2017–18 Melbourne City FC season explained

The 2017–18 season was the eighth in the history of Melbourne City Football Club. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the FFA Cup for the fourth time.

On 19 June 2017, Warren Joyce was appointed manager of the club, Joyce having previously managed the Manchester United Reserves, Royal Antwerp and Wigan Athletic.^[1] On 7 November 2017, Joe Montemurro left his position as assistant coach of the club to take up the senior coaching position at Arsenal Women.^[2]

Transfers

Transfers in

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
18			Adelaide United	Free transfer	2 years	16 June 2017	[3]
3				Free transfer	4 years	3 July 2017	[4]
25			Adelaide United	Free transfer	2 years	15 July 2017	[5]
30				Free transfer	2 years	18 July 2017
35			Western Sydney Wanderers	Free transfer	3 years	18 July 2017
13				Loan	1 year	26 July 2017	[6]
5				Transfer	2 years	21 August 2017	[7]
9				Free transfer	1 year	12 September 2017	[8]
27				Free transfer	2 years	18 September 2017	[9]
44				Injury replacement loan		29 September 2017	[10]
4				Free transfer	3 years	28 November 2017	[11]
10				Free transfer	1.5 years	29 December 2017	[12]
8				Free transfer	6 months	10 February 2018	[13]
30			Western Sydney Wanderers	Free transfer	2 years	13 February 2018

Transfers out

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
9				Loan return	1 May 2017	[14]
3			Unattached	End of contract	1 May 2017
7			Unattached	End of contract	1 May 2017
28			Unattached	End of contract	1 May 2017
18			Unattached	End of contract	16 June 2017
5				Free transfer	19 July 2017	[15]
1			Retired		25 July 2017	[16]
10				Loan return	29 July 2017	[17]
17				Mutual contract termination	6 December 2017	[18]
10				Loan return	18 December 2017	[19]
30			Western Sydney Wanderers	Free transfer	4 January 2018	[20]
9			Western Sydney Wanderers	Mutual contract termination	11 January 2018	[21]
8				Mutual contract termination	23 January 2018	[22]
44				Loan return	25 January 2018	[23]
12				Mutual contract termination	13 February 2018	[24]

Contract extensions

No.	Name	Position	Duration	Date	Notes
10		Central midfielder	1 year	16 June 2017
26		Central midfielder	1 year	1 August 2017	[25]
14		Winger	1 year	30 March 2018	[26]

Technical staff

Position	Name[27]
Head coach	Warren Joyce
Assistant coach	Tony Vidmar
Goalkeeping coach	Jess Vanstrattan
Head of Sport Science	Edward Leng
Club physio	Belinda Pacella
Youth team manager	Joe Palatsides
Youth Team Assistant	Patrick Kisnorbo

Competitions

A-League

See main article: 2017–18 A-League.

Finals series

FFA Cup

See main article: 2017 FFA Cup.

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

			Name	A-League		FFA Cup		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK			21	0	2	0	23	0
2	DF			13(10)	1	3	0	26	1
3	DF			27(1)	0	3	0	31	0
4	DF			5(7)	0	0	0	12	0
5	DF			27	0	2	0	29	0
6	MF			20	0	2	0	22	0
7	FW			16(11)	1	3	1	30	2
8	MF			9	0	0	0	9	0
10	MF			16	5	0	0	16	5
11	FW			11(5)	3	2	0	18	3
13	MF			22(1)	5	3	1	26	6
14	FW			15(3)	2	1(1)	0	20	2
15	MF			0(1)	0	0(1)	1	2	1
18	GK			8	0	1	0	9	0
21	DF			0	0	1(1)	0	2	0
22	DF			26	1	3	1	29	2
23	FW			8(2)	5	2	1	12	6
25	DF			12	0	1	0	13	0
26	MF			24(3)	1	0	0	27	1
27	MF			8(9)	5	0	0	17	5
34	MF			0(1)	0	0	0	1	0
37	DF			16(1)	0	0(1)	0	18	0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
8	MF			0(3)	0	3	0	6	0
9	MF			0(3)	0	0(1)	0	4	0
12	FW			0(3)	0	0(1)	0	4	0
17	FW			1(5)	0	0(1)	0	7	0
44	FW			14(3)	14	0	0	17	14

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.^[28]

Rank				Name	A-League			FFA Cup			Total
1	6	MF		<	--A-League-->	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1
2	2	DF		<	--A-League-->	7	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	1
3	4	DF		<	--A-League-->	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
4	5	DF		<	--A-League-->	8	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0
5	26	MF		<	--A-League-->	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
6	14	FW		<	--A-League-->	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	22	DF		<	--A-League-->	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
8	25	DF		<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
9	3	DF		<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	7	FW		<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	11	FW		<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	13	MF		<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	23	FW		<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	27	MF		<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	37	DF		<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	44	FW		<	--A-League-->	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
17	1	GK		<	--A-League-->	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8	MF		<	--A-League-->	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	10	MF		<	--A-League-->	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. Players with no clean sheets not included in the list.

Rank			Name	A-League	FFA Cup	Total
1	1			7	1	8
2	18			3	0	3
Total				10	1	11

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Warren Joyce: Former Wigan manager takes charge of Melbourne City. BBC Sport. 19 June 2017.
2. News: Arsenal Women confirm Joseph Montemurro as new head coach. Jessica. Morgan. London Evening Standard. 7 November 2017.
3. News: Melbourne City swoop to sign Adelaide goalkeeper Eugene Galekovic. Matt. Windley. Herald Sun. 16 June 2017.
4. News: Melbourne City land Jamieson. FourFourTwo. 3 July 2017. 3 July 2017. 8 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191208043624/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/melbourne-city-land-jamieson-467327. dead.
5. News: La Rocca joins Melbourne City. 15 July 2017. 15 July 2017. The World Game.
6. Web site: City sign Mauk, wait on Troisi in A-League. SBS. The World Game. 26 July 2017. 26 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170726142025/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2017/07/26/city-sign-mauk-wait-troisi-league. 26 July 2017. dead. dmy-all.
7. News: City confirm Bart Schenkeveld signing. FourFourTwo. 21 August 2017. 21 August 2017. 21 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180421094028/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/city-confirm-bart-schenkeveld-signing-471351. dead.
8. News: Melbourne City confirm Carrusca deal. SBS. The World Game. 12 September 2017.
9. News: Melbourne City sign Polish midfielder Marcin Budzinski as new marquee player. Michael. Lynch. The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 September 2017.
10. News: Melbourne City turns to Scottish international to cover loss of star striker Bruno Fornaroli. Matt. Windley. Herald Sun. 29 September 2017.
11. News: Harrison Delbridge signs with Melbourne City, eyes Australia call-up. ESPN FC. 28 November 2017.
12. News: Dario Vidosic joins Melbourne City after leaving Wellington Phoenix. Stuff.co.nz. 29 December 2017.
13. News: Bozanic back in the A-League this time in Sky Blue. Michael. Lynch. Brisbane Times. 10 February 2018.
14. News: City culls injured A-League forwards. Ben. McKay. The West Australian. 1 May 2017.
15. News: Franjic signs with Korean club Daegu FC. SBS. The World Game. 19 July 2017.
16. Web site: Thomas Sorensen retires from football. Fox Sports. 25 July 2017.
17. News: Caceres completes Middle East move. FourFourTwo. 29 July 2017. 31 July 2017. 31 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731004022/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/caceres-completes-middle-east-move-469655. dead.
18. News: Tim Cahill leaves Melbourne City in bid to boost World Cup hopes. Mike. Hytner. The Guardian. 6 December 2017.
19. News: Melbourne City still sweating on Ross McCormack's injury diagnosis as club dumps Fernando Brandan. Matt. Windley. David. Davutovic. Herald Sun. 18 December 2017.
20. News: Wanderers sign teen duo. FourFourTwo. 4 January 2018.
21. News: Western Sydney Wanderers snap up Marcelo Carrusca from Melbourne City. Dominic. Bossi. The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 January 2018.
22. News: Neil Kilkenny parts ways with Melbourne City. The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 January 2018.
23. News: Ross McCormack returns to Aston Villa - here's what happens next. Alex. Dicken. Birmingham Mail. 25 January 2018.
24. Web site: Crowley departs Melbourne City FC. 13 February 2018. Melbourne City.
25. News: City confirm Brattan extension. FourFourTwo. 1 August 2017. 1 August 2017. 21 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180421093853/https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/city-confirm-brattan-extension-469843. dead.
26. Web site: City trigger contract extension for rising star Arzani. Dave. Lewis. SBS. The World Game. 30 March 2018.
27. Web site: Melbourne City announce coaching shake-up. Melbourne City. 14 June 2016.
28. Web site: Squad. Soccerway.