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2015–16 In Australian Soccer
The 2015–16 season was the eleventh season of the current professional domestic soccer competition in Australia. Domestic competitions A-League Finals series W-League Finals series National Youth League Grand final National Premier Leagues The 2015 National Premier Leagues Finals series began on 19 September 2015 and ended with the Grand Final on 3 October 2015. Blacktown City won the title for the first time. Domestic cups FFA Cup The 2015 FFA Cup began on 29 July and ended on 7 November. It was the first season in which teams from all nine FFA member federations participated, with the Northern Territory participating for the first time. National teams Men's senior Friendlies FIFA World Cup qualification 2018 World Cup qualification matches also act as 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches, following a change to the qualifying formats of both tournaments. Men's under 23 Friendlies AFC U-23 Championship Men's ...
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2015–16 A-League
The 2015–16 A-League was the 39th season of top-flight soccer in Australia, and the 11th since the establishment of the A-League in 2004. Melbourne Victory FC, Melbourne Victory were both the defending A-League Premiers and Champions. The regular season schedule was released on 29 June 2015. The season commenced on 8 October 2015 and concluded on 10 April 2016. The finals series commenced on 15 April 2016 and concluded with the 2016 Grand Final, held on 1 May 2016. The 2016 A-League Grand Final, 2016 Grand Final took place on 1 May 2016, with Adelaide United FC, Adelaide United claiming their first Championship with a 3–1 win against Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Western Sydney Wanderers. Clubs Personnel and kits * Additionally, referee kits are made by Umbro. 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 citizens ...
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Canberra United FC
Canberra United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the southern Canberra suburb of Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory. Founded in 2008 by Capital Football, the club was an inaugural member of the W-League and the only club not affiliated with an A-League Men team. Canberra United currently competes in the A-League Women, A-League Youth and NPLW leagues. Canberra's home stadium is McKellar Park and the club is two time champions and three time premiers of the W-League. W-League History 2008–09 Season The first announcement of the club came in July 2008, coinciding with the establishment of the new W-League. The formation of the new club presented a unique situation in the league, that it was not associated with an established A-League side. In August, Canberra appointed Matildas assistant coach Robbie Hooker as coach for the inaugural season, and ACT Senator Kate Lundy as club chair. United also announced its first key signing in loca ...
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West Adelaide SC
West Adelaide Soccer Club is an Australian soccer club currently playing in the South Australian State League 1. Traditionally named Hellas, the club was founded by members of the Greek community of Adelaide. West Adelaide became a founding member of the National Soccer League in 1977 and a year later became the first Adelaide team to be crowned national champion when it won the 1978 National Soccer League after a 1–1 draw in the final round match with Adelaide City in the local derby. One of the most successful clubs in South Australia, West Adelaide competed in the national league for 19 seasons, interrupted briefly by two short periods in which it was relegated back to state competition. In the late 1990s, the club renamed itself the Adelaide Sharks in an effort to attract support beyond its traditional base in the Greek community. At the end of the 1998–99 National Soccer League season, the club was overcome by financial turmoil and entered administration. West withdrew ...
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National Premier Leagues
The National Premier Leagues (NPL) is a national association football competition in Australia which acts as the second tier of the sport in the country below the A-League. The NPL consists of the highest level state league in each state-based federation within Australia. In total the NPL is contested by clubs from eight divisions; these are ACT, NSW, Northern NSW, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia. The NPL is overseen by Football Australia, in partnership with participating state-based member federations. History In October 2010, Football Federation Australia (FFA) commenced a National Competition Review, its main objective being to review the current structure of soccer competitions in Australia, and to monitor and improve elite player development. By May 2012 the results of the National Competition Review were released. In it, a proposal to re-brand and revitalise state-based competitions in Australia. On 13 February 2013, the establishme ...
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Central Coast Stadium
Central Coast Stadium (known originally as Grahame Park), known commercially as Industree Group Stadium is a sports venue in Gosford, on the Central Coast, New South Wales, Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The stadium is home to the Central Coast Mariners FC, Central Coast Mariners association football club which competes in the A-League. The stadium also hosts rugby league and rugby union fixtures on an ad hoc basis as well as other major social events. The stadium was originally designed to be the home stadium for the North Sydney Bears rugby league football club. The stadium is rectangular and is unusual in that seating is located on only three sides of the ground. The southern end is open giving filtered views of Brisbane Water through a row of palm trees. With an all seater capacity of 20,059 it was the second smallest stadium in the A-League. It is within walking distance of the Gosford CBD and Gosford railway station. The Central Coast Leagues Club and Le ...
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Gosford
Gosford is the city and administrative centre of the Central Coast Council local government area in the heart of the Central Coast region, about north of Sydney and about south of Newcastle. The city centre is situated at the northern extremity of Brisbane Water, an extensive northern branch of the Hawkesbury River estuary and Broken Bay. The suburb is the administrative centre and Central Business District of the Central Coast region, which is the third largest urban area in New South Wales after Sydney and Newcastle. Following its formation from the combination of the previous Gosford City Council and Wyong Shire Councils, Gosford has been earmarked as a vital CBD spine under the NSW Metropolitan Strategy. The population of the Gosford area was 169,053 in 2016. History Until white settlement, the area around Gosford was inhabited by the Guringai peoples, who were principally coastal-dwellers, and the Darkinjung people that inhabited the hinterland. Along with the other ...
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Cristian Gonzalez (Australian Footballer)
Cristian is the Romanian and Spanish form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname. Cristian may refer to: People * Cristian (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Adomniței (born 1975), Romanian engineer and politician * Cristian Agnelli (born 1985), Italian footballer * Cristian Alberdi (born 1980), Spanish footballer * Cristian Albu (born 1993), Romanian footballer * Cristian Alessandrini (born 1985), Argentine footballer * Cristian Alex (born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Alexanda, Australian R&B singer * Cristian Amarilla (born 1993), Argentine footballer * Cristian Amigo (born 1963), American composer, guitarist, and sound designer * Cristian Andreoni (born 1992), Italian footballer * Cristian Andrés Campozano (born 1985), Argentine footballer * Cristian Ansaldi (born 1986), Argentine footballer * Cristián Arriagada (born 1981), Chilean actor * Cristian Avram (born 1994), Moldovan footballer * Cristian Baroni (b ...
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Max Burgess
Max Burgess (born 16 January 1995) is an Australian professional footballer who plays for Sydney FC in the A-League. Career Sydney FC Burgess started his career at Rockdale City Suns under coach Branko Culina, where he was spotted by Sydney FC management and signed up to the Sydney FC Youth team. He made his first start for the senior squad in Round 1 of the 2014-15 A-League against Melbourne City. Newcastle Jets On 28 March 2015 Newcastle Jets announced that they had signed Burgess as an injury replacement player for the remainder of the 2014–15 A-League season. Burgess made his Jet's inauguration in the Round 23 clash against Adelaide United, coming off the bench as a substitute for fellow youngster Mitch Cooper. He continued his spree of appearances, and was issued a yellow card in the 4–3 loss to Sydney FC. His A-League season culminated against the Brisbane Roar in the final round of the season, again coming on for the aforementioned Cooper in the 52nd minute. T ...
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Chris Zuvela
Chris Zuvela (born 21 January 1997), is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He made his professional debut for Sydney FC in the 2018 AFC Champions League group stage match against Kashima Antlers are a football club in Kashima, Ibaraki, currently playing in the J1 League, top tier of Japanese professional football leagues. The name ''Antlers'' is derived from the city name, Kashima, which literally means "deer island". The club has fi ... on 13 March 2018. Personal life Born in Australia, Zuvela is of Croatian descent. Honours Club Sydney FC *A-League Premiership: 2017-18 A-League, 2017–2018, 2019–20 A-League, 2019–20 *A-League Championship: 2019–20 A-League, 2019–20 References External links

* 1997 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Australian people of Croatian descent Men's association football midfielders Sydney FC players Sydney United 58 FC players National Premier Leagues players {{Australia-footy-mid ...
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Alex Mullen
Alexander Mullen (born 13 June 1992) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Para Hills Knights SC. Personal life Mullen is the brother of Matthew, cousin of former Newcastle Jets player Daniel Mullen and the nephew of Joe Mullen, a former Socceroo. Club career Sydney FC Sydney FC signed Mullen on a one-year deal as a mature age rookie ahead of the 2015–16 season after trialling him in the pre-season. On 16 March 2016, Mullen debuted for Sydney FC in their AFC Champions League campaign coming on as a substitute for George Blackwood late in the match. Mullen made his A-League debut for Sydney FC in their round 26 match against Adelaide United on 2 April 2016. After a season where he played one league match, and was twice subbed on in the AFC Champions League, Mullen was not offered a new contract. See also * List of association football families This is a list of association football families. The countries are listed according to the ...
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Samed Altundag
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Jacob Tratt
Jacob Tratt (born 14 September 1994) is an Australian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Western United. Club career Junior year Tratt played his junior football with Western NSW Panthers. He also captained Sydney FC to the 2013–14 A-League National Youth League title. Sydney FC Tratt signed a one-year A-League deal with Sydney FC for the 2015–16 season. Sydney United 58 He left Sydney FC at the end of the season, signing with Sydney United in the National Premier Leagues NSW. Wellington Phoenix Tratt returned to the A-League in September 2016, signing a one-year deal with Wellington Phoenix. During his time at the Phoenix, Tratt made 20 appearances, starting every match of the season until he picked up an injury. He scored his first A-League goal against Melbourne Victory on 17 January 2017. Tratt left the club in April 2017, citing "personal and family reasons". Return to Sydney FC Tratt signed an injury replacement contract with Sydney FC in ...
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