2015–16 in Australian soccer
Season | 2015–16 | |||
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A-League Premiership | Adelaide United | |||
A-League Championship | Adelaide United | |||
National Premier Leagues | Blacktown City | |||
FFA Cup | Melbourne Victory | |||
Women's soccer | ||||
W-League Premiership | Melbourne City | |||
W-League Championship | Melbourne City | |||
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The 2015–16 season was the 47th season of national competitive association football in Australia and 133rd overall.
Domestic competitions
A-League
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ 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
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Pos | Team
| 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 |
(C) Champions
Grand final
23 January 2016 | Adelaide United Youth | 2 – 5 | Sydney FC Youth | Gosford |
16:00 AEDT | Tratt ![]() Altundag ![]() | Report | A. Mullen ![]() Zuvela ![]() Burgess ![]() C. Gonzalez ![]() | 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.
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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.[1]
National teams
Men's senior
Friendlies
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27 May 2016 | England ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() | Sunderland, England |
20:00 BST | Rashford ![]() Rooney ![]() | Report | Dier ![]() | Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 46,595 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
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4 June 2016 Dodoni Series | Australia ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
20:00 AEST | Leckie ![]() | Source | Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 38,682 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan) |
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7 June 2016 Dodoni Series | Australia ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
20:00 AEST | Sainsbury ![]() | Report | Mantalos ![]() Maniatis ![]() | 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]
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3 September 2015 Second round | Australia ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Perth, Australia |
19:00 UTC+8 | Leckie ![]() Rogić ![]() Burns ![]() Mooy ![]() | Report Summary | Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 19,495 Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) |
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8 September 2015 Second round | Tajikistan ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
18:00 UTC+5 | Report | Milligan ![]() Cahill ![]() | Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain) |
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8 October 2015 Second round | Jordan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Amman, Jordan |
19:00 UTC+3 | Abdel-Fattah ![]() Al-Dardour ![]() | Report | Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 11,462 Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan) |
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12 November 2015 Second round | Australia ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Canberra, Australia |
20:00 UTC+11 | Jedinak ![]() Cahill ![]() Amirov ![]() | Report | Stadium: Canberra Stadium Attendance: 19,412 Referee: Kim Sang-woo (South Korea) |
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17 November 2015 Second round | Bangladesh ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
17:30 UTC+6 | Report | Cahill ![]() Jedinak ![]() | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Attendance: 19,730 Referee: Wang Di (China) |
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24 March 2016 Second round | Australia ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | Adelaide, Australia |
19:30 UTC+10:30 | Luongo ![]() Jedinak ![]() Milligan ![]() Burns ![]() Rogic ![]() | Report | Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 35,439 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar) |
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29 March 2016 Second round | Australia ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | Sydney, Australia |
20:00 UTC+11 | Cahill ![]() Mooy ![]() Rogic ![]() Luongo ![]() | Report | Deeb ![]() | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 24,975 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) |
Men's under 23
Friendlies
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4 September 2015 Friendship Cup | Turkey ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Istanbul, Turkey |
20:30 (UTC+3) | Report | Maclaren ![]() | Stadium: Kasımpaşa Stadium |
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7 September 2015 | North Macedonia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Skopje, Republic of Macedonia |
Imeri ![]() Angelov ![]() Petkovski ![]() | Report | Taggart ![]() | Stadium: Football Federation of Macedonia Training Centre |
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9 October 2015 | South Korea ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Hwaseong, South Korea |
17:40 (UTC+9) | Ji ![]() Yeon ![]() | Report | Stadium: Hwaseong Stadium Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) |
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12 October 2015 | South Korea ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Incheon, South Korea |
19:00 (UTC+9) | Ryu ![]() Lennox ![]() | Report | Hoole ![]() | Stadium: Incheon Munhak Stadium |
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12 November 2015 | Qatar ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
19:30 (UTC+3) | Afif ![]() Alaa ![]() Moein ![]() | Amini ![]() | Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium |
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16 November 2015 | Iran ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
16:00 (UTC+4) | Maclaren ![]() | Stadium: Iranian Club |
AFC U-23 Championship
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14 January 2016 Group Stage | Australia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
19:30 (UTC+3) | Report (FFA) Report (AFC) | Gallifuoco ![]() | Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Attendance: 307 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
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17 January 2016 Group Stage | Vietnam ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Doha, Qatar |
16:30 (UTC+3) | Report (FFA) Report (AFC) | Donachie ![]() Maclaren ![]() | Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium Attendance: 539 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq) |
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20 January 2016 Group Stage | Jordan ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | 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
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2 October 2015 | Australia ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
16:00 (UTC+7) | D'Agostino ![]() Kuzmanovski ![]() Mells ![]() Fofanah ![]() Pandurevic ![]() | Report | Stadium: Laos National Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
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4 October 2015 | Laos ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
19:00 (UTC+7) | Report | Kuzmanovski ![]() Shabow ![]() | Stadium: Laos National Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
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6 October 2015 | Japan ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Vientiane, Laos |
16:00 (UTC+7) | Takagi ![]() Sakai ![]() Ogawa ![]() | Report | Stadium: Laos National Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) |
Men's under-17
Friendlies
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29 August 2015 | Limoges youth | 0–8 | ![]() | Limoges, France |
Report | Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr] |
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2 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir | United States ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Limoges, France |
15:00 (UTC+2) | Gallardo ![]() | Report | Derrick ![]() | Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr] |
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4 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir | Stade Rennais U19 | 1–2 | ![]() | Limoges, France |
Touffiqui ![]() | Report | D'Agostino ![]() Mendez ![]() | Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr] |
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6 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir | France ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Limoges, France |
19:00 (UTC+2) | Fomba ![]() Maouassa ![]() Reine-Adelaïde ![]() Boutobba ![]() Edouard ![]() Cognat ![]() | Report | Stadium: Stade Beaublanc [fr] |
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5 October 2015 | Australia ![]() | 1–2 | Sydney FC Youth | Canberra, Australia |
15:00 (UTC+11) | Bandiera ![]() | Source | ![]() Lokoli-Ngoy ![]() | Stadium: AIS Grass Fields |
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11 October 2015 | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Rancagua, Chile |
Brimmer ![]() | Report | Ramírez ![]() | Stadium: Estadio El Teniente |
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
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30 July 2015 Group stage | Cambodia ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
18:30 (UTC+7) | Report | Brook ![]() Italiano ![]() Sweedan ![]() | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos) |
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1 August 2015 Group stage | Australia ![]() | 8–2 | ![]() | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
18:30 (UTC+7) | Najjarine ![]() Moric ![]() Pierias ![]() Akbari ![]() | Report | Rezky ![]() Kweh ![]() | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Lim Bunthoeun (Cambodia) |
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3 August 2015 Group stage | Australia ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
18:30 (UTC+7) | Najjarine ![]() Pierias ![]() Valenti ![]() Moric ![]() | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Souei Vongkham (Laos) |
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5 August 2015 Group stage | Australia ![]() | 8–2 | ![]() | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
15:30 (UTC+7) | Roberts ![]() Ryan ![]() Castaneda ![]() Moric ![]() Brook ![]() | Report | Wilson ![]() Tacardon ![]() | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Mohammad Hasrin Haji Samat (Brunei) |
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7 August 2015 Semi-final | Australia ![]() | 2−3 | ![]() | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
18:30 (UTC+7) | Roberts ![]() Pierias ![]() | Report | Jinnawat ![]() Hassawat ![]() Korawich ![]() | Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Nguyễn Hiền Triệt (Vietnam) |
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9 August 2015 3rd Place | Laos ![]() | 2−10 | ![]() | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
15:30 (UTC+7) | Sengsavang ![]() | Report | Roberts ![]() Brook ![]() Sweedan ![]() Akbari ![]() Moric ![]() | Stadium: Olympic Stadium |
AFC U-16 Championship qualification
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16 September 2015 | Australia ![]() | 14–0 | ![]() | Hanoi, Vietnam |
Naputi ![]() Akbari ![]() Martis ![]() Muratovic ![]() Selden ![]() Sweedan ![]() Visciglio ![]() Yates ![]() | Report | Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center Attendance: 60 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
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18 September 2015 | Myanmar ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() | Hanoi, Vietnam |
Hein Htet Aung ![]() | Report | Brook ![]() Moric ![]() Najjarine ![]() | Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center Attendance: 100 Referee: Jansen Foo (Singapore) |
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20 September 2015 | Australia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Hanoi, Vietnam |
15:30 (UTC+7) | Memeti ![]() | Report | Stadium: Vietnam YFT Center Attendance: 500 Referee: Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) |
FIFA U-17 World Cup
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18 October 2015 Group stage | Australia ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Chillán, Chile |
16:00 (UTC-3) | Waring ![]() | Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) | Passlack ![]() Eggestein ![]() Janelt ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Attendance: 7,366 Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) |
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21 October 2015 Group stage | Australia ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Chillán, Chile |
17:00 (UTC-3) | Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Attendance: 8,469 Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) |
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24 October 2015 Group stage | Argentina ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Chillán, Chile |
19:00 (UTC-3) | Conechny ![]() | Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) | Panetta ![]() | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Attendance: 4,409 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
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28 October 2015 Round of 16 | Nigeria ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() | Viña del Mar, Chile |
20:00 (UTC-3) | Osimhen ![]() Nwakali ![]() Essien ![]() Chukwueze ![]() | Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) | Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 4,265 Referee: Roberto Tobar (Chile) |
Women's senior
Friendlies
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17 September 2015 | United States ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Detroit, United States |
19:30 (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: Ford Field |
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20 September 2015 | United States ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() | Birmingham, United States |
14:00 (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: Legion Field |
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25 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup | China ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Chongqing, China |
Li D. ![]() | Report | Butt ![]() |
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27 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup | England ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Chongqing, China |
Christiansen ![]() | Report (FFA) Report (FA) | Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Liang Qin (China) |
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29 November 2015 | South Korea ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Incheon, South Korea |
14:15 (UTC+9) | Report | Simon ![]() | Stadium: Incheon Sungui Stadium |
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4 June 2016 | Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Ballarat, Australia |
15:00 (UTC+10) | Foord ![]() | Report | Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium Attendance: 4,371 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
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7 June 2016 | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
17:00 (UTC+10) | De Vanna ![]() | Report | Bowen ![]() | Stadium: Etihad Stadium |
AFC Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
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29 February 2016 | Australia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Osaka, Japan |
19:35 (UTC+9) | De Vanna ![]() Heyman ![]() Gorry ![]() | Report (FFA) Report (AFC) | Ōgimi ![]() | Stadium: Kincho Stadium Attendance: 4,988 Referee: Carina Vitulano (Italy) |
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2 March 2016 | Australia ![]() | 9–0 | ![]() | Osaka, Japan |
16:35 (UTC+9) | Gielnik ![]() Simon ![]() Kennedy ![]() Sykes ![]() van Egmond ![]() Heyman ![]() Polkinghorne ![]() | Report (FFA) Report (AFC) | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 129 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
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4 March 2016 | South Korea ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Osaka, Japan |
19:35 (UTC+9) | Report (FFA) Report (AFC) | Simon ![]() van Egmond ![]() | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 1,149 Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) |
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7 March 2016 | North Korea ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Osaka, Japan |
19:35 (UTC+9) | Kim ![]() | Report (FFA) Report (AFC) | Heyman ![]() Gorry ![]() | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) |
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9 March 2016 | Australia ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Osaka, Japan |
19:35 (UTC+9) | van Egmond ![]() | Report (FFA) Report (AFC) | Ma ![]() | Stadium: Nagai Stadium Attendance: 4,766 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
Women's under-20
AFC U-19 Women's Championship
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18 August 2015 Group stage | Japan ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Nanjing, China |
16:00 (UTC+8) | Kobayashi ![]() | Report | Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Ri Hyang Ok (North Korea) |
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20 August 2015 Group stage | China ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Nanjing, China |
19:00 (UTC+8) | Qin Manman ![]() Liu Yan ![]() | Report | Harrison ![]() | Stadium: Jiangning Sports Center Attendance: 450 Referee: Rita Gani (Malaysia) |
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22 August 2015 Group stage | Australia ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Nanjing, China |
16:00 (UTC+8) | Kirby ![]() O'Brien ![]() | Report | Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Maria Rebello (India) |
Retirements
- 7 July 2015: Matthew Nash, 34, former Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners goalkeeper.[4]
- 24 July 2015: Zenon Caravella, 32, former Sydney Olympic, New Zealand Knights, Gold Coast United, Adelaide United and Newcastle Jets midfielder.[5]
- 31 August 2015: Michael Turnbull, 34, former Marconi Staillions and New Zealand Knights goalkeeper.[6]
- 1 September 2015: Nadine Angerer, 36, former Germany and Brisbane Roar goalkeeper.[7]
- 13 October 2015: Alessandro Del Piero, 40, former Italy and Sydney FC forward.[8]
- 21 December 2015: Damien Duff, 36, former Republic of Ireland and Melbourne City winger.[9]
- 4 January 2016: Heather Garriock, 33, former Australia, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.[10]
- 10 April 2016: Ben Sigmund, 35, former New Zealand, Football Kingz and Wellington Phoenix defender.[11]
- 30 April 2016: Shane Stefanutto, 36, former Australia, Brisbane Strikers, North Queensland Fury and Brisbane Roar defender.[12]
- 1 May 2016: Patrick Kisnorbo, 35, former Australia, South Melbourne and Melbourne City defender.[13]
- 8 May 2016: Ruben Zadkovich, 29, former Australia, Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory midfielder.[14]
- 21 May 2016: Albert Riera, 32, former Auckland City and Wellington Phoenix midfielder.[15]
References
- ^ "NT to enter the fray in 2015". Football Federation Australia. 26 November 2014.
- ^ "ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals". AFC. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Australia pulls out of youth tournament". Goal.com. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ^ "News: Crawley departs - Nash steps up". Central Coast Mariners. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 15 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "Zenon Caravella retires from football to focus on next generation". A-League. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Michael Turnbull". Instagram. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Anne M. Peterson (1 September 2015). "Portland sends off Angerer and Van Hollebeke with sellout". KATU. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Del Piero 'ready' to coach". A-League. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Damien Duff: Former Republic of Ireland winger retires". BBC Sport. 21 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Heather Garriock slips silently into retirement". The Women's Game. 4 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ^ Kris Shannon (10 April 2016). "Football: Sigmund and Muscat bow out with defeat". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (30 April 2016). "Brisbane Roar veteran Shane Stefanutto retires from top-flight football". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (1 May 2016). "Patrick Kisnorbo retires after 16 years, will stay with City as youth coach". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Houghton, Nick (8 May 2016). "Zadkovich retirement headlines Perth Glory roster clear out". SBS.
- ^ "Wellington Phoenix linchpin retires". The New Zealand Herald. 21 May 2016.
External links
- Football Federation Australia official website