| 2017–18 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | City Football Group | ||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | ||
| Manager | Warren Joyce | ||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | ||
| A-League | 3rd | ||
| A-League Finals | Semi-finals | ||
| FFA Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Ross McCormack (14) All: Ross McCormack (14) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 20,787 vs.Melbourne Victory (23 December 2017) A-League | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,207 vs.Wellington Phoenix (6 January 2018) A-League | ||
| Average home league attendance | 9,612 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 vs.Adelaide United (H) (21 January 2018) A-League | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs.Sydney FC (H) (10 February 2018) A-League | ||
The2017–18 season was the eighth in the history ofMelbourne City Football Club. In addition to thedomestic league, the club competed in theFFA Cup for the fourth time.
On 19 June 2017,Warren Joyce was appointed manager of the club, Joyce having previously managed theManchester United Reserves,Royal Antwerp andWigan Athletic.[1] On 7 November 2017,Joe Montemurro left his position as assistant coach of the club to take up the senior coaching position atArsenal Women.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | MF | Connor Metcalfe | 17 | 1 year scholarship contract[3] | |
| 37 | MF | Nathaniel Atkinson | 18 | 2 year contract[4] | |
| 19 | DF | Christian Cavallo | 21 | 6 month contract[5] |
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GK | Eugene Galekovic | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 2 years | 16 June 2017 | [6] |
| 3 | DF | Scott Jamieson | Free transfer | 4 years | 3 July 2017 | [7] | |
| 25 | DF | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 2 years | 15 July 2017 | [8] | |
| 30 | FW | John Roberts | Free transfer | 2 years | 18 July 2017 | [3] | |
| 35 | MF | Ramy Najjarine | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 3 years | 18 July 2017 | [3] |
| 13 | MF | Stefan Mauk | Loan | 1 year | 26 July 2017 | [9] | |
| 5 | DF | Transfer | 2 years | 21 August 2017 | [10] | ||
| 9 | MF | Free transfer | 1 year | 12 September 2017 | [11] | ||
| 27 | MF | Free transfer | 2 years | 18 September 2017 | [12] | ||
| 44 | FW | Injury replacement loan | 29 September 2017 | [13] | |||
| 4 | DF | Harrison Delbridge | Free transfer | 3 years | 28 November 2017 | [14] | |
| 10 | MF | Dario Vidošić | Free transfer | 1.5 years | 29 December 2017 | [15] | |
| 8 | MF | Oliver Bozanic | Free transfer | 6 months | 10 February 2018 | [16] | |
| 30 | FW | Moudi Najjar | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 2 years | 13 February 2018 | [5] |
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | MF | Loan return | 1 May 2017 | [17] | ||
| 3 | DF | Joshua Rose | Unattached | End of contract | 1 May 2017 | [17] |
| 7 | FW | Corey Gameiro | Unattached | End of contract | 1 May 2017 | [17] |
| 28 | FW | Steve Kuzmanovski | Unattached | End of contract | 1 May 2017 | [17] |
| 18 | MF | Paulo Retre | Unattached | End of contract | 16 June 2017 | [6] |
| 5 | DF | Ivan Franjic | Free transfer | 19 July 2017 | [18] | |
| 1 | GK | Retired | 25 July 2017 | [19] | ||
| 10 | MF | Anthony Cáceres | Loan return | 29 July 2017 | [20] | |
| 17 | FW | Tim Cahill | Mutual contract termination | 6 December 2017 | [21] | |
| 10 | MF | Loan return | 18 December 2017 | [22] | ||
| 30 | FW | John Roberts | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 4 January 2018 | [23] |
| 9 | MF | Western Sydney Wanderers | Mutual contract termination | 11 January 2018 | [24] | |
| 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | Mutual contract termination | 23 January 2018 | [25] | |
| 44 | FW | Loan return | 25 January 2018 | [26] | ||
| 12 | FW | Braedyn Crowley | Mutual contract termination | 13 February 2018 | [27] | |
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Anthony Cáceres | Central midfielder | 1 year | 16 June 2017 | [6][a] |
| 26 | Luke Brattan | Central midfielder | 1 year | 1 August 2017 | [28][b] |
| 14 | Daniel Arzani | Winger | 1 year | 30 March 2018 | [29] |
| Position | Name[30] |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Head of Sport Science | |
| Club physio | |
| Youth team manager | |
| Youth Team Assistant |
Win Draw Loss
| 18 July 2017 | Oakleigh Cannons | 0–10 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:30AEST | Report | Stadium:Jack Edwards Reserve |
| 25 July 2017 | Bentleigh Greens | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:30AEST | Report |
| Stadium:Kingston Heath Soccer Complex |
| 16 August 2017 | Melbourne City | 3–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium:City Football Academy Attendance: 0(behind closed doors) | |
| Note: Match was played with one 45-minute period and two 30-minute periods | ||||
| 23 August 2017 | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium:City Football Academy Attendance: 0(behind closed doors) |
| 5 September 2017 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium:City Football Academy Attendance: 0(behind closed doors) | ||
| Note: Match was played with three 40-minute periods | ||||
| 22 September 2017 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Shepparton |
| 19:30AEST | Report | Stadium:McEwen Reserve Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 29 September 2017 | Adelaide United | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| Report |
| Stadium:Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0(behind closed doors) |
| 6 February 2018 | Melbourne City | 1–4 | Melbourne | |
| 17:00AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:City Football Academy |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League | 6 October 2017 | 14 April 2018 | Matchday 1 | 3rd | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 048.15 |
| A-League Finals | 20 April 2018 | 27 April 2018 | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| FFA Cup | 1 August 2017 | 13 September 2017 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 066.67 |
| Total | 32 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 050.00 | ||||
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 22 | +42 | 64 | Qualification for2019 AFC Champions League group stage andFinals series |
| 2 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 50 | Qualification for2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round andFinals series |
| 3 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43 | Qualification forFinals series |
| 4 | Melbourne Victory(C) | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 41 | Qualification for2019 AFC Champions League group stage andFinals series |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 39 | Qualification forFinals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 40 | −7 | 35 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 33 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 32 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | 55 | −24 | 21 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 28 | 49 | −21 | 20 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | +8 | 43 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 18 | +3 |
Source:ultimatealeague.com
| 6 October 20171 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 9,589 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
| 14 October 20172 | Melbourne Victory | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:Etihad Stadium Attendance: 35,792 Referee:Peter Green |
| 21 October 20173 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:35AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 9,091 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 28 October 20174 | Adelaide United | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:20ACDT | Report | Stadium:Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,689 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 3 November 20175 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 11,034 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
| 12 November 20176 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:00AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 7,516 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 17 November 20177 | Brisbane Roar | 3–1 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 18:50AEST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 9,285 Referee:Chris Beath |
| 24 November 20178 | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 6,963 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 2 December 20179 | Newcastle Jets | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 19:50AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,108 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 10 December 201710 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 19:00AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 7,170 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
| 15 December 201711 | Sydney FC | 3–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:50AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 10,688 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 23 December 201712 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEDT | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 20,787 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
| 1 January 201813 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:50AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:ANZ Stadium Attendance: 11,628 Referee:Peter Green |
| 6 January 201814 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 5,207 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 9 January 201815 | Perth Glory | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 19:00AWST | Report | Stadium:nib Stadium Attendance: 8,016 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
| 14 January 201816 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–2 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 17:00AEDT | Report | Stadium:Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 6,263 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 21 January 201817 | Melbourne City | 5–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:00AEDT | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 8,103 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 25 January 201818 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 7,790 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 4 February 201819 | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 18:00AEST |
| Report | Stadium:Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 9,150 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 10 February 201820 | Melbourne City | 0–4 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 8,587 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 24 February 201821 | Perth Glory | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 19:00AWST | Report |
| Stadium:nib Stadium Attendance: 8,029 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 2 March 201822 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 20,083 Referee:Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 16 March 201823 | Adelaide United | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:20ACDT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,668 Referee:Chris Beath |
| 24 March 201824 | Melbourne City | 3–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEDT | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 6,354 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
| 1 April 201825 | Newcastle Jets | 0–3 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 17:00AEST | Report | Stadium:McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 11,423 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
| 7 April 201826 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEST |
| Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 8,156 Referee:Alex King |
| 14 April 201827 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Auckland |
| 19:35NZST |
| Report |
| Stadium:QBE Stadium Attendance: 4,312 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 20 April 2018Elimination-finals | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:50AEST |
| Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 7,757 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
| 27 April 2018Semi-finals | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 19:50AEST | Report |
| Stadium:McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 19,131 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 1 August 2017Round of 32 | Peninsula Power | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 19:30AEST | Report | Stadium:Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 4,017 Referee: Lara Lee |
| 29 August 2017Round of 16 | Hakoah Sydney City East | 2–3 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:30AEST | Report |
| Stadium:Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Adrian Arndt |
| 13 September 2017Quarter-finals | Sydney FC | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:30AEST | Report | Stadium:Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 4,102 Referee:Kris Griffiths-Jones |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[31]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Dean Bouzanis | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Manny Muscat | 13(10) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | Scott Jamieson | 27(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Harrison Delbridge | 5(7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Bart Schenkeveld | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Osama Malik | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Nick Fitzgerald | 16(11) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Oliver Bozanic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Dario Vidošić | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | |
| 11 | FW | Bruce Kamau | 11(5) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| 13 | MF | Stefan Mauk | 22(1) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 6 | |
| 14 | FW | Daniel Arzani | 15(3) | 2 | 1(1) | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| 15 | MF | Denis Genreau | 0(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 18 | GK | Eugene Galekovic | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 21 | DF | Ruon Tongyik | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF | Michael Jakobsen | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 2 | |
| 23 | FW | Bruno Fornaroli | 8(2) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | |
| 25 | DF | Iacopo La Rocca | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Luke Brattan | 24(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| 27 | MF | Marcin Budziński | 8(9) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | |
| 34 | MF | Connor Metcalfe | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37 | DF | Nathaniel Atkinson | 16(1) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||
| 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 0(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 9 | MF | Marcelo Carrusca | 0(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | FW | Braedyn Crowley | 0(3) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW | Tim Cahill | 1(5) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 44 | FW | Ross McCormack | 14(3) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | |
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[31]
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | MF | Osama Malik | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | DF | Manny Muscat | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 4 | DF | Harrison Delbridge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 5 | DF | Bart Schenkeveld | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | 26 | MF | Luke Brattan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 14 | FW | Daniel Arzani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 22 | DF | Michael Jakobsen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 25 | DF | Iacopo La Rocca | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 3 | DF | Scott Jamieson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Nick Fitzgerald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | FW | Bruce Kamau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | MF | Stefan Mauk | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | Bruno Fornaroli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | Marcin Budziński | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | DF | Nathaniel Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 44 | FW | Ross McCormack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | 1 | GK | Dean Bouzanis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | Dario Vidošić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Players with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Dean Bouzanis | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2 | 18 | Eugene Galekovic | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 11 | |||