2019-20_Melbourne_City_FC_season

2019–20 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City 2019–20 football season

The 2019–20 season was the tenth in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City competed in the Australia Cup for the sixth time.

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Melbourne City

2019–20 season

Chairman

Manager

Stadium

Top goalscorer

League: Jamie Maclaren (23)
All: Jamie Maclaren (29)

Highest home attendance

17,083
vs. Melbourne Victory
(21 December 2019)
A-League

Lowest home attendance

2,292
vs. Western Sydney Wanderers
(14 March 2020)
A-League

Average home league attendance

8,310

Biggest win

5–1
vs. Brisbane Strikers (A)
(1 October 2019)
FFA Cup
4–0
vs. Newcastle Jets (A)
(15 December 2019)
A-League

Biggest defeat

0–4
vs. Adelaide United (A)
(23 October 2019)
FFA Cup

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2018–19

2020–21 →

The club appointed Erick Mombaerts to the vacant managerial role at the start of the season. On 24 March 2020, the FFA announced that the 2019–20 A-League season would be postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and New Zealand,^[1] and subsequently extended indefinitely. The season resumed on 17 July 2020.^[2]

In the 2019–20 season, Melbourne City qualified for though lost both the FFA Cup Final and A-League Grand Final, the latter being the first time it had qualified for a Grand Final. It finished the season in its highest ever place of second position, and in doing so qualified for a maiden AFC Champions League spot in 2021.

Review

Pre-season

Melbourne City finished fifth in the previous season before being eliminated by Adelaide United by a single goal.^[3] Before the season started, Warren Joyce left the role as manager to join the Salford City development squad.^[4] The club appointed Erick Mombaerts as new manager on 27 June 2019.^[5] In the transfer market, they lost Dylan Pierias and Joshua Cavallo to the newest A-League club, Western United.^[6]^[7] After signing Scott Galloway from Adelaide United,^[8] Denis Genreau and Dean Bouzanis returned to the squad from their loan at Dutch club PEC Zwolle.^[9]

Players

Squad information

Further information: Melbourne City FC § Players

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

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No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Tom Glover
2	DF	AUS	Scott Galloway
3	DF	AUS	Scott Jamieson (Captain)
4	DF	AUS	Harrison Delbridge
6	MF	AUS	Joshua Brillante
7	MF	AUS	Rostyn Griffiths
9	FW	AUS	Jamie Maclaren
10	MF	FRA	Florin Berenguer
11	FW	ENG	Craig Noone
13	MF	AUS	Nathaniel Atkinson
17	MF	AUS	Denis Genreau
19	MF	AUS	Lachlan Wales
20	MF	URU	Adrián Luna


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	MF	AUS	Ramy Najjarine
22	DF	AUS	Curtis Good
30	FW	AUS	Moudi Najjar
34	MF	AUS	Connor Metcalfe
35	FW	AUS	Raphael Rodrigues (Scholarship)
36	DF	AUS	Kerrin Stokes (Scholarship)
37	FW	AUS	Gianluca Iannucci (Scholarship)
38	FW	AUS	Yaya Dukuly (Scholarship)
40	DF	AUT	Richard Windbichler
46	GK	AUS	Joe Gauci (Scholarship)
49	FW	AUS	Stefan Colakovski (Scholarship)
51	MF	AUS	Idrus Abdulahi (Scholarship)
59	MF	AUS	Bernardo Oliveira (Scholarship)

Transfers

Transfers in

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No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
2	DF	Scott Galloway	Adelaide United	Free transfer	3 years	3 May 2019	^[8]
17	MF	Denis Genreau	PEC Zwolle	Loan return		8 May 2019	^[9]
23	GK	Dean Bouzanis	PEC Zwolle	Loan return		8 May 2019	^[9]
11	MF	Craig Noone	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed	2 years	17 June 2019	^[10]
40	DF	Richard Windbichler	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	28 June 2019	^[11]
6	MF	Joshua Brillante	Sydney FC	Free transfer	2 years	8 July 2019	^[12]
8	MF	Javier Cabrera	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	9 July 2019	^[13]
20	FW	Adrián Luna	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	19 July 2019	^[14]
1	GK	Tom Glover	Unattached	Free transfer	2 years	6 August 2019	^[15]
36	DF	Kerrin Stokes	Croydon Kings	Scholarship	2 years	9 September 2019	^[16]
46	GK	Joe Gauci	Adelaide City	Scholarship	1 year	9 September 2019	^[16]
59	MF	Bernardo Oliveira	FFSA NTC	Scholarship	1 year	7 November 2019	^[17]
14	FW	Markel Susaeta	Unattached	Free transfer	0.5 year	16 January 2020	^[18]
5	DF	Jack Hendry	Celtic	Loan	0.5 year	22 January 2020	^[19]

Transfers out

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No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
36	DF	Dylan Pierias	Western United	Free transfer	20 March 2019	^[6]
38	MF	Joshua Cavallo	Western United	Free transfer	15 April 2019	^[7]
2	DF	Ritchie De Laet	Aston Villa	Loan return	8 May 2019	^[20]
8	MF	Riley McGree	Club Brugge	Loan return	8 May 2019	^[20]
9	FW	Shayon Harrison	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan return	8 May 2019	^[20]
18	GK	Eugene Galekovic	Retired		8 May 2019	^[21]
42	GK	James Delianov	Western United	Free transfer	9 May 2019	^[22]
25	DF	Iacopo La Rocca	Unattached	End of contract	9 May 2019	^[23]
10	MF	Dario Vidošić	Unattached	End of contract	3 June 2019	^[24]
26	MF	Luke Brattan	Manchester City	Loan return	30 June 2019	^[25]^[26]
5	DF	Bart Schenkeveld	Unattached	End of contract	2 July 2019	^[27]
15	MF	Kearyn Baccus	Kaizer Chiefs	Undisclosed	2 July 2019	^[27]^[28]
1	GK	Mark Birighitti	Central Coast Mariners	Free transfer	30 July 2019	^[29]^[30]
8	MF	Javier Cabrera	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	12 January 2020	^[31]
14	FW	Markel Susaeta	Unattached	End of contract	14 July 2020	^[32]
23	GK	Dean Bouzanis	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	25 July 2020	^[33]
5	DF	Jack Hendry	Celtic	End of loan	14 July 2020	^[34]

From youth squad

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N	Pos.	Name	Age	Notes
35	MF	Raphael Rodrigues	16	3 year scholarship contract^[16]
38	FW	Yaya Dukuly	16	2 year scholarship contract^[16]
49	FW	Stefan Colakovski	19	1 year scholarship contract^[17]
51	MF	Idrus Abdulahi	15	2 year scholarship contract^[16]

Contract extensions

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No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
22	Curtis Good	Centre-back	2 years	8 July 2019	^[35]
30	Moudi Najjar	Centre-forward	3 years	11 September 2019	^[36]
34	Connor Metcalfe	Midfielder	3 years	11 September 2019	^[36]
21	Ramy Najjarine	Attacking midfielder	3 years	17 October 2019	^[37]
49	Stefan Colakovski	Forward	2 years	28 January 2020	^[38]

Technical staff

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Position	Name^[39]
Head Coach	Erick Mombaerts
Technical Director	Alain Fiard
Senior Assistant Coach	Patrick Kisnorbo
Goalkeeping Coach	Neil Young
Head of Human Performance	Andrew McKenzie
Performance Analysis Manager	Donna Rice
Football Logistics Manager	Josh Bondin

Kits

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: Etihad Airways / Sleeve sponsor: McDonald's

Home

Away

Third

Goalkeeper¹

Goalkeeper²

Goalkeeper³

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Oakleigh Cannons

Melbourne City

23 July 2019	Oakleigh Cannons	3–4	Melbourne City	Melbourne
	White 50' Foschini 55' Koutsakis 104'	Report	Metcalfe 25' Maclaren 62' Wales 110' Najjar 120' (pen.)	Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve Attendance: 1,000

Bentleigh Greens

Melbourne City

6 August 2019	Bentleigh Greens	0–3	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:30 AEST		Report	Noone 45' Luna 49' Najjarine 74'	Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex

Adelaide United

Melbourne City

14 August 2019	Adelaide United	0–1	Melbourne City	Adelaide
14:00 ACST		Report	Maclaren 10'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Melbourne City

Central Coast Mariners

4 September 2019	Melbourne City	2–0	Central Coast Mariners	Melbourne
14:00	Berenguer 39' Najjarine 42'	Report		Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Melbourne City

Western United

10 September 2019	Melbourne City	1–2	Western United	Melbourne
	Najjarine 47'	Report	Delbridge 30' (o.g.) Yuel 58'	Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Melbourne City

Adelaide United

24 September 2019	Melbourne City	1–2	Adelaide United	Melbourne
	Maclaren 54'	Report	Toure 14' Elsey 67'	Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Melbourne City

Adelaide United

24 September 2019	Melbourne City	5–3	Adelaide United	Melbourne
	Najjar ?', ?' Genreau ?' Wales ?' Atkinson ?'	Report (Melbourne City) Report (Adelaide United)	Opseth ?', ?' King ?'	Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

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Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
A-League	12 October 2019	19 August 2020	Matchday 1	2nd	26	14	5	7	49	37	+12	053.85
A-League Finals	26 August 2020	30 August 2020	Semi-finals	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	050.00
FFA Cup	31 July 2019	23 October 2019	Round of 32	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	13	7	+6	080.00
Total					33	19	5	9	64	45	+19	057.58

Source: Soccerway

A-League

Main article: 2019–20 A-League

League table

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sydney FC (C)	26	16	5	5	49	25	+24	53	Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series^{[lower-alpha 1]}^[40]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
2	Melbourne City	26	14	5	7	49	37	+12	47	Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}
3	Wellington Phoenix^{[lower-alpha 3]}	26	12	5	9	38	33	+5	41	Qualification for Finals series^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Brisbane Roar	26	11	7	8	29	28	+1	40	Qualification for 2021 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs and Finals series^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}
5	Western United	26	12	3	11	46	37	+9	39	Qualification for Finals series^{[lower-alpha 2]}
6	Perth Glory	26	10	7	9	43	36	+7	37	Qualification for Finals series^{[lower-alpha 2]}
7	Adelaide United	26	11	3	12	44	49	−5	36
8	Newcastle Jets	26	9	7	10	32	40	−8	34
9	Western Sydney Wanderers	26	9	6	11	35	40	−5	33
10	Melbourne Victory	26	6	5	15	33	44	−11	23
11	Central Coast Mariners	26	5	3	18	26	55	−29	18

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:

All Australian teams withdrew from the 2021 AFC Champions League on 4 June 2021.
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.
Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the 2021 AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

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
26	15	4	7	49	37	+12	49	9	2	2	22	15	+7	6	2	5	27	22	+5

Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	28	24	26	29	25	27
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	B	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	B	H	A	H	B	A	A	N	N	N
Result	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	B	L	W	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	L	B	W	W	D	B	W	L	W	D	W
Position	6	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Points	1	4	7	10	13	13	16	16	16	19	19	19	22	23	26	27	27	30	30	30	33	36	37	37	40	40	43	44	47

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

Matches

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

12 October 2019 1	Melbourne Victory	0–0	Melbourne City	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT		Report		Stadium: Marvel Stadium Attendance: 33,523 Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

20 October 2019 2	Melbourne City	2–1	Adelaide United	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Maclaren 24', 28'	Report	McGree 67'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,399 Referee: Shaun Evans

Western United v Melbourne City

27 October 2019 3	Western United	1–2	Melbourne City	Geelong
18:00 AEDT	Berisha 66' (pen.)	Report	Maclaren 32', 85'	Stadium: GMHBA Stadium Attendance: 7,042 Referee: Adam Kersey

Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix

3 November 2019 4	Melbourne City	3–2	Wellington Phoenix	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Metcalfe 30' Galloway 34' Noone 63' (pen.)	Report	Hooper 24' Waine 90+3'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,440 Referee: Ben Abraham

Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners

8 November 2019 5	Melbourne City	3–1	Central Coast Mariners	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Good 17' Luna 59' Griffiths 82'	Report	Murray 89'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,547 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City

17 November 2019 6	Brisbane Roar	4–3	Melbourne City	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	O'Donovan 50', 64' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Amadi-Holloway 60'	Report	Maclaren 6', 29', 51'	Stadium: Moreton Daily Stadium Attendance: 9,387 Referee: Alex King

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City

22 November 2019 7	Western Sydney Wanderers	2–3	Melbourne City	Sydney
20:00 AEDT	Yebaoh 2', 80'	Report	Maclaren 56' (pen.), 90+2' Brillante 73'	Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 12,078 Referee: Chris Beath

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

6 December 2019 9	Melbourne City	0–3	Perth Glory	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT		Report	Fornaroli 27' Delbridge 47' (o.g.) Mrcela 71'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,679 Referee: Shaun Evans

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

15 December 2019 10	Newcastle Jets	0–4	Melbourne City	Newcastle
18:30 AEDT		Report	Luna 3', 28' Cabrera 47' Maclaren 59'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 8,133 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory

21 December 2019 11	Melbourne City	1–2	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Delbridge 56'	Report	Toivonen 15', 41'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 17,083 Referee: Alex King

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

29 December 2019 12	Sydney FC	2–1	Melbourne City	Sydney
18:30 AEDT	Le Fondre 29' Barbarouses 84'	Report	Metcalfe 22'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 17,421 Referee: Kurt Ams

Melbourne City v Western United

3 January 2020 13	Melbourne City	3–2	Western United	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Maclaren 5', 44' Luna 36'	Report	Berisha 75' (pen.) Diamanti 79' (pen.)	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 8,577 Referee: Adam Kersey

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City

11 January 2020 14	Brisbane Roar	2–2	Melbourne City	Brisbane
16:00 AEDT	Inman 34', 45+3'	Report	Noone 39' Atkinson 48'	Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 10,659 Referee: Daniel Elder

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

18 January 2020 15	Melbourne City	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Noone 8' Maclaren 63' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,857 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

25 January 2020 16	Melbourne City	0–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT		Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,103 Referee: Daniel Elder

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

1 February 2020 17	Adelaide United	3–1	Melbourne City	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	Halloran 12', 41' Blackwood 45+2'	Report	Noone 16'	Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Alex King

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory

7 February 2020 18	Melbourne City	2–1	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Berenguer 8' Maclaren 71'	Report	Toivonen 78'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 16,872 Referee: Shaun Evans

Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City

15 February 2020 19	Wellington Phoenix	1–0	Melbourne City	Auckland
19:00 NZDT	Ball 58'	Report		Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 15,347 Referee: Alex King

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

1 March 2020 21	Melbourne City	1–0	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
18:30 AEDT	Young 55' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,559 Referee: Shaun Evans

Perth Glory v Melbourne City

8 March 2020 22	Perth Glory	2–3	Melbourne City	Perth
15:00 AWST	Chianese 53' Fornaroli 65'	Report	Griffiths 24' Berenguer 30' Susaeta 34'	Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 8,107 Referee: Kurt Ams

Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers

14 March 2020 23	Melbourne City	1–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Maclaren 30' (pen.)	Report	Russell 21'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,292 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City

20 March 2020 24	Central Coast Mariners	2–4	Melbourne City	Gosford
17:30 AEDT	Murray 2', 69'	Report	Maclaren 5', 48', 74' Susaeta 10'	Stadium: Central Coast Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Kurt Ams

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

23 March 2020 26	Newcastle Jets	2–1	Melbourne City	Newcastle
19:30 AEDT	Fitzgerald 45+1' Ugarkovic 78'	Report	Berenguer 70'	Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Ben Abraham

Season postponement due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

1 August 2020 29	Melbourne City	2–0	Sydney FC	Sydney
17:00 AEST	Noone 57' Maclaren 68'	Report		Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Ben Abraham
Note: Match originally scheduled for 26 April 2020 at AAMI Park, but postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It was rescheduled to 1 August 2020 at ANZ Stadium.

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

11 August 2020 25	Melbourne City	2–2	Adelaide United	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Luna 34' Maclaren 40'	Report	Opseth 78' (pen.) Halloran 90+1'	Stadium: ANZ Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Alex King
Note: Match originally scheduled for 27 March 2020 at AAMI Park, but postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It was rescheduled to 11 August 2020 at ANZ Stadium.

Western United v Melbourne City

19 August 2020 27	Western United	1–3	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Berisha 70'	Report	Najjar 12' Maclaren 57' (pen.), 86'	Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia) Referee: Tim Danaskos
Note: Match originally scheduled for 10 April 2020 at Mars Stadium, but postponed and relocated due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. It was rescheduled to 19 August 2020 at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.

Finals series

Melbourne City v Western United

26 August 2020 Semi-finals	Melbourne City	2–0	Western United	Sydney
17:00 AEST	Maclaren 68' Imai 84' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 1,897 Referee: Alireza Faghani

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

30 August 2020 Grand Final	Sydney FC	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Melbourne City	Sydney
18:30 AEST	Grant 100'	Report		Stadium: Bankwest Stadium Attendance: 7,051 Referee: Chris Beath

FFA Cup

Main article: 2019 FFA Cup

As an A-League team, Melbourne City automatically qualified through to the Round of 32 as one of the ten A-League clubs competing in the competition.^[41] In the opening round they took on South Australian side Campbelltown City who won the previous years National Premier Leagues title.^[42]

Campbelltown City v Melbourne City

31 July 2019 Round of 32	Campbelltown City	1–3	Melbourne City	Adelaide
19:30 AEST	Fyfe 26' (pen.)	Report	Maclaren 11', 90+3' Noone 31'	Stadium: Steve Woodcock Sports Centre Attendance: 3,078 Referee: Adam Bavcar

Marconi Stallions v Melbourne City

21 August 2019 Round of 16	Marconi Stallions	1–2	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:30 AEST	Fernandez 85'	Report	Maclaren 2' Noone 44'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 1,947 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers

18 September 2019 Quarter-finals	Melbourne City	3–0	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
19:30 AEST	Noone 34', 81' Maclaren 44'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,905 Referee: Stephen Lucas

Brisbane Strikers v Melbourne City

1 October 2019 Semi-finals	Brisbane Strikers	1–5	Melbourne City	Brisbane
19:30 AEDT	Pengelly 3'	Report	Metcalfe 30' Maclaren 48', 80' Cabrera 62' Galloway 90+2'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 3,706 Referee: Adam Kersey

Adelaide United v Melbourne City

23 October 2019 Final	Adelaide United	4–0	Melbourne City	Adelaide
19:00 ACDT	Toure 25' Halloran 49' Mileusnic 60' McGree 75'	Report		Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 14,920 Referee: Alex King

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[43]

More information No., Pos. ...

No.	Pos.	Name	A-League				FFA Cup		Total
			Regular season		Finals series		FFA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Tom Glover	13	0	2	0	0	0	15	0
2	DF	Scott Galloway	12+8	1	0+2	0	5	1	27	2
3	DF	Scott Jamieson	22	0	0	0	5	0	27	0
4	DF	Harrison Delbridge	18+4	1	2	0	5	0	29	1
6	MF	Joshua Brillante	25+1	1	2	0	5	0	33	1
7	MF	Rostyn Griffiths	15+4	2	0+2	0	0+1	0	22	2
9	FW	Jamie Maclaren	23	22	2	1	5	6	30	29
10	MF	Florin Berenguer	13+2	3	2	0	3+1	0	21	3
11	FW	Craig Noone	24+1	5	2	0	5	4	32	9
13	DF	Nathaniel Atkinson	13+8	1	2	0	0	0	23	1
17	MF	Denis Genreau	4+2	0	0	0	0+2	0	8	0
19	FW	Lachlan Wales	12+13	0	2	0	1+2	0	30	0
20	MF	Adrián Luna	18+5	5	2	0	2+3	0	30	5
21	FW	Ramy Najjarine	2+6	0	0+1	0	2+1	0	12	0
22	DF	Curtis Good	24	1	2	0	0	0	26	1
30	MF	Moudi Najjar	2+4	1	0	0	0+1	0	7	1
34	MF	Connor Metcalfe	9+7	2	0+2	0	5	0	23	2
35	FW	Raphael Borges Rodrigues	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
39	MF	Idrus Abdulahi	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
40	DF	Richard Windbichler	5+1	0	2	0	0+2	0	10	0
49	FW	Stefan Colakovski	1+5	0	0+1	0	0	0	7	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
5	DF	Jack Hendry	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8	FW	Javier Cabrera	7+2	1	0	0	2+2	1	13	2
14	FW	Markel Susaeta	9+1	2	0	0	0	0	10	2
23	GK	Dean Bouzanis	13	0	0	0	5	0	18	0

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.

More information Rank, No. ...

Rank	No.	Pos.	Name	A-League						FFA Cup			Total
				Regular season			Finals series			FFA Cup			Total

1	4	DF	Harrison Delbridge	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2
2	11	FW	Craig Noone	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
3	3	DF	Scott Jamieson	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
4	20	MF	Adrián Luna	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	8	0	0
5	6	MF	Joshua Brillante	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	7	MF	Rostyn Griffiths	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	13	DF	Nathaniel Atkinson	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	2	DF	Scott Galloway	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	10	MF	Florin Berenguer	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	17	MF	Denis Genreau	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	40	DF	Richard Windbichler	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
12	22	DF	Curtis Good	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
13	19	FW	Lachlan Wales	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23	GK	Dean Bouzanis	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	34	MF	Connor Metcalfe	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	1	GK	Tom Glover	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8	FW	Javier Cabrera	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	9	FW	Jamie Maclaren	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	30	MF	Moudi Najjar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				59	1	2	5	0	0	5	0	0	79	1	2

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.

More information Rank, No. ...

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League		FFA Cup	Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	Regular season	Finals series	FFA Cup	Total
1	1		Tom Glover	3	1	0	4
1	23		Dean Bouzanis	3	0	1	4
Total				6	1	1	8

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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
26	15	4	7	49	37	+12	49	9	2	2	22	15	+7	6	2	5	27	22	+5

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	15	4	7	49	37	+12	49	9	2	2	22	15	+7	6	2	5	27	22	+5

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
26	15	4	7	49	37	+12	49	9	2	2	22	15	+7	6	2	5	27	22	+5