Season 2015–16 Goals scored 421 | Dates 8 Oct 2015 – 1 May 2016 Matches played 135 | |
Premiers Adelaide United !Adelaide United (2nd Title) Champions League Adelaide United !Adelaide UnitedWestern Sydney Wanderers !Western Sydney WanderersBrisbane Roar !Brisbane Roar Similar |
The 2015–16 A-League was the 39th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 11th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. Melbourne Victory were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The regular season schedule was released on 29 June 2015. The season commenced on 8 October 2015 and concluded on 10 April 2016. The finals series commenced on 15 April 2016 and concluded with the 2016 Grand Final, held on 1 May 2016.
Contents
- Personnel and kits
- Foreign players
- Salary cap concessions
- Results
- Positions by round
- Finals series
- By club
- By round
- Club membership
- Top scorers
- Hat tricks
- Own goals
- Clean sheets
- Discipline
- NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award
- End of season awards
- References
The 2016 Grand Final took place on 1 May 2016, with Adelaide United claiming their first Championship with a 3–1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers.
Personnel and kits
Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:
1Those players who were born and started their professional career abroad but have since gained Australian citizenship (and New Zealand citizenship, in the case of Wellington Phoenix);
2Australian citizens (and New Zealand citizens, in the case of Wellington Phoenix) who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players (eligible to play a maximum of fourteen games);
5Signed only to ACL squad
Salary cap concessions
Introduced by the FFA for this season are the following concessions to the cap:
- A Loyalty allowance on a sliding scale for players who have played 5 years at the same club. Maximum $200,000 for 10 years.
- A Mature Aged Rookie over the age of 21 who has not played in a fully professional league for the last 18 months and last played football in Australia.
- Each Club can pay three players who started their careers with the club outside the Salary Cap. This season the total has been lifted from $150,000 to $200,000.
- The two Marquee Players (which sit outside the Salary Cap) can be two foreigners.
- Salary Cap Banking will allow clubs to carry over money not spent inside the Salary Cap in the previous two seasons to the following season, up to 105% of the Salary Cap in the relevant contract year.
Results
Updated to games played on 10 April 2016.
Source: aleague.com.au
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For coming matches, an a indicates there is an article about the match.
Positions by round
Last updated: 10 April 2016
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Notes:
Finals series
The Grand Final winner (Champion) qualifies for the AFC Champions League group stage
By club
These are the attendance records of each of the teams at the end of the home and away season. The table does not include finals series attendances.
As of matches played on 10 April 2016.By round
Source:
Club membership
Last updated: 10 April 2016
Source: aleague.com.au
Top scorers
As of matches played on 10 April 2016Hat-tricks
4 Player scored 4 goals
Own goals
As of matches played on 10 April 2016Clean sheets
As of matches played on 10 April 2016Discipline
During the season each club is given fair play points based on the amount of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the least amount of points wins the Fair Play Award.
Last updated: 9 April 2016
Source: ultimatealeague.com
NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award
The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award will be awarded to the finest U/23 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2015–16 competition. One nominee is announced per month and all nominees will qualify to be named the NAB Young Footballer of the Year at the conclusion of the season.
End of season awards
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2015–16 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Carriageworks in Sydney on 26 April 2016.