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2015–16 Melbourne City FC (W-League) season

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For the A-League team's 2015–16 season, see 2015–16 Melbourne City FC season.

The 2015–16 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's inaugural season in the W-League, following the announcement of the team's formation on 13 May 2015.[1] The team is based at the City Football Academy, training on the Academy Pitches at La Trobe University and playing home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve.[2]

Melbourne City W-League
2015–16 season
ManagerJoe Montemurro
StadiumCB Smith Reserve
W-LeaguePremiers
W-League finals seriesChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Larissa Crummer (11 goals)
All: Larissa Crummer (11 goals)

The club had a remarkably successful season, winning all 12 of its regular season games and achieving success in the 2016 W-League grand final, completing a perfect season, to claim both a maiden regular season premiership and an end of season championship.[3]

Players edit

Squad information edit

Correct as of 30 October 2015

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   AUS Brianna Davey
2 MF   AUS Monique Iannella
3 MF   AUS Alex Chidiac
4 DF   SCO Jen Beattie (on loan from Manchester City)
5 DF   AUS Laura Alleway
6 MF   AUS Aivi Luik
7 DF   AUS Steph Catley
8 MF   SCO Kim Little (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
9 FW   AUS Larissa Crummer
10 MF   WAL Jess Fishlock (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
11 FW   AUS Lisa De Vanna (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF   AUS Olivia Ellis
13 DF   NZL Rebekah Stott
14 FW   AUS Melina Ayres
15 MF   AUS Amy Jackson
16 MF   AUS Beattie Goad
17 FW   AUS Marianna Tabain
18 FW   MEX Anisa Guajardo
20 GK   AUS Trudy Burke
30 GK   AUS Kelsey Quinn
36 GK   AUS Erin Herd

Transfers in edit

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
11 FW   Lisa De Vanna 30   Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
5 DF   Laura Alleway 25   Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season Free [5]
1 GK   Brianna Davey 20   Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
3 FW   Alex Chidiac 16   Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
9 FW   Larissa Crummer 19   Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
16 FW   Beattie Goad 18   Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
2 FW   Monique Iannella 19   Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season Free [7]
13 DF   Rebekah Stott 22   SC Sand Transfer Pre-season [8]
17 FW   Marianna Tabain 22   Perth Glory Transfer Pre-season Free [8]
20 GK   Trudy Burke 24   Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [8]
7 DF   Steph Catley 21   Portland Thorns Transfer Pre-season Free [9]
15 MF   Amy Jackson 28   Melbourne Victory Transfer Pre-season Free [10]
6 MF   Aivi Luik 30   Fylkir Transfer Pre-season Free [11]
10 MF   Jess Fishlock 28   Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season Free [12]
8 MF   Kim Little 25   Seattle Reign FC Loan Pre-season Free [12]
14 FW   Melina Ayres 16   Ashburton United Transfer Pre-season Free [13]
12 DF   Olivia Ellis 16   Boroondara Eagles Transfer Pre-season Free [13]
18 FW   Anisa Guajardo 24   Heidelberg United Transfer Pre-season Free [13]
25 MF   Tessa Sernio   Bulleen Lions Transfer Pre-season Free
22 DF   Hannah Brewer 22   Valentine Phoenix Transfer Round 2 Free
23 DF   Tyla-Jay Vlajnic   Bundoora United Transfer Round 2 Free
24 FW   Racheal Quigley 24   Bulleen Lions Transfer Round 2 Free
30 GK   Kelsey Quinn   South Melbourne Transfer Round 2 Free
4 DF   Jen Beattie 24   Manchester City Loan Round 3 Free [14]
36 GK   Erin Herd Transfer Round 3 Free [15]

Transfers out edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
22 DF   Hannah Brewer 22 End of contract Round 3 Free [15]
23 DF   Tyla-Jay Vlajnic End of contract Round 3 Free [15]
24 FW   Racheal Quigley 24 End of contract Round 3 Free [15]
25 MF   Tessa Sernio End of contract Round 3 Free [15]

Managerial staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Joe Montemurro
Assistant coach   Jess Fishlock
Team manager   Louisa Bisby

Squad statistics edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League Finals series
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Brianna Davey 7 0 0 0 0 5+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
2 MF   Monique Iannella 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
3 MF   Alex Chidiac 10 0 0 0 0 3+6 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
4 DF   Jen Beattie 12 2 1 0 0 9+1 1 0 0 0 2+0 1 1 0 0
5 DF   Laura Alleway 11 0 0 0 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Aivi Luik 14 2 1 0 0 12+0 2 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
7 DF   Steph Catley 13 0 1 0 0 11+0 0 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Kim Little 12 9 0 0 0 9+1 8 0 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0
9 FW   Larissa Crummer 12 11 0 0 0 10+0 11 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Jess Fishlock 11 2 1 0 0 9+0 2 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   Lisa De Vanna 9 3 0 0 1 7+0 2 0 0 1 1+1 1 0 0 0
12 DF   Olivia Ellis 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   Rebekah Stott 13 0 0 0 0 11+1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   Melina Ayres 4 1 0 0 0 0+4 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   Amy Jackson 14 0 0 0 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
16 MF   Beattie Goad 14 4 0 0 0 8+4 3 0 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0
17 FW   Marianna Tabain 14 7 0 0 0 9+3 7 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0
18 FW   Anisa Guajardo 7 0 2 0 0 2+5 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
20 GK   Trudy Burke 7 0 0 0 0 7+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Kelsey Quinn 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
36 GK   Erin Herd 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
22 DF   Hannah Brewer 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
24 FW   Racheal Quigley 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   Tessa Sernio 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Competitions edit

W-League edit

Main article: 2015–16 W-League

League table edit

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

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 12 0 0 38 4  +34 36 6 0 0 18 2  +16 6 0 0 20 2  +18

Last updated: 16 January 2016.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHAAHHBAAHAHBH
ResultWWWWWW✖WWWWW✖W
Position11111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 16 January 2016. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures edit

18 October 2015 1 Sydney FC 0–6 Melbourne City Sydney
17:30 AEDT Report Crummer   11', 45'
De Vanna   39'
Goad   43'
Tabain   61'
Ayres   89'		 Stadium: Lambert Park
Attendance: 960
Referee: Katie Patterson
25 October 2015 2 Melbourne City 2–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Tabain   48'
Luik   72' (pen.)		 Report Knight   90+2' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,311
Referee: Casey Reibelt
31 October 2015 3 Perth Glory 0–4 Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AEDT Report Tabain   12'
De Vanna   21'
Crummer   52', 64'		 Stadium: Ashfield Reserve
Attendance: 483
Referee: Kelly Jones
8 November 2015 4 Canberra United 2–4 Melbourne City Gosford
14:00 AEDT Sykes   29'
Heyman   60'		 Report Tabain   5'
Crummer   11'
Luik   41'
De Vanna   57'
Little   87'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 1,233
Referee: Lara Lee
14 November 2015 5 Melbourne City 2–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Crummer   43'
Fishlock   71'		 Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
22 November 2015 6 Melbourne City 4–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Little   54', 61'
Crummer   79', 81'		 Report Blackburn   50' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
6 December 2015 8 Melbourne Victory 0–4 Melbourne City Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Report Beattie   35'
Crummer   52', 72'
Little   79'		 Stadium: David Barro Stadium
Referee: Lara Lee
13 December 2015 9 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Melbourne City Newcastle
14:00 AEDT Report Goad   44' Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 3,292
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
20 December 2015 10 Melbourne City 4–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Little   63'
Tabain   68'
Crummer   83'
Fishlock   90+3'		 Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 453
Referee: Casey Reibelt
28 December 2015 11 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne City Gold Coast
16:00 AEDT Report Little   6' Stadium: Pizzey Park
Attendance: 1,672
Referee: Kelly Jones
3 January 2016 12 Melbourne City 4–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Little   12', 33' (pen.)
Goad   67'
Tabain   70'		 Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
16 January 2016 14 Melbourne City 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Kennedy   52' (o.g.)
Tabain   85'		 Report Ibini   71' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 602
Referee: Katie Patterson

Finals series edit

25 January 2016 Semi-final Melbourne City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,941
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Penalties
Beattie  
Alleway  
Little  
Catley  
De Vanna  		   Polkinghorne
  Butt
  Gielnik
  Chapman
  A. Beard
31 January 2016 Grand final Melbourne City 4–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Beattie   32'
Little   54'
Goad   80'
De Vanna   90+5'		 Report K. Simon   69' (pen.) Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,206
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Non-competitive edit

Post-season edit

Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy Challenge edit

17 February 2016 Friendly Manchester City   3–0   Melbourne City Abu Dhabi
18:00 GST Houghton   34', 75'
Christiansen   50'		 Report Stadium: New York University Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 500

References edit

  1. ^ "Melbourne City FC set to field W-League team in 2015". melbournecityfc.com.au. 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Melbourne City to join W-League next season". The World Game (SBS). 14 May 2015.
  3. ^ "W-League grand final: Melbourne City beat Sydney FC". ABC News. 31 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Inaugural W-League Player". melbournecityfc.com.au. 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Matildas Defender Laura Alleway". melbournecityfc.com.au. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Goalkeeper Brianna Davey". melbournecityfc.com.au. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d "City Announces Four New W-League Signings". melbournecityfc.com.au. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "W-League team commences training". Melbourne City. 16 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Matilda Steph Catley". Melbourne City. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  10. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Amy Jackson". Melbourne City. 30 September 2015. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Melbourne City FC and Moreland City Council Develop Relationship For Westfield W-League and Foxtel National Youth League Seasons". Melbourne City. 8 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Melbourne City FC Sign W-League Internationals Kim Little and Jess Fishlock". Melbourne City. 12 October 2015.
  13. ^ a b c "City Announces New Westfield W-League Signings". Melbourne City. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  14. ^ "W-League sign Jennifer Beattie on loan from sister club Manchester City Women". Melbourne City. 30 October 2015. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  15. ^ a b c d e Lim, Jordan (30 October 2015). "Preview: Seven's heaven for returning City superstars". The Corner Flag.

External links edit

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