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Melbourne City
2015–16 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerJohn van 't Schip
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League4th
A-League FinalsSemi-finals
FFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Bruno Fornaroli (23)
All: Bruno Fornaroli (28)
Highest home attendance25,738
vs. Melbourne Victory
(13 February 2016)
A-League
Lowest home attendance4,027
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(27 November 2015)
FFA Cup
Average home league attendance11,061
Biggest win5–0
Heidelberg United
(29 September 2015)
FFA Cup
Biggest defeat0–3
Western Sydney Wanderers
(13 November 2015)
A-League
1–4
Adelaide United
(13 November 2015)
A-League Finals

The 2015–16 season was the sixth in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FFA Cup for the second time.

Players

Squad information

As of 5 February 2016[1]

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 Denmark DEN Thomas Sørensen
2 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson
3 DF Northern Ireland NIR Aaron Hughes
4 DF Australia AUS Connor Chapman
5 DF Australia AUS Ivan Franjic
7 FW Australia AUS Corey Gameiro
8 MF Australia AUS Aaron Mooy
9 FW Martinique MTQ Harry Novillo
11 DF Australia AUS Michael Zullo
14 MF Australia AUS James Brown
16 MF Australia AUS Jason Trifiro
17 FW Australia AUS Wade Dekker
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Australia AUS Paulo Retre
19 MF Australia AUS Ben Garuccio
20 GK Australia AUS Dean Bouzanis
22 DF Australia AUS Jack Clisby
23 FW Uruguay URU Bruno Fornaroli
24 DF Australia AUS Patrick Kisnorbo (Captain)
25 MF Australia AUS Jacob Melling
26 FW Australia AUS Marc Marino
27 MF Australia AUS Nick Fitzgerald
28 FW Australia AUS Steve Kuzmanovski
29 MF Australia AUS Anthony Cáceres (On Loan from Manchester City)
33 MF Australia AUS Osama Malik

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
17 FW Australia Wade Dekker 21 [2]
30 FW Australia Hernan Espindola 20 [3]

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
5 DF Australia Ivan Franjic 27 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2018 Free [4]
28 FW Australia Steve Kuzmanovski 18 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [5]
7 FW Australia Corey Gameiro 22 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [6]
3 MF Northern Ireland Aaron Hughes 35 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [7]
11 DF Australia Michael Zullo 26 Utrecht Netherlands Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [8]
23 FW Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli 27 Danubio Uruguay Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [9]
1 GK Denmark Thomas Sørensen 39 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2017 Free [10]
16 MF Australia Jason Trifiro 27 Free agent Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [11]
27 DF Australia Callum Richardson 19 Burnley England Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [3]
20 GK Australia Dean Bouzanis 20 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Mid-season 2016 Free [12]
29 MF Australia Anthony Cáceres 23 Manchester City England Loan Mid-season 2016 Free [13]
33 MF Australia Osama Malik 25 Adelaide United Transfer Mid-season 2018 Free [14]
27 MF Australia Nick Fitzgerald 23 Free agent Transfer Mid-season 2016 Free [14]
2 DF Australia Alex Wilkinson 31 Free agent Transfer Mid-season 2016 Free [15]

Transfers out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
3 DF Netherlands Rob Wielaert 36 End of contract Pre-season Free [16]
7 MF Australia Iain Ramsay 27 End of contract Pre-season Free [16]
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 36 End of contract Pre-season Free [16]
23 FW Australia Mate Dugandzic 25 End of contract Pre-season Free [16]
27 DF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 36 End of contract Pre-season Free [16]
27 DF Australia Ross Archibald 20 Fortuna Düsseldorf II Germany End of contract Pre-season Free [17]
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 26 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season Free [18][19]
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 32 Retired Pre-season [20]
8 MF Australia Massimo Murdocca 30 Avondale FC End of contract Pre-season Free [21]
17 DF Australia Jason Hoffman 26 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [22]
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano 27 End of Contract Pre-season Free [23]
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi 28 Released Mid-season Free [12]
15 FW Australia David Williams 27 Released Mid-season Free [24]
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 35 Released Mid-season Free [25]
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 20 Adelaide United Transfer Mid-season Free [14]
27 DF Australia Callum Richardson 20 End of contract Mid-season Free
6 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 29 Released Mid-season Free [26]
30 FW Australia Hernan Espindola 21 Hume City Transfer Mid-season Free [27]
36 DF Australia Matt Millar 19 South Melbourne Transfer Mid-season Free [28]

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 Total A-League A-League Finals series FFA Cup
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Denmark Thomas Sørensen 30 0 3 0 0 27+0 0 3 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
2 DF Australia Alex Wilkinson 10 0 0 0 0 8+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Northern Ireland Aaron Hughes 6 1 0 0 0 5+1 1 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 16 1 2 0 0 12+0 1 2 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Australia Ivan Franjic 18 0 5 0 0 17+1 0 5 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Australia Corey Gameiro 5 0 2 0 0 2+3 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 30 17 3 0 0 23+1 11 1 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 4+0 6 1 0 0
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 23 11 6 0 0 20+1 10 6 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0
11 DF Australia Michael Zullo 17 0 5 0 0 11+4 0 5 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Australia James Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Australia Jason Trifiro 8 0 2 0 0 1+6 0 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
17 FW Australia Wade Dekker 9 2 2 0 0 2+3 1 2 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 3+1 1 0 0 0
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 27 1 7 0 0 14+8 1 6 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 3+0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Australia Ben Garuccio 22 1 6 0 0 14+5 1 5 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
19 DF North Macedonia Philip Petreski 1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Dean Bouzanis 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 24 0 7 0 0 12+6 0 7 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0
23 FW Uruguay Bruno Fornaroli 32 28 4 0 0 27+0 23 4 0 0 2+0 2 0 0 0 3+0 3 0 0 0
24 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 30 2 7 0 0 24+0 2 5 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 3+1 0 1 0 0
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 23 0 3 0 1 16+4 0 2 0 1 0+2 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 1 0 0
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 4 1 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Australia Nick Fitzgerald 13 2 1 0 0 8+3 2 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
28 FW Australia Steve Kuzmanovski 7 0 1 0 0 3+3 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Australia Anthony Cáceres 11 1 1 2 0 7+2 1 0 2 0 2+0 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Australia Osama Malik 14 0 5 0 0 11+1 0 5 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
34 FW Australia Stefan Zinni 6 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0
39 MF Australia Ali Eyigun 2 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
50 GK Australia Alex Pavlidis 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
6 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 17 4 5 0 0 14+0 4 4 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 3+0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 8 1 0 0 0 3+3 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano 1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
15 FW Australia David Williams 11 0 1 0 0 2+8 0 1 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi 4 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 4+0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 16 4 0 0 0 9+3 4 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 2+2 0 0 0 0
27 DF Australia Callum Richardson 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
30 FW Australia Hernan Espindola 5 0 0 0 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Australia Matt Millar 5 1 3 0 0 2+2 0 3 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 1+0 1 0 0 0

Pre-season and friendlies

18 July 2015 Friendly Melbourne City Australia 0–1 England Manchester City Robina, Australia
8:20 GMT+1 Report Nasri 86' Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Referee: Strebre Delovski
28 July 2015 Friendly Melbourne City Australia 5–1 Australia Young Socceroos Melbourne, Australia
Goalscorers not recorded Report Goalscorers not recorded Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
16 August 2015 Friendly Melbourne City Australia 1–1 Australia Newcastle Jets Melbourne, Australia
Goalscorers not recorded Goalscorers not recorded Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
22 August 2015 Friendly Adelaide United Australia 4–3 Australia Melbourne City Darwin, Australia
19:00 (ACST) Sánchez 18'
Dugandzic 52'
Jeggo 80'
Goodwin 86'		 Report Espindola 16'
Germano 29'
Mauk 37'		 Stadium: Larrakia Park
Attendance: 1,600
4 September 2015 Friendly Melbourne City Australia 5–0 Australia North Geelong Warriors Port Melbourne, Australia
19:30 (AEST) Marino 15'
Chapman 50'
Cristaldo 77'
Dekker 79'
Mauk 80' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: JL Murphy Reserve
9 September 2015 Friendly Oakleigh Cannons Australia 0–8 Australia Melbourne City Oakleigh, Australia
19:30 (AEST) Report Paartalu 4'
Koren 7', 42'
Mauk 33'
Dekker 65', 78'
Cristaldo 71'
Espindola 84'		 Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
Attendance: 1,907
16 September 2015 Friendly Melbourne City Australia 1–3 Australia Adelaide United Melbourne, Australia
13:00 (AEST) Dekker 90' Report Jeggo 16'
Carrusca 21'
Cirio 58'		 Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
15 October 2015 Friendly Hume City Australia 2–0 Australia Melbourne City Melbourne, Australia
Clark 4'
Msahli 11'		 Report Stadium: ABD Stadium

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
A-League — 4th 10 October 2015 8 April 2016
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Semi-finals 17 April 2016 22 April 2016
FFA Cup Round of 32 Semi-finals 4 August 2015 21 October 2015

A-League

Main article: 2015–16 A-League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United (C) 27 14 7 6 45 28 +17 49 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 14 6 7 44 33 +11 48
3 Brisbane Roar 27 14 6 7 49 40 +9 48 Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 13 5 9 63 44 +19 44 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 13 4 10 49 42 +7 43
6 Melbourne Victory 27 11 8 8 40 33 +7 41
7 Sydney FC 27 8 10 9 36 36 0 34
8 Newcastle Jets 27 8 6 13 28 41 −13 30
9 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25
10 Central Coast Mariners 27 3 4 20 33 70 −37 13
Source: A-Leagues
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

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 5 9 63 44  +19 44 9 2 3 35 20  +15 4 3 6 28 24  +4

Last updated: 8 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAAHHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAH
ResultDLWLWLDWWWWLDWDWLLDWLWWWWLL
Position485657765333334233444442144
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Source: Melbourne City FC 2015–16 season fixtures

10 October 2015 1 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Hološko 45+3' Report Dekker 16' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,051
Referee: Ben Williams
17 October 2015 2 Melbourne Victory 3–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Ben Khalfallah 23'
Barbarouses 57'
Berisha 90'		 Report Fornaroli 69'
Mauk 71'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,217
Referee: Jarred Gillett
25 October 2015 3 Melbourne City 3–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Kisnorbo 11'
Fornaroli 53', 72'		 Report Fitzgerald 13' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,408
Referee: Chris Beath
30 October 2015 4 Melbourne City 2–3 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Mooy 12'
Mauk 22'		 Report Kantarovski 58'
Trifunović 74' (pen.), 79'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,209
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 November 2015 5 Adelaide United 2–4 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30) Cirio 66'
Sánchez 85' (pen.)		 Report Paartalu 8'
Mooy 35'
Fornaroli 56', 71'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
13 November 2015 6 Melbourne City 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:40 AEST (UTC+11:00) Report Nichols 47'
Piovaccari 61'
Bridge 84'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,910
Referee: Peter Green
20 November 2015 7 Brisbane Roar 1–1 Melbourne City Brisbane
20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Henrique 70' Report Novillo 47' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,812
Referee: Chris Beath
27 November 2015 8 Melbourne City 5–1 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Paartalu 6'
Chapman 19'
Fornaroli 35'
Novillo 53'
Mooy 82' (pen.)		 Report Sidnei 45+2'
A. Williams Yellow card 75' Yellow-red card 82'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,953
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
3 December 2015 9 Central Coast Mariners 1–5 Melbourne City Gosford
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Austin 86' Report Novillo 26', 57'
Fornaroli 45'
Mauk 75'
Mooy 90+5'		 Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,514
Referee: Strebre Delovski
13 December 2015 10 Newcastle Jets 0–4 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Report Mooy 43', 59'
Fornaroli 56', 62'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Chris Beath
19 December 2015 11 Melbourne City 2–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Mauk 20'
Retre 30'		 Report Berisha 45' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,572
Referee: Ben Williams
27 December 2015 12 Brisbane Roar 3–1 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Kisnorbo 31' (o.g.)
Borrello 40'
Henrique 90+4'		 Report Fornaroli 49' Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 16,435
Referee: Jarred Gillett
2 January 2016 13 Melbourne City 2–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Hughes 37'
Fornaroli 60'		 Report Ninković 53', 78' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,140
Referee: Strebre Delovski
9 January 2016 14 Melbourne City 3–2 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Novillo 7', 85'
Fornaroli 24'		 Report Nichols 29'
Hughes 60' (o.g.)		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,776
Referee: Jarred Gillett
16 January 2016 15 Perth Glory 2–2 Melbourne City Perth
19:40 AWST (UTC+08:00) Castro 45+2'
Harold 60'
Collard Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 63'		 Report Paartalu 31'
Mooy 47'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Ben Williams
25 January 2016 16 Melbourne City 3–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Fornaroli 12'
Novillo 31', 49'		 Report Bonevacia 66' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,825
Referee: Peter Green
29 January 2016 17 Western Sydney Wanderers 4–3 Melbourne City Sydney
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Nichols 32'
Bridge 60', 66'
Šantalab 89'		 Report Novillo 76'
Fornaroli 78'
Cáceres Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 85'
Paartalu 90+3'		 Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,820
Referee: Shaun Evans
7 February 2016 18 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Trifunović 47' (pen.), 72' Report Melling Red card 63'
Fornaroli 80'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 7,266
Referee: Adam Fielding
13 February 2016 19 Melbourne City 2–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Fornaroli 22', 31'
Cáceres Yellow card 12' Yellow-red card 79'		 Report Khalfallah 28'
Finkler 47'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Chris Beath
21 February 2016 20 Melbourne City 4–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Kisnorbo 48'
Mooy 66' (pen.), 90+10'
Garuccio 69'		 Report Austin 34'
Ferreira Yellow card 55' Yellow-red card 85'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,535
Referee: Stephen Lucas
26 February 2016 21 Wellington Phoenix 2–1 Melbourne City Wellington
19:30 NZDT (UTC+13:00) Fenton 12'
Ridenton 15'		 Report Mooy 19' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,591
Referee: Matthew Conger
5 March 2016 22 Melbourne City 3–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Fornaroli 41', 71', 82' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,584
Referee: Jarred Gillett
11 March 2016 23 Adelaide United 0–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:10 ACDT (UTC+10:30) Report Fitzgerald 71' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,274
Referee: Chris Beath
18 March 2016 24 Melbourne City 3–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Mooy 54' (pen.)
Cáceres 81'
Fitzgerald 84'		 Report Petratos 22'
Hingert Yellow card 45+1' Yellow-red card 53'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,658
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
28 March 2016 25 Melbourne City 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Novillo 43'
Fornaroli 66', 80'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,895
Referee: Chris Beath
3 April 2016 26 Perth Glory 3–2 Melbourne City Perth
17:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) Keogh 55'
Sándor 67'
Castro 71'		 Report Fornaroli 73'
Marino 90+2'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 14,504
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 April 2016 27 Melbourne City 0–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:40 AEST (UTC+10:00) Report Isaías 4'
Djite 45+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,454
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Finals series

17 April 2016 Elimination-finals Melbourne City 2–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Fornaroli 40', 76' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,273
Referee: Chris Beath
22 April 2016 Semi-finals Adelaide United 4–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:15 ACST (UTC+9:30) Djite 48', 60' (pen.)
McGowan 88'
Sánchez 90+4'		 Report Fitzgerald 72' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 15,489
Referee: Strebre Delovski

FFA Cup

Main article: 2015 FFA Cup
4 August 2015 Round of 32 Edgeworth Eagles New South Wales 1–2 Victoria (state) Melbourne City Newcastle
19:30 AEST Hammel 26' (pen.) Report Mooy 35', 90+3' Stadium: Magic Park
Attendance: 2,430[29]
Referee: Kris Griffiths Jones
26 August 2015 Round of 16 Melbourne City Victoria (state) 5–1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEST Mooy 18' (pen.)
Novillo 21'
Fornaroli 32' (pen.)
Koren 40'
Dekker 49'		 Report Krishna 34' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,027[30]
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
29 September 2015 Quarter-finals Heidelberg United Victoria (state) 0–5 Victoria (state) Melbourne City Melbourne
20:00 AEST Report Fornaroli 2', 90+2'
Mooy 65', 69', 84'		 Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 11,372
Referee: Strebre Delovski
21 October 2015 Semi-finals Perth Glory Western Australia 3–1 Victoria (state) Melbourne City Perth
18:30 AWST Sándor 24'
Garuccio 45+3' (o.g.)
Harold 72'		 Report Millar 43' Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Shaun Evans

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  29. ^ Attendance (FFA Cup Round of 32)
  30. ^ Attendance (FFA Cup Round of 16)
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