2018–19 Melbourne City FC (W-League) season

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Melbourne City W-League
2018–19 season
ManagerRado Vidošić
StadiumCB Smith Reserve, Melbourne
AAMI Park, Melbourne
W-League5th
Top goalscorerJasmyne Spencer (4 goals)
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The 2018–19

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 played home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve. Melbourne City entered the season having won the past three W-League grand finals. This is the first season they were without Jess Fishlock as she joined Olympique Lyonnais
instead of playing in the W-League.

On 19 June 2018 Rado Vidošić was appointed as the new head coach.[1]

Players

Squad information

Melbourne City's Women squad, updated 27 October 2018.[2]

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 Australia AUS Lydia Williams
2 DF Japan JPN Yukari Kinga
3 DF United States USA Lauren Barnes
4 DF Australia AUS Chelsea Blissett
5 FW Australia AUS
Helen Cáceres
7 DF Australia AUS Steph Catley
8 FW Australia AUS Elise Kellond-Knight
10 MF Australia AUS Nia Stamatopoulos
11 FW Australia AUS Rhali Dobson
12 FW Australia AUS
Adriana Jones
13 DF New Zealand NZL Rebekah Stott
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Australia AUS Shelby Green (train-on player)
15 MF Australia AUS
Amy Jackson
16 MF Australia AUS Sofia Sakalis
17 FW Australia AUS Kyah Simon
19 DF Australia AUS Tyla-Jay Vlajnic
21 FW Australia AUS Janna Lawson
22 FW United States USA Jasmyne Spencer
23 GK Australia AUS Melissa Barbieri
31 MF Australia AUS
Tameka Butt
88 DF Denmark DEN
Theresa Nielsen

Transfers in

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
5 FW Australia
Helen Caceres
 25
Western Sydney Wanderers
 Transfer Pre-season [3]
12 FW Australia
Adriana Jones
Adelaide United
 Transfer Pre-season [3]
8 MF Australia Elise Kellond-Knight 28 Sweden Hammarby Transfer Pre-season [3]
31 MF Australia
Tameka Butt
 27 Norway Klepp IL Transfer Pre-season [3]
88 DF Denmark
Theresa Nielsen
 32
Seattle Reign
 Loan Pre-season [4]
22 FW United States Jasmyne Spencer 28
Seattle Reign
 Loan Pre-season [4]
9 MF Australia Nia Stamatopoulos 15 Youth Pre-season [5]
4 DF Australia Chelsea Blissett 18 South Melbourne Transfer Pre-season [5]

Transfers out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
10 MF Wales Jess Fishlock 31
Seattle Reign
 Loan Return Pre-season
4 FW United States Ashley Hatch 23 United States North Carolina Courage Loan Return Pre-season
14 DF Australia Alanna Kennedy 23
Sydney FC
 Transfer Pre-season [6]
9 FW England Jodie Taylor 32
Reign FC
 Loan Return Pre-season [7]

W-League

Main article: 2018–19 W-League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Melbourne Victory
 12 7 3 2 21 15 +6 24 Qualification to Finals series and 2019 AFC Women's Club Championship
2
Brisbane Roar
 12 6 2 4 18 17 +1 20 Qualification to Finals series
3
Sydney FC
(C) 		12 6 1 5 28 19 +9 19
4
Perth Glory
 12 5 4 3 28 20 +8 19
5
Melbourne City
 12 6 1 5 20 15 +5 19
6
Adelaide United
 12 5 3 4 17 19 −2 18
7
Newcastle Jets
 12 5 1 6 18 21 −3 16
8 Canberra United 12 3 4 5 13 18 −5 13
9
Western Sydney Wanderers
 12 1 1 10 11 30 −19 4
Source: A-Leagues
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions


Fixtures

28 October 2018 1
Melbourne City
Canberra
16:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: McKellar Park
Attendance: 1,679
Referee: Katie Patterson
2 November 2018 2
Sydney FC
Melbourne
17:20 AEDT
Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,696
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
16 November 2018 3
Melbourne Victory
Melbourne
19:30 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
25 November 2018 4
Melbourne City
Perth
18:45 AEDT
Report
Stadium:
nib Stadium
Attendance: 2,358
Referee: Katie Patterson
1 December 2018 5
Adelaide United
Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 500
Referee: Lara Lee
9 December 2018 6
Melbourne City
Newcastle
14:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium
Attendance: 3,383
Referee: Casey Reibelt
22 December 2018 8
Melbourne City
3–0 Canberra United Melbourne
17:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,830
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
1 January 2019 9
Melbourne City
Sydney
17:20 AEDT
Report
  • Butt
    38'
  • Jones
    81'
 Stadium: ANZ Stadium
Attendance: 3,811
Referee: Rebecca Durcau
5 January 2019 10
Melbourne City
Melbourne
16:00 AEDT Nairn 88' Report Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 1,265
Referee: Lara Lee
11 January 2019 11
Brisbane Roar
Melbourne
17:20 AEDT Report
Stadium: AAMI Park
Attendance: 3,760
Referee: Kate Jacewicz
20 January 2019 12
Newcastle Jets
Melbourne
 Report Stadium: CB Smith Reserve
Attendance: 425
Referee: Katie Patterson
31 January 2019 14
Melbourne City
Wollongong
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 1,415
Referee: Lara Lee

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 6 1 5 20 15  +5 19 3 1 2 11 5  +6 3 0 3 9 10  −1

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAHHAHABHAAHHBA
ResultLWLLDW✖WWLLW✖W
Position85887585556555
Updated to match(es) played on February 2019. Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

  1. ^ "MELBOURNE CITY ANNOUNCE COACHING RESTRUCTURE". 19 June 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Westfield W-League Ins and Outs: Round 1". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Two Westfield Matildas headline raft of Melbourne City signings". 24 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Reign FC Players Head To Australia for Upcoming W-League Season". 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Melbourne City FC sign talented youngsters ahead of W-League title defence". Melbourne City FC. 25 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Kennedy's back as Sydney FC sign six Westfield Matildas". 5 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Jodie Taylor departs Melbourne City FC". Melbourne City. 9 January 2019.

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