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2024–25 Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) season

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Melbourne City (A-League Women)
2024–25 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
Head coachTBD
StadiumCity Football Academy
A-League WomenMatchday 1
AFC Women's Champions LeagueGroup stage
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2025–26 →

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

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First-team squad

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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 Australia AUS Sophia Varley
5 DF United States USA Taylor Otto
6 MF Australia AUS Leticia McKenna
9 FW Australia AUS Holly McNamara
10 MF Australia AUS Rhianna Pollicina
12 MF Australia AUS Shelby McMahon
13 DF New Zealand NZL Rebekah Stott (captain)
14 MF Australia AUS Laura Hughes
15 MF Australia AUS Kiera Meyers (scholarship)
16 DF Australia AUS Karly Roestbakken
18 DF Australia AUS Leah Davidson
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Australia AUS Caitlin Karic
21 MF Australia AUS Isabella Accardo
22 FW Australia AUS Bryleeh Henry
23 GK Australia AUS Melissa Barbieri
— MF Australia AUS Alexia Apostolakis
— MF United States USA Lourdes Bosch
— GK Spain ESP Malena Mieres
— MF Australia AUS Emilia Murray
— FW Venezuela VEN Mariana Speckmaier
— DF Serbia SRB Tyla-Jay Vlajnic

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
TBD MF Alexia Apostolakis Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2024 [2]
TBD FW Venezuela Mariana Speckmaier Wellington Phoenix 2 years 3 July 2024 [3]
TBD GK Spain Malena Mieres Spain Real Betis 1 year 25 July 2024 [4]
TBD MF Emilia Murray Adelaide United 2 years 31 July 2024 [5]
— FW United States Cariel Ellis Unattached 1 year 9 August 2024 [6]
TBD MF United States Lourdes Bosch Unattached 2 years 3 September 2024 [7]
TBD DF Serbia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic Unattached 1 year 11 September 2024 [8]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
30 GK Emily Shields Australia Bulleen Lions End of loan 11 May 2024 [9][10]
17 FW New Zealand Hannah Wilkinson Unattached End of contract 13 June 2024 [11]
3 DF Naomi Chinnama Unattached End of contract 27 June 2024 [12]
7 DF United States Julia Grosso United States Utah Royals Mutual contract termination [12][13]
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Emina Ekic United States Spokane Zephyr Mutual contract termination [12][14]
88 GK Brazil Bárbara Unattached End of contract [12]
24 MF Daniela Galic Netherlands Twente 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 United States Cariel Ellis Unattached Mutual contract termination 11 September 2024 [18]

Contract extensions

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No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
5 DF United States Taylor Otto 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

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
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

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Main article: 2024–25 A-League Women

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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]

Matches

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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

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Main article: 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League

Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Thailand College of Asian Scholars (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Quarter-finals
4 Iran Bam Khatoon 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
6 October 2024 Group stage Melbourne City Australia v Iran Bam Khatoon Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7 Stadium: BG Stadium
9 October 2024 Group stage College of Asian Scholars Thailand v Australia Melbourne City Pathum Thani, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7 Stadium: BG Stadium
12 October 2024 Group stage Melbourne City Australia v Philippines Kaya–Iloilo Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7 Stadium: BG Stadium


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dario Vidosic announced as Head Coach of Brighton & Hove Albion". Melbourne City. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Young Matildas star joins City". Melbourne City. 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ "City eyes Premiers Plate defence with signing of Venezuelan international". Melbourne City. 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Spanish goalkeeper joins City". Melbourne City. 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Young Matildas attacker joins City". Melbourne City. 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "American attacker joins City". Melbourne City. 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "City secures highly rated US college talent". Melbourne City. 3 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Four-time Champion returns to City". Melbourne City. 11 September 2024.
  9. ^ Melbourne City [@MelbourneCity] (4 May 2024). "We've signed goalkeeper Emily Shields as an injury replacement for today's Grand Final" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Today's starting XI". Bulleen Lions. 11 May 2024 – via Instagram.
  11. ^ "Hannah Wilkinson to depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 13 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d "Four Premiers Plate winners depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 27 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Utah Royals FC Adds Defender Julia Grosso". Utah Royals. 1 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Zephyr FC Adds Rising Star to Loaded 2024 Roster". Spokane Zephyr. 17 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Daniela Galic departs Melbourne City for overseas opportunity". Melbourne City. 1 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Daniela Galic maakt overstap naar FC Twente Vrouwen" [Daniela Galic switches to FC Twente Women]. Twente (in Dutch). 23 July 2024.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ "Cariel Ellis departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 11 September 2024.
  19. ^ "City defender re-commits for 2024/25". Melbourne City. 14 June 2024.
  20. ^ a b c "LOCKED IN: Premiership-winning trio recommit". Melbourne City. 17 July 2024.
  21. ^ "HERE TO STAY: McMahon inks new three-year deal". Melbourne City. 7 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Unite Round launched for 2024-25: Everything you need to know". A-Leagues. 18 July 2024.
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