2023–24 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City
2023–24 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerRado Vidošić
(until 1 November 2023)
Aurelio Vidmar
(from 1 November 2023)
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League Men6th
A-League Men FinalsElimination final
Australia CupSemi-finals
AFC Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Tolgay Arslan (13)
All: Tolgay Arslan (19)
Highest home attendance25,884
vs. Melbourne Victory
(23 December 2023)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance1,153
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(27 August 2023)
Australia Cup
Average home league attendance8,488
Biggest win8–0
vs. Perth Glory (H)
(14 April 2024)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat0–6
vs. Adelaide United (A)
(29 October 2022)
A-League Men
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2024.

The 2023–24 season is the 14th in the history of Melbourne City Football Club, and the 10th since the club was taken over by the City Football Group. In addition to the A-League Men, Melbourne City participated in the Australia Cup for the ninth time, and is participating in the AFC Champions League for the second time. They are managed by Aurelio Vidmar after the club and Rado Vidošić mutually terminated his contract after 2 league matches.

Review

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Background

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Melbourne City won three consecutive A-League Men premierships; the first ever A-League Men club to do so and played their fourth consecutive Grand Final in the 2022–23 season. Rado Vidošić became new head coach during the 2022 FIFA World Cup mid-season break in place of Patrick Kisnorbo leaving for French club Troyes. City lost the Grand Final 1–6 to the Central Coast Mariners; three of four recent Grand Final lost; twice in neutral CommBank Stadium, as the 2023 Grand Final was played after an APL decision of moving A-Leagues Grand Finals to Sydney for the next three seasons earlier in the season.

Pre-season

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Tolgay Arslan with Hamburger SV in 2013

Valon Berisha, Matt Sutton, Raphael Borges Rodrigues and Kerrin Stokes all departed City following conclusions to their playing contracts on 9 June 2023. A further two departures were made the same day of Tom Glover and Aiden O'Neill in search of footballing opportunities in Europe. City's first signing of the 2023–24 season was German midfieilder Tolgay Arslan coming off Serie A club Udinese for two seasons on 15 June 2023. Two academy players Arion Sulemani and Emin Durakovic both signed three-year scholarship contracts for City a week later. Only a day later, three young players signed for City; Patrick Beach, Alessandro Lopane and Zane Schreiber all on multi-year deals. City were drawn to play NPL Victoria side Oakleigh Cannons in the 2023 Australia Cup Round of 32.[1] On 30 June 2023, rumoured Steven Ugarkovic joined City for until the end of the 2024–25 season and Marco Tilio departed City for Scottish club Celtic.

Experienced A-League Men goalkeeper Jamie Young signed for City on 4 July 2023. The Round of 32 clash in the Australia Cup details were confirmed to play on 13 August 2023 at Jack Edwards Reserve; home of Oakleigh Cannons.[2] On 6 July 2023, Terry Antonis joined City for the 2023–24 season. Four days later, City made their second international signing French defender Samuel Souprayen for a two-year deal. Max Caputo extended his contract on 13 July 2023 to last until the end of the 2025–26 season. Official start dates for the A-Leagues seasons were confirmed, with the A-League Men to begin between 20 and 22 October 2023.[3] City's first friendly of the season was confirmed to play Dandenong Thunder at George Andrews Reserve.[4]

Croatian winger Marin Jakoliš signed for City on loan from Ligue 2 club Angers SCO on 2 August 2023.[5] Four days later, former player Aziz Behich returned to City on a two-year deal. Jordon Hall re-signed for City for an extra season, and Frenchman Florin Berenguer departing City after five seasons, 111 appearances and four silverware on 9 August 2023. The friendly against Dandenong Thunder resulted in a 3–1 win via goals by Arslan and two for Antonis.[6]

August

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Starting line-up for the 2023 Australia Cup Round of 32 match against Oakleigh Cannons on 13 August

City kicked off their season in the Australia Cup Round of 32 against Oakleigh Cannons on 13 August 2023. Despite going behind twice, City claimed the win thanks to two penalty goals by Arslan and a late winner by Lopane sending them through to the Round of 16.[7] It was confirmed for the third consecutive time, that City would host Wellington Phoenix in the Round of 16.[8] On 17 August 2023, Callum Talbot was called up to the Olyroos squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification[9] and Moroccan attacking midfielder Hamza Sakhi signed for City on loan for the season off Ligue 2 club Auxerre. Australia Cup Round of 16 details were confirmed to play host back at Jack Edwards Reserve against the Wellington Phoenix.[10]

Full A-Leagues fixtures were released on 24 August 2023, with City confirmed to play the opener to locals Western United and play host to two Melbourne Derbies. The same day had City's AFC Champions League group stage opponents against Thai club Buriram United, Japanese club Ventforet Kofu and Chinese club Zhejiang. City in their Round of 16 clash on 27 August 2023, backed a revenge win after two bowouts in previous Australia Cups against Wellington Phoenix with a 3–0 win via two goals by Maclaren and the opener by Arslan; with two season debutants of Sakhi and returning Behich.[11]

September

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Two call-ups to the Socceroos squad in the September were made of Leckie and Behich on 1 September 2023[12] and Jamie Maclaren was confirmed City captain ahead of the 2023–24 season.[13] City's quarter-final Australia Cup match up was confirmed against South Australian side North Eastern MetroStars at T.K. Shutter Reserve.[14] On 8 September 2023, Leckie was confirmed a knee injury and therefore missing out on Socceroos match against Mexico.[15] Only a week later, Nabbout suffered an achilles injury in a behind-closed-friendly ruling him out for the 2023–24 season[16] immediately implementing an injury loan replacement of Brazilian winger Léo Natel. City continued to progress through the Australia Cup, by winning their quarter-final match 2–1 against North Eastern MetroStars in a late comeback on 15 September 2023 via a header goal by Good and last minute winner by Arslan; his fourth of the season.[17]

City were set to host their Australia Cup semi-final at AAMI Park against Sydney FC.[18] In the mid-week, they began their AFC Champions League group stage campaign in their first at home in a 0–0 draw with Ventforet Kofu on 20 September 2023.[19] With only four days time until City's semi-final clash with Sydney, it resulted in a 2–1 loss as City's first loss of the season and ending their Australia Cup run one short of the final.[20] On 25 September 2023, four players; Sebastian Esposito, Max Caputo, Zane Schreiber and Harrison Shillington were called up to the Young Socceroos' squad for the October window[21] and Harry Politdis signed a senior deal for the 2023–24 season.

First-team squad

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[22] 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 England ENG Jamie Young
2 DF Australia AUS Scott Galloway
4 DF Portugal POR Nuno Reis
6 MF Australia AUS Steven Ugarkovic
7 FW Australia AUS Mathew Leckie
8 MF Australia AUS Jimmy Jeggo
9 FW Australia AUS Jamie Maclaren (captain)
10 MF Germany GER Tolgay Arslan
11 FW Brazil BRA Léo Natel (on loan from Corinthians)
14 DF Chile CHI Vicente Fernández
15 FW Australia AUS Andrew Nabbout
17 MF Australia AUS Terry Antonis
18 DF Australia AUS Jordon Hall
21 MF Australia AUS Alessandro Lopane
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF Australia AUS Curtis Good
23 FW Australia AUS Marco Tilio (on loan from Celtic)
25 DF Australia AUS Callum Talbot
26 DF France FRA Samuel Souprayen
33 GK Australia AUS Patrick Beach
34 FW Australia AUS Arion Sulemani
35 MF Australia AUS Zane Schreiber
37 FW Australia AUS Max Caputo
38 DF Australia AUS Harry Politidis
39 MF Australia AUS Emin Durakovic
40 GK Australia AUS James Nieuwenhuizen (Scholarship)
44 FW Croatia CRO Marin Jakoliš (on loan from Angers)
46 FW Australia AUS Benjamin Mazzeo
— DF Australia AUS Jayden Necovski (Scholarship)

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
33 GK Patrick Beach Central Coast Mariners Academy Free transfer 3 years 14 June 2023 [23][24]
10 MF Germany Tolgay Arslan Italy Udinese Free transfer 2 years 15 June 2023 [25]
21 MF Alessandro Lopane Unattached Free transfer 2 years 23 June 2023 [24]
35 MF Zane Schreiber Sydney FC NPL Free transfer 3 years 23 June 2023 [24]
6 MF Steven Ugarkovic Unattached Free transfer 2 years 30 June 2023 [26]
1 GK England Jamie Young Unattached Free transfer 1 year 4 July 2023 [27]
17 MF Terry Antonis Unattached Free transfer 1 year 6 July 2023 [28]
26 DF France Samuel Souprayen Unattached Free transfer 2 years 10 July 2023 [29]
44 FW Croatia Marin Jakoliš France Angers Loan 1 year 2 August 2023 [5]
16 DF Aziz Behich Scotland Dundee United Undisclosed 2 years 6 August 2023 [30][31]
8 MF Morocco Hamza Sakhi France Auxerre Loan 1 year 17 August 2023 [32]
11 FW Brazil Léo Natel Brazil Corinthians Loan 1 year 15 September 2023 [33]
8 MF Jimmy Jeggo Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed 1.5 years 31 January 2024 [34]
23 FW Marco Tilio Scotland Celtic Loan 5 months 1 February 2024 [35]
14 DF Chile Vicente Fernández Unattached Free transfer 5 months 8 February 2024 [36]

From youth squad

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No. Position Player Age Date Notes Ref.
38 DF Harry Politidis 21 25 September 2023 1 year contract [37]
46 FW Benjamin Mazzeo 18 16 January 2024 2.5 year contract [38]
DF Jayden Necovski 16 24 April 2024 3 year scholarship contract [39]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
38 DF Jordan Bos Belgium Westerlo $2,000,000 16 May 2023 [40]
3 DF Scott Jamieson Retired 4 June 2023 [41]
14 MF Kosovo Valon Berisha France Reims End of loan 9 June 2023 [42]
33 GK Matt Sutton Unattached End of contract 9 June 2023 [42]
35 FW Raphael Borges Rodrigues Unattached End of contract 9 June 2023 [42]
36 DF Kerrin Stokes Unattached End of contract 9 June 2023 [42]
1 GK Tom Glover Unattached End of contract 9 June 2023 [43]
13 MF Aiden O'Neill Unattached End of contract 9 June 2023 [43]
6 DF Finland Thomas Lam Unattached Mutual contract termination 13 June 2023 [44]
8 MF Netherlands Richard van der Venne Unattached Mutual contract termination 13 June 2023 [44]
23 FW Marco Tilio Scotland Celtic Undisclosed 30 June 2023 [45]
30 MF Luke Oresti Central Coast Mariners Academy Mutual contract termination 8 July 2023 [46][47]
10 MF France Florin Berenguer Unattached End of contract 9 August 2023 [48]
8 MF Morocco Hamza Sakhi France Ajaccio Mutual contract termination 24 January 2024 [49][50]
16 DF Aziz Behich Saudi Arabia Al Nassr Loan/$2,000,000 30 January 2024 [51][52]

Contract extensions

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No. Player Position Duration Date Notes
34 Arion Sulemani FW 3 years 22 June 2023 New 3-year contract replacing previous scholarship contract which was set to expire in 2024.[53]
39 Emin Durakovic MF 3 years 22 June 2023 New 3-year contract replacing previous scholarship contract which was set to expire in 2024.[53]
37 Max Caputo FW 3 years 13 July 2023 [54]
18 Jordon Hall DF 1 year 9 August 2023 [55]
40 James Nieuwenhuizen GK 3 years 17 October 2023 New 3-year contract signed, starting at the end of his scholarship contract which is set to expire at the end of 2023–24.[56]
8 Morocco Hamza Sakhi MF 1 year 11 January 2024 Signed a permanent contract until end of 2024–25.[57]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

2 August 2023 Western United Australia 3–1 Australia Melbourne City Melbourne
12:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: The Hangar
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: Match was played over three 45-minute periods
9 August 2023 Dandenong Thunder Australia 1–3 Australia Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEST
  • ? 55'
 Report
Stadium: George Andrews Reserve
23 August 2023 Melbourne City Australia 1–0 Australia Western United Melbourne
AEST
Report Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 21 October 2023 28 April 2024 Matchday 1 6th 27 11 6 10 50 38 +12 040.74
A-League Men Finals 5 May 2024 5 May 2024 Elimination Final Elimination Final 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Australia Cup 13 August 2023 24 September 2023 Round of 32 Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 075.00
AFC Champions League 20 September 2023 12 December 2023 Group stage Group stage 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 033.33
Total 38 16 10 12 68 50 +18 042.11

Last updated: 5 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

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Main article: 2023–24 A-League Men

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Sydney FC 27 12 5 10 52 41 +11 41 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[a]
5 Macarthur FC 27 11 8 8 45 48 −3 41 Qualification for Finals series[b]
6 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 50 38 +12 39
7 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 11 4 12 44 48 −4 37
8 Adelaide United 27 9 5 13 52 53 −1 32
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[58][59]
Notes:
  1. ^ Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.
  2. ^ 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.

Results summary

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Home figures include Melbourne City's 1–0 loss on neutral ground against Western Sydney Wanderers on 12 January 2024.

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 11 6 10 50 38  +12 39 7 5 2 35 10  +25 4 1 8 15 28  −13

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

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Round123456789101127131415161718192012222123242526
GroundHAHHAAAHHHANAHAAHAAHAHAHHAH
ResultLLWDLWWDDWWLLWLLDDLWWDLLWWW
Position10128997767446866777876777766
Points003447101112151818182121212223232629303030333639
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[60]

21 October 2023 1 Melbourne City 1–2 Western United Melbourne
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,089
Referee: Jack Morgan
29 October 2023 2 Adelaide United 6–0 Melbourne City Adelaide
18:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,628
Referee: Shaun Evans
3 November 2023 3 Melbourne City 2–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,303
Referee: Daniel Elder
12 November 2023 4 Melbourne City 3–3 Macarthur FC Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,712
Referee: Ben Abraham
25 November 2023 5 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Melbourne City Auckland
17:30 NZDT
Report Stadium: Go Media Stadium
Attendance: 8,327
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
3 December 2023 6 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 5,636
Referee: Shane Skinner
8 December 2023 7 Perth Glory 1–2 Melbourne City Perth
18:45 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,523
Referee: Daniel Cook
17 December 2023 8 Melbourne City 3–3 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,906
Referee: Daniel Elder
23 December 2023 9 Melbourne City 0–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 25,884
Referee: Alireza Faghani
28 December 2023 10 Melbourne City 8–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,322
Referee: Alex King
7 January 2024 11 Western United 1–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,265
Referee: Ben Abraham
12 January 2024 27 Melbourne City 0–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Sydney
20:15 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 7,117
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
21 January 2024 13 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Melbourne City Gosford
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 7,096
Referee: Adam Kersey
25 January 2024 14 Melbourne City 1–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,092
Referee: Ben Abraham
2 February 2024 15 Perth Glory 4–2 Melbourne City Perth
18:45 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 5,494
Referee: Shane Skinner
10 February 2024 16 Brisbane Roar 5–1 Melbourne City Brisbane
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 7,288
Referee: Alex King
17 February 2024 17 Melbourne City 0–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,877
Referee: Alireza Faghani
24 February 2024 18 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,120
Referee: Adam Kersey
1 March 2024 19 Macarthur FC 2–0 Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 3,452
Referee: Adam Bavcar
9 March 2024 20 Melbourne City 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,461
Referee: Alex King
12 March 2024 12 Melbourne City 7–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,182
Referee: Jack Morgan
Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2024, was moved due to Unite Round.[61] It was later rescheduled again.[62]
30 March 2024 22 Melbourne City 0–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,534
Referee: Daniel Cook
2 April 2024 21 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Melbourne City Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 3,266
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
Note: Originally scheduled for 17 March 2024, was moved due to Central Coast Mariners participating in the 2023–24 AFC Cup.[63]
6 April 2024 23 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 20,107
Referee: Alireza Faghani
14 April 2024 24 Melbourne City 8–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
15:00 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,580
Referee: Tim Danaskos
20 April 2024 25 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–2 Melbourne City Sydney
15:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 10,098
Referee: Ben Abraham
28 April 2024 26 Melbourne City 1–0 Western United Melbourne
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,402
Referee: Adam Kersey

Finals series

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Main article: 2023–24 A-League Men § Finals series
5 May 2024 Elimination-final Melbourne Victory 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)		 Melbourne City Melbourne
17:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 21,358
Referee: Alex King
Penalties

Australia Cup

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Main article: 2023 Australia Cup
13 August 2023 Round of 32 Oakleigh Cannons 2–3 Melbourne City Melbourne
14:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
Attendance: 2,652
Referee: Adam Kersey
27 August 2023 Round of 16 Melbourne City 3–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
14:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
Attendance: 1,153
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
14 September 2023 Quarter-finals North Eastern MetroStars 1–2 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:00 ACST
Report
Stadium: T.K. Shutter Reserve
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Shaun Evans
24 September 2023 Semi-finals Melbourne City 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,267
Referee: Jack Morgan

AFC Champions League

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Main article: 2023–24 AFC Champions League

Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Japan Ventforet Kofu 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Advance to round of 16
2 Australia Melbourne City 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 9
3 China Zhejiang 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7
4 Thailand Buriram United 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1 6
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
20 September 2023 1 Melbourne City Australia 0–0 Japan Ventforet Kofu Melbourne
20:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 3,245
Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)
4 October 2023 2 Zhejiang China 1–2 Australia Melbourne City Huzhou, China
20:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Huzhou Olympic Sports Centre
Attendance: 18,798
Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria)
25 October 2023 3 Buriram United Thailand 0–2 Australia Melbourne City Buriram, Thailand
17:00 IT Report
Stadium: Buriram Stadium
Attendance: 17,265
Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)
8 November 2023 4 Melbourne City Australia 0–1 Thailand Buriram United Melbourne
20:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 2,472
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)
29 November 2023 5 Ventforet Kofu Japan 3–3 Australia Melbourne City Tokyo, Japan
19:00 JST
Report
Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 15,877
Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran)
12 December 2023 6 Melbourne City Australia 1–1 China Zhejiang Melbourne
20:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Princes Park
Attendance: 2,487
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)
Note: Match was originally scheduled to be played at AAMI Park at 20:00 AEDT, but due to the venue's unavailability was rescheduled to Princes Park at 20:30 AEDT.[64][65]

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 5 May 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Player A-League Men A-League Men Finals Australia Cup AFC Champions League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Jamie Young 27 0 1 0 4 0 6 0 38 0
2 DF Australia Scott Galloway 9+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+4 0 17 0
4 DF Portugal Nuno Reis 12+3 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 22 1
6 DF Australia Steven Ugarkovic 22+4 3 1 0 4 0 5 0 36 3
7 FW Australia Mathew Leckie 6+6 1 1 0 2 0 1+1 0 17 1
8 MF Australia Jimmy Jeggo 11+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
9 FW Australia Jamie Maclaren 22+5 10 1 0 3 3 5+1 1 37 14
10 MF Germany Tolgay Arslan 23 13 1 0 4 4 6 2 34 19
11 FW Brazil Léo Natel 19+5 6 1 0 0 0 3+1 0 29 6
14 DF Chile Vicente Fernández 10+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
15 FW Australia Andrew Nabbout 4+6 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 11 0
17 MF Australia Terry Antonis 5+16 5 0+1 0 0+4 0 0+2 0 28 5
18 DF Australia Jordon Hall 3+1 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 7 0
21 MF Australia Alessandro Lopane 10+14 1 0+1 0 3 1 3+2 1 33 3
22 DF Australia Curtis Good 19+1 1 1 0 3 1 6 0 30 2
23 FW Australia Marco Tilio 2+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
25 DF Australia Callum Talbot 20+2 0 0+1 0 3 0 4+1 1 31 1
26 DF France Samuel Souprayen 20 1 1 1 2+1 0 4+1 0 29 2
35 MF Australia Zane Schreiber 0+5 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0 8 0
37 FW Australia Max Caputo 5+15 1 0+1 0 1+2 0 1+1 1 26 2
38 DF Australia Harry Politidis 2+10 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+3 0 16 0
44 FW Croatia Marin Jakoliš 20+3 2 1 0 4 0 6 1 34 3
46 FW Australia Benjamin Mazzeo 3+7 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 12 2
50 FW Australia Medin Memeti 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
53 DF Australia Harrison Shillington 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
8 MF Morocco Hamza Sakhi 13 0 0 0 3 0 5+1 0 22 0
16 DF Australia Aziz Behich 10 0 0 0 3 0 6 1 19 1

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.

As of 5 May 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Men A-League Men Finals Australia Cup AFC Champions League Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 10 MF Germany Tolgay Arslan 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 1
2 22 DF Australia Curtis Good 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
3 44 FW Croatia Marin Jakoliš 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
6 MF Australia Steven Ugarkovic 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0
5 8 MF Australia Jimmy Jeggo 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
25 DF Australia Callum Talbot 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
7 11 FW Brazil Léo Natel 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 MF Australia Terry Antonis 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
26 DF France Samuel Souprayen 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 4 DF Portugal Nuno Reis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0
21 MF Australia Alessandro Lopane 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
12 1 GK England Jamie Young 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 FW Australia Matthew Leckie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW Australia Jamie Maclaren 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
14 DF Chile Vicente Fernández 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 FW Australia Andrew Nabbout 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
37 FW Australia Max Caputo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 2 DF Australia Scott Galloway 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 DF Australia Jordon Hall 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
1 16 DF Australia Aziz Behich 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
2 8 MF Morocco Hamza Sakhi 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Total 52 0 1 4 1 0 3 0 0 11 0 0 70 1 1

Clean sheets

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Numbers in parentheses represent games where both goalkeepers participated and both kept a clean sheet; the number in parentheses is awarded to the goalkeeper who was substituted on, whilst a full clean sheet is awarded to the goalkeeper who was on the field at the start and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 5 May 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men A-League Men Finals Australia Cup AFC Champions
League 		Total
1 1 England Jamie Young 10 0 1 2 13
Total 10 0 1 2 13

See also

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References

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