2025–26 Melbourne City FC (women) season

Melbourne City (women)
2025–26 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
Head coachMichael Matricciani
Stadiumctrl:cyber Pitch
AAMI Park (doubleheaders)
A-League Women7th
AFC Women's Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Shelby McMahon
Holly McNamara
(3 each)
All: Holly McNamara (6)
Highest home attendance619
vs. Wellington Phoenix
(7 December 2025)
A-League Women
Lowest home attendance211
vs. Central Coast Mariners
(8 November 2025)
A-League Women
Average home league attendance415
Biggest win7–0
vs. Stallion Laguna (N)
(16 November 2025)
AFC Women's Champions League
Biggest defeat1–2
vs. Canberra United (A)
(13 December 2025)
A-League Women
All statistics correct as of 13 December 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Melbourne City Football Club's eleventh season in the A-League Women. They are also participating in the AFC Women's Champions League for the second time.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  AUS Dali Gorr-Burchmore
2 DF  ENG Ellie Wilson
3 DF  ENG Danielle Turner
5 DF  USA Taylor Otto
6 MF  AUS Leticia McKenna
7 MF  AUS Danella Butrus
8 MF  AUS Alexia Apostolakis
9 FW  AUS Holly McNamara
10 FW  AUS Izabella Rako
11 FW  NZL Deven Jackson
12 MF  AUS Shelby McMahon
13 DF  NZL Rebekah Stott (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  WAL Laura Hughes
15 FW  NGA Chinaza Uchendu
16 DF  AUS Karly Roestbakken
17 MF  AUS Kaya Jugovic
18 MF  AUS Leah Davidson
19 DF  AUS Keira Sarris
20 FW  AUS Caitlin Karic
21 FW  AUS Aideen Keane
22 FW  AUS Bryleeh Henry
23 GK  AUS Melissa Barbieri
24 GK  ESP Malena Mieres
25 GK  AUS Ayana Aoyagi

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
3 DF Danielle Turner Aston Villa Free transfer 2 years 14 August 2025 [1]
21 FW Aideen Keane Canberra United Free transfer 1 year 25 August 2025 [2]
11 FW Deven Jackson Newcastle Jets Free transfer 1 year 28 August 2025 [3][4]
15 FW Chinaza Uchendu Nantes Free transfer 1 year 18 September 2025 [5]
2 DF Ellie Wilson Unattached Free transfer 1 year 19 September 2025 [6]
1 GK Dali Gorr-Burchmore South Melbourne Free transfer 1 year 25 September 2025 [7]
7 MF Danella Butrus Bulleen Lions Free transfer 1 year 25 September 2025 [7]
17 MF Kaya Jugovic Football Victoria Academy Free transfer 2 years 25 September 2025 [7]
19 DF Keira Sarris Football Victoria Academy Free transfer 1 year 25 September 2025 [7]
25 GK Ayana Aoyagi South Melbourne Free transfer 1 year 25 September 2025 [7]

From academy squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Notes
10 FW Izabella Rako 16 two-year contract[7]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
10 MF Rhianna Pollicina Unattached End of contract 5 June 2025 [8]
1 GK Sophia Varley Unattached End of contract 17 June 2025 [9]
7 FW Kathryn Harvey Unattached End of contract 17 June 2025 [9]
17 FW Mariana Speckmaier Durham Undisclosed 13 August 2025 [10]
19 MF Lourdes Bosch Denver Summit Undisclosed 22 August 2025 [11]
15 MF Kiera Meyers Brisbane Roar End of contract 4 September 2025 [12][13]
11 MF Emilia Makris Unattached Mutual contract termination 5 September 2025 [12]
21 MF Isabella Accardo Unattached End of contract 5 September 2025 [12]
27 DF Tyla-Jay Vlajnic Unattached End of contract 5 September 2025 [12]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Ref.
5 Taylor Otto Centre-back 1 year 18 June 2025 [14]
24 Malena Mieres Goalkeeper 1 year 20 June 2025 [15]
13 Rebekah Stott Defender 2 years 27 June 2025 [16]
9 Holly McNamara Forward 1 year 30 June 2025 [17]
6 Leticia McKenna Midfielder 2 years 4 July 2025 [18]
18 Leah Davidson Midfielder 2 years 22 July 2025 [19]
20 Caitlin Karic Forward 1 year 5 September 2025 [20]
23 Melissa Barbieri Goalkeeper 1 year 12 September 2025 [21]

Pre-season and friendlies

11 October 2025 Melbourne Victory 4–1 Melbourne City Melbourne, Australia
  • Flannery 4', ?'
  • Lowe 43'
  • White 60'
 Report
Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
16 October 2025 Melbourne City 0–1 Adelaide United Melbourne, Australia
Report
  • Blieschke 50'
 Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Note: Played across two 40-minute halves

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Women 1 November 2025 5 April 2026 Matchday 1 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 050.00
AFC Women's Champions League 13 November 2025 TBD Group stage 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 100.00
Total 7 5 1 1 23 4 +19 071.43

Last updated: 13 December 2025
Source: Competitions

A-League Women

Main article: 2025–26 A-League Women

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Sydney FC 7 2 3 2 5 11 −6 9
8 Wellington Phoenix[a] 6 2 2 2 10 4 +6 8
9 Melbourne City 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 7
10 Western Sydney Wanderers 6 1 1 4 4 10 −6 4
11 Adelaide United 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. 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:
  1. ^ Wellington Phoenix cannot qualify for the AFC Women's Champions League as they are based in New Zealand, which is part of the Oceania Football Confederation.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 2 1 1 8 4  +4 7 2 0 0 5 0  +5 0 1 1 3 4  −1

Source: A-Leagues

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHBHHHAAHHHAHAAHAAHABA
ResultDWBPWLB
Position52466479
Source: A-Leagues
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league fixtures were released on 11 September 2025.[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 November 2025 1 Sydney FC 2–2 Melbourne City Sydney
14:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 3,013
Referee: Molly Godsell
8 November 2025 2 Melbourne City 4–0 Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 211
Referee: Caitlin Williams
7 December 2025 6 Melbourne City 1–0 Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
15:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Attendance: 619
Referee: Shab Roshan
13 December 2025 7 Canberra United 2–1 Melbourne City Canberra
17:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 978
Referee: Jock Quartermain
23 December 2025 10 Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory Melbourne
16:30 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
28 December 2025 9 Melbourne City v Perth Glory Melbourne
16:15 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
4 January 2026 11 Melbourne City v Sydney FC Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
10 January 2026 12 Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City Porirua
16:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Porirua Park
16 January 2026 13 Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets Melbourne
16:50 AEDT Report Stadium: AAMI Park
20 January 2026 8 Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City Brisbane
19:00 AEST Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Note: The match was rescheduled due to Melbourne City's participation in the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League.[23]
24 January 2026 14 Perth Glory v Melbourne City Perth
17:00 AWST Report Stadium: Sam Kerr Football Centre
30 January 2026 15 Adelaide United v Melbourne City Adelaide
16:20 ACDT Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
4 February 2026 5 Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
17:30 AEDT Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
8 February 2026 16 Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
15 February 2026 17 Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Home of the Matildas
20 February 2026 18 Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City Gosford
19:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Polytec Stadium
15 March 2026 19 Melbourne City v Canberra United Melbourne
14:00 AEDT Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
22 March 2026 20 Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City Sydney
16:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Wanderers Football Park
5 April 2026 22 Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City Maitland
16:00 AEST Report Stadium: Maitland Regional Sportsground
4 Melbourne City P–P Adelaide United Melbourne
AEDT Report Stadium: ctrl:cyber Pitch
Note: Originally scheduled for 17 December, this match was postponed and rescheduled due to Adelaide United being unable to safely field a team.[24]

AFC Women's Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melbourne City 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2 Hồ Chí Minh City (H) 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3 Stallion Laguna 3 1 0 2 5 8 −3 3
4 Lion City Sailors 3 0 0 3 0 12 −12 0
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


13 November 2025 (2025-11-13) 1 Melbourne City 5–0 Lion City Sailors Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
15:00 UTC+7
Report Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 512
Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)
16 November 2025 (2025-11-16) 2 Stallion Laguna 0–7 Melbourne City Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
15:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Attendance: 323
Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan)
19 November 2025 (2025-11-19) 3 Hồ Chí Minh City 0–3 Melbourne City Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7 Report
Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium
Referee: Dong Fangyu (China)

Knockout stage

March 2026 Quarter-final Melbourne City v TBD Melbourne, Australia

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances are not included in the list.[25]

As of match played 13 December 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women A-League Women
Finals		 AFC Women's
Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF  ENG Danielle Turner 7 0 4 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF  USA Taylor Otto 7 0 4 0 0 0 3 0
6 MF  AUS Leticia McKenna 7 2 4 0 0 0 3 2
7 MF  AUS Danella Butrus 7 2 1+3 0 0 0 1+2 2
8 DF  AUS Alexia Apostolakis 7 2 4 0 0 0 3 2
9 FW  AUS Holly McNamara 7 6 4 3 0 0 3 3
10 FW  AUS Izabella Rako 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
11 FW  NZL Deven Jackson 5 2 1+2 0 0 0 0+2 2
12 MF  AUS Shelby McMahon 7 4 4 3 0 0 2+1 1
13 DF  NZL Rebekah Stott 7 1 4 1 0 0 3 0
14 MF  WAL Laura Hughes 6 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
15 FW  NGA Chinaza Uchendu 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0+2 0
16 DF  AUS Karly Roestbakken 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF  AUS Kaya Jugovic 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
18 MF  AUS Leah Davidson 7 1 4 0 0 0 3 1
19 DF  AUS Keira Sarris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
20 FW  AUS Caitlin Karic 4 1 0+1 0 0 0 0+3 1
21 FW  AUS Aideen Keane 7 2 3+1 1 0 0 3 1
23 GK  AUS Melissa Barbieri 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
24 GK  ESP Malena Mieres 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0

Disciplinary record

As of match played 13 December 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Women A-League Women
Finals		 AFC Women's
Champions League
12 MF  AUS Shelby McMahon 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF  AUS Leticia McKenna 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 DF  AUS Alexia Apostolakis 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF  NGA Chinaza Uchendu 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

As of match played 13 December 2025

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 of play.

Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Women A-League Women
Finals 		AFC Women's
Champions League 		Total
1 24 Malena Mieres 2 0 2 4
2 23 Melissa Barbieri 0 0 1(1) 2
Total 2 0 4 6

See also

References

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  2. ^ Kovacic, Jack (25 August 2025). "Australian U23 international joins Melbourne City". Melbourne City.
  3. ^ Logan, Tom (28 August 2025). "Deven Jackson departs the Newcastle Jets". Newcastle Jets.
  4. ^ Kovacic, Jack (28 August 2025). "Football Ferns attacker joins City". Melbourne City.
  5. ^ Kovacic, Jack (18 September 2025). "Nigerian international joins Melbourne City". Melbourne City.
  6. ^ Kovacic, Jack (19 September 2025). "English defender to pull on City blue after cross-town move". Melbourne City.
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  8. ^ Kovacic, Jack (5 June 2025). "Rhianna Pollicina departs Melbourne City". Melbourne City.
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  17. ^ Kovacic, Jack (30 June 2025). "Matildas star signs on for fifth season". Melbourne City.
  18. ^ Kovacic, Jack (4 July 2025). "Dual premiership winner extends stay at City". Melbourne City.
  19. ^ Kovacic, Jack (22 July 2025). "City and Matildas midfielder pens two-year extension". Melbourne City.
  20. ^ Kovacic, Jack (5 September 2025). "Karic extends for fifth season at City". Melbourne City.
  21. ^ Kovacic, Jack (12 September 2025). "RUNNING IT BACK: Barbieri extends remarkable professional career". Melbourne City.
  22. ^ "FULL FIXTURE for Ninja A-League 2025-26 season released: Every match here". Australian Professional Leagues. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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