2015–16 Canberra United FC (women) season

Canberra United
2015–16 season
Chairman	Kate Lundy
Head Coach	Rae Dower
Stadium	McKellar Park
W-League	2nd
W-League Finals	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Ashleigh Sykes (6); All: Ashleigh Sykes (6)
Highest home attendance	2,131; vs. Sydney FC; (24 January 2016); W-League Finals
Lowest home attendance	667; vs. Melbourne Victory; (19 December 2015); W-League
Average home league attendance	1,000
Biggest win	4–0; vs. Adelaide United; (12 December 2015); W-League
Biggest defeat	2–4; vs. Melbourne City; (8 November 2015); W-League
	← 2014 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Canberra United Football Club's eighth season in the W-League.

Players

First-team squad

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	Lydia Williams
2	DF	AUS	Catherine Brown
3	MF	AUS	Julia De Angelis
4	DF	USA	Kendall Fletcher
5	DF	AUS	Jenna McCormick
6	MF	AUS	Caitlin Munoz
7	DF	AUS	Ellie Brush
8	FW	AUS	Meg McLaughlin
9	MF	AUS	Grace Gill-McGrath
10	DF	AUS	Grace Maher
11	FW	AUS	Michelle Heyman


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	FW	NZL	Emma Kete
13	DF	AUS	Nicole Sykes
14	FW	AUS	Ashleigh Sykes
15	DF	AUS	Emma Checker
16	FW	AUS	Tegan Riding
17	MF	MEX	Verónica Pérez
18	DF	AUS	Rebecca Kiting
19	FW	AUS	Nickoletta Flannery
20	GK	AUS	Melissa Maizels
22	GK	AUS	Georgia Boric

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
15	DF	Emma Checker	Melbourne Victory	Free transfer	14 September 2015	^[1]
1	GK	Lydia Williams	Unattached		17 September 2015	^[2]
5	DF	Jenna McCormick	Adelaide United			^[2]
12	FW	Emma Kete	Unattached			^[2]
17	MF	Verónica Pérez	Washington Spirit			^[2]
19	FW	Nickoletta Flannery	Unattached			^[2]
—	FW	Jodie Taylor	Portland Thorns	Loan	8 October 2015	^[3]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
1	GK	Chantel Jones	Western New York Flash	Free transfer	9 December 2014	^[4]
16	MF	Lori Lindsey	Retired		21 December 2014	^[5]
5	DF	Grace Field	Unattached	Free transfer	14 September 2015	^[1]
12	DF	Sally Rojahn	Unattached		14 September 2015	^[1]
22	DF	Stephanie Ochs	Houston Dash		17 September 2015	^[6]
17	DF	Holly Houston	Unattached		16 October 2015	^[7]
—	FW	Jodie Taylor	Portland Thorns	Loan return	5 November 2015	^[7]

Contract extensions

No.	Position	Player	Duration	Date	Ref.
11	FW	Michelle Heyman	1 year	23 July 2015	^[8]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

6 January 2016	Canberra United	13–0	Singapore	Canberra
	Pérez 12' Kete 26' Sykes 37', 42', 56', 65' Fletcher 50' (pen.) McLaughlin 70', 71', 76' Riding 73' Maher 80' Flannery 85'	Report		Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport Attendance: 200

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	15 January 2016	Matchday 1	2nd	12	8	2	2	26	8	+18	066.67
W-League Finals	24 January 2016		Semi-finals	Semi-finals	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					13	8	2	3	26	9	+17	061.54

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	8	2	2	26	8	+18	26	5	0	1	17	4	+13	3	2	1	9	4	+5

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	H	B	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	B	A	H	A
Result	L	W	X	L	D	W	W	W	W	W	X	W	W	D
Position	7	4	6	8	8	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Points	0	3	3	3	4	7	10	13	16	19	19	22	25	26

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

Matches

18 October 2015 1	Brisbane Roar	2–1	Canberra United	Brisbane
13:00 AEST	Butt 8' Blackburn 11'	Report	Heyman 39'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 14,471 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

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

8 November 2015 4	Canberra United	2–4	Melbourne City	Gosford
14:00 AEDT	Sykes 29' Heyman 60'	Report	Tabain 5' Crummer 11' Luik 41' Little 87'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Lara Lee

14 November 2015 5	Newcastle Jets	0–0	Canberra United	Newcastle
14:00 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Wanderers Oval Attendance: 856 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

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

5 December 2015 8	Canberra United	2–0	Brisbane Roar	Canberra
15:00 AEDT	Sykes 45', 60'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 925 Referee: Casey Reibelt

12 December 2015 9	Canberra United	4–0	Adelaide United	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Heyman 9' McCormick 15' Heyman 84' Pérez 90+3'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 887 Referee: Kelly Jones

19 December 2015 10	Canberra United	3–0	Melbourne Victory	Canberra
17:00 AEDT	McCormick 47' Sykes 56' Heyman 81'	Report		Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 667 Referee: Lara Lee

2 January 2016 12	Perth Glory	0–2	Canberra United	Perth
16:00 AWST		Report	Brush 22' Sykes 87'	Stadium: Ashfield Arena Attendance: 395 Referee: Casey Reibelt

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

15 January 2016 14	Adelaide United	1–1	Canberra United	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	Dahlkemper 43'	Report	Pérez 23' (pen.)	Stadium: West Beach Parks Football Centre Referee: Casey Reibelt

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

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[9]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		W-League		W-League Finals
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	AUS	Lydia Williams	10	0	9	0	1	0
20	GK	AUS	Melissa Maizels	3	0	3	0	0	0
2	DF	AUS	Catherine Brown	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
4	DF	USA	Kendall Fletcher	13	2	12	2	1	0
5	DF	AUS	Jenna McCormick	11	2	10	2	1	0
7	DF	AUS	Ellie Brush	13	1	12	1	1	0
10	DF	AUS	Grace Maher	1	0	1	0	0	0
13	DF	AUS	Nicole Sykes	12	2	11	2	1	0
15	DF	AUS	Emma Checker	8	0	8	0	0	0
18	DF	AUS	Rebecca Kiting	13	1	11+1	1	1	0
3	MF	AUS	Julia De Angelis	11	0	5+5	0	1	0
6	MF	AUS	Caitlin Munoz	11	2	10	2	1	0
9	MF	AUS	Grace Gill-McGrath	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
17	MF	MEX	Verónica Pérez	11	4	11	4	0	0
8	FW	AUS	Meg McLaughlin	9	0	3+5	0	1	0
11	FW	AUS	Michelle Heyman	10	5	9	5	1	0
12	FW	AUS	Emma Kete	6	0	3+2	0	0+1	0
14	FW	AUS	Ashleigh Sykes	13	6	12	6	1	0
16	FW	AUS	Tegan Riding	8	0	1+7	0	0	0
19	FW	AUS	Nickoletta Flannery	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.^[9]

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	W-League			W-League Finals			Total

				1	3	MF		Julia De Angelis	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
2	6	MF	Caitlin Munoz	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
2	17	MF	Verónica Pérez	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
4	1	GK	Lydia Williams	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	4	DF	Kendall Fletcher	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	12	FW	Emma Kete	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13	DF	Nicole Sykes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14	FW	Ashleigh Sykes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	15	DF	Emma Checker	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18	DF	Rebecca Kiting	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				11	0	0	3	0	0	14	0	0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	W-League		Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	Regular season	Finals series	Total
1	1		Lydia Williams	6	0	6
2	20		Melissa Maizels	2	0	2
Total				8	0	8

References

1 2 3 "Emma Checker heads to champions Canberra United". The Women's Game. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 Gaskin, Lee (17 September 2015). "W-League: Canberra United signs Mexican women's national team midfielder Veronica Perez". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
↑ Odong, Ann (8 October 2015). "Canberra United complete loan signing of Portland Thorns striker Jodie Taylor". The Women's Game. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
↑ "Flash Sign Jones". Western New York Flash. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
↑ Gaskin, Lee (15 August 2014). "United coach Elisabeth Migchelsen praises US star Lori Lindsey ahead of W-League swansong". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
↑ "Rae Dower confirms Canberra United squad". The Women's Game. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
1 2 "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.
↑ "Michelle Heyman remains with Canberra United". The Women's Game. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
1 2 "Canberra United FC - Squad". soccerway.com.

External links

Canberra United official website

[14SepCanTWG-1] 1 2 3 "Emma Checker heads to champions Canberra United". The Women's Game. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[17SepCan5-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Gaskin, Lee (17 September 2015). "W-League: Canberra United signs Mexican women's national team midfielder Veronica Perez". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[3] Odong, Ann (8 October 2015). "Canberra United complete loan signing of Portland Thorns striker Jodie Taylor". The Women's Game. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[4] "Flash Sign Jones". Western New York Flash. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[5] Gaskin, Lee (15 August 2014). "United coach Elisabeth Migchelsen praises US star Lori Lindsey ahead of W-League swansong". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[6] "Rae Dower confirms Canberra United squad". The Women's Game. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

[SMHseasonpreview-7] 1 2 "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.

[8] "Michelle Heyman remains with Canberra United". The Women's Game. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

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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	8	2	2	26	8	+18	26	5	0	1	17	4	+13	3	2	1	9	4	+5

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	8	2	2	26	8	+18	26	5	0	1	17	4	+13	3	2	1	9	4	+5

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	8	2	2	26	8	+18	26	5	0	1	17	4	+13	3	2	1	9	4	+5