2015–16 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City
2015–16 season
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
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

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.

Players

Squad information

As of 5 February 2016^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	DEN	Thomas Sørensen
2	DF	AUS	Alex Wilkinson
3	DF	NIR	Aaron Hughes
4	DF	AUS	Connor Chapman
5	DF	AUS	Ivan Franjic
7	FW	AUS	Corey Gameiro
8	MF	AUS	Aaron Mooy
9	FW	MTQ	Harry Novillo
11	DF	AUS	Michael Zullo
14	MF	AUS	James Brown
16	MF	AUS	Jason Trifiro
17	FW	SRI	Wade Dekker


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	AUS	Paulo Retre
19	MF	AUS	Ben Garuccio
20	GK	AUS	Dean Bouzanis
22	DF	AUS	Jack Clisby
23	FW	URU	Bruno Fornaroli
24	DF	AUS	Patrick Kisnorbo (Captain)
25	MF	AUS	Jacob Melling
26	FW	AUS	Marc Marino
27	MF	AUS	Nick Fitzgerald
28	FW	AUS	Steve Kuzmanovski
29	MF	AUS	Anthony Cáceres (On Loan from Manchester City)
33	MF	AUS	Osama Malik

From youth squad

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Notes
17	FW		Wade Dekker	21	^[2]
30	FW		Hernan Espindola	20	^[3]

Transfers in

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
5	DF	Ivan Franjic	27	Free agent	Transfer	Pre-season	2018	Free	^[4]
28	FW	Steve Kuzmanovski	18	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Pre-season	2017	Free	^[5]
7	FW	Corey Gameiro	22	Sydney FC	Transfer	Pre-season	2017	Free	^[6]
3	MF	Aaron Hughes	35	Free agent	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	^[7]
11	DF	Michael Zullo	26	Utrecht	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	^[8]
23	FW	Bruno Fornaroli	27	Danubio	Transfer	Pre-season	2017	Free	^[9]
1	GK	Thomas Sørensen	39	Free agent	Transfer	Pre-season	2017	Free	^[10]
16	MF	Jason Trifiro	27	Free agent	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	^[11]
27	DF	Callum Richardson	19	Burnley	Transfer	Pre-season	2016	Free	^[3]
20	GK	Dean Bouzanis	20	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Mid-season	2016	Free	^[12]
29	MF	Anthony Cáceres	23	Manchester City	Loan	Mid-season	2016	Free	^[13]
33	MF	Osama Malik	25	Adelaide United	Transfer	Mid-season	2018	Free	^[14]
27	MF	Nick Fitzgerald	23	Free agent	Transfer	Mid-season	2016	Free	^[14]
2	DF	Alex Wilkinson	31	Free agent	Transfer	Mid-season	2016	Free	^[15]

Transfers out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
3	DF	Rob Wielaert	36		End of contract	Pre-season	Free	^[16]
7	MF	Iain Ramsay	27		End of contract	Pre-season	Free	^[16]
11	MF	Damien Duff	36		End of contract	Pre-season	Free	^[16]
23	FW	Mate Dugandzic	25		End of contract	Pre-season	Free	^[16]
27	DF	Kew Jaliens	36		End of contract	Pre-season	Free	^[16]
27	DF	Ross Archibald	20	Fortuna Düsseldorf II	End of contract	Pre-season	Free	^[17]
1	GK	Andrew Redmayne	26	Western Sydney Wanderers	Transfer	Pre-season	Free	^[18]^[19]
16	FW	Joshua Kennedy	32		Retired	Pre-season		^[20]
8	MF	Massimo Murdocca	30	Avondale FC	End of contract	Pre-season	Free	^[21]
17	DF	Jason Hoffman	26	Newcastle Jets	Transfer	Pre-season	Free	^[22]
13	MF	Jonatan Germano	27		End of Contract	Pre-season	Free	^[23]
20	GK	Tando Velaphi	28		Released	Mid-season	Free	^[12]
15	FW	David Williams	27		Released	Mid-season	Free	^[24]
10	MF	Robert Koren	35		Released	Mid-season	Free	^[25]
21	MF	Stefan Mauk	20	Adelaide United	Transfer	Mid-season	Free	^[14]
27	DF	Callum Richardson	20		End of contract	Mid-season	Free
6	MF	Erik Paartalu	29		Released	Mid-season	Free	^[26]
30	FW	Hernan Espindola	21	Hume City	Transfer	Mid-season	Free	^[27]
36	DF	Matt Millar	19	South Melbourne	Transfer	Mid-season	Free	^[28]

Technical staff

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

Statistics

Squad statistics

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Total					A-League					A-League Finals series					FFA Cup
N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals				Apps	Goals
1	GK		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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

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

Overall

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary


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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	L	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	L
Position	4	8	5	6	5	7	7	6	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 8 April 2016. Source: ultimatealeague.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

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

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

References

^ "Melbourne City Team". Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "Melbourne City FC sign youth team graduate Wade Dekker". Melbourne City FC. 3 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b "City Signs Espindola and Richardson on Short-Term Contracts". Melbourne City. 27 September 2015.
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^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Steve Kuzmanovski". Melbourne City FC. 7 June 2015.
^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Corey Gameiro". Melbourne City FC. 21 June 2015.
^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Aaron Hughes". Melbourne City FC. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
^ "Melbourne City sign Socceroos defender Michael Zullo". Football Federation Australia. 14 July 2015.
^ "Melbourne City FC Signs Bruno Fornaroli". Melbourne City FC. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^ "Melbourne City sign goalkeeper Thomas Sorenson". Melbourne City FC. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
^ "Melbourne City FC Sign Jason Trifiro". Melbourne City FC. 17 September 2015.
^ ^a ^b "City Release Velaphi, Sign Bouzanis". Melbourne City FC. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
^ "City Signs Caceras On Loan". Melbourne City FC. 19 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "City Signs Malik and Fitzgerald, Releases Mauk". Melbourne City FC. 23 January 2016.
^ "City Signs Alex Wilkinson". Melbourne City FC. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Melbourne City FC Player Update". Melbourne City. 13 May 2015.
^ "Archibald lands Dusseldorf deal". FourFourTwo. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
^ "Melbourne City FC release Andrew Redmayne". Melbourne City FC. 17 June 2015.
^ "Redmayne joins the Red & Black". A-League. 18 June 2015.
^ "Josh Kennedy retires from professional football". Melbourne City FC. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
^ Jordan Lim (25 May 2015). "Avondale sign former A-League players Murdocca and Stella". CornerFlag.com.au.
^ "Confirmed: Jason Hoffman re-joins Jets". Newcastle Jets. 16 July 2015.
^ "Thomas Sørensen completes A-League move with Melbourne City". The Guardian. 31 August 2015.
^ "Williams to Pursue Overseas Opportunity". Melbourne City FC. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
^ "Melbourne City FC Release Robert Koren". Melbourne City FC. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
^ "City Release Erik Paartalu". Melbourne City FC. 2 February 2016.
^ "Hume pick up Espindola". MFootball. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^ "SOUTH SIGN MILLAR AND M'BAKA ON DEADLINE DAY". South Melbourne. 17 February 2016.
^ Attendance (FFA Cup Round of 32)
^ Attendance (FFA Cup Round of 16)

External links

Official Website

[table_note_WEL0.073545820579653-29] Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

[1] "Melbourne City Team". Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[2] "Melbourne City FC sign youth team graduate Wade Dekker". Melbourne City FC. 3 August 2015.

[CityYouth-3] "City Signs Espindola and Richardson on Short-Term Contracts". Melbourne City. 27 September 2015.

[4] "Melbourne City FC Signs Ivan Franjic". Melbourne City FC. 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

[5] "Melbourne City FC Signs Steve Kuzmanovski". Melbourne City FC. 7 June 2015.

[6] "Melbourne City FC Signs Corey Gameiro". Melbourne City FC. 21 June 2015.

[7] "Melbourne City FC Signs Aaron Hughes". Melbourne City FC. 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

[8] "Melbourne City sign Socceroos defender Michael Zullo". Football Federation Australia. 14 July 2015.

[9] "Melbourne City FC Signs Bruno Fornaroli". Melbourne City FC. 10 August 2015. Archived from the original on 13 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[10] "Melbourne City sign goalkeeper Thomas Sorenson". Melbourne City FC. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

[11] "Melbourne City FC Sign Jason Trifiro". Melbourne City FC. 17 September 2015.

[Velaphi&Bounzanis-12] "City Release Velaphi, Sign Bouzanis". Melbourne City FC. 6 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.

[Caceras-13] "City Signs Caceras On Loan". Melbourne City FC. 19 January 2016.

[MalikandFitzgerald-14] "City Signs Malik and Fitzgerald, Releases Mauk". Melbourne City FC. 23 January 2016.

[15] "City Signs Alex Wilkinson". Melbourne City FC. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[City5-16] "Melbourne City FC Player Update". Melbourne City. 13 May 2015.

[17] "Archibald lands Dusseldorf deal". FourFourTwo. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

[18] "Melbourne City FC release Andrew Redmayne". Melbourne City FC. 17 June 2015.

[19] "Redmayne joins the Red & Black". A-League. 18 June 2015.

[20] "Josh Kennedy retires from professional football". Melbourne City FC. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

[21] Jordan Lim (25 May 2015). "Avondale sign former A-League players Murdocca and Stella". CornerFlag.com.au.

[22] "Confirmed: Jason Hoffman re-joins Jets". Newcastle Jets. 16 July 2015.

[23] "Thomas Sørensen completes A-League move with Melbourne City". The Guardian. 31 August 2015.

[24] "Williams to Pursue Overseas Opportunity". Melbourne City FC. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[25] "Melbourne City FC Release Robert Koren". Melbourne City FC. 21 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.

[26] "City Release Erik Paartalu". Melbourne City FC. 2 February 2016.

[27] "Hume pick up Espindola". MFootball. 5 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2016.

[28] "SOUTH SIGN MILLAR AND M'BAKA ON DEADLINE DAY". South Melbourne. 17 February 2016.

[30] Attendance (FFA Cup Round of 32)

[31] Attendance (FFA Cup Round of 16)

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