2022–23 Melbourne City FC season

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Melbourne City
2022–23 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerPatrick Kisnorbo
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League Men1st
Australia CupRound of 16
Highest home attendance7,501 vs. Western United
(7 October 2022)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance2,067 vs. Wellington Phoenix
(17 August 2022)
Australia Cup
Average home league attendance7,501
← 2021–22
2023–24 →
All statistics correct as of 16 Jun 2022.

The 2022–23 season is Melbourne City's thirteenth season since its inception, and its thirteenth season in the A-League Men. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City also participated in the Australia Cup. They are managed by Patrick Kisnorbo and captained by Scott Jamieson.[1]

Players[]

First-team squad[]

As of 26 July 2022[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Tom Glover
2 DF Australia AUS Scott Galloway
3 DF Australia AUS Scott Jamieson (captain)
4 DF Portugal POR Nuno Reis
6 DF Finland FIN Thomas Lam
7 FW Australia AUS Mathew Leckie
8 MF Netherlands NED Richard van der Venne
9 FW Australia AUS Jamie Maclaren
10 MF France FRA Florin Berenguer
13 MF Australia AUS Aiden O'Neill
14 MF Kosovo KOS Valon Berisha (on loan from Reims)
15 FW Australia AUS Andrew Nabbout
16 MF Australia AUS Taras Gomulka
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Australia AUS
22 DF Australia AUS Curtis Good
23 FW Australia AUS Marco Tilio
25 DF Australia AUS Callum Talbot
30 MF Australia AUS (Scholarship)
33 GK Australia AUS Matt Sutton
34 FW Australia AUS (Scholarship)
35 FW Australia AUS Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Scholarship)
36 DF Australia AUS Kerrin Stokes (Scholarship)
37 FW Australia AUS Max Caputo (Scholarship)
38 DF Australia AUS Jordan Bos (Scholarship)
39 MF Australia AUS (Scholarship)
40 GK Australia AUS (Scholarship)

Transfers in[]

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
25 DF Callum Talbot Sydney FC Free transfer 3 years 24 May 2022 [3]
8 MF Netherlands Richard van der Venne Unattached Free transfer 2 years 22 June 2022 [4]
6 DF Finland Thomas Lam Unattached Free transfer 2 years 16 August 2022 [5]
14 MF Kosovo Valon Berisha France Reims Loan 1 year 7 September 2022 [6]

From youth squad[]

No. Position Player Age Date Notes Ref.
30 MF 18 4 January 2022 2 year scholarship contract [7]
34 FW 16 2 July 2022 2 year scholarship contract [8]
39 FW 17 2 July 2022 2 year scholarship contract [8]

Transfers out[]

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
18 MF Connor Metcalfe Germany St. Pauli Undisclosed 17 February 2022 [9]
17 FW North Macedonia Stefan Colakovski Perth Glory End of contract 6 June 2022 [10]
6 DF England Carl Jenkinson England Nottingham Forest End of loan 7 June 2022 [11]
14 MF Japan Tsubasa Endoh Unattached End of contract 7 June 2022 [11]
39 MF Anthony Lesiotis Unattached End of contract 7 June 2022 [11]
42 GK Melbourne Victory Mutual contract termination 27 June 2022 [12][13]
20 MF Italy Manuel Pucciarelli Unattached Mutual contract termination 2 July 2022 [14]
5 DF Rostyn Griffiths India Mumbai City End of contract 10 July 2022 [15]

Contract extensions[]

No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
33 Matt Sutton Goalkeeper 1 year 16 June 2022 [16]

Pre-season and friendlies[]

26 July 2022 Dandenong Thunder 2–3 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEST
  • Good 29' (o.g.)
  • Lochhead 37'
 Report
Stadium: George Andrews Reserve
3 September 2022 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Melbourne City Gosford
16:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
17 September 2022 Central Coast Mariners 4–2 Melbourne City Sydney
10:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Valentine Sports Park
30 September 2022 Melbourne City 1–5 Adelaide United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: The match was played over 135 minutes

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 7 October 2022 28 April 2023 Matchday 1 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
Australia Cup 2 August 2022 17 August 2022 Round of 32 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Total 4 3 0 1 6 3 +3 075.00

Last updated: 14 October 2022
Source: Competitions

A-League Men[]

Main article: 2022–23 A-League Men

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
2 2 0 0 4 1  +3 6 1 0 0 2 1  +1 1 0 0 2 0  +2

Last updated: 14 October 2022.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAAHHAAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAH
ResultWW
Position21
Source:[citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6 Qualification to Finals series, ,
and possible 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage[a]
2 Western Sydney Wanderers 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6 Qualification to Finals series, ,
and possible 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[a]
3 Macarthur FC 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2 4 Qualification to Finals series
and
4 Sydney FC 2 1 0 1 5 4 +1 3
5 Newcastle Jets 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 16 October 2022. Source: Keepup.com.au
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:
  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 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. Due to the change of the AFC competitions dates to an autumn–spring format, Australia will have two domestic seasons completed before the competition starts. Football Australia are yet to announce their own slot allocation method for the competition.

Matches[]

7 October 2022 1 Melbourne City 2–1 Western United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,501
Referee: Shaun Evans
14 October 2022 2 Brisbane Roar 0–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,890
Referee: Tim Danaskos
22 October 2022 3 Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
30 October 2022 4 Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
5 November 2022 5 Melbourne City v Perth Glory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
12 November 2022 6 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
10 December 2022 7 Sydney FC v Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
17 December 2022 8 Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
27 December 2022 9 Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
2 January 2023 10 Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City Wellington
15:00 NZDT Stadium: Sky Stadium
7 January 2023 11 Melbourne City v Western United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
15 January 2023 12 Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City Sydney
15:00 AEDT Stadium: CommBank Stadium
21 January 2023 13 Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City Brisbane
19:45 AEDT Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
29 January 2023 14 Melbourne City v Adelaide United Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
4 February 2023 15 Melbourne City v Macarthur FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
11 February 2023 16 Perth Glory v Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AWST Stadium: HBF Park
18 February 2023 17 Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
25 February 2023 18 Melbourne City v Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
3 March 2023 19 Adelaide United v Melbourne City Adelaide
18:15 ACST Stadium: Coopers Stadium
12 March 2023 20 Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
19 March 2023 21 Macarthur FC v Melbourne City Sydney
15:00 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
2 April 2023 22 Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEST Stadium: AAMI Park
10 April 2023 23 Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
16:00 AEST Stadium: AAMI Park
15 April 2023 24 Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City Gosford
17:00 AEST Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
22 April 2023 25 Western United v Melbourne City TBC
19:45 AEST Stadium: TBC
28 April 2023 26 Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:45 AEST Stadium: AAMI Park

Australia Cup[]

Main article: 2022 Australia Cup
2 August 2022 Round of 32 Newcastle Olympic 0–1 Melbourne City Newcastle
19:30 AEST Report
  • 41'
 Stadium: No.2 Sportsground
Attendance: 1,412
Referee: Adam Bavcar
17 August 2022 Round of 16 Melbourne City 1–2 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 2,067
Referee: Kurt Ams

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 14 October 2022
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Tom Glover 2 0 2 0 4 0
2 DF Australia Scott Galloway 1 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF Australia Scott Jamieson 2 0 2 0 4 0
4 DF Portugal Nuno Reis 0 0 2 0 2 0
6 DF Finland Thomas Lam 2 0 0 0 2 0
7 FW Australia Mathew Leckie 2 0 1(1) 1 4 1
8 MF Netherlands Richard van der Venne 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Australia Jamie Maclaren 2 3 2 0 4 3
10 MF France Florin Berenguer 0 0 2 0 2 0
13 MF Australia Aiden O'Neill 2 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF Kosovo Valon Berisha 2 0 0 0 2 0
15 FW Australia Andrew Nabbout 2 0 1 0 3 0
16 MF Australia Taras Gomulka 2 0 2 0 4 0
18 DF Australia 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Australia Curtis Good 0 0 2 0 2 0
23 FW Australia Marco Tilio 0(2) 0 2 0 4 0
25 DF Australia Callum Talbot 2 0 1(1) 0 4 0
30 MF Australia 0 0 1 1 1 1
37 MF Australia Max Caputo 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0
38 DF Australia Jordan Bos 2 0 1(1) 0 4 0

Disciplinary record[]

As of 14 October 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 16 MF Australia Taras Gomulka 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
2 10 MF France Florin Berenguer 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0
2 3 DF Australia Scott Jamieson 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
7 FW Australia Mathew Leckie 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 MF Australia Aiden O'Neill 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Kosovo Valon Berisha 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 FW Australia Andrew Nabbout 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
38 DF Australia Jordan Bos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 5 0 1 4 0 0 9 0 1

Clean sheets[]

As of 14 October 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men Australia Cup Total
1 1 GK Australia Tom Glover 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

References[]

  1. ^ Jackson, Ed (4 February 2022). "A-League coach's speculation no surprise for Jamieson". FTBL.
  2. ^ "Squads: Men". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Melbourne City FC signs Australian U23 defender Callum Talbot". Melbourne City. 24 May 2022.
  4. ^ "WELKOM RICHARD: City sign Dutch midfielder". Melbourne City. 22 June 2022.
  5. ^ "City sign Finnish international Thomas Lam". Melbourne City. 16 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Berisha is City blue: Kosovan international joins on loan". Melbourne City. 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ "City sign Luke Oresti on two-year scholarship deal". Melbourne City. 4 January 2022.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Academy Products sign Scholarship deals". Melbourne City. 2 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Melbourne City FC agrees terms with FC St. Pauli for Connor Metcalfe". Melbourne City. 17 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Stefan Colakovski departs Melbourne City FC". Melbourne City. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c "3 players depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  12. ^ "A-League Men Squad Update: Taleb departs". Melbourne City. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Eli Adams and Ahmad Taleb". Melbourne Victory. 28 June 2022.
  14. ^ "A-League Men Squad Update: Pucciarelli departs". Melbourne City. 2 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Rostyn Griffiths to depart City". Melbourne City. 10 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Matthew Sutton signs contract extension". Melbourne City. 16 June 2022.

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