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| Full name | Melbourne City Women's Football Club | |||
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| Nickname | City | |||
| Founded | 2015; 10 years ago (2015) | |||
| Stadium | ctrl:cyber Pitch AAMI Park (doubleheaders) | |||
| Capacity | 1,500 30,035 | |||
| Owner | City Football Group | |||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Michael Matricciani | |||
| League | A-League Women | |||
| 2024–25 | 1st of 12 (premiers) Finals: Semi-finals | |||
| Website | http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/ | |||
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Melbourne City Women's Football Club, also known as theMelbourne City Women or simply asCity, representsMelbourne City in theA-League Women, the top divisionsoccer league in Australia. Founded in 2015, the club has its training and administration based at theCity Football Academy inMelbourne and plays matches atCasey Fields inCasey and atAAMI Park inMelbourne. The current manager of the team is Michael Matricciani.[1]
Following on from their purchase of and investment intoManchester City in England,City Football Group turned their eyes to investment into the women's game as well, funding a serious overhaul of the Manchester club's female affiliate.[2] Only months after their takeover of the men's teamMelbourne City FC, they followed likewise on the women's side, contacting theFFA regarding entering a team into the W-League to be affiliated to the men's Melbourne side.[3]
After a year of negotiations, their involvement was sealed with an announcement that a women's team competing under the name Melbourne City FC would compete in the W-League as of the beginning of the 2015–16 season.[3]
Melbourne City CEO Scott Munn revealed that his club had been in consultation with Football Federation Australia (FFA) for over 12 months regarding the introduction of a new W-League side.[4] In July 2015, Melbourne City Women's FC madeMatildas co-captainLisa De Vanna their first-ever signing. She is widely regarded as one of the world's best women's strikers.[5] After De Vanna, the club's next foundation signings wereLaura Alleway andBrianna Davey. In September 2015, Young MatildasLarissa Crummer,Alex Chidiac,Beattie Goad and formerAdelaide United defenderMonique Iannella joined the club.[6] MatildaSteph Catley also signed up in September. Regarded as a Matildas' fan favourite, Catley created history when she was voted as the first female to appear on the cover of the video gameFIFA 16.[7]
The club created history in its inaugural 2015–16 season, winning all 12 of its regular season games to becomePremiers (regular-season winners) and becomingChampions by winning the2016 W-League grand final, completing a perfect season.[8] In the following season, City suffered a six-match winless run during the middle part of the season before storming back into the finals series and claiming a second successive championship in the2017 grand final. This achievement meant the club was equal with several other clubs for the greatest number of championships won in the league.[9] The club then eclipsed this record the following season when it defeatedSydney FC in the2018 W-League grand final making it 3 championships in a row.[10][11]
City had an undefeated 2019/20 season, with 11 wins and one draw, and secured their second premiership. Under Head CoachRado Vidošić, and with elite talent on the pitch such as the returningSteph Catley and new playersKyah Simon andClaire Emslie, the team went on to win the double following wins over Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC in the 2020 Finals Series. Consequently, City became the first team in W-League history to secure four championships.[12]
Melbourne City Women play most of their home matches at Casey Fields on the ctrl cyber pitch, a pitch attached to the city football academy. The club also typically plays home matches and finals atAAMI Park in the city centre, home stadium of the men's team.[13]
The club has previously split home games betweenCB Smith Reserve inFawkner,John Ilhan Memorial Reserve inBroadmeadows andFrank Holohan Reserve inDandenong.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Below is alist of notable players for Melbourne City. Generally, this list includes former players that have played 50 or more first-class matches for the club, have at least one senior international cap, and/or have made significant contributions to the club's history. For a full list of current and former players seeMelbourne City FC (women) players.
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| Head Coach |  Michael Matricciani |
| Playing Assistant Coach | Marcus Deluca |
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| Name | Nationality | From | To |
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| Joe Montemurro[14] | Australia | 1 July 2015 | 4 January 2017 |
| Jess Fishlock[15] |  Wales | 5 January 2017 | 31 March 2017 |
| Patrick Kisnorbo[16] | Australia | 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 |
| Rado Vidošić[17] | Australia | 1 July 2018 | 24 November 2022 |
| Dario Vidošić[18] | Australia | 2022 | 10 July 2024 |
| Michael Matricciani[19] | Australia | 21 August 2024 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2024–25 | AFC Women's Champions League | Group B |  Bam Khatoon | 2–1 | 1st | |
 College of Asian Scholars | 3–0 | |||||
 Kaya–Iloilo | 4–0 | |||||
| Quarter-finals |  Taichung Blue Whale | 3–0 | ||||
| Semi-finals |  Incheon Red Angels | 1–0 | ||||
| Final |  Wuhan Jianghan | 1–1 (a.e.t.)(4–5p) | ||||
| 2025–26 | Group A |  Lion City Sailors FC | 5–0 | 1st | ||
| Stallion Laguna | 7–0 | |||||
 Hồ Chí Minh City | 3–0 | |||||
City's A-League Women boss Rado Vidosic will begin coaching the men's team on an interim basis, with Dario Vidosic replacing him at the ALW side.
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