2017–18 Melbourne City FC season

The 2017–18 season was the eighth in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the FFA Cup for the fourth time.

Melbourne City
2017–18 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerWarren Joyce
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League3rd
A-League FinalsSemi-finals
FFA CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Ross McCormack (14)
All: Ross McCormack (14)
Highest home attendance20,787
vs. Melbourne Victory
(23 December 2017)
A-League
Lowest home attendance5,207
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(6 January 2018)
A-League
Average home league attendance9,612
Biggest win5–0
vs. Adelaide United (H)
(21 January 2018)
A-League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Sydney FC (H)
(10 February 2018)
A-League

On 19 June 2017, Warren Joyce was appointed manager of the club, Joyce having previously managed the Manchester United Reserves, Royal Antwerp and Wigan Athletic.[1] On 7 November 2017, Joe Montemurro left his position as assistant coach of the club to take up the senior coaching position at Arsenal Women.[2]

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Dean Bouzanis
2 DF Malta MLT Manny Muscat
3 DF Australia AUS Scott Jamieson
4 DF Australia AUS Harrison Delbridge
5 DF Netherlands NED Bart Schenkeveld
6 DF Australia AUS Osama Malik
7 FW Australia AUS Nick Fitzgerald
8 MF Australia AUS Oliver Bozanic
10 MF Australia AUS Dario Vidošić
11 MF Australia AUS Bruce Kamau
13 MF Australia AUS Stefan Mauk (On loan from N.E.C.)
14 FW Australia AUS Daniel Arzani
15 MF Australia AUS Denis Genreau
18 GK Australia AUS Eugene Galekovic
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Australia AUS Christian Cavallo
21 DF Australia AUS Ruon Tongyik
22 DF Denmark DEN Michael Jakobsen (captain)
23 FW Uruguay URU Bruno Fornaroli
25 MF Italy ITA Iacopo La Rocca
26 MF Australia AUS Luke Brattan (on loan from Manchester City)
27 MF Poland POL Marcin Budziński
30 FW Australia AUS Moudi Najjar (scholarship)
34 MF Australia AUS Connor Metcalfe (scholarship)
35 MF Australia AUS Ramy Najjarine (scholarship)
36 DF Australia AUS Dylan Pierias
37 MF Australia AUS Nathaniel Atkinson
42 GK Australia AUS James Delianov

Transfers

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
34 MF Australia Connor Metcalfe17 1 year scholarship contract[3]
37 MF Australia Nathaniel Atkinson18 2 year contract[4]
19 DF Australia Christian Cavallo21 6 month contract[5]

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
18GK Eugene Galekovic Adelaide United Free transfer 2 years 16 June 2017 [6]
3DF Scott Jamieson Sweden IFK Göteborg Free transfer 4 years 3 July 2017 [7]
25DF Italy Iacopo La Rocca Adelaide United Free transfer 2 years 15 July 2017 [8]
30FW John Roberts Australia FFA Centre of Excellence Free transfer 2 years 18 July 2017 [3]
35MF Ramy Najjarine Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 3 years 18 July 2017 [3]
13MF Stefan Mauk Netherlands N.E.C. Loan 1 year 26 July 2017 [9]
5DF Netherlands Bart Schenkeveld Netherlands PEC Zwolle Transfer 2 years 21 August 2017 [10]
9MF Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Free transfer 1 year 12 September 2017 [11]
27MF Poland Marcin Budziński Poland Cracovia Free transfer 2 years 18 September 2017 [12]
44FW Scotland Ross McCormack England Aston Villa Injury replacement loan 29 September 2017 [13]
4DF Harrison Delbridge United States FC Cincinnati Free transfer 3 years 28 November 2017 [14]
10MF Dario Vidošić Free transfer 1.5 years 29 December 2017 [15]
8MF Oliver Bozanic Free transfer 6 months 10 February 2018 [16]
30FW Moudi Najjar Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 2 years 13 February 2018 [5]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
9MF Argentina Nicolás Colazo Argentina Boca Juniors Loan return 1 May 2017 [17]
3DF Joshua Rose Unattached End of contract 1 May 2017 [17]
7FW Corey Gameiro Unattached End of contract 1 May 2017 [17]
28FW Steve Kuzmanovski Unattached End of contract 1 May 2017 [17]
18MF Paulo Retre Unattached End of contract 16 June 2017 [6]
5DF Ivan Franjic South Korea Daegu FC Free transfer 19 July 2017 [18]
1GK Denmark Thomas Sørensen Retired 25 July 2017 [19]
10MF Anthony Cáceres England Manchester City Loan return 29 July 2017 [20]
17FW Tim Cahill Mutual contract termination 6 December 2017 [21]
10MF Argentina Fernando Brandán Argentina Temperley Loan return 18 December 2017 [22]
30FW John Roberts Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 4 January 2018 [23]
9MF Argentina Marcelo Carrusca Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual contract termination 11 January 2018 [24]
8MF Neil Kilkenny Mutual contract termination 23 January 2018 [25]
44FW Scotland Ross McCormack England Aston Villa Loan return 25 January 2018 [26]
12FW Braedyn Crowley Mutual contract termination 13 February 2018 [27]

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
10Anthony CáceresCentral midfielder1 year16 June 2017[6][lower-alpha 1]
26Luke BrattanCentral midfielder1 year1 August 2017[28][lower-alpha 2]
14Daniel ArzaniWinger1 year30 March 2018[29]
  1. Cáceres's loan extension was cancelled by the end of July, after Manchester City accepted a loan deal for him at Emirati club Al-Wasl.[20]
  2. Brattan's loan from Manchester City was extended an additional year from 1 August 2017.[28]

Technical staff

Position Name[30]
Head coach England Warren Joyce
Assistant coach Australia Tony Vidmar
Goalkeeping coach Australia Jess Vanstrattan
Head of Sport Science England Edward Leng
Club physio Australia Belinda Pacella
Youth team manager Australia Joe Palatsides
Youth Team Assistant Australia Patrick Kisnorbo

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

18 July 2017 Oakleigh Cannons Australia 0–10 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
25 July 2017 Bentleigh Greens Australia 0–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEST 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 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
19:30 AEST
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 China Guangzhou R&F Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: City Football Academy

Competitions

Overall record

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

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 27 20 4 3 64 22 +42 64 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Newcastle Jets 27 15 5 7 57 37 +20 50 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
3 Melbourne City 27 13 4 10 41 33 +8 43 Qualification for Finals series
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 12 5 10 43 37 +6 41 Qualification for 2019 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
5 Adelaide United 27 11 6 10 36 38 2 39 Qualification for Finals series
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 5 12 33 39 6 35
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 9 10 38 47 9 33
8 Perth Glory 27 10 2 15 36 50 14 32
9 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 5 6 16 31 55 24 21
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 4 8 15 28 49 21 20
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.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 13 4 10 41 33  +8 43 7 2 5 20 15  +5 6 2 5 21 18  +3

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWLDLLWWLLLWWDWDWLLLDWWWL
Position211122333333433333333343333
Points369121213131316191919192225262930333333333437404343
Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 October 2017 1 Melbourne City 2–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,589
Referee: Jarred Gillett
14 October 2017 2 Melbourne Victory 1–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 35,792
Referee: Peter Green
21 October 2017 3 Melbourne City 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:35 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,091
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
28 October 2017 4 Adelaide United 0–2 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:20 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 11,689
Referee: Kurt Ams
3 November 2017 5 Melbourne City 0–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,034
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 November 2017 6 Melbourne City 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,516
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
17 November 2017 7 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Melbourne City Brisbane
18:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,285
Referee: Chris Beath
24 November 2017 8 Melbourne City 1–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,963
Referee: Daniel Elder
2 December 2017 9 Newcastle Jets 1–2 Melbourne City Newcastle
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,108
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 December 2017 10 Melbourne City 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,170
Referee: Jarred Gillett
15 December 2017 11 Sydney FC 3–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 10,688
Referee: Shaun Evans
23 December 2017 12 Melbourne City 0–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,787
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 January 2018 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 11,628
Referee: Peter Green
6 January 2018 14 Melbourne City 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,207
Referee: Adam Kersey
9 January 2018 15 Perth Glory 0–2 Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 8,016
Referee: Jarred Gillett
14 January 2018 16 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Melbourne City Gosford
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,263
Referee: Adam Kersey
21 January 2018 17 Melbourne City 5–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,103
Referee: Adam Fielding
25 January 2018 18 Melbourne City 2–2 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,790
Referee: Kurt Ams
4 February 2018 19 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
18:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 9,150
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
10 February 2018 20 Melbourne City 0–4 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,587
Referee: Kurt Ams
24 February 2018 21 Perth Glory 2–1 Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 8,029
Referee: Shaun Evans
2 March 2018 22 Melbourne City 1–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,083
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
16 March 2018 23 Adelaide United 1–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,668
Referee: Chris Beath
24 March 2018 24 Melbourne City 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,354
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 April 2018 25 Newcastle Jets 0–3 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEST Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 11,423
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 April 2018 26 Melbourne City 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:50 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,156
Referee: Alex King
14 April 2018 27 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Melbourne City Auckland
19:35 NZST
Report Stadium: QBE Stadium
Attendance: 4,312
Referee: Shaun Evans

Finals series

20 April 2018 Elimination-finals Melbourne City 2–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,757
Referee: Jarred Gillett
27 April 2018 Semi-finals Newcastle Jets 2–1 Melbourne City Newcastle
19:50 AEST
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 19,131
Referee: Shaun Evans

FFA Cup

1 August 2017 Round of 32 Peninsula Power Queensland 0–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 4,017
Referee: Lara Lee
29 August 2017 Round of 16 Hakoah Sydney City East New South Wales 2–3 Melbourne City Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,915
Referee: Adrian Arndt
13 September 2017 Quarter-finals Sydney FC 2–0 Melbourne City Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 4,102
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[31]

No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Australia Dean Bouzanis 21020230
2 DF Malta Manny Muscat 13(10)130261
3 DF Australia Scott Jamieson 27(1)030310
4 DF Australia Harrison Delbridge 5(7)000120
5 DF Netherlands Bart Schenkeveld 27020290
6 MF Australia Osama Malik 20020220
7 FW Australia Nick Fitzgerald 16(11)131302
8 MF Australia Oliver Bozanic 900090
10 MF Australia Dario Vidošić 16500165
11 FW Australia Bruce Kamau 11(5)320183
13 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 22(1)531266
14 FW Australia Daniel Arzani 15(3)21(1)0202
15 MF Australia Denis Genreau 0(1)00(1)121
18 GK Australia Eugene Galekovic 801090
21 DF Australia Ruon Tongyik 001(1)020
22 DF Denmark Michael Jakobsen 26131292
23 FW Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli 8(2)521126
25 DF Italy Iacopo La Rocca 12010130
26 MF Australia Luke Brattan 24(3)100271
27 MF Poland Marcin Budziński 8(9)500175
34 MF Australia Connor Metcalfe 0(1)00010
37 DF Australia Nathaniel Atkinson 16(1)00(1)0180
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
8 MF Australia Neil Kilkenny 0(3)03060
9 MF Argentina Marcelo Carrusca 0(3)00(1)040
12 FW Australia Braedyn Crowley 0(3)00(1)040
17 FW Australia Tim Cahill 1(5)00(1)070
44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 14(3)14001714

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.[31]

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Total
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 6 MF Australia Osama Malik 211 000 211
2 2 DF Malta Manny Muscat 701 000 701
3 4 DF Australia Harrison Delbridge 101 000 101
4 5 DF Netherlands Bart Schenkeveld 810 000 810
5 26 MF Australia Luke Brattan 600 000 600
6 14 FW Australia Daniel Arzani 500 000 500
7 22 DF Denmark Michael Jakobsen 400 000 400
8 25 DF Italy Iacopo La Rocca 200 100 300
9 3 DF Australia Scott Jamieson 200 000 200
7 FW Australia Nick Fitzgerald 200 000 200
11 FW Australia Bruce Kamau 200 000 200
13 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 200 000 200
23 FW Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli 200 000 200
27 MF Poland Marcin Budziński 200 000 200
37 DF Australia Nathaniel Atkinson 200 000 200
44 FW Scotland Ross McCormack 200 000 200
17 1 GK Australia Dean Bouzanis 100 000 100
8 MF Australia Neil Kilkenny 000 100 100
10 MF Australia Dario Vidošić 100 000 100

Clean sheets

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 Australia Dean Bouzanis 71 8
2 18 Australia Eugene Galekovic 30 3
Total10111

References

  1. "Warren Joyce: Former Wigan manager takes charge of Melbourne City". BBC Sport. 19 June 2017.
  2. Morgan, Jessica (7 November 2017). "Arsenal Women confirm Joseph Montemurro as new head coach". London Evening Standard.
  3. "City adds Scholarship Players Roberts, Metcalfe and Najjarine to A-League squad". Melbourne City. 18 July 2017.
  4. Lynch, Michael (12 January 2018). "Nathaniel Atkinson gets two-year deal with Melbourne City". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. "Cavallo and Najjar join City's A-League roster". Melbourne City. 13 February 2018.
  6. Windley, Matt (16 June 2017). "Melbourne City swoop to sign Adelaide goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic". Herald Sun.
  7. "Melbourne City land Jamieson". FourFourTwo. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  8. "La Rocca joins Melbourne City". The World Game. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  9. "City sign Mauk, wait on Troisi in A-League". The World Game. SBS. 26 July 2017. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  10. "City confirm Bart Schenkeveld signing". FourFourTwo. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  11. "Melbourne City confirm Carrusca deal". The World Game. SBS. 12 September 2017.
  12. Lynch, Michael (18 September 2017). "Melbourne City sign Polish midfielder Marcin Budzinski as new marquee player". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  13. Windley, Matt (29 September 2017). "Melbourne City turns to Scottish international to cover loss of star striker Bruno Fornaroli". Herald Sun.
  14. "Harrison Delbridge signs with Melbourne City, eyes Australia call-up". ESPN FC. 28 November 2017.
  15. "Dario Vidosic joins Melbourne City after leaving Wellington Phoenix". Stuff.co.nz. 29 December 2017.
  16. Lynch, Michael (10 February 2018). "Bozanic back in the A-League this time in Sky Blue". Brisbane Times.
  17. McKay, Ben (1 May 2017). "City culls injured A-League forwards". The West Australian.
  18. "Franjic signs with Korean club Daegu FC". The World Game. SBS. 19 July 2017.
  19. "Thomas Sorensen retires from football". Fox Sports. 25 July 2017.
  20. "Caceres completes Middle East move". FourFourTwo. 29 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  21. Hytner, Mike (6 December 2017). "Tim Cahill leaves Melbourne City in bid to boost World Cup hopes". The Guardian.
  22. Windley, Matt; Davutovic, David (18 December 2017). "Melbourne City still sweating on Ross McCormack's injury diagnosis as club dumps Fernando Brandan". Herald Sun.
  23. "Wanderers sign teen duo". FourFourTwo. 4 January 2018.
  24. Bossi, Dominic (11 January 2018). "Western Sydney Wanderers snap up Marcelo Carrusca from Melbourne City". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  25. "Neil Kilkenny parts ways with Melbourne City". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 January 2018.
  26. Dicken, Alex (25 January 2018). "Ross McCormack returns to Aston Villa - here's what happens next". Birmingham Mail.
  27. "Crowley departs Melbourne City FC". Melbourne City. 13 February 2018.
  28. "City confirm Brattan extension". FourFourTwo. 1 August 2017. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  29. Lewis, Dave (30 March 2018). "City trigger contract extension for rising star Arzani". The World Game. SBS.
  30. "Melbourne City announce coaching shake-up". Melbourne City. 14 June 2016.
  31. "Squad". Soccerway.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.