2016–17 W-League


The 2016–17 W-League season was the ninth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition.

Clubs

Foreign players

The following do not fill a Visa position:

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

R Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;

Regular season

The regular season commenced on 5 November 2016 and concluded on 29 January 2017.

Regular-season statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1

Attendances

TeamHome average
Newcastle Jets2,650
Brisbane Roar2,478
Sydney FC1,557
Adelaide United1,410
Canberra United1,285
Melbourne City1,045
Western Sydney Wanderers996
Perth Glory807
Melbourne Victory596

End-of-season awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2016–17 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Star Event Centre in Sydney on 1 May 2017.Julie Dolan Medal – Sam Kerr Penny Tanner Media MVP Award – Sam Kerr Young Player of the Year – Remy Siemsen Golden Boot Award – Ashleigh Sykes Goalkeeper of the Year – Lydia Williams Coach of the Year – Bobby Despotovski Fair Play Award – Adelaide UnitedReferee of the Year – Kate JacewiczGoal of the Year – Sam Kerr