The 2024–25 season is the 15th in the history of Melbourne City Football Club, and the 11th since the club was taken over by the City Football Group. In addition to the A-League Men, Melbourne City will participate in the Australia Cup for the tenth time. The team will be coached by Aurelio Vidmar after he was appointed as head coach on a full-time basis.[1]
2024–25 season | |
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Owner | City Football Group |
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak |
Manager | Aurelio Vidmar |
Stadium | AAMI Park |
A-League Men | Matchday 1 |
Australia Cup | Round of 32 |
Top goalscorer | League: All: Max Caputo Harry Politidis Andrew Nabbout Zane Schreiber (1 each) |
Biggest defeat | 4–5 vs. Perth Glory (A) (3 August 2024) Australia Cup |
All statistics correct as of 3 August 2024. |
First-team squad
edit[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editTransfers in
editNo. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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27 | DF | Kai Trewin | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 3 Jahre | 17 May 2024 | [3] |
16 | DF | Aziz Behich | Al Nassr | End of loan | (1 year) | 3 June 2024 | [4] |
22 | DF | Germán Ferreyra | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 Jahre | 17 July 2024 | [5] |
30 | MF | Andreas Kuen | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 Jahre | 22 August 2024 | [6] |
From youth squad
editNo. | Position | Player | Age | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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35 | FW | Medin Memeti | 17 | 16 July 2024 | 3 year contract | [7] |
36 | DF | Harry Shillington | 19 | 26 July 2024 | 1 year contract | [8] |
41 | MF | Lawrence Wong | 17 | 31 July 2024 | 3 year scholarship contract | [9] |
37 | DF | Peter Antoniou | 17 | 1 August 2024 | 3 year scholarship contract | [10] |
Transfers out
editNo. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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9 | FW | Jamie Maclaren | Mohun Bagan | End of contract | 30 April 2024 | [11][12] |
22 | DF | Curtis Good | Buriram United | End of contract | 1 May 2024 | [13][14] |
11 | FW | Léo Natel | Corinthians | End of loan | 16 May 2024 | [15] |
14 | DF | Vicente Fernández | Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [15] |
17 | MF | Terry Antonis | Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [15] |
18 | DF | Jordon Hall | Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [15] |
44 | FW | Marin Jakoliš | Angers | End of loan | 16 May 2024 | [15] |
4 | DF | Nuno Reis | Unattached | End of contract | 7 June 2024 | [16] |
2 | DF | Scott Galloway | Auckland FC | Mutual contract termination | 3 July 2024 | [17][18] |
10 | MF | Tolgay Arslan | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 9 July 2024 | [19] |
Contract extensions
editNo. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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7 | Matthew Leckie | FW | 2 Jahre | 15 May 2024 | [20] |
15 | Andrew Nabbout | FW | 2 Jahre | 15 May 2024 | [20] |
1 | Jamie Young | GK | 1 year | 7 June 2024 | [21] |
23 | Marco Tilio | FW | 1 year | 4 July 2024 | Loan extension[22] |
38 | Harry Politidis | DF | 1 year | 24 July 2024 | [23] |
16 | Aziz Behich | DF | 2 Jahre | 30 August 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2026–27 [24] |
Competitions
editOverall record
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
A-League Men | 19 October 2024 | 3 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
Australia Cup | 3 August 2024 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0.00 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0.00 |
Last updated: 3 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
A-League Men
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
5 | Macarthur FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Melbourne City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[25][26]
Notes:
- ^ The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
Results summary
editOverall | Startseite | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
editMatches
editThe league fixtures were announced on 2 August 2024.[27]
19 October 2024 1 | Newcastle Jets | v | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
26 October 2024 2 | Melbourne City | v | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
4 November 2024 3 | Western United | v | Melbourne City | TBD |
19:00 AEDT | Stadium: TBD |
10 November 2024 4 | Perth Glory | v | Melbourne City | Perth |
17:45 AWST | Stadium: HBF Park |
30 November 2024 6 | Melbourne City | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
6 December 2024 7 | Brisbane Roar | v | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
18:35 AEST | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
15 December 2024 8 | Melbourne City | v | Auckland FC | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
21 December 2024 9 | Melbourne Victory | v | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
Stadium: AAMI Park |
31 December 2024 11 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Melbourne City | Gosford |
19:00 AEDT | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium |
3 January 2025 12 | Melbourne City | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
7 January 2025 17 | Melbourne City | v | Western United | Melbourne |
18:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
11 January 2025 13 | Melbourne City | v | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
18 January 2025 15 | Auckland FC | v | Melbourne City | Auckland |
17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
25 January 2025 16 | Macarthur FC | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
7 February 2025 18 | Adelaide United | v | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
19:05 ACDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
15 February 2025 19 | Melbourne City | v | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
22 February 2025 20 | Melbourne Victory | v | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
28 February 2025 21 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Melbourne City | Wellington |
19:30 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
7 March 2025 22 | Melbourne City | v | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
12 March 2025 14 | Melbourne City | v | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
19:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
29 March 2025 24 | Sydney FC | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
5 April 2025 25 | Melbourne City | v | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
11 April 2025 26 | Melbourne City | v | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
19 April 2025 27 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
26 April 2025 28 | Melbourne City | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
Australia Cup
edit3 August 2024 Round of 32 | Perth Glory | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne City | Perth |
19:30 AWST | Bericht | Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre Attendance: 2,015 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
editIncludes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 3 August 2024
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | Callum Talbot | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Jimmy Jeggo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
15 | FW | Andrew Nabbout | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
16 | DF | Aziz Behich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Max Caputo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
19 | MF | Zane Schreiber | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
20 | FW | Arion Sulemani | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Alessandro Lopane | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Germán Ferreyra | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Marco Tilio | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Samuel Souprayen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Kai Trewin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
35 | FW | Medin Memeti | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
38 | DF | Harry Politidis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
40 | GK | James Nieuwenhuizen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
41 | MF | Lawrence Wong | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
42 | MF | Benjamin Dunbar | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
- As of 3 August 2024
Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
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1 | 8 | MF | James Jeggo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Marco Tilio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
38 | DF | Harry Politidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Clean sheets
editIncludes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 3 August 2024
Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Clarke, George (15 May 2024). "Aurelio Vidmar secures permanent Melbourne City deal". The Canberra Times.
- ^ "Squads: Men". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "City signs A-League All Stars defender". Melbourne City. 17 May 2024.
- ^ Melbourne City [@MelbourneCity] (3 June 2024). "With Al-Nassr's season coming to an end over the weekend, it isn't long until Aziz Behich makes his return to City. Behich's loan will officially expire on June 30, before he reports back to the Club for pre-season in early July" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "City signs Argentinian defender". Melbourne City. 17 July 2024.
- ^ "City increases attacking firepower with Austrian playmaker". Melbourne City. 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Academy goalscoring phenom signs first senior contract". Melbourne City. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Academy graduate signs first senior contact". Melbourne City. 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Exciting young midfielder commits to City". Melbourne City. 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Promising full-back signs first senior contract". Melbourne City. 1 August 2024.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (30 April 2024). "'Bittersweet moment': Melbourne City captain Jamie Maclaren to farewell A-League". Fox Sports.
- ^ Sadhu, Rahul (22 July 2024). "Mohun Bagan's New Star: Unveiling Jamie Maclaren". Times Now.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (1 May 2024). "Melbourne City stalwart Curtis Good leaving the A-League". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ "OFFICIAL!! ปราสาทสายฟ้า เปิดตัว เคอร์ติส กู๊ด อดีตแนวรับสาลิกาดง เติมแน่นแผงหลัง สู้ศึกฤดูกาล 2024/25" [OFFICIAL!! Buriram United has signed Curtis Good, a former Magpie defender, to strengthen the backline for the 2024/25 season] (in Thai). Buriram United. 29 June 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c d e "Five A-League Men's departures confirmed". Melbourne City. 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Nuno Reis departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Scott Galloway departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Three more signings for Auckland FC, with two bringing All Whites experience". Auckland FC. 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Tolgay Arslan departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Melbourne City re-sign hometown Socceroos". Melbourne City. 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Melbourne City re-sign experienced shot-stopper". Melbourne City. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Star attacker re-joins Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 4 July 2024.
- ^ Melbourne City [@MelbourneCity] (24 July 2024). "We're pleased to confirm that Harry Politidis will remain in City blue for another year! The 22-year-old full-back reached a contract trigger last season to extend for 2024/25" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "LOCKED IN: City Captain re-commits until 2027". Melbourne City. 30 August 2024.
- ^ "A-League Competition rules". A-Leagues. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023.
- ^ "Explained: Why the A-Leagues ladder sorting rules have changed this season". A-Leagues. 2 January 2024. Archived from the original on 2 January 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 FIXTURE: ALM draw revealed!". Melbourne City. 2 August 2024.
External links
edit- Melbourne City FC official website