2015–16 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City 2015–16 football season

Melbourne City2015–16 season

Owner| City Football Group
Chairman| Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager| John van 't Schip
Stadium| AAMI Park
A-League| 4th
A-League Finals| Semi-finals
FFA Cup| Semi-finals
Top goalscorer| League: Bruno Fornaroli (23)
All: Bruno Fornaroli (28)
Highest home attendance| 25,738
vs. Melbourne Victory
(13 February 2016)
A-League
Lowest home attendance| 4,027
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(27 November 2015)
FFA Cup
Average home league attendance| 11,061
Biggest win| 5–0
Heidelberg United
(29 September 2015)
FFA Cup
Biggest defeat| 0–3
Western Sydney Wanderers
(13 November 2015)
A-League
1–4
Adelaide United
(13 November 2015)
A-League Finals

Home colours

Away colours

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<- 2014–15

2016–17 ->

The 2015–16 season was the sixth in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FFA Cup for the second time.

## Players[edit]

### Squad information[edit]

As of 5 February 2016[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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1  | GK |  DEN | Thomas Sørensen
2  | DF |  AUS | Alex Wilkinson
3  | DF |  NIR | Aaron Hughes
4  | DF |  AUS | Connor Chapman
5  | DF |  AUS | Ivan Franjic
7  | FW |  AUS | Corey Gameiro
8  | MF |  AUS | Aaron Mooy
9  | FW |  MTQ | Harry Novillo
11  | DF |  AUS | Michael Zullo
14  | MF |  AUS | James Brown
16  | MF |  AUS | Jason Trifiro
17  | FW |  AUS | Wade Dekker
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18  | MF |  AUS | Paulo Retre
19  | MF |  AUS | Ben Garuccio
20  | GK |  AUS | Dean Bouzanis
22  | DF |  AUS | Jack Clisby
23  | FW |  URU | Bruno Fornaroli
24  | DF |  AUS | Patrick Kisnorbo (Captain)
25  | MF |  AUS | Jacob Melling
26  | FW |  AUS | Marc Marino
27  | MF |  AUS | Nick Fitzgerald
28  | FW |  AUS | Steve Kuzmanovski
29  | MF |  AUS | Anthony Cáceres (On Loan from Manchester City)
33  | MF |  AUS | Osama Malik

### From youth squad[edit]

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17  | FW |  | Wade Dekker | 21  | [2]
30  | FW |  | Hernan Espindola | 20  | [3]

### Transfers in[edit]

No.
| Pos.
| Nat.
| Name
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| Moving from
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window | Ends
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fee | Source

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5  | DF |  | Ivan Franjic | 27  | Free agent | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2018  | Free | [4]
28  | FW |  | Steve Kuzmanovski | 18  | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2017  | Free | [5]
7  | FW |  | Corey Gameiro | 22  | Sydney FC | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2017  | Free | [6]
3  | MF |  | Aaron Hughes | 35  | Free agent | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2016  | Free | [7]
11  | DF |  | Michael Zullo | 26  | Utrecht | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2016  | Free | [8]
23  | FW |  | Bruno Fornaroli | 27  | Danubio | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2017  | Free | [9]
1  | GK |  | Thomas Sørensen | 39  | Free agent | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2017  | Free | [10]
16  | MF |  | Jason Trifiro | 27  | Free agent | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2016  | Free | [11]
27  | DF |  | Callum Richardson | 19  | Burnley | Transfer  | Pre-season  | 2016  | Free | [3]
20  | GK |  | Dean Bouzanis | 20  | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer  | Mid-season  | 2016  | Free | [12]
29  | MF |  | Anthony Cáceres | 23  | Manchester City | Loan  | Mid-season  | 2016  | Free | [13]
33  | MF |  | Osama Malik | 25  | Adelaide United | Transfer  | Mid-season  | 2018  | Free | [14]
27  | MF |  | Nick Fitzgerald | 23  | Free agent | Transfer  | Mid-season  | 2016  | Free | [14]
2  | DF |  | Alex Wilkinson | 31  | Free agent | Transfer  | Mid-season  | 2016  | Free | [15]

### Transfers out[edit]

| Pos.
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| Name
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| Moving to
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window | Transfer
fee | Source

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3  | DF |  | Rob Wielaert | 36  |  | End of contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [16]
7  | MF |  | Iain Ramsay | 27  |  | End of contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [16]
11  | MF |  | Damien Duff | 36  |  | End of contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [16]
23  | FW |  | Mate Dugandzic | 25  |  | End of contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [16]
27  | DF |  | Kew Jaliens | 36  |  | End of contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [16]
27  | DF |  | Ross Archibald | 20  | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | End of contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [17]
1  | GK |  | Andrew Redmayne | 26  | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer  | Pre-season  | Free | [18][19]
16  | FW |  | Joshua Kennedy | 32  |  | Retired  | Pre-season  |  | [20]
8  | MF |  | Massimo Murdocca | 30  | Avondale FC | End of contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [21]
17  | DF |  | Jason Hoffman | 26  | Newcastle Jets | Transfer  | Pre-season  | Free | [22]
13  | MF |  | Jonatan Germano | 27  |  | End of Contract  | Pre-season  | Free | [23]
20  | GK |  | Tando Velaphi | 28  |  | Released  | Mid-season  | Free | [12]
15  | FW |  | David Williams | 27  |  | Released  | Mid-season  | Free | [24]
10  | MF |  | Robert Koren | 35  |  | Released  | Mid-season  | Free | [25]
21  | MF |  | Stefan Mauk | 20  | Adelaide United | Transfer  | Mid-season  | Free | [14]
27  | DF |  | Callum Richardson | 20  |  | End of contract  | Mid-season  | Free |
6  | MF |  | Erik Paartalu | 29  |  | Released  | Mid-season  | Free | [26]
30  | FW |  | Hernan Espindola | 21  | Hume City | Transfer  | Mid-season  | Free | [27]
36  | DF |  | Matt Millar | 19  | South Melbourne | Transfer  | Mid-season  | Free | [28]

## Technical staff[edit]

Position  | Name

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

## Statistics[edit]

### Squad statistics[edit]

N | Pos. | Nat. | Name  | Total | A-League | A-League Finals series | FFA Cup

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1  | GK |  | Thomas Sørensen | 30  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 27+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
2  | DF |  | Alex Wilkinson | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 8+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
3  | DF |  | Aaron Hughes | 6  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
4  | DF |  | Connor Chapman | 16  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 12+0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
5  | DF |  | Ivan Franjic | 18  | 0  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 17+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
7  | FW |  | Corey Gameiro | 5  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
8  | MF |  | Aaron Mooy | 30  | 17  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 23+1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0
9  | FW |  | Harry Novillo | 23  | 11  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 20+1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
11  | DF |  | Michael Zullo | 17  | 0  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 11+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
14  | FW |  | James Brown | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
16  | MF |  | Jason Trifiro | 8  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 1+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
17  | FW |  | Wade Dekker | 9  | 2  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 2+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
18  | MF |  | Paulo Retre | 27  | 1  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 14+8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
19  | MF |  | Ben Garuccio | 22  | 1  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 14+5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
19  | DF |  | Philip Petreski  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
20  | GK |  | Dean Bouzanis | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
22  | DF |  | Jack Clisby | 24  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 12+6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
23  | FW |  | Bruno Fornaroli | 32  | 28  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 27+0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0
24  | DF |  | Patrick Kisnorbo | 30  | 2  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 24+0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
25  | MF |  | Jacob Melling | 23  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 16+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
26  | FW |  | Marc Marino | 4  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
27  | FW |  | Nick Fitzgerald | 13  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 8+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
28  | FW |  | Steve Kuzmanovski | 7  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
29  | MF |  | Anthony Cáceres | 11  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 0  | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
33  | DF |  | Osama Malik | 14  | 0  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 11+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
34  | FW |  | Stefan Zinni | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
39  | MF |  | Ali Eyigun | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
50  | GK |  | Alex Pavlidis | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Players no longer at the club:
6  | MF |  | Erik Paartalu | 17  | 4  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 14+0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0
10  | MF |  | Robert Koren | 8  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0
13  | MF |  | Jonatan Germano | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
15  | FW |  | David Williams | 11  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 2+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
20  | GK |  | Tando Velaphi | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
21  | MF |  | Stefan Mauk | 16  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 9+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
27  | DF |  | Callum Richardson | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
30  | FW |  | Hernan Espindola | 5  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
36  | DF |  | Matt Millar | 5  | 1  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 2+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0

* Last updated: 22 April 2016
* 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 friendlies[edit]

Melbourne City v  Manchester City 18 July 2015 Friendly|  Melbourne City | 0–1|  Manchester City | Robina, Australia

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8:20 GMT+1 |  | Report | Nasri 86' | Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Melbourne City v  Young Socceroos 28 July 2015 Friendly|  Melbourne City | 5–1|  Young Socceroos | Melbourne, Australia

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| Goalscorers not recorded | Report | Goalscorers not recorded | Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Melbourne City v  Newcastle Jets 16 August 2015 Friendly|  Melbourne City | 1–1|  Newcastle Jets | Melbourne, Australia

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| Goalscorers not recorded |  | Goalscorers not recorded | Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Adelaide United v  Melbourne City 22 August 2015 Friendly|  Adelaide United | 4–3|  Melbourne City | Darwin, Australia

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19:00 (ACST) | Sánchez 18'
Dugandzic 52'
Jeggo 80'
Goodwin 86' | Report | Espindola 16'
Germano 29'
Mauk 37' | Stadium: Larrakia Park
Attendance: 1,600

Melbourne City v  North Geelong Warriors 4 September 2015 Friendly|  Melbourne City | 5–0|  North Geelong Warriors | Port Melbourne, Australia

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19:30 (AEST) | Marino 15'
Chapman 50'
Cristaldo 77'
Dekker 79'
Mauk 80' (pen.) | Report |  | Stadium: JL Murphy Reserve

Oakleigh Cannons v  Melbourne City 9 September 2015 Friendly|  Oakleigh Cannons | 0–8|  Melbourne City | Oakleigh, Australia

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19:30 (AEST) |  | Report | Paartalu 4'
Koren 7', 42'
Mauk 33'
Dekker 65', 78'
Cristaldo 71'
Espindola 84' | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
Attendance: 1,907

Melbourne City v  Adelaide United 16 September 2015 Friendly|  Melbourne City | 1–3|  Adelaide United | Melbourne, Australia

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13:00 (AEST) | Dekker 90' | Report | Jeggo 16'
Carrusca 21'
Cirio 58' | Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Hume City v  Melbourne City 15 October 2015 Friendly|  Hume City | 2–0|  Melbourne City | Melbourne, Australia

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| Clark 4'
Msahli 11' | Report |  | Stadium: ABD Stadium

## Competitions[edit]

### Overall[edit]

Competition  | Started round  | Final
position / round  | First match  | Last match

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A-League | —  | 4th  | 10 October 2015  | 8 April 2016
A-League Finals | Elimination-finals  | Semi-finals  | 17 April 2016  | 22 April 2016
FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 4 August 2015  | 21 October 2015

### A-League[edit]

Main article: 2015–16 A-League

#### League table[edit]

Pos | Team

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1  | Adelaide United (C) | 27  | 14  | 7  | 6  | 45  | 28  | +17  | 49  | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2  | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27  | 14  | 6  | 7  | 44  | 33  | +11  | 48
3  | Brisbane Roar | 27  | 14  | 6  | 7  | 49  | 40  | +9  | 48  | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4  | Melbourne City | 27  | 13  | 5  | 9  | 63  | 44  | +19  | 44  | Qualification for Finals series
5  | Perth Glory | 27  | 13  | 4  | 10  | 49  | 42  | +7  | 43
6  | Melbourne Victory | 27  | 11  | 8  | 8  | 40  | 33  | +7  | 41
7  | Sydney FC | 27  | 8  | 10  | 9  | 36  | 36  | 0  | 34  |
8  | Newcastle Jets | 27  | 8  | 6  | 13  | 28  | 41  | −13  | 30
9  | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27  | 7  | 4  | 16  | 34  | 54  | −20  | 25
10  | Central Coast Mariners | 27  | 3  | 4  | 20  | 33  | 70  | −37  | 13

Source: A-Leagues
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.

#### 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
27  | 13  | 5  | 9  | 63  | 44  |  +19  | 44  | 9  | 2  | 3  | 35  | 20  |  +15  | 4  | 3  | 6  | 28  | 24  |  +4

Last updated: 8 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

#### Results by round[edit]

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| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| A| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| H| H| A| H| A| H| H| A| H
Result| D| L| W| L| W| L| D| W| W| W| W| L| D| W| D| W| L| L| D| W| L| W| W| W| W| L| L
Position| 4| 8| 5| 6| 5| 7| 7| 6| 5| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 4| 2| 3| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 2| 1| 4| 4

Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches[edit]

Source: Melbourne City FC 2015–16 season fixtures

Sydney FC v Melbourne City 10 October 2015 1|  Sydney FC | 1–1|  Melbourne City | Sydney

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19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Hološko 45+3' | Report | Dekker 16' | Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 17,051
Referee: Ben Williams

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City 17 October 2015 2|  Melbourne Victory | 3–2|  Melbourne City | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Ben Khalfallah 23'
Barbarouses 57'
Berisha 90' | Report | Fornaroli 69'
Mauk 71' | Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,217
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners 25 October 2015 3|  Melbourne City | 3–1|  Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne

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17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Kisnorbo 11'
Fornaroli 53', 72' | Report | Fitzgerald 13' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,408
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets 30 October 2015 4|  Melbourne City | 2–3|  Newcastle Jets | Melbourne

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19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Mooy 12'
Mauk 22' | Report | Kantarovski 58'
Trifunović 74' (pen.), 79' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,209
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Adelaide United v Melbourne City 5 November 2015 5|  Adelaide United | 2–4|  Melbourne City | Adelaide

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19:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30) | Cirio 66'
Sánchez 85' (pen.) | Report | Paartalu 8'
Mooy 35'
Fornaroli 56', 71' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers 13 November 2015 6|  Melbourne City | 0–3|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne

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19:40 AEST (UTC+11:00) |  | Report | Nichols 47'
Piovaccari 61'
Bridge 84' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,910
Referee: Peter Green

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City 20 November 2015 7|  Brisbane Roar | 1–1|  Melbourne City | Brisbane

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20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Henrique 70' | Report | Novillo 47' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,812
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne City v Perth Glory 27 November 2015 8|  Melbourne City | 5–1|  Perth Glory | Melbourne

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19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Paartalu 6'
Chapman 19'
Fornaroli 35'
Novillo 53'
Mooy 82' (pen.) | Report | Sidnei 45+2'
A. Williams 75' 82' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,953
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City 3 December 2015 9|  Central Coast Mariners | 1–5|  Melbourne City | Gosford

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17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Austin 86' | Report | Novillo 26', 57'
Fornaroli 45'
Mauk 75'
Mooy 90+5' | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 4,514
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City 13 December 2015 10|  Newcastle Jets | 0–4|  Melbourne City | Newcastle

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17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) |  | Report | Mooy 43', 59'
Fornaroli 56', 62' | Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 10,087
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory 19 December 2015 11|  Melbourne City | 2–1|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Mauk 20'
Retre 30' | Report | Berisha 45' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 23,572
Referee: Ben Williams

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City 27 December 2015 12|  Brisbane Roar | 3–1|  Melbourne City | Brisbane

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19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Kisnorbo 31' (o.g.)
Borrello 40'
Henrique 90+4' | Report | Fornaroli 49' | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 16,435
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Melbourne City v Sydney FC 2 January 2016 13|  Melbourne City | 2–2|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Hughes 37'
Fornaroli 60' | Report | Ninković 53', 78' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,140
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers 9 January 2016 14|  Melbourne City | 3–2|  Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Novillo 7', 85'
Fornaroli 24' | Report | Nichols 29'
Hughes 60' (o.g.) | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,776
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Perth Glory v Melbourne City 16 January 2016 15|  Perth Glory | 2–2|  Melbourne City | Perth

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19:40 AWST (UTC+08:00) | Castro 45+2'
Harold 60'
Collard 30' 63' | Report | Paartalu 31'
Mooy 47' | Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 7,021
Referee: Ben Williams

Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix 25 January 2016 16|  Melbourne City | 3–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Fornaroli 12'
Novillo 31', 49' | Report | Bonevacia 66' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,825
Referee: Peter Green

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City 29 January 2016 17|  Western Sydney Wanderers | 4–3|  Melbourne City | Sydney

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19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Nichols 32'
Bridge 60', 66'
Šantalab 89' | Report | Novillo 76'
Fornaroli 78'
Cáceres 65' 85'
Paartalu 90+3' | Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 14,820
Referee: Shaun Evans

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City 7 February 2016 18|  Newcastle Jets | 2–1|  Melbourne City | Newcastle

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17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Trifunović 47' (pen.), 72' | Report | Melling 63'
Fornaroli 80' | Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 7,266
Referee: Adam Fielding

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory 13 February 2016 19|  Melbourne City | 2–2|  Melbourne Victory | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Fornaroli 22', 31'
Cáceres 12' 79' | Report | Khalfallah 28'
Finkler 47' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 25,738
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners 21 February 2016 20|  Melbourne City | 4–1|  Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne

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17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Kisnorbo 48'
Mooy 66' (pen.), 90+10'
Garuccio 69' | Report | Austin 34'
Ferreira 55' 85' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,535
Referee: Stephen Lucas

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City 26 February 2016 21|  Wellington Phoenix | 2–1|  Melbourne City | Wellington

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19:30 NZDT (UTC+13:00) | Fenton 12'
Ridenton 15' | Report | Mooy 19' | Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,591
Referee: Matthew Conger

Melbourne City v Sydney FC 5 March 2016 22|  Melbourne City | 3–0|  Sydney FC | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Fornaroli 41', 71', 82' | Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,584
Referee: Jarred Gillett

Adelaide United v Melbourne City 11 March 2016 23|  Adelaide United | 0–1|  Melbourne City | Adelaide

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19:10 ACDT (UTC+10:30) |  | Report | Fitzgerald 71' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,274
Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar 18 March 2016 24|  Melbourne City | 3–1|  Brisbane Roar | Melbourne

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19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Mooy 54' (pen.)
Cáceres 81'
Fitzgerald 84' | Report | Petratos 22'
Hingert 45+1' 53' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,658
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix 28 March 2016 25|  Melbourne City | 3–0|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne

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19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Novillo 43'
Fornaroli 66', 80' | Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,895
Referee: Chris Beath

Perth Glory v Melbourne City 3 April 2016 26|  Perth Glory | 3–2|  Melbourne City | Perth

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17:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) | Keogh 55'
Sándor 67'
Castro 71' | Report | Fornaroli 73'
Marino 90+2' | Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 14,504
Referee: Shaun Evans

Melbourne City v Adelaide United 8 April 2016 27|  Melbourne City | 0–2|  Adelaide United | Melbourne

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19:40 AEST (UTC+10:00) |  | Report | Isaías 4'
Djite 45+2' (pen.) | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,454
Referee: Strebre Delovski

#### Finals series[edit]

Melbourne City v Perth Glory 17 April 2016 Elimination-finals|  Melbourne City | 2–0|  Perth Glory | Melbourne

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17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) | Fornaroli 40', 76' | Report |  | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,273
Referee: Chris Beath

Adelaide United v Melbourne City 22 April 2016 Semi-finals|  Adelaide United | 4–1|  Melbourne City | Adelaide

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19:15 ACST (UTC+9:30) | Djite 48', 60' (pen.)
McGowan 88'
Sánchez 90+4' | Report | Fitzgerald 72' | Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 15,489
Referee: Strebre Delovski

### FFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2015 FFA Cup

Edgeworth Eagles v  Melbourne City 4 August 2015 Round of 32|  Edgeworth Eagles | 1–2|  Melbourne City | Newcastle

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19:30 AEST | Hammel 26' (pen.) | Report | Mooy 35', 90+3' | Stadium: Magic Park
Attendance: 2,430[29]
Referee: Kris Griffiths Jones

Melbourne City v  Wellington Phoenix 26 August 2015 Round of 16|  Melbourne City | 5–1|  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne

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19:30 AEST | Mooy 18' (pen.)
Novillo 21'
Fornaroli 32' (pen.)
Koren 40'
Dekker 49' | Report | Krishna 34' | Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,027[30]
Referee: Lucien Laverdure

Heidelberg United v  Melbourne City 29 September 2015 Quarter-finals|  Heidelberg United | 0–5|  Melbourne City | Melbourne

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20:00 AEST |  | Report | Fornaroli 2', 90+2'
Mooy 65', 69', 84' | Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 11,372
Referee: Strebre Delovski

Perth Glory v  Melbourne City 21 October 2015 Semi-finals|  Perth Glory | 3–1|  Melbourne City | Perth

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18:30 AWST | Sándor 24'
Garuccio 45+3' (o.g.)
Harold 72' | Report | Millar 43' | Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 4,165
Referee: Shaun Evans

## References[edit]

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2. ^ "Melbourne City FC sign youth team graduate Wade Dekker". Melbourne City FC. 3 August 2015.
3. ^ a b "City Signs Espindola and Richardson on Short-Term Contracts". Melbourne City. 27 September 2015.
4. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Ivan Franjic". Melbourne City FC. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
5. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Steve Kuzmanovski". Melbourne City FC. 7 June 2015.
6. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Corey Gameiro". Melbourne City FC. 21 June 2015.
7. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Aaron Hughes". Melbourne City FC. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
8. ^ "Melbourne City sign Socceroos defender Michael Zullo". Football Federation Australia. 14 July 2015.
9. ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Bruno Fornaroli". Melbourne City FC. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
10. ^ "Melbourne City sign goalkeeper Thomas Sorenson". Melbourne City FC. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
11. ^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Jason Trifiro". Melbourne City FC. 17 September 2015.
12. ^ a b "City Release Velaphi, Sign Bouzanis". Melbourne City FC. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
13. ^ "City Signs Caceras On Loan". Melbourne City FC. 19 January 2016.
14. ^ a b c "City Signs Malik and Fitzgerald, Releases Mauk". Melbourne City FC. 23 January 2016.
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17. ^ "Archibald lands Dusseldorf deal". FourFourTwo. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
18. ^ "Melbourne City FC release Andrew Redmayne". Melbourne City FC. 17 June 2015.
19. ^ "Redmayne joins the Red & Black". A-League. 18 June 2015.
20. ^ "Josh Kennedy retires from professional football". Melbourne City FC. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
21. ^ Jordan Lim (25 May 2015). "Avondale sign former A-League players Murdocca and Stella". CornerFlag.com.au.
22. ^ "Confirmed: Jason Hoffman re-joins Jets". Newcastle Jets. 16 July 2015.
23. ^ "Thomas Sørensen completes A-League move with Melbourne City". The Guardian. 31 August 2015.
24. ^ "Williams to Pursue Overseas Opportunity". Melbourne City FC. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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28. ^ "SOUTH SIGN MILLAR AND M'BAKA ON DEADLINE DAY". South Melbourne. 17 February 2016.
29. ^ Attendance (FFA Cup Round of 32)
30. ^ Attendance (FFA Cup Round of 16)

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