2021–22 Melbourne City FC season
The 2021–22 season will be Melbourne City's twelfth season since its inception, and its twelfth season in the A-League. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City will also participate in the FFA Cup and AFC Champions League.
| 2021–22 season | |
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| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak |
| Manager | TBC |
| Stadium | AAMI Park |
| FFA Cup | Quarter-finals |
| AFC Champions League | Pre-season |
Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 October 2021
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
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | FW | Mathew Leckie | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 years | 4 June 2021 | [1] |
| 21 | MF | Ramy Najjarine | Newcastle Jets | End of loan | (1 year) | 11 June 2021 | [2] |
| 30 | FW | Moudi Najjar | Macarthur FC | End of loan | (1 year) | 30 June 2021 | [3] |
| 34 | DF | Jordon Hall | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Green Gully |
Free transfer | 2 years | 24 August 2021 | [4] |
| 20 | FW |  Manuel Pucciarelli |
Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 20 September 2021 | [5] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | MF | Ramy Najjarine | Western Sydney Wanderers | Mutual contract termination | 30 June 2021 | [3][6] |
| 30 | FW | Moudi Najjar | Macarthur FC | Mutual contract termination | 30 June 2021 | [3] |
| 14 | FW |  Naoki Tsubaki |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
End of loan | 6 July 2021 | [7] |
| 11 | FW |  Craig Noone |
Macarthur FC | End of contract | 10 July 2021 | [8] |
| 20 | MF |  Adrián Luna |
Unattached | End of contract | 17 July 2021 | [9] |
| 19 | DF | Ben Garuccio | Western United | Mutual contract termination | 17 July 2021 | [10][11] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Jamie Maclaren | Striker | 2 years | 23 June 2021 | [12] |
| 3 | Scott Jamieson | Left-back | 2 years | 2 July 2021 | [13] |
| 10 |  Florin Berenguer | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 21 July 2021 | [14] |
| 39 | Anthony Lesiotis | Defensive midfielder | 1 year | 6 August 2021 | scholarship extension[15] |
| 38 | Jordan Bos | Left-back | 3 years | 30 September 2021 | scholarship extension[16] |
| 2 | Scott Galloway | Full-back | 3 years | 2 October 2021 | [17] |
| 23 | Marco Tilio | Forward | 2 years | 20 October 2021 | [18] |
| 35 | Raphael Borges Rodrigues | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 26 October 2021 | [19] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 10 September 2021 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Western United | Melbourne, Australia |
| 11:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field |
| 1 November 2021 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Western United | Melbourne, Australia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Casey Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 5 November 2021 | Western United | 1–3 | Melbourne City | Geelong, Australia |
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Report |
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Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) | |
| Note: The match was played over 135 minutes | ||||
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| A-League | TBD | TBD | Matchday 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 |
| FFA Cup | TBD | TBD | Round of 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 66.67 | |||
Last updated: 8 December 2021
Source: Competitions
A-League Men
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Qualification to Finals series, 2022 FFA Cup round of 32, and 2023 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Western United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 9 | Qualification to Finals series and 2022 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1] |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 5 | Central Coast Mariners | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 6 | Newcastle Jets | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 5 |
Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: A-League Men
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.
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.
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.
Results summary
| 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 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 19 November 2021.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Matches
| 19 November 2021 1 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,213 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro |
| 27 November 2021 2 | Adelaide United | 2–2 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:15 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,017 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 4 December 2021 3 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,019 Referee: Alex King |
| 8 December 2021 4 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,081 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 18 December 2021 5 | Melbourne City | v | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 22 December 2021 26 | Melbourne City | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 27 December 2021 6 | Brisbane Roar | v | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 17:05 AEST | Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium |
| 1 January 2022 7 | Newcastle Jets | v | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 15:05 AEDT | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 5 January 2022 24 | Melbourne City | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 9 January 2022 9 | Melbourne City | v | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 18:15 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 15 January 2022 10 | Adelaide United | v | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 18:15 ACDT | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium |
| 19 January 2022 8 | Melbourne City | v | Central Coast Mariners | Adelaide |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
| TBC 11 | Melbourne City | v | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| TBC | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 29 January 2022 12 | Western United | v | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 6 February 2022 13 | Melbourne City | v | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 18:45 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 11 February 2022 14 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 18 February 2022 15 | Melbourne City | v | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 22 February 2022 25 | Perth Glory | v | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 19:05 AWST | Stadium: HBF Park |
| 26 February 2022 16 | Sydney FC | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium |
| 6 March 2022 17 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Melbourne City | TBC |
| TBC | Stadium: TBC |
| 12 March 2022 18 | Melbourne City | v | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 19 March 2022 19 | Western United | v | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 26 March 2022 20 | Macarthur FC | v | Melbourne City | Campbelltown |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
| 1 April 2022 21 | Melbourne City | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 6 April 2022 22 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 19:45 AEST | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium |
| 9 April 2022 23 | Melbourne Victory | v | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEST | Stadium: AAMI Park |
FFA Cup
| 12 November 2021 Round of 32 | South Melbourne .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 0–3 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 4,291 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 1 December 2021 Round of 16 | Hume City | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 2,148 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 22 December 2021 Quarter-finals | Melbourne City | v |  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT | Stadium: Casey Fields |
AFC Champions League
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of 8 December 2021
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | FFA Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Tom Glover | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Scott Galloway | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | |
Scott Jamieson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  |
Nuno Reis | 4 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | |
Rostyn Griffiths | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | |
Mathew Leckie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | |
Aiden O'Neill | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Jamie Maclaren | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | |
Florin Berenguer | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | |
Nathaniel Atkinson | 0(3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | |
Andrew Nabbout | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | |
Taras Gomulka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |  |
Stefan Colakovski | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Connor Metcalfe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | |
Manuel Pucciarelli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | |
Curtis Good | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | |
Marco Tilio | 1(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | |
Raphael Borges Rodrigues | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | |
Kerrin Stokes | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | |
Jordan Bos | 0(1) | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | |
Anthony Lesiotis | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Clean sheets
- As of 9 December 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | FFA Cup | ACL | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GK | |
Tom Glover | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | ||||
References
- "Melbourne City FC signs Socceroos attacker Mathew Leckie". A-League. Melbourne City FC. 5 June 2021.
- "Jets farewell departing players". Newcastle Jets. 11 June 2021.
- "Moudi Najjar and Ramy Najjarine depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 11 June 2021.
- "City sign defender Jordon Hall". Melbourne City. 24 August 2021.
- Harrington, Anna (20 September 2021). "Italian Pucciarelli joins City in A-League". The Examiner.
- "Najjarine comes home". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 June 2021.
- "Winger Naoki Tsubaki departs City". Melbourne City. 6 July 2021.
- "City confirm departure of Craig Noone". Melbourne City FC. 10 July 2021.
- "City confirm departure of Adrian Luna". Melbourne City. 17 July 2021.
- "City confirm departure of Ben Garuccio". Melbourne City. 17 July 2021.
- "Western United bolster squad with Ben Garuccio signing". Western United. 18 July 2021.
- "Jamie Maclaren signs two-year contract extension". Melbourne City. 23 June 2021.
- "Scott Jamieson re-signs for two years". Melbourne City. 2 July 2021.
- "Florin Berenguer re-signs with City". Melbourne City. 21 July 2021.
- "Anthony Lesiotis re-signs with City on scholarship contract". Melbourne City. 6 August 2021.
- "Re-signed: Jordan Bos extends contract". Melbourne City. 30 September 2021.
- "Re-signed: Scott Galloway extends contract". Melbourne City. 2 October 2021.
- "Marco Tilio signs two-year contract extension". Melbourne City. 20 October 2021.
- "City re-sign young gun Raphael Borges Rodrigues". Melbourne City. 26 October 2021.
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