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2024–25 Melbourne City FC (women) season

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Melbourne City (women)
2024–25 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
Head coachMichael Matricciani
Stadiumctrl:cyber Pitch
AAMI Park (doubleheaders)
A-League Women1st
A-League Women FinalsSemi-final
AFC Women's Champions LeagueRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Holly McNamara (15)
All: Holly McNamara (16)
Highest home attendance2,340
vs. Brisbane Roar
(11 January 2025)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance323
vs. Adelaide United
(16 March 2025)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance1,147
Biggest win4–0
vs. Kaya–Iloilo (N)
(12 October 2024)
AFC Women's Champions League

5–1
vs. Western United (H)
(5 February 2025)
A-League Women

5–1
vs. Perth Glory (A)
(18 April 2025)
A-League Women
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 19 April 2025.

The 2024–25 season is Melbourne City Football Club's tenth season in the A-League Women. They are also participating in the AFC Women's Champions League for the first time. Before the beginning of the season, head coach Dario Vidošić left the club, having been appointed as coach of English Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Review

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Background

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The 2023–24 season saw Melbourne City win their fourth Premiership hence securing qualification for the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League and lost the Grand Final for the first time in their history going down 1–0 to Sydney FC.

Pre-season

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On 13 June, Melbourne City confirmed that their top goalscorer and New Zealand attacker Hannah Wilkinson would depart following the conclusion of her contract.[2] The day after, American centre-back Taylor Otto re-signed for the season.[3] Four further players departed on 27 June; Naomi Chinnama, Julia Grosso, Emina Ekic, and Bárbara.[4] After winning the A-League Women Young Footballer of the Year, Daniela Galic confirmed her departure on 1 July in pursueing an overseas opportunity.[5]

The first new signing was confirmed also on 1 July, where Western Sydney Wanderers defender Alexia Apostolakis signed for two years.[6] Then two days later, Wellington Phoenix attacker and Venezuelan international Mariana Speckmaier signed for two years as well.[7] During the week, Rebekah Stott was selected for New Zealand at the 2024 Summer Olympics football tournament in Paris, France. The week after, it was announced that head coach Dario Vidošić was appointed as new manager for Brighton & Hove Albion.[1] Laura Hughes, Karly Roestbakken, and Bryleeh Henry then all signed two-year contract extensions on 17 July.[8]

First A-League Women fixture details were confirmed on 18 July, revealing the start date as early as Friday, 1 November; after the group stage run in the AFC Women's Champions League in October.[9] It was also confirmed that City's Unite Round match would be a Grand Final rematch against Sydney FC on 24 November. That same day, Melbourne City's group stage opponents for the AFC Women's Champions League were confirmed; Thai club College of Asian Scholars, Filipino club Kaya–Iloilo and the winner of the preliminary stage Group D which would end up being Iranian club Bam Khatoon.[10]

On 25 July, City signed Spanish goalkeeper Malena Mieres for the season from Liga F club Real Betis.[11] Six days after on 31 July, Adelaide United attacker Emilia Murray signed for City for two years.[12] The week after on 7 August, Shelby McMahon who signed for the club during last season as an injury repalacement signed on for a further three years.[13] On 9 August, Apostolakis and Murray were selected for the Young Matildas' squad for 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to run through August–September.[14] That same day, American attacker Cariel Ellis signed for City on a one-year deal.[15]

New head coach Michael Matricciani was confirmed on 21 August.[16] On 3 September, Mexican-American midfielder Lourdes Bosch signed on a two-year contract.[17] On 11 September, Cariel Ellis who had only signed for City in the last month had agreed to a mutual termination of her contract and returning to the United States due to personal reasons.[18] The same day saw the return of Serbian defender and four-time championship winner Tyla-Jay Vlajnic on a one-year deal.[19]

The full fixture draw for the 2024–25 A-League Women season was announced on 12 September confirming five home matches at AAMI Park as doubleheaders and six home matches at City Football Academy (later known commercially as ctrl:cyber Pitch).[20] On 24 September, Melissa Barbieri re-signed for the season entering a 28th year in her professional career.[21] Two days later, Isabella Accardo and Caitlin Karic both re-signed on one year deals.[22]

October

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On 3 October, Matricciani named a 21-player squad for the upcoming group stage of the AFC Women's Champions League AFC Women's Champions League in Thailand; with all recruits in line to make their debuts with Holly McNamara and Sophia Varley out of the squad due to injuries.[23] Two days later, Rebekah Stott was confirmed as captain for City in the 2024–25 season.[24]

City started their inaugural AFC Women's Champions League run with the first group match against Bam Khatoon on 6 October. City won 2–1 thanks to first half goals from Rhianna Pollicina and Mariana Speckmaier.

Players

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First-team squad

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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 Australia AUS Sophia Varley
5 DF United States USA Taylor Otto
6 MF Australia AUS Leticia McKenna
7 FW Canada CAN Kathryn Harvey
8 MF Australia AUS Alexia Apostolakis
9 FW Australia AUS Holly McNamara
10 MF Australia AUS Rhianna Pollicina
11 MF Australia AUS Emilia Murray
12 MF Australia AUS Shelby McMahon
13 DF New Zealand NZL Rebekah Stott (captain)
14 MF Australia AUS Laura Hughes
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Australia AUS Kiera Meyers (scholarship)
16 DF Australia AUS Karly Roestbakken
17 FW Venezuela VEN Mariana Speckmaier
18 DF Australia AUS Leah Davidson
19 MF Mexico MEX Lourdes Bosch
20 FW Australia AUS Caitlin Karic
21 MF Australia AUS Isabella Accardo
22 FW Australia AUS Bryleeh Henry
23 GK Australia AUS Melissa Barbieri
24 GK Spain ESP Malena Mieres
27 DF Serbia SRB Tyla-Jay Vlajnic

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
8 MF Alexia Apostolakis Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 2 years 1 July 2024 [6]
17 FW Venezuela Mariana Speckmaier Wellington Phoenix 2 years 3 July 2024 [7]
24 GK Spain Malena Mieres Spain Real Betis 1 year 25 July 2024 [11]
11 MF Emilia Murray Adelaide United 2 years 31 July 2024 [12]
FW United States Cariel Ellis Unattached 1 year 9 August 2024 [15]
19 MF Mexico Lourdes Bosch Unattached 2 years 3 September 2024 [17]
27 DF Serbia Tyla-Jay Vlajnic Unattached 1 year 11 September 2024 [19]
7 FW Canada Kathryn Harvey Turkey Fatih Vatan Spor 1 year 29 October 2024 [25]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
30 GK Emily Shields Australia Bulleen Lions End of loan 11 May 2024 [26][27]
17 FW New Zealand Hannah Wilkinson Unattached End of contract 13 June 2024 [2]
3 DF Naomi Chinnama Unattached End of contract 27 June 2024 [4]
7 DF United States Julia Grosso United States Utah Royals Mutual contract termination [4][28]
11 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Emina Ekic United States Spokane Zephyr Mutual contract termination [4][29]
88 GK Brazil Bárbara Unattached End of contract [4]
24 MF Daniela Galic Netherlands Twente End of contract 1 July 2024 [5][30]
2 DF Leia Varley Unattached End of contract 9 August 2024 [8]
19 MF Tijan McKenna Unattached End of contract 9 August 2024 [8]
FW United States Cariel Ellis Unattached Mutual contract termination 11 September 2024 [18]

Contract extensions

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No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
5 United States Taylor Otto Centre-back 1 year 14 June 2024 [3]
14 Laura Hughes Midfielder 2 years 17 July 2024 [31]
16 Karly Roestbakken Centre-back 2 years 17 July 2024 [31]
22 Bryleeh Henry Forward 2 years 17 July 2024 [31]
12 Shelby McMahon Midfielder 3 years 7 August 2024 [13]
23 Melissa Barbieri Goalkeeper 1 year 24 September 2024 [21]
20 Caitlin Karic Forward 1 year 26 September 2024 [22]
21 Isabella Accardo Midfielder 1 year 26 September 2024 [22]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

26 October 2024 Western United Australia 1–0 Australia Melbourne City Melbourne, Australia
14:00 AEDT
  • Medwin 72'
Report Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 3 November 2024 18 April 2025 Matchday 1 1st 23 16 7 0 56 22 +34 069.57
A-League Women Finals 3 May 2025 11 May 2025 Semi-final Semi-final 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
AFC Women's Champions League 6 October 2024 24 May 2025 Group stage Runners-up 6 5 1 0 14 2 +12 083.33
Total 31 21 9 1 72 27 +45 067.74

Last updated: 24 May 2025
Source: Soccerway

A-League Women

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 23 16 7 0 56 22 +34 55 Qualification for AFC Women's Champions League and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 23 16 5 2 42 21 +21 53 Qualification for Finals series
3 Adelaide United 23 14 3 6 44 30 +14 45
4 Central Coast Mariners (C) 23 9 7 7 31 25 +6 34
5 Canberra United 23 9 6 8 28 31 −3 33
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 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.[32]
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
23 16 7 0 56 22  +34 55 9 2 0 33 14  +19 7 5 0 23 8  +15

Source: A-Leagues
Away figures include Melbourne City's 1–1 draw on neutral ground in Unite Round against Sydney FC on 24 November 2024.

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314201516171918212223
GroundHAHNHHAHAAHAAHHAHAHAAHA
ResultWWDDWWWWDDWDWDWWWDWWWWW
Position11121111111111111111111
Points367811141720212225262930333639404346495255
Source: A-Leagues
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were released on 12 September 2024.[33]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 November 2024 1 Melbourne City 5–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 582
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
9 November 2024 2 Melbourne Victory 2–3 Melbourne City Melbourne
14:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,850
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
16 November 2024 3 Melbourne City 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
15:00 AEDT Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 562
Referee: Kelly Jones
24 November 2024 4 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
16:15 AEDT Report
Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium[a]
Attendance: 3,149
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
30 November 2024 5 Melbourne City 2–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
14:15 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,097
Referee: Caitlin Williams
15 December 2024 6 Melbourne City 4–2 Canberra United Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 926
Referee: Bec Mackie
20 December 2024 7 Adelaide United 1–3 Melbourne City Adelaide
16:20 ACDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 2,404
Referee: Mikayla Ryan
28 December 2024 8 Melbourne City 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 421
Referee: Kelly Jones
31 December 2024 9 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Melbourne City Gosford
16:15 AEDT Report Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 5,108
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
5 January 2025 10 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,340
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
11 January 2025 11 Melbourne City 2–0 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,340
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
17 January 2025 12 Western United 1–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: Ironbark Fields
Attendance: 847
Referee: Caitlin Williams
25 January 2025 13 Western Sydney Wanderers 0–1 Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
Attendance: 634
Referee: Bec Mackie
1 February 2025 14 Melbourne City 1–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Caitlin Williams
5 February 2025 20 Melbourne City 5–1 Western United Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 326
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
Note: Match originally scheduled for 23 March at 16:00 AEDT, but rescheduled due to Melbourne City's participation in the 2024–25 AFC Women's Champions League.[35] Match then rescheduled for 5 February, due to extreme heat forecast.[36]
8 February 2025 15 Newcastle Jets 0–2 Melbourne City Newcastle
19:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Molly Godsell
15 February 2025 16 Melbourne City 2–1 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,216
Referee: Isabella Mossin
1 March 2025 17 Canberra United 1–1 Melbourne City Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 919
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
16 March 2025 19 Melbourne City 4–3 Adelaide United Melbourne
16:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 323
Referee: Izzy Cooper
26 March 2025 18 Brisbane Roar 0–4 Melbourne City Brisbane
18:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,174
Referee: Rachael Mitchenson
Note: Match originally scheduled for 9 March, but rescheduled due to the impacts from Cyclone Alfred.[37]
30 March 2025 21 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Melbourne City Porirua
16:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Porirua Park
Attendance: 862
Referee: Bec Mackie
11 April 2025 22 Melbourne City 4–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
16:50 AEST
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 2,257
Referee: Caitlin Williams
18 April 2025 23 Perth Glory 1–5 Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AWST Report
Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre
Attendance: 1,402
Referee: Bec Mackie

Finals series

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3 May 2025 Semi-final 1st leg Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Melbourne City Gosford
14:15 AEST
Report
Stadium: Industree Group Stadium
Attendance: 1,934
Referee: Georgia Ghirardello
11 May 2025 Semi-final 2nd leg Melbourne City 0–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 agg.)
Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
17:00 AEST Report
Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Referee: Molly Godsell

AFC Women's Champions League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Australia Melbourne City 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Iran Bam Khatoon 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo 3 0 2 1 1 5 −4 2
4 Thailand College of Asian Scholars (H) 3 0 1 2 1 5 −4 1
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


6 October 2024 Group stage Melbourne City Australia 2–1 Iran Bam Khatoon Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: BG Stadium
Attendance: 391
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
9 October 2024 Group stage College of Asian Scholars Thailand 0–3 Australia Melbourne City Pathum Thani, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: BG Stadium
Attendance: 414
Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)
12 October 2024 Group stage Melbourne City Australia 4–0 Philippines Kaya–Iloilo Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: BG Stadium
Referee: Khuloud Khudoum (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage

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23 March 2025 Quarter-final Melbourne City Australia 3–0 Chinese Taipei Taichung Blue Whale Melbourne, Australia
15:00 UTC+11 Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)
21 May 2025 Semi-final Incheon Red Angels South Korea 0–1 Australia Melbourne City Wuhan, China
20:00 UTC+8 Report
Stadium: Wuhan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 706
Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)
24 May 2025 (2025-05-24) Final Melbourne City Australia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
China Wuhan Jiangda Wuhan, China
20:00 UTC+8
Report
Stadium: Wuhan Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 18,715
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
Penalties

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[38]

As of match played 24 May 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women A-League Women
Finals
AFC Women's
Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
5 DF United States USA Taylor Otto 29 3 23 3 2 0 4 0
6 MF Australia AUS Leticia McKenna 31 6 19+4 5 2 1 4+2 0
7 FW Canada CAN Kathryn Harvey 15 3 6+9 3 0 0 0 0
8 DF Australia AUS Alexia Apostolakis 31 2 22+1 2 2 0 6 0
9 FW Australia AUS Holly McNamara 22 16 9+8 15 1+1 0 3 1
10 MF Australia AUS Rhianna Pollicina 27 5 11+11 4 0+1 0 4 1
11 FW Australia AUS Emilia Murray 9 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+4 0
12 MF Australia AUS Shelby McMahon 24 2 1+16 0 1+1 0 3+2 2
13 DF Australia AUS Rebekah Stott 28 1 20 0 2 0 6 1
14 MF Australia AUS Laura Hughes 30 4 23 4 2 0 5 0
15 MF Australia AUS Kiera Meyers 6 0 0+3 0 0 0 1+2 0
16 DF Australia AUS Karly Roestbakken 30 0 16+6 0 2 0 5+1 0
17 MF Venezuela VEN Mariana Speckmaier 28 11 20+1 7 0+1 0 5+1 4
18 MF Australia AUS Leah Davidson 27 0 18+2 0 2 0 4+1 0
19 MF Mexico MEX Lourdes Bosch 29 7 20+2 4 1 0 3+3 3
20 FW Australia AUS Caitlin Karic 5 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
22 FW Australia AUS Bryleeh Henry 26 5 11+8 4 2 1 4+1 0
23 GK Australia AUS Melissa Barbieri 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
24 GK Spain ESP Malena Mieres 29 0 22 0 2 0 5 0
27 DF Serbia SRB Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 27 2 8+12 1 1+1 0 3+2 1

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total cards are equal. Players with no cards not included in the list.[38]

As of match played 11 May 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women A-League Women
Finals
AFC Women's
Champions League
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
19 MF Mexico MEX Lourdes Bosch 4 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
8 DF Australia AUS Alexia Apostolakis 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 MF Australia AUS Laura Hughes 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF United States USA Taylor Otto 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Australia AUS Leticia McKenna 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Canada CAN Kathryn Harvey 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Australia AUS Holly McNamara 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF New Zealand NZL Rebekah Stott 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Australia AUS Karly Roestbakken 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Venezuela VEN Mariana Speckmaier 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Serbia SRB Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

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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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of match played 24 May 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women A-League Women
Finals
AFC Women's
Champions League
Total
1 24 Spain Malena Mieres 7 0 3 10
2 23 Australia Melissa Barbieri 0 0 1 1
Total 7 0 4 11

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Match moved from Leichhardt Oval following a pitch assessment.[34]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dario Vidosic announced as Head Coach of Brighton & Hove Albion". Melbourne City. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Hannah Wilkinson to depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "City defender re-commits for 2024/25". Melbourne City. 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Four Premiers Plate winners depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 27 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Daniela Galic departs Melbourne City for overseas opportunity". Melbourne City. 1 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Young Matildas star joins City". Melbourne City. 1 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b "City eyes Premiers Plate defence with signing of Venezuelan international". Melbourne City. 3 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b c "ALW UPDATE: Squad continues to build strongly". Melbourne City. 9 August 2024. The Club can also confirm that Tijan McKenna and Leia Varley have both departed City following the conclusion of their one-year contracts.
  9. ^ "A-LEAGUES: First fixture details confirmed!". Melbourne City. 18 July 2024.
  10. ^ "AFC WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: City learn Group Stage opponents!". Melbourne City. 18 July 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Spanish goalkeeper joins City". Melbourne City. 25 July 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Young Matildas attacker joins City". Melbourne City. 31 July 2024.
  13. ^ a b "HERE TO STAY: McMahon inks new three-year deal". Melbourne City. 7 August 2024.
  14. ^ "U20 WWC: Two new City faces to represent Young Matildas". Melbourne City. 9 August 2024.
  15. ^ a b "American attacker joins City". Melbourne City. 9 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Experienced Head Coach to spearhead Premiership defence". Melbourne City. 21 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b "City secures highly rated US college talent". Melbourne City. 3 September 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Cariel Ellis departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 11 September 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Four-time Champion returns to City". Melbourne City. 11 September 2024.
  20. ^ "2024/25 FIXTURE: ALW draw revealed". Melbourne City. 12 September 2024.
  21. ^ a b "Australian footballing icon re-signs with City". Melbourne City. 24 September 2024.
  22. ^ a b c "Talented duo re-sign ahead of inaugural AWCL campaign". Melbourne City. 26 September 2024.
  23. ^ "AFC WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: Travelling squad confirmed". Melbourne City. 3 October 2024.
  24. ^ "CONFIRMED: Rebekah Stott to continue as Women's Captain". Melbourne City. 5 October 2024.
  25. ^ "City secure Canadian striker Kathryn Harvey". Melbourne City. 29 October 2024.
  26. ^ Melbourne City [@MelbourneCity] (4 May 2024). "We've signed goalkeeper Emily Shields as an injury replacement for today's Grand Final" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ "Today's starting XI". Bulleen Lions. 11 May 2024 – via Instagram.
  28. ^ "Utah Royals FC Adds Defender Julia Grosso". Utah Royals. 1 September 2024.
  29. ^ "Zephyr FC Adds Rising Star to Loaded 2024 Roster". Spokane Zephyr. 17 July 2024.
  30. ^ "Daniela Galic maakt overstap naar FC Twente Vrouwen" [Daniela Galic switches to FC Twente Women]. Twente (in Dutch). 23 July 2024.
  31. ^ a b c "LOCKED IN: Premiership-winning trio recommit". Melbourne City. 17 July 2024.
  32. ^ "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
  33. ^ "2024/25 FIXTURE: ALW draw revealed". Melbourne City. 12 September 2024.
  34. ^ "Ninja A-League Women Unite Round matches moved to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium". A-Leagues. 19 November 2024.
  35. ^ "ALW FIXTURE UPDATE: Home AWCL Quarter Final leads to fixture reshuffle". Melbourne City. 10 December 2024.
  36. ^ "FIXTURE UPDATE: City v Western postponed 24 hours". Melbourne City. 30 January 2025.
  37. ^ "ALW FIXTURE UPDATE: New date for Brisbane away confirmed". Melbourne City. 11 March 2025.
  38. ^ a b "Melbourne City FC - Squad". soccerway.com.
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