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]

For the A-League team's 2016–17 season, see 2016–17 Melbourne City FC season.
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

Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Lydia Williams (on loan from Houston Dash)
2 DF Australia AUS Teigen Allen
3 DF United States USA Lauren Barnes (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
4 DF Australia AUS Rachel Binning
5 DF Australia AUS Laura Alleway
6 MF Australia AUS Aivi Luik
7 DF Australia AUS Steph Catley (Captain)
9 FW Australia AUS Larissa Crummer
10 MF Wales WAL Jess Fishlock (Player-coach, on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
11 MF United States USA Erika Tymrak (on loan from FC Kansas City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Australia AUS Olivia Ellis
13 DF New Zealand NZL Rebekah Stott
14 FW Australia AUS Melina Ayres
15 MF Australia AUS Amy Jackson
16 FW United States USA Beverly Yanez (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
17 FW Australia AUS Marianna Tabain
18 FW Australia AUS Jacynta Galabadaarachchi
19 DF Australia AUS Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
20 GK Australia AUS Emily Shields
30 GK Australia AUS Kelsey Quinn

Transfers in
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
2 DF Australia Teigen Allen 22 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season Free [5]
18 FW Australia Jacinta Galabadaarachchi 15 Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
1 GK Australia Lydia Williams 28 United States Houston Dash Loan Pre-season 2017 Free [7]
3 DF United States Lauren Barnes 27 United States Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season 2017 Free [8]
11 MF United States Erika Tymrak 25 United States FC Kansas City Loan Pre-season 2017 Free [9]
4 DF Australia Rachel Binning Pre-season Free [10]
16 FW United States Beverly Yanez 28 United States Seattle Reign FC Loan Mid-season 2017 Free [11]

Transfers out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
1 GK Australia Brianna Davey 21 Carlton (AFLW) Pre-season Free [12]
2 MF Australia Monique Iannella 20 United States Texas Longhorns Pre-season Free [13][14]
3 MF Australia Alex Chidiac 17 Adelaide United Pre-season Free [15]
4 DF Scotland Jen Beattie 25 England Manchester City Loan return Pre-season Free [16]
8 MF Scotland Kim Little 26 United States Seattle Reign FC Loan return Pre-season Free [17]
11 FW Australia Lisa De Vanna 31 United States Orlando Pride Pre-season Free [18]
16 MF Australia Beattie Goad 18 United States Stanford University Pre-season Free [19]
18 FW Mexico Anisa Guajardo 25 Pre-season Free [20]
20 GK Australia Trudy Burke 25 Canberra United Pre-season Free [21]

Managerial staff
Position Name
Head coach Wales Jess Fishlock
Team manager Australia Louisa Bisby
Assistant coach Australia Patrick Kisnorbo[22]

Squad statistics
N Pos. Nat. Name TotalW-LeagueFinals series
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 GK Australia Lydia Williams 14 0 0 0 0 12+000002+00000
2 DF Australia Teigen Allen 13 0 0 0 0 9+200002+00000
3 DF United States Lauren Barnes 12 0 2 1 0 10+001102+00100
4 DF Australia Rachel Binning 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
5 DF Australia Laura Alleway 14 1 0 0 0 12+010002+00000
6 MF Australia Aivi Luik 14 1 3 0 0 11+113002+00000
7 DF Australia Steph Catley 14 1 0 0 0 12+010002+00000
9 FW Australia Larissa Crummer 3 0 0 0 0 2+100000+00000
10 MF Wales Jess Fishlock 14 8 0 0 0 12+060002+02000
11 MF United States Erika Tymrak 14 2 0 0 0 8+420002+00000
12 DF Australia Olivia Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
13 DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott 14 2 0 0 0 12+020002+00000
14 FW Australia Melina Ayres 12 1 0 0 0 4+610000+20000
15 MF Australia Amy Jackson 12 1 0 0 0 8+210000+20000
16 FW United States Beverly Yanez 10 2 1 0 0 7+111002+01000
17 FW Australia Marianna Tabain 13 3 1 0 0 9+230002+00100
18 FW Australia Jacynta Galabadaarachchi 5 0 0 0 0 1+400000+00000
19 DF Australia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 9 0 0 0 0 2+600000+10000
20 GK Australia Emily Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
30 GK Australia Kelsey Quinn 0 0 0 0 0 0+000000+00000
  • Last updated: 12 February 2017
  • Source:
  • Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Competitions

W-League
Main article: 2016–17 W-League

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra United 12 7 2 3 33 21 +12 23 Qualification to Finals series
2 Perth Glory 12 7 2 3 22 18 +4 23
3 Sydney FC 12 7 1 4 22 16 +6 22
4 Melbourne City (C) 12 6 2 4 19 14 +5 20
5 Newcastle Jets 12 4 3 5 18 18 0 15
6 Adelaide United 12 3 5 4 31 26 +5 14
7 Brisbane Roar 12 4 1 7 15 21 −6 13
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 4 1 7 14 29 −15 13
9 Melbourne Victory 12 2 3 7 17 28 −11 9
Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 6 2 4 19 14  +5 20 3 1 2 11 7  +4 3 1 2 8 7  +1

Last updated: 27 January 2017.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314
GroundHABHAHAHBHAAHA
ResultWW✖WWLLL✖DDLWW
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
6 November 2016 1 Melbourne City 1–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Tabain 8' Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 633
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
12 November 2016 2 Canberra United 1–2 Melbourne City Canberra
15:00 AEDT Brush 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
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,943
Referee: Katie Patterson
4 December 2016 5 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne City Kippa-Ring
16:00 AEST Gorry 2' Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 1,327
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
10 December 2016 6 Melbourne City 1–2 Canberra United Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Yanez 53' Report
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 605
Referee: Katie Patterson
18 December 2016 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Melbourne City Sydney
15:00 AEDT Fletcher 18', 49' (pen.) Report Tabain 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 AEDT Fishlock 26' Report Quigley 70' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 674
Referee: Kelly Jones
8 January 2017 11 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
14:30 AEDT Foord 67' Report Fishlock 75' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 857
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
15 January 2017 12 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 467
Referee: Katie Patterson
22 January 2017 13 Melbourne City 3–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Gorry 67' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 478
Referee: Lara Lee
27 January 2017 14 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Melbourne City Coffs Harbour
17:20 AEDT Report
Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium
Attendance: 3,570
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Finals series

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

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  13. "Soccer adds two more newcomers to its 2016 recruiting class". Texas Longhorns. 23 June 2016.
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