2022–23 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City
2022–23 season
Owner	City Football Group
Chairman	Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager	Patrick Kisnorbo; (to 23 November 2022) ; Rado Vidošić; (from 23 November 2022)
Stadium	AAMI Park
A-League Men	1st
A-League Men Finals	Runners-up
Australia Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Jamie Maclaren (24); All: Jamie Maclaren (24)
Highest home attendance	18,036; vs. Melbourne Victory; (17 December 2022); A-League Men
Lowest home attendance	2,067; vs. Wellington Phoenix; (17 August 2022); Australia Cup
Average home league attendance	6,677
Biggest win	6–1; vs. Macarthur FC (H); (4 February 2023); A-League Men
Biggest defeat	1–6; vs. Central Coast Mariners (N); (3 June 2023); A-League Men Grand Final
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 19 May 2023.

The 2022–23 season was the 13th in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City also participated in the Australia Cup for the eighth time. They were managed by Rado Vidošić and captained by Scott Jamieson.^[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2023^[2]

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	AUS	Tom Glover
2	DF	AUS	Scott Galloway
3	DF	AUS	Scott Jamieson (captain)
4	DF	POR	Nuno Reis
6	DF	FIN	Thomas Lam
7	FW	AUS	Mathew Leckie
8	MF	NED	Richard van der Venne
9	FW	AUS	Jamie Maclaren
10	MF	FRA	Florin Berenguer
13	MF	AUS	Aiden O'Neill
14	MF	KOS	Valon Berisha (on loan from Reims)
15	FW	AUS	Andrew Nabbout
18	DF	AUS	Jordon Hall


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	DF	AUS	Curtis Good
23	FW	AUS	Marco Tilio
25	DF	AUS	Callum Talbot
30	MF	AUS	Luke Oresti (scholarship)
33	GK	AUS	Matt Sutton
34	FW	AUS	Arion Sulemani (scholarship)
35	FW	AUS	Raphael Borges Rodrigues (scholarship)
36	DF	AUS	Kerrin Stokes (scholarship)
37	FW	AUS	Max Caputo (scholarship)
38	DF	AUS	Jordan Bos (scholarship)
39	MF	AUS	Emin Durakovic (scholarship)
40	GK	AUS	James Nieuwenhuizen (scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref.
25	DF	Callum Talbot	Sydney FC	Free transfer	3 years	24 May 2022	^[3]
8	MF	Richard van der Venne	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	22 June 2022	^[4]
6	DF	Thomas Lam	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	16 August 2022	^[5]
14	MF	Valon Berisha	Reims	Loan	1 year	7 September 2022	^[6]

From youth squad

No.	Position	Player	Age	Date	Notes	Ref.
30	MF	Luke Oresti	18	4 January 2022	2 year scholarship contract	^[7]
34	FW	Arion Sulemani	16	2 July 2022	2 year scholarship contract	^[8]
39	MF	Emin Durakovic	17	2 July 2022	2 year scholarship contract	^[8]

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
18	MF	Connor Metcalfe	St. Pauli	Undisclosed	17 February 2022	^[9]
17	FW	Stefan Colakovski	Perth Glory	End of contract	6 June 2022	^[10]
6	DF	Carl Jenkinson	Nottingham Forest	End of loan	7 June 2022	^[11]
14	MF	Tsubasa Endoh	Unattached	End of contract	7 June 2022	^[11]
39	MF	Anthony Lesiotis	Unattached	End of contract	7 June 2022	^[11]
42	GK	Ahmad Taleb	Melbourne Victory	Mutual contract termination	27 June 2022	^[12]^[13]
20	MF	Manuel Pucciarelli	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	2 July 2022	^[14]
5	DF	Rostyn Griffiths	Mumbai City	End of contract	10 July 2022	^[15]
16	MF	Taras Gomulka	Brisbane Roar	Mutual contract termination	1 February 2023	^[16]^[17]

Contract extensions

No.	Player	Position	Duration	Date	Ref.
33	Matt Sutton	Goalkeeper	1 year	16 June 2022	^[18]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

26 July 2022	Dandenong Thunder	2–3	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	Good 29' (o.g.) Lochhead 37'	Report	Caputo 4' Bos 9' Berenguer 44'	Stadium: George Andrews Reserve

3 September 2022	Central Coast Mariners	2–0	Melbourne City	Gosford
16:00 AEST	Cummings 9' Ruhs 57'	Report		Stadium: Central Coast Stadium

17 September 2022	Central Coast Mariners	4–2	Melbourne City	Sydney
10:00 AEST	Ruhs 27' Silvera 45' Jok 75' Duncan 87'	Report	Maclaren 3' Nabbout 76'	Stadium: Valentine Sports Park

30 September 2022	Melbourne City	1–5	Adelaide United	Melbourne
	Caputo 118'	Report	Barr 12' Clough 37' Blackwood 76' Jovanovic 122' Van Der Saag 133'	Stadium: Casey Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: The match was played over 135 minutes

26 November 2022 Greater Bank Tour of Tamworth	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Melbourne City	Tamworth
17:30 AEDT	Mikeltadze 23'	Report	Berisha 69'	Stadium: Scully Park

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League Men	7 October 2022	28 April 2023	Matchday 1	Winners	26	16	7	3	61	32	+29	061.54
A-League Men Finals	12 May 2023	3 June 2023	Semi-finals	Runners-up	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	033.33
Australia Cup	2 August 2022	17 August 2022	Round of 32	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Total					31	18	8	5	69	41	+28	058.06

Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City	26	16	7	3	61	32	+29	55	Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series^[a]
2	Central Coast Mariners (C)	26	13	5	8	55	35	+20	44	Qualification for AFC Cup group stage and Finals series
3	Adelaide United	26	11	9	6	53	46	+7	42	Qualification for Finals series^[b]
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	11	8	7	43	27	+16	41
5	Sydney FC	26	11	5	10	40	39	+1	38

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points per game; 5) Least red cards; 6) Least yellow cards; 7) Toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.^[19]
^ 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


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	16	7	3	61	32	+29	55	10	3	0	37	15	+22	6	4	3	24	17	+7

Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	8^[a]	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	W
Position	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	6	9	10	13	16	16	19	22	25	26	27	28	31	34	34	37	37	40	41	42	45	48	49	52	55

Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

7 October 2022 1	Melbourne City	2–1	Western United	Melbourne
19:45 AEDT	Lacroix 38' (o.g.) Maclaren 59'	Report	Milanovic 90+2'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,501 Referee: Shaun Evans

14 October 2022 2	Brisbane Roar	0–2	Melbourne City	Brisbane
19:45 AEDT		Report	Maclaren 22', 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 7,890 Referee: Tim Danaskos

22 October 2022 3	Melbourne Victory	0–2	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:45 AEDT		Report	Maclaren 17' (pen.) Cadete 19' (o.g.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 23,489 Referee: Alireza Faghani

30 October 2022 4	Melbourne City	2–2	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Maclaren 16' (pen.) Tilio 34'	Report	Sutton 79' Barbarouses 90'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,208 Referee: Adam Kersey

5 November 2022 5	Melbourne City	4–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Maclaren 49', 75' (pen.) Tilio 82' Leckie 90+5'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,171 Referee: Jack Morgan

12 November 2022 6	Newcastle Jets	1–2	Melbourne City	Newcastle
17:00 AEDT	Jamieson 38' (o.g.)	Report	Van der Venne 20' Maclaren 57'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 7,234 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro

Mid-season break for 2022 FIFA World Cup

10 December 2022 7	Sydney FC	2–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:45 AEDT	Lolley 23' Le Fondre 61'	Report	Maclaren 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Sydney Football Stadium Attendance: 14,946 Referee: Adam Kersey

27 December 2022 9	Melbourne City	1–0	Central Coast Mariners	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Maclaren 39'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,341 Referee: Adam Kersey

2 January 2023 10	Wellington Phoenix	1–3	Melbourne City	Wellington
15:00 NZDT	Ball 16'	Report	Leckie 18' Maclaren 51' (pen.), 90+6'	Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 6,321 Referee: Alex King

7 January 2023 11	Melbourne City	4–0	Western United	Melbourne
19:45 AEDT	Tilio 9' Lacroix 12' (o.g.) Maclaren 24' Nabbout 84'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Alireza Faghani

15 January 2023 12	Western Sydney Wanderers	1–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Borrello 19'	Report	Van der Venne 58'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,887 Referee: Jack Morgan

21 January 2023 13	Brisbane Roar	0–0	Melbourne City	Brisbane
19:45 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium Attendance: 5,565 Referee: Alireza Faghani

29 January 2023 14	Melbourne City	3–3	Adelaide United	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	Lam 12' Leckie 52' Maclaren 90+1' (pen.)	Report	Blackwood 1' Kitto 17' Goodwin 43'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,337 Referee: Adam Kersey

4 February 2023 15	Melbourne City	6–1	Macarthur FC	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Maclaren 3', 88' Van der Venne 33', 43', 77' Nabbout 68'	Report	Najjar 72'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,252 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro

11 February 2023 16	Perth Glory	2–4	Melbourne City	Perth
19:30 AWST	Clisby 25' D. Williams 71'	Report	Bos 16' Berisha 62' (pen.) Leckie 76' Berenguer 90+2'	Stadium: Macedonia Park Attendance: 3,991 Referee: Daniel Elder

18 February 2023 17	Melbourne Victory	3–2	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:45 AEDT	Da Silva 7' Fornaroli 46' Brillante 77'	Report	Leckie 24', 80'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,011 Referee: Alireza Faghani

25 February 2023 18	Melbourne City	3–2	Sydney FC	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Maclaren 5', 30' Tilio 28'	Report	Mak 28' Caballo 90+6'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,189 Referee: Shaun Evans

3 March 2023 19	Adelaide United	4–2	Melbourne City	Adelaide
18:15 ACST	Barr 45+3' Goodwin 50' D'Arrigo 57' Irankunda 85'	Report	Nabbout 9' Tilio 62'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,270 Referee: Alireza Faghani

12 March 2023 20	Melbourne City	2–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
15:00 AEDT	O'Neill 22', 88'	Report	O'Shea 80' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,881 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro

19 March 2023 21	Macarthur FC	1–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
15:00 AEDT	Romero 26'	Report	Aspropotamitis 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 2,121 Referee: Chris Beath

2 April 2023 22	Melbourne City	1–1	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
15:00 AEST	Caputo 90+2'	Report	Mikeltadze 31' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,088 Referee: Jack Morgan

5 April 2023 8	Melbourne City	2–1^[b]	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
19:00 AEST	O'Neill 11', 57'	Report	Velupillay 89'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,036^[c] Referee: Alex King

10 April 2023 23	Melbourne City	4–1	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
16:00 AEST	Maclaren 34', 52' Tilio 57', 83'	Report	Ugarkovic 49'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,821 Referee: Adam Kersey

15 April 2023 24	Central Coast Mariners	1–1	Melbourne City	Gosford
17:00 AEST	Nisbet 78'	Report	Bos 63'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 10,556 Referee: Alireza Faghani

22 April 2023 25	Western United	1–3	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:45 AEST	Pierias 38'	Report	Maclaren 13', 66', 74'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,753 Referee: Chris Beath

28 April 2023 26	Melbourne City	3–2	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
19:45 AEST	Tilio 49', 90+3' Maclaren 75'	Report	Borrello 41' Milanovic 74'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,322 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Finals series

12 May 2023 Semi-finals 1st Leg	Sydney FC	1–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:45 AEST	Le Fondre 64' (pen.)	Report	Leckie 18'	Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 15,322 Referee: Adam Kersey

19 May 2023 Semi-finals 2nd Leg	Melbourne City	4–0 (5–1 agg.)	Sydney FC	Melbourne
19:45 AEST	Good 37' Rodwell 59' (o.g.) Tilio 67' van der Venne 82'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,223 Referee: Shaun Evans

3 June 2023 Grand Final	Melbourne City	1–6	Central Coast Mariners	Sydney
19:45 AEST	van der Venne 40'	Report	Cummings 20', 66' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Silvera 34' Nkololo 83' Moresche 90+1'	Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 26,523 Referee: Chris Beath

Australia Cup

Win Draw Loss

2 August 2022 Round of 32	Newcastle Olympic	0–1	Melbourne City	Newcastle
19:30 AEST		Report	Oresti 41'	Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground Attendance: 1,412 Referee: Adam Bavcar

17 August 2022 Round of 16	Melbourne City	1–2	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	Leckie 84'	Report	Barbarouses 19' Waine 36'	Stadium: Casey Fields Attendance: 2,067 Referee: Kurt Ams

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No.	Pos.	Player	A-League Men				Australia Cup		Total
			Regular season		Finals series		Australia Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Tom Glover	26	0	3	0	2	0	31	0
2	DF	Scott Galloway	2+17	0	0+2	0	1	0	22	0
3	DF	Scott Jamieson	10+11	0	0+2	0	2	0	25	0
4	DF	Nuno Reis	11+7	0	3	0	2	0	23	0
6	DF	Thomas Lam	23+1	1	2+1	0	0	0	27	1
7	FW	Mathew Leckie	17+2	6	3	1	1+1	1	24	8
8	MF	Richard van der Venne	15+5	5	2+1	2	0	0	23	7
9	FW	Jamie Maclaren	26	24	3	0	2	0	31	24
10	MF	Florin Berenguer	6+9	1	1+2	0	2	0	20	1
13	MF	Aiden O'Neill	25	4	2	0	0	0	27	4
14	MF	Valon Berisha	23+1	1	3	0	0	0	27	1
15	FW	Andrew Nabbout	13+12	3	2+1	0	1	0	29	3
18	DF	Jordon Hall	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22	DF	Curtis Good	18+1	0	3	1	2	0	24	1
23	FW	Marco Tilio	22+4	9	3	1	2	0	31	10
25	DF	Callum Talbot	20+5	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	30	0
30	MF	Luke Oresti	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
35	FW	Raphael Borges Rodrigues	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
37	MF	Max Caputo	0+4	1	0	0	0+1	0	5	1
38	DF	Jordan Bos	25	2	3	0	1+1	0	30	2
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
16	MF	Taras Gomulka	3+3	0	0	0	2	0	8	0

Disciplinary record

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 Men			A-League Men Finals Series			Australia Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name
1	16	MF		Taras Gomulka	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1
2	6	DF		Thomas Lam	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
3	3	DF		Scott Jamieson	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0
4	13	MF		Aiden O'Neill	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
5	25	DF		Callum Talbot	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
6	4	DF		Nuno Reis	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	8	MF		Richard van der Venne	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	7	FW		Matthew Leckie	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	14	MF		Valon Berisha	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	23	FW		Marco Tilio	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	38	DF		Jordan Bos	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	1	GK		Tom Glover	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	9	FW		Jamie Maclaren	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	10	MF		Florin Berenguer	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0
	15	FW		Andrew Nabbout	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	22	DF		Curtis Good	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	22	DF		Scott Galloway	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					39	3	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	45	3	1

Clean sheets

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.

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Men	A-League Men Finals Series	Australia Cup	Total
1	1		Tom Glover	6	1	1	8
Total				6	1	1	8

Notes

^ Matchday 8 (vs. Melbourne Victory) was abandoned after 22 minutes due to player safety and is rescheduled for 5 April 2023.
^ The Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory (17 December 2022) match was abandoned in the 22nd minute with Melbourne City leading 1–0.^[20] The match resumed on 5 April 2023 from the 21st minute, with the score resuming at 1–0 to Melbourne City and finished 2–1 to Melbourne City.^[21]
^ Attendance was recorded at 6,423 in the continuation of the game

References

^ Jackson, Ed (4 February 2022). "A-League coach's speculation no surprise for Jamieson". FTBL.
^ "Squads: Men". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ "Melbourne City FC signs Australian U23 defender Callum Talbot". Melbourne City. 24 May 2022.
^ "WELKOM RICHARD: City sign Dutch midfielder". Melbourne City. 22 June 2022.
^ "City sign Finnish international Thomas Lam". Melbourne City. 16 August 2022.
^ "Berisha is City blue: Kosovan international joins on loan". Melbourne City. 7 September 2022.
^ "City sign Luke Oresti on two-year scholarship deal". Melbourne City. 4 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Academy Products sign Scholarship deals". Melbourne City. 2 July 2022.
^ "Melbourne City FC agrees terms with FC St. Pauli for Connor Metcalfe". Melbourne City. 17 February 2022.
^ "Stefan Colakovski departs Melbourne City FC". Melbourne City. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "3 players depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
^ "A-League Men Squad Update: Taleb departs". Melbourne City. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
^ "Melbourne Victory signs Eli Adams and Ahmad Taleb". Melbourne Victory. 28 June 2022.
^ "A-League Men Squad Update: Pucciarelli departs". Melbourne City. 2 July 2022.
^ "Rostyn Griffiths to depart City". Melbourne City. 10 July 2022.
^ "Taras Gomulka to depart City". Melbourne City. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ "Brisbane Roar signs Tara's Gomulka". Brisbane Roar. 1 February 2023.
^ "Matthew Sutton signs contract extension". Melbourne City. 16 June 2022.
^ "A big AFC change has sparked a new A-Leagues table scramble: How it works". Australian Professional Leagues. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "Football Australia imposes record financial and sporting sanctions on Melbourne Victory". Football Australia. 10 January 2023.
^ "MELBOURNE DERBY REPLAY: HOW WILL IT WORK?". melbournecityfc.com.au. Melbourne City FC. 30 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

External links

Melbourne City official website

[table_note_res_AFCCL0.52473786637408-20] Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.^[19]

[table_note_res_FS0.52473786637408-21] 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.

[22] Matchday 8 (vs. Melbourne Victory) was abandoned after 22 minutes due to player safety and is rescheduled for 5 April 2023.

[25] The Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory (17 December 2022) match was abandoned in the 22nd minute with Melbourne City leading 1–0.^[20] The match resumed on 5 April 2023 from the 21st minute, with the score resuming at 1–0 to Melbourne City and finished 2–1 to Melbourne City.^[21]

[26] Attendance was recorded at 6,423 in the continuation of the game

[1] Jackson, Ed (4 February 2022). "A-League coach's speculation no surprise for Jamieson". FTBL.

[2] "Squads: Men". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[3] "Melbourne City FC signs Australian U23 defender Callum Talbot". Melbourne City. 24 May 2022.

[4] "WELKOM RICHARD: City sign Dutch midfielder". Melbourne City. 22 June 2022.

[5] "City sign Finnish international Thomas Lam". Melbourne City. 16 August 2022.

[6] "Berisha is City blue: Kosovan international joins on loan". Melbourne City. 7 September 2022.

[7] "City sign Luke Oresti on two-year scholarship deal". Melbourne City. 4 January 2022.

[SulemaniDurakovic-8] "Academy Products sign Scholarship deals". Melbourne City. 2 July 2022.

[metcalfe-9] "Melbourne City FC agrees terms with FC St. Pauli for Connor Metcalfe". Melbourne City. 17 February 2022.

[colakovski-10] "Stefan Colakovski departs Melbourne City FC". Melbourne City. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[3_Departures-11] "3 players depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.

[Taleb_Departs-12] "A-League Men Squad Update: Taleb departs". Melbourne City. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.

[13] "Melbourne Victory signs Eli Adams and Ahmad Taleb". Melbourne Victory. 28 June 2022.

[14] "A-League Men Squad Update: Pucciarelli departs". Melbourne City. 2 July 2022.

[15] "Rostyn Griffiths to depart City". Melbourne City. 10 July 2022.

[16] "Taras Gomulka to depart City". Melbourne City. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.

[17] "Brisbane Roar signs Tara's Gomulka". Brisbane Roar. 1 February 2023.

[18] "Matthew Sutton signs contract extension". Melbourne City. 16 June 2022.

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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	16	7	3	61	32	+29	55	10	3	0	37	15	+22	6	4	3	24	17	+7

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	16	7	3	61	32	+29	55	10	3	0	37	15	+22	6	4	3	24	17	+7

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	16	7	3	61	32	+29	55	10	3	0	37	15	+22	6	4	3	24	17	+7