2021–22 Melbourne City FC season
2021–22 season | |
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Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak |
Manager | Patrick Kisnorbo |
Stadium | AAMI Park |
FFA Cup | Quarter-finals |
AFC Champions League | Pre-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.
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 |
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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 | ![]() |
Free transfer | 2 years | 24 August 2021 | [4] | |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 20 September 2021 | [5] |
Transfers out[]
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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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 | ![]() |
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End of loan | 6 July 2021 | [7] |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Macarthur FC | End of contract | 10 July 2021 | [8] |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Unattached | End of contract | 17 July 2021 | [9] |
19 | DF | Ben Garuccio | Western United | Mutual contract termination | 17 July 2021 | [10][11] |
13 | DF | Nathaniel Atkinson | ![]() |
Undisclosed | 24 December 2021 | [12] |
Contract extensions[]
No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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9 | Jamie Maclaren | Striker | 2 years | 23 June 2021 | [13] |
3 | Scott Jamieson | Left-back | 2 years | 2 July 2021 | [14] |
10 | ![]() |
Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 21 July 2021 | [15] |
39 | Anthony Lesiotis | Defensive midfielder | 1 year | 6 August 2021 | scholarship extension[16] |
38 | Jordan Bos | Left-back | 3 years | 30 September 2021 | scholarship extension[17] |
2 | Scott Galloway | Full-back | 3 years | 2 October 2021 | [18] |
23 | Marco Tilio | Forward | 2 years | 20 October 2021 | [19] |
35 | Raphael Borges Rodrigues | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 26 October 2021 | [20] |
Pre-season and friendlies[]
10 September 2021 | Melbourne City ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Melbourne, Australia |
11:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field |
1 November 2021 | Melbourne City ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 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 | |||||||
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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 |
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3 | Western United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 12 | Qualification to Finals series and round of 32[a] |
4 | Central Coast Mariners | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 9 | |
5 | Melbourne City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8[b] | |
6 | Sydney FC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8[b] | |
7 | Newcastle Jets | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 5 | Qualification to round of 32[c] |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2021. Source: A-League Men
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) 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) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) 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.
- ^ a b Points per game: Melbourne City 1.6, Sydney FC 1.33
- ^ The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[21]
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 | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park Referee: Chris Beath |
26 | Melbourne City | Postponed | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
Stadium: AAMI Park |
6 | Brisbane Roar | Postponed | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
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 ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | 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 |
19:30 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 2,148 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
Quarter-finals | Melbourne City ![]() | Postponed | ![]() | Melbourne |
Postponement | 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 | ||||
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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 |
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1 | 1 | GK | ![]() |
Tom Glover | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
See also[]
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.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "City agrees transfer deal for Nathaniel Atkinson". Melbourne City. 24 December 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.
- ^ "FFA Cup to introduce Hyundai A-League play-off process from 2020". Football Federation Australia. 20 December 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links[]
- Melbourne City official website
Categories:
- Melbourne City FC seasons
- 2021–22 A-League Men season by team