Melbourne City FC
Squad
David Williams2011current
Patrick Kisnorbo2013current
Aaron Mooy2014current
Bruno Fornaroli Sevilla2015current
Michael Zullo2015current
Anthony Cáceres2016current
Dean Bouzanis2016current
Emmanuel Muscat2016current
Mathew Leckie2021current
Dario Vidošićcurrent
Erik Paartalucurrent
Nathaniel Atkinsoncurrent
Patrick Beachcurrent
Takeshi Kanamoricurrent
Aziz Behich2010–2013- Eli Babalj2010–2012
Gerald Sibon2010–2011
John Aloisi2010–2011
Josip Skoko2010–2011
Michael Beauchamp2010–2010- Michael Beauchamp2010–2011
Simon Colosimo2010–2013- Adrian Madaschi2011–2012
Curtis Good2011–2012
Fred Carreiro2011–2013
Andrew Redmayne Cyclat2012–2015
Craig Goodwin2012–2012
Josip Tadić2012–2013
Richard Garcia2012–2013
Vince Grella2012–2013- Eli Babalj2013–2013
Harry Kewell2013–2014
Marcel Meeuwis2013–2013
Michael Mifsud2013–2014
Orlando Engelaar2013–2014
Stefan Mauk2013–2016
Tando Velaphi2013–2016- Aziz Behich2014–2014
Damien Duff2014–2015
David Villa2014–2014- Erik Paartalu2014–2016
Joshua Kennedy2014–2015
Liam Miller2014–2014
Robert Koren2014–2016
Aaron Hughes2015–2016
Denis Genreau2015–2020
Ivan Franjic2015–2017
Kew Jaliens2015–2015
Thomas Sørensen2015–2017- Denis Genreau2016–2018
Tim Cahill2016–2017
Joshua Cavallo2017–2019
Connor Metcalfe2018–2022- Curtis Good2018–2024
Ritchie De Laet2018–2019- Marco Tilio2020–2023
Markel Susaeta2020–2020- Naoki Tsubaki2020–2021
Jordan Bos2021–2023
Valon Berisha2022–2023- Marco Tilio2024–2025
Melbourne City FC is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Australia.
The club competes in the A-League Men, the highest division of soccer in Australia.
Melbourne City FC was originally known as Melbourne Heart when it entered the A-League in the 2010-11 season.
Biography
Formation
Melbourne City FC, an Australian professional soccer club, was established in the South-Eastern region of Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the A-League Men, the premier division of soccer in Australia, under the auspices of the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The journey to its formation began after the dissolution of the National Soccer League in 2003, which led to the creation of a new national competition. Despite initial plans for multiple Melbourne teams, the Football Federation Australia (FFA) awarded the sole license to Melbourne Victory in 2004, leading to a five-year moratorium on new teams in the area.
Early Years
In 2008, businessman Colin DeLutis expressed interest in establishing a second Melbourne A-League side, proposing the name 'Melbourne City'. However, this bid was ultimately unsuccessful, and the team that would become Melbourne City FC was initially known as Melbourne Heart. The club officially entered the league in the 2010-11 season, marking the beginning of its competitive journey.
Achievements
Melbourne City FC has made significant strides in Australian soccer, achieving notable success in domestic competitions. The club has won the A-League Men Championship twice, in 2021 and 2025, and has been a runner-up three times. Additionally, they have claimed the A-League Men Premiership three times and won the Australia Cup in 2016. These accomplishments highlight the club's growth and competitive spirit in the Australian football landscape.
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Career & Clubs
2009–2014: Foundation and Melbourne Heart era
After the dissolution of the National Soccer League in 2003, brought about by the Crawford Report, plans were drawn up for a new revamped national competition to begin the following season. Despite the calls for the new competition to feature two clubs from Melbourne, in 2004 Football Federation Australia, opting for a "one city, one team" policy, announced that the Melbourne Victory had won the licence to be the only Melbourne club to compete in the new national competition, known as the A-League. A 5-year moratorium was also established preventing any other expansion sides from the eight original A-League teams' areas entering the competition until the 2010–11 season, allowing Victory five seasons to establish itself in the Melbourne market. On 1 March 2008, former Carlton Football Club vice-president and businessman Colin DeLutis expressed his interest in a second Melbourne A-League side, with an approach to the FFA to become sole owner of the second licence with the bid name of 'Melbourne City'. FFA chief executive Ben Buckley raised the possibility of expanding the A-League from eight to 12 teams in May 2008, in readiness for the 2009–10 season. Buckley also revealed the existence of a third Melbourne bid tentatively known as 'Melbourne Heart' backed by Peter Sidwell, to compete with the two other bids of Southern Cross FC and Melbourne City. On 25 July 2008, the Melbourne City bid dropped out of the bidding process…
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- A-League Men
Legacy
Domestic
A-League Men Championship Winners (2): 2021, 2025 Runners-up (3): 2020, 2022, 2023 A-League Men Premiership Winners (3): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Runners-up (2): 2019–20, 2024–25 Australia Cup Winners (1): 2016 Runners-up (1): 2019
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Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the South-Eastern region of Melbourne, Victoria. They compete in the A-League Men, the highest division of soccer in Australia, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL).
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