2016–17 in Australian soccer

The 2016–17 season was the twelfth season of the current professional domestic soccer competition in Australia.

Soccer in Australia

Season	2016–17
Men's soccer
A-League Premiership	Sydney FC
A-League Championship	Sydney FC
National Premier Leagues	Sydney United 58
FFA Cup	Melbourne City
Women's soccer
W-League Premiership	Canberra United
W-League Championship	Melbourne City
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

Domestic competitions

A-League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC (C)	27	20	6	1	55	12	+43	66	Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League group stage
2	Melbourne Victory	27	15	4	8	49	31	+18	49
3	Brisbane Roar	27	11	9	7	43	37	+6	42	Qualification to Finals series and AFC Champions League second preliminary round
4	Melbourne City	27	11	6	10	49	44	+5	39	Qualification to Finals series
5	Perth Glory	27	10	9	8	53	53	0	39
6	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	8	12	7	35	35	0	36
7	Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1]	27	8	6	13	41	46	−5	30
8	Central Coast Mariners	27	6	5	16	31	52	−21	23
9	Adelaide United	27	5	8	14	25	46	−21	23
10	Newcastle Jets	27	5	7	15	28	53	−25	22

Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Finals series

Elimination-finals 21–23 April				Semi-finals 29–30 April				Grand Final 7 May
				Sydney FC	3
Melbourne City	0			Perth Glory	0
Perth Glory	2							Sydney FC (p)	1 (4)
								Melbourne Victory	1 (2)
				Melbourne Victory	1
Brisbane Roar (p)	1 (6)			Brisbane Roar	0
Western Sydney Wanderers	1 (5)

W-League

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: W-League Ladder
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.

Finals series

	Semi-finals 4–5 February					Grand Final 12 February
	2	Perth Glory	5
	3	Sydney FC	1
						Perth Glory		0
						Melbourne City		2
	1	Canberra United	0
	4	Melbourne City (a.e.t.)	1

National Premier Leagues

The 2016 National Premier Leagues Finals Series began on 17 September 2016.

	Quarter Finals 17–18 September					Semi Finals 24–25 September					Grand Final 2 October
	Sydney United 58		5
	Adelaide City		4
						Sydney United 58		2
						Brisbane Strikers		1
	Brisbane Strikers		3
	Canberra Olympic		2
											Sydney United 58		4
											Edgeworth FC		1
	Perth		6
	Devonport City		1
						Perth		0
						Edgeworth FC		1
	Bentleigh Greens		1
	Edgeworth FC (a.e.t.)		3

National Youth League

Conference A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City Youth (C)	8	5	1	2	18	12	+6	16	Qualification to the Grand Final
2	Brisbane Roar Youth	8	4	2	2	21	14	+7	14
3	Perth Glory Youth	8	4	0	4	12	12	0	12
4	Adelaide United Youth	8	3	1	4	14	17	−3	10
5	Melbourne Victory Youth	8	1	2	5	13	23	−10	5

Source: Foxtel National Youth League
(C) Champion.

Conference B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC Youth	8	5	1	2	23	15	+8	16	Qualification to the Grand Final
2	Western Sydney Wanderers Youth	8	4	1	3	26	15	+11	13
3	Central Coast Mariners Academy	8	3	3	2	15	13	+2	12
4	Newcastle Jets Youth	8	3	1	4	14	15	−1	10
5	FFA Centre of Excellence	8	2	0	6	11	31	−20	6

Source: Foxtel National Youth League

Grand Final

28 January 2017	Melbourne City Youth	3–2	Sydney FC Youth	Gosford
14:00 AEDT	Crowley  22', 90+11' (pen.) Arzani  81' (pen.)	Report	Timotheou  58' Lokolingoy  68'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Referee: Stephen Laurie

Domestic cups

FFA Cup

	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Devonport City	1
	Lambton Jaffas	0			Devonport City	0
	North Eastern MetroStars	3 (3)			Bentleigh Greens (a.e.t.)	1
	Bentleigh Greens (p)	3 (4)							Bentleigh Greens	0
	Hume City (p)	1 (4)							Melbourne Victory	2
	Marconi Stallions	1 (2)			Hume City	0
	Newcastle Jets	1			Melbourne Victory	1
	Melbourne Victory	3											Melbourne Victory	0
	Shamrock Rovers Darwin	0											Melbourne City	2
	Brisbane Strikers	6			Brisbane Strikers	1
	Floreat Athena	1			Melbourne City	2
	Melbourne City	2							Melbourne City	4
	Far North Queensland	0							Western Sydney Wanderers	1
	Edgeworth FC	3			Edgeworth FC	1
	Western Sydney Wanderers	3			Western Sydney Wanderers	5
	Wellington Phoenix	2															Melbourne City	1
	Canberra Olympic	1															Sydney FC	0
	Surfers Paradise Apollo	0			Canberra Olympic	2
	Redlands United (a.e.t.)	2			Redlands United	0
	Adelaide United	1							Canberra Olympic	1
	Melbourne Knights	2							Green Gully	0
	Cockburn City	1			Melbourne Knights	1
	Green Gully	2			Green Gully	3
	Central Coast Mariners	1											Canberra Olympic	0
	Blacktown City (a.e.t.)	6											Sydney FC	3
	Sydney United 58	2			Blacktown City	3
	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	3			Bonnyrigg White Eagles	0
	Manly United	0							Blacktown City	0
	Brisbane Roar	0							Sydney FC	3
	Perth Glory	2			Perth Glory	0
	Wollongong Wolves	0			Sydney FC (a.e.t.)	2
	Sydney FC	3

National teams

Men's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's senior national team in 2016–17.

13 June 2017	Australia	0–4	Brazil	Melbourne, Australia
20:05 UTC+10		Report	Souza  1', 90+3' Silva  62' Taison  75'	Stadium: Melbourne Cricket Ground Attendance: 49,874 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

FIFA World Cup qualification

1 September 2016 Third Round	Australia	2–0	Iraq	Perth, Australia
18:30 UTC+8	Luongo  58' Juric  65'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 18,923 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

6 September 2016 Third Round	United Arab Emirates	0–1	Australia	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:30 UTC+4		Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Cahill  75'	Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 40,893 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

6 October 2016 Third Round	Saudi Arabia	2–2	Australia	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:45 UTC+3	Al-Jassim  5' Al-Shamrani  79'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Sainsbury  45' Juric  71'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 51,616 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

11 October 2016 Third Round	Australia	1–1	Japan	Melbourne, Australia
20:00 UTC+11	Jedinak  52' (pen.)	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Haraguchi  5'	Stadium: Docklands Stadium Attendance: 48,460 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

15 November 2016 Third Round	Thailand	2–2	Australia	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00 UTC+7	Teerasil  20', 57' (pen.)	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Jedinak  9' (pen.), 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 36,534 Referee: Fahad Al-Marri (Qatar)

23 March 2017 Third Round	Iraq	1–1	Australia	Tehran, Iran
16:30 UTC+4:30	Yasin  76'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Leckie  39'	Stadium: PAS Stadium Attendance: 3,270 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

28 March 2017 Third Round	Australia	2–0	United Arab Emirates	Sydney, Australia
20:00 UTC+11	Irvine  7' Leckie  78'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 27,328 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

8 June 2017 Third Round	Australia	3–2	Saudi Arabia	Adelaide, Australia
19:30 UTC+9:30	Juric  7', 36' Rogic  64'	Report Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Dawsari  23' Al-Sahlawi  45+2'	Stadium: Adelaide Oval Attendance: 29,785 Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

FIFA Confederations Cup

19 June 2017 Group stage	Australia	2–3	Germany	Sochi, Russia
18:00 UTC+3	Rogic  41' Juric  56'	Report Report (FIFA)	Stindl  5' Draxler  44' (pen.) Goretzka  48'	Stadium: Fisht Olympic Stadium Attendance: 28,605 Referee: Mark Geiger (United States)

22 June 2017 Group stage	Cameroon	1–1	Australia	Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 UTC+3	Zambo Anguissa  45+1'	Report Report (FIFA)	Milligan  60' (pen.)	Stadium: Krestovsky Stadium Attendance: 35,021 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

25 June 2017 Group stage	Chile	1–1	Australia	Moscow, Russia
18:00 UTC+3	Rodríguez  67'	Report Report (FIFA)	Troisi  42'	Stadium: Otkrytiye Arena Attendance: 33,639 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Men's under 23

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 23 national team in 2016–17.

28 January 2017 2017 Lunar New Year Cup semi-final	FC Seoul	Cancelled	Australia	Hong Kong
15:00 (UTC+8)		Report		Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium

24 March 2017	Australia	1–1	Austria	Murcia, Spain
	54'	Source	Grbić  85'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

27 March 2017	Australia	0–2	Finland	Murcia, Spain
18:00 (UTC+1)		Source	Savolainen  48', 82'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena Referee: Rafael Sánchez López (Spain)

Men's under-20

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 20 national team in 2016–17.

21 July 2016 Training match	Central Coast Mariners	2–2	Australia	Gosford, Australia
	O'Donovan  16' Ferreira  45' (pen.)	Report	Prasad  23' Maia  29'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

AFF U-19 Youth Championship

12 September 2016 Group stage	Australia	2–0	Cambodia	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7)	Cheng  61' (o.g.) Blackwood  63' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre Referee: Chen Hsin-chuan (Chinese Taipei)

14 September 2016 Group stage	Myanmar	0–3	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
15:30 (UTC+7)		Report	Pandurevic  18', 28' Scott  83'	Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

16 September 2016 Group stage	Indonesia	1–3	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
15:30 (UTC+7)	35' (pen.)	Report	Prasad Scott  72' Shabow  90'	Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre

18 September 2016 Group stage	Australia	1–5	Thailand	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7)	Blackwood  14'	Report	Sorawit  18' Supachai  42', 57', 80' Worachit  90+2'	Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre Attendance: 354 Referee: Muhammad Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

20 September 2016 Group stage	Laos	1–2	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7)	Santi  45'	Report	Scott  73' Blackwood  85' (pen.)	Stadium: Vietnam Youth Training Centre

22 September 2016 Semi-final	Vietnam	2–5	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
16:00 (UTC+7)	Dĩ  58' Chinh  68' (pen.)	Report	Blackwood  23', 53' Shabow  26', 35' Champness  84'	Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium

24 September 2016 Final	Australia	5–1	Thailand	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 (UTC+7)	Baccus  10' Kuzmanovski  20', 73' Blackwood  67' Champness  70'	Report	Jakkit  90+'	Stadium: Hàng Đẫy Stadium

AFC U-19 Championship

15 October 2016 Group stage	China PR	0–1	Australia	Riffa, Bahrain
19:30 AST		Report	Shabow  46'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 370 Referee: Jumpei Ida (Japan)

18 October 2016 Group stage	Australia	2–3	Uzbekistan	Isa Town, Bahrain
19:30 AST	Youlley  63' (pen.) Maia  90+3' (pen.)	Report	Abdukhalikov  29' Ibrokhimov  40', 46'	Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium Attendance: 58 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)

21 October 2016 Group stage	Australia	0–0	Tajikistan	Riffa, Bahrain
19:30 AST		Report		Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 165 Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)

Men's under-17

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the men's under 17 national team in 2016–17.

11 September 2016	Australia	3–2	Uzbekistan	India
	Roberts  5' D'Arrigo  14' Bafford  20'	Report	16'  66'

AFF U-16 Youth Championship

10 July 2016 Group Stage	Myanmar	1–1	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Hein Htet Aung  66'	Report	Italiano  69'	Stadium: Army Stadium Referee: Warintorn Sassade (Thailand)

12 July 2016 Group Stage	Vietnam	3–0	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Tiến  18' (pen.) Đạt  28' Khiêm  78'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Chanketya Thong (Cambodia)

14 July 2016 Group Stage	Australia	7–0	Philippines	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT	Seldon  9' Muratovic  27', 88', 90+3' King  36' Moric  53' Brook  80'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)

16 July 2016 Group Stage	Australia	6–2	Singapore	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Muratovic  31', 76' Brook  57', 67' Selden  58' Moric  89'	Report	Rezza Rezky  45+2' Mahler  55'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Talaver Linjun (Philippines)

18 July 2016 Group Stage	Australia	7–1	Malaysia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT	Italiano  4', 83' Roberts  48', 59', 66', 73' Brook  63'	Report	Nizaruddin Jazi  29'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Warintorn Sassadee (Thailand)

21 July 2016 Semi-final	Thailand	3–3 (3–5 p)	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
15:30 ICT	Peerapat  45+3', 47' Korawich  62'	Report	D'Arrigo  29' Roberts  57', 90+1'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Xaypaseuth Phongsanit (Laos)
	Penalties
	Sumana Sahassawas Peerapat Arnon		Roberts Brook King Pierias Bafford

23 July 2016 Final	Vietnam	3–3 (3–5 p)	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
18:30 ICT	Sang  36' Việt Cường  56' Khiêm  77'	Report	Roberts  58' (pen.), 90+1' Moric  83'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Mohamed Javis (Maldives)
	Penalties
	Tiến Độ Kiên Sang		Pierias Moric Roberts Valenti Bafford

AFC U-16 Championship

16 September 2016 Group stage	Australia	0–1	Kyrgyzstan	Bambolim, India
16:00 IST		Report	Kanybekov  76' (pen.)	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

19 September 2016 Group stage	Vietnam	3–2	Australia	Bambolim, India
20:00 IST	Thắng  51', 61' Duy Khiêm  86'	Report	Roberts  18', 28'	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 1,467 Referee: Masoud Tufayelieh (Syria)

22 September 2016 Group stage	Australia	0–6	Japan	Bambolim, India
16:00 IST		Report	Kozuki  4', 82' Miyashiro  54' Sehata  56' Matsumoto  64' Tanahashi  86'	Stadium: GMC Stadium Attendance: 430 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

Women's senior

Friendlies

The following is a list of friendlies played by the women's senior national team in 2016–17.

23 July 2016	Brazil	3–1	Australia	Fortaleza, Brazil
16:00 BRT	Debinha  61' Raquel  73' Darlene  90+4'	Report	Crummer  35'	Stadium: Estádio Presidente Vargas Referee: Ana Karina Marques (Brazil)

Summer Olympics

3 August 2016 Group stage	Canada	2–0	Australia	São Paulo, Brazil
15:00 BRT	Beckie  1' Sinclair  80'	Report		Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 20,521 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

6 August 2016 Group stage	Germany	2–2	Australia	São Paulo, Brazil
18:00 BRT	Däbritz  45+2' Bartusiak  88'	Report	Kerr  6' Foord  45'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Attendance: 37,475 Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley (New Zealand)

9 August 2016 Group stage	Australia	6–1	Zimbabwe	Salvador, Brazil
16:00 BRT	De Vanna  2' Polkinghorne  15' Kennedy 37' Simon 50' Heyman  55', 66'	Report	Msipa  90+1'	Stadium: Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

12 August 2016 Quarter-final	Brazil	0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Australia	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
22:00 BRT		Report		Stadium: Mineirão Attendance: 52,660 Referee: Carol Chenard (Canada)
	Penalties
	Andressa Alves Andressa Beatriz Rafaelle Marta Debinha Monica Tamires		Kellond-Knight Alleway van Egmond Polkinghorne Gorry Heyman Logarzo Kennedy

Algarve Cup

1 March 2017 Group stage	Australia	0–1	Sweden	Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 (WET)		Report	Schelin  60'	Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

3 March 2017 Group stage	Australia	3–2	Netherlands	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
15:00 (WET)	Gielnik  16', 31' Kennedy  45'	Report	Miedema  75' Spitse  79'	Stadium: VRS António Sports Complex Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

6 March 2017 Group stage	China PR	1–2	Australia	Albufeira, Portugal
15:00 (WET)	Sha. Wang  36'	Report	Gielnik  61' Carpenter  84'	Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

8 March 2017 3rd place match	Australia	1–1 (1–4 p)	Denmark	Albufeira, Portugal
14:45 (WET)	K. Simon  36'	Report	Harder  80'	Stadium: Albufeira Municipal Stadium Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)
	Penalties
	Kellond-Knight Polkinghorne Kerr		Røddik Hansen Petersen Larsen Troelsgaard

Women's under-20

AFF Women's Championship

27 July 2016 Group stage	Australia	4–0	Malaysia	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT	Vine  13', 43' Maher  88' Chidiac  89'	Report		Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Referee: Thi Thu Trang Bui (Vietnam)

29 July 2016 Group stage	Timor-Leste	0–20	Australia	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT		Report	Barbieri  2', 10', 29' Nenadovic  9' Condon  14', 40', 55' Wheeler  23' Ellis  34', 51' Ammendolia  37', 42', 50' Ayres  45', 45+1', 59' Green 53', 87', 90+1' Lefrevre  65'	Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium

31 July 2016 Group stage	Myanmar	1–1	Australia	Mandalay, Myanmar
18:00 MMT	Khin Moe Wai  41'	Report	Plessas  78'	Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

2 August 2016 Semi-final	Australia	1–2	Thailand	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT	Maher  11'	Report	Kanjana  30' Anootsara  39' (pen.)	Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)

4 August 2016 Third place match	Myanmar	1–0	Australia	Mandalay, Myanmar
15:00 MMT	Win Theingi Tun	Report		Stadium: Mandalarthiri Stadium Attendance: 1,500

AFC U-19 Women's Championship qualification

2 November 2016	Northern Mariana Islands	0–16	Australia	Nanjing, China
16:00 CST		Report	Vine  3' Chidiac  5', 23', 35', 47' Plessas  17' Siemsen  19', 27', 30', 33', 42', 79', 90+4' Sayer  25' Ibini  81', 82'	Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Shiva Yari (Iran)

6 November 2016	Australia	7–1	Jordan	Nanjing, China
16:00 CST	Vine  35' Siemsen  41', 43', 67' Chidiac  50' Sayer  85' Ibini  64'	Report	Zabian  30'	Stadium: Jiangsu Training Base Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Cong Thi Dung (Vietnam)

Women's under-17

AFC U-17 Women's Championship qualification

25 August 2016	Australia	28–0	Palestine	Hanoi, Vietnam
13:00 ICT	Nevin  1', 7', 12', 20', 27', 27', 32', 32', 34' Cooney-Cross  4', 72', 83', 89' Kubin  11', 30' Sayer  37' Roestbakken  45+3', 52' Alsoos  47' (o.g.), 57' (o.g.) Dribbus  54' Johns  55' Sakalis  59', 61', 68', 86', 90+1' Iannella  85'	Report		Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 100 Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

27 August 2016	Australia	14–0	Hong Kong	Hanoi, Vietnam
13:00 ICT	Vignes  3', 47' Galabadaarachchi  6', 36', 83' Sayer  18', 32' Kubin  24', 45+2', 49', 64' Meads  53' Kell  77' Hughes  81'	Report		Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 67 Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

29 August 2016	Iraq	0–8	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 ICT		Report	Sakalis  10', 30', 42' Dribbus  36' Roestbakken  44' Galabadaarachchi  49' Arens  67' Cooney-Cross  80'	Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 70 Referee: Nami Imaizumi (Japan)

1 September 2016	Australia	6–0	Vietnam	Hanoi, Vietnam
18:30 ICT	Kubin  4', 13' Cooney-Cross  57' Vignes  79' Nevin  86' Rose  88'	Report		Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 450 Referee: Kim Sook-hee (South Korea)

3 September 2016	Uzbekistan	1–9	Australia	Hanoi, Vietnam
15:00 ICT	Turaeva  85'	Report	Sakalis  23' (pen.), 38', 69' Galabadaarachchi  26', 31' Hristodoulou  45' Khikmatova  75' (o.g.) Vignes  78' Roestbakken  90+2'	Stadium: Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre Attendance: 40 Referee: Thein Thein Aye (Myanmar)

Retirements

• 4 July 2016: Chris Naumoff, 21, former Sydney FC midfielder.[1]
• 22 July 2016: Nick Carle, 34, former Australia, Sydney Olympic, Marconi Stallions, Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC midfielder.[2]
• 27 July 2016: Brianna Davey, 21, former Australia, Melbourne Victory and Melbourne City goalkeeper.[3]

References

1. "Exclusive: Heart condition forces Aussie starlet Naumoff into retirement". The World Game. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
2. "Former Sky Blue retires and returns to Sydney FC". Sydney FC. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
3. Harrington, Anna (27 July 2016). "Brianna Davey turns her back on soccer to focus on playing football as a marquee player at Carlton". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 July 2016.

External links

• Football Federation Australia official website