2016–17 Perth Glory FC season explained

Club:Perth Glory
Season:2016–17
Chairman:Tony Sage
Manager:Kenny Lowe
League:A-League
League Result:5th
Cup1:A-League Finals Series
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2:FFA Cup
Cup2 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:Adam Taggart, Diego Castro
& Andy Keogh (12 goals)
Season Topscorer:Diego Castro (13 goals)
Highest Attendance:13,290 vs Western Sydney Wanderers
6 November 2016
Lowest Attendance:8,834 vs Brisbane Roar
8 April 2017
Average Attendance:10,533
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Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 Perth Glory FC season was the club's 20th season since its establishment in 1996. The club participated in the A-League for the 12th time and the FFA Cup for the third time.

Players

Squad information

Squad as of 2 October 2016.[1]

Contract extensions

Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes
Marc WarrenLeft-back 1 year 2017
Jordan ThurtellGoalkeeper 1 year 2017 [2]
Diego CastroWinger 1 year 2017 [3]
Richard GarciaWinger 1 year 2017 [4]

Technical staff

PositionName
Manager Kenny Lowe
Assistant Manager Andrew Ord
Youth Team Manager John Gibson
Goalkeeping Coach Danny Milosevic
Strength & Conditioning Coach Toby Horak
Physiotherapist Chris Hutchinson

Statistics

Squad statistics

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Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position / round
First matchLast match
A-League5th8 October 201616 April 2017
A-League FinalsElimination-finalsSemi-finals23 April 201729 April 2017
FFA CupRound of 32Round of 1610 August 201630 August 2016

A-League

See main article: article and 2016–17 A-League.

Finals series

FFA Cup

See main article: article and 2016 FFA Cup.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 20 Years of Glory: The 16/17 Squad. Perth Glory. 27 September 2016. 1 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Glorious Thurtell's a 'keeper!. Perth Glory. 3 June 2016.
  3. News: Perth Glory re-signs Johnny Warren Medallist Diego Castro for 2016/17 season. The Advertiser. Tom. Smithies. 7 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Glory re-signs Australia's best player. Perth Glory. 14 June 2016.