital League was the fourth edition of the new Capital League as the second level domestic association football competition in the ACT.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | ANU FC (C) | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 22 | +26 | 38 | 2016 ACT Capital League Finals |
| 2 | White Eagles | 17 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 40 | 25 | +15 | 31 | 2016 ACT Capital League Finals |
| 3 | Queanbeyan City | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 30 | 2016 ACT Capital League Finals |
| 4 | Canberra Olympic B | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 26 | 2016 ACT Capital League Finals |
| 5 | Weston Molonglo | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 42 | −15 | 25 | |
| 6 | Narrabundah | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 17 | |
| 7 | O'Connor Knights | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 40 | −15 | 14 | |
| 8 | Tuggeranong United B | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 51 | −24 | 13 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | ANU FC | 3 | | | | ANU FC | ANU FC | 6 |
| 2 | White Eagles | 2 | | | | Queanbeyan City | Queanbeyan City | 3 |
| | | | White Eagles | White Eagles | 0 | | | |
| | | | Queanbeyan City | Queanbeyan City | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Queanbeyan City | 2(3) | | | | | | |
| 4 | Canberra Olympic B | 2(1) | | | | | | |

### 2016 Capital Football Division 1

The 2016 ACT Capital Football Division 1 was the second edition of the new Capital League Division 1 as the third level domestic association football competition in the ACT. 10 teams competed, all playing each team twice for a total of 18 rounds.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | ANU FC C | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 28 | +30 | 43 | 2015 Capital Football Division 1 Finals |
| 2 | Belconnen United B (C) | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 38 | 2015 Capital Football Division 1 Finals |
| 3 | Lanyon United | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 37 | 2015 Capital Football Division 1 Finals |
| 4 | ADFA Vikings | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 24 | +10 | 33 | 2015 Capital Football Division 1 Finals |
| 5 | UC Pumas | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 43 | 32 | +11 | 32 | |
| 6 | Brindabella Blues | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 27 | |
| 7 | Goulburn Strikers | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 40 | −10 | 17 | |
| 8 | Canberra City | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 14 | |
| 9 | Goulburn Stags | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 32 | 55 | −23 | 10 | |
| 10 | Belwest Foxes | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 69 | −49 | 7 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | ANU FC C | 0 | | | | Belconnen Utd B | Belconnen Utd B | 2 |
| 2 | Belconnen Utd B | 1 | | | | ADFA Vikings | ADFA Vikings | 0 |
| | | | ANU FC C | ANU FC C | 0 | | | |
| | | | ADFA Vikings | ADFA Vikings | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Lanyon United | 2(12) | | | | | | |
| 4 | ADFA Vikings | 2(13) | | | | | | |

### 2016 Women's Premier League

The highest tier domestic football competition in the ACT is known as the Women's Premier League. The 6 teams played each other three times, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Belconnen United (C) | 15 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 7 | +60 | 42 | 2016 Capital Football WPL Finals |
| 2 | Canberra | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | +27 | 31 | 2016 Capital Football WPL Finals |
| 3 | Gungahlin United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 19 | +36 | 30 | 2016 Capital Football WPL Finals |
| 4 | Tuggeranong United | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 15 | 2016 Capital Football WPL Finals |
| 5 | Woden Weston | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 13 | |
| 6 | Canberra United Academy | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 111 | −106 | 0 | |

#### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Preliminary Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Belconnen United | 4 | | | | Belconnen United | Belconnen United | 1 |
| 2 | Canberra FC | 5 | | | | Canberra FC | Canberra FC | 0 |
| | | | Canberra FC | Canberra FC | 2 | | | |
| | | | Gungahlin United | Gungahlin United | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Gungahlin United | 5 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tuggeranong United | 0 | | | | | | |

## Cup Competitions
### 2016 Federation Cup

2016 was the 54th edition of the Capital Football Federation Cup. The Federation cup acts as the preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup in the ACT with the Cup winner entering the subsequent FFA Cup round of 32. In 2016, the Federation Cup, which is open to all senior men's teams registered with Capital Football, consisted of two rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. NPL clubs entered the tournament in the second round. The Cup ran from 26 April 2016 (first round) till 18 June 2016 (final). Olympic defeated Tigers FC in the final 3–1 at Deakin Stadium to clinch the Federation Cup and qualify for the 2016 FFA Cup.
2016 Capital Football Federation Cup :
| Tie no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Round 1 ||||
| 1 | Lanyon United (4) | 1–2 | O'Connor Knights (3) |
| 2 | Goulburn Stags (4) | 2–1 | Canberra City (4) |
| 3 | Brindabella Blues (4) | 6–0 | Goulburn Strikers (4) |
| Round 2 ||||
| 1 | Belconnen United (2) | 8–1 | ANU FC (3) |
| 2 | Tigers FC (2) | 6–0 | Goulburn Stags (4) |
| 3 | White Eagles (3) | 5–0 | Queanbeyan City (3) |
| 4 | Tuggeranong United (2) | 1–1 (4–1 (p)) | Monaro Panthers (2) |
| 5 | Narrabundah FC (3) | 0–6 | Canberra FC (2) |
| 6 | Woden Weston (2) | 2–0 | Brindabella Blues (4) |
| 7 | Canberra Olympic (2) | 2–2 (4–1 (p)) | Gungahlin United (2) |
| 8 | Weston-Molonglo (3) | 1–0 | O'Connor Knights (3) |
| Quarter-finals ||||
| 1 | Belconnen United (2) | 1–1 (4–1 (p)) | Canberra FC (2) |
| 2 | White Eagles (3) | 0–3 | Tuggeranong United (2) |
| 3 | Woden Weston (2) | 0–3 | Canberra Olympic (2) |
| 4 | Weston-Molonglo (3) | 2–5 | Tigers FC (2) |
| Semi-finals ||||
| 1 | Belconnen United (2) | 1–4 | Canberra Olympic (2) |
| 2 | Tigers FC (2) | 4–1 | Tuggeranong United (2) |
| Final ||||
| 1 | Canberra Olympic (2) | 3–1 | Tigers FC (2) |

### 2016 Charity Shield

2016 was the first edition of the annual ACT Charity Shield contested to kick off the 2016 Capital Football season. Money raised from the event goes towards a nominated charity, which in 2016 was The House with No Steps. Canberra FC and Gungahlin United contested the Shield in 2016. Canberra FC claimed the inaugural Charity Shield title with a 4–1 victory.