2020–21 Melbourne City FC season

The 2020–21 season is the eleventh season in the history of Melbourne City FC. The club are competing in the A-League for the eleventh time. The club was scheduled to play in the 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs in June 2021, but withdrew from the competition on 4 June 2021.[1]

Melbourne City
2020–21 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerPatrick Kisnorbo
StadiumAAMI Park
A-LeaguePremiers
A-League FinalsChampions
FFA CupCancelled
AFC Champions LeagueWithdrew
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Maclaren (25)

All:
Jamie Maclaren (25)
Highest home attendance14,031 vs Melbourne Victory
(17 April 2021)
A-League
Lowest home attendance3,370 vs Adelaide United
(13 May 2021)
A-League
Average home league attendance5,822
Biggest win7–0
vs Melbourne Victory (H)
(17 April 2021)
A-League
Biggest defeat0–3
vs Brisbane Roar (A)
(25 May 2021)
A-League
All statistics correct as of 27 June 2021.

The club appointed former assistant coach Patrick Kisnorbo to the head manager position prior to the start of the season, after previous coach Erick Mombaerts left the club to return to his native country France.[2]

Players

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  AUS Tom Glover
2 DF  AUS Scott Galloway
3 DF  AUS Scott Jamieson (captain)
4 DF  POR Nuno Reis
7 MF  AUS Rostyn Griffiths
8 MF  AUS Aiden O'Neill
9 FW  AUS Jamie Maclaren
10 MF  FRA Florin Berenguer
11 FW  ENG Craig Noone
13 DF  AUS Nathaniel Atkinson
14 MF  JPN Naoki Tsubaki (on loan from Yokohama F. Marinos)
15 FW  AUS Andrew Nabbout
16 MF  AUS Taras Gomulka
17 FW  AUS Stefan Colakovski
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  AUS Connor Metcalfe
19 DF  AUS Ben Garuccio
20 MF  URU Adrián Luna
22 DF  AUS Curtis Good
23 FW  AUS Marco Tilio
33 GK  AUS Matt Sutton
35 FW  AUS Raphael Borges Rodrigues (scholarship)
36 DF  AUS Kerrin Stokes (scholarship)
38 DF  AUS Jordan Bos (scholarship)
39 MF  AUS Anthony Lesiotis (scholarship)
42 GK  AUS Ahmad Taleb (scholarship)
49 FW  AUS Max Caputo (scholarship)
MF  AUS Idrus Abdulahi (scholarship)
GK  AUS James Nieuwenhuizen (scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
8MF Aiden O'Neill Burnley Free transfer 3 years 9 September 2020 [3]
16MF Taras Gomulka Adelaide United Free transfer 3 years 21 September 2020 [4]
23FW Marco Tilio Sydney FC Free transfer 3 years 21 September 2020 [4]
33GK Matt Sutton Melbourne Victory Free transfer 2 years 21 September 2020 [4]
13DF Nathaniel Atkinson Perth Glory Free transfer 2 years 23 September 2020 [5]
15FW Andrew Nabbout Perth Glory Free transfer 1 year 24 September 2020 [6]
19DF Ben Garuccio Unattached Free transfer 2 years 16 October 2020 [7][8]
14MF Naoki Tsubaki Yokohama F. Marinos Loan 1 year 5 December 2020 [9]
4DF Nuno Reis Levski Sofia Free transfer 3 years 18 January 2021 [10]
39MF Anthony Lesiotis Unattached Scholarship 3 months 21 April 2021 [11]
5DF Daniel Georgievski Western Sydney Wanderers Injury replacement 3 months 29 April 2021 [12][13]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
17MF Denis Genreau Macarthur FC Free transfer 28 July 2020 [14]
13DF Nathaniel Atkinson Perth Glory Free transfer 1 September 2020 [15]
19FW Lachlan Wales Unattached End of contract 9 September 2020 [16]
37FW Gianluca Iannucci Unattached End of contract 21 September 2020 [4]
6MF Joshua Brillante Xanthi Mutual contract termination 23 September 2020 [17][18]
46GK Joe Gauci Adelaide United End of contract 7 October 2020 [19]
21FW Ramy Najjarine Newcastle Jets Loan 8 October 2020 [20]
30FW Moudi Najjar Macarthur FC Loan 8 October 2020 [20]
38FW Yaya Dukuly Adelaide United Free transfer 27 October 2020 [21]
40DF Richard Windbichler Unattached Mutual contract termination 2 December 2020 [22]
4DF Harrison Delbridge Unattached End of contract 5 January 2021 [23]
37MF Bernardo Oliveira Adelaide United Mutual contract termination 13 April 2021 [24]
5DF Daniel Georgievski Unattached End of contract 9 June 2021 [25]

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
38 DF Jordan Bos18 1.5 year scholarship contract[26]
42 GK Ahmad Taleb18 2 year scholarship contract[11]
49 FW Max Caputo15 2 year scholarship contract[11]
GK James Nieuwenhuizen17 3 year scholarship contract[11]

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
7Rostyn GriffithsDefensive midfielder2 years23 September 2020[5]
10 Florin BerenguerAttacking midfielder1 year23 September 2020[5]
1Tom GloverGoalkeeper2 years11 January 2021[26]
22Curtis GoodCentre-back3 years11 January 2021[26]
36Kerrin StokesCentre-back2 years21 April 2021[11]
15Andrew NabboutWinger3 years10 June 2021[27]

Pre-season and friendlies

16 November 2020 (2020-11-16) Friendly Melbourne Victory 3–3 Melbourne City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: Match was played with 3 x 45-minute halves.
28 November 2020 (2020-11-28) Friendly Melbourne City 2–1 Western United Melbourne
Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
5 December 2020 Newcastle Jets 3–3 Melbourne City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) Western United 2–3 Melbourne City Ballarat
15:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium
18 December 2020 Bentleigh Greens 0–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
20:15 AEDT Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 27 16 4 7 59 32 +27 059.26
AFC Champions League 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 27 16 4 7 59 32 +27 059.26

Updated to match played 20 June 2021
Source: Competitions

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City (C) 26 15 4 7 57 32 +25 49 Qualification to Finals series, 2021 FFA Cup round of 32,
and 2022 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Sydney FC 26 13 8 5 39 23 +16 47 Qualification to Finals series, 2021 FFA Cup round of 32,
and 2022 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Central Coast Mariners 26 12 6 8 35 31 +4 42 Qualification to Finals series and 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
4 Brisbane Roar 26 11 7 8 36 28 +8 40
5 Adelaide United 26 11 6 9 39 41 2 39
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. The top two teams entered the Finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth entered the Finals series at the elimination-finals.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 15 4 7 57 32  +25 49 10 1 2 36 15  +21 5 3 5 21 17  +4

Last updated: 10 June 2021.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundAABHBH/AABHAAHHHA/AAHAH/AHH/HH/ABA/H
ResultWLWL/LLWWWWWWL/WDWDW/WWW/DLD/L
Position157568999754432311111111
Updated to match(es) played on 10 June 2021. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 24 November 2020.[28]

29 December 2020 1 Brisbane Roar 0–1 Melbourne City Brisbane
18:00 AEST Report Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 9,279
Referee: Adam Kersey
3 January 2021 2 Adelaide United 2–0 Melbourne City Adelaide
17:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,106
Referee: Alireza Faghani
16 January 2021 4 Melbourne City 2–1 Western United Melbourne
18:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,068
Referee: Shaun Evans
31 January 2021 6 Melbourne City 1–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
18:40 AEST Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,685
Referee: Chris Beath
3 February 2021 6 Central Coast Mariners 3–2 Melbourne City Gosford
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,073
Referee: Stephen Lucas
7 February 2021 7 Newcastle Jets 1–0 Melbourne City Newcastle
16:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 4,893
Referee: Alex King
23 February 2021 9 Melbourne City 3–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,868
Referee: Chris Beath
2 March 2021 10 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Melbourne City Sydney
19:05 AEST Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 4,976
Referee: Shaun Evans
6 March 2021 11 Melbourne Victory 0–6 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 11,467
Referee: Alireza Faghani
12 March 2021 12 Melbourne City 3–0 Macarthur FC Melbourne
19:05 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,884
Referee: Alex King
22 March 2021 13 Melbourne City 2–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:05 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,010
Referee: Chris Beath
26 March 2021 14 Melbourne City 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,388
Referee: Alex King
1 April 2021 15 Western United 2–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:40 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,104
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
5 April 2021 15 Wellington Phoenix 2–3 Melbourne City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,343
Referee: Alireza Faghani
10 April 2021 16 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 7,676
Referee: Alex King
17 April 2021 17 Melbourne City 7–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:10 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,031
Referee: Chris Beath
24 April 2021 18 Macarthur FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:10 AEST
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,027
Referee: Shaun Evans
29 April 2021 19 Melbourne City 3–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:05 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,314
Referee: Stephen Lucas
5 May 2021 19 Perth Glory 1–3 Melbourne City Perth
21:20 AWST Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted)
Referee: Adam Fielding
9 May 2021 20 Melbourne City 3–2 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:05 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,530
Referee: Shaun Evans
13 May 2021 21 Melbourne City 4–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:05 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,370
Referee: Alex King
16 May 2021 21 Melbourne City 2–2 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
16:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,586
Referee: Alireza Faghani
22 May 2021 22 Melbourne City 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:10 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,124
Referee: Shaun Evans
25 May 2021 22 Brisbane Roar 3–0 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:05 AEST
Report Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 3,985
Referee: Alex King
6 June 2021 24 Melbourne Victory 1–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
16:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted)
Referee: Shaun Evans
10 June 2021 24 Melbourne City 1–2 Newcastle Jets Sydney
19:05 AEST Report Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted)
Referee: Chris Beath

Finals series

20 June 2021 Semi-final Melbourne City 2–0 Macarthur FC Sydney
16:05 AEST
Report Stadium: Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 2,283
Referee: Daniel Elder
27 June 2021 Grand Final Melbourne City 3–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
17:05 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 14,017
Referee: Chris Beath

AFC Champions League

Qualifying play-offs

7 April 2021 Preliminary round Melbourne City w/o Shan United Melbourne
Source Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium[29]
21 June 2021 Play-off round Cerezo Osaka Withdrew Melbourne City Bangkok
Source

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 20 June 2021
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League ACL Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Tom Glover 26000260
2 DF Scott Galloway 16(4)20016(4)2
3 DF Scott Jamieson 20200202
4 DF Nuno Reis 14(5)00014(5)0
5 DF Daniel Georgievski 1(2)0001(2)0
7 MF Rostyn Griffiths 19(1)10019(1)1
8 MF Aiden O'Neill 11(2)00011(2)0
9 FW Jamie Maclaren 23(1)250023(1)25
10 MF Florin Berenguer 18(7)10018(7)1
11 FW Craig Noone 22(1)60022(1)6
13 DF Nathaniel Atkinson 10(3)10010(3)1
14 FW Naoki Tsubaki 8(7)1008(7)1
15 FW Andrew Nabbout 15(1)30015(1)3
16 MF Taras Gomulka 3(5)0003(5)0
17 MF Stefan Colakovski 3(17)2003(17)2
18 MF Connor Metcalfe 24500245
19 DF Ben Garuccio 9(12)0009(12)0
20 MF Adrián Luna 17(6)30017(6)3
22 DF Curtis Good 24100241
23 FW Marco Tilio 9(12)0009(12)1
33 GK Matt Sutton 100010
35 FW Raphael Borges Rodrigues 1(3)0001(3)0
36 DF Kerrin Stokes 3(1)0003(1)0
39 MF Anthony Lesiotis 0(2)0000(2)0
43 DF Alec Mills 0(3)0000(3)0
49 FW Max Caputo 0(1)0000(1)0

Goalscorers

As of 20 June 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League ACL Total
1 9 FW Jamie Maclaren 25 0 25
2 11 FW Craig Noone 6 0 6
3 18 MF Connor Metcalfe 5 0 5
4 15 FW Andrew Nabbout 3 0 3
17 FW Stefan Colakovski 3 0 3
20 MF Adrián Luna 3 0 3
7 2 DF Scott Galloway 2 0 2
3 DF Scott Jamieson 2 0 2
23 FW Marco Tilio 2 0 2
10 7 MF Rostyn Griffiths 1 0 1
10 MF Florin Berenguer 1 0 1
13 MF Nathaniel Atkinson 1 0 1
14 FW Naoki Tsubaki 1 0 1
22 DF Curtis Good 1 0 1
Own Goals 3 0 3
Totals 59 0 59

Disciplinary record

As of 20 June 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League ACL Total
1 8 MF Aiden O'Neill 6 0 0 0 6 0
10 MF Florin Berenguer 6 0 0 0 6 0
3 3 DF Scott Jamieson 5 1 0 0 5 1
4 18 MF Connor Metcalfe 4 0 0 0 4 0
5 7 MF Rostyn Griffiths 3 0 0 0 3 0
11 FW Craig Noone 3 0 0 0 3 0
19 DF Ben Garuccio 3 0 0 0 3 0
8 4 DF Nuno Reis 2 0 0 0 2 0
20 MF Adrián Luna 2 1 0 0 2 1
22 DF Curtis Good 2 0 0 0 2 0
11 2 DF Scott Galloway 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 MF Nathaniel Atkinson 1 0 0 0 1 0
15 FW Andrew Nabbout 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW Marco Tilio 1 0 0 0 1 0
36 DF Kerrin Stokes 1 1 0 0 1 1
43 DF Alec Mills 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 41 0 0 0 41 0

Clean sheets

As of 20 June 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name A-League ACL Total
1 1 GK Tom Glover 8 0 8
2 33 GK Matt Sutton 0 0 0
Total 8 0 8

References

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