2021–22 Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) season
The 2021–22 season was the seventh in the history of Melbourne City Football Club (A-League Women). They were managed by Rado Vidošić.
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 |
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 |
| 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 |
26 December 2021 4 | Melbourne Victory | 1–5 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
17:05 AEDT |
| Report |
| Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Lara Lee |
15 January 2022 7 | Adelaide United | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
16:35 ACDT | Report |
| Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 2,062 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello |
29 January 2022 9 | Brisbane Roar | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
16:50 AEDT | Report |
| Stadium: Kayo Stadium Attendance: 1,132 Referee: Rebecca Mackie |
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 |
| Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,019 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
24 February 2022 13 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
19:45 AEDT | Report |
| 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 |
| Stadium: Netstrata Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 942 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello |
20 March 2022 Preliminary Final | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
16:05 AEDT |
| Report | 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) |
References edit
- ^ "Rebekah Stott re-joins the Melbourne City FC W-League squad". Melbourne City. 19 August 2021. from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "City sign New Zealand international Hannah Wilkinson". Melbourne City. 25 August 2021. from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "City sign midfielder Rhianna Pollicina for 2021/22 season". Melbourne City. 1 September 2021. from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "City sign defender Kaitlyn Torpey". Melbourne City. 9 September 2021. from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "City sign Young Matildas goalkeeper Sally James". Melbourne City. 15 September 2021. from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "W-League squad bolstered by trio of new signings". Melbourne City. 17 September 2021. from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ "City sign midfielder Leticia McKenna on two-year deal". Melbourne City. 30 September 2021. from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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- ^ a b "City make final A-League Women signings". Melbourne City. 30 November 2021. from the original on 30 November 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
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- ^ Shaw, Rob (12 April 2021). "Tasmanian rep teams named to play Calder ahead of A-League fixture". The Examiner.
Tasmania's Jess Robinson and Calder United's Julia Sardo look ahead to their upcoming rep match
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- ^ Lordanic, Marissa (4 May 2021). "Teagan Micah signs in Norway". Matildas. Football Australia. from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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- ^ a b Morgan, Gareth (21 July 2021). "Midfield duo on board for W-League 2021/22 campaign". Perth Glory. from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Bienvenue à l'ASJ Soyaux Samantha Johnson !" [Welcome to ASJ Soyaux Samantha Johnson!] (in French). Soyaux. 30 July 2021. from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "AGF Kvindefodbold: Velkommen til Jenna McCormick" [AGF Women's Football: Welcome to Jenna McCormick]. AGF (in Danish). 20 August 2021. from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Allen returns for Season 10". Western Sydney Wanderers. 24 August 2021. from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Queenslander Hollie Palmer returns to Brisbane Roar". Brisbane Roar. 25 August 2021. from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Canberra United signs French midfielder Margot Robinne and young gun Holly Caspers". Canberra United. 28 September 2021. from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Melbourne Victory signs Australian forward Harriet Withers". Melbourne Victory. 29 September 2021. from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Paquette, Catherine (5 December 2021). "A-League's Victory add three including American striker Williams". The Women's Game. from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Emma Checker re-signs with Melbourne City FC for two years". Melbourne City. 24 August 2021. from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Defender Chelsea Blissett commits to City for next three years". Melbourne City. 27 August 2021. from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Midfielder Leah Davidson re-signs with City for two years". Melbourne City. 3 September 2021. from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Melbourne City FC re-signs defender Tori Tumeth". Melbourne City. 7 September 2021. from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "City re-sign defender Naomi Chinnama for two years". Melbourne City. 10 September 2021. from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Melissa Barbieri returns to City for 2021/22 season". Melbourne City. 23 September 2021. from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Tyla-Jay Vlajnic returns to City". Melbourne City. 28 September 2021. from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
External links edit
- Melbourne City official website