2014–15 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City 2014–15 football season

Melbourne City2014–15 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

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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

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### Squad information

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1  | GK |  | Andrew Redmayne | 35  | 2012  | 48  | 0  | 2016  | Free |
3  | DF |  | Rob Wielaert | 45  | 2013  | 37  | 1  | 2015  | Free | Visa player
4  | DF |  | Connor Chapman | 30  | 2014  | 16  | 0  | 2016  | Free |
5  | MF |  | Erik Paartalu | 38  | 2014  | 26  | 3  | 2018  | Free |
6  | MF |  | Aaron Mooy | 34  | 2014  | 27  | 7  | 2016  | Free |
7  | MF |  | Iain Ramsay | 36  | 2013  | 45  | 3  | 2015  | Free |
8  | MF |  | Massimo Murdocca | 40  | 2013  | 44  | 0  | 2015  | Free |
9  | FW |  | Harry Novillo | 32  | 2015  | 8  | 3  | 2015  |  | Injury Replacement Player
10  | MF |  | Robert Koren | 44  | 2014  | 18  | 3  | 2016  |  | Visa player/International Marquee
11  | MF |  | Damien Duff | 45  | 2014  | 15  | 1  | 2015  | Free | Visa player
13  | MF |  | Jonatan Germano | 36  | 2011  | 52  | 7  | 2015  | Free | Visa player
14  | MF |  | James Brown | 34  | 2014  | 14  | 1  | 2016  | Free |
15  | FW |  | David Williams | 36  | 2011  | 91  | 21  | 2016  | Free |
16  | FW |  | Joshua Kennedy | 42  | 2015  | 12  | 2  | 2016  | Free |
17  | MF |  | Jason Hoffman | 35  | 2010  | 80  | 3  | 2016  | Free |
18  | MF |  | Paulo Retre | 31  | 2014  | 6  | 0  | 2015  | Youth system |
19  | MF |  | Ben Garuccio | 29  | 2012  | 24  | 0  | 2017  | Free |
20  | GK |  | Tando Velaphi | 37  | 2013  | 8  | 0  | 2015  | Free |
21  | MF |  | Stefan Mauk | 29  | 2012  | 24  | 0  | 2016  | Youth system |
22  | DF |  | Jack Clisby | 32  | 2015  | 11  | 0  | 2016  | Free |
23  | FW |  | Mate Dugandzic | 35  | 2011  | 75  | 13  | 2015  | Free |
24  | DF |  | Patrick Kisnorbo | 43  | 2013  | 50  | 3  | 2015  | Free | Captain
25  | MF |  | Jacob Melling | 29  | 2014  | 13  | 1  | 2016  | Free |
26  | FW |  | Marc Marino | 28  | 2014  | 4  | 1  | 2016  | Free |
27  | DF |  | Kew Jaliens | 46  | 2015  | 11  | 1  | 2015  | Free | Injury Replacement Player
Players no longer at the club:
9  | FW |  | David Villa | 42  | 2014  | 4  | 2  | 2014  | Free | Guest player
22  | MF |  | Nick Kalmar | 37  | 2010  | 69  | 6  | 2015  | Free |
28  | MF |  | Liam Miller | 43  | 2014  | 2  | 0  | 2014  | Free | Injury Replacement Player
29  | DF |  | Safuwan Baharudin | 33  | 2015  | 6  | 2  | 2015  | Free | Visa player

* Last updated: 7 October 2015
* Source: [citation needed]
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### From youth squad

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18  | MF |  | Paulo Retre | 31  | [1]
26  | DF |  | Ersin Kaya | 31  |
27  | MF |  | Luke O'Dea | 31  |
28  | DF |  | Nick Symeoy |  |
30  | MF |  | Ross Archibald | 30  |

### Transfers in

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4  | DF |  | Connor Chapman | 30  | Newcastle Jets | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2016  | Free | [2]
14  | MF |  | James Brown | 34  | Newcastle Jets | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2016  | Free | [2]
6  | MF |  | Aaron Mooy | 34  | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2016  | Free | [2]
9  | FW |  | David Villa | 42  | New York City | Loan (Guest)  | Pre-season  | 2015  | Free | [3]
11  | MF |  | Damien Duff | 45  | Fulham | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2015  | Free | [4]
25  | MF |  | Jacob Melling | 29  | Adelaide United | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2016  | Free | [5]
10  | MF |  | Robert Koren | 44  | Hull City | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2016  | Free | [6]
26  | FW |  | Marc Marino | 28  | Australian Institute of Sport | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2016  | Free | [7]
5  | MF |  | Erik Paartalu | 38  | Muangthong United | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2018  |  | [8]
28  | MF |  | Liam Miller | 43  | Brisbane Roar | Transfer  | Mid-season  | 2014  |  | [9]
16  | FW |  | Joshua Kennedy | 42  | Nagoya Grampus | Transfer  | Mid-season  | 2016  |  | [10]
22  | DF |  | Jack Clisby | 32  | Perth Glory | Transfer  | Mid-season  | 2016  |  | [11]
29  | DF |  | Safuwan Baharudin | 33  | LionsXII | Loan  | Mid-season  | 2015  |  | [12]
27  | DF |  | Kew Jaliens | 46  | Newcastle Jets | Transfer  | Mid-season  | 2015  |  | [13]
9  | FW |  | Harry Novillo | 32  | Clermont | Transfer  | Mid-season  | 2015  |  | [14]

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2  | DF |  | Jeremy Walker | 31  | Hume City | End of contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [15]
4  | MF |  | Orlando Engelaar | 45  |  | End of contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [2]
5  | DF |  | Sam Mitchinson | 32  | Bayswater City | End of contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [15]
6  | DF |  | Patrick Gerhardt | 39  |  | End of contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [15]
10  | MF |  | Harry Kewell | 46  |  | Retired  | Pre-season  | Free | [16]
16  | DF |  | Aziz Behich | 33  | Bursaspor | End of loan  | Pre-season  | Free | [15]
18  | DF |  | David Vranković | 31  | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Transfer  | Pre-season  | Free | [15][17]
9  | FW |  | David Villa | 42  | New York City | End of loan  | Mid-season  | Free | [18]
22  | MF |  | Nick Kalmar | 37  | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer  | Mid-season  | Free | [19]
22  | MF |  | Liam Miller | 43  | Cork City | End of contract  | Mid-season  | Free | [20]
29  | DF |  | Safuwan Baharudin | 23  | LionsXII | End of Loan  | Mid-season  | Free | [21]

## Technical staff

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Position  | Name

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Head coach  |  John van 't Schip
Senior Assistant Coach  |  Luciano Trani
Assistant coaches  |  Joey Didulica
Ivan Jolic
Head of Performance
Simone Ripamonti
Goalkeeping coach  |  Clint Bolton
Physiotherapist  |  Belinda Pacella
Youth Team Coach  |  Joe Palatsides

## Statistics

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### Squad statistics

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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

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Melbourne City v Whittlesea Ranges 18 June 2014 |  Melbourne City | 7–0|  Whittlesea Ranges | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Ballarat Red Devils v Melbourne City 25 June 2014 |  Ballarat Red Devils | 0–6|  Melbourne City | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

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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

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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

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15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Llera 85' | Report | Williams 48' | Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park
Attendance: 1039

Bolton Wanderers v  Melbourne City 23 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp|  Bolton Wanderers | 1–5|  Melbourne City | Leyland, Lancashire, England

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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| 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

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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

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19:00 UAEST (UTC+04:00) | Williams 75' | Report | Zozulya 17' | Stadium: New York University Abu Dhabi Campus

## Competitions

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### Overall

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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

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Main article: 2014–15 A-League

#### League table

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Pos | Team

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1  | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27  | 15  | 8  | 4  | 56  | 31  | +25  | 53  | Qualification for 2016 AFC 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 for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4  | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27  | 14  | 4  | 9  | 45  | 35  | +10  | 46  | Qualification for 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[b] | 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

Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 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

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Overall | Home | Away

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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

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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

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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

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Sydney FC v Melbourne City 11 October 2014 1|  Sydney FC | 1–1|  Melbourne City | Sydney

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City 3 May 2015 Elimination-finals|  Wellington Phoenix | 0–2|  Melbourne City | Wellington

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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

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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

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Main article: 2014 FFA Cup

Melbourne City v  Sydney FC 12 August 2014 Round of 32|  Melbourne City | 1–3 (a.e.t.)|  Sydney FC | Ballarat

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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

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* NAB Young Footballer of the Month (February) – Connor Chapman[23]

## References

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1. ^ "ANNOUNCEMENT: Melbourne City FC Sign Retre and Marino to Senior Deals". 18 August 2014.
2. ^ a b c d "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. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
4. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Duff, Extends Mauk and Garuccio Contracts". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
5. ^ "Melbourne Heart FC Captures New Signings". Melbourne City. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
6. ^ "Robert Koren joins A-League's Melbourne City for two years as international marquee". ABC News. ABC. 3 August 2014. 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. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 15 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. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
14. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign French Winger Harry Novillo". Football Federation Australia. 3 March 2015.
15. ^ a b c d e "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. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
23. ^ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year nominee for February". Football Federation Australia. 6 March 2015.

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