2021–22 Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) season
2021–22 season | ||||
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Owner | City Football Group | |||
Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
Manager | Rado Vidošić | |||
Stadium | AAMI Park Kingston Heath Soccer Complex ABD Stadium | |||
A-League Women | 2nd | |||
A-League Women Finals | Preliminary Final | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Hannah Wilkinson (12) All: Hannah Wilkinson (14) | |||
Highest home attendance | 7,896 vs. Adelaide United (18 December 2021) A-League Women | |||
Lowest home attendance | 357 vs. Newcastle Jets (1 March 2022) A-League Women | |||
Average home league attendance | 1,869 | |||
Biggest win | 5–1 vs. Melbourne Victory (A) (26 December 2021) A-League Women 4–0 vs. Wellington Phoenix (H) (9 January 2022) A-League Women 4–0 vs. Perth Glory (A) (13 February 2022) A-League Women | |||
Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Sydney FC (A) (22 January 2022) A-League Women | |||
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The 2021–22 season was the seventh in the history of Melbourne City Football Club (A-League Women). They were managed by Rado Vidošić.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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13 | DF | Rebekah Stott | Bulleen Lions | Free transfer | 1 year | 19 August 2021 | [1] |
17 | FW | Hannah Wilkinson | MSV Duisburg | Free transfer | 1 year | 25 August 2021 | [2] |
10 | FW | Rhianna Pollicina | Newcastle Jets | Free transfer | 1 September 2021 | [3] | |
8 | MF | Kaitlyn Torpey | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 1 year | 9 September 2021 | [4] |
1 | GK | Sally James | Canberra United | Free transfer | 1 year | 15 September 2021 | [5] |
20 | FW | Caitlin Karic | FV Emerging | Free transfer | 1 year | 17 September 2021 | [6] |
3 | MF | Darcey Malone | FNSW Institute | Free transfer | [6] | ||
9 | FW | Holly McNamara | FNSW Institute | Free transfer | [6] | ||
6 | MF | Leticia McKenna | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 30 September 2021 | [7] | |
2 | DF | Marisa van der Meer | Canterbury United Pride | Free transfer | 1 year | 1 October 2021 | [8] |
16 | MF | Meisha Westland | Lions FC | Free transfer | 1 year | [8] | |
7 | DF | Winonah Heatley | Växjö | Free transfer | 1 year | 29 November 2021 | [9] |
12 | GK | Coco Majstorovic | Lions FC | Undisclosed fee | 30 November 2021 | [10] | |
11 | DF | Isabella Accardo | FV Emerging | Scholarship | [10] |
Transfers out
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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6 | MF | Noor Eckhoff | Eskilstuna United | Free transfer | 8 April 2021 | [11] |
7 | DF | Julia Sardo | Calder United | Free transfer | 12 April 2021 | [12] |
20 | MF | Lia Muldeary | FV Emerging | Free transfer | 3 May 2021 | [13] |
1 | GK | Teegan Micah | Sandviken | Free transfer | 4 May 2021 | [14] |
9 | MF | Alex Chidiac | JEF United Chiba | Undisclosed fee | 8 June 2021 | [15] |
10 | FW | Chinatsu Kira | Orca Kamogawa | Free transfer | 16 June 2021 | [16] |
13 | MF | Sarah Cain | Perth Glory | Free transfer | 21 July 2021 | [17] |
16 | DF | Sofia Sakalis | Perth Glory | Free transfer | [17] | |
17 | DF | Samantha Johnson | Soyaux | Free transfer | 30 July 2021 | [18] |
21 | DF | Jenna McCormick | AGF Fodbold | Undisclosed fee | 20 August 2021 | [19] |
2 | DF | Teigen Allen | Western Sydney Wanderers | Free transfer | 24 August 2021 | [20] |
8 | MF | Hollie Palmer | Brisbane Roar | Free transfer | 25 August 2021 | [21] |
14 | MF | Margot Robinne | Canberra United | Free transfer | 28 September 2021 | [22] |
12 | FW | Harriet Withers | Melbourne Victory | Undisclosed fee | 29 September 2021 | [23] |
30 | GK | Sophia Varley | Melbourne Victory | Undisclosed fee | 5 December 2021 | [24] |
Contract extensions
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Duration | Date | Ref. |
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15 | DF | Emma Checker | 2 years | 24 August 2021 | [25] |
4 | DF | Chelsea Blissett | 3 years | 27 August 2021 | [26] |
18 | MF | Leah Davidson | 2 years | 3 September 2021 | [27] |
5 | DF | Tori Tumeth | 2 years | 7 September 2021 | [28] |
22 | DF | Naomi Thomas-Chinnama | 2 years | 10 September 2021 | [29] |
23 | GK | Melissa Barbieri | 1 year | 23 September 2021 | [30] |
19 | DF | Tyla-Jay Vlajnic | 1 year | 28 September 2021 | [31] |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
A-League Women | 3 December 2021 | 6 March 2022 | Matchday 1 | 2nd | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 78.57 |
A-League Women Finals | 11 March 2022 | 20 March 2022 | Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0.00 |
Total | 16 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 68.75 |
Source: Soccerway
A-League Women
[edit]Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 |
Source: KEEPUP
Results by round
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sydney FC | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 6 | +30 | 35 | Qualification to Finals series |
2 | Melbourne City | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | +18 | 33 | |
3 | Adelaide United | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 17 | +16 | 27 | |
4 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 24 | |
5 | Perth Glory | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 23 | −3 | 24 | |
6 | Brisbane Roar | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 17 | |
7 | Canberra United | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 13 | |
8 | Newcastle Jets | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 10 | |
9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 7 | |
10 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 36 | −23 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Matches
[edit]Win Draw Loss
3 December 2021 1 | Canberra United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Canberra |
19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Viking Park Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello |
12 December 2021 2 | Melbourne City | 1–2 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
16:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,092 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
18 December 2021 3 | Melbourne City | 3–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
17:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,896 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson |
26 December 2021 4 | Melbourne Victory | 1–5 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
17:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Lara Lee |
9 January 2022 6 | Melbourne City | 4–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
16:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,021 Referee: Caitlin Williams |
15 January 2022 7 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
16:35 ACDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,062 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello |
22 January 2022 12 | Sydney FC | 3–0 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
17:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Netsrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 1,259 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson |
29 January 2022 9 | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
16:50 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 1,132 Referee: Rebecca Mackie |
6 February 2022 10 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
16:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 840 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson |
13 February 2022 11 | Perth Glory | 0–4 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
15:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Industree Group Stadium Attendance: 362 Referee: Lara Lee |
20 February 2022 8 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
16:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
24 February 2022 13 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Kingston Heath Soccer Complex Attendance: 857 Referee: Kelly Jones |
1 March 2022 5 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
19:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 357 Referee: Caitlin Williams |
6 March 2022 14 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
12:05 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Wanderers Football Park Attendance: 220 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello |
Finals series
[edit]11 March 2022 Semi-finals | Sydney FC | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Melbourne City | Sydney |
19:05 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 942 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello |
20 March 2022 Preliminary Final | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
16:05 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Women | Total | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Sally James | 1+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Marisa van der Meer | 0+10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Darcey Malone | 2+7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Chelsea Blissett | 4+9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Tori Tumeth | 15+1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
6 | MF | Leticia McKenna | 5+7 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
7 | DF | Winonah Heatley | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | |
8 | MF | Kaitlyn Torpey | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | |
9 | FW | Holly McNamara | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | |
10 | MF | Rhianna Pollicina | 16 | 7 | 16 | 7 | |
11 | DF | Isabella Accardo | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
12 | GK | Coco Majstorovic | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Rebekah Stott | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Emma Checker | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
16 | MF | Meisha Westland | 3+9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Hannah Wilkinson | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
18 | MF | Leah Davidson | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | |
19 | DF | Tyla-Jay Vlajnic | 13+2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Caitlin Karic | 2+7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
22 | DF | Naomi Thomas-Chinnama | 2+4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
23 | GK | Melissa Barbieri | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]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 | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | A-League Women | Total | ||||
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1 | 19 | DF | Tyla-Jay Vlajnic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
2 | 23 | GK | Melissa Barbieri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | 8 | MF | Kaitlyn Torpey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | FW | Caitlin Karic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
6 | 3 | MF | Darcey Malone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Tori Tumeth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | Holly McNamara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | FW | Rhianna Pollicina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | DF | Emma Checker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | FW | Meisha Westland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
18 | MF | Leah Davidson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 |
Clean sheets
[edit]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 | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Women | Total |
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1 | 23 | Melissa Barbieri | 6 | 6 | |
2 | 1 | Sally Jones | 0 (2) | 0 (2) | |
Total | 6 (2) | 6 (2) |
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External links
[edit]- Melbourne City official website