2015–16 in Australian soccer
| Season | 2015–16 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||
| 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 | |
| ||
The 2015–16 season was the 47th season of national competitive soccer in Australia and 133rd overall.
Domestic competitions
A-League
| Pos | Team | 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:
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
| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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 |
Grand final
| 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 |
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 | ||||||||||||
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 Bayswater City
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| Bayswater City
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 Olympia
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| Olympia
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| Bayswater City
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 Blacktown City
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| Blacktown City
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 Canberra FC
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| Blacktown City
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 Moreton Bay United
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| Moreton Bay United
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Edgeworth Eagles
| 1 | |||||||||||||
Domestic cups
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
| 27 May 2016 | England  | 2 – 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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) |
| 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) |
| 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]
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
| 4 September 2015 Friendship Cup | Turkey  | 0–1 | Australia | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20:30 (UTC+3) | Report | Maclaren 13' |
Stadium: Kasımpaşa Stadium |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 16 November 2015 | Iran  | 1–1 | Australia | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 16:00 (UTC+4) | Maclaren |
Stadium: Iranian Club |
AFC U-23 Championship
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
| 29 August 2015 | Limoges youth | 0–8 | Australia | Limoges, France |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Beaublanc |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5 October 2015 | Australia | 1–2 | Sydney FC Youth | Canberra, Australia |
| 15:00 (UTC+11) | Bandiera |
Source | Lokoli-Ngoy |
Stadium: AIS Grass Fields |
| 11 October 2015 | Australia | 1–1 |  Costa Rica | Rancagua, Chile |
| Brimmer 67' |
Report | Ramírez 16' |
Stadium: Estadio El Teniente |
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
| 17 September 2015 | United States | Cancelled | Australia | Detroit, United States |
| 19:30 (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: Ford Field |
| 20 September 2015 | United States | Cancelled | Australia | Birmingham, United States |
| 14:00 (UTC-4) | Report | Stadium: Legion Field |
| 27 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup | England | 1–0 | Australia | Chongqing, China |
| Christiansen 51' |
Report (FFA) Report (FA) |
Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Liang Qin (China) |
| 29 November 2015 | South Korea | 0–1 | Australia | Incheon, South Korea |
| 14:15 (UTC+9) | Report | Simon 68' |
Stadium: Incheon Sungui Stadium |
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
- 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]
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