2014–15 Melbourne City FC season
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.
| 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 | ||
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Players
Squad information
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Since |
App |
Goals |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Notes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Andrew Redmayne | 31 | 2012 | 48 | 0 | 2016 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |  |
Rob Wielaert | 41 | 2013 | 37 | 1 | 2015 | Free | Visa player | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | |
Connor Chapman | 25 | 2014 | 16 | 0 | 2016 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | MF | |
Erik Paartalu | 34 | 2014 | 26 | 3 | 2018 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | |
Aaron Mooy | 29 | 2014 | 27 | 7 | 2016 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | |
Iain Ramsay | 32 | 2013 | 45 | 3 | 2015 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | |
Massimo Murdocca | 35 | 2013 | 44 | 0 | 2015 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  |
Harry Novillo | 28 | 2015 | 8 | 3 | 2015 | Injury Replacement Player | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | MF |  |
Robert Koren | 39 | 2014 | 18 | 3 | 2016 | Visa player/International Marquee | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | MF |  |
Damien Duff | 41 | 2014 | 15 | 1 | 2015 | Free | Visa player | |||||||||||||
| 13 | MF |  |
Jonatan Germano | 32 | 2011 | 52 | 7 | 2015 | Free | Visa player | |||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | |
James Brown | 30 | 2014 | 14 | 1 | 2016 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | FW | |
David Williams | 32 | 2011 | 91 | 21 | 2016 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | FW | |
Joshua Kennedy | 37 | 2015 | 12 | 2 | 2016 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | |
Jason Hoffman | 31 | 2010 | 80 | 3 | 2016 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | |
Paulo Retre | 27 | 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | |
Ben Garuccio | 25 | 2012 | 24 | 0 | 2017 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 20 | GK | |
Tando Velaphi | 33 | 2013 | 8 | 0 | 2015 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | |
Stefan Mauk | 24 | 2012 | 24 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | DF | |
Jack Clisby | 28 | 2015 | 11 | 0 | 2016 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | FW | |
Mate Dugandzic | 30 | 2011 | 75 | 13 | 2015 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | DF | |
Patrick Kisnorbo | 39 | 2013 | 50 | 3 | 2015 | Free | Captain | |||||||||||||
| 25 | MF | |
Jacob Melling | 25 | 2014 | 13 | 1 | 2016 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | FW | |
Marc Marino | 24 | 2014 | 4 | 1 | 2016 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | DF | |
Kew Jaliens | 41 | 2015 | 11 | 1 | 2015 | Free | Injury Replacement Player | |||||||||||||
| Players no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  |
David Villa | 38 | 2014 | 4 | 2 | 2014 | Free | Guest player | |||||||||||||
| 22 | MF | |
Nick Kalmar | 32 | 2010 | 69 | 6 | 2015 | Free | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | MF | |
Liam Miller | 39 | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2014 | Free | Injury Replacement Player | |||||||||||||
| 29 | DF |  |
Safuwan Baharudin | 28 | 2015 | 6 | 2 | 2015 | Free | Visa player | |||||||||||||
- Last updated: 7 October 2015
- Source:
From youth squad
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | MF | |
Paulo Retre | 27 | [1] |
| 26 | DF | |
Ersin Kaya | 26 | |
| 27 | MF | |
Luke O'Dea | 26 | |
| 28 | DF | |
Nick Symeoy | ||
| 30 | MF | |
Ross Archibald | 25 |
Transfers in
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | DF | |
Connor Chapman | 25 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [2] |
| 14 | MF | |
James Brown | 30 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [2] |
| 6 | MF | |
Aaron Mooy | 29 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [2] |
| 9 | FW | |
David Villa | 38 | New York City  |
Loan (Guest) | Pre-season | 2015 | Free | [3] |
| 11 | MF | |
Damien Duff | 41 | Fulham  |
Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free | [4] |
| 25 | MF | |
Jacob Melling | 25 | Adelaide United | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [5] |
| 10 | MF | |
Robert Koren | 39 | Hull City |
Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [6] |
| 26 | FW | |
Marc Marino | 24 | Australian Institute of Sport | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [7] |
| 5 | MF | |
Erik Paartalu | 34 | Muangthong United  |
Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | [8] | |
| 28 | MF | |
Liam Miller | 39 | Brisbane Roar | Transfer | Mid-season | 2014 | [9] | |
| 16 | FW | |
Joshua Kennedy | 37 | Nagoya Grampus  |
Transfer | Mid-season | 2016 | [10] | |
| 22 | DF | |
Jack Clisby | 28 | Perth Glory | Transfer | Mid-season | 2016 | [11] | |
| 29 | DF | |
Safuwan Baharudin | 28 | LionsXII |
Loan | Mid-season | 2015 | [12] | |
| 27 | DF | |
Kew Jaliens | 41 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 | [13] | |
| 9 | FW | |
Harry Novillo | 28 | Clermont |
Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 | [14] |
Transfers out
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | |
Jeremy Walker | 26 | Hume City | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [15] |
| 4 | MF | |
Orlando Engelaar | 40 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [2] | |
| 5 | DF | |
Sam Mitchinson | 27 | Bayswater City | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [15] |
| 6 | DF |  |
Patrick Gerhardt | 34 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [15] | |
| 10 | MF | |
Harry Kewell | 41 | Retired | Pre-season | Free | [16] | |
| 16 | DF | |
Aziz Behich | 29 | Bursaspor  |
End of loan | Pre-season | Free | [15] |
| 18 | DF | |
David Vranković | 26 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [15][17] |
| 9 | FW | |
David Villa | 38 | New York City |
End of loan | Mid-season | Free | [18] |
| 22 | MF | |
Nick Kalmar | 32 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Mid-season | Free | [19] |
| 22 | MF | |
Liam Miller | 39 | Cork City |
End of contract | Mid-season | Free | [20] |
| 29 | DF | |
Safuwan Baharudin | 23 | LionsXII |
End of Loan | Mid-season | Free | [21] |
Technical staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | |
| Senior Assistant Coach | |
| Assistant Coaches |  |
| |
| Goalkeeping Coach | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Youth Team Coach | |
Statistics
Squad statistics
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | FFA Cup | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Pre-season and mid-season friendlies
| 18 June 2014 | Melbourne City .svg.png){kind=small} | 7–0 | | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| 25 June 2014 | Ballarat Red Devils | 0–6 | | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia |
| 19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) | Report | Dugandžić  Wielaert Williams Konstantinidis Brown |
Stadium: Morshead Park Attendance: 1200 |
| 15 June 2014 Manchester Training Camp | Bury | 2–2 | | Carrington, Greater Manchester, England |
| 12:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Mills Jones |
MCFC report BFC Report |
Brown Poole (trialist) |
Stadium: Carrington Training Centre Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| 19 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | | Oldham, Greater Manchester, England |
| 15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) | Llera |
Report | Williams |
Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park Attendance: 1039 |
| 23 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp | Bolton Wanderers XI | 1–5 | | Leyland, Lancashire, England |
| 19:30 BST (UTC+01:00) | Wilkinson |
Report | Kisnorbo Williams Mooy Brown Dugandžić |
Stadium: County Ground |
| 19 August 2014 | Hume City | 0–5 | | Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia |
| 19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) | Report | Williams Kisnorbo Marino Mauk Zinni |
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 |
Report | Stadium: Anzac Oval Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Lucien Laverdure |
| 2 September 2014 | FC Bendigo | 0–4 | | Huntly, Victoria, Australia |
| 18:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) | Report | Marino Prelevic Dekker |
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 |
Report | Mané |
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 Goodwin |
Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Daniel Goodwin |
| 23 September 2014 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| 19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) | Retre |
Report | Stadium: Epping Stadium Attendance: 2,000 |
| 26 September 2014 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Perth Glory | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Koren Dugandzic |
Report | Maclaren |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| 11 January 2015 Abu Dhabi training camp | Al Jazira FC  | 2–0 | | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:00 UAEST (UTC+04:00) | Vučinić Kisnorbo |
Report | Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium |
| 18 January 2015 Abu Dhabi training camp | Melbourne City | 1–1 |  | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 19:00 UAEST (UTC+04:00) | Williams |
Report | Zozulya |
Stadium: New York University Abu Dhabi Campus |
Competitions
Overall
| 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
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 53 | Qualification to Finals series and Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 50 | |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 46 | Qualification to Finals series and Champions League qualifying play-off |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 46 | Qualification to 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
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
| 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
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 11 October 2014 1 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Gameiro |
Report | Villa |
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 |
Report | Montaño |
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 Berisha |
Report | Wielaert Hoffman |
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 |
Report | Djite Carrusca |
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 |
Report | Williams Dugandzic Marino |
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 Paartalu |
Report | G. Trifiro Hutchinson |
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 |
Report | Janko Dimitrijević  |
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 Bonevacia Krishna |
Report | Williams |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Report | Garcia |
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 Jerónimo |
Report | Mooy Koren Duff |
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 |
Report | Velaphi |
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 Mooy |
Report | Takahagi |
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 Barbarouses Ben Khalfallah |
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 Kennedy Ramsay |
Report | Sánchez |
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 |
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 Juric Rukavytsya |
Report | Safuwan Mooy Chapman |
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 Novillo Williams Ramsay |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Report | Novillo |
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 |
Report | Retre Mooy |
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 Sánchez Elrich Watson Marrone |
Report | Mooy Jaliens |
Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,773 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
Finals series
| 3 May 2015 Elimination-finals | Wellington Phoenix | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 19:00 NZST (UTC+12:00) | Report | Kennedy Moss |
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 Barbarouses Thompson |
Report | Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 50,873 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
FFA Cup
| 12 August 2014 Round of 32 | Melbourne City | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |  | Ballarat |
| 19:30 AEST | Kalmar Hoffman |
Report | Gameiro Abbas |
Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium Attendance: 2,801 Referee: Shaun Evans |
Awards
- NAB Young Footballer of the Month (February) – Connor Chapman[23]
References
- http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/announcement-retre-and-marino-sign-with-melbourne-city-fc/kmflgwex2scq1b5h772cvrtio
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- "NAB Young Footballer of the Year nominee for February". Football Federation Australia. 6 March 2015.
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