2025–26 Melbourne City FC season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Owner | City Football Group | |||
| Chairman | Khaldoon Al Mubarak | |||
| Manager | Aurelio Vidmar | |||
| Stadium | AAMI Park | |||
| A-League Men | 9th | |||
| A-League Men finals series | TBD | |||
| Australia Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| AFC Champions League Elite | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Max Caputo (8) All: Max Caputo (10) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 21,439 vs. Melbourne Victory (21 February 2026) A-League Men | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,683 vs. Brisbane Roar (6 January 2026) A-League Men | |||
| Average home league attendance | 8,454 | |||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Perth Glory (H) (15 October 2025) A-League Men | |||
| Biggest defeat | 2–6 vs. Macarthur FC (A) (24 January 2026) A-League Men | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 22 March 2026. | ||||
The 2025–26 season is Melbourne City Football Club's 15th season in the A-League Men; 11th since the club was taken over by the City Football Group. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup.
Review and events
Background
Melbourne City's 2024–25 season saw them finish 2nd in the A-League Men regular season qualifying for the AFC Champions League Elite and won the Grand Final 1–0 against Melbourne Victory for their second A-League Men championship.
Pre-season
On 6 June, Steven Ugarkovic departed City following the end of his two-year contract[1] whilst Alessandro Lopane signed on for three seasons.[2] The day after, Samuel Souprayen signed on for one season.[3] Youth players Arion Sulemani and Harry Politidis departed following the conclusion of their contracts on 12 June.[4] The day after, Max Caputo also signed a three-year contract extension[5] whilst Callum Talbot departed following the conclusion of his contract.[6] A week later, Harry Shillington signed a one-year contract extension.[7]
City's Australia Cup Round of 32 opponents were confirmed on 26 June, to verse NPL NSW side APIA Leichhardt away[8] in which it was confirmed to be played on 30 July at Leichhardt Oval; exactly one month until then.[9] Two days later, Jimmy Jeggo announced his retirement from professional football.[10] On 7 July, goalkeeper Patrick Beach also signed a three-year contract extension.[11]
On 11 July, City's first new signing was Australian defender Liam Bonetig from Scottish side Celtic B on a three-year deal.[12] A week later, City officially returned to training in preparations for the upcoming season.[13] On 21 July, Marco Tilio's loan at City ended and returned to Celtic.[14] Two days later, academy product Beckham Baker signed on a three-year deal for his first professional contract at City.[15]
July/August
City's season began with their Australia Cup Round of 32 clash against APIA Leichhardt on 30 July. City fielded a relatively youthful side of an average age of 17.6 and lost 2–0, exiting the cup in the first round.[16][17] On 5 August, City signed Japanese attacker Takeshi Kanamori from J1 League side Avispa Fukuoka on a two-year deal.[18] On 15 August, City's group stage opponents for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite were confirmed to face Buriram United, Johor Darul Ta'zim, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gangwon FC at home, and Ulsan HD, Vissel Kobe, FC Seoul and Machida Zelvia away.[19] The following week, it was confirmed that Yonatan Cohen departed City following the end of his one-year contract.[20] On 28 August, Beckham Baker was called up for the Australia under-17 squad for the International Youth Football Tournament in Niigata, Japan.[21]
September
City played their first friendly of the season on 2 September against Adelaide United at the Home of the Matildas, resulting in a 1–1 draw with Andreas Kuen scoring the goal.[22]
December
Players
[23] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers and contracts
Transfers in
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Contract length | Date | Ref. |
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| 4 | DF | Liam Bonetig | Celtic | Free transfer | 3 years | 11 July 2025 | [12] |
| 10 | FW | Takeshi Kanamori | Avispa Fukuoka | Free transfer | 2 years | 5 August 2025 | [18] |
| 11 | FW | Elbasan Rashani | Unattached | Free transfer | 1 year | 12 September 2025 | [24] |
| 44 | DF | Besian Kutleshi | Unattached | Free transfer | 3 years[note 1] | 15 September 2025 | [25] |
| 8 | MF | Ryan Teague | Mechelen | Loan | 6 months | 14 January 2026 | [26] |
| 14 | FW | Daniel Arzani | Ferencváros | Loan | 6 months | 21 January 2026 | [27] |
| 28 | FW | Marcus Younis | Brøndby | Loan | 6 months | 23 January 2026 | [28] |
| 2 | DF | Harrison Delbridge | Unattached | Free transfer | 6 months | 23 January 2026 | [29] |
From youth squad
| No. | Position | Player | Age | Date | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | MF | Kavian Rahmani | 18 | 1 July 2025 | 3 year contract[note 1] | [30] |
| 60 | GK | Lachlan Charles | 18 | 1 July 2025 | 3 year contract[note 1] | [31] |
| 38 | MF | Beckham Baker | 16 | 23 July 2025 | 3 year contract[note 1] | [15] |
| 46 | FW | Akeem Gerald | 15 | 19 September 2025 | 3 year contract[note 1] | [32] |
| 48 | DF | Mathew Baker | 16 | 30 September 2025 | 3 year contract[note 1] | [33] |
| 45 | DF | Ryan Kalms | 19 | 3 October 2025 | 1-year contract | [34] |
Transfers out
| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref. |
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| 6 | MF | Steven Ugarkovic | Western Sydney Wanderers | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [1][35] |
| 10 | MF | Yonatan Cohen | Unattached | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [36][37] |
| 20 | FW | Arion Sulemani | Perth Glory | Mutual contract termination | 30 June 2025 | [4][38] |
| 38 | DF | Harry Politidis | Macarthur FC | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [4] |
| 2 | DF | Callum Talbot | Macarthur FC | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | [6] |
| 23 | MF | Marco Tilio | Celtic | End of loan | 30 June 2025 | [14] |
| 8 | MF | James Jeggo | Retired | 3 July 2025 | [10] | |
| 27 | DF | Kai Trewin | New York City | Undisclosed | 28 January 2026 | [39][40] |
| 33 | GK | Dakota Ochsenham | Unattached | End of contract | 2 February 2026 | [41] |
Contract extensions
| No. | Player | Position | Duration | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Alessandro Lopane | MF | 3 years | 6 June 2025 | [2] |
| 26 | Samuel Souprayen | DF | 1 year | 7 June 2025 | [3] |
| 17 | Max Caputo | FW | 3 years | 13 June 2025 | New 3-year contract replacing previous contract.[5] |
| 36 | Harry Shillington | DF | 1 year | 20 June 2025 | [7] |
| 1 | Patrick Beach | GK | 3 years | 7 July 2025 | New 3-year contract replacing previous contract.[11] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 September 2025 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| Kuen 74' | Report | Jovanovic 25' | Stadium: The Home of the Matildas Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 23 September 2025 | Melbourne City | 3–2 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
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Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
| 10 October 2025 | Melbourne City | 0–0 | Auckland FC | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: City Football Academy Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors) |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| A-League Men | 18 October 2025 | 26 April 2026 | Matchday 1 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 28.57 | |
| Australia Cup | 30 July 2025 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| AFC Champions League Elite | 16 September 2025 | 10 March 2026 | League stage | Round of 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 40.00 |
| Total | 32 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 31.25 | ||||
Last updated: 22 March 2026
Source: Soccerway
A-League Men
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 7 | Central Coast Mariners | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 32 | −3 | 27 |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix[a] | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 27 |
| 9 | Melbourne City | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 26 |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 29 | −7 | 24 |
| 11 | Perth Glory | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 23 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) wins; 5) head-to-head results; 5a) head-to-head points; 5b) head-to-head goal difference; 6) Fair Play points; 7) away goal difference; 8) away goals per match; 9) home goal difference; 10) home goals per match; 11) toss of a coin in an event of a tie of two clubs.
Notes:
- ^ Auckland FC and Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for Asian Football Confederation competitions as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.
Results summary
| 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 |
| 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 18 | −6 |
Last updated: 22 March 2026.
Source: Ultimate A-League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 18 October 2025 1 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 9,205 Referee: Alex King |
| 25 October 2025 2 | Melbourne City | 4–0 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 31 October 2025 3 | Brisbane Roar | 0–0 | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 5,166 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 8 November 2025 4 | Melbourne Victory | 0–2 | Melbourne City | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 18,319 Referee: Alex King |
| 21 November 2025 5 | Adelaide United | 4–1 | Melbourne City | Adelaide |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Coopers Stadium Attendance: 10,260 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 29 November 2025 6 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Melbourne City | Gosford |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Polytec Stadium Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Eric Saba |
| 6 December 2025 7 | Newcastle Jets | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Newcastle |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 3,728 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| 20 December 2025 9 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 17,619 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 23 December 2025 8 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Macarthur FC | Melbourne |
| 19:15 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,304 Referee: Jonathan Barreiro |
| 28 December 2025 10 | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 7,035 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 3 January 2026 11 | Melbourne City | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,035 Referee: Shaun Evans | ||
| Note: Due to the availability of Allianz Stadium, the hosting of rounds 11 and 21 were switched and the dates changed.[42] | ||||
| 6 January 2026 20 | Melbourne City | 1–0 | Brisbane Roar | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 3,683 Referee: Tim Danaskos |
| 11 January 2026 12 | Melbourne City | 0–1 | Newcastle Jets | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,288 Referee: Casey Reibelt |
| 16 January 2026 13 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Auckland FC | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 5,578 Referee: Shane Skinner |
| 24 January 2026 14 | Macarthur FC | 6–2 | Melbourne City | Leumeah |
| 19:35 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium Attendance: 3,654 Referee: Lachlan Keevers |
| 30 January 2026 15 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–2 | Melbourne City | Wellington |
| 17:00 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: Sky Stadium Attendance: 3,679 Referee: Alireza Faghani |
| 7 February 2026 16 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:35 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: CommBank Stadium Attendance: 5,081 Referee: Eric Saba |
| 21 February 2026 18 | Melbourne City | 1–3 | Melbourne Victory | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT |
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Report | Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 21,439 Referee: Daniel Elder |
| 28 February 2026 19 | Auckland FC | 3–0 | Melbourne City | Auckland |
| 15:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Go Media Stadium Attendance: 13,112 Referee: Ben Abraham |
| 17 March 2026 21 | Sydney FC | 0–1 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 5,115 Referee: Daniel Elder | |
| Note: Due to the availability of Allianz Stadium, the hosting of rounds 11 and 21 were switched and the dates changed.[42] | ||||
| 22 March 2026 22 | Perth Glory | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Perth |
| 19:00 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: HBF Park Attendance: 6,029 Referee: Shaun Evans |
| 4 April 2026 23 | Melbourne City | v | Western Sydney Wanderers | Melbourne |
| 19:35 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 7 April 2026 17 | Melbourne City | v | Central Coast Mariners | Melbourne |
| 19:00 AEDT | Stadium: AAMI Park | |||
| Note: The match was postponed from 13 February due to Melbourne City's participation in the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite.[43] | ||||
| 12 April 2026 24 | Melbourne City | v | Wellington Phoenix | Melbourne |
| 15:00 AEST | Stadium: AAMI Park |
| 18 April 2026 25 | Brisbane Roar | v | Melbourne City | Brisbane |
| 17:00 AEST | Stadium: Suncorp Stadium |
| 26 April 2026 26 | Melbourne City | v | Adelaide United | Melbourne |
| 17:00 AEST | Stadium: AAMI Park |
Australia Cup
| 30 July 2025 Round of 32 | APIA Leichhardt | 2–0 | Melbourne City | Sydney |
| 19:30 AEST |
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Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 2,793 Referee: Nathan Shakespear |
AFC Champions League Elite
League stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machida Zelvia | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 17 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Vissel Kobe | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 16 | |
| 3 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 15 | |
| 4 | Buriram United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 14 | |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 14 | |
| 6 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 11 | |
| 7 | FC Seoul | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 10 | |
| 8 | Gangwon FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 9 | |
| 9 | Ulsan HD | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 | |
| 10 | Chengdu Rongcheng | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 6 | |
| 11 | Shanghai Shenhua | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
| 12 | Shanghai Port | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 4 |
Source: ACLE
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
| 16 September 2025 1 | Melbourne City | 0–2 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | Melbourne, Australia |
| 17:45 AEST | Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran) |
| 1 October 2025 2 | Vissel Kobe | 1–0 | Melbourne City | Kobe, Japan |
| 19:00 UTC+9 |
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Report | Stadium: Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium Attendance: 5,119 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan) |
| 21 October 2025 3 | Melbourne City | 2–1 | Buriram United | Melbourne, Australia |
| 18:45 AEDT | Report |
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Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 2,018 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
| 4 November 2025 4 | Machida Zelvia | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Machida, Japan |
| 19:00 UTC+9 |
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Report | Stadium: Nozuta Park Stadium Attendance: 4,401 Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar) |
| 25 November 2025 5 | Melbourne City | 2–0 | Johor Darul Ta'zim | Melbourne, Australia |
| 18:45 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 10 December 2025 6 | FC Seoul | 1–1 | Melbourne City | Seoul, South Korea |
| 19:00 UTC+9 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 8,106 Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq) |
| 11 February 2026 7 | Ulsan HD | 1–2 | Melbourne City | Ulsan, South Korea |
| 19:00 UTC+9 |
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Report | Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium Attendance: 3,750 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
| 18 February 2026 8 | Melbourne City | 0–0 | Gangwon FC | Melbourne, Australia |
| 21:00 AEDT | Report | Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 936 Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari (Qatar) |
Knockout stage
| 3 March 2026 Round of 16 | Melbourne City | 1–1 | Buriram United | Melbourne, Australia |
| 18:45 AEDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 1,478 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 10 March 2026 Round of 16 | Buriram United | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (4–2 p) | Melbourne City | Buriram, Thailand |
| 19:15 UTC+7:00 | Report | Stadium: Buriram Stadium Attendance: 22,950 Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.
- As of 22 March 2026
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | Australia Cup | AFC Champions League Elite | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | AUS | Patrick Beach | 31 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Harrison Delbridge | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Liam Bonetig | 18 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Mathew Leckie | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Ryan Teague | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | JPN | Takeshi Kanamori | 19 | 2 | 10+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | KOS | Elbasan Rashani | 11 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 13 | DF | AUS | Nathaniel Atkinson | 26 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Daniel Arzani | 9 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | AUS | Andrew Nabbout | 14 | 2 | 6+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Aziz Behich | 28 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | AUS | Max Caputo | 31 | 11 | 18+3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7+2 | 3 |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Zane Schreiber | 25 | 1 | 9+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | AUS | Benjamin Mazzeo | 15 | 1 | 5+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+6 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Alessandro Lopane | 10 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Germán Ferreyra | 30 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | FRA | Samuel Souprayen | 19 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | AUS | Marcus Younis | 10 | 3 | 5+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 30 | MF | AUT | Andreas Kuen | 28 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | AUS | Medin Memeti | 22 | 4 | 9+7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 |
| 36 | DF | AUS | Harry Shillington | 19 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | AUS | Peter Antoniou | 12 | 1 | 0+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | AUS | Beckham Baker | 12 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | AUS | Emin Durakovic | 24 | 0 | 6+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | AUS | Lawrence Wong | 9 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | AUS | Besian Kutleshi | 13 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | AUS | Ryan Kalms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | AUS | Akeem Gerald | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | AUS | Kavian Rahmani | 24 | 2 | 8+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | IDN | Mathew Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | MF | NZL | Aaron Cartwright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | MF | AUS | Angus Mackintosh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | GK | AUS | Lachlan Charles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||||||
| 27 | MF | AUS | Kai Trewin | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | AUS | Benjamin Dunbar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | AUS | Marcus Humbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | AUS | Xavier Stella | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 22 March 2026
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League Men | Australia Cup | AFC Champions League Elite | |||||||||||
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| 1 | GK | AUS | Patrick Beach | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | DF | AUS | Liam Bonetig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | FW | JPN | Takeshi Kanamori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | FW | KOS | Elbasan Rashani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | DF | AUS | Nathaniel Atkinson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | DF | AUS | Aziz Behich | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | FW | AUS | Max Caputo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | MF | AUS | Zane Schreiber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | DF | ARG | Germán Ferreyra | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 26 | DF | FRA | Samuel Souprayen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 28 | FW | AUS | Marcus Younis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 30 | MF | AUT | Andreas Kuen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 35 | FW | AUS | Medin Memeti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 37 | DF | AUS | Peter Antoniou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 39 | MF | AUS | Emin Durakovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 44 | DF | AUS | Besian Kutleshi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 47 | MF | AUS | Kavian Rahmaini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 48 | DF | IDN | Mathew Baker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | ||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | MF | AUS | Kai Trewin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
- Source:
- = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
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 and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.
- As of 22 March 2026
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Goalkeeper | A-League Men | Australia Cup | AFC Champions League Elite | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Patrick Beach | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |||
See also
Notes
References
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- ^ a b "Young gun signs three-year extension with City". Melbourne City. 6 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Souprayen signs on for third season at City". Melbourne City. 7 June 2025.
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- ^ a b "Championship-winner departs after three seasons at City". Melbourne City. 13 June 2025.
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- ^ Melbourne City [@MelbourneCity] (2 February 2026). "Dakota Ochsenham's time at City has come to an end following the conclusion of his injury replacement contract. Thanks for your contributions in Melbourne and all the best with what's next, Daks!" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
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External links
- Melbourne City FC official website