2015–16 in Australian soccer

47th season of national competitive soccer in Australia October 2015 October 2015 Australia 2015–16 A-League Premiership Adelaide United A-League Championship Adelaide United National Premier Leagues Blacktown City FFA Cup Melbourne Victory W-League Premiership Melbourne City W-League Championship Melbourne City 2014–15 2016–17 yes yes The 2015–16 season was the 47th season of national competitive soccer in Australia and 133rd overall. Domestic competitions A-League 2015–16 A-League Finals series no Elimination-finals Semi-finals Grand final Melbourne City 2 Perth Glory 0 Brisbane Roar 2 Melbourne Victory 1 Adelaide United 4 Melbourne City 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 5 Brisbane Roar 4 Adelaide United 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 1 W-League 2015–16 W-League Finals series Semi-finals Grand Final Melbourne City 0(5) Brisbane Roar 0(4) Canberra United 2 0 Sydney FC 3 1 Melbourne City 4 Sydney FC 1 National Youth League 2015–16 A-League National Youth League Grand final 23 January 2016 16:00 AEDT Adelaide United Youth 2 – 5 Report Sydney FC Youth Tratt 32 o.g. Altundag 61 A. Mullen 12 49 Zuvela 23 Burgess 40 C. Gonzalez 56 Gosford Central Coast Stadium Lachlan Keevers National Premier Leagues 2015 National Premier Leagues#Final Series 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-finals19–20 September Semi-finals26–27 September Grand final3 October 25px 145px South Australia West Adelaide 1 Western Australia Bayswater City 2 Victoria South Melbourne 1 Tasmania Olympia 2 New South Wales Blacktown City 4 Australian Capital Territory Canberra FC 1 Queensland Moreton Bay United 3 New South Wales Edgeworth Eagles 1 Western Australia Bayswater City 6 Tasmania Olympia 0 New South Wales Blacktown City 2 Queensland Moreton Bay United 1 Western Australia Bayswater City 1 New South Wales Blacktown City 3 Domestic cups FFA Cup 2015 FFA Cup 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.http://www.theffacup.com.au/article/nt-to-enter-the-fray-in-2015/pigxx6wvjucs1nr2sj6upzeg3 NT to enter the fray in 2015 Football Federation Australia 26 November 2014 Bracket National teams Men's senior 2015 Australia national soccer team season 2016 Australia national soccer team season Friendlies 27 May 2016 20:00 BST ENG 2 – 1 Report AUS Rashford 3 Rooney 55 Dier 75 o.g. Stadium of Light Sunderland, England 46,595 Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) L Dodoni Series 4 June 2016 20:00 AEST AUS 1 – 0 Source GRE Leckie 90+3 ANZ Stadium Sydney, Australia 38,682 Jumpei Iida (Japan) W Dodoni Series 7 June 2016 20:00 AEST AUS 1 – 2 Report GRE Sainsbury 58 Mantalos 8 Maniatis 20 Etihad Stadium Melbourne, Australia 33,622 Bobby Madley (England) L FIFA World Cup qualification 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2018 World Cup qualification matches also act as 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, following a change to the qualifying formats of both tournaments.ExCo approves expanded AFC Asian Cup finals http://www.the-afc.com/executive-committee/exco-approves-expanded-afc-asian-cup-finals AFC 16 April 2014 25 August 2014 Second round 3 September 2015 19:00 UTC+8 AUS 5–0 ReportSummary BAN Leckie 6 Rogić 8 20 Burns 29 Mooy 61 Perth Oval Perth, Australia 19,495 Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) W Second round 8 September 2015 18:00 UTC+5 TJK 0–3 Report AUS Milligan 57 Cahill 73 90+1 Pamir Stadium Dushanbe, Tajikistan 19,000 Jameel Abdulhusin (Bahrain) W Second round 8 October 2015 19:00 UTC+3 JOR 2–0 Report AUS Abdel-Fattah 47 pen. Al-Dardour 84 Amman International Stadium Amman, Jordan 11,462 Masaaki Toma (Japan) L Second round 12 November 2015 20:00 UTC+11 AUS 3–0 Report KGZ Jedinak 40 pen. Cahill 50 Amirov 69 o.g. Canberra Stadium Canberra, Australia 19,412 Kim Sang-woo (South Korea) W Second round 17 November 2015 17:30 UTC+6 BAN 0–4 Report AUS Cahill 6 32 37 Jedinak 43 Bangabandhu National Stadium Dhaka, Bangladesh 19,730 Wang Di (China) W Second round 24 March 2016 19:30 UTC+10:30 AUS 7–0 Report TJK Luongo 2 Jedinak 13 pen.Milligan 57 pen.Burns 67 87Rogic 70 72 Adelaide Oval Adelaide, Australia 35,439 Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar) W Second round 29 March 2016 20:00 UTC+11 AUS 5–1 Report JOR Cahill 24 44 Mooy 39 Rogic 53 Luongo 69 Deeb 90 Allianz Stadium Sydney, Australia 24,975 Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea) W Men's under 23 Australia men's national under-23 soccer team Friendlies Friendship Cup 4 September 2015 20:30 (UTC+3) 21 TUR 0–1 Report 23 AUS Maclaren 13 Istanbul, Turkey Kasımpaşa Stadium W 7 September 2015 21 MKD 3–1 Report 23 AUS Imeri 3 Angelov 47 Petkovski 60 Taggart 14 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia Football Federation of Macedonia Training Centre L 9 October 2015 17:40 (UTC+9) 23 KOR 2–0 Report 23 AUS Ji 7 Yeon 27 Hwaseong, South Korea Hwaseong Stadium Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) L 12 October 2015 19:00 (UTC+9) 23 KOR 2–1 Report 23 AUS Ryu 49 Lennox 82 o.g. Hoole 88 Incheon, South Korea Incheon Munhak Stadium L 12 November 2015 19:30 (UTC+3) 23 QAT 3–1 23 AUS Afif 21 Alaa 35 Moein 52 Amini 64 Doha, Qatar Grand Hamad Stadium L 16 November 2015 16:00 (UTC+4) 23 IRN 1–1 23 AUS Maclaren Dubai, United Arab Emirates Iranian Club D AFC U-23 Championship 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Group Stage 14 January 2016 19:30 (UTC+3) 23 AUS 0–1 Report (FFA) Report (AFC) 23 UAE Gallifuoco 85 o.g. Grand Hamad Stadium Doha, Qatar 307 Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) L Group Stage 17 January 2016 16:30 (UTC+3) 23 VIE 0–2 Report (FFA) Report (AFC) 23 AUS Donachie 2 Maclaren 61 Grand Hamad Stadium Doha, Qatar 539 Ali Sabah (Iraq) W Group Stage 20 January 2016 19:30 (UTC+3) 23 JOR 0–0 Report (FFA) Report (AFC) 23 AUS Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium Doha, Qatar 2,338 Ryuji Sato (Japan) D Men's under-20 Australia national under-20 soccer team 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.http://www.goal.com/en-au/news/7080/young-socceroos-olyroos/2015/08/05/14175572/australia-pulls-out-of-youth-tournament Australia pulls out of youth tournament Goal.com 5 August 2015 6 August 2015 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 2 October 2015 16:00 (UTC+7) 20 AUS 6–0 Report 20 PHI D'Agostino 8Kuzmanovski 14 39Mells 28Fofanah 78Pandurevic 90+1 Laos National Stadium Vientiane, Laos 200 Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) W 4 October 2015 19:00 (UTC+7) 20 LAO 0–2 Report 20 AUS Kuzmanovski 43Shabow 46 Laos National Stadium Vientiane, Laos 1,500 Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) W 6 October 2015 16:00 (UTC+7) 20 JPN 3–0 Report 20 AUS Takagi 45+1Sakai 45+2 pen.Ogawa 71 pen. Laos National Stadium Vientiane, Laos 100 Fahad Al-Mirdasi (Saudi Arabia) L Men's under-17 Australia national under-17 soccer team Friendlies 29 August 2015 Limoges youth 0–8 Report 17 AUS Stade Beaublanc fr Stade municipal de Beaublanc Limoges, France W Lafarge Foot Avenir 2 September 2015 15:00 (UTC+2) 17 USA 1–1 Report 17 AUS Gallardo 88 Derrick 64 Stade Beaublanc fr Stade municipal de Beaublanc Limoges, France D Lafarge Foot Avenir 4 September 2015 Stade Rennais U19 1–2 Report 17 AUS Touffiqui 10 D'Agostino 8 Mendez 54 Stade Beaublanc fr Stade municipal de Beaublanc Limoges, France W Lafarge Foot Avenir 6 September 2015 19:00 (UTC+2) 17 FRA 6–0 Report 17 AUS Fomba 7Maouassa 13Reine-Adelaïde 20Boutobba 37Edouard 71Cognat 75 Stade Beaublanc fr Stade municipal de Beaublanc Limoges, France L 5 October 2015 15:00 (UTC+11) 17 AUS 1–2 Source Sydney FC Youth Bandiera Lokoli-Ngoy AIS Grass Fields Canberra, Australia L 11 October 2015 17 AUS 1–1 Report 17 CRI Brimmer 67 Ramírez 16 Estadio El Teniente Rancagua, Chile D AFF U-16 Youth Championship 2015 AFF U-16 Youth Championship Group stage 30 July 2015 18:30 (UTC+7) 17 CAM 0–4 Report 17 AUS Brook 2 45+1Italiano 31Sweedan 90+2 Olympic Stadium Phnom Penh, Cambodia Souei Vongkham (Laos) W Group stage 1 August 2015 18:30 (UTC+7) 17 AUS 8–2 Report 16 SIN Najjarine 22 Moric 23 42 70 87 Pierias 54 90+2 Akbari 77 Rezky 18Kweh 64 Olympic Stadium Phnom Penh, Cambodia Lim Bunthoeun (Cambodia) W Group stage 3 August 2015 18:30 (UTC+7) 17 AUS 4–0 17 MYA Najjarine 7Pierias 16Valenti 19Moric 90+3 Olympic Stadium Phnom Penh, Cambodia Souei Vongkham (Laos) W Group stage 5 August 2015 15:30 (UTC+7) 17 AUS 8–2 17 PHI Report Roberts 5 22 28 44Ryan 31Castaneda 70Moric 79Brook 87 Wilson 14Tacardon 24 Olympic Stadium Phnom Penh, Cambodia Mohammad Hasrin Haji Samat (Brunei) W Semi-final 7 August 2015 18:30 (UTC+7) 17 AUS 2−3 Report 17 THA Roberts 73 pen.Pierias 78 Jinnawat 48Hassawat 52Korawich 71 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Olympic Stadium Nguyễn Hiền Triệt (Vietnam) L 3rd Place 9 August 2015 15:30 (UTC+7) 17 LAO 2−10 Report 17 AUS Sengsavang 41 44 Roberts 16 pen. 55 78Brook 22Sweedan 43Akbari 45+2 79 90+2Moric 70 80 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Olympic Stadium W AFC U-16 Championship qualification 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification 16 September 2015 17 AUS 14–0 Report 17 GUM Naputi 5 o.g.Akbari 15 46Martis 39Muratovic 43 53 59Selden 45+1 80Sweedan 65 pen. 79 90Visciglio 70Yates 77 Vietnam YFT Center Hanoi, Vietnam 60 Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) W 18 September 2015 17 MYA 1–3 Report 17 AUS Hein Htet Aung 25 Brook 2Moric 27Najjarine 37 Vietnam YFT Center Hanoi, Vietnam 100 Jansen Foo (Singapore) W 20 September 2015 15:30 (UTC+7) 17 AUS 1–0 Report 17 VIE Memeti 30 Vietnam YFT Center Hanoi, Vietnam 500 Turki Al-Khudhayr (Saudi Arabia) W FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup Group stage 18 October 2015 16:00 (UTC-3) 17 AUS 1–4 Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) 17 GER Waring 54 Passlack 14 Eggestein 25 39 Janelt 65 Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Chillán, Chile 7,366 Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) L Group stage 21 October 2015 17:00 (UTC-3) 17 AUS 0–0 Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) 17 MEX Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Chillán, Chile 8,469 Janny Sikazwe (Zambia) D Group stage 24 October 2015 19:00 (UTC-3) 17 ARG 1–2 Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) 17 AUS Conechny 67 pen. Panetta 25 52 Estadio Municipal Nelson Oyarzún Arenas Chillán, Chile 4,409 Ruddy Buquet (France) W Round of 16 28 October 2015 20:00 (UTC-3) 17 NGA 6–0 Report (FFA) Report (FIFA) 17 AUS Osimhen 22 73 79Nwakali 25 pen.Essien 86Chukwueze 88 Estadio Sausalito Viña del Mar, Chile 4,265 Roberto Tobar (Chile) L Women's senior Australia women's national soccer team Friendlies 17 September 2015 19:30 (UTC-4) USA Cancelled Report AUS Detroit, United States Ford Field V 20 September 2015 14:00 (UTC-4) USA Cancelled Report AUS Birmingham, United States Legion Field V 25 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup CHN 1–1 Report AUS Li D. 41 pen. Butt 12 Chongqing, China D 27 October 2015 Dewellbon Cup ENG 1–0 Report (FFA) Report (FA) AUS Christiansen 51 Chongqing, China 1,800 Liang Qin (China) L 29 November 2015 14:15 (UTC+9) KOR 0–1 Report AUS Simon 68 Incheon, South Korea Incheon Sungui Stadium W 4 June 2016 15:00 (UTC+10) AUS 2–0 Report NZL Foord 5 51 Ballarat, Australia Morshead Park Stadium 4,371 Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) W 7 June 2016 17:00 (UTC+10) AUS 1–1 Report NZL De Vanna 73 Bowen 64 Melbourne, Australia Etihad Stadium D AFC Women's Olympic qualifying tournament 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 29 February 2016 19:35 (UTC+9) AUS 3–1 Report (FFA) Report (AFC) JPN De Vanna 25 Heyman 41 Gorry 78 Ōgimi 45+2 Osaka, Japan Kincho Stadium 4,988 Carina Vitulano (Italy) W 2 March 2016 16:35 (UTC+9) AUS 9–0 Report (FFA) Report (AFC) VIE Gielnik 10 Simon 17 38 43 Kennedy 19 Sykes 64 van Egmond 68 Heyman 77 Polkinghorne 85 Osaka, Japan Nagai Stadium 129 Esther Staubli (Switzerland) W 4 March 2016 19:35 (UTC+9) KOR 0–2 Report (FFA) Report (AFC) AUS Simon 1 van Egmond 15 pen. Osaka, Japan Nagai Stadium 1,149 Lucila Venegas (Mexico) W 7 March 2016 19:35 (UTC+9) PRK 1–2 Report (FFA) Report (AFC) AUS Kim 78 Heyman 18 Gorry 84 Osaka, Japan Nagai Stadium 900 Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand) W 9 March 2016 19:35 (UTC+9) AUS 1–1 Report (FFA) Report (AFC) CHN van Egmond 85 Ma 16 Osaka, Japan Nagai Stadium 4,766 Esther Staubli (Switzerland) D Women's under-20 Australia women's national under-20 soccer team AFC U-19 Women's Championship 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship Group stage 18 August 2015 16:00 (UTC+8) 20 JPN 2–0 Report 20 AUS Kobayashi 10 28 Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Nanjing, China 200 Ri Hyang Ok (North Korea) L Group stage 20 August 2015 19:00 (UTC+8) 20 CHN 2–1 Report 20 AUS Qin Manman 38Liu Yan 55 Harrison 67 Jiangning Sports Center Nanjing, China 450 Rita Gani (Malaysia) L Group stage 22 August 2015 16:00 (UTC+8) 20 AUS 2–0 Report 20 UZB Kirby 36O'Brien 90+3 Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Nanjing, China 100 Maria Rebello (India) W Retirements 7 July 2015: Matthew Nash, 34, former Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Central Coast Mariners goalkeeper.http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/news-crawley-departs---nash-steps-up/uddqf7dvf2es11ggevcml7o9u News: Crawley departs - Nash steps up Central Coast Mariners 7 July 2015 7 July 2015 15 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715011510/http://www.ccmariners.com.au/article/news-crawley-departs---nash-steps-up/uddqf7dvf2es11ggevcml7o9u dead 24 July 2015: Zenon Caravella, 32, former Sydney Olympic, New Zealand Knights, Gold Coast United, Adelaide United and Newcastle Jets midfielder.A-League 24 July 2015 24 July 2015 http://www.a-league.com.au/article/zenon-caravella-retires-from-football-to-focus-on-next-generation/7hoxt3tw7vfn1ksh5ble383fo Zenon Caravella retires from football to focus on next generation 31 August 2015: Michael Turnbull, 34, former Marconi Staillions and New Zealand Knights goalkeeper.https://instagram.com/p/68deiKLq36vpgSEKeI2t9XI2DEn9fa4agXp_Q0/ Michael Turnbull Instagram 29 August 2015 31 August 2015 1 September 2015: Nadine Angerer, 36, former Germany and Brisbane Roar goalkeeper.http://www.katu.com/sports/Portland-sends-off-Angerer-and-Van-Hollebeke-with-sellout-323664471.html Portland sends off Angerer and Van Hollebeke with sellout KATU 1 September 2015 3 September 2015 Anne M. Peterson 2 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150902193614/http://www.katu.com/sports/Portland-sends-off-Angerer-and-Van-Hollebeke-with-sellout-323664471.html dead 13 October 2015: Alessandro Del Piero, 40, former Italy and Sydney FC forward.http://www.a-league.com.au/article/del-piero-ready-to-coach/1gjc6ocn05b2b1ezjxcs7ze0r7 Del Piero 'ready' to coach A-League 13 October 2015 13 October 2015 21 December 2015: Damien Duff, 36, former Republic of Ireland and Melbourne City winger.Damien Duff: Former Republic of Ireland winger retires https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35156548 21 December 2015 BBC Sport 21 December 2015 4 January 2016: Heather Garriock, 33, former Australia, Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers midfielder.http://thewomensgame.com/2016/01/heather-garriock-slips-silently-into-retirement/ Heather Garriock slips silently into retirement The Women's Game 11 January 2016 4 January 2016 10 April 2016: Ben Sigmund, 35, former New Zealand, Football Kingz and Wellington Phoenix defender.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11620119 Football: Sigmund and Muscat bow out with defeat The New Zealand Herald 10 April 2016 12 April 2016 Kris Shannon 30 April 2016: Shane Stefanutto, 36, former Australia, Brisbane Strikers, North Queensland Fury and Brisbane Roar defender.http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/football/brisbane-roar-veteran-shane-stefanutto-retires-from-topflight-football/news-story/48e33998d9d61e280a3df5d64d0c082a Brisbane Roar veteran Shane Stefanutto retires from top-flight football Monteverde Marco The Courier-Mail 30 April 2016 1 May 2016: Patrick Kisnorbo, 35, former Australia, South Melbourne and Melbourne City defender.http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/aleague-patrick--kisnorbo-retires-after-16-years-will-stay-with-city-as-youth-coach-20160501-gojie2.html Patrick Kisnorbo retires after 16 years, will stay with City as youth coach Michael Lynch The Sydney Morning Herald 1 May 2016 8 May 2016: Ruben Zadkovich, 29, former Australia, Sydney FC, Newcastle Jets and Perth Glory midfielder.http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2016/05/08/zadkovich-retirement-headlines-perth-glory-roster-clear-out Zadkovich retirement headlines Perth Glory roster clear out Nick Houghton SBS 8 May 2016 21 May 2016: Albert Riera, 32, former Auckland City and Wellington Phoenix midfielder.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11642706 Wellington Phoenix linchpin retires The New Zealand Herald 21 May 2016 References External links Football Federation Australia official website Category:Soccer in Australia by season Soccer Soccer