The 2015–16 National Youth League (Also known as the Foxtel National Youth League for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Australian National Youth League competition. The season ran in a different, reduced format to previous years, and in parallel with the 2015–16 A-League season.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Sydney FC Youth (3rd title) |
| Matches played | 40 |
| Goals scored | 183 (4.58 per match) |
| Best Player | Dylan Smith |
| Top goalscorer | Joey Katebian (10 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Brisbane Roar Youth 10–0 Adelaide United Youth (19 December 2015) |
| Biggest away win | Melbourne Victory Youth 1–5 Brisbane Roar Youth (15 January 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Brisbane Roar Youth 10–0 Adelaide United Youth (19 December 2015) |
| Longest winning run | Adelaide United Youth, Melbourne Victory Youth, Newcastle Jets Youth, Sydney FC Youth (3 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Adelaide United Youth, Melbourne Victory Youth, Newcastle Jets Youth, Sydney FC Youth (3 games) |
| Longest winless run | FFA Centre of Excellence (7 games) |
| Longest losing run | FFA Centre of Excellence (7 games) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → | |
Teams edit
Format edit
This season was run with a new format. From 2016, all A-League clubs now have youth teams entered into their local conferences of the National Premier Leagues. By having NPL teams, there is now less reliance on the NYL to provide an avenue for youth players to their respective clubs. There was also pressure from A-League clubs to reduce travel budgets.[1] As such the season was shortened from 18 games per team to 8 games plus a Grand Final. The existing ten NYL teams were divided into two conferences of five teams: Conference A consisted of teams from WA, SA, Victoria and Queensland, while teams from ACT and NSW were in Conference B. All teams played all other teams in their conference on a home and away basis. After the home and away series a Grand Final was played between the top teams from each conference.[2]
Standings edit
| 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 |
Results edit
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Positions by round edit
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Group stage edit
Conference A edit
- Round 1
| 7 November 2015 | Perth Glory Youth | 0–2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | Perth |
| 10:30 AWST | Report | D'Agostino  11', 55' |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Tom Dowle |
| 7 November 2015 | Adelaide United Youth | 4–2 | Melbourne Victory Youth | Adelaide |
| 15:00 ACDT | D. Smith 15', 22', 89' Trimboli 40' |
Report | Katebian 37', 45' |
Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre |
- Round 2
| 13 November 2015 | Melbourne City Youth | 1–1 | Perth Glory Youth | Melbourne |
| Cristaldo 3' |
Report | Vulin 49' |
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Adam Bavcar |
| 13 November 2015 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 3–1 | Melbourne Victory Youth | Brisbane |
| D. Ingham 31' Daley 35' H. Sawyer 71' (pen.) |
Report | Katebian 67' |
Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds Referee: Alan Milliner |
- Round 3
| 22 November 2015 | Melbourne City Youth | 3–2 | Adelaide United Youth | Melbourne |
| 12:00 AEDT | Zinni 6' Kuzmanovski 20' Espindola 47' |
Report | Altundag 68' Smith 70' |
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve |
| 22 November 2015 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 3–0 | Perth Glory Youth | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT | Whitney 14' (o.g.) Katebian 45' Makarounas 57' |
Report | Stadium: Lakeside Stadium |
- Round 4
| 29 November 2015 | Adelaide United Youth | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar Youth | Adelaide |
| 10:00 ACDT | Trimboli 22' |
Report | Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre |
| 29 November 2015 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 5–4 | Melbourne City Youth | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT | Pain 36', 46' Katebian 38', 90+1' Dover 45+2' |
Report | Garuccio 53' Dekker 72' Cristaldo 82' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.) |
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium |
- Round 5
| 5 December 2015 | Perth Glory Youth | 0–3 | Adelaide United Youth | Perth |
| 10:30 AWST | Report | Trimboli 30' D. Smith 69', 76' |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Zach Piccicacco |
| 5 December 2015 | Melbourne City Youth | 4–3 | Brisbane Roar Youth | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT | Dekker 3', 47', 63' Espindola 41' |
Report | D'Agostino 18', 50' Fadljevic 38' (o.g.) |
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve |
- Round 6
| 12 December 2015 | Adelaide United Youth | 3–1 | Melbourne City Youth | Adelaide |
| 10:30 ACDT | O'Doherty 53' Trimboli 63', 75' |
Report | Gallo 60' |
Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre |
| 13 December 2015 | Perth Glory Youth | 2–3 | Melbourne Victory Youth | Perth |
| 10:30 AWST | Oxborrow 35' Valentini 45' |
Report | Nigro 18' Katebian 20', 21' |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve |
- Round 7
| 19 December 2015 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 10–0 | Adelaide United Youth | Brisbane |
| 10:30 AEST | Clut 11' (pen.), 32', 50' (pen.) H. Sawyer 13', 25', 65', 67', 83' Daley 54' D'Agostino 82' (pen.) |
Report | Warland  75' |
Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds Referee: Matthew Male |
| 20 December 2015 | Melbourne City Youth | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory Youth | Melbourne |
| 13:00 AEDT | Cristaldo 7' N. Gonzalez 87' |
Report | Katebian 55' |
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve |
- Round 8
| 2 January 2016 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 1–2 | Adelaide United Youth | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEDT | Katebian 55' (pen.) |
Report | D. Smith 53' O'Doherty 82' |
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium |
| 3 January 2016 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 0–1 | Perth Glory Youth | Brisbane |
| 10:30 AEST | Report | Talimdzioski 64' |
Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds Referee: Daniel Olson |
- Round 9
| 9 January 2016 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 5–2 | Melbourne City Youth | Brisbane |
| 16:00 AEST | Wenzel-Halls 19' Champness 28' D. Ingham 32' Leck 87', 90+1' Prasad 90+3' |
Report | Zinni 64', 90+2' |
Stadium: Cleveland Showgrounds Referee: Matthew Male |
| 10 January 2016 | Adelaide United Youth | 2–1 | Perth Glory Youth | Adelaide |
| 09:45 ACDT | McGree 5' O'Doherty 16' |
Report | Teece 33' |
Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre |
- Round 10
| 15 January 2016 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 1–5 | Brisbane Roar Youth | Melbourne |
| 16:30 AEDT | Maclean 45' |
Report | D. Ingham 2' Daley 66' D'Agostino 80', 88' Hore 90+2' |
Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 17 January 2016 | Perth Glory Youth | 3–1 | Melbourne City Youth | Perth |
| 10:30 AWST | Knowles 46', 83' Stynes 81' |
Report | Kuzmanovski 17' Athanasiou  65'  90' |
Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Tom Dowie |
Conference B edit
- Round 1
| 7 November 2015 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 1–2 | Sydney FC Youth | Gosford |
| 16:00 AEDT | Wales 47' |
Report | Calver 32' Lokoli-Ngoy 38' |
Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence |
| 8 November 2015 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 3–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Newcastle |
| 10:00 AEDT | Cowburn 7' Lundy 51', 90+3' |
Report | Scott 39', 41' Maia 58' |
Stadium: Magic Park Referee: Alex Merkel |
- Round 2
| 15 November 2015 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 4–3 | Newcastle Jets Youth | Canberra |
| Panetta 56', 58', 62' Dimitroff 90+6' (pen.) |
Report | Brymora 8' Crowley 43', 90+3' |
Stadium: AIS Grass Fields Referee: Samuel Grasso |
| 15 November 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 3–2 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Sydney |
| 10:30 AEDT | Scott 3' Shabow 26' Maia 57' Baccus ?' 90+2' |
Report | Buhagiar 28' Berry 48' |
Stadium: Marconi Stadium |
- Round 3
| 22 November 2015 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 5–3 | FFA Centre of Excellence | Gosford |
| 10:30 AEDT | Heffernan 2', 13', 64' Duncan 39' Buhagiar 71' |
Report | Joice 1' Arzani 33', 44' |
Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence |
| 22 November 2015 | Sydney FC Youth | 5–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Burgess 24', 48', 80' (pen.) Zuvela 60' Lokoli-Ngoy 83' |
Report | Youlley 63' 67' |
Stadium: Lambert Park Referee: Tim Danaskos |
- Round 4
| 28 November 2015 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 0–1 | Sydney FC Youth | Canberra |
| 16:00 AEDT | Report | Blackwood 35' |
Stadium: AIS Grass Fields |
| 29 November 2015 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 3–0 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Newcastle |
| 10:00 AEDT | Cooper 3' Lundy 71' (pen.) Barresi 73' |
Report | Stadium: Magic Park Referee: Adam Vanauskas |
- Round 5
| 6 December 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 3–1 | FFA Centre of Excellence | Sydney |
| 16:00 AEDT | Shabow 3' Alessi 22', 27' Gaspari 62' 64' |
Report | 83' |
Stadium: Blacktown International Sportspark |
| 6 December 2015 | Sydney FC Youth | 1–2 | Newcastle Jets Youth | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Naumoff 8' |
Report | Lundy 16' Carroll 44' |
Stadium: Lambert Park |
- Round 6
| 12 December 2015 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 1–0 | FFA Centre of Excellence | Newcastle |
| 16:00 AEDT | Brymora 15' |
Report | Stadium: Magic Park |
| 13 December 2015 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 7–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Gosford |
| 16:00 AEDT | Peterson 24' (pen.), 66', 84' Heffernan 29' Buhagiar 38' Whyte 48' McFarlane 73' |
Report | Abou Serhal 41' Shabow 59' |
Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence |
- Round 7
| 19 December 2015 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 1–4 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Canberra |
| 17:00 AEDT | Hope 81' |
Report | Kalik 8' Buhagiar 28', 50' Duncan 62' |
Stadium: AIS Grass Fields |
| 20 December 2015 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 2–4 | Sydney FC Youth | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Macdonald 52', 57' |
Report | A. Mullen 17' Fox 45+1' (o.g.) Spyrakis 48' Stambolziev 84' |
Stadium: Popondetta Park |
- Round 8
| 2 January 2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets Youth | Sydney |
| 16:00 AEDT | Scott 48', ?' |
Report | Parris ?' |
Stadium: Popondetta Park |
| 3 January 2016 | Sydney FC Youth | 5–3 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stambolziev 41' Abbas 45+1' Antoniou 48' C. Gonzalez 80' Zuvela 81' |
Report | Fitzgerald 27' Kalik 64' G. Trifiro 70' (pen.) |
Stadium: Lambert Park |
- Round 9
| 9 January 2016 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 2–5 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Canberra |
| 16:00 AEDT | Davies 8' Hope 10' Devereux 45' |
Report | Cole 9' Alessi 21' Macdonald 49', 68', 78' |
Stadium: AIS Grass Fields |
| 10 January 2016 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 1–0 | Sydney FC Youth | Newcastle |
| 16:00 AEDT | Brennan 4' |
Report | Stadium: Magic Park |
- Round 10
| 16 January 2016 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 2–3 | Newcastle Jets Youth | Gosford |
| 10:30 AEDT | Kalik 24' Le May 28' |
Report | Parris 14' Barresi 33', 34' |
Stadium: Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence |
| 17 January 2016 | Sydney FC Youth | 3–2 | FFA Centre of Excellence | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | E. Gonzalez 18' Antoniou 40', 86' |
Report | Devereux 31' Tokich 78' |
Stadium: Lambert Park |
Grand final edit
| 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 |
References edit
- ^ David Lewis. "National Youth League in danger of axe as clubs prepare to pull out". SBS.
- ^ "FFA announces revamped 2015/16 Foxtel NYL". Retrieved 30 September 2015.