The 2016 W-League grand final was the final match of the 2015–16 W-League season and decided the champions of women's football in Australia for the season.
The match took place at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Australia on 31 January 2016 and was played between league premiers Melbourne City and two-time premiers of the league Sydney FC. The match was won by Melbourne City 4–1 who competed the perfect season, failing to lose a match all season. It was also Melbourne City's first championship of any kind in Australian football and ensured the club won all available silverware in women's football in their inaugural season. Kim Little, playing for Melbourne City for the season on loan from Seattle Reign FC, was named the player of the match.
Teams TeamPrevious grand final appearances (bold indicates winners)Melbourne CityNoneSydney FC3 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013)
Route to the final Melbourne CityRoundSydney FC1st placeRegular season3rd placeOpponentScoreOpponentScoreBrisbane Roar0–0 (5–4 p) (H)Semi-finalsCanberra United1–0 (A)
Match details
MELBOURNE CITY: GK 1 Brianna DaveyDF 4 Jen Beattie DF 5 Laura Alleway DF 7 Steph CatleyDF 13 Rebekah StottMF 6 Aivi LuikMF 8 Kim LittleMF 10 Jessica Fishlock MF 16 Beattie Goad FW 9 Larissa Crummer FW 11 Lisa De Vanna (c)Substitutes:FW 17 Marianna Tabain MF 15 Amy Jackson MF 3 Alex Chidiac GK 20 Trudy BurkeFW 18 Anisa GuajardoManager: Joe MontemurroSYDNEY FC: GK 1 Michelle BetosDF 2 Elizabeth RalstonDF 11 Natalie Tobin DF 14 Alanna KennedyDF 15 Teigen AllenMF 6 Teresa Polias (c)MF 7 Nicola Bolger MF 5 Jasmyne SpencerFW 9 Princess Ibini-Isei FW 17 Kyah Simon FW 19 Leena KhamisSubstitutes:MF 4 Sunny Franco MF 10 Renee Rollason DF 12 Olivia Price MF 16 Hannah BaconGK 18 Sham KhamisManager: Daniel Barrett
Match statistics The following are the match statistics for the 2016 W-League grand final: Melbourne City Sydney FCBall possession 58% 42%Passes 458 323Passing accuracy 80.3% 76.8%Corners 8 4Shots on goal 13 9On target shots 9 2Aerial duels won 75% 25%Interceptions 16 18Fouls 7 13Yellow cards 1 2Red cards 0 0
See also List of W-League champions
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