2016–17 A-League
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 win against Melbourne Victory. Sydney FC also claimed the premiership for the 2016–17 regular season, their second in club history.
Clubs
| Team | City | Home Ground | Capacity |
| Adelaide United | Adelaide | Coopers Stadium | 17,000 |
| Brisbane Roar | Brisbane | Suncorp Stadium | 52,500 |
| Central Coast Mariners | Gosford | Central Coast Stadium | 20,119 |
| Melbourne City | Melbourne | AAMI Park | 30,050 |
| Melbourne Victory | Melbourne | Etihad Stadium AAMI Park | 56,347 30,050 |
| Newcastle Jets | Newcastle | McDonald Jones Stadium | 33,000 |
| Perth Glory | Perth | nib Stadium | 20,500 |
| Sydney FC | Sydney | Allianz Stadium | 45,500 |
| Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Westpac Stadium | 34,500 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney | ANZ Stadium Spotless Stadium | 84,000 24,000 |
Personnel and kits
Transfers
Managerial changes
Foreign players
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 ;
2Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
3Injury Replacement Players, or National Team Replacement Players;
4Guest Players
Salary cap exemptions and captains
| Club | First Marquee | Second Marquee | Guest Marquee | Mature Age Rookie | Captain | Vice-Captain |
| Adelaide United |  Eugene Galekovic |  Marcelo Carrusca | None | None | Eugene Galekovic | Marcelo Carrusca |
| Brisbane Roar | Matt McKay |  Thomas Broich | None | None | Matt McKay | Jade North |
| Central Coast Mariners | None | None | None | None |  Nick Montgomery | None |
| Melbourne City |  Bruno Fornaroli | Nicolás Colazo | Tim Cahill | None | Bruno Fornaroli | None |
| Melbourne Victory | Oliver Bozanic |  Besart Berisha | None | None | Carl Valeri | Leigh Broxham |
| Newcastle Jets | None | None | None | Joel Allwright | Nigel Boogaard |  Mateo Poljak |
| Perth Glory |  Diego Castro | None | None | None | Rostyn Griffiths |  Andy Keogh |
| Sydney FC |  Filip Hološko |  Bobô | None | None | Alex Brosque | Alex Wilkinson |
| Wellington Phoenix |  Kosta Barbarouses | Guilherme Finkler | None | None | Andrew Durante | None |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | Nicolás Martínez | None | None | None | Dimas | Mitch Nichols |
Regular season
League table
Results
Positions by round
Finals series
Elimination-finals
Semi-finals
Grand Final
Statistics
Attendances
By club
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.By round
Club membership
Player stats
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Besart Berisha | Melbourne Victory | 19 |
| 1 | Jamie Maclaren | Brisbane Roar | 19 |
| 3 | Bruno Fornaroli | Melbourne City | 17 |
| 4 | Bobô | Sydney FC | 15 |
| 5 | Brendon Santalab | Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 |
| 6 | Diego Castro | Perth Glory | 12 |
| 6 | Andy Keogh | Perth Glory | 12 |
| 6 |  Roy Krishna | Wellington Phoenix | 12 |
| 6 | Marco Rojas | Melbourne Victory | 12 |
| 6 | Adam Taggart | Perth Glory | 12 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
| Andy Keogh | Perth Glory | Melbourne City | 3–2 | 21 10 2016 | |
 Besart Berisha† | Melbourne Victory | Wellington Phoenix | 6–1 | 31 10 2016 | |
| Besart Berisha† | Melbourne Victory | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–0 | 10 12 2016 | |
| Brendon Santalab | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne City | 3–1 | 24 3 2017 | |
| Jamie Maclaren | Brisbane Roar | Central Coast Mariners | 5–1 | 2 4 2017 |
† - On 24 March 2017 Besart Berisha switched nationalities from Albania to Kosovo.
Own goals
| Player | Club | Against | Round |
| Liam Reddy | Perth Glory | Central Coast Mariners | 1 |
| Jack Hingert | Brisbane Roar | Newcastle Jets | 2 |
| Rhyan Grant | Sydney FC | Perth Glory | 6 |
| Neil Kilkenny | Melbourne City | Western Sydney Wanderers | 7 |
| Josh Risdon | Perth Glory | Adelaide United | 7 |
| Iain Fyfe | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne Victory | 8 |
| Jake McGing | Central Coast Mariners | Western Sydney Wanderers | 9 |
 Milan Smiljanić | Perth Glory | Newcastle Jets | 10 |
| Jake McGing | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne Victory | 12 |
| Carl Valeri | Melbourne Victory | Newcastle Jets | 13 |
| James Donachie | Melbourne Victory | Brisbane Roar | 15 |
| Alan Baró | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne City | 18 |
 Manny Muscat | Melbourne City | Melbourne Victory | 18 |
 Iacopo La Rocca | Adelaide United | Perth Glory | 19 |
| Ryan Lowry | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne City | 20 |
| Nick Montgomery | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne City | 22 |
| Ruon Tongyik | Melbourne City | Central Coast Mariners | 22 |
| Jason Hoffman | Newcastle Jets | Wellington Phoenix | 24 |
 Lucian Goian | Perth Glory | Sydney FC | 24 |
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Danny Vukovic | Sydney FC | 15 |
| 2 | Lawrence Thomas | Melbourne Victory | 7 |
| 3 | Vedran Janjetović | Western Sydney Wanderers | 6 |
| 4 | Glen Moss | Wellington Phoenix | 5 |
| 5 | Paul Izzo | Central Coast Mariners | 4 |
| 5 | Michael Theo | Brisbane Roar | 4 |
| 7 | Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United | 3 |
| 7 | Lewis Italiano | Wellington Phoenix | 3 |
| 7 | Liam Reddy | Perth Glory | 3 |
| 10 | Dean Bouzanis | Melbourne City | 2 |
| 10 | Jack Duncan | Newcastle Jets | 2 |
| 10 |  Jamie Young | Brisbane Roar | 2 |
NB - An additional clean sheet was kept by Melbourne City, however this is not listed due to a goalkeeper substitution.
Discipline
During the season each club is given fair play points based on the number of cards they received in games. A yellow card is worth 1 point, a second yellow card is worth 2 points, and a red card is worth 3 points. At the annual awards night, the club with the fewest points wins the Fair Play Award.| Club | ||||
| Central Coast Mariners | 44 | 1 | 2 | 52 |
| Adelaide United | 52 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Brisbane Roar | 51 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Newcastle Jets | 55 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Melbourne Victory | 56 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| Sydney FC | 64 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 62 | 2 | 1 | 69 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 58 | 1 | 4 | 72 |
| Perth Glory | 67 | 1 | 2 | 75 |
| Melbourne City | 73 | 1 | 3 | 84 |
| League total | 582 | 13 | 15 |
Awards
NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award
The NAB Young Footballer of the Year Award was awarded to the finest U-23 player talent throughout the Hyundai A-League 2016–17 competition, based on a monthly nomination.| Month | Nominee | Club |
| October 2016 | Brandon O'Neill | Sydney FC |
| November 2016 | Joshua Brillante | Sydney FC |
| December 2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | |
| January 2017 | Brisbane Roar | |
| February 2017 | Central Coast Mariners | |
| March 2017 | Adelaide United | |
| April 2017 | Brisbane Roar |
End of season awards
The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2016–17 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the Star Event Centre in Sydney on 1 May 2017.- Johnny Warren Medal – Miloš Ninković, Sydney FC
- NAB Young Footballer of the Year – Jamie Maclaren, Brisbane Roar
- Nike Golden Boot Award – Besart Berisha, Melbourne Victory & Jamie Maclaren, Brisbane Roar
- Goalkeeper of the Year – Danny Vukovic, Sydney FC
- Coach of the Year – Graham Arnold, Sydney FC
- Fair Play Award – Central Coast Mariners
- Referee of the Year – Jarred Gillett
- Goal of the Year – Tim Cahill, Melbourne City