2014–15 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City
2014–15 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager	John van 't Schip
Stadium	AAMI Park, Melbourne
A-League	5th
A-League Finals Series	Semi-finals
FFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Aaron Mooy (7); All: Aaron Mooy (7)
Highest home attendance	26,372 vs Melbourne Victory ; 20 December 2014
Lowest home attendance	5,867 vs Newcastle Jets ; 14 March 2015
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 Melbourne City FC season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2009, and its first season under the "Melbourne City" moniker, after being taken over and rebranded by Manchester City. The club participated in the A-League for the fifth time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK	Andrew Redmayne	35	2012	48	0	2016	Free
3	DF	Rob Wielaert	45	2013	37	1	2015	Free	Visa player
4	DF	Connor Chapman	29	2014	16	0	2016	Free
5	MF	Erik Paartalu	37	2014	26	3	2018	Free
6	MF	Aaron Mooy	33	2014	27	7	2016	Free
7	MF	Iain Ramsay	36	2013	45	3	2015	Free
8	MF	Massimo Murdocca	39	2013	44	0	2015	Free
9	FW	Harry Novillo	32	2015	8	3	2015		Injury Replacement Player
10	MF	Robert Koren	43	2014	18	3	2016		Visa player/International Marquee
11	MF	Damien Duff	45	2014	15	1	2015	Free	Visa player
13	MF	Jonatan Germano	36	2011	52	7	2015	Free	Visa player
14	MF	James Brown	34	2014	14	1	2016	Free
15	FW	David Williams	36	2011	91	21	2016	Free
16	FW	Joshua Kennedy	41	2015	12	2	2016	Free
17	MF	Jason Hoffman	35	2010	80	3	2016	Free
18	MF	Paulo Retre	31	2014	6	0	2015	Youth system
19	MF	Ben Garuccio	28	2012	24	0	2017	Free
20	GK	Tando Velaphi	37	2013	8	0	2015	Free
21	MF	Stefan Mauk	28	2012	24	0	2016	Youth system
22	DF	Jack Clisby	32	2015	11	0	2016	Free
23	FW	Mate Dugandzic	34	2011	75	13	2015	Free
24	DF	Patrick Kisnorbo	43	2013	50	3	2015	Free	Captain
25	MF	Jacob Melling	29	2014	13	1	2016	Free
26	FW	Marc Marino	27	2014	4	1	2016	Free
27	DF	Kew Jaliens	45	2015	11	1	2015	Free	Injury Replacement Player
Players no longer at the club:
9	FW	David Villa	42	2014	4	2	2014	Free	Guest player
22	MF	Nick Kalmar	36	2010	69	6	2015	Free
28	MF	Liam Miller	43	2014	2	0	2014	Free	Injury Replacement Player
29	DF	Safuwan Baharudin	32	2015	6	2	2015	Free	Visa player

Last updated: 7 October 2015
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

From youth squad[edit]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Notes
18	MF	Paulo Retre	31	^[1]
26	DF	Ersin Kaya	30
27	MF	Luke O'Dea	30
28	DF	Nick Symeoy
30	MF	Ross Archibald	29

Transfers in[edit]

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
4	DF	Connor Chapman	29	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	^[2]
14	MF	James Brown	34	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	^[2]
6	MF	Aaron Mooy	33	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	^[2]
9	FW	David Villa	42	New York City	Loan (Guest)	Pre-season	2015	Free	^[3]
11	MF	Damien Duff	45	Fulham	Transfer	Pre-season	2015	Free	^[4]
25	MF	Jacob Melling	29	Adelaide United	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	^[5]
10	MF	Robert Koren	43	Hull City	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	^[6]
26	FW	Marc Marino	27	Australian Institute of Sport	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	^[7]
5	MF	Erik Paartalu	37	Muangthong United	Transfer	Pre-season	2018		^[8]
28	MF	Liam Miller	43	Brisbane Roar	Transfer	Mid-season	2014		^[9]
16	FW	Joshua Kennedy	41	Nagoya Grampus	Transfer	Mid-season	2016		^[10]
22	DF	Jack Clisby	32	Perth Glory	Transfer	Mid-season	2016		^[11]
29	DF	Safuwan Baharudin	32	LionsXII	Loan	Mid-season	2015		^[12]
27	DF	Kew Jaliens	45	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Mid-season	2015		^[13]
9	FW	Harry Novillo	32	Clermont	Transfer	Mid-season	2015		^[14]

Transfers out[edit]

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
2	DF	Jeremy Walker	30	Hume City	End of contract	Pre-season	Free	^[15]
4	MF	Orlando Engelaar	44		End of contract	Pre-season	Free	^[2]
5	DF	Sam Mitchinson	31	Bayswater City	End of contract	Pre-season	Free	^[15]
6	DF	Patrick Gerhardt	38		End of contract	Pre-season	Free	^[15]
10	MF	Harry Kewell	45		Retired	Pre-season	Free	^[16]
16	DF	Aziz Behich	33	Bursaspor	End of loan	Pre-season	Free	^[15]
18	DF	David Vranković	30	Bonnyrigg White Eagles	Transfer	Pre-season	Free	^[15]^[17]
9	FW	David Villa	42	New York City	End of loan	Mid-season	Free	^[18]
22	MF	Nick Kalmar	36	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Mid-season	Free	^[19]
22	MF	Liam Miller	43	Cork City	End of contract	Mid-season	Free	^[20]
29	DF	Safuwan Baharudin	23	LionsXII	End of Loan	Mid-season	Free	^[21]

Technical staff[edit]

Position	Name
Head coach	John van 't Schip
Senior Assistant Coach	Luciano Trani
Assistant coaches	Joey Didulica
Assistant coaches	Ivan Jolic
Head of Performance
Head of Performance	Simone Ripamonti
Goalkeeping coach	Clint Bolton
Physiotherapist	Belinda Pacella
Youth Team Coach	Joe Palatsides

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					FFA Cup
N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		Andrew Redmayne	12	0	1	0	0	10+1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Rob Wielaert	12	1	2	0	0	11	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Connor Chapman	16	0	4	0	1	16	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF		Erik Paartalu	26	3	4	0	0	26	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	MF		Aaron Mooy	28	7	5	0	0	27	7	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
7	MF		Iain Ramsay	20	2	2	0	0	11+8	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
8	MF		Massimo Murdocca	17	0	0	0	0	7+9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Harry Novillo	10	2	2	0	0	8+2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF		Robert Koren	20	3	1	0	0	18+2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Damien Duff	16	1	3	0	0	14+1	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
13	MF		Jonatan Germano	11	1	0	0	0	10+1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW		James Brown	16	1	3	0	0	5+10	1	2	0	0	0+1	0	1	0	0
15	FW		David Williams	27	3	0	0	0	14+12	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
16	FW		Joshua Kennedy	12	2	0	0	0	11+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF		Jason Hoffman	15	1	5	0	1	11+3	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
18	MF		Paulo Retre	14	0	2	1	0	7+7	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Ben Garuccio	8	0	1	0	0	6+1	0	1	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Tando Velaphi	19	0	1	0	1	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF		Stefan Mauk	6	0	0	0	0	0+5	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0
22	DF		Jack Clisby	11	0	4	0	0	9+2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW		Mate Dugandzic	20	2	1	0	0	15+4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Patrick Kisnorbo	30	1	3	0	0	29	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Jacob Melling	14	1	8	0	0	10+4	1	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Marc Marino	5	1	0	0	0	0+5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Kew Jaliens	11	1	4	0	1	11	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF		Nick Symeoy	2	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF		Ross Archibald	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players no longer at the club:
9	FW		David Villa	4	2	0	0	0	3+1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Nick Kalmar	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
28	MF		Liam Miller	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Safuwan Baharudin	6	2	4	0	0	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 8 May 2015
Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies[edit]

18 June 2014	Melbourne City	7–0	Whittlesea Ranges	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
				Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

25 June 2014	Ballarat Red Devils	0–6	Melbourne City	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report	Dugandžić 6', 11' Wielaert 35' Williams 37' Konstantinidis 68' Brown 81'	Stadium: Morshead Park Attendance: 1200

15 June 2014 Manchester Training Camp	Bury	2–2	Melbourne City	Carrington, Greater Manchester, England
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Mills ?' Jones ?'	MCFC report BFC Report	Brown 11' Poole (trialist) ?'	Stadium: Carrington Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

19 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Melbourne City	Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00)	Llera 85'	Report	Williams 48'	Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park Attendance: 1039

23 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp	Bolton Wanderers	1–5	Melbourne City	Leyland, Lancashire, England
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00)	Wilkinson 3'	Report	Kisnorbo 20' Williams 27' Mooy 35' Brown 63' Dugandžić 73'	Stadium: County Ground

19 August 2014	Hume City	0–5	Melbourne City	Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report	Williams 24' Kisnorbo 43' Marino 58' Mauk 60' Zinni 80'	Stadium: John Ilhan Memorial Reserve

23 August 2014	Adelaide United	1–0	Melbourne City	Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
15:00 ACST (UTC+09:30)	Cirio 3'	Report		Stadium: Anzac Oval Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Lucien Laverdure

2 September 2014	FC Bendigo	0–4	Melbourne City	Huntly, Victoria, Australia
18:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report	Marino 13', 54' Prelevic 85' Dekker 90'	Stadium: Epsom Reserve

7 September 2014 Craig Foster Cup	Melbourne City	1–1	Central Coast Mariners	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia
14:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Wielaert 56'	Report	Mané 57' (pen.)	Stadium: Oakes Oval Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Jarred Gillett

16 September 2014	Adelaide United	2–0	Melbourne City	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
15:00 ACST (UTC+09:30)	Mabil 33' Goodwin 45'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Daniel Goodwin

23 September 2014	Melbourne City	1–0	Pascoe Vale	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Retre 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 2,000

26 September 2014	Melbourne City	2–1	Perth Glory	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
	Koren 15' (pen.) Dugandzic 62'	Report	Maclaren 88'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

11 January 2015 Abu Dhabi training camp	Al Jazira FC	2–0	Melbourne City	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UAEST (UTC+04:00)	Vučinić 58' Kisnorbo 73' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium

18 January 2015 Abu Dhabi training camp	Melbourne City	1–1	Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UAEST (UTC+04:00)	Williams 75'	Report	Zozulya 17'	Stadium: New York University Abu Dhabi Campus

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
A-League	—	5th	11 October 2014	25 April 2015
A-League Finals	Elimination-finals	Semi-finals	3 May 2015	8 May 2015
FFA Cup	Round of 32	Round of 32	12 August 2014	12 August 2014

A-League[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne Victory (C)	27	15	8	4	56	31	+25	53	Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2	Sydney FC	27	14	8	5	52	35	+17	50
3	Adelaide United	27	14	4	9	47	32	+15	46	Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4	Wellington Phoenix^[a]	27	14	4	9	45	35	+10	46	Qualification for Finals series
5	Melbourne City	27	9	8	10	36	41	−5	35
6	Brisbane Roar	27	10	4	13	42	43	−1	34
7	Perth Glory^[b]	27	14	8	5	45	35	+10	50
8	Central Coast Mariners	27	5	8	14	26	50	−24	23
9	Western Sydney Wanderers	27	4	6	17	29	44	−15	18
10	Newcastle Jets	27	3	8	16	23	55	−32	17

Source: A-League
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.
^ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.^[22]

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
27	9	8	10	36	41	−5	35	6	5	2	18	10	+8	3	3	8	18	31	−13

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round[edit]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A
Result	D	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	L
Position	5	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	5

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

11 October 2014 1	Sydney FC	1–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Gameiro 54'	Report	Villa 63'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 25,525 Referee: Peter Green

19 October 2014 2	Melbourne City	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Villa 87'	Report	Montaño 62'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 15,717 Referee: Jarred Gillett

25 October 2014 3	Melbourne Victory	5–2	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Thompson 23', 87' Berisha 45+1', 46', 67' (pen.)	Report	Wielaert 13' Hoffman 26'	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 43,729 Referee: Strebre Delovski

31 October 2014 4	Melbourne City	1–2	Adelaide United	Melbourne
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Kisnorbo 9'	Report	Djite 38' Carrusca 80' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 13,083 Referee: Chris Beath

8 November 2014 5	Brisbane Roar	1–3	Melbourne City	Brisbane
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Borrello 67'	Report	Williams 8' Dugandzic 10' Marino 83'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 17,131 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

16 November 2014 6	Melbourne City	2–2	Central Coast Mariners	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Dugandzic 10' Paartalu 53'	Report	G. Trifiro 80' Hutchinson 90+4'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,402 Referee: Adam Fielding

22 November 2014 7	Melbourne City	1–2	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Paartalu 88'	Report	Janko 10', 83' Dimitrijević 70' 89'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,474 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

30 November 2014 8	Wellington Phoenix	5–1	Melbourne City	Wellington
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Burns 34', 47', 85' (pen.) Bonevacia 40' Krishna 50'	Report	Williams 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 7,410 Referee: Jarred Gillett

7 December 2014 9	Melbourne City	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Mooy 49' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,721 Referee: Shaun Evans

20 December 2014 11	Melbourne City	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Paartalu 90+1'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 26,372 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

26 December 2014 12	Melbourne City	1–1	Perth Glory	Melbourne
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Mooy 47'	Report	Garcia 62'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,950 Referee: Alan Milliner

30 December 2014 13	Newcastle Jets	2–5	Melbourne City	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Montaño 71' Jerónimo 79'	Report	Mooy 4' (pen.) Koren 9', 63', 74' Duff 24'	Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 9,935 Referee: Stephen Lucas

4 January 2015 14	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Melbourne City	Gosford
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Duke 12', 27'	Report	Velaphi 58'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 7,409 Referee: Peter Green

1 February 2015 15	Melbourne City	2–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Melling 24' Mooy 73'	Report	Takahagi 5'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,561 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

7 February 2015 16	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Berisha 10' Barbarouses 53' Ben Khalfallah 62'	Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 40,042 Referee: Peter Green

14 February 2015 17	Wellington Phoenix	0–0	Melbourne City	Lower Hutt
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)		Report		Stadium: Hutt Recreation Ground Attendance: 9,232 Referee: Chris Beath

22 February 2015 18	Melbourne City	0–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,486 Referee: Jarred Gillett

27 February 2015 19	Melbourne City	3–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Safuwan 52' Kennedy 55' Ramsay 87'	Report	Sánchez 32'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,345 Referee: Alan Milliner

8 March 2015 20	Central Coast Mariners	1–0	Melbourne City	Gosford
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	F. Ferreira 74'	Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 6,079 Referee: Jarred Gillett

11 March 2015 Rescheduled 10	Western Sydney Wanderers	3–2	Melbourne City	Sydney
20:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Poljak 38' Juric 79' (pen.) Rukavytsya 90+1'	Report	Safuwan 28' Mooy 72' Chapman 82'	Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 7,239 Referee: Strebre Delovski

14 March 2015 21	Melbourne City	4–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Jaliens 18' Novillo 47' Williams 63' Ramsay 88'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,867 Referee: Peter Green

20 March 2015 22	Sydney FC	0–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00)		Report	J. Brown 81'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 11,638 Referee: Chris Beath

28 March 2015 23	Melbourne City	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Germano 5'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,561 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

3 April 2015 24	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00)	Takahagi 20'	Report	Novillo 39'	Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 9,054 Referee: Jarred Gillett

12 April 2015 25	Melbourne City	0–0	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,720 Referee: Peter Green

19 April 2015 26	Perth Glory	3–1	Melbourne City	Perth
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Maclaren 42', 65', 87'	Report	Retre 44' 45+1' Mooy 52'	Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 5,821 Referee: Chris Beath

25 April 2015 27	Adelaide United	4–1	Melbourne City	Adelaide
19:00 ACST (UTC+09:30)	Palanca 19' Sánchez 23' Elrich 33' Watson 59' (pen.) Marrone 70'	Report	Mooy 65' (pen.) Jaliens 66'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,773 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Finals series[edit]

3 May 2015 Elimination-finals	Wellington Phoenix	0–2	Melbourne City	Wellington
19:00 NZST (UTC+12:00)		Report	Kennedy 61' Moss 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 10,171 Referee: Ben Williams

8 May 2015 Semi-finals	Melbourne Victory	3–0	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00)	Berisha 18' Barbarouses 30' Thompson 87'	Report		Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 50,873 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

FFA Cup[edit]

12 August 2014 Round of 32	Melbourne City	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Sydney FC	Ballarat
19:30 AEST	Kalmar 64' Hoffman 108'	Report	Gameiro 23' Abbas 111' (pen.), 115' (pen.)	Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium Attendance: 2,801 Referee: Shaun Evans

Awards[edit]

NAB Young Footballer of the Month (February) – Connor Chapman^[23]

References[edit]

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^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Australian Marquee Josh Kennedy". Football Federation Australia. 6 November 2014.
^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Jack Clisby". melbournecity.com.au. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Singaporean International". melbournecity.com.au. 29 January 2015.
^ "Duff Diagnosis, Jaliens Signs". Football Federation Australia. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
^ "Melbourne City FC Sign French Winger Harry Novillo". Football Federation Australia. 3 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Melbourne Heart FC Confirms Departure of Four Players". Melbourne City. 30 April 2014.
^ "Harry Kewell announces retirement after decorated Socceroos career". ABC. 26 March 2014.
^ "Bonnyrigg White Eagles snap up Vrankovic". National Premier Leagues. 25 April 2014.
^ "Adios David Villa, it's been short but sweet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2014.
^ "Nick Kalmar released by Melbourne City to join Western Sydney Wanderers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 December 2014.
^ "Miller to join Cork City". Football Federation Australia. 16 January 2015.
^ "Injured Safuwan Baharudin returns to Singapore". Football Federation Australia. 24 April 2015.
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^ "NAB Young Footballer of the Year nominee for February". Football Federation Australia. 6 March 2015.

External links[edit]

Official Website

[table_note_WEL0.85263473813079-22] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[table_note_PER0.85263473813079-24] Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.^[22]

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[Chapman,_Brown,_Mooy_transfers-2] "Melbourne Heart poach Newcastle Jets' talented duo Connor Chapman and James Brown". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 16 May 2014.

[3] "Melbourne City FC Confirms David Villa". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

[4] "Melbourne City FC Signs Duff, Extends Mauk and Garuccio Contracts". footballaustralia.com.au. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

[5] "Melbourne Heart FC Captures New Signings". Melbourne City. Archived from the original on 20 May 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

[6] "Robert Koren joins A-League's Melbourne City for two years as international marquee". ABC News. ABC. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

[7] "Melbourne City FC Sign Retre and Marino to Senior Deals". Football Federation Australia. 18 August 2014.

[8] "Melbourne City FC sign Erik Paartalu". Football Federation Australia. 15 September 2014.

[9] "Melbourne City FC Sign Liam Miller On Short-Term Contract". Football Federation Australia. 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

[10] "Melbourne City FC Sign Australian Marquee Josh Kennedy". Football Federation Australia. 6 November 2014.

[11] "Melbourne City FC Sign Jack Clisby". melbournecity.com.au. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.

[12] "Melbourne City FC Sign Singaporean International". melbournecity.com.au. 29 January 2015.

[13] "Duff Diagnosis, Jaliens Signs". Football Federation Australia. 17 February 2015. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

[14] "Melbourne City FC Sign French Winger Harry Novillo". Football Federation Australia. 3 March 2015.

[4players-15] "Melbourne Heart FC Confirms Departure of Four Players". Melbourne City. 30 April 2014.

[16] "Harry Kewell announces retirement after decorated Socceroos career". ABC. 26 March 2014.

[17] "Bonnyrigg White Eagles snap up Vrankovic". National Premier Leagues. 25 April 2014.

[18] "Adios David Villa, it's been short but sweet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2014.

[19] "Nick Kalmar released by Melbourne City to join Western Sydney Wanderers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 December 2014.

[20] "Miller to join Cork City". Football Federation Australia. 16 January 2015.

[21] "Injured Safuwan Baharudin returns to Singapore". Football Federation Australia. 24 April 2015.

[Perth_banned-23] "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

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