The 2016–17 season was the seventh in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the FFA Cup for the third time.
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | City Football Group | ||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | ||
| Manager | John van 't Schip (to 3 January 2017) Michael Valkanis (from 3 January 2017) | ||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | ||
| A-League | 4th | ||
| A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | ||
| FFA Cup | Winners | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bruno Fornaroli (17) All: Bruno Fornaroli (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 24,706 vs. Melbourne Victory (17 December 2016) A-League | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 7,745 vs. Newcastle Jets (10 November 2016) A-League | ||
| Average home league attendance | 10,499 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–1 vs. Wellington Phoenix (18 February 2017) A-League 4–0 vs. Newcastle Jets (18 March 2017) A-League | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Sydney FC (1 April 2017) A-League | ||
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The club won the FFA Cup, its first ever silverware as a senior men's team. On 3 January 2017, manager John van 't Schip resigned from his position to return to the Netherlands and help care for his terminally-ill father.[1] Michael Valkanis was subsequently appointed manager for the remainder of the season.[2]
Players edit
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 edit
From youth squad edit
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | MF | 
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Denis Genreau | 17 | [3] |
| 36 | DF |
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Dylan Pierias | 17 | [3] |
| 42 | GK |
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James Delianov | 17 | [3] |
Transfers in edit
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF |  Manny Muscat
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Wellington Phoenix | Free transfer | 2 years | 3 March 2016 | [4] |
| 11 | MF | Bruce Kamau | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 2 years | 6 May 2016 | [5] |
| 14 | FW | Daniel Arzani | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 10 June 2016 | [6] |
| 26 | MF | Luke Brattan |  Manchester City
|
Loan | 1 year | 29 June 2016 | [7] |
| 21 | DF | Ruon Tongyik | Adelaide United | Undisclosed Fee | 2 years | 8 July 2016 | [8] |
| 8 | MF | Neil Kilkenny | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 19 July 2016 | [9] |
| 27 | MF |  Fernando Brandán
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Temperley
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Loan | 2 years | 26 July 2016 | [10] |
| 17 | FW | Tim Cahill | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 years | 11 August 2016 | [11] |
| 3 | DF | Joshua Rose | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer | 1 year | 12 August 2016 | [12] |
| 22 | DF |  Michael Jakobsen
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Esbjerg fB
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Free transfer | 2 years | 1 September 2016 | [13] |
| 29 | FW | Braedyn Crowley | Northcote City
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Free transfer | 2 years | 6 September 2016 | [14] |
| 9 | MF | Nicolás Colazo
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Boca Juniors
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Loan | 1 year | 20 September 2016 | [15][16] |
Transfers out edit
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Alex Wilkinson | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 26 April 2016 | [17] |
| 3 | DF |  Aaron Hughes
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Unattached | Free transfer | 26 April 2016 | [18] |
| 14 | MF | James Brown | Unattached | Free transfer | 28 April 2016 | [18] |
| 16 | MF | Jason Trifiro | Unattached | Free transfer | 28 April 2016 | [18] |
| 17 | FW | Wade Dekker | Unattached | Free transfer | 28 April 2016 | [18] |
| 26 | FW | Marc Marino | Unattached | Free transfer | 28 April 2016 | [18] |
| 24 | DF | Patrick Kisnorbo | Retired | 1 May 2016 | [19] | |
| 11 | DF | Michael Zullo | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 12 May 2016 | [20] |
| 19 | DF | Ben Garuccio | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 16 June 2016 | [21] |
| 9 | FW |  Harry Novillo
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 Manisaspor
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$500,000 | 22 June 2016 | [22] |
| 8 | MF | Aaron Mooy | Manchester City
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Free transfer | 29 June 2016 | [7] |
| 22 | DF | Jack Clisby | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 12 August 2016 | [23] |
| 25 | MF | Jacob Melling | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 12 August 2016 | [23] |
| 34 | FW | Stefan Zinni | South Melbourne
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Undisclosed Fee | 18 December 2016 | [24] |
| 4 | DF | Connor Chapman |  Incheon United
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Undisclosed Fee | 23 January 2017 | [25] |
Contract extensions edit
| Name | Position | Duration | Contract Expiry | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Fitzgerald |
Attacking midfielder | 2 years | 2018 | [6] |
| Anthony Cáceres |
Central midfielder | 1 year | 2017 | [7] |
 Bruno Fornaroli |
Central striker | 3 years | 2019 | [26] |
| Dean Bouzanis |
Goalkeeper | 3 years | 2020 | [27] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss
| 20 July 2016 | Port Melbourne | 0–5 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:15 AEST | Report | Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve |
| 26 July 2016 | Melbourne Knights | 0–4 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Stadium: Knights Stadium |
| 16 August 2016 | Hume City | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: ABD Stadium |
| 17 August 2016 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 7 September 2016 | Northern Fury | 1–4 | Melbourne City | Townsville |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 11 September 2016 | Melbourne City | 1–4 | Wellington Phoenix | Townsville |
| 15:00 AEST | Cahill  15' |
Report | Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve Attendance: 3,856 |
| 18 September 2016 | Melbourne City | 0–4 | Newcastle Jets | Ballarat |
| 15:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Morshead Park Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 25 September 2016 Family Day | Melbourne City | 2–0 |  Auckland City | Melbourne |
| 10:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: City Football Academy |
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League | 8 October 2016 | 16 April 2017 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 40.74 |
| A-League Finals | 23 April 2017 | Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| FFA Cup | 2 August 2016 | 30 November 2016 | Round of 32 | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 100.00 |
| Total | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 49 | +11 | 48.48 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
A-League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney FC (C) | 27 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 55 | 12 | +43 | 66 | Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 49 | 31 | +18 | 49 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 42 | Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 39 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 39 | |
| 6 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 36 | |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 30 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | |
| 9 | Adelaide United | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 23 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 22 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary edit
| 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 |
| 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 18 | +6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 26 | −1 |
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Results by round edit
Matches edit
| 8 October 2016 1 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT | Report | Cáceres 31' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 10,034 Referee: Peter Green |
| 15 October 2016 2 | Melbourne Victory | 1–4 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Rojas 62' |
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 43,188 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 21 October 2016 3 | Melbourne City | 2–3 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,076 Referee: Alan Milliner |
| 28 October 2016 4 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Fornaroli 11', 56' (pen.) |
Report | Guardiola 64' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,053 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 4 November 2016 5 | Brisbane Roar | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 18:50 AEST | Maclaren 11' |
Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 20,198 Referee: Peter Green |
| 10 November 2016 6 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Fornaroli 14', 26' |
Report | Nabbout 36' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,745 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 18 November 2016 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Kilkenny 90+2' (o.g.) |
Report | Cahill 55' |
Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 14,232 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 27 November 2016 8 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Krishna 60' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,644 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 3 December 2016 9 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Colazo 54' |
Report | Maclaren 38' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,394 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 9 December 2016 10 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Bobô 80' (pen.) |
Report | Brandán 32' |
Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 14,668 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 17 December 2016 11 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Cahill 16' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 24,706 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 27 December 2016 12 | Melbourne City | 3–3 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 11,269 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 31 December 2016 13 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–2 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 11,184 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 6 January 2017 14 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Franjic 19' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,731 Referee: Alan Milliner |
| 12 January 2017 15 | Adelaide United | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:30 ACDT | Report | Fornaroli 4' |
Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,607 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 19 January 2017 16 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Cahill 3', 39' |
Report | O'Donovan 9' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,784 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 27 January 2017 17 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Coffs Harbour |
| 19:50 AEDT | Nabbout 14', 52' |
Report | Fornaroli 69' (pen.) |
Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium Attendance: 7,891 Referee: Kurt Ams |
| 4 February 2017 18 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Baró 70' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 35,426 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 11 February 2017 19 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Maclaren 34' (pen.), 45+1' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,414 Referee: Alan Milliner |
| 18 February 2017 20 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–5 | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 19:35 NZDT | Barbarouses 70' |
Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,131 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 24 February 2017 21 | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT | Fitzgerald 25' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,706 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 5 March 2017 22 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–3 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 5,974 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 18 March 2017 23 | Melbourne City | 4–0 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,949 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 24 March 2017 24 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 3–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Santalab 22', 64', 68' |
Report | Kilkenny 3' |
Stadium: Spotless Stadium Attendance: 10,204 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 1 April 2017 25 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 15,266 Referee: Peter Green |
| 7 April 2017 26 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:50 AEST | Cahill 36' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,438 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 16 April 2017 27 | Perth Glory | 5–4 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 17:00 AWST | Report |
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Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 12,261 Referee: Peter Green |
Finals series edit
| 23 April 2017 Elimination-final | Melbourne City | 0–2 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,944 Referee: Chris Beath |
FFA Cup edit
| 2 August 2016 Round of 32 | Floreat Athena | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 18:30 AWST | Gate 59' |
Report |
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Stadium: Dorrien Gardens Attendance: 1,408 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 24 August 2016 Round of 16 | Brisbane Strikers | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 19:30 AEST | Henslee 34' |
Report | Fornaroli 37' (pen.), 78' (pen.) |
Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,571 Referee: Peter Green |
| 21 September 2016 Quarter-final | Melbourne City | 4–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST | Report | Dimas 73' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,401 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 25 October 2016 Semi-final | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,791 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 30 November 2016 Final | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT | Cahill 53' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,751 Referee: Peter Green |
Statistics edit
Appearances and goals edit
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[28]
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |
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Thomas Sørensen | 7(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |
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Manny Muscat | 12(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |
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Josh Rose | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
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Ivan Franjic | 20(1) | 1 | 1(1) | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| 6 | MF |
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Osama Malik | 15(3) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |
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Neil Kilkenny | 25 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 9 | MF |
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Nicolás Colazo | 18(4) | 4 | 1(1) | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| 10 | MF |
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Anthony Caceres | 16(11) | 2 | 3(1) | 1 | 31 | 3 |
| 11 | FW |
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Bruce Kamau | 19(7) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| 12 | FW |
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Nick Fitzgerald | 9(14) | 4 | 3(2) | 1 | 28 | 5 |
| 14 | FW |
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Daniel Arzani | 0(6) | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |
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Tim Cahill | 18(4) | 11 | 3(1) | 2 | 26 | 13 |
| 18 | MF |
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Paulo Retre | 4(7) | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | GK |
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Dean Bouzanis | 21(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |
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Ruon Tongyik | 13(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 22 | DF |
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Michael Jakobsen | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 23 | FW |
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Bruno Fornaroli | 27 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 20 |
| 26 | MF |
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Luke Brattan | 24(2) | 1 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| 27 | MF |
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Fernando Brandán | 13(6) | 3 | 3(2) | 2 | 24 | 5 |
| 28 | MF |
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Steve Kuzmanovski | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW |
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Braedyn Crowley | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF |
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Denis Genreau | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | DF |
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Christian Cavallo | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF |
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Dylan Pierias | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF |
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Bradley Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||
| 4 | MF |
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Connor Chapman | 4(1) | 0 | 3(1) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 22 | DF |
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Jack Clisby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Disciplinary record edit
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[28]
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | FFA Cup | Total | ||||||
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| 1 | 27 | MF |
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Fernando Brandán | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | FW |
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Tim Cahill | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | GK |
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Thomas Sørensen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | DF |
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Manny Muscat | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 8 | MF |
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Neil Kilkenny | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 6 | MF |
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Osama Malik | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 26 | MF |
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Luke Brattan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 3 | DF |
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Josh Rose | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |
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Bruno Fornaroli | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 10 | MF |
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Anthony Caceres | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF |
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Ruon Tongyik | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | DF |
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Michael Jakobsen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 9 | MF |
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Nicolás Colazo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |
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Paulo Retre | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | GK |
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Dean Bouzanis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | DF |
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Ivan Franjic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |
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Nick Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF |
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Denis Genreau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 4 | MF |
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Connor Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |
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Bruce Kamau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Clean sheets edit
Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League | FFA Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |
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Dean Bouzanis | 2 (1) | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 |
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Thomas Sørensen | 1 (1) | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
References edit
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- ^ Lerner, Ronny (11 August 2016). "A-League soccer: Tim Cahill signs with Melbourne City". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Josh Rose". Melbourne City FC. 12 August 2016.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (1 September 2016). "Melbourne City sign Danish international defender Michael Jakobsen". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "City signs 19-year-old striker". Melbourne City. 6 September 2016.
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- ^ "Transfer news: Sydney FC sign Socceroos defender". A-League. 12 May 2016.
- ^ "Ben Garuccio Departs To Pursue A-League Opportunity". Melbourne City. 16 June 2016.
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