Melbourne City Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Cranbourne East, Melbourne. The club was formed in 2009 as Melbourne Heart before being renamed as Melbourne City. They became the second Victorian member admitted into the A-League Men in 2010 after Melbourne Victory.
The list encompasses the honours won by Melbourne City. The player records section itemises the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made the most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Melbourne City players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club.
Melbourne City has won three A-League Men premierships in 2020–21, 2021–22 and 2022–23, two A-League Men championships in 2021 and 2025, as well as an Australia Cup in 2016. The club's record appearance maker is Curtis Good, who has made 180 appearances, between 2011 and 2024. Jamie Maclaren is Melbourne City's record goalscorer, scoring 115 goals in total.
All figures are correct as of the match played on 6 December 2024.
Honours and achievements
Domestic A-League Men Premiership Winners (3): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 Runners-up (1): 2019–20
A-League Men Championship Winners (2): 2021, 2025 Runners-up (3): 2020, 2022, 2023
Australia Cup Winners (1): 2016 Runners-up (1): 2019
Player records
Appearances Most A-League Men appearances: Curtis Good, 158 Most Australia Cup appearances: Scott Jamieson, 15 Most AFC Champions League appearances: Jamie Maclaren, 12 Youngest first-team player: Idrus Abdulahi, 15 years, 216 days (against Central Coast Mariners, A-League, 26 April 2019) Oldest first-team player: Thomas Sørensen, 40 years, 285 days (against Western Sydney Wanderers, A-League, 24 March 2017) Most consecutive appearances: Bruno Fornaroli, 55 (from 26 August 2015 to 4 February 2017)
Most appearances Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute. Numbers in brackets indicate goals scored.
#NameYearsA-League MenAustralia CupAFC Champions LeagueTotal Regular season Finals series 1 2011–20122018–2024 147 (6) 11 (1) 12 (1) 10 (0) 180 (8) 2 2019–2024 132 (101) 10 (2) 10 (9) 12 (3) 164 (115) 3 2017–2023 130 (2) 10 (1) 15 (0) 6 (0) 161 (3) 4 2018–2023 97 (9) 10 (0) 8 (0) 0 (0) 115 (9) 5 2010–20142023–20242024– 102 (2) 1 (0) 4 (0) 6 (1) 113 (3) 6 2019–2023 88 (0) 10 (0) 5 (0) 6 (0) 109 (0) 7 2019–2024 85 (4) 7 (1) 9 (3) 5 (0) 106 (7) 8 2011–2016 99 (21) 2 (0) 2 (0) 0 (0) 103 (21) 9 2020– 79 (12) 7 (0) 5 (1) 5 (2) 96 (15) 10 2018–2022 75 (4) 7 (0) 7 (0) 5 (0) 94 (4) 2021–2024 70 (1) 8 (0) 8 (0) 8 (0) 94 (1) 2020–20232024– 75 (16) 8 (3) 6 (0) 5 (3) 94 (22)
Goalscorers Most goals in a season: Jamie Maclaren, 29 goals (in the 2019–20 season) Most league goals in a season: Jamie Maclaren, 25 goals in the A-League, 2020–21 Youngest goalscorer: Max Caputo, 17 years, 228 days (against Newcastle Jets, A-League Men, 2 April 2023) Oldest goalscorer: Tim Cahill, 37 years, 131 days (against Perth Glory, A-League, 16 April 2017)
Top goalscorers Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances made.
#NameYearsA-League MenAustralia CupAFC Champions LeagueTotal Regular season Finals series 1 2019–2024 101 (132) 2 (10) 9 (10) 3 (12) 115 (164) 2 2015–2019 46 (65) 2 (5) 9 (13) 0 (0) 57 (83) 3 2014–2016 18 (52) 0 (4) 6 (2) 0 (0) 24 (58) 4 2020–20232024– 16 (75) 3 (8) 0 (6) 3 (5) 22 (94) 5 2011–2016 21 (99) 0 (2) 0 (2) 0 (0) 21 (103) 6 2023–2024 13 (23) 0 (1) 4 (4) 2 (6) 19 (34) 2021– 16 (53) 1 (7) 2 (6) 0 (3) 19 (69) 8 2020– 12 (79) 0 (7) 1 (5) 2 (5) 15 (96) 2019–2021 11 (48) 0 (2) 4 (5) 0 (0) 15 (55) 10 2017–2018 14 (17) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 14 (17)
International
This section refers to caps won while a Melbourne City player.
First capped player: Michael Beauchamp for Australia against New Zealand on 24 May 2010. Most capped player: Jamie Maclaren with 19 caps. First player to play in the World Cup finals: Daniel Arzani, for Australia against France on 16 June 2018
Head coach records
First full-time head coach: John van 't Schip managed Melbourne City from October 2009 to April 2012 Longest-serving head coach: John van 't Schip, (30 December 2013 to 3 January 2017) Shortest tenure as head coaches: Michael Valkanis, 5 months, 17 days (4 January 2017 to 19 June 2017) Highest win percentage: Patrick Kisnorbo, 58.11% Lowest win percentage: John Aloisi, 20.51%
Club records
Matches
Firsts First match: Whittlesea Zebras 1–5 Melbourne Heart, friendly, 28 April 2010 First A-League Men match: Melbourne Heart 0–1 Central Coast Mariners, 5 August 2010 First A-League Men finals match: Perth Glory 3–0 Melbourne Heart, 1 April 2012 First Australia Cup match: Melbourne City 1–3 Sydney FC, Round of 32, 12 August 2014 First AFC Champions League match: BG Pathum United 1–1 Melbourne City, AFC Champions League group stage, 15 April 2022
Record wins Record A-League Men win: 8–0 against Perth Glory, 14 April 2024 Record Australia Cup win: 5–0 against Heidelberg United, Quarter-final, 29 September 2015 Record AFC Champions League win: 3–0 against United City, Group stage, 18 April 2022 3–0 against United City, Group stage, 1 May 2022
Record defeats Record A-League Men defeat: 0–6 against Adelaide United, 29 October 2023 Record Australia Cup defeat: 0–4 against Adelaide United, Final, 23 October 2019 Record AFC Champions League defeat: 0–1 against Buriram United, Group stage, 8 November 2023
Record consecutive results Record consecutive wins: 6, from 23 February 2021 to 26 March 2021 Record consecutive defeats: 5 from 3 March 2013 to 30 March 2013 from 27 October 2013 to 24 November 2013 Record consecutive matches without a defeat: 11, from 18 February 2022 to 6 April 2022 Record consecutive matches without a win: 19, from 3 March 2013 to 10 January 2014 Record consecutive matches without conceding a goal: 4, from 2 March 2021 to 22 March 2021 Record consecutive matches without scoring a goal: 5, from 19 November 2010 to 8 December 2010
Goals Most league goals scored in a season: 63 in 27 matches, 2015–16 Fewest league goals scored in a season: 31 in 27 matches, 2012–13 Most league goals conceded in a season: 44 in 27 matches, 2015–16, 2016–17 Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 32 in 27 matches, 2018–19 in 26 matches, 2020–21 in 26 matches, 2022–23
Points Most points in a season: 55 in 26 matches, 2022–23 Fewest points in a season: 26 in 27 matches, 2013–14
Attendances Highest attendance at AAMI Park, 26,579 against Melbourne Victory, A-League, 23 December 2011 Highest non-derby attendance at AAMI Park, 22,495 against Western United, A-League Grand Final, 28 May 2022 Lowest attendance at AAMI Park, 1,800 against Western Sydney Wanderers, FFA Cup quarter-finals, 19 September 2018 Lowest attendance, 1,153 against Wellington Phoenix, Jack Edwards Reserve, Australia Cup, 27 August 2023
See also List of Melbourne City FC seasons
References
External links
Melbourne City FC – Official Website