2019–20 Melbourne City FC season

The 2019–20 season is the tenth in the history of Melbourne City FC. The club is competing in the A-League for the tenth time and the FFA Cup for the sixth time. The club appointed Erick Mombaerts to the vacant managerial role at the start of the season.

Melbourne City
2019–20 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerErick Mombaerts
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League2nd
FFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie Maclaren (12 goals)
All: Jamie Maclaren (18 goals)

On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The expectation is to resume play as soon as possible, but it was considered unlikely before the end of May.[2]

Review

Pre-season

Melbourne City finished fifth in the previous season before being eliminated by Adelaide United by a single goal.[3] Before the season started, Warren Joyce left the role as manager to join the Salford City development squad.[4] The club appointed Erick Mombaerts as new manager on 27 June 2019.[5] In the transfer market, they lost Dylan Pierias and Joshua Cavallo to the newest A-League club, Western United.[6][7] After signing Scott Galloway from Adelaide United,[8] Denis Genreau and Dean Bouzanis returned to the squad from their loan at Dutch club PEC Zwolle.[9]

Players

Squad information

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Tom Glover
2 DF Scott Galloway
3 DF Scott Jamieson (Captain)
4 DF Harrison Delbridge
5 DF Jack Hendry (on loan from Celtic, injury replacement)
6 MF Joshua Brillante
7 MF Rostyn Griffiths
9 FW Jamie Maclaren
10 MF Florin Berenguer
11 FW Craig Noone
13 MF Nathaniel Atkinson
14 FW Markel Susaeta
17 MF Denis Genreau
19 MF Lachlan Wales
20 MF Adrián Luna
No. Position Player
21 MF Ramy Najjarine
22 DF Curtis Good
23 GK Dean Bouzanis
30 FW Moudi Najjar
34 MF Connor Metcalfe
35 FW Raphael Rodrigues (Scholarship)
36 DF Kerrin Stokes (Scholarship)
37 FW Gianluca Iannucci (Scholarship)
38 FW Yaya Dukuly (Scholarship)
40 DF Richard Windbichler
46 GK Joe Gauci (Scholarship)
49 FW Stefan Colakovski (Scholarship)
51 MF Idrus Abdulahi (Scholarship)
59 MF Bernardo Oliveira (Scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
2DF Scott Galloway Adelaide United Free transfer 3 years 3 May 2019 [10]
17MF Denis Genreau PEC Zwolle Loan return 8 May 2019 [9]
23GK Dean Bouzanis PEC Zwolle Loan return 8 May 2019 [9]
11MF Craig Noone Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed 2 years 17 June 2019 [11]
40DF Richard Windbichler Unattached Free transfer 2 years 28 June 2019 [12]
6MF Joshua Brillante Sydney FC Free transfer 2 years 8 July 2019 [13]
8MF Javier Cabrera Unattached Free transfer 2 years 9 July 2019 [14]
20FW Adrián Luna Unattached Free transfer 2 years 19 July 2019 [15]
1GK Tom Glover Unattached Free transfer 2 years 6 August 2019 [16]
36DF Kerrin Stokes Croydon Kings Scholarship 2 years 9 September 2019 [17]
46GK Joe Gauci Adelaide City Scholarship 1 year 9 September 2019 [17]
59MF Bernardo Oliveira FFSA NTC Scholarship 1 year 7 November 2019 [18]
14FW Markel Susaeta Unattached Free transfer 0.5 year 16 January 2020 [19]
5DF Jack Hendry Celtic Loan 0.5 year 22 January 2020 [20]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
36DF Dylan Pierias Western United Free transfer 20 March 2019 [6]
38MF Joshua Cavallo Western United Free transfer 15 April 2019 [7]
2DF Ritchie De Laet Aston Villa Loan return 8 May 2019 [21]
8MF Riley McGree Club Brugge Loan return 8 May 2019 [21]
9FW Shayon Harrison Tottenham Hotspur Loan return 8 May 2019 [21]
18GK Eugene Galekovic Retired 8 May 2019 [22]
42GK James Delianov Western United Free transfer 9 May 2019 [23]
25DF Iacopo La Rocca Unattached End of contract 9 May 2019 [24]
10MF Dario Vidošić Unattached End of contract 3 June 2019 [25]
26MF Luke Brattan Manchester City Loan return 30 June 2019 [26][27]
5DF Bart Schenkeveld Unattached End of contract 2 July 2019 [28]
15MF Kearyn Baccus Kaizer Chiefs Undisclosed 2 July 2019 [28][29]
1GK Mark Birighitti Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 30 July 2019 [30][31]
8MF Javier Cabrera Unattached Mutual contract termination 12 January 2020 [32]

From youth squad

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
35 MF Raphael Rodrigues16 3 year scholarship contract[17]
38 FW Yaya Dukuly16 2 year scholarship contract[17]
49 FW Stefan Colakovski19 1 year scholarship contract[18]
51 MF Idrus Abdulahi15 2 year scholarship contract[17]

Contract extensions

No.NamePositionDurationDateNotes
22Curtis GoodCentre-back2 years8 July 2019[33]
30Moudi NajjarCentre-forward3 years11 September 2019[34]
34Connor MetcalfeMidfielder3 years11 September 2019[34]
21Ramy NajjarineAttacking midfielder3 years17 October 2019[35]
49Stefan ColakovskiForward2 years28 January 2020[36]

Technical staff

Position Name[37]
Head Coach Erick Mombaerts
Technical Director Alain Fiard
Senior Assistant Coach Patrick Kisnorbo
Goalkeeping Coach Neil Young
Head of Human Performance Andrew McKenzie
Performance Analysis Manager Donna Rice
Football Logistics Manager Josh Bondin

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 16 January 2020
No. Pos. Player A-League FFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Tom Glover 3 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF Scott Galloway 11+2 1 5 1 18 2
3 DF Scott Jamieson 12 0 5 0 17 0
4 DF Harrison Delbridge 10+1 1 5 0 16 1
6 MF Joshua Brillante 12+1 1 5 0 18 1
7 MF Rostyn Griffiths 9+1 1 0+1 0 11 1
9 FW Jamie Maclaren 10 12 5 6 15 18
10 MF Florin Berenguer 2+1 0 3+1 0 7 0
11 FW Craig Noone 13 2 5 4 18 6
13 MF Nathaniel Atkinson 3+5 1 0 0 8 0
17 MF Denis Genreau 4+2 0 0+2 0 8 0
19 MF Lachlan Wales 7+6 0 1+2 0 16 0
20 FW Adrián Luna 7+5 4 2+3 0 17 4
21 MF Ramy Najjarine 1+3 0 2+1 0 7 0
22 DF Curtis Good 12 1 5 0 17 1
23 GK Dean Bouzanis 10 0 5 0 15 0
30 MF Moudi Najjar 1+1 0 0+1 0 3 0
31 MF Idrus Abdulahi 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
34 DF Connor Metcalfe 7+1 2 5 1 12 3
35 FW Raphael Rodrigues 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Kerrin Stokes 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Gianluca Iannuci 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW Yaya Dukuly 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 DF Richard Windbichler 2+1 0 0+2 0 5 0
42 GK Ahmad Taleb 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 GK Joe Gauci 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 FW Stefan Colakovski 0+3 0 0 0 3 0
59 MF Bernardo Oliveira 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Markel Susaeta 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Jack Hendry 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club
8 MF Javier Cabrera 6+2 1 2+2 1 12 2

Source: Soccerway

Disciplinary record

As of 21 December 2019
Rank Position Name A-League FFA Cup Total
1 DF Scott Jamieson 3 0 1 0 4 0
MF Denis Genreau 3 0 1 0 4 0
3 DF Harrison Delbridge 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW Adrián Luna 1 0 2 0 3 0
MF Rostyn Griffiths 3 0 0 0 3 0
6 GK Dean Bouzanis 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF Joshua Brillante 1 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scott Galloway 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Craig Noone 2 0 0 0 2 0
10 MF Nathaniel Atkinson 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Javier Cabrera 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK Tom Glover 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Curtis Good 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Moudi Najjar 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Lachlan Wales 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total26050310

Clean sheets

As of 7 January 2020
Rank Name A-League FFA Cup Total
1 Dean Bouzanis 3 1 4
2 Tom Glover 1 0 1
Total415

Pre-season

Friendlies

23 July 2019 Oakleigh Cannons 3–4 Melbourne CityMelbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
14 August 2019 Adelaide United 0–1 Melbourne CityAdelaide, Australia
14:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
4 September 2019 Melbourne City 2–0 Central Coast MarinersMelbourne, Australia
14:00
Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
10 September 2019 Melbourne City 1–2 Western UnitedMelbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
24 September 2019 Melbourne City 1–2 Adelaide UnitedMelbourne, Australia
Report
Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
24 September 2019 Melbourne City 5–3 Adelaide UnitedMelbourne, Australia
Report (Melbourne City)
Report (Adelaide United)
Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 17 9 3 5 32 26 +6 052.94
FFA Cup 5 4 0 1 13 7 +6 080.00
Total 22 13 3 6 45 33 +12 059.09

Updated to match played 7 February 2020
Source: Competitions

FFA Cup

As an A-League team, Melbourne City automatically qualified through to the Round of 32 as one of the ten A-League clubs competing in the competition.[38] In the opening round they took on South Australian side Campbelltown City who won the previous years National Premier Leagues title.[39]

31 July 2019 Round of 32Campbelltown City 1–3 Melbourne CityAdelaide
19:30
Report
Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,078
Referee: Adam Bavcar
21 August 2019 Round of 16Marconi Stallions 1–2 Melbourne CitySydney
19:30
  • Fernandez  85'
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,947
Referee: Stephen Lucas
18 September 2019 Quarter-finalMelbourne City 3–0 Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne
19:30
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Stephen Lucas
1 October 2019 Semi-finalBrisbane Strikers 1–5 Melbourne CityBrisbane
19:30
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,706
Referee: Adam Kersey
23 October 2019 FinalAdelaide United 4–0 Melbourne CityAdelaide
19:30
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,920
Referee: Alex King

A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Sydney FC (A) 20 15 3 2 42 16 +26 48 Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
2 Melbourne City 23 12 4 7 42 34 +8 40 Qualification to Finals Series, 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
3 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] 20 11 3 6 33 23 +10 36 Qualification to Finals Series and FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 1]
4 Brisbane Roar 22 10 5 7 25 24 +1 35
5 Perth Glory 20 8 7 5 35 22 +13 31
6 Western United 20 8 3 9 34 28 +6 27
7 Adelaide United 21 9 0 12 34 42 8 27 Qualification to FFA Cup Round of 32[lower-alpha 3]
8 Western Sydney Wanderers 21 7 5 9 27 30 3 26
9 Newcastle Jets 22 6 6 10 26 39 13 24
10 Melbourne Victory 21 5 5 11 24 35 11 20
11 Central Coast Mariners 22 4 1 17 22 51 29 13
Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2020. On 24 March the FFA suspended the remaining matches of the season.[41]
. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round.
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.
  2. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  3. The top nine teams qualify for the 2020 FFA Cup entering at the Round of 32, while the bottom two teams will play-off for a spot in the Round of 32.[40]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
23 12 4 7 42 34  +8 40 7 2 2 18 13  +5 5 2 5 24 21  +3

Last updated: 23 March 2020.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Result by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
GroundAHAHHAABHAHAHAHHAHABHAHAHAABH
ResultDWWWWLWLWLLWDWDLWLWWDWL
Position632111122222222222232222
Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2020. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

20 October 2019 (2019-10-20) 2Melbourne City2–1Adelaide UnitedMelbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,399
Referee: Shaun Evans
27 October 2019 3Western United1–2Melbourne CityGeelong
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 7,042
Referee: Adam Kersey
3 November 2019 4Melbourne City3–2Wellington PhoenixMelbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,440
Referee: Ben Abraham
8 November 2019 5Melbourne City3–1Central Coast MarinersMelbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,547
Referee: Stephen Lucas
17 November 2019 6Brisbane Roar4–3Melbourne CityBrisbane
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Dolphin Stadium
Attendance: 9,387
Referee: Alex King
22 November 2019 7Western Sydney Wanderers2–3Melbourne CitySydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 12,078
Referee: Chris Beath
6 December 2019 9Melbourne City0–3Perth GloryMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,679
Referee: Shaun Evans
15 December 2019 10Newcastle Jets0–4Melbourne CityNewcastle
16:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,133
Referee: Alireza Faghani
21 December 2019 11Melbourne City1–2Melbourne VictoryMelbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,083
Referee: Alex King
29 December 2019 12Sydney FC2–1Melbourne CitySydney
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 17,421
Referee: Kurt Ams
3 January 2020 13Melbourne City3–2Western UnitedMelbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,577
Referee: Adam Kersey
11 January 2020 14Brisbane Roar2–2Melbourne CityBrisbane
17:00 AEDT
  • Inman  34', 45+3'
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,659
Referee: Daniel Elder
18 January 2020 15Melbourne City2–0Newcastle JetsMelbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,857
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
25 January 2020 16Melbourne City0–0Perth GloryMelbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,103
Referee: Daniel Elder
1 February 2020 17Adelaide United3–1Melbourne CityAdelaide
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,068
Referee: Alex King
7 February 2020 18Melbourne City2–1Melbourne VictoryMelbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,872
Referee: Shaun Evans
15 February 2020 19Wellington Phoenix1–0Melbourne CityAuckland
17:15 AEDT
Report Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 15,347
Referee: Alex King
1 March 2020 21Melbourne City1–0Brisbane RoarMelbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,559
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 March 2020 22Perth Glory2–3Melbourne CityPerth
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 8,107
Referee: Kurt Ams
20 March 2020 24Central Coast Mariners2–4Melbourne CityGosford
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Referee: Kurt Ams
23 March 2020 26Newcastle Jets2–1Melbourne CityNewcastle
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Referee: Ben Abraham

Sponsorship

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