The 2015–16 season was the sixth in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FFA Cup for the second time.
| 2015–16 season | |||
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| Owner | City Football Group | ||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | ||
| Manager | John van 't Schip | ||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | ||
| A-League | 4th | ||
| A-League Finals | Semi-finals | ||
| FFA Cup | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Bruno Fornaroli (23) All: Bruno Fornaroli (28) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,738 vs. Melbourne Victory (13 February 2016) A-League | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4,027 vs. Wellington Phoenix (27 November 2015) FFA Cup | ||
| Average home league attendance | 11,061 | ||
| Biggest win | 5–0 Heidelberg United (29 September 2015) FFA Cup | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 Western Sydney Wanderers (13 November 2015) A-League 1–4 Adelaide United (13 November 2015) A-League Finals | ||
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Players edit
Squad information edit
- As of 5 February 2016[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From youth squad edit
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Notes |
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| 17 | FW | 
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Wade Dekker | 21 | [2] |
| 30 | FW |
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Hernan Espindola | 20 | [3] |
Transfers in edit
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving from |
Type |
Transfer window |
Ends |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DF |
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Ivan Franjic | 27 | Free agent | Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | Free | [4] |
| 28 | FW |
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Steve Kuzmanovski | 18 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [5] |
| 7 | FW |
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Corey Gameiro | 22 | Sydney FC | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [6] |
| 3 | MF | 
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Aaron Hughes | 35 | Free agent | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [7] |
| 11 | DF |
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Michael Zullo | 26 | Utrecht 
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Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [8] |
| 23 | FW | 
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Bruno Fornaroli | 27 | Danubio
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Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [9] |
| 1 | GK | 
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Thomas Sørensen | 39 | Free agent | Transfer | Pre-season | 2017 | Free | [10] |
| 16 | MF |
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Jason Trifiro | 27 | Free agent | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [11] |
| 27 | DF |
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Callum Richardson | 19 | Burnley 
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Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free | [3] |
| 20 | GK |
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Dean Bouzanis | 20 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Mid-season | 2016 | Free | [12] |
| 29 | MF |
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Anthony Cáceres | 23 | Manchester City
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Loan | Mid-season | 2016 | Free | [13] |
| 33 | MF |
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Osama Malik | 25 | Adelaide United | Transfer | Mid-season | 2018 | Free | [14] |
| 27 | MF |
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Nick Fitzgerald | 23 | Free agent | Transfer | Mid-season | 2016 | Free | [14] |
| 2 | DF |
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Alex Wilkinson | 31 | Free agent | Transfer | Mid-season | 2016 | Free | [15] |
Transfers out edit
| N |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
Age |
Moving to |
Type |
Transfer window |
Transfer fee |
Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF |
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Rob Wielaert | 36 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [16] | |
| 7 | MF |
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Iain Ramsay | 27 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [16] | |
| 11 | MF | 
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Damien Duff | 36 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [16] | |
| 23 | FW |
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Mate Dugandzic | 25 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [16] | |
| 27 | DF |
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Kew Jaliens | 36 | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [16] | |
| 27 | DF |
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Ross Archibald | 20 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II 
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End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [17] |
| 1 | GK |
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Andrew Redmayne | 26 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [18][19] |
| 16 | FW |
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Joshua Kennedy | 32 | Retired | Pre-season | [20] | ||
| 8 | MF |
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Massimo Murdocca | 30 | Avondale FC | End of contract | Pre-season | Free | [21] |
| 17 | DF |
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Jason Hoffman | 26 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season | Free | [22] |
| 13 | MF | 
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Jonatan Germano | 27 | End of Contract | Pre-season | Free | [23] | |
| 20 | GK |
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Tando Velaphi | 28 | Released | Mid-season | Free | [12] | |
| 15 | FW |
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David Williams | 27 | Released | Mid-season | Free | [24] | |
| 10 | MF | 
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Robert Koren | 35 | Released | Mid-season | Free | [25] | |
| 21 | MF |
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Stefan Mauk | 20 | Adelaide United | Transfer | Mid-season | Free | [14] |
| 27 | DF |
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Callum Richardson | 20 | End of contract | Mid-season | Free | ||
| 6 | MF |
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Erik Paartalu | 29 | Released | Mid-season | Free | [26] | |
| 30 | FW |
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Hernan Espindola | 21 | Hume City | Transfer | Mid-season | Free | [27] |
| 36 | DF |
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Matt Millar | 19 | South Melbourne | Transfer | Mid-season | Free | [28] |
Technical staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | John van 't Schip
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| Senior Assistant Coach | Luciano Trani
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| Assistant coaches |  Joey Didulica
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| Ivan Jolic
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| Goalkeeping coach | Clint Bolton
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| Physiotherapist | Belinda Pacella
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| Youth Team Coach | Joe Palatsides
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Statistics edit
Squad statistics edit
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | A-League | A-League Finals series | FFA Cup | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals |  |
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Apps | Goals | |
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Apps | Goals | |
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Apps | Goals | |
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| 1 | GK |
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Thomas Sørensen | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |
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Alex Wilkinson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |
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Aaron Hughes | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |
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Connor Chapman | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12+0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |
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Ivan Franjic | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW |
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Corey Gameiro | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |
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Aaron Mooy | 30 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23+1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | 
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Harry Novillo | 23 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20+1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | DF |
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Michael Zullo | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |
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James Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF |
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Jason Trifiro | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |
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Wade Dekker | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF |
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Paulo Retre | 27 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14+8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |
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Ben Garuccio | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14+5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | 
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Philip Petreski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK |
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Dean Bouzanis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF |
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Jack Clisby | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |
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Bruno Fornaroli | 32 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27+0 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |
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Patrick Kisnorbo | 30 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24+0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF |
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Jacob Melling | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW |
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Marc Marino | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW |
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Nick Fitzgerald | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW |
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Steve Kuzmanovski | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF |
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Anthony Cáceres | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF |
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Osama Malik | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW |
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Stefan Zinni | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF |
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Ali Eyigun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK |
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Alex Pavlidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF |
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Erik Paartalu | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14+0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF |
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Robert Koren | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF |
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Jonatan Germano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW |
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David Williams | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK |
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Tando Velaphi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |
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Stefan Mauk | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF |
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Callum Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW |
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Hernan Espindola | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF |
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Matt Millar | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Last updated: 22 April 2016
- Source: au.soccerway.com
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Pre-season and friendlies edit
| 18 July 2015 Friendly | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Manchester City | Robina, Australia |
| 8:20 GMT+1 | Report | Nasri  86' |
Stadium: Cbus Super Stadium Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 28 July 2015 Friendly | Melbourne City | 5–1 | Young Socceroos | Melbourne, Australia |
| Goalscorers not recorded | Report | Goalscorers not recorded | Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| 16 August 2015 Friendly | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne, Australia |
| Goalscorers not recorded | Goalscorers not recorded | Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| 22 August 2015 Friendly | Adelaide United | 4–3 | Melbourne City | Darwin, Australia |
| 19:00 (ACST) | Sánchez 18' Dugandzic 52'Jeggo 80'Goodwin 86' |
Report | Espindola 16' Germano 29'Mauk 37' |
Stadium: Larrakia Park Attendance: 1,600 |
| 4 September 2015 Friendly | Melbourne City | 5–0 | North Geelong Warriors | Port Melbourne, Australia |
| 19:30 (AEST) | Marino 15' Chapman 50' Cristaldo 77' Dekker 79' Mauk 80' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: JL Murphy Reserve |
| 9 September 2015 Friendly | Oakleigh Cannons | 0–8 | Melbourne City | Oakleigh, Australia |
| 19:30 (AEST) | Report | Paartalu 4' Koren 7', 42' Mauk 33' Dekker 65', 78' Cristaldo 71' Espindola 84' |
Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve Attendance: 1,907 |
| 16 September 2015 Friendly | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Adelaide United | Melbourne, Australia |
| 13:00 (AEST) | Dekker 90' |
Report | Jeggo 16' Carrusca 21'Cirio 58' |
Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| 15 October 2015 Friendly | Hume City | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Melbourne, Australia |
| Clark 4' Msahli 11' |
Report | Stadium: ABD Stadium |
Competitions edit
Overall edit
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-League | — | 4th | 10 October 2015 | 8 April 2016 |
| A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | 17 April 2016 | 22 April 2016 |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 4 August 2015 | 21 October 2015 |
A-League edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelaide United (C) | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 28 | +17 | 49 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | +11 | 48 | |
| 3 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 40 | +9 | 48 | Qualification for 2017 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series |
| 4 | Melbourne City | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 44 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Perth Glory | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 49 | 42 | +7 | 43 | |
| 6 | Melbourne Victory | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 41 | |
| 7 | Sydney FC | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 34 | |
| 8 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 30 | |
| 9 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 25 | |
| 10 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 33 | 70 | −37 | 13 |
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | +19 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 20 | +15 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 24 | +4 |
Last updated: 8 April 2016.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
Source: Melbourne City FC 2015–16 season fixtures
| 10 October 2015 1 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Hološko 45+3' |
Report | Dekker 16' |
Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 17,051 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 17 October 2015 2 | Melbourne Victory | 3–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Ben Khalfallah 23' Barbarouses 57' Berisha 90' |
Report | Fornaroli 69' Mauk 71' |
Stadium: Etihad Stadium Attendance: 40,217 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 25 October 2015 3 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Kisnorbo 11' Fornaroli 53', 72' |
Report | Fitzgerald 13' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,408 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 30 October 2015 4 | Melbourne City | 2–3 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Mooy 12' Mauk 22' |
Report | Kantarovski 58' Trifunović 74' (pen.), 79' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,209 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 5 November 2015 5 | Adelaide United | 2–4 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:30 ACDT (UTC+10:30) | Cirio 66' Sánchez 85' (pen.) |
Report | Paartalu 8' Mooy 35' Fornaroli 56', 71' |
Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 8,632 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 13 November 2015 6 | Melbourne City | 0–3 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:40 AEST (UTC+11:00) | Report | Nichols 47' Piovaccari 61'Bridge 84' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,910 Referee: Peter Green |
| 20 November 2015 7 | Brisbane Roar | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 20:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Henrique 70' |
Report | Novillo 47' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 10,812 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 27 November 2015 8 | Melbourne City | 5–1 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Paartalu 6' Chapman 19' Fornaroli 35' Novillo 53' Mooy 82' (pen.) |
Report | Sidnei 45+2' A. Williams  75'  82' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,953 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 3 December 2015 9 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–5 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Austin 86' |
Report | Novillo 26', 57' Fornaroli 45' Mauk 75' Mooy 90+5' |
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 4,514 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 13 December 2015 10 | Newcastle Jets | 0–4 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Report | Mooy 43', 59' Fornaroli 56', 62' |
Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 10,087 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 19 December 2015 11 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Mauk 20' Retre 30' |
Report | Berisha 45' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 23,572 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 27 December 2015 12 | Brisbane Roar | 3–1 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 19:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Kisnorbo 31' (o.g.) Borrello 40' Henrique 90+4' |
Report | Fornaroli 49' |
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 16,435 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 2 January 2016 13 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Hughes 37' Fornaroli 60' |
Report | Ninković 53', 78' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,140 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 9 January 2016 14 | Melbourne City | 3–2 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Novillo 7', 85' Fornaroli 24' |
Report | Nichols 29' Hughes 60' (o.g.) |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,776 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 16 January 2016 15 | Perth Glory | 2–2 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 19:40 AWST (UTC+08:00) | Castro 45+2' Harold 60' Collard 30' 63' |
Report | Paartalu 31' Mooy 47' |
Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 7,021 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 25 January 2016 16 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Fornaroli 12' Novillo 31', 49' |
Report | Bonevacia 66' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,825 Referee: Peter Green |
| 29 January 2016 17 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 4–3 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Nichols 32' Bridge 60', 66' Šantalab 89' |
Report | Novillo 76' Fornaroli 78' Cáceres 65' 85' Paartalu 90+3' |
Stadium: Pirtek Stadium Attendance: 14,820 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 7 February 2016 18 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Trifunović 47' (pen.), 72' |
Report | Melling  63'Fornaroli 80' |
Stadium: Hunter Stadium Attendance: 7,266 Referee: Adam Fielding |
| 13 February 2016 19 | Melbourne City | 2–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Fornaroli 22', 31' Cáceres 12' 79' |
Report | Khalfallah 28' Finkler 47' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 25,738 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 21 February 2016 20 | Melbourne City | 4–1 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Kisnorbo 48' Mooy 66' (pen.), 90+10' Garuccio 69' |
Report | Austin 34' Ferreira 55' 85' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,535 Referee: Stephen Lucas |
| 26 February 2016 21 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 19:30 NZDT (UTC+13:00) | Fenton 12' Ridenton 15' |
Report | Mooy 19' |
Stadium: Westpac Stadium Attendance: 6,591 Referee: Matthew Conger |
| 5 March 2016 22 | Melbourne City | 3–0 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Fornaroli 41', 71', 82' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,584 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| 11 March 2016 23 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:10 ACDT (UTC+10:30) | Report | Fitzgerald 71' |
Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 14,274 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 18 March 2016 24 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:40 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Mooy 54' (pen.) Cáceres 81'Fitzgerald 84' |
Report | Petratos 22' Hingert 45+1' 53' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,658 Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones |
| 28 March 2016 25 | Melbourne City | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEDT (UTC+11:00) | Novillo 43' Fornaroli 66', 80' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 9,895 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 3 April 2016 26 | Perth Glory | 3–2 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 17:00 AWST (UTC+08:00) | Keogh 55' Sándor 67' Castro 71' |
Report | Fornaroli 73' Marino 90+2' |
Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 14,504 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 8 April 2016 27 | Melbourne City | 0–2 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:40 AEST (UTC+10:00) | Report | Isaías 4' Djite 45+2' (pen.) |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 11,454 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
Finals series edit
| 17 April 2016 Elimination-finals | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) | Fornaroli 40', 76' |
Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 11,273 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 22 April 2016 Semi-finals | Adelaide United | 4–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:15 ACST (UTC+9:30) | Djite 48', 60' (pen.) McGowan 88' Sánchez 90+4' |
Report | Fitzgerald 72' |
Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 15,489 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
FFA Cup edit
| 4 August 2015 Round of 32 | Edgeworth Eagles  | 1–2 |  Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 19:30 AEST | Hammel 26' (pen.) |
Report | Mooy 35', 90+3' |
Stadium: Magic Park Attendance: 2,430[29] Referee: Kris Griffiths Jones |
| 26 August 2015 Round of 16 | Melbourne City | 5–1 |  Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST | Mooy 18' (pen.) Novillo 21'Fornaroli 32' (pen.)Koren 40'Dekker 49' |
Report | Krishna 34' |
Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,027[30] Referee: Lucien Laverdure |
| 29 September 2015 Quarter-finals | Heidelberg United | 0–5 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 20:00 AEST | Report | Fornaroli 2', 90+2' Mooy 65', 69', 84' |
Stadium: Olympic Village Attendance: 11,372 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 21 October 2015 Semi-finals | Perth Glory  | 3–1 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 18:30 AWST | Sándor 24' Garuccio 45+3' (o.g.)Harold 72' |
Report | Millar 43' |
Stadium: nib Stadium Attendance: 4,165 Referee: Shaun Evans |
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