2023–24 Melbourne City FC season
14th season in existence of Melbourne City FC
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The 2023–24 season is the 14th in the history of Melbourne City Football Club, and the 10th since the club was taken over by the City Football Group. In addition to the A-League Men, Melbourne City participated in the Australia Cup for the ninth time, and is participating in the AFC Champions League for the second time. They are managed by Aurelio Vidmar after the club and Rado Vidošić mutually terminated his contract after 2 league matches.
(until 1 November 2023)
Aurelio Vidmar
(from 1 November 2023)
| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| Owner | City Football Group | |||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Rado Vidošić (until 1 November 2023) Aurelio Vidmar (from 1 November 2023) | |||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | |||
| A-League Men | 6th | |||
| A-League Men Finals | Elimination final | |||
| Australia Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| AFC Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Tolgay Arslan (13) All: Tolgay Arslan (19) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 25,884 vs. Melbourne Victory (23 December 2023) A-League Men | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,153 vs. Wellington Phoenix (27 August 2023) Australia Cup | |||
| Average home league attendance | 8,488 | |||
| Biggest win | 8–0 vs. Perth Glory (H) (14 April 2024) A-League Men | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–6 vs. Adelaide United (A) (29 October 2022) A-League Men | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 6 May 2024. | ||||
Review
Background
Melbourne City won three consecutive A-League Men premierships; the first ever A-League Men club to do so and played their fourth consecutive Grand Final in the 2022–23 season. Rado Vidošić became new head coach during the 2022 FIFA World Cup mid-season break in place of Patrick Kisnorbo leaving for French club Troyes. City lost the Grand Final 1–6 to the Central Coast Mariners; three of four recent Grand Final lost; twice in neutral CommBank Stadium, as the 2023 Grand Final was played after an APL decision of moving A-Leagues Grand Finals to Sydney for the next three seasons earlier in the season.
Pre-season
Valon Berisha, Matt Sutton, Raphael Borges Rodrigues and Kerrin Stokes all departed City following conclusions to their playing contracts on 9 June 2023. A further two departures were made the same day of Tom Glover and Aiden O'Neill in search of footballing opportunities in Europe. City's first signing of the 2023–24 season was German midfieilder Tolgay Arslan coming off Serie A club Udinese for two seasons on 15 June 2023. Two academy players Arion Sulemani and Emin Durakovic both signed three-year scholarship contracts for City a week later. Only a day later, three young players signed for City; Patrick Beach, Alessandro Lopane and Zane Schreiber all on multi-year deals. City were drawn to play NPL Victoria side Oakleigh Cannons in the 2023 Australia Cup Round of 32.[1] On 30 June 2023, rumoured Steven Ugarkovic joined City for until the end of the 2024–25 season and Marco Tilio departed City for Scottish club Celtic.
Experienced A-League Men goalkeeper Jamie Young signed for City on 4 July 2023. The Round of 32 clash in the Australia Cup details were confirmed to play on 13 August 2023 at Jack Edwards Reserve; home of Oakleigh Cannons.[2] On 6 July 2023, Terry Antonis joined City for the 2023–24 season. Four days later, City made their second international signing French defender Samuel Souprayen for a two-year deal. Max Caputo extended his contract on 13 July 2023 to last until the end of the 2025–26 season. Official start dates for the A-Leagues seasons were confirmed, with the A-League Men to begin between 20 and 22 October 2023.[3] City's first friendly of the season was confirmed to play Dandenong Thunder at George Andrews Reserve.[4]
Croatian winger Marin Jakoliš signed for City on loan from Ligue 2 club Angers SCO on 2 August 2023.[5] Four days later, former player Aziz Behich returned to City on a two-year deal. Jordon Hall re-signed for City for an extra season, and Frenchman Florin Berenguer departing City after five seasons, 111 appearances and four silverware on 9 August 2023. The friendly against Dandenong Thunder resulted in a 3–1 win via goals by Arslan and two for Antonis.[6]
August
City kicked off their season in the Australia Cup Round of 32 against Oakleigh Cannons on 13 August 2023. Despite going behind twice, City claimed the win thanks to two penalty goals by Arslan and a late winner by Lopane sending them through to the Round of 16.[7] It was confirmed for the third consecutive time, that City would host Wellington Phoenix in the Round of 16.[8] On 17 August 2023, Callum Talbot was called up to the Olyroos squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification[9] and Moroccan attacking midfielder Hamza Sakhi signed for City on loan for the season off Ligue 2 club Auxerre. Australia Cup Round of 16 details were confirmed to play host back at Jack Edwards Reserve against the Wellington Phoenix.[10]
Full A-Leagues fixtures were released on 24 August 2023, with City confirmed to play the opener to locals Western United and play host to two Melbourne Derbies. The same day had City's AFC Champions League group stage opponents against Thai club Buriram United, Japanese club Ventforet Kofu and Chinese club Zhejiang. City in their Round of 16 clash on 27 August 2023, backed a revenge win after two bowouts in previous Australia Cups against Wellington Phoenix with a 3–0 win via two goals by Maclaren and the opener by Arslan; with two season debutants of Sakhi and returning Behich.[11]
September
Two call-ups to the Socceroos squad in the September were made of Leckie and Behich on 1 September 2023[12] and Jamie Maclaren was confirmed City captain ahead of the 2023–24 season.[13] City's quarter-final Australia Cup match up was confirmed against South Australian side North Eastern MetroStars at T.K. Shutter Reserve.[14] On 8 September 2023, Leckie was confirmed a knee injury and therefore missing out on Socceroos match against Mexico.[15] Only a week later, Nabbout suffered an achilles injury in a behind-closed-friendly ruling him out for the 2023–24 season[16] immediately implementing an injury loan replacement of Brazilian winger Léo Natel. City continued to progress through the Australia Cup, by winning their quarter-final match 2–1 against North Eastern MetroStars in a late comeback on 15 September 2023 via a header goal by Good and last minute winner by Arslan; his fourth of the season.[17]
City were set to host their Australia Cup semi-final at AAMI Park against Sydney FC.[18] In the mid-week, they began their AFC Champions League group stage campaign in their first at home in a 0–0 draw with Ventforet Kofu on 20 September 2023.[19] With only four days time until City's semi-final clash with Sydney, it resulted in a 2–1 loss as City's first loss of the season and ending their Australia Cup run one short of the final.[20] On 25 September 2023, four players; Sebastian Esposito, Max Caputo, Zane Schreiber and Harrison Shillington were called up to the Young Socceroos' squad for the October window[21] and Harry Politdis signed a senior deal for the 2023–24 season.
First-team squad
[22] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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| 33 | GK | Patrick Beach | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Free transfer | 3 years | 14 June 2023 | [23][24] |
| 10 | MF |  Tolgay Arslan |
 Udinese |
Free transfer | 2 years | 15 June 2023 | [25] |
| 21 | MF | Alessandro Lopane | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years[note 1] | 23 June 2023 | [24] |
| 35 | MF | Zane Schreiber | Sydney FC NPL | Free transfer | 3 years | 23 June 2023 | [24] |
| 6 | MF | Steven Ugarkovic | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years[note 1] | 30 June 2023 | [26] |
| 1 | GK |  Jamie Young |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 4 July 2023 | [27] |
| 17 | MF | Terry Antonis | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 6 July 2023 | [28] |
| 26 | DF |  Samuel Souprayen |
Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 10 July 2023 | [29] |
| 44 | FW |  Marin Jakoliš |
Angers |
Loan | 1 year | 2 August 2023 | [5] |
| 16 | DF | Aziz Behich |  Dundee United |
Undisclosed | 2 years | 6 August 2023 | [30][31] |
| 8 | MF |  Hamza Sakhi |
Auxerre |
Loan | 1 year | 17 August 2023 | [32] |
| 11 | FW |  Léo Natel |
Corinthians |
Loan | 1 year | 15 September 2023 | [33] |
| 8 | MF | Jimmy Jeggo | Hibernian |
Undisclosed | 1.5 years[note 1] | 31 January 2024 | [34] |
| 23 | FW | Marco Tilio | Celtic |
Loan | 5 months | 1 February 2024 | [35] |
| 14 | DF |  Vicente Fernández |
Unattached | Free transfer | 5 months | 8 February 2024 | [36] |
From youth squad
| No. | Position | Player | Age | Date | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | DF | Harry Politidis | 21 | 25 September 2023 | 1 year contract | [37] |
| 46 | FW | Benjamin Mazzeo | 18 | 16 January 2024 | 2.5 year contract[note 1] | [38] |
| DF | Jayden Necovski | 16 | 24 April 2024 | 3 year scholarship contract | [39] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | DF | Jordan Bos |  Westerlo |
$2,000,000 | 16 May 2023 | [40] |
| 3 | DF | Scott Jamieson | Retired | 4 June 2023 | [41] | |
| 14 | MF |  Valon Berisha |
Reims |
End of loan | 9 June 2023 | [42] |
| 33 | GK | Matt Sutton | Unattached | End of contract | 9 June 2023 | [42] |
| 35 | FW | Raphael Borges Rodrigues | Unattached | End of contract | 9 June 2023 | [42] |
| 36 | DF | Kerrin Stokes | Unattached | End of contract | 9 June 2023 | [42] |
| 1 | GK | Tom Glover | Unattached | End of contract | 9 June 2023 | [43] |
| 13 | MF | Aiden O'Neill | Unattached | End of contract | 9 June 2023 | [43] |
| 6 | DF |  Thomas Lam |
Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 13 June 2023 | [44] |
| 8 | MF |  Richard van der Venne |
Unattached | Mutual contract termination | 13 June 2023 | [44] |
| 23 | FW | Marco Tilio | Celtic |
Undisclosed | 30 June 2023 | [45] |
| 30 | MF | Luke Oresti | Central Coast Mariners Academy | Mutual contract termination | 8 July 2023 | [46][47] |
| 10 | MF | Florin Berenguer |
Unattached | End of contract | 9 August 2023 | [48] |
| 8 | MF | Hamza Sakhi |
Ajaccio |
Mutual contract termination | 24 January 2024 | [49][50] |
| 16 | DF | Aziz Behich |  Al Nassr |
Loan/$2,000,000 | 30 January 2024 | [51][52] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
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| 34 | Arion Sulemani | FW | 3 years | 22 June 2023 | New 3-year contract replacing previous scholarship contract which was set to expire in 2024.[53] |
| 39 | Emin Durakovic | MF | 3 years | 22 June 2023 | New 3-year contract replacing previous scholarship contract which was set to expire in 2024.[53] |
| 37 | Max Caputo | FW | 3 years | 13 July 2023 | [54] |
| 18 | Jordon Hall | DF | 1 year | 9 August 2023 | [55] |
| 40 | James Nieuwenhuizen | GK | 3 years | 17 October 2023 | New 3-year contract signed, starting at the end of his scholarship contract which is set to expire at the end of 2023–24.[56] |
| 8 | Hamza Sakhi | MF | 1 year | 11 January 2024 | Signed a permanent contract until end of 2024–25.[57] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss
| 2 August 2023 | Western United  | 3–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 12:30 AEST | Report |
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Stadium: The Hangar Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) | |
| Note: Match was played over three 45-minute periods | ||||
| 9 August 2023 | Dandenong Thunder | 1–3 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: George Andrews Reserve |
| 23 August 2023 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Western United | Melbourne |
| AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Casey Fields Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Men | 21 October 2023 | 28 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 40.74 |
| A-League Men Finals | 5 May 2024 | 5 May 2024 | Elimination Final | Elimination Final | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Australia Cup | 13 August 2023 | 24 September 2023 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 75.00 |
| AFC Champions League | 20 September 2023 | 12 December 2023 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 33.33 |
| Total | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 42.11 | ||||
Last updated: 5 May 2024
Source: Soccerway
A-League Men
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sydney FC | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 41 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[a] |
| 5 | Macarthur FC | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 41 | Qualification for Finals series[b] |
| 6 | Melbourne City | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 39 | |
| 7 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 37 | |
| 8 | Adelaide United | 27 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 53 | −1 | 32 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.[58][59]
Notes:
- Qualified for AFC Champions League Two as the 2023 Australia Cup winners.
- 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
Home figures include Melbourne City's 1–0 loss on neutral ground against Western Sydney Wanderers on 12 January 2024.
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 10 | +25 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 |
Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[60]
| 21 October 2023 1 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Western United | Melbourne |
| 17:30 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 10,089 Referee: Jack Morgan |
| 29 October 2023 2 | Adelaide United | 6–0 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 18:30 ACDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,628 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 3 November 2023 3 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,303 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 12 November 2023 4 | Melbourne City | 3–3 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 25 November 2023 5 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Auckland |
| 17:30 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 8,327 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 3 December 2023 6 | Newcastle Jets | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 5,636 Referee: Shane Skinner |
| 8 December 2023 7 | Perth Glory | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 18:45 AWST |
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Report | Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,523 Referee: Daniel Cook |
| 17 December 2023 8 | Melbourne City | 3–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,906 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 23 December 2023 9 | Melbourne City | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 25,884 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 28 December 2023 10 | Melbourne City | 8–1 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,322 Referee: Alex King |
| 7 January 2024 11 | Western United | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,265 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 12 January 2024 27 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Sydney |
| 20:15 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 7,117 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 21 January 2024 13 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 18:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 7,096 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 25 January 2024 14 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,092 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 2 February 2024 15 | Perth Glory | 4–2 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 18:45 AWST | Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 5,494 Referee: Shane Skinner |
| 10 February 2024 16 | Brisbane Roar | 5–1 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 17:00 AEST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 7,288 Referee: Alex King |
| 17 February 2024 17 | Melbourne City | 0–0 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,877 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 24 February 2024 18 | Sydney FC | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 17:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 15,120 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 1 March 2024 19 | Macarthur FC | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:45 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Stadium Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Adam Bavcar |
| 9 March 2024 20 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,461 Referee: Alex King |
| 12 March 2024 12 | Melbourne City | 7–0 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 2,182 Referee: Jack Morgan | ||
| Note: Originally scheduled for 13 January 2024, was moved due to Unite Round.[61] It was later rescheduled again.[62] | ||||
| 30 March 2024 22 | Melbourne City | 0–0 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 17:30 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,534 Referee: Daniel Cook |
| 2 April 2024 21 | Central Coast Mariners | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 3,266 Referee: Jonathon Barreiro | |
| Note: Originally scheduled for 17 March 2024, was moved due to Central Coast Mariners participating in the 2023–24 AFC Cup.[63] | ||||
| 6 April 2024 23 | Melbourne Victory | 2–1 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 20,107 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 14 April 2024 24 | Melbourne City | 8–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,580 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| 20 April 2024 25 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 15:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 10,098 Referee: Ben Abraham |
Finals series
Australia Cup
| 13 August 2023 Round of 32 | Oakleigh Cannons | 2–3 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 14:00 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve Attendance: 2,652 Referee: Adam Kersey |
| 27 August 2023 Round of 16 | Melbourne City | 3–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 14:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Jack Edwards Reserve Attendance: 1,153 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 14 September 2023 Quarter-finals | North Eastern MetroStars | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:00 ACST |
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Report | Stadium: T.K. Shutter Reserve Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Shaun Evans |
AFC Champions League
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ventforet Kofu |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Melbourne City |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Zhejiang |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Buriram United |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 |
| 20 September 2023 1 | Melbourne City | 0–0 | Ventforet Kofu | Melbourne |
| 20:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar) |
| 4 October 2023 2 | Zhejiang | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Huzhou, China |
| 20:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Huzhou Olympic Sports Centre Attendance: 18,798 Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria) |
| 25 October 2023 3 | Buriram United | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Buriram, Thailand |
| 17:00 IT | Report | Stadium: Buriram Stadium Attendance: 17,265 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates) |
| 8 November 2023 4 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Buriram United | Melbourne |
| 20:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 2,472 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) |
| 29 November 2023 5 | Ventforet Kofu | 3–3 | Melbourne City | Tokyo, Japan |
| 19:00 JST | Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 15,877 Referee: Mouood Bonyadifar (Iran) |
| 12 December 2023 6 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Zhejiang | Melbourne |
| 20:30 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 2,487 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
| Note: Match was originally scheduled to be played at AAMI Park at 20:00 AEDT, but due to the venue's unavailability was rescheduled to Princes Park at 20:30 AEDT.[64][65] | ||||
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 5 May 2024
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals | Australia Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Jamie Young | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Scott Galloway | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  |
Nuno Reis | 12+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | |
Steven Ugarkovic | 22+4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | |
Mathew Leckie | 6+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | |
Jimmy Jeggo | 11+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Jamie Maclaren | 22+5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5+1 | 1 | 37 | 14 |
| 10 | MF | |
Tolgay Arslan | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 34 | 19 |
| 11 | FW | |
Léo Natel | 19+5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 29 | 6 |
| 14 | DF | |
Vicente Fernández | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | |
Andrew Nabbout | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Terry Antonis | 5+16 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| 18 | DF | |
Jordon Hall | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | |
Alessandro Lopane | 10+14 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 33 | 3 |
| 22 | DF | |
Curtis Good | 19+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 23 | FW | |
Marco Tilio | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | |
Callum Talbot | 20+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 31 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | |
Samuel Souprayen | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
| 35 | MF | |
Zane Schreiber | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | |
Max Caputo | 5+15 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 26 | 2 |
| 38 | DF | |
Harry Politidis | 2+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | |
Marin Jakoliš | 20+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| 46 | FW | |
Benjamin Mazzeo | 3+7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 50 | FW | |
Medin Memeti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | |
Harrison Shillington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | |
Hamza Sakhi | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | |
Aziz Behich | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
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.
- As of 5 May 2024
| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals | Australia Cup | AFC Champions League | Total | ||||||||||
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| 1 | 10 | MF | |
Tolgay Arslan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 22 | DF | |
Curtis Good | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 44 | FW | |
Marin Jakoliš | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | |
Steven Ugarkovic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 8 | MF | |
Jimmy Jeggo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | |
Callum Talbot | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 11 | FW | |
Léo Natel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | |
Terry Antonis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | |
Samuel Souprayen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | DF | |
Nuno Reis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | |
Alessandro Lopane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 | GK | |
Jamie Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | |
Matthew Leckie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | |
Jamie Maclaren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | |
Vicente Fernández | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | |
Andrew Nabbout | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | FW | |
Max Caputo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 2 | DF | |
Scott Galloway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | |
Jordon Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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| 1 | 16 | DF | |
Aziz Behich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | MF | |
Hamza Sakhi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1 | 1 | ||||
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 and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 5 May 2024
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | A-League Men Finals | Australia Cup | AFC Champions League |
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| 1 | 1 | |
Jamie Young | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |||
See also
Notes
- Option for an additional year.