List of Melbourne City FC records and statistics

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Jamie Maclaren became Melbourne City's record goalscorer in May 2021. Jamie Maclaren World Cup 2018.jpg
Jamie Maclaren became Melbourne City's record goalscorer in May 2021.

Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Cranbourne East, Melbourne. The club was formed in 2009 as Melbourne Heart before being renamed as Melbourne City. They became the second Victorian member admitted into the A-League Men in 2010 after Melbourne Victory. [1]

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The list encompasses the honours won by Melbourne City. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Melbourne City players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.

Melbourne City has won one A-League Men Premiership in 2020–21, one A-League Men Championship in 2021 and an Australia Cup in 2016. The club's record appearance maker is Curtis Good, who has made 180 appearances, between 2011 and 2024. Jamie Maclaren is Melbourne City's record goalscorer, scoring 115 goals in total.

All figures are correct as of the match played on 5 May 2024.

Honours and achievements

Domestic

Winners (3): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Runners-up (1): 2019–20
Winners (1): 2021
Runners-up (3): 2020, 2022, 2023
Winners (1): 2016
Runners-up (1): 2019

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored. [4]

#NameYears A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Total
Regular seasonFinals series
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Curtis Good 2011–2012
2018–2024		147 (6)11 (1)12 (1)10 (0)180 (8)
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren 2019–2024132 (101)10 (2)10 (9)12 (3)164 (115)
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Jamieson 2017–2023130 (2)10 (1)15 (0)6 (0)161 (3)
4 Flag of France.svg Florin Berenguer 2018–202397 (9)10 (0)8 (0)0 (0)115 (9)
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Glover 2019–202388 (0)10 (0)5 (0)6 (0)109 (0)
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aziz Behich 2010–2014
2023–2024
2024–		98 (2)1 (0)3 (0)6 (1)108 (3)
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Galloway 2019–85 (4)7 (1)9 (3)5 (0)106 (7)
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Williams 2011–201699 (21)2 (0)2 (0)0 (0)103 (21)
9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rostyn Griffiths 2018–202275 (4)7 (0)7 (0)5 (0)94 (4)
Flag of Portugal.svg Nuno Reis 2021–202470 (1)8 (0)8 (0)8 (0)94 (1)

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made. [4]

#NameYears A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Total
Regular seasonFinals series
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Maclaren 2019–2024101 (132)2 (10)9 (10)3 (12)115 (164)
2 Flag of Uruguay.svg Bruno Fornaroli 2015–201946 (65)2 (5)9 (13)0 (0)57 (83)
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Mooy 2014–201618 (52)0 (4)6 (2)0 (0)24 (58)
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marco Tilio 2020–2023
2024–		15 (72)3 (8)0 (5)3 (5)21 (90)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Williams 2011–201621 (99)0 (2)0 (2)0 (0)21 (103)
6 Flag of Germany.svg Tolgay Arslan 2021–13 (23)0 (1)4 (4)2 (6)19 (34)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mathew Leckie 2021–16 (51)1 (7)2 (6)0 (3)19 (67)
8 Flag of England.svg Craig Noone 2019–202111 (48)0 (2)4 (5)0 (0)15 (55)
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Ross McCormack 2017–201814 (17)0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)14 (17)
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tim Cahill 2016–201711 (28)0 (0)2 (5)0 (0)13 (33)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mate Dugandzic 2011–201513 (73)0 (2)0 (1)0 (0)13 (76)
Flag of France.svg Harry Novillo 2015–201613 (29)0 (2)0 (2)0 (0)13 (33)

International

Michael Beauchamp was the first Melbourne City player to receive an international cap. Michael Beauchamp.jpg
Michael Beauchamp was the first Melbourne City player to receive an international cap.

This section refers to caps won while a Melbourne City player.

Managerial records

Club records

Matches

Firsts

Record wins

  • Record A-League Men win: 8–0 against Perth Glory, 14 April 2024 [4]
  • Record Australia Cup win: 5–0 against Heidelberg United, Quarter-final, 29 September 2015 [4]
  • Record AFC Champions League win:
    • 3–0 against United City, Group stage, 18 April 2022
    • 3–0 against United City, Group stage, 1 May 2022

Record defeats

  • Record A-League Men defeat: 0–6 against Adelaide United, 29 October 2023 [4]
  • Record Australia Cup defeat: 0–4 against Adelaide United, Final, 23 October 2019 [4]
  • Record AFC Champions League defeat: 0–1 against Buriram United, Group stage, 8 November 2023

Record consecutive results

  • Record consecutive wins: 6, from 23 February 2021 to 26 March 2021 [5]
  • Record consecutive defeats: 5 [5]
    • from 3 March 2013 to 30 March 2013
    • from 27 October 2013 to 24 November 2013
  • Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 11, from 18 February 2022 to 6 April 2022 [5]
  • Record consecutive matches without a win: 19, from 3 March 2013 to 10 January 2014 [5]
  • Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 5, from 19 November 2010 to 8 December 2010 [5]

Goals

Points

Attendances

See also

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References

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  2. ↑ "Melbourne City: All Players". ultimatealeague.com.
  3. ↑ "The Football Federation Australia Cup". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Melbourne City Team Statistics". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Melbourne City Streaks". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Paine, Chris (24 May 2010). "Socceroos snatch farewell victory". ABC News . Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  7. ↑ Dinjaski, Melanie (16 June 2018). "World Cup 2018: Australia vs France Preview". nine.com.au.
  8. ↑ Sheehan, Luke (4 May 2010). "Goals galore as Heart beat Zebras". Star News Group. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.
  9. ↑ "Mariners break Heart". A-League . 5 August 2010. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011.
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