2021–22_Melbourne_City_FC_season

2021–22 Melbourne City FC season

2021–22 Melbourne City FC season

12th season in existence of Melbourne City FC


The 2021–22 season was the 12th in the history of Melbourne City Football Club In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City also competed in the FFA Cup and AFC Champions League. They were managed by Patrick Kisnorbo and captained by Scott Jamieson.[1]

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Players

First-team squad

As of 29 April 2022[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

Transfers in

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Transfers out

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Contract extensions

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Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

10 September 2021 Western United 1–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
11:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: City Vista Pavilion and Sports Field
1 November 2021 Melbourne City 1–1 Western United Melbourne
Report Stadium: Casey Fields
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
5 November 2021 Western United 1–3 Melbourne City Geelong
Report
Stadium: GMHBA Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: The match was played over 135 minutes

Competitions

Overview

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Last updated: 10 May 2022
Source: Competitions

A-League Men

League table

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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:
  1. Determined by which of the Premiers for the 2021–22 or 2022–23 seasons accrued the most combined points over both seasons.[27] Melbourne City qualified as they were Premiers in both seasons.
  2. 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

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Results by round

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

19 November 2021 1 Melbourne City 2–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,213
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
27 November 2021 2 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:15 ACDT
Report
Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 7,017
Referee: Daniel Elder
4 December 2021 3 Melbourne City 0–1 Western United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,019
Referee: Alex King
8 December 2021 4 Melbourne City 1–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,081
Referee: Ben Abraham
18 December 2021 5 Melbourne City 2–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 19,640
Referee: Chris Beath
9 January 2022 26 Melbourne City 3–3 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,376
Referee: Alex King
15 January 2022 10 Adelaide United 2–2 Melbourne City Adelaide
18:15 ACDT Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 5,614
Referee: Chris Beath
23 January 2022 22 Central Coast Mariners 1–3 Melbourne City Gosford
16:05 AEST
Report Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 3,733
Referee: Stephen Lucas
29 January 2022 12 Western United 1–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,740
Referee: Ben Abraham
8 February 2022 7 Newcastle Jets 2–4 Melbourne City Newcastle
20:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,403
Referee: Alireza Faghani
11 February 2022 14 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–3 Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 4,515
Referee: Alex King
15 February 2022 24 Melbourne City 1–2 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:55 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,728
Referee: Shaun Evans
18 February 2022 15 Melbourne City 3–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Tim Danaskos
22 February 2022 8 Melbourne City 3–2 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:55 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,587
Referee: Shaun Evans
26 February 2022 16 Sydney FC 0–3[lower-alpha 1] Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 3,262
Referee: Chris Beath
2 March 2022 13 Melbourne City 2–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:05 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,584
Referee: Alex King
9 March 2022 9 Melbourne City 3–1 Macarthur FC Melbourne
19:05 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,716
Referee: Jonathon Barreiro
12 March 2022 19 Western United 2–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
17:05 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,127
Referee: Alireza Faghani
19 March 2022 18 Melbourne City 1–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,080
Referee: Alex King
23 March 2022 6 Brisbane Roar 1–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:35 AEST
Report
Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: Kurt Ams
26 March 2022 20 Macarthur FC 0–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:45 AEDT Report Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium
Attendance: 2,713
Referee: Alex King
2 April 2022 21 Wellington Phoenix 0–6 Melbourne City Sydney
17:05 AEDT Report
Stadium: PointsBet Stadium
Attendance: 0 (No spectators permitted)
Referee: Adam Kersey
6 April 2022 11 Melbourne City 4–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:05 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Alex King
9 April 2022 23 Melbourne Victory 3–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:45 AEST
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 17,754
Referee: Chris Beath
4 May 2022 25 Perth Glory 2–0 Melbourne City Perth
19:05 AWST
Report Stadium: HBF Park
Attendance: 3,095
Referee: Alex King
9 May 2022 21 Melbourne City 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
19:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,350
Referee: Daniel Elder

Notes:

  1. Awarded score. Original score 1–2 to Melbourne City; result was changed after Australian Professional Leagues determined there were insufficient players on the match list for Sydney FC below a certain age.[28]

Finals series

18 May 2022 First leg Adelaide United 0–0 Melbourne City Adelaide
18:35 ACST Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 9,279
Referee: Chris Beath
22 May 2022 Second leg Melbourne City 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)
Adelaide United Melbourne
14:05 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,347
Referee: Alireza Faghani
28 May 2022 Grand Final Melbourne City 0–2 Western United Melbourne
19:45 AEST Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 22,495
Referee: Chris Beath

FFA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

12 November 2021 Round of 32 South Melbourne 0–3 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 4,291
Referee: Lachlan Keevers
1 December 2021 Round of 16 Hume City 0–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: ABD Stadium
Attendance: 2,148
Referee: Lachlan Keevers

AFC Champions League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 17 January 2022.[29] Despite finishing the group stage undefeated with 3 wins and 3 draws; Melbourne City finished in second place due to goal difference, missing out on an automatic spot in the knockout stage of the tournament. They also didn't advance as one of the best runner-ups, due to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Urawa Red Diamonds, and Kitchee performing better than them in their respective groups.[30][31]

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Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 April 2022 1 BG Pathum United Thailand 1–1 Australia Melbourne City Pathum Thani, Thailand
18:00 ICT Report
Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Attendance: 3,189
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
18 April 2022 2 Melbourne City Australia 3–0 Philippines United City Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 ICT
Report Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Attendance: 243
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
21 April 2022 3 Melbourne City Australia 2–1 South Korea Jeonnam Dragons Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 ICT Report Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Attendance: 437
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
24 April 2022 4 Jeonnam Dragons South Korea 1–1 Australia Melbourne City Pathum Thani, Thailand
18:00 ICT
Report Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Attendance: 256
Referee: Mooud Bonyadifar (Iran)
27 April 2022 5 Melbourne City Australia 0–0 Thailand BG Pathum United Pathum Thani, Thailand
18:00 ICT Report Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Attendance: 3,699
Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates)
30 April 2022 6 United City Philippines 0–3 Australia Melbourne City Pathum Thani, Thailand
21:00 ICT Report
Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium
Attendance: 1,014
Referee: Saoud Al Athbah (Qatar)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[32]

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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.

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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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

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See also


References

  1. "A-League coach's speculation no surprise for Jamieson".
  2. "Squads: Men". Melbourne City FC. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. Harrington, Anna (20 September 2021). "Italian Pucciarelli joins City in A-League". The Examiner.
  4. "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.
  5. "Sydney FC penalised for repeatedly breaching youth requirements". ABC News. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2022.

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