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Melbourne City (A-League Women)

2024–25 season
Owner	City Football Group
Chairman	Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Head coach	Michael Matricciani
Stadium	ctrl:cyber Pitch AAMI Park (doubleheaders)
A-League Women	1st
AFC Women's Champions League	Knockout stage
Top goalscorer	League: Mariana Speckmaier (4) All: Mariana Speckmaier (7)
Highest home attendance	2,097 vs. Western Sydney Wanderers (30 November 2024) A-League Women
Lowest home attendance	562 vs. Central Coast Mariners (16 November 2024) A-League Women
Average home league attendance	1,042
Biggest win	3–0 vs. College of Asian Scholars (N) (9 October 2024) AFC Women's Champions League 5–2 vs. Perth Glory (H) (3 November 2024) A-League Women
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All statistics correct as of 30 November 2024.

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.

Players

First-team squad

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  AUS Sophia Varley 5 DF  USA Taylor Otto 6 MF  AUS Leticia McKenna 7 FW  CAN Kathryn Harvey 8 MF  AUS Alexia Apostolakis 9 FW  AUS Holly McNamara 10 MF  AUS Rhianna Pollicina 11 MF  AUS Emilia Murray 12 MF  AUS Shelby McMahon 13 DF  NZL Rebekah Stott (captain) 14 MF  AUS Laura Hughes

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  AUS Kiera Meyers (scholarship) 16 DF  AUS Karly Roestbakken 17 FW  VEN Mariana Speckmaier 18 DF  AUS Leah Davidson 19 MF  USA Lourdes Bosch 20 FW  AUS Caitlin Karic 21 MF  AUS Isabella Accardo 22 FW  AUS Bryleeh Henry 23 GK  AUS Melissa Barbieri 24 GK  ESP Malena Mieres 27 DF  SRB Tyla-Jay Vlajnic

Transfers

Transfers in

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
17	FW	Mariana Speckmaier	Wellington Phoenix		2 years	3 July 2024
24	GK	Malena Mieres	Real Betis		1 year	25 July 2024
11	MF	Emilia Murray	Adelaide United		2 years	31 July 2024
—	FW	Cariel Ellis	Unattached		1 year	9 August 2024
19	MF	Lourdes Bosch	Unattached		2 years	3 September 2024
27	DF	Tyla-Jay Vlajnic	Unattached		1 year	11 September 2024
7	FW	Kathryn Harvey	Fatih Vatan Spor		1 year	29 October 2024

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref.
30	GK	Emily Shields	Bulleen Lions	End of loan	11 May 2024
17	FW	Hannah Wilkinson	Unattached	End of contract	13 June 2024
3	DF	Naomi Chinnama	Unattached	End of contract	27 June 2024
7	DF	Julia Grosso	Utah Royals	Mutual contract termination
11	FW	Emina Ekic	Spokane Zephyr	Mutual contract termination
88	GK	Bárbara	Unattached	End of contract
24	MF	Daniela Galic	Twente	End of contract	1 July 2024
2	DF	Leia Varley	Unattached	End of contract	9 August 2024
19	MF	Tijan McKenna	Unattached	End of contract	9 August 2024
—	FW	Cariel Ellis	Unattached	Mutual contract termination	11 September 2024

Contract extensions

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Competitions

Overall record

Last updated: 31 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

A-League Women

League table

Results summary

Last updated: 31 December 2024.
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

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 12 September 2024.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

AFC Women's Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Bam Khatoon	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Kaya–Iloilo	3	0	2	1	1	5	−4	2
4	College of Asian Scholars (H)	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

6 October 2024 Group stage	Melbourne City	2–1	Bam Khatoon	Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	Pollicina 40' Speckmaier 43'	Report	Hamoudi 70'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 391 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

9 October 2024 Group stage	College of Asian Scholars	0–3	Melbourne City	Pathum Thani, Thailand
20:00 UTC+7		Report	Speckmaier 16' Vlajnic 51' Bosch 67'	Stadium: BG Stadium Attendance: 414 Referee: Yang Shu-ting (Chinese Taipei)

12 October 2024 Group stage	Melbourne City	4–0	Kaya–Iloilo	Pathum Thani, Thailand
16:00 UTC+7	Speckmaier 4' Stott 7' Bosch 10', 38'	Report		Stadium: BG Stadium Referee: Khuloud Khudoum (United Arab Emirates)

Knockout stage

21–23 March 2025 Quarter-final	Melbourne City	v	TBD	Melbourne, Australia
		Source

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

As of match played 31 December 2024

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Women		AFC Women's Champions League		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
5	DF		Taylor Otto	9	0	1	0	10	0
6	MF		Leticia McKenna	6+3	1	1+2	0	12	1
7	FW		Kathryn Harvey	8+1	3	0	0	9	3
8	MF		Alexia Apostolakis	9	2	3	0	12	2
9	FW		Holly McNamara	0+4	1	0	0	4	1
10	MF		Rhianna Pollicina	6+2	2	3	1	11	3
11	MF		Emilia Murray	0+2	0	0+3	0	5	0
12	MF		Shelby McMahon	0+3	0	2	0	5	0
13	DF		Rebekah Stott	6	0	3	1	9	1
14	MF		Laura Hughes	9	3	3	0	12	3
15	MF		Kiera Meyers	1+2	0	1+2	0	6	0
16	DF		Karly Roestbakken	7+2	0	2+1	0	12	0
17	FW		Mariana Speckmaier	8+1	4	3	3	12	7
18	DF		Leah Davidson	7+1	0	2+1	0	11	0
19	MF		Lourdes Bosch	7+1	3	1+2	3	11	6
20	FW		Caitlin Karic	0+2	0	0+1	0	3	0
21	MF		Isabella Accardo	0	0	0+2	0	2	0
22	FW		Bryleeh Henry	6+3	0	2	0	11	0
23	GK		Melissa Barbieri	1	0	1	0	2	0
24	GK		Malena Mieres	8	0	2	0	10	0
27	DF		Tyla-Jay Vlajnic	3+4	0	3	1	10	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.

As of match played 20 December 2024

Rank	No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	A-League Women			AFC Women's Champions League			Total
1	8	DF		Alexia Apostolakis	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14	MF		Laura Hughes	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	22	FW		Bryleeh Henry	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0

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.

As of match played 31 December 2024

Rank	No.	Nat.	Goalkeeper	A-League Women	AFC Women's Champions League	Total
1	24		Malena Mieres	2	1	3
2	23		Melissa Barbieri	0	1	1
Total				2	2	4

See also

• 2024–25 Melbourne City FC season

Notes

1. Match moved from Leichhardt Oval following a pitch assessment.

References

1. "Dario Vidosic announced as Head Coach of Brighton & Hove Albion". Melbourne City. 10 July 2024.
2. "Young Matildas star joins City". Melbourne City. 1 July 2024.
3. "City eyes Premiers Plate defence with signing of Venezuelan international". Melbourne City. 3 July 2024.
4. "Spanish goalkeeper joins City". Melbourne City. 25 July 2024.
5. "Young Matildas attacker joins City". Melbourne City. 31 July 2024.
6. "American attacker joins City". Melbourne City. 9 August 2024.
7. "City secures highly rated US college talent". Melbourne City. 3 September 2024.
8. "Four-time Champion returns to City". Melbourne City. 11 September 2024.
9. "City secure Canadian striker Kathryn Harvey". Melbourne City. 29 October 2024.
10. Melbourne City (4 May 2024). "We've signed goalkeeper Emily Shields as an injury replacement for today's Grand Final" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. "Today's starting XI". Bulleen Lions. 11 May 2024 – via Instagram.
12. "Hannah Wilkinson to depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 13 June 2024.
13. ^ "Four Premiers Plate winners depart Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 27 June 2024.
14. "Utah Royals FC Adds Defender Julia Grosso". Utah Royals. 1 September 2024.
15. "Zephyr FC Adds Rising Star to Loaded 2024 Roster". Spokane Zephyr. 17 July 2024.
16. "Daniela Galic departs Melbourne City for overseas opportunity". Melbourne City. 1 July 2024.
17. "Daniela Galic maakt overstap naar FC Twente Vrouwen" [Daniela Galic switches to FC Twente Women]. Twente (in Dutch). 23 July 2024.
18. ^ "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.
19. "Cariel Ellis departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City. 11 September 2024.
20. "City defender re-commits for 2024/25". Melbourne City. 14 June 2024.
21. ^ "LOCKED IN: Premiership-winning trio recommit". Melbourne City. 17 July 2024.
22. "HERE TO STAY: McMahon inks new three-year deal". Melbourne City. 7 August 2024.
23. "Australian footballing icon re-signs with City". Melbourne City. 24 September 2024.
24. ^ "Talented duo re-sign ahead of inaugural AWCL campaign". Melbourne City. 26 September 2024.
25. "Ladder change reverts as A-Leagues confirms updated rules & regulations for season 2024-25". A-Leagues. 17 October 2024.
26. "2024/25 FIXTURE: ALW draw revealed". Melbourne City. 12 September 2024.
27. "Ninja A-League Women Unite Round matches moved to Netstrata Jubilee Stadium". A-Leagues. 19 November 2024.
28. "ALW FIXTURE UPDATE: Home AWCL Quarter Final leads to fixture reshuffle". Melbourne City. 10 December 2024.

External links

• Melbourne City official website

• Melbourne City FC (women) seasons
• 2024–25 A-League Women season by team