| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Melbourne City players celebrating their2024–25 A-League Men grand final win at AAMI Park. | ||||
| Owner | City Football Group | |||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Aurelio Vidmar | |||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | |||
| A-League Men | 2nd | |||
| A-League Men finals series | Champions | |||
| Australia Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Max Caputo Medin Memeti Marco Tilio (5) All: Max Caputo Yonatan Cohen (6) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 29,902 vs.Melbourne Victory (31 May 2025) 2025 A-League Men Grand Final | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,071 vs.Newcastle Jets (12 March 2025) A-League Men | |||
| Average home league attendance | 6,300 | |||
| Biggest win | 5–0 vs.Perth Glory (A) (10 November 2024) A-League Men | |||
| Biggest defeat | 3–0 vs.Auckland FC (A) (18 January 2025) A-League Men | |||
| All statistics correct as of 1 June 2025. | ||||
The2024–25 season isMelbourne City Football Club's 15th season in theA-League Men; 11th since the club was taken over by theCity Football Group. In addition to thedomestic league, Melbourne City participated in this season's edition of theAustralia Cup. The team is coached byAurelio Vidmar after he was appointed as head coach on a full-time basis.[1]
[2]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| 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) | 30 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[note 1] | 22 August 2024 | [6] |
| 13 | DF | Nathaniel Atkinson |  Heart of Midlothian | Free transfer | 3 years | 16 September 2024 | [7] |
| 10 | FW |  Yonatan Cohen | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 16 September 2024 | [7] |
| 18 | GK | Dakota Ochsenham |  Beograd | Injury replacement | 9 months | 17 April 2025 | [8] |
| No. | Position | Player | Age | Date | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | FW | Medin Memeti | 17 | 16 July 2024 | 3 year contract[note 1] | [9] |
| 36 | DF | Harry Shillington | 19 | 26 July 2024 | 1 year contract[note 1] | [10] |
| 41 | MF | Lawrence Wong | 17 | 31 July 2024 | 3 year scholarship contract[note 1] | [11] |
| 37 | DF | Peter Antoniou | 17 | 1 August 2024 | 3 year scholarship contract[note 1] | [12] |
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | FW | Jamie Maclaren |  Mohun Bagan | End of contract | 30 April 2024 | [13][14] |
| 22 | DF | Curtis Good |  Buriram United | End of contract | 1 May 2024 | [15][16] |
| 11 | FW |  Léo Natel | Corinthians | End of loan | 16 May 2024 | [17] |
| 14 | DF |  Vicente Fernández | Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [17] |
| 17 | MF | Terry Antonis | Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [17] |
| 18 | DF | Jordon Hall | Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [17] |
| 44 | FW |  Marin Jakoliš |  Angers | End of loan | 16 May 2024 | [17] |
| 4 | DF |  Nuno Reis | Unattached | End of contract | 7 June 2024 | [18] |
| 2 | DF | Scott Galloway | Auckland FC | Mutual contract termination | 3 July 2024 | [19][20] |
| 10 | MF |  Tolgay Arslan | Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 9 July 2024 | [21] |
| 1 | GK |  Jamie Young | Retired | 6 February 2025 | [22] | |
| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Matthew Leckie | FW | 2 years | 15 May 2024 | [note 1][23] |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout | FW | 2 years | 15 May 2024 | [note 1][23] |
| 1 | Jamie Young | GK | 1 year | 7 June 2024 | [24] |
| 23 | Marco Tilio | FW | 1 year | 4 July 2024 | Loan extension[25] |
| 38 | Harry Politidis | DF | 1 year | 24 July 2024 | [26] |
| 16 | Aziz Behich | DF | 2 years | 30 August 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2026–27[27] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
v Melbourne City| 14 September 2024 | Western United | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 11:00AEST | Report | Stadium:Ironbark Fields Attendance: 0(behind closed doors) |
v
Auckland FC| 21 September 2024 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Auckland FC | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium:CFA Melbourne Attendance: 0(behind closed doors) |
vWestern United| 6 October 2024 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
| Report |
| Stadium:Casey Fields Attendance: 0(behind closed doors) |
v Melbourne City| 12 October 2024 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium:Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0(behind closed doors) |
| 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 | 2nd | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 053.85 |
| A-League Men final series | 9 May 2025 | 31 May 2025 | Elimination final | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 066.67 |
| Australia Cup | 3 August 2024 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 000.00 | |
| Total | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 053.33 | ||||
Last updated: 31 May 2025
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland FC[a] | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 49 | 27 | +22 | 53 | Qualification forFinals series[b] |
| 2 | Melbourne City(C) | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 48 | Qualification forAFC Champions League Elite andFinals series |
| 3 | Western United | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 47 | Qualification forFinals series[b] |
| 4 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 26 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 46 | |
| 5 | Melbourne Victory | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 43 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | +7 |
Last updated: 3 May 2025.
Source:Ultimate A-League
The league fixtures were announced on 2 August 2024.[29]
| 19 October 20241 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 17:00AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,032 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 26 October 20242 | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:35AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 20,093 Referee:Alex King |
| 4 November 20243 | Western United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:00AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 4,325 Referee:Ben Abraham |
| 10 November 20244 | Perth Glory | 0–5 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 17:45AWST | Report | Stadium:HBF Park Attendance: 7,338 Referee: Daniel Cook |
| 30 November 20246 | Melbourne City | 0–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 17:00AEDT | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 5,060 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 6 December 20247 | Brisbane Roar | 1–4 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 18:35AEST | Report | Stadium:Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 6,125 Referee: Sam Kelly |
| 15 December 20248 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Auckland FC | Melbourne |
| 17:00AEDT | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 5,482 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 21 December 20249 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:35AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 24,053 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 31 December 202411 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 19:00AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium:Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 11,542 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| 3 January 202512 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:00AEDT | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 5,129 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 7 January 202517 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Western United | Melbourne |
| 18:00AEDT | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Adam Bavcar |
| 11 January 202513 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 17:00AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 4,683 Referee:Casey Reibelt |
| 18 January 202515 | Auckland FC | 3–0 | Melbourne City | Auckland |
| 17:00NZDT | Report | Stadium:Go Media Stadium Attendance: 14,131 Referee:Ben Abraham |
| 25 January 202516 | Macarthur FC | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:35AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 3,843 Referee:Alex King |
| 7 February 202518 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:05ACDT | Goodwin 52' | Report | Stadium:Coopers Stadium Attendance: 11,270 Referee:Ben Abraham |
| 15 February 202519 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 17:00AEDT | Wong 37' | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 4,411 Referee: Nathan Shakespear |
| 22 February 202520 | Melbourne Victory | 2–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:35AEDT | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 22,806 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 28 February 202521 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 19:30NZDT | Report |
| Stadium:Sky Stadium Attendance: 5,716 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| 7 March 202522 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 19:35AEDT | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 3,569 Referee:Ben Abraham |
| 12 March 202514 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 19:00AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 3,071 Referee: Sam Kelly |
| 29 March 202524 | Sydney FC | 2–3 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 17:00AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:Allianz Stadium Attendance: 13,268 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 5 April 202525 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 17:00AEDT |
| Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 6,656 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 11 April 202526 | Melbourne City | 3–2 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:35AEDT | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 6,052 Referee:Casey Reibelt |
| 19 April 202527 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2–2 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:35AEDT | Report | Stadium:CommBank Stadium Attendance: 10,428 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 26 April 202528 | Melbourne City | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:35AEDT | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 5,128 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 3 May 202529 | Melbourne City | 5–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 17:00AEDT | Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 6,098 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 16 May 2025Semi-final 1st leg | Western United | 0–3 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:35AEST | Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 5,186 Referee:Shaun Evans |
| 24 May 2025Semi-final 2nd leg | Melbourne City | 1–1 (4–1agg.) | Western United | Melbourne |
| 19:35AEST |
| Report |
| Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 7,691 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 31 May 2025Grand Final | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:40AEST |
| Report | Stadium:AAMI Park Attendance: 29,902 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 3 August 2024Round of 32 | Perth Glory | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 19:30AWST | Report | Stadium:Sam Kerr Football Centre Attendance: 2,050 Referee:Alireza Faghani |
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals | Australia Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||
| 33 | GK | AUS | Patrick Beach | 29 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | AUS | James Nieuwenhuizen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | AUS | Callum Talbot | 24 | 0 | 14+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Nathaniel Atkinson | 28 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Aziz Behich | 28 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Germán Ferreyra | 25 | 2 | 13+8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | FRA | Samuel Souprayen | 22 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | AUS | Kai Trewin | 28 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | AUS | Harry Politidis | 23 | 3 | 11+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||
| 6 | MF | AUS | Steven Ugarkovic | 24 | 3 | 18+3 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Jimmy Jeggo | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Zane Schreiber | 23 | 1 | 9+11 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Alessandro Lopane | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | AUT | Andreas Kuen | 21 | 3 | 17+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | AUS | Emin Durakovic | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | AUS | Lawrence Wong | 16 | 1 | 4+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | AUS | Benjamin Dunbar | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | AUS | Kavian Rahmani | 22 | 0 | 7+13 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||
| 7 | FW | AUS | Matthew Leckie | 15 | 1 | 5+7 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ISR | Yonatan Cohen | 20 | 6 | 11+6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Andrew Nabbout | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Max Caputo | 16 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Arion Sulemani | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Marco Tilio | 20 | 5 | 14+2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | AUS | Medin Memeti | 22 | 5 | 10+8 | 5 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | AUS | Benjamin Mazzeo | 11 | 2 | 6+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | AUS | Mikey Ghossaini | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals | Australia Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  |  | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| 8 | MF | AUS | Jimmy Jeggo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Nathaniel Atkinson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Steven Ugarkovic | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Germán Ferreyra | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | AUS | Kai Trewin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Zane Schreiber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | AUS | Mathew Leckie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Aziz Behich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Callum Talbot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ISR | Yonatan Cohen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | AUS | Marco Tilio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Max Caputo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | FRA | Samuel Souprayen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | AUT | Andreas Kuen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | AUS | Patrick Beach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | AUS | Harry Politidis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | AUS | Lawrence Wong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | AUS | Benjamin Dunbar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | AUS | Kavian Rahmani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
= Number ofbookings; = Number ofsending offs after a second yellow card; = Number ofsending offs by a direct red card.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.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Finals series | Australia Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | | Patrick Beach | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 13 | |||
