2015–16 A-League


The 2015–16 A-League was the 39th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 11th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. Melbourne Victory were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The regular season schedule was released on 29 June 2015. The season commenced on 8 October 2015 and concluded on 10 April 2016. The finals series commenced on 15 April 2016 and concluded with the 2016 Grand Final, held on 1 May 2016.
The 2016 Grand Final took place on 1 May 2016, with Adelaide United claiming their first Championship with a 3–1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers.

Clubs

TeamCityHome GroundCapacity
Adelaide UnitedAdelaideCoopers Stadium17,000
Brisbane RoarBrisbaneSuncorp Stadium52,500
Central Coast MarinersGosfordCentral Coast Stadium20,119
Melbourne CityMelbourneAAMI Park30,050
Melbourne VictoryMelbourneEtihad Stadium
AAMI Park		56,347
30,050
Newcastle JetsNewcastleHunter Stadium33,000
Perth GloryPerthnib Stadium20,500
Sydney FCSydneyAllianz Stadium45,500
Wellington PhoenixWellingtonWestpac Stadium34,500
Western Sydney WanderersSydneyPirtek Stadium21,487

Personnel and kits

  • Additionally, referee kits are made by Umbro.

Foreign players

The following do not fill a Visa position:

1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship ;

2Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;

3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;

4Guest Players

Salary cap exemptions and captains

ClubFirst MarqueeSecond MarqueeMature Age RookieLoyalty PlayersCaptainVice-Captain
Adelaide United

Finals series

The Grand Final winner qualified for the 2017 AFC Champions League group stage

Elimination-finals

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Semi-finals

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Statistics

Attendances

By club

These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.

By round

RoundTotalGamesAvg. Per Game
Round 164,580512,916
Round 284,448516,890
Round 372,865514,573
Round 467,074513,415
Round 548,23359,647
Round 658,681511,736
Round 758,931511,786
Round 859,295511,859
Round 940,58658,117
Round 1046,98859,398
Round 1153,104510,621
Round 1273,423514,685
Round 1363,085512,617
Round 1455,954511,191
Round 1568,565513,713
Round 1676,749515,350
Round 1758,838511,768
Round 1863,419512,684
Round 1964,364512,873
Round 2086,207517,241
Round 2159,582511,916
Round 2244,62858,926
Round 2363,679512,736
Round 2449,47659,895
Round 2562,727512,545
Round 2658,268511,654
Round 2757,681511,536
Elimination Final31,430215,715
Semi Final35,573217,787
Grand Final50,119150,119

Source:

Player stats

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef

Own goals

PlayerClubAgainstRound

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1

Discipline

During the season each club is given fair play points based on the number of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the fewest points wins the Fair Play Award.
Club
Brisbane Roar451047
Perth Glory564167
Adelaide United700070
Newcastle Jets575170
Sydney FC641272
Wellington Phoenix683074
Western Sydney Wanderers690275
Melbourne City722179
Central Coast Mariners586380
Melbourne Victory731281
League total6322312

End-of-season awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2015–16 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Carriageworks in Sydney on 26 April 2016.Johnny Warren Medal – Diego Castro, Perth GloryNAB Young Footballer of the Year – Jamie Maclaren, Brisbane RoarNike Golden Boot Award – Bruno Fornaroli, Melbourne City Goalkeeper of the Year – Thomas Sørensen, Melbourne CityCoach of the Year – Guillermo Amor, Adelaide UnitedFair Play Award – Brisbane RoarReferee of the Year – Jarred GillettGoal of the Year – Roy O'Donovan, Central Coast Mariners