2019–20 Melbourne City FC season

The 2019–20 season was the tenth in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City competed in the Australia Cup for the sixth time.

Melbourne City
2019–20 season
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerErick Mombaerts
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League2nd
A-League FinalsRunners-up
FFA CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie Maclaren (23)
All: Jamie Maclaren (29)
Highest home attendance17,083
vs. Melbourne Victory
(21 December 2019)
A-League
Lowest home attendance2,292
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(14 March 2020)
A-League
Average home league attendance8,310
Biggest win5–1
vs. Brisbane Strikers (A)
(1 October 2019)
FFA Cup
4–0
vs. Newcastle Jets (A)
(15 December 2019)
A-League
Biggest defeat0–4
vs. Adelaide United (A)
(23 October 2019)
FFA Cup

The club appointed Erick Mombaerts to the vacant managerial role at the start of the season. On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.[2]

In the 2019–20 season, Melbourne City qualified for though lost both the FFA Cup Final and A-League Grand Final, the latter being the first time it had qualified for a Grand Final. It finished the season in its highest ever place of second position, and in doing so qualified for a maiden AFC Champions League spot in 2021.

Review

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Pre-season

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Melbourne City finished fifth in the previous season before being eliminated by Adelaide United by a single goal.[3] Before the season started, Warren Joyce left the role as manager to join the Salford City development squad.[4] The club appointed Erick Mombaerts as new manager on 27 June 2019.[5] In the transfer market, they lost Dylan Pierias and Joshua Cavallo to the newest A-League club, Western United.[6][7] After signing Scott Galloway from Adelaide United,[8] Denis Genreau and Dean Bouzanis returned to the squad from their loan at Dutch club PEC Zwolle.[9]

Players

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Squad information

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Tom Glover
2 DF   AUS Scott Galloway
3 DF   AUS Scott Jamieson (Captain)
4 DF   AUS Harrison Delbridge
6 MF   AUS Joshua Brillante
7 MF   AUS Rostyn Griffiths
9 FW   AUS Jamie Maclaren
10 MF   FRA Florin Berenguer
11 FW   ENG Craig Noone
13 MF   AUS Nathaniel Atkinson
17 MF   AUS Denis Genreau
19 MF   AUS Lachlan Wales
20 MF   URU Adrián Luna
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF   AUS Ramy Najjarine
22 DF   AUS Curtis Good
30 FW   AUS Moudi Najjar
34 MF   AUS Connor Metcalfe
35 FW   AUS Raphael Rodrigues (Scholarship)
36 DF   AUS Kerrin Stokes (Scholarship)
37 FW   AUS Gianluca Iannucci (Scholarship)
38 FW   AUS Yaya Dukuly (Scholarship)
40 DF   AUT Richard Windbichler
46 GK   AUS Joe Gauci (Scholarship)
49 FW   AUS Stefan Colakovski (Scholarship)
51 MF   AUS Idrus Abdulahi (Scholarship)
59 MF   AUS Bernardo Oliveira (Scholarship)

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
2 DF Scott Galloway Adelaide United Free transfer 3 years 3 May 2019 [8]
17 MF Denis Genreau   PEC Zwolle Loan return 8 May 2019 [9]
23 GK Dean Bouzanis   PEC Zwolle Loan return 8 May 2019 [9]
11 MF   Craig Noone   Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed 2 years 17 June 2019 [10]
40 DF   Richard Windbichler Unattached Free transfer 2 years 28 June 2019 [11]
6 MF Joshua Brillante Sydney FC Free transfer 2 years 8 July 2019 [12]
8 MF   Javier Cabrera Unattached Free transfer 2 years 9 July 2019 [13]
20 FW   Adrián Luna Unattached Free transfer 2 years 19 July 2019 [14]
1 GK Tom Glover Unattached Free transfer 2 years 6 August 2019 [15]
36 DF Kerrin Stokes   Croydon Kings Scholarship 2 years 9 September 2019 [16]
46 GK Joe Gauci   Adelaide City Scholarship 1 year 9 September 2019 [16]
59 MF Bernardo Oliveira   FFSA NTC Scholarship 1 year 7 November 2019 [17]
14 FW   Markel Susaeta Unattached Free transfer 0.5 year 16 January 2020 [18]
5 DF   Jack Hendry   Celtic Loan 0.5 year 22 January 2020 [19]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
36 DF Dylan Pierias Western United Free transfer 20 March 2019 [6]
38 MF Joshua Cavallo Western United Free transfer 15 April 2019 [7]
2 DF   Ritchie De Laet   Aston Villa Loan return 8 May 2019 [20]
8 MF Riley McGree   Club Brugge Loan return 8 May 2019 [20]
9 FW   Shayon Harrison   Tottenham Hotspur Loan return 8 May 2019 [20]
18 GK Eugene Galekovic Retired 8 May 2019 [21]
42 GK James Delianov Western United Free transfer 9 May 2019 [22]
25 DF   Iacopo La Rocca Unattached End of contract 9 May 2019 [23]
10 MF Dario Vidošić Unattached End of contract 3 June 2019 [24]
26 MF Luke Brattan   Manchester City Loan return 30 June 2019 [25][26]
5 DF   Bart Schenkeveld Unattached End of contract 2 July 2019 [27]
15 MF Kearyn Baccus   Kaizer Chiefs Undisclosed 2 July 2019 [27][28]
1 GK Mark Birighitti Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 30 July 2019 [29][30]
8 MF   Javier Cabrera Unattached Mutual contract termination 12 January 2020 [31]
14 FW   Markel Susaeta Unattached End of contract 14 July 2020 [32]
23 GK Dean Bouzanis Unattached Mutual contract termination 25 July 2020 [33]
5 DF   Jack Hendry   Celtic End of loan 14 July 2020 [34]

From youth squad

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N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
35 MF   Raphael Rodrigues 16 3 year scholarship contract[16]
38 FW   Yaya Dukuly 16 2 year scholarship contract[16]
49 FW   Stefan Colakovski 19 1 year scholarship contract[17]
51 MF   Idrus Abdulahi 15 2 year scholarship contract[16]

Contract extensions

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No. Name Position Duration Date Notes
22 Curtis Good Centre-back 2 years 8 July 2019 [35]
30 Moudi Najjar Centre-forward 3 years 11 September 2019 [36]
34 Connor Metcalfe Midfielder 3 years 11 September 2019 [36]
21 Ramy Najjarine Attacking midfielder 3 years 17 October 2019 [37]
49 Stefan Colakovski Forward 2 years 28 January 2020 [38]

Technical staff

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Position Name[39]
Head Coach   Erick Mombaerts
Technical Director   Alain Fiard
Senior Assistant Coach   Patrick Kisnorbo
Goalkeeping Coach   Neil Young
Head of Human Performance   Andrew McKenzie
Performance Analysis Manager   Donna Rice
Football Logistics Manager   Josh Bondin

Kits

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Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Etihad Airways / Sleeve sponsor: McDonald's

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

23 July 2019 Oakleigh Cannons   3–4   Melbourne City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve
Attendance: 1,000
6 August 2019 Bentleigh Greens   0–3   Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex
14 August 2019 Adelaide United   0–1   Melbourne City Adelaide
14:00 ACST Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
4 September 2019 Melbourne City   2–0   Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
14:00
Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
10 September 2019 Melbourne City   1–2   Western United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
24 September 2019 Melbourne City   1–2   Adelaide United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
24 September 2019 Melbourne City   5–3   Adelaide United Melbourne
Report (Melbourne City)
Report (Adelaide United)
Stadium: City Football Academy
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 12 October 2019 19 August 2020 Matchday 1 2nd 26 14 5 7 49 37 +12 053.85
A-League Finals 26 August 2020 30 August 2020 Semi-finals Runners-up 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 050.00
FFA Cup 31 July 2019 23 October 2019 Round of 32 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 13 7 +6 080.00
Total 33 19 5 9 64 45 +19 057.58

Source: Soccerway

A-League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 26 16 5 5 49 25 +24 53 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series[a][40][b]
2 Melbourne City 26 14 5 7 49 37 +12 47 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
3 Wellington Phoenix[c] 26 12 5 9 38 33 +5 41 Qualification for Finals series[b]
4 Brisbane Roar 26 11 7 8 29 28 +1 40 Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series[a][b]
5 Western United 26 12 3 11 46 37 +9 39 Qualification for Finals series[b]
6 Perth Glory 26 10 7 9 43 36 +7 37
7 Adelaide United 26 11 3 12 44 49 −5 36
8 Newcastle Jets 26 9 7 10 32 40 −8 34
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 26 9 6 11 35 40 −5 33
10 Melbourne Victory 26 6 5 15 33 44 −11 23
11 Central Coast Mariners 26 5 3 18 26 55 −29 18
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 15 4 7 49 37  +12 49 9 2 2 22 15  +7 6 2 5 27 22  +5

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223282426292527
GroundAHAHHAABHAHAHAHHAHABHAHBAANNN
ResultDWWWWLWBLWLLWDWDLWLBWWDBWLWDW
Position63211112222222222223222222222
Points1471013131616161919192223262727303030333637374040434447
Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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12 October 2019 1 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Marvel Stadium
Attendance: 33,523
Referee: Chris Beath
20 October 2019 2 Melbourne City 2–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,399
Referee: Shaun Evans
27 October 2019 3 Western United 1–2 Melbourne City Geelong
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 7,042
Referee: Adam Kersey
3 November 2019 4 Melbourne City 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,440
Referee: Ben Abraham
8 November 2019 5 Melbourne City 3–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,547
Referee: Stephen Lucas
17 November 2019 6 Brisbane Roar 4–3 Melbourne City Brisbane
15:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 9,387
Referee: Alex King
22 November 2019 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 2–3 Melbourne City Sydney
20:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 12,078
Referee: Chris Beath
6 December 2019 9 Melbourne City 0–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,679
Referee: Shaun Evans
15 December 2019 10 Newcastle Jets 0–4 Melbourne City Newcastle
18:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 8,133
Referee: Alireza Faghani
21 December 2019 11 Melbourne City 1–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,083
Referee: Alex King
29 December 2019 12 Sydney FC 2–1 Melbourne City Sydney
18:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 17,421
Referee: Kurt Ams
3 January 2020 13 Melbourne City 3–2 Western United Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,577
Referee: Adam Kersey
11 January 2020 14 Brisbane Roar 2–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 10,659
Referee: Daniel Elder
18 January 2020 15 Melbourne City 2–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,857
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
25 January 2020 16 Melbourne City 0–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,103
Referee: Daniel Elder
1 February 2020 17 Adelaide United 3–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,068
Referee: Alex King
7 February 2020 18 Melbourne City 2–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 16,872
Referee: Shaun Evans
15 February 2020 19 Wellington Phoenix 1–0 Melbourne City Auckland
19:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Eden Park
Attendance: 15,347
Referee: Alex King
1 March 2020 21 Melbourne City 1–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
18:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,559
Referee: Shaun Evans
8 March 2020 22 Perth Glory 2–3 Melbourne City Perth
15:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 8,107
Referee: Kurt Ams
14 March 2020 23 Melbourne City 1–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,292
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
20 March 2020 24 Central Coast Mariners 2–4 Melbourne City Gosford
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia)
Referee: Kurt Ams
23 March 2020 26 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Melbourne City Newcastle
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia)
Referee: Ben Abraham
Season postponement due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
1 August 2020 29 Melbourne City 2–0 Sydney FC Sydney
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia)
Referee: Ben Abraham
Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 April 2020 at AAMI Park, but postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It was rescheduled to 1 August 2020 at ANZ Stadium.
11 August 2020 25 Melbourne City 2–2 Adelaide United Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia)
Referee: Alex King
Note: Match originally scheduled for 27 March 2020 at AAMI Park, but postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It was rescheduled to 11 August 2020 at ANZ Stadium.
19 August 2020 27 Western United 1–3 Melbourne City Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia)
Referee: Tim Danaskos
Note: Match originally scheduled for 10 April 2020 at Mars Stadium, but postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It was rescheduled to 19 August 2020 at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.

Finals series

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26 August 2020 Semi-finals Melbourne City 2–0 Western United Sydney
17:00 AEST
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Alireza Faghani
30 August 2020 Grand Final Sydney FC 1–0 (a.e.t.) Melbourne City Sydney
18:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Bankwest Stadium
Attendance: 7,051
Referee: Chris Beath

FFA Cup

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As an A-League team, Melbourne City automatically qualified through to the Round of 32 as one of the ten A-League clubs competing in the competition.[41] In the opening round they took on South Australian side Campbelltown City who won the previous years National Premier Leagues title.[42]

31 July 2019 Round of 32 Campbelltown City 1–3 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre
Attendance: 3,078
Referee: Adam Bavcar
21 August 2019 Round of 16 Marconi Stallions 1–2 Melbourne City Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,947
Referee: Stephen Lucas
18 September 2019 Quarter-finals Melbourne City 3–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,905
Referee: Stephen Lucas
1 October 2019 Semi-finals Brisbane Strikers 1–5 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,706
Referee: Adam Kersey
23 October 2019 Final Adelaide United 4–0 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 14,920
Referee: Alex King

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[43]

No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Total
Regular season Finals series
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Tom Glover 13 0 2 0 0 0 15 0
2 DF   Scott Galloway 12+8 1 0+2 0 5 1 27 2
3 DF   Scott Jamieson 22 0 0 0 5 0 27 0
4 DF   Harrison Delbridge 18+4 1 2 0 5 0 29 1
6 MF   Joshua Brillante 25+1 1 2 0 5 0 33 1
7 MF   Rostyn Griffiths 15+4 2 0+2 0 0+1 0 22 2
9 FW   Jamie Maclaren 23 22 2 1 5 6 30 29
10 MF   Florin Berenguer 13+2 3 2 0 3+1 0 21 3
11 FW   Craig Noone 24+1 5 2 0 5 4 32 9
13 DF   Nathaniel Atkinson 13+8 1 2 0 0 0 23 1
17 MF   Denis Genreau 4+2 0 0 0 0+2 0 8 0
19 FW   Lachlan Wales 12+13 0 2 0 1+2 0 30 0
20 MF   Adrián Luna 18+5 5 2 0 2+3 0 30 5
21 FW   Ramy Najjarine 2+6 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 12 0
22 DF   Curtis Good 24 1 2 0 0 0 26 1
30 MF   Moudi Najjar 2+4 1 0 0 0+1 0 7 1
34 MF   Connor Metcalfe 9+7 2 0+2 0 5 0 23 2
35 FW   Raphael Borges Rodrigues 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 MF   Idrus Abdulahi 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
40 DF   Richard Windbichler 5+1 0 2 0 0+2 0 10 0
49 FW   Stefan Colakovski 1+5 0 0+1 0 0 0 7 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
5 DF   Jack Hendry 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 FW   Javier Cabrera 7+2 1 0 0 2+2 1 13 2
14 FW   Markel Susaeta 9+1 2 0 0 0 0 10 2
23 GK   Dean Bouzanis 13 0 0 0 5 0 18 0

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.

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Total
Regular season Finals series
                               
1 4 DF   Harrison Delbridge 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2
2 11 FW   Craig Noone 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
3 3 DF   Scott Jamieson 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
4 20 MF   Adrián Luna 5 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0
5 6 MF   Joshua Brillante 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0
7 MF   Rostyn Griffiths 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
13 DF   Nathaniel Atkinson 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
8 2 DF   Scott Galloway 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 MF   Florin Berenguer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 MF   Denis Genreau 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
40 DF   Richard Windbichler 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
12 22 DF   Curtis Good 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 19 FW   Lachlan Wales 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 GK   Dean Bouzanis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
34 MF   Connor Metcalfe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
16 1 GK   Tom Glover 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 FW   Javier Cabrera 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW   Jamie Maclaren 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 MF   Moudi Najjar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 59 1 2 5 0 0 5 0 0 79 1 2

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

Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League FFA Cup Total
Regular season Finals series
1 1   Tom Glover 3 1 0 4
23   Dean Bouzanis 3 0 1 4
Total 6 1 1 8

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