2021–22 Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) season

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Melbourne City (A-League Women)
2021–22 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerRado Vidošić
StadiumAAMI Park
Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
ABD Stadium
A-League Women2nd
A-League Women FinalsPreliminary Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Hannah Wilkinson (12)
All: Hannah Wilkinson (14)
Highest home attendance7,896
vs. Adelaide United
(18 December 2021)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance357
vs. Newcastle Jets
(1 March 2022)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance1,869
Biggest win5–1
vs. Melbourne Victory (A)
(26 December 2021)
A-League Women
4–0
vs. Wellington Phoenix (H)
(9 January 2022)
A-League Women
4–0
vs. Perth Glory (A)
(13 February 2022)
A-League Women
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Sydney FC (A)
(22 January 2022)
A-League Women

The 2021–22 season was the seventh in the history of Melbourne City Football Club (A-League Women). They were managed by Rado Vidošić.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

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 Australia AUS Sally James
2 DF New Zealand NZL Marisa van der Meer
3 MF Australia AUS Darcey Malone
4 DF Australia AUS Chelsea Blissett
5 DF Australia AUS Tori Tumeth
6 MF Australia AUS Leticia McKenna
7 DF Australia AUS Winonah Heatley
8 DF Australia AUS Kaitlyn Torpey
9 FW Australia AUS Holly McNamara
10 MF Australia AUS Rhianna Pollicina
11 DF Australia AUS Isabella Accardo
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Australia AUS Coco Majstorovic
13 DF New Zealand NZL Rebekah Stott
15 DF Australia AUS Emma Checker (captain)
16 MF Australia AUS Meisha Westland
17 FW New Zealand NZL Hannah Wilkinson
18 MF Australia AUS Leah Davidson
19 DF Serbia SRB Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
20 FW Australia AUS Caitlin Karic
22 DF Australia AUS Naomi Thomas-Chinnama
23 GK Australia AUS Melissa Barbieri

Transfers[edit]

Transfers in[edit]

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
13 DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott Australia Bulleen Lions Free transfer 1 year 19 August 2021 [1]
17 FW New Zealand Hannah Wilkinson Germany MSV Duisburg Free transfer 1 year 25 August 2021 [2]
10 FW Rhianna Pollicina Newcastle Jets Free transfer 1 September 2021 [3]
8 MF Kaitlyn Torpey Brisbane Roar Free transfer 1 year 9 September 2021 [4]
1 GK Sally James Canberra United Free transfer 1 year 15 September 2021 [5]
20 FW Caitlin Karic Australia FV Emerging Free transfer 1 year 17 September 2021 [6]
3 MF Darcey Malone Australia FNSW Institute Free transfer [6]
9 FW Holly McNamara Australia FNSW Institute Free transfer [6]
6 MF Leticia McKenna Brisbane Roar Free transfer 30 September 2021 [7]
2 DF New Zealand Marisa van der Meer New Zealand Canterbury United Pride Free transfer 1 year 1 October 2021 [8]
16 MF Meisha Westland Australia Lions FC Free transfer 1 year [8]
7 DF Winonah Heatley Sweden Växjö Free transfer 1 year 29 November 2021 [9]
12 GK Coco Majstorovic Australia Lions FC Undisclosed fee 30 November 2021 [10]
11 DF Isabella Accardo Australia FV Emerging Scholarship [10]

Transfers out[edit]

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref.
6 MF Norway Noor Eckhoff Sweden Eskilstuna United Free transfer 8 April 2021 [11]
7 DF Julia Sardo Australia Calder United Free transfer 12 April 2021 [12]
20 MF Lia Muldeary Australia FV Emerging Free transfer 3 May 2021 [13]
1 GK Teegan Micah Norway Sandviken Free transfer 4 May 2021 [14]
9 MF Alex Chidiac Japan JEF United Chiba Undisclosed fee 8 June 2021 [15]
10 FW Japan Chinatsu Kira Japan Orca Kamogawa Free transfer 16 June 2021 [16]
13 MF Sarah Cain Perth Glory Free transfer 21 July 2021 [17]
16 DF Sofia Sakalis Perth Glory Free transfer [17]
17 DF United States Samantha Johnson France Soyaux Free transfer 30 July 2021 [18]
21 DF Jenna McCormick Denmark AGF Fodbold Undisclosed fee 20 August 2021 [19]
2 DF Teigen Allen Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 24 August 2021 [20]
8 MF Hollie Palmer Brisbane Roar Free transfer 25 August 2021 [21]
14 MF France Margot Robinne Canberra United Free transfer 28 September 2021 [22]
12 FW Harriet Withers Melbourne Victory Undisclosed fee 29 September 2021 [23]
30 GK Sophia Varley Melbourne Victory Undisclosed fee 5 December 2021 [24]

Contract extensions[edit]

No. Position Player Duration Date Ref.
15 DF Emma Checker 2 years 24 August 2021 [25]
4 DF Chelsea Blissett 3 years 27 August 2021 [26]
18 MF Leah Davidson 2 years 3 September 2021 [27]
5 DF Tori Tumeth 2 years 7 September 2021 [28]
22 DF Naomi Thomas-Chinnama 2 years 10 September 2021 [29]
23 GK Melissa Barbieri 1 year 23 September 2021 [30]
19 DF Serbia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 1 year 28 September 2021 [31]

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 3 December 2021 6 March 2022 Matchday 1 2nd 14 11 0 3 29 11 +18 078.57
A-League Women Finals 11 March 2022 20 March 2022 Semi-finals Preliminary Final 2 0 0 2 3 7 −4 000.00
Total 16 11 0 5 32 18 +14 068.75

Source: Soccerway

A-League Women[edit]

Main article: 2021–22 A-League Women

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
14 11 0 3 29 11  +18 33 5 0 2 14 6  +8 6 0 1 15 5  +10

Source: KEEPUP

Results by round[edit]

Round1234671291011813514
GroundAHHAHAAAHAHHHA
ResultWLWWWWLWWWWLWW
Position45322222222322
Points336912151518212427273033
Source: KEEPUP
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC 14 11 2 1 36 6 +30 35 Qualification to Finals series
2 Melbourne City 14 11 0 3 29 11 +18 33
3 Adelaide United 14 9 0 5 33 17 +16 27
4 Melbourne Victory (C) 14 7 3 4 26 22 +4 24
5 Perth Glory 14 7 3 4 20 23 −3 24
6 Brisbane Roar 14 5 2 7 28 30 −2 17
7 Canberra United 14 2 7 5 24 29 −5 13
8 Newcastle Jets 14 2 4 8 15 30 −15 10
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 14 1 4 9 7 27 −20 7
10 Wellington Phoenix 14 2 1 11 13 36 −23 7
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 December 2021 1 Canberra United 0–1 Melbourne City Canberra
19:45 AEDT Report
  • McNamara 80'
 Stadium: Viking Park
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
12 December 2021 2 Melbourne City 1–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,092
Referee: Casey Reibelt
18 December 2021 3 Melbourne City 3–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,896
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
26 December 2021 4 Melbourne Victory 1–5 Melbourne City Melbourne
17:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Lara Lee
9 January 2022 6 Melbourne City 4–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
16:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,021
Referee: Caitlin Williams
15 January 2022 7 Adelaide United 0–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
16:35 ACDT Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 2,062
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
22 January 2022 12 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne City Sydney
17:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: Netsrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 1,259
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
29 January 2022 9 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
16:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Kayo Stadium
Attendance: 1,132
Referee: Rebecca Mackie
6 February 2022 10 Melbourne City 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 840
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
13 February 2022 11 Perth Glory 0–4 Melbourne City Gosford
15:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 362
Referee: Lara Lee
20 February 2022 8 Melbourne City 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,019
Referee: Casey Reibelt
24 February 2022 13 Melbourne City 0–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
Attendance: 857
Referee: Kelly Jones
1 March 2022 5 Melbourne City 2–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: ABD Stadium
Attendance: 357
Referee: Caitlin Williams
6 March 2022 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–2 Melbourne City Sydney
12:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 220
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Finals series[edit]

11 March 2022 Semi-finals Sydney FC 4–2 (a.e.t.) Melbourne City Sydney
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 942
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
20 March 2022 Preliminary Final Melbourne City 1–3 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
16:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,306
Referee: Casey Reibelt

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Sally James 1+3 0 4 0
2 DF New Zealand Marisa van der Meer 0+10 0 10 0
3 DF Australia Darcey Malone 2+7 0 9 0
4 DF Australia Chelsea Blissett 4+9 0 13 0
5 DF Australia Tori Tumeth 15+1 1 16 1
6 MF Australia Leticia McKenna 5+7 0 12 0
7 DF Australia Winonah Heatley 15 1 15 1
8 MF Australia Kaitlyn Torpey 16 3 16 3
9 FW Australia Holly McNamara 8 4 8 4
10 MF Australia Rhianna Pollicina 16 7 16 7
11 DF Australia Isabella Accardo 0+1 0 1 0
12 GK Australia Coco Majstorovic 0+1 0 1 0
13 DF New Zealand Rebekah Stott 13 0 13 0
15 DF Australia Emma Checker 16 1 16 1
16 MF Australia Meisha Westland 3+9 0 12 0
17 FW New Zealand Hannah Wilkinson 14 14 14 14
18 MF Australia Leah Davidson 16 3 16 3
19 DF Serbia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 13+2 0 15 0
20 FW Australia Caitlin Karic 2+7 0 9 0
22 DF Australia Naomi Thomas-Chinnama 2+4 0 6 0
23 GK Australia Melissa Barbieri 15 0 15 0

Disciplinary record[edit]

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

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 19 DF Serbia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 3 0 1 3 0 1
2 23 GK Australia Melissa Barbieri 1 0 1 1 0 1
4 8 MF Australia Kaitlyn Torpey 2 0 0 2 0 0
20 FW Australia Caitlin Karic 2 0 0 2 0 0
6 3 MF Australia Darcey Malone 1 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Australia Tori Tumeth 1 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Australia Holly McNamara 1 0 0 1 0 0
10 FW Australia Rhianna Pollicina 1 0 0 1 0 0
15 DF Australia Emma Checker 1 0 0 1 0 0
16 FW Australia Meisha Westland 1 0 0 1 0 0
18 MF Australia Leah Davidson 1 0 0 1 0 0
Total 14 0 2 14 0 2

Clean sheets[edit]

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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women Total
1 23 Australia Melissa Barbieri 6 6
2 1 Australia Sally Jones 0 (2) 0 (2)
Total 6 (2) 6 (2)

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External links[edit]

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