2014–15 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City 2014–15 football season
Melbourne City
2014–15 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerJohn van 't Schip
StadiumAAMI Park, Melbourne
A-League5th
A-League Finals SeriesSemi-finals
FFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Aaron Mooy (7)
All: Aaron Mooy (7)
Highest home attendance26,372 vs Melbourne Victory
20 December 2014
Lowest home attendance5,867 vs Newcastle Jets
14 March 2015
Home colours
Away colours

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.

Players

Squad information

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 35 2012 48 0 2016 Free
3 DF Netherlands Rob Wielaert 45 2013 37 1 2015 Free Visa player
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 29 2014 16 0 2016 Free
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 38 2014 26 3 2018 Free
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 33 2014 27 7 2016 Free
7 MF Australia Iain Ramsay 36 2013 45 3 2015 Free
8 MF Australia Massimo Murdocca 39 2013 44 0 2015 Free
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 32 2015 8 3 2015 Injury Replacement Player
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 43 2014 18 3 2016 Visa player/International Marquee
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 45 2014 15 1 2015 Free Visa player
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano 36 2011 52 7 2015 Free Visa player
14 MF Australia James Brown 34 2014 14 1 2016 Free
15 FW Australia David Williams 36 2011 91 21 2016 Free
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 41 2015 12 2 2016 Free
17 MF Australia Jason Hoffman 35 2010 80 3 2016 Free
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 31 2014 6 0 2015 Youth system
19 MF Australia Ben Garuccio 28 2012 24 0 2017 Free
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi 37 2013 8 0 2015 Free
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 28 2012 24 0 2016 Youth system
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 32 2015 11 0 2016 Free
23 FW Australia Mate Dugandzic 34 2011 75 13 2015 Free
24 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 43 2013 50 3 2015 Free Captain
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 29 2014 13 1 2016 Free
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 28 2014 4 1 2016 Free
27 DF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 45 2015 11 1 2015 Free Injury Replacement Player
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Spain David Villa 42 2014 4 2 2014 Free Guest player
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 36 2010 69 6 2015 Free
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 43 2014 2 0 2014 Free Injury Replacement Player
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 32 2015 6 2 2015 Free Visa player
  • Last updated: 7 October 2015
  • Source: [citation needed]

From youth squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 31 [1]
26 DF Australia Ersin Kaya 30
27 MF Australia Luke O'Dea 30
28 DF Australia Nick Symeoy
30 MF Australia Ross Archibald 29

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 29 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
14 MF Australia James Brown 34 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 33 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
9 FW Spain David Villa 42 New York City United States Loan (Guest) Pre-season 2015 Free [3]
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 45 Fulham England Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free [4]
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 29 Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [5]
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 43 Hull City England Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [6]
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 28 Australian Institute of Sport Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [7]
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 38 Muangthong United Thailand Transfer Pre-season 2018 [8]
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 43 Brisbane Roar Transfer Mid-season 2014 [9]
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 41 Nagoya Grampus Japan Transfer Mid-season 2016 [10]
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 32 Perth Glory Transfer Mid-season 2016 [11]
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 32 LionsXII Singapore Loan Mid-season 2015 [12]
27 DF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 45 Newcastle Jets Transfer Mid-season 2015 [13]
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 32 Clermont France Transfer Mid-season 2015 [14]

Transfers out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
2 DF Australia Jeremy Walker 30 Hume City End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
4 MF Netherlands Orlando Engelaar 44 End of contract Pre-season Free [2]
5 DF Australia Sam Mitchinson 31 Bayswater City End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
6 DF Liberia Patrick Gerhardt 38 End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
10 MF Australia Harry Kewell 45 Retired Pre-season Free [16]
16 DF Australia Aziz Behich 33 Bursaspor Turkey End of loan Pre-season Free [15]
18 DF Australia David Vranković 30 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Transfer Pre-season Free [15][17]
9 FW Spain David Villa 42 New York City United States End of loan Mid-season Free [18]
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 36 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Mid-season Free [19]
22 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 43 Cork City Republic of Ireland End of contract Mid-season Free [20]
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 23 LionsXII Singapore End of Loan Mid-season Free [21]

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Netherlands John van 't Schip
Senior Assistant Coach Australia Luciano Trani
Assistant coaches Croatia Joey Didulica
Croatia Ivan Jolic
Head of Performance
Italy Simone Ripamonti
Goalkeeping coach Australia Clint Bolton
Physiotherapist Australia Belinda Pacella
Youth Team Coach Australia Joe Palatsides

Statistics

Squad statistics

N Pos. Nat. Name Total A-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Apps Goals Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 12 0 1 0 0 10+1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF Netherlands Rob Wielaert 12 1 2 0 0 11 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 16 0 4 0 1 16 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 26 3 4 0 0 26 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 28 7 5 0 0 27 7 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
7 MF Australia Iain Ramsay 20 2 2 0 0 11+8 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
8 MF Australia Massimo Murdocca 17 0 0 0 0 7+9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 10 2 2 0 0 8+2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 20 3 1 0 0 18+2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 16 1 3 0 0 14+1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano 11 1 0 0 0 10+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Australia James Brown 16 1 3 0 0 5+10 1 2 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0
15 FW Australia David Williams 27 3 0 0 0 14+12 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 12 2 0 0 0 11+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Australia Jason Hoffman 15 1 5 0 1 11+3 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 14 0 2 1 0 7+7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Australia Ben Garuccio 8 0 1 0 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi 19 0 1 0 1 19 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 6 0 0 0 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 11 0 4 0 0 9+2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Australia Mate Dugandzic 20 2 1 0 0 15+4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
24 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 30 1 3 0 0 29 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 14 1 8 0 0 10+4 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 5 1 0 0 0 0+5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 11 1 4 0 1 11 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Australia Nick Symeoy 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Australia 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 Spain David Villa 4 2 0 0 0 3+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Singapore 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
  • Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies

Melbourne City v Whittlesea Ranges
18 June 2014 Melbourne City 7–0 Whittlesea Ranges Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Ballarat Red Devils v Melbourne City
25 June 2014 Ballarat Red Devils 0–6 Melbourne City Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Report Dugandžić 6', 11'
Wielaert 35'
Williams 37'
Konstantinidis 68'
Brown 81'		 Stadium: Morshead Park
Attendance: 1200
Bury England v Australia Melbourne City
15 June 2014 Manchester Training Camp Bury England 2–2 Australia Melbourne City Carrington, Greater Manchester, England
12:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Mills ?'
Jones ?'		 MCFC report
BFC Report		 Brown 11'
Poole (trialist) ?'		 Stadium: Carrington Training Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Oldham Athletic England v Australia Melbourne City
19 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp Oldham Athletic England 1–1 Australia Melbourne City Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
15:00 BST (UTC+01:00) Llera 85' Report Williams 48' Stadium: SportsDirect.com Park
Attendance: 1039
Bolton Wanderers England v Australia Melbourne City
23 July 2014 Manchester Training Camp Bolton Wanderers England 1–5 Australia Melbourne City Leyland, Lancashire, England
19:30 BST (UTC+01:00) Wilkinson 3' Report Kisnorbo 20'
Williams 27'
Mooy 35'
Brown 63'
Dugandžić 73'		 Stadium: County Ground
Hume City v Melbourne City
19 August 2014 Hume City 0–5 Melbourne City Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) Report Williams 24'
Kisnorbo 43'
Marino 58'
Mauk 60'
Zinni 80'		 Stadium: John Ilhan Memorial Reserve
Adelaide United v Melbourne City
23 August 2014 Adelaide United 1–0 Melbourne City Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
15:00 ACST (UTC+09:30) Cirio 3' Report Stadium: Anzac Oval
Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Lucien Laverdure
FC Bendigo v Melbourne City
2 September 2014 FC Bendigo 0–4 Melbourne City Huntly, Victoria, Australia
18:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) Report Marino 13', 54'
Prelevic 85'
Dekker 90'		 Stadium: Epsom Reserve
Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners
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 56' Report Mané 57' (pen.) Stadium: Oakes Oval
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Adelaide United v Melbourne City
16 September 2014 Adelaide United 2–0 Melbourne City Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
15:00 ACST (UTC+09:30) Mabil 33'
Goodwin 45'		 Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Daniel Goodwin
Melbourne City v Pascoe Vale
23 September 2014 Melbourne City 1–0 Pascoe Vale Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
19:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Retre 45+1' Report Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Melbourne City v Perth Glory
26 September 2014 Melbourne City 2–1 Perth Glory Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Koren 15' (pen.)
Dugandzic 62'		 Report Maclaren 88' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Al Jazira FC United Arab Emirates v Australia Melbourne City
11 January 2015 Abu Dhabi training camp Al Jazira FC United Arab Emirates 2–0 Australia Melbourne City Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UAEST (UTC+04:00) Vučinić 58'
Kisnorbo 73' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Melbourne City Australia v Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk
18 January 2015 Abu Dhabi training camp Melbourne City Australia 1–1 Ukraine Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UAEST (UTC+04:00) Williams 75' Report Zozulya 17' 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
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification for 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[b] 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
Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. ^ 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

Matches

Sydney FC v Melbourne City
11 October 2014 1 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Gameiro 54' Report Villa 63' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 25,525
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets
19 October 2014 2 Melbourne City 1–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Villa 87' Report Montaño 62' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,717
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City
25 October 2014 3 Melbourne Victory 5–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Thompson 23', 87'
Berisha 45+1', 46', 67' (pen.)		 Report Wielaert 13'
Hoffman 26'		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,729
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Melbourne City v Adelaide United
31 October 2014 4 Melbourne City 1–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Kisnorbo 9' Report Djite 38'
Carrusca 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 13,083
Referee: Chris Beath
Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City
8 November 2014 5 Brisbane Roar 1–3 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Borrello 67' Report Williams 8'
Dugandzic 10'
Marino 83'		 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 17,131
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners
16 November 2014 6 Melbourne City 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Dugandzic 10'
Paartalu 53'		 Report G. Trifiro 80'
Hutchinson 90+4'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,402
Referee: Adam Fielding
Melbourne City v Sydney FC
22 November 2014 7 Melbourne City 1–2 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Paartalu 88' Report Janko 10', 83'
Dimitrijević Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,474
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City
30 November 2014 8 Wellington Phoenix 5–1 Melbourne City Wellington
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Burns 34', 47', 85' (pen.)
Bonevacia 40'
Krishna 50'		 Report Williams 68' (pen.) Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 7,410
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar
7 December 2014 9 Melbourne City 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Mooy 49' (pen.) Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,721
Referee: Shaun Evans
Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory
20 December 2014 11 Melbourne City 1–0 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Paartalu 90+1' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 26,372
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Melbourne City v Perth Glory
26 December 2014 12 Melbourne City 1–1 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Mooy 47' Report Garcia 62' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,950
Referee: Alan Milliner
Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City
30 December 2014 13 Newcastle Jets 2–5 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Montaño 71'
Jerónimo 79'		 Report Mooy 4' (pen.)
Koren 9', 63', 74'
Duff 24'		 Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 9,935
Referee: Stephen Lucas
Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City
4 January 2015 14 Central Coast Mariners 2–0 Melbourne City Gosford
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Duke 12', 27' Report Velaphi Red card 58' Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 7,409
Referee: Peter Green
Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers
1 February 2015 15 Melbourne City 2–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Melling 24'
Mooy 73'		 Report Takahagi 5' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,561
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City
7 February 2015 16 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Berisha 10'
Barbarouses 53'
Ben Khalfallah 62'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 40,042
Referee: Peter Green
Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City
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
Melbourne City v Perth Glory
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
Melbourne City v Adelaide United
27 February 2015 19 Melbourne City 3–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Safuwan 52'
Kennedy 55'
Ramsay 87'		 Report Sánchez 32' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,345
Referee: Alan Milliner
Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City
8 March 2015 20 Central Coast Mariners 1–0 Melbourne City Gosford
15:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) F. Ferreira 74' Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 6,079
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City
11 March 2015
Rescheduled 10		 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–2 Melbourne City Sydney
20:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Poljak 38'
Juric 79' (pen.)
Rukavytsya 90+1'		 Report Safuwan 28'
Mooy 72'
Chapman Red card 82'		 Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 7,239
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets
14 March 2015 21 Melbourne City 4–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Jaliens 18'
Novillo 47'
Williams 63'
Ramsay 88'		 Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,867
Referee: Peter Green
Sydney FC v Melbourne City
20 March 2015 22 Sydney FC 0–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Report J. Brown 81' Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 11,638
Referee: Chris Beath
Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar
28 March 2015 23 Melbourne City 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Germano 5' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,561
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City
3 April 2015 24 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) Takahagi 20' Report Novillo 39' Stadium: Pirtek Stadium
Attendance: 9,054
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix
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
Perth Glory v Melbourne City
19 April 2015 26 Perth Glory 3–1 Melbourne City Perth
15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) Maclaren 42', 65', 87' Report Retre Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 45+1'
Mooy 52'		 Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 5,821
Referee: Chris Beath
Adelaide United v Melbourne City
25 April 2015 27 Adelaide United 4–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:00 ACST (UTC+09:30) Palanca 19'
Sánchez 23'
Elrich 33'
Watson 59' (pen.)
Marrone Red card 70'		 Report Mooy 65' (pen.)
Jaliens Red card 66'		 Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 8,773
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

Finals series

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City
3 May 2015 Elimination-finals Wellington Phoenix 0–2 Melbourne City Wellington
19:00 NZST (UTC+12:00) Report Kennedy 61'
Moss 72' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,171
Referee: Ben Williams
Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City
8 May 2015 Semi-finals Melbourne Victory 3–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEST (UTC+10:00) Berisha 18'
Barbarouses 30'
Thompson 87'		 Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 50,873
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones

FFA Cup

Melbourne City Victoria (state) v New South Wales Sydney FC
12 August 2014 Round of 32 Melbourne City Victoria (state) 1–3 (a.e.t.) New South Wales Sydney FC Ballarat
19:30 AEST Kalmar 64'
Hoffman Red card 108'		 Report Gameiro 23'
Abbas 111' (pen.), 115' (pen.)		 Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,801
Referee: Shaun Evans

Awards

References

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