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2016–17 Melbourne City FC season

April 11, 2024

For the W-League team's 2016–17 season, see 2016–17 Melbourne City W-League season.

The 2016–17 season was the seventh in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the FFA Cup for the third time.

Melbourne City
2016–17 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerJohn van 't Schip
(to 3 January 2017)
Michael Valkanis
(from 3 January 2017)
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League4th
A-League FinalsElimination-finals
FFA CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Bruno Fornaroli (17)
All: Bruno Fornaroli (20)
Highest home attendance24,706
vs. Melbourne Victory
(17 December 2016)
A-League
Lowest home attendance7,745
vs. Newcastle Jets
(10 November 2016)
A-League
Average home league attendance10,499
Biggest win5–1
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(18 February 2017)
A-League
4–0
vs. Newcastle Jets
(18 March 2017)
A-League
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Sydney FC
(1 April 2017)
A-League

The club won the FFA Cup, its first ever silverware as a senior men's team. On 3 January 2017, manager John van 't Schip resigned from his position to return to the Netherlands and help care for his terminally-ill father.[1] Michael Valkanis was subsequently appointed manager for the remainder of the season.[2]

Players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   DEN Thomas Sørensen
2 DF   MLT Manny Muscat
3 DF   AUS Joshua Rose
5 DF   AUS Ivan Franjic
6 DF   AUS Osama Malik
7 FW   AUS Corey Gameiro
8 MF   AUS Neil Kilkenny
9 MF   ARG Nicolás Colazo (on loan from Boca Juniors)
10 MF   AUS Anthony Cáceres (on loan from Manchester City)
11 MF   AUS Bruce Kamau
12 FW   AUS Nick Fitzgerald
14 FW   AUS Daniel Arzani
17 FW   AUS Tim Cahill
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF   AUS Paulo Retre
20 GK   AUS Dean Bouzanis
21 DF   AUS Ruon Tongyik
22 DF   DEN Michael Jakobsen
23 FW   URU Bruno Fornaroli (captain)
26 MF   AUS Luke Brattan (on loan from Manchester City)
27 MF   ARG Fernando Brandán (on loan from Temperley)
28 FW   AUS Steve Kuzmanovski
29 FW   AUS Braedyn Crowley
34 MF   AUS Denis Genreau
36 DF   AUS Dylan Pierias
42 GK   AUS James Delianov

Transfers edit

From youth squad edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
34 MF   Denis Genreau 17 [3]
36 DF   Dylan Pierias 17 [3]
42 GK   James Delianov 17 [3]

Transfers in edit

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref
2 DF   Manny Muscat Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 2 years 3 March 2016 [4]
11 MF Bruce Kamau Adelaide United Free transfer 2 years 6 May 2016 [5]
14 FW Daniel Arzani Unattached Free transfer 2 years 10 June 2016 [6]
26 MF Luke Brattan   Manchester City Loan 1 year 29 June 2016 [7]
21 DF Ruon Tongyik Adelaide United Undisclosed Fee 2 years 8 July 2016 [8]
8 MF Neil Kilkenny Unattached Free transfer 2 years 19 July 2016 [9]
27 MF   Fernando Brandán   Temperley Loan 2 years 26 July 2016 [10]
17 FW Tim Cahill Unattached Free transfer 3 years 11 August 2016 [11]
3 DF Joshua Rose Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 1 year 12 August 2016 [12]
22 DF   Michael Jakobsen   Esbjerg fB Free transfer 2 years 1 September 2016 [13]
29 FW Braedyn Crowley   Northcote City Free transfer 2 years 6 September 2016 [14]
9 MF   Nicolás Colazo   Boca Juniors Loan 1 year 20 September 2016 [15][16]

Transfers out edit

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
2 DF Alex Wilkinson Sydney FC Free transfer 26 April 2016 [17]
3 DF   Aaron Hughes Unattached Free transfer 26 April 2016 [18]
14 MF James Brown Unattached Free transfer 28 April 2016 [18]
16 MF Jason Trifiro Unattached Free transfer 28 April 2016 [18]
17 FW Wade Dekker Unattached Free transfer 28 April 2016 [18]
26 FW Marc Marino Unattached Free transfer 28 April 2016 [18]
24 DF Patrick Kisnorbo Retired 1 May 2016 [19]
11 DF Michael Zullo Sydney FC Free transfer 12 May 2016 [20]
19 DF Ben Garuccio Adelaide United Free transfer 16 June 2016 [21]
9 FW   Harry Novillo   Manisaspor $500,000 22 June 2016 [22]
8 MF Aaron Mooy   Manchester City Free transfer 29 June 2016 [7]
22 DF Jack Clisby Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 12 August 2016 [23]
25 MF Jacob Melling Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 12 August 2016 [23]
34 FW Stefan Zinni   South Melbourne Undisclosed Fee 18 December 2016 [24]
4 DF Connor Chapman   Incheon United Undisclosed Fee 23 January 2017 [25]

Contract extensions edit

Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes
  Nick Fitzgerald Attacking midfielder 2 years 2018 [6]
  Anthony Cáceres Central midfielder 1 year 2017 [7]
  Bruno Fornaroli Central striker 3 years 2019 [26]
  Dean Bouzanis Goalkeeper 3 years 2020 [27]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

20 July 2016 Port Melbourne   0–5 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:15 AEST Report
Stadium: SS Anderson Reserve
26 July 2016 Melbourne Knights   0–4 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Knights Stadium
16 August 2016 Hume City   1–0 Melbourne City Melbourne
 Report Stadium: ABD Stadium
17 August 2016 Melbourne City 1–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
 Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
7 September 2016 Northern Fury   1–4 Melbourne City Townsville
19:00 AEST
  • Waples   71' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Jarred Gillett
11 September 2016 Melbourne City 1–4 Wellington Phoenix Townsville
15:00 AEST Cahill   15' Report
Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve
Attendance: 3,856
18 September 2016 Melbourne City 0–4 Newcastle Jets Ballarat
15:00 AEST Report
Stadium: Morshead Park
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
25 September 2016 Family Day Melbourne City 2–0   Auckland City Melbourne
10:00 AEST
Report Stadium: City Football Academy

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League 8 October 2016 16 April 2017 Matchday 1 4th 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 040.74
A-League Finals 23 April 2017 Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
FFA Cup 2 August 2016 30 November 2016 Round of 32 Winners 5 5 0 0 11 3 +8 100.00
Total 33 16 6 11 60 49 +11 048.48

Source: Soccerway

A-League edit

Main article: 2016–17 A-League

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 20 6 1 55 12 +43 66 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 +18 49
3 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 +6 42 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series
4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 +5 39 Qualification for Finals series
5 Perth Glory 27 10 9 8 53 53 0 39
6 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 36
7 Wellington Phoenix[a] 27 8 6 13 41 46 −5 30
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 6 5 16 31 52 −21 23
9 Adelaide United 27 5 8 14 25 46 −21 23
10 Newcastle Jets 27 5 7 15 28 53 −25 22
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 11 6 10 49 44  +5 39 7 3 3 24 18  +6 4 3 7 25 26  −1

Source: ultimatealeague.com

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundAAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHA
ResultWWLWLWDWDDLDDWLWLLDWLWWLLWL
Position223232222244433344434333434
Points3669912131617181819202323262626273030333636363939
Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

8 October 2016 1 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Melbourne City Wellington
19:35 NZDT Report Cáceres   31' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 10,034
Referee: Peter Green
15 October 2016 2 Melbourne Victory 1–4 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Rojas   62' Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 43,188
Referee: Chris Beath
21 October 2016 3 Melbourne City 2–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,076
Referee: Alan Milliner
28 October 2016 4 Melbourne City 2–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Fornaroli   11', 56' (pen.) Report Guardiola   64' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,053
Referee: Chris Beath
4 November 2016 5 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Melbourne City Brisbane
18:50 AEST Maclaren   11' Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 20,198
Referee: Peter Green
10 November 2016 6 Melbourne City 2–1 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Fornaroli   14', 26' Report Nabbout   36' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 7,745
Referee: Adam Fielding
18 November 2016 7 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT Kilkenny   90+2' (o.g.) Report Cahill   55' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 14,232
Referee: Chris Beath
27 November 2016 8 Melbourne City 2–1 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Krishna   60' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,644
Referee: Kurt Ams
3 December 2016 9 Melbourne City 1–1 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Colazo   54' Report Maclaren   38' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,394
Referee: Shaun Evans
9 December 2016 10 Sydney FC 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT Bobô   80' (pen.) Report Brandán   32' Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 14,668
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
17 December 2016 11 Melbourne City 1–2 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Cahill   16' Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 24,706
Referee: Jarred Gillett
27 December 2016 12 Melbourne City 3–3 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 11,269
Referee: Shaun Evans
31 December 2016 13 Central Coast Mariners 2–2 Melbourne City Gosford
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 11,184
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
6 January 2017 14 Melbourne City 1–0 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Franjic   19' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,731
Referee: Alan Milliner
12 January 2017 15 Adelaide United 2–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
Report Fornaroli   4' Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,607
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
19 January 2017 16 Melbourne City 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Cahill   3', 39' Report O'Donovan   9' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,784
Referee: Daniel Elder
27 January 2017 17 Newcastle Jets 2–1 Melbourne City Coffs Harbour
19:50 AEDT Nabbout   14', 52' Report Fornaroli   69' (pen.) Stadium: C.ex Coffs International Stadium
Attendance: 7,891
Referee: Kurt Ams
4 February 2017 18 Melbourne Victory 2–1 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Baró   70' (o.g.) Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 35,426
Referee: Chris Beath
11 February 2017 19 Melbourne City 2–2 Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Maclaren   34' (pen.), 45+1' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,414
Referee: Alan Milliner
18 February 2017 20 Wellington Phoenix 1–5 Melbourne City Wellington
19:35 NZDT Barbarouses   70' Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Attendance: 6,131
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
24 February 2017 21 Melbourne City 1–3 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:50 AEDT Fitzgerald   25' Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 10,706
Referee: Jarred Gillett
5 March 2017 22 Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Melbourne City Gosford
17:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Central Coast Stadium
Attendance: 5,974
Referee: Adam Fielding
18 March 2017 23 Melbourne City 4–0 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 8,949
Referee: Chris Beath
24 March 2017 24 Western Sydney Wanderers 3–1 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT Santalab   22', 64', 68' Report Kilkenny   3' Stadium: Spotless Stadium
Attendance: 10,204
Referee: Jarred Gillett
1 April 2017 25 Sydney FC 3–0 Melbourne City Sydney
19:50 AEDT
Report Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Attendance: 15,266
Referee: Peter Green
7 April 2017 26 Melbourne City 1–0 Adelaide United Melbourne
19:50 AEST Cahill   36' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones
16 April 2017 27 Perth Glory 5–4 Melbourne City Perth
17:00 AWST
Report
Stadium: nib Stadium
Attendance: 12,261
Referee: Peter Green

Finals series edit

23 April 2017 Elimination-final Melbourne City 0–2 Perth Glory Melbourne
19:00 AEST Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 9,944
Referee: Chris Beath

FFA Cup edit

Main article: 2016 FFA Cup
2 August 2016 Round of 32 Floreat Athena 1–2 Melbourne City Perth
18:30 AWST Gate   59' Report
Stadium: Dorrien Gardens
Attendance: 1,408
Referee: Adam Fielding
24 August 2016 Round of 16 Brisbane Strikers 1–2 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:30 AEST Henslee   34' Report Fornaroli   37' (pen.), 78' (pen.) Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 3,571
Referee: Peter Green
21 September 2016 Quarter-final Melbourne City 4–1 Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report Dimas   73' Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 5,401
Referee: Jarred Gillett
25 October 2016 Semi-final Melbourne Victory 0–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 15,791
Referee: Shaun Evans
30 November 2016 Final Melbourne City 1–0 Sydney FC Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Cahill   53' Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,751
Referee: Peter Green

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.[28]

No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Thomas Sørensen 7(1) 0 3 0 11 0
2 DF   Manny Muscat 12(2) 0 3 0 17 0
3 DF   Josh Rose 23 0 3 0 26 0
5 DF   Ivan Franjic 20(1) 1 1(1) 0 23 1
6 MF   Osama Malik 15(3) 0 4 0 22 0
8 MF   Neil Kilkenny 25 2 4 0 29 2
9 MF   Nicolás Colazo 18(4) 4 1(1) 0 24 4
10 MF   Anthony Caceres 16(11) 2 3(1) 1 31 3
11 FW   Bruce Kamau 19(7) 1 4 0 30 1
12 FW   Nick Fitzgerald 9(14) 4 3(2) 1 28 5
14 FW   Daniel Arzani 0(6) 0 0(1) 0 7 0
17 FW   Tim Cahill 18(4) 11 3(1) 2 26 13
18 MF   Paulo Retre 4(7) 0 1(2) 0 14 0
20 GK   Dean Bouzanis 21(1) 0 2 0 24 0
21 DF   Ruon Tongyik 13(2) 0 0 0 15 0
22 DF   Michael Jakobsen 17 0 3 1 20 1
23 FW   Bruno Fornaroli 27 17 5 3 32 20
26 MF   Luke Brattan 24(2) 1 5 1 31 2
27 MF   Fernando Brandán 13(6) 3 3(2) 2 24 5
28 MF   Steve Kuzmanovski 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0
29 FW   Braedyn Crowley 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
34 MF   Denis Genreau 2(2) 0 0 0 4 0
35 DF   Christian Cavallo 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0
36 DF   Dylan Pierias 1 0 0 0 1 0
— DF   Bradley Clarke 0 0 0(1) 0 1 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
4 MF   Connor Chapman 4(1) 0 3(1) 0 9 0
22 DF   Jack Clisby 0 0 1 0 1 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.[28]

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Name A-League FFA Cup Total
                 
1 27 MF   Fernando Brandán 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 1
2 17 FW   Tim Cahill 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1
3 1 GK   Thomas Sørensen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
4 2 DF   Manny Muscat 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
5 8 MF   Neil Kilkenny 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
6 6 MF   Osama Malik 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
7 26 MF   Luke Brattan 7 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0
8 3 DF   Josh Rose 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
23 FW   Bruno Fornaroli 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 10 MF   Anthony Caceres 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
21 DF   Ruon Tongyik 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
22 DF   Michael Jakobsen 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
13 9 MF   Nicolás Colazo 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
18 MF   Paulo Retre 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
20 GK   Dean Bouzanis 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
16 5 DF   Ivan Franjic 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 FW   Nick Fitzgerald 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
34 MF   Denis Genreau 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
19 4 MF   Connor Chapman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW   Bruce Kamau 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

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 FFA Cup Total
1 20   Dean Bouzanis 2 (1) 2 5
2 1   Thomas Sørensen 1 (1) 0 2
Total 5 2 7

References edit

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External links edit

  • Official Website

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For the W League team s 2016 17 season see 2016 17 Melbourne City W League season The 2016 17 season was the seventh in the history of Melbourne City Football Club In addition to the domestic league the club competed in the FFA Cup for the third time Melbourne City2016 17 seasonOwnerCity Football GroupChairmanKhaldoon Al MubarakManagerJohn van t Schip to 3 January 2017 Michael Valkanis from 3 January 2017 StadiumAAMI ParkA League4thA League FinalsElimination finalsFFA CupWinnersTop goalscorerLeague Bruno Fornaroli 17 All Bruno Fornaroli 20 Highest home attendance24 706vs Melbourne Victory 17 December 2016 A LeagueLowest home attendance7 745vs Newcastle Jets 10 November 2016 A LeagueAverage home league attendance10 499Biggest win5 1vs Wellington Phoenix 18 February 2017 A League4 0vs Newcastle Jets 18 March 2017 A LeagueBiggest defeat0 3vs Sydney FC 1 April 2017 A LeagueHome coloursAway colours 2015 162017 18 The club won the FFA Cup its first ever silverware as a senior men s team On 3 January 2017 manager John van t Schip resigned from his position to return to the Netherlands and help care for his terminally ill father 1 Michael Valkanis was subsequently appointed manager for the remainder of the season 2 Contents 1 Players 2 Transfers 2 1 From youth squad 2 2 Transfers in 2 3 Transfers out 2 4 Contract extensions 3 Pre season and friendlies 4 Competitions 4 1 Overall record 4 2 A League 4 2 1 League table 4 2 2 Results summary 4 2 3 Results by round 4 2 4 Matches 4 2 5 Finals series 4 3 FFA Cup 5 Statistics 5 1 Appearances and goals 5 2 Disciplinary record 5 3 Clean sheets 6 References 7 External linksPlayers editNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp DEN Thomas Sorensen2 DF nbsp MLT Manny Muscat3 DF nbsp AUS Joshua Rose5 DF nbsp AUS Ivan Franjic6 DF nbsp AUS Osama Malik7 FW nbsp AUS Corey Gameiro8 MF nbsp AUS Neil Kilkenny9 MF nbsp ARG Nicolas Colazo on loan from Boca Juniors 10 MF nbsp AUS Anthony Caceres on loan from Manchester City 11 MF nbsp AUS Bruce Kamau12 FW nbsp AUS Nick Fitzgerald14 FW nbsp AUS Daniel Arzani17 FW nbsp AUS Tim Cahill No Pos Nation Player18 DF nbsp AUS Paulo Retre20 GK nbsp AUS Dean Bouzanis21 DF nbsp AUS Ruon Tongyik22 DF nbsp DEN Michael Jakobsen23 FW nbsp URU Bruno Fornaroli captain 26 MF nbsp AUS Luke Brattan on loan from Manchester City 27 MF nbsp ARG Fernando Brandan on loan from Temperley 28 FW nbsp AUS Steve Kuzmanovski29 FW nbsp AUS Braedyn Crowley34 MF nbsp AUS Denis Genreau36 DF nbsp AUS Dylan Pierias42 GK nbsp AUS James DelianovTransfers editFrom youth squad edit N Pos Nat Name Age Notes34 MF nbsp Denis Genreau 17 3 36 DF nbsp Dylan Pierias 17 3 42 GK nbsp James Delianov 17 3 Transfers in edit No Position Player Transferred from Type fee Contract length Date Ref2 DF nbsp Manny Muscat Wellington Phoenix Free transfer 2 years 3 March 2016 4 11 MF Bruce Kamau Adelaide United Free transfer 2 years 6 May 2016 5 14 FW Daniel Arzani Unattached Free transfer 2 years 10 June 2016 6 26 MF Luke Brattan nbsp Manchester City Loan 1 year 29 June 2016 7 21 DF Ruon Tongyik Adelaide United Undisclosed Fee 2 years 8 July 2016 8 8 MF Neil Kilkenny Unattached Free transfer 2 years 19 July 2016 9 27 MF nbsp Fernando Brandan nbsp Temperley Loan 2 years 26 July 2016 10 17 FW Tim Cahill Unattached Free transfer 3 years 11 August 2016 11 3 DF Joshua Rose Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 1 year 12 August 2016 12 22 DF nbsp Michael Jakobsen nbsp Esbjerg fB Free transfer 2 years 1 September 2016 13 29 FW Braedyn Crowley nbsp Northcote City Free transfer 2 years 6 September 2016 14 9 MF nbsp Nicolas Colazo nbsp Boca Juniors Loan 1 year 20 September 2016 15 16 Transfers out edit No Position Player Transferred to Type fee Date Ref2 DF Alex Wilkinson Sydney FC Free transfer 26 April 2016 17 3 DF nbsp Aaron Hughes Unattached Free transfer 26 April 2016 18 14 MF James Brown Unattached Free transfer 28 April 2016 18 16 MF Jason Trifiro Unattached Free transfer 28 April 2016 18 17 FW Wade Dekker Unattached Free transfer 28 April 2016 18 26 FW Marc Marino Unattached Free transfer 28 April 2016 18 24 DF Patrick Kisnorbo Retired 1 May 2016 19 11 DF Michael Zullo Sydney FC Free transfer 12 May 2016 20 19 DF Ben Garuccio Adelaide United Free transfer 16 June 2016 21 9 FW nbsp Harry Novillo nbsp Manisaspor 500 000 22 June 2016 22 8 MF Aaron Mooy nbsp Manchester City Free transfer 29 June 2016 7 22 DF Jack Clisby Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 12 August 2016 23 25 MF Jacob Melling Western Sydney Wanderers Free transfer 12 August 2016 23 34 FW Stefan Zinni nbsp South Melbourne Undisclosed Fee 18 December 2016 24 4 DF Connor Chapman nbsp Incheon United Undisclosed Fee 23 January 2017 25 Contract extensions edit Name Position Duration Contract Expiry Notes nbsp Nick Fitzgerald Attacking midfielder 2 years 2018 6 nbsp Anthony Caceres Central midfielder 1 year 2017 7 nbsp Bruno Fornaroli Central striker 3 years 2019 26 nbsp Dean Bouzanis Goalkeeper 3 years 2020 27 Pre season and friendlies edit Win Draw Loss Port Melbourne nbsp v Melbourne City 20 July 2016Port Melbourne nbsp 0 5Melbourne CityMelbourne19 15 AEST Report Fornaroli nbsp 28 45 1 pen Retre nbsp 67 Melling nbsp 85 Wong nbsp 86 Stadium SS Anderson ReserveMelbourne Knights nbsp v Melbourne City 26 July 2016Melbourne Knights nbsp 0 4Melbourne CityMelbourne19 30 AEST Report Fornaroli nbsp 21 47 63 Muscat nbsp 26 Stadium Knights StadiumHume City nbsp v Melbourne City 16 August 2016Hume City nbsp 1 0Melbourne CityMelbourneMarkelis nbsp 87 Report Stadium ABD StadiumMelbourne City v Adelaide United 17 August 2016Melbourne City1 0Adelaide UnitedMelbourneFornaroli nbsp 15 pen Report Stadium City Football Academy Attendance 0 behind closed doors Northern Fury nbsp v Melbourne City 7 September 2016Northern Fury nbsp 1 4Melbourne CityTownsville19 00 AEST Waples nbsp 71 pen Report Kamau nbsp 5 Brattan nbsp 18 Crowley nbsp 48 Ahmed nbsp 87 Stadium Townsville Sports Reserve Attendance 1 300Referee Jarred GillettMelbourne City v Wellington Phoenix 11 September 2016Melbourne City1 4Wellington PhoenixTownsville15 00 AEST Cahill nbsp 15 Report Krishna nbsp 19 45 1 Finkler nbsp 40 56 Stadium Townsville Sports Reserve Attendance 3 856Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets 18 September 2016Melbourne City0 4Newcastle JetsBallarat15 00 AEST Report Nabbout nbsp 16 Nordstrand nbsp 44 71 Brymora nbsp 79 Stadium Morshead Park Referee Jonathan BarreiroMelbourne City v nbsp Auckland City 25 September 2016 Family DayMelbourne City2 0 nbsp Auckland CityMelbourne10 00 AEST Colazo nbsp 77 Cahill nbsp 90 Report Stadium City Football AcademyCompetitions editOverall record edit Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position RecordPld W D L GF GA GD Win A League 8 October 2016 16 April 2017 Matchday 1 4th 27 11 6 10 49 44 5 0 40 74A League Finals 23 April 2017 Elimination finals Elimination finals 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 00 0 00FFA Cup 2 August 2016 30 November 2016 Round of 32 Winners 5 5 0 0 11 3 8 100 00Total 33 16 6 11 60 49 11 0 48 48Source Soccerway A League edit Main article 2016 17 A League League table edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 Sydney FC C 27 20 6 1 55 12 43 66 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series2 Melbourne Victory 27 15 4 8 49 31 18 493 Brisbane Roar 27 11 9 7 43 37 6 42 Qualification for 2018 AFC Champions League second preliminary round and Finals series4 Melbourne City 27 11 6 10 49 44 5 39 Qualification for Finals series5 Perth Glory 27 10 9 8 53 53 0 396 Western Sydney Wanderers 27 8 12 7 35 35 0 367 Wellington Phoenix a 27 8 6 13 41 46 5 308 Central Coast Mariners 27 6 5 16 31 52 21 239 Adelaide United 27 5 8 14 25 46 21 2310 Newcastle Jets 27 5 7 15 28 53 25 22Source A LeaguesRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored C ChampionsNotes Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club Results summary edit Overall Home Away Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD27 11 6 10 49 44 5 39 7 3 3 24 18 6 4 3 7 25 26 1Source ultimatealeague com Results by round edit Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627GroundAAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAResultWWLWLWDWDDLDDWLWLLDWLWWLLWLPosition223232222244433344434333434Points3669912131617181819202323262626273030333636363939Source Ultimate A LeagueA Away H Home W Win D Draw L Loss Matches edit Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City 8 October 2016 1Wellington Phoenix0 1Melbourne CityWellington19 35 NZDT Report Caceres nbsp 31 Stadium Westpac Stadium Attendance 10 034Referee Peter GreenMelbourne Victory v Melbourne City 15 October 2016 2Melbourne Victory1 4Melbourne CityMelbourne19 50 AEDT Rojas nbsp 62 Report Cahill nbsp 27 Fornaroli nbsp 31 Brattan nbsp 52 Brandan nbsp 63 Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 43 188Referee Chris BeathMelbourne City v Perth Glory 21 October 2016 3Melbourne City2 3Perth GloryMelbourne19 50 AEDT Fornaroli nbsp 44 pen Brandan nbsp 60 Report Keogh nbsp 7 49 85 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 8 076Referee Alan MillinerMelbourne City v Adelaide United 28 October 2016 4Melbourne City2 1Adelaide UnitedMelbourne19 50 AEDT Fornaroli nbsp 11 56 pen Report Guardiola nbsp 64 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 10 053Referee Chris BeathBrisbane Roar v Melbourne City 4 November 2016 5Brisbane Roar1 0Melbourne CityBrisbane18 50 AEST Maclaren nbsp 11 Report Stadium Suncorp Stadium Attendance 20 198Referee Peter GreenMelbourne City v Newcastle Jets 10 November 2016 6Melbourne City2 1Newcastle JetsMelbourne19 50 AEDT Fornaroli nbsp 14 26 Report Nabbout nbsp 36 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 7 745Referee Adam FieldingWestern Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City 18 November 2016 7Western Sydney Wanderers1 1Melbourne CitySydney19 50 AEDT Kilkenny nbsp 90 2 o g Report Cahill nbsp 55 Stadium Spotless Stadium Attendance 14 232Referee Chris BeathMelbourne City v Wellington Phoenix 27 November 2016 8Melbourne City2 1Wellington PhoenixMelbourne17 00 AEDT Fitzgerald nbsp 44 Fornaroli nbsp 71 pen Report Krishna nbsp 60 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 10 644Referee Kurt AmsMelbourne City v Brisbane Roar 3 December 2016 9Melbourne City1 1Brisbane RoarMelbourne19 50 AEDT Colazo nbsp 54 Report Maclaren nbsp 38 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 8 394Referee Shaun EvansSydney FC v Melbourne City 9 December 2016 10Sydney FC1 1Melbourne CitySydney19 50 AEDT Bobo nbsp 80 pen Report Brandan nbsp 32 Stadium ANZ Stadium Attendance 14 668Referee Kris Griffiths JonesMelbourne City v Melbourne Victory 17 December 2016 11Melbourne City1 2Melbourne VictoryMelbourne19 50 AEDT Cahill nbsp 16 Report Rojas nbsp 24 Berisha nbsp 78 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 24 706Referee Jarred GillettMelbourne City v Perth Glory 27 December 2016 12Melbourne City3 3Perth GloryMelbourne19 50 AEDT Cahill nbsp 9 Fornaroli nbsp 36 61 pen Report Castro nbsp 21 40 Harold nbsp 64 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 11 269Referee Shaun EvansCentral Coast Mariners v Melbourne City 31 December 2016 13Central Coast Mariners2 2Melbourne CityGosford19 00 AEDT Buhagiar nbsp 77 O Donovan nbsp 85 Report Cahill nbsp 40 Fornaroli nbsp 90 pen Stadium Central Coast Stadium Attendance 11 184Referee Jonathan BarreiroMelbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers 6 January 2017 14Melbourne City1 0Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne19 50 AEDT Franjic nbsp 19 Report Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 10 731Referee Alan MillinerAdelaide United v Melbourne City 12 January 2017 15Adelaide United2 1Melbourne CityAdelaide19 30 ACDT McGowan nbsp 10 Ochieng nbsp 87 Report Fornaroli nbsp 4 Stadium Coopers Stadium Attendance 10 607Referee Jonathan BarreiroMelbourne City v Central Coast Mariners 19 January 2017 16Melbourne City2 1Central Coast MarinersMelbourne19 50 AEDT Cahill nbsp 3 39 Report O Donovan nbsp 9 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 8 784Referee Daniel ElderNewcastle Jets v Melbourne City 27 January 2017 17Newcastle Jets2 1Melbourne CityCoffs Harbour19 50 AEDT Nabbout nbsp 14 52 Report Fornaroli nbsp 69 pen Stadium C ex Coffs International Stadium Attendance 7 891Referee Kurt AmsMelbourne Victory v Melbourne City 4 February 2017 18Melbourne Victory2 1Melbourne CityMelbourne19 50 AEDT Berisha nbsp 84 Muscat nbsp 86 o g Report Baro nbsp 70 o g Stadium Etihad Stadium Attendance 35 426Referee Chris BeathMelbourne City v Brisbane Roar 11 February 2017 19Melbourne City2 2Brisbane RoarMelbourne19 50 AEDT Kamau nbsp 59 Colazo nbsp 61 pen Report Maclaren nbsp 34 pen 45 1 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 8 414Referee Alan MillinerWellington Phoenix v Melbourne City 18 February 2017 20Wellington Phoenix1 5Melbourne CityWellington19 35 NZDT Barbarouses nbsp 70 Report Lowry nbsp 20 o g Fornaroli nbsp 29 Caceres nbsp 59 Kilkenny nbsp 82 Colazo nbsp 87 Stadium Westpac Stadium Attendance 6 131Referee Jonathan BarreiroMelbourne City v Sydney FC 24 February 2017 21Melbourne City1 3Sydney FCMelbourne19 50 AEDT Fitzgerald nbsp 25 Report Bobo nbsp 24 pen 67 O Neill nbsp 56 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 10 706Referee Jarred GillettCentral Coast Mariners v Melbourne City 5 March 2017 22Central Coast Mariners2 3Melbourne CityGosford17 00 AEDT Ferreira nbsp 45 Tongyik nbsp 47 o g Report Fornaroli nbsp 4 64 pen Montgomery nbsp 16 o g Stadium Central Coast Stadium Attendance 5 974Referee Adam FieldingMelbourne City v Newcastle Jets 18 March 2017 23Melbourne City4 0Newcastle JetsMelbourne19 50 AEDT Cahill nbsp 12 Fitzgerald nbsp 65 Fornaroli nbsp 75 pen 81 Report Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 8 949Referee Chris BeathWestern Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City 24 March 2017 24Western Sydney Wanderers3 1Melbourne CitySydney19 50 AEDT Santalab nbsp 22 64 68 Report Kilkenny nbsp 3 Stadium Spotless Stadium Attendance 10 204Referee Jarred GillettSydney FC v Melbourne City 1 April 2017 25Sydney FC3 0Melbourne CitySydney19 50 AEDT Brosque nbsp 57 Bobo nbsp 64 90 1 Report Stadium Allianz Stadium Attendance 15 266Referee Peter GreenMelbourne City v Adelaide United 7 April 2017 26Melbourne City1 0Adelaide UnitedMelbourne19 50 AEST Cahill nbsp 36 Report Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 9 438Referee Kris Griffiths JonesPerth Glory v Melbourne City 16 April 2017 27Perth Glory5 4Melbourne CityPerth17 00 AWST Castro nbsp 4 pen Keogh nbsp 51 Harold nbsp 55 Marinkovic nbsp 75 Taggart nbsp 88 Report Cahill nbsp 21 80 Colazo nbsp 84 Fitzgerald nbsp 90 Stadium nib Stadium Attendance 12 261Referee Peter GreenFinals series edit Melbourne City v Perth Glory 23 April 2017 Elimination finalMelbourne City0 2Perth GloryMelbourne19 00 AEST Report Castro nbsp 16 Chianese nbsp 30 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 9 944Referee Chris BeathFFA Cup edit Main article 2016 FFA Cup Floreat Athena v Melbourne City 2 August 2016 Round of 32Floreat Athena1 2Melbourne CityPerth18 30 AWST Gate nbsp 59 Report Fitzgerald nbsp 32 Caceres nbsp 65 Stadium Dorrien Gardens Attendance 1 408Referee Adam FieldingBrisbane Strikers v Melbourne City 24 August 2016 Round of 16Brisbane Strikers1 2Melbourne CityBrisbane19 30 AEST Henslee nbsp 34 Report Fornaroli nbsp 37 pen 78 pen Stadium Perry Park Attendance 3 571Referee Peter GreenMelbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers 21 September 2016 Quarter finalMelbourne City4 1Western Sydney WanderersMelbourne19 30 AEST Jakobsen nbsp 2 Fornaroli nbsp 32 Cahill nbsp 45 pen Brandan nbsp 65 Report Dimas nbsp 73 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 5 401Referee Jarred GillettMelbourne Victory v Melbourne City 25 October 2016 Semi finalMelbourne Victory0 2Melbourne CityMelbourne19 30 AEDT Report Brattan nbsp 9 Brandan nbsp 77 Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 15 791Referee Shaun EvansMelbourne City v Sydney FC 30 November 2016 FinalMelbourne City1 0Sydney FCMelbourne19 30 AEDT Cahill nbsp 53 Report Stadium AAMI Park Attendance 18 751Referee Peter GreenStatistics editAppearances and goals edit Includes all competitions Players with no appearances not included in the list 28 No Pos Nat Name A League FFA Cup TotalApps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals1 GK nbsp Thomas Sorensen 7 1 0 3 0 11 02 DF nbsp Manny Muscat 12 2 0 3 0 17 03 DF nbsp Josh Rose 23 0 3 0 26 05 DF nbsp Ivan Franjic 20 1 1 1 1 0 23 16 MF nbsp Osama Malik 15 3 0 4 0 22 08 MF nbsp Neil Kilkenny 25 2 4 0 29 29 MF nbsp Nicolas Colazo 18 4 4 1 1 0 24 410 MF nbsp Anthony Caceres 16 11 2 3 1 1 31 311 FW nbsp Bruce Kamau 19 7 1 4 0 30 112 FW nbsp Nick Fitzgerald 9 14 4 3 2 1 28 514 FW nbsp Daniel Arzani 0 6 0 0 1 0 7 017 FW nbsp Tim Cahill 18 4 11 3 1 2 26 1318 MF nbsp Paulo Retre 4 7 0 1 2 0 14 020 GK nbsp Dean Bouzanis 21 1 0 2 0 24 021 DF nbsp Ruon Tongyik 13 2 0 0 0 15 022 DF nbsp Michael Jakobsen 17 0 3 1 20 123 FW nbsp Bruno Fornaroli 27 17 5 3 32 2026 MF nbsp Luke Brattan 24 2 1 5 1 31 227 MF nbsp Fernando Brandan 13 6 3 3 2 2 24 528 MF nbsp Steve Kuzmanovski 0 0 0 1 0 1 029 FW nbsp Braedyn Crowley 0 1 0 0 0 1 034 MF nbsp Denis Genreau 2 2 0 0 0 4 035 DF nbsp Christian Cavallo 0 1 0 0 0 1 036 DF nbsp Dylan Pierias 1 0 0 0 1 0 DF nbsp Bradley Clarke 0 0 0 1 0 1 0Player s transferred out but featured this season4 MF nbsp Connor Chapman 4 1 0 3 1 0 9 022 DF nbsp Jack Clisby 0 0 1 0 1 0Disciplinary 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 28 Rank No Pos Nat Name A League FFA Cup Total nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 27 MF nbsp Fernando Brandan 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 12 17 FW nbsp Tim Cahill 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 13 1 GK nbsp Thomas Sorensen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 DF nbsp Manny Muscat 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 05 8 MF nbsp Neil Kilkenny 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 06 6 MF nbsp Osama Malik 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 07 26 MF nbsp Luke Brattan 7 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 08 3 DF nbsp Josh Rose 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 023 FW nbsp Bruno Fornaroli 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 010 10 MF nbsp Anthony Caceres 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 021 DF nbsp Ruon Tongyik 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 022 DF nbsp Michael Jakobsen 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 013 9 MF nbsp Nicolas Colazo 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 018 MF nbsp Paulo Retre 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 020 GK nbsp Dean Bouzanis 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 016 5 DF nbsp Ivan Franjic 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 012 FW nbsp Nick Fitzgerald 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 034 MF nbsp Denis Genreau 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 019 4 MF nbsp Connor Chapman 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 011 FW nbsp Bruce Kamau 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Clean 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 FFA Cup Total1 20 nbsp Dean Bouzanis 2 1 2 52 1 nbsp Thomas Sorensen 1 1 0 2Total 5 2 7References edit Melbourne City boss John van t Schip resigns from A League job Fox Sports Retrieved 3 January 2017 Michael Valkanis Appointed Melbourne City FC Head Coach Melbourne City FC 25 January 2017 a b c City Secures Teenage Trio on Multi Year Deals Melbourne City 30 March 2017 City Sign Manny Muscat Melbourne City 3 March 2016 Melbourne City FC Signs Bruce Kamau Melbourne City 6 May 2016 a b Melbourne City FC Re Sign Fitzgerald Sign Arzani Melbourne City 10 June 2016 a b c Melbourne City FC Player Update Melbourne City FC 29 June 2016 Archived from the original on 3 July 2016 Retrieved 30 June 2016 City signs 19 year old defender Melbourne City 8 July 2016 Archived from the original on 4 November 2016 Retrieved 8 July 2016 Melbourne City signs Neil Kilkenny The World Game SBS 19 July 2016 Melbourne City FC Signs Argentinian Fernando Brandan Melbourne City 26 July 2016 Lerner Ronny 11 August 2016 A League soccer Tim Cahill signs with Melbourne City The Sydney Morning Herald Melbourne City FC Signs Josh Rose Melbourne City FC 12 August 2016 Lynch Michael 1 September 2016 Melbourne City sign Danish international defender Michael Jakobsen The Sydney Morning Herald City signs 19 year old striker Melbourne City 6 September 2016 City sign Argentine FourFourTwo 5 September 2016 Archived from the original on 6 September 2016 Retrieved 5 September 2016 City Signs Colazo Melbourne City 20 September 2016 Sydney FC sign Socceroo Alex Wilkinson A League 26 April 2016 a b c d e Melbourne City FC Player Update Melbourne City 28 April 2016 Archived from the original on 4 November 2016 Retrieved 28 April 2016 Club Captain Kisnorbo Announces Retirement Melbourne City 1 May 2016 Archived from the original on 6 May 2016 Retrieved 1 May 2016 Transfer news Sydney FC sign Socceroos defender A League 12 May 2016 Ben Garuccio Departs To Pursue A League Opportunity Melbourne City 16 June 2016 Melbourne City FC agrees Novillo transfer Melbourne City 22 June 2016 a b Wanderers sign departing City duo Melling and Clisby The World Game SBS 12 August 2016 Kouroumalis George 18 December 2016 Zinni returns home for 2017 season South Melbourne Confirmed Chapman exits for Korea FourFourTwo 23 January 2017 Fornaroli recommits to City with new three year deal Melbourne City 8 August 2016 Goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis Re Signs with Melbourne City FC Melbourne City 17 January 2017 a b Squad Soccerway External links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 17 Melbourne City FC season amp oldid 1218254020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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