2014–15 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City
2014–15 season
Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager John van 't Schip
Stadium AAMI Park, Melbourne
A-League 5th
A-League Finals Series Semi-finals
FFA Cup Round of 32
Top goalscorer League: Aaron Mooy (7)
All: Aaron Mooy (7)
Highest home attendance 26,372 vs Melbourne Victory
20 December 2014
Lowest home attendance 5,867 vs Newcastle Jets
14 March 2015
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–15 Melbourne City FC season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2009, and its first season under the "Melbourne City" moniker, after being taken over and rebranded by Manchester City. The club participated in the A-League for the fifth time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

Players

Squad information

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 27 2012 48 0 2016 Free
3 DF Netherlands Rob Wielaert 37 2013 37 1 2015 Free Visa player
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 21 2014 16 0 2016 Free
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 29 2014 26 3 2018 Free
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 25 2014 27 7 2016 Free
7 MF Australia Iain Ramsay 27 2013 45 3 2015 Free
8 MF Australia Massimo Murdocca 31 2013 44 0 2015 Free
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 23 2015 8 3 2015 Injury Replacement Player
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 35 2014 18 3 2016 Visa player/International Marquee
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 36 2014 15 1 2015 Free Visa player
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano 28 2011 52 7 2015 Free Visa player
14 MF Australia James Brown 25 2014 14 1 2016 Free
15 FW Australia David Williams 27 2011 91 21 2016 Free
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 33 2015 12 2 2016 Free
17 MF Australia Jason Hoffman 26 2010 80 3 2016 Free
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 22 2014 6 0 2015 Youth system
19 MF Australia Ben Garuccio 20 2012 24 0 2017 Free
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi 28 2013 8 0 2015 Free
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 20 2012 24 0 2016 Youth system
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 23 2015 11 0 2016 Free
23 FW Australia Mate Dugandzic 26 2011 75 13 2015 Free
24 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 34 2013 50 3 2015 Free Captain
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 20 2014 13 1 2016 Free
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 19 2014 4 1 2016 Free
27 DF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 37 2015 11 1 2015 Free Injury Replacement Player
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Spain David Villa 34 2014 4 2 2014 Free Guest player
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 28 2010 69 6 2015 Free
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 34 2014 2 0 2014 Free Injury Replacement Player
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 24 2015 6 2 2015 Free Visa player
  • Last updated: 7 October 2015
  • Source:

From youth squad

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Notes
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 22 [1]
26 DF Australia Ersin Kaya 22
27 MF Australia Luke O'Dea 22
28 DF Australia Nick Symeoy
30 MF Australia Ross Archibald 21

Transfers in

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 21 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
14 MF Australia James Brown 25 Newcastle Jets Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 25 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [2]
9 FW Spain David Villa 34 New York City Loan (Guest) Pre-season 2015 Free [3]
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 36 Fulham Transfer Pre-season 2015 Free [4]
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 20 Adelaide United Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [5]
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 35 Hull City Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [6]
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 19 Australian Institute of Sport Transfer Pre-season 2016 Free [7]
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 29 Muangthong United Transfer Pre-season 2018 [8]
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 34 Brisbane Roar Transfer Mid-season 2014 [9]
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 33 Nagoya Grampus Transfer Mid-season 2016 [10]
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 23 Perth Glory Transfer Mid-season 2016 [11]
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 24 LionsXII Loan Mid-season 2015 [12]
27 DF Netherlands Kew Jaliens 37 Newcastle Jets Transfer Mid-season 2015 [13]
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 23 Clermont Transfer Mid-season 2015 [14]

Transfers out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
2 DF Australia Jeremy Walker 22 Hume City End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
4 MF Netherlands Orlando Engelaar 36 End of contract Pre-season Free [2]
5 DF Australia Sam Mitchinson 23 Bayswater City End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
6 DF Liberia Patrick Gerhardt 30 End of contract Pre-season Free [15]
10 MF Australia Harry Kewell 37 Retired Pre-season Free [16]
16 DF Australia Aziz Behich 25 Bursaspor End of loan Pre-season Free [15]
18 DF Australia David Vranković 22 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Transfer Pre-season Free [15][17]
9 FW Spain David Villa 34 New York City End of loan Mid-season Free [18]
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 28 Western Sydney Wanderers Transfer Mid-season Free [19]
22 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 34 Cork City End of contract Mid-season Free [20]
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 23 Released Mid-season Free [21]

Technical staff

Position Name
Head Coach Netherlands John van 't Schip
Senior Assistant Coach Australia Luciano Trani
Assistant Coaches Croatia Joey Didulica
Croatia Ivan Jolic
Goalkeeping Coach Australia Clint Bolton
Physiotherapist Australia Belinda Pacella
Youth Team Coach Australia Joe Palatsides

Statistics

Squad statistics

N P Nat. Name TotalA-League FFA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Andrew Redmayne 12 0 1 0 0 10+1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
3 DF Netherlands Rob Wielaert 12 1 2 0 0 11 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 DF Australia Connor Chapman 16 0 4 0 1 16 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Australia Erik Paartalu 26 3 4 0 0 26 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 28 7 5 0 0 27 7 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
7 MF Australia Iain Ramsay 20 2 2 0 0 11+8 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
8 MF Australia Massimo Murdocca 17 0 0 0 0 7+9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
9 FW Martinique Harry Novillo 10 2 2 0 0 8+2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Slovenia Robert Koren 20 3 1 0 0 18+2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland Damien Duff 16 1 3 0 0 14+1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
13 MF Argentina Jonatan Germano 11 1 0 0 0 10+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Australia James Brown 16 1 3 0 0 5+10 1 2 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 0
15 FW Australia David Williams 27 3 0 0 0 14+12 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
16 FW Australia Joshua Kennedy 12 2 0 0 0 11+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Australia Jason Hoffman 15 1 5 0 1 11+3 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
18 MF Australia Paulo Retre 14 0 2 1 0 7+7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Australia Ben Garuccio 8 0 1 0 0 6+1 0 1 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
20 GK Australia Tando Velaphi 19 0 1 0 1 19 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Australia Stefan Mauk 6 0 0 0 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0
22 DF Australia Jack Clisby 11 0 4 0 0 9+2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Australia Mate Dugandzic 20 2 1 0 0 15+4 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
24 DF Australia Patrick Kisnorbo 30 1 3 0 0 29 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
25 MF Australia Jacob Melling 14 1 8 0 0 10+4 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Australia Marc Marino 5 1 0 0 0 0+5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Australia Kew Jaliens 11 1 4 0 1 11 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Australia Nick Symeoy 2 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Australia Ross Archibald 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players no longer at the club:
9 FW Spain David Villa 4 2 0 0 0 3+1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Australia Nick Kalmar 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland Liam Miller 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Singapore Safuwan Baharudin 6 2 4 0 0 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pre-season and mid-season friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
A-League 5th 11 October 2014 25 April 2015
A-League Finals Elimination-finals Semi-finals 3 May 2015 8 May 2015
FFA Cup Round of 32 Round of 32 12 August 2014 12 August 2014

A-League

Main article: 2014–15 A-League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne Victory (C) 27 15 8 4 56 31 +25 53 Qualification to Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC 27 14 8 5 52 35 +17 50
3 Adelaide United 27 14 4 9 47 32 +15 46 Qualification to Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix[lower-alpha 1] 27 14 4 9 45 35 +10 46 Qualification to Finals series
5 Melbourne City 27 9 8 10 36 41 5 35
6 Brisbane Roar 27 10 4 13 42 43 1 34
7 Perth Glory[lower-alpha 2] 27 14 8 5 45 35 +10 50
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 5 8 14 26 50 24 23
9 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 4 6 17 29 44 15 18
10 Newcastle Jets 27 3 8 16 23 55 32 17
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2015. Source: A-League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2016 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
  2. Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.[22]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
27 9 8 10 36 41 −5 35 6 5 2 18 10 +8 3 3 8 18 31 −13

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAHAHAHHAHHHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHAA
Result D D L L W D L L W L W D W L W L D D W L W W W D D L L
Position 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 5

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
      Win       Draw       Loss

Matches

Finals series

FFA Cup

Main article: 2014 FFA Cup

Awards

References

  1. http://www.melbournecityfc.com.au/article/announcement-retre-and-marino-sign-with-melbourne-city-fc/kmflgwex2scq1b5h772cvrtio
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Melbourne Heart poach Newcastle Jets’ talented duo Connor Chapman and James Brown". heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. "Melbourne City FC Confirms David Villa". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. "Melbourne City FC Signs Duff, Extends Mauk and Garuccio Contracts". footballaustralia.com.au. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. "Melbourne Heart FC Captures New Signings". Melbourne City. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. "Robert Koren joins A-League's Melbourne City for two years as international marquee". ABC. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  7. "Melbourne City FC Sign Retre and Marino to Senior Deals". Football Federation Australia. 18 August 2014.
  8. "Melbourne City FC sign Erik Paartalu". Football Federation Australia. 15 September 2014.
  9. "Melbourne City FC Sign Liam Miller On Short-Term Contract". Football Federation Australia. 11 November 2014.
  10. "Melbourne City FC Sign Australian Marquee Josh Kennedy". Football Federation Australia. 6 November 2014.
  11. "Melbourne City FC Sign Jack Clisby". melbournecity.com.au. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  12. "Melbourne City FC Sign Singaporean International". melbournecity.com.au. 29 January 2015.
  13. "Duff Diagnosis, Jaliens Signs". Football Federation Australia. 17 February 2015.
  14. "Melbourne City FC Sign French Winger Harry Novillo". Football Federation Australia. 3 March 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 "Melbourne Heart FC Confirms Departure of Four Players". Melbourne City. 30 April 2014.
  16. "Harry Kewell announces retirement after decorated Socceroos career". ABC. 26 March 2014.
  17. "Bonnyrigg White Eagles snap up Vrankovic". National Premier Leagues. 25 April 2014.
  18. "Adios David Villa, it's been short but sweet". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 October 2014.
  19. "Nick Kalmar released by Melbourne City to join Western Sydney Wanderers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 December 2014.
  20. "Miller to join Cork City". Football Federation Australia. 16 January 2015.
  21. "Injured Safuwan Baharudin returns to Singapore". Football Federation Australia. 24 April 2015.
  22. "Perth Glory banned from A-League finals". Australian Associated Press. Sports Yahoo (Australia). 10 April 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  23. "NAB Young Footballer of the Year nominee for February". Football Federation Australia. 6 March 2015.

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