Melbourne City Football Club is an association football club based in Cranbourne East, Melbourne. The club was formed in 2009 as Melbourne Heart before it was renamed to Melbourne City. They became the second Victorian member admitted into the A-League Men in 2010.
Melbourne City entered the A-League Men in the 2010–11 season, following the club's formation in 2009.[1] The club was for its four seasons called Melbourne Heart FC, though ahead of the 2014–15 season it was bought by the City Football Group and rebranded Melbourne City FC.
As of the end of the 2023–24 season, the club's first team have spent 14 seasons in the top division Australian soccer. Their worst league finish to date is 10th in the A-League Men, their placing at the end of the 2013–14. The table details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season. The club's longest period without a competitive honour is seven years, between the 2010–11 and 2016–17 seasons. Jamie Maclaren holds the record for most competitive goals in a single season for Melbourne City; he scored 29 during the 2019–20 campaign. The table details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
Key to league competitions:
Key to colours and symbols:
| bgcolor=gold | 1st or W | Winners |
| 2nd or RU | Runners-up | |
| 3rd | Third | |
| ♦ | Top scorer in division |
Key to cup record:
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Finals | Australia Cup | Competition | Result | Name | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Other / Asia | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–11 | A-League | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 35 | DNQ | John Aloisi | 8 | |||||||
| 2011–12 | A-League | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 37 | SF | Eli Babalj | 9 | |||||||
| 2012–13 | A-League | 27 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 31 | 40 | 27 | DNQ | Richard Garcia Josip Tadic | 6 | |||||||
| 2013–14 | A-League | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 36 | 42 | 26 | DNQ | David Williams | 12 | |||||||
| 2014–15 | A-League | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 35 | SF | R32 | Aaron Mooy | 7 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | A-League | 27 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 63 | 44 | 44 | SF | SF | Bruno Fornaroli | bgcolor=#FFE4B5 align=center | 28 ♦ | |||||
| 2016–17 | A-League | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 44 | 39 | EF | bgcolor=gold | W | Bruno Fornaroli | 20 | |||||
| 2017–18 | A-League | 27 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 33 | 43 | SF | QF | Ross McCormack | 14 | ||||||
| 2018–19 | A-League | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 40 | EF | QF | Riley McGree | 8 | ||||||
| 2019–20 | A-League | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 37 | 47 | RU | RU | Jamie Maclaren | bgcolor=#FFE4B5 align=center | 29 ♦ | |||||
| 2020–21 | A-League | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 32 | 49 | bgcolor=gold | bgcolor=gold | W | DNE | Champions League | DNE | Jamie Maclaren | bgcolor=#FFE4B5 align=center | 25 ♦ | |
| 2021–22 | A-League Men | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 33 | 49 | bgcolor=gold | RU | QF | Champions League | Group | Jamie Maclaren | bgcolor=#FFE4B5 align=center | 18 ♦ | ||
| 2022–23 | A-League Men | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 61 | 32 | 55 | bgcolor=gold | RU | R16 | Jamie Maclaren | bgcolor=#FFE4B5 align=center | 24 ♦ | ||||
| 2023–24 | A-League Men | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 50 | 38 | 39 | EF | SF | Champions League | Group | Tolgay Arslan | 19 | ||||
| 2024-25 | A-League Men | 26 | tbd | tbd | R32 | |||||||||||||