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.
Melbourne City entered the A-League Men in the 2010–11 season, following the club's formation in 2009. 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
Key to colours and symbols: 1st or WWinners2nd or RURunners-up3rd Third ♦ Top scorer in division Key to league record: Season = The year and article of the season Pos = Final position Pld = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GF = Goals scored GA = Goals against Pts = Points
Key to cup record: En-dash (–) = Melbourne City did not participate or cup not held DNQ = Did not qualify DNE = The club did not enter cup play Group = Group stage R32 = Round of 32 R16 = Round of 16 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners
Seasons + Results of league and cup competitions by seasonSeasonLeagueFinalsAustralia CupOther / AsiaTop goalscorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosCompetitionResultNameGoals2010–11A-League3081111324235DNQ John Aloisi82011–12A-League279108353437SF Eli Babalj92012–13A-League278316314027DNQ Richard GarciaJosip Tadic62013–14A-League276813364226DNQ David Williams122014–15A-League279810354135SFR32 Aaron Mooy72015–16A-League271359634444SFSF Bruno Fornaroli28 ♦2016–17A-League2711610494439EFW Bruno Fornaroli202017–18A-League2713410413343SFQF Ross McCormack142018–19A-League271179393240EFQF Riley McGree82019–20A-League261457493747RURU Jamie Maclaren29 ♦2020–21A-League261547573249WDNEChampions LeagueDNEJamie Maclaren 25 ♦2021–22A-League Men261475553349RUQFChampions LeagueGroupJamie Maclaren 18 ♦2022–23A-League Men261673613255RUR16 Jamie Maclaren 24 ♦2023–24A-League Men2711610503839EFSFChampions LeagueGroupTolgay Arslan192024-25A-League Men261466412548WR32
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External links Ultimate A-League A-League Stats