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2017–18 Melbourne City FC (W-League) season

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For the A-League team's 2017–18 season, see 2017–18 Melbourne City FC season.

The 2017–18 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's third season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team was based at the City Football Academy at La Trobe University and played home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve. The club was managed by former Melbourne City men's player Patrick Kisnorbo who was the assistant coach in the previous season.[1] Jess Fishlock, who was a player-coach in the previous season, returned to the club and was Kisnorbo's assistant coach.[2]

Melbourne City W-League
2017–18 season
ManagerPatrick Kisnorbo
StadiumCB Smith Reserve, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-League4th
W-League finals seriesChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Jess Fishlock (5 goals)
All: Jess Fishlock (7 goals)
Highest home attendance3,510 vs. Melbourne Victory
3 November 2017
Lowest home attendance426 vs. Adelaide United
3 December 2017
Average home league attendance1,982

Players

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Squad information

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Melbourne City's Women squad for the 2017–18 W-League,[3] updated 15 February 2018.

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 Lydia Williams (on loan from Houston Dash)
2 DF   JPN Yukari Kinga
3 DF   USA Lauren Barnes (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
4 FW   USA Ashley Hatch (on loan from North Carolina Courage)
5 MF   AUS Lia Muldeary
6 MF   AUS Aivi Luik
7 DF   AUS Steph Catley (Captain, on loan from Orlando Pride SC)
9 FW   AUS Larissa Crummer
10 MF   WAL Jess Fishlock (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
11 MF   AUS Rhali Dobson
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW   ENG Jodie Taylor (Guest player)
13 DF   NZL Rebekah Stott
14 DF   AUS Alanna Kennedy
15 MF   AUS Amy Jackson
16 MF   AUS Sofia Sakalis
17 FW   AUS Kyah Simon
18 DF   AUS Hayley Richmond
19 DF   AUS Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
20 GK   AUS Emily Shields
23 GK   AUS Melissa Hudson (née Barbieri)
30 GK   AUS Emily Kenshole

Transfers in

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No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
11 MF   Rhali Dobson 25 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
18 DF   Hayley Richmond 18 Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
16 MF   Sofia Sakalis 15 Transfer Pre-season Free [4]
17 FW   Kyah Simon 26 Sydney FC Transfer Pre-season Free [5]
14 DF   Alanna Kennedy 22   Orlando Pride Loan Pre-season Free [6]
2 DF   Yukari Kinga 33 Canberra United Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
4 FW   Ashley Hatch 22   North Carolina Courage Loan Pre-season Free [6]
30 GK   Emily Kenshole   Galaxy United Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
5 MF   Lia Muldeary 15 Transfer Pre-season Free [6]
23 GK   Melissa Hudson (née Barbieri) 37 Injury replacement Mid-season Free [7]
12 FW   Jodie Taylor 31   Arsenal Guest player Mid-season 2018 Free [8]
6 MF   Aivi Luik 32   Vålerenga Transfer Mid-season 2018 Free [9]

Transfers out

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N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
2 DF   Teigen Allen 23   Vålerenga Pre-season Free [10]
4 DF   Rachel Binning Pre-season Free
5 DF   Laura Alleway 27   Orlando Pride Pre-season Free [11]
6 MF   Aivi Luik 32   Vålerenga Pre-season Free [10]
11 MF   Erika Tymrak 26   FC Kansas City Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
12 DF   Olivia Ellis 18 Pre-season Free
14 FW   Melina Ayres 18 Melbourne Victory Pre-season Free [13]
16 FW   Beverly Yanez 29   Seattle Reign FC Loan return Pre-season Free [12]
17 FW   Marianna Tabain 25 Perth Glory Pre-season Free [14]
18 FW   Jacynta Galabadaarachchi 16 Pre-season Free [12]
30 GK   Kelsey Quinn Pre-season Free

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
15 Amy Jackson Midfielder 1 year 11 September 2017 [15]
19 Tyla-Jay Vlajnic Defender 1 year 11 September 2017 [15]
10   Jess Fishlock Central midfielder 1 year 17 October 2017 [16]
1 Lydia Williams Goalkeeper 1 year 19 October 2017 [17]
3   Lauren Barnes Defender 1 year 19 October 2017 [17]
9 Larissa Crummer Forward 1 year 19 October 2017 [17]
13   Rebekah Stott Defender 1 year 19 October 2017 [17]
7 Steph Catley Defender 1 year 21 October 2017 [18]
20 Emily Shields Goalkeeper 25 October 2017 [6]

Managerial staff

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Position Name
Head coach   Patrick Kisnorbo[19]
Assistant coach   Jess Fishlock
Team manager   Louisa Bisby

Squad statistics

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N Pos. Nat. Name Total W-League W-League finals series
Apps Goals       Apps Goals       Apps Goals      
1 GK   Lydia Williams 12 0 0 0 0 10+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Yukari Kinga 14 2 2 0 0 12+0 2 2 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Lauren Barnes 14 0 1 0 0 12+0 0 1 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
4 FW   Ashley Hatch 14 2 0 0 0 11+1 2 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
5 MF   Lia Muldeary 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
6 MF   Aivi Luik 9 2 1 0 0 7+0 1 1 0 0 2+0 1 0 0 0
7 DF   Steph Catley 14 0 0 0 0 12+0 0 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   Larissa Crummer 8 3 0 0 0 5+3 3 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   Jess Fishlock 13 7 1 0 0 11+0 5 1 0 0 2+0 2 0 0 0
11 MF   Rhali Dobson 13 1 0 0 0 5+6 0 0 0 0 0+2 1 0 0 0
12 FW   Jodie Taylor 6 1 0 0 0 1+3 1 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   Rebekah Stott 14 1 0 0 0 12+0 1 0 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   Alanna Kennedy 14 1 1 0 0 12+0 1 0 0 0 2+0 0 1 0 0
15 MF   Amy Jackson 10 0 2 0 0 5+3 0 1 0 0 0+2 0 1 0 0
16 MF   Sofia Sakalis 1 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   Kyah Simon 14 2 2 0 0 12+0 2 2 0 0 2+0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   Hayley Richmond 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 7 1 1 0 0 3+2 1 1 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0
20 GK   Emily Shields 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
23 GK   Melissa Hudson (née Barbieri) 1 0 0 0 0 1+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   Emily Kenshole 0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0+0 0 0 0 0

Competitions

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W-League

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Main article: 2017–18 W-League

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brisbane Roar 12 9 1 2 21 12 +9 28 Qualification to Finals series
2 Sydney FC 12 8 1 3 26 16 +10 25
3 Newcastle Jets 12 6 2 4 26 21 +5 20
4 Melbourne City (C) 12 6 2 4 20 15 +5 20
5 Canberra United 12 5 1 6 24 27 −3 16
6 Perth Glory 12 4 2 6 25 27 −2 14
7 Melbourne Victory 12 3 2 7 15 19 −4 11
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 12 3 2 7 13 21 −8 11
9 Adelaide United 12 3 1 8 15 27 −12 10
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 6 2 4 20 15  +5 20 4 2 0 12 4  +8 2 0 4 8 11  −3

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHHABHHAAHAHBA
ResultLWWL✖DWLWWLD✖W
Position96245545544444
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

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27 October 2017 1 Perth Glory 4–1 Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AWST
  • Kerr   4'
  • Hill   74', 90+3'
  • Bolger   83'
 Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 1,308
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
3 November 2017 2 Melbourne City 1–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
17:20 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,510
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
12 November 2017 3 Melbourne City 5–2 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,773
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
18 November 2017 4 Sydney FC 3–2 Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 2,115
Referee: Lara Lee
3 December 2017 6 Melbourne City 1–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 426
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
10 December 2017 7 Melbourne City 2–1 Canberra United Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,504
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
17 December 2017 8 Brisbane Roar 2–0 Melbourne City Brisbane
15:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,204
Referee: Lara Lee
1 January 2018 9 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Melbourne City Sydney
17:20 AEDT Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 4,178
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
7 January 2018 10 Melbourne City 3–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 508
Referee: Casey Reibelt
14 January 2018 11 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
16:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 1,143
Referee: Lara Lee
21 January 2018 12 Melbourne City 0–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
16:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,170
Referee: Rachel Mitchenson
3 February 2018 14 Newcastle Jets 0–3 Melbourne City Newcastle
20:15 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Finals series

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11 February 2018 Semi-final Brisbane Roar 0–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
17:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,870
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
18 February 2018 Grand final Sydney FC 0–2 Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 6,025
Referee: Rebecca Durcau

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick Kisnorbo takes over role as Melbourne City women's boss". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 July 2017.
  2. ^ Lordanic, Marissa (18 October 2017). "Jess Fishlock returns for fifth W-League season". The Women's Game.
  3. ^ "City launches W-League season in Melbourne's CBD". Melbourne City. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Melbourne City FC signs talented trio ahead of W-League title defence". Melbourne City FC. 24 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Melbourne City FC signs Matildas star Kyah Simon". Melbourne City FC. 4 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "City launches W-League season in Melbourne's CBD". Melbourne City FC. 25 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Melissa Hudson joins Melbourne City as injury replacement". The Women's Game. 2 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Melbourne City FC signs England international Jodie Taylor from Arsenal Women". Melbourne City. 22 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Aivi Luik returns to City for third Westfield W-League campaign". Melbourne City. 1 December 2017.
  10. ^ a b "Aussies find homes in Asia and Europe". The Women's Game. 4 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Orlando Pride Sign Australia National Team Defender Laura Alleway". Orlando City. 8 March 2016.
  12. ^ a b c "Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 26 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Ayres bolsters attacking options". Melbourne Victory. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Nicola Bolger and Marianna Tabain head west to Perth Glory". The Women's Game. 8 August 2017.
  15. ^ a b "Melbourne City FC re-signs Amy Jackson and Tyla-Jay Vlajnic". Melbourne City. 11 September 2017. Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Jess Fishlock returns to City". Melbourne City FC. 17 October 2017.
  17. ^ a b c d "City re-signs Championship winning stars". Melbourne City. 19 October 2017.
  18. ^ "Melbourne City FC re-signs defender Steph Catley on loan". Melbourne City FC. 21 October 2017.
  19. ^ Patrick Kisnorbo takes over as Melbourne City's women boss. July 6, 2017
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