2016–17 A-League
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| Season | 2016–17 |
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| Champions | Sydney FC (3rd Title) |
| Premiers | Sydney FC (2nd Title) |
| Champions League |
Sydney FC Melbourne Victory Brisbane Roar |
| Matches played | 135 |
| Goals scored | 409 (3.03 per match) |
| Top goalscorer |
Besart Berisha Jamie Maclaren (19 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Danny Vukovic |
| Biggest home win |
Melbourne Victory 6–1 Wellington Phoenix (31 October 2016) Wellington Phoenix 5–0 Newcastle Jets (26 March 2017) |
| Biggest away win |
Adelaide United 0–5 Perth Glory (10 February 2017) |
| Highest scoring |
Perth Glory 5–4 Melbourne City (16 April 2017) |
| Longest winning run |
Melbourne Victory Sydney FC (6 games) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Sydney FC (19 games) |
| Longest winless run | Newcastle Jets (10 games) |
| Longest losing run | Newcastle Jets (6 games) |
| Highest attendance | 61,880 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–4 Sydney FC (8 October 2016) |
| Lowest attendance | 4,828 Wellington Phoenix 5–0 Newcastle Jets (26 March 2017) |
| Average attendance | 12,294 |
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← 2015–16
2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2017.
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The 2016–17 A-League was the 40th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 12th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. The season began on 7 October 2016.
Adelaide United were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The 2017 Grand Final took place on 7 May 2017, with Sydney FC claiming their third Championship with a 1–1 (4–2 on penalties) win against Melbourne Victory. Sydney FC also claimed the premiership for the 2016–17 regular season, their second in club history.
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)
Updated to games played on 16 April 2017.
Source: a-league.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.
Last updated: 16 April 2017
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Notes:
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.
Last updated: 16 April 2017
Source: a-league.com.au
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