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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 Template:ALeague MV
20 December 2014
Lowest home attendance5,867 vs Template:ALeague NUJ
14 March 2015

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.

Players

Squad information

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 35 2012 48 0 2016 Free
3 DF Netherlands Rob Wielaert 45 2013 37 1 2015 Free Visa player
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 29 2014 16 0 2016 Free
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 38 2014 26 3 2018 Free
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 33 2014 27 7 2016 Free
7 MF Australia Iain Ramsay 36 2013 45 3 2015 Free
8 MF Australia Massimo Murdocca 39 2013 44 0 2015 Free
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 32 2015 8 3 2015 Injury Replacement Player
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 43 2014 18 3 2016 Visa player/International Marquee
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 45 2014 15 1 2015 Free Visa player
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano 36 2011 52 7 2015 Free Visa player
14 MF Australia James Brown 34 2014 14 1 2016 Free
15 FW Australia David Williams 36 2011 91 21 2016 Free
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 41 2015 12 2 2016 Free
17 MF Australia Jason Hoffman 35 2010 80 3 2016 Free
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 31 2014 6 0 2015 Youth system
19 MF Australia Ben Garuccio 28 2012 24 0 2017 Free
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi 37 2013 8 0 2015 Free
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 28 2012 24 0 2016 Youth system
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 32 2015 11 0 2016 Free
23 FW Australia Mate Dugandzic 34 2011 75 13 2015 Free
24 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 43 2013 50 3 2015 Free Captain
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 29 2014 13 1 2016 Free
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 28 2014 4 1 2016 Free
27 DF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 45 2015 11 1 2015 Free Injury Replacement Player
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Spain David Villa 42 2014 4 2 2014 Free Guest player
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 36 2010 69 6 2015 Free
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 43 2014 2 0 2014 Free Injury Replacement Player
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 32 2015 6 2 2015 Free Visa player

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 31 [1]
26 DF Australia Ersin Kaya 30
27 MF Australia Luke O'Dea 30
28 DF Australia Nick Symeoy
30 MF Australia Ross Archibald 29

Transfers in

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 29 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
14 MF Australia James Brown 34 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 42 New York City Loan (Guest) Pre-season 2015 Free [3]
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 45 Fulham Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free [4]
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 29 Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [5]
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 43 Hull City Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [6]
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 28 AIS Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [7]
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 38 Muangthong United Transfer Pre-season 2018 [8]
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 43 Brisbane Roar Transfer Mid-season 2014 [9]
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 41 Grampus Transfer Mid-season 2016 [10]
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 32 Perth Glory Transfer Mid-season 2016 [11]
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 32 Singapore LIONSXII Loan Mid-season 2015 [12]
27 DF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 45 Newcastle Jets Transfer Mid-season 2015 [13]
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 32 Clermont 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 FC 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 SC 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 33 Bursaspor End of loan Pre-season Free [15]
18 DF Australia David Vranković 30 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Transfer Pre-season Free [15][17]
9 FW Spain David Villa 42 New York City 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 43 Cork City End of contract Mid-season Free [20]
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 23 Singapore LIONSXII 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 Total A-League 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
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 12 0 1 0 0 10+1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF Netherlands Rob Wielaert 12 1 2 0 0 11 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 16 0 4 0 1 16 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 26 3 4 0 0 26 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 28 7 5 0 0 27 7 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
7 MF Australia Iain Ramsay 20 2 2 0 0 11+8 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
8 MF Australia Massimo Murdocca 17 0 0 0 0 7+9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 10 2 2 0 0 8+2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 20 3 1 0 0 18+2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 16 1 3 0 0 14+1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano 11 1 0 0 0 10+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Australia James Brown 16 1 3 0 0 5+10 1 2 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0
15 FW Australia David Williams 27 3 0 0 0 14+12 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 12 2 0 0 0 11+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Australia Jason Hoffman 15 1 5 0 1 11+3 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 14 0 2 1 0 7+7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Australia Ben Garuccio 8 0 1 0 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi 19 0 1 0 1 19 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 6 0 0 0 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 11 0 4 0 0 9+2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Australia Mate Dugandzic 20 2 1 0 0 15+4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
24 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 30 1 3 0 0 29 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 14 1 8 0 0 10+4 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 5 1 0 0 0 0+5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Australia Kew Jaliens 11 1 4 0 1 11 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Australia Nick Symeoy 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Australia Ross Archibald 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Spain David Villa 4 2 0 0 0 3+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 6 2 4 0 0 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
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 Template:ALeague AU 2–0 Template:ALeague MC 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
26 September 2014 Template:ALeague MC 2–1 Template:ALeague PG Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Koren 15' (pen.)
Dugandzic 62'
Report Maclaren 88' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

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[a] 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[b] 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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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

Template:Fb rbr header Template:Fb rbr ground Template:Fb rbr result Template:Fb rbr position Template:Fb rbr footer   Win   Draw   Loss

Matches

25 October 2014 3 Template:ALeague MV 5 – 2 Template:ALeague MC 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
16 November 2014 6 Template:ALeague MC 2 – 2 Template:ALeague CCM 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
30 November 2014 8 Template:ALeague WP 5 – 1 Template:ALeague MC 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 Template:ALeague MC 1 – 0 Template:ALeague BR Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Mooy 49' (pen.) Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,721
Referee: Shaun Evans
30 December 2014 13 Template:ALeague NUJ 2 – 5 Template:ALeague MC 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
11 March 2015
Rescheduled
10
Template:ALeague WSW 3 – 2 Template:ALeague MC 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
19 April 2015 26 Template:ALeague PG 3 – 1 Template:ALeague MC 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

Finals series

FFA Cup

12 August 2014 Round of 32 Melbourne City 1 – 3 (a.e.t.) 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

  1. ^ http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/announcement-retre-and-marino-sign-with-melbourne-city-fc/kmflgwex2scq1b5h772cvrtio
  2. ^ a b c d "Melbourne Heart poach Newcastle Jets' talented duo Connor Chapman and James Brown". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Melbourne City FC Confirms David Villa". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Duff, Extends Mauk and Garuccio Contracts". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Melbourne Heart FC Captures New Signings". Melbourne City. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Robert Koren joins A-League's Melbourne City for two years as international marquee". ABC. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Retre and Marino to Senior Deals". Football Federation Australia. 18 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Melbourne City FC sign Erik Paartalu". Football Federation Australia. 15 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Liam Miller On Short-Term Contract". Football Federation Australia. 11 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Australian Marquee Josh Kennedy". Football Federation Australia. 6 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Jack Clisby". melbournecity.com.au. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Singaporean International". melbournecity.com.au. 29 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Duff Diagnosis, Jaliens Signs". Football Federation Australia. 17 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign French Winger Harry Novillo". Football Federation Australia. 3 March 2015.
  15. ^ a b c d e "Melbourne Heart FC Confirms Departure of Four Players". Melbourne City. 30 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Harry Kewell announces retirement after decorated Socceroos career". ABC. 26 March 2014.
  17. ^ "Bonnyrigg White Eagles snap up Vrankovic". National Premier Leagues. 25 April 2014.
  18. ^ "Adios David Villa, it's been short but sweet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2014.
  19. ^ "Nick Kalmar released by Melbourne City to join Western Sydney Wanderers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Miller to join Cork City". Football Federation Australia. 16 January 2015.
  21. ^ "Injured Safuwan Baharudin returns to Singapore". Football Federation Australia. 24 April 2015.
  22. ^ "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  23. ^ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year nominee for February". Football Federation Australia. 6 March 2015.

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