2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (W-League) season

The 2016–17 Western Sydney Wanderers W-League season was the club's fifth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team played home games at Marconi Stadium and Popondetta Park in Sydney.

Western Sydney Wanderers W-League
2016–17 season
ManagerDaniel Barrett
StadiumMarconi Stadium
Popondetta Park, Sydney
W-League8th
W-League finals seriesDNQ
Top goalscorerKatie Stengel (6 goals)
Highest home attendance3,455 vs Canberra United
(22 January 2017)
Lowest home attendance332 vs Perth Glory
(29 January 2017)
Average home league attendance996

Players edit

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 Jada Whyman
2 DF   AUS Caitlin Cooper
3 DF   AUS Nikola Orgill
4 MF   AUS Chloe O'Brien
5 FW   AUS Helen Petinos
6 DF   USA Kendall Fletcher
7 FW   AUS Sarah Yatim
8 FW   AUS Erica Halloway
9 FW   USA Katie Stengel
10 FW   USA Paige Nielsen
11 MF   AUS Georgia Plessas
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   AUS Rachel Lowe
13 MF   AUS Eliza Ammendolia
14 DF   USA Alex Arlitt
15 DF   AUS Ellie Carpenter
16 DF   AUS Alix Roberts
17 FW   AUS Sophie Hancock
18 MF   AUS Angelique Hristodoulou
22 GK   AUS Casey Dumont
23 MF   AUS Joanne Burgess
30 GK   AUS Courtney Newbon
MF   AUS Alyssa Rose

Transfers in edit

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
22 GK   Casey Dumont 24 Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [1]
23 MF   Joanne Burgess 36 Retired Transfer Pre-season [2]
14 DF   Alex Arlitt 23   FC Kansas City Transfer Pre-season 2018 [3]
  Rachel Lowe 15 Transfer


Transfers out edit

Contract extensions edit

Managerial staff edit

Position Name
Head coach   Richard Byrne
Team manager
Assistant coach

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League
Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Jada Whyman 11 0 1 0 0 11+0 0 1 0 0
2 DF   Caitlin Cooper 11 0 4 0 0 11+0 0 4 0 0
3 DF   Nikola Orgill 2 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
4 MF   Chloe O'Biren 8 0 0 0 0 4+4 0 0 0 0
5 FW   Helen Petinos 10 1 2 0 0 10+0 1 2 0 0
6 DF   Kendall Fletcher 12 2 1 0 0 12+0 2 1 0 0
7 FW   Sarah Yatim 8 1 0 0 0 4+4 1 0 0 0
8 FW   Erica Halloway 11 1 1 0 0 10+1 1 1 0 0
9 FW   Katie Stengel 12 6 0 0 0 12+0 6 0 0 0
10 FW   Paige Nielsen 12 1 1 0 0 12+0 1 1 0 0
11 MF   Georgia Plessas 4 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0
12 FW   Rachel Lowe 9 0 1 0 0 5+4 0 1 0 0
13 DF   Eliza Ammendolia 8 0 0 0 0 7+1 0 0 0 0
14 DF   Alex Arlitt 5 0 0 0 0 5+0 0 0 0 0
15 DF   Ellie Carpenter 11 0 2 0 0 11+0 0 2 0 0
16 DF   Alix Roberts 6 0 0 0 0 2+4 0 0 0 0
17 FW   Sophie Hancock 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Angelique Hristodoulou 8 0 4 0 0 8+0 0 4 0 0
22 GK   Casey Dumont 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   Joanne Burgess 5 1 0 0 0 4+1 1 0 0 0
30 DF   Courtney Newbon 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
MF   Alyssa Rose 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0

Competitions edit

W-League edit

League table edit

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: 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 4 1 7 14 29  −15 13 3 0 3 6 7  −1 1 1 4 8 22  −14

Last updated: complete.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAAHHBAHAHBAAAH
ResultLLWLDWWLLLWL
Position99777775656778
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures edit

6 November 2016 1 Perth Glory 4–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Perth
18:30 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Kelly Jones
13 November 2016 2 Sydney FC 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
14:30 AEDT L. Khamis   13', 28' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 4,178
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
20 November 2016 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Adelaide United Sydney
15:00 AEDT
Report Jones   62' Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 457
Referee: Kelly Jones
26 November 2016 4 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Brisbane Roar Sydney
15:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
11 December 2016 6 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 273
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
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
26 December 2016 8 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Newcastle
15:05 AEDT Kingsley   8' Report Stengel   12', 30' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 2,268
Referee: Lara Lee
30 December 2016 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Sydney FC Sydney
19:00 AEDT Stengel   23' Report
Stadium: Popondetta Park
Attendance: 870
7 January 2017 11 Brisbane Roar 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Brisbane
13:35 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 2,503
Referee: Kelly Jones
14 January 2017 12 Adelaide United 10–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre
Attendance: 876
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
22 January 2017 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–0 Canberra United Sydney
14:30 AEDT Stengel   43' Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,455
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
29 January 2017 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Perth Glory Sydney
15:00 AEDT Report Doeglas   90+2' Stadium: Popondetta Park
Attendance: 332
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

References edit

  1. ^ Lulham, Amanda (8 September 2016). "Matildas star Casey Dumont joins Ellie Carpenter at Western Sydney Wanderers for W-League season". The Daily Telegraph.
  2. ^ "Wanderers continue W-League signing spree with Joanne Burgess". The Daily Telegraph. 12 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Kendall Fletcher and Katie Stengel headline Wanderers international quartet". The Women's Game. 16 September 2016.

External links edit