2016–17 A-League

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The 2016–17 A-League was the 40th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 12th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season began on 7 October 2016.[1]

Season2016–17
ChampionsSydney FC (3rd title)
PremiersSydney FC (2nd title)
Champions LeagueSydney FC
Melbourne Victory
Brisbane Roar
Quick facts Season, Champions ...
A-League
Season2016–17
ChampionsSydney FC (3rd title)
PremiersSydney FC (2nd title)
Champions LeagueSydney FC
Melbourne Victory
Brisbane Roar
Matches135
Goals409 (3.03 per match)
Top goalscorerBesart Berisha
Jamie Maclaren
(19 goals)
Best goalkeeperDanny Vukovic
Biggest home winMelbourne Victory 6–1 Wellington Phoenix
(31 October 2016)
Wellington Phoenix 5–0 Newcastle Jets
(26 March 2017)
Biggest away winAdelaide United 0–5 Perth Glory
(10 February 2017)
Highest scoringPerth Glory 5–4 Melbourne City
(16 April 2017)
Longest winning runMelbourne Victory
Sydney FC
(6 games)
Longest unbeaten runSydney FC (19 games)
Longest winless runNewcastle Jets (10 games)
Longest losing runNewcastle Jets (6 games)
Highest attendance61,880
Western Sydney Wanderers 0–4 Sydney FC
(8 October 2016)
Lowest attendance4,828
Wellington Phoenix 5–0 Newcastle Jets
(26 March 2017)
Average attendance12,294 ( 15)
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Adelaide United were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The 2017 Grand Final took place on 7 May 2017, with Sydney FC claiming their third Championship with a 1–1 (4–2 on penalties) win against Melbourne Victory. Sydney FC also claimed the premiership for the 2016–17 regular season, their second in club history.

Clubs

Further information: A-League § Clubs
More information Team, City ...
Team City Home Ground Capacity
Adelaide United Adelaide Coopers Stadium 17,000
Brisbane Roar Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 52,500
Central Coast Mariners Gosford Central Coast Stadium 20,119
Melbourne City Melbourne AAMI Park 30,050
Melbourne Victory Melbourne Etihad Stadium 56,347
AAMI Park 30,050
Newcastle Jets Newcastle McDonald Jones Stadium 33,000
Perth Glory Perth nib Stadium 20,500
Sydney FC Sydney Allianz Stadium 45,500
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Westpac Stadium 34,500
Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney ANZ Stadium 84,000
Spotless Stadium 24,000
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Personnel and kits

More information Team, Manager ...
Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Kit partner
Adelaide United Spain Guillermo Amor Australia Eugene Galekovic Macron[2] IGA
Brisbane Roar Australia John Aloisi Australia Matt McKay Umbro[3] Steadfast
Central Coast Mariners Australia Paul Okon Scotland Nick Montgomery Umbro[4] Masterfoods
Melbourne City Australia Michael Valkanis Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli Nike Etihad
Melbourne Victory Australia Kevin Muscat Australia Carl Valeri Adidas[5] Optislim
Newcastle Jets Australia Mark Jones Australia Nigel Boogaard BLK Ledman
Perth Glory England Kenny Lowe Australia Rostyn Griffiths Macron[6] QBE
Sydney FC Australia Graham Arnold Australia Alex Brosque Puma Webjet
Wellington Phoenix England Des Buckingham New Zealand Andrew Durante Adidas Huawei
Western Sydney Wanderers Australia Tony Popovic Spain Dimas Nike[7] NRMA Insurance
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Transfers

Further information: A-League transfers for 2016–17 season

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position on table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Central Coast Mariners England Tony Walmsley Sacked[8] 8 August 2016 Pre-season Australia Paul Okon[9] 29 August 2016
Newcastle Jets Australia Scott Miller Sacked[10] 7 September 2016 Australia Mark Jones[11] 23 September 2016
Wellington Phoenix Scotland Ernie Merrick Resigned[12] 5 December 2016 10th England Des Buckingham[note 1][13] 5 December 2016
Melbourne City Netherlands John van 't Schip Resigned[14] 3 January 2017 4th Australia Michael Valkanis[note 2][15] 3 January 2017
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Foreign players

More information Club, Visa 1 ...
Club Visa 1 Visa 2 Visa 3 Visa 4 Visa 5 Non-Visa foreigner(s) Former player(s)
Adelaide United Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Senegal Baba Diawara Spain Sergio Cirio Spain Isaías South Korea Kim Jae-sung Italy Iacopo La Rocca1 Brazil Henrique1
South Korea Danny Choi3
Spain Sergi Guardiola
Brisbane Roar Denmark Thomas Kristensen Germany Thomas Broich Spain Manuel Arana England Jamie Young2
Greece Avraam Papadopoulos2
New Zealand Dane Ingham2
Sri Lanka Jack Hingert2
Central Coast Mariners Republic of Ireland Roy O'Donovan Portugal Fábio Ferreira Senegal Jacques Faty Senegal Mickaël Tavares Scotland Nick Montgomery1
New Zealand Kwabena Appiah2
New Zealand Storm Roux2		 Papua New Guinea Brad McDonald2
Melbourne City Argentina Fernando Brandán Argentina Nicolás Colazo Denmark Michael Jakobsen Denmark Thomas Sørensen Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli Malta Manny Muscat2
Melbourne Victory Kosovo Besart Berisha New Zealand Marco Rojas Spain Alan Baró Tunisia Fahid Ben Khalfallah North Macedonia Daniel Georgievski2
New Zealand Jai Ingham2		 Germany Maximilian Beister
Newcastle Jets China Ma Leilei Croatia Mateo Poljak Denmark Morten Nordstrand England Wayne Brown Finland Aleksandr Kokko Croatia Ivan Vujica2
Perth Glory England Joseph Mills Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh Romania Lucian Goian Serbia Nebojša Marinković Spain Diego Castro Serbia Milan Smiljanić
Sydney FC Brazil Bobô Netherlands Jordy Buijs Serbia Miloš Dimitrijević Serbia Miloš Ninković Slovakia Filip Hološko North Macedonia Nicola Kuleski2
Wellington Phoenix Brazil Guilherme Finkler Curaçao Roly Bonevacia Fiji Roy Krishna Italy Marco Rossi Spain Alex Rodriguez
Western Sydney Wanderers Argentina Nicolás Martínez Japan Jumpei Kusukami Spain Aritz Borda Spain Dimas Uruguay Bruno Piñatares
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The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);[16]
2Australian citizens (and New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)

Salary cap exemptions and captains

More information Club, First Marquee ...
Club First Marquee Second Marquee Guest Marquee Mature Age Rookie Captain Vice-Captain
Adelaide United Australia Eugene Galekovic[17] Argentina Marcelo Carrusca[17] None None Australia Eugene Galekovic[18][19] Argentina Marcelo Carrusca
Brisbane Roar Australia Matt McKay[20] Germany Thomas Broich[21] None None Australia Matt McKay[22] Australia Jade North[23]
Central Coast Mariners None None None None Scotland Nick Montgomery[24] None
Melbourne City Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli[25] Argentina Nicolás Colazo[26] Australia Tim Cahill[27][28] None Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli[29][30] None
Melbourne Victory Australia Oliver Bozanic[31][note 3] Kosovo Besart Berisha[33] None None Australia Carl Valeri[34] Australia Leigh Broxham[34]
Newcastle Jets None None None Australia Joel Allwright[35] Australia Nigel Boogaard[36] Croatia Mateo Poljak[37]
Perth Glory Spain Diego Castro[38] None None None Australia Rostyn Griffiths[39] Republic of Ireland Andy Keogh[39]
Sydney FC Slovakia Filip Hološko[40][41] Brazil Bobô[42] None None Australia Alex Brosque[43] Australia Alex Wilkinson[44]
Wellington Phoenix New Zealand Kosta Barbarouses[45] Brazil Guilherme Finkler[46][47] None None New Zealand Andrew Durante[48] None
Western Sydney Wanderers Argentina Nicolás Martínez[49] None None None Spain Dimas[50] Australia Mitch Nichols[50]
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Regular season

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 20 6 1 55 12 +43 66 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 10 9 8 53 53 0 39
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 36
7 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 8 6 13 41 46 −5 30
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 6 5 16 31 52 −21 23
9 Adelaide United 27 5 8 14 25 46 −21 23
10 Newcastle Jets 27 5 7 15 28 53 −25 22
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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results

More information Home \ Away, ADE ...
Home \ Away ADE BRI CCM MBC MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW ADE BRI CCM MBC MVC NEW PER SYD WEL WSW
Adelaide United 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–5 0–4 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2
Brisbane Roar 4–0 5–1 1–0 1–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 4–3 2–1
Central Coast Mariners 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–3 2–0 2–0 2–3 0–2 1–4 2–3 1–2 2–3 2–0
Melbourne City 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–3 1–3 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–0 3–3
Melbourne Victory 2–1 3–2 4–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 1–2 6–1 3–0 1–0 2–1 4–2 4–1 0–3
Newcastle Jets 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–2 0–2 2–2 0–3 2–1 1–3 1–1 0–2
Perth Glory 3–1 2–2 3–3 5–4 2–1 1–2 1–4 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–2 0–3 2–1 2–0
Sydney FC 0–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0
Wellington Phoenix 0–0 0–1 3–0 0–1 3–0 2–0 3–3 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–5 5–0 1–1 1–3
Western Sydney Wanderers 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 0–4 3–1 0–2 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–0
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Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2017. Source: a-league.com.au
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
Sydney FC 3
Melbourne City 0 Perth Glory 0
Perth Glory 2 Sydney FC (p) 1 (4)
Melbourne Victory 1 (2)
Melbourne Victory 1
Brisbane Roar (p) 1 (6) Brisbane Roar 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (5)

Elimination-finals

More information Brisbane Roar, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Brisbane Roar1–1 (a.e.t.)Western Sydney Wanderers
Maclaren 55' Report Antonis 45+1' (pen.)
Penalties
 6–5
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Attendance: 17,530
More information Melbourne City, 0–2 ...
Melbourne City0–2Perth Glory
Report
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Attendance: 9,944
Referee: Chris Beath

Semi-finals

More information Sydney FC, 3–0 ...
Sydney FC3–0Perth Glory
 Report
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Attendance: 21,938
Referee: Peter Green
More information Melbourne Victory, 1–0 ...
Melbourne Victory1–0Brisbane Roar
Berisha 70' Report
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Attendance: 20,202

Grand Final

See also: 2017 A-League Grand Final
More information Sydney FC, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Sydney FC1–1 (a.e.t.)Melbourne Victory
Grant 69' Report Berisha 20'
Penalties
 4–2
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Attendance: 41,546

Statistics

Attendances

By club

These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.

As of matches played on 16 April 2017.
More information Team, Hosted ...
Team Hosted Average High Low Total
Melbourne Victory1422,00843,18814,081308,115
Western Sydney Wanderers1417,74661,8807,828248,442
Sydney FC1316,00140,1438,380208,008
Brisbane Roar1313,89220,1988,113180,601
Melbourne City1310,59324,7067,745137,709
Perth Glory1410,53313,2908,834147,459
Adelaide United149,56514,9086,642133,905
Newcastle Jets138,64511,8735,642112,380
Central Coast Mariners137,39511,3985,07296,141
Wellington Phoenix146,21110,0344,82886,949
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League total 135 12,294 61,880 4,828 1,659,709
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By round

More information Round, Total ...
2016–17 A-League Attendance
Round Total Games Avg. Per Game
Round 1 106,365521,273
Round 2 92,603518,521
Round 3 50,669510,134
Round 4 67,635513,527
Round 5 69,437513,887
Round 6 58,035511,607
Round 7 58,488511,698
Round 8 58,367511,673
Round 9 52,498510,500
Round 10 60,940512,188
Round 11 51,232510,246
Round 12 65,126513,025
Round 13 59,526511,905
Round 14 55,845511,169
Round 15 87,088517,418
Round 16 47,20659,441
Round 17 66,960513,392
Round 18 71,681514,336
Round 19 38,65157,730
Round 20 75,391515,078
Round 21 59,676511,935
Round 22 41,65658,331
Round 23 51,936510,387
Round 24 44,14358,829
Round 25 57,077511,415
Round 26 49,30059,860
Round 27 62,609512,522
Elimination Final 27,474213,737
Semi Final 42,140221,070
Grand Final 41,546141,546
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Club membership

More information Club, Members ...
2016–17 A-League membership figures
Club Members
Adelaide United 10,099
Brisbane Roar 7,050
Central Coast Mariners 6,265
Melbourne City 13,078
Melbourne Victory 26,251
Newcastle Jets 8,703
Perth Glory 8,644
Sydney FC 12,512
Wellington Phoenix 4,791
Western Sydney Wanderers 20,022
Total 117,415
Average 11,741
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Last updated: 16 April 2017.
Source: a-league.com.au

Player stats

Top scorers

As of matches played on 16 April 2017[51]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kosovo Besart BerishaMelbourne Victory 19
Australia Jamie MaclarenBrisbane Roar
3 Uruguay Bruno FornaroliMelbourne City 17
4 Brazil BobôSydney FC 15
5 Australia Brendon SantalabWestern Sydney Wanderers 14
6 Spain Diego CastroPerth Glory 12
Republic of Ireland Andy KeoghPerth Glory
Fiji Roy KrishnaWellington Phoenix
New Zealand Marco RojasMelbourne Victory
Australia Adam TaggartPerth Glory
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Hat-tricks

Main article: List of A-League hat-tricks
More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Republic of Ireland Andy KeoghPerth GloryMelbourne City3–221 October 2016[52]
Albania Besart Berisha†Melbourne VictoryWellington Phoenix6–131 October 2016[53]
Albania Besart Berisha†Melbourne VictoryWestern Sydney Wanderers3–010 December 2016[54]
Australia Brendon SantalabWestern Sydney WanderersMelbourne City3–124 March 2017[55]
Australia Jamie MaclarenBrisbane RoarCentral Coast Mariners5–12 April 2017[56]
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† - On 24 March 2017 Besart Berisha switched nationalities from Albania to Kosovo.

Own goals

As of matches played on 16 April 2017
More information Player, Club ...
Player Club Against Round
Australia Liam ReddyPerth GloryCentral Coast Mariners1
Australia Jack HingertBrisbane RoarNewcastle Jets2
Australia Rhyan GrantSydney FCPerth Glory6
Australia Neil KilkennyMelbourne CityWestern Sydney Wanderers7
Australia Josh RisdonPerth GloryAdelaide United7
Australia Iain FyfeNewcastle JetsMelbourne Victory8
Australia Jake McGingCentral Coast MarinersWestern Sydney Wanderers9
Serbia Milan SmiljanićPerth GloryNewcastle Jets10
Australia Jake McGingCentral Coast MarinersMelbourne Victory12
Australia Carl ValeriMelbourne VictoryNewcastle Jets13
Australia James DonachieMelbourne VictoryBrisbane Roar15
Spain Alan BaróMelbourne VictoryMelbourne City18
Malta Manny MuscatMelbourne CityMelbourne Victory18
Italy Iacopo La RoccaAdelaide UnitedPerth Glory19
Australia Ryan LowryWellington PhoenixMelbourne City20
Scotland Nick MontgomeryCentral Coast MarinersMelbourne City22
Australia Ruon TongyikMelbourne CityCentral Coast Mariners22
Australia Jason HoffmanNewcastle JetsWellington Phoenix24
Romania Lucian GoianPerth GlorySydney FC24
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Clean sheets

As of matches played on 16 April 2017[57]
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Club Clean
sheets
1 Australia Danny Vukovic Sydney FC 15
2 Australia Lawrence Thomas Melbourne Victory 7
3 Australia Vedran Janjetović Western Sydney Wanderers 6
4 New Zealand Glen Moss Wellington Phoenix 5
5 Australia Paul Izzo Central Coast Mariners 4
Australia Michael Theo Brisbane Roar
7 Australia Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United 3
Australia Lewis Italiano Wellington Phoenix
Australia Liam Reddy Perth Glory
10 Australia Dean Bouzanis Melbourne City 2
Australia Jack Duncan Newcastle Jets
England Jamie Young Brisbane Roar
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NB - An additional clean sheet was kept by Melbourne City, however this is not listed due to a goalkeeper substitution.

Discipline

During the season each club is given fair play points based on the number of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the fewest points wins the Fair Play Award.[58]

More information Club, FP Pts ...
Club Yellow card Second yellow card Red card FP Pts
Central Coast Mariners 44 1 2 52
Adelaide United 52 2 0 56
Brisbane Roar 51 1 1 56
Newcastle Jets 55 1 0 57
Melbourne Victory 56 1 2 64
Sydney FC 64 2 0 68
Wellington Phoenix 62 2 1 69
Western Sydney Wanderers 58 1 4 72
Perth Glory 67 1 2 75
Melbourne City 73 1 3 84
League total 582 13 15
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Last updated: 16 April 2017.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

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.[59]

See also

Notes

  1. [1]
    Buckingham was initially named as interim head coach, before being appointed on a permanent basis on 2 January 2017.
  2. [2]
    Valkanis was initially named as interim head coach, before being appointed on a permanent basis on 25 January 2017.
  3. [3]
    Bozanic transferred out of Melbourne Victory and his marquee deal part-way through on 16 March 2017.[32]

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