2024–25 Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) season

The 2024–25 season will be Melbourne City Football Club's tenth season in the A-League Women. They will also participate 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 coachTBD
StadiumCity Football Academy
A-League WomenMatchday 1
AFC Women's Champions LeagueGroup stage
2025–26 →

Players

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First-team squad

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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 Sophia Varley
2 DF   AUS Leia Varley (scholarship)
5 DF   USA Taylor Otto
6 MF   AUS Leticia McKenna
9 FW   AUS Holly McNamara
10 MF   AUS Rhianna Pollicina
12 MF   AUS Shelby McMahon (injury replacement)
13 DF   NZL Rebekah Stott (captain)
14 MF   AUS Laura Hughes
15 MF   AUS Kiera Meyers (scholarship)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF   AUS Karly Roestbakken
18 DF   AUS Leah Davidson
19 MF   AUS Tijan McKenna
20 FW   AUS Caitlin Karic
21 MF   AUS Isabella Accardo
22 FW   AUS Bryleeh Henry
23 GK   AUS Melissa Barbieri
30 GK   AUS Emily Shields
MF   AUS Alexia Apostolakis
FW   VEN Mariana Speckmaier

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
TBD MF Alexia Apostolakis Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2024 [2]
TBD FW   Mariana Speckmaier Wellington Phoenix 2 years 3 July 2024 [3]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
17 FW   Hannah Wilkinson Unattached End of contract 13 June 2024 [4]
3 DF Naomi Chinnama Unattached End of contract 27 June 2024 [5]
7 DF   Julia Grosso Unattached Mutual contract termination [5]
11 FW   Emina Ekic Unattached Mutual contract termination [5]
88 GK   Bárbara Unattached End of contract [5]
24 MF Daniela Galic Unattached End of contract 1 July 2024 [6]

Contract extensions

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No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
5 DF   Taylor Otto 1 year 14 June 2024 [7]

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 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
AFC Women's Champions League 6–12 October 2024 Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Source: Soccerway

A-League Women

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Canberra United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to Finals series
4 Central Coast Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Melbourne City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Melbourne Victory 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Newcastle Jets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away head-to-head results; 8) home head-to-head results; 9) toss of a coin[8]

See also

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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. ^ "Hannah Wilkinson to depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 13 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "Four Premiers Plate winners depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 27 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Daniela Galic departs Melbourne City for overseas opportunity". Melbourne City. 1 July 2024.
  7. ^ "City defender re-commits for 2024/25". Melbourne City. 14 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Competitions Rules". A-Leagues. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
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