2015–16 National Youth League (Australia)
# 2015–16 National Youth League (Australia)

The 2015–16 National Youth League (Also known as the Foxtel National Youth League for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth season of the Australian National Youth League competition. The season ran in a different, reduced format to previous years, and in parallel with the 2015–16 A-League season.

## Teams

| Team | Home city | Home ground |
| - | - | - |
| Adelaide United Youth | Adelaide | Elite Systems Football Centre |
| Brisbane Roar Youth | Brisbane | Cleveland Showgrounds |
| Central Coast Mariners Academy | Gosford | Central Coast Mariners Centre of Excellence |
| FFA Centre of Excellence | Canberra | Australian Institute of Sport |
| Melbourne City Youth | Melbourne | CB Smith Reserve |
| Melbourne Victory Youth | Melbourne | Lakeside Stadium |
| Newcastle Jets Youth | Newcastle | Magic Park |
| Perth Glory Youth | Perth | Ashfield Reserve |
| Sydney FC Youth | Sydney | Lambert Park |
| Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | Sydney | Popondetta Park / Blacktown International Sportspark |

## Format

This season was run with a new format. From 2016, all A-League clubs now have youth teams entered into their local conferences of the National Premier Leagues. By having NPL teams, there is now less reliance on the NYL to provide an avenue for youth players to their respective clubs. There was also pressure from A-League clubs to reduce travel budgets. As such the season was shortened from 18 games per team to 8 games plus a Grand Final. The existing ten NYL teams were divided into two conferences of five teams: Conference A consisted of teams from WA, SA, Victoria and Queensland, while teams from ACT and NSW were in Conference B. All teams played all other teams in their conference on a home and away basis. After the home and away series a Grand Final was played between the top teams from each conference.

## Standings

Conference A :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Adelaide United Youth | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 18 | Qualification to the Grand Final |
| 2 | Brisbane Roar Youth | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 15 | |
| 3 | Melbourne City Youth | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 10 | |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory Youth | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 22 | −5 | 9 | |
| 5 | Perth Glory Youth | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 7 | |

Conference B :

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sydney FC Youth (C) | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 18 | Qualification to the Grand Final |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets Youth | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 16 | |
| 3 | Western Sydney Wanderers Youth | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 25 | −5 | 13 | |
| 4 | Central Coast Mariners Academy | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 9 | |
| 5 | FFA Centre of Excellence | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 3 | |
