2016–17 Melbourne City FC (W-League) season

The 2016–17 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's second season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team is based at the City Football Academy at La Trobe University and plays home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve. The club was again by coached by manager Joe Montemurro,[1] though in January 2017 Montemurro was promoted to assistant manager of the senior men's team and his role as manager was replaced by playing captain Jess Fishlock, who acted as captain/coach for the remainder of the season.[2] The club's fixtures for the season were released on 31 August 2016.[3]

Melbourne City W-League
2016–17 season
ManagerJoe Montemurro
StadiumCB Smith Reserve, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-League4th
W-League finals seriesChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Jess Fishlock (6 goals)
All: Jess Fishlock (8 goals)
Highest home attendance1,943 vs Melbourne Victory
Lowest home attendance478 vs Brisbane Roar
Average home league attendance1,045

Melbourne City finished fourth in the league, qualifying for the finals series. They defeated Perth Glory in the 2017 W-League grand final to claim their second consecutive W-League championship.[4]

Players

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Squad information

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  AUSLydia Williams (on loan from Houston Dash)
2DF  AUSTeigen Allen
3DF  USALauren Barnes (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
4DF  AUSRachel Binning
5DF  AUSLaura Alleway
6MF  AUSAivi Luik
7DF  AUSSteph Catley (Captain)
9FW  AUSLarissa Crummer
10MF  WALJess Fishlock (Player-coach, on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
11MF  USAErika Tymrak (on loan from FC Kansas City)
No.Pos. NationPlayer
12DF  AUSOlivia Ellis
13DF  NZLRebekah Stott
14FW  AUSMelina Ayres
15MF  AUSAmy Jackson
16FW  USABeverly Yanez (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
17FW  AUSMarianna Tabain
18FW  AUSJacynta Galabadaarachchi
19DF  AUSTyla-Jay Vlajnic
20GK  AUSEmily Shields
30GK  AUSKelsey Quinn

Transfers in

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No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
2DF Teigen Allen22Sydney FCTransferPre-seasonFree[5]
18FW Jacinta Galabadaarachchi15TransferPre-seasonFree[6]
1GK Lydia Williams28 Houston DashLoanPre-season2017Free[7]
3DF Lauren Barnes27 Seattle Reign FCLoanPre-season2017Free[8]
11MF Erika Tymrak25 FC Kansas CityLoanPre-season2017Free[9]
4DF Rachel BinningPre-seasonFree[10]
16FW Beverly Yanez28 Seattle Reign FCLoanMid-season2017Free[11]

Transfers out

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Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
1GK Brianna Davey21Carlton (AFLW)Pre-seasonFree[12]
2MF Monique Iannella20 Texas LonghornsPre-seasonFree[13][14]
3MF Alex Chidiac17Adelaide UnitedPre-seasonFree[15]
4DF Jen Beattie25 Manchester CityLoan returnPre-seasonFree[16]
8MF Kim Little26 Seattle Reign FCLoan returnPre-seasonFree[17]
11FW Lisa De Vanna31 Orlando PridePre-seasonFree[18]
16MF Beattie Goad18 Stanford UniversityPre-seasonFree[19]
18FW Anisa Guajardo25Pre-seasonFree[20]
20GK Trudy Burke25Canberra UnitedPre-seasonFree[21]

Managerial staff

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PositionName
Head coach Jess Fishlock
Team manager Louisa Bisby
Assistant coach Patrick Kisnorbo[22]

Squad statistics

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NPos.Nat.NameTotalW-LeagueFinals series
AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
1GK Lydia Williams14000012+000002+00000
2DF Teigen Allen1300009+200002+00000
3DF Lauren Barnes12021010+001102+00100
4DF Rachel Binning000000+000000+00000
5DF Laura Alleway14100012+010002+00000
6MF Aivi Luik14130011+113002+00000
7DF Steph Catley14100012+010002+00000
9FW Larissa Crummer300002+100000+00000
10MF Jess Fishlock14800012+060002+02000
11MF Erika Tymrak1420008+420002+00000
12DF Olivia Ellis000000+000000+00000
13DF Rebekah Stott14200012+020002+00000
14FW Melina Ayres1210004+610000+20000
15MF Amy Jackson1210008+210000+20000
16FW Beverly Yanez1021007+111002+01000
17FW Marianna Tabain1331009+230002+00100
18FW Jacynta Galabadaarachchi500001+400000+00000
19DF Tyla-Jay Vlajnic900002+600000+10000
20GK Emily Shields000000+000000+00000
30GK Kelsey Quinn000000+000000+00000

Competitions

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W-League

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League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Canberra United127233321+1223Qualification to Finals series
2Perth Glory127232218+423
3Sydney FC127142216+622
4Melbourne City (C)126241914+520
5Newcastle Jets124351818015
6Adelaide United123543126+514
7Brisbane Roar124171521−613
8Western Sydney Wanderers124171429−1513
9Melbourne Victory122371728−119
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
126241914 +520312117 +431287 +1

Last updated: 27 January 2017.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314
GroundHABHAHAHBHAAHA
ResultWWWWLLLDDLWW
Position31311134444444
Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2017. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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6 November 2016 1 Melbourne City 1–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEDTTabain 8'ReportStadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 633
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
12 November 2016 2 Canberra United 1–2 Melbourne City Canberra
15:00 AEDTBrush 90+4'Report
Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 2,595
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
27 November 2016 4 Melbourne City 3–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
14:30 AEDT
ReportStadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,943
Referee: Katie Patterson
18 December 2016 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Melbourne City Sydney
15:00 AEDTFletcher 18', 49' (pen.)ReportTabain 3'Stadium: Popondetta Park
Attendance: 513
Referee: Maddison Kennedy
27 December 2016 8 Melbourne City 2–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
17:20 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,938
Referee: Casey Reibelt
2 January 2017 10 Melbourne City 1–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:15 AEDTFishlock 26'ReportQuigley 70'Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 674
Referee: Kelly Jones
8 January 2017 11 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
14:30 AEDTFoord 67'ReportFishlock 75'Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 857
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
22 January 2017 13 Melbourne City 3–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
ReportGorry 67'Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 478
Referee: Lara Lee

Finals series

5 February 2017 Semi-finals Canberra United 0–1 (a.e.t.) Melbourne City Canberra
19:30 AEDTReportFishlock 107'Stadium: GIO Stadium
Attendance: 5,072
Referee: Rebecca Durca
12 February 2017 Grand final Perth Glory 0–2 Melbourne City Perth
16:30 AWTReportFishlock 45+1'
Yanez 72'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 4,591
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

References

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  1. ^ "Westfield W-League 2016/17 Fixtures released". Melbourne City FC. 31 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Jess Fishlock takes over as Melbourne City coach". bbc.com. 6 January 2017.
  3. ^ "2016/17 Season Draw" (PDF). W-League. 31 August 2016.
  4. ^ "W-League grand final: Melbourne City first club to win two titles in a row". ABC News. 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ Windley, Matt (25 September 2016). "Bruno Fornaroli named as Melbourne City's new captain for 2016-17 A-League season". Herald Sun.
  6. ^ "City re-signs four W-League champions". Melbourne City. 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  7. ^ "City signs Matildas Goalkeeper Lydia Williams". Melbourne City. 15 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Melbourne City sign Seattle Reign duo Jessica Fishlock and Lauren Barnes". The Women's Game. 25 October 2016.
  9. ^ "City sign FC Kansas City midfielder Erika Tymrak". The Women's Game. 25 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Preview: Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets". Football Federation Australia. 5 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Beverly Yanez Loaned to Melbourne City FC". The Bold. 14 November 2016.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Harrington, Anna (27 July 2016). "Brianna Davey turns her back on soccer to focus on playing football as a marquee player at Carlton". Fox Sports.
  13. ^ "Soccer adds two more newcomers to its 2016 recruiting class". Texas Longhorns. 23 June 2016.
  14. ^ Daeschner, Trenton (21 September 2016). "Iannella capitalizes on move from Australia to Texas". The Daily Texan.
  15. ^ "Mark Jones to lead Adelaide United in 2016/17". The Women's Game. 7 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Manchester City Women: Jennifer Beattie loaned to Melbourne City". BBC Sport. 29 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Canberra United lose Lydia Williams and off-season moves revealed". The Women's Game. 27 September 2016.
  18. ^ "Orlando Pride Sign Australia WNT Forward Lisa De Vanna". Orlando City. 29 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Beattie Goad signs with NCAA Division 1 Stanford University". The Women's Game. 23 February 2016.
  20. ^ "Melbourne City preview". Football Federation Australia. 1 November 2016.
  21. ^ "Trudy Burke returns to Canberra United". The Women's Game. 28 September 2016.
  22. ^ Lisson, Ben (9 February 2017). "W-League defending champions Melbourne City take the long way round to reach grand final". ABC News. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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