# 2014–15 Melbourne City FC season

The 2014–15 Melbourne City FC season was the club's fifth season since its establishment in 2009, and its first season under the "Melbourne City" moniker, after being taken over and rebranded by Manchester City. The club participated in the A-League for the fifth time and the FFA Cup for the first time.

## Players
### Squad information

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Andrew Redmayne | 35 | 2012 | 48 | 0 | 2016 | Free | |
| 3 | DF | Rob Wielaert | 45 | 2013 | 37 | 1 | 2015 | Free | Visa player |
| 4 | DF | Connor Chapman | 30 | 2014 | 16 | 0 | 2016 | Free | |
| 5 | MF | Erik Paartalu | 38 | 2014 | 26 | 3 | 2018 | Free | |
| 6 | MF | Aaron Mooy | 34 | 2014 | 27 | 7 | 2016 | Free | |
| 7 | MF | Iain Ramsay | 36 | 2013 | 45 | 3 | 2015 | Free | |
| 8 | MF | Massimo Murdocca | 40 | 2013 | 44 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
| 9 | FW | Harry Novillo | 32 | 2015 | 8 | 3 | 2015 | | Injury Replacement Player |
| 10 | MF | Robert Koren | 44 | 2014 | 18 | 3 | 2016 | | Visa player/International Marquee |
| 11 | MF | Damien Duff | 45 | 2014 | 15 | 1 | 2015 | Free | Visa player |
| 13 | MF | Jonatan Germano | 36 | 2011 | 52 | 7 | 2015 | Free | Visa player |
| 14 | MF | James Brown | 34 | 2014 | 14 | 1 | 2016 | Free | |
| 15 | FW | David Williams | 36 | 2011 | 91 | 21 | 2016 | Free | |
| 16 | FW | Joshua Kennedy | 42 | 2015 | 12 | 2 | 2016 | Free | |
| 17 | MF | Jason Hoffman | 35 | 2010 | 80 | 3 | 2016 | Free | |
| 18 | MF | Paulo Retre | 31 | 2014 | 6 | 0 | 2015 | Youth system | |
| 19 | MF | Ben Garuccio | 29 | 2012 | 24 | 0 | 2017 | Free | |
| 20 | GK | Tando Velaphi | 37 | 2013 | 8 | 0 | 2015 | Free | |
| 21 | MF | Stefan Mauk | 28 | 2012 | 24 | 0 | 2016 | Youth system | |
| 22 | DF | Jack Clisby | 32 | 2015 | 11 | 0 | 2016 | Free | |
| 23 | FW | Mate Dugandzic | 34 | 2011 | 75 | 13 | 2015 | Free | |
| 24 | DF | Patrick Kisnorbo | 43 | 2013 | 50 | 3 | 2015 | Free | Captain |
| 25 | MF | Jacob Melling | 29 | 2014 | 13 | 1 | 2016 | Free | |
| 26 | FW | Marc Marino | 28 | 2014 | 4 | 1 | 2016 | Free | |
| 27 | DF | Kew Jaliens | 46 | 2015 | 11 | 1 | 2015 | Free | Injury Replacement Player |
| Players no longer at the club: |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | David Villa | 42 | 2014 | 4 | 2 | 2014 | Free | Guest player |
| 22 | MF | Nick Kalmar | 36 | 2010 | 69 | 6 | 2015 | Free | |
| 28 | MF | Liam Miller | 43 | 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2014 | Free | Injury Replacement Player |
| 29 | DF | Safuwan Baharudin | 33 | 2015 | 6 | 2 | 2015 | Free | Visa player |
* Last updated: 7 October 2015
* Source:

### From youth squad

| N | Pos. | Name | Age |
| 18 | MF | Paulo Retre | 31 |
| 26 | DF | Ersin Kaya | 31 |
| 27 | MF | Luke O'Dea | 31 |
| 28 | DF | Nick Symeoy | |
| 30 | MF | Ross Archibald | 30 |

### Transfers in

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee |
| 4 | DF | Connor Chapman | 29 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free |
| 14 | MF | James Brown | 34 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free |
| 6 | MF | Aaron Mooy | 34 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free |
| 9 | FW | David Villa | 42 | New York City | Loan (Guest) | Pre-season | 2015 | Free |
| 11 | MF | Damien Duff | 45 | Fulham | Transfer | Pre-season | 2015 | Free |
| 25 | MF | Jacob Melling | 29 | Adelaide United | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free |
| 10 | MF | Robert Koren | 44 | Hull City | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free |
| 26 | FW | Marc Marino | 28 | Australian Institute of Sport | Transfer | Pre-season | 2016 | Free |
| 5 | MF | Erik Paartalu | 38 | Muangthong United | Transfer | Pre-season | 2018 | |
| 28 | MF | Liam Miller | 43 | Brisbane Roar | Transfer | Mid-season | 2014 | |
| 16 | FW | Joshua Kennedy | 42 | Nagoya Grampus | Transfer | Mid-season | 2016 | |
| 22 | DF | Jack Clisby | 32 | Perth Glory | Transfer | Mid-season | 2016 | |
| 29 | DF | Safuwan Baharudin | 33 | LionsXII | Loan | Mid-season | 2015 | |
| 27 | DF | Kew Jaliens | 46 | Newcastle Jets | Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 | |
| 9 | FW | Harry Novillo | 32 | Clermont | Transfer | Mid-season | 2015 | |

### Transfers out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 2 | DF | Jeremy Walker | 31 | Hume City | End of contract | Pre-season | Free |
| 4 | MF | Orlando Engelaar | 45 | | End of contract | Pre-season | Free |
| 5 | DF | Sam Mitchinson | 32 | Bayswater City | End of contract | Pre-season | Free |
| 6 | DF | Patrick Gerhardt | 39 | | End of contract | Pre-season | Free |
| 10 | MF | Harry Kewell | 46 | | Retired | Pre-season | Free |
| 16 | DF | Aziz Behich | 33 | Bursaspor | End of loan | Pre-season | Free |
| 18 | DF | David Vranković | 30 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | Transfer | Pre-season | Free |
| 9 | FW | David Villa | 42 | New York City | End of loan | Mid-season | Free |
| 22 | MF | Nick Kalmar | 36 | Western Sydney Wanderers | Transfer | Mid-season | Free |
| 22 | MF | Liam Miller | 43 | Cork City | End of contract | Mid-season | Free |
| 29 | DF | Safuwan Baharudin | 23 | LionsXII | End of Loan | Mid-season | Free |

## Technical staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | John van 't Schip |
| Senior Assistant Coach | Luciano Trani |
| Assistant coaches | Joey Didulica |
| Assistant coaches | Ivan Jolic |
| Head of Performance |
| Head of Performance | Simone Ripamonti |
| Goalkeeping coach | Clint Bolton |
| Physiotherapist | Belinda Pacella |
| Youth Team Coach | Joe Palatsides |

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | A-League | A-League | A-League | A-League | A-League | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup | FFA Cup |
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | | Apps | Goals | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Andrew Redmayne | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Rob Wielaert | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Connor Chapman | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Erik Paartalu | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Aaron Mooy | 28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Iain Ramsay | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Massimo Murdocca | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Harry Novillo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Robert Koren | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Damien Duff | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Jonatan Germano | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | James Brown | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5+10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | | David Williams | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Joshua Kennedy | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Jason Hoffman | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11+3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | | Paulo Retre | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Ben Garuccio | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Tando Velaphi | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Stefan Mauk | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Jack Clisby | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Mate Dugandzic | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | | Patrick Kisnorbo | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Jacob Melling | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10+4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | | Marc Marino | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Kew Jaliens | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Nick Symeoy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Ross Archibald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players no longer at the club: |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | David Villa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Nick Kalmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Liam Miller | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | | Safuwan Baharudin | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Last updated: 8 May 2015
* Source: au.soccerway.com
* = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| A-League | — | 5th | 11 October 2014 | 25 April 2015 |
| A-League Finals | Elimination-finals | Semi-finals | 3 May 2015 | 8 May 2015 |
| FFA Cup | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | 12 August 2014 | 12 August 2014 |

### A-League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Victory (C) | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 56 | 31 | +25 | 53 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney FC | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 50 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide United | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 47 | 32 | +15 | 46 | Qualification for 2016 AFC Champions League qualifying play-off and Finals series |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix | 27 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 46 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Melbourne City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 35 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Roar | 27 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 34 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 7 | Perth Glory | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 45 | 35 | +10 | 50 | |
| 8 | Central Coast Mariners | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 23 | |
| 9 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 18 | |
| 10 | Newcastle Jets | 27 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 55 | −32 | 17 | |
* ↑ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.
* ↑ Perth Glory disqualified from the Finals series and given a compulsory 7th-place finish due to salary cap violations.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 25 April 2015. Source: ultimatealeague.com

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | L |
| Position | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |

#### Finals series
### FFA Cup
## Awards

* NAB Young Footballer of the Month (February) – Connor Chapman