2024–25 Melbourne City FC season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| Owner | City Football Group | |||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Aurelio Vidmar | |||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | |||
| A-League Men | 2nd | |||
| Australia Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Andrew Nabbout Steven Ugarkovic (2) All: Andrew Nabbout (3) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 20,093 vs. Melbourne Victory (H) (26 August 2024) A-League Men | |||
| Biggest win | 0–5 vs. Perth Glory (A) (10 November 2024) A-League Men | |||
| Biggest defeat | 1–3 vs. Melbourne Victory (H) (26 August 2024) A-League Men | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 10 November 2024. | ||||
The 2024–25 season is the 15th in the history of Melbourne City Football Club, and the 11th since the club was taken over by the City Football Group. In addition to the A-League Men, Melbourne City will participate in the Australia Cup for the tenth time. The team will be coached by Aurelio Vidmar after he was appointed as head coach on a full-time basis.[1]
First-team squad
[edit][2] 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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| 27 | DF | Kai Trewin | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 3 years | 17 May 2024 | [3] |
| 16 | DF | Aziz Behich |  Al Nassr
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End of loan | (1 year) | 3 June 2024 | [4] |
| 22 | DF |  Germán Ferreyra
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Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 17 July 2024 | [5] |
| 30 | MF |  Andreas Kuen
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Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 22 August 2024 | [6] |
| 13 | DF | Nathaniel Atkinson |  Heart of Midlothian
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Free transfer | 3 years | 16 September 2024 | [7] |
| 10 | FW |  Yonatan Cohen
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Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 16 September 2024 | [7] |
From youth squad
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Age | Date | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | FW | Medin Memeti | 17 | 16 July 2024 | 3 year contract | [8] |
| 36 | DF | Harry Shillington | 19 | 26 July 2024 | 1 year contract | [9] |
| 41 | MF | Lawrence Wong | 17 | 31 July 2024 | 3 year scholarship contract | [10] |
| 37 | DF | Peter Antoniou | 17 | 1 August 2024 | 3 year scholarship contract | [11] |
| GK | Lachie Charles | 17 | 30 October 2024 | 3 year contract | [12] |
Transfers out
[edit]| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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| 9 | FW | Jamie Maclaren |  Mohun Bagan
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End of contract | 30 April 2024 | [13][14] |
| 22 | DF | Curtis Good |  Buriram United
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End of contract | 1 May 2024 | [15][16] |
| 11 | FW |  Léo Natel
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Corinthians
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End of loan | 16 May 2024 | [17] |
| 14 | DF |  Vicente Fernández
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Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [17] |
| 17 | MF | Terry Antonis | Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [17] |
| 18 | DF | Jordon Hall | Unattached | End of contract | 16 May 2024 | [17] |
| 44 | FW |  Marin Jakoliš
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 Angers
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End of loan | 16 May 2024 | [17] |
| 4 | DF |  Nuno Reis
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Unattached | End of contract | 7 June 2024 | [18] |
| 2 | DF | Scott Galloway | Auckland FC | Mutual contract termination | 3 July 2024 | [19][20] |
| 10 | MF |  Tolgay Arslan
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Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 9 July 2024 | [21] |
Contract extensions
[edit]| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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| 7 | Matthew Leckie | FW | 2 years | 15 May 2024 | [22] |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout | FW | 2 years | 15 May 2024 | [22] |
| 1 |  Jamie Young |
GK | 1 year | 7 June 2024 | [23] |
| 23 | Marco Tilio | FW | 1 year | 4 July 2024 | Loan extension[24] |
| 38 | Harry Politidis | DF | 1 year | 24 July 2024 | [25] |
| 16 | Aziz Behich | DF | 2 years | 30 August 2024 | Contract extended from end of 2024–25 to end of 2026–27 [26] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 14 September 2024 | Western United  | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 11:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Ironbark Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 21 September 2024 | Melbourne City | 3–1 |  Auckland FC | Melbourne |
| Report |
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Stadium: CFA Melbourne Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 6 October 2024 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
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Report |
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Stadium: Casey Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 12 October 2024 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[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 Men | 19 October 2024 | 3 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 75.00 | |
| Australia Cup | 3 August 2024 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 60.00 | ||||
Last updated: 10 November 2024
Source: Soccerway
A-League Men
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Qualification for Finals series[a] |
| 3 | Auckland FC[b] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix[b] | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Adelaide United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[27]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[27]
Notes:
- ^ The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
- ^ a b Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
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 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
Last updated: 10 November 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were announced on 2 August 2024.[28]
| 19 October 2024 1 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,032 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 26 October 2024 2 | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,093 Referee: Alex King |
| 4 November 2024 3 | Western United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,325 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 10 November 2024 4 | Perth Glory | 0–5 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 17:45 AWST | Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 7,338 Referee: Daniel Cook |
| 30 November 2024 6 | Melbourne City | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 6 December 2024 7 | Brisbane Roar | v | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 18:35 AEST | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
| 15 December 2024 8 | Melbourne City | v | Auckland FC | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 21 December 2024 9 | Melbourne Victory | v | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 31 December 2024 11 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 19:00 AEDT | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium |
| 3 January 2025 12 | Melbourne City | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 7 January 2025 17 | Melbourne City | v | Western United | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 11 January 2025 13 | Melbourne City | v | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 18 January 2025 15 | Auckland FC | v | Melbourne City | Auckland |
| 17:00 NZDT | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| 25 January 2025 16 | Macarthur FC | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
| 7 February 2025 18 | Adelaide United | v | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:05 ACDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
| 15 February 2025 19 | Melbourne City | v | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 22 February 2025 20 | Melbourne Victory | v | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 28 February 2025 21 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 19:30 NZDT | Stadium: Sky Stadium |
| 7 March 2025 22 | Melbourne City | v | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 12 March 2025 14 | Melbourne City | v | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 29 March 2025 24 | Sydney FC | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
| 5 April 2025 25 | Melbourne City | v | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 11 April 2025 26 | Melbourne City | v | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 19 April 2025 27 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 26 April 2025 28 | Melbourne City | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
Australia Cup
[edit]| 3 August 2024 Round of 32 | Perth Glory | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 19:30 AWST | Report | Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre Attendance: 2,015 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 10 November 2024
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | Australia Cup | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 33 | GK | AUS
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Patrick Beach | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | AUS
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James Nieuwenhuizen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | AUS
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Callum Talbot | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AUS
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Nathaniel Atkinson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | AUS
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Aziz Behich | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ARG
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Germán Ferreyra | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | FRA
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Samuel Souprayen | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | AUS
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Kai Trewin | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | AUS
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Harry Politidis | 5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 6 | MF | AUS
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Steven Ugarkovic | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS
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Jimmy Jeggo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | AUS
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Zane Schreiber | 5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | AUS
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Alessandro Lopane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | AUT
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Andreas Kuen | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | AUS
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Lawrence Wong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | AUS
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Benjamin Dunbar | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | FW | AUS
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Matthew Leckie | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ISR
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Yonatan Cohen | 4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | AUS
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Andrew Nabbout | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | AUS
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Max Caputo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | AUS
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Arion Sulemani | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | AUS
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Marco Tilio | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | AUS
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Medin Memeti | 3 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | AUS
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Kavian Rahmani | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 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.
- As of 10 November 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 8 | MF |
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James Jeggo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | MF |
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Steven Ugarkovic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |
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Zane Schreiber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | DF |
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Harry Politidis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | DF |
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Callum Talbot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |
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Yonatan Cohen | 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 | |
| 23 | FW |
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Marco Tilio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | ||||
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 and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 10 November 2024
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 33 |
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Patrick Beach | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Clarke, George (15 May 2024). "Aurelio Vidmar secures permanent Melbourne City deal". The Canberra Times.
- ^ "Squads: Men". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "City signs A-League All Stars defender". Melbourne City. 17 May 2024.
- ^ Melbourne City [@MelbourneCity] (3 June 2024). "With Al-Nassr's season coming to an end over the weekend, it isn't long until Aziz Behich makes his return to City. Behich's loan will officially expire on June 30, before he reports back to the Club for pre-season in early July" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "City signs Argentinian defender". Melbourne City. 17 July 2024.
- ^ "City increases attacking firepower with Austrian playmaker". Melbourne City. 22 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Double signing boost as fan favourite returns". Melbourne City. 16 September 2024.
- ^ "Academy goalscoring phenom signs first senior contract". Melbourne City. 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Academy graduate signs first senior contact". Melbourne City. 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Exciting young midfielder commits to City". Melbourne City. 31 July 2024.
- ^ "Promising full-back signs first senior contract". Melbourne City. 1 August 2024.
- ^ "Young goalkeeper becomes City's latest Academy graduate". Melbourne City. 30 October 2024.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (30 April 2024). "'Bittersweet moment': Melbourne City captain Jamie Maclaren to farewell A-League". Fox Sports.
- ^ Sadhu, Rahul (22 July 2024). "Mohun Bagan's New Star: Unveiling Jamie Maclaren". Times Now.
- ^ Monteverde, Marco (1 May 2024). "Melbourne City stalwart Curtis Good leaving the A-League". The Courier-Mail.
- ^ "OFFICIAL!! ปราสาทสายฟ้า เปิดตัว เคอร์ติส กู๊ด อดีตแนวรับสาลิกาดง เติมแน่นแผงหลัง สู้ศึกฤดูกาล 2024/25" [OFFICIAL!! Buriram United has signed Curtis Good, a former Magpie defender, to strengthen the backline for the 2024/25 season] (in Thai). Buriram United. 29 June 2024 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c d e "Five A-League Men's departures confirmed". Melbourne City. 16 May 2024.
- ^ "Nuno Reis departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Scott Galloway departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Three more signings for Auckland FC, with two bringing All Whites experience". Auckland FC. 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Tolgay Arslan departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 9 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Melbourne City re-sign hometown Socceroos". Melbourne City. 15 May 2024.
- ^ "Melbourne City re-sign experienced shot-stopper". Melbourne City. 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Star attacker re-joins Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 4 July 2024.
- ^ Melbourne City [@MelbourneCity] (24 July 2024). "We're pleased to confirm that Harry Politidis will remain in City blue for another year! The 22-year-old full-back reached a contract trigger last season to extend for 2024/25" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "LOCKED IN: City Captain re-commits until 2027". Melbourne City. 30 August 2024.
- ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
- ^ "2024/25 FIXTURE: ALM draw revealed!". Melbourne City. 2 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Melbourne City FC official website