2016–17 Melbourne City FC (women) season

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

Melbourne City W-League

2016–17 season

Manager

Joe Montemurro

Stadium

CB Smith Reserve, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne

W-League

4th

W-League finals series

Champions

Top goalscorer

League: Jess Fishlock (6 goals)
All: Jess Fishlock (8 goals)

Highest home attendance

1,943 vs Melbourne Victory

Lowest home attendance

478 vs Brisbane Roar

Average home league attendance

1,045

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2016–17 Melbourne City FC W-League season was 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 was again by coached by manager Joe Montemurro, though in January 2017 Montemurro was promoted to assistant manager of the senior men's team and his role as manager was replaced by playing captain Jess Fishlock, who acted as captain/coach for the remainder of the season. The club's fixtures for the season were released on 31 August 2016.

Melbourne City finished fourth in the league, qualifying for the finals series. They defeated Perth Glory in the 2017 W-League grand final to claim their second consecutive W-League championship.

Players

Squad information

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


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


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	FW	USA	Beverly Yanez (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
17	FW	AUS	Marianna Tabain
18	FW	AUS	Jacynta Galabadaarachchi
19	DF	AUS	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
20	GK	AUS	Emily Shields
30	GK	AUS	Kelsey Quinn

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee
2	DF	Teigen Allen	22	Sydney FC	Transfer	Pre-season		Free
18	FW	Jacinta Galabadaarachchi	15		Transfer	Pre-season		Free
1	GK	Lydia Williams	28	Houston Dash	Loan	Pre-season	2017	Free
3	DF	Lauren Barnes	27	Seattle Reign FC	Loan	Pre-season	2017	Free
11	MF	Erika Tymrak	25	FC Kansas City	Loan	Pre-season	2017	Free
4	DF	Rachel Binning				Pre-season		Free
16	FW	Beverly Yanez	28	Seattle Reign FC	Loan	Mid-season	2017	Free

Transfers out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee
1	GK	Brianna Davey	21	Carlton (AFLW)		Pre-season	Free
2	MF	Monique Iannella	20	Texas Longhorns		Pre-season	Free
3	MF	Alex Chidiac	17	Adelaide United		Pre-season	Free
4	DF	Jen Beattie	25	Manchester City	Loan return	Pre-season	Free
8	MF	Kim Little	26	Seattle Reign FC	Loan return	Pre-season	Free
11	FW	Lisa De Vanna	31	Orlando Pride		Pre-season	Free
16	MF	Beattie Goad	18	Stanford University		Pre-season	Free
18	FW	Anisa Guajardo	25			Pre-season	Free
20	GK	Trudy Burke	25	Canberra United		Pre-season	Free

Managerial staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Jess Fishlock
Team manager	Louisa Bisby
Assistant coach	Patrick Kisnorbo

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					W-League					Finals series
N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Lydia Williams	14	0	0	0	0	12+0	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Teigen Allen	13	0	0	0	0	9+2	0	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Lauren Barnes	12	0	2	1	0	10+0	0	1	1	0	2+0	0	1	0	0
4	DF		Rachel Binning	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Laura Alleway	14	1	0	0	0	12+0	1	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Aivi Luik	14	1	3	0	0	11+1	1	3	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
7	DF		Steph Catley	14	1	0	0	0	12+0	1	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Larissa Crummer	3	0	0	0	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Jess Fishlock	14	8	0	0	0	12+0	6	0	0	0	2+0	2	0	0	0
11	MF		Erika Tymrak	14	2	0	0	0	8+4	2	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
12	DF		Olivia Ellis	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
13	DF		Rebekah Stott	14	2	0	0	0	12+0	2	0	0	0	2+0	0	0	0	0
14	FW		Melina Ayres	12	1	0	0	0	4+6	1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Amy Jackson	12	1	0	0	0	8+2	1	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0
16	FW		Beverly Yanez	10	2	1	0	0	7+1	1	1	0	0	2+0	1	0	0	0
17	FW		Marianna Tabain	13	3	1	0	0	9+2	3	0	0	0	2+0	0	1	0	0
18	FW		Jacynta Galabadaarachchi	5	0	0	0	0	1+4	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
19	DF		Tyla-Jay Vlajnic	9	0	0	0	0	2+6	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Emily Shields	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Kelsey Quinn	0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0+0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 12 February 2017
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 v t e	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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	6	2	4	19	14	+5	20	3	1	2	11	7	+4	3	1	2	8	7	+1

Last updated: 27 January 2017.
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	L	L	L	✖	D	D	L	W	W
Position	3	1	3	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 29 January 2017. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

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

Canberra United v Melbourne City

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

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory

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

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City

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

Melbourne City v Canberra United

10 December 2016 6	Melbourne City	1–2	Canberra United	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Yanez 53'	Report	McCormick 49' Roestbakken 82'	Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 605 Referee: Katie Patterson

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City

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

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

27 December 2016 8	Melbourne City	2–3	Perth Glory	Melbourne
17:20 AEDT	Fishlock 60' Luik 72'	Report	Sutton 47' Kerr 77', 84'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Casey Reibelt

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

2 January 2017 10	Melbourne City	1–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
19:15 AEDT	Fishlock 26'	Report	Quigley 70'	Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 674 Referee: Kelly Jones

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

8 January 2017 11	Sydney FC	1–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
14:30 AEDT	Foord 67'	Report	Fishlock 75'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 857 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

15 January 2017 12	Melbourne Victory	2–0	Melbourne City	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Dowie 1' Nairn 31'	Report		Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 467 Referee: Katie Patterson

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

22 January 2017 13	Melbourne City	3–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Tabain 18' Stott 61', 90+2'	Report	Gorry 67'	Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Attendance: 478 Referee: Lara Lee

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

27 January 2017 14	Newcastle Jets	0–2	Melbourne City	Coffs Harbour
17:20 AEDT		Report	Tymrak 56' Jackson 90+3'	Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium Attendance: 3,570 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Finals series

Canberra United v Melbourne City

5 February 2017 Semi-finals	Canberra United	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne City	Canberra
19:30 AEDT		Report	Fishlock 107'	Stadium: GIO Stadium Attendance: 5,072 Referee: Rebecca Durca

Perth Glory v Melbourne City

12 February 2017 Grand final	Perth Glory	0–2	Melbourne City	Perth
16:30 AWT		Report	Fishlock 45+1' Yanez 72'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

References

"Westfield W-League 2016/17 Fixtures released". Melbourne City FC. 31 August 2016.
"Jess Fishlock takes over as Melbourne City coach". bbc.com. 6 January 2017.
"2016/17 Season Draw" (PDF). W-League. 31 August 2016.
"W-League grand final: Melbourne City first club to win two titles in a row". ABC News. 12 February 2017.
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. 7 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
"City signs Matildas Goalkeeper Lydia Williams". Melbourne City. 15 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 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.
"Soccer adds two more newcomers to its 2016 recruiting class". Texas Longhorns. 23 June 2016.
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.
Lisson, Ben (9 February 2017). "W-League defending champions Melbourne City take the long way round to reach grand final". ABC News. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

External links

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National competitions	A-League National Premier Leagues (2016, 2017) FFA Cup (2016, 2017) (preliminary rounds (2016, 2017), final (2016)) National Youth League W-League
National Premier Leagues	Australian Capital Territory (2016, 2017) New South Wales (2016, 2017) Northern NSW (2016, 2017) Queensland (2016, 2017) South Australia (2016, 2017) Tasmania (2016, 2017) Victoria (2016, 2017) Western Australia (2016, 2017)

International

Asian club competitions

Champions League (2016, 2017)

National teams

Men's	Confederations Cup Results (2016, 2017)
Women's	Summer Olympics Algarve Cup Results

Club seasons
A-League	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Central Coast Mariners Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Wellington Phoenix Western Sydney Wanderers
W-League	Adelaide United Brisbane Roar Canberra United Melbourne City Melbourne Victory Newcastle Jets Perth Glory Sydney FC Western Sydney Wanderers

Categories:

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	6	2	4	19	14	+5	20	3	1	2	11	7	+4	3	1	2	8	7	+1

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	6	2	4	19	14	+5	20	3	1	2	11	7	+4	3	1	2	8	7	+1

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	6	2	4	19	14	+5	20	3	1	2	11	7	+4	3	1	2	8	7	+1