2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC (women) season

Melbourne Victory (women)
2015–16 season
ChairmanAnthony Di Pietro
Head CoachDave Edmondson
W-League9th
W-League FinalsDNQ
Top goalscorerNatasha Dowie (3)
Biggest win3–1
vs. Perth Glory (A)
(28 November 2015)
W-League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Adelaide United (H)
(8 November 2015)
W-League
vs. Melbourne City (H)
(6 December 2015)
W-League
vs. Brisbane Roar (A)
(10 January 2016)
W-League

The 2015–16 season was Melbourne Victory Football Club (women)'s eighth season in the W-League. Melbourne Victory finished 9th in their W-League season.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Cassandra Dimovski
2 DF Australia AUS Alex Natoli
3 DF United States USA Brooke Elby
4 MF Australia AUS Melissa Taranto
5 FW New Zealand NZL Briar Palmer
6 DF Australia AUS Annabel Martin
7 DF Australia AUS Enza Barilla
8 MF United States USA Jamie Pollock
9 FW Australia AUS Laura Spiranovic
10 MF United States USA Christine Nairn
11 MF Australia AUS MelindaJ Barbieri
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW Australia AUS Whitney Knight
13 DF Australia AUS Thea Slatyer
14 FW Australia AUS Selin Kuralay
15 MF Australia AUS Adriana Taranto
16 FW Australia AUS Hayley Raso
17 MF Turkey TUR Gülcan Koca
18 DF Australia AUS Jessica Pitts
20 GK Australia AUS Melissa Barbieri
26 MF Australia AUS Cindy Lay
28 DF Australia AUS Sky Jensen
30 GK Australia AUS Teresa Morrissey

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref.
3 DF United States Brooke Elby United States North Carolina Tar Heels Free transfer 4 October 2015 [1]
4 MF Melissa Taranto Australia FFV NTC [1]
5 FW New Zealand Briar Palmer Australia Ashburton United [1]
6 DF Annabel Martin Australia FFV NTC [1]
8 MF United States Jamie Pollock Australia South Melbourne [1]
11 MF MelindaJ Barbieri Australia FFV NTC [1]
12 FW Whitney Knight Australia FFV NTC [1]
13 DF Thea Slatyer Retirement [1]
14 FW Selin Kuralay Retirement [1]
15 MF Adriana Taranto Australia FFV NTC [1]
18 DF Jessica Pitts Australia Bundoora United [1]
20 GK Melissa Barbieri Adelaide United [1]
16 FW Hayley Raso United States Washington Spirit 8 October 2015 [2]
— FW United States Georgia Cloepfil Australia Ashburton United 30 October 2015 [3]
26 MF Cindy Lay Unattached [3]
27 FW Natasha Dowie England Liverpool Loan 15 November 2015 [4]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
9 FW Racheal Quigley Australia Bulleen Lions Free transfer 31 March 2015 [5]
11 FW Lisa De Vanna Melbourne City 10 July 2015 [6]
2 DF Hannah Brewer Australia Valentine Phoenix 18 August 2015 [7]
1 GK Brianna Davey Melbourne City 20 August 2015 [8]
16 MF Beattie Goad Melbourne City 4 September 2015 [9]
15 DF Emma Checker Canberra United 14 September 2015 [10]
7 DF Steph Catley United States Portland Thorns Loan return 17 September 2015 [11]
13 DF Alexandra Gummer Adelaide United Free transfer 26 September 2015 [12]
8 MF Amy Jackson Melbourne City 30 September 2015 [13]
6 DF Gema Simon Newcastle Jets 7 October 2015 [14]
12 MF Ella Mastrantonio Perth Glory 13 October 2015 [15]
— FW Jessica Au Australia Bundoora United 17 October 2015 [16]
5 DF United States Lauren Barnes United States Seattle Reign Loan return [16]
14 MF Tiffany Eliadis Australia South Melbourne Free transfer [16]
18 DF United States Elli Reed United States Seattle Reign [16]
29 FW Caitlin Friend Australia Bulleen Lions [16]
3 DF United States Brooke Elby Unattached 30 October 2015 [3]
— FW United States Georgia Cloepfil Unattached 26 December 2015 [17]
27 FW England Natasha Dowie Unattached Loan return 1 January 2016 [18]

Contract extensions

No. Position Player Duration Date Ref.
1 GK Cassandra Dimovski 1 year 4 October 2015 [1]
2 DF Alex Natoli 1 year [1]
7 DF Enza Barilla 1 year [1]
9 FW Laura Spiranovic 1 year [1]
10 MF United States Christine Nairn 1 year [1]
17 MF Turkey Gülcan Koca 1 year [1]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
W-League 17 October 2015 10 January 2016 Matchday 1 9th 12 2 1 9 10 28 −18 016.67
Total 12 2 1 9 10 28 −18 016.67

Source: Competitions

W-League

Main article: 2015–16 W-League

League table

Pos Team 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

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 2 1 9 10 28  −18 7 0 1 5 4 15  −11 2 0 4 6 13  −7

Results by round

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Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

17 October 2015 1 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
  • Spiranovic 8'
 Report
Stadium: Hume City Stadium
Referee: Katie Petterson
25 October 2015 2 Melbourne City 2–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
14:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,311
Referee: Casey Reibelt
31 October 2015 3 Melbourne Victory 0–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Hume City Stadium
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
8 November 2015 4 Melbourne Victory 0–4 Adelaide United Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Referee: Katie Petterson
15 November 2015 5 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1 Melbourne Victory Sydney
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Referee: Lara Lee
28 November 2015 7 Perth Glory 1–3 Melbourne Victory Perth
16:00 AWST
  • Bennett 84'
 Report
Stadium: Ashfield Arena
Referee: Casey Reibelt
6 December 2015 8 Melbourne Victory 0–4 Melbourne City Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: David Barro Stadium
Referee: Lara Lee
12 December 2015 9 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: David Barro Stadium
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
19 December 2015 10 Canberra United 3–0 Melbourne Victory Canberra
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 667
Referee: Lara Lee
27 December 2015 11 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
14:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
3 January 2016 12 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
14:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
10 January 2016 13 Brisbane Roar 4–0 Melbourne Victory Gold Coast
14:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Nikiforides Family Park
Referee: Casey Reibelt

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