2024–25 Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) season
Appearance
2024–25 season | |
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Owner | City Football Group |
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak |
Head coach | TBD |
Stadium | City Football Academy |
A-League Women | Matchday 1 |
AFC Women's Champions League | Group stage |
The 2024–25 season will be Melbourne City Football Club's tenth season in the A-League Women. They will also participate in the AFC Women's Champions League for the first time. Before the beginning of the season, head coach Dario Vidošić left the club, having been appointed as coach of English Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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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TBD | MF | Alexia Apostolakis | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 2 years | 1 July 2024 | [2] |
TBD | FW | ![]() |
Wellington Phoenix | 2 years | 3 July 2024 | [3] | |
TBD | GK | ![]() |
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1 year | 25 July 2024 | [4] | |
TBD | MF | Emilia Murray | Adelaide United | 2 years | 31 July 2024 | [5] | |
— | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | 1 year | 9 August 2024 | [6] | |
TBD | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | 2 years | 3 September 2024 | [7] | |
TBD | DF | ![]() |
Unattached | 1 year | 11 September 2024 | [8] |
Transfers out
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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30 | GK | Emily Shields | ![]() |
End of loan | 11 May 2024 | [9][10] |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | 13 June 2024 | [11] |
3 | DF | Naomi Chinnama | Unattached | End of contract | 27 June 2024 | [12] |
7 | DF | ![]() |
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Mutual contract termination | [12][13] | |
11 | FW | ![]() |
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Mutual contract termination | [12][14] | |
88 | GK | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | [12] | |
24 | MF | Daniela Galic | ![]() |
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [15][16] |
2 | DF | Leia Varley | Unattached | End of contract | 9 August 2024 | [17] |
19 | MF | Tijan McKenna | Unattached | End of contract | 9 August 2024 | [17] |
— | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 11 September 2024 | [18] |
Contract extensions
[edit]No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Ref. |
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5 | DF | ![]() |
1 year | 14 June 2024 | [19] |
14 | MF | Laura Hughes | 2 years | 17 July 2024 | [20] |
16 | DF | Karly Roestbakken | 2 years | 17 July 2024 | [20] |
22 | FW | Bryleeh Henry | 2 years | 17 July 2024 | [20] |
12 | MF | Shelby McMahon | 3 years | 7 August 2024 | [21] |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
A-League Women | 1–3 November 2024 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
AFC Women's Champions League | 6 October 2024 | Group stage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
Source: Soccerway
A-League Women
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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3 | Canberra United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification to Finals series |
4 | Central Coast Mariners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | Melbourne City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Melbourne Victory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
7 | Newcastle Jets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 1 November 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[22]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[22]
Matches
[edit]Melbourne City will play their Unite Round match against Sydney FC.[23]
24 November 2024 4 | Sydney FC | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
TBD | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval |
AFC Women's Champions League
[edit]Group stage
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Possible Quarter-finals |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 6 October 2024. Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
6 October 2024 Group stage | Melbourne City ![]() | v | ![]() | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
16:00 UTC+7 | Stadium: BG Stadium |
9 October 2024 Group stage | College of Asian Scholars ![]() | v | ![]() | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
20:00 UTC+7 | Stadium: BG Stadium |
12 October 2024 Group stage | Melbourne City ![]() | v | ![]() | Pathum Thani, Thailand |
16:00 UTC+7 | Stadium: BG Stadium |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dario Vidosic announced as Head Coach of Brighton & Hove Albion". Melbourne City. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Young Matildas star joins City". Melbourne City. 1 July 2024.
- ^ "City eyes Premiers Plate defence with signing of Venezuelan international". Melbourne City. 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Spanish goalkeeper joins City". Melbourne City. 25 July 2024.
- ^ "Young Matildas attacker joins City". Melbourne City. 31 July 2024.
- ^ "American attacker joins City". Melbourne City. 9 August 2024.
- ^ "City secures highly rated US college talent". Melbourne City. 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Four-time Champion returns to City". Melbourne City. 11 September 2024.
- ^ Melbourne City [@MelbourneCity] (4 May 2024). "We've signed goalkeeper Emily Shields as an injury replacement for today's Grand Final" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Today's starting XI". Bulleen Lions. 11 May 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ "Hannah Wilkinson to depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 13 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Four Premiers Plate winners depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Utah Royals FC Adds Defender Julia Grosso". Utah Royals. 1 September 2024.
- ^ "Zephyr FC Adds Rising Star to Loaded 2024 Roster". Spokane Zephyr. 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Daniela Galic departs Melbourne City for overseas opportunity". Melbourne City. 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Daniela Galic maakt overstap naar FC Twente Vrouwen" [Daniela Galic switches to FC Twente Women]. Twente (in Dutch). 23 July 2024.
- ^ a b "ALW UPDATE: Squad continues to build strongly". Melbourne City. 9 August 2024.
The Club can also confirm that Tijan McKenna and Leia Varley have both departed City following the conclusion of their one-year contracts.
- ^ "Cariel Ellis departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 11 September 2024.
- ^ "City defender re-commits for 2024/25". Melbourne City. 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "LOCKED IN: Premiership-winning trio recommit". Melbourne City. 17 July 2024.
- ^ "HERE TO STAY: McMahon inks new three-year deal". Melbourne City. 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Unite Round launched for 2024-25: Everything you need to know". A-Leagues. 18 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Melbourne City official website