Melbourne City FC (1990)
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| Full name | Melbourne City Football Club Inc[1] |
|---|---|
| Nickname | City |
| Founded | 1990 (as Melbourne City Soccer Club) |
| Ground | Edwards Reserve |
| League | State League Division 4 West |
| 2024 | 5th of 12 |
| Website | melbournecityfootballclub.org |
Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian amateur soccer club based in the Melbourne suburb of South Kingsville.[2] As of 2026[update], the club competes in the Victorian State League Division 4 West (VSL 4 West), the seventh tier of soccer in Victoria.[3]
Legal dispute
Melbourne City was founded in 1990 as Melbourne City Soccer Club after the Argentine community took over Footscray JUST, which had been established by Yugoslav migrants in 1950.[4][5]
Footscray JUST (known as "Melbourne City JUST" in its final season) had finished in a relegation position at the end of the 1990 Victorian State League season.[6] The newly-formed club did not initially perform any better, with relegation from the newly-formed State League Division 1 at the end of the 1991 season and from Division 2 after a last-placed finish in 1992.[7][8] Melbourne City avoided further relegation following a tenth-placed Division 3 finish in 1993.[9]
During the 2003 Provisional League Division 1 North-West season, Melbourne City was fined $16,500 and deducted 30 points for fielding a player under the false name of "Leonardo Cagliolo".[10] As a result, the club finished last and was relegated.[11]
In early 2005, the club changed its name to "Melbourne City Football Club".[12] The club won its first premiership in 2015.[13]
In January 2014, A-League club Melbourne Heart was acquired by the City Football Group (CFG) and Holding M.S. Australia, leading to media speculation about a potential rebrand of the club.[14][15] On 5 June 2014, Heart's new name was officially unveiled as "Melbourne City FC".[16][17]
Following the rebranding, both the A-League club and the State League club sought to trademark "Melbourne City Football Club".[18] In a decision of the Australian Trade Marks Office in 2017 (Melbourne City Football Club Inc v MHFC Holdings Pty Ltd), the A-League club's applied trademark was refused registration.[19][20]
In 2025, the A-League club partnered with the State League club as part of the "Macca's City Clubs" program for junior soccer teams.[21]
Honours
Seasons
| Season | League | Finals | Dockerty Cup | Top goalscorer | Ref | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | ||||
| 1991 | VSL 1 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 33 | 47 | 21 | 13th | — | — | [7] | ||
| 1992 | VSL 2 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 19 | 57 | 16 | 16th | — | — | [8] | ||
| 1993 | VSL 3 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 10th | — | — | [9] | ||
| 1994 | VSL 3 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 22 | 9th | — | — | [22] | ||
| 1995 | VSL 3 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 29 | 48 | 4th | — | — | [23] | ||
| 1996 | VSL 3 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 31 | 9th | — | — | [24] | ||
| 1997 | VSL 3 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 60 | 43 | 52 | 2nd | — | — | [25] | ||
| 1998 | VSL 2 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 55 | 25 | 54 | 2nd | — | — | [26] | ||
| 1999 | VSL 1 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 30 | 11th | — | — | [27] | ||
| 2000 | VSL 2 NW | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 61 | 17 | 10th | — | — | [28] | ||
| 2001 | VSL 2 NW | 22 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 132 | 3 | 12th | — | — | [29] | ||
| 2002 | VSL 3 NW | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 56 | 12 | 11th | — | — | [30] | ||
| 2003 | PL 1 NW | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 6 | 12th | — | — | [11] | ||
| 2004 | PL 2 NW | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 29 | 7th | — | — | [31] | ||
| 2005 | PL 2 NW | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 52 | 32 | 47 | 2nd | — | — | [32] | ||
| 2006 | PL 1 NW | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 34 | 45 | 22 | 9th | — | — | [33] | ||
| 2007 | PL 1 NW | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 8th | — | — | [34] | ||
| 2008 | PL 1 NW | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 26 | 9th | — | — | [35] | ||
| 2009 | PL 1 NW | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 45 | 23 | 9th | — | — | [36] | ||
| 2010 | PL 1 NW | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 15 | 12th | — | — | [37] | ||
| 2011 | PL 2 NW | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 70 | 16 | 11th | — | — | [38] | ||
| 2012 | PL 3 NW | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 48 | 24 | 9th | — | — | [39] | ||
| 2013 | VSL 5 West | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 43 | 36 | 6th | — | — | [40] | ||
| 2014 | VSL 4 West | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 31 | 43 | 2nd | — | — | [41] | ||
| 2015 | VSL 4 West | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 30 | 41[a] | 1st | — | — | [13] | ||
| 2016 | VSL 3 NW | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 38 | 57 | 27 | 7th | — | — | [43] | ||
| 2017 | VSL 3 NW | 22 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 145 | 1 | 12th | — | — | [44] | ||
| 2018 | VSL 4 West | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 77 | 14 | 10th | — | — | [45] | ||
| 2019 | VSL 4 West | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 17 | 10th | — | — | [46] | ||
| 2020 | VSL 4 West | No season due to the COVID-19 pandemic | [47] | |||||||||||
| 2021 | VSL 4 West | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 8th | — | — | [48] | ||
| 2022 | VSL 4 West | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 59 | 25 | 8th | — | — | [49] | ||
| 2023 | VSL 4 West | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 32 | 34 | 6th | — | — | [50] | ||
| 2024 | VSL 4 West | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 46 | 34 | 5th | — | Round 1[51] | [52] | ||
| 2025 | VSL 4 West | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 51 | 22 | 8th | — | Round 2[53] | [54] | ||
| 2026 | VSL 5 NW | |||||||||||||
