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2016–17 A-League

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]

A-League
Season2016–17
ChampionsSydney FC (3rd title)
PremiersSydney FC (2nd title)
Champions LeagueSydney FC
Melbourne Victory
Brisbane Roar
Matches played135
Goals scored409 (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 vs. Sydney FC
(8 October 2016)
Lowest attendance4,828
Wellington Phoenix vs. Newcastle Jets
(26 March 2017)
Average attendance12,294 ( 15)

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

TeamCityHome GroundCapacity
Adelaide UnitedAdelaideCoopers Stadium17,000
Brisbane RoarBrisbaneSuncorp Stadium52,500
Central Coast MarinersGosfordCentral Coast Stadium20,119
Melbourne CityMelbourneAAMI Park30,050
Melbourne VictoryMelbourneEtihad Stadium
AAMI Park		56,347
30,050
Newcastle JetsNewcastleMcDonald Jones Stadium33,000
Perth GloryPerthnib Stadium20,500
Sydney FCSydneyAllianz Stadium45,500
Wellington PhoenixWellingtonWestpac Stadium34,500
Western Sydney WanderersSydneyANZ Stadium
Spotless Stadium		84,000
24,000


Personnel and kits

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerKit partner
Adelaide United Guillermo Amor Eugene GalekovicMacron[2]IGA
Brisbane Roar John Aloisi Matt McKayUmbro[3]Steadfast
Central Coast Mariners Paul Okon Nick MontgomeryUmbro[4]Masterfoods
Melbourne City Michael Valkanis Bruno FornaroliNikeEtihad
Melbourne Victory Kevin Muscat Carl ValeriAdidas[5]Optislim
Newcastle Jets Mark Jones Nigel BoogaardBLKLedman
Perth Glory Kenny Lowe Rostyn GriffithsMacron[6]QBE
Sydney FC Graham Arnold Alex BrosquePumaWebjet
Wellington Phoenix Des Buckingham Andrew DuranteAdidasHuawei
Western Sydney Wanderers Tony Popovic DimasNike[7]NRMA Insurance

Transfers

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition on tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Central Coast Mariners Tony WalmsleySacked[8]8 August 2016Pre-season Paul Okon[9]29 August 2016
Newcastle Jets Scott MillerSacked[10]7 September 2016 Mark Jones[11]23 September 2016
Wellington Phoenix Ernie MerrickResigned[12]5 December 201610th Des Buckingham[13]5 December 2016 (interim)
2 January 2017 (permanent)
Melbourne City John van 't SchipResigned[14]3 January 20174th Michael Valkanis[15]3 January 2017 (interim)
25 January 2017 (permanent)

Foreign players

ClubVisa 1Visa 2Visa 3Visa 4Visa 5Non-Visa foreigner(s)Former player(s)
Adelaide United Marcelo Carrusca Baba Diawara Sergio Cirio Isaías Kim Jae-sung Iacopo La Rocca1 Henrique1
Danny Choi3
Sergi Guardiola
Brisbane Roar Thomas Kristensen Thomas Broich Manuel Arana Jamie Young2
Avraam Papadopoulos2
Dane Ingham2
Jack Hingert2
Central Coast Mariners Roy O'Donovan Fábio Ferreira Jacques Faty Mickaël Tavares Nick Montgomery1
Kwabena Appiah2
Storm Roux2		 Brad McDonald2
Melbourne City Fernando Brandán Nicolás Colazo Michael Jakobsen Thomas Sørensen Bruno Fornaroli Manny Muscat2
Melbourne Victory Besart Berisha Marco Rojas Alan Baró Fahid Ben Khalfallah Daniel Georgievski2
Jai Ingham2		 Maximilian Beister
Newcastle Jets Ma Leilei Mateo Poljak Morten Nordstrand Wayne Brown Aleksandr Kokko Ivan Vujica2
Perth Glory Joseph Mills Andy Keogh Lucian Goian Nebojša Marinković Diego Castro Milan Smiljanić
Sydney FC Bobô Jordy Buijs Miloš Dimitrijević Miloš Ninković Filip Hološko Nicola Kuleski2
Wellington Phoenix Guilherme Finkler Roly Bonevacia Roy Krishna Marco Rossi Alex Rodriguez
Western Sydney Wanderers Nicolás Martínez Jumpei Kusukami Aritz Borda Dimas Bruno Piñatares

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

ClubFirst MarqueeSecond MarqueeGuest MarqueeMature Age RookieCaptainVice-Captain
Adelaide United Eugene Galekovic[17] Marcelo Carrusca[17]NoneNone Eugene Galekovic[18][19] Marcelo Carrusca
Brisbane Roar Matt McKay[20] Thomas Broich[21]NoneNone Matt McKay[22] Jade North[23]
Central Coast MarinersNoneNoneNoneNone Nick Montgomery[24]None
Melbourne City Bruno Fornaroli[25] Nicolás Colazo[26] Tim Cahill[27][28]None Bruno Fornaroli[29][30]None
Melbourne Victory Oliver Bozanic[31][note 1] Besart Berisha[33]NoneNone Carl Valeri[34] Leigh Broxham[34]
Newcastle JetsNoneNoneNone Joel Allwright[35] Nigel Boogaard[36] Mateo Poljak[37]
Perth Glory Diego Castro[38]NoneNoneNone Rostyn Griffiths[39] Andy Keogh[39]
Sydney FC Filip Hološko[40][41] Bobô[42]NoneNone Alex Brosque[43] Alex Wilkinson[44]
Wellington Phoenix Kosta Barbarouses[45] Guilherme Finkler[46][47]NoneNone Andrew Durante[48]None
Western Sydney Wanderers Nicolás Martínez[49]NoneNoneNone Dimas[50] Mitch Nichols[50]

Regular season

League table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Sydney FC (C)2720615512+4366Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2Melbourne Victory2715484931+1849
3Brisbane Roar2711974337+642Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4Melbourne City27116104944+539Qualification for Finals series
5Perth Glory2710985353039
6Western Sydney Wanderers2781273535036
7Wellington Phoenix[a]2786134146−530
8Central Coast Mariners2765163152−2123
9Adelaide United2758142546−2123
10Newcastle Jets2757152853−2522
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results

Home \ AwayADEBRICCMMBCMVCNEWPERSYDWELWSWADEBRICCMMBCMVCNEWPERSYDWELWSW
Adelaide United1–11–22–11–21–00–50–42–01–22–10–21–12–22–2
Brisbane Roar4–05–11–01–12–32–11–11–21–11–00–04–32–1
Central Coast Mariners2–10–12–20–32–02–02–30–21–42–31–22–32–0
Melbourne City2–11–12–11–22–12–31–32–11–01–02–24–03–3
Melbourne Victory2–13–24–11–42–01–11–26–13–01–02–14–24–10–3
Newcastle Jets1–14–01–12–10–02–20–22–20–32–11–31–10–2
Perth Glory3–12–23–35–42–11–21–42–02–23–13–20–32–12–0
Sydney FC0–02–04–01–12–12–04–13–10–02–01–03–01–0
Wellington Phoenix0–00–13–00–13–02–03–30–12–21–01–55–01–11–3
Western Sydney Wanderers0–01–11–11–10–32–21–10–43–10–23–10–02–01–0
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-finalsSemi-finalsGrand Final
Sydney FC3
Melbourne City0Perth Glory0
Perth Glory2Sydney FC (p)1 (4)
Melbourne Victory1 (2)
Melbourne Victory1
Brisbane Roar (p)1 (6)Brisbane Roar0
Western Sydney Wanderers1 (5)

Elimination-finals

21 April 2017 Brisbane Roar 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
19:50 AESTMaclaren 55'ReportAntonis 45+1' (pen.)Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 17,530
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Penalties
23 April 2017 Melbourne City 0–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:00 AESTReport
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,944
Referee: Chris Beath

Semi-finals

29 April 2017 Sydney FC 3–0 Perth Glory Sydney
19:50 AEST
ReportStadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 21,938
Referee: Peter Green
30 April 2017 Melbourne Victory 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AESTBerisha 70'ReportStadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,202
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Grand Final

7 May 2017 Sydney FC 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Melbourne Victory Sydney
17:00 AESTGrant 69'ReportBerisha 20'Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 41,546
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Penalties

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.
TeamHostedAverageHighLowTotal
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 total13512,29461,8804,8281,659,709

By round

2016–17 A-League Attendance
RoundTotalGamesAvg. Per Game
Round 1106,365521,273
Round 292,603518,521
Round 350,669510,134
Round 467,635513,527
Round 569,437513,887
Round 658,035511,607
Round 758,488511,698
Round 858,367511,673
Round 952,498510,500
Round 1060,940512,188
Round 1151,232510,246
Round 1265,126513,025
Round 1359,526511,905
Round 1455,845511,169
Round 1587,088517,418
Round 1647,20659,441
Round 1766,960513,392
Round 1871,681514,336
Round 1938,65157,730
Round 2075,391515,078
Round 2159,676511,935
Round 2241,65658,331
Round 2351,936510,387
Round 2444,14358,829
Round 2557,077511,415
Round 2649,30059,860
Round 2762,609512,522
Elimination Final27,474213,737
Semi Final42,140221,070
Grand Final41,546141,546

Club membership

2016–17 A-League membership figures
ClubMembers
Adelaide United10,099
Brisbane Roar7,050
Central Coast Mariners6,265
Melbourne City13,078
Melbourne Victory26,251
Newcastle Jets8,703
Perth Glory8,644
Sydney FC12,512
Wellington Phoenix4,791
Western Sydney Wanderers20,022
Total117,415
Average11,741

Last updated: 16 April 2017.
Source: a-league.com.au

Player stats

Top scorers

As of matches played on 16 April 2017[51]
RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Besart BerishaMelbourne Victory19
Jamie MaclarenBrisbane Roar
3 Bruno FornaroliMelbourne City17
4 BobôSydney FC15
5 Brendon SantalabWestern Sydney Wanderers14
6 Diego CastroPerth Glory12
Andy KeoghPerth Glory
Roy KrishnaWellington Phoenix
Marco RojasMelbourne Victory
Adam TaggartPerth Glory

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Andy KeoghPerth GloryMelbourne City3–221 October 2016[52]
Besart Berisha†Melbourne VictoryWellington Phoenix6–131 October 2016[53]
Besart Berisha†Melbourne VictoryWestern Sydney Wanderers3–010 December 2016[54]
Brendon SantalabWestern Sydney WanderersMelbourne City3–124 March 2017[55]
Jamie MaclarenBrisbane RoarCentral Coast Mariners5–12 April 2017[56]

† - On 24 March 2017 Besart Berisha switched nationalities from Albania to Kosovo.

Own goals

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

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 16 April 2017[57]
RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Danny VukovicSydney FC15
2 Lawrence ThomasMelbourne Victory7
3 Vedran JanjetovićWestern Sydney Wanderers6
4 Glen MossWellington Phoenix5
5 Paul IzzoCentral Coast Mariners4
Michael TheoBrisbane Roar
7 Eugene GalekovicAdelaide United3
Lewis ItalianoWellington Phoenix
Liam ReddyPerth Glory
10 Dean BouzanisMelbourne City2
Jack DuncanNewcastle Jets
Jamie YoungBrisbane Roar

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]

Club FP Pts
Central Coast Mariners441252
Adelaide United522056
Brisbane Roar511156
Newcastle Jets551057
Melbourne Victory561264
Sydney FC642068
Wellington Phoenix622169
Western Sydney Wanderers581472
Perth Glory671275
Melbourne City731384
League total5821315

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

References

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