2021–22 Melbourne City FC season

The 2021–22 Melbourne City FC season will be the club'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. They will be managed by Patrick Kisnorbo and captained by Scott Jamieson.[1]

Melbourne City
2021–22 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerPatrick Kisnorbo
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League MenIn progress
A-League FinalsQualified
FFA CupQuarter-finals
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie Maclaren (14)
All: Jamie Maclaren (16)
Highest home attendance19,640 vs Melbourne Victory
(18 December 2021)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance1,485 vs Wellington Phoenix
(5 January 2022)
FFA Cup
Biggest win6–0
vs Wellington Phoenix (A)
(2 April 2022)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat0–3
vs Melbourne Victory (A)
(9 April 2022)
A-League Men
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2022.

Players

First-team squad
As of 29 April 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  AUS Tom Glover
2 DF  AUS Scott Galloway
3 DF  AUS Scott Jamieson (captain)
4 DF  POR Nuno Reis
5 DF  AUS Rostyn Griffiths
6 DF  ENG Carl Jenkinson (on loan from Nottingham Forest)
7 FW  AUS Mathew Leckie
8 MF  AUS Aiden O'Neill
9 FW  AUS Jamie Maclaren
10 MF  FRA Florin Berenguer
14 MF  JPN Tsubasa Endoh
15 FW  AUS Andrew Nabbout
16 MF  AUS Taras Gomulka
17 FW  MKD Stefan Colakovski
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  AUS Connor Metcalfe
20 FW  ITA Manuel Pucciarelli
22 DF  AUS Curtis Good
23 FW  AUS Marco Tilio
33 GK  AUS Matt Sutton
34 DF  AUS Jordon Hall
35 FW  AUS Raphael Borges Rodrigues (Scholarship)
36 DF  AUS Kerrin Stokes (Scholarship)
37 FW  AUS Max Caputo (Scholarship)
38 DF  AUS Jordan Bos (Scholarship)
39 MF  AUS Anthony Lesiotis (Scholarship)
40 GK  AUS James Nieuwenhuizen (Scholarship)
42 GK  AUS Ahmad Taleb (Scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
7FW Mathew Leckie Unattached Free transfer 3 years 4 June 2021 [3]
21MF Ramy Najjarine Newcastle Jets End of loan (1 year) 11 June 2021 [4]
30FW Moudi Najjar Macarthur FC End of loan (1 year) 30 June 2021 [5]
34DF Jordon Hall Green Gully Free transfer 2 years 24 August 2021 [6]
20FW Manuel Pucciarelli Unattached Free transfer 2 years 20 September 2021 [7]
6DF Carl Jenkinson Nottingham Forest Loan 6 months 19 January 2022 [8]
14FW Tsubasa Endoh Unattached Free transfer 6 months 1 February 2022 [9]

Transfers out
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
21MF Ramy Najjarine Western Sydney Wanderers Mutual contract termination 30 June 2021 [5][10]
30FW Moudi Najjar Macarthur FC Mutual contract termination 30 June 2021 [5]
14FW Naoki Tsubaki Yokohama F. Marinos End of loan 6 July 2021 [11]
11FW Craig Noone Macarthur FC End of contract 10 July 2021 [12]
20MF Adrián Luna Unattached End of contract 17 July 2021 [13]
19DF Ben Garuccio Western United Mutual contract termination 17 July 2021 [14][15]
13DF Nathaniel Atkinson Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed 24 December 2021 [16]

Contract extensions
No.Pos.PlayerContract lengthDateNotesRef.
9FWJamie Maclaren2 years23 June 2021[17]
3DFScott Jamieson2 years2 July 2021[18]
10MF Florin Berenguer1 year21 July 2021[19]
39MFAnthony Lesiotis1 year6 August 2021Scholarship extension[20]
38DFJordan Bos3 years30 September 2021Scholarship extension[21]
2DFScott Galloway3 years2 October 2021[22]
23FWMarco Tilio2 years20 October 2021[23]
35MFRaphael Borges Rodrigues1 year26 October 2021[24]
10MF Florin Berenguer1 year1 March 2022[25]

Pre-season and friendlies
10 September 2021 Melbourne City 2–1 Western United Melbourne
11:00 AEST
  • Leckie 53'
  • Maclaren 62'
 Report
Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field
1 November 2021 Melbourne City 1–1 Western United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
5 November 2021 Western United 1–3 Melbourne City Geelong
 Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: The match was played over 135 minutes

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss   Cancelled or postponed

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 19 November 2021 Matchday 1 24 13 7 4 53 30 +23 054.17
FFA Cup 12 November 2021 5 January 2022 Round of 32 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 066.67
AFC Champions League 15 April 2022 30 April 2022 Group stage 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 050.00
Total 33 18 11 4 67 33 +34 054.55

Last updated: 2 May 2022
Source: Competitions

A-League Men
Main article: 2021–22 A-League Men

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City (F) 24 13 7 4 53 30 +23 46 Qualification to Finals series, 2022 Australia Cup round of 32,
and 2023–24 AFC Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Melbourne Victory (F) 25 12 9 4 38 24 +14 45 Qualification to Finals series, 2022 Australia Cup round of 32,
and 2023–24 AFC Cup group stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Western United (F) 24 13 5 6 38 27 +11 44 Qualification to Finals series and 2022 Australia Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
4 Adelaide United (X) 25 11 7 7 36 30 +6 40
5 Central Coast Mariners (X) 24 10 6 8 45 35 +10 36
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2022. 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.
(F) Assured of the Finals series, and only teams who can now qualify for AFC competitions; (X) Assured of at least Australia Cup round of 32
Notes:
  1. 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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 13 7 4 53 30  +23 46 6 4 2 25 15  +10 7 3 2 28 15  +13

Last updated: 12 April 2022.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHAHHH
ResultWDLWD
Position13645
Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
19 November 2021 1 Melbourne City 2–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
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
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,019
Referee: Alex King
8 December 2021 4 Melbourne City 1–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: Ben Abraham
18 December 2021 5 Melbourne City 2–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 19,640
Referee: Chris Beath
9 January 2022 26 Melbourne City 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,376
Referee: Alex King
15 January 2022 10 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne City Adelaide
18:15 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,614
Referee: Chris Beath
23 January 2022 22 Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Melbourne City Gosford
16:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,733
Referee: Stephen Lucas
29 January 2022 12 Western United 1–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,740
Referee: Ben Abraham
8 February 2022 7 Newcastle Jets 2–4 Melbourne City Newcastle
20:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,403
Referee: Alireza Faghani
11 February 2022 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,515
Referee: Alex King
15 February 2022 24 Melbourne City 1–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:55 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,728
Referee: Shaun Evans
18 February 2022 15 Melbourne City 3–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Tim Danaskos
22 February 2022 8 Melbourne City 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:55 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,587
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 February 2022 16 Sydney FC 0–3[lower-alpha 1] Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 3,262
Referee: Chris Beath
2 March 2022 13 Melbourne City 2–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,584
Referee: Alex King
9 March 2022 9 Melbourne City 3–1 Macarthur FC Melbourne
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,716
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
12 March 2022 19 Western United 2–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,127
Referee: Alireza Faghani
19 March 2022 18 Melbourne City 1–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,080
Referee: Alex King
23 March 2022 6 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:35 AEST
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: Kurt Ams
26 March 2022 20 Macarthur FC 0–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,713
Referee: Alex King
2 April 2022 21 Wellington Phoenix 0–6 Melbourne City Sydney
17:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: PointsBet Stadium
Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted)
Referee: Adam Kersey
6 April 2022 11 Melbourne City 4–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:05 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Alex King
9 April 2022 23 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:45 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,754
Referee: Chris Beath
4 May 2022 25 Perth Glory v Melbourne City Perth
19:05 AWST Report Stadium: HBF Park
9 May 2022 21 Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:05 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park

Notes:

  1. Awarded score. Original score 1–2 to Melbourne City; result was changed after Australian Professional Leagues determined there were insufficient players on the match list for Sydney FC below a certain age.[26]

FFA Cup
Main article: 2021 FFA Cup
12 November 2021 Round of 32 South Melbourne 0–3 Melbourne City 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 City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: ABD Stadium
Attendance: 2,148
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
5 January 2022 Quarter-finals Melbourne City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Ben Abraham
Penalties

AFC Champions League
Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League

Group stage
Main article: 2022 AFC Champions League group stage § Group G

On 17 January 2022, the club was drawn to Group G, together with BG Pathum United, Jeonnam Dragons, and United City.[27] Despite finishing the group stage undefeated with 3 wins and 3 draws; Melbourne City finished in second place due to goal difference, missing out on an automatic spot in the knockout stage of the tournament. They also didn't advance as one of the best runner-ups, due to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Urawa Red Diamonds, and Kitchee performing better than them in their respective groups.[28][29]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BGP MCY JND UCT
1 BG Pathum United (H) 6 3 3 0 11 2 +9 12 Advance to Round of 16 — 1–1 0–0 5–0
2 Melbourne City 6 3 3 0 10 3 +7 12 0–0 — 2–1 3–0
3 Jeonnam Dragons 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 0–2 1–1 — 2–0
4 United City 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0 1–3 0–3 0–1 —
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 1 BG Pathum United 1–1 Melbourne City Pathum Thani, Thailand
18:00 ICT
Report
Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)
18 April 2022 (2022-04-18) 2 Melbourne City 3–0 United City Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 ICT
Report Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Attendance: 243
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
21 April 2022 (2022-04-21) 3 Melbourne City 2–1 Jeonnam Dragons Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 ICT
Report
Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
24 April 2022 (2022-04-24) 4 Jeonnam Dragons 1–1 Melbourne City Pathum Thani, Thailand
18:00 ICT
Report
Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Attendance: 256
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
27 April 2022 (2022-04-27) 5 Melbourne City 0–0 BG Pathum United Pathum Thani, Thailand
18:00 ICT Report Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Attendance: 3,699
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) 6 United City 0–3 Melbourne City Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 ICT Report
Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah (Qatar)

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 8 February 2022
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men FFA Cup ACL Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Tom Glover 1003000130
2 DF Scott Galloway 9+102200122
3 DF Scott Jamieson 902000110
4 DF Nuno Reis 801+2000110
5 MF Rostyn Griffiths 4+10300080
6 DF Carl Jenkinson 1+21000031
7 FW Mathew Leckie 811+1100102
8 MF Aiden O'Neill 1002000120
9 FW Jamie Maclaren 97000097
10 MF Florin Berenguer 9+102000110
15 FW Andrew Nabbout 941+1000114
16 MF Taras Gomulka 1+30100050
17 FW Stefan Colakovski 1+40200070
18 MF Connor Metcalfe 911+1100112
20 MF Manuel Pucciarelli 0+10200030
22 DF Curtis Good 61200081
23 FW Marco Tilio 3+513000111
34 DF Jordon Hall 0+10000010
35 FW Raphael Borges Rodrigues 0+101+100030
36 DF Kerrin Stokes 102+100040
38 DF Jordan Bos 2+102+100060
39 FW Anthony Lesiotis 002+100030
Players no longer at the club this season
13 MF Nathaniel Atkinson 1+31100051

Disciplinary record
As of 8 February 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men FFA Cup ACL Total
       
1 9 FW Jamie Maclaren 101 000 000 101
2 4 DF Nuno Reis 210 000 000 210
3 3 DF Scott Jamieson 500 000 000 500
4 8 MF Aiden O'Neill 400 000 000 400
18 MF Connor Metcalfe 400 000 000 400
6 15 FW Andrew Nabbout 300 000 000 300
7 10 MF Florin Berenguer 200 000 000 200
23 FW Marco Tilio 100 100 000 200
36 DF Kerrin Stokes 100 100 000 200
10 1 GK Tom Glover 100 000 000 100
2 DF Scott Galloway 100 000 000 100
7 FW Mathew Leckie 100 000 000 100
20 MF Manuel Pucciarelli 000 100 000 100
38 DF Jordan Bos 000 100 000 100
Totals25114000002911

Clean sheets
As of 1 May 2022
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men FFA Cup ACL Total
1 1 GK Tom Glover 533 11
2 33 GK Matt Sutton 0 0 0 0
Total53311

See also

References
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  4. "Jets farewell departing players". Newcastle Jets. 11 June 2021.
  5. "Moudi Najjar and Ramy Najjarine depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 11 June 2021.
  6. "City sign defender Jordon Hall". Melbourne City. 24 August 2021.
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  8. "Melbourne City FC signs Englishman Carl Jenkinson on loan". Melbourne City. 19 January 2022.
  9. "City signs Japanese attacking midfielder Tsubasa Endoh". Melbourne City. 1 February 2022.
  10. "Najjarine comes home". Western Sydney Wanderers. 30 June 2021.
  11. "Winger Naoki Tsubaki departs City". Melbourne City. 6 July 2021.
  12. "City confirm departure of Craig Noone". Melbourne City FC. 10 July 2021.
  13. "City confirm departure of Adrian Luna". Melbourne City. 17 July 2021.
  14. "City confirm departure of Ben Garuccio". Melbourne City. 17 July 2021.
  15. "Western United bolster squad with Ben Garuccio signing". Western United. 18 July 2021.
  16. "City agrees transfer deal for Nathaniel Atkinson". Melbourne City. 24 December 2021.
  17. "Jamie Maclaren signs two-year contract extension". Melbourne City. 23 June 2021.
  18. "Scott Jamieson re-signs for two years". Melbourne City. 2 July 2021.
  19. "Florin Berenguer re-signs with City". Melbourne City. 21 July 2021.
  20. "Anthony Lesiotis re-signs with City on scholarship contract". Melbourne City. 6 August 2021.
  21. "Re-signed: Jordan Bos extends contract". Melbourne City. 30 September 2021.
  22. "Re-signed: Scott Galloway extends contract". Melbourne City. 2 October 2021.
  23. "Marco Tilio signs two-year contract extension". Melbourne City. 20 October 2021.
  24. "City re-sign young gun Raphael Borges Rodrigues". Melbourne City. 26 October 2021.
  25. "Melbourne City FC midfielder Florin Berenguer re-signs". Melbourne City. 1 March 2022.
  26. "Sydney FC penalised for repeatedly breaching youth requirements". ABC News. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  27. "AFC Champions League Group Stage Draw". Melbourne City. 17 January 2022.
  28. "AFC Champions League 2022 (East) - Round of 16 cast finalised". Asian Football Confederation. 1 May 2022.
  29. Chadband, Ian (1 May 2022). "Ex-Victory man knocks City out of Asian CL". The Sunday Times.
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