2015–16 Western Sydney Wanderers FC (women) season

4th season in existence of Western Sydney Wanderers (women)

Western Sydney Wanderers (women) 2015–16 football season

Western Sydney Wanderers (women)

2015–16 season

Owner

Paul Lederer

Chairman

Paul Lederer

Head Coach

Stadium

DNQ

Top goalscorer

5 players (2 each)

Highest home attendance

2,432
vs. Sydney FC
(1 November 2015)
W-League

Lowest home attendance

583
vs. Perth Glory
(17 January 2016)
W-League

Biggest win

3–1
vs. Melbourne Victory (H)
(15 November 2015)
W-League
2–0
vs. Perth Glory (H)
(17 January 2016)
W-League

Biggest defeat

0–4
vs. Melbourne City (A)
(3 January 2016)
W-League

Home colours

Away colours

← 2014 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club (women)'s fourth season in the W-League. Western Sydney Wanderers finished 7th in their W-League season.

Players

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	Teagan Micah
2	DF	AUS	Caitlin Cooper
3	DF	CAN	Carmelina Moscato
4	MF	AUS	Chloe O'Brien
5	DF	USA	Kendall Johnson
6	DF	AUS	Rachael Soutar
7	FW	AUS	Helen Petinos
8	FW	AUS	Erica Halloway
9	FW	AUS	Liz Grey
10	FW	AUS	Michelle Carney
11	MF	USA	Keelin Winters


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	FW	ENG	Hannah Beard
13	MF	AUS	Eliza Ammendolia
14	FW	AUS	Demi Koulizakis
15	DF	AUS	Ellie Carpenter
16	MF	AUS	Linda O'Neill
17	FW	AUS	Alix Roberts
18	FW	AUS	Tara Pender
19	FW	AUS	Jordan Baker
20	GK	AUS	Jada Mathyssen-Whyman
30	GK	AUS	Lisa Farrington

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Date
20	GK	Jada Mathyssen-Whyman	Macarthur Rams	Free transfer	2 September 2015
15	DF	Ellie Carpenter	NSW Institute		23 September 2015
1	GK	Teagan Micah	Brisbane Roar		25 September 2015
3	DF	Carmelina Moscato	Seattle Reign
8	FW	Erica Halloway	Illawarra Stingrays
9	FW	Liz Grey	Sydney University
13	MF	Eliza Ammendolia	Macarthur Rams
17	FW	Alix Roberts	Blacktown Spartans
18	FW	Tara Pender	Blacktown Spartans

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date
18	FW	Tia Gavin	Washington State Cougars	Free transfer	28 January 2015
20	GK	Sham Khamis	Sydney FC		12 August 2015
1	GK	Trudy Burke	Melbourne City		17 September 2015
9	FW	Jenna Kingsley	Newcastle Jets		7 October 2015
3	DF	Jessica Seaman	North West Sydney Koalas		16 October 2015
4	MF	Caitlin Jarvie	Marconi Stallions
8	DF	Grace Henry	Sydney University
11	MF	Lorena Bugden	Unattached
15	MF	Rhianna Pollicina	North West Sydney Koalas
22	DF	Victoria Guzman	Sydney University

Contract extensions

No.	Position	Player	Duration	Date
2	DF	Caitlin Cooper	1 year	25 September 2015
4	MF	Chloe O'Brien	1 year
5	DF	Kendall Johnson	1 year
6	DF	Rachael Soutar	1 year
7	FW	Helen Petinos	1 year
10	FW	Michelle Carney	1 year
12	FW	Hannah Beard	1 year
14	DF	Demi Koulizakis	1 year
16	MF	Linda O'Neill	1 year
19	FW	Jordan Baker	1 year

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
W-League	17 October 2015	17 January 2016	Matchday 1	7th	12	3	3	6	15	25	−10	025.00
Total					12	3	3	6	15	25	−10	025.00

Source: Competitions

W-League

Main article: 2015–16 W-League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City (C)	12	12	0	0	38	4	+34	36	Qualification to Finals series
2	Canberra United	12	8	2	2	26	8	+18	26
3	Sydney FC	12	6	1	5	15	21	−6	19
4	Brisbane Roar	12	5	1	6	16	17	−1	16
5	Adelaide United	12	3	4	5	18	19	−1	13
6	Newcastle Jets	12	3	4	5	9	12	−3	13
7	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	3	3	6	15	25	−10	12
8	Perth Glory	12	3	2	7	10	23	−13	11
9	Melbourne Victory	12	2	1	9	10	28	−18	7

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	3	3	6	15	25	−10	12	2	0	4	7	11	−4	1	3	2	8	14	−6

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

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

Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; X = Bye

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 September 2015.

Win Draw Loss

Adelaide United v Western Sydney Wanderers

17 October 2015 1	Adelaide United	2–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Adelaide
15:00 ACDT	Woldmoe 41' Powell 62'	Report	Winters 3' Cooper 17'	Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Referee: Casey Reibelt

Western Sydney Wanderers v Brisbane Roar

25 October 2015 2	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–3	Brisbane Roar	Sydney
15:00 AEDT		Report	Gielnik 63', 75' (pen.) Marzano 90+1'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Referee: Lara Smith

Western Sydney Wanderers v Sydney FC

1 November 2015 3	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–2	Sydney FC	Sydney
14:00 AEDT	Grey 82'	Report	Khamis 2', 37'	Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 2,432 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Newcastle Jets v Western Sydney Wanderers

7 November 2015 4	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Newcastle
14:00 AEDT	Kingsley 3'	Report	O'Brien 57' Moscato 90+2'	Stadium: Magic Park Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Kelly Jones

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne Victory

15 November 2015 5	Western Sydney Wanderers	3–1	Melbourne Victory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Carney 24' Dimovski 55' (o.g.) Winters 70' (pen.)	Report	Spiranovic 75'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Referee: Lara Lee

Western Sydney Wanderers v Canberra United

29 November 2015 7	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–4	Canberra United	Gosford
14:00 AEDT	Halloway 77'	Report	Fletcher 14', 79' Soutar 53' (o.g.) Sykes 83'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Kelly Jones

Sydney FC v Western Sydney Wanderers

6 December 2015 8	Sydney FC	2–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Kennedy 9' Simon 74'	Report	Beard 19' Grey 84'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 891 Referee: Katie Petterson

Melbourne Victory v Western Sydney Wanderers

12 December 2015 9	Melbourne Victory	2–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Barbieri 51' Dowie 74'	Report	O'Neill 40' Moscato 47'	Stadium: David Barro Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Western Sydney Wanderers v Newcastle Jets

27 December 2015 11	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–1	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
15:00 AEDT		Report	Andrews 41'	Stadium: Popondetta Park Attendance: 923 Referee: Lara Lee

Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers

3 January 2016 12	Melbourne City	4–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	Little 12', 33' (pen.) Goad 67' Tabain 70'	Report		Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Canberra United v Western Sydney Wanderers

10 January 2016 13	Canberra United	3–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Munoz 6' Kiting 11' Pérez 58'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Western Sydney Wanderers v Perth Glory

17 January 2016 14	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–0	Perth Glory	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Halloway 87' Beard 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Popondetta Park Attendance: 583 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Notes

Hannah Beard, Liz Grey, Erica Holloway, Carmelina Moscato and Keelin Winters each scored two goals.

References

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External links

Western Sydney Wanderers official website

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2015–16 in Australian soccer

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National competitions	A-League National Premier Leagues (2015, 2016) FFA Cup (2015, 2016) (preliminary rounds (2015, 2016) * final (2015, 2016)) National Youth League (grand final) W-League
National Premier Leagues	Australian Capital Territory (2015, 2016) New South Wales (2015, 2016) Northern NSW (2015, 2016) Queensland (2015, 2016) South Australia (2015, 2016) Tasmania (2015, 2016) Victoria (2015, 2016) Western Australia (2015, 2016)

International

Asian club competitions

Champions League (2015, 2016)

National teams

Men's	Asian Cup Results (2015, 2016)
Women's	FIFA Women's World 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

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