2014–15 Melbourne City FC season

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Melbourne City
2014–15 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerJohn van 't Schip
StadiumAAMI Park, Melbourne
A-League5th
A-League Finals SeriesSemi-finals
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron Mooy (7)
All: Aaron Mooy (7)
Highest home attendance26,372 vs Melbourne Victory
20 December 2014
Lowest home attendance5,867 vs Newcastle Jets
14 March 2015

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[]

Squad information[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 32 2012 48 0 2016 Free
3 DF Netherlands Rob Wielaert 42 2013 37 1 2015 Free Visa player
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 27 2014 16 0 2016 Free
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 35 2014 26 3 2018 Free
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 31 2014 27 7 2016 Free
7 MF Australia Iain Ramsay 33 2013 45 3 2015 Free
8 MF Australia Massimo Murdocca 37 2013 44 0 2015 Free
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 29 2015 8 3 2015 Injury Replacement Player
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 40 2014 18 3 2016 Visa player/International Marquee
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 42 2014 15 1 2015 Free Visa player
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano 33 2011 52 7 2015 Free Visa player
14 MF Australia James Brown 31 2014 14 1 2016 Free
15 FW Australia David Williams 33 2011 91 21 2016 Free
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 39 2015 12 2 2016 Free
17 MF Australia Jason Hoffman 32 2010 80 3 2016 Free
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 28 2014 6 0 2015 Youth system
19 MF Australia Ben Garuccio 26 2012 24 0 2017 Free
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi 34 2013 8 0 2015 Free
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 25 2012 24 0 2016 Youth system
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 29 2015 11 0 2016 Free
23 FW Australia Mate Dugandzic 31 2011 75 13 2015 Free
24 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 40 2013 50 3 2015 Free Captain
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 26 2014 13 1 2016 Free
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 25 2014 4 1 2016 Free
27 DF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 43 2015 11 1 2015 Free Injury Replacement Player
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Spain David Villa 39 2014 4 2 2014 Free Guest player
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 33 2010 69 6 2015 Free
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 40 2014 2 0 2014 Free Injury Replacement Player
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 29 2015 6 2 2015 Free Visa player
  • Last updated: 7 October 2015
  • Source:[citation needed]

From youth squad[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 28 [1]
26 DF Australia Ersin Kaya 28
27 MF Australia Luke O'Dea 28
28 DF Australia Nick Symeoy
30 MF Australia Ross Archibald 26

Transfers in[]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 26 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
14 MF Australia James Brown 31 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 31 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
9 FW Spain David Villa 39 New York City United States Loan (Guest) Pre-season 2015 Free [3]
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 42 Fulham England Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free [4]
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 26 Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [5]
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 40 Hull City England Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [6]
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 25 Australian Institute of Sport Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [7]
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 35 Muangthong United Thailand Transfer Pre-season 2018 [8]
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 40 Brisbane Roar Transfer Mid-season 2014 [9]
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 39 Nagoya Grampus Japan Transfer Mid-season 2016 [10]
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 29 Perth Glory Transfer Mid-season 2016 [11]
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 29 LionsXII Singapore Loan Mid-season 2015 [12]
27 DF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 43 Newcastle Jets Transfer Mid-season 2015 [13]
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 29 Clermont France Transfer Mid-season 2015 [14]

Transfers out[]

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
2 DF Australia Jeremy Walker 28 Hume City End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
4 MF Netherlands Orlando Engelaar 42 End of contract Pre-season Free [2]
5 DF Australia Sam Mitchinson 28 Bayswater City End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
6 DF Liberia Patrick Gerhardt 36 End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
10 MF Australia Harry Kewell 42 Retired Pre-season Free [16]
16 DF Australia Aziz Behich 30 Bursaspor Turkey End of loan Pre-season Free [15]
18 DF Australia David Vranković 27 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Transfer Pre-season Free [15][17]
9 FW Spain David Villa 39 New York City United States End of loan Mid-season Free [18]
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 33 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Mid-season Free [19]
22 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 40 Cork City Republic of Ireland End of contract Mid-season Free [20]
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 23 LionsXII Singapore End of Loan Mid-season Free [21]

Technical staff[]

Position Name
Head Coach Netherlands John van 't Schip
Senior Assistant Coach Australia Luciano Trani
Assistant Coaches Croatia Joey Didulica
Croatia Ivan Jolic
Goalkeeping Coach Australia Clint Bolton
Physiotherapist Australia Belinda Pacella
Youth Team Coach Australia Joe Palatsides

Statistics[]

Squad statistics[]

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 12 0 1 0 0 10+1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF Netherlands Rob Wielaert 12 1 2 0 0 11 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 16 0 4 0 1 16 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 26 3 4 0 0 26 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 28 7 5 0 0 27 7 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
7 MF Australia Iain Ramsay 20 2 2 0 0 11+8 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
8 MF Australia Massimo Murdocca 17 0 0 0 0 7+9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 10 2 2 0 0 8+2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 20 3 1 0 0 18+2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 16 1 3 0 0 14+1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano 11 1 0 0 0 10+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Australia James Brown 16 1 3 0 0 5+10 1 2 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0
15 FW Australia David Williams 27 3 0 0 0 14+12 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 12 2 0 0 0 11+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Australia Jason Hoffman 15 1 5 0 1 11+3 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 14 0 2 1 0 7+7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Australia Ben Garuccio 8 0 1 0 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi 19 0 1 0 1 19 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 6 0 0 0 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 11 0 4 0 0 9+2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Australia Mate Dugandzic 20 2 1 0 0 15+4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
24 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 30 1 3 0 0 29 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 14 1 8 0 0 10+4 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 5 1 0 0 0 0+5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 11 1 4 0 1 11 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Australia Nick Symeoy 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Australia 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 Spain David Villa 4 2 0 0 0 3+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Singapore 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
  • Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies[]

18 June 2014 Melbourne City Victoria (Australia) 7–0 Victoria (Australia) Whittlesea Ranges Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
25 June 2014 Ballarat Red Devils Victoria (Australia) 0–6 Victoria (Australia) Melbourne City Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Report Dugandžić Goal 6', 11'
Wielaert Goal 35'
Williams Goal 37'
Konstantinidis Goal 68'
Brown Goal 81'		 Stadium: Morshead Park
Attendance: 1200
15 June 2014 Manchester Training Camp Bury England 2–2 Australia Melbourne City Carrington, Greater Manchester, England
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Mills Goal ?'
Jones Goal ?'		 MCFC report
BFC Report		 Brown Goal 11'
Poole (trialist) Goal ?'		 Stadium: Carrington Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
19 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp Oldham Athletic England 1–1 Australia Melbourne City Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Llera Goal 85' Report Williams Goal 48' Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park
Attendance: 1039
23 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp Bolton Wanderers XI England 1–5 Australia Melbourne City Leyland, Lancashire, England
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Wilkinson Goal 3' Report Kisnorbo Goal 20'
Williams Goal 27'
Mooy Goal 35'
Brown Goal 63'
Dugandžić Goal 73'		 Stadium: County Ground
19 August 2014 Hume City Victoria (Australia) 0–5 Victoria (Australia) Melbourne City Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) Report Williams Goal 24'
Kisnorbo Goal 43'
Marino Goal 58'
Mauk Goal 60'
Zinni Goal 80'		 Stadium: John Ilhan Memorial Reserve
23 August 2014 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne City Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
15:00 ACST (UTC+09:30) Cirio Goal 3' Report Stadium:
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
2 September 2014 FC Bendigo Victoria (Australia) 0–4 Victoria (Australia) Melbourne City Huntly, Victoria, Australia
18:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) Report Marino Goal 13', 54'
Prelevic Goal 85'
Dekker Goal 90'		 Stadium:
7 September 2014 Craig Foster Cup Melbourne City 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
14:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) Wielaert Goal 56' Report Mané Goal 57' (pen.) Stadium: Oakes Oval
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jarred Gillett
16 September 2014 Adelaide United 2–0 Melbourne City Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
15:00 ACST (UTC+09:30) Mabil Goal 33'
Goodwin Goal 45'		 Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Daniel Goodwin
23 September 2014 Melbourne City Victoria (Australia) 1–0 Victoria (Australia) Pascoe Vale Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Retre Goal 45+1' Report Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
26 September 2014 Melbourne City 2–1 Perth Glory Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Koren Goal 15' (pen.)
Dugandzic Goal 62'		 Report Maclaren Goal 88' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
11 January 2015 Abu Dhabi training camp Al Jazira FC United Arab Emirates 2–0 Australia Melbourne City Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UAEST (UTC+04:00) Vučinić Goal 58'
Kisnorbo Goal 73' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
18 January 2015 Abu Dhabi training camp Melbourne City Australia 1–1 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UAEST (UTC+04:00) Williams Goal 75' Report Zozulya Goal 17' Stadium:

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
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[]

Main article: 2014–15 A-League

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification to Finals series and Champions League group stage
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification to Finals series and Champions League qualifying play-off
4 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification to 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
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
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[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
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[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAHHAHHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAA
ResultDDLLWDLLWLWDWLWLDDWLWWWDDLL
Position577766676766666677676666665
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

11 October 2014 1 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Gameiro Goal 54' Report Villa Goal 63' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 25,525
Referee: Peter Green
19 October 2014 2 Melbourne City 1–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Villa Goal 87' Report Montaño Goal 62' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,717
Referee: Jarred Gillett
25 October 2014 3 Melbourne Victory 5–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Thompson Goal 23', 87'
Berisha Goal 45+1', 46', 67' (pen.)		 Report Wielaert Goal 13'
Hoffman Goal 26'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,729
Referee: Strebre Delovski
31 October 2014 4 Melbourne City 1–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Kisnorbo Goal 9' Report Djite Goal 38'
Carrusca Goal 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,083
Referee: Chris Beath
8 November 2014 5 Brisbane Roar 1–3 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Borrello Goal 67' Report Williams Goal 8'
Dugandzic Goal 10'
Marino Goal 83'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 17,131
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
16 November 2014 6 Melbourne City 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Dugandzic Goal 10'
Paartalu Goal 53'		 Report G. Trifiro Goal 80'
Hutchinson Goal 90+4'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Adam Fielding
22 November 2014 7 Melbourne City 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Paartalu Goal 88' Report Janko Goal 10', 83'
Dimitrijević Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,474
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
30 November 2014 8 Wellington Phoenix 5–1 Melbourne City Wellington
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Burns Goal 34', 47', 85' (pen.)
Bonevacia Goal 40'
Krishna Goal 50'		 Report Williams Goal 68' (pen.) Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,410
Referee: Jarred Gillett
7 December 2014 9 Melbourne City 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Mooy Goal 49' (pen.) Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,721
Referee: Shaun Evans
20 December 2014 11 Melbourne City 1–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Paartalu Goal 90+1' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 26,372
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
26 December 2014 12 Melbourne City 1–1 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Mooy Goal 47' Report Garcia Goal 62' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,950
Referee: Alan Milliner
30 December 2014 13 Newcastle Jets 2–5 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Montaño Goal 71'
Jerónimo Goal 79'		 Report Mooy Goal 4' (pen.)
Koren Goal 9', 63', 74'
Duff Goal 24'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 9,935
Referee: Stephen Lucas
4 January 2015 14 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Melbourne City Gosford
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Duke Goal 12', 27' Report Velaphi Red card 58' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,409
Referee: Peter Green
1 February 2015 15 Melbourne City 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Melling Goal 24'
Mooy Goal 73'		 Report Takahagi Goal 5' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,561
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
7 February 2015 16 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Berisha Goal 10'
Barbarouses Goal 53'
Ben Khalfallah Goal 62'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,042
Referee: Peter Green
14 February 2015 17 Wellington Phoenix 0–0 Melbourne City Lower Hutt
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Report Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9,232
Referee: Chris Beath
22 February 2015 18 Melbourne City 0–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,486
Referee: Jarred Gillett
27 February 2015 19 Melbourne City 3–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Safuwan Goal 52'
Kennedy Goal 55'
Ramsay Goal 87'		 Report Sánchez Goal 32' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Alan Milliner
8 March 2015 20 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Melbourne City Gosford
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) F. Ferreira Goal 74' Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,079
Referee: Jarred Gillett
11 March 2015
Rescheduled 10		 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Melbourne City Sydney
20:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Poljak Goal 38'
Juric Goal 79' (pen.)
Rukavytsya Goal 90+1'		 Report Safuwan Goal 28'
Mooy Goal 72'
Chapman Red card 82'		 Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 7,239
Referee: Strebre Delovski
14 March 2015 21 Melbourne City 4–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Jaliens Goal 18'
Novillo Goal 47'
Williams Goal 63'
Ramsay Goal 88'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,867
Referee: Peter Green
20 March 2015 22 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Report J. Brown Goal 81' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,638
Referee: Chris Beath
28 March 2015 23 Melbourne City 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Germano Goal 5' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,561
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
3 April 2015 24 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Takahagi Goal 20' Report Novillo Goal 39' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 9,054
Referee: Jarred Gillett
12 April 2015 25 Melbourne City 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,720
Referee: Peter Green
19 April 2015 26 Perth Glory 3–1 Melbourne City Perth
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Maclaren Goal 42', 65', 87' Report Retre Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 45+1'
Mooy Goal 52'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 5,821
Referee: Chris Beath
25 April 2015 27 Adelaide United 4–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:00 ACST (UTC+09:30) Palanca Goal 19'
Sánchez Goal 23'
Elrich Goal 33'
Watson Goal 59' (pen.)
Marrone Red card 70'		 Report Mooy Goal 65' (pen.)
Jaliens Red card 66'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,773
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Finals series[]

3 May 2015 Elimination-finals Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Melbourne City Wellington
19:00 NZST (UTC+12:00) Report Kennedy Goal 61'
Moss Goal 72' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,171
Referee: Ben Williams
8 May 2015 Semi-finals Melbourne Victory 3–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) Berisha Goal 18'
Barbarouses Goal 30'
Thompson Goal 87'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 50,873
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

FFA Cup[]

Main article: 2014 FFA Cup
12 August 2014 Round of 32 Melbourne City Victoria (Australia) 1–3 (a.e.t.) New South Wales Sydney FC Ballarat
19:30 AEST Kalmar Goal 64'
Hoffman Red card 108'		 Report Gameiro Goal 23'
Abbas Goal 111' (pen.), 115' (pen.)		 Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,801
Referee: Shaun Evans

Awards[]

References[]

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