2016–17 Melbourne City W-League season

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

Melbourne City W-League

2016–17 season

Manager

Joe Montemurro

Stadium

CB Smith Reserve, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne

W-League

1st

Top goalscorer

Jess Fishlock (3 goals)

Home colours

Away colours

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2017–18 →

The 2016–17 Melbourne City FC W-League season will be 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 will again by coached by manager Joe Montemurro.^[1] The club's fixtures for the season were released on 31 August 2016.^[2]

Players

Squad information

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Lydia Williams (on loan from Houston Dash)
2	DF	Teigen Allen
3	DF	Lauren Barnes (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
4	DF	Rachel Binning
5	DF	Laura Alleway
6	MF	Aivi Luik
7	DF	Steph Catley (Captain)
9	FW	Larissa Crummer
10	MF	Jess Fishlock (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
11	MF	Erika Tymrak (on loan from FC Kansas City)

No.	Position	Player
12	DF	Olivia Ellis
13	DF	Rebekah Stott
14	FW	Melina Ayres
15	MF	Amy Jackson
16	FW	Beverly Yanez (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
17	FW	Marianna Tabain
18	FW	Jacinta Galabadaarachchi
19	DF	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
30	GK	Kelsey Quinn

Transfers in

N	P	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
2	DF	Teigen Allen	22	Sydney FC	Transfer	Pre-season		Free	^[3]
18	FW	Jacinta Galabadaarachchi	15		Transfer	Pre-season		Free	^[4]
1	GK	Lydia Williams	28	Houston Dash	Loan	Pre-season	2017	Free	^[5]
3	DF	Lauren Barnes	27	Seattle Reign FC	Loan	Pre-season	2017	Free	^[6]
11	MF	Erika Tymrak	25	FC Kansas City	Loan	Pre-season	2017	Free	^[7]
4	DF	Rachel Binning				Pre-season		Free	^[8]
16	FW	Beverly Yanez	28	Seattle Reign FC	Loan	Round 3	2017	Free	^[9]

Transfers out

N	P	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK	Brianna Davey	21	Carlton (AFL)		Pre-season	Free	^[10]
2	MF	Monique Iannella	20	Texas Longhorns		Pre-season	Free	^[11]^[12]
3	MF	Alex Chidiac	17	Adelaide United		Pre-season	Free	^[13]
4	DF	Jennifer Beattie	25	Manchester City	Loan return	Pre-season	Free	^[14]
8	MF	Kim Little	26	Seattle Reign FC	Loan return	Pre-season	Free	^[15]
11	FW	Lisa De Vanna	31	Orlando Pride		Pre-season	Free	^[16]
16	MF	Beattie Goad	18	Stanford University		Pre-season	Free	^[17]
18	FW	Anisa Guajardo	25			Pre-season	Free	^[18]
20	GK	Trudy Burke	25	Canberra United		Pre-season	Free	^[19]

Managerial staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Joe Montemurro
Assistant Coach	TBC
Team Manager	TBC

Squad statistics

N	P	Nat.	Name	Total					W-League
N	P	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Lydia Williams	4	0	0	0	0	4+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Teigen Allen	4	0	0	0	0	4+0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Lauren Barnes	3	0	1	0	0	3+0	0	1	0	0
4	DF		Rachel Binning	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Laura Alleway	4	1	0	0	0	4+0	1	0	0	0
6	MF		Aivi Luik	4	0	2	0	0	4+0	0	2	0	0
7	DF		Steph Catley	4	1	0	0	0	4+0	1	0	0	0
9	FW		Larissa Crummer	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Jess Fishlock	4	3	0	0	0	4+0	3	0	0	0
11	MF		Erika Tymrak	4	1	0	0	0	4+0	1	0	0	0
12	DF		Olivia Ellis	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Rebekah Stott	4	0	0	0	0	4+0	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Melina Ayres	4	1	0	0	0	2+2	1	0	0	0
15	MF		Amy Jackson	3	0	0	0	0	3+0	0	0	0	0
16	FW		Beverly Yanez	1	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
17	FW		Marianna Tabain	4	1	0	0	0	4+0	1	0	0	0
18	FW		Jacinta Galabadaarachchi	2	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Tyla-Jay Vlajnic	3	0	0	0	0	0+3	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Kelsey Quinn	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 4 December 2016
Source:
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow 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	Melbourne City	4	4	0	0	8	2	+6	12	Qualification to Finals series
2	Sydney FC	5	4	0	1	9	4	+5	12
3	Canberra United	4	2	1	1	9	6	+3	7
4	Perth Glory	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	7
5	Brisbane Roar	5	2	1	2	5	4	+1	7
6	Newcastle Jets	5	2	0	3	8	8	0	6
7	Western Sydney Wanderers	4	1	0	3	4	9	−5	3
8	Adelaide United	4	0	2	2	6	9	−3	2
9	Melbourne Victory	5	0	1	4	4	14	−10	1

Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2016. Source: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
4	4	0	0	8	2	+6	12	2	0	0	4	0	+4	2	0	0	4	2	+2

Last updated: 4 December 2016.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	H	A	B	H	A	H	A	H	B	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	✖	W	W				✖
Position	3	1	3	1	1

Last updated: 3 December 2016.
Source: Competitive Matches

Win Draw Loss
Ground: A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye

Fixtures

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	Alleway 18' Ayres 80'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 2,595 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

27 November 2016 4	Melbourne City	3–0	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
14:30 AEDT	Fishlock 64', 77' Catley 75'	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	Fishlock 6' Tymrak 25'	Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park Attendance: 1,327 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

10 December 2016 6	Melbourne City	v	Canberra United	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: CB Smith Reserve

18 December 2016 7	Western Sydney Wanderers	v	Melbourne City	Sydney
15:00 AEDT				Stadium: Popondetta Park

27 December 2016 8	Melbourne City	v	Perth Glory	Melbourne
17:20 AEDT				Stadium: AAMI Park

2 January 2017 10	Melbourne City	v	Adelaide United	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: CB Smith Reserve

8 January 2017 11	Sydney FC	v	Melbourne City	Gosford
14:30 AEDT				Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

15 January 2017 12	Melbourne Victory	v	Melbourne City	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT				Stadium: Epping Stadium

22 January 2017 13	Melbourne City	v	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT				Stadium: CB Smith Reserve

27 January 2017 14	Newcastle Jets	v	Melbourne City	Coffs Harbour
17:20 AEDT				Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium

References

↑ "Westfield W-League 2016/17 Fixtures released". Melbourne City FC. 31 August 2016.
↑ "2016/17 Season Draw" (PDF). W-League. 31 August 2016.
↑ Windley, Matt (25 September 2016). "Bruno Fornaroli named as Melbourne City's new captain for 2016-17 A-League season". Herald Sun.
↑ "City re-signs four W-League champions". Melbourne City !Melbourne City. 7 October 2016.
↑ "City signs Matildas Goalkeeper Lydia Williams". Melbourne City !Melbourne City. 15 October 2016.
↑ "Melbourne City sign Seattle Reign duo Jessica Fishlock and Lauren Barnes". The Women's Game. 25 October 2016.
↑ "City sign FC Kansas City midfielder Erika Tymrak". The Women's Game. 25 October 2016.
↑ "Preview: Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets". Football Federation Australia. 5 November 2016.
↑ "Beverly Yanez Loaned to Melbourne City FC". The Bold. 14 November 2016.
↑ Harrington, Anna (27 July 2016). "Brianna Davey turns her back on soccer to focus on playing football as a marquee player at Carlton". Fox Sports.
↑ http://www.texassports.com/news/2016/6/23/soccer-adds-two-more-newcomers-to-its-2016-recruiting-class.aspx
↑ Daeschner, Trenton (21 September 2016). "Iannella capitalizes on move from Australia to Texas". The Daily Texan.
↑ "Mark Jones to lead Adelaide United in 2016/17". The Women's Game. 7 September 2016.
↑ "Manchester City Women: Jennifer Beattie loaned to Melbourne City". BBC Sport. 29 October 2015.
↑ "Canberra United lose Lydia Williams and off-season moves revealed". The Women's Game. 27 September 2016.
↑ "Orlando Pride Sign Australia WNT Forward Lisa De Vanna". Orlando City. 29 August 2016.
↑ "Beattie Goad signs with NCAA Division 1 Stanford University". The Women's Game. 23 February 2016.
↑ "Melbourne City preview". Football Federation Australia. 1 November 2016.
↑ "Trudy Burke returns to Canberra United". The Women's Game. 28 September 2016.

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