2015–16 in Australian soccer
The 2015–16 season was the eleventh season of the current professional domestic soccer competition in Australia. Domestic competitions. 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. 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. 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.