2014–15 Melbourne City FC season

The 2014–15 Melbourne City FC season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2009, and its first season under the "Melbourne City" moniker, after being taken over and rebranded by Manchester City. The club participated in the A-League for the fifth time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

Melbourne City
2014–15 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerJohn van 't Schip
StadiumAAMI Park, Melbourne
A-League5th
A-League Finals SeriesSemi-finals
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron Mooy (7)
All: Aaron Mooy (7)
Highest home attendance26,372 vs Melbourne Victory
20 December 2014
Lowest home attendance5,867 vs Newcastle Jets
14 March 2015

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne34 2012 48 0 2016 Free
3 DF Netherlands Rob Wielaert44 2013 37 1 2015 Free Visa player
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman29 2014 16 0 2016 Free
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu37 2014 26 3 2018 Free
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy33 2014 27 7 2016 Free
7 MF Australia Iain Ramsay35 2013 45 3 2015 Free
8 MF Australia Massimo Murdocca39 2013 44 0 2015 Free
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo31 2015 8 3 2015 Injury Replacement Player
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren43 2014 18 3 2016 Visa player/International Marquee
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff44 2014 15 1 2015 Free Visa player
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano35 2011 52 7 2015 Free Visa player
14 MF Australia James Brown33 2014 14 1 2016 Free
15 FW Australia David Williams35 2011 91 21 2016 Free
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy41 2015 12 2 2016 Free
17 MF Australia Jason Hoffman34 2010 80 3 2016 Free
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre30 2014 6 0 2015 Youth system
19 MF Australia Ben Garuccio28 2012 24 0 2017 Free
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi36 2013 8 0 2015 Free
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk28 2012 24 0 2016 Youth system
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby31 2015 11 0 2016 Free
23 FW Australia Mate Dugandzic33 2011 75 13 2015 Free
24 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo42 2013 50 3 2015 Free Captain
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling28 2014 13 1 2016 Free
26 FW Australia Marc Marino27 2014 4 1 2016 Free
27 DF Netherlands Kew Jaliens45 2015 11 1 2015 Free Injury Replacement Player
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Spain David Villa41 2014 4 2 2014 Free Guest player
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar36 2010 69 6 2015 Free
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller42 2014 2 0 2014 Free Injury Replacement Player
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin32 2015 6 2 2015 Free Visa player
  • Last updated: 7 October 2015
  • Source:

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre30 [1]
26 DF Australia Ersin Kaya30
27 MF Australia Luke O'Dea30
28 DF Australia Nick Symeoy
30 MF Australia Ross Archibald29

Transfers in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 28 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
14 MF Australia James Brown 33 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 33 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
9 FW Spain David Villa 41 New York City United States Loan (Guest) Pre-season 2015 Free [3]
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 44 Fulham England Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free [4]
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 28 Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [5]
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 43 Hull City England Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [6]
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 27 Australian Institute of Sport Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [7]
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 37 Muangthong United Thailand Transfer Pre-season 2018 [8]
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 42 Brisbane Roar Transfer Mid-season 2014 [9]
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 41 Nagoya Grampus Japan Transfer Mid-season 2016 [10]
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 31 Perth Glory Transfer Mid-season 2016 [11]
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 32 LionsXII Singapore Loan Mid-season 2015 [12]
27 DF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 45 Newcastle Jets Transfer Mid-season 2015 [13]
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 31 Clermont France Transfer Mid-season 2015 [14]

Transfers out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
2 DF Australia Jeremy Walker 30 Hume City End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
4 MF Netherlands Orlando Engelaar 44 End of contract Pre-season Free [2]
5 DF Australia Sam Mitchinson 31 Bayswater City End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
6 DF Liberia Patrick Gerhardt 38 End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
10 MF Australia Harry Kewell 45 Retired Pre-season Free [16]
16 DF Australia Aziz Behich 32 Bursaspor Turkey End of loan Pre-season Free [15]
18 DF Australia David Vranković 29 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Transfer Pre-season Free [15][17]
9 FW Spain David Villa 41 New York City United States End of loan Mid-season Free [18]
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 36 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Mid-season Free [19]
22 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 42 Cork City Republic of Ireland End of contract Mid-season Free [20]
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 23 LionsXII Singapore End of Loan Mid-season Free [21]

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Netherlands John van 't Schip
Senior Assistant Coach Australia Luciano Trani
Assistant coaches Croatia Joey Didulica
Croatia Ivan Jolic
Goalkeeping coach Australia Clint Bolton
Physiotherapist Australia Belinda Pacella
Youth Team Coach Australia Joe Palatsides

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name TotalA-LeagueFFA Cup
AppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed cardAppsGoalsYellow cardSecond yellow cardRed card
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 12 0 1 0 0 10+1010010000
3 DF Netherlands Rob Wielaert 12 1 2 0 0 11120010000
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 16 0 4 0 1 16040100000
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 26 3 4 0 0 26340000000
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 28 7 5 0 0 27740010100
7 MF Australia Iain Ramsay 20 2 2 0 0 11+8210010100
8 MF Australia Massimo Murdocca 17 0 0 0 0 7+9000010000
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 10 2 2 0 0 8+2220000000
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 20 3 1 0 0 18+2310000000
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 16 1 3 0 0 14+1130010000
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano 11 1 0 0 0 10+1100000000
14 FW Australia James Brown 16 1 3 0 0 5+1012000+10100
15 FW Australia David Williams 27 3 0 0 0 14+12300010000
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 12 2 0 0 0 11+1200000000
17 MF Australia Jason Hoffman 15 1 5 0 1 11+3150010001
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 14 0 2 1 0 7+7021000000
19 MF Australia Ben Garuccio 8 0 1 0 0 6+101000+10000
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi 19 0 1 0 1 19010100000
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 6 0 0 0 0 0+500000+10000
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 11 0 4 0 0 9+2040000000
23 FW Australia Mate Dugandzic 20 2 1 0 0 15+4210010000
24 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 30 1 3 0 0 29130010000
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 14 1 8 0 0 10+4180000000
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 5 1 0 0 0 0+5100000000
27 MF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 11 1 4 0 1 11140100000
28 DF Australia Nick Symeoy 2 0 0 0 0 0+2000000000
30 MF Australia Ross Archibald 3 0 0 0 0 3000000000
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Spain David Villa 4 2 0 0 0 3+1200000000
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 1 1 0 0 0 0000011000
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 2 0 0 0 0 2000000000
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 6 2 4 0 0 6240000000

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies

18 June 2014 Melbourne City Victoria (state) 7–0 Victoria (state) Whittlesea Ranges Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
25 June 2014 Ballarat Red Devils Victoria (state) 0–6 Victoria (state) Melbourne City Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Report Dugandžić 6', 11'
Wielaert 35'
Williams 37'
Konstantinidis 68'
Brown 81'
Stadium: Morshead Park
Attendance: 1200
15 June 2014 Manchester Training Camp Bury England 2–2 Australia Melbourne City Carrington, Greater Manchester, England
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Mills ?'
Jones ?'
MCFC report
BFC Report
Brown 11'
Poole (trialist) ?'
Stadium: Carrington Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
19 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp Oldham Athletic England 1–1 Australia Melbourne City Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Llera 85' Report Williams 48' Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park
Attendance: 1039
23 August 2014 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne City Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
15:00 ACST (UTC+09:30) Cirio 3' Report Stadium: Anzac Oval
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
2 September 2014 FC Bendigo Victoria (state) 0–4 Victoria (state) Melbourne City Huntly, Victoria, Australia
18:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) Report Marino 13', 54'
Prelevic 85'
Dekker 90'
Stadium: Epsom Reserve
16 September 2014 Adelaide United 2–0 Melbourne City Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
15:00 ACST (UTC+09:30) Mabil 33'
Goodwin 45'
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Daniel Goodwin
23 September 2014 Melbourne City Victoria (state) 1–0 Victoria (state) Pascoe Vale Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Retre 45+1' Report Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
26 September 2014 Melbourne City 2–1 Perth Glory Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Koren 15' (pen.)
Dugandzic 62'
Report Maclaren 88' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
18 January 2015 Abu Dhabi training camp Melbourne City Australia 1–1 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UAEST (UTC+04:00) Williams 75' Report Zozulya 17' Stadium: New York University Abu Dhabi Campus

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 5th 11 October 2014 25 April 2015
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Semi-finals 3 May 2015 8 May 2015
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 12 August 2014 12 August 2014

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification for Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 1 34
7 Perth Glory[lower-alpha 2] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 32 17
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[22]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 9 8 10 36 41  −5 35 6 5 2 18 10  +8 3 3 8 18 31  −13

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAHHAHHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAA
ResultDDLLWDLLWLWDWLWLDDWLWWWDDLL
Position577766676766666677676666665
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

11 October 2014 1 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Gameiro 54' Report Villa 63' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 25,525
Referee: Peter Green
19 October 2014 2 Melbourne City 1–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Villa 87' Report Montaño 62' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,717
Referee: Jarred Gillett
25 October 2014 3 Melbourne Victory 5–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Thompson 23', 87'
Berisha 45+1', 46', 67' (pen.)
Report Wielaert 13'
Hoffman 26'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,729
Referee: Strebre Delovski
31 October 2014 4 Melbourne City 1–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Kisnorbo 9' Report Djite 38'
Carrusca 80' (pen.)
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,083
Referee: Chris Beath
16 November 2014 6 Melbourne City 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Dugandzic 10'
Paartalu 53'
Report G. Trifiro 80'
Hutchinson 90+4'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Adam Fielding
22 November 2014 7 Melbourne City 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Paartalu 88' Report Janko 10', 83'
Dimitrijević Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 89'
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,474
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
30 November 2014 8 Wellington Phoenix 5–1 Melbourne City Wellington
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Burns 34', 47', 85' (pen.)
Bonevacia 40'
Krishna 50'
Report Williams 68' (pen.) Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,410
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 December 2014 9 Melbourne City 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Mooy 49' (pen.) Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,721
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 December 2014 12 Melbourne City 1–1 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Mooy 47' Report Garcia 62' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,950
Referee: Alan Milliner
30 December 2014 13 Newcastle Jets 2–5 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Montaño 71'
Jerónimo 79'
Report Mooy 4' (pen.)
Koren 9', 63', 74'
Duff 24'
Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 9,935
Referee: Stephen Lucas
22 February 2015 18 Melbourne City 0–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,486
Referee: Jarred Gillett
27 February 2015 19 Melbourne City 3–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Safuwan 52'
Kennedy 55'
Ramsay 87'
Report Sánchez 32' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Alan Milliner
11 March 2015
Rescheduled
10
Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Melbourne City Sydney
20:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Poljak 38'
Juric 79' (pen.)
Rukavytsya 90+1'
Report Safuwan 28'
Mooy 72'
Chapman Red card 82'
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 7,239
Referee: Strebre Delovski
14 March 2015 21 Melbourne City 4–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Jaliens 18'
Novillo 47'
Williams 63'
Ramsay 88'
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,867
Referee: Peter Green
20 March 2015 22 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Report J. Brown 81' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,638
Referee: Chris Beath
28 March 2015 23 Melbourne City 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Germano 5' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,561
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
12 April 2015 25 Melbourne City 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,720
Referee: Peter Green
19 April 2015 26 Perth Glory 3–1 Melbourne City Perth
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Maclaren 42', 65', 87' Report Retre Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 45+1'
Mooy 52'
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 5,821
Referee: Chris Beath
25 April 2015 27 Adelaide United 4–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:00 ACST (UTC+09:30) Palanca 19'
Sánchez 23'
Elrich 33'
Watson 59' (pen.)
Marrone Red card 70'
Report Mooy 65' (pen.)
Jaliens Red card 66'
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,773
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Finals series

FFA Cup

12 August 2014 Round of 32 Melbourne City Victoria (state) 1–3 (a.e.t.) New South Wales Sydney FC Ballarat
19:30 AEST Kalmar 64'
Hoffman Red card 108'
Report Gameiro 23'
Abbas 111' (pen.), 115' (pen.)
Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,801
Referee: Shaun Evans

Awards

References

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