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2016–17 Melbourne Victory FC (women) season

The 2016–17 Melbourne Victory W-League season was the club's ninth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia.

Melbourne Victory W-League
2016–17 season
ManagerJeff Hopkins
StadiumLakeside Stadium, Melbourne
Epping Stadium, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-League9th
W-League finals seriesDNQ
Top goalscorerLeague: Natasha Dowie (9 goals)
All: Natasha Dowie (9 goals)
Highest home attendance1,963 vs Canberra United
(28 December 2016)
Lowest home attendance264 vs Perth Glory
(4 December 2016)
Average home league attendance596

Players

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Squad information

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Melbourne Victory's women squad for the 2016–17 W-League.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   MEX Bianca Henninger
2 DF   AUS Alex Natoli
3 DF   AUS Alex Cheal
4 MF   AUS Melissa Taranto
6 DF   AUS Annabel Martin
7 MF   AUS Lia Privitelli
8 MF   AUS Ayesha Norrie
9 FW   ENG Natasha Dowie
10 MF   USA Christine Nairn
11 MF   AUS MelindaJ Barbieri
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW   AUS Laura Spiranovic
14 MF   AUS Selin Kuralay
15 MF   AUS Adriana Taranto
16 DF   USA Samantha Johnson
17 DF   AUS Gülcan Koca
19 FW   AUS Rachel Alonso
20 GK   AUS Bethany Mason-Jones
24 MF   AUS Kirsty Yallop
25 FW   AUS Kariah White
30 GK   AUS Emily Kenshole

Transfers in

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No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
19 FW   Rachel Alonso   Calder United Transfer Pre-season Free [1]
3 DF   Alex Cheal   South Melbourne Transfer Pre-season Free [1]
7 MF   Lia Privitelli   Bulleen Lions Transfer Pre-season Free [1]
8 MF   Ayesha Norrie Brisbane Roar Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [1]


Transfers out

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Notes

Managerial staff

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Position Name
Head coach
Assistant coach
Team manager

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League
Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Bianca Henninger 7 0 0 0 0 7+0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Alex Natoli 12 0 1 0 0 12+0 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Alex Cheal 7 0 1 0 0 7+0 0 1 0 0
4 DF   Melissa Taranto 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Alexandra Gummer 7 0 1 0 0 5+2 0 1 0 0
6 DF   Annabel Martin 11 0 2 0 0 11+0 0 2 0 0
7 MF   Lia Privitelli 11 0 0 0 0 6+5 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Ayesha Norrie 9 0 1 0 0 4+5 0 1 0 0
9 FW   Natasha Dowie 12 9 2 0 0 12+0 9 2 0 0
10 MF   Christine Nairn 12 2 0 0 0 12+0 2 0 0 0
11 MF   MelindaJ Barbieri 11 0 0 0 0 5+6 0 0 0 0
13 FW   Laura Spiranovic 11 1 0 0 0 7+4 1 0 0 0
14 MF   Selin Kuralay 1 1 1 0 0 0+1 1 1 0 0
15 MF   Adriana Taranto 10 0 0 0 0 7+3 0 0 0 0
16 DF   Samantha Johnson 11 0 5 0 0 11+0 0 5 0 0
17 DF   Gülcan Koca 10 0 1 0 0 8+2 0 1 0 0
19 FW   Rachel Alonso 4 0 0 0 0 2+2 0 0 0 0
20 GK   Bethany Mason-Jones 6 0 0 0 0 5+1 0 0 0 0
24 MF   Kirsty Yallop 3 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   Kariah White 9 1 0 0 0 7+2 1 0 0 0
30 GK   Emily Kenshole 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

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W-League

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Main article: 2016–17 W-League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra United 12 7 2 3 33 21 +12 23 Qualification to Finals series
2 Perth Glory 12 7 2 3 22 18 +4 23
3 Sydney FC 12 7 1 4 22 16 +6 22
4 Melbourne City (C) 12 6 2 4 19 14 +5 20
5 Newcastle Jets 12 4 3 5 18 18 0 15
6 Adelaide United 12 3 5 4 31 26 +5 14
7 Brisbane Roar 12 4 1 7 15 21 −6 13
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 4 1 7 14 29 −15 13
9 Melbourne Victory 12 2 3 7 17 28 −11 9
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 2 3 7 17 28  −11 9 1 1 4 6 12  −6 1 2 3 11 16  −5

Last updated: 1 December 2017.
Source: Competitive Matches

Results by round

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ResultDLLLLDD✖LWLW✖L
Position47999988888899
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2017. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

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6 November 2016 1 Adelaide United 3–3 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
14:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Katie Patterson
13 November 2016 2 Melbourne Victory 0–4 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 270
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
20 November 2016 3 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Dowie   83' Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 339
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
27 November 2016 4 Melbourne City 3–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
14:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,943
Referee: Katie Patterson
4 December 2016 5 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 264
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
11 December 2016 6 Melbourne Victory 2–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 273
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
16 December 2016 7 Newcastle Jets 1–1 Melbourne Victory Newcastle
17:20 AEDT Hoy   84' Report Dowie   18' Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
28 December 2016 9 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Canberra United Melbourne
17:20 AEDT Dowie   30' Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,963
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
1 January 2017 10 Brisbane Roar 1–4 Melbourne Victory Brisbane
16:00 AEST Chapman   42' Report
Stadium: A.J. Kelly Park
Attendance: 1,805
Referee: Lara Lee
8 January 2017 11 Perth Glory 3–2 Melbourne Victory Perth
16:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 578
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
15 January 2017 12 Melbourne Victory 2–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 467
Referee: Katie Patterson
28 January 2017 14 Canberra United 5–1 Melbourne Victory Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,254
Referee: Lara Lee

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Victory W-League squad starts to take shape". Melbourne Victory. 14 October 2016.
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