2014–15 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City

2014–15 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager	John van 't Schip
Stadium	AAMI Park, Melbourne
A-League	5th
A-League Finals Series	Semi-finals
FFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Aaron Mooy (7) All: Aaron Mooy (7)
Highest home attendance	26,372 vs Melbourne Victory 20 December 2014
Lowest home attendance	5,867 vs Newcastle Jets 14 March 2015
Home colours Away colours
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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	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Andrew Redmayne	27	2012	48	0	2016	Free
3	DF		Rob Wielaert	37	2013	37	1	2015	Free	Visa player
4	DF		Connor Chapman	22	2014	16	0	2016	Free
5	MF		Erik Paartalu	30	2014	26	3	2018	Free
6	MF		Aaron Mooy	26	2014	27	7	2016	Free
7	MF		Iain Ramsay	28	2013	45	3	2015	Free
8	MF		Massimo Murdocca	32	2013	44	0	2015	Free
9	FW		Harry Novillo	24	2015	8	3	2015		Injury Replacement Player
10	MF		Robert Koren	36	2014	18	3	2016		Visa player/International Marquee
11	MF		Damien Duff	37	2014	15	1	2015	Free	Visa player
13	MF		Jonatan Germano	28	2011	52	7	2015	Free	Visa player
14	MF		James Brown	26	2014	14	1	2016	Free
15	FW		David Williams	28	2011	91	21	2016	Free
16	FW		Joshua Kennedy	34	2015	12	2	2016	Free
17	MF		Jason Hoffman	27	2010	80	3	2016	Free
18	MF		Paulo Retre	23	2014	6	0	2015	Youth system
19	MF		Ben Garuccio	21	2012	24	0	2017	Free
20	GK		Tando Velaphi	29	2013	8	0	2015	Free
21	MF		Stefan Mauk	21	2012	24	0	2016	Youth system
22	DF		Jack Clisby	24	2015	11	0	2016	Free
23	FW		Mate Dugandzic	27	2011	75	13	2015	Free
24	DF		Patrick Kisnorbo	35	2013	50	3	2015	Free	Captain
25	MF		Jacob Melling	21	2014	13	1	2016	Free
26	FW		Marc Marino	20	2014	4	1	2016	Free
27	DF		Kew Jaliens	38	2015	11	1	2015	Free	Injury Replacement Player
Players no longer at the club:
9	FW		David Villa	35	2014	4	2	2014	Free	Guest player
22	MF		Nick Kalmar	29	2010	69	6	2015	Free
28	MF		Liam Miller	35	2014	2	0	2014	Free	Injury Replacement Player
29	DF		Safuwan Baharudin	25	2015	6	2	2015	Free	Visa player

• Last updated: 7 October 2015
• Source:

From youth squad

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
18	MF		Paulo Retre	23	[1]
26	DF		Ersin Kaya	23
27	MF		Luke O'Dea	23
28	DF		Nick Symeoy
30	MF		Ross Archibald	22

Transfers in

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
4	DF		Connor Chapman	22	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	[2]
14	MF		James Brown	26	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	[2]
6	MF		Aaron Mooy	26	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	[2]
9	FW		David Villa	35	New York City	Loan (Guest)	Pre-season	2015	Free	[3]
11	MF		Damien Duff	37	Fulham	Transfer	Pre-season	2015	Free	[4]
25	MF		Jacob Melling	21	Adelaide United	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	[5]
10	MF		Robert Koren	36	Hull City	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	[6]
26	FW		Marc Marino	20	Australian Institute of Sport	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	[7]
5	MF		Erik Paartalu	30	Muangthong United	Transfer	Pre-season	2018		[8]
28	MF		Liam Miller	35	Brisbane Roar	Transfer	Mid-season	2014		[9]
16	FW		Joshua Kennedy	34	Nagoya Grampus	Transfer	Mid-season	2016		[10]
22	DF		Jack Clisby	24	Perth Glory	Transfer	Mid-season	2016		[11]
29	DF		Safuwan Baharudin	25	LionsXII	Loan	Mid-season	2015		[12]
27	DF		Kew Jaliens	38	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Mid-season	2015		[13]
9	FW		Harry Novillo	24	Clermont	Transfer	Mid-season	2015		[14]

Transfers out

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
2	DF		Jeremy Walker	23	Hume City	End of contract	Pre-season	Free	[15]
4	MF		Orlando Engelaar	37		End of contract	Pre-season	Free	[2]
5	DF		Sam Mitchinson	24	Bayswater City	End of contract	Pre-season	Free	[15]
6	DF		Patrick Gerhardt	31		End of contract	Pre-season	Free	[15]
10	MF		Harry Kewell	38		Retired	Pre-season	Free	[16]
16	DF		Aziz Behich	25	Bursaspor	End of loan	Pre-season	Free	[15]
18	DF		David Vranković	23	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	Transfer	Pre-season	Free	[15][17]
9	FW		David Villa	35	New York City	End of loan	Mid-season	Free	[18]
22	MF		Nick Kalmar	29	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Mid-season	Free	[19]
22	MF		Liam Miller	35	Cork City	End of contract	Mid-season	Free	[20]
29	DF		Safuwan Baharudin	23	LionsXII	End of Loan	Mid-season	Free	[21]

Technical staff

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

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	P	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup
				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Andrew Redmayne	12	0	1	0	0	10+1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Rob Wielaert	12	1	2	0	0	11	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Connor Chapman	16	0	4	0	1	16	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF		Erik Paartalu	26	3	4	0	0	26	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Aaron Mooy	28	7	5	0	0	27	7	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
7	MF		Iain Ramsay	20	2	2	0	0	11+8	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
8	MF		Massimo Murdocca	17	0	0	0	0	7+9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Harry Novillo	10	2	2	0	0	8+2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Robert Koren	20	3	1	0	0	18+2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Damien Duff	16	1	3	0	0	14+1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Jonatan Germano	11	1	0	0	0	10+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW		James Brown	16	1	3	0	0	5+10	1	2	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	0
15	FW		David Williams	27	3	0	0	0	14+12	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
16	FW		Joshua Kennedy	12	2	0	0	0	11+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Jason Hoffman	15	1	5	0	1	11+3	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
18	MF		Paulo Retre	14	0	2	1	0	7+7	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Ben Garuccio	8	0	1	0	0	6+1	0	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Tando Velaphi	19	0	1	0	1	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Stefan Mauk	6	0	0	0	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Jack Clisby	11	0	4	0	0	9+2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Mate Dugandzic	20	2	1	0	0	15+4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Patrick Kisnorbo	30	1	3	0	0	29	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Jacob Melling	14	1	8	0	0	10+4	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Marc Marino	5	1	0	0	0	0+5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Kew Jaliens	11	1	4	0	1	11	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Nick Symeoy	2	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF		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		David Villa	4	2	0	0	0	3+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Nick Kalmar	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
28	MF		Liam Miller	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Safuwan Baharudin	6	2	4	0	0	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Last updated: 8 May 2015
• Source: au.soccerway.com
• = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies

Melbourne City v Whittlesea Ranges

18 June 2014	Melbourne City	7–0	Whittlesea Ranges	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
				Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Ballarat Red Devils v Melbourne City

25 June 2014	Ballarat Red Devils	0–6	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

Bury v Melbourne City

15 June 2014 Manchester Training Camp	Bury	2–2	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)

Oldham Athletic v Melbourne City

19 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Melbourne City	Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Llera  85'	Report	Williams  48'	Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park Attendance: 1039

Bolton Wanderers XI v Melbourne City

23 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp	Bolton Wanderers XI	1–5	Melbourne City	Leyland, Lancashire, England
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	Wilkinson  3'	Report	Kisnorbo  20' Williams  27' Mooy  35' Brown  63' Dugandžić  73'	Stadium: County Ground

Hume City v Melbourne City

19 August 2014	Hume City	0–5	Melbourne City	Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report	Williams  24' Kisnorbo  43' Marino  58' Mauk  60' Zinni  80'	Stadium: John Ilhan Memorial Reserve

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

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

FC Bendigo v Melbourne City

2 September 2014	FC Bendigo	0–4	Melbourne City	Huntly, Victoria, Australia
18:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report	Marino  13', 54' Prelevic  85' Dekker  90'	Stadium: Epsom Reserve

Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners

7 September 2014 Craig Foster Cup	Melbourne City	1–1	Central Coast Mariners	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
14:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Wielaert  56'	Report	Mané  57' (pen.)	Stadium: Oakes Oval Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

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

Melbourne City v Pascoe Vale

23 September 2014	Melbourne City	1–0	Pascoe Vale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Retre  45+1'	Report		Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 2,000

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

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)

Al Jazira FC v Melbourne City

11 January 2015 Abu Dhabi training camp	Al Jazira FC	2–0	Melbourne City	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UAEST (UTC+04:00)	Vučinić  58' Kisnorbo  73' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium

Melbourne City v Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk

18 January 2015 Abu Dhabi training camp	Melbourne City	1–1	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 to 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 to Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4	Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1]	27	14	4	9	45	35	+10	46	Qualification to 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

Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2016 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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	D	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	L
Position	5	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
  Win   Draw   Loss

Matches

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

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

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

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

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

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

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

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

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City

8 November 2014 5	Brisbane Roar	1 – 3	Melbourne City	Brisbane
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Borrello  67'	Report	Williams  8' Dugandzic  10' Marino  83'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 17,131 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners

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

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

22 November 2014 7	Melbourne City	1 – 2	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Paartalu  88'	Report	Janko  10', 83' Dimitrijević  70', 89'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,474 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City

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

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

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

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory

20 December 2014 11	Melbourne City	1 – 0	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Paartalu  90+1'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,372 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

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

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

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

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City

4 January 2015 14	Central Coast Mariners	2 – 0	Melbourne City	Gosford
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Duke  12', 27'	Report	Velaphi  58'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,409 Referee: Peter Green

Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers

1 February 2015 15	Melbourne City	2 – 1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Melling  24' Mooy  73'	Report	Takahagi  5'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,561 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

7 February 2015 16	Melbourne Victory	3 – 0	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Berisha  10' Barbarouses  53' Ben Khalfallah  62'	Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 40,042 Referee: Peter Green

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City

14 February 2015 17	Wellington Phoenix	0 – 0	Melbourne City	Lower Hutt
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)		Report		Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,232 Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

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

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

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

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City

8 March 2015 20	Central Coast Mariners	1 – 0	Melbourne City	Gosford
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	F. Ferreira  74'	Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 6,079 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City

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  82'	Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 7,239 Referee: Strebre Delovski

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

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

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

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

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

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

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City

3 April 2015 24	Western Sydney Wanderers	1 – 1	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Takahagi  20'	Report	Novillo  39'	Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 9,054 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix

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

Perth Glory v Melbourne City

19 April 2015 26	Perth Glory	3 – 1	Melbourne City	Perth
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Maclaren  42', 65', 87'	Report	Retre  44', 45+1' Mooy  52'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 5,821 Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

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  70'	Report	Mooy  65' (pen.) Jaliens  66'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,773 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Finals series

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City

3 May 2015 Elimination-finals	Wellington Phoenix	0 – 2	Melbourne City	Wellington
19:00 NZST (UTC+12:00)		Report	Kennedy  61' Moss  72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 10,171 Referee: Ben Williams

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

8 May 2015 Semi-finals	Melbourne Victory	3 – 0	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Berisha  18' Barbarouses  30' Thompson  87'	Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 50,873 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

FFA Cup

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

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

Awards

• NAB Young Footballer of the Month (February) - Connor Chapman^[23]

References

1. http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/announcement-retre-and-marino-sign-with-melbourne-city-fc/kmflgwex2scq1b5h772cvrtio
2. "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. "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. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
23. "NAB Young Footballer of the Year nominee for February". Football Federation Australia. 6 March 2015.

External links

• Official Website