2015–16 in Australian soccer

Soccer in Australia
Season2015–16
Men's soccer
A-League PremiershipAdelaide United
A-League ChampionshipAdelaide United
National Premier LeaguesBlacktown City
FFA CupMelbourne Victory
Women's soccer
W-League PremiershipMelbourne City
W-League ChampionshipMelbourne City
← 2014–15 Australia 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was the 47th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 133rd overall.

Domestic competitions

A-League

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United (C) 27 14 7 6 45 28 +17 49 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 49 42 +7 43
6 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 40 33 +7 41
7 Sydney FC 27 8 10 9 36 36 0 34
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 6 13 28 41 −13 30
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 −37 13
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Finals series

Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand final
Adelaide United 4
Melbourne City 2 Melbourne City 1
Perth Glory 0 Adelaide United 3
Western Sydney Wanderers 1
Western Sydney Wanderers (a.e.t.) 5
Brisbane Roar 2 Brisbane Roar 4
Melbourne Victory 1

W-League

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City (C) 12 12 0 0 38 4 +34 36 Qualification to Finals series
2 Canberra United 12 8 2 2 26 8 +18 26
3 Sydney FC 12 6 1 5 15 21 −6 19
4 Brisbane Roar 12 5 1 6 16 17 −1 16
5 Adelaide United 12 3 4 5 18 19 −1 13
6 Newcastle Jets 12 3 4 5 9 12 −3 13
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 3 3 6 15 25 −10 12
8 Perth Glory 12 3 2 7 10 23 −13 11
9 Melbourne Victory 12 2 1 9 10 28 −18 7
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Finals series

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Melbourne City (p) 0(5)
4 Brisbane Roar 0(4)
Melbourne City 4
Sydney FC 1
2 Canberra United 0
3 Sydney FC 1

National Youth League

Conference A
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United Youth 8 6 0 2 17 18 −1 18 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Brisbane Roar Youth 8 5 0 3 28 10 +18 15
3 Melbourne City Youth 8 3 1 4 18 23 −5 10
4 Melbourne Victory Youth 8 3 0 5 17 22 −5 9
5 Perth Glory Youth 8 2 1 5 8 15 −7 7
Source: Foxtel National Youth League

Conference B
Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC Youth (C) 8 6 0 2 21 11 +10 18 Qualification to the Grand Final
2 Newcastle Jets Youth 8 5 1 2 17 12 +5 16
3 Western Sydney Wanderers Youth 8 4 1 3 20 25 −5 13
4 Central Coast Mariners Academy 8 3 0 5 24 22 +2 9
5 FFA Centre of Excellence 8 1 0 7 13 25 −12 3
Source: Foxtel National Youth League
(C) Champions

Grand final

Adelaide United Youth v Sydney FC Youth
23 January 2016 Adelaide United Youth 2 – 5 Sydney FC Youth Gosford
16:00 AEDT Tratt 32' (o.g.)
Altundag 61'		 Report A. Mullen 12', 49'
Zuvela 23'
Burgess 40'
C. Gonzalez 56'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Referee: Lachlan Keevers

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.

Quarter-finals
19–20 September 		Semi-finals
26–27 September 		Grand final
3 October
         
South Australia West Adelaide 1
Western Australia Bayswater City 2
Western Australia Bayswater City 6
Tasmania Olympia 0
Victoria (state) South Melbourne 1
Tasmania Olympia 2
Western Australia Bayswater City 1
New South Wales Blacktown City 3
New South Wales Blacktown City 4
Australian Capital Territory Canberra FC 1
New South Wales Blacktown City 2
Queensland Moreton Bay United 1
Queensland Moreton Bay United 3
New South Wales Edgeworth Eagles 1

Domestic cups

FFA Cup

This section is transcluded from 2015 FFA Cup. (edit | history)

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.[1]

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Hume City (a.e.t.) 4
Brisbane Strikers 3 Hume City 3
Gungahlin United 0 Sydney Olympic 1
Sydney Olympic 1 Hume City (a.e.t.) 3
Blacktown City 1 Oakleigh Cannons 2
North Eastern MetroStars 2 North Eastern MetroStars 0
Oakleigh Cannons (p) 1 (5) Oakleigh Cannons 1
Far North Queensland 1 (4) Hume City 0
Rockdale City Suns 3 Melbourne Victory 3
Perth SC 1 Rockdale City Suns 2
Balmain Tigers 0 Melbourne Victory 3
Melbourne Victory 6 Melbourne Victory 3
Darwin Olympic 1 Adelaide United 1
Adelaide United 6 Adelaide United (a.e.t.) 2
Sorrento FC 0 Sydney FC 1
Sydney FC 2 Melbourne Victory 2
Croydon Kings 1 Perth Glory 0
Queensland Lions 2 Queensland Lions 0
Newcastle Jets 2 (3) Perth Glory (a.e.t.) 1
Perth Glory (p) 2 (4) Perth Glory (p) 1 (4)
Palm Beach (p) 1 (8) Western Sydney Wanderers 1 (2)
South Melbourne 1 (7) Palm Beach 0
Western Sydney Wanderers 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 2
Brisbane Roar 0 Perth Glory 3
Broadmeadow Magic 1 Melbourne City 1
Heidelberg United 3 Heidelberg United 2
Sydney United 58 (p) 3 (3) Sydney United 58 0
South Hobart 3 (1) Heidelberg United 0
Edgeworth FC 1 Melbourne City 5
Melbourne City 2 Melbourne City 5
Central Coast Mariners 0 Wellington Phoenix 1
Wellington Phoenix 1

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

England  v  Australia
27 May 2016 England  2 – 1  Australia Sunderland, England
20:00 BST Rashford 3'
Rooney 55'		 Report Dier 75' (o.g.) Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 46,595
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Australia  v  Greece
4 June 2016 Dodoni Series Australia  1 – 0  Greece Sydney, Australia
20:00 AEST Leckie 90+3' Source Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 38,682
Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)
Australia  v  Greece
7 June 2016 Dodoni Series Australia  1 – 2  Greece Melbourne, Australia
20:00 AEST Sainsbury 58' Report Mantalos 8'
Maniatis 20'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 33,622
Referee: Bobby Madley (England)

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.[2]

Australia  v  Bangladesh
3 September 2015 Second round Australia  5–0  Bangladesh Perth, Australia
19:00 UTC+8 Leckie 6'
Rogić 8', 20'
Burns 29'
Mooy 61'		 Report
Summary		 Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 19,495
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
Tajikistan  v  Australia
8 September 2015 Second round Tajikistan  0–3  Australia Dushanbe, Tajikistan
18:00 UTC+5 Report Milligan 57'
Cahill 73', 90+1'		 Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain)
Jordan  v  Australia
8 October 2015 Second round Jordan  2–0  Australia Amman, Jordan
19:00 UTC+3 Abdel-Fattah 47' (pen.)
Al-Dardour 84'		 Report Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 11,462
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
Australia  v  Kyrgyzstan
12 November 2015 Second round Australia  3–0  Kyrgyzstan Canberra, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Jedinak 40' (pen.)
Cahill 50'
Amirov 69' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Canberra Stadium
Attendance: 19,412
Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea)
Bangladesh  v  Australia
17 November 2015 Second round Bangladesh  0–4  Australia Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:30 UTC+6 Report Cahill 6', 32', 37'
Jedinak 43'		 Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium
Attendance: 19,730
Referee: Wang Di (China)
Australia  v  Tajikistan
24 March 2016 Second round Australia  7–0  Tajikistan Adelaide, Australia
19:30 UTC+10:30 Luongo 2'
Jedinak 13' (pen.)
Milligan 57' (pen.)
Burns 67', 87'
Rogic 70', 72'		 Report Stadium: Adelaide Oval
Attendance: 35,439
Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)
Australia  v  Jordan
29 March 2016 Second round Australia  5–1  Jordan Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11 Cahill 24', 44'
Mooy 39'
Rogic 53'
Luongo 69'		 Report Deeb 90' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 24,975
Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Men's under 23

Friendlies

Turkey  v  Australia
4 September 2015 Friendship Cup Turkey  0–1  Australia Istanbul, Turkey
20:30 (UTC+3) Report Maclaren 13' Stadium: Kasımpaşa Stadium
North Macedonia  v  Australia
7 September 2015 North Macedonia  3–1  Australia Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
Imeri 3'
Angelov 47'
Petkovski 60'		 Report Taggart 14' Stadium: Football Federation of Macedonia Training Centre
South Korea  v  Australia
9 October 2015 South Korea  2–0  Australia Hwaseong, South Korea
17:40 (UTC+9) Ji 7'
Yeon 27'		 Report Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium
Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam)
South Korea  v  Australia
12 October 2015 South Korea  2–1  Australia Incheon, South Korea
19:00 (UTC+9) Ryu 49'
Lennox 82' (o.g.)		 Report Hoole 88' Stadium: Incheon Munhak Stadium
Qatar  v  Australia
12 November 2015 Qatar  3–1  Australia Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3) Afif 21'
Alaa 35'
Moein 52'		 Amini 64' Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Iran  v  Australia
16 November 2015 Iran  1–1  Australia Dubai, United Arab Emirates
16:00 (UTC+4) Maclaren Stadium: Iranian Club

AFC U-23 Championship

Australia  v  United Arab Emirates
14 January 2016 Group Stage Australia  0–1  United Arab Emirates Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3) Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Gallifuoco 85' (o.g.) Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 307
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Vietnam  v  Australia
17 January 2016 Group Stage Vietnam  0–2  Australia Doha, Qatar
16:30 (UTC+3) Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Donachie 2'
Maclaren 61'		 Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 539
Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)
Jordan  v  Australia
20 January 2016 Group Stage Jordan  0–0  Australia Doha, Qatar
19:30 (UTC+3) Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 2,338
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

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.[3]

AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Australia  v  Philippines
2 October 2015 Australia  6–0  Philippines Vientiane, Laos
16:00 (UTC+7) D'Agostino 8'
Kuzmanovski 14', 39'
Mells 28'
Fofanah 78'
Pandurevic 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Laos  v  Australia
4 October 2015 Laos  0–2  Australia Vientiane, Laos
19:00 (UTC+7) Report Kuzmanovski 43'
Shabow 46'		 Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Japan  v  Australia
6 October 2015 Japan  3–0  Australia Vientiane, Laos
16:00 (UTC+7) Takagi 45+1'
Sakai 45+2' (pen.)
Ogawa 71' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia)

Men's under-17

Friendlies

Limoges youth v  Australia
29 August 2015 Limoges youth 0–8  Australia Limoges, France
Report Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr]
United States  v  Australia
2 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir United States  1–1  Australia Limoges, France
15:00 (UTC+2) Gallardo 88' Report Derrick 64' Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr]
Stade Rennais U19 v  Australia
4 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir Stade Rennais U19 1–2  Australia Limoges, France
Touffiqui 10' Report D'Agostino 8'
Mendez 54'		 Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr]
France  v  Australia
6 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir France  6–0  Australia Limoges, France
19:00 (UTC+2) Fomba 7'
Maouassa 13'
Reine-Adelaïde 20'
Boutobba 37'
Edouard 71'
Cognat 75'		 Report Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr]
Australia  v Sydney FC Youth
5 October 2015 Australia  1–2 Sydney FC Youth Canberra, Australia
15:00 (UTC+11) Bandiera Source
Lokoli-Ngoy 		Stadium: AIS Grass Fields
Australia  v  Costa Rica
11 October 2015 Australia  1–1  Costa Rica Rancagua, Chile
Brimmer 67' Report Ramírez 16' Stadium: Estadio El Teniente

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Cambodia  v  Australia
30 July 2015 Group stage Cambodia  0–4  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Report Brook 2', 45+1'
Italiano 31'
Sweedan 90+2'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
Australia  v  Singapore
1 August 2015 Group stage Australia  8–2  Singapore Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Najjarine 22'
Moric 23', 42', 70', 87'
Pierias 54', 90+2'
Akbari 77'		 Report Rezky 18'
Kweh 64'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Lim Bunthoeun (Cambodia)
Australia  v  Myanmar
3 August 2015 Group stage Australia  4–0  Myanmar Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Najjarine 7'
Pierias 16'
Valenti 19'
Moric 90+3'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos)
Australia  v  Philippines
5 August 2015 Group stage Australia  8–2  Philippines Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 (UTC+7) Roberts 5', 22', 28', 44'
Ryan 31'
Castaneda 70'
Moric 79'
Brook 87'		 Report Wilson 14'
Tacardon 24'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Mohammad Hasrin Haji Samat (Brunei)
Australia  v  Thailand
7 August 2015 Semi-final Australia  2−3  Thailand Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 (UTC+7) Roberts 73' (pen.)
Pierias 78'		 Report Jinnawat 48'
Hassawat 52'
Korawich 71'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triệt (Vietnam)
Laos  v  Australia
9 August 2015 3rd Place Laos  2−10  Australia Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 (UTC+7) Sengsavang 41', 44' Report Roberts 16' (pen.), 55', 78'
Brook 22'
Sweedan 43'
Akbari 45+2', 79', 90+2'
Moric 70', 80'		 Stadium: Olympic Stadium

AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Australia  v  Guam
16 September 2015 Australia  14–0  Guam Hanoi, Vietnam
Naputi 5' (o.g.)
Akbari 15', 46'
Martis 39'
Muratovic 43', 53', 59'
Selden 45+1', 80'
Sweedan 65' (pen.), 79', 90'
Visciglio 70'
Yates 77'		 Report Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center
Attendance: 60
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)
Myanmar  v  Australia
18 September 2015 Myanmar  1–3  Australia Hanoi, Vietnam
Hein Htet Aung 25' Report Brook 2'
Moric 27'
Najjarine 37'		 Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore)
Australia  v  Vietnam
20 September 2015 Australia  1–0  Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
15:30 (UTC+7) Memeti 30' Report Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center
Attendance: 500
Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia)

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Australia  v  Germany
18 October 2015 Group stage Australia  1–4  Germany Chillán, Chile
16:00 (UTC-3) Waring 54' Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)		 Passlack 14'
Eggestein 25', 39'
Janelt 65'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
Attendance: 7,366
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Australia  v  Mexico
21 October 2015 Group stage Australia  0–0  Mexico Chillán, Chile
17:00 (UTC-3) Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
Attendance: 8,469
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Argentina  v  Australia
24 October 2015 Group stage Argentina  1–2  Australia Chillán, Chile
19:00 (UTC-3) Conechny 67' (pen.) Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)		 Panetta 25', 52' Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas
Attendance: 4,409
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
Nigeria  v  Australia
28 October 2015 Round of 16 Nigeria  6–0  Australia Viña del Mar, Chile
20:00 (UTC-3) Osimhen 22', 73', 79'
Nwakali 25' (pen.)
Essien 86'
Chukwueze 88'		 Report (FFA)
Report (FIFA)		 Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile)

Women's senior

Friendlies

United States  v  Australia
17 September 2015 United States  Cancelled  Australia Detroit, United States
19:30 (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Ford Field
United States  v  Australia
20 September 2015 United States  Cancelled  Australia Birmingham, United States
14:00 (UTC-4) Report Stadium: Legion Field
China  v  Australia
25 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup China  1–1  Australia Chongqing, China
Li D. 41' (pen.) Report Butt 12'
England  v  Australia
27 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup England  1–0  Australia Chongqing, China
Christiansen 51' Report (FFA)
Report (FA)		 Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Liang Qin (China)
South Korea  v  Australia
29 November 2015 South Korea  0–1  Australia Incheon, South Korea
14:15 (UTC+9) Report Simon 68' Stadium: Incheon Sungui Stadium
Australia  v  New Zealand
4 June 2016 Australia  2–0  New Zealand Ballarat, Australia
15:00 (UTC+10) Foord 5', 51' Report Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium
Attendance: 4,371
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
Australia  v  New Zealand
7 June 2016 Australia  1–1  New Zealand Melbourne, Australia
17:00 (UTC+10) De Vanna 73' Report Bowen 64' Stadium: Etihad Stadium

AFC Women's Olympic qualifying tournament

Australia  v  Japan
29 February 2016 Australia  3–1  Japan Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) De Vanna 25'
Heyman 41'
Gorry 78'		 Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Ōgimi 45+2' Stadium: Kincho Stadium
Attendance: 4,988
Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy)
Australia  v  Vietnam
2 March 2016 Australia  9–0  Vietnam Osaka, Japan
16:35 (UTC+9) Gielnik 10'
Simon 17', 38', 43'
Kennedy 19'
Sykes 64'
van Egmond 68'
Heyman 77'
Polkinghorne 85'		 Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 129
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)
South Korea  v  Australia
4 March 2016 South Korea  0–2  Australia Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Simon 1'
van Egmond 15' (pen.)		 Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)
North Korea  v  Australia
7 March 2016 North Korea  1–2  Australia Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) Kim 78' Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Heyman 18'
Gorry 84'		 Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 900
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)
Australia  v  China
9 March 2016 Australia  1–1  China Osaka, Japan
19:35 (UTC+9) van Egmond 85' Report (FFA)
Report (AFC)		 Ma 16' Stadium: Nagai Stadium
Attendance: 4,766
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Women's under-20

AFC U-19 Women's Championship

Japan  v  Australia
18 August 2015 Group stage Japan  2–0  Australia Nanjing, China
16:00 (UTC+8) Kobayashi 10', 28' Report Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (North Korea)
China  v  Australia
20 August 2015 Group stage China  2–1  Australia Nanjing, China
19:00 (UTC+8) Qin Manman 38'
Liu Yan 55'		 Report Harrison 67' Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center
Attendance: 450
Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia)
Australia  v  Uzbekistan
22 August 2015 Group stage Australia  2–0  Uzbekistan Nanjing, China
16:00 (UTC+8) Kirby 36'
O'Brien 90+3'		 Report Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Maria Rebello (India)

Retirements

References

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  15. ^ "Wellington Phoenix linchpin retires". The New Zealand Herald. 21 May 2016.

External links

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