2025–26 Melbourne City FC season

Melbourne City
2025–26 season
OwnerCity Football Group
ChairmanKhaldoon Al Mubarak
ManagerAurelio Vidmar
StadiumAAMI Park
A-League Men4th
A-League Men finals seriesTBD
Australia CupRound of 32
AFC Champions League EliteLeague stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Max Caputo (4)
All: Max Caputo (6)
Highest home attendance17,619
vs. Melbourne Victory
(20 December 2025)
A-League Men
Lowest home attendance6,102
vs. Perth Glory
(15 October 2025)
A-League Men
Average home league attendance11,861
Biggest win4–0
vs. Perth Glory (H)
(15 October 2025)
A-League Men
Biggest defeat1–4
vs. Adelaide United (A)
(21 November 2025)
A-League Men
All statistics correct as of 23 December 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Melbourne City Football Club's 15th season in the A-League Men; 11th since the club was taken over by the City Football Group. In addition to the domestic league, Melbourne City participated in this season's edition of the Australia Cup.

Review and events

Background

Melbourne City's 2024–25 season saw them finish 2nd in the A-League Men regular season qualifying for the AFC Champions League Elite and won the Grand Final 1–0 against Melbourne Victory for their second A-League Men championship.

Pre-season

On 6 June, Steven Ugarkovic departed City following the end of his two-year contract[1] whilst Alessandro Lopane signed on for three seasons.[2] The day after, Samuel Souprayen signed on for one season.[3] Youth players Arion Sulemani and Harry Politidis departed following the conclusion of their contracts on 12 June.[4] The day after, Max Caputo also signed a three-year contract extension[5] whilst Callum Talbot departed following the conclusion of his contract.[6] A week later, Harry Shillington signed a one-year contract extension.[7]

City's Australia Cup Round of 32 opponents were confirmed on 26 June, to verse NPL NSW side APIA Leichhardt away[8] in which it was confirmed to be played on 30 July at Leichhardt Oval; exactly one month until then.[9] Two days later, Jimmy Jeggo announced his retirement from professional football.[10] On 7 July, goalkeeper Patrick Beach also signed a three-year contract extension.[11]

On 11 July, City's first new signing was Australian defender Liam Bonetig from Scottish side Celtic B on a three-year deal.[12] A week later, City officially returned to training in preprations for the upcoming season.[13] On 21 July, Marco Tilio's loan at City ended and returned to Celtic.[14] Two days later, academy product Beckham Baker signed on a three-year deal for his first professional contract at City.[15]

July/August

City's season began with their Australia Cup Round of 32 clash against APIA Leichhardt on 30 July. City fielded a relatively youthful side of an average age of 17.6 and lost 2–0, exiting the cup in the first round.[16][17] On 5 August, City signed Japanese attacker Takeshi Kanamori from J1 League side Avispa Fukuoka on a two-year deal.[18] On 15 August, City's group stage opponents for the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite were confirmed to face Buriram United, Johor Darul Ta'zim, Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Gangwon FC at home, and Ulsan HD, Vissel Kobe, FC Seoul and Machida Zelvia away.[19] The following week, it was confirmed that Yonatan Cohen departed City following the end of his one-year contract.[20] On 28 August, Beckham Baker was called up for the Australia under-17 squad for the International Youth Football Tournament in Niigata, Japan.[21]

September

City played their first friendly of the season on 2 September against Adelaide United at the Home of the Matildas, resulting in a 1–1 draw with Andreas Kuen scoring the goal.[22]

December

Players

[23] 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 Patrick Beach
4 DF  AUS Liam Bonetig
7 FW  AUS Mathew Leckie
10 FW  JPN Takeshi Kanamori
11 FW  KOS Elbasan Rashani
13 DF  AUS Nathaniel Atkinson
15 FW  AUS Andrew Nabbout
16 DF  AUS Aziz Behich (captain)
17 FW  AUS Max Caputo
19 MF  AUS Zane Schreiber
20 FW  AUS Benjamin Mazzeo
21 MF  AUS Alessandro Lopane
22 DF  ARG Germán Ferreyra
26 DF  FRA Samuel Souprayen
27 DF  AUS Kai Trewin
30 MF  AUT Andreas Kuen
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK  AUS Dakota Ochsenham (injury replacement)
34 DF  AUS Jayden Necovski (scholarship)
35 FW  AUS Medin Memeti
36 DF  AUS Harry Shillington
37 DF  AUS Peter Antoniou (scholarship)
38 MF  AUS Beckham Baker
39 MF  AUS Emin Durakovic
40 GK  AUS James Nieuwenhuizen
41 MF  AUS Lawrence Wong (scholarship)
44 DF  AUS Besian Kutleshi
45 DF  AUS Ryan Kalms
46 FW  AUS Akeem Gerald
47 MF  AUS Kavian Rahmani
48 DF  IDN Mathew Baker
60 GK  AUS Lachlan Charles

Transfers and contracts

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Contract length Date Ref.
4 DF Liam Bonetig Celtic Free transfer 3 years 11 July 2025 [12]
10 FW Takeshi Kanamori Avispa Fukuoka Free transfer 2 years 5 August 2025 [18]
11 FW Elbasan Rashani Unattached Free transfer 1 year 12 September 2025 [24]
44 DF Besian Kutleshi Unattached Free transfer 3 years[note 1] 15 September 2025 [25]

From youth squad

No. Position Player Age Date Notes Ref.
47 MF Kavian Rahmani 18 1 July 2025 3 year contract[note 1] [26]
60 GK Lachlan Charles 18 1 July 2025 3 year contract[note 1] [27]
38 MF Beckham Baker 16 23 July 2025 3 year contract[note 1] [15]
46 FW Akeem Gerald 15 19 September 2025 3 year contract[note 1] [28]
48 DF Mathew Baker 16 30 September 2025 3 year contract[note 1] [29]
45 DF Ryan Kalms 19 3 October 2025 1-year contract [30]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref.
6 MF Steven Ugarkovic Western Sydney Wanderers End of contract 30 June 2025 [1][31]
10 MF Yonatan Cohen Unattached End of contract 30 June 2025 [32][33]
20 FW Arion Sulemani Perth Glory Mutual contract termination 30 June 2025 [4][34]
38 DF Harry Politidis Macarthur FC End of contract 30 June 2025 [4]
2 DF Callum Talbot Macarthur FC End of contract 30 June 2025 [6]
23 MF Marco Tilio Celtic End of loan 30 June 2025 [14]
8 MF James Jeggo Retired 3 July 2025 [10]

Contract extensions

No. Player Position Duration Date Notes
21 Alessandro Lopane MF 3 years 6 June 2025 [2]
26 Samuel Souprayen DF 1 year 7 June 2025 [3]
17 Max Caputo FW 3 years 13 June 2025 New 3-year contract replacing previous contract.[5]
36 Harry Shillington DF 1 year 20 June 2025 [7]
1 Patrick Beach GK 3 years 7 July 2025 New 3-year contract replacing previous contract.[11]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 September 2025 Melbourne City 1–1 Adelaide United Melbourne
Kuen 74' Report Jovanovic 25' Stadium: The Home of the Matildas
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
23 September 2025 Melbourne City 3–2 Newcastle Jets Melbourne
Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
10 October 2025 Melbourne City 0–0 Auckland FC Melbourne
Report Stadium: City Football Academy
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
A-League Men 18 October 2025 26 April 2026 Matchday 1 9 3 4 2 10 7 +3 033.33
Australia Cup 30 July 2025 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
AFC Champions League Elite 16 September 2025 League stage 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 050.00
Total 16 6 5 5 17 15 +2 037.50

Last updated: 23 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

A-League Men

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Sydney FC 9 6 0 3 15 7 +8 18 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite and Finals series[a]
3 Brisbane Roar 9 4 3 2 9 5 +4 15 Qualification for Finals series[a]
4 Melbourne City 9 3 4 2 10 7 +3 13
5 Adelaide United 9 4 0 5 13 11 +2 12
6 Newcastle Jets (X) 9 4 0 5 16 17 −1 12 Qualification for AFC Champions League Two and Finals series[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 23 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.
(X) Assured of qualification for AFC Champions League Two but may still qualify for other competitions.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b The top two teams enter the finals series at the semi-finals, while the teams ranked third to sixth enter the finals series at the elimination-finals.
  2. ^ Qualified for 2026–27 AFC Champions League Two as the 2025 Australia Cup winners.

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
9 3 4 2 10 7  +3 13 1 1 1 5 2  +3 2 3 1 5 5  0

Last updated: 23 December 2025.
Source: Ultimate A-League

Results by round

Round1234567981011201213141516181921222317242526
GroundAHAAAAAHHHHHHHAAAHAAAHHHAH
ResultDWDWLDWLD
Position613345444
Points145889121213
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2025. Source: Ultimate A-League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

18 October 2025 1 Western Sydney Wanderers 1–1 Melbourne City Sydney
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: CommBank Stadium
Attendance: 9,205
Referee: Alex King
25 October 2025 2 Melbourne City 4–0 Perth Glory Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 6,102
Referee: Alireza Faghani
31 October 2025 3 Brisbane Roar 0–0 Melbourne City Brisbane
19:35 AEDT Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 5,166
Referee: Ben Abraham
8 November 2025 4 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Melbourne City Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 18,319
Referee: Alex King
21 November 2025 5 Adelaide United 4–1 Melbourne City Adelaide
19:35 AEDT
Report Stadium: Coopers Stadium
Attendance: 10,260
Referee: Shaun Evans
29 November 2025 6 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Melbourne City Gosford
17:00 AEDT Report Stadium: Polytec Stadium
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Eric Saba
6 December 2025 7 Newcastle Jets 0–1 Melbourne City Newcastle
17:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Tim Danaskos
20 December 2025 9 Melbourne City 0–1 Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Referee: Alireza Faghani
23 December 2025 8 Melbourne City 1–1 Macarthur FC Melbourne
19:15 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Referee: Jonathan Barreiro
28 December 2025 10 Melbourne City v Perth Glory Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
3 January 2026 11 Melbourne City v Sydney FC Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
Note: Due to the availability of Allianz Stadium, the hosting of rounds 11 and 21 were switched and the dates changed.[35]
6 January 2026 20 Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar Melbourne
19:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
11 January 2026 12 Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets Melbourne
17:00 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
16 January 2026 13 Melbourne City v Auckland FC Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
24 January 2026 14 Macarthur FC v Melbourne City Leumeah
19:35 AEDT Stadium: Campbelltown Sports Stadium
30 January 2026 15 Wellington Phoenix v Melbourne City Wellington
17:00 AEDT Stadium: Sky Stadium
7 February 2026 16 Western Sydney v Melbourne City Sydney
19:35 AEDT Stadium: CommBank Stadium
13 February 2026 17 Melbourne City v Central Coast Mariners Melbourne
TBC AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
21 February 2026 18 Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
28 February 2026 19 Auckland FC v Melbourne City Auckland
15:00 AEDT Stadium: Go Media Stadium
17 March 2026 21 Sydney FC v Melbourne City Sydney
19:00 AEDT Stadium: Allianz Stadium
Note: Due to the availability of Allianz Stadium, the hosting of rounds 11 and 21 were switched and the dates changed.[35]
22 March 2026 22 Perth Glory v Melbourne City Perth
19:00 AEDT Stadium: HBF Park
4 April 2026 23 Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers Melbourne
19:35 AEDT Stadium: AAMI Park
12 April 2026 24 Melbourne City v Wellington Phoenix Melbourne
15:00 AEST Stadium: AAMI Park
18 April 2026 25 Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City Brisbane
17:00 AEST Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
26 April 2026 26 Melbourne City v Adelaide United Melbourne
17:00 AEST Stadium: AAMI Park

Australia Cup

30 July 2025 Round of 32 APIA Leichhardt 2–0 Melbourne City Sydney
19:30 AEST
  • Kambayashi 27'
  • Stewart 79'
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,793
Referee: Nathan Shakespear

AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vissel Kobe (Q) 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13 Advance to round of 16
2 Machida Zelvia 6 3 2 1 10 5 +5 11
3 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 11
4 Melbourne City 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
5 FC Seoul 6 2 3 1 8 5 +3 9
6 Johor Darul Ta'zim 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8
7 Buriram United 6 2 2 2 7 8 −1 8
8 Ulsan HD 6 2 2 2 5 6 −1 8
9 Gangwon FC 6 2 1 3 9 11 −2 7
10 Chengdu Rongcheng 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6
11 Shanghai Shenhua 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4
12 Shanghai Port 6 0 2 4 2 11 −9 2
Updated to match(es) played on 10 December 2025. Source: ACLE
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
16 September 2025 (2025-09-16) 1 Melbourne City 0–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Melbourne, Australia
17:45 AEST Report
Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Payam Heydari (Iran)
1 October 2025 (2025-10-01) 2 Vissel Kobe 1–0 Melbourne City Kobe, Japan
19:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium
Attendance: 5,119
Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)
21 October 2025 (2025-10-21) 3 Melbourne City 2–1 Buriram United Melbourne, Australia
18:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 2,018
Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)
4 November 2025 (2025-11-04) 4 Machida Zelvia 1–2 Melbourne City Machida, Japan
19:00 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Nozuta Park Stadium
Attendance: 4,401
Referee: Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar)
25 November 2025 (2025-11-25) 5 Melbourne City 2–0 Johor Darul Ta'zim Melbourne, Australia
18:45 AEDT
Report Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
10 December 2025 (2025-12-10) 6 FC Seoul 1–1 Melbourne City Seoul, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 8,106
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
11 February 2026 (2026-02-11) 7 Ulsan HD v Melbourne City Ulsan, South Korea
19:00 UTC+9 Source Stadium: Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) 8 Melbourne City v Gangwon FC Melbourne, Australia
21:00 AEDT Source Stadium: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Includes all competitions. Players with no appearances not included in the list.

As of 23 December 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Elite
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  AUS Patrick Beach 15 0 9 0 0 0 6 0
4 DF  AUS Liam Bonetig 11 0 5+3 0 0 0 1+2 0
7 MF  AUS Mathew Leckie 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW  JPN Takeshi Kanamori 15 2 9 1 0 0 4+2 1
11 FW  KOS Elbasan Rashani 7 1 3+1 0 0 0 1+2 1
13 DF  AUS Nathaniel Atkinson 12 0 6+1 0 0 0 4+1 0
15 FW  AUS Andrew Nabbout 8 1 2+4 0 0 0 0+2 1
16 DF  AUS Aziz Behich 12 1 7 1 0 0 5 0
17 FW  AUS Max Caputo 15 6 9 4 1 0 5 2
19 MF  AUS Zane Schreiber 16 1 4+5 1 1 0 4+2 0
20 FW  AUS Benjamin Mazzeo 9 0 3+2 0 0 0 0+4 0
21 MF  AUS Alessandro Lopane 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
22 DF  ARG Germán Ferreyra 15 0 9 0 0 0 6 0
26 DF  FRA Samuel Souprayen 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
27 DF  AUS Kai Trewin 14 0 8 0 0 0 6 0
30 MF  AUT Andreas Kuen 14 0 8+1 0 0 0 5 0
35 FW  AUS Medin Memeti 7 1 1+4 0 0 0 0+2 1
36 DF  AUS Harry Shillington 11 0 1+4 0 1 0 4+1 0
37 DF  AUS Peter Antoniou 8 1 0+4 1 0+1 0 0+3 0
38 MF  AUS Beckham Baker 10 0 0+5 0 1 0 2+2 0
39 MF  AUS Emin Durakovic 13 0 2+6 0 0 0 3+2 0
41 MF  AUS Lawrence Wong 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
42 MF  AUS Benjamin Dunbar 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
44 DF  AUS Besian Kutleshi 9 0 4+2 0 0 0 0+3 0
45 DF  AUS Ryan Kalms 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
46 MF  AUS Akeem Gerald 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
47 MF  AUS Kavian Rahmani 14 2 4+3 2 1 0 6 0
48 DF  IDN Mathew Baker 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
52 MF  NZL Aaron Cartwright 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
53 MF  AUS Angus Mackintosh 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
60 GK  AUS Lachlan Charles 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
43 DF  AUS Marcus Humbert 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 MF  AUS Xavier Stella 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0

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.

As of 23 December 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Elite
1 GK  AUS Patrick Beach 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF  AUS Liam Bonetig 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 FW  JPN Takeshi Kanamori 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW  KOS Elbasan Rashani 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 DF  AUS Nathaniel Atkinson 4 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 DF  AUS Aziz Behich 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 FW  AUS Max Caputo 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF  AUS Zane Schreiber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 DF  ARG Germán Ferreyra 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 DF  FRA Samuel Souprayen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 DF  AUS Kai Trewin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
30 MF  AUT Andreas Kuen 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF  AUS Peter Antoniou 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF  AUS Kavian Rahmaini 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF  AUS Besian Kutleshi 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
48 DF  IDN Mathew Baker 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

Includes all competitions. The list is sorted by squad number when total clean sheets are equal. 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 and end of play. Goalkeepers with no clean sheets not included in the list.

As of 23 December 2025
Rank No. Nat. Goalkeeper A-League Men Australia Cup AFC Champions League Elite Total
1 1 Patrick Beach 5 0 1 6
Total 5 0 1 6

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Option for two additional years.

References

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  2. ^ a b "Young gun signs three-year extension with City". Melbourne City. 6 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Souprayen signs on for third season at City". Melbourne City. 7 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Duo departs following Championship win". Melbourne City. 12 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Golden Boot winner signs long-term extension". Melbourne City. 13 June 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Championship-winner departs after three seasons at City". Melbourne City. 13 June 2025.
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  11. ^ a b "Championship-winning shot-stopper signs long-term extension". Melbourne City. 7 July 2025.
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