2020–21 Melbourne City FC season
The 2020–21 season is the eleventh season in the history of Melbourne City FC. The club will compete in the A-League for the eleventh time and the AFC Champions League for the first time.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Patrick Kisnorbo | |||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | |||
| A-League | 3rd | |||
| FFA Cup | Cancelled | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: 3 players (1) All: 3 players (1) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 3 January 2021. | ||||
The club appointed former assistant coach Patrick Kisnorbo to the head manager position prior to the start of the season, after previous coach Erick Mombaerts left the club to return to his native country France.[1]
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref |
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| 8 | MF | Aiden O'Neill |  Burnley |
Free transfer | 3 years | 9 September 2020 | [2] |
| 16 | MF | Taras Gomulka | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 3 years | 21 September 2020 | [3] |
| 23 | FW | Marco Tilio | Sydney FC | Free transfer | 3 years | 21 September 2020 | [3] |
| 33 | GK | Matt Sutton | Melbourne Victory | Free transfer | 2 years | 21 September 2020 | [3] |
| 13 | DF | Nathaniel Atkinson | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 2 years | 23 September 2020 | [4] |
| 15 | FW | Andrew Nabbout | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 year | 24 September 2020 | [5] |
| 19 | DF | Ben Garuccio | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 16 October 2020 | [6][7] |
| 14 | MF |  Naoki Tsubaki |
Yokohama F. Marinos |
Loan | 1 year | 5 December 2020 | [8] |
| TBD | DF |  Nuno Reis |
 Levski Sofia |
Free transfer | 3 years | 18 January 2021 | [9] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | MF | Denis Genreau | Macarthur FC | Free transfer | 28 July 2020 | [10] |
| 13 | DF | Nathaniel Atkinson | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 1 September 2020 | [11] |
| 19 | FW | Lachlan Wales | Unattached | End of contract | 9 September 2020 | [12] |
| 37 | FW | Gianluca Iannucci | Unattached | End of contract | 21 September 2020 | [3] |
| 6 | MF | Joshua Brillante |  Xanthi |
Mutual contract termination | 23 September 2020 | [13][14] |
| 46 | GK | Joe Gauci | Adelaide United | End of contract | 7 October 2020 | [15] |
| 21 | FW | Ramy Najjarine | Newcastle Jets | Loan | 8 October 2020 | [16] |
| 30 | FW | Moudi Najjar | Macarthur FC | Loan | 8 October 2020 | [16] |
| 38 | FW | Yaya Dukuly | Adelaide United | Free transfer | 27 October 2020 | [17] |
| 40 | DF |  Richard Windbichler |
Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 2 December 2020 | [18] |
| 4 | DF | Harrison Delbridge | Unattached | End of contract | 5 January 2021 | [19] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Name | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Rostyn Griffiths | Defensive midfielder | 2 years | 23 September 2020 | [4] |
| 10 |  Florin Berenguer | Attacking midfielder | 1 year | 23 September 2020 | [4] |
| 1 | Tom Glover | Goalkeeper | 2 years | 11 January 2021 | [20] |
| 22 | Curtis Good | Centre-back | 3 years | 11 January 2021 | [20] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 16 November 2020 Friendly | Melbourne Victory .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 3–3 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) | |||
| Note: Match was played with 3 x 45-minute halves. | ||||
| 28 November 2020 Friendly | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
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Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 5 December 2020 | Newcastle Jets | 3–3 | Melbourne City | Newcastle, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 12 December 2020 | Western United | 2–3 | Melbourne City | Ballarat, Australia |
| 15:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Morshead Park Stadium |
| 18 December 2020 | Bentleigh Greens | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne, Australia |
| 20:15 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
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| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| A-League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 50.00 |
| AFC Champions League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 50.00 |
Updated to match played 3 January 2021
Source: Competitions
A-League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 7 | Adelaide United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 7 | Qualification to 2021 FFA Cup round of 32[lower-alpha 1] |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | |
| 9 | Melbourne City | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | |
| 10 | Western United | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 5 | |
| 11 | Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 2] | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2021. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Least red cards; 5) Least yellow cards; 6) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
- The top 8 teams qualify for the round of 32, while the bottom four teams participate in a playoff round.[21]
- Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 |
Last updated: 3 January 2021.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2021. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 29 December 2020 7 | Brisbane Roar | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Kippa-Ring |
| 18:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 9,279 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 3 January 2021 2 | Adelaide United | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 17:30 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,106 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 17 January 2021 5 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Western United | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 31 January 2021 21 | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 18:40 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,685 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 3 February 2021 25 | Central Coast Mariners | 3–2 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 19:05 AEST | Report | Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 3,073 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 7 February 2021 22 | Newcastle Jets | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 16:05 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Referee: Alex King |
| TBD 1 | Sydney FC | Postponed | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| Stadium: Nestrata Jubilee Stadium |
| TBD 3 | Melbourne City | Postponed | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| Stadium: AAMI Park |
| TBD 4 | Macarthur FC | Postponed | Melbourne City | Macarthur |
| Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium |
| TBD 6 | Wellington Phoenix | Postponed | Melbourne City | Wollongong |
| Stadium: WIN Stadium |
| TBD 8 | Melbourne City | Postponed | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
| 13 February 2021 16 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEST | Stadium: Bankwest Stadium |
| 16 February 2021 24 | Melbourne City | v | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST | Stadium: Melbourne |
| 20 February 2021 17 | Perth Glory | v | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 18:20 AWST | Stadium: HBF Park |
| 26 February 2021 26 | Melbourne City | v | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:05 AEST | Stadium: Melbourne |
| TBD 9 | Melbourne City | Postponed | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEST | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
| TBD 10 | Western United | Postponed | Melbourne City | TBC |
| 17:00 AEST | Stadium: TBC |
| TBD 11 | Melbourne City | Postponed | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEST | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
| TBC 12 | Melbourne City | Postponed | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEST | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
| 6 March 2021 13 | Melbourne Victory | v | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEST | Stadium: Marvel Stadium |
| 12 March 2021 14 | Melbourne City | v | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
| 22 March 2021 15 | Melbourne City | v | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
| 10 April 2021 18 | Melbourne City | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEST | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 17 April 2021 19 | Melbourne City | v | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEST | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 25 April 2021 20 | Brisbane Roar | v | Melbourne City | Redcliffe |
| 14:00 AEST | Stadium: Dolphin Stadium |
| TBC 23 | Melbourne Victory | v | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| TBC | Stadium: Marvel Stadium |
AFC Champions League
Qualifying play-offs
| 7 April 2021 Preliminary round | Melbourne City | v |  Shan United | Melbourne |
| Stadium: AAMI Park |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 16 January 2021
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League | AFC Champions League | Total | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Tom Glover | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Scott Galloway | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Scott Jamieson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Rostyn Griffiths | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Aiden O'Neill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Jamie Maclaren | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | |
Florin Berenguer | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Craig Noone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | |
Naoki Tsubaki | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| 15 | FW | |
Andrew Nabbout | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | |
Taras Gomulka | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Stefan Colakovski | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Connor Metcalfe | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | |
Ben Garuccio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | MF |  |
Adrián Luna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | |
Curtis Good | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | |
Marco Tilio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | |
Kerrin Stokes | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 |
Goalscorers
- As of 3 January 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | AFC Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | |||||||
| 9 | FW | |
Jamie Maclaren | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | FW | |
Craig Noone | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | |
Connor Metcalfe | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Disciplinary record
- As of 16 January 2021
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| 1 | 3 | DF | |
Scott Jamieson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | |
Adrián Luna | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 18 | MF | |
Connor Metcalfe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | ||||
Clean sheets
- As of 9 January 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | A-League | AFC Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | 1 | GK | |
Tom Glover | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
References
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- "City rebuild for next season as O'Neill signs for three years". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 September 2020.
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- "Melbourne City re-signs Atkinson, Berenguer and Griffiths". Melbourne City. 23 September 2020.
- "Melbourne City FC signs Australian forward Andrew Nabbout". Melbourne City. 24 September 2020.
- "Melbourne City FC signs Australian defender Ben Garuccio". Melbourne City. 16 October 2020.
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- "Melbourne City FC signs Japanese attacker Naoki Tsubaki". Melbourne City. 5 December 2020.
- "Melbourne City complete signing of Nuno Reis on three-year deal". ESPN. 18 January 2021.
- Bossi, Dominic (28 July 2020). "Olyroo midfielder Denis Genreau set to sign for Macarthur FC". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- "Shock departure as Atkinson joins Perth Glory". Talking City. 1 September 2020.
- "Lachlan Wales departs Melbourne City FC". Melbourne City FC. 9 September 2020.
- "Brillante departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 23 September 2020.
- Oglos, Peter (23 September 2020). "Xanthi FC make first Aussie purchase acquiring A-League legend". The Greek Herald.
- "Reds sign Gauci ahead of 2020/21 Season". Adelaide United. 7 October 2020.
- "Najjarine, Najjar go out on loan". Melbourne City. 8 October 2020.
- "Reds sign Yaya Dukuly ahead of 2020/21 season". Adelaide United. 27 October 2020.
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