2026–27 Melbourne City FC season
16th season in existence of Melbourne City FC
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The 2026–27 season is Melbourne City Football Club's 16th season in the A-League Men; 12th since the club was taken over by the City Football Group. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City will participate in this season's edition of the Australia Cup.
| 2026–27 season | ||||
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| Owner | City Football Group | |||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Aurelio Vidmar | |||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | |||
| A-League Men | 2026–27 A-League Men | |||
| Australia Cup | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Besian Kutleshi Medin Memeti Lawrence Wong (1 goal each) | |||
| Biggest win | 3–0 vs. Weston Bears (A) (26 July 2026) Australia Cup | |||
| Biggest defeat | 2–6 vs. Lions FC (A) (11 August 2026) Australia Cup | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 13 August 2026. | ||||
Pre-season
Players
[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.
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Transfers and contracts
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | MF | Quinn Macnicol | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 3 years | 1 July 2026 | [2] |
| 1 | GK | Macklin Freke | Unattached | Free transfer | 2 years | 22 July 2026 | [3] |
| 5 | MF |  Matheus Rossetto |
Fortaleza |
Loan | 1 year | 29 July 2026 | [4][5] |
| 11 | FW | Awer Mabil |  Castellón |
Free transfer | 3 years | 6 August 2026 | [6][7] |
| 10 | MF |  Emiliano Marcondes |
Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 20 August 2026 | [8][9] |
From youth squad
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Ryan Teague |  Mechelen |
End of loan | 30 June 2026 | [11] |
| 11 | MF |  Elbasan Rashani |
Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2026 | [12] |
| 14 | FW | Daniel Arzani |  Ferencváros |
End of loan | 30 June 2026 | [11] |
| 19 | MF | Zane Schreiber | Newcastle Jets | End of contract | 30 June 2026 | [11][13] |
| 22 | DF |  Germán Ferreyra |
Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2026 | [14] |
| 26 | DF |  Samuel Souprayen |
Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2026 | [15] |
| 28 | FW | Marcus Younis | Brøndby |
End of loan | 30 June 2026 | [11] |
| 30 | MF |  Andreas Kuen |
Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2026 | [15] |
| 36 | DF | Harry Shillington | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2026 | [16] |
| 39 | MF | Emin Durakovic | Brisbane Roar | End of contract | 30 June 2026 | [17][18] |
| 1 | GK | Patrick Beach | Troyes |
Undisclosed | 19 July 2026 | [19] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Benjamin Mazzeo | FW | 1 year | 22 May 2026 | extension triggered[11] |
| 2 | Harrison Delbridge | DF | 1 year | 25 June 2026 | [20] |
| 26 | Ryan Kalms | DF | 2 years | 25 June 2026 | [20] |
| 15 | Andrew Nabbout | FW | 1 year | 23 July 2026 | [21] |
| 7 | Mathew Leckie | FW | 1 year[note 1] | 25 July 2026 | [22] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 7 August 2026 Anglo-Palermitan Trophy | Melbourne City  | 0–2 |  Palermo | Perth, Australia |
| 19:00 AWST | Report |
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Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Men | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| Australia Cup | 26 July 2026 | 11 August 2026 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 | ||||
Last updated: 11 August 2026
Source: Soccerway
A-League Men
Results summary
| 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 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
Matches
| 17 October 2026 1 | Auckland FC | v | Melbourne City | Auckland |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium |
| 7 November 2026 4 | Melbourne City | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:40 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 27 November 2026 6 | Macarthur FC | v | Melbourne City | Leumeah |
| 19:40 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium |
| 11 December 2026 8 | Perth Glory | v | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 21:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: HBF Park |
| 27 December 2026 10 | Melbourne City | v | Auckland FC | Melbourne |
| 18:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 31 December 2026 11 | Central Coast Mariners | v | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Polytec Stadium |
| 10 January 2027 12 | Melbourne City | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 16 January 2027 13 | Melbourne City | v | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 19 January 2027 13 | Newcastle Jets | v | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium |
| 22 January 2027 14 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:40AEST | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 29 January 2027 15 | Adelaide United | v | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:40 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Coopers Stadium |
| 7 February 2027 16 | Sydney FC | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Allianz Stadium |
| 13 February 2027 17 | Melbourne City | v | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 19:40 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 28 February 2027 19 | Melbourne City | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 16:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 12 March 2027 21 | Western Sydney Wanderers | v | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:40 AEDT | Report | Stadium: CommBank Stadium |
| 21 March 2027 22 | Melbourne City | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 15:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 3 April 2027 23 | Brisbane Roar | v | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 17:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
| 9 April 2027 24 | Melbourne City | v | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 19:40 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 16 April 2027 25 | Melbourne City | v | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:40 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 24 April 2027 26 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Hnry Stadium |
| 1 May 2027 27 | Melbourne City | v | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 8 May 2027 28 | Melbourne City | v | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park |
Australia Cup
| 26 July 2026 Round of 32 | Weston Bears | 0–3 | Melbourne City | Weston |
| 14:00 AEST | Report | Stadium: Hunter City Motor Group Stadium Referee: Joshua Attard |
| 11 August 2026 Round of 16 | Lions FC | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,710 Referee: Mackenzie Janes |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 11 August 2026
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | Australia Cup | |||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 2 | DF | AUS |
Harrison Delbridge | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS |
Liam Bonetig | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | AUS |
Nathaniel Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | AUS |
Besian Kutleshi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | AUS |
Andrew Nabbout | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | AUS |
Max Caputo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | AUS |
Benjamin Mazzeo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | AUS |
Peter Antoniou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | AUS |
Kavian Rahmani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | AUS |
Medin Memeti | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 37 | MF | AUS |
Akeem Gerald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | AUS |
Beckham Baker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | AUS |
Roland Ballah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | AUS |
James Nieuwenhuizen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | AUS |
Lawrence Wong | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 43 | MF | AUS |
Angus Mackintosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | AUS |
Isiah Boston | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF |  JPN |
Takeshi Kanamori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 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.
- As of 11 August 2026
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | Australia Cup | ||||||||||||
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| 24 | MF | AUS |
Kavian Rahmani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 41 | MF | AUS |
Lawrence Wong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | ||||||||||||||||||
- Source: [citation needed]
= Number of bookings; 
= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; 
= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
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 11 August 2026
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 40 | |
James Nieuwenhuizen | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
See also
Notes
- Option for an additional year.