List of Melbourne City FC seasons
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Melbourne City Football Club is an association football club based in Cranbourne East, Melbourne. The club was formed in 2009 as Melbourne Heart before it was renamed to Melbourne City. They became the second Victorian member admitted into the A-League Men in 2010.
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Melbourne City entered the A-League Men in the 2010–11 season, following the club's formation in 2009.[1] The club was for its four seasons called Melbourne Heart FC, though ahead of the 2014–15 season it was bought by the City Football Group and rebranded Melbourne City FC.
As of the end of the 2024–25 season, the club's first team have spent 15 seasons in the top division Australian soccer. Their worst league finish to date is 10th in the A-League Men, their placing at the end of the 2013–14. The table details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. The club's longest period without a competitive honour is seven years, between the 2010–11 and 2016–17 seasons. Jamie Maclaren holds the record for most competitive goals in a single season for Melbourne City; he scored 29 during the 2019–20 campaign. The table details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
Key
Key to league competitions:
- A-League Men (A-League/A-League Men) – Australia's top soccer league, established in 2005
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Key to colours and symbols:
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Key to cup record:
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Seasons
| Season | League | Finals | Australia Cup | Other / Asia | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Competition | Result | Name | Goals | |||
| 2010–11 | A-League | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 35 | 8th | DNQ | — | — | — | John Aloisi | 8 |
| 2011–12 | A-League | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 6th | SF | — | — | — | Eli Babalj | 9 |
| 2012–13 | A-League | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 40 | 27 | 9th | DNQ | — | — | — | Richard Garcia Josip Tadic |
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| 2013–14 | A-League | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 26 | 10th | DNQ | — | — | — | David Williams | 12 |
| 2014–15 | A-League | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 35 | 5th | SF | R32 | — | — | Aaron Mooy | 7 |
| 2015–16 | A-League | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | 44 | 4th | SF | SF | — | — | Bruno Fornaroli | 28 ♦ |
| 2016–17 | A-League | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 4th | EF | W | — | — | Bruno Fornaroli | 20 |
| 2017–18 | A-League | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | 43 | 3rd | SF | QF | — | — | Ross McCormack | 14 |
| 2018–19 | A-League | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 40 | 5th | EF | QF | — | — | Riley McGree | 8 |
| 2019–20 | A-League | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | 47 | 2nd | RU | RU | — | — | Jamie Maclaren | 29 ♦ |
| 2020–21 | A-League | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 32 | 49 | 1st | W | DNE[a] | Champions League | DNE[b] | Jamie Maclaren | 25 ♦ |
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 33 | 49 | 1st | RU | QF | Champions League | Group | Jamie Maclaren | 18 ♦ |
| 2022–23 | A-League Men | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 32 | 55 | 1st | RU | R16 | — | — | Jamie Maclaren | 24 ♦ |
| 2023–24 | A-League Men | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 38 | 39 | 6th | EF | SF | Champions League | Group | Tolgay Arslan | 19 |
| 2024-25 | A-League Men | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 48 | 2nd | W | R32 | — | — | ||
Footnotes
- Melbourne City did not enter the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, with only a limited number of preliminary rounds being played.[2]
- All Australian representatives in the 2021 AFC Champions League, including Melbourne City, withdrew prior to their first matches in the competition.[3]