2015–16 W-League
The 2015–16 W-League season was the eighth season of the W-League, the Australian national women's association football competition. On 13 May 2015, it was confirmed that Melbourne City would join the league for the 2015–16 season.
League newcomers Melbourne City claimed both the regular season Premiership and end of season Championship, the latter awarded for their victory in the 2016 W-League Grand Final.Clubs
Stadia and locations
Personnel and kits
Foreign players
The following do not fill a Visa position:
A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
G Guest PlayersRegular season
The W-League 2015–16 fixture was released on 8 September 2015. The regular season commenced on 17 October 2015, and concluded on 17 January 2016.League table
Positions by round
In the 2015–16 season each team played 12 games with 2 bye rounds, kicking off on 17 October 2015, and concluding on 17 January 2016.Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Finals series
Semi-finals
Season statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Larissa Crummer | Melbourne City | 11 |
2 | Kim Little | Melbourne City | 8 |
3 | Ashleigh Sykes | Canberra United | 7 |
3 | Marianna Tabain | Melbourne City | 7 |
5 | Vanessa DiBernardo | Perth Glory | 6 |
6 | Abby Dahlkemper | Adelaide United | 5 |
6 | Michelle Heyman | Canberra United | 5 |
6 | Kyah Simon | Sydney FC | 5 |
6 | Rosie Sutton | Adelaide United | 5 |
10 | Leena Khamis | Sydney FC | 4 |
Own goals
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.