2019–20 Melbourne City FC (W-League) season

The 2019–20 Melbourne City FC W-League season is the club's fifth season in the W-League, the premier competition for women's football in Australia. The team is based at the City Football Academy at La Trobe University and play home games at AAMI Park, CB Smith Reserve and ABD Stadium. Rado Vidošić was head coach of the club for the second consecutive year.^[1]

Melbourne City (W-League)

2019–20 season
Chairman	Khaldoon Al Mubarak
Manager	Rado Vidošić
Stadium	John McEwen Reserve ABD Stadium AAMI Park
W-League	1st
W-League Finals	Winners
Top goalscorer	Emily van Egmond Kyah Simon (6 each)
Highest home attendance	4,724 vs. Brisbane Roar (1 March 2020) W-League
Lowest home attendance	500 vs. Adelaide United (30 November 2019) W-League
Average home league attendance	1,578
Biggest win	4–0 (3 times) 5–1 (once)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

Players

As of 24 November 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Lydia Williams 2 DF  JPN Yukari Kinga 3 DF  USA Lauren Barnes 4 DF  AUS Chelsea Blissett 6 MF  AUS Aivi Luik 7 DF  AUS Steph Catley (captain) 8 MF  AUS Nia Stamatopoulos 9 FW  SCO Claire Emslie (on loan from Orlando Pride) 10 MF  AUS Emily van Egmond

No. Pos. Nation Player 11 FW  AUS Rhali Dobson 13 DF  AUS Rebekah Stott 15 DF  AUS Emma Checker 16 MF  AUS Sofia Sakalis 17 FW  AUS Kyah Simon (on loan from Houston Dash) 19 DF  AUS Tyla-Jay Vlajnic 20 FW  SRB Milica Mijatović 21 DF  AUS Ellie Carpenter (on loan from Portland Thorns) 23 GK  AUS Melissa Barbieri

Source: Melbourne City FC W-League Players

Notable signings

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Contract length	Date	Ref
10	MF	Emily van Egmond	Orlando Pride	Undisclosed	1 year	26 September 2019	[1][2]
21	DF	Ellie Carpenter	Portland Thorns	Loan	1 year	29 October 2019	[1][3]
9	FW	Claire Emslie	Orlando Pride	Loan	1 year	3 November 2019	[1][4]
20	FW	Milica Mijatović	Arna-Bjørnar	Undisclosed	1 year	11 November 2019	[1][5]
13	DF	Rebekah Stott	Avaldsnes IL	Undisclosed	1 year	20 November 2019	[6]
6	MF	Aivi Luik	Avaldsnes IL	Undisclosed	1 year	20 November 2019	[6]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
W-League	17 November 2019	1 March 2020	Matchday 1	1st	12	11	1	0	27	4	+23	091.67
W-League Finals	15 March 2020	21 March 2020	Semi-finals	Winners	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Total					14	13	1	0	33	5	+28	092.86

Source: Soccerway

W-League

Main article: 2019–20 W-League

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
12	11	1	0	27	4	+23	34	6	0	0	12	1	+11	5	1	0	15	3	+12

Source: KEEPUP

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	H	B	A	H	H	B	A	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	W	W	B	W	W	W	B	W	W	W
Position	4	3	3	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	1	4	7	10	13	16	16	19	22	25	28	28	31	34

Source: KEEPUP
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Melbourne City (C)	12	11	1	0	27	4	+23	34	Qualification to Finals series
2	Melbourne Victory	12	7	2	3	24	14	+10	23
3	Sydney FC	12	7	1	4	21	13	+8	22
4	Western Sydney Wanderers	12	7	1	4	24	20	+4	22
5	Brisbane Roar	12	5	2	5	22	19	+3	17
6	Canberra United	12	4	1	7	13	29	−16	13
7	Perth Glory	12	3	2	7	19	24	−5	11
8	Adelaide United	12	2	1	9	12	24	−12	7
9	Newcastle Jets	12	2	1	9	12	27	−15	7

Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Newcastle Jets v Melbourne City

17 November 2019 1	Newcastle Jets	1–1	Melbourne City	Newcastle
18:00 AEDT	Collister 67'	Report	van Egmond 22'	Stadium: Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground Attendance: 1,523 Referee: Kelly Jones

Canberra United v Melbourne City

24 November 2019 2	Canberra United	1–2	Melbourne City	Canberra
16:00 AEDT	Stengel 59'	Report	Mijatović 67' van Egmond 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: McKellar Park Attendance: 1,293 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Melbourne City v Adelaide United

30 November 2019 3	Melbourne City	1–0	Adelaide United	Shepparton
19:00 AEDT	Simon 8'	Report		Stadium: John McEwan Reserve Attendance: 500 Referee: Georgia Ghirardello

Sydney FC v Melbourne City

8 December 2019 4	Sydney FC	1–2	Melbourne City	Sydney
16:00 AEDT	Huerta 40'	Report	van Egmond 3' Mijatović 76'	Stadium: Cromer Park Attendance: 2,690 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Melbourne City v Melbourne Victory

12 December 2019 5	Melbourne City	1–0	Melbourne Victory	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Kinga 89'	Report		Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 907 Referee: Isabella Blaess

Melbourne City v Perth Glory

19 December 2019 6	Melbourne City	1–0	Perth Glory	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Stott 62'	Report		Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Kelly Jones

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City

2 January 2020 8	Brisbane Roar	0–2	Melbourne City	Brisbane
18:30 AEST		Report	Mijatović 6' Luik 74'	Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Attendance: 2,693 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Melbourne City v Canberra United

9 January 2020 9	Melbourne City	4–0	Canberra United	Melbourne
19:30 AEDT	Simon 5', 49' (pen.) Emslie 33' (pen.) van Egmond 76'	Report		Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 747 Referee: Kate Jacewicz

Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets

18 January 2020 10	Melbourne City	2–0	Newcastle Jets	Melbourne
17:00 AEDT	Mijatović 7' van Egmond 50'	Report		Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 1,989 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Melbourne Victory v Melbourne City

13 February 2020 12	Melbourne Victory	0–4	Melbourne City	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT		Report	van Egmond 21' Emslie 31', 50' Simon 57'	Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Western Sydney Wanderers v Melbourne City

20 February 2020 13	Western Sydney Wanderers	0–4	Melbourne City	Sydney
19:30 AEDT		Report	Emslie 12' (pen.) Carpenter 30', 63' Watt 86'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 819 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Melbourne City v Brisbane Roar

1 March 2020 14	Melbourne City	3–1	Brisbane Roar	Melbourne
16:00 AEDT	Mijatović 34' Watt 55', 69'	Report	Palmer 49'	Stadium: AAMI Park Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Rebecca Durcau

Finals series

Melbourne City v Western Sydney Wanderers

15 March 2020 Semi-finals	Melbourne City	5–1	Western Sydney Wanderers	Melbourne
13:30 AEDT	Emslie 13' Simon 22', 56' Stott 56' Nevin 62' (o.g.)	Report	Vine 51'	Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 612 Referee: Rachael Mitchenson

Melbourne City v Sydney FC

21 March 2020 Grand Final	Melbourne City	1–0	Sydney FC	Melbourne
15:30 AEDT	Catley 15'	Report		Stadium: ABD Stadium Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic in Australia)[7] Referee: Rebecca Durcau

References

1. "W-League 2019-20 season preview: team-by-team guide". The Guardian. 13 November 2019.
2. "Van Egmond inks deal with Melbourne City for upcoming W-League season". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 September 2019.
3. "Matildas teen sensation Ellie Carpenter signs for City's W-League side". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 October 2019.
4. "Claire Emslie: Scotland forward joins Melbourne City on loan from Orlando Pride". BBC Sport. 4 November 2019.
5. "Serbian playmaker Milica Mijatovic signs for City ahead of W-League opener". Talking City. 11 November 2019.
6. "Melbourne City FC welcomes back Aivi Luik and Rebekah Stott". Melbourne City FC. 20 November 2019.
7. "Coronavirus outbreak will see A-League and W-League games continue behind closed doors, FFA says". ABC News. 16 March 2020.

External links

• Official Website