2016–17 Adelaide United FC (women) season

Adelaide United W-League
2016–17 season
ManagerMark Jones
StadiumElite Systems Football Centre, Adelaide
Coopers Stadium, Adelaide
W-League6th
W-League finals seriesDNQ
Top goalscorerAdriana Jones (9 goals)
Highest home attendance2,334 vs Sydney FC
(29 January 2017)
Lowest home attendance573 vs Canberra United
(3 December 2016)
Average home league attendance1,410

The 2016–17 Adelaide United W-League season was the club's ninth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia.

Players

Squad information

Adelaide United's women squad for the 2016–17 W-League, updated 23 November 2017

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 Eliza Campbell
2 MF  AUS Cheyenne Hammond
3 MF  AUS Georgia Iannella
4 DF  AUS Emily Hodgson
5 DF  BRA Mônica (on loan from Orlando Pride)
6 MF  AUS Ally Ladas
7 FW  AUS Stella Rigon (on loan from Fulham United FC, Captain)
8 MF  AUS Emily Condon
9 FW  AUS Marijana Rajcic
10 FW  AUS Racheal Quigley
11 FW  MEX Sofia Huerta (on loan from Chicago Red Stars)
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  AUS Adriana Jones
13 DF  AUS Lucy Adamopoulos
14 DF  AUS Grace Abbey
15 MF  AUS Georgia Campagnale
16 MF  AUS Kelsey Zafiridis
17 FW  AUS Dragana Kljajic
18 MF  AUS Isabella Scalzi
20 GK  AUS Sarah Willacy
21 GK  AUS Claudia Jenkins
24 MF  USA Danielle Colaprico (on loan from Chicago Red Stars)
25 DF  USA Katie Naughton (on loan from Chicago Red Stars)
30 MF  AUS Alex Chidiac

Transfers in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
30 MF Alex Chidiac 17 Melbourne City Transfer Pre-season Free
10 FW Rachael Quigley 25 Hwacheon KSPO Transfer Pre-season Free
5 DF Mônica 29 Orlando Pride Loan Pre-season 2017
24 MF Danielle Colaprico 23 Chicago Red Stars Loan Pre-season
11 MF Sofia Huerta 23 Chicago Red Stars Loan Pre-season 2017
25 DF Katie Naughton 22 Chicago Red Stars Loan Pre-season
13 DF Lucy Adamopoulos 23 West Adelaide Transfer Pre-season Free
1 GK Eliza Campbell 21 Klepp Transfer Pre-season Free
2 MF Cheyenne Hammond 18 Sturt Marion Transfer Pre-season Free
4 DF Emily Hodgson 16 Cumberland United Transfer Pre-season Free
21 GK Claudia Jenkins 18 Fulham United Transfer Pre-season Free
12 FW Adriana Jones 21 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free
17 FW Dragana Kljajic 20 Adelaide City Transfer Pre-season Free
6 MF Ally Ladas 19 Adelaide City Transfer Pre-season Free
7 FW Stella Rigon 27 Fulham United Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free
18 MF Isabella Scalzi 22 Adelaide City Transfer Pre-season Free
20 GK Sarah Willacy 21 Adelaide City Transfer Pre-season Free
16 MF Kelsey Zafiridis 18 Campbelltown City Transfer Pre-season Free

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
11 FW Rosie Sutton 26 Perth Glory Transfer Pre-season Free

Contract extensions

No. Name Duration Position Date Notes

Managerial staff

Position Name
Head coach Mark Jones
Team manager
Assistant coach

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Eliza Campbell 7 0 1 0 0 7+0 0 1 0 0
2 MF Cheyenne Hammond 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
3 MF Georgia Iannella 4 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0
4 DF Emily Hodgson 12 1 0 0 0 9+3 1 0 0 0
5 DF Mônica 9 1 0 0 0 9+0 1 0 0 0
6 MF Ally Ladas 9 1 1 0 0 2+7 1 1 0 0
7 FW Stella Rigon 9 1 0 0 0 9+0 1 0 0 0
8 MF Emily Condon 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Marijana Rajcic 3 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0
10 FW Rachael Quigley 8 5 0 0 0 7+1 5 0 0 0
11 MF Sofia Huerta 12 8 0 0 0 12+0 8 0 0 0
12 FW Adriana Jones 11 9 0 0 0 11+0 9 0 0 0
13 DF Lucy Adamopoulos 2 0 1 0 0 0+2 0 1 0 0
14 DF Grace Abbey 9 0 1 0 0 9+0 0 1 0 0
15 MF Georgia Campagnale 12 0 1 0 0 12+0 0 1 0 0
16 MF Katelyn Tucker 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Nicole Calder 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Isabella Scalzi 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Sarah Willacy 5 0 0 0 0 5+0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Danielle Colaprico 12 2 1 0 0 12+0 2 1 0 0
25 DF Katie Naughton 12 0 1 0 0 12+0 0 1 0 0
30 MF Alex Chidiac 8 2 0 0 0 7+1 2 0 0 0

Competitions

W-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canberra United 12 7 2 3 33 21 +12 23 Qualification to Finals series
2 Perth Glory 12 7 2 3 22 18 +4 23
3 Sydney FC 12 7 1 4 22 16 +6 22
4 Melbourne City (C) 12 6 2 4 19 14 +5 20
5 Newcastle Jets 12 4 3 5 18 18 0 15
6 Adelaide United 12 3 5 4 31 26 +5 14
7 Brisbane Roar 12 4 1 7 15 21 −6 13
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 4 1 7 14 29 −15 13
9 Melbourne Victory 12 2 3 7 17 28 −11 9
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 3 5 4 31 26  +5 14 2 3 1 23 15  +8 1 2 3 8 11  −3

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHBAAHAHBHAAHAH
ResultDLLDLLDDDWWW
Position46888899999986
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 November 2016 1 Adelaide United 3–3 Melbourne Victory Adelaide
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 2,013
Referee: Katie Patterson
20 November 2016 3 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Adelaide United Sydney
15:00 AEDT
Report Jones 62' Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 457
Referee: Kelly Jones
27 November 2016 4 Sydney FC 2–0 Adelaide United Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Seymour Shaw
Attendance: 1,535
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
3 December 2016 5 Adelaide United 2–2 Canberra United Adelaide
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre
Attendance: 573
Referee: Lara Lee
11 December 2016 6 Brisbane Roar 3–2 Adelaide United Brisbane
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 4,515
Referee: Casey Reibelt
17 December 2016 7 Adelaide United 1–4 Perth Glory Adelaide
20:00 AEST Huerta 65' Report
Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre
Attendance: 705
Referee: Katie Patterson
29 December 2016 9 Adelaide United 2–2 Newcastle Jets Adelaide
19:30 AEST
Report Kingsley 22', 52' (pen.) Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre
Attendance: 711
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
2 January 2017 10 Melbourne City 1–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:15 AEDT Fishlock 26' Report Quigley 70' Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 674
Referee: Kelly Jones
7 January 2017 11 Canberra United 2–2 Adelaide United Canberra
18:00 AEDT Sykes 20', 79' Report Huerta 65' (pen.), 81' Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,152
Referee: Casey Reibelt
14 January 2017 12 Adelaide United 10–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Elite Systems Football Centre
Attendance: 876
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
22 January 2017 13 Perth Glory 1–2 Adelaide United Perth
16:00 AWST Sutton 10' Report Colaprico 15', 84' Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 637
Referee: Casey Reibelt
29 January 2017 14 Adelaide United 5–2 Sydney FC Adelaide
14:30 AEST
Report Siemsen 55', 58' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 2,334
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Adelaide United announces Westfield W-League 2016/17 squad". Adelaide United. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Mark Jones to lead Adelaide United in 2016/17". The Women's Game. 7 September 2016.
  3. ^ Downes, Cheryl (20 September 2016). "Racheal Quigley lights up Korea and confirms return to Adelaide United". The Women's Game.
  4. ^ "Brazilian international Monica joins Adelaide United". The Women's Game. 25 October 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Migliaccio, Val (31 October 2016). "Adelaide United has signed two US imports and a Mexican to partner Brazilian star Monica Hickmann for the W-League season". The Advertiser.
  6. ^ "Rosie Sutton heads back to Perth for more Glory". Perth Glory. 27 September 2016. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2018.