The 2015–16 W-League season was the eighth season of the W-League, the

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Clubs

Stadia and locations

Personnel and kits

Foreign players

The following do not fill a Visa position:
^A Australian citizens who have chosen to represent another national team;
^G Guest Players

Regular season

The W-League 2015–16 fixture was released on 8 September 2015. The regular season commenced on 17 October 2015, and concluded on 17 January 2016.

League table

Home and away season

In the 2015–16 season each team played 12 games with 2 bye rounds, kicking off on 17 October 2015, and concluding on 17 January 2016.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Finals series

Semi-finals

Grand final

Season statistics

Top scorers

:''Final at end of regular season 17 January 2016''

Own goals

End-of-season awards

The following end of the season awards were announced at the 2015–16 Dolan Warren Awards night held at the

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in Sydney on 26 April 2016. * Julie Dolan Medal – Ashleigh Sykes ( Canberra United) * Players’ Player of the Year – Kim Little ( Melbourne City) * Young Player of the Year – Larissa Crummer ( Melbourne City) * Golden Boot Award – Larissa Crummer ( Melbourne City) (11 goals) * Goalkeeper of the Year – Kaitlyn Savage ( Adelaide United) * Coach of the Year – Craig Deans ( Newcastle Jets) * Fair Play Award – Melbourne City * Referee of the Year – Kate Jacewicz * Goal of the Year – Vanessa DiBernardo ( Brisbane Roar v

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, 15 November 2015)

References

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