| Season: | 2016 |
| Shieldtitle: | Cup winners |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 Capital Football season was the fourth season under the new competition format in the Australian Capital Territory. The overall premier for the new structure qualified for the National Premier Leagues finals series, competing with the other state federation champions in a final knockout tournament to decide the National Premier Leagues Champion for 2016.
| Competition: | NPL Capital Football |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | Canberra Olympic |
| Premiers: | Canberra Olympic |
| Matches: | 90 |
| Total Goals: | 383 |
| League Topscorer: | Stephen Domenici (21 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | 8–1, (2 times) |
| Biggest Away Win: | 0–6 Monaro Panthers vs Tigers FC 24 July 2016 |
| Highest Scoring: | 10 goals, (4 times) |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 National Premier League ACT season was played over 18 rounds, from April to August 2016.
Reference:[1]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stephen Domenici | Tigers FC | 21 |
| 2 | Thomas James | Canberra FC | 18 |
| 3 |  Philippe Bernabo-Madrid | Canberra Olympic | 16 |
| 4 | Jason Ugrinic | Belconnen United | 13 |
| 5 | Joshua Gulevski | Canberra United Academy | 11 |
| 6 | Nicolas Abot | Tigers FC | 10 |
| 7 | Domenic Giampaolo | Canberra FC | 9 |
| 8 | Aisosa Ihegie | Belconnen United | 8 |
| 9 | Andrew Slavich | Tuggeranong United | 7 |
| Dustin Wells | Belconnen United | ||
| Competition: | Capital League |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | ANU FC |
| Premiers: | ANU FC |
| Matches: | 68 |
| Total Goals: | 275 |
| League Topscorer: | Daniel Crkovski (17 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | 6–0 (2 times) |
| Biggest Away Win: | 1–7 Weston Molonglo vs Queanbeyan City 9 April 2016 |
| Highest Scoring: | 3–6 Tuggeranong United B vs Canberra Olympic B 30 April 2016 |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 ACT Capital League was the fourth edition of the new Capital League as the second level domestic association football competition in the ACT.
| Competition: | Capital Football Division 1 |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | Belconnen United B |
| Premiers: | ANU FC C |
| Matches: | 90 |
| Total Goals: | 395 |
| League Topscorer: | Daniel Sparrow (14 Goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The 2016 ACT Capital Football Division 1 was the second edition of the new Capital League Division 1 as the third level domestic association football competition in the ACT. 10 teams competed, all playing each team twice for a total of 18 rounds.
| Season: | 2016 |
| Winners: | Belconnen United |
| Premiers: | Belconnen United |
| Matches: | 45 |
| Total Goals: | 226 |
| League Topscorer: | Brittany Palombi (20 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
The highest tier domestic football competition in the ACT is known as the Women's Premier League. The 6 teams played each other three times, plus a finals series for the top 4 teams.
| Federation Cup | |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Dates: | 26 April – 18 June 2016 |
| Num Teams: | 19 |
| Defending Champions: | Gungahlin United |
| Champions: | Canberra Olympic (5th title) |
| Runner-Up: | Tigers FC |
| Matches: | 18 |
| Goals: | 76 |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
2016 was the 54th edition of the Capital Football Federation Cup. The Federation cup acts as the preliminary rounds for the FFA Cup in the ACT with the Cup winner entering the subsequent FFA Cup round of 32. In 2016, the Federation Cup, which is open to all senior men's teams registered with Capital Football, consisted of two rounds, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. NPL clubs entered the tournament in the second round. The Cup ran from 26 April 2016 (first round) till 18 June 2016 (final). Olympic defeated Tigers FC in the final 3–1 at Deakin Stadium to clinch the Federation Cup and qualify for the 2016 FFA Cup.[2]
| 2016 Capital Football Federation Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tie no | Home team (tier) | Score | Away team (tier) |
| Round 1 | |||
| 1 | Lanyon United (4) | 1–2 | O'Connor Knights (3) |
| 2 | Goulburn Stags (4) | 2–1 | Canberra City (4) |
| 3 | Brindabella Blues (4) | 6–0 | Goulburn Strikers (4) |
| Round 2 | |||
| 1 | Belconnen United (2) | 8–1 | ANU FC (3) |
| 2 | Tigers FC (2) | 6–0 | Goulburn Stags (4) |
| 3 | White Eagles (3) | 5–0 | Queanbeyan City (3) |
| 4 | Tuggeranong United (2) | 1–1 (4–1) | Monaro Panthers (2) |
| 5 | Narrabundah FC (3) | 0–6 | Canberra FC (2) |
| 6 | Woden Weston (2) | 2–0 | Brindabella Blues (4) |
| 7 | Canberra Olympic (2) | 2–2 (4–1) | Gungahlin United (2) |
| 8 | Weston-Molonglo (3) | 1–0 | O'Connor Knights (3) |
| Quarter-finals | |||
| 1 | Belconnen United (2) | 1–1 (4–1) | Canberra FC (2) |
| 2 | White Eagles (3) | 0–3 | Tuggeranong United (2) |
| 3 | Woden Weston (2) | 0–3 | Canberra Olympic (2) |
| 4 | Weston-Molonglo (3) | 2–5 | Tigers FC (2) |
| Semi-finals | |||
| 1 | Belconnen United (2) | 1–4 | Canberra Olympic (2) |
| 2 | Tigers FC (2) | 4–1 | Tuggeranong United (2) |
| Final | |||
| 1 | Canberra Olympic (2) | 3–1 | Tigers FC (2) |
2016 was the first edition of the annual ACT Charity Shield contested to kick off the 2016 Capital Football season. Money raised from the event goes towards a nominated charity, which in 2016 was The House with No Steps. Canberra FC and Gungahlin United contested the Shield in 2016.[3] Canberra FC claimed the inaugural Charity Shield title with a 4–1 victory.[4]