2015–16 Sydney FC (women) season

Sydney FC (women)
2015–16 season
Owner	David Traktovenko
Chairman	Scott Barlow
Head Coach	Dan Barrett
Stadium	Lambert Park
W-League	3rd
W-League Finals	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Kyah Simon (5); All: Kyah Simon (6)
Highest home attendance	2,650; vs. Newcastle Jets; (9 January 2016); W-League
Lowest home attendance	678; vs. Perth Glory; (8 November 2015); W-League
Average home league attendance	1,178
Biggest win	4–2; vs. Perth Glory (A); (13 December 2015); W-League; 2–0; vs. Newcastle Jets (H); (9 January 2016); W-League
Biggest defeat	0–6; vs. Melbourne City (H); (18 October 2015); W-League
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2014 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Sydney Football Club (women)'s eighth season in the W-League. Sydney FC finished 3rd in their W-League season, and finished as runners-up in the W-League Finals.

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	USA	Michelle Betos
2	DF	AUS	Elizabeth Ralston
3	DF	AUS	Ellyse Perry
4	FW	AUS	Sunny Franco
5	FW	USA	Jasmyne Spencer
6	MF	AUS	Teresa Polias
7	MF	AUS	Nicola Bolger
8	MF	AUS	Amy Harrison
9	FW	AUS	Princess Ibini-Isei
10	DF	AUS	Renee Rollason
11	DF	AUS	Natalie Tobin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	AUS	Olivia Price
13	MF	AUS	Trudy Camilleri
14	DF	AUS	Alanna Kennedy
15	DF	AUS	Teigen Allen
16	MF	AUS	Hannah Bacon
17	FW	AUS	Kyah Simon
18	FW	AUS	Leena Khamis
19	GK	AUS	Sham Khamis
20	DF	AUS	Lyndsay Glohe
21	GK	AUS	Alyssa Harris
22	FW	AUS	Heidi Makrillos

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
4	FW	Sunny Franco	Brisbane Roar	Free transfer	12 August 2015	^[1]
9	FW	Princess Ibini-Isei	Unattached			^[1]
14	DF	Alanna Kennedy	Unattached			^[1]
19	GK	Sham Khamis	Unattached			^[1]
1	GK	Michelle Betos	Portland Thorns	Loan	24 September 2015	^[2]
20	DF	Lyndsay Glohe	Bankstown City	Free transfer	16 October 2015	^[3]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
1	GK	Casey Dumont	Unattached	Free transfer	12 August 2015	^[1]
12	MF	Chloe Logarzo	Newcastle Jets		7 October 2015	^[1]
4	DF	Alesha Clifford	Marconi Stallions		16 October 2015	^[3]
6	DF	Servet Uzunlar	APIA Leichhardt			^[3]
16	DF	Samantha Johnson	Manly United	Loan return		^[3]
18	FW	Heidi Makrillos	North West Sydney Koalas	Free transfer		^[3]
20	GK	Alyssa Harris	Chicago Red Stars	Free transfer		^[3]

Contract extensions

No.	Position	Player	Duration	Date	Ref.
2	DF	Elizabeth Ralston	1 year	6 September 2015	^[1]
3	DF	Ellyse Perry	1 year		^[1]
5	FW	Jasmyne Spencer	1 year		^[1]
6	MF	Teresa Polias	1 year		^[1]
7	MF	Nicola Bolger	1 year		^[1]
8	MF	Amy Harrison	1 year		^[1]
10	DF	Renee Rollason	1 year		^[1]
11	DF	Natalie Tobin	1 year		^[1]
12	MF	Olivia Price	1 year		^[1]
13	MF	Trudy Camilleri	1 year		^[1]
15	DF	Teigen Allen	1 year		^[1]
17	FW	Kyah Simon	1 year		^[1]
18	FW	Leena Khamis	1 year		^[1]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

18 September 2015	Sydney FC	3–1	Illawarra Stingrays	Wollongong
	Harrison 28' L. Khamis 58' Kennedy 70'	Report	Baker 14'	Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,490 Referee: Kelly Jones

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	18 October 2015	16 January 2016	Matchday 1	3rd	12	6	1	5	15	21	−6	050.00
W-League Finals	24 January 2016	31 January 2016	Semi-finals	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	4	−2	050.00
Total					14	7	1	6	17	25	−8	050.00

Source: Competitions

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	6	1	5	15	21	−6	19	2	1	3	5	12	−7	4	0	2	10	9	+1

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	H	A	A	H	B	H	A	H	A	H	A	B	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	X	L	W	D	W	L	W	X	W	L
Position	9	9	7	4	6	8	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Points	0	0	3	6	6	6	9	10	13	13	16	16	19	19

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.^[4]

18 October 2015 1	Sydney FC	0–6	Melbourne City	Sydney
17:30 AEDT		Report	Crummer 11', 45' De Vanna 39' Goad 43' Tabain 61' Ayres 89'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 960 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

24 October 2015 2	Canberra United	3–0	Sydney FC	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Sykes 9' Pérez 58' Munoz 68'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,009 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

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

8 November 2015 4	Sydney FC	1–0	Perth Glory	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Simon 14'	Report		Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 678 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

22 November 2015 6	Sydney FC	0–1	Canberra United	Sydney
16:00 AEDT		Report	Sykes 88'	Stadium: Lambert Park Attendance: 710 Referee: Casey Reibelt

27 November 2015 7	Adelaide United	0–1	Sydney FC	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT		Report	Spencer 68'	Stadium: Adelaide Shores Football Centre Referee: Kate Jacewicz

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

13 December 2015 9	Perth Glory	2–4	Sydney FC	Perth
16:00 AWST	DiBernardo 5', 85' (pen.)	Report	Spencer 26' Simon 37', 84' Bolger 48'	Stadium: Ashfield Reserve Referee: Katie Petterson

20 December 2015 10	Sydney FC	0–3	Brisbane Roar	Gosford
14:00 AEDT		Report	Butt 19' Kennedy 38' (o.g.) Polkinghorne 63'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Kate Jacewicz

27 December 2015 11	Melbourne Victory	1–2	Sydney FC	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	Barbieri 46'	Report	Khamis 10' Spencer 22'	Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

9 January 2016 13	Sydney FC	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Sydney
14:00 AEDT	Simon 33' (pen.) Khamis 59'	Report		Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Kate Jacewicz
Note: Match originally scheduled for 10 January at Lambert Park, but rescheduled for 9 January at ANZ Stadium.^[5]

16 January 2016 14	Melbourne City	2–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	Kennedy 52' (o.g.) Tabain 85'	Report	Ibini-Isei 71'	Stadium: CB Smith Reserve Referee: Katie Petterson

Finals series

24 January 2016 Semi-finals	Canberra United	0–1	Sydney FC	Canberra
14:00 AEDT		Report	Spencer 62'	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 2,131 Referee: Casey Reibelt

31 January 2016 Grand final	Melbourne City	4–1	Sydney FC	Melbourne
14:00 AEDT	Beattie 32' Little 54' Goad 79' De Vanna 90+5'	Report	Simon 69' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Kate Jacewicz

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Sydney FC announce Season 8 squad members". The Women's Game. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Sydney FC sign Portland Thorns goalkeeper Michelle Betos". The Women's Game. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "W-League 2015-16 season preview: Canberra aiming to keep championship rivals at bay". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ "Westfield W-League Draw Confirmed". Sydney FC. 7 September 2015.
^ "W-League Clash Now A Double Header". Sydney FC. 2 January 2016.

External links

Sydney FC official website

[12Aug2015SydneyTWG-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s "Sydney FC announce Season 8 squad members". The Women's Game. 12 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[2] "Sydney FC sign Portland Thorns goalkeeper Michelle Betos". The Women's Game. 24 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[SMHseasonpreview-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "W-League 2015-16 season preview: Canberra aiming to keep championship rivals at bay". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[4] "Westfield W-League Draw Confirmed". Sydney FC. 7 September 2015.

[5] "W-League Clash Now A Double Header". Sydney FC. 2 January 2016.

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