15th season in existence of Melbourne City FC
Melbourne City 2024–25 football season
Melbourne City2024–25 season |
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Owner | City Football Group |
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Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak |
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Manager | Aurelio Vidmar |
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Stadium | AAMI Park |
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A-League Men | Matchday 1 |
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Australia Cup | Round of 32 |
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Top goalscorer | League: All: Max Caputo Harry Politidis Andrew Nabbout Zane Schreiber (1 each) |
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Biggest defeat | 4–5 vs. Perth Glory (A) (3 August 2024) Australia Cup |
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All statistics correct as of 3 August 2024. |
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]
First-team squad
[2] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers
Transfers in
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
27 | DF | Kai Trewin | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 3 years | 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 years | 17 July 2024 | [5] |
30 | MF | Andreas Kuen | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 22 August 2024 | [6] |
From youth squad
No. | Position | Player | Age | Date | Notes | Ref. |
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
Contract extensions
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record |
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 | 000.00 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 000.00 |
Last updated: 3 August 2024
Source: Soccerway
A-League Men
League table
First match(es) will be played: 18 October 2024. Source: A-Leagues
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
Overall | Home | Away |
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
Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 2 August 2024.[27]
Australia Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 3 August 2024
Disciplinary record
Includes 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
Clean sheets
Includes 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
See also
- 2024–25 Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) season
References
- ^ 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
- Melbourne City FC official website
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National teams | |
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League competitions | Men's | Level 1 | |
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Level 2 | - National Premier Leagues (2024, 2025)
- National Second Division (2025)
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Women's | Level 1 | |
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Level 2 | - National Premier Leagues Women's
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Cup competitions | |
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Club seasons | A-League Men | |
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A-League Women | - Adelaide United
- Brisbane Roar
- Canberra United
- Central Coast Mariners
- Melbourne City
- Melbourne Victory
- Newcastle Jets
- Perth Glory
- Sydney FC
- Wellington Phoenix
- Western Sydney Wanderers
- Western United
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