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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.[1] 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 2023–24 season, the club's first team have spent 14 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

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Key to league competitions:

Seasons

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Results of league and cup competitions by season
Season Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Finals Australia Cup Competition Result Name Goals
League Other / Asia Top goalscorer
2010–11 A-League 30 8 11 11 32 42 35 8th DNQ — — — John Aloisi 8
2011–12 A-League 27 9 10 8 35 34 37 6th SF — — — Eli Babalj 9
2012–13 A-League 27 8 3 16 31 40 27 9th DNQ — — — Richard Garcia
Josip Tadic 		6
2013–14 A-League 27 6 8 13 36 42 26 10th DNQ — — — David Williams 12
2014–15 A-League 27 9 8 10 35 41 35 5th SF R32 — — Aaron Mooy 7
2015–16 A-League 27 13 5 9 63 44 44 4th SF SF — — Bruno Fornaroli 28 ♦
2016–17 A-League 27 11 6 10 49 44 39 4th EF W — — Bruno Fornaroli 20
2017–18 A-League 27 13 4 10 41 33 43 3rd SF QF — — Ross McCormack 14
2018–19 A-League 27 11 7 9 39 32 40 5th EF QF — — Riley McGree 8
2019–20 A-League 26 14 5 7 49 37 47 2nd RU RU — — Jamie Maclaren 29 ♦
2020–21 A-League 26 15 4 7 57 32 49 1st W DNE[a] Champions League DNE[b] Jamie Maclaren 25 ♦
2021–22 A-League Men 26 14 7 5 55 33 49 1st RU QF Champions League Group Jamie Maclaren 18 ♦
2022–23 A-League Men 26 16 7 3 61 32 55 1st RU R16 — — Jamie Maclaren 24 ♦
2023–24 A-League Men 27 11 6 10 50 38 39 6th EF SF Champions League Group Tolgay Arslan 19
2024-25 A-League Men 26 tbd tbd R32 — —

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Melbourne City did not enter the 2020 FFA Cup due to the event being cancelled following the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, with only a limited number of preliminary rounds being played.[2]
  2. ^ All Australian representatives in the 2021 AFC Champions League, including Melbourne City, withdrew prior to their first matches in the competition.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Reed, Ron (13 June 2009). "Melbourne awarded licence for second A-League team". Fox Sports (Australia). Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Coronavirus forces FFA Cup to be cancelled". The World Game. SBS. 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ "A-League teams Sydney FC, Melbourne City and Brisbane Roar withdrawn from Asian Champions League due to finals schedule". ABC News. 4 June 2021.
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