2016–17 in Australian soccer

The 2016–17 season was the 48th season of national competitive soccer in Australia and 134th overall.

Season2016–17

National Premier LeaguesSydney United 58

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Soccer in Australia
Men's soccer
Season	2016–17
A-League Premiership	Sydney FC
A-League Championship	Sydney FC
National Premier Leagues	Sydney United 58
FFA Cup	Melbourne City
Women's soccer
W-League Premiership	Canberra United
W-League Championship	Melbourne City
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Domestic competitions

A-League

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Pos	Team v t e	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
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Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Finals series

Elimination-finals 21–23 April		Semi-finals 29–30 April		Grand final 7 May

		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)

W-League

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Pos	Team v t e	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
3	Sydney FC	12	7	1	4	22	16	+6	22
4	Melbourne City (C)	12	6	2	4	19	14	+5	20
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

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Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals series

Semi-finals 4–5 February			Grand final 12 February

2	Perth Glory	5

3	Sydney FC	1
			Perth Glory	0

			Melbourne City	2
1	Canberra United	0

4	Melbourne City (a.e.t.)	1

National Premier Leagues

The 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals series began on 17 September 2016.

Quarter-finals 17–18 September		Semi-finals 24–25 September		Grand final 2 October

Sydney United 58	5

Adelaide City	4
		Sydney United 58	2

		Brisbane Strikers	1
Brisbane Strikers	3

Canberra Olympic	2
				Sydney United 58	4

				Edgeworth FC	1
Perth	6

Devonport City	1
		Perth	0

		Edgeworth FC	1
Bentleigh Greens	1

Edgeworth FC (a.e.t.)	3

National Youth League

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Conference A
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City Youth (C)	8	5	1	2	18	12	+6	16	Qualification to the Grand Final
2	Brisbane Roar Youth	8	4	2	2	21	14	+7	14
3	Perth Glory Youth	8	4	0	4	12	12	0	12
4	Adelaide United Youth	8	3	1	4	14	17	−3	10
5	Melbourne Victory Youth	8	1	2	5	13	23	−10	5

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Conference B
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC Youth	8	5	1	2	23	15	+8	16	Qualification to the Grand Final
2	Western Sydney Wanderers Youth	8	4	1	3	26	15	+11	13
3	Central Coast Mariners Academy	8	3	3	2	15	13	+2	12
4	Newcastle Jets Youth	8	3	1	4	14	15	−1	10
5	FFA Centre of Excellence	8	2	0	6	11	31	−20	6

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Source: Foxtel National Youth League

Grand final

28 January 2017	Melbourne City Youth	3–2	Sydney FC Youth	Gosford
14:00 AEDT	Crowley 22', 90+11' (pen.) Arzani 81' (pen.)	Report	Timotheou 58' Lokolingoy 68'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Stephen Laurie

Domestic cups

FFA Cup

Round of 32		Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

Devonport City	1
Lambton Jaffas	0	Devonport City	0
North Eastern MetroStars	3 (3)	Bentleigh Greens (a.e.t.)	1
Bentleigh Greens (p)	3 (4)			Bentleigh Greens	0
Hume City (p)	1 (4)			Melbourne Victory	2
Marconi Stallions	1 (2)	Hume City	0
Newcastle Jets	1	Melbourne Victory	1
Melbourne Victory	3					Melbourne Victory	0
Shamrock Rovers Darwin	0					Melbourne City	2
Brisbane Strikers	6	Brisbane Strikers	1
Floreat Athena	1	Melbourne City	2
Melbourne City	2			Melbourne City	4
Far North Queensland	0			Western Sydney Wanderers	1
Edgeworth FC	3	Edgeworth FC	1
Western Sydney Wanderers	3	Western Sydney Wanderers	5
Wellington Phoenix	2							Melbourne City	1
Canberra Olympic	1							Sydney FC	0
Surfers Paradise Apollo	0	Canberra Olympic	2
Redlands United (a.e.t.)	2	Redlands United	0
Adelaide United	1			Canberra Olympic	1
Melbourne Knights	2			Green Gully	0
Cockburn City	1	Melbourne Knights	1
Green Gully	2	Green Gully	3
Central Coast Mariners	1					Canberra Olympic	0
Blacktown City (a.e.t.)	6					Sydney FC	3
Sydney United 58	2	Blacktown City	3
Bonnyrigg White Eagles	3	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	0
Manly United	0			Blacktown City	0
Brisbane Roar	0			Sydney FC	3
Perth Glory	2	Perth Glory	0
Wollongong Wolves	0	Sydney FC (a.e.t.)	2
Sydney FC	3

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2016–17.

13 June 2017	Australia	0–4	Brazil	Melbourne, Australia
20:05 UTC+10		Report	Souza 1', 90+3' Silva 62' Taison 75'	Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 49,874 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

FIFA World Cup qualification

1 September 2016 Third round	Australia	2–0	Iraq	Perth, Australia
18:30 UTC+8	Luongo 58' Juric 65'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 18,923 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

6 September 2016 Third round	United Arab Emirates	0–1	Australia	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4		Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Cahill 75'	Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 40,893 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

6 October 2016 Third round	Saudi Arabia	2–2	Australia	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3	Al-Jassim 5' Al-Shamrani 79'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Sainsbury 45' Juric 71'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 51,616 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

11 October 2016 Third round	Australia	1–1	Japan	Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+11	Jedinak 52' (pen.)	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Haraguchi 5'	Stadium: Docklands Stadium Attendance: 48,460 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

15 November 2016 Third round	Thailand	2–2	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Teerasil 20', 57' (pen.)	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Jedinak 9' (pen.), 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 36,534 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

23 March 2017 Third round	Iraq	1–1	Australia	Tehran, Iran
16:30 UTC+4:30	Yasin 76'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Leckie 39'	Stadium: PAS Stadium Attendance: 3,270 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

28 March 2017 Third round	Australia	2–0	United Arab Emirates	Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11	Irvine 7' Leckie 78'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 27,328 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

8 June 2017 Third round	Australia	3–2	Saudi Arabia	Adelaide, Australia
19:30 UTC+9:30	Juric 7', 36' Rogic 64'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Dawsari 23' Al-Sahlawi 45+2'	Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 29,785 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

FIFA Confederations Cup

19 June 2017 Group stage	Australia	2–3	Germany	Sochi, Russia
18:00 UTC+3	Rogic 41' Juric 56'	Report Report (FIFA)	Stindl 5' Draxler 44' (pen.) Goretzka 48'	Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 28,605 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

22 June 2017 Group stage	Cameroon	1–1	Australia	Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 UTC+3	Zambo Anguissa 45+1'	Report Report (FIFA)	Milligan 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 35,021 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

25 June 2017 Group stage	Chile	1–1	Australia	Moscow, Russia
18:00 UTC+3	Rodríguez 67'	Report Report (FIFA)	Troisi 42'	Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 33,639 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Men's under 23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2016–17.

28 January 2017 2017 Lunar New Year Cup semi-final	FC Seoul	Cancelled	Australia	Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

24 March 2017	Australia	1–1	Austria	Murcia, Spain
	54'	Source	Grbić 85'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

27 March 2017	Australia	0–2	Finland	Murcia, Spain
18:00 (UTC+1)		Source	Savolainen 48', 82'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Rafael Sánchez López (Spain)

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2016–17.

21 July 2016 Training match	Central Coast Mariners	2–2	Australia	Gosford, Australia
	O'Donovan 16' Ferreira 45' (pen.)	Report	Prasad 23' Maia 29'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

12 September 2016 Group stage	Australia	2–0	Cambodia	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7)	Cheng 61' (o.g.) Blackwood 63' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

14 September 2016 Group stage	Myanmar	0–3	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
15:30 (UTC+7)		Report	Pandurevic 18', 28' Scott 83'	Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

16 September 2016 Group stage	Indonesia	1–3	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
15:30 (UTC+7)	35' (pen.)	Report	Prasad Scott 72' Shabow 90'	Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre

18 September 2016 Group stage	Australia	1–5	Thailand	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7)	Blackwood 14'	Report	Sorawit 18' Supachai 42', 57', 80' Worachit 90+2'	Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre Attendance: 354 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

20 September 2016 Group stage	Laos	1–2	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7)	Santi 45'	Report	Scott 73' Blackwood 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre

22 September 2016 Semi-final	Vietnam	2–5	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7)	Dĩ 58' Chinh 68' (pen.)	Report	Blackwood 23', 53' Shabow 26', 35' Champness 84'	Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium

24 September 2016 Final	Australia	5–1	Thailand	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7)	Baccus 10' Kuzmanovski 20', 73' Blackwood 67' Champness 70'	Report	Jakkit 90+'	Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium

AFC U-19 Championship

15 October 2016 Group stage	China	0–1	Australia	Riffa, Bahrain
19:30 AST		Report	Shabow 46'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 370 Referee: Jumpei Ida (Japan)

18 October 2016 Group stage	Australia	2–3	Uzbekistan	Isa Town, Bahrain
19:30 AST	Youlley 63' (pen.) Maia 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Abdukhalikov 29' Ibrokhimov 40', 46'	Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium Attendance: 58 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

21 October 2016 Group stage	Australia	0–0	Tajikistan	Riffa, Bahrain
19:30 AST		Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 165 Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2016–17.

11 September 2016	Australia	3–2	Uzbekistan	India
	Roberts 5' D'Arrigo 14' Bafford 20'	Report	16' 66'

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

10 July 2016 Group stage	Myanmar	1–1	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Hein Htet Aung 66'	Report	Italiano 69'	Stadium: Army Stadium Referee: Warintorn Sassade (Thailand)

12 July 2016 Group stage	Vietnam	3–0	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Tiến 18' (pen.) Đạt 28' Khiêm 78'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Chanketya Thong (Cambodia)

14 July 2016 Group stage	Australia	7–0	Philippines	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT	Seldon 9' Muratovic 27', 88', 90+3' King 36' Moric 53' Brook 80'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

16 July 2016 Group stage	Australia	6–2	Singapore	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Muratovic 31', 76' Brook 57', 67' Selden 58' Moric 89'	Report	Rezza Rezky 45+2' Mahler 55'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Talaver Linjun (Philippines)

18 July 2016 Group stage	Australia	7–1	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT	Italiano 4', 83' Roberts 48', 59', 66', 73' Brook 63'	Report	Nizaruddin Jazi 29'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

21 July 2016 Semi-final	Thailand	3–3 (3–5 p)	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Peerapat 45+3', 47' Korawich 62'	Report	D'Arrigo 29' Roberts 57', 90+1'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
	Penalties
	Sumana Sahassawas Peerapat Arnon		Roberts Brook King Pierias Bafford

23 July 2016 Final	Vietnam	3–3 (3–5 p)	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT	Sang 36' Việt Cường 56' Khiêm 77'	Report	Roberts 58' (pen.), 90+1' Moric 83'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Mohamed Javis (Maldives)
	Penalties
	Tiến Độ Kiên Sang		Pierias Moric Roberts Valenti Bafford

AFC U-16 Championship

16 September 2016 Group stage	Australia	0–1	Kyrgyzstan	Bambolim, India
16:00 IST		Report	Kanybekov 76' (pen.)	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

19 September 2016 Group stage	Vietnam	3–2	Australia	Bambolim, India
20:00 IST	Thắng 51', 61' Duy Khiêm 86'	Report	Roberts 18', 28'	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 1,467 Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

22 September 2016 Group stage	Australia	0–6	Japan	Bambolim, India
16:00 IST		Report	Kozuki 4', 82' Miyashiro 54' Sehata 56' Matsumoto 64' Tanahashi 86'	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 430 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2016–17.

23 July 2016	Brazil	3–1	Australia	Fortaleza, Brazil
16:00 BRT	Debinha 61' Raquel 73' Darlene 90+4'	Report	Crummer 35'	Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Referee: Ana Karina Marques (Brazil)

Summer Olympics

3 August 2016 Group stage	Canada	2–0	Australia	São Paulo, Brazil
15:00 BRT	Beckie 1' Sinclair 80'	Report		Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

6 August 2016 Group stage	Germany	2–2	Australia	São Paulo, Brazil
18:00 BRT	Däbritz 45+2' Bartusiak 88'	Report	Kerr 6' Foord 45'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 37,475 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

9 August 2016 Group stage	Australia	6–1	Zimbabwe	Salvador, Brazil
16:00 BRT	De Vanna 2' Polkinghorne 15' Kennedy 37' Simon 50' Heyman 55', 66'	Report	Msipa 90+1'	Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

12 August 2016 Quarter-final	Brazil	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Australia	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
22:00 BRT		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 52,660 Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)
	Penalties
	Andressa Alves Andressa Beatriz Rafaelle Marta Debinha Monica Tamires		Kellond-Knight Alleway van Egmond Polkinghorne Gorry Heyman Logarzo Kennedy

Algarve Cup

1 March 2017 Group stage	Australia	0–1	Sweden	Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 (WET)		Report	Schelin 60'	Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

3 March 2017 Group stage	Australia	3–2	Netherlands	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
15:00 (WET)	Gielnik 16', 31' Kennedy 45'	Report	Miedema 75' Spitse 79'	Stadium: VRS António Sports Complex Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

6 March 2017 Group stage	China	1–2	Australia	Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 (WET)	Sha. Wang 36'	Report	Gielnik 61' Carpenter 84'	Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

8 March 2017 3rd place match	Australia	1–1 (1–4 p)	Denmark	Albufeira, Portugal
14:45 (WET)	K. Simon 36'	Report	Harder 80'	Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
	Penalties
	Kellond-Knight Polkinghorne Kerr		Røddik Hansen Petersen Larsen Troelsgaard

Women's under-20

AFF Women's Championship

27 July 2016 Group stage	Australia	4–0	Malaysia	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT	Vine 13', 43' Maher 88' Chidiac 89'	Report		Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Referee: Thi Thu Trang Bui (Vietnam)

29 July 2016 Group stage	Timor-Leste	0–20	Australia	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT		Report	Barbieri 2', 10', 29' Nenadovic 9' Condon 14', 40', 55' Wheeler 23' Ellis 34', 51' Ammendolia 37', 42', 50' Ayres 45', 45+1', 59' Green 53', 87', 90+1' Lefrevre 65'	Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium

31 July 2016 Group stage	Myanmar	1–1	Australia	Mandalay, Myanmar
18:00 MMT	Khin Moe Wai 41'	Report	Plessas 78'	Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

2 August 2016 Semi-final	Australia	1–2	Thailand	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT	Maher 11'	Report	Kanjana 30' Anootsara 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

4 August 2016 Third place match	Myanmar	1–0	Australia	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT	Win Theingi Tun	Report		Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Attendance: 1,500

AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

2 November 2016	Northern Mariana Islands	0–16	Australia	Nanjing, China
16:00 CST		Report	Vine 3' Chidiac 5', 23', 35', 47' Plessas 17' Siemsen 19', 27', 30', 33', 42', 79', 90+4' Sayer 25' Ibini 81', 82'	Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Shiva Yari (Iran)

6 November 2016	Australia	7–1	Jordan	Nanjing, China
16:00 CST	Vine 35' Siemsen 41', 43', 67' Chidiac 50' Sayer 85' Ibini 64'	Report	Zabian 30'	Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)

Women's under-17

AFC U-17 Women's Championship qualification

25 August 2016	Australia	28–0	Palestine	Hanoi, Vietnam
13:00 ICT	Nevin 1', 7', 12', 20', 27', 27', 32', 32', 34' Cooney-Cross 4', 72', 83', 89' Kubin 11', 30' Sayer 37' Roestbakken 45+3', 52' Alsoos 47', 57' (o.g.) Dribbus 54' Johns 55' Sakalis 59', 61', 68', 86', 90+1' Iannella 85'	Report		Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 100 Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

27 August 2016	Australia	14–0	Hong Kong	Hanoi, Vietnam
13:00 ICT	Vignes 3', 47' Galabadaarachchi 6', 36', 83' Sayer 18', 32' Kubin 24', 45+2', 49', 64' Meads 53' Kell 77' Hughes 81'	Report		Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 67 Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

29 August 2016	Iraq	0–8	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 ICT		Report	Sakalis 10', 30', 42' Dribbus 36' Roestbakken 44' Galabadaarachchi 49' Arens 67' Cooney-Cross 80'	Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 70 Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

1 September 2016	Australia	6–0	Vietnam	Hanoi, Vietnam
18:30 ICT	Kubin 4', 13' Cooney-Cross 57' Vignes 79' Nevin 86' Rose 88'	Report		Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 450 Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)

3 September 2016	Uzbekistan	1–9	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 ICT	Turaeva 85'	Report	Sakalis 23' (pen.), 38', 69' Galabadaarachchi 26', 31' Hristodoulou 45' Khikmatova 75' (o.g.) Vignes 78' Roestbakken 90+2'	Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 40 Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Retirements

4 July 2016: Chris Naumoff, 21, former Sydney FC midfielder.^[1]
22 July 2016: Nick Carle, 34, former Australia, Sydney Olympic, Marconi Stallions, Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC midfielder.^[2]
27 July 2016: Brianna Davey, 21, former Australia, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City goalkeeper.^[3]

A-League

Finals series

W-League

Finals series

National Premier Leagues

National Youth League

Grand final

FFA Cup

Men's senior

Friendlies

FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA Confederations Cup

Men's under 23

Friendlies

Men's under-20

Friendlies

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

AFC U-19 Championship

Men's under-17

Friendlies

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

AFC U-16 Championship

Women's senior

Friendlies

Summer Olympics

Algarve Cup

Women's under-20

AFF Women's Championship

AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

Women's under-17

AFC U-17 Women's Championship qualification

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