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2024–25 Melbourne City FC (women) season

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The 2024–25 season is Melbourne City Football Club's tenth season in the A-League Women. They are also participating in the AFC Women's Champions League for the first time. Before the beginning of the season, head coach Dario Vidošić left the club, having been appointed as coach of English Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Melbourne City (A-League Women)
2024–25 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
Head coachMichael Matricciani
Stadiumctrl:cyber Pitch
AAMI Park (doubleheaders)
A-League Women1st
AFC Women's Champions LeagueKnockout stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Mariana Speckmaier (4)
All: Mariana Speckmaier (7)
Highest home attendance2,097
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(30 November 2024)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance562
vs. Central Coast Mariners
(16 November 2024)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance1,042
Biggest win3–0
vs. College of Asian Scholars (N)
(9 October 2024)
AFC Women's Champions League
5–2
vs. Perth Glory (H)
(3 November 2024)
A-League Women
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 30 November 2024.

Players

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First-team squad

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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 Sophia Varley
5 DF   USA Taylor Otto
6 MF   AUS Leticia McKenna
7 FW   CAN Kathryn Harvey
8 MF   AUS Alexia Apostolakis
9 FW   AUS Holly McNamara
10 MF   AUS Rhianna Pollicina
11 MF   AUS Emilia Murray
12 MF   AUS Shelby McMahon
13 DF   NZL Rebekah Stott (captain)
14 MF   AUS Laura Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   AUS Kiera Meyers (scholarship)
16 DF   AUS Karly Roestbakken
17 FW   VEN Mariana Speckmaier
18 DF   AUS Leah Davidson
19 MF   USA Lourdes Bosch
20 FW   AUS Caitlin Karic
21 MF   AUS Isabella Accardo
22 FW   AUS Bryleeh Henry
23 GK   AUS Melissa Barbieri
24 GK   ESP Malena Mieres
27 DF   SRB Tyla-Jay Vlajnic

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
8 MF Alexia Apostolakis Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2024 [2]
17 FW   Mariana Speckmaier Wellington Phoenix 2 years 3 July 2024 [3]
24 GK   Malena Mieres   Real Betis 1 year 25 July 2024 [4]
11 MF Emilia Murray Adelaide United 2 years 31 July 2024 [5]
— FW   Cariel Ellis Unattached 1 year 9 August 2024 [6]
19 MF   Lourdes Bosch Unattached 2 years 3 September 2024 [7]
27 DF   Tyla-Jay Vlajnic Unattached 1 year 11 September 2024 [8]
7 FW   Kathryn Harvey   Fatih Vatan Spor 1 year 29 October 2024 [9]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
30 GK Emily Shields   Bulleen Lions End of loan 11 May 2024 [10][11]
17 FW   Hannah Wilkinson Unattached End of contract 13 June 2024 [12]
3 DF Naomi Chinnama Unattached End of contract 27 June 2024 [13]
7 DF   Julia Grosso   Utah Royals Mutual contract termination [13][14]
11 FW   Emina Ekic   Spokane Zephyr Mutual contract termination [13][15]
88 GK   Bárbara Unattached End of contract [13]
24 MF Daniela Galic   Twente End of contract 1 July 2024 [16][17]
2 DF Leia Varley Unattached End of contract 9 August 2024 [18]
19 MF Tijan McKenna Unattached End of contract 9 August 2024 [18]
— FW   Cariel Ellis Unattached Mutual contract termination 11 September 2024 [19]

Contract extensions

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No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
5   Taylor Otto Centre-back 1 year 14 June 2024 [20]
14 Laura Hughes Midfielder 2 years 17 July 2024 [21]
16 Karly Roestbakken Centre-back 2 years 17 July 2024 [21]
22 Bryleeh Henry Forward 2 years 17 July 2024 [21]
12 Shelby McMahon Midfielder 3 years 7 August 2024 [22]
23 Melissa Barbieri Goalkeeper 1 year 24 September 2024 [23]
20 Caitlin Karic Forward 1 year 26 September 2024 [24]
21 Isabella Accardo Midfielder 1 year 26 September 2024 [24]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

26 October 2024 Western United   1–0   Melbourne City Melbourne, Australia
14:00 AEDT
  • Medwin   72'
 Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 3 November 2024 18 April 2025 Matchday 1 7 5 2 0 20 10 +10 071.43
AFC Women's Champions League 6 October 2024 Group stage 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 100.00
Total 10 8 2 0 29 11 +18 080.00

Last updated: 20 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Women

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Main article: 2024–25 A-League Women

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 8 6 2 0 22 11 +11 20 Qualification for AFC Women's Champions League and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 8 5 2 1 15 8 +7 17 Qualification for Finals series
3 Brisbane Roar 7 5 0 2 19 7 +12 15
4 Adelaide United 8 4 0 4 11 10 +1 12
5 Central Coast Mariners 8 3 3 2 11 10 +1 12
Updated to match(es) played on 28 December 2024. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[25]

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
7 5 2 0 20 10  +10 17 3 1 0 13 6  +7 2 1 0 7 4  +3

Last updated: 15 December 2024.
Source: A-Leagues
Away figures include Melbourne City's 1–1 draw on neutral ground in Unite Round against Sydney FC on 24 November 2024.

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314201516171819212223
GroundHAHNHHAHAAHAAHHAHAAHAHA
ResultWWDDWWW
Position1112111
Points3678111417
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2024. Source: A-Leagues
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were released on 12 September 2024.[26]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 November 2024 1 Melbourne City 5–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 582
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
9 November 2024 2 Melbourne Victory 2–3 Melbourne City Melbourne
14:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
16 November 2024 3 Melbourne City 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 562
Referee: Kelly Jones
24 November 2024 4 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
16:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium[a]
Attendance: 3,149
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
30 November 2024 5 Melbourne City 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
14:15 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,097
Referee: Caitlin Williams
15 December 2024 6 Melbourne City 4–2 Canberra United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 926
Referee: Bec Mackie
20 December 2024 7 Adelaide United 1–3 Melbourne City Adelaide
16:20 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 2,404
Referee: Mikayla Ryan
28 December 2024 8 Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
31 December 2024 9 Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City Gosford
16:15 AEDT Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
5 January 2025 10 Sydney FC v Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
11 January 2025 11 Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
17 January 2025 12 Western United v Melbourne City Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Report Stadium: Ironbark Fields
25 January 2025 13 Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
1 February 2025 14 Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
4 February 2025 20 Melbourne City v Western United Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 March at 16:00 AEDT, but rescheduled for 4 February at 17:00 AEDT due to Melbourne City's participation in the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League.[28]
8 February 2025 15 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City Newcastle
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
15 February 2025 16 Melbourne City v Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
1 March 2025 17 Canberra United v Melbourne City Canberra
16:00 AEDT Report Stadium: McKellar Park
9 March 2025 18 Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City Brisbane
17:00 AEST Report Stadium: Perry Park
16 March 2025 19 Melbourne City v Adelaide United Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
30 March 2025 21 Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City Porirua
16:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Porirua Park
11 April 2025 22 Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets Melbourne
16:50 AEST Report Stadium: AAMI Park
18 April 2025 23 Perth Glory v Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AWST Report Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre

AFC Women's Champions League

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Main article: 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League

Group stage

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Melbourne City 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2   Bam Khatoon 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3   Kaya–Iloilo 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
4   College of Asian Scholars (H) 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
6 October 2024 Group stage Melbourne City   2–1   Bam Khatoon Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7
Report
Stadium: BG Stadium
Attendance: 391
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
9 October 2024 Group stage College of Asian Scholars   0–3   Melbourne City Pathum Thani, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: BG Stadium
Attendance: 414
Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)
12 October 2024 Group stage Melbourne City   4–0   Kaya–Iloilo Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: BG Stadium
Referee: Khuloud Khudoum (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage

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21–23 March 2025 Quarter-final Melbourne City   v   TBD Melbourne, Australia
Source

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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

As of match played 20 December 2024
No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women AFC Women's
Champions League 		Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
5 DF   Taylor Otto 7 0 1 0 8 0
6 MF   Leticia McKenna 4+3 1 1+2 0 10 1
7 FW   Kathryn Harvey 6+1 3 0 0 7 3
8 MF   Alexia Apostolakis 7 2 3 0 10 2
9 FW   Holly McNamara 0+2 1 0 0 2 1
10 MF   Rhianna Pollicina 5+1 2 3 1 9 3
11 MF   Emilia Murray 0+2 0 0+3 0 5 0
12 MF   Shelby McMahon 0+2 0 2 0 4 0
13 DF   Rebekah Stott 5 0 3 1 8 1
14 MF   Laura Hughes 7 2 3 0 10 2
15 MF   Kiera Meyers 1+2 0 1+2 0 6 0
16 DF   Karly Roestbakken 6+1 0 2+1 0 10 0
17 FW   Mariana Speckmaier 7 4 3 3 10 7
18 DF   Leah Davidson 6 0 2+1 0 9 0
19 MF   Lourdes Bosch 5+1 3 1+2 3 9 6
20 FW   Caitlin Karic 0+2 0 0+1 0 3 0
21 MF   Isabella Accardo 0 0 0+2 0 2 0
22 FW   Bryleeh Henry 4+3 0 2 0 9 0
23 GK   Melissa Barbieri 1 0 1 0 2 0
24 GK   Malena Mieres 6 0 2 0 8 0
27 DF   Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 2+4 0 3 1 9 1

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.

As of match played 20 December 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League Women AFC Women's Champions League Total
                       
1 8 DF   Alexia Apostolakis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF   Laura Hughes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 FW   Bryleeh Henry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

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.

As of match played 20 December 2024
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women AFC Women's
Champions League 		Total
1 24   Malena Mieres 1 1 2
2 23   Melissa Barbieri 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Match moved from Leichhardt Oval following a pitch assessment.[27]

References

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  1. ^ "Dario Vidosic announced as Head Coach of Brighton & Hove Albion". Melbourne City. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Young Matildas star joins City". Melbourne City. 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ "City eyes Premiers Plate defence with signing of Venezuelan international". Melbourne City. 3 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Spanish goalkeeper joins City". Melbourne City. 25 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Young Matildas attacker joins City". Melbourne City. 31 July 2024.
  6. ^ "American attacker joins City". Melbourne City. 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "City secures highly rated US college talent". Melbourne City. 3 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Four-time Champion returns to City". Melbourne City. 11 September 2024.
  9. ^ "City secure Canadian striker Kathryn Harvey". Melbourne City. 29 October 2024.
  10. ^ Melbourne City [@MelbourneCity] (4 May 2024). "We've signed goalkeeper Emily Shields as an injury replacement for today's Grand Final" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Today's starting XI". Bulleen Lions. 11 May 2024 – via Instagram.
  12. ^ "Hannah Wilkinson to depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 13 June 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d "Four Premiers Plate winners depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 27 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Utah Royals FC Adds Defender Julia Grosso". Utah Royals. 1 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Zephyr FC Adds Rising Star to Loaded 2024 Roster". Spokane Zephyr. 17 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Daniela Galic departs Melbourne City for overseas opportunity". Melbourne City. 1 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Daniela Galic maakt overstap naar FC Twente Vrouwen" [Daniela Galic switches to FC Twente Women]. Twente (in Dutch). 23 July 2024.
  18. ^ a b "ALW UPDATE: Squad continues to build strongly". Melbourne City. 9 August 2024. The Club can also confirm that Tijan McKenna and Leia Varley have both departed City following the conclusion of their one-year contracts.
  19. ^ "Cariel Ellis departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 11 September 2024.
  20. ^ "City defender re-commits for 2024/25". Melbourne City. 14 June 2024.
  21. ^ a b c "LOCKED IN: Premiership-winning trio recommit". Melbourne City. 17 July 2024.
  22. ^ "HERE TO STAY: McMahon inks new three-year deal". Melbourne City. 7 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Australian footballing icon re-signs with City". Melbourne City. 24 September 2024.
  24. ^ a b "Talented duo re-sign ahead of inaugural AWCL campaign". Melbourne City. 26 September 2024.
  25. ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
  26. ^ "2024/25 FIXTURE: ALW draw revealed". Melbourne City. 12 September 2024.
  27. ^ "Ninja A-League Women Unite Round matches moved to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium". A-Leagues. 19 November 2024.
  28. ^ "ALW FIXTURE UPDATE: Home AWCL Quarter Final leads to fixture reshuffle". Melbourne City. 10 December 2024.
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