| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sydney FC (3rd title) |
| Premiers | Sydney FC (2nd title) |
| Champions League | Sydney FC Melbourne Victory Brisbane Roar |
| Matches | 135 |
| Goals | 409 (3.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Besart Berisha Jamie Maclaren (19 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Danny Vukovic |
| Biggest home win | Melbourne Victory 6–1Wellington Phoenix (31 October 2016) Wellington Phoenix 5–0Newcastle Jets (26 March 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Adelaide United 0–5Perth Glory (10 February 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Perth Glory 5–4Melbourne City (16 April 2017) |
| Longest winning run | Melbourne Victory Sydney FC (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Sydney FC (19 games) |
| Longest winless run | Newcastle Jets (10 games) |
| Longest losing run | Newcastle Jets (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 61,880 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–4 Sydney FC (8 October 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 4,828 Wellington Phoenix 5–0 Newcastle Jets (26 March 2017) |
| Average attendance | 12,294 ( 15) |
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The2016–17 A-League was the 40th season of top-flightsoccer in Australia, and the 12th since the establishment of theA-League in 2004. The season began on 7 October 2016.[1]
Adelaide United were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The2017 Grand Final took place on 7 May 2017, withSydney FC claiming their third Championship with a 1–1 (4–2 onpenalties) win againstMelbourne Victory. Sydney FC also claimed the premiership for the 2016–17 regular season, their second in club history.
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Mariners |  Tony Walmsley | Sacked[8] | 8 August 2016 | Pre-season |  Paul Okon[9] | 29 August 2016 |
| Newcastle Jets | Scott Miller | Sacked[10] | 7 September 2016 | Mark Jones[11] | 23 September 2016 | |
| Wellington Phoenix |  Ernie Merrick | Resigned[12] | 5 December 2016 | 10th | Des Buckingham[note 1][13] | 5 December 2016 |
| Melbourne City |  John van 't Schip | Resigned[14] | 3 January 2017 | 4th | Michael Valkanis[note 2][15] | 3 January 2017 |
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case ofWellington Phoenix);[16]
2Australian citizens (and New Zealand citizens, in the case ofWellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC(C) | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 12 | +43 | 66 | Qualification for2018 AFC Champions League group stage andFinals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 49 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 42 | Qualification for2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round andFinals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 39 | Qualification forFinals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 39 | |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 36 | |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 30 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | |
| 9 | Adelaide United | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 23 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 22 |
| Home \ Away | ADE | BRI | CCM | MBC | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD | WEL | WSW | ADE | BRI | CCM | MBC | MVC | NEW | PER | SYD | WEL | WSW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide United | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–5 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | ||||||
| Brisbane Roar | 4–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–1 | |||||||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Melbourne City | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–3 | |||||||
| Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 0–3 | ||||||
| Newcastle Jets | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |||||||
| Perth Glory | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Sydney FC | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Wellington Phoenix | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–5 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | ||||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | |||||||||
| Sydney FC | 3 | ||||||||||
| Melbourne City | 0 | Perth Glory | 0 | ||||||||
| Perth Glory | 2 | Sydney FC (p) | 1 (4) | ||||||||
| Melbourne Victory | 1 (2) | ||||||||||
| Melbourne Victory | 1 | ||||||||||
| Brisbane Roar (p) | 1 (6) | Brisbane Roar | 0 | ||||||||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 1 (5) | ||||||||||
| Brisbane Roar | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Western Sydney Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
Maclaren 55' | Report | Antonis 45+1' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| 6–5 | ||
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.
| Team | Hosted | Average | High | Low | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Victory | 14 | 22,008 | 43,188 | 14,081 | 308,115 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 | 17,746 | 61,880 | 7,828 | 248,442 |
| Sydney FC | 13 | 16,001 | 40,143 | 8,380 | 208,008 |
| Brisbane Roar | 13 | 13,892 | 20,198 | 8,113 | 180,601 |
| Melbourne City | 13 | 10,593 | 24,706 | 7,745 | 137,709 |
| Perth Glory | 14 | 10,533 | 13,290 | 8,834 | 147,459 |
| Adelaide United | 14 | 9,565 | 14,908 | 6,642 | 133,905 |
| Newcastle Jets | 13 | 8,645 | 11,873 | 5,642 | 112,380 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 13 | 7,395 | 11,398 | 5,072 | 96,141 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 6,211 | 10,034 | 4,828 | 86,949 |
| {{{T11}}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| {{{T12}}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League total | 135 | 12,294 | 61,880 | 4,828 | 1,659,709 |
| Round | Total | Games | Avg. Per Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 106,365 | 5 | 21,273 |
| Round 2 | 92,603 | 5 | 18,521 |
| Round 3 | 50,669 | 5 | 10,134 |
| Round 4 | 67,635 | 5 | 13,527 |
| Round 5 | 69,437 | 5 | 13,887 |
| Round 6 | 58,035 | 5 | 11,607 |
| Round 7 | 58,488 | 5 | 11,698 |
| Round 8 | 58,367 | 5 | 11,673 |
| Round 9 | 52,498 | 5 | 10,500 |
| Round 10 | 60,940 | 5 | 12,188 |
| Round 11 | 51,232 | 5 | 10,246 |
| Round 12 | 65,126 | 5 | 13,025 |
| Round 13 | 59,526 | 5 | 11,905 |
| Round 14 | 55,845 | 5 | 11,169 |
| Round 15 | 87,088 | 5 | 17,418 |
| Round 16 | 47,206 | 5 | 9,441 |
| Round 17 | 66,960 | 5 | 13,392 |
| Round 18 | 71,681 | 5 | 14,336 |
| Round 19 | 38,651 | 5 | 7,730 |
| Round 20 | 75,391 | 5 | 15,078 |
| Round 21 | 59,676 | 5 | 11,935 |
| Round 22 | 41,656 | 5 | 8,331 |
| Round 23 | 51,936 | 5 | 10,387 |
| Round 24 | 44,143 | 5 | 8,829 |
| Round 25 | 57,077 | 5 | 11,415 |
| Round 26 | 49,300 | 5 | 9,860 |
| Round 27 | 62,609 | 5 | 12,522 |
| Elimination Final | 27,474 | 2 | 13,737 |
| Semi Final | 42,140 | 2 | 21,070 |
| Grand Final | 41,546 | 1 | 41,546 |
| Club | Members |
|---|---|
| Adelaide United | 10,099 |
| Brisbane Roar | 7,050 |
| Central Coast Mariners | 6,265 |
| Melbourne City | 13,078 |
| Melbourne Victory | 26,251 |
| Newcastle Jets | 8,703 |
| Perth Glory | 8,644 |
| Sydney FC | 12,512 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 4,791 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 20,022 |
| Total | 117,415 |
| Average | 11,741 |
Last updated: 16 April 2017.
Source:a-league.com.au
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Keogh | Perth Glory | Melbourne City | 3–2 | 21 October 2016 | [52] |
 Besart Berisha† | Melbourne Victory | Wellington Phoenix | 6–1 | 31 October 2016 | [53] |
| Besart Berisha† | Melbourne Victory | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–0 | 10 December 2016 | [54] |
| Brendon Santalab | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne City | 3–1 | 24 March 2017 | [55] |
| Jamie Maclaren | Brisbane Roar | Central Coast Mariners | 5–1 | 2 April 2017 | [56] |
† - On24 March 2017Besart Berisha switched nationalities fromAlbania toKosovo.
NB - An additional clean sheet was kept byMelbourne City, however this is not listed due to a goalkeeper substitution.
During the season each club is given fair play points based on the number of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the fewest points wins the Fair Play Award.[58]
| Club |  |  |  | FP Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Coast Mariners | 44 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| Adelaide United | 52 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Brisbane Roar | 51 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Newcastle Jets | 55 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Melbourne Victory | 56 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| Sydney FC | 64 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 62 | 2 | 1 | 69 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 58 | 1 | 4 | 72 |
| Perth Glory | 67 | 1 | 2 | 75 |
| Melbourne City | 73 | 1 | 3 | 84 |
| League total | 582 | 13 | 15 |
Last updated: 16 April 2017.
Source:ultimatealeague.com
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2016–17 Dolan Warren Awards night held at theStar Event Centre in Sydney on 1 May 2017.[59]
The 34-year-old joined Sydney FC in 2016 and has been vice-captain for the last three seasons.
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