The 2021–22 season was the 12th in the history of Melbourne City Football Club In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City also competed in the FFA Cup and AFC Champions League. They were managed by Patrick Kisnorbo and captained by Scott Jamieson.
Players
First-team squad
Transfers
Transfers in PlayerTransferred fromType/feeContract lengthDate 7 UnattachedFree transfer3 years4 June 2021 21 Newcastle JetsEnd of loan(1 year)11 June 2021 30 Macarthur FCEnd of loan(1 year)30 June 2021 34 Free transfer2 years24 August 2021 20 UnattachedFree transfer2 years20 September 2021 6 Loan6 months19 January 2022 14 UnattachedFree transfer6 months1 February 2022
Transfers out PlayerTransferred toType/feeDate 21 Western Sydney WanderersMutual contract termination30 June 2021 30 Macarthur FCMutual contract termination30 June 2021 14 End of loan6 July 2021 11 Macarthur FCEnd of contract10 July 2021 20 UnattachedEnd of contract17 July 2021 19 Western UnitedMutual contract termination17 July 2021 13 Undisclosed24 December 2021
Contract extensions Player Contract length Date Notes 9 FW Jamie Maclaren 2 years 23 June 2021 Contract extended from end of 2021-22 until end of 2023-24 3 DF Scott Jamieson 2 years 2 July 2021 10 MF Florin Berenguer 1 year 21 July 2021 39 MF Anthony Lesiotis 1 year 6 August 2021 Scholarship extension 38 DF Jordan Bos 3 years 30 September 2021 Scholarship extension 2 DF Scott Galloway 3 years 2 October 2021 23 FW Marco Tilio 2 years 20 October 2021 Contract extended from end of 2021-22 until end of 2023-24 35 FW Raphael Borges Rodrigues 1 year 26 October 2021 Contract extended from end of 2021-22 until end of 2022-23 10 MF Florin Berenguer 1 year 1 March 2022 Contract extended from end of 2021-22 until end of 2022-23 4 DF Nuno Reis 1 year 12 May 2022 Contract extended from end of 2022-23 until end of 2023-24
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overview
A-League Men
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Notes:
Finals series
Semi-finals
Grand Final
FFA Cup
AFC Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 17 January 2022. Despite finishing the group stage undefeated with 3 wins and 3 draws; Melbourne City finished in second place due to goal difference, missing out on an automatic spot in the knockout stage of the tournament. They also didn't advance as one of the best runner-ups, due to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Urawa Red Diamonds, and Kitchee performing better than them in their respective groups.
Statistics
Appearances and goals Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
Name A-League Men FFA Cup AFC Champions League Total Regular season Finals series Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK 24 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 36 0 2 DF 13+2 0 0+1 0 2 2 1 0 19 2 3 DF 18+2 0 3 0 2 0 5+1 0 31 0 4 DF 17+2 0 3 0 1+2 0 4 0 29 0 5 MF 12+3 0 1+1 0 3 0 5 0 25 0 6 DF 16+3 2 3 0 0 0 4+2 1 28 3 7 FW 18+2 9 3 0 1+1 1 1 0 26 10 8 MF 21 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 23 0 9 FW 24 15 3 1 0 0 4+2 2 33 18 10 MF 23+1 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 28 5 14 MF 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0 9 0 15 FW 25 5 3 0 1+1 0 4+1 2 35 7 16 MF 5+12 0 2+1 0 1 0 6 0 27 0 17 FW 2+14 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 3+3 1 26 1 18 MF 20+2 2 3 0 1+1 1 3+1 0 31 3 20 MF 0+3 0 0 0 2 0 0+1 0 6 0 22 DF 20 3 3 0 2 0 4 0 29 3 23 FW 12+10 4 1+2 1 3 0 5 3 33 8 33 GK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 34 DF 2+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 6 0 35 FW 2+3 1 0 0 1+1 0 2+1 1 10 2 36 DF 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 6 0 37 FW 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 38 DF 6+6 1 0+1 0 2+1 0 4+2 0 22 1 39 FW 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 0 0 3 0 47 MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+4 0 4 0 48 MF 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 Player(s) transferred out but featured this season 13 MF 1+3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
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.
Rank Name A-League FFA Cup AFC Champions League Total Regular season Finals series 1 9 FW 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 4 DF 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 0 3 22 DF 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 3 DF 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 23 FW 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0 6 15 FW 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 7 8 MF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 18 MF 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 9 6 DF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 FW 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 10 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 17 FW 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 13 1 GK 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 16 MF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 36 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 38 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 17 2 DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 13 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 34 DF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 64 1 1 7 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 84 1 1
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 of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
Rank Goalkeeper A-League Men FFA Cup ACL Total Regular season Finals series 1 1 5 1 3 3 12
See also 2021–22 in Australian soccer List of Melbourne City FC seasons
References
External links Melbourne City official website