2016 W-League grand final

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.

2016 W-League Grand Final

Event	2015–16 W-League
Melbourne City Sydney FC 4 1
Date	31 January 2016
Venue	AAMI Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Player of the Match	Kim Little
Referee	Kate Jacewicz
Attendance	4,206
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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.^[1] 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.^[2] Kim Little, playing for Melbourne City for the season on loan from Seattle Reign FC, was named the player of the match.^[3]

Teams

Team	Previous grand final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Melbourne City	None
Sydney FC	3 (2009 (Dec), 2011, 2013)

Route to the final

Melbourne City		Round	Sydney FC
1st place Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36 2 Canberra United 12 26 3 Sydney FC 12 19 4 Brisbane Roar 12 16 5 Adelaide United 12 13 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions		Regular season	3rd place Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Melbourne City (C) 12 36 2 Canberra United 12 26 3 Sydney FC 12 19 4 Brisbane Roar 12 16 5 Adelaide United 12 13 Source: A-Leagues (C) Champions
Opponent	Score		Opponent	Score
Brisbane Roar	0–0 (5–4 p) (H)	Semi-finals	Canberra United	1–0 (A)

Match details

Melbourne City	4–1	Sydney FC
Beattie 32' Little 54' Goad 80' De Vanna 90+5'	Report	K. Simon 69' (pen.)

31 January 2016

14:00 AEDT

AAMI Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 4,206

Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Melbourne City

Sydney FC

MELBOURNE CITY: GK 1 Brianna Davey DF 4 Jen Beattie  64' DF 5 Laura Alleway DF 7 Steph Catley DF 13 Rebekah Stott MF 6 Aivi Luik MF 8 Kim Little MF 10 Jessica Fishlock  89' MF 16 Beattie Goad  86' FW 9 Larissa Crummer  67' FW 11 Lisa De Vanna (c) Substitutes: FW 17 Marianna Tabain  67' MF 15 Amy Jackson  86' MF 3 Alex Chidiac  89' GK 20 Trudy Burke FW 18 Anisa Guajardo Manager: Joe Montemurro

SYDNEY FC: GK 1 Michelle Betos DF 2 Elizabeth Ralston DF 11 Natalie Tobin  26'  73' DF 14 Alanna Kennedy DF 15 Teigen Allen MF 6 Teresa Polias (c) MF 7 Nicola Bolger  83' MF 5 Jasmyne Spencer FW 9 Princess Ibini-Isei  63' FW 17 Kyah Simon  53' FW 19 Leena Khamis Substitutes: MF 4 Sunny Franco  63' MF 10 Renee Rollason  73' DF 12 Olivia Price  83' MF 16 Hannah Bacon GK 18 Sham Khamis Manager: Daniel Barrett

Match statistics

The following are the match statistics for the 2016 W-League grand final:^[4]

	Melbourne City	Sydney FC
Ball possession	58%	42%
Passes	458	323
Passing accuracy	80.3%	76.8%
Corners	8	4
Shots on goal	13	9
On target shots	9	2
Aerial duels won	75%	25%
Interceptions	16	18
Fouls	7	13
Yellow cards	1	2
Red cards	0	0

See also

• List of W-League champions

References

1. "Melbourne City crown perfect season with W-League grand final win over Sydney FC". The Age. 31 January 2016.
2. "W-League grand final: Melbourne City beat Sydney FC". ABC News. 31 January 2016.
3. Lynch, Michael (31 January 2016). "Melbourne City star Kim Little wins player of grand final award". The Age.
4. "Melbourne City v. Sydney FC – Statistics". W-League. 31 January 2016.

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