2020–21 Melbourne City FC season
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Owner | City Football Group | |||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Patrick Kisnorbo | |||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | |||
| A-League | 1st | |||
| A-League Finals | Winners | |||
| FFA Cup | Cancelled | |||
| AFC Champions League | Withdrew | |||
| Top goalscorer | Jamie Maclaren (25) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 14,031 vs. Melbourne Victory (17 April 2021) A-League | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,370 vs. Adelaide United (13 May 2021) A-League | |||
| Average home league attendance | 6,154 | |||
| Biggest win | 7–0 vs. Melbourne Victory (H) (17 April 2021) A-League | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Brisbane Roar (A) (25 May 2021) A-League | |||
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The 2020–21 season was the eleventh in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. The club competed in the A-League for the eleventh time. The club was scheduled to play in the 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs in June 2021, but withdrew from the competition on 4 June 2021.[1]
Review
[edit]Background
[edit]On 26 June 2019, Melbourne City appointed Frenchman Erick Mombaerts as new head coach leading the club in being runners-up in the 2019–20 A-League regular season, 2020 A-League Grand Final and 2019 FFA Cup.
Pre-season
[edit]The 2020 FFA Cup was cancelled on 3 July 2020.[2]
Nathaniel Atkinson had departed the club for Perth Glory on 1 September 2020.[3] Two days later, the club appointed former assistant coach Patrick Kisnorbo to the head manager position prior to the start of the season on 3 September, after previous coach Erick Mombaerts left the club to return to his native country France.[4] Lachlan Wales was released following the end of his contract,[5] while Aiden O'Neill joined for City's first signing of the season on 8 September.[6]
City signed three youthful players, Taras Gomulka, Marco Tilio and Matt Sutton along with the departure of Gianluca Iannucci on 21 September.[7] Nathaniel Atkinson would then only after 23 days after departing City, had returned[8] within Joshua Brillante leaving two days later.[9] The next day had Andrew Nabbout join City after his short stint with Perth Glory.[10]
Joe Gauci left the club without a single appearance for City and joined Adelaide United on 7 October.[11] The following day, Ramy Najjarine was loaned to Newcastle Jets and Moudi Najjar loaned to Macarthur FC.[12] A week later, Ben Garuccio made a return signing on 16 October.[13]
On 16 November, City played their first friendly of the season, against rivals Melbourne Victory in a game with three 45-minute halves at Marvel Stadium which resulted in a 3–3 draw with a goal by Curtis Good and two from Jamie Maclaren.[14] City returned to the City Football Academy for their second friendly of the season against Western United on 28 November, with a 2–1 win via goals by Andrew Nabbout and Jamie Maclaren.[15]
Players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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| 8 | MF | Aiden O'Neill |  Burnley
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Free transfer | 3 years | 9 September 2020 | [6] |
| 16 | MF | Taras Gomulka | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 3 years | 21 September 2020 | [7] |
| 23 | FW | Marco Tilio | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 3 years | 21 September 2020 | [7] |
| 33 | GK | Matt Sutton | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 2 years | 21 September 2020 | [7] |
| 13 | DF | Nathaniel Atkinson | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 2 years | 23 September 2020 | [8] |
| 15 | FW | Andrew Nabbout | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 year | 24 September 2020 | [10] |
| 19 | DF | Ben Garuccio | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 16 October 2020 | [13][16] |
| 14 | MF |  Naoki Tsubaki
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Yokohama F. Marinos
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Loan | 1 year | 5 December 2020 | [17] |
| 4 | DF |  Nuno Reis
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 Levski Sofia
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Free transfer | 3 years | 18 January 2021 | [18] |
| 39 | MF | Anthony Lesiotis | Unattached | Scholarship | 3 months | 21 April 2021 | [19] |
| 5 | DF |  Daniel Georgievski
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Western Sydney Wanderers | Injury replacement | 3 months | 29 April 2021 | [20][21] |
Transfers out
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF | Denis Genreau | Macarthur FC | Free transfer | 28 July 2020 | [22] |
| 13 | DF | Nathaniel Atkinson | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 September 2020 | [3] |
| 19 | FW | Lachlan Wales | Unattached | End of contract | 9 September 2020 | [5] |
| 37 | FW | Gianluca Iannucci | Unattached | End of contract | 21 September 2020 | [7] |
| 6 | MF | Joshua Brillante |  Xanthi
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Mutual contract termination | 23 September 2020 | [9][23] |
| 46 | GK | Joe Gauci | Adelaide United | End of contract | 7 October 2020 | [11] |
| 21 | FW | Ramy Najjarine | Newcastle Jets | Loan | 8 October 2020 | [12] |
| 30 | FW | Moudi Najjar | Macarthur FC | Loan | 8 October 2020 | [12] |
| 38 | FW | Yaya Dukuly | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 27 October 2020 | [24] |
| 40 | DF |  Richard Windbichler
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Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 2 December 2020 | [25] |
| 4 | DF | Harrison Delbridge | Unattached | End of contract | 5 January 2021 | [26] |
| 37 | MF | Bernardo Oliveira | Adelaide United | Mutual contract termination | 13 April 2021 | [27] |
| 5 | DF | Daniel Georgievski
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Unattached | End of contract | 9 June 2021 | [28] |
From youth squad
[edit]| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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| 38 | DF | 
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Jordan Bos | 18 | 1.5 year scholarship contract[29] |
| 42 | GK |
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Ahmad Taleb | 18 | 2 year scholarship contract[19] |
| 49 | FW |
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Max Caputo | 15 | 2 year scholarship contract[19] |
| GK |
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James Nieuwenhuizen | 17 | 3 year scholarship contract[19] |
Contract extensions
[edit]| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rostyn Griffiths | Defensive midfielder | 2 years | 23 September 2020 | [8] |
| 10 |  Florin Berenguer |
Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 23 September 2020 | [8] |
| 1 | Tom Glover | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 11 January 2021 | [29] |
| 22 | Curtis Good | Centre-back | 3 years | 11 January 2021 | [29] |
| 36 | Kerrin Stokes | Centre-back | 2 years | 21 April 2021 | [19] |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout | Winger | 3 years | 10 June 2021 | [30] |
Kits
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Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss
| 16 November 2020 | Melbourne Victory | 3–3 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) | |||
| Note: Match was played with three 45-minute halves. | ||||
| 28 November 2020 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
| Report |
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Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 5 December 2020 | Newcastle Jets | 3–3 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 12 December 2020 | Western United | 2–3 | Melbourne City | Ballarat |
| 15:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium |
| 18 December 2020 | Bentleigh Greens | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 20:15 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League | 29 December 2020 | 10 June 2021 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 57.69 |
| A-League Finals | 20 June 2021 | 27 June 2021 | Semi-finals | Winners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Total | 28 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 60.71 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
A-League
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Melbourne City (C) | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 49 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League group stage and finals series[a] |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 39 | 23 | +16 | 47 | Qualification for 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and finals series[a] |
| 3 | Central Coast Mariners | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 42 | Qualification for finals series[a] |
| 4 | Brisbane Roar | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 40 | |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 39 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b c The top two teams entered the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth entered the finals series at the elimination-finals.
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 49 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 |
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were announced on 24 November 2020.[31]
Win Draw Loss
| 29 December 2020 1 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 18:05 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 9,279 Referee: Adam Kersey | |
| Note: Match originally set to play Sydney FC away at ANZ Stadium scheduled for 30 December at 19:00 AEDT, but scrapped due to COVID-19 outbreaks in New South Wales. It was replaced by Brisbane Roar away at Dolphin Stadium rescheduled to 29 December at 18:05 AEST.[32] | ||||
| 3 January 2021 2 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 17:35 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,106 Referee: Alireza Faghani | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 17:30 ACDT, but rescheduled for 17:35 ACDT.[32] | ||||
| 16 January 2021 4 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Shaun Evans | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 17 January at 18:00 AEDT, but rescheduled due to border closures based on the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria. It was rescheduled for 16 January at 19:05 AEDT.[33] | ||||
| 31 January 2021 6 | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 18:40 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,685 Referee: Chris Beath |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 28 April at 19:00 AEST, but rescheduled for 31 January at 18:40 AEDT.[34] | ||||
| 3 February 2021 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–2 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 10:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 3,073 Referee: Stephen Lucas | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 May 16:00 AEST, but rescheduled for 3 February 19:05 AEDT.[35] | ||||
| 7 February 2021 7 | Newcastle Jets | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 16:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,893 Referee: Alex King | |
| Note: Match origianlly scheduled for 1 May at 17:00 AEST, but rescheduled for 7 February at 16:05 AEDT.[35] | ||||
| 23 February 2021 9 | Melbourne City | 3–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,868 Referee: Stephen Lucas | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 15 May at 19:00 AEST, but rescheduled for 16 February at 19:05 AEDT.[36] Match then rescheduled for 23 February.[37] | ||||
| 2 March 2021 10 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 4,976 Referee: Shaun Evans | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 27 March at 19:00 AEDT, but rescheduled for 13 February at 19:10 AEDT.[35] Match then postponed due to Victoria's five-day lockdown based on the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.[38] It was rescheduled for 2 March at 19:05 AEDT.[39] | ||||
| 6 March 2021 11 | Melbourne Victory | 0–6 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 11,467 Referee: Alireza Faghani | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 19:00 AEDT, but rescheduled for 19:10 AEDT.[40] | ||||
| 12 March 2021 12 | Melbourne City | 3–0 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,884 Referee: Alex King | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 19:00 AEDT, but rescheduled for 19:05 AEDT.[40] | ||||
| 22 March 2021 13 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,010 Referee: Chris Beath | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 19:00 AEDT, but rescheduled for 19:05 AEDT.[40] | ||||
| 26 March 2021 14 | Melbourne City | 4–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,388 Referee: Alex King | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 8 February at 19:00 AEDT, but rescheduled for 26 March at 19:05 AEDT.[40] | ||||
| 1 April 2021 15 | Western United | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 17:35 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,104 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 13 February at 17:00 AEDT,[40] but rescheduled for 1 April at 17:35 AEDT.[41] | ||||
| 5 April 2021 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–3 | Melbourne City | Wollongong |
| 19:10 AEST | Report | Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 1,343 Referee: Alireza Faghani | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 22 January at 19:00 AEDT, but postponed due to COVID-19 outbreaks in New South Wales.[32] It was rescheduled for 5 April at 19:10 AEST.[41] | ||||
| 10 April 2021 16 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 17:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 7,676 Referee: Alex King |
| 17 April 2021 17 | Melbourne City | 7–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,031 Referee: Chris Beath | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 19:00 AEST, but rescheduled for 19:10 AEST.[42] | ||||
| 24 April 2021 18 | Macarthur FC | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:10 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,027 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 13 January at 19:00 AEDT, but postponed due to COVID-19 outbreaks in New South Wales.[32] It was rescheduled for 24 April at 19:10 AEST.[41] | ||||
| 29 April 2021 19 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,314 Referee: Stephen Lucas | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 8 January at 19:00 AEDT, but postponed due to COVID-19 outbreaks in New South Wales.[32] It was rescheduled for 29 April at 19:05 AEST.[41] | ||||
| 5 May 2021 19 | Perth Glory | 1–3 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 18:20 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Adam Fielding | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 4 April at 16:00 AWST, but rescheduled for 20 February at 18:20 AWST.[35] Match then postponed[39] and rescheduled for 5 May.[41] | ||||
| 9 May 2021 20 | Melbourne City | 3–2 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,530 Referee: Shaun Evans | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 30 May at 16:00 AEST, but rescheduled for 26 February at 19:05 AEDT.[36] Match then postponed[39] and rescheduled for 9 May at 16:05 AEST.[41] | ||||
| 13 May 2021 21 | Melbourne City | 4–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,370 Referee: Alex King | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 9 April at 19:00 AEST, but rescheduled for 13 May at 19:05 AEST.[41] | ||||
| 16 May 2021 21 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,586 Referee: Alireza Faghani | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 28 February at 18:00 AEDT, but rescheduled for 16 May at 16:05 AEST.[41] | ||||
| 22 May 2021 22 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,124 Referee: Shaun Evans | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 3 February at 19:00 AEDT, but postponed due to other fixture arrangements.[34] It was rescheduled for 22 May.[43] | ||||
| 25 May 2021 22 | Brisbane Roar | 3–0 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 19:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium Attendance: 3,985 Referee: Alex King | ||
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 25 April at 14:00, but rescheduled for 25 May at 19:05 AEST.[43] | ||||
| 6 June 2021 24 | Melbourne Victory | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 16:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Shaun Evans | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 7 May at 19:00 AEST, but rescheduled to a later date.[43] It was rescheduled for 6 June at 16:05 AEST.[44] Match originally set to take place at Marvel Stadium, but changed to take place but AAMI Park.[45] Match changed to take place behind closed doors due to Victoria's seven-day lockdown based on the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.[46] | ||||
| 10 June 2021 23 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) Referee: Chris Beath |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 21 February at 18:00 AEDT, but rescheduled for 29 May at 17:00 AEST.[43] Match then postponed due to Victoria's seven-day lockdown based on the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria.[47] It was rescheduled for 10 June at 19:05 AEST and to take place at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium behind closed doors. | ||||
Finals series
[edit]| 20 June 2021 Semi-final | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Macarthur FC | Sydney |
| 16:05 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 2,283 Referee: Daniel Elder | |
| Note: Match originally scheduled for 18 June, but rescheduled for 20 June.[48] Match then changed to take place behind closed doors in its initial venue of AAMI Park.[49] Match then changed to take place in Netstrata Jubilee Stadium with crowds permitted.[50] | ||||
| 27 June 2021 Grand Final | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 17:05 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 14,017 Referee: Chris Beath |
AFC Champions League
[edit]Qualifying play-offs
[edit]Win Draw Loss Cancelled or postponed
| 7 April 2021 Preliminary round | Melbourne City | w/o |  Shan United | Melbourne |
| Source | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium[51] |
| 21 June 2021 Play-off round | Cerezo Osaka | Withdrew | Melbourne City | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Source |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[52]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | Total | ||||
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| Regular season | Finals series | ||||||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |
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Tom Glover | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |
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Scott Galloway | 15+4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| 3 | DF |
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Scott Jamieson | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| 4 | DF |
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Nuno Reis | 13+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
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Daniel Georgievski | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |
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Rostyn Griffiths | 18+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 8 | MF |
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Aiden O'Neill | 10+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |
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Jamie Maclaren | 23+1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 25 |
| 10 | MF |
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Florin Berenguer | 17+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 11 | FW |
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Craig Noone | 22+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 |
| 13 | DF |
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Nathaniel Atkinson | 9+3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| 14 | MF |
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Naoki Tsubaki | 8+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 15 | FW |
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Andrew Nabbout | 15+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 16 | MF |
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Taras Gomulka | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |
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Stefan Colakovski | 2+17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| 18 | MF |
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Connor Metcalfe | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 |
| 19 | DF |
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Ben Garuccio | 9+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | 
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Adrián Luna | 16+6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| 22 | DF |
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Curtis Good | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 23 | FW |
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Marco Tilio | 8+12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2 |
| 33 | GK |
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Matt Sutton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW |
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Raphael Borges Rodrigues | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | DF |
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Kerrin Stokes | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 39 | MF |
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Anthony Lesiotis | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | DF |
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Alec Mills | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | FW |
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Max Caputo | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | Total | |||||||
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| Regular season | Finals series | ||||||||||||
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| 1 | 3 | DF |
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Scott Jamieson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 20 | MF |
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Adrián Luna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 36 | DF |
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Kerrin Stokes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | MF |
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Aiden O'Neill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |
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Florin Berenguer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 18 | MF |
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Connor Metcalfe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 7 | MF |
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Rostyn Griffiths | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |
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Craig Noone | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF |
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Ben Garuccio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | DF |
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Nuno Reis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF |
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Curtis Good | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW |
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Marco Tilio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | DF |
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Alec Mills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 2 | DF |
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Scott Galloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF |
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Nathaniel Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW |
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Andrew Nabbout | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | FW |
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Stefan Colakovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Clean sheets
[edit]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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League | Total | |
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| Regular season | Finals series | |||||
| 1 | 1 |
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Tom Glover | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Awards
[edit]Melbourne City Player of the Month
[edit]The winner of the award was chosen via a poll on Twitter.
| Month | Player | Votes | Source |
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| December / January | Curtis Good (AUS)
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43.6% | [53] |
| March | Andrew Nabbout (AUS)
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46.3% | [54] |
References
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